{"id":5746,"date":"2013-04-20T21:16:44","date_gmt":"2013-04-20T20:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/?p=5746"},"modified":"2013-04-20T21:16:44","modified_gmt":"2013-04-20T20:16:44","slug":"jordan-okeefe-impressed-with-one-directions-little-things-on-britains-got-talent-audition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/5746\/jordan-okeefe-impressed-with-one-directions-little-things-on-britains-got-talent-audition\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan O\u2019Keefe impressed with One Direction\u2019s \u201cLittle Things\u201d on Britain\u2019s Got Talent audition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>18 year-old Jordan O\u2019Keefe impressed the judges with his rendition of the One Direction song \u201cLittle Things\u201d at his Britain\u2019s Got Talent audition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2013\/04\/jordanokeefe-britainsgottalent.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2013\/04\/jordanokeefe-britainsgottalent.png\" alt=\"jordan okeefe britains got talent\" title=\"jordan okeefe britains got talent\" width=\"438\" height=\"362\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5750\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2013\/04\/jordanokeefe-britainsgottalent.png 438w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2013\/04\/jordanokeefe-britainsgottalent-300x247.png 300w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2013\/04\/jordanokeefe-britainsgottalent-423x350.png 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before his performance, the student from Northern Ireland said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went to college to do music and my dad changed the course to business on me but I am here to do music. I was raging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When presenters Ant and Dec asked if he had fought with his dad about the college issues, he admitted:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh massively. I really, really love my dad but he wants me to have a backup plan. It\u2019s understandable but I am here today to prove him wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am taking part in Britain\u2019s Got Talent because I want to do something with my life, I want to become a singer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been singing and playing guitar for three or four years in restaurants and bars. I would love to go back to my dad and say \u2018I got four yeses.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jordan went on to wow the judges with his performance. Simon Cowell called it \u2018very clever\u2019 and inventive.<\/p>\n<p>He praised O\u2019Keefe as a \u2018great performer\u2019 and added:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI predict very, very good things for you going forward. 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