Darryl Lovegrove Travels from NSW
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Darryl Lovegrove's Biography
Darryl Lovegrove is a keynote
speaker, entertainer and award-winning performer; an entrepreneur with an
extraordinary global business success story of ‘operatic proportions’ bringing
value to conferences and events through his inspiring tale of Passion, Perseverance…and
Puccini.
Darryl’s the co-creator of the
world renowned ‘The Three Waiters’ who have thrilled millions worldwide, won
multiple awards and is regarded as the most successful act in the history of
the events industry. Since creating his own company, he has gone on to produce
some of the most successful acts in Australasia.
A multi-award winning
performer, Darryl’s reputation is well established in the contrasting worlds of
musical theatre, opera and rock. Winning the Australian singing competition in
1989, Darryl honed his musical skills as a member of the original Australian
casts of Les Miserables and Chess, before his award-winning portrayal of Jesus
in the Australian and New Zealand tours of Jesus Christ Superstar for which he
won New Zealand’s Entertainer of the Year ‘Rising Star’ award and an Australian
‘MO Award’ nomination.
Career highlights include the
Australasian tour of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber where he featured with
Sarah Brightman and Anthony Warlow and starring roles in The World Goes Round,
An Unfinished Song, David William’s Sanctuary and many others. He received
critical acclaim when he both produced and starred as John Lennon in the
national New Zealand tour of Looking Through a Glass Onion – an evening with
John Lennon in words and music. Darryl toured Australia and NZ with Glenn
Shorrock performing the music of Lennon & McCartney in Let it Be and with
original members of ‘Split Enz’ and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in
‘ENZO’.
In 1999 he co-created the
operatic phenomenon ‘The Three Waiters’ and was instrumental in establishing
offices in Sydney, Los Angeles, New York, London and Bogota Colombia. Winning 3
consecutive American entertainment awards ‘The Three Waiters’ became the
most-booked corporate entertainment act in the world. In 2009 Darryl sold his
financial interest in ‘The Three Waiters’ and established his own company
‘Lovegrove Entertainment’ which has continued to create award-winning acts for
the events market. In 2012 his corporate act ‘Darryl & Harmony’ (with his
12 year old daughter) was voted ‘Entertainer of the Year’ at the Australian
Event Awards. He also created event favourites ‘The Leading Men’ (a two-time
Australian Event Award finalist) and ‘Jersey to Motown’.
Continually voted as #1 speaker
at conferences around Australia, Darryl’s keynote combines his inspirational
story and entertaining ‘night at the opera’ performance with key take home
messages, in a way that leaves audiences spellbound and wanting more.
Save yourself the time, money
and frustration of looking for a keynote speaker, entertainer and MC for your
event. Darryl is a dynamic presenter who can deliver all three, while
captivating and engaging your audience.
Speaking Topics Include
Darryl
tells a compelling global business success story of, literally, operatic
proportions.
‘Passion, Perseverance…and Puccini’
‘Hitting the High Notes –
Mastering Peak Performance’
His
story of how he and a mate took the operatic phenomenon ‘The Three Waiters’ to
the world and made it #1 continues to captivate audiences from many industries
and fields around the globe. It is one of triumph over adversity; of a
proactive and innovative duo who took the events industry world by storm by
creating a show now seen over 11,000 times in over 80 countries. Darryl cuts
through corporate jargon to recount his amazing story, of a guy who ‘never took
no for an answer’ and provides an honest look at the challenges of launching a
business idea that turned into a global phenomenon. A hit with audiences across
many industries and fields, Darryl talks passionately and engagingly on the
subjects of:
- Resilience
and passion
- Being
proactive
- The
need for innovation,
- Price
Leadership
- Focus
Having
established his own company in 2009 he is able to pass on how he was able to
survive the savage repercussions of the GFC and go on to create his own award
winning array of acts that are now among the most booked in the Asia Pacific
region. His first hand account of being able to ‘walk the talk’ has established
him as one of Australia’s business resilience experts and in 2014 he was invited
to speak at the ‘Million Dollar Round Table’ in Toronto, which is arguably the
most prestigious conference in the world.