the songsmiths are a mixed a cappella group from the university of leeds'. they have performed at the british heart foundation ball, various university union events and at the riley and jcr awards. they have been very successful in the voice festival uk competitions; in 2012 winning best arrangement and in 2013 winning best soloist and best musicality. ben drinkwater picked up awards for best soloist in 2015, 2016 and 2017. they reached the quarter finals of the iccas in 2017, their first year in the competition, and the semi-finals in 2018. "taking a cappella to unreachable levels of intimacy" - the songsmiths (2013)