Lee Mead

Whilst performing in The Phantom of the Opera, Lee Mead auditioned for the BBC series ‘Any Dream Will Do’ to play Joseph. Mead was selected as one of the Top 20 finalists, and eventually won the role nine weeks later. Booking for Joseph was so fast that on 3 July 2007 — when the first three months were sold out — the producers extended the show's run and Mead's contract until January 2009.

At the BBC’s London regional website Mark Shenton said of Lee ‘with a resonant voice that's reminiscent of a young Michael Ball, he's pitch-perfect, too.' For the BBC Breakfast show's reviewer Mead was "a star". ‘Mead is in excellent form vocally,’ wrote The Stage's Lisa Martland.. For the Daily Express’s Paul Callan, Mead's ‘voice is clear, firm and convincing...”

On 12 June 2007, Mead released "Any Dream Will Do" and "Close Every Door" by download. Five days later, the songs entered the UK Singles Download Chart at No. 18. Six days after that, the songs peaked at No. 2. The proceeds from the songs went to the BBC's annual Children in Need charity appeal. Lee released his first album ‘Lee Mead’ in 2007 and his second album ‘Nothing Else Matters’ in 2009.

In 2009 Mead was again asked to support BBC’s Children In Need and joined a host of established singers at Abbey Road Studios to record “All You Need Is Love” album.

Following his successful run as Joseph in the West End, Lee took on a new challenge. From January 12th 2010 at the Theatre Royal Windsor he starred in a touring revival of Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, adapted by Trevor Baxter as a Victorian comic melodrama, from the short story by Oscar Wilde. Mead led the cast playing the title role.

Lee returned to the West End in May 2010 to take on the role of Fiyero in the musical Wicked and pursue a solo singing career. On his days off from the musical, Lee took his own show ‘An Evening with Lee Mead’ to various venues in UK. He also starred in his own Christmas show at the London Coloseum in the West End in December 2010.

From June 2011, Lee returned to the West End to star in ‘Legally Blonde’ for a three month contract before departing on a ground-breaking tour of Japan in December 2011. After a concert at the prestigious Barbican at Christmas, Lee toured with his new band in February and March 2012 and released a third album in February 2012 called ‘Love Songs’.

During 2012 Lee has cast in TV acting roles - first as ‘Harry Timms’ in an episode of ‘Casualty’ for the BBC and also playing ‘Scott’ in Series 2 of ‘Bedlam’ for Sky TV. He was also asked to join the cast of a new concert venture called ‘West End Men’. The show has been a huge success and included a sell-out performance to 3000 people in Singapore. (Source: www.leemead.co.uk)