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Elio's band has become a corporate event favourite and has provided musical entertainment for many prestigious companies including Warner Bros., Disney, Vodafone, Sotheby's, Manchester United Football Club, U.N.I.C.E.F and, Hello and OK magazines. Elio was also invited to play for leading Hollywood actress, Sandra Bullock's 30th birthday party.

February 2002 saw the release of The Elio Pace Band’s Come And Get It, a brand new album featuring covers of classic songs by some of his favourite artists as well as including three of his own. The album has a special guest appearance by Elvis Presley’s legendary guitarist James Burton. Elio cites this as one of the highlights of his career so far. As a further accolade, Elio’s version of Two More Bottles Of Wine, taken from the album, was featured by Terry Wogan on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show Wake Up To Wogan. Tracks off the album were also featured on Desmond Carrington’s All Time Greats, also on Radio 2.

In April 2004, Elio completed an eight-week UK tour musically directing Dancing In The Streets, a Motown musical review starring Martha Reeves.

In February 2004, Elio was asked to join the Shakin’ Stevens band as piano-player and backing vocalist. As well as a one-off performance at Frankfurt’s Opera House that month, he travelled with Shaky to Denmark in July 2004 to play at the Langelands Festival to a crowd of 25,000 people. Also, in June 2004 he was invited by Suzi Quatro to become a regular member of her band.

In February 2005, Elio completed a three-week, fifteen date tour of Australia with Suzi Quatro.

In June 2005, Elio played piano on a new album by Katrina Leskanich and accompanied her on a string of live appearances around the UK.

In September 2005, Elio appeared as Ronnie Corbett’s special guest in his only live stand-up performance of the year as part of the Dublin Bulmers Comedy Festival.

Also in September 2005, The Elio Pace Band was invited to perform at Bill Kenwright’s 60th Birthday party in Mayfair, London. One of the highlights of the evening was Elio duetting with Kiki Dee on her and Elton John’s classic Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.

As part of the Shakin’ Stevens band, 2005 saw Elio perform twice at London’s prestigious Shepherds Bush Empire, win the final of ITV’s Hit Me Baby One More Time, reach No.20 in the Uk Singles chart and appear on BBC1’s Top Of The Pops, travel to Denmark and the Faroe Islands and in December 2005, complete a four week UK tour.

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