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, England. He won reality show ''

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'' in 2017 playing

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's " Clair de lune", which turned into

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's "

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" in semi-final 3; and in the final,

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's '' Interstellar'' theme soundtrack and

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". After winning ''Britain's Got Talent'' in 2017, Myers released many of his independent compositions and became a major internet sensation. In October 2017, he announced his debut single, "Bloodstream", along with his debut album '' Our Generation''. The single is a studio rendition of his audition performance on ''Britain's Got Talent''.

Early life

Torville Jones was born on 6 April 1984, and is of West Indian and British descent. Growing up, he saw his headmaster, Philip Lawrence, stabbed to death outside the gates of St George's Catholic School in north London. Myers was 11 at the time and was led to safety inside the building by his music teacher. He went on to study with a full scholarship at the

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Career

Myers has previously supported

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and

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when he toured with producer

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's band

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. Myers also supported

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on her 2016 European Tour. He used

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and a sample pad as part of his performances, fusing classical roots with dance and pop genres. He was signed to a publishing deal with BMG. In June 2017, Myers featured in and co-produced a charity single of " Bridge over Troubled Water" to raise money for those impacted by the

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, which happened in

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on 14 June 2017. On 13 October 2017, he released his official debut single, entitled "Bloodstream", which is his studio rendition of his audition performance at ''Britain's Got Talent''. It was also announced as being the lead single from his debut album, entitled ''Our Generation'', which being released in November 2017. On 5 November 2017, Myers performed as a guest on ''

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'', performing "Angel", and he returned in the final, to duet with Kevin Davy White performing " Fastlove, Pt. 1" by

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. On 4 February 2019, Myers competed in '' America's Got Talent: The Champions''. The first time travelling to the US, his performance consisted of performing a medley of Claude Debussy's " Clair de lune" and Ed Sheeran's "

" on the piano and drums. He failed to make it to the final. He returned in the finale as a guest along with Voices of Hope Children's Choir, performing "All We Got" by

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. On 11 September 2019, Myers performed as a guest on ''

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'' along with

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, performing "Safe and Sound". English singer Grace Davies performed the vocals.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Remixes

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Myers, Tokio 1984 births Living people Britain's Got Talent winners British classical pianists British pop pianists Black British musicians British people of Barbadian descent British multi-instrumentalists Musicians from London Alumni of the Royal College of Music 21st-century pianists