ArtistInfo

Les Swingle Singers

Band, FR
Jazz and Classical
A.k.a. Swingle II The Swingle Singers The Swingles

Originally a French vocal group, founded in 1962 by Ward Swingle, specialized in singing classical songs with a capella/jazz arrangement. They were very popular in the USA, they won 3 Grammy Awards in 1964 and 1965. The French group disbanded in 1973. Ward moved to England where he formed Swingle II with an expanded repertoire. The group was renamed New Swingle Singers in 1978, The Swingles in 1986, The Swingle Singers in 1995 and latterly The Swingles. Ward Swingle continued actively with the group until 1985, and remained associated as musical advisor until his death in 2015. The group continues to this day with a turnover of new members: over 50 singers have been a Swingle at one time or another. The group slimmed to a seven-piece following the departure of alto Lucy Bailey in 2011. The original double-quartet: Alto: Alice Herald - Anne Germain Soprano: Christiane Legrand - Jeanette Baucomont Tenor: Claude Germain - Ward Swingle (Arranger) Bass: Jean Cussac - José Germain The current members (late 2018) Sopranos: Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson, Federica Basile Alto: Liz Swain Tenors: Jon Smith, Oliver Griffiths Baritone: Kevin Fox Bass: Edward Randell

Members

	Nicole Darde voc *1940 FR
	Andrew Busher voc
	Heather Cairncross voc
	Rachel Weston voc
	Christiane Legrand voc 1930-2011 FR
	Anne Germain voc 1935-2016 FR
	Alice Herald voc
	Ward Swingle voc, syn 1927-2015 US
	Claude Germain voc FR
	José Germain voc, b
	Jeanette Baucomont voc FR
	Jean Cussac b, voc FR
	Micaela Haslam voc
	David Porter-Thomas voc
	Claudine Meunier voc *1926 FR
	Jean-Claude Briodin voc FR
	Claude Chauvet bvoc
	Jonathan Rathbone voc GB
	Jacques Hendrix bvoc
	Ben Parry voc *1965 GB
	Patrick Ardagh-Walter voc, b
	Linda Stevens
	Helen Massey voc
	Deryn Edwards voc GB
	Hélène Devos voc FR
	Lucy Bailey voc
	Joseph Noves voc
	Jeremy Sadler