 | Eden by Sarah Brightman
Buy new: £5.58 / Used from: £2.46 Sarah Brightman is the queen of crossover. Eden is considered her best album to date by many. She has a soft voice one minute - then a huge one the next. You find the haunting 'Deliver Me' on here.
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 | I Believe My Heart by Keedie
Buy new: £10.88 / Used from: £4.97 Keedie has an extraordinary voice. She has such passionate delivery, and this is a wonderful eclectic album filled with arias, pop songs and original material.
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 | The Best of Vanessa Mae
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £3.49 Vanessa has come a long way from 'The Violin Player', this 'Best of' has it all including the beautiful 'I'm A Doun'.
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 | Pure by Hayley Westenra
Buy new: £3.48 / Used from: £1.99 Hayley reached her peak with this album. She has a stunning unique voice - she isn't the most diverse artist and every album seems to be the same, but she really hit the nail with this one.
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 | Living A Dream by Katherine Jenkins
Buy new: £8.48 / Used from: £4.43 An opera snob's nightmare. There is a lot of room for improvement with Katherine, she is not as good as her peers, but stil deserves her place. She is the whole package, a bit of an all-rounder.
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 | By Your Side by Becky Jane Taylor
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £4.00 Becky is hardly known at all within the UK, which is a shame; she started her career at the West End. This is a standout album with very good arrangements and it has a quite original tracklisting.
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 | Beyond Imagination by Operababes
Buy used from: £2.94 An okay album. It has some original and interesting arrangements of our well loved arias.
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 | Amy Nuttall - Best Days by Amy Nuttall
Buy new: £10.88 / Used from: £1.57 This is quite good actually. She has a thin operatic voice, but the material, arrangement and charm pulls this album through. I'm sad to see that a follow-up album has not occured.
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 | Russell Watson /Amore Musica by Russell Watson
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £0.73 Russell's best album in my opinion. It's a lot more personal and heart-felt than the commerical churned previous albums. Some great original material here and has a lovely voice for pop.
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 | Awake by Josh Groban
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.00 His latest offer is my personal favourite, though it's his most poppy one to date. He has a beautiful textured baritone voice, and songs like 'You Are Loved' and 'February Song' are to die for!
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 | Moving On by Myleene Klass
Buy used from: £4.99 She's not that great on the piano; adequate, but underwhelming as a classical pianist, but like other albums on this list, the arrangements and atmosphere easily pull this album through.
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 | G4 by G4
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.47 G4's albums have been a hit and miss, and if you are interested, I'd suggest this album as it has an eclectic tracklisting and is quite good. Avoid their third album.
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 | Era 2 by Era
Buy new: £15.19 / Used from: £5.49 This is one of the best albums I own! A choir with electric/rock guitar. I'd very loosely put them under the crossover category - but french composer Eric Levi is behind this choirs melodies
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 | Siempre by Il Divo
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.48 I have not been duped by Il Divo marketing into liking them. I have one of their albums and don't understand the fuss, but they are one of the biggest acts in the genre and deserve their place here.
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 | Izzy
Buy used from: £19.47 This singer has done the best rendition of 'Un Bel Di', ever!
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 | Masters of Chant / Vol.3 by Gregorian
Buy new: £18.09 Frank Peterson, the man behind Sarah Brightman and Enigma is behind these. Modern songs given a medieval twist.
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 | Etterna by Emma Shapplin
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £7.46 I've never heard such a crystal clear, beautiful voice. She writes her own material and performs in a classical way with bell like clarity. Diction is superb.
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 | All Good Things by Sissel
Buy used from: £5.28 Though poppy, this album is one of Sissel's best. If you haven't heard of her she provided those haunting vocals on the Titanic OST.
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 | In The Hands Of Love by Vittorio Grigolo
Buy used from: £1.05 This guy appears to have disappeared, but a beautiful voice nonetheless. Has some beautiful songs on here such as 'Bedshaped' and 'Se Tu Non Sei Lei'. Not a fantastic album, it's just 'okay'.
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![Aled [Special Edition]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61nsYZtbsGL._SL75_.jpg) | Aled [Special Edition] by Aled Jones
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.99 No classical crossover list could be without good old Aled. This albums wins over his others because of the atmospheric 'Vespera'.
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 | Amore by Andrea Bocelli
Buy used from: £1.21 Bocelli isn't an artist I enjoy, however he is one of the most popular classical artists of the moment. Buy one of his CDs and try to figure out why.
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 | Cantamus by The Cantamus Girls Choir
Buy new: £10.88 / Used from: £0.01 Cantamus has two recordings. It's vital that you buy both. This one has a more popular feel with covers such as 'Fix You'. Their other recording, 'Aurora', was composed by the genius Sarah Class.
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 | Cortes by Cortes
Buy new: £10.78 / Used from: £0.84 A new name for us all. I have seen him live and he is very good, but his debut is a disappointment. Predictable standards with sickly arrangements make this album a miss. Wait for his next CD.
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 | Laced/Unlaced by Emilie Autumn
Buy new: £17.98 / Used from: £17.07 This is slightly different to all the others on the list. She is a bit heavier and crosses classical with rock and industrial with her violin. This album is a must for violin fans.
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 | Defined by Amici Forever
Buy new: £9.58 / Used from: £0.27 Switched group members more than released albums but that can only make them ever more interesting. Also have a notable arrangement for 'Nella Fantasia'.
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