Damien
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Damien
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Exclusive exit interview
Damien talks about his Eurovision journey
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Damien is voted out
Damien is the first act to be voted out of the competition
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First live show performance
Damien performs 'How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?' by Michael Bolton
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Final audition
Damien performs 'Who Wants To Live Forever' by Queen
Likes
Spending time with his daughter Scarlett.
Dislikes
Traffic wardens and rudeness.
Top talent
Damien is a singer and musician from London. He describes his status as "happily" single and as a doting father to his only daughter, Scarlett, who is 3 in January.
Damien got his first professional job aged twelve, as one of the Von Trapp children in The Sound of Music at the Connaught Theatre, Worthing. He stayed with the same theatre and appeared in Oliver! and The King and I. After A Levels, Damien went to Middlesex University to study Performing Arts.
Where've you seen him before?
He's currently a resident singer at Ruby Blues in Leicester Square and Players in Charing Cross, London.
This year he has also been a backing vocalist for Tom Jones appearing on Later... With Jools Holland, Strictly Come Dancing and ITV1's Here Come The Boys.
In his own words: "I'm very excited about Andrew Lloyd Webber's involvement in the show." Damien also thinks that "the competition will be more more credible now that Andrew Lloyd Webber is writing the song."
Damien trivia
Damien is half Irish and one of three children.
Damien's mother was a tennis coach, and his father was a professional footballer, playing for Brighton and Hove Albion. He had also previously played for Coventry (under Jimmy Hill) and Ireland U21s. Damien is also a keen footballer, and still plays at Centre Forward for a Sunday League team based in High Wycombe.
Damien used to live with Celebrity Hair Stylist, Nicky Clarke.
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