Gareth Malone
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Gareth Malone OBE |
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Gareth Malone rehearsing at Trafalgar Square
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| Born |
Gareth Edmund Malone 9 November 1975 London, England |
| Residence | London, England |
| Education |
Bournemouth School University of East Anglia Royal Academy of Music |
| Occupation | Choirmaster and television presenter |
| Known for | The Choir, The Big Performance |
| Spouse(s) | Becky Malone |
| Children | Esther & Gilbert |
| Awards |
2007: BAFTA Television Award – Best Feature (The Choir) |
| Website | www |
2007: BAFTA Television Award – Best Feature (The Choir)
2009: BAFTA Television Award – Best Feature (The Choir: Boys Don't Sing)
2009: Broadcast Award — Best Popular Factual Programme Winner (The Choir: Boys Don't Sing)
2010: 36th BPG Television and Radio Awards — Best TV Performer in a Non-acting Role & best Factual Entertainment show (The Choir)
Gareth Edmund Malone OBE (born 9 November 1975) is an English choirmaster and broadcaster, self-described as an "animateur, presenter and populariser of choral singing". He is best known for his television appearances in programmes such as The Choir, which focus on singing and introducing choral music to new participants. Malone was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours, for services to music.
Gareth Malone was born into a family of Irish descent as the only child of James and Sian Malone, who had met at their local Gilbert and Sullivan society. His father, James Malone, grew up in Parkhead in Scotland in an Irish family, and was a bank manager. His English mother of Irish descent, Sian, worked in the civil service. Gareth was educated at Bournemouth School and because of his passion for singing he was "bullied mercilessly" at school. He sang with the Symphony Chorus of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and he studied drama at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, where he was in the university choir and composed music for theatre productions. After graduating he gave private tuition and then applied for a postgraduate vocal studies course at the Royal Academy of Music; he passed with distinction in 2005.
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