Joining Susan Boyle and Diversity, 17 year old crooner from Lichfield Shaun Smith, was chosen over a 28 year old impersonator (a ventriloquist, actually) Gareth Oliver who's from Halifax. Previously, another dance group Flawless made the cut to qualify for the Britain's Got Talent (BGT) Finals slated on May 30 (this Saturday) after garnering the most votes among the eight performers in BGT Semifinals Show May 25.
It can be remembered that Shaun Smith sang "Ain't No Sunshine" for his audition, which gained BGT judge Simon Cowell's praise. This was reminiscent of Kris Allen's performance who eventually won American Idol 2009. Will Shaun Smith have the same fate on BGT? Well, Shaun performed a goosebump-inducing rendition of U2's "With or Without You" last night. Below is Shaun Smith's "With or Without You" Britain's Got Talent May 25 performance video:
Here's the announcement of Results in the 2nd Day of Semifinals in Britain's Got Talent:
As a wrap-up, there are already 4 qualifiers for the Britain's Got Talent Finals:
The 6 semifinalists who were eliminated in BGT last night May 25 (5/25/09) were:
Another 24 performers will be battling it out in the next 3 days to have a slot in the Royal Variety Show this Saturday. Good luck to all of them!
- Susan Boyle
- Diversity
- Flawless
- Shaun Smith
The 6 semifinalists who were eliminated in BGT last night May 25 (5/25/09) were:
- Peter Coghlan (aka Mama Trish) - A drag performer from Stafford
- Jamie Pugh - a 37 year old Singer from Gwent
- Gareth Oliver
- Hot Honeyz - female dance group from Maidstone
- Merlin Cadogan- an escapologist from Barnstaple
- DJ Talent - a 30 year old rapper from London
Another 24 performers will be battling it out in the next 3 days to have a slot in the Royal Variety Show this Saturday. Good luck to all of them!
