Only Boys Aloud, the 141-strong choir hailing from the Welsh Valleys, have announced that their eponymous debut album will hit shelves on November 19th.
The group, best known for achieving huge success on ITV1’s hit show Britain’s Got Talent - coming third in the final this year - are officially the biggest boyband in history, and have got an album of equal proportions coming out later this year.
Since the show, the boys are now ‘living the dream’, and with the imminent release of their debut album, choir member Dan Urch said: “We’re all one big group of friends and when we’re together making music, magic happens.” Bandmate Josh Escott added: “I just really want to do my family proud.”
The album sees the choir marry traditional Welsh songs with an impressive selection of choral versions of more contemporary tracks, including stirring takes on Coldplay’s classic track ‘Paradise’ and Take That’s ‘Never Forget’. A special Christmas edition of the album will also include 6 beautifully arranged versions of traditional festive numbers, including ‘White Christmas’ and ‘Pie Jesu’.
‘Calon Lan’ – the number that won the choir a place in the Britain’s Got Talent final – also features on the album. You can check the lads performing the track at the BGT 2012 final below.
Only Boys Aloud will be teaming up with the older Only Men Aloud this December for some Christmas shows in Llandudno and Cardiff. You can find tickets to either of these shows below the video.
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