"So we e-mailed and asked if they could help us. Within a week it was all signed, sealed and delivered." Hayley said: "I'm thrilled to be coming to Wales, it's always special. There are so many amazing singers from there and I can't wait to sing with the choir. I sing a lot of Celtic songs so I feel a great affinity." A spokesman for the singer, who is currently touring with all-male opera group Il Divo, added: "Hayley's really enjoyed singing alongside Il Divo and is equally excited to be singing with another group of talented guys in the Maelgwn Male Voice Choir." The choir's musical director, Trystan Williams, revealed Hayley and the choir were hoping to perform Maori love song Po Kare Kare Ana at the North Wales Theatre. Hayley performs the song in her concerts and it is a favourite of the Maelgwn choir. Mr Williams, 27, of Deganwy, said: "The choir have been successful recently on the competition platform. "We came first in the National Eisteddfod last year and came third in a national radio competition, but this is a completely different kettle of fish. "Hayley is a such a well-known name." He added: "It's an entirely different contrast to have a young soprano on stage with 65 men, but it should work well. "We're hoping to sing Po Kare Kare Ana, a Maori love song from New Zealand, which we've been singing for two or three years." |