Malakai Bayoh

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Malakai Bayoh is a British singer. He is best known for his operatic performances and his 2023 Universal album Golden.

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Education

Malakai now attends The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School. [1]

Career

Performances

Malakai Bayoh began his operatic career with a role in The Magic Flute by Mozart. [2] In 2022, he played the role of Oberto in the Handel opera Alcina at the Royal Opera House in London. [3]

In April 2023 he made his Royal Albert Hall solo debut. [1]

Recordings

In December 2022, Classic FM released a recording of a Bayoh duet with former child prodigy singer Aled Jones, singing the Christmas song O Holy Night together. [4] In 2023, Bayoh's debut album Golden was released through Universal and reached the number one spot on the UK Classical Music Charts. [5] The album also reached number one on Billboard's Traditional Classical Albums chart. [6] He also sang on the soundtrack for the motion picture Maestro . [7]

Britain's Got Talent

In 2023, Malakai Bayoh managed to advance to the final of the sixteenth season of Britain's Got Talent , though he missed out on a spot in the final three. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Who is Malakai Bayoh? Get to know classical music's new star treble". Classic FM. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  2. ↑ "BGT star Malakai Bayoh on the successful start to his career". Great British Life. 13 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Paul Glynn (November 9, 2022). "Royal Opera House bans audience member for heckling child actor". BBC.
  4. ↑ Noah A. McGee (December 28, 2022). "Young Black Opera Singer, Who Shocked the Internet With His High Note, Was Once Heckled - Malakai M. Bayoh had everyone on social media talking about his performance of both "Walking in the Air", and "O'Holy Night."". The Root.
  5. 1 2 Emma Loffehagen (August 1, 2023). "Britain's Got Talent teen star Malakai Bayoh reaches number one with debut album". Evening Standard.
  6. ↑ Xander Zellner (August 3, 2023). "10 First-Timers on Billboard's Charts This Week: Cut Worms, Malakai, Parannoul, Bandmanrill & More". Billboard.
  7. ↑ Herbie Russell (July 10, 2023). "Kennington's fourteen-year-old opera sensation who reduced Britain's Got Talent judges to tears". Southwark News.
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