<p><br /> TV choir Only Men Aloud beat Britain's Got Talent star Faryl Smith and The Pope to win album of the year prize at the Classical Brits.<br /> </p><p><br /> The all-male group, who won TV show Last Choir Standing, took the prize with their Band Of Brothers release.<br /> </p><p><br /> Only Men Aloud were up against Smith, Rhydian Roberts, The Priests and Pope Benedict XVI - whose voice appeared on the album Alma Mater: Music From The Vatican - to land their NS&I Album Of The Year prize. The category was voted for by Classic FM listeners and readers of Classic FM magazine.<br /> </p><p><br /> The awards - fully titled the Classical Brit Awards With NS&I - were hosted by Myleene Klass and took place at London's Royal Albert Hall.<br /> </p><p><br /> Dame Kiri Te Kanawa was honoured with a lifetime achievement in music prize and performed Mozart's Ach, Ich Fuhl's.<br /> </p><p><br /> Other performances included appearances by Angela Gheorghiu, Bryn Terfel, Rolando Villazon, The Band Of The Coldstream Guards, Andre Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra.<br /> </p>
