Dean Powell is a guest speaker, journalist, author and vocalist based in South Wales. His prolific workload varies from presenting high-profile engagements in some of the world's largest concert halls to publishing the latest of his popular history books and biographies.
Her Majesty the Queen, 2005
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Dean is a firm favourite as a master of ceremonies in such diverse venues as the Wales Millennium Centre and the Sydney Opera House. He has compered engagements for Katherine Jenkins, Rhys Meirion, Jason Howard, Max Boyce, Wynne Evans, Iris Williams, Elaine Paige, Beverley Humphreys and Dame Vera Lynn. In 2011 he presented a concert for HRH Princess Anne and received a standing ovation at the Hotel de Paris before Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene and Dame Shirley Bassey.
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His quick-witted style and dignified presentation skills have long endeared him to a wide variety of audiences as an after-dinner speaker and guest lecturer both at home and abroad.
Dean has chaired numerous functions with the likes of actors Glyn Houston and Ruth Madoc, broadcasters Katie Adie, Roy Noble, Dewi Griffiths and Wyn Calvin, sportsmen Clive Thomas, Phil Steele, Rick O'Shea, Nobby Styles and the Association of Former Manchester United Players. He also remains in constant demand as a lecturer in Victorian Welsh history, particularly the life of Dr William Price of which he is regarded as the leading expert.
Dean is a Life Member of the world-famous Treorchy Male Choir and has toured the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand and Australia with them many times as both a soloist and Master of Ceremonies. He has undertaken three month-long concert tours of Australia and more recently toured New Zealand where he took the sold-out Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Arts Centre, Perth Concert Hall, Christchurch Town Hall, Adelaide Festival Theatre and Brisbane's Queensland Performing Arts Centre by storm.
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Prince Albert II of Monaco, 2013
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Dean joined a star studded line up including Andrea Bocelli, Dame Shirley Bassey and Sir Cliff Richard at the Royal Variety Performance and has recorded solo items on several of the Choir's albums for EMI Records and their latest recording, "Timeless". Hear his perfomance of Stars. He has also presented concerts for the Pendyrus Male Choir and the Morriston Orpheus Choir on their visit to Geneva, Switzerland. More recently he presented the Anglo-Welsh Festival of Choirs.
Katherine Jenkins, 2005
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A former newspaper editor and award-winning journalist, Dean is also an acclaimed local historian and the author of a successful collection of eleven history books and biographies. His work in the field of journalism and public relations has been prolific. His anecdotes of interviews given with the likes of Hollywood greats Gregory Peck, Joan Fontaine and Sir Richard Attenborough, along with Larry Hagman and singer Sir Tom Jones have made him a firm favourite as a guest speaker.
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Enjoy your visit to Dean Powell's website. We hope he can bring his professional expertise to your next special event.
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