Rhydian Roberts

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Rhydian (left) and Lord Jason Scott (2009)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Rhydian
  UK 3 
platinum
platinum
December 06, 2008 (10 weeks)
O Fortuna
  UK 25th 
gold
gold
12/12/2009 (4 weeks)
Waves
  UK 39 08/13/2011 (2 weeks)
One day like this
  UK 19th 04/26/2014 (3 weeks)
Singles
The Impossible Dream
  UK 91 December 06, 2008 (1 week)

Rhydian Roberts (born February 14, 1983 in Wales ), known as Rhydian , is a British baritone.

biography

Roberts played rugby for a long time at school before he discovered classical music at the age of 14 while attending the opera. His susceptibility to injury did the rest and from then on he opted for school musicals and singing lessons. After studying classical singing at the University of Birmingham, he appeared as an opera singer and received several awards.

Roberts also tried to get a record deal and applied for talent shows. After dropping out early on the TV show Any Dream Will Do , he took part in The X Factor in 2007 . The baritone with the eye-catching peroxide blonde hair was very successful and only lost to Leon Jackson in the final . Then it took Sony under contract, and in late 2008 released his debut album, which bore his name as the title. It was very successful and reached number 3 on the album charts. He sold over half a million copies and was awarded platinum for it.

The following year the Welsh singer's second album followed, entitled O Fortuna , which entered the album charts again.

Discography

Albums

  • Rhydian (2008)
  • O Fortuna (2009)
  • Waves (2011)
  • One Day Like This (2014)

EPs

  • World in Union 2015 - EP (2015)

Singles

  • The Impossible Dream (2008)

swell

  1. ↑ UK chart history
  2. ↑ Awards for music sales: Certified Awards Search of the BPI (Search: Artist = Rhydian)

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personal data
SURNAME Roberts, Rhydian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rhydian (stage name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Welsh classical baritone
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Wales