Eleanor Glynn
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Eleanor Mary Anne Glynn (born 29 March 1986) is an English gothic metal vocalist, songwriter,band front woman, fashion designer, record producer, model, belly dancer, musician and actress professionally known as ' Eleanor ', who won the Miss England
2006/7 title on the 14th of July 2006, she later went on to represent England in the Miss World
2006 contest in Poland
and then later represented Great Britain in the Miss Europe 2006 contest Ukraine
. She was born in Oxford
.
Growing up around her father's band ' Eden's ' casette tapes, newspaper articles and folkloric writings; Eleanor was inspired by an upbringing of classic rock, metal, english folklore
, fairytales,history, fantasy art and mythology
; English bands such as Black Sabbath
, Adam and the Ants
, Rainbow
, Deep Purple
Black Widow
; Glynn subsequently, made the final group of performers at the Miss World Talent show with her performance of Rainbows
song Since You've Been Gone
. During her year as Miss England, Glynn made local and national headlines having campaigned to ban size zero
models from London Fashion Week
.
Glynn was a member of the 17th century English Civil War
re-enactment society The Sealed Knot with her family for over 15
years and has spoken at The Oxford Union regarding the size zero debate.
Glynn has a musical background and has been writing ,filmaking, performing and putting on plays for friends and family since primary school; her first songs were reflecting on Eleanor's childhood experiences as a member of The English Civil War Society. These were written at the age of 6 and recorded on a blue and yellow fisher price plastic recording box which was used as Eleanor's early production equipment , Eleanor has developed far in terms of production and songwriting ; updated versions of these songs can be found on Eleanor's first English album yet to be released. Eleanor's first school ; Catholic ' Our Lady's First school saw Eleanor involved in her fair share of mischief. Eleanor spent her lunch times in the music practice rooms at school; rehersing and recording daily where she sang, performed and wrote with all girl band ; named ' Sunset ' then changing to ' The Kittens '. The band regularly changed members and name, rehersing at Eleanor's home,Blackbird Leys leisure centre, playscheme and the local church.The band sent off many performance videos to various record labels, such as Virgin. Eleanor, subsequently, later worked with Virgin Airlines
in an attempt to cure Glynn's Fear Of Flying; Eleanor went on a trial flight with Virgin airlines alongside hypnotherapy.
Eleanor is a singer / songwriter for an Oxfordshire based band specialising in Alternative
Romance
Gothic
rock
pop
as well as working as a solo artist in conceptual and historical theatrics / experimental / dark art
s, working with local artists, venues and the proprietor of SelectaSound ; Kevin Jenkins. Eleanor in 2006 met her first instrumental all male backing band who would spend much of 2009 onwards gigging with Eleanor's original material around Oxfordshire's main venues; The Wheatsheaf, The Purple Turtle, The Bullingdon,The Port Mahon, The Exeter Hall and The Thirst Lodge.
Glynn presented live on a music show called 'Passion TV' for local broadcasting station SIXTV from the age of 17.
Glynn completed one year at The Oxford Brookes , studing Music and English before leaving in 2009 to set up her own recording company ; www. EleanoRecords.com, soon be launched online , along with Eleanor's first self written cultural album available to download ; entitled ' Of Pirate Descent '.
Eleanor performed at a number of Bollywood
events during her time as Miss England; The Clothes Show, West End Live and the Elements of Zindagi.Closing the Miss England 2006 show with a live Bollywood belly dance performance; Eleanor Glynn is the latest to add list of Bollywood Actress in Indian cinema from western part with Aditya Raj Kapoor - veteran actor Shammi Kapoor's son - reportedly offering her a Bollywood film tentatively titled 'India Rocks'.
In 2007 , Glynn recorded a World Cup Song with a group called ' The Miss England Girls' , entitled ' Come on England ( Time for Glory ) this was recorded and released with ShaileRyde. As of 2010 Eleanor has worked on a variety of musical projects ; having most recently vocally featured on a released classical track ' Amnesia ' recorded in London studios; composed by Martin Simpkin, a BBC
Children in Need charity single; Electronic rock cover of ' The Living Daylights ' and a two album industrial rock project with producer duo Sikorski.
Eleanor has recently starred in three music videos, one Chico
( X Factor ) ' Curvy Cola Bottle Body filmed at Pinewood ' the second produced and directed by company Pixelloft and the final being a version of Eleanor's conceptually arranged and self written ' Of Pirate Descent '. Glynn in 2007 was invited to film an episode of MTV's ' Date My Mum '.
Glynn made appearances at the race circuits, Brands Hatch
and Silverstone
; raising funds with Charity ' True Hereos' and sponsored by ' Cult ' at The British Superbikes and British Touring Car rounds. Eleanor has supported numerous local and national charity fashion shows and events aswell as modelling for a handful of independent fashion companies alongside modeling for the major likes of one of Britain's biggest clothing brands ; River Island
plus Racoon Hair Extensions and Ariella Fashion House.
Eleanor is currently in the process of launching an exclusive and brand new website. Eleanor has been back in the recording studio recently, stating clearly that this has been her busiest and most productive year to date and with new material and records coming in 2012, Eleanor is one of Englands youngest and most successful rising stars.
Miss England
The Miss England competition is an annual beauty pageant targeted at young females aged 17–24 years living in England. Entrants must hold a British passport to enter....
2006/7 title on the 14th of July 2006, she later went on to represent England in the Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
2006 contest in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and then later represented Great Britain in the Miss Europe 2006 contest Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. She was born in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
.
Growing up around her father's band ' Eden's ' casette tapes, newspaper articles and folkloric writings; Eleanor was inspired by an upbringing of classic rock, metal, english folklore
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
, fairytales,history, fantasy art and mythology
Mythology
The term mythology can refer either to the study of myths, or to a body or collection of myths. As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece...
; English bands such as Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
, Adam and the Ants
Adam and the Ants
Adam and the Ants were a British rock band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original group, which existed from 1977 to 1980, became notable as a cult band marking the transition from the late-1970s punk rock era to the post-punk and New Wave era...
, Rainbow
Rainbow
A rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that causes a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the Sun shines on to droplets of moisture in the Earth's atmosphere. It takes the form of a multicoloured arc...
, Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
Black Widow
Black Widow
Black widow is a common name of some spiders in the genus Latrodectus.Black Widow may also refer to:-Fiction:* Black Widow: A Novel, a 1981 novel by Christina Crawford...
; Glynn subsequently, made the final group of performers at the Miss World Talent show with her performance of Rainbows
Rainbow (band)
Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
song Since You've Been Gone
Since You Been Gone
"Since You Been Gone" is a 1970s rock song written and recorded by former Argent guitarist Russ Ballard for his 1976 album Winning. It has also been recorded by numerous other artists, including all-girl group Clout, Cherie Currie and Head East...
. During her year as Miss England, Glynn made local and national headlines having campaigned to ban size zero
Size Zero
Size 0 is a women's clothing size in the US catalog sizes system. Size 0 and 00 were invented due to the changing of clothing sizes over time , which has caused the adoption of lower numbers...
models from London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week is an apparel trade show held in London, England twice each year, in February and September. It is one of the "Big Four" fashion weeks, along with New York Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week.-Organization:...
.
Glynn was a member of the 17th century English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
re-enactment society The Sealed Knot with her family for over 15
years and has spoken at The Oxford Union regarding the size zero debate.
Glynn has a musical background and has been writing ,filmaking, performing and putting on plays for friends and family since primary school; her first songs were reflecting on Eleanor's childhood experiences as a member of The English Civil War Society. These were written at the age of 6 and recorded on a blue and yellow fisher price plastic recording box which was used as Eleanor's early production equipment , Eleanor has developed far in terms of production and songwriting ; updated versions of these songs can be found on Eleanor's first English album yet to be released. Eleanor's first school ; Catholic ' Our Lady's First school saw Eleanor involved in her fair share of mischief. Eleanor spent her lunch times in the music practice rooms at school; rehersing and recording daily where she sang, performed and wrote with all girl band ; named ' Sunset ' then changing to ' The Kittens '. The band regularly changed members and name, rehersing at Eleanor's home,Blackbird Leys leisure centre, playscheme and the local church.The band sent off many performance videos to various record labels, such as Virgin. Eleanor, subsequently, later worked with Virgin Airlines
Virgin Atlantic Airways
Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited is a British airline owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Singapore Airlines...
in an attempt to cure Glynn's Fear Of Flying; Eleanor went on a trial flight with Virgin airlines alongside hypnotherapy.
Eleanor is a singer / songwriter for an Oxfordshire based band specialising in Alternative
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
Romance
Romance
Romance or romantic may refer to:* Romance languages, a family of languages originating in south-western Europe.* Romance , a genre of medieval and renaissance narrative fiction* Romance , a type of ballad or lyrical song...
Gothic
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
as well as working as a solo artist in conceptual and historical theatrics / experimental / dark art
Dark Art
Primarily a product of the 20th Century, dark art is an art style defined as that being "dark" or unsettling in nature. Called and classified under many names such as gothic, horror, metaphysical, nightmarish, and disturbing, it is actually a culmination of techniques and styles. It has been...
s, working with local artists, venues and the proprietor of SelectaSound ; Kevin Jenkins. Eleanor in 2006 met her first instrumental all male backing band who would spend much of 2009 onwards gigging with Eleanor's original material around Oxfordshire's main venues; The Wheatsheaf, The Purple Turtle, The Bullingdon,The Port Mahon, The Exeter Hall and The Thirst Lodge.
Glynn presented live on a music show called 'Passion TV' for local broadcasting station SIXTV from the age of 17.
Glynn completed one year at The Oxford Brookes , studing Music and English before leaving in 2009 to set up her own recording company ; www. EleanoRecords.com, soon be launched online , along with Eleanor's first self written cultural album available to download ; entitled ' Of Pirate Descent '.
Eleanor performed at a number of Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
events during her time as Miss England; The Clothes Show, West End Live and the Elements of Zindagi.Closing the Miss England 2006 show with a live Bollywood belly dance performance; Eleanor Glynn is the latest to add list of Bollywood Actress in Indian cinema from western part with Aditya Raj Kapoor - veteran actor Shammi Kapoor's son - reportedly offering her a Bollywood film tentatively titled 'India Rocks'.
In 2007 , Glynn recorded a World Cup Song with a group called ' The Miss England Girls' , entitled ' Come on England ( Time for Glory ) this was recorded and released with ShaileRyde. As of 2010 Eleanor has worked on a variety of musical projects ; having most recently vocally featured on a released classical track ' Amnesia ' recorded in London studios; composed by Martin Simpkin, a BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Children in Need charity single; Electronic rock cover of ' The Living Daylights ' and a two album industrial rock project with producer duo Sikorski.
Eleanor has recently starred in three music videos, one Chico
Chico Slimani
Yousseph "Chico" Slimani is a Welsh born singer of Moroccan descent who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor. In 2006, he had a number 1 hit on the British charts entitled "It's Chico Time"...
( X Factor ) ' Curvy Cola Bottle Body filmed at Pinewood ' the second produced and directed by company Pixelloft and the final being a version of Eleanor's conceptually arranged and self written ' Of Pirate Descent '. Glynn in 2007 was invited to film an episode of MTV's ' Date My Mum '.
Glynn made appearances at the race circuits, Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
and Silverstone
Silverstone
Silverstone is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is about from Towcester on the former A43 main road, from the M1 motorway junction 15A and about from the M40 motorway junction 10, Northampton, Milton Keynes and Banbury...
; raising funds with Charity ' True Hereos' and sponsored by ' Cult ' at The British Superbikes and British Touring Car rounds. Eleanor has supported numerous local and national charity fashion shows and events aswell as modelling for a handful of independent fashion companies alongside modeling for the major likes of one of Britain's biggest clothing brands ; River Island
River Island
River Island is one of Britain's best known high street fashion brands and can be found in most cities across the UK. The brand also has stores in Singapore, Turkey, Poland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the Middle East.-History:...
plus Racoon Hair Extensions and Ariella Fashion House.
Eleanor is currently in the process of launching an exclusive and brand new website. Eleanor has been back in the recording studio recently, stating clearly that this has been her busiest and most productive year to date and with new material and records coming in 2012, Eleanor is one of Englands youngest and most successful rising stars.