Maxwell Thorpe: Where has Sheffield's Britain's Got Talent finalist busked, and who has he worked with?
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After 10 years busking on the streets of South Yorkshire, Maxwell Thorpe rode a wave of public support into the final round of Britain’s Got Talent on Monday, May 30.
The 32-year-old was showered with the most audience votes for his goosebump-inducing rendition of Nelle Tue Mani (Now We Are Free) from the Gladiator soundtrack.
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So how did Maxwell come to be standing on the Britain’s Got Talent’s stage?
Where does Maxwell Thorpe go busking in South Yorkshire?
Maxwell Thorpe is a classically trained operatic singer who began singing lessons when he was 14.
His clarinet teacher noticed his talent when he was made to sing back notes played on a piano during his grade exam.
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Hide AdHe is a baritone who can sing in Italian – although, as he admitted on Good Morning Britain, he doesn’t always know what the words mean.
Some of his crowd pleasers include Bring Him Home from Les Miserables, Time To Say Goodbye and Pavarotti’s Nessun Dorma.
He has been busking on the streets of South Yorkshire and the surrounding area for nine years. He started in the summer of 2012 at the market in Bakewell on Mondays, Tuesdays and weekends.