Chris Barton (born 21 March 1987 in Liverpool, England) is an English
actor and singer who appeared in the BBC talent show Any Dream Will Do
and went on to appear in musical theatre productions in the West End
and across the UK.Barton trained at The Hammond School in Chester, a
specialist dance school where he was given a scholarship to attend for
five years. It was full-time and he also boarded at the school. He
trained in ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary dance, singing and drama.
Barton furthered his training at the Liverpool Theatre School, from
which he graduated in 2007, gaining a National Diploma in musical
theatre.In Barton's third year of college, in 2007, he successfully
auditioned for the BBC reality television talent show Any Dream Will
Do, where he worked closely with Andrew Lloyd Webber. The show was
hosted by Graham Norton and was the second West End talent show to be
produced by the BBC and Lloyd Webber. Barton was selected from
thousands of auditionees and was invited to attend "Joseph School"
where, after surviving further auditions and elimination rounds, he
reached the final 12, singing live on television every Saturday night.
One of the judges, Denise Van Outen, commented at Barton's early
audition, that when he performed, the "hairs on her arms stood on
end". Another judge, Zoe Tyler's, reaction to his audition was "Wow!".
actor and singer who appeared in the BBC talent show Any Dream Will Do
and went on to appear in musical theatre productions in the West End
and across the UK.Barton trained at The Hammond School in Chester, a
specialist dance school where he was given a scholarship to attend for
five years. It was full-time and he also boarded at the school. He
trained in ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary dance, singing and drama.
Barton furthered his training at the Liverpool Theatre School, from
which he graduated in 2007, gaining a National Diploma in musical
theatre.In Barton's third year of college, in 2007, he successfully
auditioned for the BBC reality television talent show Any Dream Will
Do, where he worked closely with Andrew Lloyd Webber. The show was
hosted by Graham Norton and was the second West End talent show to be
produced by the BBC and Lloyd Webber. Barton was selected from
thousands of auditionees and was invited to attend "Joseph School"
where, after surviving further auditions and elimination rounds, he
reached the final 12, singing live on television every Saturday night.
One of the judges, Denise Van Outen, commented at Barton's early
audition, that when he performed, the "hairs on her arms stood on
end". Another judge, Zoe Tyler's, reaction to his audition was "Wow!".
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