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The Choirboys are an English boyband, made up of Cathedral choristers. They are: CJ Porter-Thaw, 11, and Patrick Aspbury, 13, from Ely Cathedral, and Ben Inman, 13, from Southwell Minster. In the summer of 2005, they were selected from cathedral choristers around the UK for a recording contract with Universal Classics & Jazz, and released their first album in November of that same year. A boy band (American English) or boyband (British English) is a style of somewhat to mostly prefabricated pop group featuring about between three and six young male singer/dancers, but normally five. ...
Front of Ely Cathedral Ely Cathedral (in full, The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely) is the principal church of the diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, and the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Ely. ...
Southwell Minster Southwell Minster is a minster and cathedral, in the British town of Southwell in Nottinghamshire, six miles away from Newark. ...
The album sold 100,000 copies in the first week, making it the fastest-selling classical debut album ever in the UK and earning The Choirboys a Gold Disc which was presented to them on the popular BBC children's TV programme, Blue Peter. For the Canadian 1980s New Wave band of the same name, see Blue Peter (band). ...
After an intensive promotional tour of TV and radio stations, they have since performed at several events, including the Southwell Minster St Cecilia Concert, the Ely Cathedral May Day Concert and charity concerts in major London venues such as the Royal Albert Hall. It is hoped that more albums will be recorded in the near future. The boys continue to sing daily with their respective cathedral choirs. Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences is an arts venue dedicated to Queen Victorias husband and consort, Prince Albert. ...
Patrick Aspbury
Full Name: Patrick James Aspbury
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Blonde
Birthday: 9/6/93
Choir: Ely Cathedral Choir
From: Chelmsford
Favourite Book: Football magazines
Favourite Dog type: Labrador
Classical singer?: Don’t have one yet though he likes Aled Jones
Favourite pop group: He likes Sum 41 and Green Day
Ben Inman Full Name: Eskricke Francis Benedict Inman
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Brown
Birthday: 19/3/93
Choir: Southwell Minster Choir
From: Yorkshire
Favourite Book: David Copperfield
Favourite Dog Type: Sausage Dog
Classical singer?: Bryn Terfel
Favourite pop group: Greenday
Recorded as solo artist on the James Newton-Howard soundtrack for the remake of the movie King Kong (2005)
Charles John (CJ) Porter-Thaw Full Name: Charles John Hamish Porter-Thaw
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Brown
Birthday: 11/12/94
Choir: Ely Cathedral Choir
From: Sheffield
Favourite Book: Mokey Joe
Favourite Dog: Gordon Setter
Classical Singer?: Aled Jones
Favourite pop group: Hasn’t got a favourite group but favourite singer is Jamie Cullum
CDs - The Choirboys "The Choirboys" - 1 - Ecco Homo
2 - Tears in Heaven
3 - Panis Angelicus
4 - Do You Hear What I Hear? (with Hayley Westenra)
5 - Walking in the Air
6 - In Paradisum
7 - The Lord Bless You and Keep You
8 - Pie Jesu
9 - Danny Boy / Carrickfergus
10 - The Lord is My Shepherd
11 - He's Not Heavy, He's My Brother
12 - Corpus Christi Carol
13 - O for the wings of a dove
14 - Agnus Dei
15 - Let there be Peace on Earth
16 - Miserere
Extra 'exclusive track' (internet download only) - Fairest Isle (Henry Purcell)
Extra track on "Tears in Heaven" single - Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
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