SHE is quite simply one of the most successful and popular singers the UK has ever produced and she plays Eastleigh's Concorde Club next Friday May 12.

Now in the fifth decade of her career, Elkie Brooks is still proving to be one of the most powerful and versatile vocal talents of our generation. With numerous hit singles, million selling albums and awards, her annual tours are treat for fans old and new.

Elkie Brooks started out as a vocalist with the bands Dada and Vinegar Joe, and later became a solo artist. She gained her biggest success in the late 1970s and 1980s and has been nominated twice for Brit Awards. Known for her powerful husky voice and hit singles "Pearl's a Singer", "Lilac Wine", "Don't Cry Out Loud", "Fool (If You Think It's Over)", and "No More the Fool", and top-selling album Pearls, she is generally referred to as the "British Queen of Blues".

Performing some of her classic hits, blues and jazz, an electric evening with Elkie is guaranteed to leave you begging for more.

Elkie will also play The Anvil in Basingstoke on Friday June 16.

“Still One Of The Great British Voices” The Guardian

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