The Fishbowl Boys
The Fishbowl boys will always be a big part of the Festival Statesmen. Have a read about them below.
Formed in 2006, The Fishbowl Boys started singing together in high school in a room known as “the fishbowl” due to its small size and large window. Their coach and creator was Festival Statesmen director Jonathan Bligh; he first introduced them to four part vocal harmony and the boys took to the style with enthusiasm.
In three short months the boys had their first performance; a local talent show, and were thrilled to win first place. After this, they found there was a huge demand for vocal harmony performances in Adelaide and the rest of Australia. Over the following years they performed hundreds of shows everywhere from nursing homes to sold-out theatres. In December of 2007 the Fishbowl Boys performed 23 shows in 25 days. On the 26th day they took their first break from singing in two years.
Throughout 2008 and 2009 The Fishbowl Boys continued to amaze audiences with their renditions of songs by artists such as Simon and Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, Van Morrison, Queen and Britney Spears. They completed year 12, each with a music score of 100%, and in December of ‘09 they performed for 40,000 people at Carols by Candlelight in Elder Park. Then in 2010 The Boys made their Fringe Festival Debut and achieved a sell out season.
The Adelaide based group retired as of January 2014 as one of their members has moved to pursue his studies in music theatre in Melbourne, however The Fishbowl Boys will remain grateful for the many wonderful opportunities they have had through the years they have been able to perform together.
In three short months the boys had their first performance; a local talent show, and were thrilled to win first place. After this, they found there was a huge demand for vocal harmony performances in Adelaide and the rest of Australia. Over the following years they performed hundreds of shows everywhere from nursing homes to sold-out theatres. In December of 2007 the Fishbowl Boys performed 23 shows in 25 days. On the 26th day they took their first break from singing in two years.
Throughout 2008 and 2009 The Fishbowl Boys continued to amaze audiences with their renditions of songs by artists such as Simon and Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, Van Morrison, Queen and Britney Spears. They completed year 12, each with a music score of 100%, and in December of ‘09 they performed for 40,000 people at Carols by Candlelight in Elder Park. Then in 2010 The Boys made their Fringe Festival Debut and achieved a sell out season.
The Adelaide based group retired as of January 2014 as one of their members has moved to pursue his studies in music theatre in Melbourne, however The Fishbowl Boys will remain grateful for the many wonderful opportunities they have had through the years they have been able to perform together.
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0433 993 826 |
| Area of operation: | Adelaide |
| State: | SA |
