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Early life
Born and raised in
London,
England, to a
Greek Cypriot father, Elias, himself a singer/bouzouki player famous in England for many years, and a
Lebanese mother, Sarbel's family often made frequent trips to
Greece and
Cyprus during the summer season. Sarbel studied
music (voice),
drama, and
performing arts at university. From the age of 5 to 16 he performed at the
English National Opera and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and has recorded Tosca in English for Chandos Recordings as the shepherd boy. His name is technically pronounced 'Sharbel', but since the
Greek alphabet lacks a 'sh' sound, it is pronounced 'Sarbel' (transliteration of 'Σαρμπέλ').
Katerina
