Debby Bracknell, Vocals, with The Terry Hutchins Qrt

Debby has many years of experience as a professional singer in both live settings and in the studio and we are really looking forward to her visit to Jazz@PJC

Training...

She started her vocal training at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, completing an HND in Vocals, and receiving the high accolade of most outstanding vocalist of the year. She continued her studies at the Access to Music College in London where she worked towards an ATCL in Session Vocals passing with distinction.

Session vocals...

An experienced and talented singer, Debby is more than comfortable singing most styles of music and in addition to her own bands has performed and recorded both lead and backing vocals with many successful artists and bands across the UK and abroad.

Debby's list of credits demonstrates how highly considered she is as a musician.

Artists and Bands...

Since 2006 Debby has had extensive involvement as a backing vocalist with the jazz/funk band Shakatak performing with them in many national and international venues on tours, festivals and private gigs. Her backing vocals also feature in several of their album releases.

Artists/bands/choirs she has performed and/or recorded with include:-

Mariah Carey

Ariana Grande

Lionel Richie

Diana Ross

Take That

Katy Perry

Oli Murs

Stevie Winwood

The Darkness

Boy George & Culture Club

Shakatak

Natasha Beddingfield

Mica Paris

Katherine Jenkins

Marisha Wallace

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

ACM Gospel Choir (Last Choir Standing)/MDL Singers

Sheridan Smith

The Shires

SuRie - Eurovision Song Contest

Ruby Turner

Bryn Christopher

Sir Bryn Terfel

Gareth Malone

Nicola Roberts (Girls Aloud)

Steve Nichol (Loose Ends)

Michael Rice (All Together Now)

Oh Wonder!

George Anderson Band

Oli Silk

Jeff Lorber

Dimitris Dimopolous

Kavana

Tommy Jules (Rudimental)

Junior Giscombe

Lenny Henry

Sir Willard White

Ramin Karimloo

Claudia Rose (The Voice)

Ben Ofoedu (Phats & Small)

Matt Eaves (The Voice)

Sam Obernik

Liz Thomas (The Younger Younger 28s)

Uplifted Voices

...and many more.

TV/radio credits...

She has performed on many TV shows, radio stations, festivals and tours, these include:-

The Coronation Concert (BBC)

The Queens Platinum Jubilee (BBC)

Mariah Carey Christmas UK tour

Ariana Grande at the BBC

Eurovision Song Contest

(Live Final - BBC)

Capital Summer Ball (Wembley Stadium)

Sophie Ellis-Bextor's New Year's Eve Disco (BBC)

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular from the Royal Albert Hall (ITV)

Strictly Come Dancing

(Rehearsal VT - BBC)

ITV's This Morning

The Graham Norton Show (BBC)

BBC's The One Show

Michael McIntyre Big Christmas Show (BBC)Michael McIntyre Big Show (BBC)

VJ Day 75th: The Nations Tribute (BBC)

Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular (C4)

Children in Need Rocks the 80's (BBC)

Sky advert for the Sing! Acapella series (Sky)

RBL - Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall (BBC)

Songs of Praise (BBC)Karaoke Challenge (Challenge TV)DSTV Delicious festival

(Shakatak - Supporting Chaka Khan)BBC Tony Blackburn Soul night out at KOKO

Age UK's annual Celebrity Christmas ConcertBBC radio 2

Premier Gospel RadioLocal Radio

Notable venues & Festivals:-

Wembley Arena, London

O2 Arena, London

Royal Albert Hall, London

SSE Arena, Wembley, London

Atlice Arena, Lisbon, Portugal

Motorpoint Arena, NottinghamFirst Direct Arena, Leeds

The Pheasantry, Chelsea

Pizza Express, Holborn

Pizza Express, Soho

Pizza Express, Birmingham

606 Club, London

Charles Bronfman Auditorium,Tel Aviv (Israel)

Cadogen Hall, LondonHideaway, LondonLondon StadiumBlue Note, JapanBillboard, Japan

O2 Indigo, London

KOKO, London

DSTV Delicious Festival (South Africa)

Sapporo City Jazz Festival (Japan)

Kaliningrad City Jazz Festival (Russia)

Kaunas Jazz Festival (Lithuania)

Klaipeda Castle Jazz Festival (Lithuania)

Augsburg Smooth Jazz Festival (Germany)

Cayman Arts Festival (Cayman Islands)