Ashley Banjo is one of the most popular and richest Dancer who was born on October 4, 1988 in London, England, United Kingdom. English hip hop dancer who first gained fame by winning Britain’s Got Talent with his dance crew Diversity. He became a judge on the competition show Dancing on Ice in 2018.
He was praised by Simon Cowell after his final performance on the third season of Britain’s Got Talent.
In 2007, Ashley and his younger brother Jordan formed Swift Moves with nine of their friends, before later changing their name to Diversity. He was given the nickname ‘Chosen’ by his fellow Diversity members. In their first year together, they won the Street Dance Weekend 2007 competition before deciding to enter Britain’s Got Talent.
After receiving “yes” votes from all three judges in their audition, Diversity went on to compete in the first semi-final on 24 May, losing the public vote-decided first place to Susan Boyle but winning the judges’ vote against Natalie Okri. In the final six days later, Diversity were announced as the winners, beating Boyle and Julian Smith (who came second and third respectively). As winners of the competition, Diversity received £100,000 (around £9,090 per member) and went on to perform before Queen Elizabeth at the Royal Variety Show on 7 December 2009.
He married fellow dancer Francesca Abbott in 2015. He has two siblings, Jordan and Talisa.
