Joseph McManners (born 3 December 1992) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and actor.

Personal life

McManners is the son of musician and writer Hugh McManners and Deborah McManners.Interview from th
Limited Edition Japanese DVD release
of ''"In Dreams"''.

Singing career

At the age of eight, McManners heard the song "

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Mirror.co.uk (accessed 8 July 2007) Shortly after he sang the song at a family gathering, he realized that singing was what he wanted to do. He plays the violin and the piano and is learning to play the guitar. At that age, he sang 'In Dreams', though it is not the version which is featured in ''

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'' with

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as the composer. McManners auditioned for the lead role in the

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's operatic version of "

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" directed by

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and was chosen from 25000 others to play the part. During filming for "The Little Prince", he was spotted by executives from

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, which led to a £2 million STG 4-album

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.sound generator – Joseph McManners – In Dreams review
(accessed 28 August 2006). McManners went to

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with his producer Nick Patrick in 2005 to record the music for his first album, '' In Dreams''. Most of the music was performed by the

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, and McManners' brother plays violin on "Where is Love". The album was released on 5 December 2005. His debut album release reached number five in the classical charts within a few days.Silver screen beckons for teenage singing sensation
from Kent newspaper

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(accessed 19 December 2005). The album was nominated for "Album of the Year" at the 2006 Classical BRIT Awards and the release of "Bright Eyes" from the same album debuted at number one in Asian airplay.The BPI Unveils Nominees for The Classical BRIT Awards 2006
(published 11 April 2006; accessed 28 August 2006).Number 1 Airplay
at Sony BMG.co.uk (accessed 28 August 2006). In December 2006, it was reported that McManners had left Sony BMG over artistic differences. In the same year, McManners was a guest singer at

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held at the

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docklands, an event attended by almost 5,000 people. The orchestral arrangements were done by composer and arranger

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at www.windowsmedia.com (accessed 14 May 2008)Liam Lawton – CURRENT BIOGRAPHY 2007
Liamlawton.com (accessed 14 May 2008)

Acting career

In 2004, McManners starred as

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in a local production of the play at Canterbury's Marlowe Theatre opposite

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who played

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in the 1968 film adaptation of the famous novel. He reprised his role as Oliver Twist two years later in the

's "

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" presented by

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Celebrate 'Oliver!'
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. on 26 December 2005,"Celebrate Oliver!" to be screened on Boxing Day
at Sony BMG.co.uk (accessed 28 August 2006). and he appeared in an episode of BBC's ''

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'' on 4 February 2006 (filmed in 2005). McManners made his feature film acting debut in ''

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''. He played the part of Gabriel who is described as being an 'angelic schoolboy'.Singing star Joseph even hotter stuff
from Canterbury Gazette newspaper (accessed 15 February 2007). The

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and

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surrounding his character was cut from the final version and can be found in the bonus material of the DVD.Joseph McManners 'Hot Fuzz' scenes cut
at www.josephmcmanners.com (accessed 21 October 2007) One reporter noted shortly after the film's release in early 2007 that because of McManners' age, he was unable to legally view the film until his 15th birthday later that year.Joe's too young for own film
from Kent newspaper Saturday Observer (accessed 17 February 2007). It was also reported that McManners had turned down an earlier offer in 2005 to star as the young

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in the Hollywood film about the serial killer's childhood called ''

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'' due to school and other commitments."Schoolboy star turns down killer role"
by Chris Britcher, Saturday Observer (published 17 September 2006; accessed 17 November 2006) (details in PDF version) In the summer of 2007, McManners auditioned for the role of

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, a character in the film, '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', which was released in 2010.Joseph auditions for role as Eustace Scrubb
at www.joemcmanners.com (accessed 21 October 2007) However, the part went to British actor

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at www.narniaweb.com (accessed 22 June 2008) McManners is now doing a YouTube channel called Climate Action News with Joe McManners.

Discography

Albums

*'' In Dreams'' (2005)

References

External links

Official Joe McManners website
*
Joseph McManners' MySpace
{{DEFAULTSORT:McManners, Joseph Alumni of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Boy sopranos English child singers English male child actors English male television actors English male singers English male musical theatre actors People from Canterbury 1992 births Living people People educated at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys Musicians from Kent Male actors from Kent