Alfie Boe OBE

Alfie Boe OBE is one of the UK’s most acclaimed Opera and West End performers.

It was being discovered singing whilst working as a mechanic that jumpstarted Alife’s singing career; a career which has spanned more than two decades, conquering the worlds of musical theatre, opera, and popular music.

He is probably best known for his performance as Jean Valjean in the musical Les Misérables at the 25th Anniversary Concert in London. He has also performed in Finding Neverland on Broadway, and Baz Luhrmann’s 2002 revival of La Bohème – which won the cast a Tony Award.

He has sold over 10 million albums – as a solo artist, in production soundtracks, and alongside fellow singing sensation Michael Ball. His albums have gone platinum, have placed in the top 10 charts, and he’s seen three albums reach number one.

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Alfie Boe was named after the Italian name of Pope John XXIII, and so it shouldn’t come as a surprise to know that his earliest musical memories were of listening to Italian Opera, such as Puccini’s La Bohème.

AlfieBoe’s first public performance came aged 14, when he performed at Fleetwood’s Marine Hall, but it wasn’t a career he immediately entered. Instead, when he was 17 he became an apprentice mechanic in Blackpool. Whilst working, he would entertain his colleagues by singing opera arias whilst working on the cars, and it was here he would be discovered. A customer was so impressed with Alfie’s singing ability, he encouraged him to audition for the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company – an audition he was successful at.

He moved to London and started studying at the Royal College of Music, the National Opera Studio, and the Royal Opera House, on their Young Artists Programme.

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ALFIE BOE – ON STAGE

His stage career exploded in 2002 when he was cast in a lead role by Hollywood director Baz Luhrmann for his Broadway revival of La Bohème. Along with the rest of the ensemble, this performance would win Alfie a Tony Award. His other stage credits include Don Pasquale (1999), and Kismet (2007).

But it was in 2010 where he exploded onto the international stage, in his performance of Jean Valjean in the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables. The concert encore performance of ‘Bring Him Home’ saw Boe perform with previous Valjeans, Colm Wilkinson, John Owen-Jones, and Simon Bowman; the performance was released as its own charity single. He would go on to reprise his role in 2011, 2015, 2016, and from 2019. As of October 2024, he was still playing Valjean in the national touring show.

In 2016 he played the leading role of J.M Barrie in the Broadway production of Finding Neverland, before taking on the romantic lead of Billy Bigelow in Carousel in 2017 alongside Katherine Jenkins.

ALFIE BOE – SINGER

Since his stage career went international, Alfie has become a very popular singer on his own and with collaborators.

As well as performing in operas and musical theatre, Alfie has performed on some other stages, including at festivals and with choirs. His performance credits include:

– Canterbury Festival (2006)

– Classic FM Webcast Concert (2007)

– Music of Morse Concert at the Royal Albert Hall (2007)

– Arundel Festival (2007)

– Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall (2007; 2021)

– Pleasure Beach Arena, Blackpool (2008)

– The Great Biritish Musical: The Famous and the Future at the Criterion Theatre (2011)

– St George’s Day Celebration Concert at Trafalgar Square (2011)

– Last Night of the Proms (2011)

– Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace (2012)

– Lytham Proms Festival Weekend (2012)

– VE Day 70: A Party to Remember at Horse Guards Parade (2015)

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He has collaborated with celebrities including Amanda Holden, Freddie Fox, and Gary Barlow on live performances, and has performed across the pond in the USA and Canada.

He has released a number of solo CDs, including Onward (2007), La Passione (2007), You’ll Never Walk Alone (2011), Alfie (2011), Storyteller (2012), Trust (2013), and As Time Goes By (2018). He has also made appearances on other records such as Gilbert & Sullivan: HMS Pinafore (1999), Myleen’s Music For Romance (2007), Pride of the Nation (2011), Downton Abbey: Original Music From the TV Series (2011), One Vision (2012) with Kimberley Walsh, and Sing (2012).

Alfie’s most famous collaboration comes with fellow stage star, Michael Ball. They released their first album Together in 2016. This was followed up by Together Again (2017), Back Together (2019), Together at Christmas (2020), Together in Vegas (2022), and Together at Home (2024).

ALFIE BOE – AWARDS

Alfie’s career on the stage and in singing have seen him nominated for and winning a range of awards, including:

– Classic Brit Awards: Male Artist of the Year 2008 – Nominated

– Classic Brit Awards: Album of the Year for Onward 2008 – Nominated

– Grammy Awards: Best Musical Theatre Album for Les Misérables Staged Concert 2021 – Nominated

– Tony Award: Excellence in Theatre for La bohème Ensemble (2003) – Won

– Silver Clef Awards: PPL Classical Award 2011 – Won

– Classic Brit Awards: Group of the Year 2018 – Won

– Classic Brit Awards: Classic FM Album of the Year for Together Again 2018 – Won

ALFIE BOE – IN THE MEDIA

Since his rise to fame, Alfie Boe has been a popular face on our television screens, as guest, performer, and contestant.

He has performed on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two (2012-22), The Graham Norton Show (2020), The Real Full Monty (2023), and The Big Night of Musicals (2024). In 2019 he presented Ball & Boe: A Very Merry Christmas with Michael Ball, following this up with Ball & Boe Do Vegas in 2022.

He has participated in Freeze the Fear With Wim Hof in 2022, and has been a guest on Good Morning Britain (2017-18), Saturday Kitchen (2018-22), Loose Women (2006-22), Royal Carols: Together at Christmas (2022), This Morning (2007-23), Brydon & (2023), and Love Your Weekend With Alan Titchmarsh (2022-23).

Alfie Boe released his first memoir, Alfie: My Story in 2012, and followed this up with Face the Music: My Story in 2023, which became a Sunday Times bestseller.