THE sound of worldwide swinging sensation Michael Bublé, hits the stage at Windsor’s Theatre Royal this Sunday when local lad Mitch Rutter brings his Feeling Good show to town, writes Paul Thomas.

With a remarkable track record as one of this country’s top Bublé tribute singers, former Burnham Grammar School pupil Rutter has been singing for over 10 years and has toured singing Bublé around the UK theatres and abroad on cruise ships bringing the magic of this global superstar to the masses in a major way.

So much so that last at Southend’s Palace Theatre last week he was subjected to a stage invasion by adoring female fans.

He tells me: “It was all a bit surreal. A whole lot of ladies tried to get on the stage. Security stopped most of them, but one of them got through and started to dance with me on stage.

“The band thought it was hilarious.”

Rutter brings a seven-piece band with him for Sunday’s evening performance – piano, drums, two saxophones, trumpet, lead and bass guitars.

They’ve been together since this tour began six months ago, but he has played with the majority of the musicians before – there’s a bond and trust very similar to that which Bublé has with his orchestra.

And, of course, you get the songs which have swept the globe since 2005.

Cry Me a River, Feeling Good, Sway, Home, I Just Haven’t Met You Yet, Lost, Crazy Love, Moondance, Hollywood and a host of Great American Songbook and big band classics are all in the repertoire for this concert which not only brings to the stage an amazing catalogue of hits, but Bublé’s life story as well.

Rutter tells me: “We chart his life from humble beginnings to super stardom, his rise to fame and how his feet are still firmly on the ground as such a humble man.”

Rutter himself, the eldest of three brothers and two sisters is Burnham born and bred.

He’s been singing locally for years after being discovered singing a Bublé, classic over a decade ago.

“I have done so many jobs, you name it, I’ve done it. From sales to estate agents, but in the background was always singing. I turned pro five years ago. I’ve sung in pubs and am always a constant on the wedding circuit. My dad, Shawn was semi-pro and I guess I picked it from there.

“I grew up listening to Sinatra and the Rat Pack, Ella and the great greats. Music has always been with me and I used to sing Fly Me To The Moon at family parties. I guess that’s where it starts for a lot of singers.”

Why Buble? “He has brought this music to a whole new generation with new twists and new orchestrations, mixing the classics with his own songs which have become pop classics in the own right. Add that the his on-stage presence and charisma and you have a true star. A lot of people who come to our shows and are not fans go away wanting to hear more of him because the stuff is so good and those who are fans really enjoy what we do. There’s real audience participation and we have been told we are spot on with our take on his amazing voice and sound.”

Bublé, the 42-year-old Canadian singer, has stormed the worldwide music charts since his 2005 album It’s Time, and his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible which reached number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, the UK Albums Chart, the US Billboard 200, the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and several European charts.

Bublé’s 2009 album Crazy Love debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 after three days of sales, and remained there for two weeks. It was also his fourth number one album on Billboard’s Top Jazz Albums chart. His 2011 holiday album, Christmas, was in first place on the Billboard 200 for the final four weeks of 2011 and the first week of 2012, totalling five weeks atop the chart, it also made the top 5 in the United Kingdom.

With this, Christmas became his third-consecutive number-one album on the chart. To Be Loved was released in April 2013. Bublé has sold over 55 million records worldwide.

Feeling good – The Michael Bublé Tribute Show, Theatre Royal Windsor, Sunday, February 18 at 7.30pm. Box office: 01753 853888 or theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk