Whilst he was at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama he formed the pop-opera boyband G4 with Mike Christie, Tom Lowe, and Ben Thapa, three other Guildhall students. Later, due to artistic differences, Tom Lowe resigned as bass, and Matthew Stiff took his place. Their name, G4, comes from the fact that they were all students at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and stands for Guildhall 4.
G4 were discovered after finishing second on ITV talent show The X Factor in 2004. G4's self-titled debut album produced by the legendary Trevor Horn and Brian Rawling, reached Number One for Mother's Day weekend 2005 and sold over 245,000 copies in the first week. In total they released 3 albums, sold in excess of 1.5 million albums in the UK, completed 5 sell-out UK tours, sold in excess of 40,000 Live at the Royal Albert Hall DVDs (one of the concerts on their first tour) and also released a best selling autobiography Our Way.
On 5 April 2007, G4 announced on GMTV that they were calling it a day at the end of July 2007.
Jonathan signed with new management Jonathan Shalit in 2007 and secured a £1 million, 5 album deal with Universal Classics and Jazz (UCJ) which is part of the Universal Music Group. He was offered an album deal by the three major labels, EMI, Sony and Universal."[3] His first solo album with UCJ, Tenor at the Movies, was released on 18 February 2008.
For 5 Sunday afternoons from 17th February 2008 Jonathan Ansell presented The Great Movie Composers on ClassicFM coinciding with the release of his solo album.
On 24th February 2008 Jonathan's album Tenor at the Movies went straight to number 1 in the Classical Chart and stayed there for 3 weeks and reached Number 9 in mainstream charts making him the youngest tenor ever to top the Classical Charts.
Nessun Dorma
Jonathan Ansell Lyrics
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Nessun dorma!
Tu pure, o principessa
Nella tua fredda stanza
Guardi le stelle che tremano
D'amore e di speranza!
Ma il mio mistero e chiuso in me
No, no, sulla tua bocca lo dirò
Quando la luce splenderà!
Ed il mio bacio scioglierà
Il silenzio che ti fa mia!
ll nome suo nessun saprà
E noi dovrem, ahimè! morir! morir!
Dilegua, o notte!
Tramontate, stelle!
Tramontate, stelle!
All'alba vincerò!
Vincerò!
Vincerò!
The lyrics to Jonathan Ansell's song Nessun Dorma are in Italian and talk about a love story. The first two lines of the song, "Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma!" means "None shall sleep! None shall sleep!" and it sets the tone for the rest of the song. It means that the person singing is restless and can't sleep because of his emotions. The next few lines are directed towards a princess who is watching the stars from her cold chamber, filled with love and hope.
Line by Line Meaning
Nessun dorma!
Let no one sleep!
Nessun dorma!
Let no one sleep! (repeated for emphasis)
Tu pure, o principessa
You too, oh Princess
Nella tua fredda stanza
In your cold room
Guardi le stelle che tremano
You gaze at the stars, which are trembling
D'amore e di speranza!
With love and with hope!
Ma il mio mistero e chiuso in me
But my secret is hidden within me
Il nome mio nessun saprà!
No one will know my name!
No, no, sulla tua bocca lo dirò
No, no, I will tell it on your mouth
Quando la luce splenderà!
When the light shines!
Ed il mio bacio scioglierà
And my kiss will dissolve
Il silenzio che ti fa mia!
The silence that makes you mine!
Il nome suo nessun saprà
No one will know his name
E noi dovrem, ahimè! morir! morir!
And we will have to, alas! die! die!
Dilegua, o notte!
Vanish, oh night!
Tramontate, stelle!
Fade away, stars!
Tramontate, stelle!
Fade away, stars! (repeated for emphasis)
All'alba vincerò!
At dawn, I will win!
Vincerò!
I will win! (repeated for emphasis)
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave, Melodie Der Welt GmbH
Written by: GIACOMO PUCCINI, GIUSEPPE ADAMI, RENATO SIMONI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Natalie Arsenal
One of the best versions ever. Wonderful
Christine-Colin
Beautiful x