Michael Londra

Michael Londra is from the singing capital of Ireland, a small town on the South East coast called Wexford. He decided in the early 90s to follow his heart and started singing professionally. His leap of faith was rewarded when he soon became a leading man in musical theater in Dublin playing many roles. US director and choreographer, Larry Fuller asked Michael to play Bobby Kennedy in the world premier of "JFK" where he was noticed by the producers of Riverdance.



He was offered the role of lead singer in the US National Tour which included performances at Radio City Music Hall and the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In March 2000, Michael again was offered the position of lead singer in the new production of Riverdance on Broadway, taking the role from acclaimed Irish singer Brian Kennedy. This was the platform from which Michael?s recording and producing career began.



Michael's first album "Celt" was produced by acclaimed producer Steve Skinner who co-produced the Grammy nominated soundtrack of RENT. He has worked as an arranger/co-producer for Bette Midler and Celine Dion and has collaborated many times with Arif Mardin, producer of Norah Jones' acclaimed CD. The album was released in 15 countries worldwide selling particularly well in Korea where it reached No 1 in the World Music Charts.



He appears with Pavarotti, Bocelli, Il Divo, Sarah Brightman and Kathryn Kenkins on the Universal Records Asia 2009 release Arias : Ancora. His new album The Road Not Taken will be released throughout Asia in early '09.



His recording of Danny Boy was described by The Irish Emigrant in New York as "One of the best recordings of Danny Boy in history."The Youtube video of this recording has been seen by over 1 million people as of Feb 2009



In 2004 Michael was chosen for the role of Jesus in "The Passion of the Christ Symphony" This production was based on the score of Oscar nominee John Debney and had its spectacular US premiere in Hollywood on September 11, 2005.



Michael's work with partner Jean Clancy on the Celtic Woman project created by Sharon Browne was a turning point in Michael's career off stage. He has had huge success as coproducer and creative director of Celtic Legends. Michael built the show internationally over the past few years. Celtic Legends is now a bona fida celebrity in France.The cd and dvd available through Universal made the Top 40 in the French charts on its launch in October 08. Michael performed with the show as vocalist on its China tour in early 2009



He created Radiocelt.com in Chicago in 2003 which is part of the Accuradio network (one of the top ten internet radio stations in the world). In addition, Michael has been very active in yet another role, this time as an ambassador for "Concern Worldwide" www.concernusa.org. Through several cd releases which raised considerable awareness for the charity, and through his high profile visits to Haiti, Michael has helped bring the issue of poverty and hunger to the attention of the public.



Michael releases an album of Holiday Music on Nov 3 entitled Beyond The Star

For information on Michaels touring schedule, recordings etc go to www.michaellondra.com



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