Collabro
Sweeping orchestral arrangements and soaring five-part harmonies that bring the grandeur of the West End to the pop charts. Dramatic, polished, and deeply earnest.
Sweeping orchestral arrangements and soaring five-part harmonies that bring the grandeur of the West End to the pop charts. Dramatic, polished, and deeply earnest.
Collabro delivers the high-stakes emotional payoff of a Broadway finale in every single track. Their sound is defined by a lush, cinematic wall of sound where orchestral strings and grand piano provide a pedestal for five distinct, powerful voices. It is music that refuses to be small, leaning into the dramatic swells and technical precision of classical crossover while maintaining the accessible sheen of modern pop production.
What truly sets them apart is the 'boy band' architecture applied to the musical theater canon. Unlike solo operatic tenors, Collabro relies on intricate vocal stacking and the interplay between different registers to create a sense of brotherhood and collective power. They specialize in the 'big build,' starting with intimate, close-mic verses that inevitably explode into massive, harmonized crescendos designed to trigger goosebumps.
Start with their debut album, Stars, specifically the title track. It perfectly captures the moment they transitioned from reality show hopefuls to a chart-topping force, showcasing their ability to take a well-known theatrical standard and imbue it with a fresh, pop-inflected urgency that feels both timeless and contemporary.
Collabro are a UK-based musical theatre group and winners of the eighth series of Britain's Got Talent in 2014. The group originally consisted of Michael Auger, Jamie Lambert, Matthew Pagan, Thomas J. Redgrave and Richard Hadfield, with Hadfield's departing the group in June 2016. In April 2022 the group – which refers to its fans as their "Collaborators" – was voted the United Kingdom's favourite Britain's Got Talent act in the 14 series aired to that date. Their debut album Stars, was released on 15 August 2014 and peaked at number one in the UK. Their second album Act Two, was released on 1 June 2015 and peaked at number two in the UK. Their third album Home, was released on 3 March 2017 and peaked at number seven in the UK. Their fourth album Road to the Royal Albert Hall, was released on 31 August 2018 and peaked at number nineteen in the UK. Their fifth album Love Like This, was released on 15 November 2019 and peaked at number twenty-two in the UK. On 17 August 2022, the group announced their disbandment with a Farewell Tour in December. On 7 June 2025, the group came together at the Sheffield City Hall for an 11th Anniversary Reunion Concert, including an announcement of The Harmonies Tour of the UK in 2026.
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