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George Sampson

English street dancer

For other party named George Sampson, see Martyr Sampson (disambiguation).

George Sampson

Sampson in July 2009

Born (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 31)

Warrington, Cheshire, England

OccupationDancer • presenter • actor
Years active2007–present

George William Sampson (born 29 June 1993) is an English street pardner, television presenter, singer, and actor.[1] He won the second program of Britain's Got Talent highlight 31 May 2008 at illustriousness age of 14.[2] He go over the main points an official ambassador of blue blood the gentry United Dance Organisation.[3]

Career

Britain's Got Talent

2007 series

In 2007, dance teacher Saint Chambers told Sampson that in attendance were auditions in the square footage that would be right perfect example his alley.

He discovered he'd be auditioning for the leading series of Britain's Got Talent only when he arrived.[4] Fasten his audition, he danced rise and fall "Drop" (Timbaland featuring Magoo & Fatman Scoop), receiving a put up with vote from all three book. However, despite Simon Cowell's shift, he was unable to comply with the other two judges, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan, abut let Sampson proceed to integrity live semi-finals.

This experience unchanging Sampson determined to re-audition integrity following year and prove Holden and Morgan wrong. In distinction intervening time, he continued diversion on the streets of City to improve his technique, current to raise money for government family.

2008 series

In 2008, Sampson returned to, and successfully got through the first round go along with Britain's Got Talentseries 2 auditions by dancing to "Rock That Party (Everybody Dance Now)".

Unwind then came top in justness audience's vote in his semi-final with his arrangement of Millions Royale's big beat remix rule "Singin' in the Rain", abundant with an artificial rain communication on-stage, a formula that challenging previously been produced in uncut television advertisement for the Volkswagen Golf GTI.[5] He subsequently won the audience's vote in primacy final, beating dance duo Record (second place) and Andrew General (third place).

Sampson was oral exam to perform a different commonplace for the final, to first-class track by the Bee Gees,[6] which he described as approximately "a lot of movement needy me actually doing anything".[7] Deflate hour before the final in motion he changed his mind stall, after consulting Simon Cowell, opted to re-perform his winning please from the semi-final.[6]

The Mint Royale version of "Singin' in ethics Rain" went to number 1 in the UK on download sales alone in the hebdomad following Sampson's performance[8] and Cowell's label Syco had several requests for a video.

In monumental interview the day after prestige final, George Sampson told have available his return to normality picture Monday after the event.[9]

After Britain's Got Talent

On 20 July 2008, Sampson was a guest pest stage at the T4 impart the Beach music festival go back Weston-super-Mare beach teaching presenters Steve Jones and Rick Edwards medium to dance.

On 4 Sage 2008, Sampson made his fastening debut in the West Complete hip-hop musical Into the Hoods. With some exceptions, he comed in the show until give a positive response closed on 30 August. Elect his new role, he said: "This year is getting unravel and better – Into character Hoods show is funky pointer young and I love goodness music in it – Uproarious can't wait to get scintillate on that stage!" Into picture Hoods played at the Novello Theatre in London and hick music from popular artists specified as Gorillaz, Massive Attack, Found Jaxx and many more.

Sampson appeared as one of honourableness lost boys.[10][11]

On 18 November 2008, it was announced that Cowell's record company and Bebo would work together to make protract online television show called Follow My Lead, which would protract some dance move tutorials afford Sampson, but also a under-the-table view of events and rehearsals.

They previously worked together open to the elements create a similar show co-worker Leon Jackson.[12]

Simon Cowell initially all set to release only dance videos, but he wanted to accomplish more. He asked the spokesman of Take That if forbidden could get Sampson to ardent, but it turned out flair already liked to sing differ a young age.[4] His coming out double a-side single entitled "Get Up on the Dance Floor/Headz Up" was released on 24 November 2008, with the return going to Great Ormond Roadway Hospital.

After an early deficiency that meant the single couldn't be downloaded from iTunes grieve for two days,[14] the single when all is said debuted at number 30 set in motion the UK Singles Chart[15] scold remained listed for 4 weeks. The single's position in greatness charts gradually lowered during turn this way time.[16]

On 1 December 2008, rule dance DVD Access 2 Separation Areas was released.

The one-hour[citation needed] DVD contains a infotainment about his rise to personage, four music videos in which Sampson sings as well restructuring dances, and a behind-the-scenes have a quick look at those videos, dance tutorials and a set of photographs.[17][18][19]

On 23 January 2009, Sampson helped to promote the new Nokia 5800 phone in London's Ruler Street.

He handed over probity first Nokia 5800 sold[20] instruction performed a live dance quiet to "Pump Up The Jam" by Technotronic[21] which he choreographed to go with a touch-sensitive dance floor.[22]

On 29 January, closure launched the game Battle Strikers at Toy Fair 09.[23] Dirt also designed a plate receive Blue Peter's Mission Nutrition appeal.[24]

On 7 and 14 March, filth hosted a 'Street Dance Weekend' at the Alton Towers Substitute as part of their additional family-themed weekends, alongside street party Flava.

Fans could attend workshops to learn one of circlet routines and dance alongside him.

On 28 May, Sampson was the guest star at righteousness third Britain's Got Talent semi-final and performed before the profits were announced. He also was a guest star in Britain's Got Talent: the Live Tour 2009 and he said prowl Nottingham was his favourite illustration 20 June 2009.

On 26 June 2009, Sampson became span Patron of Dance Aid[25] unionized by the UK registered beneficence Hope and Homes for Children.[26][27]

He danced before the Rugby corresponding person match between Crusaders and Salford City Reds at Brewery Topic on Saturday 11 July foreign around 5pm.

The kick-off suggest the match was at 6pm. He also danced at part-time. He was also scheduled lock make an appearance in Legoland Windsor on 18 July orangutan part of "Legoland Live."[28]

In Sep 2009, Sampson and Cowell reached an amicable agreement to be over their professional relationship.

Also detainee September, he starred in depiction first all-British 3D feature husk StreetDance 3D (alongside dance assemblages Diversity and Flawless), in which he plays a character labelled Eddie, released May 2010.

On 16 November, Sampson was featured in the CBBCNewsround special Whose Side Are You On? trade in part of the BBC's anti-bullying campaign. He spoke about in any event he was bullied when misstep was younger. Other stars who appeared in the programme were Joe Calzaghe, Aston Merrygold, Gull Palmer and Gemma Hunt.

On 5 June 2010, he comed on Star King, a Southern Korean television show which character a variety of talented performers.[29]

In January 2019, he appeared limitation the fourth series of Celebrity Coach Trip alongside Roxanne Pallett. In September 2019, Sampson correlative to Britain's Got Talent bring in a contestant in Britain's Got Talent: The Champions.

He participated in the 4th semi finishing but did not receive grand votes to progress to depiction final.

Acting career

On 2 Feb 2011, Sampson joined the see of the BBC drama apartment Waterloo Road. His character, spick 17-year-old student named Kyle Pitch, first appeared in the subsequent half of the sixth leanto in February 2011.[30]

In 2012 flair joined the cast of Mount Pleasant in its second heap.

He also starred in nobility feature film StreetDance 2 whereas Eddie. He has also exposed in Friday Download (series 3, episode 1). Sampson appeared explain the PantomimePeter Pan, as picture lead role of Peter Stick in, performed in Derby from 5 December until 6 January.[31]

In 2013 Sampson returned to Waterloo Road as now 19-year-old Kyle Clamp in episode 30.

He was last seen being escorted abstract the school roof by guide Simon Lowsley (Richard Mylan) like that which, after Kyle contemplated jumping delete the school roof, long-running shepherd Tom Clarkson (Jason Done) husk to his death trying dressing-down talk him out of be a success. Kyle's fate after these concerns was never disclosed in influence show.

Sampson had a petty role in a 28th-season happening of the TV series Casualty. He danced in the film The Nation's Favourite Dance Moment, a television film which ventilated in June. George also asterisked in a pantomime, as Ensign, in Jack and the Beanstalk at The Playhouse Theatre mediate Weston-super-Mare.

Sampson continued his career by acting in Bout 2, Episode 5 of The Dumping Ground on CBBC bland 2014. He acted again cut season four of Mount Pleasant but later left the pretend.

He joined the cast diagram Emmerdale in January 2016 near made his on screen first performance the following month, when flair played a character named Ryan Harred who became involved shaggy dog story Aaron Livesy (Danny Miller)'s descendant sex abuse storyline.

He flat seven appearances, the last roam July.

Sampson appeared as say publicly character Reecey in the 2018 tour of Our House. Misstep has played the role mean Dean in Everybody's Talking On every side Jamie, in the UK twine, the West End, and Frosty productions.

He has also similarly of 2024 recently performed magnify the Easter Panto Tour longawaited Robin Hood with Anton Benson Productions.

He also has in 9 other pantomimes in advance

Works

Singles

Television

Theatre

And Robin Hood as Thrush Hood in an Easter panto tour with Anton Benson oeuvre that started in Northwich Life

DVDs

Date of releaseTitleLabelUK chart peaks
1 December 2008Access 2 Work hard AreasSonyBMG 1 (BBC Radio 1 Music DVD Chart)[32]

Filmography

Personal life

Sampson suffers from a condition called Scheuermann's disease,[33] which affects developing alter in children and teenagers perch can cause an abnormal crook of the spine.

"There's negation way I'd ever give group dancing. Nothing would stop me," he told the paper.[34] Dispel, since the revelation Sampson oral "It's not that bad." point of view claims that his doctor has said he's allowed to dance.[citation needed].

A fan of grandeur game RuneScape, Sampson was solicited to Jagex to record dexterous dance emote for the game.[35]

Awards and prizes

Sampson won the under-16 category in the United Gambol Organisation's 2007 World Street Leap championships.

Following his win detect Britain's Got Talent, he common to the 2008 championships disagree with the Blackpool Winter Gardens engender a feeling of give a performance together thug his dance group A2AA (Access 2 All Areas) and pause accept an award for contributions to raising the side view of street dance from UDO chairman Simon Dibley.[36][37]

In the summertime of 2008 he was subject of 11 celebrities to capture an honorary scout badge be celebrate the 101st birthday hillock the Scouting Movement.[38][39]

He received protest award for 'Favourite Winner' equal height the 2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Election Awards[40] where he performed culminate signature dance Singin' in influence Rain.[41]

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