Chris Barton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chris Barton
Occupation	Author
Date Of Birth	Mar 21, 1987(1987-03-21)
Age	37
Birthplace	United Kingdom
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Aries

Chris Barton Biography

Chris Barton is one of the most popular and richest Author who was born on March 21, 1987 in United Kingdom, United Kingdom.

In Barton’s third year of college, in 2007, he successfully auditioned for the BBC reality television talent show Any Dream Will Do, where he worked closely with Andrew Lloyd Webber. The show was hosted by Graham Norton and was the second West End talent show to be produced by the BBC and Lloyd Webber. Barton was selected from thousands of auditionees and was invited to attend “Joseph School” where, after surviving further auditions and elimination rounds, he reached the final 12, singing live on television every Saturday night. One of the judges, Denise Van Outen, commented at Barton’s early audition, that when he performed, the “hairs on her arms stood on end”. Another judge, Zoe Tyler’s, reaction to his audition was “Wow!”.

Barton trained at The Hammond School in Chester, a specialist dance school where he was given a scholarship to attend for five years. It was full-time and he also boarded at the school. He trained in ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary dance, singing and drama. Barton furthered his training at the Liverpool Theatre School, from which he graduated in 2007, gaining a National Diploma in musical theatre.

Chris Barton Net Worth

Chris Barton is one of the richest Author from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Barton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Chris Barton (born 21 March 1987 in Liverpool, England) is an English actor and singer who appeared in the BBC talent show Any Dream Will Do and went on to appear in musical theatre productions in the West End and across the UK.

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Who is Chris Barton Dating?

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Barton is currently filming a pilot for a major television broadcaster and was cast in the long running musical Starlight Express (written by Andrew Lloyd Webber) and was due to start rehearsals in February 2016.

Facts & Trivia

Chris Ranked on the list of most popular Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Chris Barton celebrates birthday on March 21 of every year.

Who is Chris Barton?

Chris Barton is an entrepreneur, speaker, co-founder and former Board Director of Shazam and an expert in mobile applications. Barton co- founded Shazam in London eighteen years ago and sold it to Apple in 2017 for a speculated $400 million.

Is Chris Barton married?

Chris and his wife, novelist Jennifer Ziegler , live in Austin, Texas, with their family.

Who invented Shazam?

Shazam, a smartphone app that gives you the name and artist behind the music playing around you, was founded in 1999 by Mukherjee, Chris Barton, Philip Inghelbrecht and Avery Wang. They wrote the audio analysis software that allowed the programme to identify any song – but the service was very different back then.

Who built Shazam?

Apple Inc. The original UK developer of the app, Shazam Entertainment Limited, was founded in 1999 by Chris Barton, Philip Inghelbrecht, Avery Wang, and Dhiraj Mukherjee. On September 24, 2018, the company was acquired by Apple for a reported $400 million.

Is Shazam Marvel or DC?

Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam (/ʃəˈzæm/), is a superhero appearing in American comic books originally published by Fawcett Comics and currently published by DC Comics. Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in 1939.