Collette Cooper Sings the Blues

Join us for an unforgettable evening of blues and storytelling with the one and only Collette Cooper!

In “Collette Cooper Sings the Blues”, with her unmistakable voice, Collette will take you on a journey filled with emotion and laughter, chronicling her life with a blend of soulful blues tones and personal anecdotes.

‘Collette has the most extraordinary voice, it gives me goose-bumps! Someone I’ve fallen for, oozing sass and attitude. Wow what a voice ’ – Chris Hawkins, BBC Radio 6 Music.

‘A voice that’s incomparable! CC your music is amazing! I love it! I listened and immediately loved the sound.’ – Huey Morgan, BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music

‘Just lovely’ – Claudia Winkleman, BBC Radio 2.

‘Wow, what a voice’ – Sara Cox BBC Radio 2.

‘The imitable Collette Cooper. Superb. Wow – what a voice” We will be hearing a lot more from her” – Jonathan Ross

‘I am Collette’s biggest fan. Her music is some of the best music I’ve heard. I love her voice, so unique as is her music. Love it! What a voice!’ – Nick Grimshaw, BBC Radio 1

‘Best birthday ever was when Collette sang with her band,’ – Sheridan Smith

​’A voice like chocolate’ – Liane Carroll

Collette Cooper is a multi-talented singer, writer, performer and critically acclaimed artist signed to the independent label Thelonious Punk Records championed by BBC Introducing, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music, Soho Radio and Jazz FM. Her inspirations go back as far as Bessie Smith, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Nina Simone, Kurt Weill, Billie Holiday and Mozart.

​Collette is difficult to fit into any box – she has a unique sound of her own.

Her music is eclectic with dramatic, dark, and sometimes theatrical tones, with a strong blues, soul and jazz influence. Her truly unique style and visually captivating performance is electrifying with her raw, emotional honesty and leaves the audience enchanted and wanting more with her raspy, inimitable, hauntingly, powerful, unique vocals.

Her unmistakable, distinctive vocal style is often described as ‘Janis Joplin channelling Edith Piaf with a sprinkling of Esther Phillips’. Her original work is timeless yet fresh, and her versions of covers are unlike anything else you’ve ever heard. Totally reimagined. The covers become her own. Collette plays at all major venues in and around London with sold outperformances including The Jazz Café, The Blues Kitchen, The 100 Club, The Roundhouse, The Piano Bar Soho, amongst many other legendary venues.

During lockdown, Collette wrote and directed a short film called “Keep Fighting” to raise awareness for the NHS. Encouraging people to donate to a charity close to their hearts and receiving an award nomination from The Intensive Care Society. Starring Maxine Peake, Samantha Morton, Vinette Robinson, Gemma Arterton, Anna Friel, Pippa Bennett Warner, Dame Emma Thompson, Kathryn Drysdale, Rosie Jones, Elarica Johnson, Sienna Miller, Olivia Coleman, Karen Bryson, Alan Carr, Nathalie Emmanuel, Rita Ora, Laura Whitmore and many more great names.

Alongside her musical and acting career, Collette is also an activist. She currently has a piece of her artwork in The Now Exhibition curated By Leah Wood. An exhibition bringing awareness to the current climate and helping raise money for Drop4Drop charity. Collette has performed with and for Samuel L Jackson’s charity “One For The Boys” at Abbey Road Studios, London and recently performed for Vivienne Westwood’s Cool Earth charity in an effort to save the planet. Collette is a proud ambassador for the Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Charity. She recently performed at a gala night in their honour at the Grosvenor House Hotel alongside KT Tunstall and Texas. Most recently, she performed at Night for Ukraine at The Roundhouse alongside Bob Geldof, Chrissie Hynde and Imelda May. Collette is also a proud ambassador for the Wild at Heart Foundation, a London-based dog rescue charity. Collette recently, successfully premiered her one woman play, which she has written and stars in “Tomorrow May Be My Last” at the legendary, Old Red Lion, theatre. The Janis Joplin story alongside an incredible live band. With multiple 5-star reviews and award nominations, they are ready to hit the West End with a bang in 2023.