The British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS) is a British organization of male barbershop singers. It is affiliated with the Barbershop Harmony Society

Barbershop Harmony Society

The Barbershop Harmony Society, legally and historically named the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. , is the first of several organizations to promote and preserve barbershop music as an art form. Founded by Owen C...

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Every year the association runs two contests in parallel for barbershop choruses and quartets as part of the BABS Annual Convention. The British convention is the largest barbershop convention of its kind outside of North America. The chorus competition is currently held over one day, while the quartet competition is spread over the convention weekend (with a preliminary round to eliminate all but the top 16 quartets usually held about 6 months prior to the semi-finals).

The winners (in the categories of chorus

Choir

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 and quartet

Quartet

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) by year are as follows:

YEAR	CHORUS CHAMPIONS	QUARTET CHAMPIONS
2011	Cottontown Chorus	Crossfire
2010	The Great Western Chorus of Bristol	Steel
2009	Cottontown Chorus	Evolution
2008	The Great Western Chorus of Bristol	Monkey Magic (now The Great British Barbershop Boys)
2007	Cottontown Chorus	Q.E.D.
2006	Cambridge Chord Company	Pitch Invasion
2005	Cottontown Chorus	The Works
2004	Cambridge Chord Company	Prime Time
2003	Grand Central Chorus	Sound Crew
2002	Cambridge Chord Company	The Light Industrial Choral Society
2001	Grand Central Chorus	Matrix
2000	Hallmark of Harmony	The Likely Lads
1999	Cambridge Chord Company	Shockwave
1998	Shannon Express Shannon Express Shannon Express is a male barbershop chorus based in Potton, Bedfordshire, England. The chorus formed in 1978 and has twice won the British Association of Barbershop Singers gold medal, in 1995 and 1998...	Chordial Exchange
1997	Hallmark of Harmony	Cambridge Blues
1996	Grand Central Chorus	Hooked On Harmony
1995	Shannon Express	Smilin' Thru
1994	Hallmark of Harmony	Sound Assembly
1993	Grand Central Chorus	Island Engagement
1992	Rainy City Chorus	Quattro
1991	Hallmark of Harmony	Talk Of The Town
1990	The Great Western Chorus of Bristol	Curtain Call
1989	Hallmark of Harmony	Quartz Precision
1988	The Great Western Chorus of Bristol	High Time
1987	Pilgrimaires	Times Square
1986	Hallmark of Harmony	Junction 33
1985	Pilgrimaires	Gilt Edge
1984	Crawley	On Spec
1983	The Great Western Chorus of Bristol	Mancunian Way
1982	Roker Peers	Limited Company
1981	The Great Western Chorus of Bristol	Regency Pride
1980	The Great Western Chorus of Bristol	Par Four
1979	No competition	No competition
1978	Crawley	Newtown Ringers
1977	Great Western Chorus	Fortunairs
1976	Crawley	The Barrytones
1975	Crawley	Five Bridge Four
1974	No competition	Ringleaders