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A SEVERELY deaf schoolboy is aiming to prove he's got talent after tinkling the ivories during auditions for Simon Cowell's latest X-Factor style TV show.
And brave Greg Braim, 15, had to throw down his crutches in order to take part in the Manchester auditions of 'Britain's got talent' after suffering from muscle problems in his left leg.
The Hungerhill School pupil, who wears a digital hearing aid, amazingly hones his skills as a pianist by feeling the vibrations he gets from the keys.
And if Greg gets through the auditions the teenager would be in line for the competitions £100,000 top prize as well as having the chance to face the competition's judges, including David Hasslehoff, Piers Morgan and the king-of-mean himself Simon Cowell.
Mum Julie, of Thorpe Lane in Thorpe-in-Balne, said: "I'm so proud to be his mother. He was in hospital last week and we didn't even think we were going to get there. I thought he did really well. I'm quite surprised how well he did cope because there was lots of people there."
She added: "He's overcome all the obstacles he's had in front of him. Disability doesn't matter if you want it enough and you get the support you need you can achieve anything. I told him I will be there for him whatever he wants to do. He's on the piano all the time and if he's not doing that he's writing music on the computer. He just loves it, its what he wants to do professionally."
Greg, who has been playing piano since the age of six, chose to perform the piece 'Another shade of blue' by Denes Agaylives in order to showcase his talents.
The youngster who also plays electric guitar and keyboard now has to wait four weeks to find out whether he's made it through to the next stage of the show.
Ms Braim said: "He's severely deaf. It's never been proven but he had a reaction to his whooping cough injection when he was eight weeks old and instead of getting fluid on his brain he got fluid in his middle ear. It's the vibration he gets from the keys that helps him to get everything in tune. It's the resonance he gets from the piano. He's such a bright lad, he's done really well."
*Greg is also set to play at The Dome as part of the Doncaster Music Service's 75th birthday concert on Saturday, March 17, and Sunday, March 18. Tickets are priced £5 and are available by calling (01302) 734810.
A SEVERELY deaf schoolboy is aiming to prove he's got talent after tinkling the ivories during auditions for Simon Cowell's latest X-Factor style TV show.
And brave Greg Braim, 15, had to throw down his crutches in order to take part in the Manchester auditions of 'Britain's got talent' after suffering from muscle problems in his left leg.
The Hungerhill School pupil, who wears a digital hearing aid, amazingly hones his skills as a pianist by feeling the vibrations he gets from the keys.
And if Greg gets through the auditions the teenager would be in line for the competitions £100,000 top prize as well as having the chance to face the competition's judges, including David Hasslehoff, Piers Morgan and the king-of-mean himself Simon Cowell.
Mum Julie, of Thorpe Lane in Thorpe-in-Balne, said: "I'm so proud to be his mother. He was in hospital last week and we didn't even think we were going to get there. I thought he did really well. I'm quite surprised how well he did cope because there was lots of people there."
She added: "He's overcome all the obstacles he's had in front of him. Disability doesn't matter if you want it enough and you get the support you need you can achieve anything. I told him I will be there for him whatever he wants to do. He's on the piano all the time and if he's not doing that he's writing music on the computer. He just loves it, its what he wants to do professionally."
Greg, who has been playing piano since the age of six, chose to perform the piece 'Another shade of blue' by Denes Agaylives in order to showcase his talents.
The youngster who also plays electric guitar and keyboard now has to wait four weeks to find out whether he's made it through to the next stage of the show.
Ms Braim said: "He's severely deaf. It's never been proven but he had a reaction to his whooping cough injection when he was eight weeks old and instead of getting fluid on his brain he got fluid in his middle ear. It's the vibration he gets from the keys that helps him to get everything in tune. It's the resonance he gets from the piano. He's such a bright lad, he's done really well."
*Greg is also set to play at The Dome as part of the Doncaster Music Service's 75th birthday concert on Saturday, March 17, and Sunday, March 18. Tickets are priced £5 and are available by calling (01302) 734810.