A TEENAGE Britain’s Got Talent star has been killed in a horrific early hours car crash just weeks after his dad passed away.
Oran McConville, 18, sustained fatal injuries after the car he was travelling in crashed near Hilltown, County Down, on Saturday morning.
Oran McConville, 18, has died after sustaining fatal injuries in a car crash on Saturday[/caption]
Oran featured on the 2017 series of Britain’s Got Talent as part of his school choir[/caption]
Their performance wooed judges, helping them reach the semi-finals of the talent show[/caption]
He had found fame as a child when his school choir took part in the 2017 series of the ITV talent show.
His family were already recovering from the tragic loss of his dad Paddy on February 21, just weeks before Oran’s sudden death.
The singer’s “happy, intelligent” 11-year-old sister Rachael was also killed in a tragic road accident after being knocked down by Volkswagen people carrier in April, 2009.
Speaking at his Requiem Mass, in Drumgath, County Down, parish priest Fr Charles Byrne said: “Oran’s tragic death early on Saturday morning has brought devastating shock and grief to his family, to his friends, to our local community here and the wider community around it.
“As we all know, just six weeks ago we were here for Oran’s father Paddy and 16 years ago you had the death of young Rachael.
“At this time we are all lost for words. Words are woefully inadequate to express the pain and the sorrow in our hearts that we have for you.”
Oran’s appearance on Britain’s Got Talent saw his choir from St Patrick’s Primary School in County Down, Northern Ireland, reach the semi-finals.
When the choir performed Somewhere Only We Know by Keane during their audition, Simon Cowell praised them, saying: “You are having a good time, and that is the most important thing.
“That was a great audition.”
Oran had also been a member of Drumgath GAA Club, which described the teenager as “a bright light in our community”.
The club said: “Órán’s contribution to Drumgath GAC on the field was nothing short of outstanding.
“A talented and dedicated footballer, he wore the jersey with immense pride.”
Colleagues at a petrol station, where Oran’s mum works, said the teenager was “full of talent, kindness, and an infectious positivity”.
The teenager had featured in Britain’s Got Talent as part of his school choir in 2017[/caption]