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Amici Forever
Amici Forever is a band of five classically trained singers who mix opera with pop music. The bands first album The Opera Band released in 2004 has reached number one on the Australian classical charts, number 2 on the US classical charts and top 5 in the UK classical charts.
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1 History
2 Band members
3 Discography
4 Links
History
The members of Amici Forever met when rehearsing and performing at opera venues around the world. Tenor Geoff Sewell, originally from New Zealand, came up with the idea of an "opera band" mixing traditional opera with contemporary pop. The band features two tenors, two soprano singers and a bass-baritone singer.
Amici Forever signed with Arista and started playing high profile gigs such as the FA Cup final and the English rugby union final. Nick Patrick, who had produced albums by the Gipsy Kings, Tina Turner and Marvin Gaye produced the bands first album The Opera Band.
It was released on January 13, 2004 and has reached number 74 in the Billboard 200 album charts in 2004 and reached the top 50 of the ARIA Australian album charts. The album has also reached number 2 on the Billboard Classical Crossover and Heatseeker charts and number one on the ARIA Australian classical album chart as well as top 5 in the . The album was nominated for "Album of the Year" at the Classical Brits to held at the Royal Albert Hall on May 26, 2004 and will be performing at the Awards.
Band members
As of 2004, the band consists of:
Discography
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