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From cars to chorus
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Alfie Boe: 20 facts you never knew
19. From cars to chorus
Young Alfie was singing while polishing cars at a sports car factory near Blackpool when a client told him he should audition for the D'Oyly Carte opera company. He did - and got a year-long job singing in the chorus.
