Joanna Forest
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| Born | Loughton, Essex, England |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse(s) | James Selby (m. 2016) |
| Website | www |
Joanna Forest is an Official UK Number 1 Classical Album selling soprano.
Forest trained at The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.
Forest's debut album, Stars Are Rising, which was recorded with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Arts Symphonic Orchestra, was released on 10 March 2017 and went straight to number one in the Official Classical Album Chart. This made Forest the first independent classical artist to reach number one with a debut album.
The album was produced, orchestrated and conducted by Robert Emery, receiving critical acclaim including "Album of the Week" in The Sunday Mirror and nationwide radio play including Classic FM (UK) and BBC Radio.
In 2014, Forest performed at Busting to Sing in the West End in aid of breast cancer awareness charity, CoppaFeel! where she duetted with Paul Potts singing "Point of No Return".
Forest now regularly performs live in established venues across the UK.
Prior to launching her career as a classical crossover soprano, Forest spent many years performing both on stage and on television. She made her West End debut at the age of 13, creating the role of Collette in Bernadette the Musical, which ran at the Dominion Theatre. She would perform again at the Dominion several more times appearing in the Royal Variety Performance which was televised for the BBC.
Forest's next West End appearance was at the Strand Theatre, (now renamed Novello Theatre), where she created the role of Charlotte in the play “The Weekend”, Written by Michael Palin and also starring Richard Wilson, it was produced by Robert Fox and David Pugh Associates, and directed by Robin Lefevre.
Forest played a lead role in the Bill Kenwright production of Dr. Dolittle the musical in 2008/2009, performing alongside Tommy Steele. This production was directed by Bob Tomson and Karen Bruce.
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