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Jonathan Mark Ansell (born 10 March 1982) is an English singer, best known as the high
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of the vocal group G4.


Early life

Influenced by his mother's tapes of
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and the
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, Ansell joined the West Sussex Boys' Choir conducted by Arthur Robson, at the age of eight. He toured extensively with the choir to Florida, Germany, and France, performed in the
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and sang many times in
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. Ansell stayed with the choir until his voice broke at the age of 16 when he lost the ability to sing treble but after puberty found he had developed a high
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voice instead. After a performance of ''Love Changes Everything'' at a choral society concert in Littlehampton, Ansell's local MP
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in London. After working with music teacher Martin Elliott, he won a place at the Guildhall two years later. While at the Guildhall School, Ansell's singing teacher was Adrian Thompson, who has a similar voice to Ansell and he described their lessons as working together. At that time, Ansell's academic studies fell below the standard. Diagnosed as
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, an agreement was reached where he stayed as a pupil.


G4

While at the Guildhall School, Ansell formed the pop-opera boyband G4 with three other students Mike Christie, Tom Lowe, and
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. Lowe later resigned as bass, replaced by
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. Their name, G4, stands for Guildhall 4. G4 were discovered after finishing second on ITV talent show The
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in 2004. G4's self-titled debut album produced by
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, reached Number One for
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weekend 2005. In total they released 3 albums, sold in excess of 1.5 million albums in the UK, completed 5 sell-out UK tours, sold in excess of 40,000 ''Live at the Royal Albert Hall'' DVDs (one of the concerts on their first tour) and also released a best-selling autobiography ''Our Way''. Ansell turned down the role of Prince Tamino in
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's film of
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'' to stay with the band and continue recording. On 5 April 2007, G4 announced on
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that they were calling it a day at the end of July 2007. On 17 November 2014 G4 reformed for 'one night only' giving a concert at
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in London to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of their
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appearance in 2004. Whilst on stage Jonathan announced that due to the response of their 'one night only' concert they would be doing a UK tour in 2015.


Solo career

Ansell signed with new management
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in 2007 and secured a £1 million, 5-album deal with Universal Classics and Jazz (UCJ), part of
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. His first solo album with UCJ, ''Tenor at the Movies'', was released on 18 February 2008. For five Sunday afternoons from 17 February 2008, Ansell presented ''The Great Movie Composers'' on ClassicFM coinciding with the release of his solo album. Ansell participated in a celebrity edition of
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show '' Come Dine with Me'' on 10 April 2008 with
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,
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and Lynsey de Paul. Ansell came in joint first place with MC Harvey, scoring 21 points. On 8 May 2008, Ansell's participation in
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programme ''
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'' against
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was broadcast. In the evening of 8 May 2008, Ansell performed ''Un Giorno Per Noi'' with Westenra at the
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,
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. During June 2008, Ansell and England and
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striker
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won the
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's male and female 'Lungs of the Year 2008' award in recognition of the fantastic use they have made of their lungs over the past year. In a Q&A session with the BBC's ''
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'' website, Ansell gave his views on the benefits of being part of a choir: "People see choirs on stage and predominantly it looks quite square... but off stage that's where all the fun happens – in rehearsals, messing about, lunch breaks, interacting with new people. That, for me, is what choirs are all about – having that fun both on and off stage." Jonathan made a guest appearance on ''Last Choir Standing'' (Results Show) on 3 August 2008 performing "Barcelona". On Sunday, 17 August 2008, Ansell participated in the tribute concert ''Lyrics by Don Black'' which was held at the
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featuring performances of Black's songs by a selection of guest artists. He performed the duet ''
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'' with Westenra, music by
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. The evening, hosted by
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, was recorded by BBC Radio 2 Friday Night is Music Night and broadcast on Friday, 22 August 2008. One of the tracks on his second album ''Forever'' is " Hearts of England", the
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song composed by
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and his brother Andrew. He performed it live at the Rugby League Carnegie
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Final at
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, London on Saturday, 30 August 2008. For the second weekend running Ansell performed a track from his album ''Forever'' live at Wembley, this time to sing the football anthem ''
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'' at
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on Sunday, 7 September while the teams were presented to Sir
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. Before his G4 days, Ansell worked in Jersey with a
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operatic society and during September 2008 returned to his roots, taking on the role of Nanki-Poo in the
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's production of ''
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'' at both the
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and Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham. Ansell performed with Westenra at ''Music on Fire''! at the
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in September 2008, organised by the Army Benevolent Fund to raise funds for veterans. The third series of ''
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'' featured the start of a competition to find a
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to sing with Ansell in the ''A Night at the Opera'' tour. 8 ladies were selected to sing in front of a judging panel of David Grant,
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and Jonathan Shalit. The 4 successful ladies Rosie Bell, Rosie Havel, Olivia Safe and Esther Dee faced a public vote on 15 September 2008 and Olivia Safe and Rosie Bell won through. They sang ''
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'' with Ansell, from Verdi's ''
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'' on 29 September 2008. Olivia Safe won the public vote to appear in the tour of ''A Night at the Opera''. ''A Night at the Opera'' had its first performance at the
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Millennium Centre on 30 October 2008 and toured 18 venues in the UK ending at the
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on 23 November 2008. The show co-starred
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, Telman Guzhevsky, Anna-Clare Monk, Toby Stafford Allen and Olivia Safe. On Saturday, 8 November 2008, Ansell performed "Today Won't Come Again" with Westenra at the
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at the
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and later sang ''Here's to the Heroes'' when the returning forces came into the auditorium. During February 2009, Ansell toured with Westenra in ''The Valentines Tour''. At the England versus Scotland Six Nations Rugby Match at Twickenham on 21 March 2009, Ansell sang "God Save the Queen" at Twickenham. During Easter Week, 7 April 2009, Jonathan appeared in Dictionary Corner on Channel 4's ''
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''. Ansell was nominated for the
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2009 "Album of the Year" with ''Tenor at the Movies''. On Monday 30 November 2009, Ansell launched the '' This Mornings Christmas Choir. In 2010, Ansell made his musical theatre début as The Man in the
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touring production of
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and
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's '' Whistle Down The Wind''. Opening at the
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on 20 January, Ansell performed eight shows a week during the eight-month UK tour. Ansell played Boemer and two other characters in the 2010 National Tour of ''
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'' starting at the
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in September 2010. In April and May 2011, Ansell played the role of the Prince/Beast in a national tour of ''
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''.. In June 2011, he toured the UK with the show ''Jonathan Ansell and Friends''. Ansell unsuccessfully auditioned for the lead role in the
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production of ''
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'' in 2012, as part of ITV's ''
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'' TV talent contest. In January 2012, Ansell launched a new album project, a mix of pop/rock covers and classics. The Album ''Two Hearts'' was released on 14 October 2013.


Les Musicals

Ansell teamed up with ''
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'' on a 32 date tour of his show ''Les Musicals'' in May, June and October. Due to the success of the tour it was announced that the duo would be touring another show of 'Les Musicals' in 2019 as well as releasing an album together via
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. He joined up with
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to complete another tour, and is touring as of 2022.


Philanthropy and Charity

Ansell has long been a supporter of
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because his father's twin sister, Brenda, died from the condition. He participated in the London Triathlon in 2007, performed at their London Fashion Show and Carols by Candlelight Service as well as donating his winnings from Who Wants to be Millionaire and Come Dine with Me. In April 2009, Ansell was appointed as an Ambassador for the charity Breast Cancer Care. In October 2008, Ansell and Westenra sold poppies at
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to support
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. On 12 November, Ansell duet "Today Won't Come Again" with Westenra in the Annual Festival of Remembrance. Ansell was the benchmark flyer for the Worthing
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challenge where contestants attempt mechanically unaided flight off the end of
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. He managed , sporting a Mr Incredible-style pink hairdo.


Personal life

Ansell proposed to former ''
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'' host Debbie King on stage at the end of his final show of ''A Night at the Opera'' at the
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on 23 November 2008. The couple married on Sunday 30 August 2009 on the 40th floor of
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. On 14 May 2010, the couple announced they were expecting their first child. King gave birth at 2 pm on 24 November 2010 to a daughter. On 16 September 2014 Jonathan announced on his Official Facebook page 'Its a Boy!!!. Confirming the birth of their second child at 3 pm.


Discography


Albums

* ''Tenor at the Movies'' * ''Forever'' * ''Intimate Sunday'' * ''Two Hearts''


References


External links


Official Jonathan Ansell Website

Jonathan Ansell Music on YouTube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ansell, Jonathan 1982 births Living people Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama G4 (group) members English tenors People from Bognor Regis Opera crossover singers People educated at Bishop Luffa School