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INTRODUCING BOBBY VALENTINE...

IN AUSTRALIA

HAVING FRONTED SUCCESSFUL ACTS LIKE THE LONELY BOYS AND THE SWEETHEARTS, BOB VALENTINE IS ONE OF MELBOURNE'S FAVOURITE PERFORMERS. BEING IN CONSTANT DEMAND ON THE CORPORATE CIRCUIT, BOB HAS PRODUCED MANY FORMATS TO HIS PERFORMANCES.

WITH INFLUENCES LIKE SINATRA, COUNT BASIE, THE BEATLES, RAY CHARLES, ELVIS, VAN MORRISON, STEVIE WONDER & AUSTRALASIA’S OWN RICKY MAY, THE WORD "VARIETY" IS SYNONYMOUS WITH THE NAME BOB VALENTINE.

BOBS’ TELEVISION CREDITS INCLUDE, HEY HEY IT'S SATURDAY; GOOD MORNING AUSTRALIA; IN MELBOURNE TONIGHT; DENISE; STEVE VIZARDS` TONIGHT LIVE; THE MIDDAY SHOW; LIVE & KICKING; ERNIE & DENISE AND MANY OTHERS.

BOB, WITH HIS VARIOUS LINE-UPS, HAS PERFORMED AT PRIVATE FUNCTIONS FOR NAMES SUCH AS; HOLDEN CARS; LLOYD & SUZIE WILLIAMS; WESTERN BULLDOGS; MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB; AUSTRALIAN TOURIST COMMISSION; COLIN HAYES; 500 CLUB; AMWAY; VARIETY CLUB; FORD; SHELL; THE NINE NETWORK; GRAND PRIX BALL; PAUL DAINTY; TOYOTA; CASTROL; LILLIAN FRANK; COCA-COLA; VICTORIAN COUNTRY RACING COUNCIL; JEFF & FELICITY KENNETT; S.I.D.S. FOUNDATION; PORSCHE CARS; V.A.T.C. & V.R.C.; THE CHALLENGE CANCER NETWORK; ARTHUR ANDERSON CONSULTING; BMW.

BOB HAS PERFORMED AT THE AFL GRAND FINAL, THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS, THE NBL GRAND FINAL, THE MELBOURNE & CAULFIELD CUPS.
HE ALSO HAS THE WEDDINGS OF; EDDIE & CARLA McGUIRE, STEVE & JO SILVAGNI, HUGH & DEBORAH-LEE JACKMAN, DERMOTT & TONI BRERETON AND THE MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS OF; SAM NEWMAN, KERRY PACKER ,JIMMY BARNES ,LEE FREEDMAN & JILL FARNHAM TO HIS CREDIT......TO NAME JUST A FEW.

BOB IS ALSO IN THE ENVIABLE POSITION OF BEING ONE OF CROWN CASINOS` PREFERRED PERFORMERS. HE HAS APPEARED IN THE PALLADIUM BALLROOM & CROWN SHOWROOM ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITH HIS BIG BAND. BOB WAS ONE OF THE INVITED ENTERTAINERS (ALONG WITH HIS 20 PIECE ORCHESTRA) TO PERFORM AT THE GRAND OPENING PALLADIUM CONCERT, & HAS ENJOYED THE PRIVILEGE OF SUPPORTING WHITNEY HOUSTON , ROD STEWART, THE 5 SOLD-OUT STEVIE WONDER SHOWS AND THE LEGENDARY JERRY LEWIS ON BOTH HIS VISITS DOWN UNDER.

ALL THROUGH 1998 & 1999 BOBS’ VOCAL TALENTS ARE HEARD AND RECOGNISED AS THE VOICE BEHIND "THERE’S NO OTHER STORE LIKE DAVID JONES" TELEVISION & RADIO COMMERCIALS. HE WAS CHOSEN TO RECORD THE THEME SONG FOR "THE MELBOURNE STORM" & PERFORM IT FOR THEIR 1999 PREMIERSHIP SEASON.

BOBS’ BAND LINE-UPS BOAST MELBOURNE'S MOST PROMINENT SESSION AND CONCERT MUSICIANS AND HAS FEATURED GUEST VOCALISTS THE CALIBRE OF LISA EDWARDS, ROSS WILSON, RENEE GEYER, WENDY STAPLETON AND MANY OTHERS. HIS BIG BAND PERFORMANCES FEATURE SONG ARRANGEMENTS THAT REALLY CREATE THAT ’WOW FACTOR’.

THE WORLD

BOB HAS MADE A FEW FORAYS INTO THE BIG WORLD, DOING CORPORATE SHOWS IN BALI & FIJI. 2 PUBLIC PERFORMANCES IN BEIJING LEFT HIM WITH A FOLLOWING OF CHINESE JAZZ DEVOTEES & HIS RECORDED WORK IS PLAYED ON BEIJING FM RADIO, ALONG WITH REGULAR INTERVIEWS THROUGH RADIO AUSTRALIA. A RETURN TO CHINA FOR MORE EXTENSIVE WORK IS PLANNED FOR THE NEW YEAR. EARLY 1999 SAW HIM VISIT BAHRAIN FOR A SPECIAL AUSTRALIA DAY SHOW, WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED UP BY A MINI TOUR OF THIS & OTHER U.A.R. COUNTRIES AT THE SAME TIME NEXT YEAR.

AN EVENING WITH BOB VALENTINE WILL TAKE YOU DOWN A MUSICAL ROAD YOU WILL WANT TO TRAVEL MORE THAN ONCE. BOB LOVES NOTHING BETTER THAN A GOOD PARTY AND MANY PEOPLE WILL ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT A BOB VALENTINE GIG IS ONE HELL OF A PARTY.

BOB BRINGS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE TO ANY PERFORMANCE AND A NIGHT WITH BOB VALENTINE GUARANTEES A GREAT TIME FOR ALL INVOLVED.

SO WHETHER IT BE A PRIVATE FUNCTION DANCE BAND, A FLOORSHOW, A NIGHT AT THE PUB, OR A 20 PIECE ORCHESTRA THE NAME ‘BOB VALENTINE’ SHOULD BE AT THE TOP OF YOUR ENTERTAINMENT LIST.

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