Ronan Parke
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Ronan Parke at Southmead Festival (2013)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ronan Parke |
| Born | 8 August 1998 |
| Origin | Poringland, Norfolk, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | AD Records (2012–14) Syco, Epic (2011–12) Rosen Music Group (2014–15) |
| Website | ronanparke.com |
Ronan Parke (born 8 August 1998) is an English singer from Poringland, Norfolk, UK who came runner-up in the fifth series of ITV show Britain's Got Talent, despite being the bookies' favourite to win. After the show it was reported that Ronan had signed a joint record deal with Sony Music. He released his debut album Ronan Parke on 24 October 2011. On 3 May 2012, Parke, Epic records, and Syco ceased working together after the one album.
Parke was born to Maggie and Trevor Parke in Poringland, a village in Norfolk. He has an older brother, Declan. His family are close to the family of ex-Norwich City player Bryan Gunn, whose daughter helped Ronan put in his application form for Britain's Got Talent. Ronan had been taking singing lessons in his home town before getting the confidence to apply for the show.
Ronan attended Framingham Earl High School, Norfolk.
Ronan auditioned for Britain's Got Talent in London in front of judges Amanda Holden, Michael McIntyre and Louis Walsh (who was filling in for David Hasselhoff.) He performed "Feeling Good" and before the song finished, the entire 2500-strong audience and three judges gave Ronan a standing ovation. He received rave reviews after his performance and received three "yes" votes and was through to the next round, with Walsh declaring that Ronan "is the one to beat." Following the airing of his audition on the third auditions show on 30 April 2011, Ronan quickly became the bookies favorite to win the show. Ronan was then shown being put through to the semi-finals a few weeks later.
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