Publicity
Although Arnison claimed he did not "want to put through the promotional grind which most artists go through because she is too young", Talbot made several public appearances after the album release. These included headlining the Great Bridge Christmas and Winter Festival, which local police threatened to cancel unless crowds clamouring to reach the tent in which Talbot was performing could be brought under control. At the event, on 7 December 2007, Talbot was quoted as saying "I love it here, it’s brilliant, really fun" but she had to be ushered off-stage by the police. Talbot performed publicly in Walsall's HMV store, and in Birmingham's Centenary Square. TV appearances included GMTV and Channel 5 news, both on the day of the album's release.
In April and May 2008, Talbot toured Asia to promote Over the Rainbow. Asian press attributed her success to her videos on YouTube, with the Sun.Star mentioning that her most viewed video had been watched over 14 million times, and The Straits Times saying that videos of Talbot's performances have been watched over 30 million times. The tour made stops in South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, and Talbot and her family returned to England in late May. News that Talbot was to release the album in the U.S. resulted in attention from American press sources including Fox Business Network and MarketWatch. Kerri Mason, writing for Reuters, described Talbot's videos as "viral", and added that she had been watched on YouTube over 46 million times. Talbot travelled to the U.S. for a promotional tour to coincide with the release, where she performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, appeared as a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and appeared in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York City and Washington D.C.. Following the television appearances, sales of the album were boosted in the U.S. Talbot again travelled to the U.S. to promote her single "I Will Always Love You" on 30 April 2009, and is due to return on the 2 May. Appearances have included a performance on Good Day New York on Fox Broadcasting Company's WNYW.
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