Sharleen Spiteri in demand

Dec 5 2008 by Michael Green, Flintshire Chronicle

SHARLEEN Spiteri has announced her debut solo UK tour which comes to the Manchester Apollo and Venue Cymru in Llandudno in February.

The tour announcement comes hot on the heels of Texas frontwoman Sharleen’s debut solo album Melody which went straight into the album charts at No 3, and has already been declared gold for 100,000 sales.

The release of Melody has seen Sharleen back in huge demand with performances on a range of massive UK TV shows from Later with Jools Holland to the Andrew Marr Show, via Graham Norton and The Charlotte Church Show

Debut single All The Times I Cried received a Neilson award for over 10,000 plays on UK radio, including a coveted Radio 2 ‘A’ Playlisting.

The 2009 tour will see Sharleen perform tracks from Melody for the first time, along with a few Texas classics.

Sharleen Spiteri will be at the Manchester Apollo on February 1 (0844 4777 677) and Venue Cymru on February 10 (01492 872 000).