soprano

Described as one of Australia’s greatest operatic discoveries, classical-crossover Soprano, Grace Bawden's voice has already been likened to a Stradivarius.  Grace’s unique vocal talents are an unearthly, powerful & moving marvel, whose voice lingers in the memory & touches the heart.
 
At 17, her mature, operatic voice can soar from highs to lows across four octaves. Grace was a Judge’s Choice...

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Born and bred in Swansea, she was educated at Ysgol Gyfun Gŵyr, and then won a choral scholarship to Clare College, Cambridge where she gained a starred first in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, and completed an MPhil. After auditioning to Sir John Eliot Gardiner she joined the Monteverdi Choir and in the year 2000 and sang much of the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage. In 2001 she moved to pursue postgraduate vocal studies at the Royal College of Music in London, and went on to sing with The Sixteen, Polyphony, Cambridge Singers and The Gabrieli Consort, as well as pursuing a solo career.

Keedie is a 24 year old soprano who sings both classical music and pop; better known as 'classical crossover' or 'popera'. Keedie has three octaves in her voice that reaches a top A above a top E. After scoring a seven figure record deal with label giants EMI Classics, Keedie performed a duet with ex-Blue member Duncan James (although she was once quoted as saying "I prefer Lee Ryan"), called "I Believe My Heart", which reached number 2 in the UK charts.