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Jonathan Shalit, 49, is regarded as one of the most exciting Entertainment Impressarios in the UK - working in all areas of the entertainment industry as a highly regarded Manager of talent in Television and Music. Jonathan has recorded some of the greatest artists in the world. The pivotal moment of Jonathan's entertainment career was when he re-discovered the late legendary harmonica player Larry Adler, with whom he produced a multi platinum Gershwin tribute album with Sir George ‘Beatles’ Martin recording artists such as Cher, Sir Elton John, Jon Bon Jovi, Peter Gabriel, Sinead O'Connor and Sting. Charlotte Church is the artist Jonathan is best known for discovering in 1997, from where he guided her to being the biggest selling British singer in the world, selling over 7 million CDs - achieving 2 double platinum CDs in America. Jonathan’s association with Charlotte took her from local school concerts to starring at the Hollywood Bowl, TV shows across America, the world and into the Guinness Book of Records. Jonathan's career then flipped to Urban music for which he has been the British music manager with most international success in recent years - first with Big Brovaz (4 MOBOs, Disney and Capital Radio Awards) , then 'Superstar' Jamelia and with platinum and No 1 selling music act and last year winner's of Urban music newcomer award – “N-Dubz”. Jonathan has had clients star in major West End and Broadway productions of Chicago, Les Miserables and Daddy Cool. Jonathan has guided 'Myleene Klass's' career to being one of the UK's biggest and most influential television presenters and now global face of CNN having interviewed such stars as Robert de Niro, Johnny Depp and George Clooney. Jonathan's current stable of talent also includes Christopher Biggins, Emma Crosby (GMTV), Kate Silverton (BBC News and Breakfast) and Konnie Huq (ex Blue Peter). Following on from his Gershwin tribute album, Jonathan recorded The Royal National Theatre’s award winning musical production of Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music with Dame Judi Dench and West End Diva, Ruthie Henshall, in concert with the BBC. Jonathan also works in television on both sides of the Atlantic having co-produced television specials for both LWT and the BBC, and developed programmes for PBS in America. In recent years Jonathan has also started developing a second career writing newspaper articles and appearing on the BBC, GMTV, ITV and Sky News as a well respected media pundit. Jonathan’s entrance into the entertainment industry followed a highly successful career in marketing – working at the world’s then most successful advertising agency, Saatchi and Saatchi, then running his own international marketing consultancy with clients such as Airbus, Benetton, British Aerospace, L'Oreal, Procter and Gamble and Volvo. His financial acumen having evolved from a brief stint in the City, as Broker at Lloyd’s of London. Jonathan is a trustee of The Chicken Shed Theatre Company, Regain – The Trust for Sports Tetraplegics and a Trustee and Vice President of The Variety Club. |
