If you were a fan of Britain’s Got Talent, you must have remembered Jonathan Antonie, the 2012 participant of Britain’s Got Talent.

Now, the net worth of this classically trained musician is around $1 million. Among the popular hip-hoppers and rappers around the world, this young guy from Britain has won hearts with his classical genre of singing.

Early Life

Jonathan Antonie, the classically trained English tentor was born on 13th January, 1995 in Essex, United Kingdom. It is quite strange that how Antonie got his musical talent as his father, John is a police inspector and his mother, Tracy is a housewife. Even there is no one in his family who is connected to music.

He went to West Hatch High School in Chigwell where his musical talent was first noticed at his age of 11. It was his school where he met two most influential people of his life who helped him to get along in his musical career from childhood. He has always given credit to his singing coach, Jenny Ewington and the head of music of his school, Ginette Brown.

In interviews, he has mentioned of Ewington who guided him during his age of 13 when his voice start breaking. She encouraged him to sing challenging numbers, like Bring Him Home from Les Miserable.

His talent was noticed soon while at the age of 14, he auditioned for four important music conservations in London and got accepted by each of them. He preferred the Royal Academy of Music where he was under the guidance of Sara Reynolds, highly regarded singing teacher. This time, he also found his interest in guitar. The compilation of singing and playing music has made him today’s star.

Career

It was year 2010, when he got the most important break in his life. This was the first time he got international fame by giving music for the movie Les Miserable. Then he also performed at The Royal Festival Hall where he was a participant of ‘Youth Makes Music Event in 2011.

Finally, in 2012, he got his biggest break and that is his decision to take part in the Britain’s Got Talent. He and his partner, Charlotte sent a music video to the sixth season of this famous talent hunt show.

Once they got quite success in the show, they signed a contract with the owner of Syco Record studio. The net worth was $1 million and later it was swapped to Sony Music. Jonathan and Charlotte recorded their first album, Together, for Syco and soon it secured no.5 place on the British Charts.

After duo performance for 2 long years, Jonathan and Charlotte decided to split up when both of them were getting separate contract from Syco records and Sony music.

Talent can’t keep hidden and that happens to Antonie. The solo career of Jonathan took the pace in America when in 2014; he performed at the Muhammed Ali Celebrity Fight Night in Arizona.

Performing there was really a great opportunity as the music director was David Foster who has worked with great personalities, like, Michael Jackson, Josh Grobin and Celine Dion. It was really a great achievement for Jonathan Antonie when he got standing ovation from the Academy-Award winners, professional athletes and Grammy Award winners.

Later, he was invited by David Foster to be a part of the Global Musical Conferences at Milken Institute, California. His performance led the audience to go dumbstruck and then he moved to Orlando, Florida where he performed along with Ne-Yo, Sting and Adam Levine of Maroon 5.

Personal Life

The fans of Jonathan Antonie are eager to know whether he is in any relationship or not. Yes, he has found love in his Canadian girlfriend, Michelle Doucet. He has said in an interview that she is the inspiration behind his latest album, Believe.

The love birds first met through web chat service and they are getting closer day by day. This 22 year old talent has long way to go and he is winning hearts with his voice.

Quick Summary

Full Name: Jonathan Antonie

Date: January 13, 1995

Birthplace: Essex, United Kingdom

Age: 22 years

Profession: Singer and Musician

Net Worth: $1 million