Iain Sparks is a truly international artist with tours of Australia (with a 20 pc orchestra) Canada, Europe and Asia, and he has starring Regional & West End Theatre credits. Iain began his singing career performing backing vocals for Barry Manilow (Albert Hall & Wembley Arena) and Sting at the Brit awards.
He starred as Roy Orbison in ‘The Concert They Never Gave’ for E&B productions (Buddy! - West End) on several UK tours including appearances in West End Theatres.
Iain had a top 10 hit the EMS Eurochart with a self penned song in the style of Roy Orbison entitled “You’re not alone” which beat off stiff competition from the likes of Travis Tritt among other top US stars.
In 2005 Iain played Orbison in Perth, Australia with a 20 piece orchestra - the booker searched the world for the ‘best Roy’ & chose Iain as his first choice - supported by Johnny Earle - The Elvis voice of Pepsi.
He also performed on live TV as Roy with Westlife in 2007 for BBC1 (one of many TV appearances) and spent most of 2009 touring in Europe & the UK with several different theatre shows.
Iain Sparks’ performance as Roy Orbison has been reviewed the world over to great acclaim. People often think he’s miming to Roy’s original recordings. Some say he brings more to the role than just the look and sound of Roy and adds much of the essence of the fabulous Roy Orbison as well. Iain’s staggering four and a half octave vocal range and powerful, crystal clear voice enable him to recreate the early iconic vocal sound of Roy Orbison when he was at his very best. Check out the high notes in ‘Crying’ and you will hear why Iain is generally regarded as the best in the business all over the world.