The Burlettes

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Grab a martini, dig out your glad rags and get ready for 3 ravishing ladies to electrify you with their dazzling vocals. The Burlettes can offer a 3 piece group with backing tracks or a full band. Full band option is P.O.A

Coming together in the vibrant city of Brighton in 2007 and gaining influence from classic trios such as The Andrews Sisters and The McGuire sisters.

The Burlettes will entertain you with their delicious blend of costumes choreography and musicianship. Mixing vintage glamour with a contemporary flavour Felicity, Johanna and Kelly guarantee you an assortment of frisky fun and complex vocal arrangements and finished off with a little dash of naughtiness enough to spice up any evening.

Armed with a double bassist, drummer and keyboard player The Burlettes are multitalented professional musicians and artistes whose only desire is to ensure rip roaring performances that prove to be unforgettable.

This is entertainment that will whisk you back to a time when teenagers were doing the jitterbug and Uncle Sam was asking young men to enlist bringing a collection of classic 1940s popular tunes plus some swung up pop favourites thrown in for fantastic measure. The girls will even sing you Happy Birthday in glorious 3 part harmony if you so desire!

The Burlettes are all A-list professional musicians and have individually worked with the likes of Sting; Squeeze; Moloko; Barbara Dickson; Chris Holland (Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Band); Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits); Freddy V (Average White Band) and many more.

Venues and festivals include the world-famous 606 Jazz Club, Cafe De Paris, The Speigal Tent (Brighton Festival Fringe), The London Burlesque and corporate functions for clients such as Net-a-Porta.

The Burlettes go out as a 6 piece band 3 vocals drums bass and keys. However they also provide the option of a brass section (trumpet and tenor saxophone) should you wish to add a little extra sparkle and ooomph! Their brass section are not only top-of-their-game horn players but are also writers producers and arrangers and have worked with huge artists such as Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, James Brown, Kirk Whallum, Sade and Van Morrison, to name but a few.

Booking Options
The Burlettes come as a 6 piece, with the girls backed by a fantastic professional band including Bass, drums and Keyboard player. In addition, why not pull out all the stops and add our Saxophone and trumpet players for an additional fee.

So, kick your 21st century qualms to the curb for a night and join three feisty girls in remembering and celebrating all that is fabulous about our worlds wartime musical legacy.

» Song List

• Rhythm And Blues - Mcguire Sisters
• Bei Mir Bist Du Shoen - Andrews Sisters
• Strip Polka - Andrews Sisters
• Rum And Coca Cola - Andrews Sisters
• Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Andrews Sisters
• Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar - Andrews Sisters
• Goodnight Sweetheart - Mcguire Sisters
• Delilah Jones - Mcguire Sisters
• Achoo Cha Cha - Andrews Sisters
• No More - Mcguire Sisters
• Volare - Mcguire Sisters
• Ding Dong - Mcguire Sisters
• Sincerely - Mcguire Sisters
• Sweet Song Of India - Andrews Sisters
• Old Devil Moon - Mcguire Sisters
• Old Cape Cod - Patti Page
• Hey Mama - Black Eyed Peas
• Toxic - Britney Speas
• Candyman - Christina Aguilera
• Lady Marmalade - Patti Labelle
• And Many More!

» Previous Clients

• Cafe De Paris
• London Burlesque Festival
• The Speigal Tent (brighton Fringe Festival
• Net-a-porta
• Brighton And Hove City Council
• Brighton Frocks Fashion Week
• And Many More!

» Testimonials

'I can't thank the Burlettes enough - they were very professional but also bags of fun to work with - and super talented. The guests at our 1940s themed party really were 'wowed' by the performance. I'd highly recommend them.'
- Daniel Friend, client

''Each singer has a unique voice and they complement each other exceptionally well backed by a talented band. The Burlettes have a great future ahead of them''.
- KempTowm Rag, Magazine review

» Set Formats

The Burlettes Offer:

1 x 60 Minute Set
Or
2 x 35 Minute Sets

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