Chris Marchant
Born (1983-12-23) December 23, 1983 (age 40)
Canton, Ohio
Occupation(s)Violinist / Singer
Co-Creator and Member of Well-Strung

Christopher Marchant is the co-creator and founding member of the all-male singing string quartet Well-Strung.[1] He was also a contestant on the 30th Season of The Amazing Race along with his Well-Strung bandmate Trevor Wadleigh.[2]

Background

Marchant was born and raised in Canton, Ohio.[3] He began singing and playing the violin at the age of nine and graduated from Malone College with a degree in music ministry.[4][3]

He moved to New York City in 2010 to pursue a career in musical theater.[4] He has performed in national touring musicals including "Sweeney Todd" and "Spring Awakening" and was a performer in the long-running off-Broadway musical production Naked Boys Singing! during the revue's 2010 summer residence in Provincetown, Massachusetts.[3]

Well-Strung

Main article: Well-Strung

Marchant is the co-creator and founding member of Well-Strung, an all-male singing string quartet.[1] All four members are openly gay.[5] They include Marchant (second violin), Edmund Bagnell (first violin), Trevor Wadleigh (viola), and Daniel Shevlin (cello).[6]

The Amazing Race

Marchant was a participant on the 30th Season of The Amazing Race, which premiered on January 3, 2018, on CBS.[2]

Marchant’s partner was fellow Well-Strung bandmate Trevor Wadleigh.[2][7] Together, they formed “#TeamWellStrung” on the show.[2][7]

The pair was eliminated on the sixth leg of the race.[8] They placed fourth in each of the first three legs of the race, followed by fifth in Leg 4, seventh (second-to-last) in Leg 5, before being eliminated in the sixth leg. The team was eliminated as a result of a “U-Turn” obstacle imposed on them by a competing team.[8]

The pair was the fifth team to be eliminated, placing them seventh overall out of 11 teams in the competition.

References

  1. ^ a b Cooper, Mariah (August 2, 2017). "Well-Strung and far-flung". Washington Blade. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Towle, Andy (December 7, 2017). "Gay 'Well Strung' Duo to Compete on 'The Amazing Race' — WATCH". Towleroad. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Biancolli, Amy (September 15, 2017). "Well-Strung a crossover ensemble". Albany Times Union. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Hawks, Bradley (March 16, 2016). "Astoria resident founded the popular classical pop quartet Well-Strung". QNS. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Karlan, Sarah (July 10, 2013). "This Hunky Quartet Will Give You A New Reason To Love Classical Music". BuzzFeed. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  6. ^ Chris Wong (March 19, 2013). "In 'Well-Strung: The Singing String Quartet,' Hunky Gay Stars Play Britney, Mozart (PHOTOS)". HuffPost. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "The Amazing Race Cast: Trevor Wadleigh & Chris Marchant". CBS. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Bloom, Mike (February 1, 2018). "The Amazing Race 30: Trevor Wadleigh and Chris Marchant Finish on a Low Note". Parade Magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2018.

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