List of acts that have appeared on the Royal Variety Performance

Also see List of Royal Variety Performances. The following is a list of acts that have appeared on the Royal Variety Performance. It includes the years which each act appeared.

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0-9 42nd Street: 1985

A

a-ha: 1988 Russ Abbot: 1988 Three Aberdonians: 1938 Philip Achille: 2007 The Acrobats: 1984 Adam and the Ants: 1981 Edie Adams: 1962 Tony Adams: 1982 Errol Addison: 1932 Adele: 2010 Jules Adrian: 1945 African Footprint: 2000 Max Again: 1970 Roberto Alagna: 1998 Terry Alderton: 1999 Charles Aldrich: 1912 Michael Aldridge: 1955 (London) Aleggria House Troupe: 1997 Peter Alex-Newton: 1985 Fred Allandale: 1921 Chesney Allen: 1951, 1954, 1980 Les Allen: 1938 Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass: 1969 The Amandis: 1955 (Blackpool) Scott Ambler: 1997 Shirley Ambrose: 1958 Stephen K. Amos: 2007 Anastacia: 2002, 2009 Clive Anderson: 1994 Moira Anderson: 1969, 1978, 1982 Victor Andre: 1928 Eamonn Andrews: 1953 Julie Andrews: 1948, 1958, 1977 Brian Andro: 1984 Paul Anka: 1977 Josephine Anne: 1955 (Blackpool) Annie - the Musical: 1998, 2017 The cast of Animal Crackers: 1998 Antonio and his Spanish Ballet Company: 1958 The Argentine Gauchos: 1989 Armstrong and Miller: 2008 Rob Ashley: 1938 The Seven Ashtons: 1949 Arthur Askey: 1946, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1955 (Blackpool), 1957, 1959, 1968, 1978, 1980 Michael Aspel: 1985 The Three Astaires: 1947 A.C. Astor: 1928 Eileen Atkins: 1984 Rosalind Atkinson: 1938 Rowan Atkinson: 1980, 1990 Richard Attenborough: 1955 (London), 1990 Winifred Atwell: 1952, 1957 Madge Aubrey: 1932 The Nine Avalons: 1945 The cast of Avenue Q: 2006 Pam Ayres: 1977 Charles Aznavour: 1975

B

B*Witched: 1998 Babes on Broadway: 1985 Burt Bacharach: 1963 Vernel Bagneris: 1981 Alan Bailey: 1947 Jim Bailey: 1992 Cecil Bainbridge: 1923 Josephine Baker: 1974 Kenny Ball: 1961, 1978 Michael Ball: 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2007 Kaye Ballard: 1950 Scottish Ballet: 1978 Bananarama: 1988 Band of the Training Ship: 1946 The Band that Jack Built: 1950 John Barbirolli: 1959 The Three Barbour Brothers: 1952 The Barbour Brothers and Jean: 1955 (Blackpool) Lawrence Barclay: 1933 Wilkie Bard: 1912 John Barrowman: 2006, 2008 Michael Barrymore: 1983, 1987, 1993 Biddy Barton: 1938 Sam Barton: 1919 Jack Barty: 1938 Count Basie and his Orchestra: 1957, 1975 Alfie Bass: 1959 Shirley Bassey: 1961, 1965, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1987, 1994, 2000, 2005, 2014 The Bachelors: 1964, 1966 BBC Northern Dance Orchestra: 1959 Dick Beamish: 1946 The Beatles: 1963 Robert Beatty: 1955 (London) The Beautiful Game: 2000 Gilbert Bécaud: 1966, 1976 Daniel Bedingfield: 2003 Bee Gees: 1993 Harry Belafonte: 1977 Arthur Bell: 1949 The Bell Ringers: 1984 The Bells: 1932 Nicola Benedetti: 2005 Billy Bennett: 1926, 1933, 1934 Tony Bennett: 1965, 1994 Jack Benny: 1950, 1961, 1965 Barbara Bentham: 1946 Michael Bentine: 1949 Dick Bentley: 1954 The Three Bentley Sisters: 1950 George and Bert Bernard: 1948 Veit Bethke: 1953 Danny Bhoy: 2003 Beverley Sisters: 1952, 1958, 1978 Acker Bilk: 1961, 1978, 1981 The cast of Billy: 1975 Billy Elliot the Musical: 2004 Birmingham Royal Ballet: 1999 Cilla Black: 1964, 1969, 1993 Joe Black: 1982 Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra: 1951 Tom Blacklock: 1927, 1931 The Black light theatre of Prague: 1970 Blackpool Tower Ballet children: 1955 (Blackpool), 1959 The Blackpool Tower Circusettes: 1948 Vivian Blaine: 1953 Joyce Blair: 1982 Lionel Blair: 1961, 1968, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1990 Norah Blaney: 1921 Blast! (musical): 2000 Newton Blick: 1955 (London) The Bluebell Girls: 1967 The Bluebells: 1986 Blue Man Group: 2005 James Blunt: 2007, 2017 Wally Boag: 1947 Andrea Bocelli: 1999, 2005 Alfie Boe: 2010 The Bogannys: 1912 Bolshoi Ballet: 1992 Michael Bolton: 1997 Bombay Dreams: 2002 Bond the legend: 2002 Boney M.: 1979 Bon Jovi: 2007 The Three Bonos: 1934 Pat Boone: 1958 Elayne Boosler: 1989 Tony Booth: 1972 Webster Booth: 1945 David Bor: 1930 Victor Borge: 1980, 1986, 1996 Yamil Borges: 2004 Frank Boston: 1934 Eve Boswell: 1953 Patti Boulaye: 1981 Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake: 1997 Simon Bowman: 1985 Max Boyce: 1978 Katie Boyle: 1954 Boyzone: 1998 Melvyn Bragg: 1989 Wilfrid Brambell: 1963 Russell Brand: 2007 Betsy Brantley: 1985 The cast of Bread: 1988 Rory Bremner: 1986 Rose Brennan: 1963 Gerry Brereton: 1952 Bernard Bresslaw: 1958 Sarah Brightman: 1985, 1987, 1990 Alan Brind: 1987 The British Amateur Gymnastics Team: 1983 Jon Jon Briones: 2014 Ronnie Brody: 1955 (London) Bob Bromley and his puppets: 1946 Pamela Bromley: 1955 (Blackpool) June Bronhill: 1958 Jimmy Brooks: 1957 Colette Brosset: 1955 (London) Brotherhood of Man: 1977 Sam Browne: 1935, 1951 Barbara Bruce: 1951 Frank Bruno: 1989 Dora Bryan: 1959 Yul Brynner: 1979 Michael Bublé: 2004, 2009 Jack Buchanan: 1932, 1954 Bucks Fizz: 1982 Francis Bunn: 1963 Lillian Burgess: 1926, 1928 Alexandra Burke: 2009 George Burns: 1961 Donald Burr: 1952 Geoffrey Burridge: 1985 Reginald Burston: 1945 Jane Burton: 1958 Lance Burton: 1989 Darcey Bussell: 1990, 1996, 2007 Busted: 2003 Earnest Butcher: 1922 Jean Butler: 1999 Red Buttons: 1979 Sheila Buxton: 1959 Max Bygraves: 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1970, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1986 Douglas Byng: 1955 (London) Ed Byrne: 1999 Peter Byrne: 1945 Jason Byrne: 2006

C

Montserrat Caballé: 1992 The Cabana Accordion Six: 1946 Simon Cadell: 1990 Caesar Twins: 2005 Marti Caine: 1978, 1979, 1986 Michael Caine: 1990 James Cairncross: 1955 (London) The Cairoli Brothers: 1946 Charlie Cairoli with Paul: 1955 (Blackpool) Simon Callow: 1984 Eddie Calvert: 1954 Cambridge Buskers: 1981 George Cameron: 1952 Jean Campbell: 1953 Cannon and Ball: 1987 Capital Voices: 2004, 2006 George Carden: 1955 (London) The George Carden Dancers: 1957, 1958 The George Carden Ensemble: 1952 Rudy Cardenas: 1962 Cardini: 1933 Odali Careno: 1930 George Carl: 1974, 1983, 1987 Elsie Carlisle: 1935 Henry Carlisle: 1937 Willie Carlisle: 1947 The Carmenas: 1965 George Carney: 1938 Kate Carney: 1935, 1938 Bal Caron Trio: 1966 Harry Carpenter: 1989 Carr & Parr: 1926 Alan Carr: 2005 Jimmy Carr: 2002, 2004, 2008 Vikki Carr: 1967 Pearl Carr: 1953 José Carreras: 1985 Frank Carson: 1986, 1992 Billy Caryll: 1933 Jim Casey: 1982 Billy Castle: 1946 Roy Castle: 1958, 1959, 1969, 1974, 1982, 1985, 1993 The cast of Cats: 1992 Peter Cavanagh: 1949 The Cavendish Singers: 1951 Christopher Cazenove: 1990 Julia Channing: 1955 (London) Topsy Chapman: 1981 Cyd Charisse: 1986 The Charlivels: 1958 Charlie Chester: 1946, 1980 Charlie Chester and his Radio Gang: 1948 Harry Champion: 1932, 1935, 1938 Dawson Chance: 1976 Carol Channing: 1972 The Eight Charlies: 1963 Cher: 2001 Maurice Chevalier: 1949, 1952, 1961 Chicago: 1997 George H. Chirgwin: 1912 Chilton & Thomas: 1930 The Chinese Classical Theatre Company: 1955 (London) Chinese State Circus: 1992 The Chongqing Troupe: 1988 Paul Christian: 1958 Christoper and Columbus: 1932 Charlotte Church: 1999, 2001, 2005 Diana Churchill: 1954 Paul Cinquevalli: 1912 Cirque du Soleil: 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003 Clapham and Dwyer: 1938 Petula Clark: 1968 P.L. Clark: 1927, 1931 The Clark Brothers: 1963, 1981 The Dave Clark Five: 1965 Petula Clark: 1986 Thais Clark: 1981 George Clarke: 1930, 1932, 1934 Julian Clary: 2000, 2001 Laddie Cliff: 1923 Denise Clifford: 1945 Bernie Clifton: 1979 Jimmy Clitheroe: 1959 Rosemary Clooney: 1962, 1987 Martin Clunes: 2000 Eric Coates: 1949 Aileen Cochrane: 1959 Peggy Cochrane: 1938 The Band of the Coldstream Guards: 1952 Alma Cogan: 1955 (London), 1957 Cheryl Cole: 2010 George Cole: 1982 Natalie Cole: 2002 Maurice Colleano: 1945 Lesley Collier: 1978, 1982, 1986 Norman Collier: 1971 Joan Collins: 1985 The Colstons: 1948 Perry Como: 1974 The Company: 1933 Brian Conley: 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Kenneth Connor: 1982 Contact: 2002 Tom Conti: 1992 Russ Conway: 1959, 1960 Steve Coogan: 1992, 1996 Barbara Cook: 1997 Peter Cook: 1965 Phil Cool: 1998 Adam Cooper: 1997 Gladys Cooper: 1954 Terence Cooper: 1958 Tommy Cooper: 1953, 1957, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1977 Jonathon Cope: 1996 Coram: 1930 Harry H. Corbett: 1963 Ronnie Corbett: 1969, 1973, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2003 The cast of Coronation Street: 1989 Corps De Ballet: 1953 The Corrs: 1999, 2001, 2015 Joaquín Cortés: 1996 Three Cossacks: 1935 Billy Cotton and his Band: 1950, 1952, 1960 Henry Cotton: 1953 Yvonne Coulette: 1955 (London) Noël Coward: 1954 Crompton: 1952 Cicely Courtneidge: 1932, 1937, 1951 Wendy Craig: 1978 The Crastonians: 1938 Joe Crastonian: 1947 Gemma Craven: 1983 Michael Crawford: 1975, 1992 The Crazy Gang: 1933, 1937, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955 (Blackpool), 1955 (London), 1957, 1960, 1961 Martin Crewes: 2000 Jimmy Cricket: 1984 Walter Crisham: 1954, 1955 (London) Ida Crispi: 1912 Annie Croft: 1921 The Cromwells: 1948 Raymond Crowe: 2007 Leslie Crowther: 1970, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990 Bobby Crush: 1978 Hal Cruttenden: 2009 Jamie Cullum: 2003 Jon Culshaw: 2001 Peggy Cummins: 1954 James Currie's Water Spectacle: 1947 Mark Curry: 1990 Tim Curry: 1982 Sammy Curtis: 1946 Paul Cutts: 1954 Cynthia & Gladys: 1947 Miley Cyrus: 2009 Czechoslovak State Song and Dance Ensemble: 1968

D

The cast of Dad's Army: 1975 The Dagenham Girl Pipers: 1938, 1947 Dailey and Wayne: 1971 Billy Dainty: 1974, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984 Olivia Dale: 1956 Lorna Dallas: 1982 Tyne Daly: 1986 Michael Dalton: 1951 Chappie D'Amato: 1945 The Dancers: 1984 Dance Theatre of Harlem: 1974, 1976 The Dancin' Company: 1983 Suzanne Danielle: 1982 Paul Daniels: 1978, 1984, 1988 Johnny Dankworth: 1962, 1977 Alec Dane: 1934 Billy Danvers: 1932, 1948 Danya and Alvarez: 1953 Dany Daniel & Edina: 2007 Albert Darnley: 1921 Craig David: 2001 David and Dania: 2006 Gloria Davidson: 1958 Jim Davidson: 1979, 1981, 1996, 1997 Arthur Davies: 1990 Tessa Davies: 1963 Tudor Davies: 1985 Sammy Davis, Jr.: 1960, 1961, 1966, 1980 Michael Davis: 1986 Bobby Davro: 1987 Anna Dawson: 1982 Harry Dawson: 1953 Les Dawson: 1973, 1979, 1987 Darren Day: 1993 Frances Day: 1951 Jill Day: 1959 Laurie Day: 1938 Natasha Day: 2007 Vera Day: 1955 (Blackpool) Alfie Dean: 1946 Chris de Burgh: 1989 Deep River Boys: 1952 The Debonairs: 1950 Roger De Courcey: 1976 Kiki Dee: 1992 De Groot: 1930 Luis Alberto del Paraná: 1963 Leo De Lyon: 1957 Delya: 1945 Michael Denison: 1954, 1990 The Harry Dennis Dance Sexette: 1937 Les Dennis: 1984 Manitas de Plata and Company: 1968 Florence Desmond: 1937, 1951 Jerry Desmonde: 1945, 1946, 1954, 1957, 1958 David Devant: 1912 Jeanne Devereaux: 1935 Steve Devereaux: 1985 The Mary De Vere Dancers: 1951 The Pamela Devis Dancers: 1970 Dora de Winton: 1923 Robert Dhery: 1955 (London) The Diamond Brothers: 1935 Sandra Dickinson: 1978 Marlene Dietrich: 1963 Jayne and Adam Di Gatano: 1948 Celine Dion: 1997 The Dior Dancers: 1958, 1959 Sacha Distel: 1967, 1971 Diversity: 2009, 2012, 2016 Bob Dixon: 1970 Reg Dixon: 1949, 1952 Reginald Dixon: 1955 (Blackpool) Omid Djalili: 2002, 2006 Wayne Dobson: 1990 Jamieson Dodd: 1923 Ken Dodd: 1965, 1967, 1972, 1986, 1999, 2006 Anton Dolin: 1928, 1935 Plácido Domingo: 1990 Lonnie Donegan: 1960, 1981 Donovan: 1981 George Doonan: 1945 Val Doonican: 1967, 1968, 1986 Lita D'Oray: 1938 The Doriss Girls: 1970 Diana Dors: 1955 (London), 1960 Jack Douglas: 1966 Gil Dova: 1964 Anthony Dowell: 1983 Bob Downe: 1995 Charlie Drake: 1958, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1984 Alfred Drake: 1955 (London) Simon Drake: 1992 The Drambuie Kirklston Pipe Band: 2003 Eleanor Drew: 1955 (London) Du Calion: 1919, 1922 Bernard Dudley: 1923 Duffy: 2008 Dukes and Lee: 1975 Colin Dunne: 1999 Viviana Durante: 1994 Jack Durrant: 1947 Christian Duvalein: 1955 (London) Norah Dwyer: 1934

E

Shirley Eaton: 1954 Sheena Easton: 1980, 1982 The cast of EastEnders: 1986 Eclipse 1998 Paul Eddington: 1984 Jack Edge: 1927, 1931 Noel Edmonds: 1979 Jimmy Edwards: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955 (London), 1960 Gus Elen: 1935 El Granadas and Peter: 1946 Duke Ellington and his Orchestra: 1973 G. H. Elliott: 1925, 1948, 1958 Peter Elliott: 1958 Kerry Ellis: 2008 John Ellison: 1952 Elsa and Waldo: 1949