Two acts that were met with rowdy applause and cheering were a girl in her late teens who belted out a powerful and beautiful rendition of Prince’s ‘Purple
Rain’ and a dance trio who performed a fantastic twist on Labrinth’s ‘Earthquake’. There was also that one act, which isn’t particularly talented, but who comes across so likable and funny that the audience are on their side- I don’t remember his name, but he wrote his own song and the phrase “What A
Geezer!” was repeated a lot! Two Italian girls rolled on stage in large plastic balls filled with petals to carry out an unusual but graceful routine. It was a little on the long side and consequently they were met with low boos and cries of “Off! Off! Off!” but I’m still not entirely sure if they could hear this reaction from inside their plastic bubbles.
“Bring him back!”- Simon’s hand discreetly
The audience were generally a supportive bunch though- particularly in the case of a breakdancer who prompted a mixed reaction amongst the panel. But with the audience chanting (myself included)
Olivia Nwabali
encouraging us from behind his seat- the dancer was given another shot. There were about another seven acts- all maintaining the diversity of talents. I won’t say which of the aforementioned acts got through and who fell just short of qualifying (although you can probably guess the outcome of a few already) but simply conclude that it was a really good experience! The camera was constantly swooping over the audience, and knowing my luck if I do appear for a brief moment on the television it will be the precise moment that I was choking on my water...or jumping out of my seat in shock at how loud the buzzers were. However, I wasn’t the only one doing this- the noise really was deafening! If like me, you only watch Britain’s Got Talent for the often comical and sometimes amazing audition phase, then I can promise, at least from the brief selection that I saw, that you will not be disappointed!