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I remember coming in second in a singing competition when I was about 5. I was terrified and didn't win because I apparently looked miserable.

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• I remember coming in second in a singing competition when I was about 5. I was terrified and didn't win because I apparently looked miserable.

  

  Harry Hadden-Paton
  • Singing competition