Based in:
Melbourne VIC
Line up(s) available: 2 piece (duo)
Alegria is one of the most exciting and versatile duos on the Melbourne music scene. Both lead singer Penny and vocalist, keyboardist and saxophonist Martin are consummate musicians and performers with years of experience. They can provide anything from smooth jazz and ballads to dynamic dance sets featuring a huge range of music from the 1920’s to 50’s rock’n’roll through soul, funk, Motown, the 80’s, 90’s and the most recent pop hits.
Add to this Martin’s experience in Spain and his repertoire of Latin dance songs, sung in fluent Spanish and Portuguese and you have a fantastic array of music that will keep everyone happy. Ballroom dance aficianados will be over the moon!
Martin and Penny have also worked with kids for years and can entertain them with a mixture of songs they know and love. While not a major feature of Alegria, Martin has also done a “Live-Karaoke” show for years for kids and adults and Penny has worked as a Karaoke hostess and they can pull this rabbit out of the hat if anyone feels a song coming on! But don’t worry – Martin is highly proficient at shortening songs when the singer has imbibed just a bit too much or has over-estimated his/her musical proficiency! Let’s face it though, lots of people love to sing and Alegria always have spare microphones handy for extra singers.
Martin has also done seniors’ sing-a-longs and has a huge repertoire of songs from the 1920’s to 40’s. What better act could you find for a wedding or other function of mixed ages?
Another feature of this duo is that Martin creates most of the backings live on his keyboard which provides amazing versatility – especially if dancers are in the groove and just don’t want a song to end! Then he can switch to the saxophone to vary the sound for some Motown, blues or R&B.
For your wedding ceremony Martin can play the organ or keyboard while Penny can sing your favourite song with organ or keyboard accompaniment.
You’d be hard pushed to find a more versatile and exciting pair of entertainers on the Melbourne music scene today.
Penny Hempenstall - Vocals
Despite her young age, Penny, a singer, dancer and actor has had a huge amount of experience in the entertainment industry. She began her training at the Johnny Young Talent School and is now a teacher there. She has performed in duos, bands,vocal and dance groups in well-known venues including the Sydney Opera House, The MCG, Crown Palladium and even international stages in Europe.
She has had small acting parts in Neighbours, Blue Heelers and other well known television shows and short films and also writes her own songs and does choreography for various dance groups.
Penny is a born performer and her natural charm and exuberance comes out in her every performance.
Martin Cox - Keyboard/Vocals
From tours of the Victorian countryside as an oboist with the Victoria State Opera to performing a Live Karaoke show in a nightclub in Spain, via piano bars, restaurants, hotels and festivals, Martin Cox, has performed solo, in duos, trios, cover and original bands since the early 1980’s. His enormous experience covers styles such as pop, funk, reggae, blues, soul, jazz, folk-rock, Irish, Latin and African and he was even the instigator and composer for a semi-improvised minimalist band : Philip Glass meets Miles Davis!
He has written film scores, music for dance, theatre and TV, created and composed the songs for a kids’ pop band and teaches music in various schools around Melbourne. Suffice to say he lives and breathes music. As an experienced performer running and MC-ing his own shows for years he is not just a pretty face behind a dazzling keyboard! He’s an entertainer in every sense of the world.
The song list below is an edited list of the songs we have available! A full list can be emailed to you when we make contact.
We are always learning new songs and will try to accommodate any special requests, especially a song for the bridal waltz. Your favourite songs or music can also be played during breaks or at any other time you require if you send it to us prior to the event.
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Up tempo Dance Songs
4ever
500 miles
Achy breaky heart
All Star
American Pie
April sun in Cuba
Bad bad Leroy Brown
Bad moon rising
Barbie Girl
Big yellow taxi
Black velvet
Blame it on the boogie
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Bright side of the road
Bring me to life
Brown eyed girl
Buses and trains
Bye bye love
Candyman
Can’t buy me love
Can't get enough of you baby
Carwash
Celebration
Chain of fools
Conga
Country Roads
Crazy in love
Crazy little thing called love
Crocodile rock
Dance with me
Dancing Queen
Daydream believer
Dock of the bay
Down under
Dumb things
Everybody needs somebody to love
Fell in love with a boy
Flashdance (What a feeling)
Follow me
The Gambler
Girlfriend
Girls just want to have fun
Grace Kelly
Grease
Grease medley
A Hard Day’s night
Hey Baby
Hit me up
Holy Grail
Hotel California
Hot stuff
Hung up
I can see clearly
I’ll be there for you
I love rock and roll
I love the nightlife
I’m a believer
I’m outta love
I only want to be with you
I say a little prayer
Islands in the stream
It takes two
It’s raining men
I want to hold your hand
I will survive
I wish I was a punk rocker
Jumping Jack Flash
Khe sahn
Leave me alone (I’m lonely)
Let’s get loud –
Light my fire
Livin' la vida loca
Losing my religion
Love at first sight
Love potion number 9
Macarena
Mamma Mia
Man I feel like a woman
Me and Bobby McGee
Mercedes Benz
Message to my girl
Mrs Robinson
Murder on the dance floor
Mustang Sally
My girl
No woman no cry
Nutbush
Objection tango
Old time rock & roll
Play that funky music
Proud Mary
Reckless
Red red wine
Respect
Riders on the storm
Shake your tail feather
Shala lalala
S.O.S
Stop
Suddenly I see
Superstar
Sway
Sweet Caroline
Sweet home Alabama
Sweet Home Chicago
Take me to the river
The winner takes it all
Ticket to ride
Toxic
Twist and shout
Unchain my heart
Walking on sunshine
Welcome to my life
What you waiting for
Whenever wherever
Who knew?
Wonderwall
Yellow Submarine
You had me
You’re the one that I want
Ballads - Medium tempo (Dinner set)
1000 miles
All good things come to an end
All I have to do is dream
All my loving
Angels
Annie’s songs
Beautiful
Because of you
Behind blue eyes
Bette Davis Eyes
Big girls don't cry
Both sides now
The Boxer
Breakaway
California dreaming
Candle in the wind
Can't fight the moonlight
Can’t help falling in love
Can you feel the love tonight
Close to you
Country roads
Crazy
The Day you went away
Desperado
Don’t dream it’s over
Don’t know why
Don't speak
Dream a little dream of me
Drops of Jupiter
Everything
Father and son
Fields of gold
Fire and rain
Foolish games
From a distance
From this moment
Georgy girl
Good morning Baltimore
Hallelujah
Have I told you lately
Heaven
Hero
Hey Jude
High
Hopelessly devoted to you
How do I live
If you see her say hello
I’ll stand by you
Imagine
I’m going to Carolina
In the arms of the angel
I still call Australia home
I wanna know what love is
Just the way you are
Killing me softly
Kiss me
Knockin’ on heaven’s door
Landslide
Leaving on a jet plane
Looking for the heart of Saturday night
Moondance
Mr Bojangles
Mr Tambourine man
My heart will go on
My Immortal
Natural woman
Only hope
Operator
Piano man
Power of love
Reckless
Runaway
Scar
Scarborough fair
She’s always a woman
Shine
Simple twist of fate
Smooth Operator
So beautiful
Streets of London
Suzanne
Tears in heaven
Thankyou
Throw your arms around me
Time after time
Time in a bottle
There you’ll be
The Rose
Torn
True Colours
Unchained melody
Wind beneath my wings
White flag
With a little help from my friends
Year of the cat
Yellow
You're the voice
Your song
You’ve got a friend
You were meant for me |
Jazz and Show songs
Ain’t misbehavin’
All of me
Angel eyes
Big Spender
Blue moon
Cabaret
Can’t help lovin’ dat man of mine
Cheek to cheek
Consider yourself
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
Fever
Fly me to the moon
Girl from Ipanema
Hello Dolly
Honeysuckle Rose
How high the moon
How insensitive
I can’t give you anything but love
I get a kick out of you
I got rhythm
I’m beginning to see the light
Impossible dream (The)
It's only a paper moon
I’ve got you under my skin
I wish you love
Let’s call the whole thing off
Misty
Mona Lisa
Moon River
My baby just cares for me
My favourite things
My funny Valentine
Nature Boy
New York New York
Night and day
A Nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
Over the rainbow
Stranger in paradise
Speak Low
Stormy weather
Straighten up and fly right
They can’t take that away from me
What a wonderful world
When I fall in love
50's & 60's Rock & Roll
Blue suede shoes
Bye bye love
Great balls of fire
I saw her standing there
I want to hold your hand
Jailhouse rock
Johnny B Goode
Roll over Beethoven
Rock around the clock
Twist and shout
Latin
Adios muchachos (Tango)
A felicidade (Bossa nova)
Agapimu (Spanish pop)
Alfonsina y el mar ((Rhumba)
Bamboleo (Samba)
Besame Mucho (Bolero / Rhumba)
Cantinero de cuba (Samba)
Contigo aprendí (Bolero / Rhumba)
Copacabana (Salsa)
Desafinado (Bossa nova)
El dia que me quieres (Tango)
El hombre del piano (Pop)
Eres tu (Pop)
Eternamente Yolanda (Rhumba)
Gracias a la vida (Rhumba)
Guantanamera (Son cubano)
Hernando's Hideaway (Tango)
How insensitive (Bossa nova)
La Bamba (Mambo / samba)
La culpa fue del cha cha cha (Cha cha)
Lambada (Lambada)
La ultima noche (Cha cha)
Mambo Italiano (Mambo)
Manha de carnaval (Bossa nova)
Mano a mano (Tango)
Mas que nada (Samba)
Melodia de Arrabal (Tango)
Me voy pa'l pueblo (Bolero / Rhumba)
Ojalá que llueva café en el campo (Merengue)
Pedro Navaja (Salsa)
Piensa en mi (Bolero / Rhumba)
Que Sera Sera (Waltz)
Samba de Orfeu (Samba)
Sentado en el anden (Pop)
Si tu me dices ven (Bolero / Rhumba)
Te recuerdo Amanda (Folk)
Quiet night of quiet stars (Bossa nova)
Visa para un suéno (Merengue)
International favourites and participation songs
Bus stop
Chicken dance
Day O (Banana boat song)
Jamaica farewell
La vie en rose
L'Accordeoniste
Lion sleeps tonight (The)
Milord
Non, je ne regrette rien
Nutbush city limits
Orne tchornyia
O sole mio
Sous le ciel de Paris
Tarantella
That's amore
Volare
Other songs available :
Large selection of Irish, Scottish, English and Australian folk songs
Children's songs - Nursery Rhymes, TV theme songs, Wiggles, Hi 5 etc
Large selection of Seniors' songs from the 1910's to 1940's
Christmas songs |
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