10 talented youngsters from the north east, proving that there's more to the north than getting drunk and disorderly.

1. With shows like Geordie Shore, Bouncers and Underage and
Over the Limit, its not hard for the younger generation of the
north east to be perceived in a negative way.
However, many youngsters are being thrown under this cloud
of pessimism, when in fact they have a lot more to offer.
Here’s 10 of the north east’s extremely talented, young
individuals:
Talented Northerners

2. Kellsey Carling, 18, Sunderland
Kellsey has a dream of making it in the music industry in the next few years. She uploads
videos of her covering songs to YouTube. She says that artists such as Ed Sheeran and Ella
Henderson inspire her. “I’ve had emails from other ‘Youtubers’ offering opportunities to
further my career; one even mentioning an advert and competitions.”

3. Connor Woods, 19, South Shields
19 year old Connor was first taught to play guitar by his grandad and is now currently
performing in theatre shows and doing occasional music gigs. Despite his talents,
Connor is staying well away from TV talent shows as he feels “they sap all the soul
out of the medium, and churn out a pop star by design.”
He hopes to be busier with his work after Christmas.

4. Corey Foster, 21, Washington
Corey’s ambition is to become a renowned music video director. After creating three
music videos so far, mainly for local Rap artists, he said he knew what he wanted to
do from the moment he picked up a camera. He is inspired by Collin Tilley and Alex
Nazario. He also dedicates a lot of time to space photography.

5. Matt Caulfield, 21, Sunderland
Matt has many talents, a few of which being rowing, flying planes and he is also a
rowing coach for a group of girls. He got tired of being a swimmer, so was persuading
to begin rowing by his coach. In the future, he wants to continue rowing as it is
something he is passionate about, but would love fly professionally either in civil or
military.

6. Diane Cameron, 20, Seaham
Diane has been dancing since her Mam took her to a dance class at just 18 months
old. After being diagnosed with Kawasaki disease, she was told to give up dancing,
but decided to continue. She was given the all clear and is now competing in many
competitions and raising money for charity through dancing.

7. Myles D’emidio, 20, Gateshead
Myles is currently in his final year of university, studying to be a 3D modeler. In the
near future, he wishes to be a freelance modeler with the hope of having an
extensive portfolio. What inspired was the “sheer marvel” of watching animation
films like Toy Story and Monsters Inc. He modestly believes that his talent is
intermediate at the minute but intends to work hard to improve.

8. Luke Bramley, 19, Sunderland
After joining a university in Hull, Luke decided to take up rowing. Being a naturally
sporty person, partaking in sports like tennis, rugby and running, Luke is always
improving on his rowing, but hopes to develop a sound rowing technique. He is
currently working hard to improve his technique and fitness but is soon to partake
in his first water rowing race in December.

9. Chris J. Allan, 25, Newcastle
At just 25, he acts and directs films, as well as taking his love further by persuing a
career in teaching Media and Film Studies. He wants to expand in the teaching
element and teach media at GCSE level. Now, he is working on building up his
portfolio by doing more practical production work.
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10. Scott Noble, 19, Sunderland
Scott aspires to become a successful musician and producer in the UK. He
started drumming as he idolized the image that was being portrayed by other
drummers during live performances. His main inspiration is Lars Ulrich from
Metallica because of his passion and skills.

11. Tony’s main ambition is to “write a good song and to play it live.” After being
influenced by his older brother, and by looking up to artists like Green Day, he said
he has been taught not to care what anybody else thinks. He enjoys creating music
as he gets to express his thoughts and feelings through a song.
Tony Rose, 22, Sunderland