Alex Sharpe
Alex Sharpe ( born May 4, Ireland) is an Irish singer, who was known primarily through their membership in the group Celtic Woman.
Earlier career
She began her career as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz which was performed at the Olympia Theatre. Then she played Janet in The Rocky Horror Show, the young Sally in Follies in Concert, Jenny in Aspects of Love, and Mila in Aloha Kamano by Sean Purcell. Furthermore, she played Eponine in Les Misérables by Cameron Mackintosh Company in England and Ireland and on the concert tour of Les Misérables. Sharpe created the role of Bernadette in the musical The Beautiful Game by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton. When she returned to Ireland, she played the role of Kate Foley in The Wireman in the Gaiety Theatre.
Sharpe has sung in Icelandic Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. She made recordings for the soundtrack Evita with Madonna. She also played in a concert for the charity The Prince's Trust at the Mayflower Theatre. In 2006 she traveled to Chicago at the premiere of the musical The Pirate Queen participate as a director.
Celtic Woman
When Lisa Kelly left because of her pregnancy, the Celtic Woman Sharpe in 2008 was a member for the year. She said: "It's a different style than I'm used to. But I've enjoyed learning the technique. My background is musical theater, so this is something very different for me ... But my philosophy is, you're always growing as a performer. There's always so much to learn " (in German about ". It's a different style than the one I am used to but I like to learn the technique My professional background is actually the musical, so that's something else.. . . for me ... But my philosophy is, as an artist, you always grows Because there is always so much to learn " ) when she was a member of the group, she said that she was not familiar with the group's music; "I'd never seen any of Their shows ... David ( Downes, composer and musical director of Celtic Woman ) gave me a CD and some DVDs, and what did the first time I'd seen any of it. " ( To German: "I had never seen one of their shows ... David gave me a CD and some DVDs and that was the first time that I have seen something from them. " )
2009 Sharpe became a full member, as they took the place of Órla Fallon as this left the group. She toured with the group in 2009 on the Isle of Hope tour and participated in the CD and DVD Songs from the Heart, which was released in January 2010. From February to May 2010, the group toured as part of their Songs from the Heart tour through North America. In May 2010, Sharp announced that she would leave the Celtic Woman by her family to be together all day.
Private life
Sharpe is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 2008 she had a son.