Here are the two Personas, which have been created by “Fitchman”, who must be a visitor to this or the US site.

If you visit this page and put your cursor over one of the photos, you will see how it can transform your browser. There are full instructions on the site. I had a go, and found it easy to add and remove the Hollie theme.

Well done, Fitchman, whoever you are!

The art proofs and mastered music for Hollie’s album are being sent to the factory today!

Somehow the topic of conversation got on to pets. Cats and dogs were being discussed. Hollie’s dog, Sasha, was photographed with Hollie during the photo shoot for Hollie’s album and she managed to get dirty pawprints on the white material being used in the shoot! Can you see them on the photo above?

The radio stations are again refusing to play Hollie’s single, “Edelweiss”, saying that it is “too slow”, which is really just an excuse. It is irritating that only established artists and record labels receive exposure, regardless of the merits of the recording. However, this time Nina was prepared! Hollie’s music will be heard on the TV and radio adverts. When everyone hears Hollie’s version of Edelweiss – and she is even more accomplished now than she was on Britain’s Got Talent – there will be increased pressure on the radio stations to play the track.

Meanwhile, there is no time for this musical little girl to rest on her laurels. She has a piano exam in June and a ballet exam in just two weeks time, followed by dance exams in tap and jazz.

Nina also let slip the locations of Hollie’s upcoming mini tour – Hollie will be performing at Manchester, Exeter, Leatherhead, Oswaldtwistle and London. Watch this space for dates…

Hollie is going to be in a TV advert that will be screened on ITV in the Granada region. Wow! That should give her debut album some much needed publicity and everyone will start to sit up and take notice of our little star. I’m hopeful that I will be able to obtain a copy of the advert to put it on the website so that everyone can see it.

Hollie is also going to be doing an interview on Smooth Radio, a radio station based in London. However, Smooth Radio can be listened to online so hopefully we will all get the chance to hear the interview.

Hollie also shared some photos with us. The first (on the left) is one of the one’s taken during the photo session for Hollie’s album. Hollie said that she couldn’t stop laughing because rose petals were being thrown over her.

The second one is of Hollie the “rock chick”. Doesn’t she look funky with an electric guitar? However, Hollie did confide that she couldn’t really play the electric guitar, she was just pretending.

Hollie – with your voice you don’t need to be able to play the electric guitar!

Hollie has remarked before that the song Nessun Dorma really suits her voice so the audience must have had a real treat. Of course, Nessun Dorma is one of the tracks available on Hollie’s debut album, Hollie, which can now be pre-ordered from the store.

During last Sunday’s chat session, Nina informed us that she was working on a range of classy and beautiful Hollie themed merchandise.  Hollie, on the other hand, has been busily signing lots of photos for her album, as a complimentary A4 size signed photo of Hollie is being sent out with all pre-ordered albums.

Here is the complete CD track listing:

1. O Mio Babbino Caro
2. Edelweiss
3. Come to my Garden
4. I could have Danced all Night
5. Nessun Dorma
6. The Music of the Night
7. Wishing you were Somehow here Again
8. Ave Maria
9. God Help the Outcasts
10. Panis Angelicus
11. Hushabye Mountain
12. When She loved Me
13. These Eyes of Mine

And there’s more!! If you pre-order the album now you will also receive a free signed photographic print of Hollie Steel.

Hollie’s mini tour is being planned at the moment. Hollie will sing 8 songs on the tour and be supported by her brother Josh and other acts. Hollie will also dance. Tour dates and box office numbers will be posted on this site once the details are finalised.

Progress on Hollie’s debut album is continuing, with 11 tracks now completed and two waiting to be mastered. One of the tracks is “Music of the Night” from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera, which Hollie and Josh sing as a duet.

You will be able to order Hollie’s album from this website, and it will be delivered anywhere worldwide within 6 days!

Hollie and Josh will also be performing in their school’s production of “The Sound of Music” in March, where Hollie will play Brigitta and Josh will play Captain Von Trapp.

And finally… Hollie really enjoyed her half term week in London, and let slip that her favourite film is “Alvin and the Chipmunks – The Squeakquel”.

Nina says they always “like to give something back”.  Hollie will be singing just one song – Nessun Dorma.

Click here for further details, the other acts performing and booking details.

The first single to be released from the album is “Edelweiss”, which is due to be released on March 29th. The single will also appear on Hollie’s album, which will be called simply “Hollie”. The album and single are being released under Jason and Nina Steel’s BB5 Records label.

The single and album are being distributed by Universal and will be available both in the shops and digitally online.

The first single, Edelweiss, will reach the distributor this week, all being well!

Nina is also interested in your suggestions of venues for Hollie’s mini tour, and would like to post your ideas on Hollie’s Facebook page. Ideally, she would like a nice theatre that can seat around 500, in the UK.