Beverley Knight is headline act for Firecracker Ball
SOUL sensation Beverley Knight will be the star turn at this year’s Firecracker Ball.
The singer, billed as the ‘Queen of British Soul’, will headline the event, which is set to attract 800 guests who will raise funds for Barnardo’s causes in Yorkshire.
Ms Knight recently performed to an estimated worldwide television audience of 1bn with a rendition of the song, I Am What I Am at the London 2012 Paralympics opening ceremony.
She has sold more than one million albums in the UK, has been awarded an MBE for her services to British music and for her charity work and has won three MOBOs.
The perfomer has also been nominated for best female at the Brit Awards three times, and been nominated for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize twice.
Phil Taylor, chairman of the Firecracker Ball committee, said: “Beverley is a top class act guaranteed to impress a fundraising audience with high expectations. It is a real challenge to top our performers year on year but we know that Beverley will deliver the goods for another ‘knight’ to remember.”
The Firecracker Ball will take place at Rudding Park Hotel in Harrogate on November 10. Since 2002 the ball has raised more than £1m for Barnardo’s causes.
In previous years the Firecracker Ball has entertained guests with performances from major acts including Lulu, Billy Ocean, Heather Small, ABC, Tony Hadley and Gabrielle.
Evans Property Group, UBS Wealth Management and law firm Dickinson Dees are supporting the event as sponsors. Rocca Boutique in Harrogate is also supporting the event and TheBusinessDesk.com is the media partner.
For further information visit www.thefirecrackerball.org.
