The Ten Tenors (also known as TTT) are an Australian musical ensemble, with a strong live touring profile in Europe, Canada and the United States and a burgeoning recording career. The group performs a diverse repertoire in concert and on their albums; performing Queen standards, including "Bicycle Race", "Bohemian Rhapsody", and "Who Wants to Live Forever", a Bee Gees medley, and ABBA's "Dancing Queen", and switch gears mid-set performing opera tunes and native Australian tunes (including Men at Work). Their most recent album Here's to the Heroes is heavily influenced by the music of John Barry.
The group's official biography says: The Ten Tenors' album Here's to the Heroes was released on August 26th, 2006. Executive Producers: John Barry, Matthew Hickey, and Ric Salmon. The album was produced by Simon Franglen and was recorded at Air Studios and Abbey Road Studios, London.
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Current Members
- Steven Sowden
- Shannon "Bomber" Brown
- Drew "Creamy" Graham
- Craig "Chendry" Hendry
- David "Billy the" Kidd
- Liam McLachlan
- Dion Molinas
- Stewart "Sancho" Morris
- Jeff "Tuckshop" Teale
- Jason "Shorty" Short
Alternates
Former Members
Adrian "Gary" Phillips, Geoffrey Ashenden, Craig "Burce" Atkinson, Matthew Hickey, Jason "Chopper" Turnbull, Nathan "Merten" Kneen, Dominic "Panda" Smith,Andrew "Fetchin' Days" Pryor, Dr George Forgan-Smith, Tod Strike, Rosario La Spina, Kim Kirkman, Kent Maddock, Gordon Harris (tenor), Bernard Wheaton
Discography
CD
- 1998 - Tenorissimo!
- 1999 - Colours
- 2000 - Untied (also known as One is Not Enough in Europe)
- 2001 - A Not So Silent Night
- 2004 - Larger Than Life
- 2005 - Tenology (The Best of so far...)
- 2005 - A Not So Silent Night (remastered and remixed with new tracks, available at concerts in Germany and as bonus CD with Tenology Limited Christmas Edition in the USA)
- 2006 - Here's To The Heroes
VHS/DVD
- 2000 - Colours - VHS (Australia & New Zealand only)
- 2002 - One Is Not Enough - DVD (Europe only)
- 2004 - Larger Than Life - DVD (USA, Canada & Australia only)
- 2006 - Here's To The Heroes - DVD
Touring Schedule
The Ten Tenors have a rigorous touring schedule, conducting small tours throughout Australia, but with extensive time spent in the USA and Germany. TTT have also recently (mid-2007) conducted their premiere tours of South Africa and France. Tour dates can be found here. The Ten Tenors have also premiered a new show "Nostalgica - A journey of Musical Memories" on their most recent Australian Tour. A set list of the repertoire can be found here. They are currently touring their Here's to the Heroes tour in the USA.
