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Radio London,07 Aug 2026,18 mins

Singer Louise Marshall: ‘The Royal Albert hall is the best venue in London’

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Louise Marshall is one of Britain's most respected session singers and live performers. Originally from Oldham, she came down to London in the early 90s to train at the Guildhall as a classical pianist, finding her voice professionally soon after. Louise has spent decades at the heart of London's music scene. Alongside her own songs, she’s toured and recorded with a huge range of artists across several genres; from Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour to Marc Almond of Soft Cell, Dionne Warwick and Roy Ayers. Most recently, her vocals featured on LF System's chart-topping hit Afraid To Feel, which spent eight weeks at No.1. She’s also become familiar presence on Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny, where she regularly performs the traditional Auld Lang Syne finale. Louise Marshall reveals her London memories, favourites, pet-hates, and everything in between to Robert Elms.

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