British Association of Barbershop Singers

The British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS) is a British organisation of male barbershop singers. It is affiliated with the Barbershop Harmony Society.

Every year the association runs two contests in parallel for barbershop choruses and quartets as part of the BABS Annual Convention. The British convention is the largest barbershop convention of its kind outside of North America. The chorus competition is currently held over one day, while the quartet competition is spread over the convention weekend (with a preliminary round to eliminate all but the top 16 quartets usually held about 6 months prior to the semi-finals).

The winners (in the categories of chorus and quartet) by year are as follows:

YEAR CHORUS CHAMPIONS QUARTET CHAMPIONS
2015 The Great Western Chorus of Bristol Tagline
2014 Hallmark of Harmony Park Street
2013 Cottontown Chorus The Emerald Guard
2012 Grand Central Chorus iQ
2011 Cottontown Chorus Crossfire
2010 The Great Western Chorus of Bristol Steel
2009 Cottontown Chorus Evolution
2008 The Great Western Chorus of Bristol Monkey Magic (now The Great British Barbershop Boys)
2007 Cottontown Chorus Q.E.D.
2006 Cambridge Chord Company Pitch Invasion
2005 Cottontown Chorus The Works
2004 Cambridge Chord Company Prime Time
2003 Grand Central Chorus Sound Crew
2002 Cambridge Chord Company The Light Industrial Choral Society
2001 Grand Central Chorus Matrix
2000 Hallmark of Harmony The Likely Lads
1999 Cambridge Chord Company Shockwave
1998 Shannon Express Chordial Exchange
1997 Hallmark of Harmony Cambridge Blues
1996 Grand Central Chorus Hooked On Harmony
1995 Shannon Express Smilin' Thru
1994 Hallmark of Harmony Sound Assembly
1993 Grand Central Chorus Island Engagement
1992 Rainy City Chorus Quattro
1991 Hallmark of Harmony Talk Of The Town
1990 The Great Western Chorus of Bristol Curtain Call
1989 Hallmark of Harmony Quartz Precision
1988 The Great Western Chorus of Bristol High Time
1987 Pilgrimaires Times Square
1986 Hallmark of Harmony Junction 33
1985 Pilgrimaires Gilt Edge
1984 Crawley On Spec
1983 The Great Western Chorus of Bristol Mancunian Way
1982 Roker Peers Limited Company
1981 The Great Western Chorus of Bristol Regency Pride
1980 The Great Western Chorus of Bristol Par Four
1979 No competition No competition
1978 Crawley Newtown Ringers
1977 The Great Western Chorus of Bristol Fortunairs
1976 Crawley The Barrytones
1975 Crawley Five Bridge Four
1974 No competition Ringleaders

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