Iain Sparks
Iain Sparks is an internationally renowned tribute to the Big 'O' himself, Roy Orbison. With a staggering 4.5 octave vocal range (matching Roy's own range) , Iain sings all the hits from Crying to Pretty Woman and Only the Lonely. Not to be missed!
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Set List / Repertoire
It's Over
Running Scared
Love Hurts
Dream Baby
Blue Angel
Crying
Mean Woman Blues
You Got It
I Drove All Night
Pretty Woman
Blues Bayou
In Dreams
The Great Pretender
Johnny B Goode
Ooby Dooby
California Blue
My Prayer
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Iain Sparks... A truly international Artist!
The Best Roy Orbison Tribute
He has toured Australia(with a 20 piece orchestra) Canada Europe and Asia and with starring Regional and West End Theatre credits Iain is world renowned as probably the best Roy Orbison tribute. His exceptional vocal ability is instantly recognizable effortlessly performing Roy's songs in the original keys for those all important high notes.
He emulates the voice of Roy Orbison's Iconic early career when he was at his best and most powerful.
Iain played the legend in 'The Concert they Never Gave' on several UK theatre tours for E&B productions (producers of 'Buddy' in the West End) and in 2005 Iain headlined on a massive outdoor show in Perth Australia backed by a 20 piece orchestra & supported by Pepsi's Voice of Elvis Johnny Earle. He performed on BBC1 with Westlife sharing the bill with The Sugababes Lemar Katie Melua Boy George & Lulu and more recently in 2009 saw Iain on a tour of Holland and the UK with the hit hit theatre show 'Rocking on Heaven's door' and several other theatre shows across the UK.
Iain performed 10 times at the Albert Hall and on TV (Wembley Arena) for Barry Manilow & at the '95 Brit Awards for Sting as a backing vocalist. He has had 2 top 20 hits in the EMS Euro chart with his own material beating off competition from top US stars including American star Travis Tritt.
See Iain as Van Morrison Meat Loaf and more on his 'Iain Sparks & Friends' page on this site.
Iain Sparks Customer Reviews
In the top 25% of most reviewed Tribute Bands.
17 Customer Reviews
| Performance quality: | 5 stars |
| Sound quality: | 5 stars |
| Behaviour: | 5 stars |
| Communication: | 5 stars |
| Audience engagement: | 5 stars |
| Value for money: | 5 stars |
Our members were treated to a superb evenings entertainment by Iain Sparks. His ...
Alan S booked Iain Sparks for their event in Hampshire
“Our members were treated to a superb evenings entertainment by Iain Sparks. His tribute to Roy Orbison was tremendous and for good measure he even transformed himself into Van Morrison and entertained the audience with a few of his classic songs...Fantastic !”
Ian Sparks was excellent and we had a great evening!...
woodlarks H booked Iain Sparks for their event
“Ian Sparks was excellent and we had a great evening!”
Hi Ian, Just a short note to say a big thanks for the gig you did for us last...
Neal, T booked Iain Sparks for their event
“Hi Ian, Just a short note to say a big thanks for the gig you did for us last Friday, despite the power problems everyone throughly enjoyed it and it was a great evening. Your act was first class, attracted the biggest audience we’ve had this year! ... and I would not hesitate in recommending ...” Read more
Iain morphed into the Big ‘O’ for his first set, and the resemblance was creepil...
Big B booked Iain Sparks for their event
“Iain morphed into the Big ‘O’ for his first set, and the resemblance was creepily close. I guess most of us were on the edges of our seats wondering if he was going to reach that first high note in his opener “Only The Lonely, and this he did with ease to good applause, at that point we settled down...” Read more
Hi Iain, Just a short note to say thank you, everything arrived this morning....
charley booked Iain Sparks for their event
“Hi Iain, Just a short note to say thank you, everything arrived this morning. All the albums and DVD are fantastic, you are such a talented artist. A real top quality respectful tribute to Roy Orbison, I could listen to your recordings all day long. I hope that one day you will be bringing...” Read more
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Solo male singer with backing tracks Also available with live band. Written musical notation with up to 20 piece orchestral arrangements available
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