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{{Short description|English street dancer}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = George Sampson
| image        = George Sampson Newcastle.jpg
| caption      = Sampson in July 2009
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1993|6|29|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Warrington|Warrington, Cheshire]], England
| other_names  = 
| occupation   = Dancer • presenter • actor
| years_active = 2007&ndash;present

}}
'''George William Sampson''' (born 29 June 1993) is an English [[street dance]]r, television presenter, singer, and actor.<ref name="now-magazine">{{cite web|url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/teen-now/261263/george-sampson-i-d-love-girls-to-go-crazy-over-me/1/|title=George Sampson: I'd love girls to go crazy over me|date=20 June 2008|work=Now Magazine|access-date=26 November 2008}}</ref> He won the [[Britain's Got Talent series 2|second series]] of ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]'' on 31 May 2008 at the age of 14.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://talent.itv.com/finalists/wednesdayFinalist2.asp | title = Finalist Profile: George Sampson james cooper sampson | access-date = 24 June 2008 | publisher=[[itv.com]]}}</ref> He is an official ambassador of the [[United Dance Organisation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.udostreetdance.com/weareudo/ambassadors|title=Ambassadors|publisher=UDO Street Dance|access-date=2013-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723215643/http://www.udostreetdance.com/weareudo/ambassadors|archive-date=23 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career==
===''Britain's Got Talent''===
====2007 series====
In 2007, dance teacher Dominic Chambers told Sampson that there were auditions in the area that would be right up his alley. He discovered he'd be auditioning for [[Britain's Got Talent series 1|the first series]] of ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]'' only when he arrived.<ref name="documentary">{{Cite AV media| people = Charlie Lightening (director), Alesandro Reyes-Knight (producer) | title = George Sampson: Living The Dream | medium = documentary | publisher=ITV2 | location = United Kingdom |year=2008}}</ref> In his audition, he danced to "[[Drop (Timbaland & Magoo song)|Drop]]" ([[Timbaland]] featuring [[Magoo (rapper)|Magoo]] & [[Fatman Scoop]]), receiving a yes vote from all three judges. However, despite [[Simon Cowell]]'s enthusiasm, he was unable to convince the other two judges, [[Amanda Holden]] and [[Piers Morgan]], to let Sampson proceed to the live semi-finals. This experience made Sampson determined to re-audition the following year and prove Holden and Morgan wrong. In the intervening time, he continued dancing on the streets of [[Manchester]] to improve his technique, and to raise money for his family.

====2008 series====
In 2008, Sampson returned to, and successfully got through the first round of ''Britain's Got Talent'' [[Britain's Got Talent series 2|series 2]] auditions by dancing to "[[Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)]]". He then came top in the audience's vote in his semi-final with his arrangement of [[Mint Royale]]'s [[big beat]] remix of "[[Singin' in the Rain (song)|Singin' in the Rain]]", complete with an artificial rain machine on-stage, a formula that had previously been produced in a television advertisement for the [[Volkswagen Golf GTI]].<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/jan/27/advertising.film|title=Blingin' in the Rain|date=27 January 2005|last=Brook|first=Stephen|work=The Guardian|location=UK4 August 2008|access-date=31 May 2008}}</ref> He subsequently won the audience's vote in the final, beating dance duo [[Signature (dance group)|Signature]] (second place) and [[Andrew Johnston (singer)|Andrew Johnston]] (third place). Sampson was due to perform a different routine for the final, to a track by the [[Bee Gees]],<ref name="Star"/> which he described as involving "a lot of movement without me actually doing anything".<ref name="MEN">{{cite web | url =http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1052031_george_is_winnin_in_the_rain | title = George is winnin' in the rain | access-date = 31 May 2008 | publisher=[[Manchester Evening News]]}}</ref> An hour before the final started he changed his mind and, after consulting Simon Cowell, opted to re-perform his winning act from the semi-final.<ref name="Star">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/gossip/view/39486/Song-change-helped-George-win-show/|title=Song change helped George win show|access-date=1 June 2008|work=[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|Daily Star]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919172249/http://www.dailystar.co.uk/gossip/view/39486/Song-change-helped-George-win-show/|archive-date=19 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Mint Royale]] version of "Singin' in the Rain" went to number 1 in the [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] on download sales alone in the week following Sampson's performance<ref name="hit">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/2071349/Britains-Got-Talent-winner-George-Sampsons-life-after-victory.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427001012/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/2071349/Britains-Got-Talent-winner-George-Sampsons-life-after-victory.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 April 2009|title=Britain's Got Talent winner George Sampson makes hit of Singin' In The Rain|last=Singh|first=Anita|date=3 June 2008|work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London|access-date=23 November 2008}}</ref> and Cowell's label [[Syco]] had several requests for a video.

In an interview the day after the final, George Sampson told of his return to normality the Monday after the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talent.itv.com/stories/viewstory/16482563 |title=Back to school |access-date=31 May 2008 |publisher=[[itv.com]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602071151/http://talent.itv.com/stories/viewStory/16482563 |archive-date=2 June 2008 }}</ref>

===After ''Britain's Got Talent''===
On 20 July 2008, Sampson was a guest on stage at the [[T4 on the Beach]] music festival at [[Weston-super-Mare]] beach teaching presenters [[Steve Jones (Welsh presenter)|Steve Jones]] and [[Rick Edwards]] how to dance.

On 4 August 2008, Sampson made his stage debut in the [[West End theatre|West End]] hip-hop musical ''[[Into the Hoods]]''. With some exceptions, he appeared in the show until it closed on 30 August. Of his new role, he said: "This year is getting better and better – ''Into the Hoods'' show is funky and young and I love the music in it – I can't wait to get dancing on that stage!" ''Into the Hoods'' played at the [[Novello Theatre]] in London and features music from popular artists such as [[Gorillaz]], [[Massive Attack]], [[Basement Jaxx]] and many more. Sampson appeared as one of the lost boys.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intothehoods.com|title=George Sampson Makes West End Debut|access-date=25 June 2008|publisher=Into the Hoods|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620031339/http://www.intothehoods.com/|archive-date=20 June 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="indieLondon">{{cite web|url=http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Theatre-Review/into-the-hoods-george-sampson-joins-cast|title=Into the Hoods - George Sampson joins cast|last=Guilfoyle|first=Lizzie|publisher=indieLondon|access-date=25 November 2008}}</ref>

On 18 November 2008, it was announced that Cowell's record company and [[Bebo]] would work together to make an online television show called ''Follow My Lead'', which would include some dance move tutorials by Sampson, but also a behind-the-scenes view of events and rehearsals. They previously worked together to create a similar show with [[Leon Jackson]].<ref name="bebo-tv">{{cite press release|title=George Sampson and Bebo launch exclusive online TV series |publisher=Bebo |date=28 November 2008 |url=http://www.bebo.com/Press.jsp?PressPageId=8214928370 |access-date=1 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530142238/http://www.bebo.com/Press.jsp?PressPageId=8214928370 |archive-date=30 May 2010 }}</ref>

Simon Cowell initially planned to release only dance videos, but he wanted to do more. He asked the agent of [[Take That]] if he could get Sampson to sing, but it turned out he already liked to sing from a young age.<ref name="documentary"/> His debut [[double a-side]] single entitled "[[Get Up on the Dance Floor/Headz Up]]" was released on 24 November 2008, with the proceeds going to [[Great Ormond Street Hospital]].<ref name="upsidedown">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/11/23/sv_georgesampson.xml&page=2|title=George Sampson: a life turned upside down |author=Bryony Gordon|date=23 November 2008|work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London|access-date=25 November 2008|author-link=Bryony Gordon }}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> After an early fault that meant the single couldn't be downloaded from [[iTunes]] for two days,<ref name="sonybmg-fault">{{cite web |url=http://www.sonybmgmusic.co.uk/news/11451/0/ |title=Technical Fault & George for Number 1 |date=26 November 2008 |publisher=Sony BMG |access-date=27 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201114211/http://www.sonybmgmusic.co.uk/news/11451/0/ |archive-date=1 December 2008}}</ref> the single finally debuted at number 30 in the [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="chart-debut">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7757618.stm |title=The Killers outsell Guns N' Roses |date= 30 November 2008|publisher=BBC News Online |access-date=1 December 2008}}</ref> and remained listed for 4 weeks. The single's position in the charts gradually lowered during that time.<ref name="chartstats">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Smile|title=The Official Charts Company: Get Up on the Dance Floor / Headz Up|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=12 March 2009}}</ref>

On 1 December 2008, his dance DVD ''Access 2 All Areas'' was released.<ref name="upsidedown" /> The one-hour{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} DVD contains a documentary about his rise to stardom, four music videos in which Sampson sings as well as dances, and a behind-the-scenes look at those videos, dance tutorials and a set of photographs.<ref name="play.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/5980936/George-Sampson-Access-All-Areas-Title-TBC/Product.html |title= George Sampson: Access 2 All Areas : DVD |publisher=Play.com (UK) |access-date=4 December 2008}}</ref><ref name="zavvi-DVD-page">{{cite web |url=http://www.zavvi.co.uk/George-Sampson-Access-All-Areas/870137/p.jsf |title=George Sampson - Access All Areas (DVD) |publisher=zavvi UK |access-date=4 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218133600/http://www.zavvi.co.uk/George-Sampson-Access-All-Areas/870137/p.jsf |archive-date=18 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="thisischloe">{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/entertainment/Chlo-gets-caught-George-mania/article-525092-detail/article.html|title=Chloë gets caught up in George-mania|last=Pinchess|first=Chloë|date=5 December 2008|work=This Is Nottingham.co.uk|access-date=5 December 2008|archive-date=6 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206181245/http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/entertainment/Chlo-gets-caught-George-mania/article-525092-detail/article.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 23 January 2009, Sampson helped to promote the new [[Nokia 5800]] phone in London's [[Regent Street]]. He handed over the first Nokia 5800 sold<ref name="virgin-george-set">{{cite news |url=http://musicnews.virginmedia.com/entertainment/news/music/2009/01/22/george_sampson_set_for_phone_launch |title=George Sampson set for phone launch |date=22 January 2009 |publisher=PA Entertainment |access-date=10 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130044230/http://musicnews.virginmedia.com/entertainment/news/music/2009/01/22/george_sampson_set_for_phone_launch |archive-date=30 January 2009}}</ref> and performed a live dance routine to "[[Pump Up The Jam]]" by [[Technotronic]]<ref name="electricpig">{{cite news|url=http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/01/19/nokia-5800-bonus-content-for-first-buyers/|title=Nokia 5800 bonus content for first buyers|last=Holland|first=James|date=19 January 2009|publisher=Electric Pig|access-date=10 February 2009|archive-date=24 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124215953/http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/01/19/nokia-5800-bonus-content-for-first-buyers/|url-status=dead}}</ref> which he choreographed to go with a touch-sensitive [[dance pad|dance floor]].<ref name="marketing-week-27-nokia">{{cite news|url=http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=64082&d=258&h=262&f=3|title=Nokia launches campaign for touchscreen phone |last=Clews|first=Mary-Louise|date=27 January 2009|work=[[Marketing Week]]|access-date=10 February 2009}}</ref>

On 29 January, he launched the game [[Battle Strikers]] at [[American International Toy Fair|Toy Fair 09]].<ref name="toyfair">{{cite news|url=https://pigtailpals.com/blog/news/2009-toy-fair-george-sampson-launches-new-toy-craze/|title=TOY FAIR 09: George Sampson launches new toy craze |last=Roberts|first=Katie|date=29 January 2009|work=Toy News Online|access-date=10 February 2009}}</ref> He also designed a plate for [[Blue Peter]]'s [[Mission Nutrition]] appeal.<ref name="cheshire-plate">{{cite news|url=http://www.thisischeshire.co.uk/news/4088339.Dancing_star_George_joins_charity_plate_drive/ |title=Dancing star George joins charity plate drive |date=30 January 2009 |work=This is Cheshire |access-date=10 February 2009 }}</ref>

On 7 and 14 March, he hosted a 'Street Dance Weekend' at the [[Alton Towers Resort]] as part of their new family-themed weekends, alongside street crew Flava. Fans could attend workshops to learn one of his routines and dance alongside him.

On 28 May, Sampson was the guest star at the third ''[[Britain's Got Talent (series 3)|Britain's Got Talent]]'' semi-final and performed before the results were announced. He also was a guest star in ''[[Britain's Got Talent#Live tour|Britain's Got Talent: the Live Tour]]'' 2009 and he said that [[Nottingham]] was his favourite on 20 June 2009.

On 26 June 2009, Sampson became a Patron of [[Dance Aid]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danceaid.org.uk/patrons.php |access-date=11 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230011156/http://danceaid.org.uk/patrons.php |archive-date=30 December 2010 |title=Patrons - danceaid – transforming lives through dance }}</ref> organised by the UK registered charity [[Hope and Homes for Children]].<ref>[http://www.hope-for-children.org/newsandevents.php] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130070812/http://www.hope-for-children.org/newsandevents.php|date=30 January 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hope-for-children.org/patrons.php |title=Our Patrons - Serving helpless orphaned poor and exploited children all over the world - Hope for Children |publisher=hope-for-children.org |access-date=4 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418235927/http://www.hope-for-children.org/patrons.php |archive-date=18 April 2010}}</ref>

He danced before the [[Rugby league]] match between [[Crusaders Rugby League|Crusaders]] and [[Salford Red Devils|Salford City Reds]] at [[Brewery Field]] on Saturday 11 July from around 5pm. The kick-off for the match was at 6pm. He also danced at half-time. He was also scheduled to make an appearance in [[Legoland Windsor]] on 18 July as part of "Legoland Live."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legoland.co.uk/park/news/live.htm |title=Legoland |publisher=Legoland |access-date=2 August 2010 |archive-date=7 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307221908/http://www.legoland.co.uk/park/news/live.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In September 2009, Sampson and Cowell reached an amicable agreement to cease their professional relationship.

Also in September, he starred in the first all-British 3D feature film ''[[StreetDance 3D]]'' (alongside dance groups [[Diversity (dance troupe)|Diversity]] and [[Flawless (dance troupe)|Flawless]]), in which he plays a character called Eddie, released May 2010.

On 16 November, Sampson was featured in the [[BBC|CBBC]] ''[[Newsround]]'' special ''Whose Side Are You On?'' as part of the BBC's anti-bullying campaign. He spoke about how he was bullied when he was younger. Other stars who appeared in the programme were [[Joe Calzaghe]], [[Aston Merrygold]], [[Patsy Palmer]] and [[Gemma Hunt]].

On 5 June 2010, he appeared on ''[[Star King (TV series)|Star King]]'', a South Korean television show which features a variety of talented performers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://talentrecap.com/all-14-of-the-britains-got-talent-winners-where-are-they-now-video/|first=Samantha|last=Agase|work=Talent Recap|accessdate=17 June 2021|title=All 14 Of The 'Britain's Got Talent' Winners — Where Are They Now? [VIDEO]|date=2020}}</ref>

In January 2019, he appeared on the [[Celebrity Coach Trip series 4|fourth series]] of ''[[Celebrity Coach Trip]]'' alongside [[Roxanne Pallett]]. In September 2019, Sampson returned to Britain's Got Talent as a contestant in ''[[Britain's Got Talent: The Champions]]''. He participated in the 4th semi final but did not receive enough votes to progress to the final.

===Acting career===

On 2 February 2011, Sampson joined the cast of the BBC drama series ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]''. His character, a 17-year-old student named Kyle Stack, first appeared in the second half of the sixth series in February 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a300340/sampson-admits-waterloo-road-nerves/|date=26 January 2011|work=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=8 June 2021|title=Sampson admits 'Waterloo Road' nerves|first=Ryan|last=Love}}</ref>

In 2012 he joined the cast of ''[[Mount Pleasant (TV series)|Mount Pleasant]]'' in its second series. He also starred in the feature film ''[[StreetDance 2]]'' as Eddie. He has also appeared in ''[[Friday Download]]'' (series 3, episode 1). Sampson appeared in the [[Pantomime]] ''[[Peter and Wendy|Peter Pan]]'', as the lead role of [[Peter Pan]], performed in [[Derby]] from 5 December until 6 January.<ref>{{cite news |last= Orme |first= Steve |title= The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan |work= The British Theatre Guide |location= England |url= http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/the-pantomime-a-assembly-rooms-8355 |access-date= 18 September 2014}}</ref>

In 2013 Sampson returned to ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' as now 19-year-old Kyle Stack in episode 30. He was last seen being escorted off the school roof by teacher [[List of Waterloo Road characters#Simon Lowsley|Simon Lowsley]] ([[Richard Mylan]]) when, after Kyle contemplated jumping off the school roof, long-running character [[List of Waterloo Road characters#Tom Clarkson|Tom Clarkson]] ([[Jason Done]]) fell to his death trying to talk him out of it. Kyle's fate after these events was never disclosed in the show. Sampson had a minor role in a 28th-season episode of the TV series ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''. He danced in the documentary ''The Nation's Favourite Dance Moment'', a [[television film]] which aired in June. George also starred in a pantomime, as Jack, in ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'' at [[The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare|The Playhouse Theatre]] in [[Weston-super-Mare]].

Sampson continued his television career by acting in Season 2, Episode 5 of ''[[The Dumping Ground]]'' on CBBC in 2014. He acted again in season four of ''[[Mount Pleasant (TV series)|Mount Pleasant]]'' but later left the role.

He joined the cast of ''[[Emmerdale]]'' in January 2016 and made his on screen debut the following month, when he played a character named [[List of Emmerdale characters (2016)#Ryan Harred|Ryan Harred]] who became involved in [[Aaron Livesy]] ([[Danny Miller (actor)|Danny Miller]])'s child sex abuse storyline. He made seven appearances, the last that July.

Sampson appeared as the character Reecey in the 2018 tour of ''[[Our House (musical)|Our House]]''. He has  played the role of Dean in ''[[Everybody's Talking About Jamie]]'', in the UK tour, the West End, and LA productions.

He has also as of 2024 recently performed in the Easter Panto Tour of Robin Hood with Anton Benson Productions. He also has performed in 9 other pantomimes previously

==Works==
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!align="left"|'''Date of release'''
!align="left"|'''Title'''
!align="left"|'''Label'''
!align="left"|'''UK chart peaks'''
|-
|24 November 2008<ref name="upsidedown" />
|''[[Get Up on the Dance Floor/Headz Up]]''
|Syco Music
|30 ([[UK Singles Chart]])<ref name="chart-debut"/>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!align="left"|'''Programme'''
!align="left"|'''Role'''
!align="left"|'''Details'''
!align="left"|'''Year(s)'''

|-
|''[[Britain's Got Talent]]''
|Himself
|[[Britain's Got Talent series 1|Series 1]] Contestant<br>[[Britain's Got Talent series 2|Series 2]] Winner
|2007–2008
|-
|Basils Swap Shop
|Himself
|Played the Dunk Beds game in Series 2
|2009
|-
|''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]''
|[[List of Waterloo Road characters#Kyle Stack|Kyle Stack]]
| Series Regular
|2011–12, 2013
|-
|''[[Mount Pleasant (TV series)|Mount Pleasant]]''
|Gary
| Series Regular
|2012–14
|-
|''[[Friday Download]]''
|Himself
|Presenter/Host
|2013
|-
|''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
|Callum Bradey
|Series 28 Episode 13
|2013
|-
|''[[The Dumping Ground]]''
|Danny
|Series 2 Episode 5
|2014
|-
|''[[Emmerdale]]''
|[[List of Emmerdale characters (2016)#Ryan Harred|Ryan Harred]]
|Recurring Role
|2016
|-
|''[[Celebrity Coach Trip]]''
|Himself
|Contestant
|2019
|-
|-
|''[[Britain's Got Talent: The Champions]]''
|Himself
|Contestant
|2019
|}

=== Theatre ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Theatre
! Location
|-
| 2012–13 || ''[[Peter and Wendy|The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan]]'' || [[Peter Pan]] || [[Derby Assembly Rooms|Assembly Rooms]] || [[Derby]]
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'' || Jack || [[The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare|The Playhouse Theatre]] || [[Weston-super-Mare]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Our House (musical)|Our House]]'' || Reecey || colspan=2| UK National Tour
|-
| 2019–20 || rowspan=3| ''[[Everybody's Talking About Jamie]]'' || rowspan=3| Dean Paxton || [[Apollo Theatre]] || West End
|-
| 2021–22 || colspan=2| UK National Tour
|-
| 2022 || [[Ahmanson Theatre]] || [[Los Angeles]]
|-
|2022-23
|Cinderella
|Prince Charming
|[[Clacton Town Hall|Prince's Theatre]]
|[[Clacton-on-Sea]]
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Snow White]]'' || Prince George || [[The Pavilion, Weymouth|The Pavilion Theatre]] || [[Weymouth, Dorset|Weymouth]]
|}
And Robin Hood as Robin Hood in an Easter panto tour with Anton Benson productions that started in Northwich Brio

===DVDs===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!align="left"|'''Date of release'''
!align="left"|'''Title'''
!align="left"|'''Label'''
!align="left"|'''UK chart peaks '''
|-
|1 December 2008<ref name="upsidedown" />
|''Access 2 All Areas''
|SonyBMG
|1 ([[BBC Radio 1]] Music DVD Chart)<ref name="dvd-chart">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/musicdvds.shtml|title=Radio 1's Official Chart Show - Top 10 Music DVDs and Videos.|date=14 December 2008|publisher=BBC Radio 1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218190513/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/musicdvds.shtml|archive-date= 18 December 2008 |url-status=live|access-date=15 December 2008}}</ref>
|}

===Filmography===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!align="left"|'''Year''' 
!align="left"|'''Title'''
!align="left"|'''Role'''
!align="left"|'''Notes'''
|-
|2010
|''[[StreetDance 3D]]''
|Eddie
|
|-
|2012
|''[[StreetDance 2]]''
|Eddie
|
|}

==Personal life==
Sampson suffers from a condition called [[Scheuermann's disease]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/britains-talent-star-george-sampson-16959576|title = Why Britain's Got Talent star George Sampson was told he may never dance again|date = 21 September 2019}}</ref> which affects developing [[bone]]s in children and teenagers and can cause an abnormal curvature of the [[Vertebral column|spine]]. "There's no way I'd ever give up dancing. Nothing would stop me," he told the paper.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a97257/talent-champ-sampson-has-spine-condition/|title = 'Talent' champ Sampson has spine condition| website=[[Digital Spy]] |date = 2 June 2008}}</ref> However, since the revelation Sampson said "It's not that bad." and claims that his doctor has said he's allowed to dance.{{Citation needed|date=May 2016}}.

A fan of the game ''[[RuneScape]]'', Sampson was invited to Jagex to record a dance emote for the game.<ref name="digital">{{cite web|title=George Sampson records dance moves for 'RuneScape'|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a392636/george-sampson-records-dance-moves-for-runescape-video.html|work=Digital Spy|date=10 July 2012|author=Liam Martin|access-date= 11 July 2012}}</ref>

==Awards and prizes==
Sampson won the under-16 category in the [[United Dance Organisation]]'s 2007 World Street Dance championships. Following his win of ''Britain's Got Talent'', he returned to the 2008 championships at the [[Blackpool Winter Gardens]] to give a performance together with his dance group A2AA (Access 2 All Areas) and to accept an award for his contributions to raising the profile of street dance from UDO chairman Simon Dibley.<ref name="blackpool-award">{{cite news|title=George stars at Blackpool dance show|date=4 August 2008|work=Blackpool Gazette}}</ref><ref name="sw-echo">{{cite news|title=World; For All That's Happening|date=11 August 2008|work=South Wales Echo|page=20}}</ref>

In the summer of 2008 he was one of 11 celebrities to receive an honorary [[scout badge]] to celebrate the 101st birthday of the [[Scouting]] Movement.<ref name="mirror-badge">{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/08/01/scout-s-honour-for-jamie-oliver-115875-20679110/|title=Scout's honour for Jamie Oliver|last=Bryant|first=Tom|date=1 August 2008|work=Daily Mirror|access-date=10 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="gazette-badge">{{cite news|url=http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/uk_national_entertainment/3562568.TV_chef_Oliver_receives_Scout_badge/|title=TV chef Oliver receives Scout badge|date=1 August 2008|work=Gazette|access-date=10 February 2009|archive-date=24 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424232922/http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/uk_national_entertainment/3562568.TV_chef_Oliver_receives_Scout_badge/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He received an award for 'Favourite Winner' at the [[Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards 2008|2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]]<ref name="OK-KCA">{{cite news |title= Just Kidding! - Nickelodeon Awards |work=OK Magazine|publisher=Northern & Shell PLC|date= 30 September 2008}}</ref> where he performed his signature dance ''[[Singin' in the Rain (song)|Singin' in the Rain]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/tv/Ant+and+Dec-52985.html|title=Ant and Dec's triple win|date=15 August 2008|work=Female First|access-date=17 November 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* ITV's official [http://talent.itv.com/ Britain's Got Talent] website

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