Late Late Toy Show will see Galway boy’s dream come true

 It’s one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the television year for children of all ages – and this Friday’s Late Late Toy Show may also be the biggest night in one young Galway boy’s life.

 Thousands of the country’s most talented children dream of showing off their talents on the show, but for David Kennedy, from Eyrecourt, that dream is becoming reality.

David is twelve years old and has been singing most of his life. His angelic voice has caught the attention of the right people and he will be singing ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ on the Toy Show tomorrow night, much to the pride of his family.

“But whether he’s on the Toy Show or not, I’ll always be proud of him,” his father Philip said.

David has always wanted to sing and, along with his two sisters, 15-year-old Evelyn and 13-year-old Juliet, has always been very musical. According to Mr Kennedy, it was David’s mother who brought out the musicians within her children.

“She got cancer in 2006 and always saw music as a sort of therapy, so she got them playing musical instruments,” he explained.

The children started learning the viola when they were young, and their natural talents grew from there.

David, like his sisters, started on the viola, but he always wanted to sing and last year opera singer, Emily Alexander, started to train David, helping him to perfect his already angelic voice, and preparing him for the Ballinasloe CU Factor, in which he came third.

After browsing the internet one day, David saw that the Toy Show was looking for entries.

“So he got himself a DVD and sent it in. They loved it and he went for an audition and they rang me up the following week to say he’d got it. He was absolutely elated. He was really delighted,” Mr Kennedy explained.

“He has something special and I can’t believe the whole country is going to hear it. It’s such a special feeling.”

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