John Malveaux of www.MusicUNTOLD.com provides this link:
[Noah Stewart's debut album, Noah, is top of the classical album chart. Photograph: Katherine Rose for the Observer]
A tenor singer from Harlem, New York, who used to be a receptionist at the city's famous Carnegie Hall, has
become the first black singer to top the UK classical album chart in its
25-year history, his record company has said. Noah Stewart, 31, who completed his debut run at London's Royal Opera House in Judith Weir's Miss Fortune last week, went straight to the No 1 slot with his debut album Noah.
The
31-year-old, who was supported financially as a young singer by the
actor and producer Bill Cosby, said: "I'm very proud to be the first
black musician to top the classical charts. It's both an honour and
privilege."
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At
the age of 12, his choir teacher encouraged him to pursue a music
career; he began doing voiceovers for Sesame Street and TV school
specials and won first place in the New England music competition in
Boston, before gaining a full scholarship to the Juilliard School in New
York.
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