Wynne Evans Biography 2025 Net Worth, Salary, Age, Born, Family

Wynne Evans Biography James Wynne Evans born 27 January 1972 is a Welsh opera singer, presenter, and actor, best known for his portrayal of Gio Compario and later himself in the popular Go.Compare insurance adverts on UK television. He also hosts a regular radio show on BBC Radio Wales and has presented programs on BBC Radio 2. Evans performed as Ubaldo Piangi in the 25th anniversary production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall and famously sang “Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur” at the final game at White Hart Lane. He later performed the same song at the opening of Spurs’ new stadium. In 2023, Evans won the eighteenth series of Celebrity MasterChef on BBC One, and in 2024, he competed in the twenty-second series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Katya Jones, before being eliminated in Blackpool.

Wynne Evans Biography

Operatic tenor Wynne Evans, born on January 27, 1972, hails from Carmarthen in South Wales. He pursued his studies in singing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio. After graduating, he performed with some of the UK’s leading opera companies and appeared at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in the contemporary opera Anna Nicole, which is based on the life of Anna Nicole Smith. Evans also took part in the 25th anniversary celebrations of The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011. However, he is perhaps best known to the wider public, many of whom may never have attended an opera, for his role as the excitable singer (“he’s only a tenner”) Gio Compario in a series of creative and entertaining television commercials for an insurance company.

Wynne Evans Biography Details

BornJames Wynne Evans

27 January 1972 (age 52)

Carmarthen, Wales

Alma materGuildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationsSinger

presenter

actor

Known forGo Compare adverts, BBC Radio Wales
SpouseTanwen Evans

(m. 1999; div. 2016)

Children2
CategoryBiography

About Wynne Evans

James Wynne Evans BEM MStJ is a Welsh opera singer, presenter and actor, known for his role as Gio Compario and latterly himself in Go.Compare insurance adverts on UK television.

  1. Born: 27 January 1972 (age 52 years), Carmarthen, United Kingdom
  2. Spouse: Tanwen Evans (m. 1999)
  3. Children: Taliesin Evans, Ismay Evans
  4. Parents: Elizabeth Evans
  5. Siblings: Huw Evans, Mark Evans

Wynne Evans net worth 2025

The New York Banner has estimated Wynne’s net worth at an astonishing $142.5 million.

Opera Career

Born in Carmarthen, Wales, Evans studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio. In late 2011, he was cast as Ubaldo Piangi in the 25th anniversary production of The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall. Evans has a strong association with Welsh National Opera, where he has performed a variety of roles, including Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, Cassio in Otello (broadcast on S4C), The Duke in Rigoletto, Rodolfo in La bohème, Pedrillo in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Alfredo in La traviata, Jaquino in Leonore (broadcast by BBC), the Schoolmaster in The Cunning Little Vixen, the Chevalier in Les Dialogues des Carmelites, the Italian Tenor in Der Rosenkavalier, the First Jew in Salome (broadcast by S4C and BBC), Liberto in L’incoronazione di Poppea, Brighella in Ariadne auf Naxos, and Alfred in Die Fledermaus.

Before Fame

He studied at the National Opera Studio after attending Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Trivia

He’s hosted and made guest appearances on various UK TV and radio stations. In 2012, he was made a member of the Gorsedd of the Bards of Wales.

Family Life

He married Tanwen Evans in 1999 and has two children named Ismay and Taliesin.

Associated With

He was in a Go Compare advertisement with Stephen Hawking in which the renowned scientist sucked Evans into a black hole, thus ending his reign of singing about car insurance.

Personal Life

Evans serves as a trustee of the Elizabeth Evans Trust, which was established after the passing of his mother, Elizabeth Evans MBE, in 2004. His mother founded and ran both the Carmarthen Youth Opera and the Lyric Theatre in Carmarthen for 25 years. In her honor, Evans and his two brothers created the Trust. A film about her life, Save the Cinema, was made, and Evans made a cameo appearance in it. Additionally, he produced the Behind the Curtain documentary about his life for Sky Arts. Evans has two children and is divorced.

Concert Singer

Evans’ concert career includes performances of Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music at the 2001 BBC Proms, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony for RTÉ, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius at the Welsh Proms, the Verdi Requiem at the Royal Albert Hall, and a recital at Wigmore Hall in London. He has also appeared as a soloist on the Here Come the Classics CD volumes with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and has recorded Salome and Ariadne auf Naxos for Chandos Records. He has appeared several times on BBC’s Friday Night is Music Night.

In addition to his singing, Evans has been a presenter on BBC Radio Wales, where he host the weekly Wynne Evans’ Big Welsh Weekend and the weekday Wynne Evans Show. He has also present The Guide to Opera on Classic FM, which was nominated for an Arqiva award.

Recording Artist

In 2010, Evans signed a six-album deal with Warner Music, releasing his debut album A Song in My Heart in 2011. The album reached number one on the UK Classical Charts. His second album, Wynne, was release in 2013.

Go.Compare Advertising Campaign

Evans became widely known for his role as the flamboyant operatic tenor Gio Compario in the Go.Compare insurance adverts, which he began in 2009. In 2012, the campaign was expanded with the ‘Saving the Nation’ series, where various celebrities tried to silence him to save the nation from his singing.

Other Work

Evans won Celebrity MasterChef on BBC One. In 2024, he compete on Strictly Come Dancing but was eliminate in Blackpool.

Presenting and Other Appearances

Evans has presented a range of programs, including a BBC TV special on the Eisteddfod, his own show on S4C, and Search for A on BBC One Wales. He has also appeared on Soccer AM, Stella (2015), and in the Sky1 drama Stella as a candidate running for council.

Awards

Evans was name a member of the Gorse of the Bards of Wales in 2012 and was made an Honorary Fellow of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David in 2013. In, he was award the MStJ by Queen Elizabeth II, and in 2022, he receive the British Empire Medal (BEM) for his services to music, broadcasting, and charity.

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