Rebecca Poole

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Rebecca Poole
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Rebecca Poole, born 1981 - also known professionally as Purdy - is a London based artist, singer and songwriter. She is known mainly for a repertoire described as pop-noir with jazz undertones. Her work has lead to performances taking in Wembley Stadium, Necker Island and The Royal Variety Show, as well as a residency at the 606 club in Chelsea, and a brief appearance in the recent Netflix series, “The Crown.'

Early Life

Born in Henley-On-Thames she was songwriting from the age of 11, but began her professional singing career in her late 20’s, after working in TV and film production as a director's assistant, as well as jobs in modelling and acting.

Career

She began her singing career with the Oxford Jazz Company. Early highlights from this period include being head hunted by Amy Lord (daughter of Deep Purple's John Lord) to sing 'Happy Birthday' to Abba's Frida Lyngstad in Zermatt. After a time singing in Switzerland, Rebecca returned to England 2010 to start her own band and further her professional career.

In 2014 Rebecca wrote ‘This is the Song’ - a remembrance piece recorded with the Central Band of the Royal Air Force in aid of the charity Help for Heroes. She performed the song on the pitch at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 90,000. The piece was arranged by James Pearson – musical director / pianist at Ronnie Scotts Jazz club. Rebecca subsequently accompanied the Ronnie Scott’s All Stars as a guest singer to the Barbados Jazz Festival in 2014.

'This is the Song' was later adapted as a fund raiser for NHS workers in 2020

In 2015 Purdy launched her debut album ‘Diamond in the Dust’ (produced by long time collaborator Andy Wright and including writing collaborations with Jamiroquai's Matt Johnson and Ian Barter, a co-writer for Amy Winehouse.) She went on to support Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues orchestra during a UK theatre tour which included appearances at The Royal Albert Hall.

Also in 2015 Rebecca was flown to Richard Branson’s Necker Island to open for Lana Del Rey.

In 2016 she opened her own successful Jazz Club called ‘Purdy’s Pop Up’ in her home town Henley-On-Thames at the HAODS studio. This operates monthly with special guests from the international music scene. She also performed at The Cheltenham Jazz Festivalsupporting Jamie Cullum on the BBC 2 stage and has made several appearances at The Henley Festival.

In 2017 Rebecca sang with Simply Red at the London Palladium for the Royal Variety Performance.

In 2018, as Purdy, she cut her first vinyl-release featuring two songs ‘How Did You Do That’ (written with Jamie McCredie) and ‘Too in Love With Love’ recorded live at Abbey Road Studios with the London Session Orchestra.

In 2019 Rebecca took a part in the hit Netflix TV drama ‘The Crown' singing ‘You’re Just Too Good To Be True’ during a re-enactment of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s first dance. Rebecca’s voice also features on Netflix film ‘Once Upon a Time in London’ singing a version of Vera Lynn’s ‘We’ll Meet Again’. Purdy was also invited to perform on the BBC Introducing stage at Latitude Festival.

In 2020 a second Purdy album was released titled ‘Both Sides of the Clown.’

Purdy’s music has been featured on international and BBC Radio stations and she continues to work as a regular live performer.

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