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" Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent star Ronan Parke has been dropped by his record label after less than a year, reports have suggested.  The 13-year-old landed a deal with Epic last July after finishing second on the fifth series of Simon Cowell&amp;#039;s ITV show.   However, a spokesperson for Parke has told Metro that the singer was the one that made the decision, after wanting to go in a &amp;quot;different direction&amp;quot; last month, and has now parted ways with the label.  Parke released just one album during his time with Epic, a self-titled record that peaked at 22 on the UK charts upon its release in October.  The sole single from his LP, a cover of Vanessa Carlton&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;A Thousand Miles&amp;#039;, failed to chart.  Parke was signed before last year&amp;#039;s Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent winner Jai McDowall landed his own deal last August. The Scottish singer was also dropped by Cowell in March.  &amp;amp;gt; Ronan Parke interview: &amp;#039;This year feels unreal&amp;#039; Watch Ronan Parke in the video for &amp;#039;A Thousand Miles&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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