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Ripon teenager Will Renton features on Channel 4's The Piano
Overview
Seventeen-year-old Will Renton from Ripon performed a jazzy tune on an upright piano at Manchester Piccadilly Station for Channel 4's show The Piano, earning praise from host Claudia Winkleman. Despite a busy schedule involving school, volunteering, part-time work as a milkman, and supporting his sister, Will pursues his passion for music and successfully balanced his audition with performing in his school's production of Oliver on the same day.
Key points
- Seventeen-year-old Will Renton from Ripon performed on Channel 4's The Piano at Manchester Piccadilly Station.
- Show host Claudia Winkleman praised Will's performance and joked about his hectic schedule, telling his dad to 'be more William'.
- Will has played the piano since he was six years old and also plays the guitar, French horn, and percussion.
- Outside of music, Will juggles schoolwork, Scouting, a part-time job as a milkman, and caring for his sister Ellie.
- Will was invited to audition after winning an Unsung Hero prize at the Yorkshire Young Achievers Awards.