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Cwpwrdd Dillad: Jamie McDonnell

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jamie mcdonnell

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Jamie, from Gorseinion, Swansea, performs regularly as Jelvis and loves everything to do with The King.

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Where are all these pictures from?

Most of them were given to me as Christmas or birthday presents from my friends and family.

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Where did the name Jelvis come from? Because of Jamie and Elvis obviously?

Well yes. It all started when I was in Year 7, everyone called me Jelvis � not with a �J� but with a �G� because I used so much gel in my hair, and I�m still using it now! So I came up with Jelvis with a J because my name�s Jamie.

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Do you do your hair every morning?

My mum does it, and it takes about 20 minutes to do it. I like to look good for school.

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Is that you in the picture?

Yes! My friend Keighley is doing photography in university, and she took that when I was doing a gig. I think it was in Abergavenny.

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Blue suede shoes must be essential for anyone who likes Elvis...where did you get them from?

I got them in a place called Unicorn in Nottingham. In 2004 I took part in the Elvis Convention in Porthcawl. I was singing �Blue Suede Shoes� but I didn�t have any, so I appeared in the local paper here in Swansea asking for some, and in the end people were phoning us to tell us where we could get some from.

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Where did you get these cowboy boots?

I got these from my father as a birthday present from America, from a place called Sheplers. They cost about 100 pounds but I like them. I don�t know if I�ll wear them much as Jelvis, but I like the Apache/Native American style too. I like using this jacket with jeans and boots, it looks good.

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Is there a story behind this suit?

This was my very first costume. In 2004 when I was in Year 7, I had to represent my class in a concert, and I hadn�t done Elvis before. They were like �You�ve got the hair, you may as well do it!� so I asked Hazel, who lives down the road, to make this for me. It was brilliant because she did this in two days flat and the concert was a big success.

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Where did you get the gold jacket?

Now, this is really special to me. A month ago I turned sixteen, and this was sent to me from America by my friend Craig Parker � the No.1 Elvis Tribute Artist in America. He�s managed by Charles Stone who was Elvis� tour manager. So it was really great that he sent this to me.

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Where did you get this fantastic leather outfit?

I had it made a few months ago. I had to be measured and it took about a week or two to make up. But when I went on stage in it for the first time, the girls were like �wow� so it was really effective and worked really well under the lights too.

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