Gareth Malone Biography

Fast Facts

• For his services to music, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2012 Birthday Honours
• Was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Factual Series along with Lucy Hillman, Stephen Finnigan and Tim Carter for "The Choir: Military Wives" in 2012
• Studied drama at the University of East Anglia Norwich, but found ways to work music into his spare time, and eventually completed a postgraduate course at The Royal Academy of Music
• First developed a love of choir while attending grammar school in Bournemouth, England
• Quote: "I've been obsessed with music since before I can remember․"
• Best known for appearing on television programs focused on singing and choral music, especially "The Choir․"
• In 2001, he was awarded the position of Edward Heath Assistant Animateur with the London Symphony Orchestra
• Enjoys walking when he isn't singing and has taken memorable rambles in Cornwall, England
• Enjoys watching television series via DVD box sets
• Wrote the books "Music for the People" and "Choir: Tears, Triumphs and Transformations․"