Alexander Armstrong video EXCLUSIVE: Without A Song from new album Upon A Different Shore
POINTLESS host Alexander Armstrong gives us an exclusive first listen to the track Without A Song from his upcoming second album Upon A Different Shore.
Alexander Armstrong's hauntingly beautiful new song
Far too many TV and film stars have ventured into the music business and all too often it's a rather, ahem, Pointless exercise.
Not so this charming and tuneful chap. If you didn't already know it, he can belt out a classic with the best of them.
In this world exclusive, the comedian-turned-singing-extraordinaire puts his own symphonic spin on old classic which has been performed in the past by the likes of Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra.
Armstrong is pretty "thrilled" with the results, if he says himself...
Alexander Armstrong gave us an exclusive first listen of Without A Song from upcoming music album
The country had little knowledge about Armstrong’s stupendous singing ability
On paper it looks like madness, but in reality I’m thrilled with the results
The song will feature on his upcoming album, Upon a Different Shore – out on October 28 – which comes hot on the heels of Armstrong’s debut venture into music just last year.
His first album went straight to the top of the classical charts when it was released, shocking a country which had little knowledge about Armstrong’s stupendous singing ability.
Armstrong remakes music heavyweights such as Sting (Fields of Gold) and The Stranglers (Golden Brown) on his new album, and even makes his debut performance as an oboist.
As well as classic songs from over the years, Armstrong will also make his mark on a much more recent tune – Kygo’s “Firestone” which was a top ten hit in 2015.
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He comments: “On paper it looks like madness, but in reality I’m thrilled with the results.
“We had the idea to create beautiful soundscapes with textures of orchestra, acoustic instruments, voice and choirs to take the listener to somewhere quite magical… a different shore!”
The TV presenter – best-known as a host of BBC’s teatime classic Pointless alongside Richard Osman - has also just launched a new book on the back of the show, A Pointless History of the World, which hit stores today.
Alexander Armstrong's new album UPON A DIFFERENT SHORE - A MODERN SYMPHONY is out on October 28