COLEFORD singing sensation Emma Hatton is looking forward to performing at the London Festival of Cabaret.

Following her much-acclaimed, sell-out show at Kettner’s, the jazz and soul singer will perform on May 1 as part of the London Festival of Cabaret.

Currently starring as Elphaba in the West End production of Wicked, Emma has also been making waves on the jazz scene, releasing a Christmas EP Merry Christmas, Darling which reached number one in the iTunes jazz chart and featured a duet with the brilliant Anthony Strong. Her track Mad About the Boy is the most downloaded on the London Gay Big Band’s album Brave, recorded at Abbey Road.

For her new show, Emma is focusing on the singer-songwriters that have inspired her, including Carole King, Sara Bareilles and Eva Cassidy, to name but a few.

Emma’s connection to the genius of their work is what prompted her to make this the theme of her Festival performance at the Pheasantry.

She said: “Music is what drives me, I live and breathe it. Some of the songs I’ve chosen for the evening are those that have touched me in such a way that I feel compelled to share my interpretation of them in the hope that I can communicate my joy of their music to everyone.”