Fans of the popular reality show Britain’s Got Talent might remember Lettice Rowbotham’s sensational violinist from season eight. Unlike most of her peers with the weed to grace history, Rowbotham was born with a silver spoon and is no stranger to elite circles. Despite her family background, the violinist – who looks up to the likes of Beyonce – works diligently to carve out a unique niche for herself in the industry. Learn amazing facts you never knew about the violinist, songwriter, singer, reality TV star and YouTuber.
Lettice Rowbotham Biography
Lettice Rowbotham of Dorking, Surrey was born on 26th June 1989. Rowbotham’s musical inclinations can be traced back to her childhood days. After enjoying a live performance by local violinists at the age of four, she asked her parents for a violin but was given the toy instrument. However, she later got a real acoustic violin in a short time and today the rest is history. The British violinist was confident in her career from a young age and thankfully had supportive parents. Before debuting as a professional violinist, Rowbotham first honed her skills in related schools. Lettice’s academic records show that she attended Charterhouse, a private school in Godalming and later the Purcell School of Music in Bushey.
Family – parents and sisters
As previously indicated, Lettice Rowbotham had a very comfortable upbringing, being born into an extremely wealthy family made up mostly of creative minds and artists. Little or no information is available about her father, but her mother is a famous painter, Sheree Valentine Daines. Lettice is the eldest of Sheree’s three daughters. Her younger sisters are Bunty and Felicity.
Her mother’s work is collected by the RoyalFamily and one of her Impressionist paintings can sell for up to £10,000 each. Sherre’s top clients and collectors include celebrities such as Joanna Lumley, Michael Parkinson and MP Jeffrey Archer. In addition, her artwork has been exhibited at London’s Tate and the Barbican. Lettice Rowbotham is currently living in her parents’ £3million mansion in Surrey.
Career, the British talent
After school, Lettice Rowbotham debuted on the music scene as a professional violinist, performing mainly in elite circles. She was once part of a female group called High On Heels. But Lettice’s biggest break yet would undoubtedly be her stint on popular reality show Britain’s Got Talent Season 8 . Apparently she wowed the judges with her performance in the audition and made it onto the actual show.
Lettice Rowbotham’s family background once caught the attention of reality showrunners. She was given a lead role by producers on Channel 4 ‘s Made in Chelsea , a reality show chronicling the lives of young and affluent people in west London, but Lettice turned it down in order to concentrate on her musical career.
5 interesting facts you need to know
- celebrities
Lettice Rowbotham is not one of those musicians with a history of rags to riches. Her wealthy background was beneficial to her musical career. Lettice is an experienced performer who has performed almost everywhere, including high-profile concerts with celebrity audiences and fans such as Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Rita Ora, Stephen Fry and Jessie J. The British violinist who used to count on the X FactorWinner Matt Cardle as one of her closest friends has performed for other celebrities. Notable performances include performances for Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, another for Sir David Frost at Arundel Castle in West Sussex and the Royal Albert Hall in London, and another performance for Russian President Vladimir Putin at his daughter’s Moroccan wedding. She also appeared alongside former X Factor winner, Olly Murs, in a live BBC Radio session. Again Lettice has played at charity events and at the airport.
- social media
Social media has been one of the ways Lettice Rowbotham has been using to keep herself updated since 2000’s BGT Show. In addition to her YouTube channel of the same name, where she posts videos of song covers, performances and her own songs, Lettice is also active on other popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
- party animal
Miss Rowbotham dreams of one day becoming as big as Beyonce with her own tours and merchandise. It’s no news that the violinist is energetic, loves to party and hits the pub. In fact, during her BGT audition, Lettice admitted that far from being nervous, she was actually hungover. Luckily for Lettice, who has no intention of belittling her extravagant lifestyle, she managed to do it anyway.
- hobbies
As well as spending quality time with family, Lettice Rowbotham offers many fun activities such as skiing, windsurfing, traveling and painting.
- animal lover
The British violinist is an animal lover. She keeps a pet dog named Celery and counts him among her most beloved members of the family.