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Will.i.am. helps UK school choir after BBC debut

June 6, 2012 by Richard Allen Roe Leave a Comment

By Ruth McKee
 
ENFIELD, UK — A SCHOOL choir has been catapulted into the limelight after performing live on prime time BBC series The Voice.   And its young members are now hoping for chart success after recording a single with one of the reality show’s semi-finalists. 

The choir from Oasis Academy Hadley are the protégées of The Voice hopeful Jaz Ellington.  And on Saturday night they shared the limelight with their teacher as he sang The Beatles’ classic Let It Be. After the performance the choir master said the schoolchildren’s performance was “amazing”. 

He said: “I’m proud of them. It was an honour to sing with them on stage. They were all on point.” 

Despite the choir’s best efforts, the gospel coach was booted off the show after losing out in a public vote to Amy Winehouse’s chum Tyler James.   However, they quickly overcame any disappointment after heading to a secret recording studio in the heart of London with The Voice judge Will.i.am. 

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