Jordan Mayowa Banjo (born 31 December 1992) is a British street dancer, best known as a current member of the dance troupe

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, who won the third series of ''

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''. He and fellow Diversity star

Perri Kiely Perri Luc Kiely (born 15 December 1995) is a British street dancer, TV and radio presenter. He is a member of the dance troupe Diversity, which won the third series of ''Britain's Got Talent'' in 2009. He finished as runner-up in the 12th se ...

co-host the

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weekday breakfast show.

Dancing career

Before 2007: ''Swift Moves Juniors''

Prior to the formation of Diversity in 2007 Jordan was a member of Swift Moves Juniors, along with fellow Diversity members

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and

Warren Russell Diversity are a British street dance troupe formed in 2007 and based in London. They are best known for winning the third series of ''Britain's Got Talent'' in 2009, beating Susan Boyle in the live final. Diversity consists of friends from Lo ...

2007–present: ''Diversity''

Jordan is currently a member of the dance troupe

, who were formed in 2007 and won the third series of ''

'' in 2009.

Television and radio presenting career

Television work and presenting

Jordan, alongside fellow Diversity member

, took on the role of the backstage presenters for the fourth series of ''

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'' in the Spring of 2013. In Summer 2013, Jordan and Perri hosted their own television show called ''Jordan and Perri's Ultimate Block Party'', which saw them transform a club (Swim Team, Youth Club etc.) into a dance troupe. It was announced on 17 February 2014 that Jordan and Perri would be the UK hosts for the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2014 Jordan and Perri were again announced as UK hosts for the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards for 2015 and 2016 On 10 November 2016, Banjo was confirmed to be taking part in '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here''. Jordan Banjo was the fourth celebrity to leave the jungle on 29 November 2016. In 2018, Banjo was the backstage digital presenter for '' Dancing on Ice''. The following year, he started co-hosting '' The Greatest Dancer'' with

Alesha Dixon Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an English singer, rapper, dancer, television personality, and author. She gained recognition in the early 2000s as a member of the R&B, garage and hip hop group Mis-Teeq. The group disbanded i ...

. In 2021, Banjo appeared as Viper on '' The Masked Dancer''. He was the first celebrity to be unmasked.

Radio work

On 3 August 2020 Banjo, and fellow

star

, became the new hosts of the ''KISS Breakfast Show''. Replacing Tom & Daisy.

Filmography

References

External links

Official Diversity website
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