Hollie Steel

Here are some lovely amateur videos made by Joe C of Hollie singing “Where are you Christmas?” and “Nessun Dorma” at the Christmas lights switch on in Preston. These videos are also available in the Gallery.

Don’t forget to pre-order Hollie’s single at HMV!

Here is a lovely video of Hollie singing Nessun Dorma and Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again in Hong Kong just a few hours ago. Thanks to Yau for posting it on Youtube, and to Wouter for letting me know about it. I know that Jason, Hollie’s dad, will really enjoy seeing it.

This video is also available in the gallery.

Yesterday, my family and I went to visit Hollie, Josh, Nina and Jason Steel at their home. Jason and Nina had kindly invited us over to see them as a thank you for me setting up this Hollie Steel fan site, which is lovely of them. It is great to feel appreciated!

We arrived mid afternoon and enjoyed an endless supply of hospitality -  the day went by so fast.  Nina played me a version of Hollie singing Nessun Dorma that she is currently working on in a studio, and it was absolutely amazing. It would blow your socks off, I promise! If you were judging her as an adult singing it would sound amazing, but as an 11 year old girl – totally unbelievable.

We didn’t just talk about Hollie singing though – we had a normal, fun time. My children, Sam and Tomson, are each a year older than Josh and Hollie, and they all got on well together, playing on the trampoline, making noises with the amplifier and generally doing what children do – with a few exceptions. For example, whilst I was playing a Nightwish track for the Jason and Nina (I think Hollie would be great singing some of the Nightwish songs that  Tarja Turunen used to sing such as Ever Dream or Wishmaster), we could hear Josh playing the piano. Wow! Such an accomplished pianist, as is dad Jason. Josh will be entering Britain’s Got Talent next year, so let’s hope he gets through next time.

Meanwhile, my son Tomson is certainly looking forward to being asked what he did during the Summer holidays: “Oh, I met Hollie Steel!”

He was so looking forward to meeting Hollie and didn’t really believe it would actually happen until we arrived on her doorstep.

I took some photos whilst we were there, the best of which are contained in this article. Feel free to use them in your tribute videos to Hollie if you would like to

My children Tomson and Sam, with Josh and Hollie

Tomson and Hollie. Tomson, understandably, is looking very pleased.

Josh looking cool

Hollie treated us all to a live performance

Hollie trying on her school blazer in readiness for her return to school

This is me (Mandy) with Hollie

Me, my husband Andy, Nina and Jason

28th April

Hollie Steel has appeared on the Today Show in the US via a satellite link. She is becoming very well known in the US in the aftermath of the Susan Boyle YouTube Sensation. She informed the viewers that wearing a Tutu for the audition was her mum’s idea. Simon Cowell criticised the fact that she had worn a Tutu after her stunning audition.

Simon Cowell was impressed with Hollie’s voice as she sang “I Could Have Danced All Night“, from My Fair Lady,  but slated her for wearing the tutu, saying: “‘I didn’t like what you were wearing. You looked like any other little girl wanting to be a ballerina.”

Hollie told the Today Show viewers that she only wore the tutu because her mother had “told” her to.

She also said that she would be taking Simon Cowell’s advice and not dance during her next performance.

In an interview with  The Mail on Sunday, Hollie said that she had been working on an operatic song for her next performance, and that her ambition was to star in a musical.

She said: “I’m going to do what Simon says and stop the dancing. I want to sing Nessun Dorma.

She added: “I would love to be on the stage in the West End, in Wicked. I’ve been to see it twice, I would love to be able to sing like Kerry Ellis.” (Kerry Ellis is the current star of Wicked).”

I’m going to do what Simon says and stop the dancing. I want to sing Nessun Dorma.