Ross Antony
Antony performing in 2016
Antony performing in 2016
Background information
Birth nameRoss Anthony Catterall
Born (1974-07-09) 9 July 1974
Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
GenresR&B, pop, Schlager
Occupation(s)Singer, entertainer, presenter
Years active1992–2001 (musicals)
2001–2006 (music group)
2006–present (solo)
LabelsTelamo (Sony Music)
Websiteross-antony.com

Ross Anthony Catterall (born 9 July 1974), known by his stage name Ross Antony, is a British singer, entertainer and presenter based in Germany. He rose to fame as a member of the R&B/pop group Bro'Sis.[1] Since the group disbanded in 2006, Antony has maintained a profile as a TV personality in Germany, culminating in his 2008 winning of Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!, the German version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[1]

Personal life

Antony came from a family of artists and was performing on stage from the age of three, receiving singing and dancing lessons. He attended Bridgnorth Endowed School and is a graduate of the Guildford School of Acting.[1] He went on to appear in pantomimes and musicals across England. In 1997, Antony made his debut on the German stage, with the world premiere of the musical Catharine, in Aachen. In Germany, he played many main roles, including "Claude" in the musical Hair, "Joseph" in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and "Tabaluga" in Tabaluga and Lilli.

Since 2006, Antony has been in a civil partnership with opera singer Paul Reeves. The couple ran a bed and breakfast in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, named "Little Gables". On 26 May 2014, Antony announced via his Facebook page that the two of them had adopted a child, which they had both spent a long time trying to do.[2] In December 2017, Antony and Reeves married.[3]

Antony lives near Cologne.[1]

Musical engagement

Discography

Antony performing in 2013

Solo albums

Year Album
2011 Two Ways (Ross Antony & Paul Reeves)
2012 Two Ways: Special Winter Edition (Ross Antony & Paul Reeves)
2013 Meine Neue Liebe (Ross Antony)
2014 Goldene Pferde (Ross Antony)
Winterwunderland (Ross Antony & Paul Reeves)
2015 Goldene Pferde (Very British Edition)
2016 Tatort Liebe
2017 Aber bitte mit Schlager
2019 Schlager lügen nicht
2020 Schlager lügen nicht: mal laut & mal leise
2020 Lass es glitzern: Weihnachten mit Ross

Musical albums

Year Album
1997 Catharine
1999 Mozart!

Solo singles

Year Single
2000 "...and That's the Way It Is!"
2001 "Intimate"
2008 "Dschungel Wahnsinn" (Achim Petry feat. Jungle Allstars)
"Endlich da" (single for the musical Casino Pique Dame)
2009 "Zeig dein Gesicht" (for the charity project Alle für Alle)
2010 "I Can't Dance Alone" (duet with Giovanni Zarrella)
2013 "Do You Speak English"
"Ding Ding Dong"
2014 "Kettenkarussell"
"Goldene Pferde"
2016 "Tatort Liebe"
2017 "Schneewalzer"
2018 "Picknick am See"
"Ich bin, was ich bin"
"Auf Einmal" (as a part of the charity project Schlagerstars für Kinder)
2019 "1000 und 1 Nacht (Tausendmal berührt)"
2020 "Quando, Quando, Quando ('Mit oder mit ohne'-Remix)"
"Goodbye Papa"
"Heller (High Heels)" (Ross Antony, Marcella Rockefeller & FASO)
"Hand in Hand" (as a part of the project Hand in Hand All Stars)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "How Ross Antony became Germany's biggest showbiz star". The Daily Telegraph. London. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Merkur.de: Ross Antony adoptiert Kind (german), Merkur-online.de
  3. ↑ Gala.de: Ross Antony und Paul Reeves, Sie haben offiziell geheiratet (German), Gala.de

Literature

  • Nadja Otterbach, Ross Antony: The Inside Me – Das Leben eines Popstars. Machtwortverlag, Dessau 2007, ISBN 978-3-86761-000-1.
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