Vive was a six-part

a cappella ''A cappella'' (, also , ; ) music is a performance by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. The term ''a cappella'' was originally intended to differentiate between Ren ...

group from England, United Kingdom. Consisting of a line-up of five men and a woman (bass, baritone, two tenors, male alto and soprano), it builds upon the contemporary

sound, taking inspiration from

Take 6 Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel music, gospel sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood University, Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. The group integrates jazz with spiritual and inspirational lyrics. Take 6 has received seve ...

and

The Real Group The Real Group is an a cappella group from Sweden. Members are Emma Nilsdotter, Lisa Östergren, Anders Edenroth, Anton Forsberg and Jānis Strazdiņš. The group's members compose and arrange most of their songs. They sing in English and Swedis ...

. They won the final of

The Voice Festival UK The Voice Festival UK (VF-UK) is a UK arts education charity dedicated to providing opportunities to get involved with contemporary a cappella, unaccompanied singing. The Voice Festival's central purpose is to increase the awareness and popularit ...

2013 and were presented with the

Ward Swingle Ward Lamar Swingle (September 21, 1927 – January 19, 2015) was an American vocalist and jazz musician who founded The Swingle Singers in France in 1962. Life and career Born in Mobile, Alabama, Swingle studied music, particularly jazz, from a ...

Award for outstanding originality, outstanding musicality and also best arrangement. The group disbanded in late 2014.

Members

*Lewis Daniel (Bass) *James Rose (Founder, Baritone, Composer, Arranger) *Martynas Vilpisauskas (Tenor 2) *Ben Cox (Tenor 1) *Sam Robson (Alto, Composer, Arranger) *Emily Dankworth (Soprano) *Sam Merrick (Sound Engineer 2012-Nov 2014)(Manager/Artist Liaison - 2012-Nov 2013)

Broadcasting appearances

Television

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ednesday 20 March 2013, 7pm (GMT)

Radio

Ronnie Scott's Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club is a jazz club that has operated in Soho, London, since 1959. History The club opened on 30 October 1959 in a basement at 39 Gerrard Street in London's Soho district. It was set up and managed by musicians Ronnie Sco ...

Radio Show,

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Jazz.FM91 CJRT-FM (91.1 Hertz, MHz) is a Canadian public radio station and charitable arts organization in Toronto, Ontario, known as JAZZ.FM91. The studios are on Pardee Avenue in the Liberty Village neighbourhood of Toronto. The station describes itself ...

(CA) 2/13 January 2013*Inspirit with Jumoke Fashola,

BBC London 94.9 BBC Radio London is the BBC's local radio station serving Greater London and its surrounding areas. The station broadcasts across the area and beyond, on the 94.9 FM frequency, DAB, Virgin Media channel 937, Sky channel 0152 (in the Lond ...

unday 20 January 2013, 8.15am (GMT)*The Choir with Aled Jones,

BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 3 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It replaced the BBC Third Programme in 1967 and broadcasts classical music and opera, with jazz, world music, Radio drama, drama, High culture, culture and the arts ...

unday 20 January 2013, 5pm (GMT)*

Radio Show,

(CA) 3/24 March 2013*

The Paul O'Grady Show ''The Paul O'Grady Show'' is a British comedy chat show presented by comedian Paul O'Grady, first shown on 11 October 2004. The programme is a teatime chat show consisting of a mixture of celebrity guests, comic stunts, musical performances, an ...

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unday 7 April 2013*The Choir with Clare Wheeler,

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References

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