Transcript Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber
Markko Laanepõld
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Early life
Born on 22 of March 1948 in Kensington,
London.
 His family had a musical background.
 Started writing music at the age of 9.
 Attended Westminster School in 1965, but
abandoned the history course same year.
 In 1965, he attended Royal College of
Music due to his big interest in music.
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Early years of musical career
The first collaboration was with lyricist Tim
Rice.
 In 1968, they were commissioned to write
a piece for the Colet Court preparatory
school.
 In 1969, they wrote a song for the
Eurovision Song Contest, called “Try It and
See.”
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Mid-1970s
Lloyd Webber collaborated with Rice once
again to write Evita (1978), which is based
on Eva Perón’s lifestory.
 In 1978, he embarked on a solo project,
called “Variations”.
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1980s
Lloyd Webber embarked on his next
project without a lyricist. The musical
project was called Cats (1981).
 Starlight Express was a commercial
success, but received negative reviews
from the critics.
 He wrote a Requiem Mass dedicated to his
father, who passed away in 1982.
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1990s
A. L. Webber was asked to write a song
for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, so he
composed “Amigos Para Siempre – Friends
for Life”
 Whistle Down the Wind made it’s debut, a
muscial with lyrics, written by rock legend
Jim Steinman.
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2000s
Having achieved great success in musical
theatre, The New York Times considered Lloyd
Webber as the most successful composer in
history.
 It was announced on 25th of August 2006 that
his next project will be The Master and
Margarita, however it was announced in 2007
that he abandoned the project.
 Lloyd Webber accepted the challenge of
managing the UK’s entry for the 2009 Eurovision
Song Contest.
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Personal life
Lloyd Webber has married 3 times.
 He has five children: three sons and two
daughters.
 Webber was knighted by Elizabeth II in
1992.
 The Sunday Times Rich List 2006 ranked
him the 87th-richest man in Britain with
an estimated fortune of £700 million.
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A. L. Webber as a child
A. L. Webber with V. Putin in 2009
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org
 http://www.google.com
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S88rkp
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