Sales of Voices of the Valley: Encore have exceeded 30,000 since its release in November last year. In total, the 70-strong Fron Male Voice Choir and its conductress Ann Atkinson have sold more than 1 million albums since the launch of its first CD, Voices of the Valley, in November, 2006. The second album on the Universal label has also been nominated for the Classical Brit Album of the Year.

Music svengali Daniel Glatman, who has managed the choir since seeing it perform at a local wedding in 2005, said: "This incredible story continues.

"I'm absolutely delighted for the choir – it is well deserved, and yet another testament to the ongoing popularity of the choir's music and

that unique Welsh male voice choir sound."

The Fron Choir, which has just commenced its second UK tour, will be presented with the platinum disc on Sunday during a concert at St David's Hall, Cardiff, by BBC presenter Roy Noble.

The Fron Choir is currently on tour across the UK with dates in Birmingham, Manchester, London and Glasgow amongst many. Dates in Wales include Sunday's concert in Cardiff and a performance at Rhyl Pavilion on April 29.

The choir will be returning to the recording studio next month to record its third album.

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Source: Wrexham Leader