(Lionel Reekie, soul singer Bella Kalolo and beatbox artist Phillip Fan performing "Royals" at Auckland's Vector Arena.)
Auckland entertainer Lionel Reekie, who has performed in many of
New Zealand's top venues, is a member of the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand and has appeared on stage as a soloist in many countries
including USA, Canada, Europe, China, Fiji, Australia and New Zealand.
Lionel was the featured artist for a special New Year festival concert early January 2013 at the prestigious Novosibirsk Philharmonia, Russia. He sang all 13 songs on his album “From Russia with Love” and two encores in Russian, receiving a standing ovation.
Later in the year Lionel, Bella Kalolo and Phillip Fan's unique rendition of Lorde's "Royals" at the 2013 APRA Silver Scrolls Awards was rewarded with outstanding applause.
Lionel has also been a guest vocalist for the Auckland Symphony Orchestra
at their “Last Night of the Proms" concerts, performing songs from modern
musical shows.
As well as being a versatile singer and musician, Lionel is an
accomplished conductor. In August
2007 Lionel conducted the New Zealand North Shore Accordion Orchestra in
Washington DC and New York, including a concert on the Millennium Stage at the
Kennedy Centre in Washington DC.
In September 2002 Lionel conducted the Musicale Accordion
Orchestra during their concert tour of China. One of these concerts was televised by a Chinese television
network.
