[1] The choir was formed by Tim Rhys-Evans, a classically trained singer and former musical director of Welsh National Youth Opera.
[3] The choir embarked on their first UK tour in April/May 2009 with singer and soap star Amy Nuttall joining them as a special guest.
[citation needed] In October 2009, the choir held auditions at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff to find two new members to join them.
Later that month the choir's second album, Band of Brothers, went straight to number one in the UK Classical Charts, where it remained for three weeks.
[5] In May 2010 Tim Rhys Evans embarked on a new project, to revive the male voice choir tradition, by forming Only Boys Aloud[6] The boys made their first public appearance at the Ebbw Vale Eisteddfod in Ebbw Vale and received three standing ovations for their renditions of Calon Lan, Sosban Fach and Don't Stop Believing.
[citation needed] Tim Rhys-Evans was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in June 2013.
[9] At the end of September 2013, the new look line up was announced and the new eight piece group performed two shows in the Elgar Rooms, Royal Albert Hall.
[11] Wyn Davies, David Fortey, Paul Rothwell, Steffan Hughes, Niall Allen, Craig Yates, Huw Euron, Stephen Hamnett.