DeAraugo to return with Motown show

THE Capital theatre is the first stop for Bendigo-raised Kate DeAraugo on her new tour, From Motown to Memphis.

The vocalist found fame after winning season three of Australian Idol in 2005, forging a solo career and going on to join girl group Young Divas.

Teaming up with former Australia’s Got Talent contestant Greg Gould and covering classics from Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner and even Elvis Presley, DeAraugo said she was keen to return to the region.

“It’s always awesome to come back to Bendigo. There’s always a lot of support there for me and there always has been. I’m super grateful for that,” she said.

The show is scheduled for Saturday, 2 April, and DeAraugo said performing Motown standards was an “honour”.

“It’s a great, fun show filled with the classics of that genre, which is full of those songs that we all know and a lot of us grew up with,” she said.

“Even if you didn’t grow up with them, you still know them. They’re those timeless songs that never go away.

“Growing up, Motown and the music of Memphis was a huge part of our family playlist, not to mention my mentor and teacher Venetta Fields teaching me the fundamentals of both genres in my early years.

“I’m really looking forward to singing some of the greats.”

DeAraugo said she and Gould had planned the tour throughout last year and were “super excited” to hit the road again.

As well as regional Victoria, the pair will also travel to New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia.