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Alfie Boe

Updated on July 1, 2014

British Tenor Alfie Boe, Star of Les Misérables

Alfie Boe, now one of Britain's most famous tenors, hails from Lancashire in England.

Already recognized for his talent in opera circles (he won a Tony award in 2008), he has most recently won the hearts of the nation at large starring in the role of Jean Valjean in the O2 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables.

Quick Facts: Alfie Boe

Alfie was born in 1973

His full name is Alfred Giovanni Roncalli Boe

Alfie Boe is married to actress Sarah Boe and the couple have a daughter

His first job was as an apprentice car mechanic

Alfie is currently lodging with comic actor and fellow Les Miserables concert star Matt Lucas

He has a home in Salt Lake City

In 2011 Alfie will be performing the role of Jean Valjean on a regular basis in London's West End

Alfie Boe image: Pictured, the newest album from Alfie Boe, Bring Him Home, now available from Amazon.com

Matt Lucas Makes a YouTube Video of Friend Alfie Boe - Discover the incredible voice of Alfie Boe... filmed by Matt Lucas

A couple of friends decide to have a karaoke in the kitchen. Of course, when the pair are Alfie Boe and British comedian Matt Lucas, you can expect something out of the ordinary!

Bring Him Home - The New Album from Alfie Boe

The 2011 album from Alfie Boe features the title song Bring Him Home from Les Miserables, alongside classics such as Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific) and On The Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady), plus Come What May (Moulin Rouge) and many more favorites.

The album includes duets with musical theater star Kerry Ellis (most recently Nancy in Oliver! and Elphaba in Wicked in London's West End) and comic actor Matt Lucas (Little Britain, Come Fly With Me).

I own this album myself and can't recommend it highly enough. Alfie Boe's voice lends itself perfectly to the different moods of the songs and each track has earned its place in this album, though the title track is as always the showstopper.

Boe and Valjean

Who am I? I'm Jean Valjean!

Jean Valjean is the main character of Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Misérables. Valjean is a convict who ends up in a chain gang having been caught thieving food to feed a starving family. A powerful and strong-willed man, he does not give in to the discipline of prison life and so finds his sentence extended by many years each time he tries to escape. On finally leaving prison he breaks his parole to start a new life, in which he rises to the status of mayor of a small French town. However, his former prison guard and nemesis Inspector Javert is never far behind him.

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Les Misérables first came to the London stage 25 years ago and now has been performed in cities all around the world, as well as continuing its incredible 25 year run in London's West End.

Irish singer Colm Wilkinson was the first Jean Valjean. In 2011, Alfie Boe will take on the role in London for approximately 6 months (source: www.alfieboeuk.com).

Alfie Boe is Jean Valjean! - Boe takes on a classic role... and makes it his own

DVD: Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert - With Alfie Boe, Lea Salonga, Ramin Karimloo, Norm Lewis, Matt Lucas

A cast of stars give the performance of a lifetime in this 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables at the O2 stadium in London. Alfie Boe’s performance as Valjean is simply spectacular, Ramin Karimloo and Norm Lewis bring power and intensity to the roles of Enjolras and Javert, and Lea Salonga brings a raw, more human aspect to Fantine than I’ve seen before. Matt Lucas and Jenny Galloway are wickedly funny as the Thenadiers.

Les Misérables was always good, but this is it at its very best. A few stars from the original cast, including Colm Wilkinson and Michael Ball, perform One Day More at the end of the show, followed by the breath-taking rendition of Bring Him Home by four of the greatest Valjeans: Alfie Boe, Simon Bowman, John Owen-Jones, and of course Wilkinson.

Alfie Boe with Colm Wilkinson, Simon Bowman and John Owen-Jones - Jean Valjean Quartet -- 4 Phenomenal Voices sing Bring Him Home

Boe is the fourth to sing. Although he's not shown in the preview (Simon Bowman, Colm Wilkinson and John Owen-Jones are pictured below) you will see him as he takes his turn in this magnificent quartet.

Discography - Don't Miss Alfie's Other Albums

In 2007 Boe's first album Onward was released.

This was swiftly followed by La Passione in 2008.

In 2009 Alfie Boe sings with The Orchestra of Scottish Opera on an album of Franz Lehar songs: Franz Lehar: Love Was A Dream

Bring Him Home was released in 2011. He also appeared on the Downton Abbey soundtrack, recorded in the same year.

2012 saw two albums, the eponymous Alfie and Storyteller.

He featured on Home for the Holidays in 2013.

Alfie's 2014 release was the highly-acclaimed Trust.

Alfie Boe Video - Alfie Boe interviewed by Vanessa

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