Kerry Le Bern

Description

A fun & lively act which is guaranteed to get your audience up on their feet. Kerry Le Bern is a compelling international vocalist who will bring her infectious personality and fabulous vocals to any live event, as well as touch of class. Kerry either performs as a solo artist, or in a duo with saxophone or keys, or with her band. Kerry sings a wide and varied repertoire from contemporary popular hits to golden oldies to jazz standards. Whatever the genre, Kerry always gauges and engages her audience performing songs that they will know and love! Kerry is currently performing a tribute act exp ... loring the music, influences and lives of the Carpenters at theatre venues across the south of England.
Kerry is also a swing jazz dancer and she will often bring these skills to bear by getting her audience involved in learning simple dance moves, live a rock and roll stroll, for instance.
In summary, Kerry's act is versatile, stylish and always delivered with authenticity and personality. Read More

Biography

Kerry, who holds a diploma in music theatre performance and a background in musical theatre, has graced stages across England and internationally for the past 20 years. Her performances span a variety of venues, from the Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne, to outdoor festivals like the widely celebrated Floral Fringe Fair, where she's been a favourite for the past eight years. Kerry has also been honoured to perform at special events, including the ‘Survivor’s Dinner’ for the Sagratino Cup in Umbria, Italy, and even as far afield as Myanmar. Other highlights include a multi-venue, mu ... lti-year ‘residency’ for the Rural Crafts Association of Great Britain which involved performances at the prestigious Burghley Horse Trials. In 2022, Kerry decided to go back to her musical theatre roots and set herself the challenge of creating, producing, directing and starring in her own one-woman musical theatre show, Femmes Fatales, which explored and celebrated the diversity
of leading ladies in musical theatre. Revelling in being back on the stage again, two years later, Kerry created a new offering Rainy Days, Mondays & Good Old Dreams, a show which sensitively explores the music and lives of the
Carpenters. Now in its second year, this show is touring successfully across the south of the UK. Read More

Reviews     (5 Reviews)

Experience

Experience 2024 (previous years on request)
9/2/24 Lakeview Grange Care Home, Chichester – solo performance
15/2/24 Tribute Show, Hanger Farm, Totton, Southampton – Karen Carpenter tribute
28/2/24 Carpenters Show, Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne – Karen Carpenter tribute
2/3/24 Carpenters Show, Fishbourne Centre, Fishbourne – Karen Carpenter tribute
9/3/24 Belmore Lodge & Little Haven Care Homes, Lymington/Dibden Purlieu – solo performance
20/4/24 Carpenters Show, Barn Theatre, Southwick – Karen Carpenter tribute
10/05/24 Wellington Grange Care Home, Chichester – solo performance ...
1/06/24 80th Birthday party Chichester Yacht Club – duo with saxophonist
6/06/24 D Day Event, North Mundham, Chichester – solo performance
22/04/24 Carpenters Show, Oak Theatre, Titchfield – Karen Carpenter tribute
6/07/24 Mundham Gala, North Mundham – duo with saxophonist
12/07/24 Belmore Lodge & Little Haven Care Homes, Lymington/Dibden Purlieu – solo performance
27/07/24 Charity Garden Event, South Mundham – solo performance
2/08/24 Sagratino Cup Dinner, Umbria, Italy – solo performance
10/08/24 Anniversary Party, Hayling Island – solo performance
18/08/24 D Day Event, Langstone Village Association – duo with saxophonist
27/08/24 Arundel Festival Vintage Monday – duo with saxophonist
31/08-01/09 – Floral Fringe Fair, Loxwood Meadows – duo with saxophonist
5/09/24 – Petworth Historic, Petworth – duo with saxophonist
28/09/24 – Carpenters Show, Hanger Farm, Totton, Southampton – Karen Carpenter tribute
5/10/24 – Carpenters Show, New Milton Memorial Centre, New Milton – Karen Carpenter tribute
02/10/24 – Carpenters Show, Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Shaftesbury – Karen Carpenter tribute
6/12/24 – Belmore Lodge & Little Haven Care Homes, Lymington/Dibden Purlieu – solo performance
13/12/24 – Red Lion, Handcross – solo performance
29/12/24 – East Sussex Caravan Club, Steyning – solo performance
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Previous Clients

Some of my clients from 2024:
Jean Jackman Floral Fringe Fair, Loxwood Meadows
Marilyn Knight Vice Chairman ESCC, Steyning
Ralph Shaw, Sagratino Cup, Umbria, Italy
Angela Bryson, Langstone
Chris Bamford, Chichester
Richard Hodgson, Petworth Historic
Sharon Blaikie, Landon Sounds, Arundel
Mike Carey, Arundel

Suitable for

Anniversary Party Awards Ceremony Bar / Bat Mitzvah Birthday Party (Adult) Bridal Shower Casinos Charity / Fundraising Event Christmas Party Cocktail Party / Drinks Reception Community Event Concerts / Tours Conference / Meeting Corporate Event Cruise Ships Dinner Party Engagement Party Festival / Outdoor Event Funeral/Memorial Service Grand Opening Party High School Reunion HM Forces/Army/Navy/Military Event Holiday / Theme Parks Hotel Event Jewish Wedding New Year's Eve Party Nursing / Care Home Event Private Party Product Launch / Promotion Prom Night Restaurant / Bar / Pub Event Retirement Party School Event Session Work Social Club Theaters / Stage Wedding Ceremony Wedding Cocktail/Drinks Reception Wedding Reception

Meet the Act

Kerry is a highly articulate and professional musician. Kerry firmly believes that good communication with venues and bookers is one of the most important keys to success, along with tenacity! Kerry absolutely loves to perform either solo, with another musician or with her band. Performance is in her soul.
Kerry cites the key turning point in her musical career as the moment when she had a chance meeting with a Glaswegian crooner, Jamie Rourke, whilst on holiday in Tenerife in 2009. Up to that point, Kerry had performed in local musical theatre productions but had not considered a professio ... nal singing career. Inspired by what Jamie had achieved, Kerry returned home and set about creating her own musical offering as a solo artist.
Kerry's first gig in a restaurant, was, she admits, a disaster. "I didn't know anything about using a PA system and a microphone so I had issues with feedback that I didn't know how to fix on the hoof", Undeterred, Kerry continued and, in 2010, her first successful gig, a French evening at the Deck Cafe in Emsworth, was quickly followed by a multi year booking with the Rural Crafts Association of Great Britain, including an appearance at the prestigious Burghley Horse Trials.
Since then she has gone from strength to strength and is currently performing in her own Carpenters tribute show.
Kerry says, “it was a massive undertaking to attempt to reproduce the vocals of perhaps the greatest female vocalist of all time.” She continues, “Karen has such an intimate vocal style not at all akin to musical theatre, so I have had to develop a more “contained” speech-style of singing. I nicknamed it “singing in a box”, and that does not come naturally to me!” Kerry finishes, “what a blessed opportunity I have been given to be able to bring this timeless music to life once more. " Read More

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