In a music career spanning 20+ years, he has performed with
some of the greatest artists in the world: Incognito, Gloria Estefan, Celine
Dion, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Sade, Gary Barlow, Andrea
Bocelli, Gwen Stefani, Robert Palmer and many more. In Autumn 2016 he supported
the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire on their sold-out UK tour.
Momrelle was lead male vocalist of the famous British
Acid-jazz band Incognito for more than sixteen years before launching his solo
career. His acclaimed debut album 'Keep Pushing' was released in 2015, followed
by a Deluxe Edition twelve months later. With guest appearances from Talib
Kweli, Chantae Cann and Tony Remy, the album is an infectious mingling of
eighties-inspired synths, jazzy keys, classic piano and soaring soul vocals.
Channelling Hathaway, Wonder and countless other sounds,
styles and ideas through his authentic, thoroughly contemporary interpretation
of what British soul music actually means today, Momrelle realised something
profoundly special in ‘Keep Pushing’. Strong mainstream and regional radio
support for the album culminated in four BBC Radio 2-playlisted singles and
ongoing airplay across Europe.
Momrelle’s ‘Keep Pushing Tour’ has flown world-wide, playing
to sold-out audiences at venues and festivals in the UK, Australia, Italy,
Germany, Russia, France, Indonesia and many more. On home soil, he has dazzled
audiences at the EFG London Jazz Festival and Cheltenham Jazz Festival for
several years running.
Notable media appearances in 2017/8 included an intimate
duet with Jools Holland live on the much-loved BBC One show ‘Later with Jools
Holland’, as well as distinguished collaborations with the Guy Barker Orchestra
and Big Band for BBC Radio 2 – including a recent performance at the London
Coliseum alongside Gregory Porter & Friends for ‘Friday Night Is Music
Night’.
His second studio album ‘Best Is Yet to Come’ was released
on April 26th 2019.
Fresh from the success of the new single ‘Rising Up’,
described by Soul Tracks as “an instant classic” and supported by Trevor Nelson
on BBC Radio 2, Tony Momrelle returned with an exquisite new body of work that
represents a decisive moment in his solo career. Best Is Yet to Come is
arguably Momrelle’s finest album to date, truly demonstrating his exceptional
prowess as a songwriter, as well as showcasing the outstanding vocal ability
for which he is widely known.
Described by Trevor Nelson as “a mainstay of the UK soul
scene”, Tony Momrelle has channelled his inimitable talent into his own solo
project, the result of which is an album that clearly positions him as an equal
and contemporary of the luminaries with whom he has collaborated.
From the heart-warming optimism of the title track, to the
disco funk of ‘You Got It’ and the smooth soul sound on ‘We Searched for
Heaven’, Momrelle presents a vibrant and diverse canvas of songs that bring out
the very best of his talent, leaving the sense that Best Is Yet To Come has
something for everyone to enjoy. There are however vital elements running
through each track that unify all: the sheer quality of song writing and the
unique, powerful tenor vocal that only Tony Momrelle himself can deliver.
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