Octappella

Biography

Octapella is a brilliant a capella group from Utah. An LDS group, their music has a strong spiritual element and is not for those who do not want to be spiritually uplifted. Their 7 voices blend with an irresistible sweetness (yes 7 - Octa implies 8, but the 8th singer left the group after they had become established - so they stayed with the name) and listening to a few of their tracks is a guaranteed treatment for stress. Their Wikipedia entry states: "Octappella is a seven-man contemporary a...

Octapella is a brilliant a capella group from Utah. An LDS group, their music has a strong spiritual element and is not for those who do not want to be spiritually uplifted. Their 7 voices blend with an irresistible sweetness (yes 7 - Octa implies 8, but the 8th singer left the group after they had become established - so they stayed with the name) and listening to a few of their tracks is a guaranteed treatment for stress.
Their Wikipedia entry states:
"Octappella is a seven-man contemporary a cappella group based in Utah. The members first sang together in college. Since forming Octappella, they have released three albums and were featured performers at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games. Their albums feature a mix of humorous and original material and covers of classic songs from groups such as Styx and REO Speedwagon. The group won two 2006 Contemporary A Cappella Society awards, one in the Religious Album category (for Worship) and one for Religious Song (for Anthem to My King, from Worship).[1]" Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.