Cliff Notes – Britain’s Got Talent reveals two more finalists after incredible live semi-finals
- 11-year-old Olly Pearson impressed judges with his guitar skills, earning Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer and securing a spot in the finals.
- Singer Stacey Leadbeatter won the public vote, overcoming health concerns to join Olly in the final line-up.
Britain’s Got Talent reveals two more finalists after ‘incredible’ live semi-finals
Britain’s Got Talent has revealed two more finalists (Picture: Dymond/TalkbackThames/REX/Shutterstock)
Two more Britain’s Got Talent finalists have been revealed after another round of live semi-finals.
Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and Bruno Tonioli are on the hunt for the next winner of the ITV talent show, and judged eight acts tonight in the second round of semi-finals.
Last week saw singer Vinnie McKee and LED dance act The Blackouts make it through, with two more joining them after tonight’s show.
With the power handed to Simon to deliver a Golden Buzzer to one of the eight acts, and the help of the public vote to pick another, viewers discovered who would be going through.
11-year-old schoolboy Olly Pearson was the first, after rocking the stage with his guitar skills.
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‘That was the coolest thing in my life,’ the young musician said after Simon pressed the Golden Buzzer before any of the judges could even comment.
Olly Pearson received Simon’s Golden Buzzer and was sent through to the finals (Picture: Dymond/TalkbackThames/REX/Shutterstock)
The rockstar was phenomenal (Picture: Dymond/TalkbackThames/REX/Shutterstock)
When asked why he decided to press the life-changing Golden Buzzer, Simon replied: ‘He’s bloody brilliant, and he’s so small, talented and charismatic.’
He added: ‘I probably went a little bit early in hindsight but I was so excited, that was just so brilliant, you’re so talented, really, really, really talented.’
‘You’ve got a double Golden Buzzer, you’re going through to the final, I cannot wait, you’ve smashed this performance, I’m so proud of you’ Amanda praised, having given Olly his first Golden Buzzer in the auditions stage, sailing him through to tonight’s show.
‘You have an amazing future in front of you, don’t forget it,’ Bruno meanwhile praised, while Alesha added: ‘You’ll be playing stadiums in no time!’
Viewers were just as impressed with X user Darren writing: ‘What a star The next Bon Jovi!!!! Wow.’
‘Olly the rockstar on #BGT has got me in tears, he is amazing!!!!’ Ellie added.
Ryan shared: ‘Olly Pearson:- Olly is off the scale incredible! What a talent! Rock guitar is probably one of the hardest instruments to learn but Olly is acing it!’
Viewers were in tears watching Olly’s performance (Picture: Dymond/TalkbackThames/REX/Shutterstock)
After the excitement of Olly’s performance, it was up to the public to decide who to vote through to the finals with him.
And following Ant and Dec running through the results of the votes, it was revealed singer Stacey Leadbeatter.
‘I can’t even explain it, thank you so much, I don’t have the words!’ the supermarket worker said.
‘Thank you so much for believing in me, it means everything to me, this is my dream, thank you,’ she told voters.
Viewers had thrown their support behind Stacey with Joseph writing on X: ‘Sttacey Leadbeatter wowed us with her vocals tonight!!! So much so that the public have made her the winner of this week’s public vote, which sends her direkt til finalen!!!’
‘What a winner,’ Paul said, while Alison wrote: ‘Love Stacey so proud of her what a talent!!’
Tonight’s semi-finals elsewhere saw teacher John Pierce battle his nerves to give an operatic rendition of Susan Boyle’s Wild Horses, Lil M bring their mischief to the stage with their Minions act and magician Alexandra shock the nation with her latest trick.
Viewers threw their support behind Stacey Leadbeatter (Picture: Dymond/TalkbackThames/REX/Shutterstock)
Jannick Holste brought his high-energy magic act to the stage too, followed by comedian Will Burns and Japanese group Cheer Re Man’s acrobatics.
Concluding the show was Stacey, who had earlier shared fears she’d be forced to miss the live show due to a health condition.
‘My voice is only just coming back,’ she recently told The Mirror.
‘I am still actually on antibiotics. I haven’t been able to sing properly.
A health condition sparked fears Stacey Leadbeatter would be unable to perform tonight (Picture: Dymond/TalkbackThames/REX/Shutterstock)
‘I have been a bit concerned about this weekend but, hopefully, I’ll be able to do it,’ she added.
Thankfully, Stacey was able to take to the stage and perform tonight, securing her place in the final after winning over the public vote.
With Britain’s Got Talent extended and airing until May, this year, the semi-finals will air live each Saturday night for six weeks, instead of happening nightly over the course of one week as they previously did.
Britain’s Got Talent continues next Saturday on ITV1 and ITVX.