Malakai Bayoh
Malakai Bayoh is a British singer. He is best known for his operatic performances and his 2023 Universal album Golden.
Education
[edit]Malakai now attends The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School.[1]
Career
[edit]Performances
[edit]Malakai Bayoh began his operatic career with a role in The Magic Flute by Mozart.[2] In 2022, he played the role of Oberto in the Handel opera Alcina at the Royal Opera House in London.[3]
In April 2023 he made his Royal Albert Hall solo debut.[1]
Recordings
[edit]In December 2022, Classic FM released a recording of a Bayoh duet with former child prodigy singer Aled Jones, singing the Christmas song O Holy Night together.[4] In 2023, Bayoh's debut album Golden was released through Universal and reached the number one spot on the UK Classical Music Charts.[5] The album also reached number one on Billboard's Traditional Classical Albums chart.[6] He also sang on the soundtrack for the motion picture Maestro.[7]
Britain's Got Talent
[edit]In 2023, Malakai Bayoh managed to advance to the final of the sixteenth season of Britain's Got Talent, though he missed out on a spot in the final three.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Who is Malakai Bayoh? Get to know classical music's new star treble". Classic FM. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ "BGT star Malakai Bayoh on the successful start to his career". Great British Life.
- ^ Paul Glynn (November 9, 2022). "Royal Opera House bans audience member for heckling child actor". BBC.
- ^ Noah A. McGee (December 28, 2022). "Young Black Opera Singer, Who Shocked the Internet With His High Note, Was Once Heckled - Malakai M. Bayoh had everyone on social media talking about his performance of both "Walking in the Air", and "O'Holy Night."". The Root.
- ^ a b Emma Loffehagen (August 1, 2023). "Britain's Got Talent teen star Malakai Bayoh reaches number one with debut album". Evening Standard.
- ^ Xander Zellner (August 3, 2023). "10 First-Timers on Billboard's Charts This Week: Cut Worms, Malakai, Parannoul, Bandmanrill & More". Billboard.
- ^ Herbie Russell (July 10, 2023). "Kennington's fourteen-year-old opera sensation who reduced Britain's Got Talent judges to tears". Southwark News.
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