BBC Worldwide TV Live coverage from Hyde Park, 26th July 2013
Tyler was chosen by Coca Cola as their final Future Flame to Inspire a Generation.
Tyler, the last Olympic Relay Torchbearer
The theme of the London 2012 Olympics was "Inspire a Generation". Coca Cola chose Tyler as an inspirational teenager to represent this legacy and become their final Torchbearer, the last of 8000 Relay Torchbearers to carry the Olympic Flame. Tyler carried the Olympic Torch up onto the stage at the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay Finale Concert in Hyde Park in front of 60,000 cheering people and lit the cauldron on the last night of celebrations before the torch's final journey to the opening of the Olympic Games the following day.
Tyler carried the Flame on Thursday 26 July in The City of Westminster. He travelled along Serpentine Drive and finished at the Stage of the Hyde Park Concert area. This journey started at about 07:10pm and covered a distance of 440 yards. There was BBC live coverage throughout the day with an interview of Tyler outside Buckingham Palace at 11.30am and the Torch arriving in Hyde Park from 7pm.
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Coca Cola's film introducing Tyler at Hyde Park |
Last Torchbearer on the Bus, what it was like -film |
Coca Cola searched for people " who have a passion for life specifically sport and active lifestyles, music and dance, the community or the environment and live it to the full, who love doing things for their local community, who are always helping others, have a smile on their face and bring happiness to others. Nominees who are shaping the future of our nation; Nominees who live positively and constantly strive to better themselves. "
Samsung were looking for "an ordinary person doing extraordinary things"
Tyler was surprised to hear he had been chosen by both Coca Cola and Samsung to carry the Torch.
To view the London Olympics 2012 Torchbearers link see:
http://www.london2012.com/torch-relay/torchbearers/torchbearers=tyler-rix-6888/
To view the BBC day 69 afternoon coverage and written commentary: http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchrelay/day69#pid=p00t6b8f&t=false
Tyler's Olympic Torchbearer's nomination story,
Nominator: Their passion spreads happiness by...being everything that every teenager wants to be and telling us anything is possible.
Tyler: "I hope to inspire other youngsters to follow their dreams be it in music, sport, modelling, education,
or whatever they hope to achieve. Through my own success I want to show the world that with belief and
effort YOU CAN achieve almost anything. I was signed to West Ham Academy, reached my dream of winning the Schoolboys' FA National Cup and represented my school ,District and County. In music I released a number 1 album with Universal Records, performed as a classical soloist for the BBC Concert Orchestra and played jazz for 10,000 people at the Mayor's Trafalgar Square celebrations. I joined the catwalks for Premier Models. I am doing things most teenagers only dream of. I share my time energy and passion wherever I am invited. "
Young musician, Tyler Rix first came to the public's attention in 2007 when he appeared in the BBC competition Classical Star, aged 14.
Tyler had started learning the saxophone in primary school lessons aged 9, and a year later his teacher recommended that he audition for the Junior Department of The Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Tyler was awarded the Sax.co.uk scholarship for the final five years. In 2008 Tyler went on to win Junior Guildhall's most prestigious annual award, the Lutine Prize.
Tyler was signed by Universal Classics & Jazz and in 2009 he released a classical chillout saxophone album, Ascent, which reached No.1 in the Classical Charts.
Having played in West Ham's Academy, from the age of seven until he was 14, Tyler experienced success on the football field. Tyler has recently signed with Elite Model Management London and Fusion Models New York, with Marcus and McCrimmon London representing him for acting. http://www.marcusandmccrimmon.com/
Young musician, Tyler Rix
