Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant teams up with Les Miserables tenor Alfie Boe for album and live shows

Sep 26 2011 by Paul Cole, Sunday Mercury

THEY are two of the most famous voices in the world. One is a sweet-voiced West End hero, the other a blues-soaked rock warbler.

Now Alfie Boe and Robert Plant are joining forces as the most unlikely duo ever to share a stage.

Thirty-nine year-old tenor Boe has made his name in big musicals, and is regarded as the voice of Les Misérables thanks to his show-stealing performances as hero Jean Valjean.

Black Country singer Plant, who has just turned 63, conquered the world with Led Zeppelin before embarking on a series of successful solo projects, recently working with songbird Alison Krauss.

The two met by chance in a bar and got chatting. During the subsequent conversation, each realised that he was a fan of the other’s work and they decided they should sing together.

Says Boe: “There are many people in the music business that I would love to collaborate with – but top of the list has always been Robert Plant. I’m a huge fan of classic rock.