Paul Phoenix

Paul began his career as a chorister at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. In 1977 he sang at the Queen’s Silver Jubilee service. Two years later he recorded Geoffrey Burgon’s “Nunc Dimittis” for the BBC’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and the recording earned him a gold disc.

He studied voice at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester from 1986 to 1991. In those years he sang with Manchester Cathedral Choir, fronted a big band and recorded with the Dutch group Janus. After graduating he built a busy freelance career as an oratorio soloist and session singer, sang with the Monteverdi Choir, and coached the choristers of Westminster Under School.

Paul joined The King’s Singers in 1997 and toured with them for 17 years, giving more than 120 concerts a year in halls from the Sydney Opera House to Carnegie Hall. He co-produced the Grammy-winning album Simple Gifts in 2009 and sang on Light and Gold, which won a Grammy in 2011.

Since leaving the group in 2014, Paul has spent his time coaching, mentoring and performing as a guest soloist around the world. He founded Paul Phoenix Academy in Hong Kong in 2019 so that local students could learn the skills he gathered on stage.