Hollie Steel

Yes, it’s true! You can now pre-order Hollie’s album, Hollie,  and her single, Edelweiss, directly from her very own online store (see the second tab on the menu bar above.)

Here is the complete CD track listing:

1. O Mio Babbino Caro
2. Edelweiss
3. Come to my Garden
4. I could have Danced all Night
5. Nessun Dorma
6. The Music of the Night
7. Wishing you were Somehow here Again
8. Ave Maria
9. God Help the Outcasts
10. Panis Angelicus
11. Hushabye Mountain
12. When She loved Me
13. These Eyes of Mine

And there’s more!! If you pre-order the album now you will also receive a free signed photographic print of Hollie Steel.

Many thanks to Hollie Steel and Nina for chatting with us all again on Sunday evening. We got lots of news and information, which is summarised below.

Hollie’s mini tour is being planned at the moment. Hollie will sing 8 songs on the tour and be supported by her brother Josh and other acts. Hollie will also dance. Tour dates and box office numbers will be posted on this site once the details are finalised.

Progress on Hollie’s debut album is continuing, with 11 tracks now completed and two waiting to be mastered. One of the tracks is “Music of the Night” from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera, which Hollie and Josh sing as a duet.

You will be able to order Hollie’s album from this website, and it will be delivered anywhere worldwide within 6 days!

Hollie and Josh will also be performing in their school’s production of “The Sound of Music” in March, where Hollie will play Brigitta and Josh will play Captain Von Trapp.

And finally… Hollie really enjoyed her half term week in London, and let slip that her favourite film is “Alvin and the Chipmunks – The Squeakquel”.

The artwork and photos for Hollie’s album has arrived with Nina, so progress for the album is well underway.

Nina is also interested in your suggestions of venues for Hollie’s mini tour, and would like to post your ideas on Hollie’s Facebook page. Ideally, she would like a nice theatre that can seat around 500, in the UK.

Album Launch Performance

The purpose of the album launch is to create considerable interest in the album from major record labels and national media. Additionally the event will ensure Hollie is taken seriously by professionals. National press and major record labels and some celebrities will receive VIP invitations to the event, other guests will include the production team, investors, close family and friends and selected fans.

The launch will take place at the Roundhouse Studio Theatre, London, on Wednesday the 19th May. A total of 100 guests will watch Hollie perform songs from the album.

The performance will be proceeded by canopies and a meet and greet from Hollie and her family. The album will be unveiled, with photo opportunities for national press.

The venue has been selected for its location within London , its professional appearance and the facilities available.

VIP Invitations

The invitations will be to the highest standard, the package will include a full portfolio of photographs, and biography. Invitations to the major labels AR departments will include a copy of the album.

An article in today’s Blackburn Citizen has confirmed what we already know – that Hollie will be releasing her debut album this year.

If a major record label does not pick up the option to release the album, Hollie’s family will release it on their own BB5 record label, named after the Accrington postcode.

Nina told the Citizen: “This year will be an amazing one for us. Last year Hollie was on national TV with Britain’s Got Talent and we now want to keep her profile as high as we can.

“The big thing for us this year is the album. It will definitely come out this year, even if we have to release it ourselves.

“Hopefully one day soon someone big will come along and sign her up. At the moment there are things and jobs that are coming along but nothing major.

“Hollie is just enjoying her singing and is happy, we are even planning to film some music videos to promote her.”

You can read the full article here. A similar story also appears in the Lancashire Telegraph.

What should Hollie Steel’s debut album be called?

When Simon Cowell made comments about Hollie Steel’s performance on Britain’s Got Talent, he frequently started his remarks with: “Hollie, Hollie, Hollie!”

Kane, Hollie’s manager, has asked Dieter has set up a forum thread named “Hollie, Hollie, Hollie!” for people to suggest names for Hollie’s album. The link to the suggestion list is here.

As soon as we have enough suggestions, the best names will be selected and we will run a poll on them.

Hollie Steel hopes to get her debut single released in time for Christmas, according to an article that appeared in today’s Burnley Express. According to the article, Hollie has her heart set on becoming “the next Charlotte Church”.

Hollie has so far recorded 10 tracks for her debut album, including classical songs.

Mum Nina told the Burnley Express that Hollie had been inspired to sing more classical pieces by  Charlotte Church, who became famous when at age 13 she released the album “Voice of an Angel”.

Nina told the Burnley Express: “Hollie has also recorded some classical songs for the album which people won’t really expect. She sings them really well, better than some of the musical theatre ones.

“She is an aspiring Charlotte Church and I’ll try my best to help her get there”

“Fans from Hong Kong, America and Germany have been asking when Hollie is going to release an album,” added Nina.

“I’ve been speaking to Hollie’s manager and we are going to try and get a single out for Christmas. We don’t really know about the album although it would be better if it was out for Christmas. We’ll just have to wait and see.”

I know most of you are already aware of the main details in this article as it is similar to the one that appeared in the Lancashire Telegraph, plus Nina keeps us informed on Facebook. Nevertheless, it is good to see  Hollie is taking up media space.

Thanks again to Léopold for being the quickest to alert me to this article. Does anyone have Hollie’s Granada TV interview?

Some details of Hollie Steel’s debut album that we know she has been recording have appeared today in the Lancashire Telegraph.

The article details how Hollie has spent the last two weeks in the recording studio, recording songs from “musicals and operas”.

Hollie is hoping to have her single released in time for Christmas. Yay!!

Nina, Hollie’s mum, has said that Hollie stands a great chance of reaching the Top 40 as the sounds coming out of the studio are “really good”. So far, Hollie has recorded seven tracks, some choices may be “surprising” to Hollie’s fans.

(My prediction here – a Christmas single from Hollie will reach the Top 10.)

Backing vocals on some of the classical tracks were provided by  Pendle’s Arden Youth Choir.

Nina told the Lancashire Telegraph: “We want to do it right and to a commercial standard because we want to release it as a proper album.

“Hollie’s having a really good time doing what she’s doing and the songs sound really good.

“She’s enjoyed picking some of the songs herself. We’re trying to make it fun for her because she’s only a little girl.

“We would like to get into the charts. That’s the ultimate aim. No one is expecting a number one, but we hope it makes it into the charts.

“Fans from Hong Kong and America keep asking us when there will be an album – that’s one of the reasons why we are making it.”

Hollie has been recording her album at the new Ace Centre, in Cross Street, Nelson.

Nina Steel is impressed with the facilities there, describing them as “brillant”. She said that she was amazed to find facilities of such a high standard so close to home.

Ace Centre manager Kirsty Rose said: “We are thrilled that Hollie has chosen the ACE Centre to record her debut album.

“It is a brand new, state-of-the-art facility with a professional studio and therefore Hollie’s album will get a professional release.

“We wish her every success for the future and we are delighted that we have played some part in helping her on her road to stardom.”

Thanks to Léopold for bringing this article to my attention.

Hollie listening to her recording in the studio

A message has appeared on Hollie Steel’s Facebook page, which I am reproducing here:

Who wants to buy Hollie’s Album when it is released? We will advise when it is completed & pre-orders can be taken. Hollie’s debut album will be released digitally worldwide first & hopefully in many stores in the UK with a single release very soon. Hollie’s Agent.

As soon as I obtain details of how and when you can order the album I will post the details on this site. Many thanks to Léopold for informing me of this exciting announcement.