WITH the final of Britain’s Got Talent taking place tomorrow, Sunday, you may be wondering who Aneeshwar Kunchala is – a finalist from Warrington.
Referred to as a ‘mini David Attenborough’, Aneeshwar was given four yesses during his first audition which aired on April 16.
The seven-year-old auditioned for the talent show following a visit from David Walliams while he was at school at St Philip Westbrook CE Primary School.
David had spotted Aneeshwar’s nature-inspired videos and visited the youngster and his classmates undercover in a panda costume to ask him to audition for the show.
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But you may be wondering where Aneeshwar’s love of nature and the environment came from.
He first fell in love with the planet when he was in reception at school.
Previously speaking to the Warrington Guardian, Aneeshwar said: “I started to like nature when I was about four or five.
“My teacher in reception showed me a picture of a dead whale who died from plastic and then I told it to my parents even though she said keep it a secret.
“And then we thought of making some short videos too.
“I started to do all of these documentaries and the first one was about snails and then I went on to the magnificent tigers at Chester Zoo and I even fed one! It was so good.”
And the many accolades to Aneeshwar's name demonstrate his passion and ambition.
On top of receiving the Global Child Prodigy Award and being named as SES Young Scientific Explorer 2021, Aneeshwar received recognition from the Prime Minster when he was named Young Conservation Climate Leader.
For Aneeshwar’s live semi-final performance yesterday evening, he read a powerful poem about conservation and how humans can help to save the planet and animals.
His moving performance was described as ‘pure, utter magic’ by judge Simon Cowell.
While David Walliams told him: "You put it over so beautifully, so simply that everyone has to take notice.
"Now, you know Sir David Attenborough may one day pass the baton on to you."
Aneeshwar made the final spot in the final after being voted through by judges David Walliams, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden.
Now for the final, the youngster has plans for an ‘upgraded’ version of the poem he performed in his first audition.
His performance will coincide with World Environment Day 2022.
You can watch the final from 7.30pm tomorrow evening, Sunday, on ITV.
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