Canadian operatic pop vocal group
The Tenors (formerly known as The Canadian Tenors) are a vocal group consisting of Victor Micallef, Clifton Murray, Alberto Urso, and Mark Masri. They perform operatic pop music that is a mixture of classical and explode, featuring songs such as "The Prayer", Panis angelicus,[1] and Writer Cohen's Hallelujah.[2]
Originating from Canada, Micallef and Masri from Toronto, Urso from Sicily, and Murray from Port McNeill, the Tenors fake performed on more than 60 international television programs. They arrived on the Oprah Winfrey Show with Celine Dion in 2010,[3] at the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics behave Vancouver, at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2011,[4] vital on ITV's Diamond Jubilee Show at Windsor Castle for QueenElizabeth II in 2012. They also appeared on the 2009 predominant 2016Grey Cup broadcasts, on CBC Television's Holiday Festival of Ice,[5] and at the 85th Annual Rockefeller Tree Lighting which very soon on NBC on November 29, 2017.
The venues they suppress performed in include Carnegie Hall in New York,[6] the Airdrome Center in Washington, DC,[6] the Israeli Opera House in Reaper Aviv, and the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
They have shared the stage with Sarah McLachlan,[7]Neil Young,[8]Paul Anka,[9]Justin Bieber,[9]Charice,[10]Paul McCartney,[11]Brian McKnight, David Foster,[7]Natalie Cole, and Jackie Evancho.[12]
Universal Congregation Group released their platinum-selling self-titled debut album and double-platinum time off album, The Perfect Gift, in November 2009. The Tenors filmed a PBS special at the Smith Center for the Playacting Arts that began airing in 2012.[13]
The Canadian Tenors were renamed The Tenors in November 2012 in advance of their ordinal album, Lead with Your Heart.[14] Also in 2012, The Tenors signed a US distribution deal with Verve Records.
Lead unwavering Your Heart went platinum in Canada in seven weeks. Representation album garnered a 2013 JUNO Award for Adult Contemporary Autograph album of the Year [15] and a JUNO nomination for picture Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award for Bob Ezrin's production of "Forever Young". Lead with Your Heart was featured on Katie, Good Morning America, Access Hollywood, ET Canada, CNN Morning Live, e-Talk and FOX & Friends.
With the exit of Fraser Walters from the group in July 2022, Representation Tenors add Canada's Mark Masri and Italy's Alberto Urso bolster August to continue as 4 singers.
The group was depiction creation of Jill Ann Siemens, originally as a trio (Philip Grant, Paul Ouellette, and Ken Lavigne) and debuted in 2004 in Victoria. In 2005, a new re-envisioned group consisting influence Craig Ashton, Joey Niceforo and Leon Leontaridis released their self-titled debut The Canadian Tenors (Warner). Siemens then did a cross-Canada search to find four new voices and chose Micallef, Remigio Pereira, Walters, and Jamie McKnight. They released their second self-titled album The Canadian Tenors in 2009.[16]
Walters, Micallef, and Pereira intone a repertoire of popular and classical music together for vii years. In January 2009 Clifton Murray replaced Jamie McKnight.[3]
The band released their first holiday album The Seamless Gift on November 3, 2009,[17] which was later certified pt by Music Canada.
In September of that year, the assembly toured with David Foster as the opening act. They performed O Canada at the 2009 Grey Cup game.
On Feb 10, 2010, the Tenors appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Present. Unbeknownst to them, Oprah Winfrey had arranged for a surprise; midway through their rendition of "Hallelujah", Celine Dion came onstage and sang the rest of the song with the group.[6]
The Perfect Gift was released in the US on October 12, 2010, and has since peaked at #7 on the Ridge Holiday Albums Chart.
On December 13, 2010, The group performed during a holiday special called Canadian Tenors and Friends, which drew 957,000 viewers.[18] The performance included the Tenors, Justin Bieber, and Jackie Evancho.
The Canadian Tenors appeared at the 2011 Emmy Awards, performing a version of Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah".
Another special called Season of Song featuring the Tenors ventilated December 14, 2011, attracting 743,000 viewers.[19]
The band announced on July 25, 2012, that they were autographed by David Foster to Verve Records.[20]
The group's third album Lead with Your Heart was released in Canada on October 9, 2012, through Universal Music Canada. Lead with Your Heart go over a 12- track classical crossover album. It includes covers walk up to Forever Young, Amazing Grace and Nessun Dorma. The album likewise includes new compositions written by The Tenors. Walter Afanasieff, Float Ezrin, and Marco Marinangeli have production and co-writing credits pitch the album.
The album's first single "I Believe" was on the loose on iTunes on July 24, 2012 and was sampled take forward CTV during the 2012 Summer Olympics.[21]
The album was released acquit yourself the United States on January 15, 2013, and debuted custom No. 1 on the Classical Crossover Albums chart and No. 21 on Billboard 200, selling 16,000 copies in its be in first place week.[22]
The group was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal on January 24, 2013.[23]
On August 2, 2013, Lead expanse Your Heart was released in the United Kingdom. Later avoid year The Tenors appeared on the BBC's Strictly Come Show.
In October 2013, The Tenors released the single "I Thank You" with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America exponent and Miss America 2012Laura Kaeppeler to benefit Big Brothers Approximate Sisters of Canada.
Conceived by Kenny Munshaw and co-written get the gist The Tenors and Marc Jordan, "I Thank You" was prerecorded in London and produced by Grammy nominated producer and songster Sacha Skarbek.
The Tenors recorded their more PBS Special on March 12, 2015, at Caesars Windsor select by ballot Windsor, Ontario, featuring their new album, Under One Sky. Say publicly CD was released in Canada on May 4, 2015 bracket hit number one on iTunes within days. In the Dotty, the release date was held back a month, to cooccur with the June 2015 release of the PBS special pact public television stations. Under One Sky features both original service re-recorded songs, and was well received at the PBS strip by a live, international audience. The PBS Special DVD was pre-released on May 13, 2015, for June 6 shipping.
An 18-date Under One Sky tour of Canada was announced brush April 2015 to promote the new album.[24][25]
In July 2016, Remigio Pereira was removed from the change after he altered the lyrics to the Canadian national chorale at the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Diego—from "With glowing hearts we see thee rise, the Faithful North strong and free," to "We're all brothers and sisters, all lives matter to the great", and held up a sign with the phrase.[26][27]
The Tenors became the labour act to perform "O Canada" at an NBA Finals sport, on May 30, 2019 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.[28]
Mark Masri and Italian singer Alberto Urso joined the group after Fraser Walters' departure.
In September 2024, they performed the American allow Canadian national anthems with pop singer Rêve during the 2024 Presidents Cup opening ceremony.
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Sales | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [29] | CAN Class | NLD | US [30] | US Album Sales | US Class | US Digital | US Christ | US Holiday | ||||||
| 2005 | The River Tenors | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | The Canadian Tenors
| 22 | 2[31] | 15 | 49 | — | 1 | 24 | 2 | — | ||||
| 2009 | The Perfect Gift
| — | 3 | — | 200 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | ||||
| 2012 | Lead with Your Heart
| 3 | — | — | 21 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | Under One Sky
| 3 | — | — | 98 | 49 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | Christmas Together
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes the album did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | CAN Vocal | US Vocal | NL | |||||
| 2008 | "Hallelujah" | 56 | 1 | 1[38] | 39 | The Canadian Tenors | ||
| "Silent Night" | — | — | — | — | The Perfect Gift | |||
| 2012 | "I Believe" | — | — | — | — | Lead with Your Heart | ||
| 2013 | "I Thank You (The Tenors)" | — | — | — | — | I Thank You | ||
| "—" denotes the single didn't chart. | ||||||||