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This is a list of university a cappella musical groups in the UK who have achieved some level of notability or recognition. The two main competitions for university a cappella in the UK are the 'Universities' section of the Voice Festival UK [1] (which ran from 2009 to 2018) [2] and the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, which has had a UK semi-final and regional quarter ...
The group is best known for winning the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella in 2016. [1] The group is also known for winning Best Male Collegiate Song at the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA) for their cover of Earthquake in their 2012 album "Groundbreaker", [2] and for busking weekly on Portobello Road. [3]
Jamie Hughes left the group in 2019 to pursue a career outside of music. [4] The group had their cover of Skrillex’s Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites selected for Sing 12, the Contemporary A Cappella Society Association’s compilation CD. Following their success on The Naked Choir, in 2016 they embarked on a 26-date tour of the UK. [5]
Semi-Toned is a British all-male A cappella group from the University of Exeter, in the United Kingdom who sing a variety of modern and classic songs. They were formed in October 2010 originally as a barbershop quintet, before establishing themselves as a twelve-man contemporary group with a wide range of repertoire dedicated to developing their musical abilities whilst sharing a passion for ...
On the UK Dance Singles Chart by Music Week, it reached number three. [18] "It's a Fine Day" was also a top-20 hit in Austria (14), France (14), Germany (18) and on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it peaked at number 16 in March 1992. [19] The single also peaked within the top 30 in Belgian Flanders (24), Sweden (22) and Switzerland (24).
The group was founded in 2004 by a group of friends who wanted to bring the American tradition of collegiate a cappella to the university. In the spring of 2005, the newly founded group went on its first international tour to the United States singing in New York City for the University Glee Club of New York City and in Westport, Connecticut at the Java Jam - a concert of American Collegiate A ...
(Best of) The Swingle Singers (2005) Virgin Classics – a single disc compilation of 15 tracks from the 4 albums from the London-based group published in the early 1990s by Virgin Classics: 1 track from 1812, 5 tracks from Bach Hits Back, 5 tracks from Around the World, Folk Songs and 4 tracks from A Cappella Amadeus, A Mozart Celebration.
U Got 2 Let the Music" was the 36th-best-selling single of 1993 in the UK, and also peaked at number one on the Music Week Dance Singles chart and number six on the Record Mirror Club Chart. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] In other European countries, it entered the top 10 in Belgium (6), [ 20 ] Denmark (8), [ 21 ] Germany, Ireland (6), [ 22 ] Italy (9), [ 23 ...