The singer's singer - Michele Monro

A singer once said "His pitch was right on the nose: his word enunciation letter perfect: his understanding of asong thorough. He will be missed very much, not only by myself, but by his fans all over the world." The singerwas the legendary Frank Sinatra, the man he spoke about: Matt Monro.

Matt Monro: The Singer's Singer, is the highly-anticipated story of one of Britain's mosticonic singers, tracing Matt Monro's life from his poverty stricken upbringing in post-war Britain to his day jobas London bus driver to the steady rise to fame that saw the singer battling the highs and lows of theentertainment industry to become one of Britain's best-loved entertainers. This is the man behind the image,the man who rubbed shoulders with some of the most famous names in the business, who recorded the veryfirst James Bond theme song (From Russia with Love) and the international hits Softly as I Leave You, BornFree, Walk Away and Portrait of My Love.

In an intimate portrait written by the singer's daughter, Michele Monro, and drawing on more than two hundredinterviews from the most important characters in Matt's life, The Singer's Singer exposes the man behind thevoice, telling the story of how Terry Parson overcame poverty, prejudice and alcoholism to arrive at the veryheart of the post-war British entertainment industry as the unforgettable Matt Monro.

Includingnever-before-seen photography, exclusive correspondence between Matt and some of the biggest names inthe music business and a rich array of personal anecdotes, this is the first comprehensive look at the life ofthe man his peers dubbed 'the Singer's Singer', the irreplaceable Matt Monro.