At the age of nine he was on the books at Manchester United along with his brother Kenji, who is a year older, but he ended up walking away from the club after realizing the sport wasn't his passion after all, reports Manchester Evening News.
On Sunday, he publicly showcased his voice for the first time at a sell-out intimate gig for an audience which included his United and City footballer friends Marcus Rashford, Chris Smalling and Raheem Sterling, plus former Bolton Wanderers player Fabrice Muamba, at the Live Lounge Experience at Theatre Of Impossible in Peter Street.
"I started singing seriously around four months ago," he told the Manchester Evening News. "I would sing in the car and a friend heard me, and I had a few people saying they wanted to hear more."
"Since then I've had interest from serious musicians and I did my first gig on Sunday," he explained. "I've been getting a lot of praise and things have been moving fast since then. I love music and I am hoping for a recording deal."
"I've got something in the pipeline but it's in the very early stages," he continued. "I always thought about music but I was shy, but now I'm more confident."
Quinton's mother, Magali stunned to learn only recently that her 22-year-old son, who goes by the stage name officialQG, could sing.
"I went to a recording studio to hear him sing for the first time and as I listened I asked 'Who is this? Who is singing with you?' and he replied 'That's me!,' she shared. "I felt emotional hearing him sing for the first time. I never knew he could sing like that."
"He left United because he didn't have the desire to play football. He played the violin and flute when he was at Hale Prep Junior School, but he never had a big role in musicals so I was super surprised," she continued. "He's getting a lot of interest from the music industry and I'm so proud of him."
She added: "I went to his gig and he didn't want me to come so I sat at the back and was watching him from a distance."
Check out OfficialQG music via his SoundCloud page below:
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