Jonathan Ansell - Tenor at the Movies

[Stephany]

richnorri said:

I bought my copy of the CD in HMV this morning for £9.99. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

I didn't buy it at Zavvi because they charge £10!

Hi Richard,

I see that you saved substantial money on your purchase.
I'll have a look at ASDA before going to either Zavvi or HMV.

Love,
Stephany

[melody]

Would just like to say that the duet with Hayley is a huge favourite with the Jonathan troops - one of my fellow Jonathan supporters sent me this:

Melody - can I ask when you visit Hayley Westenra site that you let them know that the duet with Hayley is simply wonderful. I've not really appreciated I don't think just how talented she is. The purity of her voice & the way that they both bring this track to life is just bliss.

Lynne.


Love Melody xx

[roger]

Thank you Melody. And please pass on our thanks and best wishes to Lynne and all Jonathan supporters.

I haven't bought the album yet... but I will!

Roger

[Dave]

Thanks for passing on Lynne's message, Melody!

Melody and everyone, Tenor at the Movies entered today's UK album chart at no. 9 - which is almost exactly where Hayley usually enters the chart!

It has also qualified for the Classical charts and has entered the Classical Artist Chart at no. 1! Should also be top of the Classic FM Chart on Saturday. Wouldn't it be great if the first week's track they play is the duet with Hayley? i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Cheers, Dave

[Richard]

Thanks for the good news, Dave!

Here's an interesting article from The Press Association...

X Factor star tops classical charts


Ex-G4 star Jonathan Ansell has
topped the Classical Charts

A former busker and star of the X Factor became the youngest tenor ever to reach the top of the classical charts.

Jonathan Ansell was part of four-man operatic group G4, which came second in the 2004 version of the TV talent contest, and his debut solo album Tenor at the Movies has beaten off competition from established singers to take the number one spot.

The record, which features famous film theme tunes, also stormed into the pop albums chart at number nine.

The 25-year-old said he was delighted by the album's success, and is now in talks to star as his idol Luciano Pavarotti in a tribute show in Las Vegas.

"It's incredibly exciting," he said.

"I'm completely over the moon that I could have been a student three and a half years ago and now I'm top of the classical charts. It's a childhood dream come true."

At the same age, other famous tenors had enjoyed rather less success: Russell Watson was working as a bolt-cutter and singing in working men's clubs, while Pavarotti was a footballer studying opera.

Ansell, who grew up in Bognor Regis, East Sussex, formed G4 with three friends while studying at the Guildhall School of Music.

They busked in London's Covent Garden before achieving stardom through the X Factor - where Mr Nasty Simon Cowell predicted stardom for Ansell.

His ultimate ambition is to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, he said.

Richard

[melody]

dave said:

Thanks for passing on Lynne's message, Melody!

Melody and everyone, Tenor at the Movies entered today's UK album chart at no. 9 - which is almost exactly where Hayley usually enters the chart!

It has also qualified for the Classical charts and has entered the Classical Artist Chart at no. 1! Should also be top of the Classic FM Chart on Saturday. Wouldn't it be great if the first week's track they play is the duet with Hayley? i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Cheers, Dave

Hi Dave.

It's such good chart news for Jonathan. I'm over the moon!
It would be wonderful if they played the duet with Hayley on the Classic FM Chart show.
It's a huge favourite with Jonathan fans.
I have another message from a lady called Kay who wanted Hayley fans to know that the Romeo and Juliet duet is her absolute favourite track on the album.
I have to say I love it too!
Un Gionrno Per Noi and Vois Sur Ton Chemin are two tracks that I go back to time and time again - I usually play the album right through then pick out ones I want to hear again and those two duets are always on my choices.

love Melody xx

[Richard]

Hello everybody!

I don't think this track features Hayley or All Angels, but the latest Classic FM Most Wanted voting list includes "Rota: 'Ai giochi addio' (Jonathan Ansell)". In fact I don't recognise that title from the album tracklisting at all, but I suggest we all vote for it and get it played tomorrow.

Here's the link: www.classicfm.co.uk/sectional.asp?id=10165

Richard

[grant]

Hi Richard!

Your wish is my command!!

Oh! and I voted as well!!

Best wishes
Grant

[roger]

Hi Richard,

Any airplay for Jonathan will help his album sales even if the track is not included. And his album sales will help Hayley and All Angels. That's a good enough reason for me to vote.

Thanks for the link,
Roger

[Richard]

Hello folks!

Jonathan Ansell failed to make the Classic FM Most Wanted Chart yesterday, so we'll never know what they might have played.

Richard

[melody]

Only just discovered this! What a shame - I would have rallied the Jonathan troops had I known about it. Never mind. I wonder what it would have been? We will never know now. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Sorry I didnt get over here sooner to discover it. Thanks for voting anyway folks.

Love Melody xx

[roger]

Congratulations to Jonathan whose album is Number
1
on today's Classic FM Chart!

Roger

[Dave]

Yes indeed Roger, and we should recall that it will be a "nice little earner" for Hayley and her duet, too!

Tenor at the Movies is no. 1 again in the new Classical Artist chart and will also be no. 1 in the Classic FM Chart on Saturday. Unfortunately, it slipped fron no. 9 to no. 14 in the main album chart yesterday... however... I don't think Jonathan will be too concerned in view of this report today from Music Week:

...former G4 star Jonathan Ansell’s Tenor At The Movies dips 9-14 on its second week, its fall is attended by a very satisfactory 40.6% increase in sales week-on-week to 22,872.

Cheers, Dave

[Richard]

Mystery solved!

Jonathan Ansell's 'Tenor at the Movies' has stayed at No.1 in the Classic FM Chart for a second week. Mark Forrest played 'Un Giorno Per Noi' which features Hayley, but the Playlist gives the title as 'Ai Giochi Addio' by Nino Rota, so it's a great pity Jonathan didn't make the Most Wanted top ten on 28th February.

Richard

[melody]

Thanks Roger. Such a shame about that.

Im hoping Jonathan is still No 1 on the Classical chart this week - not heard from Dave yet - but I have my fingers crossed as I cannot see any classical artists above him in the mainstream chart.

I dont know whether he will still be No 1 on the CFM combined chart on Saturday - will depend I guess on how the compilation albums have done. But if he is - they might play the duet again. Lisa Dunscombe has been playing tracks too - so we might get the duet with her at some point.

It's Jonathans 26th birthday today (10th March) and we have all sent in requests for something to be played for him on the CFM lunchtime requests programme today - lots of people have requested the duet with Hayley - so fingers crossed.


Love Melody xx