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When we first saw this clip of Britainâs Got Talent contestant Ronan Parke, we thought it was LaRoux singer Elly Jackson with a new hairdo. You canât really fault us: The little bugger is all of 12 years old.
Maybe itâs Parkeâs Justin-Bieber-meets-Jimmy-Osmond face, but thereâs something unsettling about a kid this young being made over into a emo tween dream and singing, âI got a reason youâre who should take me home tonight.â Or maybe weâre just uptight old queens.
Then again, Parke already has a whiff of scandal about him:
Earlier this summer, rumors began circulating that Simon Cowell (who produces the show) had been secretly coaching the kid over the last two years. In case you canât do the math, that would mean Simon was trolling the playground when Ronan was 9 or 10. A police investigation was started (donât you wish the cops would investigate every nasty thing posted about you?) and the source of the rumor was a 52-year-old blogger.
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damendo
Kids got a great voice, just wondering how is it gonna change here in a year or so.
Adam
@damendo: Thats how I always feel when people promote pre-pubescent male singers – the epitome of counting eggs before they hatch.
Fitz
I think it’s vulgar to have a child singing this material.
Marti
Hey! You kicked us out of the parades, and your organizations – we were somehow “bad”!
Now you’re butting in on one of our favorites?
Shame! Shame!Shame on you all!
You’ve got your hairy old men. Leave our angels alone!!!
He’s ours! ALL ours!
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Ian
First saw the headline and thought — oh god, another youtube “sensation.” But the kid has a pretty good voice. Good luck to him.
David Gervais
I like his voice. Listen to his voice without the video, do not judge him by his (temporary) appearance.
I think he’d be great at some country songs as well.
TommyOC
Please tell me this little boy isn’t wearing jeggings.
Zack
wonderful voice, but i am a uptight old queen when a 12 year old sings about being taken home tonight. They could have changed that line.
The Artist
Kids got talent! And the song is just a song. Maybe he can do a rendition of Darling Nikki. đ PEACELUVNBWILDYALL!
Pip
omg so gross. i’m sick of 7 year olds like singing about like sex and their intense magical forlorn romances. that kid needs to spend more money on pop rocks and video games and way less money on his fuckin hair cuts.
sam
@Pip: You realise this song is about death, not sex, right?
Vevar
verification to those who think it’s disgusting he’s singing this song…. gaga wrote this about her grandfather passing away .. the edge of glory refers to time just before death … so umm as usual stop judging gaga and this little boy without getting your facts straight
slvr
Greets to ‘No. 4’
Yes, you are just uptight old queens.. Ronan wasn’t ‘made into’ anything.. this is how he naturally is. You guys (and queens) haven’t seen the half of him in this post, he’s as camp as they come. Hardly a toddler.
http://www.youtube.com/user/RonanParkeOfficial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hypKJx4GM0o
http://www.facebook.com/RonanParkeMusic
http://www.facebook.com/RonanParkeMusic?sk=photos
http://www.facebook.com/RonanParkeMusic?sk=photos#!/video/?id=199859116718008
http://twitter.com/#!/RonanParke