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Rebecca Carrington | |
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 Carrington in 2009 | |
| Born | (1971-01-17)17 January 1971 (age 55) |
Rebecca Carrington is an English "music comedian". She is notable for a wide variety of spoofs of a variety of musical genres, starring Joe, her 18th centurycello.[1]
Carrington lives with her husband,Colin Brown, in Berlin. She studied atWells Cathedral School and TheRoyal Northern College of Music and then went to complete her Masters of Music atRice University in Houston, Texas.[2] She is the daughter ofSimon Carrington, a British conductor and founder of the vocal ensembleThe King's Singers.
She has performed with many orchestras such as theLondon Symphony Orchestra,London Philharmonic Orchestra,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, thePhilharmonia and theBBC Symphony Orchestra.
Her comedy career started on stage while in the USA. One of her shows is calledMe And My Cello.[3]
Rebecca Carrington won several awards, including the Prix Pantheon in June 2007 (a German cabaret award) andPrix du public (an audience prize) at a comedy festival in Versailles in April 2007.
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