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Me too, I did post Magazines and Newspapers to the UK & Ireland thread, and then linked to the Piano thread. But the videos have been posted to the Piano thread.

@mellody I've posted the mini interviews to the Piano thread.

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In Spain Antena 3 https://www.antena3.com/programas/tu-cara-me-suena/supremme-luxe-mika-relax-take-easy_20240427662c2b8dc18d400001a26e6f.html Supremme de Luxe hace un Mika legendario con esta versión sobrecogedora de ‘Relax, take it easy’ Supremme de Luxe makes a legendary Mika with this overwhelming version of 'Relax, take it easy' Supremme de Luxe pone en silencio a todo el público con una -01.mp4 . Original Mika- Relax, Take it easy- Opéra de Versailles

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Daily Express Saturday Magazine 27 April 2024 Pressreader https://pressreader.com/article/286689076810916 PDF file ( 3 pages / 278 KB ) 2024.04.27_Daily Express Saturday Magazine_The_Piano_.pdf THE KEYS TO SUCCESS Host Claudia Winkleman invites a new group of talented amateur performers to play for the public in The Piano ‘I’m not allowed to touch a piano’ Claudia Winkleman chats about making a second series of The Piano and why she’s forbidden to sing at home Whether she’s covered in sequins on Strictly or hosting a funeral on The Traitors, Claudia Winkleman is the undisputed queen of television. So it’s no surprise that Channel 4’s unassuming reality show The Piano became a huge success with Claud at the helm – even though she claims not to have a scintilla of musical talent herself. “I know nothing about music,” she insists. “I’m not allowed to sing Happy Birthday in my own house.” The first series of The Piano saw pianists showcase their talent on public pianos in locations across the UK, while Claudia, 52, looked on – with virtuoso classical pianist Lang Lang and singer-songwriter Mika judging from behind the scenes. She’s the beating heart of the show but, for Claudia, her skills start and end with contestants and cameras. “I’m not allowed to touch a piano,” she says, much to Mika and Lang’s amusement. This doesn’t mean she hasn’t tried her hand at music in the past though. “I wanted to learn the trumpet because I thought it would be a good idea – but no,” she says. Mika, 40, agrees with Claudia’s claims that she is not musically gifted. Laughing, he brands her “the worst singer you’ve ever heard in your life” – a title Claudia does not object to. Lang, 41, attempts to soften the blow, insisting that, while Claudia may not have much musical talent, she does possess an “amazing sense of great music”. Claudia, Mika and Lang make a great team and bounce off each other while chatting about The Piano, which Mika brands a “beautiful little project”. And it’s obvious they’ve had great fun fi lming the second series together, which has seen them travel across the country in search of Britain’s most talented undiscovered pianists. The show first aired in February last year and proved to be a big hit with viewers, who quickly became invested in the talent search. The first series averaged 2.7 million viewers per episode, making it Channel 4’s best-rating new format since 2017. It may seem like it was a no-brainer to recommission The Piano for another series, but the format of the show made it diffi cult to replicate. In the first series, Mika and Lang judged the amateur pianists from a secret spot, eventually selecting one performer from each location to take to the stage in a concert at London’s Royal Festival Hall. The competitive element was kept entirely secret from the performers themselves – they simply arrived at a UK train station and performed a piece in front of Claudia and passers-by. Creating a second season meant the surprise element would be eliminated, as pianists would know what they were getting into from the very start, which raised concerns. “We were a little worried,” Claudia admits. “What was so beautiful about the show is seeing what happens when people are playing and they don’t know anyone’s watching. And that is just unbelievably poetic.” She adds, “Then they knew so I was like, ‘Now they’re going to turn up in ballgowns and say under their breath, hey Mika.’” However, the team put their doubts to one side and managed to replicate the magic of the first season – with Mika and Lang still hidden away, allowing performers to forget they’re being watched. Claudia, Lang and Mika are full of stories from their travels across the UK. For the second series, they’ve visited stations in Liverpool, Edinburgh and Cardiff in their quest to fi nd the next piano-playing sensation. Every time, crowds gather without being prompted – no doubt intrigued by the sight of Claudia and a grand piano in the centre of a railway station. Mika recalls breaking cover to help a boy in Edinburgh who needed some extra encouragement, while Claudia tells how, in one awkward moment, she mistook a man for a proud father. “A girl played and I could see a man in floods of tears and assumed it was her dad,” she says. “So I went up to him and I went, ‘You must be incredibly proud,’ and he went, ‘I’ve never met her in my life.’” One thing Claudia has noticed, however, is that many of the pianists aren’t taking part in the show in the hope of changing the direction of their lives – something that makes it all the more special in the age of reality TV and infl uencers. “This year, lots of them don’t want to continue with music professionally,” Claudia says. “I asked somebody who played really beautifully, ‘Do you want music to be part of your life?’ He said, ‘Music will always be part of my life, but I love working in insurance.’ That’s fair enough. He has a lovely life. “So they’re not coming in order to change their lives. I think they want to feel proud of themselves and they want to make their families and friends proud.” Thirteen-year-old blind and neurodivergent pianist Lucy Illingworth won the f i rst series of the show, with her incredible performances stopping everyone in their tracks. She went on to perform at King Charles’ Coronation Concert and the Royal Variety Performance. So, how exactly does the team plan to top Lucy’s win? Simply put, they don’t. “We don’t need to,” Mika says, while Claudia adds, “That wouldn’t be fair on Lucy.”

Derby Telegraph 27 Apr 2024 Pressreader https://pressreader.com/article/282273850430188 PDF file ( 1 page / 506 kb ) Derby Telegraph - April 27, 2024_p28_The_Piano-1.pdf More amateur musicians hoping to make the grade… HOST CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN AND JUDGES MIKA AND LANG LANG DISCUSS THE NEW SERIES OF MUSICAL COMPETITION SHOW THE PIANO. THE concept behind the hugely successful first season of Channel 4 show The Piano was simple. Amateur pianists played in major train stations, without knowing they were being secretly watched by singer-songwriter Mika and Chinese piano virtuoso Lang Lang. The secret is very much out now – anyone who spotted presenter Claudia Winkleman in a train station would surely know what was going on. So how could the second season work and keep that magic alive? “We were a little worried, weren’t we – all three of us,” Claudia, 52, admits. “Because what was so beautiful about the show was [this concept of ] what happens if people are playing and they don’t know anyone’s watching? “That is so unbelievably poetic, I had never heard of anything like it.” This time round, Claudia says she expected people to “come in ballgowns, walk in and say under their breath ‘Hello, Mika’.” Luckily, that wasn’t the case – which The Traitors presenter credits to the subtlety of the camera crew who managed to disappear “into the walls”, meaning the amateurs would forget what was going on and just play. “We were worried something would change, in terms of the people – their intention, their ambitions from season one to season two, because they know we’re hidden away somewhere and we’re listening to them,” agrees Grace Kelly singer Mika, who co-presented the Eurovision Song Contest in 2022. Yet the show managed to keep a love of music at its core. Mika, 40, tells the story of an NHS nurse who recently retired and spent a big chunk of her pension buying a grand piano, knocking out walls to fit it into her house. Mika, remembers: “She sits down – she’s so nervous that her piece lasts about 42 seconds. Super short and it wasn’t very good. “And yet, that just shows the passion she has – the fact that she goes and buys that, she dreamt her whole life of having a piano. “She’s not a prodigy, but the power of telling that story in itself, for me is magic.” One positive thing about the second series is it’s not a secret that Mika and Lang Lang are waiting in the wings, so they don’t have to stay hidden. “I see this as a good advantage, because if there’s somebody we feel is special, we actually go out and see them, to encourage them to do better,” Lang Lang, 41, explains. Claudia recounts a moment in an Edinburgh train station when a teenager came out who was “young and cool, he’s like 17, good looking, and all like ‘whatever”’. He “banged out” a Chopin piece, then Mika appeared and Claudia says: “I’ll never know what you said to him, but Mika whispered something to him and he did it again – and it was like a totally different piece of music.” All three can agree on one thing in this show: you never know what you’re going to get. A visually impaired 13-year-old girl called Lucy won the first season, impressing the judges with her rendition of Debussy’s Arabesque – but it’s not always about advanced classical music. never know what’s going to move you,” Mika notes. “Sometimes someone can come and play something really, really complicated – a piece by, let’s say Chopin or something. And technically, it’s all there. But it doesn’t provoke emotion, neither in me nor in him [Lang Lang]. “And then someone comes in, plays something with the most simple triadic chords and really simple arpeggios, and sing something very simple – and for some reason, it clicks, everything aligns and it makes people cry. “Figuring out or finding out why that is, is endless. It’s just so complicated and so simple at the same time.” Mika describes it as “magic that you can’t quite put your finger on” – but even the audience can feel it, as they gather to listen in train stations all over the UK. When one girl played, Claudia remembers seeing a man “in floods of tears”, adding: “I assumed it was her dad, so I went up to him and I went, ‘You must be incredibly proud’, when in fact, he didn’t know her at all, and was just moved by her performance. Lang Lang says: “You’ll never know what they are going to play – what type of music. [The way] they look, very often that doesn’t mean [that’s] their style” – and the show puts the spotlight on a diverse array of people in a range of cities. “For me, for all of us, probably one of the most amazing things about this project is that it’s all over the UK,” Mika says. “So often shows that have music in them are very London-centric, right? What’s so beautiful about this is you realise there is a different musical cultural soul which is very distinct in each region and niche city – and you really feel it.” All three are visibly thrilled at the prospect of returning for another series, with a Christmas special also in the works – particularly as they didn’t quite predict the success of the first series, which became Channel 4’s best-rating new format since 2017, with each episode averaging 2.7 million viewers. Mika says he was “quite amazed” by the reception it got. “Heart“We warming, more than anything, with this little beautiful project shot as a documentary. We had no idea, we knew nothing – the freedom we were given was amazing.” He refers to the success of the first series as “quite a tender surprise, which is rare”. While Lang Lang says he had “some kind of expectation” that this would be “very different than the regular piano shows on television from the past, or a piano competition”, he “didn’t expect such a success”. So, after spending so much time around brilliant pianists on both series, what has Claudia picked up about music? “I know nothing,” she deadpans. While Lang Lang and Mika refuse to accept that, Mika adds with a laugh: “She’s the worst singer you’ve ever heard,” with Claudia admitting: “I’m not allowed to sing Happy Birthday.” There is a different musical cultural soul which is very distinct in each region and niche city – and you really feel it Mika on The Piano

Lang Lang posts pics with Mika and Claudia

Channel 4 Facebook Claudia Winkleman, Mika & Lang Lang Play Would You Rather | The Piano https://www.facebook.com/Channel4/videos/1520752445497802/ Channel 4 INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6Q1Jm4rNAL/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1137291507402085 YouTube

INSTAGRAM tvsrichardarnold Richard Arnold https://www.instagram.com/p/C6NxdG_Ncly/ Tinkling with twinkler @claudiawinkle for the new series of @channel4 hit The Piano with @mikainstagram & @langlangpiano casting a glad ear over my efforts on the old joanna. Thanks to all at Victoria Station who weathered my efforts on their commute. The Piano returns Sunday 28th April on Channel 4 #thepiano #piano #talent #talentshow #réel #reelsinstagram #reels

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Good Morning Britain (GMB) on X Claudia mentions The Traitors season 3

Good Morning Britain (GMB) Here is the REPLAY, but VPN is BLOCKED !I can't see anything... https://www.itv.com/watch/good-morning-britain/2a3211/2a3211a3811 Hope they upload to YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@gmb/featured

Chat - 2 May 2024 Pressreader https://pressreader.com/article/281646785187447 PDF file Chat 2.05.2024_p.42.pdf The Piano C4 Claudia Winkleman hosts a second series of the ivory-tickling talent show. Some of the UK’s best amateur pianists perform at train stations as pop star Mika and world- renowned pianist Lang Lang secretly judge them and decide who will take part in a special concert at Manchester’s Aviva Studios.

Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald 24 Apr 2024 Pressreader https://pressreader.com/article/282145001407330 KEY MOMENTS Judges Mika and Lang Lang discuss the new series of musical competition show The Piano with host Claudia Winkleman The concept behind the hugely successful first season of Channel 4 show The Piano was simple: amateur pianists played in major train stations, without knowing they were being secretly watched by singer-songwriter Mika and Chinese piano virtuoso Lang Lang. The secret is very much out now, and anyone who spotted presenter Claudia Winkleman in a train station would surely know what was going on. So how could the second season work and keep that magic alive? “We were a little worried, weren’t we, all three of us,” Winkleman, 52, admits. “Because what was so beautiful about the show was this concept of what happens if people are playing and they don’t know anyone’s watching? That is so unbelievably poetic, I had never heard of anything like it.” This time round, Winkleman says she expected people to “come in ballgowns, walk in and say under their breath ‘Hello, Mika’.” Luckily, that wasn’t the case, which The Traitors presenter credits to the subtlety of the camera crew who managed to disappear “into the walls”, meaning the amateurs would forget what was going on and just play. “We were worried something would change, in terms of the people – their intention, their ambitions from season one to season two, because they know we’re hidden away somewhere and we’re listening to them,” agrees Grace Kelly singer Mika, who co-presented the Eurovision Song Contest in 2022. But the show managed to keep a love of music at its core. He tells the story of an NHS nurse who recently retired and spent a big chunk of her pension buying a grand piano, knocking out walls to fit it into her house. She comes on the show and Mika, 40, remembers: “She sits down – she’s so nervous that her piece lasts about 42 seconds. Super short and it wasn’t very good. And yet, that just shows the passion she has. The fact that she goes and buys that, she dreamt her whole life of having a piano. “She’s not a prodigy, but the power of telling that story in itself, for me is magic.” One positive thing about the second season is it’s not a secret that Mika and Lang Lang are waiting in the wings, so they don’t have to stay hidden. “I see this as a good advantage, because if there’s somebody we feel is special, we actually go out and see them, to encourage them to do better,” Lang Lang, 41, explains. Winkleman recounts a moment in an Edinburgh train station when a teenager came out who was “young and cool, he’s like 17, good looking, and all like ‘whatever’”. He “banged out” a Chopin piece, then Mika appeared and Winkleman says: “I’ll never know what you said to him, but Mika whispered something to him and he did it again – and it was like a totally different piece of music.” All three can agree on one thing in this show: you never know what you’re going to get. A visually impaired 13-year-old girl called Lucy won the first season, impressing the judges with her rendition of Debussy’s Arabesque – but it’s not always about advanced classical music. “We never know what’s going to move you,” Mika notes. “Sometimes someone can come and play something really, really complicated – a piece by, let’s say Chopin or something. And technically, it’s all there. But it doesn’t provoke emotion, neither in me nor in him [Lang Lang]. “And then someone comes in, plays something with the most simple triadic chords and really simple arpeggios, and sing something very simple – and for some reason, it clicks, everything aligns and it makes people cry. “Figuring out or finding out why that is, is endless. It’s just so complicated and so simple at the same time.” Mika describes it as “magic that you can’t quite put your finger on”, but even the audience can feel it, as they gather to listen in train stations all over the UK. When one girl played, Winkleman remembers seeing a man “in floods of tears”, adding: “I assumed it was her dad, so I went up to him and I went, ‘You must be incredible proud’, when in fact, he didn’t know her at all, and was just moved by her performance.” Lang Lang says: “You’ll never know what they are going to play – what type of music. The way they look, very often that doesn’t mean that’s their style”. The show puts the spotlight on a diverse array of people in a range of cities. “For me, for all of us, probably one of the most amazing things about this project is that it’s all over the UK,” Mika says. “So often shows that have music in them are very London-centric, right? What’s so beautiful about this is you realise there is a different musical cultural soul which is very distinct in each region and niche city – and you really feel it.” All three are visibly thrilled at the prospect of returning for another series, with a Christmas special also in the works, particularly as they didn’t quite predict the success of the first season, which became Channel 4’s best-rating new format since 2017, with each episode averaging 2.7 million viewers. Mika says he was “quite amazed” by the reception it got. “Heartwarming, more than anything, with this little beautiful project shot as a documentary. We had no idea, we knew nothing – the freedom we were given was amazing.” He refers to the success of the first season as “quite a tender surprise, which is rare”. While Lang Lang says he had “some kind of expectation” that this would be “very different than the regular piano shows on television from the past, or a piano competition”, he “didn’t expect such a success”. So, after spending so much time around brilliant pianists on both series, what has Winkleman picked up about music? “I know nothing,” she deadpans. While Lang and Mika refuse to accept that, Mika adds with a laugh: “She’s the worst singer you’ve ever heard,” with Winkleman admitting: “I’m not even allowed to sing The Piano returns to Channel 4 on Sunday, April 28 at 9pm.

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