The Tenors

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Canadian operatic pop vocal group

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::summary Canadian operatic pop vocal group ::

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nameThe Tenors
backgroundgroup_or_band
aliasThe Canadian Tenors
originVictoria, British Columbia, Canada
Messina, Sicily, Italy
genreOperatic pop
years_active2004–present
labelUniversal Music Canada, Decca Verve
website
current_members* Mark Masri
past_members* Remigio Pereira
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| name = The Tenors | background = group_or_band | image = | caption = | alias = The Canadian Tenors | origin = Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Messina, Sicily, Italy | genre = Operatic pop | years_active = 2004–present | label = Universal Music Canada, Decca Verve | website = | current_members = * Mark Masri

  • Eduardo Aguirre
  • Victor Micallef
  • Clifton Murray | past_members = * Remigio Pereira
  • Alberto Urso
  • Jamie McKnight
  • Fraser Walters
  • Joey Niceforo
  • Philip Grant
  • Ken Lavigne
  • Paul Ouellette
  • Frederik Robert
  • Craig Ashton
  • Leon Leontaridis
  • Giovanni Amenta
  • Peter McCutcheon

The Tenors (formerly known as The Canadian Tenors) are a vocal group consisting of Victor Micallef, Clifton Murray, Eduardo Aguirre, and Mark Masri. They perform operatic pop music that is a mixture of classical and pop, featuring songs such as "The Prayer", Panis angelicus, and Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.

Originating from Canada, Micallef and Masri from Toronto, Urso from Sicily, and Murray from Port McNeill, the Tenors have performed on more than 60 international television programs. They appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show with Celine Dion in 2010, and at the 85th Annual Rockefeller Tree Lighting which aired on NBC on November 29, 2017.

The venues they have performed in include Carnegie Hall in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, the Israeli Opera House in Tel Aviv, and the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

They have shared the stage with Sarah McLachlan, Paul McCartney, Brian McKnight, David Foster, Natalie Cole, and Jackie Evancho.

Universal Music Group released their platinum-selling self-titled debut album and double-platinum holiday album, The Perfect Gift, in November 2009. The Tenors filmed a PBS special at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts that began airing in 2012.

The Canadian Tenors were renamed The Tenors in November 2012 in advance of their third album, Lead with Your Heart and signed a US distribution deal with Verve Records. Lead with Your Heart went platinum in Canada in seven weeks. The album garnered a 2013 JUNO Award for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year and a JUNO nomination for the 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.

Career

Origin

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The group was the 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 of 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 Micalle, Remigio Pereira, Walters, and Jamie McKnight. They released their second self-titled album The Canadian Tenors in 2009.

Walters, Micallef, and Pereira sang a repertoire of popular and classical music together for seven years. In January 2009 Clifton Murray replaced Jamie McKnight.

2009–2011: ''The Perfect Gift''

The band released their first holiday album The Perfect Gift on November 3, 2009, which was later certified platinum by Music Canada.

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. 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.

The Perfect Gift was released in the US on October 12, 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. 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.

2012–2014: ''Lead with Your Heart''

The band announced on July 25, 2012, that they were signed by David Foster to Verve Records.

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 is a 12- track classical crossover album. It includes covers of Forever Young, Amazing Grace and Nessun Dorma. The album also includes new compositions written by The Tenors. Walter Afanasieff, Bob Ezrin, and Marco Marinangeli have production and co-writing credits on the album.

The album's first single "I Believe" was released on iTunes on July 24, 2012, and was sampled on CTV during the 2012 Summer Olympics.

The album was released in the United States on January 15, 2013, and debuted at No. 1 on the Classical Crossover Albums chart and No. 21 on Billboard 200, selling 16,000 copies in its first week.

The group was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal on January 24, 2013.

On August 2, 2013, Lead with Your Heart was released in the United Kingdom. Later that year The Tenors appeared on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.

I Thank You (The Tenors) In October 2013, The Tenors released the single "I Thank You" with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America spokesperson and Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada.

Conceived by Kenny Munshaw and co-written with The Tenors and Marc Jordan, "I Thank You" was recorded in London and produced by Grammy nominated producer and songwriter Sacha Skarbek.

2015–2016: ''Under One Sky''

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The Tenors recorded their second PBS Special on March 12, 2015, at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, featuring their new album, Under One Sky. The CD was released in Canada on May 4, 2015, and hit number one on iTunes within days. In the US, the release date was held back a month, to coincide with the June 2015 release of the PBS special to public television stations. Under One Sky features both original and re-recorded songs, and was well received at the PBS taping 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 in April 2015 to promote the new album.

MLB 2016 All-Star Game controversy

In July 2016, Remigio Pereira was removed from the group after he altered the lyrics to the Canadian national anthem at the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Diego—from "With glowing hearts we see thee rise, the True 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.

2019 NBA Finals

The Tenors became the first act to perform "O Canada" at an NBA Finals game, on May 30, 2019, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

2022

Mark Masri and Italian singer Alberto Urso joined the group after Fraser Walters' departure.

2024

In September 2024, they performed the American and Canadian national anthems with pop singer Rêve during the 2024 Presidents Cup opening ceremony. Eduardo Aguirre joined the group.

2025

In March 2025, they performed at Muzika Muzika in Malta.

Discography

Albums

::data[format=table] | Year | Album | Peak positions | Sales | Certifications (sales threshold) | CAN | CAN Class | NLD | US | US Album Sales | US Class | US Digital | US Christ | US Holiday | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2005 | The Canadian Tenors | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | 2008 | The Canadian Tenors | 22 | 2 | 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. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Singles

As lead artist

::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | CAN | CAN Vocal | US Vocal | NL | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2008 | "Hallelujah" | 56 | 1 | 1 | 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. | | | | | | | | ::

As featured artist

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YearSingleAlbum
2021"O Holy Night"
(Tyler Shaw featuring The Tenors)A Tyler Shaw Christmas
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References

References

  1. ITV]]'s Diamond Jubilee Show at [[Windsor Castle]] for [[Monarchy of Canada. Queen]] [[Elizabeth II]] in 2012. They also appeared on the [[97th Grey Cup. 2009]] and [[104th Grey Cup. 2016]] [[Grey Cup]] broadcasts, on [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBC]] Television's ''Holiday Festival of Ice'',[http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/concerts/20090926tenor ] {{webarchive. link. (January 11, 2010)
  2. (2010). "Singing Oprah's Praises". [[CBC Television.
  3. (December 14, 2011). "Charice — 'The Prayer', with The Canadian Tenors". CBC.
  4. David Gordon. (July 2, 2012). "The Canadian Tenors to Record Upcoming PBS Special at Las Vegas' Smith Center". TheaterMania.com.
  5. "The Perfect Gift (US Version) by The Canadian Tenors".
  6. [http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/708076--the-brioux-report-the-tribe-has-spoken-as-hockey-tops-survivor-finale-as-week-s-top-show ] {{webarchive. link. (January 4, 2012)
  7. (August 2015)
  8. (July 27, 2012). "CTV to bring back Olympic anthem 'I Believe' with new version by The Tenors | Toronto Star". Thestar.com.
  9. (March 10, 2012). "Chart Moves: The Tenors, Yo La Tengo, Civil Wars Debut in Top 40 on Billboard 200".
  10. (March 25, 2015). "Global News | Latest & Current News - Weather, Sports & Health News". Globaltoronto.com.
  11. (April 29, 2015). "The Tenors 2015 Under One Sky Tour Schedule". ConcertTourNewsHub Schedule, Tickets & Artist Info.
  12. (April 28, 2015). "The Tenors announce 18 Canadian dates on 'Under One Sky' tour".
  13. (July 20, 2016). "Tenor Remigio Pereira leaves Ontario concert tour after O Canada anthem incident".
  14. Allison, Alexis. (July 12, 2016). "'Lone wolf' Tenors singer changed O Canada lyrics to include 'all lives matter' at all-star game". [[CBC Sports]].
  15. (May 30, 2019). "For the first time ever, O Canada was sung at a NBA Finals game and it's giving us goosebumps".
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  17. "The Tenors Chart History (Billboard 200)".
  18. (April 21, 2015). "CANOE - JAM! Music - SoundScan Charts". Jam.canoe.ca.
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  20. "Gold & Platinum Certification".
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  23. [http://www.music-chart.info/song/4206/Hallelujah ] {{webarchive. link. (July 18, 2011)
  24. Amanda Stephenson. (December 5, 2009). "Canadian Tenors a winning combination". Medicine Hat News}}{{Dead link.
  25. Richard Ouzounian. (November 21, 2009). "The Canadian Tenors find perfect harmony". Toronto Star.
  26. Iain MacIntyre. (December 14, 2012). "Tenor Fraser Walters struck right note on field". The Vancouver Sun.
  27. Michael posner. (November 2, 2012). "Meet The Tenors Formerly Known as the Canadian Tenors". Globe and Mail.
  28. ET Canada. (April 21, 2013). "Juno Awards Winners Include Carly Rae Jepsen, The Weeknd and The Tenors". ET Canada Online.
  29. The Canadian Press. (December 28, 2008). "Canadian Tenors hitting the beach after whirlwind year". Cape Breton Post.
  30. Bill Brioux. (December 21, 2010). "Ratings across Canada Dec. 13 - 19".
  31. Emmys. (September 19, 2011). "In Memoriam : Primetime Emmys 2011 Season". Emmys.
  32. Richard Ouzounian. (November 21, 2009). "The Canadian Tenors Find Perfect Harmony". The Star.
  33. Chart Attack. (September 9, 2009). "Sarah McLachlan's Summer Sessions At Ambleside Lineup Finalized". The Star.
  34. CBC. (December 12, 2012). "Season of Song: The Canadian Tenors and Friends". CBC.
  35. Nicola McCafferty. (June 19, 2012). "Interview: The Tenors - Clifton Murray, Fraser Walters and Victor Micallef". OK UK.
  36. (July 17, 2017). "Jackie Evancho - Come What May (from Music of the Movies)".

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