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There is never a dull moment with Iestyn as He and his alter ego Madame Galina stun audiences around the world with his diverse and incredibly entertaining stage shows.
Iestyn Edwards, the man behind the world renowned Madame Galina, is once again about to sing privately for Royalty, next week! Prince Andrew will be added to the long list of Royalty who have had private performances, in fact, Iestyn has now performed for the whole family with the exception of Prince Charles! The Security Minister, Lord West, is insisting on sitting next to Iestyn at the formal dinner which marks the two hundreth anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar onboard the HMS Victory herself, with the biggest people in the Navy and Her Majesty as guest of honnor. “I'm Lord West's favourite!” quipped Iestyn, as it will be the sixth time he has sung for the former First Sea Lord. “Prince Andrew has his naval connections and it was through him that I got the performance call for Her Majesty. She was annoyed with Lord West a bit," he told me, "for not getting me to sing for longer!”
It was through that gig that led Iestyn to perform with Joanna Lumley, who broke down crying during Tom Bowling (it's ever so sad!) and then preceded to play Iestyn’s recording of the song on Desert Island Discs, Radio 4, when she was a guest. She wrote Iestyn an e-mail, asking permission to use his recording on the programme and said that she thought his stories of entertaining as Galina in Iraq and Afghanistan were "Hilarious and touching." “Go Tutuboy - you rock!" And on the programme itself she said: "The fabulous Iestyn. Sings just so beautifully...makes me weep every time I hear him."
Iestyn will be performing both as himself and the fabulous Madame Galina as part of the Showzam Festival this February. You can catch Galina in the Showzam Fringe in her own show: Madame Galina and Her Only Friend, on Sunday 20th February in the Merrie England, North Pier, or as the silver tonsiled Iestyn at Carnival Ball in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom on Saturday 19th February.
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