| Has Britain Got Talent or has Britain just gone | | | | Scottish spinster who waddled onto the stage in |
| bonkers? The first series of this outrageous talent | | | | the Spring of 2009. Simon Cowell's talent shows |
| show began in June 2007 and little did we know | | | | have a habit of producing tone-deaf, |
| the talent (or in some cases, the lack of) that this | | | | over-confident and extremely "untalented" |
| country had to offer. Not content with taking | | | | individuals. As the 47 year old Susan Boyle |
| over the music world, entertainment mogul Simon | | | | entered the stage, you could feel the 3,000+ |
| Cowell created this show to give ordinary people, | | | | members of the audience, the judges and the 10 |
| like you and me, an opportunity to perform at | | | | million people watching at home, all take a deep |
| the Royal Variety Performance. As if that wasn't | | | | breath in. We all assumed that this was yet |
| enough, the eventual winner will also receive a | | | | another wannabe who had no talent whatsoever. |
| £100,000 entertainment and performance | | | | Susan then opened her mouth and began to sing |
| contract. | | | | the Elaine Page classic from Les Miserables, I |
| Britain's Got Talent is presented by the beloved | | | | Dreamed A Dream, and from that moment her |
| Ant and Dec and allows member's of British public | | | | life changed forever! |
| to perform live in front of a 3,000 strong studio | | | | We were all hopelessly wrong. Susan produced |
| audience. You will find comedians, dancers, singers | | | | one of the most memorable and spell-binding |
| and a whole host of variety acts to keep you | | | | performances ever seen on a British, or |
| entertained on a Saturday evening. The show has | | | | worldwide, stage. She was, to put it mildly, |
| a panel of judges which include media personality, | | | | sensational! However, for all her efforts and media |
| Piers Morgan and the beautiful Amanda Holden. Of | | | | coverage, Susan ended the show as runner up to |
| course BGT, as it has become affectionately | | | | the fantastic dance group - Diversity. This |
| known, is fronted by Simon. | | | | followed on from the outstanding dancers the |
| The audition stage of the show is pre-recorded as | | | | previous year's show produced. The winner was |
| the judges travel around all the major cities in the | | | | street dancer George Sampson and deserving |
| UK. Not only do the acts have to perform in front | | | | runners up, the Michael Jackson tribute dance act |
| of the judges and the audience, their fate is | | | | - Signature. |
| decided by a series of buzzers! Sorry guys and | | | | The first Britain's Got Talent show from 2007 |
| girls, if the judges don't like you - you will get | | | | was eventually won by opera singer Paul Potts |
| buzzed out. However, if you are one the lucky | | | | and the show has continued to produce many |
| ones to get the whole way through your audition | | | | outstanding singers. Andrew Johnston, Faryl Smith, |
| you still need 2 of the 3 judges to vote you | | | | Hollie Steel and 12 year old Shaheen Jafargholi, |
| through to the next round. As we all know, Simon | | | | who had the honour of performing at Michael |
| can be extremely grumpy, although a screaming | | | | Jackson's funeral. |
| and delirious audience has been known to sway | | | | Let's face facts, Saturday nights are just not the |
| the judges final decision. | | | | same without our weekly dose of Britain's Got |
| BGT has produced some very memorable | | | | Talent! |
| performances and few of us will ever forget the | | | | |