Michael Ball

Michael Ashley Ball is an English singer, presenter and actor. He made his West End debut in 1985 playing Marius Pontmercy in the original London production of Les Misérables, and went on to star in 1987 as Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera. In 1989, he reached number two in the UK Singles Chart with "Love Changes Everything", a song taken from the musical Aspects of Love, where he played Alex. He played the role in London and on Broadway. His album Coming Home To You reached number one in the UK making it his 4th number one album to date. On 24 April 2020, Ball and Captain Tom Moore entered the UK Singles Chart at number one with a cover of "You'll Never Walk Alone", with combined chart sales of 82,000 making it the fastest-selling single of 2020. In 1992, Ball represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest, finishing second with the song "One Step Out of Time". In 1995, he reprised the role of Marius in Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert.

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Radio 2 fans slam BBC for signing up yet another 'celebrity DJ' as Paddy McGuinness prepares to front new Sunday show: 'Can you not find fresh talent?'

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Sky Buys ‘My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert’, Music Doc Featuring Michael Ball, Audra McDonald & Daniel Dae Kim

Michael Ball: ‘My most unappealing habit? Sitting in my pants on the sofa’

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Michael Ball looks delighted at the grand reopening of West End production The Mousetrap

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Michael Ball slips into high-heels and dances to You Can't Stop The Beat