Shaheen Jafargholi
| Shaheen Jafargholi | |
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Jafargholi in 2016
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| Born |
23 January 1997 Swansea, Wales |
| Occupation | Singer, actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Known for | Britain's Got Talent, EastEnders |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop, soul, R&B |
| Instruments | Vocals |
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Shaheen Jafargholi (Persian: شاهین جعفرقلی; born 23 January 1997) is a British- Iranian singer and teen actor from Swansea, Wales. He appeared on ITV's Britain's Got Talent show and sang "Who's Lovin' You" at the Michael Jackson memorial service which was globally televised in July 2009. In May 2010, Jafargholi signed a record deal with Island Records, and recorded a debut album "When I Come of Age" and a debut double A-side single "Last Train Home/Hip Teens". In April 2016, Shaheen joined the cast of EastEnders as Shakil Kazemi.
Shaheen Jafargholi lives with his mother, Karen Thomas, who is separated from Shaheen's father, Iraj Jafargholi, a computer consultant of Iranian descent. The separation was amicable and Shaheen sees his father regularly. He is currently in the Mark Jermin Stage School on Saturdays, in Swansea. He was featured in a BBC Wales documentary series called Starstruck where cameras followed children of the stage school for six months. In 2014 Jafargholi performed as 'The Genie' in The New Victoria Theatre's pantomime, 'Aladdin'.
He played the character Troy (Jason's neighbour) in the children's television series Grandpa in My Pocket. He has also acted in the Torchwood episode "Greeks Bearing Gifts" playing Danny – the child of a crazed gun-wielding father and took part in an episode of the medical drama series Casualty playing Christy Skinner, a patient with incurable hiccups. Jafargholi has also toured on stage as a young Michael Jackson in Thriller – Live.
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