Chameleon was a vocal group founded in 1989 by Ivor Novello Award

Ivor Novello Awards

The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the Cardiff born entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and composing. They are presented annually in London by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and were first introduced in 1955.Nicknamed The Ivors, the awards take place...

-winning composer Nigel Hess

Nigel Hess

Nigel John Hess is a British composer best known for his television, theatre and film soundtracks, including the theme tunes to Wycliffe, Dangerfield, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates and Ladies in Lavender.-Biography:...

, and featuring former Swingle Singers

The Swingle Singers

The Swingle Singers are a mostly a cappella vocal group formed in 1962 in Paris, France by Ward Swingle with Anne Germain, Jeanette Baucomont, Jean Cussac and others. Christiane Legrand, the sister of composer Michel Legrand, was the group's lead soprano through 1972. Until 2011 the group...

 member Olive Simpson (soprano), Lindsay John (alto), Jeremy Taylor (tenor), Michael Dore (baritone) and David Beavan (bass). They were best known for performing the theme tunes to several British television

British television

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 programmes, and for their cover versions of popular folk music

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

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Chameleon's debut album Saylon Dola won the Music Retailers Association award for "Best MOR Vocal Album" and was re-issued in 2005 to celebrate the group's 15th anniversary. The title track, "Saylon Dola", was covered in 2001 on The Voice

The Voice (Russell Watson)

The Voice is the 2001 debut album by British tenor Russell Watson.-Track listing:# "Nella Fantasia" - Metro Voices, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Russell Watson# "Amor Ti Vieta" - The London Session Orchestra, Russell Watson...

by Russell Watson

Russell Watson

Russell Watson is an English tenor who has released singles and albums of both operatic-style and pop songs. The self-styled "People's Tenor" had been singing since he was a child, and became known after performing at a working men's club...

 and Máire Brennan, although the song was performed in Irish

Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...

, translated by Máire Brennan, instead of the original Patagonian Welsh.

Saylon Dola: track listing

1. "Saylon Dola"
2. "Long Long Ago"
3. "Sona Mia Han"
4. "An Affair In Mind"
5. "Shona Tu"
6. "Unay Garm"
7. "Rosheen Du"
8. "Sereg Anna"
9. "The Water Is Wide
   The Water Is Wide (song)
   "The Water Is Wide" is a folk song of Scottish or English origin that has been sung since the 1600s and has seen considerable popularity through to the 21st century...
   
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10. "Willow Song"
11. "Summer Night On The Water"
12. "Tu Sherrin So"
13. "She Moved Through the Fair
    She Moved Through the Fair
    "She Moved Through the Fair" is a traditional Irish folk song, existing in a number of versions and which has been recorded many times.-Origins:...
    
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14. "Bell Tune"
15. "Lulla Loel"
16. "The Meeting of the Waters"
17. "Carmina Valles"