Only Men Aloud!
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 Cardiff / Wales
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| Founding: | 2000 |
| Genus: | Male choir |
| Founder: | Tim Rhys-Evans |
| Head : | Tim Rhys-Evans |
| Voices : | 18 ( TTBB ) |
| Website : | http://www.onlymenaloud.com |
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Only Men Aloud! is a Welsh male choir. It was founded in Cardiff in 2000 by the opera singer Tim Rhys-Evans . He became known to a wide audience for winning the talent show Last Choir Standing , which was broadcast on the BBC's first television program in July and August 2008 .
Career
Rhys-Evans is from southern Wales and was a member of the Welsh National Opera for five years before the choir was founded . There he also gained his first experience as a choir conductor. In 2000 he created his own choir, Only Men Aloud! together. With him, pieces should be presented that had influenced Rhys-Evans in his childhood, but are rather untypical for choirs. Currently the choir consists of 18 men, including teachers, musicians, students, a gardener and a pharmacist.
In spring 2008, the choir applied to take part in the Last Choir Standing talent competition designed by the BBC . Only Men Aloud sat down among the 15 amateur choirs invited . in the audience vote. A month after the final show, they signed a multi-million pound record deal with Universal Music to record five albums.
The choir's debut album was released in late November 2008 and reached number 16 on the British album charts.
Discography
Albums
- 2008: Only Men Aloud
- 2009: Band of Brothers