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Ben Coaton

Benjamin Oliver Coaton (born 12th April 1981), better known as Ben Coaton is an English Singer, Songwriter and Musician a former soldier of the British Army. He served with the Grenadier Guards, 1st Royal Tank Regiment and the Royal Logistic Corps. Joining in 1998 and leaving in 2013 he served in numerous locations throughout the world including Germany, Canada, Iraq and Afghanistan. A keen sports enthusiast, Coaton participated in the Army skiing championships in 2013 shortly before completing his service in October of the same year. Before leaving the British Army, he felt the very strong desire to learn to play the guitar. Being able to sing helped the process of learning move swiftly and enabled him to show his newly found skills with his first show at Bookmark Bookshop in Spalding Lincolnshire playing to approximately 175 people performing a mix of cover songs and original music. After the success of his first show Coaton began writing more original material in order to release his debut album Portrait Of A Busker on his birthday in April 2019 and celebrated with a launch party at The Five Bells Inn in Morton, Lincolnshire.