AGE 11-19 (Year 7-13)
Only Girls Aloud
Our Only Girls Aloud choir launched in 2022 in response to high demand from the communities we work with.
Only Girls Aloud is our choir programme for young women in years 7 to 13 in Wales which launched in 2022.
Rehearsals take place monthly in South Wales and (from autumn 2023) West Wales and are free and non-auditioned.
Only Girls Aloud choir members have the opportunity to meet a variety of inspirational guest speakers and hear about their life-experiences, career paths, and stories. This has resulted in an engaged and aspirational group who support each other to develop their confidence and self-expression.
Only Girls Aloud made their debut performance in the Aloud Anniversary Concert 2022. They also appear on the new anniversary album GEN Z and featured in the 4 part Aloud documentary for S4C.
Only Girls Aloud is a safe, inclusive, friendly, and non-judgemental environment and we’re always welcoming new members.
If you have any questions or would like to find out more how to get involved contact:
South Wales: [email protected]
West Wales: [email protected]
We would like to thank Arts Council of Wales: Create, Scops Arts Trust and Ty Cerdd for their support of Only Girls Aloud.
Only Girls Aloud is coming to West Wales!
We’re delighted to announce the launch of an Only Girls Aloud choir in West Wales.
If you or someone you know would like to join Only Girls Aloud in West Wales contact us on [email protected] to register your interest!
Watch us!
Head to our Youtube Channel to discover the types of performances you could be involved in!
Hear us!
In 2022 we launched a new Album Gen Z to celebrate our 10th Anniversary. Listen to Only Girls Aloud and our other Aloud choirs.
See us live!
Only Girls Aloud members have a busy programme of performances throughout the year! Explore our upcoming events.
GEN Z: The Aloud Album
The album features our three choirs: Only Boys Aloud, Only Girls Aloud, and Only Kids Aloud. Tracks range from West End hit You Will Be Found from Dear Evan Hansen to more traditional Welsh songs such as Gwinllan.
Previous Guest Speakers
Chloe Smith of Bigmoose Coffee Co.
Chloe has been involved with Bigmoose Coffee Co. since its inception, and her passion to help others shone through from the two years she spent helping feed rough sleepers in Cardiff.
A determined individual, she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro aged 15, ran a 42 mile ultramarathon aged 22, and opened Bigmoose Coffee Co. aged 23.
Chloe exudes a passion for helping others, and is a keynote speaker, with an infectious spirit of can do!
Previous Guest Speakers
Chloe Smith, Bigmoose Coffee Co.
Chloe has been involved with Bigmoose Coffee Co. since its inception, and her passion to help others shone through from the two years she spent helping feed rough sleepers in Cardiff.
A determined individual, she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro aged 15, ran a 42 mile ultramarathon aged 22, and opened Bigmoose Coffee Co. aged 23.
Chloe exudes a passion for helping others, and is a keynote speaker, with an infectious spirit of can do!
Sophie Evans, Singer and Actress
Welsh singer and actress Sophie Evans came runner up out of 10,000 hopefuls in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s search for Dorothy in 2010, resulting in her becoming alternate Dorothy at the London Palladium at 17. She has since gone on to perform all around the world.
Sophie has performed in many shows but most recently as Glinda in Wicked on the West end. She has performed in many major venues and arenas around the world, including, the Lyric Theatre on Broadway and The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas with ‘Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance’. Sophie has also done TV and Film work, including working with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost on their film ‘The Worlds End’.
Sophie sang a beautiful version of ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’ with Only Boys Aloud during lockdown and then went on to record the song for Aloud’s anniversary album.
Mari Thomas, Artist
Mari Thomas is one of Wales’ leading artists. She has exhibited nationally and internationally as a contemporary designer jeweller and she celebrates 25 years in business this year.
During her career she has won numerous design awards including the prestigious Gold Medal for Craft and Design at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. In recognition for her contribution to the arts in Wales she received an honorary fellowship from the University of Wales Trinity St David.
Information for families
Find answers to the most common questions we get about joining a choir, rehearsals, and performances.
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