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Voice Kids science whizz Sebastian wows the judges with his wits

Voice Kids science whizz Sebastian wows the judges with his wits

The 11-year-old Mensa member’s IQ is in the top 0.1% of the world’s population

Sarah Doran

Published: Saturday, 17 June 2017 at 7:00 pm

The talented youngsters on the Voice Kids stage can all probably sing, dance and act but there’s one young boy among them who can do something extra special.

11-year-old Coventry Cathedral choir boy and accomplished pianist Sebastian Carrington (who was 10 when The Voice Kids was filmed) is a bit of a child prodigy.

He achieved Grade 8 with distinction on the piano when he was 9 and passed his Astronomy GCSE when he was just 8 years old.

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He’s also quite the tech whizz, with a passion for electronics and coding. He’s made YouTube tutorials on the subject, including one in which he explains how to control an LED using a device known as a ‘Raspberry Pi’ and a ‘HC SR04 ultrasonic sensor’.

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No, we don’t really know what that is either, but the incredible 11-year-old does. He's so clever he's already a member of Mensa.

And because you don’t feel terrible enough about yourself already, here’s a video of the choir at Coventry Cathedral performing an ‘introit’ - a psalm or antiphon sung or said while the priest approaches the altar for the Eucharist – that Sebastian actually composed.

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We are NOT worthy.

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