2011: The Last Rose (UK Albums Chart No.She is also an ambassador for SportsAid and for the Invictus Games. Alongside her role as ambassador at Nordoff Robbins, Laura is an ambassador of Arthritis Research UK, having battled her own debilitating condition at a very young age.
Nominated for a Classical Brit Award, Wright went on to receive the PPL Classical Award at the Nordoff Robbins 02 Silver Clef Awards. This was the first time that version of the National Anthem had been officially sung at a sporting event in 70 years.
On 10th September 2022, after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Laura sang a note-perfect rendition of "God Save The King" at the start of the third Test Match between England and South Africa at The Oval. Wright has trained to county level in hockey, netball, tennis and javelin. 1 chart position on Gary Barlow's Sing album. She was involved in the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, via her song "Stronger As One". Wright was the first mezzo-soprano to perform at the Olympic Stadium, has toured with Alfie Boe and Russell Watson, opened the iTunes Festival for Andrea Bocelli and duetted with Donny Osmond for Children in Need. Wright performed at the opening ceremony for Prince Harry's inaugural Invictus Games where she debuted a new piece she wrote "Invincible", taken from her album Sound of Strength. She is also the first Ambassador for the Kia Women's Cricket League. In 2016, she wrote "Heroes" the first official anthem of the England Women's Cricket team. In recent years however she has been less visible in this role. In April 2016, she performed at The Grand National and, in July, she was the official anthem singer at the British Grand Prix. Wright has been a regular at the NFL matches and has performed at Rugby League, The Carnegie Challenge Cup Final, WSB Boxing, polo, the Carling Cup Final, The Championship Play-off Final and the FA Cup Final. She has previously performed at men's and women's rugby matches at Twickenham. She then went on to be a member of the group All Angels.
Wright's first notable achievement, at 14, was as chorister of the year. She won a scholarship to attend the fee-paying Framlingham College. Wright was born in Suffolk, and grew up in Framlingham. She is a classical-popular crossover singer who performs classical and operatic music, popular songs, musical theatre, and folk songs. Laura Kathryn Wright (born 17 June 1990) is an English soprano.
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