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#202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="fn">Russell Watson</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Watson performing at Broadlands in Hampshire, England, in 2007."><img alt="Watson performing at Broadlands in Hampshire, England, in 2007." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="308" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="576" data-file-height="806" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Watson performing at <a href="/wiki/Broadlands" title="Broadlands">Broadlands</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a>, England, in 2007.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1966-11-24</span>) </span>24 November 1966<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 58)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Irlam" title="Irlam">Irlam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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"counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Classical_crossover" class="mw-redirect" title="Classical crossover">Classical crossover</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Operatic_pop" title="Operatic pop">operatic pop</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Tenor" title="Tenor">Tenor</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1998–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records">Decca</a> (2000–2009)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Sony_Records" title="Sony Records">Sony Records</a> (2009–2017)</li><li><a href="/wiki/BMG_Rights_Management" title="BMG Rights Management">BMG</a> (2018–present)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Spouses</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Helen Watson</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 2002)<wbr /></div></li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Louise Harris</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2015)<wbr /></div></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Russell Watson</b> (born 24 November 1966) is an English <a href="/wiki/Tenor" title="Tenor">tenor</a> who has released singles and albums of both operatic-style and <a href="/wiki/Popular_music" title="Popular music">pop</a> songs. </p><p>He began singing as a child, and became known after performing at a <a href="/wiki/Working_men%27s_club" title="Working men's club">working men's club</a>. He came to attention in 1999 when he sang "<a href="/wiki/God_Save_the_Queen" class="mw-redirect" title="God Save the Queen">God Save the Queen</a>" at the Rugby League <a href="/wiki/Challenge_Cup" title="Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> Final at <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Barcelona_(Freddie_Mercury_and_Montserrat_Caball%C3%A9_song)" title="Barcelona (Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song)">Barcelona</a>" at the last match of the <a href="/wiki/Premier_League" title="Premier League">Premiership</a> season between <a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C." title="Tottenham Hotspur F.C.">Tottenham Hotspur</a> at <a href="/wiki/Old_Trafford" title="Old Trafford">Old Trafford</a>, and a full set of songs at the <a href="/wiki/1999_UEFA_Champions_League_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 UEFA Champions League Final">1999 UEFA Champions League Final</a> in Barcelona between <a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a> and <a href="/wiki/FC_Bayern_Munich" title="FC Bayern Munich">Bayern Munich</a>. </p><p>Watson's debut album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_(Russell_Watson_album)" title="The Voice (Russell Watson album)">The Voice</a></i> was released in May 2001; four others followed. An album planned for November 2006 was delayed due to the removal of a benign pituitary tumour. This album, titled <i><a href="/wiki/That%27s_Life_(Russell_Watson_album)" title="That's Life (Russell Watson album)">That's Life</a></i>, was eventually released in March 2007. Later that year, it was discovered that there had been a regrowth of the pituitary tumour and bleeding into Watson's brain. He underwent emergency surgery and was discharged from hospital on 31 October. He underwent an extensive rehabilitation programme, including <a href="/wiki/Radiation_therapy" title="Radiation therapy">radiotherapy</a>. His sixth studio album, <i>Outside In</i>, was released on 26 November 2007. Watson released <i><a href="/wiki/La_Voce_(album)" title="La Voce (album)">La Voce</a></i>, his first album since overcoming the brain tumour, in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Watson has released thirteen studio albums. His latest is a collaborative album with singer <a href="/wiki/Aled_Jones" title="Aled Jones">Aled Jones</a>, <i>Christmas with Aled and Russell</i>, which was released in November 2022. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russell_Watson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Russell Watson was born in June 13, 1967.<sup id="cite_ref-Loose_Women_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Loose_Women-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="/wiki/Irlam" title="Irlam">Irlam</a> Endowed Primary School.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then began work on a <a href="/wiki/Youth_Opportunities_Programme" title="Youth Opportunities Programme">Youth Opportunities Programme</a> as a bolt-cutter.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph:_Lawsuit_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph:_Lawsuit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although Watson had been singing since he was a child, he never sought a career as a professional singer. Then married and with a baby, he began to earn extra money singing cover versions of <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a> and other artists in <a href="/wiki/North_West_England" title="North West England">North West</a> clubs to help support his young family. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russell_Watson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990-1999:_Early_career_and_discovery">1990-1999: Early career and discovery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russell_Watson&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1990-1999: Early career and discovery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1990 he won a Search for a Star contest organised by Manchester's <a href="/wiki/Piccadilly_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Piccadilly Radio">Piccadilly Radio</a>. </p><p>In 1998 Ian Boasman, manager of the Bistro French restaurant in <a href="/wiki/Preston,_Lancashire" title="Preston, Lancashire">Preston</a>, arranged for him to sing at <a href="/wiki/Old_Trafford_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Trafford (football)">Old Trafford</a> during the interval at a memorial football match for the <a href="/wiki/Munich_air_disaster" title="Munich air disaster">Munich air disaster</a>, a huge privilege for a lifelong <a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a> fan. However, his appearance was cancelled at the last minute when player <a href="/wiki/Eric_Cantona" title="Eric Cantona">Eric Cantona</a> requested that <a href="/wiki/Mick_Hucknall" title="Mick Hucknall">Mick Hucknall</a> sing instead. Russell signed a management deal with Boasman; this also involved comic <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Ball" title="Bobby Ball">Bobby Ball</a> and businessman Keith Chadwick. </p><p>In 1999 he sang "<a href="/wiki/God_Save_the_Queen" class="mw-redirect" title="God Save the Queen">God Save the Queen</a>" at the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Rugby League">Rugby League</a> <a href="/wiki/Challenge_Cup" title="Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> Final at <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a>, then finally sang at Old Trafford before the last match of the <a href="/wiki/FA_Premier_League" class="mw-redirect" title="FA Premier League">Premiership</a> season between Manchester United and <a href="/wiki/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C." title="Tottenham Hotspur F.C.">Tottenham Hotspur</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> After the game, when his team had won the league championship, he returned to the pitch to sing the <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Mercury" title="Freddie Mercury">Freddie Mercury</a> and <a href="/wiki/Montserrat_Caball%C3%A9" title="Montserrat Caballé">Montserrat Caballé</a> song "<a href="/wiki/Barcelona_(Freddie_Mercury_and_Montserrat_Caball%C3%A9_song)" title="Barcelona (Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song)">Barcelona</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> during which he tore off his dinner jacket to reveal a Manchester United shirt; a week later he was invited to sing a full set at the final of the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League" title="UEFA Champions League">UEFA Champions League</a> in Barcelona between United and <a href="/wiki/Bayern_Munich" class="mw-redirect" title="Bayern Munich">Bayern Munich</a>, duetting with <a href="/wiki/Montserrat_Caball%C3%A9" title="Montserrat Caballé">Montserrat Caballé</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000-2007:_The_Voice,_War_of_the_Worlds_and_That's_Life"><span id="2000-2007:_The_Voice.2C_War_of_the_Worlds_and_That.27s_Life"></span>2000-2007: <i>The Voice</i>, <i>War of the Worlds</i> and <i>That's Life</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russell_Watson&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2000-2007: The Voice, War of the Worlds and That's Life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Watson was now managed by Perry Hughes, who was pivotal in the success of Watson's career during these years. Watson's début album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_(Russell_Watson)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Voice (Russell Watson)">The Voice</a></i>, followed in May 2001. A mixture of operatic <a href="/wiki/Aria" title="Aria">arias</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cover_version" title="Cover version">covers</a> of pop songs, it topped the <a href="/wiki/UK_classical_chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK classical chart">UK classical chart</a> and eventually reached number five in the <a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums Chart</a>. When it was released in the United States, it took the number one spot, the first time a British artist had held both the US and UK classical number one. The album contained perhaps Watson's most unusual collaboration to date, with former <a href="/wiki/Happy_Mondays" title="Happy Mondays">Happy Mondays</a> singer <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Ryder" title="Shaun Ryder">Shaun Ryder</a> who lent his vocals to the <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Mercury" title="Freddie Mercury">Freddie Mercury</a> and <a href="/wiki/Montserrat_Caball%C3%A9" title="Montserrat Caballé">Montserrat Caballé</a> song "Barcelona". It also featured a duet with <a href="/wiki/Faye_Tozer" title="Faye Tozer">Faye Tozer</a> of <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop group</a> <a href="/wiki/Steps_(pop_group)" title="Steps (pop group)">Steps</a>, "Someone Like You", which when released as a single, charted at number 10 on the UK Singles chart.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to the formation of <a href="/wiki/Velvet_Revolver" title="Velvet Revolver">Velvet Revolver</a>, Watson was asked by <a href="/wiki/Slash_(musician)" title="Slash (musician)">Slash</a> (guitarist of <a href="/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses" title="Guns N' Roses">Guns N' Roses</a>) whether he would be their singer. Watson turned down this opportunity to focus on his solo career.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2001, Watson sang the opening theme of the television series <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_Enterprise" title="Star Trek: Enterprise">Star Trek: Enterprise</a></i>, "<a href="/wiki/Where_My_Heart_Will_Take_Me" class="mw-redirect" title="Where My Heart Will Take Me">Where My Heart Will Take Me</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> written by <a href="/wiki/Diane_Warren" title="Diane Warren">Diane Warren</a>. He also sang it live at the opening ceremony of the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Games" title="Commonwealth Games">Commonwealth Games</a> in Manchester in 2002. In 2003, the song was remixed to a more upbeat version. In August 2007, it was played as a wake-up call for American Mission Specialist <a href="/wiki/Richard_Mastracchio" title="Richard Mastracchio">Richard Mastracchio</a> on <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Endeavour" title="Space Shuttle Endeavour">Space Shuttle Endeavour</a> mission <a href="/wiki/STS-118#Wake-up_calls" title="STS-118">STS-118</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In late 2004, Watson released the single "Nothing Sacred – A Song for Kirsty" to raise £5 million for the Francis House children's hospice in <a href="/wiki/Didsbury" title="Didsbury">Didsbury</a>, Manchester. The campaign was fronted by <a href="/wiki/Kirsty_Howard" title="Kirsty Howard">Kirsty Howard</a>, a seven-year-old girl with a serious heart defect. The song reached number 17 on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The self-styled "People's Tenor",<sup id="cite_ref-Times:_brain_tumour_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times:_brain_tumour-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who is also known as "The Voice" after his first album, won the Album of the Year at the <a href="/wiki/Classical_BRIT_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Classical BRIT Awards">Classical BRIT Awards</a> in both 2001<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 2002,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> also collecting awards for Best-Selling Debut Album (2001) and Best-Selling Album (2002). </p><p>In 2005, he collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Secret_Garden_(duo)" title="Secret Garden (duo)">Secret Garden</a> for his song "Always There" from the album <a href="/wiki/Earthsongs" title="Earthsongs">Earthsongs</a>. In November 2005, Watson recorded "True To Your Dreams", his ending theme for the video game <a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Curse_of_Darkness" title="Castlevania: Curse of Darkness">Castlevania: Curse of Darkness</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007-02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007-02.jpg/220px-RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007-02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007-02.jpg/330px-RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007-02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007-02.jpg/440px-RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007-02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1972" data-file-height="1567" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007-03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007-03.jpg/220px-RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007-03.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007-03.jpg/330px-RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007-03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007-03.jpg/440px-RussellWatson-Broadlands-2007-03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1210" data-file-height="806" /></a><figcaption>Watson performing at <a href="/wiki/Broadlands" title="Broadlands">Broadlands</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a>, England, in 2007.</figcaption></figure> <p>In addition to his recording work, Watson played Parson Nathaniel in the stage adaptation of <i><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Wayne%27s_Musical_Version_of_The_War_of_the_Worlds" title="Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds">Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds</a></i> which toured the UK in early 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the same year, he also took part in the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> reality TV show <i><a href="/wiki/Just_the_Two_of_Us_(TV_series)" title="Just the Two of Us (TV series)">Just the Two of Us</a></i>. The programme involved eight couples, including <a href="/wiki/Si%C3%A2n_Reeves" title="Siân Reeves">Siân Reeves</a> and Watson, competing in a duet-singing showdown, complete with a live band, a panel of judges and viewer voting, to see who would be crowned champions. A wide array of music was performed, from <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country and western</a> to rock. The scores each week were tallied from both a judging vote (the judges were <a href="/wiki/Lulu_(singer)" title="Lulu (singer)">Lulu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Nelson" title="Trevor Nelson">Trevor Nelson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Copeland" title="Stewart Copeland">Stewart Copeland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cece_Sammy" class="mw-redirect" title="Cece Sammy">Cece Sammy</a>) and a public phone-in vote. Watson, a late arrival to the competition replacing Reeves's original partner <a href="/wiki/Rick_Astley" title="Rick Astley">Rick Astley</a>, who had pulled out, took the crown despite the low scores awarded by the judges to their performances. Following the competition Reeves and Watson released a victory single, "Can't Help Falling in Love". Russell Watson was scheduled to defend his title in the 2007 series with a new celebrity partner, <a href="/wiki/Loui_Batley" title="Loui Batley">Loui Batley</a>, but had to withdraw at the last minute because of serious health problems. </p><p>Upon recovering, Watson returned to the recording studio to finish his album <i>That's Life</i>. Originally due out in November 2006, it was subsequently released on 5 March 2007. On the advice of his doctors, his latest UK tour, which had been due to start in late October 2006, was also postponed until March 2007 to coincide with the album release.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rescheduled tour met with huge approval throughout the country, with night after night of standing ovations to a visibly moved Watson. On 19 May 2007, Watson sang the "<a href="/wiki/God_Save_the_Queen" class="mw-redirect" title="God Save the Queen">God Save the Queen</a>" at the <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup_Final_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="FA Cup Final 2007">2007 FA Cup Final</a>. </p><p>He released his sixth studio album, <i>Outside In</i>, on 26 November 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008-2014:_Autobiography,_Last_Choir_Standing_and_touring"><span id="2008-2014:_Autobiography.2C_Last_Choir_Standing_and_touring"></span>2008-2014: Autobiography, <i>Last Choir Standing</i> and touring</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russell_Watson&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2008-2014: Autobiography, Last Choir Standing and touring"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 5 June 2008 Watson released his autobiography <i>Finding My Voice</i>. </p><p>Watson appeared as a judge on the talent show <i><a href="/wiki/Last_Choir_Standing" title="Last Choir Standing">Last Choir Standing</a></i>, which was broadcast on <a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC One</a> beginning 5 July 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His album <i><a href="/wiki/People_Get_Ready_(Russell_Watson_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="People Get Ready (Russell Watson album)">People Get Ready</a></i>, containing <a href="/wiki/Easy_listening" title="Easy listening">easy listening</a>, rock and <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul music</a> <a href="/wiki/Standard_(music)" title="Standard (music)">standards</a>, was released on 17 November 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He performed at the <i><a href="/wiki/Strictly_Come_Dancing#2008_Christmas_Special" title="Strictly Come Dancing">Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2008</a></i> on 25 December 2008,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and at the BBC's <i>New Year Live 2008</i> programme from <a href="/wiki/HMS_Belfast" title="HMS Belfast">HMS <i>Belfast</i></a> on the <a href="/wiki/River_Thames" title="River Thames">Thames</a> on New Year's Eve.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April and May 2009, Watson undertook a 20-date tour of the UK backed by Liverpool's Sense of Sound, who came to his attention after they performed in the BBC's <i>Last Choir Standing</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2009, he performed at the opening ceremony of the <a href="/wiki/World_Games_2009" class="mw-redirect" title="World Games 2009">World Games 2009</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kaohsiung" title="Kaohsiung">Kaohsiung</a>, Taiwan.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Watson was one of the principal singers (in the role of Karl-Oskar) in the English world premiere of the Swedish musical <i><a href="/wiki/Kristina_fr%C3%A5n_Duvem%C3%A5la" title="Kristina från Duvemåla">Kristina från Duvemåla</a></i> (<i>Kristina from Duvemåla</i>) by <a href="/wiki/Benny_Andersson" title="Benny Andersson">Benny Andersson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Ulvaeus" title="Björn Ulvaeus">Björn Ulvaeus</a> at <a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Hall" title="Carnegie Hall">Carnegie Hall</a> in New York on 23 and 24 September 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He and his female lead <a href="/wiki/Helen_Sj%C3%B6holm" title="Helen Sjöholm">Helen Sjöholm</a> were praised by music critic <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Holden" title="Stephen Holden">Stephen Holden</a> as having "first-rate poperetta voices, with Mr. Watson's <a href="/wiki/Giacomo_Puccini" title="Giacomo Puccini">Puccini</a>-ready tenor the more operatic. Each brings down the house at least once."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He reprised the role in the UK premiere of the musical in concert at the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Albert_Hall" title="Royal Albert Hall">Royal Albert Hall</a> in London on 14 April 2010. </p><p>In March/April 2014, Watson went on tour around the UK with his 'Only One Man' tour with the Arts Symphonic Orchestra, Arts Voices and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Emery_(pianist)" title="Robert Emery (pianist)">Robert D.C. Emery</a> conducting. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020–present:_I'm_A_Celebrity,_Chicago_and_collaborations_with_Aled_Jones"><span id="2020.E2.80.93present:_I.27m_A_Celebrity.2C_Chicago_and_collaborations_with_Aled_Jones"></span>2020–present: <i>I'm A Celebrity</i>, <i>Chicago</i> and collaborations with Aled Jones</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russell_Watson&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2020–present: I'm A Celebrity, Chicago and collaborations with Aled Jones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2020, Watson appeared on the twentieth series of <i><a href="/wiki/I%27m_a_Celebrity...Get_Me_Out_of_Here!_(British_series_20)" class="mw-redirect" title="I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British series 20)">I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was eliminated fifth, coming in eighth place overall.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2021, Watson appeared on ITV1 gameshow <i><a href="/wiki/The_Chase_(British_game_show)" title="The Chase (British game show)">The Chase</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That same month, it was announced that Watson had joined the cast of a nationwide UK tour of <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_(musical)" title="Chicago (musical)">Chicago</a></i> as <a href="/wiki/Billy_Flynn_(Chicago)" title="Billy Flynn (Chicago)">Billy Flynn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tour began in February 2022 in Liverpool.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 15 June 2022, Watson performed at <a href="/wiki/Bridgewater_Hall" title="Bridgewater Hall">Bridgewater Hall</a>, in Manchester, for a charity concert in aid of the <a href="/wiki/Teenage_Cancer_Trust" title="Teenage Cancer Trust">Teenage Cancer Trust</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 30 August 2022, it was announced that ITV had commissioned a one-off <i><a href="/wiki/I%27m_a_Celebrity...Get_Me_Out_of_Here!_(British_TV_series)" title="I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series)">I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!</a></i> special of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Masked_Singer_(British_TV_series)#The_Masked_Singer:_I'm_a_Celebrity_Special" title="The Masked Singer (British TV series)">The Masked Singer</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> would air on 6 November 2022, ahead of the launch show for <a href="/wiki/I%27m_a_Celebrity...Get_Me_Out_of_Here!_(British_series_22)" class="mw-redirect" title="I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British series 22)">the 2022 series</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Watson sang "<a href="/wiki/Go_the_Distance#Michael_Bolton_version" title="Go the Distance">Go the Distance</a>" and was disguised as "Cockroach".<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 11 November 2022, Watson and Aled Jones released the album <i>Christmas with Aled and Russell</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album debuted at number 1 on the Classical Artists Albums Chart<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and number 14 on the main albums chart.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album was preceded by two singles; the first, "<a href="/wiki/A_Spaceman_Came_Travelling" title="A Spaceman Came Travelling">A Spaceman Came Travelling</a>", was released on 21 October 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second single, "<a href="/wiki/O_Holy_Night" title="O Holy Night">O Holy Night</a>", was released on 4 November 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The duo toured the UK in November and December 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On speaking about releasing <i>Christmas with Aled and Russell</i>, Watson said "[Aled]'s synonymous with Christmas [...] whereas all this is new to me – I've never actually released a Christmas album. I've released albums at Christmas but the subject has never been 'Christmas', so I'm really excited about this. And I think it will give people a nice, warm feeling; the melancholy and the memories that Christmas brings back."<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2023, Watson revealed that he had recorded a special medley to be released on his death, with all royalties from the recording to benefit the <a href="/wiki/Worldwide_Cancer_Research" title="Worldwide Cancer Research">Worldwide Cancer Research</a> charity. Watson said, "Leaving this track in my will to support the pioneering work for new cancer cures is hopefully a powerful reminder of the legacy we can all leave behind. The compilation was created to remove the taboo around post-life planning and shine a light on how leaving a will "can touch the lives of others'".<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 13 September 2024, Watson released the single "Shine", alongside <a href="/wiki/Helen_Jane_Long" title="Helen Jane Long">Helen Jane Long</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russell_Watson&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some critics have said that Watson's untrained tenor voice is not up to operatic standards;<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rupert_Christiansen" title="Rupert Christiansen">Rupert Christiansen</a>, music critic of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></i> has, for instance, called him a "<a href="/wiki/Karaoke" title="Karaoke">karaoke</a> crooner".<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Watson has responded that it "[d]oesn't bother me. Seven years ago classical crossover didn't exist – putting Italian lyrics to pop songs in a big ballsy way. Now every bugger's doing it. I've transcended all that bickering and bitching." Watson's career ambition is "[l]ongevity, that's the most important thing. I want to be a musical force for a good long while."<sup id="cite_ref-Times:_brain_tumour_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times:_brain_tumour-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russell_Watson&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Watson has two daughters from his first marriage to Helen Watson.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The couple divorced in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hello!:_Russell_Watson_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hello!:_Russell_Watson-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his <a href="/wiki/Autobiography" title="Autobiography">autobiography</a>, <i>Finding My Voice</i>, Watson wrote "This belief that fame stepped in, swelled my head and made me leave Helen in the lurch isn't true [...] We were a warring couple, arguing about the same things that every other couple does [...] We fought before the split, we fought during the divorce and, just for good measure, we fought afterwards too."<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2015 Watson married his girlfriend and fiancée of five years, Louise Harris, in Spain.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Watson chipped his tooth in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_brain_tumour">First brain tumour</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russell_Watson&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: First brain tumour"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2005, Watson began having headaches, which he described as "like a knife being pressed into the bridge of my nose." He consulted a specialist, who told him there was nothing to worry about as he was suffering from <a href="/wiki/Stress_(biology)" title="Stress (biology)">stress</a> and should find ways of relaxing. When his <a href="/wiki/Peripheral_vision" title="Peripheral vision">peripheral vision</a> began to be affected in late 2006, he visited another specialist, who also said he was suffering from stress. Watson told him, "The only thing that's stressing me is this pain in my head." </p><p>In September 2006, Watson flew to Los Angeles to record his album <i><a href="/wiki/That%27s_Life_(Russell_Watson_album)" title="That's Life (Russell Watson album)">That's Life</a></i>. On the flight, he told his producer that he was experiencing terrible pressure inside his skull. When they landed, his producer suggested a game of tennis to clear his head. Watson could not see the ball at all. After a visit to the <a href="/wiki/Cedars-Sinai_Medical_Center" title="Cedars-Sinai Medical Center">Cedars-Sinai Medical Center</a> and an <a href="/wiki/Magnetic_resonance_imaging" title="Magnetic resonance imaging">MRI</a> scan, he was advised that he had a developing <a href="/wiki/Pituitary_adenoma" title="Pituitary adenoma">pituitary adenoma</a>, which was the size of two golf balls. According to Watson, "Since an early age I've had an in-built premonition, a vision that I wouldn't make 40. For the previous seven years I'd have a recurring nightmare in which my head exploded. And here I was with a brain tumour on the eve of my 40th birthday; I thought, 'This is it, I was right, I knew it'." Watson recalled that the tumours were "like a figure of eight, one filling the frontal cavity of my skull, the other forced through into the top of my nose." He stayed in Los Angeles for two days and continued recording his album while tests confirmed whether the tumour was <a href="/wiki/Malignant" class="mw-redirect" title="Malignant">malignant</a> or not – it turned out to be <a href="/wiki/Benign" class="mw-redirect" title="Benign">benign</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Times:_brain_tumour_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times:_brain_tumour-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Watson then returned to the UK, and had a five-hour emergency operation to remove the eight-centimetre lump at <a href="/wiki/St_George%27s_Hospital" title="St George's Hospital">St George's Hospital</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tooting" title="Tooting">Tooting</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_London" title="South London">South London</a>, in September 2006. As the tumour was pressing against his <a href="/wiki/Optic_nerve" title="Optic nerve">optic nerve</a>, the surgeon removed the tumour through his nose.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the operation, Watson could barely walk, and the tumour had affected his <a href="/wiki/Pituitary_gland" title="Pituitary gland">pituitary gland</a> which controls <a href="/wiki/Hormone" title="Hormone">hormone</a> levels: "My mood swings went from ecstatic to suicidal. I remember one night standing on the balcony, full of dark thoughts and self-pity, thinking 'God, this is f**king terrible, why me?' I went back to bed, couldn't sleep, got up again. I thought I'd had enough. If it hadn't been for the girls [his daughters]..." His energy levels were very low and he did not leave his house for two months: "I couldn't deal with more than one person at a time or with multitasking and I cried easily."<sup id="cite_ref-Times:_brain_tumour_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times:_brain_tumour-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Watson was readmitted to hospital in Manchester for tests on 6 October 2006 after complaining of dizziness, headaches and blurred vision.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has been reported as saying, "It [his first pituitary tumour] changed my priorities. Made me appreciate the importance of relationships, of friends and family and, most of all, my two daughters. My fear for them if I died—that was the worst part. I adore them".<sup id="cite_ref-Times:_brain_tumour_15-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times:_brain_tumour-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_tumour">Second tumour</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russell_Watson&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Second tumour"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While in the middle of the studio recording of his album <i>Outside In</i> on 24 October 2007 Watson suddenly became incapacitated, with multiple symptoms including a dramatic deterioration of vision. An MRI scan showed he had a regrowth of his tumour with bleeding into his brain. He underwent emergency surgery to remove the tumour at the <a href="/wiki/Alexandra_Hospital_(Cheadle)" title="Alexandra Hospital (Cheadle)">Alexandra Hospital</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cheadle,_Greater_Manchester" title="Cheadle, Greater Manchester">Cheadle, Greater Manchester</a>, and was for a while in a critical condition in the hospital's Intensive Therapy Unit.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Watson was discharged from hospital on 31 October. Watson later underwent an extensive rehabilitation programme including <a href="/wiki/Radiation_therapy" title="Radiation therapy">radiotherapy</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Christie_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="Christie Hospital">Christie Hospital</a> in Manchester.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Once Watson finished radiotherapy in 2008 he decided to embark on a return to music. He soon found that his treatment had given him not just a fresh outlook on the world, but a new, deeper, richer voice. "The tumour could have been growing for 10–15 years in my nasal cavity, so when I had cut it out I went from a V8 to a V12!"<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russell_Watson&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Watson_discography" title="Russell Watson discography">Russell Watson discography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Studio_albums">Studio albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russell_Watson&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Studio albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_(Russell_Watson_album)" title="The Voice (Russell Watson album)">The Voice</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Encore_(Russell_Watson_album)" title="Encore (Russell Watson album)">Encore</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reprise_(Russell_Watson_album)" title="Reprise (Russell Watson album)">Reprise</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Amore_Musica" title="Amore Musica">Amore Musica</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/That%27s_Life_(Russell_Watson_album)" title="That's Life (Russell Watson album)">That's Life</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i>Outside In</i> (2007)</li> <li><i>People Get Ready</i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/La_Voce_(album)" title="La Voce (album)">La Voce</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i>Anthems – Music To Inspire A Nation</i> (2012)</li> <li><i>Only One Man</i> (2013)</li> <li><i>True Stories</i> (2016)</li> <li><i>In Harmony</i> (2018) - with <a href="/wiki/Aled_Jones" title="Aled Jones">Aled Jones</a></li> <li><i>Back in Harmony</i> (2019) - with Aled Jones</li> <li><i>Christmas with Aled and Russell</i> (2022) - with Aled Jones</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Published_works">Published works</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russell_Watson&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Published works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation book cs1">Watson, Russell (2008). <i>Finding My Voice</i>. London: <a href="/wiki/Ebury_Publishing" title="Ebury Publishing">Ebury Press</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-09-192291-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-09-192291-7"><bdi>978-0-09-192291-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Finding+My+Voice&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Ebury+Press&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-0-09-192291-7&rft.aulast=Watson&rft.aufirst=Russell&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARussell+Watson" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russell_Watson&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/reviews/album-russell-watson-la-voce-epic-2137796.html">"Album: Russell Watson, La Voce (Epic)"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Independent" title="The Independent">The Independent</a></i>. 19 November 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 May</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Independent&rft.atitle=Album%3A+Russell+Watson%2C+La+Voce+%28Epic%29&rft.date=2010-11-19&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk%2Farts-entertainment%2Fclassical%2Freviews%2Falbum-russell-watson-la-voce-epic-2137796.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARussell+Watson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Loose_Women-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Loose_Women_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation episode cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B24_vQVWQcI">"Interview for Loose Women"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Loose_Women" title="Loose Women"><i>Loose Women</i></a>. Season 11. Episode 49. 22 March 2007. <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">itv</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Loose+Women&rft.series=Season+11.+Episode+49&rft.date=2007-03-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DB24_vQVWQcI&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARussell+Watson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">'Fern Britton Meets' interview. BBC One, broadcast 11 December 2011</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Telegraph:_Lawsuit-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Telegraph:_Lawsuit_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRosie_Waterhouse2003" class="citation cs2">Rosie Waterhouse (28 April 2003), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1428551/The-Voice-to-be-sued-for-half-his-opera-earnings.html">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'The Voice' to be sued for half his opera earnings"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></i>, London</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Daily+Telegraph&rft.atitle=%27The+Voice%27+to+be+sued+for+half+his+opera+earnings&rft.date=2003-04-28&rft.au=Rosie+Waterhouse&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuknews%2F1428551%2FThe-Voice-to-be-sued-for-half-his-opera-earnings.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARussell+Watson" class="Z3988"></span>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">According to a February 2007 article in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times" title="The Times">The Times</a></i> (<i>times2</i>), Watson was a <a href="/wiki/Welder" title="Welder">welder</a>: see <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJane_Wheatley2007" class="citation cs2">Jane Wheatley (19 February 2007), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070221013228/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article1399498.ece">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'You have a brain tumour,' the doctor told me. 'Quite a big one'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times" title="The Times">The Times</a> (times2)</i>, London, archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article1399498.ece">the original</a> on 21 February 2007</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times+%28times2%29&rft.atitle=%27You+have+a+brain+tumour%2C%27+the+doctor+told+me.+%27Quite+a+big+one%27&rft.date=2007-02-19&rft.au=Jane+Wheatley&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesonline.co.uk%2Ftol%2Flife_and_style%2Fhealth%2Ffeatures%2Farticle1399498.ece&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARussell+Watson" class="Z3988"></span>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDuke2020" class="citation web cs1">Duke, Simon (18 November 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/who-russell-watson-im-celebrity-19302073">"Who is Russell Watson on I'm A Celebrity? Late arrival in it to win it as he enters castle"</a>. <i>Chronicle Live</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 November</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Chronicle+Live&rft.atitle=Who+is+Russell+Watson+on+I%27m+A+Celebrity%3F+Late+arrival+in+it+to+win+it+as+he+enters+castle&rft.date=2020-11-18&rft.aulast=Duke&rft.aufirst=Simon&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chroniclelive.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftv%2Fwho-russell-watson-im-celebrity-19302073&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARussell+Watson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/russellthevoice/status/1048598036383981568?s=20&t=Lb_x8hckJA6jmbYMHYUz3w">"RIP the legendary Montserrat Caballe, one of the most beautiful and spellbinding voices I have ever heard. I had the honour of performing on the same stage as her at the Nou Camp stadium Barcelona in 1999. Her star will shine eternally"</a>. 6 October 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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