That they had spent 4 weeks frantically rehearsing after his administration staff recruited them. However Manilow, who has a £79million fortune, claimed he didn’t have a funds to pay choir director Lauren Elliott to arrange the 20-strong ensemble for 2 songs.
Lauren had cast forward with rehearsals, realising the chance to sing with the 79-yearold showbiz icon, 79, final Saturday was “the possibility of a lifetime.”
Lauren, 31, mentioned: “I am unable to think about what it has value us all individually.”
“That is my job and but he had no funds to pay us for the time it took to prepare.
“Considered one of our members is a musician who cancelled numerous paid gigs to rehearse and seem. His misplaced income is far more than £500.”
Family and friends had additionally purchased tickets in anticipation of watching the choir again Manilow on Let Freedom Ring and It is A Miracle.
His staff didn’t reply to requests for remark however Lauren mentioned she was contacted by the star’s husband and supervisor Garry Kief who mentioned a small donation was made.
Lauren added: “I informed him how disillusioned we had been and careworn how badly it had been dealt with.”
The donation went in direction of the choir’s fundraising for the World Transplant Video games in Leeds subsequent month.
