Xanadu, Vocal Duo available for Wedding Entertainment,
Corporate Events and Private Parties across the UK.
The Edge Entertainment Agency and Musical Entertainment Specialists

Xanadu - Vocal Duo
 

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Renowned for their professionalism and sophisticated performance, ‘Xanadu’ are the perfect choice for any kind of function.

Specialising in early-evening and dinner-music, Natasha Gelston and Victoria Mills provide the very best in stylish entertainment to suit all tastes.

Comprising two of Cambridge’s most respected vocalists, this duo perform everything from cocktail standards through to modern pop classics and their set list spans everything from Ella Fitzgerald, Norah Jones, Gabrielle, Katie Melua and Dusty Springfield through to Tina Turner, Shania Twain, ABBA, Kylie Minogue and The Scissor Sisters!

Xanadu are the perfect choice for weddings and can provide an early-evening cocktail set while your guests mingle, followed by an up-tempo party set for everyone to dance to later in the evening! Having performed at over 200 weddings between them, Victoria and Natasha are happy to work closely with the bride & groom to ensure their entertainment goes smoothly and will, of course, learn that all essential song for the ‘first dance’!

Although suited to any style of function or venue and happy to perform all styles from their vast repertoire, Xanadu are most at home when performing in venues such as a cocktail-lounge or hotel restaurant, to create a warm ambience in the location.

With many performing credits to their name, (including work alongside artistes such as the Joe Loss Orchestra, Cy Payne Orchestra, NYJO, Jim Davidson, Patti Boulaye and Paul Carrack), you can relax in the knowledge that Natasha and Victoria are the personification of professionalism, experience and sophistication — when you book Xanadu, you’re booking the best!

NATASHA GELSTON

Vocals
Natasha has been singing professionally since she was very young. At the age of 15, she attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for Jan vocal training and went on to complete a BA (Hons) music degree at Anglia Polytechnic University.

In recent years, she has performed all over the UK and at many of London’s top venues - including: The London Palladium, 100 Club (Oxford Street), Hilton Hotel (Park Lane), Grosvenor House Hotel (Park Lane) and Smollensky’s (The Strand). Closer to home, she has appeared at the famous Cambridge Corn Exchange.

Natasha has sung alongside the likes of Lee Gibson, Tina May, Selina Jones, Digby Fairweather and she is a guest-vocalist for the Humphrey Lyttelton Band. Between the ages of 15- 18 she was lead singer for the National Youth Jan Orchestra.

To compliment her resume of live performances, Natasha’s work as a session musician has lead her to record a variety of television advertisements, a television film series and a pop CD which was recently on general release throughout the UK.

At present, Natasha can be seen performing with her Jazz Quintet at venues throughout London and the Home Counties, in addition to providing lead vocals and saxophone for funk band ‘Disco Inferno’ - as well as her performances with ‘Xanadu’.

‘A highly respected performer, with a wonderfully smooth jazzy voice, Natasha is surely one of the UK’s most talented vocalists.

VICTORIA MILLS

Vocals
Originally providing the backing-vocals for a ‘Commitments’ tribute show, Victoria was soon spotted by the highly acclaimed BBC Musical Director Cy Payne and was invited to join his band as guest-vocalist. Since then, Victoria has performed all over the world with many different acts, sharing the bill with a wide variety of artistes, including Patti Boulaye, Jim Davidson and Mike & The Mechanics.

More recently she performed the female lead in Latino song and dance stage-show ‘South American Way’ before going on to record her own composition for entry in the ‘Song For Europe’ contest. This was followed by an extensive tour as backing vocalist with a ‘Stars In Their Eyes’ theatre show, female lead in the ‘Magic of The Musicals’ show at Hotel Intercontinental in Dubai, and a 5-year residency with a cocktail-duo at ‘Centerparcs’.

She has performed at many UK venues, including The Dorchester, Claridges & Sandringham House and has been chosen to sing at many prestigious events including the Tory Party 2001 Election Ball, Daimler Centennial Ball & the Royal Westmoreland Summer 2000 Golf Tournament (Barbados).

Previous clients include Damon Hill, Mickey Dolenz, William Hague, Linda Barker, Fiona Phillips, Eastenders cast & Peter Stringfellow.

Since 2000, Victoria has been touring the UK and abroad with the highly acclaimed Andy Leek band (Dexy’s Midnight Runners), in addition to performing with showband ‘The Right Stuff’, female duos ‘Xanadu’ and ‘Allure’, cocktail trio ‘Manhattan’ and providing vocals for the summer 2000 Top 20 club- ‘hit ‘Caribbean Affair . She was also the feature of an article in the August 2002 issue of top magazine Marie Claire: Victoria sings with intelligence & emotion and is one of the most captivating performers of today.

SONG LIST

Here are a selection of the songs performed by Xanadu: EASY-LISTENING / EARLY EVENING MUSIC

Time After Time
Pearl’s A Singer
Don’t Know Why
Crazy
Killing Me Softly
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Suddenly I See
You’re Still The One
But I Do Love You
I Know Him So Well
Kiss Me
Out Of Reach
My Funny Valentine
Here We Are
You Might Need Somebody Big Yellow Taxi
Black Velvet
Fever
Moon River
Someone To Watch Over Me
Fly Me To The Moon Breathe In
Can’t Stay Away From You Desperado
You’re So Vain
Closest Thing To Crazy Bailamos
That Ole Devil Called Love Rainy Night In Georgia
Beautiful
A Thousand Miles
Tom
True Colours
Summertime
You’ve Got A Friend Amazed
Smooth Operator
Misty
It Had To Be
Falling In Love

UP-TEMPO / PARTY SONGS

Young Hearts Run Free
You To Me Are Everything
River Deep Mountain High
Enough Is Enough
Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves
We Are Family
Take Your Mama
Lady Marmalade
Build Me Up Buttercup
Son Of A Preacher Man
The Tide Is High
Car Wash
Man I Feel Like A Woman
Can’t Fight The Moonlight
Life
I’ve Got The Music In Me
Blame It On The Boogie
Lost In Music
You Again

and many more!!