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16th July 2010

Summer Time by Sekonda sponsors "Celebrating The Carpenters"

Another chance to see the musical extravaganza! Sunday 18th July, 6:30pm, ITV1

Forty years since the release of the Carpenters debut LP this musical spectacular will celebrate the sounds and successes of the influential duo with some of the greatest pop stars of today.

Hosted by Amanda Holden and Ronan Keating and made in collaboration with Richard Carpenter, Celebrating the Carpenters, sees the following artists take to the stage to perform their own unique versions of some of the Carpenters best loved songs :

Chrissie Hynde performing Superstar.
Dionne Warwick performing Close to You.
The Feeling performing Solitaire.
Beverley Knight performing We’ve Only Just Begun.
Noisettes performing Goodbye To Love
The Saturdays performing Please, Mr Postman.
Ronan Keating performing I Won’t Last a Day Without You

And, exclusively for the show, Jamie Cullum and Kimberley Walsh will perform a duet of Rainy Days and Mondays.

As the arranger of the Carpenters’ most memorable songs, Richard reveals some of the secrets behind their success. He also offers unique musical advice to the new acts about the task they are to undertake and recounts some of the stories behind the tunes.