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Ghosh lives in [[Penge]], south east [[London]] with mother Patricia, 59, and dad Surjit, 69 and works for his father's engineering firm as an admin assistant.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/04/28/britain-s-got-talent-exclusive-dj-talent-takes-the-mirror-out-on-a-date-video-115875-21313892/ |title=Britain's Got Talent exclusive: DJ Talent takes The Mirror out on a date - video |first=Melissa |last=Thompson |date=28 April 2009}}</ref> |
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In late 2008, as a direct result of the [[Financial crisis of 2007–2009|credit crunch]] and its associated economic downturn, Talent attempted to raise cash by selling off his 28 gold teeth for £14,000, although ultimately this was never seen through.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/whereilive/southeast/bromley/3946924.Credit_crunch_could_force_Beckenham_DJ_into_gold_tooth_sale/ |title=Credit crunch could force Beckenham DJ into gold tooth sale |publisher=This is Local London|first=Scott |last=Mullins |date=3 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7777532.stm |title=Downturn forces DJ to sell teeth |publisher=BBC News |date=11 December 2008}}</ref> His former girlfriend, Fawne Cox, took out a [[restraining order]] against him after he sent her threatening text messages and posted naked photos of her to her workplace.<ref>{{cite web|last=Flynn |first=Brian |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/2408107/BGTs-DJ-Talent-Ill-get-you-shot.html |title=BGT's DJ Talent: "I'll get you shot" | The Sun |Showbiz|TV |publisher=The Sun |date=2009-05-02 |accessdate=2009-06-01}}</ref> |
In late 2008, as a direct result of the [[Financial crisis of 2007–2009|credit crunch]] and its associated economic downturn, Talent attempted to raise cash by selling off his 28 gold teeth for £14,000, although ultimately this was never seen through.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/whereilive/southeast/bromley/3946924.Credit_crunch_could_force_Beckenham_DJ_into_gold_tooth_sale/ |title=Credit crunch could force Beckenham DJ into gold tooth sale |publisher=This is Local London|first=Scott |last=Mullins |date=3 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7777532.stm |title=Downturn forces DJ to sell teeth |publisher=BBC News |date=11 December 2008}}</ref> His former girlfriend, Fawne Cox, took out a [[restraining order]] against him after he sent her threatening text messages and posted naked photos of her to her workplace.<ref>{{cite web|last=Flynn |first=Brian |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/2408107/BGTs-DJ-Talent-Ill-get-you-shot.html |title=BGT's DJ Talent: "I'll get you shot" | The Sun |Showbiz|TV |publisher=The Sun |date=2009-05-02 |accessdate=2009-06-01}}</ref> |
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DJ Talent (real name Anthony Ghosh) (born 1978) is a part time DJ most widely known for his appearance as a semi-finalist on third series of the ITV1 television show Britain's Got Talent.
Talent is noted for the excessive amount of bling that he wears, which includes several gold chains and rings (one infused with a blue stone), and a full set of gold teeth costing £7000 in total. He first drew press attention in 2006 after being a repeated victim of armed muggings.[1][2]
Prior to his appearance on Britain's Got Talent, he has appeared on TV programmes including Homemade on T4 where he appeared with celebrity blogger and TV presenter Mark Boardman , The Jeremy Kyle Show, Vanessa's Real Lives, Ann Widdecombe Versus The Diet Industry [3] and The Friday Night Project where he performed a rap for guest host Kanye West, as well as appearing on "Best Guest Week" on the Scott Mills Show for Radio 1. He is currently appearing in the marketing campaign for UK Bingo website, BOGOF Bingo.[4] He also appeared on the celebrity special of Four Weddings
Personal life
Ghosh lives in Penge, south east London with mother Patricia, 59, and dad Surjit, 69 and works for his father's engineering firm as an admin assistant.[5]
In late 2008, as a direct result of the credit crunch and its associated economic downturn, Talent attempted to raise cash by selling off his 28 gold teeth for £14,000, although ultimately this was never seen through.[6][7] His former girlfriend, Fawne Cox, took out a restraining order against him after he sent her threatening text messages and posted naked photos of her to her workplace.[8]
Britain's Got Talent
His act as part of Britain's Got Talent for the auditions stage solely consisted of a one verse rap. The lyrics are as follows:
- I say Britain
- You say talent
- Britain's got talent!
- It's the DJ Talent!
Despite apparent criticism, and receiving four buzzes from the judging panel, albeit one operated incorrectly after Kelly Brook pressed Piers Morgan's buzzer (although she claimed that it wasn't DJ Talent, but Piers's dancing), Talent made it past the opening stage to the semi-finals. After performing and being put through, Talent proceeded to invite judge Kelly Brook out to dinner, which was accepted on her behalf by Simon Cowell.
During his semi-final performance, Talent created variations on his original chorus. This involved using the original chorus, but replacing "Britain" in line one, with "Simon", "Piers" and "Amanda", and replacing "talent" in line two with "Cowell", "Morgan" and "Holden" respectively. It was later alleged the rap was plagiarised from MC Sparky D.[9]
His debut single was released on 28 of September 2009.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Wheeler, Virginia (27 October 2006). "Mugged 3 times for gold teeth". The Sun.
- ^ "DJ's £10,000 teeth become target for gold digging robbers". The Daily Mail. 27 October 2006.
- ^ "Bad boy DJ hails Ann Widdecombe". South London Press. 10 October 2008.
- ^ "DJ Talent at BOGOF Bingo". 3rd August 2009.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Thompson, Melissa (28 April 2009). "Britain's Got Talent exclusive: DJ Talent takes The Mirror out on a date - video".
- ^ Mullins, Scott (3 December 2008). "Credit crunch could force Beckenham DJ into gold tooth sale". This is Local London.
- ^ "Downturn forces DJ to sell teeth". BBC News. 11 December 2008.
- ^ Flynn, Brian (2009-05-02). "BGT's DJ Talent: "I'll get you shot" | The Sun |Showbiz|TV". The Sun. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ Flynn, Brian (22 May 2009). "DJ Talent 'nicked my rap'". The Sun.
