The major works of Declan Galbraith.

In the history of American pop music, several impressive young singers rose with loud voices, such as Michael Jackson and Donny Osmond in the 1970s, and billy gilman who rewrote the Guinness World Record in 2000 and became the youngest champion singer in history. In fact, in Europe, several equally outstanding young singers have emerged one after another, the most representative of which are Heinjie in the 1960s and Alai Jones in the 1980s. In fact, in 2002, just as billy gilman was popular all over the world, another little boy, Declan galbraith, appeared in Britain. He was younger than billy gilman, and he was only ten years old at that time. Not only did he make a sensation in Europe with his debut album Declan, but he also set another Guinness World Record: when he toured Belfast, through telephone and Internet connection, the organizer asked more than 80,000 children to sing with him in every corner of Britain and Ireland, becoming the largest choir in the world. Declan, praised by the British media as "a once-in-a-lifetime singing wizard", was born in a small village in Kent, England. His father came from Scotland and his mother came from Ireland. He grew up with his grandfather who played Irish traditional music in pubs, and he showed amazing talent very early. When he was only about two years old, he began to like singing, and he sang well. At the age of eight, he began to participate in some local talent competitions, and won 16 titles in just 14 months, which also aroused great interest in the record industry, including famous songs by superstars such as Elvis Presley, elton john and Westlife, and the theme song Walking in the Air of his cover comic "Snowman". Not worse than those "old-timers", which has aroused widespread concern. When the host asked him what he liked on weekdays, his answer almost broke his glasses, because besides football, swimming and video games, his favorite music actually included led zeppelin and Black Sabbath! No wonder, at a young age, his singing style and repertoire are far beyond his age.

In many ways, he is a normal boy of 10 years old. He likes computer games, swimming and football. He lives with his parents and his six-year-old sister. His cousin Joe is his best friend. But Declan is not just an ordinary boy of 10 years old. When Declan was a child, he stayed with his grandfather. Ben is a musician. He plays traditional Irish music with Irish folk bands. They sing everywhere in bars and clubs. Declan played in his grandfather's orchestra and learned to sing. After his grandfather died, he inherited his grandfather's singing career.

He sang "amazing grace" with the choir of St. Paul's Church at the Queen's Celebration Concert, and was invited to attend a concert in elton john and perform in front of a large audience, which was an unforgettable experience for him. Although he is only ten years old, he already has a lot of expectations for the future. He doesn't want to sing other people's songs all the time. He really wants to have his own works. His outstanding performance won the admiration of Barry Mei Sen (Berry Mei Sen), who wrote many classic works such as The Last Waltz. He not only acted as his producer, arranged music for him, but also wrote new songs for him himself. 65438, 2002129 October, Declan's first album was released, which immediately caused a sensation. In addition to Britain and Ireland, many European countries including Germany also invited him to sing. He showed a high degree of skill. In the album, he even "led" a huge adult choir without accompaniment and sang the gospel song "amazing grace", which was touching.

In this album, Declan sang 14 songs, including original works, popular classics and traditional folk songs. Of course, he brought a new interpretation. At the beginning of the album, he first sang the famous Irish songs Danny Boy and carrickfergus. His immature and loud voice is very pleasing, which makes us understand that he is an Irish child. Then, he sang John Lennon's immortal classic "Imagination", which made his desire to pray for world peace moving. This also reminds us that billy gilman, who debuted earlier than him, has the same characteristics. They all sang the children's flexible demands for a better world with angelic pure songs. Compared with some teenagers who always swear in the street, they really love too much. When we listen to Declan's singing, we can't help but think of Michael Jackson more than 30 years ago. Sure enough, he immediately brought Michael Jackson's classic song "I will be there", which was irresistible.

If we carefully observe the young singers who are deeply loved by the public from the past to the present, we will find that apart from world peace, friendship and love are also their common themes. In Declan's album, there is also this same appeal. The original works Everything Begins with Love and Your Friend echoed such a theme through the popular arrangement style. The former is relatively soft, while the latter is relatively lively, bringing quite comfortable changes. Then, he sang Judd, the last album before the dissolution of mother and daughter, Love Can Build a Bridge. This work was created by country singer Paul Overstreet and Naomi Judd, the mother of The Judd. It vividly tells us that love can build a bridge between people.

The following "Mom said" and "Until the day we meet again" are original works, which can also be said to be songs close to "children", and they have a proper effect under Declan's singing. After the oratorio "amazing grace", he brought "Circle in the Sand", which was quite pleasant under the arrangement with strong pop flavor. Then, we heard the famous song "Angel" written by robbie williams and his former creative partner Guy Chambers. Although the lyrics are a little "over-aged", Declan brings a different feeling to this song with a bright and wide range.

At the end of the album, Declan sang another original work "Tell me why", which is a song full of deep affection and great love. A child full of doubts, with a huge choir, questioned many phenomena in the world: why can everyone turn a blind eye to many people in need? What can he do to become a man? Do you have to work hard to prove who you are? Must his life be wasted in a world full of war? Who can tell him why? The broad feelings revealed in the lyrics transcend national boundaries, races and nationalities. Just, my Lord, are you ready to answer? We have to admit that such content is indeed "over-aged" for a ten-year-old boy, but we can't deny that his singing is really impeccable, which makes us have to ponder and reflect after listening. Finally, it ends with the new composition of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", and the lingering songs are memorable.

thank you

The young singer's clear and pure singing always attracts many fans who are tired of ordinary pop songs. In 2002, Declan, a British 10-year-old boy, caused a sensation in Europe with his debut album Declan, and was praised as "a once-in-a-lifetime singing wizard" by the British media. It is said that even Simon Cowell, a celebrity of "Pop Idol" series, couldn't help but agree with his singing. This little guy has great potential and will definitely become a superstar in time. With his popularity, it stands to reason that record companies should strike while the iron is hot and continue to release more albums while his voice remains unchanged, but I don't know why. Although he has been singing in European countries for several years, his new album has been slow to move. It was not until four years later that the second album "Thank you" was released, and it was released by another record company, especially in Germany. And although so far, it seems that we haven't seen any further action by that German company, at least this new album has received a good response in Germany and has entered the top five in the German album charts.

Declan released her second album on the eve of her 15 birthday. She is of standard Celtic descent, with her father from Scotland and her mother from Ireland. As his grandfather was a member of a traditional Irish folk band, he followed his grandfather since childhood, not only fell in love with music, but also showed amazing talent. In his hometown, people hold a two-day "Dickens Celebration" every year. Everyone wears Victorian clothes and pays tribute to the great writer Dickens in various ways. When Declan was seven years old, he insisted on taking part in festival performances. Everyone cheered him when he dressed up as a chimney sweeper and began to sing. Soon, he began to participate in various talent competitions, and won sixteen championships in just fourteen months, which also aroused great interest in the record industry. Before long, he got a record contract. The first record he recorded was a collection of Christmas songs, including famous songs by superstars such as Elvis Presley, elton john and Westlife. His cover of the theme song "Walking in the Air" of the cartoon "Snowman" did not make those "old-timers" reject the former, which aroused great interest. In order to win Declan's contract, the record company made a promise of10 million pounds, making him the only source of income in the family and responsible for supporting a family of four. Once a worker's father, he quit his job to accompany him to perform everywhere, and also reported appropriately so that he wouldn't get lost in fame and fortune.

People familiar with British and American cultural backgrounds may notice that the music circles in these two countries have completely different attitudes towards young singers. Basically, the British tend to give full play to the pure characteristics of those teenagers and arrange their songs more elegantly, while the American side seems to be much more commercialized, bringing some young singers closer to the general "secular" pop music. From Declan's first album, we can find that he combines the British and American routes, including traditional folk songs and some tracks close to "children", but also includes many popular songs that have been covered. Judging from his favorite pop classics, he obviously prefers some "over-aged" content, because the artistic conception of those songs, whether it is the discussion of love or the understanding of life, should be. Nevertheless, his interpretation of this kind of songs is quite good, bringing a fresh breath, which can be said to be very different from other high-profile young singers in contemporary times. So, in the absence of further action by the original record company, a media tycoon decided to lure him as a magic weapon for the newly established record brand "Starwatch" to enter the market, and chose to launch it in Germany first.

Many male teenagers will enter an embarrassing voice change period from the age of 14 or 15. Declan was only 14 years old when he started recording this album. She has a unique advantage that her voice has not changed, and she still maintains the original high note. Of course, after rolling around in the entertainment circle for many years, we will still find that his singing skills and style are not the same as those in 2002, and he feels more red. In the selection of tracks, it also continued the previous one. At the beginning of the album, we heard "An Angel" for the first time, and a family group "Kelly Family" was particularly popular in European countries in the 1970s. This is a touching work, which is very in line with the pure young singer. DEC's performance is really good. Then, "over-aged" songs began to appear. He sang classic songs such as The Love of My Life by the Queen's Choir and Night on White Satin by Moody Bruce. Maybe some conservative people will be a little disappointed when he sings these songs with immature vibrato. Fortunately, his performance is quite satisfactory. Then we heard eric clapton's classic "Tears of Heaven" to mourn his son. They adopted a brand-new arrangement, especially the guitar and harmony parts, which was touching and exciting.

After three consecutive hits, Declan changed his taste and chose Bright Eyes, which many young bel canto singers can't get over. This is an episode of a British cartoon "Water Boat Landing" from 65438 to 0978. Although the animation content is not suitable for children, this song is suitable for all ages. Then Declan once again "overaged" and sang the classic folk song "The House of the Rising Sun". The content of the song describes the sigh of a prodigal son who ruined his bright future in a romantic place in New Zealand and Australia. Fortunately, the producer skillfully modified the lyrics and turned him into a teenager to describe his father's experience, which reduced the controversy. Declan's performance also shows his love for classic old rock for many years, which really made him absorb a lot of singing skills. Saved by the Bell is a classic work of Bee Gees in his early years. Declan obviously has a preference for Bee Gees, because he chose another song they wrote in their early years, Only One Woman. Of course, whether the content is in line with his age is another matter of opinion. Also favored by Declan is Kelly Family Choir. This group of more than a dozen children, led by a couple, has been singing for all ages, and Declan also covered their famous song, which is "Who's coming with me?" Because he also has peart's national background, his singing skills are quite pleasing.

Just after "Pure", Declan once again overaged to cover the signature love song "All Out of Love" of Air Supply. We can't help but think that one day, when he grows up, he really has the experience of lovelorn. Will it make any difference to reinterpret such a song? Then, he brought R &；; Toni braxton, a female singer, collaborated with Baby Face on How Angels Can Break My Heart. Although his singing is still full of childishness, it is still remarkable. Of course, if he must find fault, it is that he is a little "gender imbalance" when singing. In order to match his "male" identity, he modified the third person in the lyrics, but perhaps because he was used to toni braxton's original singing, he often forgot the parts that should be corrected. It is a pity from a female perspective, but it is still flawed, even one of the best performances of this album.

This album has 15 songs, and the rest of the tracks include Don McLean's classic song Vincent, the theme song of the 1990s movie The Last Unicorn, an American duet's The Last Unicorn, and Rod Stewart's early lyric classics. Where do we love to go, which once caused a sensation in the music world, is regarded as the end. On the whole, it's quite nice.

you and I

"You and Me" is the first album after DEC completely changed its voice. Although there is no natural bosom friend of Declan's childhood in the album, the deep and resonant timbre is also full of charm. In this album, "Songs Belonging to Declan" is almost 100%. In this album, his cover of Katz's I Think I Love You surprised and appreciated the audience in a completely different style. His performance in the MV "I have you" is also remarkable.

Although DEC, who has just finished the sound, is not as handy in handling the ending as before, and the high notes in You and Me, Moody Blues and Guardian Angel are a little hard, these will not affect the value of this album at all. It should be said that this album is the second starting line of DEC!

return

Declan, who has disappeared for three years, quietly registered an account on the German SoundCloud website. On March 28th, 20 12, Declan uploaded eight singles in cooperation with other musicians, and the number of uploaded singles is still increasing. Meanwhile, Declan's official website has been reopened.

Beijing concert

On May 24th, 2008, at 7: 30 pm, Declan, known as the English music prodigy, held his first solo concert in China in Beijing Exhibition Hall. In the nearly two-hour concert, Declan sang songs such as Tell me why, Vincent, I can't say more, and I love you very much and want me. The wonderful singing won countless applause and cheers from the audience.

Audience "Married with Children" fans are mostly college students and children.

The audience of Declan's concert is mostly college students and children. Before the performance, private cars were parked outside the North Exhibition Theater, and many parents who were "married with their children" came to Declan's concert with their children, so that their baby could see the idol style and enjoy an audio-visual feast. These children are not only the audience of the concert, but many of them also play the role of family photographers, taking pictures with their cameras. There are also many students-like fans who spontaneously organize and distribute fluorescent sticks and leaflets with slogans at the performance site.

The concert screamed constantly, and encore blew up the audience.

When a song "I can't finish", which is familiar to China audiences, sounded, it immediately set off a small climax of the concert. Declan sometimes called on everyone to wave their arms on the stage, and sometimes called on everyone to high-five with the beat. There is no obstacle for the audience under the stage to communicate with him in English. When Declan said, "This is the last song", the audience in the audience was obviously surprised and Anke asked to sing it again. ) voice rang again and again. After the return song, people still lingered and shouted "encore", and the atmosphere was rendered to the warmest.

As Declan became more mature,

Declan began to make his mark in the music industry at the age of eight, and became popular all over Europe at the age of ten. He has always been loved by people for his high-pitched, loud and unadorned perfect children's voice. Now, 17-year-old Declan has to face the problem of voice change. At the concert, although the repertoire used to belong to his classics, it is difficult to find that clarity and purity in the voice, and it is more to hear that maturity in the voice. Listeners can only mourn past feelings in familiar melodies. I heard many spectators coming out of the scene. I wonder if Declan's music path can get better and better after his transformation from childish to handsome.

Shenzhen concert

On May 26th and 27th, a performance called "Voice of Angels-Declan Shenzhen Concert" will be staged in poly theatre, Shenzhen. It is reported that this performance will open the curtain of Shenzhen Mobile's "Global Love Action". Poly theatre, Shenzhen, together with Shenzhen Mobile, will donate more than 300,000 yuan donated by more than 800 GSM customers via SMS to the earthquake-stricken areas in Sichuan, contributing to the reconstruction of the disaster areas.

It is reported that Declan himself attaches great importance to this tour in China. There were 65,438+03 people on the tour, including two German girls who sang harmonies and accompanied Declan, as well as keyboards, guitarists, bassists and violinists. Declan's albums and performances are produced by German companies. These two beautiful German girls with blond hair and blue eyes have cooperated with Declan for many times and cooperated with each other tacitly. This time, two German girls will sing more than 20 elite songs including Declan's famous songs "Tell me why", "Angel" and "I can't say that much".

Declan himself, his father and his agent visited Beijing and Shanghai last June. Because of their good impression of China last year, Declan came to China to perform this time. His parents, his sister and his agent's wife all asked to come to China to see their impression of "magical China". It is reported that Declan is particularly fond of China Tang suit. Declan hopes to "play" a piece of Chinese style on this tour in China. He may wear a Tang suit to sing some songs in the performances tonight and tomorrow. It is reported that Shenzhen is the second stop of "Voice of Angels-Declan Concert" in China. It is also the only city among the three tour cities to hold two concerts.

London concert

scheduling

Arrived in London on August 3, 20 12, London time in the afternoon 15: 06.

20 12 On August 4th, Doudou held a press conference of Doudou's London Olympic Concert at China House in London.

20 12 On August 6th, Doug (Huang Jiaqi) and the famous British singer Declan Gelebrais were invited to the Olympic afternoon tea studio. Two child stars and host Li Hong talked about their happiness and troubles in the process of learning music and growing up.

20 12 On August 8th, at the invitation of Jehad Heidelberg, President of the International Olympic Committee, "light up the world-2065438+02 Doudou London Olympic Concert" was held in London Hackney Imperial Theatre during the "London Olympic China Culture Week". Declan, a famous young British singer, will sing with Doudou as a guest singer. Walking in the air (released on 200 1)

Declan (September 2002)

0 1. Danny boy

02.carrickfergus

Imagine

04. I will go

05. It all started with love.

06.your friend

07. Love can build a bridge

08. Mom said

Until the day when we meet again.

10. amazing grace

1 1. Circle on the beach

12. Angel

13. Tell me why 14. Twinkle, twinkle, little star

Tell me why (released in February 2002, 65438+)

0 1. Tell me why.

02. I will go

03.[ Folk Song] Long live friendship

Tell me why (released in 2002)

0 1. Danny boy

02.carrickfergus

03. imagine

04. I will go

05. It all started with love.

06.your friend

07. Love can build a bridge

08. Mom said

Until the day when we meet again.

10. amazing grace

1 1. Circle on the beach

12. Angel

13. Tell me why.

14. twinkle little star

15. Walking in the air

Thank you (released in February 2006, 65438).

0 1. An angel

02. the love of my life

03. White satin night

04. Tears in heaven

05. Bright eyes

06. The House of the Rising Sun

07. Saved by the bell.

08. David's song (Who will go with me)

09. all out of love

10. How can an angel break my heart?

1 1. Vincent (starry night)

12. There is only one woman.

13. The Last Unicorn

14. Navigation

15. Where did our love go?

"The Love of My Life" single (released in March 2007)

0 1. Love of my life

02. The love of my life

03. An angel

04. My girl (unreleased) single "Me You" (released in June 2007, 1 1).

0 1. conceited you

02. Blue Bruce

Everything will be fine.

04. More than I can say (unpublished)

You and me (published in June 2007 165438+ 10)

0 1. You and me

02. Leave today

03. Conceited you.

04. I think I love you

05. I really love you

06. Nothing else matters

07. Miss you

08. Everyone told me.

09. Blue Bruce

10. Blonde sister

1 1. Maybe.

12. Everything will be fine.

13. Ruby Tuesday

14. I hope you want me.

15. Living years

16. I cry for you

17. Guardian Angel (Christmas Bonus Audio Track)

Thank you (special edition) (released in February 2008)

0 1. An angel

02. the love of my life

03. White satin night

04. Tears in heaven

05. Bright eyes

06. The House of the Rising Sun

07. Saved by the bell.

08. David's song (Who will go with me)

09. all out of love

10. How can an angel break my heart?

1 1. Vincent (starry night)

12. There is only one woman.

13. The Last Unicorn

14. Navigation

15. Where did our love go?

16. World (unreleased bonus track)

Unreleased tracks:

0 1. this (demo)

02.Rianbow Man (Youth Voice Concert)

03. You will never walk alone (Youth Voice Concert)

04. Once a day (concert)

05. Fields in Athens (Concert)

06. For a better tomorrow (it was originally the original song of the first album, but it was not included in the end).

07. Smooth (20 10 Route 66)

08. Uptown Girl (No.66, 20 10 Road)

09. Desperado (No.66, Road 20 10)

10. Mrs. Robinson (No.66, Road 20 10)

1 1. Never the same.

12. I hate love.

13. Heartbeat

14. You make me beautiful.

15. Letter

16. Hiking in Memphis

17. Love hurts

18. extremely large

19. Lesser Richter de Sheeni

20.Rote lippen soll man küssen

2 1. Can't help falling in love

(1 1~2 1 are live concerts or TV shows)

20 12 latest tracks

1. Stop this life

Step 2 turn off the lights

3. Strange world

Step 4 run away

Step 5 search

6. I surrender

6. Simple people

7. What will happen in the future?

8. the end of the line

9. One day

10. Hillington Mountain

1 1. I miss you.

12. Never come back.

20 14 new songs (all released for concert, no studio version)

1. Quiet

2. Too young to die

3. The performance is about to start

4. Sunset Edge

5. Let me lie down

6. Real crime

7. Professor

8. Pigeye Blue

10. End of time

1 1.