Christine Bovill

Award winning chanteuse, and a singer songwriter in her own right, Christine Bovill has built her reputation on the massively successful 5-star sell-out shows, PIAF and PARIS, which have won her passionate fans, 5 star reviews and international tours. She combines enthralling storytelling with a wry, Glaswegian sense of humour, and an unforgettable voice which is smoky, evocative and emotive. Born into a family where folk music was the flavour of the age, Christine characteristically explored her own inclinations, finding a delight in jazz and cabaret, which she has been developing ever since.

NEW SHOW FOR 2019 – Tonight You Belong To Me

Sultry stories and seductive songs from the Jazz Age of the Roaring 20s.
World Premiere is at Edinburgh Fringe 2019 (16 – 25 Aug) and Fringe by the Sea (4 Aug) before touring to Berlin, and beyond. As well as delving into the stories and people who made the age so compelling, she’s also looking forward to diving into the dressing up box.
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PIAF is both a personal narrative and a powerful musical homage to France’s most endearing icon Edith Piaf. Despite the sorrow of Piaf’s story, this is an evening of celebration – a tale of human triumph over tragedy; and at its heart, a unique performance by a woman widely regarded as one of the finest interpreters of French chanson. Bovill has toured throughout Europe and the Far East with her self-penned homage to the Little Sparrow, appearing on BBC Newsnight and on the BBC Radio 4’s series, Soul Music. Charles Dumont, Piaf’s great friend and composer of Non, Je ne Regrette Rien, even made the journey from Paris to join her on stage at the Edinburgh Fringe (Famous Spiegeltent). Validation for Christine’s performance doesn’t come any higher than this.

In PARIS Christine beckons you back to the golden age of French Song; a demi-monde of heroes and outcasts, cynics and bruised romantics. With drama, pathos and pizzazz, the show casts a sepia-tinged spotlight on the songs and stories of Jacques Brel, Edith Piaf, Barbara, Juliet Greco, Charles Aznavour and more, interspersed with wonderful anecdotes from the period. Be transported into a Parisian scented twilight world of song.

Tour plans for 2019/20 include London, Ireland and Berlin.

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