Video - Ronan Parke Covers “What Makes You Beautiful” by One Direction

Looks like Sony Music finally threw in the towel and is letting videos of “Britain’s Got Talent” runner up Ronan Parke be seen in the United States.

Ronan, who came is second last year on the popular British singing competition show has been releasing videos in preparation of his upcoming new album.

Related: Ronan Parke covers Lady Gaga “Edge of Glory” – Video

His latest cover is by the white hot band “One Direction” - a British and Irish boy band consisting of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. They finished third during season 7 of The “X Factor”.

We are going to post the videos of both Ronan and “One Direction” so you can see how young Parke measures up in this music genre.



Now here is the “One Direction” version from their recently released music video for “What Makes You Beautiful”.



Hmm, we think Ronan might need a year or two to strengthen his vocals a little. But he’s still pretty good at what he does.

By the way, “One Direction” went on to sign a $2 million record deal with Simon Cowell’s production company after their appearance on X Factor.

Ronan also needs to come up with some original songs as so far everything he has done has been a cover of another artists hit single. People are going to want to hear original music if he is going to be successful in the music business.

But hey, at least Sony decided to finally let us see what Ronan is working on these days!

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Video - Ronan Parke Answers Twitter Questions From Fans – How Cute is This?

13-year-old British singer and up and coming musical artist Ronan Parke took some time yesterday to answer questions sent to him by his fans via Twitter.

For those of us in the United States it is a rare glimpse into the “Britain’s Got Talent” runner-up as most of his videos are blocked in the U.S. by Sony Music.

Company spokesmen have not made it clear yet as to why U.S. fans can’t watch most of Ronan’s YouTube or music videos but some do seem to sneak through.

Related: Sony blocks Ronan Park videos in the U.S.

At least the following videos have been made available for all to see and enjoy!





13-year-old Ronan's debut album, the self-titled “Ronan Parke” is due on 24th October 2011 and can be pre-ordered on Amazon.

Ronan lost on BGT to winner Jackie Evancho who has already released her first album “Dream With Me” that went gold in August 2011.

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Ronan Parke’s Music Blocked in the U.S. by Sony Music – Dumb Move Sony

Sony Music has always been on the cutting edge of protecting their content from copyright violations, but when does that protection cut into the promoting of their own artists?

Many of you have heard about the young singing sensation Ronan Parke who wowed audiences as he came in second place last year on Britain’s Got Talent.

But how much of his music have you listened to? How many videos of him have you watched?

If you live in the United States the answer is probably “Not Much”.

You see, Sony has blocked most of Ronan’s music from IP addresses originating in the United States.

Just visit Ronan’s Official YouTube Channel and you’re met with the cryptic message,

"Ronan Parke - Ronan Parke Sings: Make You Feel My Love.

The uploader has not made this video available in your country.”

Okay, for us in the United States it looks like there are only two possible videos to watch on his official YouTube channel.

Really?

Just read a few pages of the YouTube comments from Ronan’s adoring fans and you can see that they are not happy with Sony. Good marketing?

This week, Ronan released an acoustic cover version of Adele’s “Make You Feel My Love” on his Facebook page – that’s the song that got him to second place on Britain’s Got Talent.

But if you live in the United States and click on the link you get a message from Sony and Vevo saying,

“Sorry, this video is not available in your region”

And to add insult to injury just go the Britain’s Got Talent website and try to watch a Ronan Parke video and you get the message,

“This Video is not available in your location”

Okay Sony – listen up.

The whole idea of using the internet to promote your artists is to build a fan base and gain as wide an audience as possible.

When you filter out entire countries from listening to your new stars then you should not be surprised when we don’t buy their albums or merchandise.

Related: Ronan Parke covers Lady Gaga “Edge of Glory” - Video

There is nothing worse than visiting an artist’s official Facebook or YouTube page and not being able to view the content that they are trying to promote.

It makes Sony look a the big bad corporate music label more interested in making money off young artists than the interaction between the fans and their favorite musician.

Take a tip from Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Usher, Rihanna, Greyson Chance, Cody Simpson, and virtually every NON Sony artist - they provide access to a vast amount of their material and encourage the linking and embedding of their music and videos everywhere they can.

And guess what?

We buy their albums, t-shirts, calendars, lunch boxes, posters, perfumes, and concert tickets.

When fans can’t get the access to a new artist then they quickly move on and find another one.

And when you actively promote them in the social media and my inbox but then block me from watching the very video you are promoting – then you look like a big bad Ogre.

You come across as old grey haired men with a shirt and tie sitting in big offices sporting mahogany furniture drinking martinis and counting your money.

And when you ask a musician to post a new video on their official Facebook page and then restrict who can watch - it makes you look like a dick of a company.

If you don’t want fans in the United States to see any of Ronan’s work than fine – we won’t buy his albums.

But what we don’t understand is why you can’t give Parke the same level of exposure you have given another Sony artist – Jackie Evancho?

Her first album went gold in two months and she is already getting Grammy nods.

Related: Young Jackie Evancho Goes Gold! Takes the World by Storm

Anyway, enough ranting.

I guess we’ll just have to wait for Ronan’s first album to come out to know what his new musical journey is all about.

But then again, maybe we’ll just forget about him and move on to another artist – “Kings of Leon” really has me excited these days.

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Video - Ronan Parke Does Lady Gaga “Edge of Glory” – Preps for First Album

Not a lot of people in the United Sates know who Ronan Parke is.

He came in second place in the “Britain’s Got Talent” television show last year and, much like our own United States AGT runner-up Jackie Evancho, seems to be doing pretty well for himself.

Ronan, who was only 12-years-old when he competed on BGT, has already been signed to a record label and is preparing his first studio album.

But it has not been an easy ride for young Ronan.

During the Britain’s Got Talent competition he and Simon Cowell were accused of rigging the competition.

Parke was accused of training in secret for two years under the care of Simon – who was also accused of paying for his vocal couch and buying his cloths and sitting him with a fashion coach.

In fact, the day before the final show Cowell actually called the police to try and stop the rumors.

Watch Ronan Parke Talk about BGT Scandal


Ronan started singing when he was only three and has been taking singing lessons the last two years. After singing at a few birthday parties he decided to enter the BGT auditions.

He blew away the judges and audience, and was booked for the show and made it all the way to second place.

Watch Ronan Parke Sing on Britain's Got Talent


But now the show is over and Ronan has been in the studio after being signed by Simon Cowell’s record label.

He has also been performing live shows and has appeared at the Manchester Opera House, The True Loves Academy in London, The Edge Festival in Edinburgh, and at The Kazimier in Liverpool.

Not bad for the now 13-year-old.

His upcoming album will release on October 24, 2011 and will consist of remixes of popular cover songs.

In preparation for the new album release, Parke has been giving his fans a sneak peek at the various tracks.

One that caught our eye was an acoustic version of Lady Gaga’s “Edge of Glory”.

Watch Ronan Park Sing Lady Gaga’s Edge of Glory


He may not be the next Justin Bieber, Greyson Chance or Cody Simpson but this kid has talent.

Ronan says that music is in his blood and it is all he wants to do in life. His parents are behind him 100 percent and it seems he is off to a good start.

You can visit Ronan on his Facebook page and can pre-order his new album here on Amazon.

Go get ‘em kid.

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