Jo Appleby

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Background = solo_singer
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Instruments = Singing
Genre = Pop, crossover, classical
Occupation = Soprano singer
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Label = Calibre Productions
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Jo Appleby (born April 7 1978 in Blackpool, England) is a soprano and former member of opera group Amici Forever.

She began studying opera at the Royal Northern College of Music when she was 19 years old, where four years later, she gained an honours degree. She then won a scholarship from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company before embarking on an operatic career. She spent four years performing with the Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Touring Opera Company, as well as singing at venues such as the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Festival Hall.

In 2002 she was signed by Sony BMG as an original member of the opera group Amici Forever. She toured with the group until September 2006 when she left to pursue a solo career. Since leaving the group she has toured Australia, Dubai and New Zealand as a soloist with The Morriston Orpheus Male voice choir. In Summer 2007 she was involved in a concert tour of the UK

According to her myspace page her solo debut album is due to be released in Autumn 2007.

External links

* [http://www.ssomusic.co.uk/index.php?pageid=38 Jo Appleby at Sussex Symphony Orchestra]