From
unassuming beginnings back in 1995, to a now platinum record-selling
and international touring act, the history of The Ten Tenors
has been anything but standard. When ten young opera students
from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in Brisbane,
Australia, banded together to form what was then largely
a corporate act, the group's performances were few and far
between and were essentially just a part-time affair, providing
the members with a bit of money to help them through their
studies. "We joke about
it now, but back in the day, The Ten Tenors was really just
a fun way to earn a bit of extra beer money", remarks
David Kidd, one of the group's longest standing members. "It
was all very informal and we could never understand why people
would hire us to essentially fool around onstage".
 Indeed, it was exactly those hijinks that essentially became
the secret of much of The Ten Tenors' future success.
In 1998, with the popularity of the group growing by the month,
the boys decided to take their onstage antics on the road and
began a full-time touring schedule that has yet to wane. Early
tours in Australia took them through many outback towns, regional
centres and capital cities where the group honed its performance
skills in music and comedy, wowing audiences wherever they
went.
Arguably their biggest break came in early 2002 when The Ten
Tenors were invited to perform at the German final of the Eurovision
Song Contest. Within hours, they had sold out an entire tour
and were well on their way to becoming one of the most successful
touring acts in Germany. Further European and Asian countries
followed and in 2003 they made their US debut. Nowadays, The
Ten Tenors circle the globe ten months of the year, performing
around 250 shows on five different continents around the world.
In 2006, The Ten Tenors embarked
on their most ambitious album project to date. Recorded in
studios in Australia, the US and London's famed Abbey Road
Studios, "Here's To The Heroes" is
now available in 27 countries around the world.
With an unparalleled palette of
repertoire, The Ten Tenors have taken their passion for quality
music and powerful singing to such venues as London’s
Royal Albert Hall, the Sydney Opera House, The Shrine Auditorium
in Los Angeles.
For more information visit: www.thetentenors.com
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