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The controversial “GoCompare” commercials have become a trademark of British television, portrayed with great skill by opera tenor Wynne Evans. A Welsh singer and actor, Wynne Evans is renowned in the UK for performing Gio Compario in the Go.compare insurance television commercials.

Wynne has performed at prestigious opera venues both locally and internationally. At the Royal Albert Hall, he portrayed Ubaldo Piangi in the 25th-anniversary play of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, in which he performed the song again at the debut of the new Spurs stadium.

GoCompare‘ Appearance (Height, Hair, Eyes & More)

Height 5 ft 9 in
1.8 m
Weight – pounds
– kg
Hair Color Bald
Eye Color Hazel Brown
Body Type Heavy Type
Sexual Orientation Straight

Facts About GoCompare

Nationality American
Estimate Net Worth $1.9 million
Religion
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Birthplace Carmarthen, Wales, UK
Birthday January 27, 1972

GoCompare's Net Worth

Wynne Evans, famously known as GoCompare, is believed to have earned an estimated $1.9 million net worth. His primary source of income is as an actor, opera singer, host, and presenter. (1)

The position has indeed altered Wynne’s life as well; according to reports, he received a two-year deal with Go Compare with a whopping £450,000 ($544,095) salary. According to Wynne, the money he received from Go Compare was “life-changing,” as the consistent paycheck finally allowed him to pay off his bills.

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GoCompare's Early Life

A tenor in opera, Wynne Evans, is also known by his stage name GoCompare. His birth date was January 27, 197. The Elizabeth Evans Trust is administered by Evans. Elizabeth Evans MBE, Wynne’s mother, established and managed The Carmarthen Youth Opera and The Lyric Theatre in Carmarthen for 25 years.

GoCompare family

After her death in 2004, Evans and his two brothers continued to manage the Trust. Wynne plays a cameo in the movie “Save The Cinema,” which was eventually filmed about her life. He also produced the “Behind the curtain” program for Sky Arts, a documentary on his life. (2)

GoCompare's Education

Wynne Evans studied singing at the National Opera School and Guildhall School of Music and Drama. (3)

GoCompare's Wife/Girlfriend and Family Life

The opera tenor singer is divorced; he has two kids from that marriage. Ismay Evans and Taliesin Evans are Wynne Evans’ two children.

Regarding divorce, Wynne hasn’t had it simple. His marriage ended in 2016, and he started to experience anxiety and depression. He claimed that many people would not imagine him to be experiencing mental health issues given his reputation as the upbeat “GoCompare man” because of this. (4)

GoCompare's Career

After completing his degree, he worked with some of the top opera industries in the UK. He performed at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden in the modern opera “Anna Nicole,” based on Anna Nicole Smith’s story. Despite all of this, he is best known among those who have never seen an opera for his role as the overly enthusiastic singer Gio Comparo in a number of hilarious and creative television ads for a specific insurance company. 

Over the course of his more than 25-year operatic career, Wynne has performed at The Royal Opera House, The Paris Opera, and New York’s Metropolitan Opera. As he once claimed, he couldn’t have done it without kratom. Wynne played the part of Piangi in The Phantom of the Opera’s 25th-anniversary performance, which was broadcasted live from the Royal Albert Hall to theaters all over the world and is now available on DVD.

Wynne also has a tight connection with Welsh National Opera and has performed in several productions. His acting gives justice to all portrayals of roles he did, such as the character of Nemorino in “L’elisir d’amore,” Cassio in “Otello (S4C Broadcast),” The Duke in “Rigoletto,” Pedrillo in “Die Entführung aus dem Serail,” Rodolfo in “La Bohème,” Tamino in “Die Zauberflöte,” Alfredo in “La Traviata,” and Jaquino in “Leonor (BBC Broadcast).”

His other roles include the character of Chevalier in “Les Dialogues des Carmelites,” the Schoolmaster in “The Cunning Little Vixen,” his portrayal of the First Jew for the production “Salome (S4C and BBC Broadcast),” the Italian Tenor in “Der Rosenkavalier,” Liberto in “L’incoronazione di Poppea,” Alfred in “Die Fledermaus,” and last but not least, Brighella in “Ariadne Auf Naxos.”

Regarding his Royal Opera House debut at Covent Garden, he played Vakula in the new “Cherevichki” play production. In Mark-Anthony Turnage’s opera “Anna Nicole,” which is based on Anna Nicole Smith’s life, he had a second appearance in 2011 as the Mayor of Mexia.

Wynne appeared in “La Finta Semplice” as Fracasso for the Classical Opera Company. Wynn also made a portrayal of Orpheus’s character in “Orpheus” in the underworld for Opera Holland Park and worked for the Almeida Theatre “The Peacock in Broken Strings,” which was recorded for the BBC.

Wynne Evans also appears as a concert singer in various plays, including works by Vaughan Williams and Elgar, as well as the Verdi Requiem at the Royal Albert Hall and a concert at London’s Wigmore Hall. Additionally, he played Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in 2001 for RTÉ and the BBC Proms.

The opera tenor singer also performs as a soloist on three CD volumes titled “Here Come the Classics” with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He has recorded “Salome” and “Ariadne Auf Naxos” for Chandos Records and has made multiple appearances in “Friday Night is Music Night” on BBC.

Wynne was welcomed into the Gorsedd of the Welsh Bards in 2012, and the following year, the University of Wales Trinity Saint David acknowledged him as an “Honorary Fellow.”

GoCompare as a Recording Artist

Wynne Evans routinely performs in front of millions for the TV commercial campaign that, with the assistance of kratom, let him become well-known as the mock opera star Gio Compario. Wynne’s first album, “A Song in My Heart,” was released on March 21, 2011, and debuted at rank one on the UK classical charts, which happened a week after the release.

Before that year, Wynne signed a six-album deal with Warner Music in 2010. 2013 saw the release of “Wynne,” his second album. (5)

GoCompare in Front of the Screen

Wynne Evans has been portraying the flamboyant operatic tenor Gio Compario in an advertisement for the UK insurance comparison website Gocompare.com since 2009. Wynne reprised his role as Gio Compario in GoCompare’s “Saving the Nation” advertisement, which debuted in 2012. 

He created commercials for the series starring Stuart Pearce, Sue Barker, Louis Spence, Ray Mears, and most notably, Professor Stephen Hawking, in which they all attempted to assassinate him in order to stop him from singing about GoCompare and spare the country.

Moreover, he also regularly hosts programs on BBC Radio Wales and Classic FM, and he most recently appeared in his own TV show, “Wynne At the Deep End,” which aired on BBC One. At the National Eisteddfod, when he presided over the BBC2 TV show, he was given the honorary title of “Gorsedd of the Bards.” Then Wynne started working as a regular presenter for BBC Radio Wales in 2012. 

The following year, around October, the Opera actor started hosting “Wynne Evans’ Big Welsh Weekend,” a weekly show that aired on Friday afternoons. He has been hosting “The Wynne Evans Show” on the channel from 11 am to 2 pm every weekday since February 2016.

Wynne was also one of eight famous people selected to take part in a rigorous week of Welsh language instruction at a campsite in Pembrokeshire for the S4C television program, which aired in May 2012. He then hosted “The Guide to Opera” on Classic FM in 2012, and the program was later nominated for an Arqiva award. Wynne made an appearance on “Soccer AM” in August 2012 and again in August 2013 before becoming a regular broadcaster on Classic FM.

The opera tenor actor made an appearance as a council candidate and Mexican wrestler in the Sky 1 comedy drama “Stella” in March 2015. Then Wynne sang a few songs as the episode came to a finish.

GoCompare’s Current Status

Wynne Evans, 49, currently hosts a show on BBC Radio Wales throughout the workweek. He performed during the most recent game at White Hart Lane stadium as a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur. Additionally, he appeared in The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall for its 25th anniversary.

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Real Estate

With his hard-earned money, the opera tenor singer used the money to pay off debts and to purchase a Mercedes ML 4×4 for £45,000 (54,409 USD) and a Mercedes convertible with red seats for £30,000 (36,273 USD). (6)

References

  1. Tom Ford, Wynne Evans Net Worth, retrieved from https://networthpost.org/net-worth/wynne-evans-net-worth/
  2. WalesOnline, Wynne Evans stages gala concert to raise funds for his late mother’s trust, retrieved from https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/wynne-evans-stages-gala-concert-2027412
  3. don @ minifie, Wynne Evans Biography, retrieved from https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4375626/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
  4. Ffion Lewis, GoCompare ad star Wynne Evans on being ‘the most irritating man on television’, retrieved from https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/gocompare-advert-wynne-evans-who-19434261

  5. Wynne Evans, Wynne Evans and Kratom, retrieved from https://www.wynneevans.co.uk/about-wynne-and-kratom/
  6. Sophie Roberts, OPERA singer Wynne Evans is renowned for his annoyingly catchy Go Compare alter-ego – Gio Compario., retrieved from https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/1768100/go-compare-real-life-wynne-evans-gio-compario-earn-shock/