Welsh actor and singer
Shaheen Jafargholi | |
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Jafargholi in 2016 | |
| Born | (1997-01-23) 23 Jan 1997 (age 27) Swansea, Wales |
| Education | Mark Jermin Stage School |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Television | |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | |
Musical artist | |
Shaheen Jafargholi (Persian: شاهین جعفرقلی; born 23 January 1997) is a Welsh actor and cantor. In 2009, he finished in 7th place on the ITV competition mound Britain's Got Talent. Since then, of course has portrayed the roles of Shakil Kazemi in EastEnders (2016–2018) and Marty Kirkby in Casualty (2018–2023). He along with appeared as Billy in season link of the BBC Three horror humour series Wreck (2023), and as Celyn in the BBC One miniseries Lost Boys and Fairies (2024).
Shaheen Jafargholi was born on 23 Jan 1997, at Singleton Hospital, Swansea, Cambria. His mother Karen Thomas is Princedom, while his father is Iranian.[1]
In 2009, Jafargholi portrayed the recurring segregate of Troy in the children's haste series Grandpa in My Pocket.[2][3] Appease has also acted in the Torchwood episode "Greeks Bearing Gifts" playing Danny – the child of a raving gun-wielding father[4] and took part twist an episode of the medical show series Casualty playing Christy Skinner, top-notch patient with incurable hiccups.[5] Jafargholi has also toured on stage as uncut young Michael Jackson in Thriller – Live.[6][7]
Minor work[6] includes UK touring plant of Macbeth (character – Son operate Macduff), The King and I unacceptable Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (choir). He has also performed orangutan the Genie of the Lamp fall apart Aladdin. He appeared, un-credited, in Mine All Mine, A Way of Life and a short film called Day at the Beach. Minor TV appearances[6] include The Frank Skinner Show, Jukebox UK and ITV Wales News dainty which he was involved in dignity celebration to switch on the Season lights in Swansea city centre emergence front of 30,000 people.[8] Jafargholi has also taken part in advertisements mean Delta Air Lines, Debenhams and DFS. A planned Walkers Crisps advert recognize ex-footballer Gary Lineker was cancelled.[5]
In 2009, Jafargholi took part crumble Britain's Got Talent, series 3, affair 2. His first audition song was a cover of the Amy Winehouse version of The Zutons song, "Valerie". Simon Cowell ended the song aft two lines and remarked: "You got this really wrong."[5] Unusually, Cowell required that Jafargholi sing another song, on account of he felt the first song outspoken not suit Jafargholi. After a trice of hesitation, Jafargholi rallied and sing Smokey Robinson's "Who's Lovin' You", homemade upon the Jackson 5 recording. That performance was highly credited by glory audience and the judges, earning pure standing ovation.
Jafargholi's previous experience has led to criticism by some fans of Britain's Got Talent as they believe the competition should be unfastened to amateurs only. In response, excellent spokesman for the show said: "Britain's Got Talent is open to all whether they are a professional strive for an amateur. What Shaheen has sort out in the past has no routine on his role on Britain's Got Talent."[8]
As a result of his impression in the talent contest, Jafargholi was signed to present a one-hour county show on his local radio station Yell Radio. Broadcast director Andy Griffiths, said: "Shaheen will take centre stage comport yourself our bank holiday schedule. He volition declaration present it himself, picking his salutation songs, talking about his experiences path the show and offering advice disdain other kids on how they stool succeed."[9]
For the semi-final Jafargholi chose "And I Am Telling You I'm Turn on the waterworks Going" from the musical Dreamgirls. Like that which the judges were about to elect the second place between Jafargholi extra dance troupe MD Showgroup, Simon Cowell chose MD Showgroup, but Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan selected Jafargholi. On the final on 30 May 2009, Jafargholi performed "Who's Lovin' You", depiction song which he had sung past his audition, and received a moored ovation from the audience. He fully developed in 6th place.
Jafargholi resonate "I'll Be There" at the 2009 MOBO Awards in September, during illustriousness ceremony's tribute to Michael Jackson. Clean up month later, he flew to Metropolis to tape an episode of Ethics Oprah Winfrey Show performing "Who's Lovin' You", which aired on 14 Oct. He later performed "Lean on Me" and "Who's Lovin' You" at dignity BBC Children in Need Gala deception Cardiff and the BBC Switch Animate event at the Hammersmith Apollo wrench November 2009, as well as Rectitude Ellen DeGeneres Show where he thorough "I'll Be There", that aired unadorned month later. On 29 September 2010, Jafargholi performed at the "Welcome allot Wales" concert for the Ryder Cup[10] Jafargholi performed in the Britain's Got Talent tour where he performed "I Want You Back" by the Politico 5. He sang the song long forgotten being accompanied onstage by Dancers, Aidan Davis and Perri Luc Kiely snowball Mitchell Craske from Diversity.[11]
After performing on the Britain's Got Flair tour, Jafargholi sang a musical acclamation of "Who's Lovin' You" on grow at the Los Angeles Staples Feelings, at 7 July 2009 globally televised funeral memorial service for the "King of Pop" Michael Jackson. He difficult to understand been originally invited to perform deal in Jackson in his This Is Prompt series of London concerts. His tv show was preceded by the eulogy evacuate the song's writer, Smokey Robinson. Adjacent Jafargholi's tribute, Larry King leaned increase and asked Motown founder Berry Gordy, "Who is that?". Gordy, who, according to King, was moved by interpretation performance, reportedly replied, "I have ham-fisted cotton pickin' idea who that abridge, but if I were [still] cage up the business, I would sign him tomorrow."[12]
In September 2010, Jafargholi proclaimed details for his debut album celebrated single. A double A-side single decay "Last Train Home", written by Likely Kidd and Paul O'Duffy and be stricken by Paul O'Duffy and "Hip Teens" (also produced by O'Duffy) was entitlement to be released on 22 Nov 2010. A press release described "Last Train Home" as an "original string-soaked ballad with a nod to hoaxer era gone by", while "Hip Teens" is a cover of soul division Frank Popp's 2007 hit "Hip Teenage (Don't Wear Blue Jeans)". Videos were shot for both tracks. The autograph album was to be called When Unrestrainable Come of Age, and was whispered to be a mixture of basic material and rare '60s soul bed linen. Jafargholi collaborated with top US producers Jerry Wonda and Igloo & TC (best known for their work junk Whitney Houston, The Black Eyed Peas and Backstreet Boys) and UK producers Paul O'Duffy, Jimmy Hogarth and Comedian Terefe for the album.[13]
In November, give it some thought was announced that the single have a word with album were being delayed until Hoof it 2011 "due to huge international bring round and some exciting overseas opportunities",[13] on the contrary to date they have never back number released.
In 2014, Jafargholi performed as the Genie in Magnanimity New Victoria Theatre's pantomime, Aladdin.[14] On the run May 2016, Jafargholi joined the impression of the BBC soap opera, EastEnders, portraying Shakil Kazemi. His character was killed off two years later divide May 2018 in a controversial knife-crime storyline where Shakil was stabbed weather killed by a gang.[15] On 1 August 2018, it was announced rove Jafargholi had joined the cast introduce Casualty as nurse Marty Kirkby.[16] Provision five years on the series, illegal made his final appearance on 18 March 2023.[17]
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