Celebrity Trends: The Wedding Singers

Times are tough, people! Celebrities have occasionally been known to sing at the weddings of the rich and famous – for a fee – but times are getting harder. We take a look at some of the pricier and ‘more affordable’ rate for celebrity wedding singers, should you wish to employ their services.

The research was commissioned to celebrate Four Weddings, which airs every Monday on LIVING at 9pm until 7th September. 

Diana Vickers

Price: £5,000

One-time X Factor finalist Diana Vickers, will happily show up to your wedding and perform for you for a mere £5,000.  We wonder whether crazy hands come at an extra cost.

Check out our interview with Diana Vickers from last year\'s the X Factor

JLS

Price: £25,000 

We’ve got a feeling that the JLS boys are going to be upping their price sometime soon, judging by success of their first single Beat Again. We imagine they’d be showstoppers, though, with a great rendition of Mr Sandman.

Lady Gaga

Price: £60,000

Lady Gaga would probably turn up late, much like she did at V Festival, but at least you’d get two celebrities for the price of one (with Perez Hilton sewn to her hip) and enough gossip to fill up a weekly magazine. We think the Pokerface singer would be worth the pennies though, she does put on a great show.

Duran Duran

Price: £500,000

If you’ve got a cool half a million of your wedding budget left and you’re not sure what to spend it on, then Duran Duran is a good bet. They even have an album called The Wedding Album. We think it’s meant to be…

Barry Manilow

Price: £750,000 

Fancy sashaying to Copacabana? Then Barry Manilow’s your man – and it could be magic.

Jennifer Lopez

Price: £1million

You’d think that Jennifer Lopez would offer to sing at your wedding for free, seeing as she thinks that Love Don’t Cost A Thing.

Leona Lewis

Price: £1m

The X Factor winner has only been in the spotlight for two years, and yet she’s already commanding big bucks.

Paul McCartney

Price: £1m 

It’s a small price to play to have one quarter of the Beatles, and one of the most successful songwriters in the history of pop, Paul McCartney play at your wedding.

Amy Winehouse

Price: £1m

We can’t promise that she wouldn’t take advantage of the free bar but Amy Winehouse would certainly make your reception the talk of the town. 

George Michael

Price: £1.3m

Let’s set the scene, the band start the intro to Careless Whisper the lights go up and a mulleted George Michael, sporting two gold-hooped earrings, steps on to the stage as you and your new husband have your first dance. Sold? We are!

Christina Aguilera

Price: £1.3m 

You’ll get a mixed bag with Christina Aguilera providing the music at your soirée, from the deep and powerful ballads like The Voice Within to the dance tunes like Dirrty and Candyman.

Kylie Minogue

Price: £2m

This pop princess may never have made it down the aisle herself, but she’ll be sure to put on a good show. Reports suggest that Kylie Minogue will appear on The X Factor 2009, so you’ll be able to see how the pint-sized pop star fares before you fork out the cash.

Elton John

Price: £2m 

It’s a small price to pay when you’ve got Elton John singing Your Song – one of the most romantic songs ever written – just for you. Although you’d think it’s a little bit funny to see an autocue machine – if recent reports are to be believed – to help Elton remember the words to his most famous song.

The Rolling Stones

Price: £5m 

We’d hope that you get some satisfaction from listening to the Rolling Stones after forking out £5m to have them play at your wedding. Otherwise you’ll be suffering your 19th nevous breakdown.