Nicky Spence (born 1983) is a Scottish tenor performing in opera, oratorio and concerts. Official web site: http://www.nickyspence.com/ Early life Spence was born in Dumfries in 1983. According to the biography on his web site "although struggling from a broken home, he thrived in life with a huge love of performing and working in his local chippy to earn money to pay for his singing lessons." Spence won his first competition at the age of 14 (the Dumfries and Galloway Young Musician of the Year Award). He was educated at Wallace Hall Academy in Thornhill and attended the National Youth Music Theatre with actor Eddie Redmayne and Theatre Director Rebecca Atkinson-Lord. Recordings and concerts Nicky Spence's debut album My First Love, was recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He has performed with Placido Domingo and Kiri te Kanawa and has toured with Bryn Terfel, Katherine Jenkins, Hayley Westenra, Lesley Garrett and Shirley Bassey. Roles Belmonte in Die Entführung aus dem Serail (English Touring Opera) Shepherd and Various in King Arthur (Aldeburgh Festival, Britten-Pears Young Artist) Pirelli in Sweeney Todd (Shawford Mill Theatre) Tony in West Side Story (Oxford Philharmonia) Count Zedlau im Wiener Blut (English Touring Opera) 3rd Gentleman in Peter Grimes (Salzburg Festival) Ferrando in Così fan tutte (Westminster Opera) Scaramuccio in Ariadne auf Naxos (Garsington Opera) The Soldier in I giardini della storia (Batignano Opera Festival) ___________________________________________________________________ Scotland soon began to notice one of its sons slowly taking the classical music world by storm. Nicky developed considerable experience in operatic, recital and oratorio fields and emerged as an accomplished tenor in his own right. But on top of his obvious talent, Nicky's gift to move a wide audience alongside his generous humerous nature, have communicated themselves to all who watch/listen to him perform. ...brief biography supplied by Simon K Walker 06 October 2010. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.