B i o g r a p h y
Jo’s vivacious and lively performances have led her to cover an unusually diverse and developing career over the last 20 years.
Since early 2008 Jo has been performing her solo show in the UK, Europe and onboard cruise liners. Jo also performs a fabulous tribute to Blondie. Shows can be booked solo with backing tracks or with live band /orchestra using bespoke musical arrangements.
Jo trained in London for 3 years at Arts Educational School, London on a Musical Theatre Course before entering show business at the ‘Players Theatre’ in the West End in ‘Babes in the Wood’ as the Witch. She developed her solo show and began performing live shows in her home territory of the North West of England and completed contracts as singer/dancer for production shows for ‘P & O’ from 1999. Jo formed ‘Infinity’ with keyboard maestro Jon Elsender and together they performed many successful residency contracts for some of the U.K.’s leading holiday parks and cruise lines M.V. R2 ( Renaissance Cruises), Sundream (Sun Cruises)and Haven Holidays
Joanne then became a cast member as a singer/dancer/actor at ‘Butlins, Skegness’ for a summer and winter season before joining an ‘Abba Tribute’ show touring U.K. venues for a year . Jo then re-joined Jon Elsender to form a 5-piece version of the band ‘Infinity’ for a contract at the ‘Grand Hyatt Regency’ in Muscat, Oman .
Jo continued to be lead vocalist in the duo aboard ‘The Emerald’ for ‘Thompson Cruises’, resident band for ‘Haven’ and many contracts aboard ‘P & 0’s Ocean village. Jo also took on roles in pantomime at the ‘Stockport Plaza’ in ‘Snow White’ ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and Dick Whittington in 2005,2006 and 2007 Christmas seasons.
She then began working for Warners at 'Alverston Hall’
in the house band before deciding to further her career by going solo.
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