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Post by Raymond on Sept 1, 2005 15:59:39 GMT
What are the contents of this biography? Thank you. I really want to buy this book but I cannot find it. I would like to know more about the contents of this book.
Cheers,
Raymond
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Post by roger on Sept 1, 2005 16:46:20 GMT
Hi Raymond,
The biography contains more or less what you would expect from a biography of a 17-year-old girl (which she was at the time of publication). It covers her appearances in school productions and her busking days and there are chapters for each album from 'Walking In The Air' up to 'Pure'.
There are interesting sections about her family and others who have influenced her (both professionally and privately).
The book contains 24 colour photographs of Hayley. These include one of her as a baby! Aah!
Of course the best part of the book appears on page 152 when HWI get a mention!
I ordered mine online from NZ but it took many weeks to reach me. If I can find the site again, I'll be back with the link in case you have difficulty in obtaining it in Hong Kong.
Roger
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Post by roger on Sept 1, 2005 17:00:48 GMT
Hi Raymond, One thing I forgot to mention is that it was only ever punlished in paperback! It appears to be no longer available from the place where I ordered it. But Amazon.co.uk have it here for 9.09 GBP plus shipping costs. There must be somewhere more convenient for you to buy it! Roger |
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Post by Raymond on Sept 2, 2005 15:44:42 GMT
Thank you. I will continue to search for the book.
Cheers,
Raymond
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Post by fusilier23 on Oct 2, 2005 2:43:04 GMT
Well, without posting too much in the way of spoilers, it's a pretty conventional bio, starting before Hayley's birth with the background and fairly conventional courtship of her parents. It then walks through the arrival of Hayley and her siblings and a little bit of family info, but nothing too revealing, then goes into the musical story, which is, of course, the bulk of things: Hayley's busking, the early memento CD, her first two CDs in NZ, and the first version of Pure, which almost was much poppier than the version we got, Pure 2.0, as it were. Along the line it talks about this concert and that concert, and so far Hayley's one indiscretion, which was slopping a ton of makeup on at age 14 or so and trying to get into an R16 movie (The Green Mile) but being turned away because she was too small. There are some clarifications of what Hayley is, what she isn't and what she will and won't do, as well as a section on advice for stage parents.
Overall it is a nice and respectful, but not titllating, bio. Those who pick it up hoping to see the family's dirty linen hung out in public will be sorely disappointed, as will those looking for a hidden mean side. I just got my copy last month, and I hope and pray I can get it signed.
Oh, and there are some great pics of Hayley in it you can't get anywhere else.
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Post by Raymond on Dec 28, 2005 1:18:36 GMT
My friend Becky recommended the Hong Kong Public Libraires to buy this book, so it is now available in the public libraries! I borrowed it and finished reading it. I think it is a good book. I love it. However, it is difficult to buy it in Hong Kong because no book shop sells this book.
Cheers,
Raymond
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Post by hayleydisca on Jan 18, 2006 13:25:35 GMT
I did the same thing as Raymond!!
Obtaining a Hayley book isn't difficult now!!
I've just borrowed one from Hong Kong Central Library!
I hv finished reading it already!!
It was brilliant =)I used to think I know Hayley so well!!
Anyway!!It took me 4 hrs to finsih the book!!
I'm gonna read that once again!!
gtg__
Bye for now,
Rebecca MOnkey
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Post by Richard on Jan 18, 2006 15:13:43 GMT
Hello Rebecca!  Gosh, you read at exactly the same speed as me!  I bought the book as soon as it was published here in the UK, and I was so engrossed I couldn't put it down until I finished reading it. It took me four hours too! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifBest Wishes from London, Richard  |
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Post by hayleydisca on Jan 18, 2006 15:30:45 GMT
Cool!
The same!!I was engrossed in the book!
wht a coincidence
!!haah!!
Rebecca Monkey
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Post by Richard on Jan 24, 2007 8:26:56 GMT
I'm quoting this post from the 'Andrea Ross' thread on the 'Other Music' board. Hi Folks,
Don't know where else to pose the question.
DID ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER KEEP HIS PROMISE. ?
Did he ever write the promised song for Hayley ?
as referred to in The world at her feet.
comet |
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Post by Richard on Jan 24, 2007 8:40:51 GMT
These three posts have been moved from 'Andrea Ross'. Hi Folks, Don't know where else to pose the question. DID ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER KEEP HIS PROMISE. ? Did he ever write the promised song for Hayley ? as referred to in The world at her feet. comet
GrantGood question comet. Does anyone know? I guess the first we'll know is when she records it. Could it be on Treasure?
Peter S. When did he make this promise? |
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Post by Richard on Jan 24, 2007 8:52:16 GMT
Hello Comet, Grant, Peter and Meagan! I certainly remember reading this in Hayley's biography. I believe Andrew Lloyd Webber offered to write a song for Hayley after her performance in his concert for the Queen, Tony Blair and George Bush in Regent's Park. I've heard nothing more since. Best Wishes, Richard |
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Post by comet on Jan 24, 2007 9:03:29 GMT
Hi Megan.
Re; ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER.
The book HAYLEY WESTENRA The World at Her Feet by Paul Little.
ISBN 0- 14- 301926-0
Page 13
Quote:
says Hayley, "Andrew Lloyd Webber came up to and said, "Well done, you were great."
And he offered to write me a song.
"I'd love to write a song for you, if you'd like me to."....
The only date ref is "Late 2003"
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Post by roger on Jan 24, 2007 11:36:18 GMT
Richard is quite right in saying it was late 2003. We have a brief report from Stuff.co.nz in the HWI 2003 archive HERE. I seem to remember they expected Hayley would be unusually nervous if she knew for whom she would be singing. The event was therefore given the code name "BBQ" which actually stood for Bush, Blair, Queen, only Hayley didn't know that! That story is probably told in the biography (howzat for getting back on topic!). I have not heard that ALW ever wrote the song for Hayley.  Roger |
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Post by postscript on Jan 24, 2007 14:02:34 GMT
Hello Comet, Grant, Peter and Meagan! I certainly remember reading this in Hayley's biography. I believe Andrew Lloyd Webber offered to write a song for Hayley after her performance in his concert for the Queen, Tony Blair and George Bush in Regent's Park. I've heard nothing more since. Best Wishes, Richard I wouldn't wish to take issue with you on the association, Richard, but the manner, yes. Somewhere buried is my copy of The World at Her Feet and I haven't time to either find it nor look through it were I to find it, but I must take time to have my Hayley dose through this forum, hence me being here and replying without checking my facts. I thought it was in a rehearsal room prior to booking her for the event (the event was managed by the Really Useful Group, hence Webber) and he, awed by her voice approached her and ASKED 'may I write a song for you?'. The implicaiton behind that is that he would write a song exclusively for her to perform, presumably under his direction. Peter S. |
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