Michael Buble has often been likened to Frank Sinatra but make no mistake about it, Buble is his own man.

From the moment he launched into his opening number, the chill air which seeped into the auditorium from the cold night outside evaporated and was replaced by the sizzling heat from his performance. Boy, could this man entertain.

With a terrific backing that he rightly credited as the engine driving the show, he demonstrated his versatility by moving effortlessly through swing numbers and ballads with a mean bit of rock on the side.

Half the pleasure was listening to the blistering big band sound led by a forceful eight-strong brass section.

His choice of material ranged from standards such as Fever and Me And Mrs Jones, through to his own compositions, Home and Lost, finishing with a rousing version of That's Life, complete with a backing choir.