Milner, born in London, England auditioned for talent show The Voice UK in 2012. Before appearing on The Voice Milner had worked in musical theatre appearing in the UK tour of Footloose as Ren, and as Troy Bolton in the Asian tour of High School Musical, amongst other productions. On The Voice UK, Milner auditioned with a mash-up between The Beatles' "Come Together" and "Lose Yourself" by Eminem. The audition was met with a positive reception, with three coaches: Danny O'Donoghue, Jessie J and will.i.am all electing for Milner to join their teams—from which Milner selected O'Donoghue.

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