THE VOICE OF LEEDS STANDS UP FOR EQUAL MARRAGE WITH CHARITY SINGLE
Leeds based singer has released a cover of Celine Dion’s “A New Day Has Come” to celebrate HM The Queen signing the same sex marriage bill
Over recent months, Simon Millea (26) has been on a number of talent contests on your television screens and LGBT pride events stages in the UK and Europe. Simon wanted to release a charity single in celebration of our government and HM The Queen in passing the same sex marriage bill.
“A New Day Has Come” has been released on over 200 digital stores and streaming sites that include iTunes, Amazon, Deezer, Spotify and Play.com All proceeds from the single will go directly to Stonewall and Yorkshire MESMAC. As a big thank you for all of the hard work campaigning that Stonewall did in support of the legalisation of equal marriage. But also, Simon wanted to ensure that the local charity, Yorkshire MESMAC - that does so much for driving up awareness, supporting people and promoting safe sex - got a share of the sales. As a results 100% the all the profits from the single will go to supporting these charities!
Simon quotes "I wanted to do something special with my 3rd appearance at Leeds LGBT Pride. A good friend of mine, Ricci Turner (aka MidiCharm) helped me to compose a re-imagined version of Celine Dion’s “A New Day Has Come” and I wanted to release it and raise money for the charities that have supported us all nationally and locally.”
Richard Lane, Media Manager at Stonewall quotes “Simon’s charity single beautifully sums up how many gay people feel now equal marriage has been secured. We’re incredibly grateful that he’s decided to support Stonewall and hope many couples will download the song in time for their first wedding dance.”
Tom Doyle, Chief Executive of Yorkshire MESMAC quotes, “We rely on the support of LGB&T community members to carry on our essential work, so are delighted that by this very generous gesture of Simon’s”
Scott Cole, Managing Director at Greenleaf Entertainments – The Entertainment & Celebrity Management Agency quotes, “we are so excited that Simon Millea wanted to celebrate the same sex bill in this way and we are honoured to have released his single A new day has come .”
Over the next few months Simon will be hitting the recording studio to work on his debut EP: hoping to release it before Christmas. He will also be making appearances in a number of venues in the north over the next few months – details of these will be released when available.