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Joseph McManners born 3 December 1992 (to Medical research charity director, author, television producer and presenter, journalist, musician and songwriter Hugh McManners〔Hugh McManners〕 and London-based physician, naturopath and homeopath Deborah McManners〔Deborah McManners〕〔Interview from the (Limited Edition Japanese DVD release ) of ''"In Dreams"''.〕) is an English singer-songwriter and actor. ==Singing career== At the age of 8, McManners heard the song My Heart Will Go On from the 1997 film Titanic〔(EXCLUSIVE: RISE AND RISE OF THE SMALL BOY WITH THE BIG VOICE ) at www.mirror.co.uk (accessed 8 July 2007)〕 Shortly after he sung the song at a family gathering, he realized that singing was what he wanted to do.〔https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVxvsJfv4Y4&list=RDC-zgLY3fgd8&index=7〕 He plays the violin and the piano and is learning to play the guitar. At that age, he sang 'In Dreams', though it is not the version which is featured in The Lord of the Rings (film) with Howard Shore as the composer.〔 McManners auditioned for the lead role in the BBC's operatic version of "The Little Prince" directed by Francesca Zambello and was chosen from 25000 others to play the part. During filming for "The Little Prince", he was spotted by executives from Sony BMG which led to a UK£2 million 4-album record deal.〔(sound generator - Joseph McManners - In Dreams review ) (accessed 28 August 2006).〕〔 〕 McManners went to Prague with his producer Nick Patrick in 2005 to record the music for his first album ''In Dreams''. Most of the music was performed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and McManners' brother plays violin on "Where is Love".〔〔 The album was released on 5 December 2005. His debut album release reached number five in the classical charts within a few days.〔(Silver screen beckons for teenage singing sensation ) from Kent newspaper Kent on Sunday (accessed 19 December 2005).〕 The album was nominated for "Album of the Year" at the 2006 Classical BRIT Awards and the release of "Bright Eyes" from the same album debuted at number one in Asian airplay.〔(The BPI Unveils Nominees for The Classical BRIT Awards 2006 ) (published 11 April 2006; accessed 28 August 2006).〕〔(Number 1 Airplay ) at Sony BMG.co.uk (accessed 28 August 2006).〕 In December 2006 it was reported that McManners had left Sony BMG over artistic differences.〔 〕 In the same year, McManners was a guest singer at Liam Lawton's live concert held at the Dublin docklands, an event attended by almost 5,000 people. The orchestral arrangements were done by composer and arranger Nick Ingman.〔(Liam Lawton - Biography ) at www.windowsmedia.com (accessed 14 May 2008)〕〔(Liam Lawton - CURRENT BIOGRAPHY 2007 ) at www.liamlawton.com (accessed 14 May 2008)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph McManners」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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