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A showbusiness agent and publicist who helped guide the career of classical music stars including Katherine Jenkins and Bryn Terfel has died suddenly.A showbusiness agent and publicist who helped guide the career of classical music stars including Katherine Jenkins and Bryn Terfel has died suddenly.
Joe O'Neil, from Carmarthenshire, was in the recording studio with choir Only Men Aloud! when he collapsed.Joe O'Neil, from Carmarthenshire, was in the recording studio with choir Only Men Aloud! when he collapsed.
Mr O'Neil, understood to be in his 50s, is believed to have suffered a heart attack.Mr O'Neil, understood to be in his 50s, is believed to have suffered a heart attack.
Opera star Terfel said he was a "really nice guy" and that his death was a "tremendous loss".Opera star Terfel said he was a "really nice guy" and that his death was a "tremendous loss".
The star paid tribute saying Mr O'Neil helped him through the most important recordings in his career.The star paid tribute saying Mr O'Neil helped him through the most important recordings in his career.
The Welsh opera star said: "He followed me everywhere.The Welsh opera star said: "He followed me everywhere.
"He was so dedicated and committed, he was a Welshman through and through."He was so dedicated and committed, he was a Welshman through and through.
"He was just really nice guy and it's a tremendous loss to everyone who knew him.""He was just really nice guy and it's a tremendous loss to everyone who knew him."
Mr O'Neil was in the recording studio with Only Men Aloud!Mr O'Neil was in the recording studio with Only Men Aloud!
Only Men Aloud!, the winners of the BBC's Last Choir Standing, were in a London studio recording their first album in a five record deal with Universal Music when Mr O'Neill collapsed.Only Men Aloud!, the winners of the BBC's Last Choir Standing, were in a London studio recording their first album in a five record deal with Universal Music when Mr O'Neill collapsed.
Mr O'Neil helped guide the career of another Welsh star, Neath-born Katherine Jenkins and also publicised other stars including Aled Jones and the composer Karl Jenkins.Mr O'Neil helped guide the career of another Welsh star, Neath-born Katherine Jenkins and also publicised other stars including Aled Jones and the composer Karl Jenkins.
He told the Welsh music website Sound Nation in an interview in 2005 that his early career at EMI and Chrysalis saw him work with leading rock and pop acts including Pink Floyd, Queen, Paul McCartney and Wings and Blondie. He told the Welsh music magazine Sound Nation in an interview in 2005 that his early career at EMI and Chrysalis saw him work with leading rock and pop acts including Pink Floyd, Queen, Paul McCartney and Wings and Blondie.
He told the website: "I've got to meet some incredibly interesting people, and share some of the spoils that came with being around their success." He said: "I've got to meet some incredibly interesting people, and share some of the spoils that came with being around their success."