Bowie fan pays tribute

Ed Blaney as David Bowie. Photo/supplied

Those wanting to remember Bowie can do so when British performer Ed Blaney presents a tribute show at the Holy Trinity Church on 12 August .

David Bowie's passing left music fans saddened at the loss of a star who left a stellar catalogue of hits.

Those wanting to remember Bowie can do so next month when British performer Ed Blaney presents a tribute show at the Holy Trinity Church.

Blaney not only possesses Bowie's vocal prowess but also his definitive look. He's been doing Bowie since 2005 when he entered British television's Stars In Their Eyes, getting all the way to a showdown in the final two.

He says he's been into Bowie's music since he was a teenager.

"Mick Ronson's guitar playing was the catalyst. It was magnificent. From there I listened to David's voice and I heard Starman. It was a revelation. It was totally different. His vocal inflection and accents that he put into performances and how he varied everything. You could never be tired of it," he says.

Blaney admits that Bowie "is not for everyone, he's not like Rod Steward or Elvis. He's an acquired taste."

But from that very early age, he was mesmerised. A music teacher, Blaney spent his life being a dedicated fan.

He feels privileged to perform music that he has spent his life admiring and says some songs can be very emotional, for both him and fans, now that Bowie has passed.

"I literally have fans cry on my shoulder after a show. They've come up after and said they were apprehensive at first to come to the show because they thought no one could do it, but they've been blown away by how I portrayed David."

Accompanied by his seven-piece band, Blaney brings alive the many sides of Bowie's chameleon personality from Ziggy Stardust, The Thin White Duke, to Bowie the superstar.

He says precise attention to detail has been given to the costumes and production of Ultimate Bowie transporting fans across the 40 years of classics from Space Oddity, to Let's Dance and lastly to David's latest massive hit Blackstar.

the fine print
What: The Ultimate Bowie Show
Where: Holy Trinity
When: August 12