Voted one of the most annoying television adverts of the year, it’s difficult to forget GoCompare’s “opera singer” advert and character creation “Gio Compario”. But the Welsh born opera singer – Wynne Evans – and acclaimed opera performer in his own right before the GoCompare advert, has gone into hiding.
Evans, now known by the masses for donning a tux and a long curly moustache rather than his credible operatic performance, has been refusing interviews and publicity calls for fear of a public backlash.
[The Daily Star writes] One pal said: “He’s always proud of the work he does but he’s keeping quiet about this one. The ads are on all the time but not everyone is a big fan! He’s keeping a low profile.” A spokeswoman for Gocompare.com said Wynne “isn’t interested in doing interviews at this time”.
…can you blame him?! For those who are fans of Wynne Evans’ work, you’ll spot him in this “Fans of Jerusalum” video compiled for The Ashes:
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Sorry but I think the Daily Star were getting a little bit carried away here – if it were true, it must be the worst game of hide and seek in history! In recent weeks, Wynne has been “in hiding” singing at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden and will shortly be “in hiding” on the Katherine Jenkins radio show, along with several Christmas concerts around the country, some of which are televised. In fact, the only place he seems to be hiding is in your video footage, which actually features tenor, Sean Ruane.
@Lynsey – you’re right, that does sound like the worst game of hide and seek. Tidy.
The ad is annoying though…
Extremely annoying. Funny how the Meerkat managed to skirt the annoyance factor from the general public and scrape through to cult status pretty quickly – nothing like the Gio Compario advert.
i really enjoy the go compare advert because he has a wonderful voice.i am not into opera but i think he has a wonderful voice,
THIS IS THE WORST ADVERT COMMERICAL I HAVE EVER SEEN, ITS PURE CRAP, DISTURBING, VULGAR, WHY DOES NOT THE T.V. STATION BANN THIS JERK OF TELEVISON! YOU MIGHT KNOW ITS A FLY BY NIGHT AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY, JUST LIKE USED CAR SALESMEN, THE LOWEST OF COMPANIES AND PEOPLE ON THIS EARTH. ITS COMPANIES LIKE THIS THAT ADD NOTHING TO THE BETTER OF THE WORLD……..
I Nwrote to them, they told me it was only meant as a bit of fun.
Who for?????
Trouble is, Go Compare have invested heavily in this creative so it’s unlikely to be leaving us in peace and quiet any time soon! Hopefully they’ll find a way to put a new spin on it if they must keep it.
how can anybody not like wynns singing in the advert.it doesnt matter wether you are an opera fan or not.hes brilliant,so is the advert.bring it on.
I’ll punch the fat welsh c**t so hard in the throat he won’t be able to whisper nevermind sing.
message to f**koffatc***.what sort of a vulgar cretin are you.wynn is making money from his singing.what are you doing you stupid soft tw*t.get a life.