Max in good voice for Wembley challenge

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ATALENTED youngster has performed in front of 500 people, after just six months of singing lessons - and his next gig could be

in front of 50,000.

Max Harwood-Lomax, 12, first sang at the Sean Ruane and Friends Evening at Bacup’s Royal Court Theatre last month. He performed a solo, a duet and a medley of songs with St Anne’s Community Choir where his mum Katy Clayton is a member.

Now the Haslingden High School Year 7 student is preparing for a somewhat larger audience, as he hopes to be a part of a mass community ensemble being put together by Bacup opera singer Sean Ruane, through his musical company Chant Productions.

They will be singing at the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final at Wembley in August.

Max, 12, whose dad is Guy Lomax, one half of singing pianists the Lomax Brothers, said: “I had previously sung in the leavers concert at my primary school, Waterfoot and I have had singing lessons with Margot Campbell in Helmshore once a week for six months.

“I am in the community choir with my mum and we opened the show with a medley from ‘The Greatest Showman’.

“There were about 30 of us on the stage.”

Max was joined by 12-year-old Danny Dunning to perform a duet of “When at Night I go to Sleep” and finally he sang a solo of “A Million Dreams”.

He said: “I came on really nervous but could only see the first three rows of the audience.” ●● Young singer Max Harwood-Lomax could be singing before the Rugby League Challenge Cup final at Wembley

One of the highlights for Max was when they performed Bohemian Rhapsody and he joined his dad to play the piano in a duet while his mum was also on stage singing in the choir. Max attends weekly piano lessons at Arietta Music in Haslingden.

He has been playing since he was seven and is a Grade Three.