An evening with Collabro

NEWS RELEASE

THE TECH

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Collabro – presented by the Northern Arts Academy – coming to The TECH Theatre Thursday, Nov. 17, are the world’s most successful musical theatre group.

They met in 2014 above a pub in London for their first rehearsal and only a month later went on to rouse the whole of the Hammersmith Apollo into a standing ovation during their first ever public performance of Stars in their first audition for Britain’s Got Talent.

Having won their semi-final heat with over 63 percent of the votes, they then won the overall competition with one of the biggest majorities ever and subsequently signed to Simon Cowell’s label Syco, becoming labelmates with the likes of One Direction, Little Mix, Susan Boyle and Il Divo.

In the two years since the competition, Collabro have released a number one debut album “Stars”, and their follow up album “Act Two” peaked at number two in the charts in the summer of 2015.

They have performed at the Royal Variety Performance, twice on Britain’s Got a Talent, most recently the ten-year grand final compilation of past contestants, and become enormously successful internationally.

Notably, they have performed for over 30 million people in Japan on Music Station on two separate occasions, completing a tour there and winning a gold disc award for top international artist alongside Sam Smith and Meghan Trainor. They have also completed two tours of America and signed a major record deal there.

Collabro, made up of Matt, Tom, Jamie and Michael, are excited for the future and have already performed to 7 million people on Soccer aid 2016 to critical appraise and excellent reviews from the press for their first performance as a four piece.

Tickets for the Collabro are $35 plus Tax. Available online at www.thetech1921.com or by visiting The TECH Admin Office. Doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Don’t miss Collabro including a special performance by the Northern Arts Academy Singers.

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