User:Ronan Parke

Ronan David Parke (born 8 August 1998), aged 12 at time of the show, is a singer who came second in the series. He lives in the south Norfolk village of Poringland, near Norwich.[1] There were allegations that Simon Cowell had been "grooming" Parke for two years before he auditioned on the show, but Cowell and Parke both denied having had any prior contact. Cowell said on the semi-final edition, aired Friday 3rd June, 2011: "There have been allegations made ... on the internet, that Ronan Parke has a previous recording contract with my record label, that I'd met him before, both of which are complete and utter lies. The first time I met Ronan was when he appeared on the show, he entered it of his own accord. He is 12 years old, this is a deliberate smear campaign and it is my job as somebody who works on this show to make sure whoever this liar is, is exposed, and Ronan is treated the same way as everyone else and it will be the public who decides." Cowell has called in the police to assist him in locating the source of the leak, which is said to be from within Sony Music UK. [2] The police investigation was later abandoned, with a spokesman for Scotland Yard implying that the allegations may have been a publicity stunt to boost the show's ratings.

Ronan came second to Jai McDowall on Britains Got Talent. He performed at the Britains Got Talent tour across the UK, and later performed "Forget you" at T4 on the Beach