The Texas Tenors are a three-time Emmy Award-winning classical crossover, trio vocal group formed in 2009 by country singer JC Fisher, pop singer Marcus Collins and opera singer John Hagen. They were a top four finalist in the fourth season of America's Got Talent, making them the highest ranking vocal group in the show's history.
In 2013, The trio filmed their first PBS special with The Phoenix Symphony, performing songs from their second album, You Should Dream. Along with being one of only two acts from America's Got Talent (The Texas Tenors and Jackie Evancho) to star in their own television special for PBS, The Texas Tenors achieved another milestone in 2014 when they were honored with five Emmy Awards nominations and three wins for the self-produced special. The group also supports many charitable organizations.thetexastenors.com
The group has performed more than 2000 concerts in over 20 countries including Great Britain and China. In August 2017, The Texas Tenors premiered their second PBS special and on September 8, 2017, released their third studio album of the same name, Rise, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Classical Albums Chart, #1 Heatseeker New Artist Chart and #22 Top Current Albums resulting in the group's highest charting positions and most successful sales week ever.
In 2018, the trio released A Collection of Broadway & American Classics exclusively at their live concerts and through their website at the request of their fan club. Without distribution or a national campaign, the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Classical Albums Chart and spent 10 weeks in the top 10.
Career
America's Got Talent (2009) The trio auditioned for America's Got Talent season four, performing a crossover version of "Mountain Music". They advanced week after week, finishing in fourth place.
Performances/Results Week Theme Song choice Original artist Performance order Result Audition N/A "Mountain Music" Alabama N/A Advanced Top 40Group 2 N/A "God Bless the U.S.A." Lee Greenwood N/A Advanced Top 20Group 1 N/A "Unchained Melody" The Righteous Brothers N/A Advanced Top 10 N/A "My Way" Frank Sinatra N/A 4th Place
After America's Got Talent The group's self-titled debut album, The Texas Tenors, was released in 2009. The album contained all four songs that were performed on America's Got Talent, some arias such as "Nessun dorma" and "La donna è mobile" as well as other songs. In 2011, the group remastered the album and included some new material. The album has sold 225,000 units to date.
Their second studio album, You Should Dream, was released on December 10, 2013. Produced by Academy Award and Grammy nominated producer Nigel Wright, You Should Dream features "God Bless the USA", "Unchained Melody", The Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses", two original songs and a 65 piece orchestra.
The Texas Tenors are one of only two acts from America's Got Talent to star in their own television special for PBS, the group achieved a milestone in 2014 when they were honored with five Emmy Awards nominations and three wins.
In 2017, The Texas Tenors' third studio album, Rise, debuted at #1 on the Classical Albums Chart and #5 on the Top Country Albums Chart resulting in the most successful week of sales for the group and their highest charting positions to date.
America's Got Talent: The Champions (2019) In 2019, The Texas Tenors competed on America's Got Talent: The Champions. Their performance consisted of singing "Unchained Melody" as a trio and in the end, was acclaimed by the judges and the audience.
Discography
Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales US US Classical US Classical Crossover US Country US Heat US Indie US Holiday US Top Album Sales US Internet US Classical Catalog The Texas TenorsRelease date: June 15, 2009 Label: The Texas Tenors US: 180,000 Country Roots: Classical SoundRelease date: November 10, 2011 Label: The Texas Tenors 4US: 225,000 O Night DivineRelease date: November 16, 2013 Label: The Texas Tenors — 22 14 — — — 33 — — 3US: 290,000 You Should DreamRelease date: December 10, 2013 Label: The Texas Tenors Distribution: Select-O-Hits — 5 3 39 3 41 — 199 — 2 RiseRelease date: September 8, 2017 Label: The Texas Tenors Distribution: Select-O-Hits 111 1 1 17 1 8 — 22 6 1 Outside The LinesRelease date: May 7, 2021 Label: The Texas Tenors Distribution: Select-O-Hits 3 1 25 116 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions US Classical US Classical Crossover US Country US Heat US Classical Catalog The Texas Tenors Unplugged:Live from Larry's Country DinerRelease date: August 10, 2013 Label: The Texas Tenors — — — The First 5 years LiveRelease date: November 6, 2014 Label: The Texas Tenors 11 6 — 5 1A Collection of Broadway & American ClassicsRelease date: August 3, 2018 Label: The Texas Tenors1113 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Classical Digital US Hot Singles Sales US AC Indicator 2013 "God Bless the U.S.A." 16 - - You Should Dream "The Star-Spangled Banner" - - - n/a 2015 "Ruckus on the Ranch" - 9 - Ruckus on the Ranch maxi single 2016 "Favorite Time of Year" - 13 -n/a 2017 "Rise" - - 22 Rise2017 "Bootdaddy" - -42 Rise "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Video: Filmed Concerts and Events Year Title Presentation Peak Chart PositionContent US Music Video Sales Chart2011Live in Concert*DVD* Concert - *Place: The Starlite Theatre in Branson, MO*Date: June, 2011*DVD. Live performance. "Mountain Music", "Rocky Top", "Somewhere", "My Way"2013You Should Dream* DVD*Blu-ray* Concert 9 *Place: Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ*Date: 10 April 2013*Awards : 3 Emmy Award wins, 5 Emmy Award nominations*DVD. Live performance, orchestra, choir, PBS presentation "o sole mio", "Wild Horses", "Unchained Melody", "God Bless the USA" Bonus Features: Interviews, bonus songs, unreleased material2017Rise* DVD*4K resolution*Blu-ray* Concert 2 *Place: Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston, TX*Date: 9 August 2016*DVD. Live performance, orchestra, choir, PBS presentation "Rise", "Bootdaddy", "Desperado", "Writing's on the Wall" from Spectre, "Music of the Night", Selections from Les Misérables featuring "Bring Him Home", "I Dreamed a Dream" Bonus Features: Outtakes, bonus songs, unreleased material2017Deep in the Heart of Christmas*DVD* Concert 18 *Place: The Starlite Theatre in Branson, MO*Date: November, 2016*DVD. Live performance, Christmas featuring aerialist, dancers and choir "Mary Did You Know", "Believe" from Polar Express, "Joy to the World", "Last Christmas" Bonus Features: Outtakes, Interviews, extras songs, behind the scenes "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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