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Infobox musical artist | name = The Canadian Tenors| image = Canadian Tenors.jpg| alt =| caption = Clockwise from top left: Remigio Pereira, Fraser Walters, Victor Micallef, and Clifton Murray| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria , British Columbia , Canada | genre = Pop music|Pop , Classical music|Classical | years_active = 2007-present| label = Universal Music Group|Universal Music Canada (2007-present) Decca Records|Decca (2008-present)| website = http://www.canadiantenors.com/| current_members = Remigio Pereira Victor Micallef Fraser Walters Clifton Murray| past_members = Philip Grant, Ken Lavigne, Paul Ouellette, Frederik Robert, Joey Niceforo, Craig Ashton, Leon Leontardis, Giovanni Amenta, Jamie McKnight, Peter McCutcheon, The Canadian Tenors are a vocal quartet (originally a vocal trio) consisting of Remigio Pereira , Victor Micallef , Fraser Walters , and Clifton Murray , with Murray replacing earlier member Jamie McKnight . They perform music that is a mixture of Classical music|classical and Pop music|pop , featuring songs such as The Prayer (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli song)|The Prayer and Panis Angelicus from the former genre, and Leonard Cohen 's Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)|Hallelujah from the latter. The venues they have performed in include the Tel Aviv Opera House , and the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas . They have also appeared on the 2009 Grey Cup broadcast and on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC Television’s “Holiday Festival of Ice”.cite news| url= http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/concerts/20090926tenor | work=CBC News
Career
Origin
The group was the creation of Jill Ann Siemens, who first had the concept of the group back in 2003. There was a series of tries over the next four years with a number of people and voices until they found the ideal mix. The group started as a trio (Philip Grant, Paul Ouellette and Ken Lavigne) and debuted in 2004 in Victoria. Over the next two years, six tenors quit or were fired. (Reference: Victoria Times Colonist, July 5, 2006). Siemens then did a cross-Canada search to find four new voices, and chose Micallef, Pereira, Walters and Jamie McKnight. A first album, The Canadian Tenors, was produced in 2005; singers at that time were Joey Niceforo, Craig Ashton and Leon Leontaridis. (Joey, Leon and another former Canadian Tenor, Giovanni Amenta, resigned over business differences and have since founded Destino, with Paul Ouellette) (Reference: Victoria Times Colonist, July 5, 2006).
In 2007, Peter McCutcheon joined the group and together the foursome performed at the http://www.canadiantenors.com/rom/ opening ceremonies for the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). McCutcheon was later replaced by Jamie McKnight.
In January 2009, McKnight left the group, and Murray was tapped as his replacement. The official reason given for McKnight's exit was his desire to focus on musical theater.
2009-present
In September of that year, the group toured with David Foster as the opening act. They performed O Canada at the 2009 Grey Cup game. On February 10, 2010, the Tenors appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and sang "Hallelujah" alongside Celine Dion .
The group has currently sold more than 120,000 albums around Canada, and nearly 30,000 copies around the U.S.
The band's Christmas album, The Perfect Gift, was released in the US October 30, 2010, and has since peaked at #7 on the Top Holiday Albums Chart.
On December 13, 2010, The group performed during a holiday special called Canadian Tenors and Friends, which drew 957,000 viewers. http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2010/12/ratings-across-canada-dec-13-20.html 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 aired December 14, 2011, attracting 743,000 viewers. http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/708076--the-brioux-report-the-tribe-has-spoken-as-hockey-tops-survivor-finale-as-week-s-top-show
Discography
Albums
Year
Album
Peak positions
Sales
Certifications ( List of best selling music artists
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US Holiday
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2009
The Canadian Tenors
First studio album
Released: November 25, 2008
Label: Universal Music Group|Universal , Decca Records|Decca
Format: Compact disc|CD , music download|digital download
reflist|refs= cite web|url= http://www.medicinehatnews.com/content/view/163858/74/|title= Canadian Tenors a winning combination|author= Amanda Stephenson|date= 2009-12-05|publisher= Medicine Hat News cite news|url= http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/article/728299--the-canadian-tenors-find-perfect-harmony|title= The Canadian Tenors find perfect harmony|author= Richard Ouzounian|date= 2009-11-21|publisher= Toronto Star cite news|url= http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/280097|title= Homegrown quartet's not just another male supergroup|author= Richard Ouzounian|date= 2007-11-27|publisher= Toronto Star cite web|url= http://www.canadiantenors.com/pressSharpMagazine.html|title=Figaro Meets Freddie Mercury|author= Jeremy Freed|date=December 2009|publisher=SharpForMen.com
External links
http://www.canadiantenors.com/ Official site
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