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Darius gets mentioned in the mail today together with picture in article about jacqui and guy ritchie. The X Files: In less low-key days Miss Ainsley had a long-term relationship with singer Darius Danesh, whilst Guy Ritchie was famously Mr Madonna.

There is also a long article about him appearing there together with 2 pictures of him in THE Mail today and it says he was joined by Darius campbell. Surely that would have been publicity for D under different circumstances.l

There is a mention of Stirling hogmanay i n todays Sun. but as expected not D - Around 5,000 people packed into Glasgow's George Square for The Bells while X Factor's Wagner wowed party-goers in Stirling by performing in a kilt. There is also a big picture of W in a kilt.

Thanks meg. That is my favourite version also.

Thanks to Sue for Xmas wishes, Merry Christmas to everyone, hope you all have a great time.

I dont understand that either. The twitter next under that says - Finally made it to Glasgow. But why has entire audience for Snow White arrived 40 min early? Queue goes round the building. He is a theatre critic, feature writer, freelance journalist who has written about the theatre in Scotland since the l980s.

Thanks Pip that was nice to read.

quote - He should have brought out Ti amerò per sempre ti amo ( his own song , the one on the AT show) /Non Piu Andrai and Impossible Dream as a double a-side, about April or so before he started working seriously on the tour. I agree with that - dont know why he didnt. Perhaps it was because he wanted to be associated with swing becausze of the tour.

Thanks for that great review Baytree, soulds really good. I think that he should put Non Piu Andrai on his album because although it is opera, it is incredibly catchy and I remember he got a great response to singing it when he appeared at covent garden (not the operahouse) and iot could become asociated with him.

Was the tiredness referring to the review by alan chadwick to the right of that report.

Thanks Baytree, what a great review, sounds brilliant, wish I could go.

I thought the same as you Sooz this morning whilst watching Aled Jones on BBC breakfast promoting his TWENTY EIGHTH ALBUM. I do like him a lot but in my mind his voice is no where near as good now aS Ds. It must be not what you do but who you know. A number of acts who dont have record deals also get to appear on certain shows like Alan titchmarsh show i.e Bernie nolan (not about her illness) who was on last week and others. a bit of a different place compared to winning popstar to opera star which yet again does not appear to have done him any favours career wise.Granted he has had a number of gigs but would prefer them to be of the calibre of the Albert hall and the matt monro tribute concert. As PIP says you would have thought after ten years of performing he would have moved on from the likes of Wagner.

Thanks Baytree, good review and five stars.

Keith Jack is coming to Torquay mid next year playing the lead in Joseph. A good voice much better than Craig ? also from Glasgow who played the lead on tour this year which I also saw in Torquay but who was a weak joseph vocally.

Oh dear, it wont go down well with the people who went specially to see him will it. I havent seen a review yet but it didnt take the local media long to pick up on that side of things did it.

ITV 2 tonite showed the best of Harry Hills biurps no.l3 and Darius in popstar to operstar was the first shown. It was funny. I think it is out on dvd.

Quote meg - Darius has talent - if Wagner has, I must have managed to miss it. No you didnt Meg, it wasnt there.

I agree with Meg, don t wan t him to do it, It is obvious from that report who they will focus on at Ds expense, they aready say in that report. D is also appearing and it will give them the opportunity to have a go yet again.

Thanks, thats a great report. The Stage mag have this listed as opening 9 December and you have to hunt for it.

theres a nice little report on Ds facebook from Elizabeth who won the ticket to the private hotel do on thursday evening in london, seems she had a great time and was well looked after.

Funny baytree you said that about Ds trousers, I was thinking the same thing. As regards JB, sorry cant stand his ego. Im a big fan of Strictly come dancing and he is keen to get Bruce forsyths job, I do hope not it will stop me watching.

I am not a fan of falsetto but I do like D singing it just a bit but not a lot, it makes me nervous and this is with any singer.

I must be biased as well, love the voice particularly the bass sound which thrown in often makes him not sound run of the mill like a lot of popstars.

Just out of interest, the Beatles catalogue is availab le on ITUNES and Hey Jude is the first in to I-tunes Top 100 at No.94 after just 4 hours on sale, it is now at no.37, maybe top 40 by the weekend, so Darius chose well when he sang it at the albert hall

I was thinking the same thing. One poster said that Gerards replacement was hilarious last year as one of the ugly sisters. War of the worlds is starring Noel formerly of Hearsay and in cardiff and birmingham Rhydian.