Britain's Got Talent: It was 'tradition with a twist' that won over the judges (as Simon Cowell exited to the US for birth of his son)
It was a trip to Belfast and beyond for Britain's Got Talent on Saturday night with 'tradition with a twist' helping some of the contestants receive four yeses from the judges.
It was the first time that the show had been to Belfast and, as David Walliams pointed out, Simon Cowell also appeared to have put on a new white T-shirt for the occasion, though he had to leave the show because of the impending birth of his son at the time the auditions were recorded.
Performers in tonight's episode of the hit ITV show included several Irish dancers, including Innova Irish Dance Company who were teaming Irish dance with hot hip-hop moves; a rather sad Del Boy impersonator and even a bed of nails act.
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Part one of the show kicked off with Oliver Moroney, a 43 year-old maintenance man from Tipperary.
He performed a traditional Sean Nós style dance with his own twist. Oliver walked on sweeping the stage with a brush, then began Irish dancing whilst taking his clothes off to reveal a football kit. He then used the brush to dance with.
Simon asked him: 'It's not Riverdance, is it?' while judge Amanda pondered: 'If you had loads more people it could be "broom dance"!'
In the end he scored three yeses, with Simon the only judge to give him a no.
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Second up was Gary James, a 33 year old electronic engineer from Holywood, Northen Ireland.
Gary had never performed his act before in public and his act got off to a rocky start as he has difficulty plugging his phone into the speaker but, with the help of Dec, it was finally resolved.
After an impersonation of Del Boys from Only Fools and Horses Simon quipped 'It felt like an hour of total torture.'
All four judges gave him a no.
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Third up were the Rock and Roll Street Stars from West Cork in Ireland.
Mick came on stage and was joined by his assistant ‘Big Chief’ dressed in a silver all-in-one mermaid costume. Big Chief lay on a bed of nails with a concrete block on his chest, and Mick used a sledge hammer to smash the concrete.
All four judges gave a no.
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Fourth act of part one was John Power, a 21 year old sales assistant from Dublin.
He performed a monologue where he transitioned from his own character John, to ‘Anger Man’.
Simon, Alesha and Amanda all buzzed, while David attempted to buzz but his buzzer wasn't working, so he took off his shoe off and began repeatedly hitting it until it eventually it worked leaving John with a blackout...and four no's.
Not so powerful: John Power went to a blackout when all four judges gave him a no
Last of the part one contestants were the Innova Irish Dance Company, a 15 piece Irish dance troupe from Northern Ireland.
The girls are aged 15-23 years old.
Innova impressed the judges with their unique combination of traditional Irish dancing to contemporary music and they received four yeses.
'Tradition with a twist,' Alesha called it as they proved that they certainly had talent.
Strictly in sync: the Innova Irish Dance Company proved a big hit with the judges
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In part 2 of the show it was time for Kath Morris, a 29 year old youth worker from Stoke on Trent.
Kath has been singing for 12 years and performed a rendition of Misty Blue, the Dorothy Moore hit for the judges.
Unfortunately all four judges said no.
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Next up was Micky Dumoulin, a 24 year old supermarket check-out assistant from Essex.
He often sings to the regular customers.
Micky performed Bring Him Home from Les Misearbles and scored four yeses from the judges.
The big four: Micky Dumoulin got four yeses from the judges
Amanda said: 'Beautiful, really genuine, heartfelt and great performance.
David added: 'It really looks like you put your heart and soul into that, it was very moving to watch.
'I like that you’re a cool guy who wants to sing that kind of song.'
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Alesha: 'For me, it was a perfect vocal'.
Simon, finally, said. 'I think you’re a really great guy, really genuine. I just had a really good feeling about when you came out, I remember the first time I met Olly Murs and he had the same kind of charisma.'
Not surprisingly he scored four yeses from the judges
Cartel got three out of four for their effort on the show
Part three saw Cartel, a five piece dance crew who performed a hip hop routine in a medley of songs.
Jamie 27, Ed 18, Steven 19, Jordan 18 and Daniel 16 from Northamptonshire were put together by James and have been ‘Cartel’ for two years.
Simon told them: 'Jamie, I’m not being rude but you shouldn’t be in the group. I’m sorry but you stuck out like a sore thumb. It’s like putting David Walliams in One Direction it just wouldn’t work. Seriously Jamie, I really like the four I just don’t like the group with you in it. '
Cartel tried to get Simon's attention on Britain's Got Talent
(To audience: 'You’re all thinking the same thing as me') .
David: 'By your logic Simon, on this panel there’s three young attractive people on it and you’re here. We should judge them on their talent.'
Simon: 'I’m going to say with you (Jamie) in it, no. Without you yes.'
Amanda: 'That is just evil.'
David: 'Even by your standard that’s mean.'
The band eventually scored three yeses with Simon the only no.
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Next up was Eirian Jones, a 16 year old student from Wales.
Eirian performed an original comedy song about his favourite foods whilst playing the keyboard.
David said it was It 'really witty and very unexpected'.
David said it was It 'really witty and very unexpected'.
Simon however said: 'I don’t like comedy songs. I don’t like comedy poets either. I’m saying no.'
So that was three yeses and a no from Simon.
Amanda: (to Simon) 'Why are you being so grumpy?' Simon: ' I don’t find anyone who sings comedy songs funny.'
Eirian Jones tried to show he had talent on the show
Then came Motion X, 10 hip hop dancers aged 9-13 years old from South Wales who performed a hip hop dance using fans. Before the performance Simon said: 'Why are you different because we’ve seen so many dance acts?'
Group: 'Well, it’s a surprise.'
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After the performance: Simon asked: 'What was the surprise? I expect a little bit more when you mention a surprise, when you promise something you’ve got to deliver and I can’t see you girls winning the show.'
Amanda: 'That’s so mean!'
In the end it was three yeses and then a no from Simon
Motion X scored three out of four judges for their performance
After this came the Wookey Hole Turbo Jets, 10 circus performers from Somerset aged between 16 – 24 year old who attempted to impress the judges by performing a circus act with bicycles and unicycles.
Simon: 'I don’t like circuses and I’m not sure many people do anymore. There was no real sense of danger and I hate clowns.'
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Alesha: 'They’re not clowns.'
Simon: 'I know but I’m just saying they’re in the circus.'
David: 'You can’t "oh I didn’t like it because they might know a clown".'
Simon: 'Do any of you know a clown? (Yes) Well, there you go.'
Again it was three yeses and a no from SImon who said after 'I hate those kinds of acts'.
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Andrew Derbyshire, a 31 year old office worker and performer from London originally from Burnley was next.
Andrew has auditioned for Simon before in the first series of Pop Idol. He performed Somebody Else’s Guy by Jocelyn Brown and receives a standing ovation from the judges.
David told him: 'Andrew, you were singing for your life there, it was an extraordinary performance. You had everyone going and the way you did it was magnificent. If I was to give you one tiny bit of advice it would be trust that; the ‘come on’, it’s fun but it makes you a bit cheesy. You’re not cheesy, you’ve got a lovely voice so be confident in your talent because it is there 100%.'
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Alesha: 'You really did just own the whole stage and I’m so pleased for you because your personality is wonderful and your talent is fantastic.'
Simon: 'I’m imaging since we first met which was 13/14 years ago you’ve probably sang in some really horrible places and when you’ve got that bad habit you’re trying to get the audience to like you it comes over as quite desperate. Actually you’ve got a really good voice Andrew. I think you over sang it, I think you’re trying to please too much but we’ve never had a male diva on the show like you before…'
David: 'I think we have.'
Simon: 'I take that back, a singing male diva. If you start to believe in yourself and trust what you’ve got you actually could do well on a show like this.'
He received four yeses.
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In part four of the show it was time for Shakespeare Remix - Cordell 48, Samantha 37 and Shant’e 22, all actresses from London. The three women performed their own interpretation of a scene from Hamlet. Amanda, Alesha and David all buzzed.
Amanda: 'If I’m really honest I don’t think any of you can act.'
It was three no's, but surprisingly a yes from Simon.
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Next up were Kings & Queens - Ryan & Ksenia ,Neil & Katya, Michael & Sally, Adelmo & Leaj and Kai & Kerri - five couples of Latin dancers from all over the UK aged 18-29 years old with four of the couples in relationships. They performed a Latin American dance routine to a remix of contemporary music and received a standing ovation from all four judges.
Amanda: 'We have a lot of this sort of dance on the show and it always feels dated and old fashioned but I think you’ve just shown us a glimpse into the future of what this should be. Absolutely stunning.'
Simon: 'I think it was incredible.'
Alesha: 'If you’re not in the final I’ll eat my arm.'
Not surprisingly it was four yeses from the judges.
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For part five it was revealed by host Dec that '‘Simon will not be with us today because his girlfriend has gone into labour’.
It was then time for final contestant Bailey McConnell, a 14 year old school boy and paper boy from Milton Keynes who performed ‘Dying Hole’ a song he wrote about one of his friends turning against him, accompanied by acoustic guitar.
He received a standing ovation from Amanda, Alesha and David, with Simon not being present.
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David: 'What is there not to like about you? Fantastic voice, you played beautifully and you can write really incredible songs. Often the best singer songwriters have to go through something really tough and turn it into something really beautiful and we can all unite because we’ve all had some experience like that… for example the person that you love is having a baby with someone else, I get it. I get it.'
Alesha: ' It’s times like this I wish I was Simon Cowell because if I had a record label I’d sign you.'
Despite Simon now being present it was three yeses.
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