Declan Galbraith
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| Declan Galbraith | ||
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 Declan Galbraith "Thank You" Promo
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Declan Galbraith | |
| Also known as | Declan | |
| Born | December 19, 1991 (age 15) | |
| Origin |  Hoo St Werburgh, Kent, England |
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| Genre(s) | Irish folk songs, funky pop | |
| Occupation(s) | singer | |
| Years active | 2002 until now | |
| Label(s) | Starwatch Music (2006 - present) EMI (2002 - 2006) |
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| Website | http://www.declangalbraith.de | |
Declan Galbraith (born December 19, 1991, in Hoo St Werburgh, Kent) is an English singer of Scottish and Irish origin. He and his family live in Hoo, a village near Rochester, Kent. He is known for the control and range of his voice, as well as his ability to interpret and adapt material of differing genres.
His first recording was a version of ‘Walking in the Air’,which was released on a special Christmas Hits album which also featured Westlife, Elton John and Elvis Presley among many others.
He appeared at the Queen’s Jubilee at St Paul's Cathedral, where he sang ‘Amazing Grace’ accompanied by the St Paul’s choir, and at an Elton John concert where at least twenty-two thousand listeners were present.
Two appearances on German TV led German media giant Pro7/Sat1 Media to bring Declan to its new record label Starwatch, distributed by Warner Bros. In cooperation with producer Ully Jonas, the resulting album, entitled Thank You, was released on December 1, 2006.
[edit] Trivia
- Won 'Best Young International Performer' at the 'Twenty-Fourth Annual Young Artist Awards'
- At the age of 8, Declan started singing at local talent competitions and won sixteen titles in just fourteen months.
- Declan was involved in a 2002 Guinness World Record, where during a tour of 'Young Voices', he was simultaneously linked with more than 80,000 children from all over the country who accompanied him in achieving the world’s largest choral singalong. One of those schools who participated was his Primary School at the time, English Martyrs Roman Catholic School.
- Thank You was #5 on the German Top 40 in 2006.
- Simon Cowell said: "Declan is unique. He knows what he wants for and that's exceptional at his age." in 2002.
