By Shari Miller PUBLISHED: 08:17 EST, 19 May 2013 | UPDATED: 09:09 EST, 19 May 2013 All smiles: Dancer Falah Hassan wowed judges and the audience with his cheerful routine - but today he revealed his heartbreak over the murder of his parents by Syrian government troops As Britain's Got Talent star Falah Hassan wowed judges with his cheerful dance routine, little did they know his childhood was in fact one of heartbreak - after his parents were brutally murdered by government troops in Syria. Last night Falah, who has won a place in the next round, also told the Sunday Mirror how he was forced to flee his homeland and endured a dangerous journey hidden under a lorry to escape to Britain.
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The 22-year-old, who wowed all the judges on last night's show, has revealed his heartbreak at discovering his parents' bodies
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He was just 12 when his mother and father were killed by government troops
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Falah Hassan hid under a lorry to escape to Britain
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