Yamin Choudury, Artistic Director at Hackney Empire said: “Alter Ego has provided an incredible platform for a whole generation of performers from East London over the past 8 years. The panel included Sudesh Patel, Programme Manager at Sky VIP Aidan Glennon, Artist Manager Eboni Lamine, Editor in Chief at PRDN Ebi Sampson, Publicist at Atlantic Records and Taf Makopa, Managing Director at Wall Of Comedy.Īlongside performances by some of Hackney’s talented young people, the event featured guest appearances from top artists including Hussain Manawer, Ard Adz, Yung Fume, Belly Squad, Sona Rele and Ms Banks. Augustine said: “It’s awesome to be one of the winners tonight, anyone who wants to perform needs to get involved and no matter how hard it gets, keep going, never stop chasing your dreams.”Īngelina was selected through a 50/50 combination of audience online votes and judge votes. In third place were Muniboyz, made up of three performers, Augustine, 17, Dennis, 16 and Jalen, 17 who drew large cheers from the audience. Second runner up was beat poet, Blessing, 17 who said: “I am so happy to see us all prosper and do well, I am really proud of everyone who has performed tonight, I am proud to get out there and demonstrate my message.”
The event launched the Council’s youth arts festival, Discover Young Hackney, one of the biggest of its kind in the UK.Īngelina wowed the audience singing original music and playing guitar, she said: “I feel ecstatic about winning, I feel like my dreams are coming true, I hope more people feel inspired to perform, life is too short and you need to dream big and set out to achieve what you want in life.” Nine acts performed in the final of East London’s number one talent showcase, hosted by Nush Cope and Yomi Sontan, better known as Yoms, with music by Ice Cream LDN Founder DJ Semo.
"The full name is Alex Armanto J-Min.Angelia front with other contestants backstageġ8 year old singer and songwriter Angelina was crowned the winner of Alter Ego 2019 in front of a crowd of nearly 1,000 audience members of all ages, at the iconic Hackney Empire on Friday 10 May. I'm of the House of Alex except my name isn't Alex," Jimin told him, before pulling a James Bond. Seeing Jimin preparing for the shoot, J-Hope asked him for his name. Now, in BTS' latest BangtanTV clip, Jimin explained exactly how he was able to pull the photo shoot off. ARMYs will remember these photos gave off Kingsman vibes, as the members all wore dapper outfits similar to the ones the characters wear in the movies.ĪRMYs couldn't get over the members' intense stares and overall confident auras when the photo shoot first came out on Feb. On March 12, Big Hit Entertainment uploaded a video of Jimin, Jungkook, and J-Hope - known together as "3J" - taking pictures for the group's third set of concept photos.
21, the group let fans inside the behind-the-scenes process of the album by sharing a variety of YouTube videos, like dance practices, a commentary film, and the making of their "ON" and "Black Swan" music videos. Jimin's other persona came out while taking photos for BTS' Map of the Soul: 7 album, and the best part is, he even made a detailed backstory explaining who Alex Armanto really is.įollowing the release of MOTS:7 on Feb. Sure, Jimin is already all of those things, but Alex Armanto J-Min is seemingly. Apparently, BTS' Jimin's alter ego is named Alex Armanto J-Min, who is this super suave, charming, and sophisticated guy. If you ever wonder how BTS gets in the zone for their photo shoots, there's an easy answer: they create alter egos.