‘We sold over 1 million records – but fame as one of The Choirboys came at a price’

The Choirboys (L-R: CJ, Patrick and Ben) were created in 2005 after a nationwide talent content Picture: Decca Records)

Ben Inman first met Patrick Aspbury when they were both just 12, after the pair were thrown together as the lucky winners of an extraordinary talent contest. 

In an attempt to bring classical music into the mainstream, a nationwide search was launched in 2005 to find a talented young chorister. However, when the judges couldn’t decide on a single winner, Ben was signed alongside Patrick and 11-year-old CJ Porter-Thaw to form a classical boyband called The Choirboys.

The trio’s ordinary existence went stratospheric overnight. 

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