Of the participants that took part, forty-five made it past this stage and into the five live semi-finals-[13] amongst these, salsa dancing duo Paddy & Nico,[14] hip hop duo Bars & Melody,[15] singer Christian Spridon,[16] girl group REAformed,[17] and stand-up comedian/impressionist Toju,[18] each received a golden buzzer during their auditions - with nine appearing in each one, and eleven of these acts making it into the live final; the wildcard act chosen by the judges was impressionist Jon Clegg, after he lost out in the tied Judges' vote in the first semi-final. ", "Britain's Got Talent 2014: The Judges deliberate, David Walliams debuts new look & Amanda Holden visits Crufts! Meanwhile the judges were also full of praise for Rowbotham's performance, with Walliams telling her: “You've got such an amazing personality and such an amazing stage personality. Colin Thackery was the winner of Britain's Got Talent 2019 Credit: Rex Features Colin Thackery is an 89 year old Army veteran and a singer. Meanwhile, it was revealed on Friday that hopefuls Paddy and Nico have pulled out of the show on doctor's orders. Classical violinist Lettice Rowbotham was almost rendered speechless as she earned her place in the Britain's Got Talent final. The eighth series of Britain's Got Talent, a British talent competition series, began broadcasting in the UK during 2014, from 12 April to 7 June on ITV; because of England's international friendly with Peru, the show took a break on 30 May to avoid clashing with live coverage of the match. We're not used to that on this show. Diversity dance group took the Britain's Got Talent title in 2009 after a dramatic final showdown with singer Susan Boyle. [10] For the first time since the second series, auditions didn't take place in Scotland, as the show's producers wished to try new locations for talent, which led to them opting to hold auditions within Northern Ireland for the first time as a result. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Paul Potts won over Simon Cowell with his rendition of Nessum Dorma and went on to become Britain's Got Talent's first victor. Simon Cowell loved this act so much he made Pudsey: The Movie. Cowell described their victory as "a bit of a surprise". Ashleigh and her loveable dancing dog Pudsey met the Queen after winning 2012's Britain Got Talent. Britain's Got Talent 2014: Lettice Rowbotham wins place in final, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. Myers beat eleven contestants to reach the top brass £250,000 prize money.He got an invitation to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen. They became the first act to perform at the new Olympic Stadium and appeared twice at the closing ceremony. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? [12], By the time that the public auditions for the eighth series' competition had begun, the Got Talent franchise was beginning to update its format for auditions across international editions through the inclusion of a new feature - the "Golden Buzzer". The pair's performance of Puff Daddy's I'll Be Missing You proved to be a hit with viewers, with the boys' popularity already having led to them appearing on American TV after they were invited to be guests on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Hungarian shadow dance act Attraction won 2013's contest after a British-themed display including the voice of Winston Churchill. Tune in if you can guys E x", "Ed Sheeran, Little Mix to perform on Britain's Got Talent", "Britain's Got Talent 2014: Second semi-final line-up revealed", "Happy to announce we will be performing on @GotTalent #BGT next week. That takes years and years of practice.”. English boyband Collabro celebrate winning BGT with their musical theatre performances. Myers is one of the successful BGT contestants. For the first time since the second series, auditions didn't take place in Scotland, as the show's producer… Colin's audition was shown on Britain's Got Talent … The youngster, now 19, has since appeared on stage and in Natwest advertising campaigns. [11] Due to illness, Simon Cowell was forced to be absent from a day of auditions in Manchester to recover, leading to hosts Ant & Dec each standing in for him,[1] while on the final day of auditions in London, Cowell was forced to be absent for them to attend to his girlfriend Lauren Silverman, who had gone into labour that day; the show's production team chose not to bring in a stand-in because of this. The 24-year-old, described as the “poshest contestant we've had on the show” by judge David Walliams after her audition, wowed audiences with her electric act. Britain's Got Talent past winners 2014- Collabro. Britain’s Got Talent final 2014: Five acts that actually had talent Independent culture newsletter The best in film, music, TV & radio straight to your inbox every week Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. I know what I like about you two - you're talented and likeable.”. 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