News about Irving Berlin

But on Tuesday's episode of This Morning, he revealed that not only is he self-taught, but the way he plays is through sound only because he cannot read or write music.

The Piano viewers were left in tears after Brad Kella was declared the winner during Sunday's heart wrenching finale.  The 22-year-old amateur pianist from Liverpool reached the final alongside other hopefuls including fellow fan favourite Duncan, 80, who suffers from Dementia.  Brad took to the stage to perform a song he had written in honour of his beloved foster parents Ev and Frank, who wiped away tears as they watched from the audience. 

Gavin impressed the crowd in Cardiff as the popular show returned to Channel 4 for a second series last Sunday.

Sisters and sisters There are never such devoted sisters...I'm here to keep an eye on her...We live together in Irving Berlin.' And nowhere has it been more appropriate than when it comes to Queen Camilla and her younger sibling, Annabel Elliot. Not only do the sisters, who were born just 18 months apart, have a striking similarity to each other, but they also talk to each other every day. Any likened their closeness to Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, whose union was formed in a peculiar way.

During World War II, the song was broadcast on Armed Forces Radio repeatedly. Thousands of retired American service members are among thousands of people who are home sick. It was written by Irving Berlin, the composer who created Cheek To Cheek, God Bless America, and Let's Face The Music And Dance. Berlin was a Russian-born immigrant who did not celebrate Christmas because he was Jewish. However, in just 54 words, he described what it feels like to be far from home during the holidays. The song has a peculiar structure; it has no middle eight. Rather, Berlin travels up the scale during each verse and then repeats it to heighten the feeling of longing.

On Sunday evening, the actors appeared backstage at King Charles' Coronation Concert in Windsor. Lucy Illingworth, 13, the presenter of Channel 4's The Piano, joined Mother Candice on the red carpet ahead of her appearance. The blind musician performed well in a vibrant chiffon frock just months after melting the nation's heart in the competition to find the country's best amateur pianist.

Any musician will have a standing ovation at a packed Royal Festival Hall. And that's just what happened when Lucy, blind and autistic, 13, won The Piano last night, the Channel 4 competition to find the UK's best amateur pianist. With her flawless interpretation of Debussy's Arabesque, the teen from West Yorkshire, who was born with cancerous tumors in her eyes and is largely nonverbal, stunned audiences and many of them fell in tears.

Christmas songs are a staple part of the holiday season, and they started off as traditional carols but have since expanded to LadBaby's annual sausage roll-themed offerings. Experts at the University of Agder in Norway have discovered that 11 instruments are used on a regular basis, despite their coverage of a wide variety of genres and subject matter. To be precise, you may not be surprised to find that these predominantly contain bells; chimes, celesta, handbells, and sleigh bells.

After a spirited Saturday dinner, Hamza Yassin couldn't keep the smile off his face, and Tess Daly looked bleary-eyed as they returned home from the Strictly Come Dancing party. The wildlife photographer, 32, and his dance partner Jowita Przystal were named this year winners of Strictly Come Dancing and raised the Glitterball trophy just hours before He cut a casual figure in a pink and blue striped shirt while giving onlookers a thumbs up.