Barry Manilow to Appear in London's BBC Proms in the Park

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By Brian Scott Lipton • Jun 8, 2009 • London

Grammy Award winner Barry Manilow will perform at BBC Proms in the Park in London's Hyde Park on September 12. The event will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 2.

The concert, to be hosted by Sir Terry Wogan, will also feature singers Katherine Jenkins and Garoar Thor Cortes, along with the BBC Concert Orchestra under the baton of Martin Yates. The concert culminates in a live video link-up with the Royal Albert Hall and a nationwide sing-along to traditional favorites including "Rule Britannia."

In addition this pop songs, Manilow has been represented on stage in the shows Harmony and Copacabana. His most recent CD, The Greatest Songs of the Eighties, was released last year.

For more information, visit www.bbc.co.uk.