'We’ve got Little Mix and now we’ve got Big Mix': Simon Cowell praises singing group HoneyBuns for 'sassy' performance on Britain's Got Talent live semi-final
After seeing hundreds of amazing and shocking acts at auditions held around the country, judges Simon Cowell, David Walliams, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden managed to whittle them down to just 45.
And on Tuesday night, saw Britain's Got Talent continue the live semi-final week after Welsh choir group Cor Glanaethwy and Alesha’s Golden Buzzer Entity Allstars sailed through the night before.
The HoneyBuns were determined to win over Simon as well as next to try get the votes of the nation as they sang Hold On by Wilson Phillips.
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'Big Mix': The HoneyBuns were determined to win over Simon as well as next to try get the votes of the nation as they sang Hold On by Wilson Phillips on Tuesday's live BGT semi-final
Dressed in smart black ensembles and starting off with minimal movement, the group soon came into their own as the song went on.
Simon told the ladies: ‘You know what, we’ve got Little Mix and now we’ve got Big Mix.
'That’s what I like about you, you are fun and you don’t take yourselves too seriously. I have a feeling that you could surprise us. I hope the public get behind you because I like you.’
Sassy: Dressed in smart black ensembles and starting off with minimal movement, the group soon came into their own as the song went on.
Hold On: Simon told the ladies, 'You know what, we’ve got Little Mix and now we’ve got Big Mix'
David said: ‘It was in a word, sassy. We see you singing and dancing and we want to join you.’
David said: ‘It was in a word, sassy. We see you singing and dancing and we want to join you.’
Alesha added: ‘I think you’re great and fun. You look sensational and your personality came out more at the end.’
Amanda joined in saying: ‘You were absolutely brilliant fun. You are my kind of girls, but you looked a bit too serious. Apart from that it was amazing.’
Fun watch: Alesha added, ‘I think you’re great and fun. You look sensational and your personality came out more at the end'
Night two: Opening the second Britain's Got Talen live semi-finals was kids dancing group Groove Thing, who got the crowd going with their energetic disco routine
Wow: Simon Cowell admitted, 'I didn't think this was going to be great tonight but I was wrong. You were great. Wales is on fire at the moment. You guys altogether, it just works'
Opening the show was kids dancing group Groove Thing, who got the crowd going with their energetic disco routine.
The adorable dance troupe performed a host of impressive moves and stunts to a medley of disco anthems.
David Walliams gushed: 'That was incredible, so much talent coming out of Wales this year.'
While Alesha Dixon added: 'I absolutely love you guys, you are so fantastic.. You put some of the adults to shame. Well done guys.'
Amanda Holden was in agreement as she said: 'Wales must be so proud of you and I know your mum and dad's were. You were super cool and super groovy.'
Simon Cowell admitted: 'I didn't think this was going to be great tonight but I was wrong. You were great. Wales is on fire at the moment. You guys altogether, it just works.'
Groovy: The adorable dance troupe performed a host of impressive moves and stunts to a medley of disco anthems
Cute: David Walliams gushed, 'That was incredible, so much talent coming out of Wales this year'
Work it: While Alesha Dixon added, 'I absolutely love you guys, you are so fantastic.. You put some of the adults to shame. Well done guys'
Next up was Jules O’Dwyer & Matisse as the 49-year-old dog trainer took to the stage with cute pooches.
The routine started with Jules laying her dog down before proceeding to 'wind him up', the dog continued to perform tricks on cue on the toy themed set.
Alesha said: 'Wow, there are so adorable. Your dog are just beautiful and so so clever. You really upped it from the auditions.'
Amanda agreed saying: 'It felt like a such a beautiful, magical... I felt like a little girl again. It was better than your auditions. I was utterly enthralled.'
Simon asked: 'There are real dogs? They are a loving it and honestly it was amazing. It was one of the best dog acts we've ever seen.'
David joked: 'I agree with Amanda, it made me feel like a little girl again. They are so amazing, I think they will do well presenting the show next year.'
Dog whisperer: Next up was Jules O’Dwyer & Matisse as the 49-year-old dog trainer took to the stage with cute pooches
Twice as nice: The routine started with Jules laying her dog down before proceeding to 'wind him up', the dog continued to perform tricks on cue on the toy themed set
Adorable: Alesha said, 'Wow, there are so adorable. Your dog are just beautiful and so so clever. You really upped it from the auditions'
Just lovely: David joked, 'I agree with Amanda, it made me feel like a little girl again. They are so amazing, I think they will do well presenting the show next year'
Next was extreme dance act, Bonetics, who impressed with his bone breaking style of expression.
Moving across the stage to Ed Sheeran and Rudimental’s hit, Bloodstream, the dancer sported amazing body paint and emerged from a cage.
Amanda was impressed as she said: ‘Oh my god, it is brilliant. You looked brilliant and it was amazing but it is horrendous to watch. But it was good. You did yourself proud but it is a difficult one to watch.’
Artist: Next was extreme dance act, Bonetics, who impressed with his bone breaking style of expression
Not so caged: Moving across the stage to Ed Sheeran and Rudimental’s hit, Bloodstream, the dancer sported amazing body paint and emerged from a cage
Ouch: Amanda was impressed as she said, ‘Oh my God, it is brilliant. You looked brilliant and it was amazing but it is horrendous to watch'
Simon added: ‘It was fantastic. Difficult to watch some people are going to love it, some are going to hate it but I have always liked different. It was incredible I can see how much work you put into that.’
David added: ‘You are very bendy aren’t you? It was incredible and something we’ve never seen on the show. It was very well put together.’
Alesha Dixon said: ‘I really admire your focus and determination. You are proof that hard work pays off. You put on a solid performance tonight and you should be proud of yourself.’
Special talent: Simon added, ‘It was fantastic. Difficult to watch some people are going to love it, some are going to hate it but I have always liked different.'
Well done: Alesha Dixon said, ‘I really admire your focus and determination. You are proof that hard work pays off. You put on a solid performance tonight and you should be proud of yourself’
He was followed by Amanda’s golden buzzer choir group, Revelation Avenue, who performed a flawless rendition of Beyonce’s powerful track, Halo.
Amanda gushed: ‘I am so proud of you. It was a beautiful interpretation. World class, it couldn’t have gone better.’
Simon added: ‘I loved it. I wanted to find a group choir this year, and now we have two. I still think there is more to come from you. The golden buzzers have been amazing choices.’
David Walliams was in agreement saying: ‘It was a really really beautiful version of that song. I would love to buy a record from you. I would love sign them to DW records.’
Alesha concluded: ‘I really hope there is success for you after this show. It is so great to see some soul on BGT.’
They've got soul: He was followed by Amanda’s golden buzzer choir group, Revelation Avenue, who performed a flawless rendition of Beyonce’s powerful track, Halo
Amazing: Amanda gushed, ‘I am so proud of you. It was a beautiful interpretation. World class, it couldn’t have gone better’
Great work: Simon added, ‘I loved it. I wanted to find a group choir this year, and now we have two. I still think there is more to come from you. The golden buzzers have been amazing choices’
Next was Austrian magician Michael Late with a very musical and wacky magic act.
Alesha admitted: ‘That was so random but so entertaining. You’re crazy but I enjoyed it.’
Amanda agreed saying: ‘I mean I kind of forgot what your act was, it was a fondue of entertainment well done.’
Simon added: ‘It was fantastically nuts, I don’t how you did that. Most magicians are quite boring but you were fun and bit disturbed but I liked that.’
David quipped: ‘I like that you didn’t play up the Austrian thing. It’s magic but it was really fun and comical.’
Representing the homeland: Next was Austrian magician Michael Late with a very musical and wacky magic act
Wacky: Alesha admitted, ‘That was so random but so entertaining. You’re crazy but I enjoyed it’
What is going on? Amanda agreed saying, ‘I mean I kind of forgot what your act was, it was a fondue of entertainment well done’
Nice legs: Simon added, ‘It was fantastically nuts, I don’t how you did that. Most magicians are quite boring but you were fun and bit disturbed but I liked that’
Luca Calo once again hit the stage with confidence that did not quite match his vocal ability.
Donning a large blue cape, he sang Listen by Beyonce before stripping to perform a dance routine to Crazy In Love.
The young man popped, dropped and twerked in a dazzling metallic ensemble as he was joined by female dancers.
Simon smiled as he said: ‘I’m going to be honest, this is better than Eurovision.
Confidence: Luca Calo once again hit the stage with confidence that did not quite match his vocal ability
Star in the making? Donning a large blue cape, he sang Listen by Beyonce before stripping to perform a dance routine to Crazy In Love
‘It is like something from a horror movie but I like it because there’s no one like you. You should like it but you do like it.’
David added: ‘Brilliant act, you are such an incredible dance. It was so flamboyant and camp, I loved it.’
Alesha admitted: ‘I loved you and I think you’re great. Dancing in heels is not easy but you make it look easy.’
Amanda added: ‘You are mad but that production was great. Astonishingly, it was better than your audition.’
Hard to miss: The young man popped, dropped and twerked in a dazzling metallic ensemble as he was then joined by female dancers
Shaking it: Simon smiled as he said, ‘I’m going to be honest, this is better than Eurovision
Don't hurt yourself: Amanda added, ‘You are mad but that production was great. Astonishingly, it was better than your audition.’
Former backing singer Alison Jiear gave a powerhouse performance of Govinda.
Alesha said: ‘You’ve got a big set of pipes and I loved it. Well done darling’.
Amanda admitted: ‘I prefer a more classic version of that song but what you did was great. You hit every note and you gave it some whelly.’
Simon added: ‘I didn’t like the first part of the song, you sang the second half amazingly. I feel like we’ve made you look old-fashioned. But you are an amazing singer.’
David concluded: ‘I thought it was incredibly powerful and I kept wanting to ovate before you had even finished.’
Her moment: Former backing singer Alison Jiear gave a powerhouse performance of Govinda
High notes: Alesha told her, ‘You’ve got a big set of pipes and I loved it. Well done darling’
Well done: Simon added, ‘I didn’t like the first part of the song, you sang the second half amazingly. I feel like we’ve made you look old-fashioned. But you are an amazing singer.’
Finally Old Men Grooving took to the stage with a fun dance routine which saw them break dancing and cutting some shapes to classic hip hop and R’n’B tracks.
David couldn’t speak over the cheering crowd as he said: ‘It was absolutely pure joy to watch you up there. I was thinking, “Could this be at the royal variety?” And yes it could, Prince Philip will come out and join you’.
Alesha said: ‘I love your spirit and your passion. And what are you wearing? It was good fun with classic moves. Loved the old school vibes, very nice.’
Amanda added: ‘It is so joyful to watch and made me very very happy. OMG, it was dad’s army. Just brilliant.’
Simon concluded: ‘Very small criticism, I though the end part wasn’t as good as the beginnings. Having said that you made me want to ovate.’
Dad's army: Finally Old Men Grooving took to the stage with a fun dance routine
Fun: The routine saw them break dancing and cutting some shapes to classic hip hop and R’n’B tracks
Cutting shapes: David couldn’t speak over the cheering crowd as he said: ‘It was absolutely pure joy to watch you up there. I was thinking, “Could this be at the royal variety?” And yes it could'
Getting down: Alesha said, ‘I love your spirit and your passion. And what are you wearing? It was good fun with classic moves. Loved the old school vibes, very nice’
Thank you: Amanda added, ‘It is so joyful to watch and made me very very happy. OMG, it was dad’s army. Just brilliant.’
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