Angelis was a British
classical singing group created by
Simon Cowell
Simon Phillip Cowell (; born 7 October 1959) is an English television personality and businessman. He has judged on the British television talent competition shows ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003), ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor UK ...
. It was initially formed in early 2006 and was made up of six children, who were then aged between 11 and 14. The children were discovered during nationwide auditions led by Ron Corp and from recommendations and contacts with some UK choirs, including the
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) () is a Scottish orchestra, based in Glasgow. It is one of the five national performing arts companies of Scotland. Throughout its history, the Orchestra has played an important part in Scotland’s ...
and
New London Children's Choir
The New London Children's Choir was a children's choir which rehearsed at Highgate Primary School in North London and, latterly, All Hallows, Gospel Oak, giving singing opportunities to members aged seven to eighteen. Members were from London and s ...
.
Their
eponym
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ous debut album was released on 6 November 2006. It sold over 350,000 copies and reached
platinum status, reaching number two on the UK album charts and Number one on the Scottish album charts. The group members received a platinum disc on ''
GMTV
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''.
In early 2007, Cowell disbanded the group, partly as a result of complications with a planned overseas tour.
Discography
Studio albums
References
External links
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British choirs
Choirs of children
Musical groups established in 2006
2006 establishments in England
Disbanded choirs
Musical groups disestablished in 2007