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´óÏó´«Ã½ Cymru Wales has announced that Welsh choral sensation Only Men Aloud will headline this year's ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms In The Park at Swansea's Singleton Park on Saturday 12 September.

Tickets have now gone on sale for the Singleton Park event, which is supported by City and County of Swansea and NS&I (National Savings and Investments).

´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms In The Park will also feature Welsh soprano Elin Manahan Thomas with the ´óÏó´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales and Swansea Bach Choir, conducted by Grant Llewellyn.

The live broadcast event will be presented by Gethin Jones and Josie D'Arby.

Simultaneous concerts will be held at Glasgow, County Down, Salford and London and, as ever, crowds are encouraged to bring picnics and flags, to sing-a-long and enjoy the music and fireworks.

´óÏó´«Ã½ Cymru Wales Head of Broadcast Development Cathryn Allen said: "Only Men Aloud will be a fantastic headline performance for this year's ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms In The Park, and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Wales is very pleased to offer people the chance to see them live at the Swansea event."

Cllr Graham Thomas, Swansea Council's Cabinet Member for Culture, Recreation and Tourism, said: "The ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms In The Park event is one of the highlights of Swansea's annual calendar and helps to further put the city on the map.

"Some of the finest classical musicians in the world have performed in Singleton Park over the years and it's terrific news that Only Men Aloud will be headlining in just a few months' time.

"Winning a hit TV programme such as Last Choir Standing shows just how popular they are and I'm sure they'll make a huge contribution to yet another successful concert in Swansea."

Only Men Aloud was formed in 2000 by dynamic musical director Tim Rhys-Evans and its singers include young teachers, musicians, students, a gardener and a pharmacist.

Catapulted to stardom as winners of the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Last Choir Standing, the choir has collaborated with many artists including Bryn Terfel, Josh Groban, Jose Carreras, Shan Cothi, Karl Jenkins, Charlotte Church, Cerys Matthews and Neath's mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins, who will be performing for the first time at the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms event at Hyde Park in London.

´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms In The Park will bring the magic of the Last Night Of The Proms to tens of thousands of people throughout the UK in five large-scale outdoor events in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Each Proms event is centred on a live concert, each with its own high-profile artists, ´óÏó´«Ã½ orchestras and presenters, culminating in a live link-up with the Royal Albert Hall for the traditional festivities rounding off the world's biggest music festival.

This year's Swansea concert is broadcast live on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Wales.

Televised highlights of all five Proms In The Park are shown as part of ´óÏó´«Ã½ One's and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two's live coverage of the Last Night Of The Proms. Digital TV viewers can press the red button to watch a selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms In The Park coverage from around the UK.

Highlights of the Swansea event will also be shown on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two Wales at a later date.

Tickets cost £8 in advance or £10 on the day (under-12s free with accompanying adult) and are available:

• online at bbc.co.uk/proms
• from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales Audience Line on 03700 101051* (lines are open Monday–Friday 9.00am–9.00pm)
• from the Grand Theatre, Singleton Street, Swansea on 01792 475715 (lines are open Monday–Saturday 9.30am–8.00pm, 9.30am–6.00pm on non-performance days)
• In person from the Grand Theatre, Singleton Street, Swansea

*Calls from a BT line cost up to 8p per minute. Some operators and mobiles may vary. Calls may not be part of free call package and may be recorded for training.

For full listings of all events please go online at bbc.co.uk/proms.

KS