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Craig Harper - (English Born Singer, Comedian, Impersonator)
Craig 'Robert' Harper rose to fame after appearing on the hit ITV television program Britains Got Talent. In series 2 in 2008 he was cruelly voted out by the then judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, and Piers Morgan in the last live semi final of the week. The eventual winner was a 14 year old George Sampson who wowed Britain with his break dancing performance to the Gene Kelly classic Singing in The Rain. In the auditions Harper performed a vocal send up to Boyzone singing their classic hit No Matter What. The audition was filmed at the Palace Theatre, Manchester in front of a live audience of 2500 people. There was no buzzers from the judges after the performance and Craig was put through to the live semi finals where he was tipped as one of the favourites to win the whole show. In the live show he was advised out of many ideas to perform another send up this time to include Enrique Iglesias, Shirley Bassey, and Barry White. The songs that was mashed together were I Am What I Am (Shirley Bassey album), Hero, You're the First, the Last, My Everything. All wasn't well during the semi finals week as Craig had developed Laryngitis and struggled enormously. However he still made it into the judges vote. With Amanda Holden giving him her vote and Piers Morgan voting for the other act it was left to Simon Cowell to cast the deciding vote. He was famous for saying ' Do I vote with my head or my heart' and promptly put the other act through to the grand final.

Early Years ( 1973 - 1989 )
Craig was born at the avenues hospital in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire to Ann and Bob Harper. Weighing in at 9lb 2oz he was the first born of three Sibling s as well as a half sister one year older than Craig, Phyllis Foster. Brother Mark is a year younger and sister Dawn is 3 years younger than Craig. After four months in Bridlington Craigs parents moved to Kingston upon Hull, where they took up residence in Somerset Street of Hessle Road. This would become the family home for the next 18 years.

At 4 years old Craig Started his first education at Somerset Street Primary School until moving accross the road to Edinburgh street Primary. Finishing up his primary Education at The former West Dock Primary school re-named Newington Primary. It was then on to Junior School at the age of 9, to start the next 3 years at the Wheeler Street junior school in his home town Kingston Upon Hull.

At 13 Senior school awaited and it was Kingston High school attended though not on a regular basis due to constant bullying. After 2 years he moved to Amy Johnson Senior School which had changed to a boys and girls school from just a girls school.

It was during his younger school years that Craig tested the show business waters. Whilst at a family holiday at Reighton Sands Holiday resort in 1982. Ann and Bob decided to teach Craig a different version of the childrens Nursery rhyme, Old MacDonald Had a Farm to perform in the junior talent competition. In the version animals were replaced with celebrities of the day including and in order, Tommy Cooper, Larry Grayson, Bobby Ball, Margaret Thatcher, David Bellamy. Craig got a standing ovation and won the competition, he went on to the resort grand final in Pontins at Camber Sands and finished in a respectable position. After the initial success of the resorts final Craig learnt 4 songs to sing with a live band.