{"id":6970,"date":"2014-05-03T14:22:16","date_gmt":"2014-05-03T13:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/?p=6970"},"modified":"2014-05-03T14:22:16","modified_gmt":"2014-05-03T13:22:16","slug":"10-year-old-pianist-curtis-elton-makes-his-return-to-britains-got-talent-2014-auditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/6970\/10-year-old-pianist-curtis-elton-makes-his-return-to-britains-got-talent-2014-auditions\/","title":{"rendered":"10-year old pianist Curtis Elton makes his return to Britain\u2019s Got Talent 2014 auditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Curtis Elton, a gifted young pianist, made a return to Britain\u2019s Got Talent after failing to get through to the live shows in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Curtis, who lives in north London and has released an album called On Daydreams featuring Mozart and Bach performances, learned to play  the piano at the age of four.<\/p>\n<p>He passed his Grade 8 music exam in piano at the age of eight, surprising both his parents and teachers.<\/p>\n<p>However, at the age of nine he went one step better &#8211; by becoming the youngest person in the world to receive a degree-equivalent diploma.<\/p>\n<p>The youngster gained an ATCL diploma &#8211; equivalent to a first-year degree &#8211; for his piano playing skills. But now he faces his toughest test of all, to win Britain\u2019s Got Talent 2014.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2014\/05\/Curtis-Elton-BGT.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2014\/05\/Curtis-Elton-BGT.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Curtis Elton BGT\" width=\"570\" height=\"353\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6971\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2014\/05\/Curtis-Elton-BGT.png 570w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2014\/05\/Curtis-Elton-BGT-300x185.png 300w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2014\/05\/Curtis-Elton-BGT-565x350.png 565w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* auditions 300x250, created 9\/6\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"7469702309\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0xiXSpbA7NM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/6970\/10-year-old-pianist-curtis-elton-makes-his-return-to-britains-got-talent-2014-auditions\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 1805371;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curtis Elton, a gifted young pianist, made a return to Britain\u2019s Got Talent after failing to get through to the live shows in 2011. 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