Tuesday, July 19, 2016

20/07/16 - Samantha Jade being interviewed for the website "DailyTelegraph.com.au"

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London calling for singer Samantha Jade.

Samantha Jade is giving the UK a crack, with the singer relocating to London for six months next year.

The popular singer will relocate to London for six months next year.

It’s good timing given her recent stint on television soap "Home And Away", which is huge over there:

“I want to commit time to being there”, she said, “I’m going to take the plunge and move there for a little while. I’ll go over and write and record. You need to be in the circles and learn the industry.”

Jade, who’ll perform at "Arq" club on saturday night, recently spent a few weeks in the UK working on new music, which inspired her to make the move. She has been suggested as a good fit to represent Australia at next year’s "Eurovision" song contest, following Guy Sebastian and Dami Im:

“There’s a lot of pressure since Dami and Guy did so well, but i’d love to represent Australia”,
she said.

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19/07/16 - Samantha Jade being interviewed for the website "StarObserver.com.au"

Samantha Jade to perform at "Midwinta" ball.

There’s more to being a gay icon than just glitter, sequins and big hair. And it’s a role that Samantha Jade takes seriously.

When the "Firestarter" singer heard about the Orlando shooting tragedy, she made it a priority to organise a series of performances at some Australia’s biggest gay hotspots – including a special fundraiser at Brisbane’s "Fluffy" club and a performance at "Midwinta" ball in Melbourne:

“I was devastated”, Jade tells the "StarObserver.com.au“ website, "It was so sad and intense – it just affects you and you really do start to think about your life, how short it is and how much you need to love and support one another. It really hit quite hard.”

Describing the gay community as some of her biggest supporters, Jade says she feels it is her place to stand up for them on issues like marriage equality and to honour those who lost their lives in the Orlando shooting.

But she is still unsure what it is that makes her so popular with the community.

“I don’t know why”, she says, with a laugh, "I feel like the gay community, for me, the audiences are different – they’re really appreciative of you know, great choreography and how hard you work on stage, and even when you hit a high note. I think there’s a different appreciation there. I’m not sure what it is, but i’m happy to have it.”

The "Midwinta" ball has gone on to become a key event in the LGBTI community over the past two years – with this year’s event promising to be bigger than ever.

All money raised goes to fostering the development of aspiring talent at "Midsumma" festival.

Gretel Killeen will host the event, and a number of other big celebrity names will be hosting tables, including Chrissie Swan.

The "Midwinta" ball is on at the "Crown Palladium" in Melbourne on july 29th 2016. You can book tickets from the "Midwinta" Ball website.

Read our full interview with Samantha Jade in the August issue of "Star Observer" newspaper.

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