Miriam Stockley
Encyclopedia
Miriam Stockley is a British
singer. She was born in Johannesburg
, South Africa
, and her work is influenced by the Africa
n music in her home country. Her unique vocalese
style gained international acclaim when Karl Jenkins
' launched the "Adiemus
" project with "Songs of Sanctuary", featuring Stockley as the lead vocal. She is married to Rod Houison
. They have two children, Carly Houison and Leigh Brandon Houison.
's version. Later in her life, she moved to London to further pursue her musical career. There, she contributed vocals to several albums, and TV commercials.
During the late 1980s and early 90s, Stockley worked as a session singer for the UK song writing and production trio Stock, Aitken and Waterman. Stockley was featured on tracks by the likes of Kylie Minogue
, Jason Donovan
and Sonia. Alongside fellow session singer Mae McKenna, Stockley is credited with being partly responsible for the distinctive Stock, Aitken and Waterman sound of the 1980s.
Stockley provided backing vocals for the United Kingdom's Eurovision Song Contest
entry on several occasions, most notably with Emma
in 1990
and for Katrina and the Waves
when they won in Dublin in 1997
.
In 1991, Stockley became a part of the dance group Praise
whose single "Only You" reached number four on the UK charts. A year later, the band, with Stockley on vocals, released its second single "Dream On." This failed to have the same success as their previous single and the band decided to call it a day. In 1995, she worked with Karl Jenkins
as the multi-layered vocalist on his first Adiemus
release, which also gave her broad international exposure in a Delta Air Lines
television commercial and release on the album Pure Moods
.
Stockley has been featured in several feature film soundtrack
s, including The Lord of the Rings
: Fellowship of the Ring
, One Night Stand
and The 10th Kingdom
, in which appears her cover of the Rose Royce
song "Wishing on a Star
".
Her song, "Perfect Day", was the theme song for the BBC
children's programme, The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
, which ran from 1992 to 1995. The song was written by Colin Towns
, and has since become unofficially known as 'Theme for the Lake District' by enthusiasts of the show. She has also appeared as a singer on several BBC school's programmes, most notably Look and Read
.
In 2004, Yamaha released Vocaloid
software that allows one to synthetically create background vocals. One of the three available voices from the studio Zero-G released for the first edition of the software is based on material recorded by Miriam Stockley.
In December 2006, Stockley contributed as a solo vocalist and as a co-vocalist with Mike Oldfield
at the German
Night of the Proms
tour, consisting of 18 concerts. She also released her third solo album, a collection of rearranged classical standards entitled Eternal, in 2006.
Beginning in 2006, she joined Richard Gannaway
and Jay Oliver
as a primary member of the world music
group Aomusic
(also known as AO
). She first appeared on Aomusic
's album release "Twirl
", released 17 February 2009 on the group's indie label AO Music/Arcturian Gate
. The Twirl
album features the song "On Jai Ya
"; a piece Aomusic
was asked by the Beijing Olympic Committee to compose as theme music
for the 2008 Summer Games. Ultimately, the Aomusic
song was not selected as the 2008 Olympic theme piece and was later chosen as soundtrack
music for the 2011 promotional trailer Project Peace on Earth
. "On Jai Ya
" was also released to an international audience on Aomusic
's Twirl
, and well received by a broader fan base with Stockley as a core member.
In June 2009, she, Richard Gannaway
and Jay Oliver
composed and produced the song "Gaiya Lo Mane" as theme music for the Give Kids the World
Foundation.
Stockley and Aomusic
released their third album "...and Love Rages on!
" on 15 February 2011 on AO Music/Arcturian Gate
. The album features children's choral ensembles from Beijing
, Tbilisi
, Johannesburg
, Asheville and Orlando
. With the release of "...and Love Rages on!
", Miriam and Aomusic
aligned with one of the many charities under the FirstGiving / GlobalGiving
umbrellas. The FirstGiving / Aomusic
alliance is specifically organized to build sustainable villages for the children of Haiti
who were displaced by an earthquake
in 2010.
On 28 March 2011, Miriam was invited to give a private performance for the Education Without Borders
International conference in Dubai
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
singer. She was born in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, and her work is influenced by the Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n music in her home country. Her unique vocalese
Vocalese
Vocalese is a style or genre of jazz singing wherein lyrics are written for melodies that were originally part of an all-instrumental composition or improvisation. Whereas scat singing uses improvised nonsense syllables, such as "bap ba dee dot bwee dee" in solos, vocalese uses lyrics, either...
style gained international acclaim when Karl Jenkins
Karl Jenkins
-Other works:*Adiemus: Live — live versions of Adiemus music*Palladio *Eloise *Imagined Oceans *The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace...
' launched the "Adiemus
Adiemus
-Concept:Each Adiemus album is a collection of song-length pieces featuring harmonised vocal melody against an orchestral background. There are no lyrics as such: instead the vocalists sing syllables and 'words' invented by Jenkins...
" project with "Songs of Sanctuary", featuring Stockley as the lead vocal. She is married to Rod Houison
Rod Houison
Rodney Houison is a musician, producer, and sound engineer who has worked with The Who, Pete Townshend, Cliff Richard, Shakin' Stevens, Judge Dread, and Echo & the Bunnymen.He has also worked with and is married to Miriam Stockley...
. They have two children, Carly Houison and Leigh Brandon Houison.
Career
At the age of eleven, Stockley and her older sister Avril formed the group, the Stockley Sisters, and had a hit with a cover of Shocking Blue's "Venus" in 1976 on the South African Top 30, ten years before BananaramaBananarama
Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...
's version. Later in her life, she moved to London to further pursue her musical career. There, she contributed vocals to several albums, and TV commercials.
During the late 1980s and early 90s, Stockley worked as a session singer for the UK song writing and production trio Stock, Aitken and Waterman. Stockley was featured on tracks by the likes of Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
, Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records, and his début album Ten Good Reasons was one of the highest-selling albums of 1989...
and Sonia. Alongside fellow session singer Mae McKenna, Stockley is credited with being partly responsible for the distinctive Stock, Aitken and Waterman sound of the 1980s.
Stockley provided backing vocals for the United Kingdom's Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
entry on several occasions, most notably with Emma
Emma (singer)
Emma is a Welsh singer who sang the UK entry, "Give a Little Love Back to the World", in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990....
in 1990
Eurovision Song Contest 1990
The Eurovision Song Contest 1990, the 35th in the series, was held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia on 5 May 1990. The presenters were Helga Vlahović Brnobić and Oliver Mlakar. Toto Cutugno was the winner of this contest with the song "Insieme: 1992"...
and for Katrina and the Waves
Katrina and the Waves
Katrina and the Waves was an English pop rock band, best known for their 1985 hit "Walking on Sunshine" and their 1997 Eurovision Song Contest victory with the song "Love Shine a Light".-Pre-history: The Waves and Mama's Cookin' :...
when they won in Dublin in 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
The Eurovision Song Contest 1997, was the 42nd Eurovision Song Contest and it was held at the Point Theatre Dublin, Ireland, on 3 May 1997. Boyzone member Ronan Keating and Carrie Crowley were the presenters of the show....
.
In 1991, Stockley became a part of the dance group Praise
Praise (band)
Praise, formed in 1991 in London, England, were a new-age music group, comprising Geoff MacCormack, Simon Goldenberg and Miriam Stockley. The group was considered to be foundational in the genre of Ethnic Electronica....
whose single "Only You" reached number four on the UK charts. A year later, the band, with Stockley on vocals, released its second single "Dream On." This failed to have the same success as their previous single and the band decided to call it a day. In 1995, she worked with Karl Jenkins
Karl Jenkins
-Other works:*Adiemus: Live — live versions of Adiemus music*Palladio *Eloise *Imagined Oceans *The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace...
as the multi-layered vocalist on his first Adiemus
Adiemus
-Concept:Each Adiemus album is a collection of song-length pieces featuring harmonised vocal melody against an orchestral background. There are no lyrics as such: instead the vocalists sing syllables and 'words' invented by Jenkins...
release, which also gave her broad international exposure in a Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a major airline based in the United States and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The airline operates an extensive domestic and international network serving all continents except Antarctica. Delta and its subsidiaries operate over 4,000 flights every day...
television commercial and release on the album Pure Moods
Pure Moods
Pure Moods is a series of compilation albums of New Age music released by Virgin Records. The series focuses on the genres of New Age, Ambient, World Music, and to a lesser extent, subdued Electropop and Smooth Jazz...
.
Stockley has been featured in several feature film soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
s, including The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
The Lord of the Rings is an epic film trilogy consisting of three fantasy adventure films based on the three-volume book of the same name by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers and The Return of the King .The films were directed by Peter...
: Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
The Lord of the Rings is an epic film trilogy consisting of three fantasy adventure films based on the three-volume book of the same name by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers and The Return of the King .The films were directed by Peter...
, One Night Stand
One Night Stand (1997 film)
One Night Stand is a 1997 drama film by British director Mike Figgis. The first draft of the screenplay was written by Joe Eszterhas, who had his name removed from the project following Figgis' rewrite.-Plot summary:...
and The 10th Kingdom
The 10th Kingdom
The 10th Kingdom is an American epic fantasy miniseries written by Simon Moore and produced by Britain's Carnival Films, Germany's Babelsberg Film und Fernsehen, and the USA's Hallmark Entertainment...
, in which appears her cover of the Rose Royce
Rose Royce
Rose Royce is an American soul and R&B band. The group is best known for several hit singles including "Car Wash," "I Wanna Get Next to You," "Wishing on a Star", "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" and "I'm Going Down".-Career:...
song "Wishing on a Star
Wishing on a Star
"Wishing on a Star" is a 1978 hit single by Rose Royce for Whitfield Records.-Background:Included on their second album, Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom, "Wishing on a Star" is a slow ballad written by Billie Rae Calvin and produced by Norman Whitfield. The lyrics concern a woman longing for the...
".
Her song, "Perfect Day", was the theme song for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
children's programme, The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends is an animated television series based on the works of Beatrix Potter, featuring Peter Rabbit and other anthropomorphic animal characters created by Potter. It was originally shown in the UK on BBC between 1992 and 1995 and subsequently broadcast in the USA on...
, which ran from 1992 to 1995. The song was written by Colin Towns
Colin Towns
Colin Towns is an English composer, born 13 May 1948 in London, specialising in soundtracks for film, television and commercials. Learning piano as a child, by the age of 13 he was earning money playing at weddings and birthdays in his neighbourhood of the East End of London...
, and has since become unofficially known as 'Theme for the Lake District' by enthusiasts of the show. She has also appeared as a singer on several BBC school's programmes, most notably Look and Read
Look and Read
Look and Read is a BBC television programme for primary schools, aimed at improving children's literacy skills. The programme presents fictional stories in a serial format, the first of which was broadcast in 1967 and the most recent in 2004, making it the longest running nationally broadcast...
.
In 2004, Yamaha released Vocaloid
Vocaloid
is a singing synthesizer application, with its signal processing part developed through a joint research project between the Pompeu Fabra University in Spain and Japan's Yamaha Corporation, who backed the development financially—and later developed the software into the commercial product...
software that allows one to synthetically create background vocals. One of the three available voices from the studio Zero-G released for the first edition of the software is based on material recorded by Miriam Stockley.
In December 2006, Stockley contributed as a solo vocalist and as a co-vocalist with Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield
Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...
at the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Night of the Proms
Night of the Proms
Night of the Proms is a series of concerts held yearly in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Poland. Regularly there are also shows in France, Spain, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg...
tour, consisting of 18 concerts. She also released her third solo album, a collection of rearranged classical standards entitled Eternal, in 2006.
Beginning in 2006, she joined Richard Gannaway
Richard Gannaway
Richard Gannaway is a composer, producer, recording artist who founded the world/new age musical group Aomusic . The group features Miriam Stockley, the voice of Karl Jenkins' "Adiemus" project, whose recording credits include Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, George Michael, Freddie Mercury, Deniece...
and Jay Oliver
Jay Oliver
Jay Oliver is an American jazz musician , composer, record producer, programmer & engineer; residing in Los Angeles. He began his professional music career at the age of 19 as the youngest member of Maynard Ferguson’s band...
as a primary member of the world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
group Aomusic
Aomusic
AOMUSIC, is a pan-cultural world/new age musical group, known for an exotic blend of ethnic texture, rhythmic energy and ambient harmony. Their compositions employ melodic refrains, sung by Miriam Stockley , and children’s choral ensembles from around the globe...
(also known as AO
Aomusic
AOMUSIC, is a pan-cultural world/new age musical group, known for an exotic blend of ethnic texture, rhythmic energy and ambient harmony. Their compositions employ melodic refrains, sung by Miriam Stockley , and children’s choral ensembles from around the globe...
). She first appeared on Aomusic
Aomusic
AOMUSIC, is a pan-cultural world/new age musical group, known for an exotic blend of ethnic texture, rhythmic energy and ambient harmony. Their compositions employ melodic refrains, sung by Miriam Stockley , and children’s choral ensembles from around the globe...
's album release "Twirl
Twirl (world music album)
Twirl is the second studio album from Aomusic, released Feb 17, 2009 through AO Music / Arcturian Gate.-Track listing:# "On Jai Ya" - 6:32# "Tayeh Kayoh" - 4:26# "Drops & Sparks" - 5:52# "Obayo" - 6:30# "Yei Ha" - 5:41# "Na Ha Ye" - 6:17...
", released 17 February 2009 on the group's indie label AO Music/Arcturian Gate
Arcturian Gate
Arcturian Gate is a record label founded in 1994 by AOMUSIC's Richard Gannaway under the LLC "AO Music". In addition to its function as an independent label, AO Music / Arcturian Gate is also the publishing entity for its artists...
. The Twirl
Twirl (world music album)
Twirl is the second studio album from Aomusic, released Feb 17, 2009 through AO Music / Arcturian Gate.-Track listing:# "On Jai Ya" - 6:32# "Tayeh Kayoh" - 4:26# "Drops & Sparks" - 5:52# "Obayo" - 6:30# "Yei Ha" - 5:41# "Na Ha Ye" - 6:17...
album features the song "On Jai Ya
On Jai Ya
"On Jai Ya" is a World music composition by Richard Gannaway, Jay Oliver and Miriam Stockley that appeared on the Aomusic album Twirl in 2009, featuring the CRC Children's Choir from Beijing. The piece was originally written as Olympic theme music at the request of the Beijing Olympic Committee for...
"; a piece Aomusic
Aomusic
AOMUSIC, is a pan-cultural world/new age musical group, known for an exotic blend of ethnic texture, rhythmic energy and ambient harmony. Their compositions employ melodic refrains, sung by Miriam Stockley , and children’s choral ensembles from around the globe...
was asked by the Beijing Olympic Committee to compose as theme music
Theme music
Theme music is a piece that is often written specifically for a radio program, television program, video game or movie, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits...
for the 2008 Summer Games. Ultimately, the Aomusic
Aomusic
AOMUSIC, is a pan-cultural world/new age musical group, known for an exotic blend of ethnic texture, rhythmic energy and ambient harmony. Their compositions employ melodic refrains, sung by Miriam Stockley , and children’s choral ensembles from around the globe...
song was not selected as the 2008 Olympic theme piece and was later chosen as soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
music for the 2011 promotional trailer Project Peace on Earth
Peace on Earth
Peace on Earth may refer to:*Peace on Earth, a phrase meaning the concept of world peace*The Biblical phrase "Peace on Earth, good will to men" used in the Annunciation to the shepherds...
. "On Jai Ya
On Jai Ya
"On Jai Ya" is a World music composition by Richard Gannaway, Jay Oliver and Miriam Stockley that appeared on the Aomusic album Twirl in 2009, featuring the CRC Children's Choir from Beijing. The piece was originally written as Olympic theme music at the request of the Beijing Olympic Committee for...
" was also released to an international audience on Aomusic
Aomusic
AOMUSIC, is a pan-cultural world/new age musical group, known for an exotic blend of ethnic texture, rhythmic energy and ambient harmony. Their compositions employ melodic refrains, sung by Miriam Stockley , and children’s choral ensembles from around the globe...
's Twirl
Twirl (world music album)
Twirl is the second studio album from Aomusic, released Feb 17, 2009 through AO Music / Arcturian Gate.-Track listing:# "On Jai Ya" - 6:32# "Tayeh Kayoh" - 4:26# "Drops & Sparks" - 5:52# "Obayo" - 6:30# "Yei Ha" - 5:41# "Na Ha Ye" - 6:17...
, and well received by a broader fan base with Stockley as a core member.
In June 2009, she, Richard Gannaway
Richard Gannaway
Richard Gannaway is a composer, producer, recording artist who founded the world/new age musical group Aomusic . The group features Miriam Stockley, the voice of Karl Jenkins' "Adiemus" project, whose recording credits include Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, George Michael, Freddie Mercury, Deniece...
and Jay Oliver
Jay Oliver
Jay Oliver is an American jazz musician , composer, record producer, programmer & engineer; residing in Los Angeles. He began his professional music career at the age of 19 as the youngest member of Maynard Ferguson’s band...
composed and produced the song "Gaiya Lo Mane" as theme music for the Give Kids the World
Give Kids The World
Give Kids The World Village is a nonprofit resort in Kissimmee, Florida for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Children between the ages of 3 and 18 who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness by a licensed doctor are eligible for a GKTW Wish...
Foundation.
Stockley and Aomusic
Aomusic
AOMUSIC, is a pan-cultural world/new age musical group, known for an exotic blend of ethnic texture, rhythmic energy and ambient harmony. Their compositions employ melodic refrains, sung by Miriam Stockley , and children’s choral ensembles from around the globe...
released their third album "...and Love Rages on!
...and Love Rages on!
...and Love Rages On! is the third studio album from Aomusic, released Feb 15, 2011 through AO Music / Arcturian Gate.-Track listing:# "Gaiya Lo Mane" – 5:52# "In Lake'ch" – 5:58# "Shen Deni" – 5:14# "Ena Na Lena" – 6:44...
" on 15 February 2011 on AO Music/Arcturian Gate
Arcturian Gate
Arcturian Gate is a record label founded in 1994 by AOMUSIC's Richard Gannaway under the LLC "AO Music". In addition to its function as an independent label, AO Music / Arcturian Gate is also the publishing entity for its artists...
. The album features children's choral ensembles from Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, Asheville and Orlando
Orlando
Orlando is a major city in the U.S. state of Florida.Orlando may also refer to-Places:* in Florida** Orlando, a major city** Greater Orlando, the 27th-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
. With the release of "...and Love Rages on!
...and Love Rages on!
...and Love Rages On! is the third studio album from Aomusic, released Feb 15, 2011 through AO Music / Arcturian Gate.-Track listing:# "Gaiya Lo Mane" – 5:52# "In Lake'ch" – 5:58# "Shen Deni" – 5:14# "Ena Na Lena" – 6:44...
", Miriam and Aomusic
Aomusic
AOMUSIC, is a pan-cultural world/new age musical group, known for an exotic blend of ethnic texture, rhythmic energy and ambient harmony. Their compositions employ melodic refrains, sung by Miriam Stockley , and children’s choral ensembles from around the globe...
aligned with one of the many charities under the FirstGiving / GlobalGiving
GlobalGiving
GlobalGiving is an online marketplace that connects donors with grassroots projects in the developing world. Potential donors can browse and select from a wide offering of projects, organized by geography or by themes such as health care, the environment, and education...
umbrellas. The FirstGiving / Aomusic
Aomusic
AOMUSIC, is a pan-cultural world/new age musical group, known for an exotic blend of ethnic texture, rhythmic energy and ambient harmony. Their compositions employ melodic refrains, sung by Miriam Stockley , and children’s choral ensembles from around the globe...
alliance is specifically organized to build sustainable villages for the children of Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
who were displaced by an earthquake
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
in 2010.
On 28 March 2011, Miriam was invited to give a private performance for the Education Without Borders
Education without borders
Education Without Borders or “Educación Sin Fronteras” , founded in 1988, is an NGO focused on development, its goal being to use education to craft a more just caring world...
International conference in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
.
Band/Ensemble albums
- AomusicAomusicAOMUSIC, is a pan-cultural world/new age musical group, known for an exotic blend of ethnic texture, rhythmic energy and ambient harmony. Their compositions employ melodic refrains, sung by Miriam Stockley , and children’s choral ensembles from around the globe...
- "TwirlTwirl (world music album)Twirl is the second studio album from Aomusic, released Feb 17, 2009 through AO Music / Arcturian Gate.-Track listing:# "On Jai Ya" - 6:32# "Tayeh Kayoh" - 4:26# "Drops & Sparks" - 5:52# "Obayo" - 6:30# "Yei Ha" - 5:41# "Na Ha Ye" - 6:17...
" (2009) - AomusicAomusicAOMUSIC, is a pan-cultural world/new age musical group, known for an exotic blend of ethnic texture, rhythmic energy and ambient harmony. Their compositions employ melodic refrains, sung by Miriam Stockley , and children’s choral ensembles from around the globe...
- "...and Love Rages on!...and Love Rages on!...and Love Rages On! is the third studio album from Aomusic, released Feb 15, 2011 through AO Music / Arcturian Gate.-Track listing:# "Gaiya Lo Mane" – 5:52# "In Lake'ch" – 5:58# "Shen Deni" – 5:14# "Ena Na Lena" – 6:44...
" (2011)
Others
Backing vocals:- Freddie MercuryFreddie MercuryFreddie Mercury was a British musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range...
& Montserrat CaballéMontserrat CaballéMontserrat Caballé is a Spanish operatic soprano. Although she sang a wide variety of roles, she is best known as an exponent of the bel canto repertoire, notably the works of Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi....
- BarcelonaBarcelona (album)Barcelona is an album recorded by Freddie Mercury, the front-man of the popular British rock band Queen, and operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé. The album was recorded in 1987 and 1988, and released in 1988...
(1988; backing vocals on "The Golden BoyThe Golden BoyThe Golden Boy is a song recorded by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury together with catalan operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé.Originally included in the 1988 album Barcelona, the song was released as a 45 rpm two weeks after its appearance in the main album, with another excerpt from the LP, "The...
") - Elaine PaigeElaine PaigeElaine Paige OBE is an English singer and actress best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, North London, Paige attended the Aida Foster stage school, making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16...
- The Queen AlbumThe Queen AlbumThe Queen Album is a solo album by Elaine Paige. It was released in 1988 and peaked at No. 51 in the UK in November 1988. This is the only album from Paige to be released on Siren Records and distributed by Virgin Records...
(1988) - AlphavilleAlphaville (band)Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold , Bernhard Lloyd , and Frank Mertens Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold (real name Hartwig Schierbaum,...
- "RomeosRomeosRomeos is the first single from Alphaville's 1989 album The Breathtaking Blue. It was released a month ahead of the album, and was the first single by Alphaville to be released as a CD single, previous singles having preceded the format's rise in popularity.-Reviews:Graeme Kay praised singer &...
" (1989) - Brian MayBrian MayBrian Harold May, CBE is an English musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the guitarist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen...
- Back to the LightBack to the LightBack to the Light is the first solo effort of Queen's guitarist Brian May and his second non-Queen album. It was recorded between 1988 and 1992 at the Allerton Hill Studios, mixed at the Metropolis Studios and then released on September 28, 1992 in the UK...
(1992) - QueenQueen (band)Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
- Made in HeavenMade in HeavenMade in Heaven is the fifteenth studio album by British rock group Queen and the final one to feature lead singer Freddie Mercury and bassist John Deacon, released on 6 November 1995... - Mike OldfieldMike OldfieldMichael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...
- The Art in Heaven ConcertThe Art in Heaven ConcertThe Art in Heaven Concert is a Mike Oldfield concert video taken from 2000 New Year's night concert at the Victory Column in Berlin, Germany, which is currently available on both CD and DVD.In a press conference in July 1999 in Langeland, Oldfield revealed that some ideas for the venue...
(2000; backing vocals and lead vocal on "Moonlight ShadowMoonlight Shadow"Moonlight Shadow" is a pop song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, released as a single in May 1983 and included in the album Crises of the same year. The vocals were performed by Scottish vocalist Maggie Reilly, who had joined Mike Oldfield in 1980...
") - QueenQueen (band)Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
: The Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertThe Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertThe Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness was an open-air concert held on Easter Monday, 20 April 1992 at London's Wembley Stadium, for an audience of 72,000. The concert was produced for television by Ray Burdis and broadcast live on television and radio to 76 countries around the...
(DVD, 2002) - Atlantis vs Avatar - FijiFijiFiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
(provided lead vocals; Inferno Records, 2000) - The Lord of the Rings film trilogyThe Lord of the Rings film trilogyThe Lord of the Rings is an epic film trilogy consisting of three fantasy adventure films based on the three-volume book of the same name by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers and The Return of the King .The films were directed by Peter...
- Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (main theme featured partially)