A GIFTED choirboy has added perfect pitch to a host of other talents after winning the BBC's young chorister of the year.

Harry Bradford, 12, of Winchmore Hill, plays four instruments, is a black belt in karate and achieved an A* at GCSE maths as a primary school pupil. He was awarded the singing prize on Friday after competing with seven other soloists in a concert in St Paul's Cathedral. The programme was broadcast on Radio 2 on Sunday (November 2).

Winning the competition means that Harry, a pupil at City of London School, in Queen Victoria Street, will have the chance to sing solos in Christmas and Easter services at St Paul's Cathedral as well as take part in BBC recordings.

His PE teacher, Matt Kerr, said: “He is just the most amazing boy. He's the whole package. He throws himself into everything — you can see when he's singing how much he is enjoying it. He's also good at swimming and a talented footballer.

“But he is almost too modest to be called a child prodigy.

“This prize means he will be catapaulted into superstardom in the choir world, but his personality will make sure that his feet are still on the ground.”

Harry sang as first boy in Covent Garden in 2007 during the English National Opera's production of The Magic Flute by Mozart.

He was engaged to sing with The Chapel Royal at St James' Palace for the Princess Diana Memorial Concert last year and also appeared in a Christmas edition of Holby City as a choirboy.

He used to be a member of the Palmers Green-based Children’s International Voices Choir, which performs all over the world.