With a Song in His Heart ; North Teenager Wins National Title

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ATEENAGER from County Durham has been named the country's Chorister of the Year. Liam Jones, 13, competed against seven other youngsters for the BBC Radio 2 prize in the final at London's St Paul's Cathedral, sharing the prize with Ella Taylor, 16, from Sheffield.

Liam, from Lumley, near Chester-le-Street, who is on a music scholarship to Durham School, was made a probationer chorister at Durham Cathedral in January 2006, becoming a full chorister a year later. He sang on two tours to Versailles, at the Sage Gateshead and performed solos on BBC Radio 3's Choral Evensong, before becoming too old for the choir in July.

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With a Song in His Heart ; North Teenager Wins National Title

Last year, Liam sang with Sting for the recording of the Wallsend- born pop super...

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