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Man of a thousand voices comes to TCU Place

- Submitted by TCU Place

André-Philippe Gagnon is the number one singing impression­ist in the world today. Known as “the man of a thousand voices”, he has played to sold-out audiences around the world for over three decades. Gagnon performs live at TCU Place, May 24. His impression­s of famous personalit­ies including Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Louis Armstrong, The Black Eyed Peas and even Fred Flintstone, are rapidfire and amazingly spot-on. Gagnon can slip from Frank Sinatra to Pharrell Williams in the blink of an eye!

In 2018, Gagnon is back with a brand new show called “The History of Rock and Roll”. It’s a musical journey through the soundtrack of our lives - from the fifties to today. Gagnon borrows the voices from all of the eras to create the musical history of the last six decades. His new show combines music, comedy, and multimedia to create an unforgetta­ble night of entertainm­ent! A must see for music and comedy fans alike.

Gagnon’s big break came when he was invited to appear on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, where he performed his version of the faminereli­ef anthem “We Are the World,” doing every singer on the song: 18 famous voices in one compositio­n. Following that performanc­e Gagnon sold out an entire tour in his home province of Quebec in only three hours, setting box office records along the way.

Since then he has gone on to perform around the globe, tour with Celine Dion, be a featured act at the Olympics and perform at the opening of the Skydome live on TV. Gagnon also had a decade long residency at the prestigiou­s Casino Venetian in Las Vegas playing to packed houses six nights a week and being named “Vegas’ Best New Act”.

Catch André-Philippe Gagnon May 24, at TCU Place. Tickets are on sale at the TCU Place Box Office, by calling 306-975-7799, or at www.tcutickets.ca.

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