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Elaine James has played the piano for over twenty years, having started to learn at age 5, she completed all of the classical grades by age 16, and then proceeded to reach the standard of professional diploma at age 18. Elaine can play solo piano covers of popular songs, and also classical pieces and interpretations of the American Songbook. Elaine is a talented singer, and has a repertoire of approximately 800 songs ranging from pop songs, rock, pup and music from the theatre, and she is able to accompany herself fully on the piano.
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WORK EXPERIENCE:
2012-2013 University of Hong Kong High Table Dinners
2012-2013 Various shopping malls, Hong Kong
2013-2015 Pianist at Bottelino’s Reataurant, Bristol, UK
2017-2018 Pianist/Singer in various country pubs, UK
2018-present Pianist/Singer University Women’s Club, London, UK
Tennessee Waltz- Eva Cassidy
Rather Go Bind – Etta James
New York State of Mind – Billy Joel
The Way You Look Tonight – Sinatra
Fly Me to the Moon – Sinatra
Call Off the Search – Katie Melua
Someone to Watch Over Me – Gershwin
Summertime – Gerswin
Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – The Platters
Cry Me A River – Julie London
Narrow Daylight – Diana Krall
Stormy Weather – Etta James
Girl From Ipanema -Sinatra
When I Fall in Love – Nat King Cole
My Funny Valentine – Frank Sinatra
Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Hailey Tuck
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
One For My Baby (and one for the road) – Sinatra
Send me the Moon – Sara Bareilles
Ain’t No Way – Etta James
The Lady is a Tramp – Sinatra
Little Girl Blue – Diana Krall
Ol’ Man River – Sinatra
Our Love is Here to Stay – Gershwin
Turn Me On – Norah Jones
Blue Skies – Ella Fitzgerald
Stars Fell on Alabama – Ella Fitzgerald
The Look of Love – Dusty Springfield
L-O-V-E – Dusty Springfield
Just the Way You Are- Billy Joel
Walk on By – Diane Warwick
What A Wonderful World – Nat King Cole
The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael
Moon River – Andy Williams
Smile – Sinatra
My Way – Sinatra
Take 5 – Gypsey Jazz Caravan
All Of Me – Michael Buble
New York, New York – Sinatra
All the Things You Are – Carly Simon
But Not For Me – Gershwin
I’ve Got A Crush On You – Gershwin
Ain’t Necessarily So – Cher
The Man I Love – Kate Bush
Somebody Loves Me – Larry Adler
I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise – Larry Adler
Embraceable You – Larry Adler
Do What You Do – Larry Adler
Contemporary
Englsihman in New York- Sting
Shape of My Heart- Sting
Fields of Gold - Sting
Every Breath You Take -The Police
The Way We Were – Bette Midler
The Rose – Better Midler
Roxanne – Police
Heart of Gold – Neil Young
Paparazzi- Lady Gaga
Poker Face- Lady Gaga
Million Reasons- Lady Gaga
You’ve got a Friend- Carol King
Jazzman – Carol King
Will You Still Love me Tomorrow – Carol King
Your Song- Elton John
Guess That’s Why They Call it the Blues- Elton John
Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word- Elton John
Bennie and the Jets- Elton John
Crocodile Rock – Elton John
Are You Ready for Love – Elton John
Can You Feel the Love Tonight – Elton John
Candle in the Wind – Elton John
Pianoman- Billy Joel
Vienna- Billy Joel
Always A Woman – Billy Joel
She’s Got a Way – Billy Joel
She – Elvis Costello
A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley
I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You – Elvis Presley
Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Moondance – Van Morrison
Carrying A Torch – Van Morrison
Make You Feel My Love – Adele
Someone Like You – Adele
Set Fire to the Rain – Adele
Turning Tables - Adele
Don’t You Remember – Adele
Everywhere- Fleetwood Mac
Songbird- Fleetwood Mac
Rhiannon – Fleetwood Mac
Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
Someone to Love – Queen
Grenade – Bruno Mars
Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
Forever Young – Neil Young
Nobody Does It Better – Carly Simon
You’re So Vain – Carly Simon
Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
Sunrise- Norah Jones
Natural Woman – Carol King
Beyond the Sea – Robbie Williams
Stand By Me – Ben E King
My Girl – Temptations
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
Photograph – Ed Sheeran
Shape of You – Ed Sheeran
Give me Love – Ed Sheeran
The A Team – Ed Sheeran
Desperado – The Eagles
Take it Easy – The Eagles
Hotel California – The Eagles
Mrs Robinson – Simon & Garfunkel
Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel
Wild World – Cat Stevens
Somebody I Used to Know – Gotye
I Just Called to Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder
Yesterday – The Beatles
Imagine – The Beatles
Hey Jude- The Beatles
Twist & Shout – The Beatles
Let it Be – The Beatles
The Long & Winding Road – The Beatles
Jealous Guy – The Beatles
Hit The Road Jack – Ray Charles
Georgia – Ray Charles
Careless Whisper – George Michael
I Can’t Make You Love Me – George Michael
Faith – George Michael
Year of the cat – Al Stewart
You Can Call me Al – Al Stewart
Sweet Home Alabama – Leonard Skynard
American Pie – Don MacClean
If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys
Noone- Alicia Keys
Fallin’ – Alicia Keys
Empire State of Mind – Alicia Keys
Flowers in the Window- Travis
These Boots Were Made for Walkin’ – Nancy Sinatra
Valerie- Amy Winehouse
Back to Black – Amy Winehouse
Weakness in Me – Joan Armatrading
Diamonds and Rust – Joan Baez
Closest Thing to Crazy – Katie Melua
Call Off The Search – Katie Melua
Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
Hurt – Johnny Cash
I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash
Not The Only One – Sam Smith
Stay With Me – Sam Smith
9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
Jolene – Dolly Parton
I Will Always Love You – Dolly Parton
Under the Boardwalk –
That’s Amore – Dean Martin
Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
Wonderwall – Oasis
She’s Electric – Oasis
Stop Crying Your Heart Out - Oasis
Lucky – Pharrell Williams
Can’t Get No Satisfaction – Rolling Stones
Paint it Black – Rolling Stones
California Dreamin’ – Mamas and the Papas
Easy- Lionel Ritchie
Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Eva Cassidy
Time After Time – Cyndy Lauper
Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur
Your Song – Rita Ora
Rather Be – Clean Bandit
Simply the Best – Tina Turner
Time of my Life
Chandelier – Sia
Elastic Heart- Sia
My Girl- The Temptations
Build Me Up Buttercup- The Foundations
Roar – Katy Perry
E.T – Katy Perry
Bleeding Love – Liona Lewis
These Boots – Nancy Sinatra
Fast Car – Tracy Chapman
Get Lucky – Daft Funk
Addicted to You – Avici
Wake me Up – Avici
Let Her Go – Passenger
A Little Help From My Friends – The Beatles
Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
Video Games – Lana Del Ray
Copacabana- Barry Manilow
Mandy – Barry Manilow
Stuck in the Middle With You
Twist & Shout – The Beatles
This is How You Remind Me – Nickleback
Ironic – Alanis Morisette
How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding
Blank Space – Taylor Swift
Red – Taylor Swift
Love Story – Taylor Swift
Dream Catch Me – Newton Faulkner
Sunny – Boney M
Take Me To Church – Hoozier
Bedshaped – Keane
Somewhere Only We Know – Keane
Promise Me – Beverly Craven
Ever Fallen in Love – Nouvelle
Sway – Diana Krall
You Do Something to Me – Paul Weller
In the Air Tonight – Phil Collins
Another Day in Paradise -Phil Collins
You Make it Real for Me – James Morrison
Broken Strings – James Morrison
You Give Me Something – James Morrison
Me & Mrs Jones – Tower of Power
I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
All Of Me – John Legend
Blue – Joni Mitchell
California – Joni Mitchell
Woodstock – Joni Mitchell
Sultans of Swing – Dire Straits
Romeo & Juliet – Dire Straits
Heaven – DJ Sammy
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Andy Williams
Great Balls of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis
Sweet Dreams – Annie Lennox
America – Razorlight
Golden Touch – Razorlight
Kiss Me – Six Pence None the Richer
Umbrella - Rihanna
Only Girl in the World – Rihanna
Unfaithful – Rihanna
Stars – Simply Red
For Your Babies – Simply Red
If You Don’t Know me By Now – Simply Red
Love is All Around – Wet, Wet, Wet
Red Red Wine – Neil Diamond
Wherever You Will Go – The Calling
Stitches – Sean Mendes
I Know – The Kooks
Under the Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Everything I Do (I Do It For You)- Bryan Adams
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman – Bryan Adams
Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams
Heaven Help – Lenny Kravitz
When You Say Nothing Atall – Ronan Keating
Patience – Take That
A Million love Songs – Gary Barlow
Rule the World – Take That
This Love – Maroon 5
She Will Be Loved – Maroon 5
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5
Ain’t Nobody (Does It Better) – Jasmine Thomson
It’s a Mans’ World – James Brown
Trouble – Coldplay
Fix You – Coldplay
Skinny Love – Birdy
Budapest – George Ezra
Havana – Camilla Caballo
Angel of the Morning – Juice Newton
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx
Stranger in Moscow – Michael Jackson
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye
Dancing on My Own – Calum Scott
Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
Wishing On A Star – Rose Royce
Next to Me – Emeli Sande
Read All About It – Emeli Sande
My Kind of Love – Emeli Sande
David Grey – This Years Love
Killing Me Softly With His Song – Roberta Flack
Get Here If You Can – Oleta Adams
I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel To Be Free – Nina Simone
Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
Tainted Love – Soft Cell
Hey Soul Sister- Train
Lady in Red – Chris De Burgh
No Woman No Cry – Bob Marley
Human – Rag N Bone Man
Lean on Me – Michael Bolton
This Is The Life – Amy McDonald
September Song – JP Cooper
Country Road – John Denver
How Sweet It Is to be Loved by You
Mustang Sally – The Commitments
Walking in Memphis – Cher
House of the Rising Sun – The Animals
A Thousand Miles – Vanessa Carlton
New York, New York – Frank Sinatra
Run – Leona Lewis
Maria – Blondie
Underneath Your Clothes – Shakira
Wherever, Whenever – Shakira
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me – Dusty Springfield
Always on My Mind – Willie Nielson
Song for You – The Carpenters
We’ve Only Just Begun – The Carpenters
Please Mr Postman – The Carpenters
Yesterday Once More – The Carpenters
Part of Your World – Disney
Colours of the Wind – Disney
A Whole New World – Disney
Beauty & The Beast – Disney
Where is Love – Oliver!
Memories – Cats
On My Own – Les Miserables
My Way – Sinatra
One of Us – Joan Osborne
Ordinary World – Duran Duran
Golden Brown – The Stranglers
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