Bradford Festival Choral Society was founded as a direct result of the opening of St George's Hall in 1853.
 A massed choir of over 200 singers from far and wide was formed for the first Bradford Musical Festival which took place that year.
 When the second festival took place in 1856 another choir, consisting of rather more locally based singers, was formed and at the end of the festival it was felt wasteful to disband a group which had already gained such a high reputation.
 A meeting was held on 17 November 1856 under the chairmanship of Samuel Smith, the original instigator of the construction of St George's Hall, and Bradford Festival Choral Society came into being with Mr Smith as its first President.
 The conductor was William Jackson who had been the highly successful trainer of the chorus for both festivals.
 The choir sang and rehearsed at the Hall and soon gained the nickname of the “Coffee and Bun Society” as refreshments were provided for those members travelling from a distance.
 This arrangement was also intended to discourage possible visits to licensed premises before rehearsal!
Ziona (/zai'awna/) (often misnamed in the non-native media as Ziona Chana; born 20 July 1945) is the leader of "Chana páwl", a Christian sect formed in June 1942, which survives in the mountains of Mizoram state of India, sharing borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar.
 He is known for holding a world record as the head of the "world's largest existing family" with 39 wives, 94 children, 14 daughters-in-law and 33 grandchildren, 180 in total and counting.
 The family is now living in Baktawng village, Mizoram.
 Ziona was featured in "Ripley's Believe It or Not!
" top 11 strangest stories for the year 2011, and in 2013's Ripley Believe It or Not book 9.
 He is proud of and fortunate to be head of such a large family.
"Be the First to Believe" is a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1.
 It was their debut single and was released as the first single from their debut album, "Here We Come".
 The single was released in July 1999, and peaked at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's first chart entry in the UK.
The Darkness is an English hard rock band formed in Lowestoft, Suffolk in 2000.
 Their first release was the extended play "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" in August 2002, which featured the tracks "I Believe in a Thing Called Love", "Love on the Rocks with No Ice" and "Love Is Only a Feeling", all of which were later featured on the band's debut album.
 After signing with Atlantic Records, the band released their debut album "Permission to Land" in July, which featured a total of ten tracks.
 Singles released to support the album were "Get Your Hands Off My Woman", "Growing on Me", "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" and "Love Is Only a Feeling", all of which featured new B-sides.
 The B-sides "The Best of Me" (from "Get Your Hands Off My Woman") and "Makin' Out" (from "I Believe in a Thing Called Love") were also featured on the Japanese edition of "Permission to Land". "
Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" was released at the end of the year, and also featured on the Christmas reissue of the album.
The Kuumba Singers of Harvard College (founded in 1970) is the oldest existing Black organization at Harvard College.
 Formed during a time of high political turmoil, the purpose of the Kuumba Singers is to express Black creativity and spirituality to create a safe space for Black students.
 In existence for almost 50 years, the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College, or simply Kuumba, has served the Boston-Cambridge community as well as the national community through songs ranging from Negro Spirituals to Contemporary Gospel.
 With concerts held during both the winter and the spring of each year, along with many other performances and a spring tour, the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College are committed to celebrating Black culture and providing a sense of unity and safety for its members.
 Through its music and performance, the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College strives to fulfill its mission of leaving a space better than it was found in the true meaning of kuumba.
Octave One is a group of American techno musicians composed of siblings Lenny Burden and Lawrence Burden, sometimes associated with their three other brothers, Lorne Burden, Lynell Burden and Lance Burden.
 In 1989, The band debuted on Derrick May's Transmat record label with the single "I Believe".
 In 1990, "I Believe" was included on the compilation Techno 2: The Next Generation (10 Records).
 Also In 1990, with their brother Lynell, they formed the record label 430 West Records to release the vinyl record Octave One "The Octivation EP".
 Octave One have remixed recordings for Massive Attack, Joey Negro, DJ Rolando, Steve Bug, John Thomas, The Trammps, Rhythm is Rhythm, and Inner City.
 In 2000, Octave One released their most commercially successful recording, "Blackwater".
 In 2002, "Blackwater" was remixed by the band with a reworked live string arrangement performed by the Urban Soul Orchestra in London, England.
 The single was re-released by Concept Music (United Kingdom), Ministry of Sound/Voidcom (Germany), Vendetta Records (Spain), and Tinted (Australia) in the same year.
 It peaked at #47 (February 2002) and #69 (September 2002) in the UK Singles Chart.
Daegu Queer Culture Festival (DQCF) or Daegu Queer Festival is an annual modern Korean festival, whose theme is LGBT rights.
 It includes a pride parade and film festival events.
 The festival lasts for a week or two, and usually takes place in late June.
 The event has been held every year since 2009 and has faced opposition from religious groups.
 Opposition by religious groups has prohibited the Daegu Queer Culture Festival from being held on an outdoor stage on a popular street that is typically utilized for other festivities in Daegu.
 It is estimated that about 28 religious and right-wing groups have formed a “gay issue countermeasure committee” in Daegu to block the commencement of events that serve the LGBT community.
 These groups believe that article 11 of South Korea’s constitution, which states that “discrimination in political, economic, social or cultural life on account of sex, religion or social status “does not apply to same-sex marriages.
 The organizer of the Korea Queer Culture festival states that South Korea condones public homosexuality due to its conservative background.
 The older generations believe that homosexuality is a foreign phenomenon, which contributes to rejection and isolation of the homosexual and bisexual community.
Sight-reading, also called a prima vista (Italian meaning "at first sight"), is the reading and performing of a piece of music or song in music notation that the performer has not seen before.
 Sight-singing is used to describe a singer who is sight-reading.
 Both activities require the musician to play or sing the notated rhythms and pitches.
 Many believe that sight-singing is the more challenging of the two, because singers do not have any keys, frets or valves (on keyboard instruments, guitars, and valved brass instruments, respectively) to help them obtain the correct pitches.
 Singers must also read and sing the correct lyrics, which adds another layer beyond pitch and dynamics.
 However, difficulty is related both to the instrument and the difficulty of the piece itself.
 For instance, sight-reading on a polyphonic instrument, such as the classical guitar, can be more challenging due to the fact that the guitarist has to read polyrhythms and polyphonic passages that can often be played in different positions using different frets.
A1 (stylised as a1) are a British–Norwegian pop group that formed in 1998.
 The original line-up consists of Paul Marazzi, Christian Ingebrigtsen, Mark Read and Ben Adams.
 Ingebrigtsen is originally from Oslo, Norway, but the other members originate from London.
"When You Believe" is a song from the 1998 DreamWorks musical animated feature "The Prince of Egypt".
 It was written and composed by Stephen Schwartz.
 A pop single version of "When You Believe", with additional music and lyrics by writer-producer Babyface, was also recorded for the film by American singers Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey for the film's end credits and its soundtrack album.
 Additionally, the song was featured on Houston's fourth studio album, "My Love Is Your Love" and Carey's first compilation album, "#1's".
 The original version of the song, featured in the narrative portion of the film, is performed by Sally Dworsky, Michelle Pfeiffer, and a children's choir.
 "When You Believe" is described as a big ballad, with meaningful and inspirational lyrics, describing the ability each person has to achieve miracles when they reach out to God and believe.

Question: What year were the singers of Be the First to Believe formed?
Answer: 1998