Wynne Evans

This article is about the Welsh tenor. For the similarly named Anglican Bishop of St David's, see Wyn Evans.
For the Welsh weatherman and broadcaster, see Owain Wyn Evans.
For the Welsh rugby player, see Wynne Evans (rugby union).

Wynne Evans
BEM MStJ
Evans on the cover of A Song in My Heart
Born
James Wynne Evans

(1972-01-27) 27 January 1972 (age 52)
Carmarthen, Wales
Alma materGuildhall School of Music and Drama
Occupations
  • Singer
  • presenter
  • actor
Known forGo Compare adverts, BBC Radio Wales
Children2

James Wynne Evans BEM MStJ (born 27 January 1972) is a Welsh opera singer, presenter and actor, known for his role as Gio Compario and latterly himself in Go.Compare insurance adverts on UK television. Evans hosts a regular radio programme on BBC Radio Wales and has hosted programmes on BBC Radio 2.

Evans sang the role of Ubaldo Piangi in the 25th anniversary production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall,[1] and sang "Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur" at the last game at White Hart Lane.[2] He reprised the song at the opening of Spurs' new stadium. In 2023 Evans won the eighteenth series of Celebrity MasterChef on BBC One and in 2024 he competed in the twenty-second series of Strictly Come Dancing with partner, Katya Jones before getting eliminated in Blackpool.

  1. ^ "Gocompare.com 'Gio Compario' advert". UTalkMarketing.com.
  2. ^ "The Lane, the Finale: Farewell Ceremony". TottenhamHotspur.com.