June 13th, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.
Leanne Mitchell suffered quite an embarrassment this month after it was revealed that her debut album sold just 895 copies in it’s first week of release and Bo Bruce places the blame firmly at the BBC’s door.
Leanne failed to set the charts alight with her first single ‘Run To You’, which didn’t even make the top 40 when it was released following her 2012 win and her album fared even worse, not even breaking the top 100 last week.
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June 13th, 2013 by TV Writer Lynn.
Former The Voice finalist Bo Bruce has issued a scathing attack on the BBC, claiming that due to “red tape” at the corporation, none of the wannabes on the show stand a chance of being successful in the music industry!
Her remarks come after coach Will.i.am also said that win or lose on The Voice, it made no difference to the hopefuls’ post-show career.
And of course, last year’s winner Leanne Mitchell is living proof of that, given that sadly, she’s failed to make any real lasting mark with her self-titled debut album which sold just 895 copies in its first week of sales. Read more & comment »
June 7th, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.
Tyler James, Vince Kidd, Bo Bruce and Leanne Mitchell returned to The Voice this evening to show what they’ve been getting up to over the last year.
After this year’s final twelve performed on the first live show of the series, the four former finalists took to the stage once more, a full year after they last performed for their coaches and mentors.
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June 5th, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.
The Voice live shows kick off this Friday and it looks like they will be a rather star studded affair!
After ratings fell during the live rounds last year, bosses decided to reduce the shows to just three for the 2013 series and the final twelve singers will begin competing for the main prize this weekend in the quarter finals.
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May 4th, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.
Louis Tomlinson has thrown his weight behind Bo Bruce, and her brand new debut album.
The Voice runner up starred on the BBC show last year and has become firm friends with the X Factor star in recent months.
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April 28th, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.
Bo Bruce revealed that Kate Middleton is a big fan of The Voice.
The singer songwriter finished in second place on the first series of the BBC show back in 2012 and told The Daily Star that the Duchess of Cambridge enjoys watching the competition, which features blind auditions and spinning chairs.
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April 23rd, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.
Bo Bruce has posted a rather cryptic message on Twitter this morning and we can’t help but wonder if it’s related to recent claims about her and Danny O’Donoghue’s relationship.
The singer songwriter was mentored by The Script star on last year’s series of The Voice and after she finished in second place it was reported that she and the Irish singer had hooked up and were romantically involved.
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April 23rd, 2013 by TV Writer Lynn.
During last year’s first outing for BBC talent quest The Voice UK, we viewers saw contestant Bo Bruce becoming increasingly close to coach Danny O’Donoghue, and rumours about the pair were rife as speculation mounted that they were in fact romantically involved…
However, both Danny and Bo denied that there was anything between them other than their professional relationship and friendship. But in today’s Sun, Bo has hinted that she WAS in a romance with Danny, which was scuppered by the show’s bosses.
The debacle came after Danny was reportedly ordered by the show’s bosses not to be seen in public with Bo. Read more & comment »
April 22nd, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.
A new batch of artists and acts have been confirmed for the lineup of this year’s T in the Park music festival.
The three day event will be staged in Balado, Scotland over July 12-14 and it was already revealed that Rihanna, Mumford & Sons and The Killers would be headlining on the main stage.
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April 5th, 2013 by TV Writer Lynn.
Fans of The Voice will no doubt recall that Bo Bruce was a popular contestant on last year’s show, and she of course made it to the finals on Team Danny O’Donoghue…
However, she missed out on winning to Sir Tom Jones’ singer Leanne Mitchell, however, Bo – who’s currently working with Danny on her forthcoming debut album – has revealed that she’d love to come back to The Voice to perform on the show.
MSN reports that when Bo – whose real name and title is Lady Catherine Anna Brudenell-Bruce – was asked about making a guest appearance this year, she said, “I really hope so, I’d love to go back… Read more & comment »
