Mansfield singer set to release new single and video in collaboration with French tenor

Carly Paoli and French pop opera tenor Vincent Niclo have created a video for their artistic collaboration on iTunes of number one single Amigos Para Siempre.

With music written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Don Black, Amigos Para Siempre – aka Friends Forever – was originally written for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

With the single available to download and stream on all platforms now, Carly and Vincent have put together a video for the song, which Vincent filmed with a Parisian backdrop and Carly in the heart of the British countryside.

Carly said: “I have been a great admirer of Vincent’s work for some time and we finally got the chance to meet recently.

“We discussed working together and agreed that we would love to record Amigos Para Siempre as we both share the same passion for the music and sentiment of this fantastic song.

“We had hoped to record at Abbey Road Studios with a full orchestra, but, as with everything else now, plans had to suddenly be put on hold.

“We did, however, feel that we would still like to go ahead as the sentiment of the song is particularly poignant.”

Both recorded the song in their own countries – Vincent in Paris and Carly at home in the UK. Musical accompaniment was recorded observing social distancing.

Vincent Niclo said: “I have admired and loved Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music for a long time. When Carly suggested that we duet, I did not have a moment’s hesitation.”