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CHRIS MANNINGSinger songwriter Chris was born in Inverness in 1978, Drama and English A-levels helped Chris develop as a song writer as well as a showman. At 18 Chris got his first professional break as a “Show-Red†at Butlins in Minehead. Singing, dancing, acting and comparing everyday - and getting paid for it - Chris was in his element. After two busy years he formed his first band ‘Red Alert’ with four of his colleagues and left his happy holiday home to perform at high profile events, across the UK and Europe. They signed a management deal with Stock Akin & Waterman’s first signing - Hazel Dean and made TV appearances on Carlton Kids - Up 4 It, BBC’s ‘Jane Macdonald’s’ “Star For A Nightâ€, packed out gigs at G.A.Y. London and regularly supported pop sensations like Blue, Atomic Kitten and Five.After an intense few years touring Chris decided that a change was necessary and moved home to focus on writing his own music. He tested his fresh material on audiences at local acoustic sessions and in 2002 entered UK club venue Jumpin Jaks ‘Search For A Star’ competition, beating over 12,000 hopefuls to the top spot at the finals in Coventry. Not long afterwards he fought off 50,000 applicants to become one of 12 students in BBC’s reality show Fame Academy. After the TV experience came a hectic tour - 21 dates of sold-out shows at the biggest and most prestigious arenas across the UK from Glasgow to London Wembley, drawing thousands every night.Having already recorded his own version of Van Morrison’s ‘Brown Eyed Girl’ for the Fame Academy album (which sold nearly 400,000 copies and went gold and silver) Chris came off the tour, exhausted, yet exhilarated and keen to get back in the recording studio.Chris has started gigging again full time up and down the country, performing at big venues nation-wide, launched The Party In The Park in his home town of Inverness and rocked a Bournemouth Crowd of 10,000 alongside Amy Studt for Party At The Pier.Chris continues to perform in and around the South with his new 7 piece Disco - Soul - Funk band “The Funkahloics†and is currently developing his debut record from his studio at home with his friend and song writing producer Gianni Chiarello which will be ready for independent release later this year! For more details on that - check out WWW.MYSPACE.COM/CHRISMANNINGMUSIC