Singers set to serenade MIPIM delegates

BIRMINGHAM delegates to MIPIM 2010, the global property conference in Cannes, will be serenaded by a musical trio from the city.

Suzi Lauder, David Saylor and Matt Hoy started a three-month residency at the resort’s prestigious Hotel Martinez on March 1 and will be welcoming Birmingham City Council leader Coun Mike Whitby and the Birmingham delegation.

The trio have all enjoyed successful solo careers but have teamed up to offer Hotel Martinez guests a colourful selection of musical styles and genres.

The world’s top investors and over 420 local authorities from 79 countries are among the 2,000 exhibitors expected to attract an audience of over 25,000 to this year’s four day conference, which opens next Tuesday.

And Suzi, Dave and Matt will be on hand at the Hotel Martinez in the evenings to soothe the stress of a day’s wheeling and dealing among global power brokers.

Suzi Lauder worked in Birmingham as a model, actress and choreographer for many years, appearing on shows like Pebble Mill at One where she was a regular with fashion designer Jeff Banks.

She has since focused on her singing career, performing and singing on the cabaret circuit and providing entertainment for the corporate world.

Her album “The Mermaid in High Heeled Shoes” is now available on iTunes

She has worked with singer songwriter David Saylor for 14 years and he has had both gold and platinum albums, particularly in the Spanish charts, and in South and northern America. He has also worked with Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, Marta Sanchez, Albert Hammond and Jon Secada.

Matt Hoy has been writing songs for a number of years with guitarist Jon Nash in their own studio in Bournville in Birmingham. He has sung with artists such as Simply Red and Wet Wet Wet.

Coun Mike Whitby, leader of Birmingham City Council, said: “Birmingham has a proud musical tradition stretching over many years and we could not have a better trio of ambassadors than Suzi, David and Matt to blaze a trail for us in Cannes.

“The Birmingham team at MIPIM 2010 will be wishing them all the best in their three month residency at the Hotel Martinez, and we will be telling our guests and stand visitors where they can hear the best music in the evenings!”