The Priests - Ave Maria

The Priests -- "Ave Maria"

The Priests: Bless Me! We're Pop Stars

From The Telegraph

Three priests have landed a £1.4 million record deal.

	Heartwarmers: The Priests

We've seen charts peppered with Benedictine monks, the Benedictine Nuns of Jamberoo, All Angels, the Choirboys, Libera (more choirboys) and Simon Cowell's Angelis (choirboys and choirgirls).

Yet none of these has created quite such an instant surge of international attention as Sony BMG's new signing, a trio of northern Irish clergymen called The Priests. The three fathers are brothers Martin and Eugene O'Hagan (who sing tenor) and their childhood friend David Delargy (bass/baritone), and they've been singing together since they were boy trebles at school more than 30 years ago.

"I suppose there are better looking groups than us, and I'm sure there are better sounding groups, but I suppose there is a kind of uniqueness to this lineup," reflects Father David, whose promotional schedule was delayed for 24 hours when he had to conduct the funeral of one of his parishioners.

"Three diocesan priests who are working full time in their parishes and have been singing together and have a friendship that stretches back decades. But obviously it's not just the story; ­ obviously the record company believes that the music we make together is of sufficiently high quality to be able to sell."