London-based singer Alex Carter performs in vocal/accordion duo "Tiramisù" with Serge Pachnine, performing European Cafe Songs and favourites from the Glamour Years, in "Vintage" with pianist Christian Vaughan, with jazz and swing favourites, and with Dave Chamberlain on bass or guitar with jazz, swing and Latin.

Excellent value for money
Chic retro sound and look
Highly versatile, experienced professionals
Large Repertoire
Requests are taken free of charge

Profile:

Alex trained at the Royal Academy of Music, and her jazz, cabaret, opera and concert work has taken her throughout the UK and abroad.

Previous clients include:

Beverage Standards Association Award
Nicolas Wine Fair
Vinopolis
Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec: French Cabaret
Crockfords Casino
Palm Beach Casino
Sydenham Arts Festival
Twinfood Festival
Livesey Memorial Hall, Blitz event 2010
The Grape and Grain Pub Crystal Palace, jazz series
The Golden Lion Sydenham
The Dolphin, Sydenham: French Cabaret
The Dolphin, Sydenham, Italian Cabaret
My Sugarland Vintage Boutique
Con Amore Restaurant, Bromley: Italian cabaret
Benvenuto Restaurant, London
Tentazioni Restaurant Italian Unification Celebrations
Dulwich Picture Gallery Bicentenary Celebrations
Sydenham Dancentre
Bourne & Hollingsworth Events
Opera Gala, Bradford
Opera Southeast
Pavilion Opera
First Act Opera
Guildford Opera
London Opera Players
Garsington opera
Royal Opera House
Mauritshuis in Holland
Handel House Museum in London
Chateau d’Arnac, France
Bederkesa Castle, Germany
Sandringham House
Private weddings, event and funerals

Reviews from clients:

"Thank you, Alex & Serge, for performing your "Jazzy Christmas Tipple" and adding to the magic of our Christmas Wine Tour at Vinopolis. You make a wonderful duo, with such a lovely musical programme. The ideal accompaniment to a glass of something good!" Melanie Reeve, Vinopolis, December 2011

"Thanks again for the beautiful performance during the Wine fair. " Nicolas wine fair 2011

"Thanks so much for singing at my birthday party, you have an exquisite

voice, my friends and family all loved you, it is a treasured memory I will

never forget." private birthday party for Bev
"a big thank you for the wonderful Blitz evening...I was really looking forward to the evening, but I didn't expect the amazing experience we got. The combination of (beautifully sung and played) songs, first-hand accounts and news reels was perfect, and the whole evening was brilliantly atmospheric..."
Emilie Lien

"brilliantly choreographed, wonderful new and personal material, and,of course, wonderfully sung. Your voice is totally stunning, as it the passion and thoughtfulness you demonstrated throughout! "

"you were great"

"Thank you so much for such a wonderful performance."
Carole Lennox

"Blitz - a well attended and brilliantly performed tribute to Londoners who lived through the Blitz, 70 years ago." Sydenham Arts Festival

"it was such an accomplished and moving performance – you have
such a beautiful voice and the songs were sung with such empathy.

"Warmest congratulations on such a great performance last night...really enjoyed the concert and it was evident how much thought and effort had been put into a wonderfully, polished production. You have such stagepresence, not just a beautiful voice, but great poise - loved the uniform!"

"Thanks for creating such a fantastic atmosphere at our wedding reception, Alex. You sang all our favourite numbers and got everyone up on their feet! You've got such sparkle and your voice is so uplifting, you couldn't fail to get the party going. Thanks so much." - Kate Haines’ wedding

“truly marvellous...Our guests were fulsome in their praise of the event." Stanley Moody PhD

"Just wanted to say I thought you were the true star of the night! Great singing and acting combined to make it a memorable performance.”
G. Pepper on Alex's Susanna for Opera Southeast

"Everyone I spoke to thoroughly enjoyed your concert, and given the combination of your beautiful voice and the emotion you put into each of the numbers, it made for an evening of music that I and I'm sure many others will never forget."- Dawn Lewis, Naturewatch Foundation Charity Event

Repertoire :

Repertoire is drawn from the “standard” songs made famous by Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin from the Great American Songbook, by the likes of Gershwin, Cole Porter, Rogers & Hart, bossa from Jobim as sung by Astrud Gilberto, and also those numbers with a more European flavour, reminiscent of Katyna Ranieri, Milva, and Edith Piaf. We also offer Hits from the Blitz- which we played exclusively for our latest project "Blitz," for Sydenham Arts Festival.

Sets are drawn from the following:

Champagne Cocktail with Christian Vaughan and Dave Chamberlain

A foggy day,
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
Ain’t Misbehavin’
All of me
All the things you are
April in Paris

As time goes by
Autumn leaves
Besame mucho
Beyond the Sea
Bye Bye Blackbird
Basin St Blues
Bella notte
Basin Street Blues
Black & Blue
Blues in the night
But not for me
Don’t get around much anymore in C
Don’t Be that Way
Cabaret
Come fly with me
Cheek to cheek
Can’t help lovin’ dat man
Come Prima
Corvocado
Cry me a river
C’est si bon
Dark Eyes
Desafinado
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend
Dindi
Dream a little dream of me
Do it Again
Embraceable you
Fever
Fly me to the moon
Forget Domani
From this moment on
Gee baby ain’t I good to you
Get Happy
Georgia
Girl from Ipanema
Good morning heartache
He’s a tramp
How long has this been going on
Hymne à l’amour
I can’t give you anything but love
I could have danced all night
I get a kick out of you
I’m singing in the rain
I’ve got a crush on you
I’ve got the world on a string
It had to be you
I love Paris
It might as well be spring
It’s all right with me
I got rhythm
Is you is or is you ain’t my baby
Je ne regrette rien
La Vie en Rose
Love me or leave me
Lady sings the blues
Let’s call the whole thing off
Let’s Do it
Let’s fall in love
Let’s face the music and dance
Let there be love
Lullaby of Birdland
Mack the knife
Mambo Italiano
Mean to Me
Miss Otis Regrets
Misty
Moonglow
Moon River
More than you know
New York New York
Nice work if you can get it
Old fashioned girl
On the street where you live
One note samba
Our love is here to stay
Paper Doll
Paper Moon
September Song
Somewhere over the rainbow
Stormy weather
Smile
So Nice
So in Love
Summertime
‘S Wonderful
Tea for two
That’s amore
The lady is a tramp
The Nearness of You
The White Cliffs of Dover
They all laughed
They can’t take that away from me
Tico Tico
Too Marvellous
Volare
Who wants to be a millionaire
With a song in my heart
You’d be so nice to come home to
You do something to me

We can also provide exclusively French or Italian evenings,the European Union cocktail programme, or hits from the Blitz. And of course we've got a Vintage Christmas to go with your Classic Champagne Cocktails.

A Vintage Christmas with Serge, Trio, Christian or Dave

Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas
I’ll be home for Christmas
Silent night
The secret of Christmas
Jingle Bells
Let it snow
Winter wonderland
White Christmas
December
Christmas Island
I’m sending a letter to Santa Claus
The Christmas Song
Auld Lang Syne
I’ve got my love to keep me warm
That’s what I want for Christmas
Santa baby
I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus
What are you doing New Year’s Eve
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
Deck the halls
Le Petit Noël
Le Noël de la Rue
The Christmas Blues
I got the Blues for Christmas

Blitz with Serge Pachnine

Blue Moon
Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye
Don't let's be beastly to the Germans
We'll meet again
I'll be seeing you
Goodnight wherever you are
I'm gonna get lit up...
When you wish upon a star
Over the rainbow
I'll never smile again
Bless 'em all
When they sound the last all clear
The White Cliffs of Dover
Everything stops for tea
Hey little hen
In the mood
The Beer Barrel Polka
We're gonna hang out the washing...
Run rabbit, run
The Deepest Shelter in Town
Singing in the rain
London Pride
There'll always be an England

Diva with Serge Pachnine

Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
Ave Maria
Brindisi
Deh Vieni
Je veux vivre
Laudate Dominum
Mack the Knife
Marenariello
O Mio Babbino Caro
Panis Angelicus
Quando m'en Vò
Ständchen
Brindisi
Canzone di Doretta
Caro Nome
Casta Diva
O mio Babbino Caro
O Sole Mio
Quando m'en Vo'
Vissi d'arte
Carnival of Venice

Tiramisù with Serge Pachnine

Arrivederci Roma
Bella Ciao
Bella Notte
Cara Mia
Ciribiribin
Come Live your life with me (Godfather)
Come Prima
Fontana di Trevi
Forget Domani
Guarda che luna
Innamorata
Non dimenticar
Mambo Italiano
Mona Lisa
Quando Quando
Quando m'innamoro
Speak Softly Love (Godfather)
That's Amore
Tu Vo' Fa' L'americano

Napoletana with Serge Pachnine

L'addio a Napoli
Anema e Core
A Serenata de Rose
La Spagnola
Mamma
Marechiare
Mattinata
Marenariello
Serenata Napoletana
Santa Lucia
La Serenata
Turna a Surriento
Funiculi Funicula
Sicilian Wedding Song from The Godfather

Oh là là with Serge Pachnine

C'est si bon
C'est magnifique
Chanson d'amour
Je ne regrette rien
Hymne à l'Amour
La Bohème
La Goualante du Pauvre Jean
L'accordéoniste
La Mer
Les Amants d'un Jour
La Foule
Les Feuilles Mortes
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
La Vie en Rose
Milord
Padam Padam
Tombe la Neige
Sous le Ciel de Paris
Quand on n'a que l'amour
Un Grand Amour qui s'Achève
Aime-Moi
La Bohème
Clopin Clopant
En ce Temps-là
J'ai ta main
L’âme des Poètes
Le Gamin de Paris
Pigalle

NEW: "A Slice of Latin" with Dave Chamberlain, guitar

Agua de Beber
All that’s left is to say goodbye
Amapola
Besame Mucho
Brazil
The Breeze and I
Sheʼs a Carioca
Coconut Woman
Chega de Saudade
Corcovado
Desafinado
Dindi
Dos Gardenias
Flamingo
Frenesi
Guantanamera
Girl from Ipanema
Guantanamera
How Insensitive
Jamaica Farewell
La Cumparsita
Malagueña
Manha de Carnaval
Mas Que Nada
Mexico
Mexico Joe
Meditaçao
Moliendo Cafe
One note samba
Poinciana
Quizas quizas quizas
Rum and Coca Cola
So Nice
Tico Tico
The Peanut Vendor
Yellow Bird

Coffee & Tea set with Serge Pachnine (develeoped for London Coffee Festival 2011)

A Proper Cup of Cofffee
Caffe per due
Coffee & Cakes
Let's Have another Cup of Coffee
Black Coffee
Forty Cups of Coffee
Um Cafe e um Bagaço
Moliendo Cafe
Java Jive
Everything Stops for Tea
A Nice Cup of Tea
Tea for Two
When I take my Sugar to Tea
The Coffee Song
Couleur Café
Le Grand Café
Les Amants d'un Jour
You're the Cream in my Coffee
I Can't Believe I'm not a Millionaire
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