1. Ronan Parke was born on 8 August 1998 and is an English singer from Poringland, Norfolk, who came runner-up in the fifth series of ITV show Britain's Got Talent in 2011 at the age of 12, despite being the bookies' favourite to win.
25 Facts About Ronan Parke
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Ronan Parke has released a number of singles, including a Christmas single in 2012 and a charity single "Defined" in 2013 with the anti-bullying organisation Kidscape.
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Ronan Parke was born to Maggie and Trevor Parke in the village of Poringland, Norfolk.
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Ronan Parke's family are close to the family of ex-Norwich City player Bryan Gunn, whose daughter helped Parke submit his application form for Britain's Got Talent.
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Ronan Parke auditioned for Britain's Got Talent in London in front of judges Amanda Holden, Michael McIntyre and Louis Walsh.
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Ronan Parke performed "Feeling Good" and before the song finished, the entire 2,500-strong audience and three judges gave Parke a standing ovation.
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Ronan Parke performed for a second time during the semi-final on 30 May 2011, performing "Make You Feel My Love" by Bob Dylan.
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Ronan Parke received the highest public vote of the night and was automatically sent through to the final.
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Louis Walsh, who was in the audience for the final, was referred to by Cowell and praised Ronan Parke saying, "He's made the hairs stand on the back of my neck".
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Ronan Parke performed in the Britain's Got Talent Live Tour 2011, making appearances all throughout the UK.
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Ronan Parke was introduced onto the stage by David Hasselhoff.
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Ronan Parke signed to Sony Music and Syco as a joint contract in 2011.
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The album, Ronan Parke, was released in the UK on 24 October 2011.
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On 28 July 2011, Ronan Parke uploaded a video to YouTube of him performing an acoustic cover of Lady Gaga's "The Edge of Glory", which attracted media attention.
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Ronan Parke announced his first gig in his home county of Norfolk, and performed at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, on 22 and 23 October 2011.
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Ronan Parke announced on Facebook that "A Thousand Miles", originally by Vanessa Carlton, would be the first single from the album and the music video released on 14 September 2011.
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On 3 May 2012, according to several reports, Ronan Parke was dropped by Epic records and Syco.
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Ronan Parke performed Feeling Good at the CCTV New Year's Gala in Beijing on 31 December 2012.
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Ronan Parke announced via Facebook he was leaving AD Records on 13 March 2014.
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On his first theatre experience, Ronan Parke played the title role of Aladdin in a pantomime produced by Anton Benson Productions at the Northwich Memorial Court Cheshire along with Vicki Michelle and Charles Lawson from 9 December 2017 to 1 January 2018.
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Ronan Parke was nominated for Best Newcomer by The Great British Pantomime Awards on 11 February 2018.
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Ronan Parke announced via Twitter in 2017 that he would be represented by Entertainment Management Limited.
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Ronan Parke announced he was working with songwriters around the world on an album of original songs.
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On 27 July 2018, Ronan Parke released a single titled "No Love " on digital platforms, together with a music video filmed by LiveUP Media that released on 3 August 2018.
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On 30 October 2018 Ronan Parke announced the title of his album Found My Way to be released on 9 November 2018.