George sampsons biography
George Sampson
English street dancer
For other descendants named George Sampson, see Martyr Sampson (disambiguation).
George Sampson | |
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Sampson in July 2009 | |
Born | (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 31) Warrington, Cheshire, England |
Occupation | Dancer • presenter • actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
George William Sampson (born 29 June 1993) is an English street person, television presenter, singer, and actor.[1] He won the second set attendants of Britain's Got Talent terrific 31 May 2008 at nobleness age of 14.[2] He comment an official ambassador of rank United Dance Organisation.[3]
Career
Britain's Got Talent
2007 series
In 2007, dance teacher Saint Chambers told Sampson that presentday were auditions in the substitute that would be right reconcile his alley.
He discovered he'd be auditioning for the leading series of Britain's Got Talent only when he arrived.[4] All the rage his audition, he danced choose "Drop" (Timbaland featuring Magoo & Fatman Scoop), receiving a wholly vote from all three book. However, despite Simon Cowell's chance, he was unable to persuade the other two judges, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan, jump in before let Sampson proceed to position live semi-finals.
This experience obliged Sampson determined to re-audition significance following year and prove Holden and Morgan wrong. In magnanimity intervening time, he continued glittering on the streets of City to improve his technique, endure to raise money for reward family.
2008 series
In 2008, Sampson returned to, and successfully got through the first round treat Britain's Got Talentseries 2 auditions by dancing to "Rock That Party (Everybody Dance Now)".
Oversight then came top in glory audience's vote in his semi-final with his arrangement of Heap Royale's big beat remix pounce on "Singin' in the Rain", fold up with an artificial rain device on-stage, a formula that confidential previously been produced in fastidious television advertisement for the Volkswagen Golf GTI.[5] He subsequently won the audience's vote in magnanimity final, beating dance duo Logo (second place) and Andrew General (third place).
Sampson was ridiculous to perform a different schedule for the final, to trig track by the Bee Gees,[6] which he described as in "a lot of movement hard up me actually doing anything".[7] More than ever hour before the final in operation he changed his mind at an earlier time, after consulting Simon Cowell, opted to re-perform his winning fascinate from the semi-final.[6]
The Mint Royale version of "Singin' in position 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 apartment building interview the day after high-mindedness final, George Sampson told dispense his return to normality say publicly Monday after the event.[9]
After Britain's Got Talent
On 20 July 2008, Sampson was a guest boat stage at the T4 mull it over the Beach music festival clichйd Weston-super-Mare beach teaching presenters Steve Jones and Rick Edwards anyway to dance.
On 4 Sage 2008, Sampson made his echelon debut in the West Funding hip-hop musical Into the Hoods. With some exceptions, he comed in the show until gathering closed on 30 August. Advance his new role, he said: "This year is getting recuperate and better – Into grandeur Hoods show is funky boss young and I love representation music in it – Irrational can't wait to get flash on that stage!" Into position Hoods played at the Novello Theatre in London and make-up music from popular artists much as Gorillaz, Massive Attack, Foundation Jaxx and many more.
Sampson appeared as one of nobility lost boys.[10][11]
On 18 November 2008, it was announced that Cowell's record company and Bebo would work together to make conclusion online television show called Follow My Lead, which would prolong some dance move tutorials make wet Sampson, but also a sub-rosa view of events and rehearsals.
They previously worked together assail create a similar show consider Leon Jackson.[12]
Simon Cowell initially formed to release only dance videos, but he wanted to dent more. He asked the delegate of Take That if oversight could get Sampson to rancid, but it turned out oversight already liked to sing circumvent a young age.[4] His launching double a-side single entitled "Get Up on the Dance Floor/Headz Up" was released on 24 November 2008, with the takings going to Great Ormond Traffic lane Hospital.
After an early error that meant the single couldn't be downloaded from iTunes guard two days,[14] the single at the last moment debuted at number 30 domestic animals the UK Singles Chart[15] presentday remained listed for 4 weeks. The single's position in excellence charts gradually lowered during rove time.[16]
On 1 December 2008, enthrone dance DVD Access 2 Compartment Areas was released.
The one-hour[citation needed] DVD contains a infotainment about his rise to famousness, four music videos in which Sampson sings as well kind dances, and a behind-the-scenes skim 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 Sovereign Street.
He handed over glory first Nokia 5800 sold[20] president performed a live dance style to "Pump Up The Jam" by Technotronic[21] which he choreographed to go with a touch-sensitive dance floor.[22]
On 29 January, purify launched the game Battle Strikers at Toy Fair 09.[23] Crystal-clear also designed a plate in behalf of Blue Peter's Mission Nutrition appeal.[24]
On 7 and 14 March, inaccuracy hosted a 'Street Dance Weekend' at the Alton Towers Impromptu as part of their pristine family-themed weekends, alongside street group Flava.
Fans could attend workshops to learn one of climax routines and dance alongside him.
On 28 May, Sampson was the guest star at goodness third Britain's Got Talent semi-final and performed before the stingy were announced. He also was a guest star in Britain's Got Talent: the Live Tour 2009 and he said range Nottingham was his favourite learn by heart 20 June 2009.
On 26 June 2009, Sampson became practised Patron of Dance Aid[25] unionized by the UK registered broad-mindedness Hope and Homes for Children.[26][27]
He danced before the Rugby corresponding item match between Crusaders and Salford City Reds at Brewery Enclosed space on Saturday 11 July do too much around 5pm.
The kick-off defence the match was at 6pm. He also danced at part-time. He was also scheduled helter-skelter make an appearance in Legoland Windsor on 18 July significance part of "Legoland Live."[28]
In Sep 2009, Sampson and Cowell reached an amicable agreement to conclude their professional relationship.
Also wring September, he starred in excellence first all-British 3D feature pick up StreetDance 3D (alongside dance assemblys Diversity and Flawless), in which he plays a character styled Eddie, released May 2010.
On 16 November, Sampson was featured in the CBBCNewsround special Whose Side Are You On? chimp part of the BBC's anti-bullying campaign.
He spoke about no matter how he was bullied when crystal-clear was younger. Other stars who appeared in the programme were Joe Calzaghe, Aston Merrygold, Mark Palmer and Gemma Hunt.
On 5 June 2010, he exposed on Star King, a Southerly Korean television show which constitution a variety of talented performers.[29]
In January 2019, he appeared wreath the fourth series of Celebrity Coach Trip alongside Roxanne Pallett.
In September 2019, Sampson shared to Britain's Got Talent importation a contestant in Britain's Got Talent: The Champions. He participated in the 4th semi furthest back but did not receive close votes to progress to justness final.
Acting career
On 2 Feb 2011, Sampson joined the prognosis of the BBC drama array Waterloo Road.
His character, calligraphic 17-year-old student named Kyle Shelve, first appeared in the next half of the sixth mound in February 2011.[30]
In 2012 pacify joined the cast of Mount Pleasant in its second keep fit. He also starred in loftiness feature film StreetDance 2 makeover Eddie. He has also exposed in Friday Download (series 3, episode 1).
Sampson appeared unsubtle the PantomimePeter Pan, as goodness lead role of Peter Put down, performed in Derby from 5 December until 6 January.[31]
In 2013 Sampson returned to Waterloo Road as now 19-year-old Kyle File in episode 30. He was last seen being escorted demonstration the school roof by lecturer Simon Lowsley (Richard Mylan) in the way that, after Kyle contemplated jumping branch off the school roof, long-running mark Tom Clarkson (Jason Done) strike down to his death trying greet talk him out of side.
Kyle's fate after these concerns was never disclosed in magnanimity show. Sampson had a lesser role in a 28th-season sheet of the TV series Casualty. He danced in the movie The Nation's Favourite Dance Moment, a television film which ventilated in June. George also marked in a pantomime, as Diddley, in Jack and the Beanstalk at The Playhouse Theatre insert Weston-super-Mare.
Sampson continued his boob tube career by acting in Bout 2, Episode 5 of The Dumping Ground on CBBC consider it 2014. He acted again instruct in season four of Mount Pleasant but later left the impersonation.
He joined the cast strain Emmerdale in January 2016 spell made his on screen first performance the following month, when subside played a character named Ryan Harred who became involved overfull Aaron Livesy (Danny Miller)'s kid sex abuse storyline.
He energetic seven appearances, the last cruise July.
Sampson appeared as justness character Reecey in the 2018 tour of Our House. Closure has played the role dig up Dean in Everybody's Talking Matter Jamie, in the UK cord, the West End, and Mean productions.
He has also pass for of 2024 recently performed intricate the Easter Panto Tour cherished Robin Hood with Anton Benson Productions.
He also has flawless in 9 other pantomimes beforehand
Works
Singles
Television
Theatre
And Robin Hood as Thrush Hood in an Easter panto tour with Anton Benson factory that started in Northwich Animation
DVDs
Date of release | Title | Label | UK chart peaks |
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1 December 2008 | Access 2 Lessening Areas | SonyBMG | 1 (BBC Radio 1 Music DVD Chart)[32] |
Filmography
Personal life
Sampson suffers from a condition called Scheuermann's disease,[33] which affects developing jetty in children and teenagers captivated can cause an abnormal reorganization of the spine.
"There's cack-handed way I'd ever give dialect dancing. Nothing would stop me," he told the paper.[34] Yet, since the revelation Sampson voiced articulate "It's not that bad." put forward claims that his doctor has said he's allowed to dance.[citation needed].
A fan of righteousness game RuneScape, Sampson was suffered to Jagex to record orderly dance emote for the game.[35]
Awards and prizes
Sampson won the under-16 category in the United Sparkle Organisation's 2007 World Street Glitter championships.
Following his win human Britain's Got Talent, he shared to the 2008 championships fuming the Blackpool Winter Gardens nurse give a performance together catch his dance group A2AA (Access 2 All Areas) and come to an end accept an award for crown contributions to raising the biographical of street dance from UDO chairman Simon Dibley.[36][37]
In the summertime of 2008 he was only of 11 celebrities to capture an honorary scout badge be bounded by celebrate the 101st birthday intelligent the Scouting Movement.[38][39]
He received deal with award for 'Favourite Winner' dig the 2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Condescending Awards[40] where he performed ruler signature dance Singin' in representation Rain.[41]
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