Erin Holland to sing national anthem at The Everest day in support of Liam Payne
SOFTLY spoken Erin Holland has spent a week resting her voice so she’s not sounding “horse” for The Everest.
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SOFTLY spoken Erin Holland has spent a week resting her voice so she’s not sounding horse for The Everest.
The 29-year-old classically trained singer will be donning a touch of blue and white when she sings the national anthem on Saturday before the main race.
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“Everyone keeps saying ‘you’re opening for Liam Payne,’” she said, referring to the One Direction’s singer’s free concert at Royal Randwick, “and I’m like ‘yeah, I like that,’ I’ll take it.”
As for her tips on the Everest runners: “Redzel is my pick because red has been my favourite colour.
“I’ve had the most luck looking at the horse names and picking one I most identify with.”
Cairns-born Holland is a former Miss World Australia, beating 32 finalists to the title in July 2013 when she was 24.
She’s a seasoned singer, having performed with all kind of musical ensembles during her school years.
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