How does 'Seagull Boy' make those screeching sounds?
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Cooper is so good at making the sounds he's even won a European screeching competition.
Is it a bird, is it a plane - no it's... Seagull Boy!
Nine-year-old Cooper has been making waves through his amazing impersonation of the birds.
Last month he travelled to Belgium where he won a European screeching competition.
People taking part in the competition are judged by a panel of experts on how good their impression of a gull is, with the aim to encourage people to think more kindly of the sea birds, which some people see as annoying.
We test De-Graft to see if he can tell the difference between real seagull sounds and impressions.
Reflecting on entering the competition, Cooper explained what he was thinking at the time: "OK, I've got to win this," he said "or I'm not going to be a celebrity."
Cooper went on to not only win the junior category with his impression, but also scored 92 out of a possible 100 - the most points of all of the competitors.
Cooper's new found fame
As the clip of his impression got shared all around the world, Cooper's new found fame meant lots of TV interviews.
He even tried to teach the UK's Eurovision entry, Olly Alexander how to release his inner seagull noise.
"He was really good," say Cooper.
"Hopefully he wins in the song contest like I won in the seagull noising competition."
Cooper scored 92 points out of a possible 100
Cooper says he'll return to Belgium to defend his seagull noise crown again next year.
But what does it take to produce a prize-winning seagull call?
"You have to drink a lot and you have to breathe, like REALLY big, because just doing the *seagull screech* takes like half your breath," says Cooper.
- Published23 April
