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Alfie Boe: ‘It’s a battle every day learning how to forgive myself’

INTERVIEW: The renowned tenor has just released his first album of original songs, ‘Face Myself’. He speaks to Roisin O’Connor about the joy of taking a chance on something different and learning from the past

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Alfie Boe makes surprising admission ahead of Royal Albert Hall return

EXCLUSIVE The tenor on finally stepping onto the iconic stage with his own music, the stories behind his first album of predominantly original songs, and why some things are best left out of the Bake Off tent

Evening Standard

Alfie Boe swaps arias for indie nostalgia as he pays tribute to Mani on new single

Alfie Boe dives back into his indie‑soaked northern youth on new single Face Myself, paying tribute to Stone Roses legend Mani while revealing the Manchester music scene that shaped him long before his rise as Britain’s best‑loved tenor.

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Tribute song honours Stone Roses legend ‘Mani’ and Manchester’s indie scene

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Alfie Boe releases single paying tribute to late Stone Roses bassist Mani

It comes after Mani, who also played in Primal Scream, died in November last year.

Evening Standard

‘Good old Mani played it right': Alfie Boe pays tribute to Stone Roses bassist in new single

‘Good old Mani played it right,’ sings Alfie Boe in his new single, Face Myself

Evening Standard

Alfie Boe calls Timothée Chalamet’s 'no one cares about opera' remark 'shocking'

EXCLUSIVE The acclaimed tenor said he might have to ‘have a word’ with the Oscar-nominated actor after his comments sparked backlash

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Alfie Boe reveals the 80-year-old rocker who taught him to songwrite

As he prepares to release his first album of original material in two decades, Alfie Boe has credited Pete Townshend with helping him unlock his songwriting voice.

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Celebrity New Year’s resolutions 2026: Alison Hammond, Sam Thompson and more on hopes for the year ahead

Exclusive: Career highs, personal milestones and a fresh start for the year ahead - eleven familiar faces share what they’re hoping to prioritise next

Evening Standard

Celebrity MasterChef 2025 lineup revealed: pop stars, soap icons and a sporting legend step into the kitchen

From Liberty X’s Michelle Heaton to rugby hero Alun Wyn Jones, BBC’s 20th series serves up its most eclectic cast yet

Evening Standard

Alfie Boe on overcoming self doubt and why the theatre will always survive

EXCLUSIVE: He once questioned if he was right for Les Misérables, the role that became a defining moment in his career. Now, as he readies a new album and tour, Alfie Boe talks resilience, reinvention and the power of performance.

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Chris Hughes and Alun Wyn Jones to appear in new Celebrity MasterChef

The star-studded lineup, which includes TV star Ashley Cain and Paralympian Gaz Choudhry, will compete in the 20th series of the hit spin-off show.

Evening Standard

Les Miserables at 40: from flop to phenomenon, why the West End’s longest-running musical endures

Once dismissed as ‘Victor Hugo on the garbage dump,’ Les Mis is now the world’s longest-running musical. As it marks 40 years with a sold-out gala, Alfie Boe and the cast reflect on its appeal beyond the barricades

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Michael Ball and Alfie Boe have special pre-show ritual

Michael Ball and Alfie Boe always share a “little hand clap” before going on stage together.

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Adam Riches and John Kearns ARE Ball & Boe review – a deliciously silly sendup

Impersonating chart-topping singing duo Michael Ball and Alfie Boe, the comics trade trills and gags as showbiz egos clash and simmering tension comes to the boil

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re not as good as them!’: why are comics Adam Riches and John Kearns becoming crooners Ball & Boe?

Two Edinburgh fringe favourites have teamed up to play mainstream entertainment titans Michael Ball and Alfie Boe in this festive season’s most unlikely stage show

The Guardian - UK

Let it show: find an event for every day until Christmas with our culture advent calendar

From The Nutcracker in Glasgow and the Human League in Cardiff to Messiaen in Manchester and Maggie Mistletoe in Farnham, our critics pick the best cultural events in the run-up to Christmas

Evening Standard

Michael Ball and Alfie Boe land fourth number one album together

The pair have previously reached the top spot in 2016, 2017 and 2020.

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Alfie Boe looks back: ‘My goal is to sing into my 80s, entertaining with whatever screechy sound I’m making’

The singer on growing up with eight siblings, working in a factory and his accidental opera career

Wales Online

Line-up at hotel group includes Katherine Jenkins, Alfie Boe and Tony Hadley

Sheridan Smith, David Essex, Russell Watson and Joe Pasquale are also on the line-up

Daily Mirror

Kate Middleton says kids 'wouldn't forgive her singing' ahead of Christmas carol concert

The Princess of Wales was heard telling singer Alfie Boe about her own musical skills, saying she needed to take some lessons as her kids don't think she has a good singing voice

The Independent UK

Michael Ball reveals the one thing he never does on stage

Recording artist and actor also shared his advice for those struggling with their mental health

Daily Mirror

Music legend Michael Ball dedicates his first novel to partner Cathy McGowan

Michael Ball says Cathy McGowan has always been his fiercest critic... and his fiercest supporter. And it showed when it came to her review of his debut novel, The Empire

Daily Mirror

Alfie Boe and Michael Ball battling Yungblud in his mum's kitchen for top music spot

Michael Ball and Alfie Boe were replaced at the top of the charts by Yungblud in 2020, and are spoiling for a battle when they release their upcoming album Together in Vegas in a few weeks

Wales Online

Love Island 2022 finalists: The couples who will compete in the finale for the £50,000 prize

One couple will be asked if they want to share £50,000

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