DJ Talent (real name Anthony Ghosh) (born 1978 in

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) is a British part-time DJ from

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, most widely known for his appearance as a semi-finalist on the third series of the

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television show ''

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''. He is noted for the excessive amount of

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that he wears, which includes several gold chains and rings (one infused with a blue stone), and a full set of

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costing £7000 in total. Prior to his appearance on ''Britain's Got Talent'', he has appeared on TV programmes including Homemade on T4 where he appeared with celebrity blogger and TV presenter Mark Boardman, ''

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'', '' Vanessa's Real Lives'', '' Ann Widdecombe Versus The Diet Industry'', Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe and ''

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'' where he performed a rap for guest host

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, as well as appearing on "Best Guest Week" on the '' Scott Mills Show'' for

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. He also appeared in the marketing campaign for UK Bingo website, BOGOF Bingo, circa 2009.

Personal life

Anthony Ghosh / DJ Talent lives in his birth city,

, with his

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father Sujit, and his

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mother Patricia. He is based and lives in

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. In 2005, he appeared on ''

'' with his mother, who was questioning his respect for women and his lifestyle as a DJ. He was ridiculed as he bragged about his apparent fame and was mocked by numerous members of the studio audience. In late 2008, as a direct result of the

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and its associated economic downturn, Talent attempted to raise cash by selling off his 28 gold teeth for £14,000, although ultimately this was never seen through. DJ Talent also goes under alias production names Cyber Headz Crew/ MR T.

''Britain's Got Talent''

His act as part of ''Britain's Got Talent'' for the auditions stage solely consisted of a one verse rap. The lyrics are as follows: :I say Britain :You say Talent :Britain's got talent! :This is DJ Talent! Despite apparent criticism, and receiving four buzzes from the judging panel, albeit one operated incorrectly after

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pressed

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's buzzer (although she claimed that it was not DJ Talent, but Piers's dancing), Talent made it past the opening stage to the semi-finals. After performing and being put through, Talent proceeded to invite judge

out to dinner, which was accepted on her behalf by

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. He was previously set on dating Kelly Brook. The popularised Talent theme was used in the Britain's Got Talent show in subsequent episodes between acts as one of several jingles.

References

External links

Official home page
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