| Biography | Cantabile - The London Quartet is a British a cappella vocal quartet.
They were formed as a student group whilst studying at Cambridge University in 1977. Initially their influences were The Kings Singers and The Songs of Yale, but they soon developed their own unique style of musical comedy. They turned professional in 1982 shortly before appearing in Blondel, which ran for 399 performances in Londons West End.
Even at their outset, they were more associated with the Cambridge Footlights than the chapel choirs, and theatricality and humour have always been a great part of their appeal. They won a Wavendon Allmusic Award from John Dankworth and Cleo Laine for breaking down the barriers between musical genres. |