Tom Ball (born 1998) is an English singer who rose to fame after competing in the
2022 series of ''
Britain's Got Talent'' and ''
America's Got Talent: All Stars''.
Early life
Ball worked as a secondary school teacher in
Burgess Hill
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,
West Sussex.
Career
''Got Talent'' shows
On 17 April 2022, Ball auditioned for the
2022 series of ''
Britain's Got Talent'' in front of judges
Simon Cowell,
Amanda Holden,
David Walliams and
Alesha Dixon.
His rendition of
Sam Smith's song "
Writing's on the Wall" received standing ovation from the crowd and the judges. In the third semi-final on 1 June 2022, he sang
Conchita Wurst's "
Rise Like a Phoenix". He progressed to the final on 6 June, where he sang
Tom Jones
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's version of "
I (Who Have Nothing)" and finished in third place.
He then competed in the newly premiered ''
America's Got Talent: All Stars.'' On the episode aired on 30 January 2023, he auditioned with
Simon & Garfunkel
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's "
The Sound of Silence." His performance won a Group Golden Buzzer from Cowell, fellow judges
Howie Mandel
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and
Heidi Klum
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, and show host
Terry Crews, which secured his place in the final. On 20 February, his rendition of
Radiohead
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's "
Creep
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Art ...
" won standing ovation from the audience. On the finale aired on 27 February he performed
Queen's "
Who Wants to Live Forever" accompanied by the Voices of Hope Children's Choir. However, he failed to become the final five and was eliminated.
In April 2023, he appeared on ''
Got Talent España
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: All-Stars''. In 2023, he was also revealed as the voice of Noodle the Cat on the
2023 series of ''Britain's Got Talent''.
Debut
In June 2023, Ball was signed by independent label Westway Music, with his debut album ''Curtain Call'' announced to be released in March 2024.
Personal life
Ball met Hannah Burtenshaw, a paediatric nurse, through online dating in 2017. They got engaged in December 2019 and married in October 2022.
References
External links
*
Tom Ball's Rising Stars*
Living people
1998 births
People from West Sussex
English singers
English male singers
21st-century English male singers
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