Faryl is the debut album by British mezzo-soprano Faryl Smith. It was released on 9 March 2009 by Universal Classics and Jazz. Smith rose to fame after her appearance on the second series of Britain’s Got Talent. It became the fastest-selling classical solo album in British chart history.
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Faryl is the debut album by British mezzo-soprano Faryl Smith. It was released on 9 March 2009 by Universal Classics and Jazz. Smith rose to fame after her appearance on the second series of Britain’s Got Talent. The album was recorded during December 2008 and January 2009 and features the track “River of Light”, a song set to The Blue Danube with new lyrics. Faryl was produced by Jon Cohen, and the backing music was provided by a 60-piece orchestra. After its release, Faryl became the fastest-selling classical solo album in British chart history, selling 20,000 copies in the first four days. In 2013, the album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry. Smith was nominated for a Classical BRIT Award in the album of the year category but lost to Only Men Aloud’s Band of Brothers. She said that her favourite song on the album is her version of the Welsh hymn “Calon Lân”. Other songs include Smith’s version of “Amazing Grace”, a cover of “Annie’s Song” by John Denver, and a version of ‘The Way Old Friends Do’ rewritten for Smith by Björn Ulvaeus.
Smith said that she wants to be surrounded by her family and friends at the launch of her next album, which will be in Kettering, near her hometown of Kettering. She has also performed at the Children’s Champion Awards and met then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street. Smith has also recorded a number of duets with other artists, including David Walliams and Elton John, and has appeared on The X Factor, The Voice and The Voice Kids, as well as other TV shows and films. She is currently working on her second album, due to be released later this year. F Daryl entered the UK Albums Chart at number 6, rising to number 4 the next week, and was the third album by a Britain’sGotTalent contestant to reach the top ten in Britain. Smith subsequently embarked on a promotional tour in the US to publicise the album, where it reached number 6 on the classical chart. The track is a recording of The BlueDanube, a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II, with newyrics.
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