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  Joseph McManners    (b. 3 December 1992) Pop Soloist 
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Joseph McManners Joseph lives in rural Kent with this family. Like any other 12 year old, Joseph likes spending his spare time playing football and tennis with his friends. He also loves listening to music by James Blunt, Coldplay and Keane. His musical idols are Robbie Williams and Nigel Kennedy. Joseph's expressive treble voice was first noticed at the age of 8 when he sung the theme from Titanic at a family reunion.

Joseph went on to perform at his local theatre in Canterbury in the title role of Oliver with the original Fagin, the legendary Ron Moody, from the 1968 film. From this experience, Joseph went on to enter a BBC Talent search in which 25,000 children auditioned for and won the part of the "Little Prince" in the new musical version of the book by Saint Exupery.

A&R executives from SonyBMG were visiting the rehearsals every week to see Joseph in action. Before long, Joseph was in discussions about a major record deal. "Being cast in the Little Prince was an amazing experience but getting a record deal from it was beyond my wildest dreams".

Joseph's debut album In Dreams is a collection of his favourite songs, which have inspired him throughout his childhood. "I chose songs that I felt connected to personally and felt represented me," says Joseph.
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Joseph McManners - Little Prince, The
Little Prince, The (Sony Classical ASIN B00069MNTG, CD) November 2004
Featuring Joseph McManners  
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Review at   Choirbase
Joseph McManners - In Dreams
In Dreams (Sony BMG 0828767260921, CD) December 2005
Featuring Joseph McManners   London Oratory School Schola  
London Oratory School Schola in tracks 3, 4, 6, 9, 10
  1.   Bright Eyes [Mike Batt] (L)  
  2.   Pie Jesu [John Rutter] (L)  
  3.   In Dreams [Howard Shore] (L)  
  4.   Psalm 23 [Howard Goodall] (L)  
  5.   Walking In The Air [Howrard Blake] (L)   from the film "The Snowman", 1982
  6.   Panis Angelicus [César Franck] (L)   from "Messe solennelle"
  7.   Circle Of Life [Elton John] (L)   from the film "The Lion King", 1994
  8.   Lullaby [Brahms, arr.: Ingman/Patrick] (L)  
  9.   Music Of The Angels [Ludwig van Beethoven, arr.: Matteo Saggesse] (L)  
10.   Candlelight Carol [John Rutter] (L)  
11.   Morning Has Broken [Gaelic air, arr.: Cat Stevens] (L)  
12.   Where Is Love [Lionel Bart] (L)   from the musical "Oliver", 1968
13.   Little Prince Song [Rachel Portman] (L)   from the musical "The Little Prince", 2003
14.   Salley Garden (L)   Bonus track for Korean edition
15.   Somewhere We Only Know (L)   Bonus track for Japanese Edition out in July 5, 2006.
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Joseph McManners - Portman: The Little Prince
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Portman: The Little Prince (Sony , DVD) November 2004
Featuring Joseph McManners  
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