Congratulations to Jules O'Dwyer and her loveable border collie Matisse who won Britain's Got Talent last night (May 31). We must admit we came over a tad teary-eyed when Matisse's three-legged collie companion Skippy made his debut in their final act.
Last night's final prompted us to look back at all eight winners from the ITV talent show to see how they faired after their victories.
From Collabro to Pudsey the dog - which acts have had the most success post-bgt? Here's our ranking below:
1. Paul Potts
Paul Potts stunned the judges, audience and viewers of Bgt alike with his breathtaking rendition of 'Nessun Dorma' on the ITV talent show's first run in 2007. His audition became a YouTube sensation and was later confirmed as the fourth most viewed YouTube video in the UK.
Following his transition from Carphone Warehouse salesman to Bgt winner, Potts released his debut album One Chance...
Last night's final prompted us to look back at all eight winners from the ITV talent show to see how they faired after their victories.
From Collabro to Pudsey the dog - which acts have had the most success post-bgt? Here's our ranking below:
1. Paul Potts
Paul Potts stunned the judges, audience and viewers of Bgt alike with his breathtaking rendition of 'Nessun Dorma' on the ITV talent show's first run in 2007. His audition became a YouTube sensation and was later confirmed as the fourth most viewed YouTube video in the UK.
Following his transition from Carphone Warehouse salesman to Bgt winner, Potts released his debut album One Chance...
- 6/1/2015
- Digital Spy
In just over 24 hours' time, the 11 finalists on Britain's Got Talent will take to the stage one last time in an attempt to prove their worth (and win some money and a spot in the Royal Variety Show, of course). While it's hard to believe, the victorious act will be the eighth to take the crown.
Over the years, there has been a bit of a range of acts - we've had everything from dancers (George Sampson and Diversity) to singers (Paul Potts, Jai McDowall) to a gymnastic dance troupe (Spelbound) to a dog (Ashleigh & Pudsey) to well, whatever you would count Attraction as.
So, a variety, then. But this year, the complaints about too many singers - which have always bubbled in the background - have really started to gain ground. Are there just too many this year?
There are admittedly lots of crooners in tomorrow's big event: of 11 final acts,...
Over the years, there has been a bit of a range of acts - we've had everything from dancers (George Sampson and Diversity) to singers (Paul Potts, Jai McDowall) to a gymnastic dance troupe (Spelbound) to a dog (Ashleigh & Pudsey) to well, whatever you would count Attraction as.
So, a variety, then. But this year, the complaints about too many singers - which have always bubbled in the background - have really started to gain ground. Are there just too many this year?
There are admittedly lots of crooners in tomorrow's big event: of 11 final acts,...
- 6/6/2014
- Digital Spy
Britain's Got Talent returns to our small screen on Saturday (April 12), and we've already been treated to a sneak peek at some of the acts we can expect to see on stage during the show's premiere.
But whatever happened to some of the show's most memorable acts from years gone by? What have they gone on to do following their appearance on the ITV talent show, we hear you ponder? Wonder no more with some of Bgt's past performers - from stand-out stars to the plain strange:
Faryl Smith
Mezzo-soprano Faryl Smith - then aged just 12 - blew the judges away and probably made Amanda Holden break down and blub with her beautiful rendition of 'Ava Maria' on the show in 2008.
Following her accomplishment as a finalist on the show, the singer signed a contract with Universal Classics and Jazz and released her debut album Faryl in March 2009. It went...
But whatever happened to some of the show's most memorable acts from years gone by? What have they gone on to do following their appearance on the ITV talent show, we hear you ponder? Wonder no more with some of Bgt's past performers - from stand-out stars to the plain strange:
Faryl Smith
Mezzo-soprano Faryl Smith - then aged just 12 - blew the judges away and probably made Amanda Holden break down and blub with her beautiful rendition of 'Ava Maria' on the show in 2008.
Following her accomplishment as a finalist on the show, the singer signed a contract with Universal Classics and Jazz and released her debut album Faryl in March 2009. It went...
- 4/10/2014
- Digital Spy
The big talking point after last week's show was the brilliant Francine Lewis. I still think that she could make the top three after seeing the reaction that she's got from the public.
But the thing that viewers haven't seen yet is the exceptional talent still to come on Britain's Got Talent. I don't think anyone you've seen so far is safe. It's going to be really hard to call a winner.
Still to come on the show there is an amazing guitar-playing singer. And I mean amazing. There's an amazing ventriloquist. An amazing magician. So while I think Francine has a great chance of making the final I really couldn't call whether she's a winner. It's too close.
It's like a breath of fresh of air to have all this variety on the show. It's an absolute joy for me on More Talent as well. Over the years we've had loads of variety,...
But the thing that viewers haven't seen yet is the exceptional talent still to come on Britain's Got Talent. I don't think anyone you've seen so far is safe. It's going to be really hard to call a winner.
Still to come on the show there is an amazing guitar-playing singer. And I mean amazing. There's an amazing ventriloquist. An amazing magician. So while I think Francine has a great chance of making the final I really couldn't call whether she's a winner. It's too close.
It's like a breath of fresh of air to have all this variety on the show. It's an absolute joy for me on More Talent as well. Over the years we've had loads of variety,...
- 4/26/2013
- Digital Spy
Britain's Got Talent hosts Ant & Dec and reigning champions Ashleigh & Pudsey stun unsuspecting members of the public by taking part in a flashmob in the first clip from the new series.
The four are joined by other notable contestants including 2012 runners-up Jonathan and Charlotte, Twist and Pulse, Spelbound and Stavros Flatley in the opening scene from Saturday's (April 13) series seven premiere.
The video begins with visitors to Covent Garden in London circling around a mysterious red buzzer with an arrow pointing to it that reads: "Push for Talent."
Once a few plucky individuals step forward and press down the button, the square suddenly comes to life with a variety of Britain's Got Talent acts, including a brass band, jive dancers and unicyclists.
The clip follows on from a Britain's Got More Talent promo in which host Stephen Mulhern does the Harlem Shake with Ant & Dec and judges Simon Cowell, David Walliams,...
The four are joined by other notable contestants including 2012 runners-up Jonathan and Charlotte, Twist and Pulse, Spelbound and Stavros Flatley in the opening scene from Saturday's (April 13) series seven premiere.
The video begins with visitors to Covent Garden in London circling around a mysterious red buzzer with an arrow pointing to it that reads: "Push for Talent."
Once a few plucky individuals step forward and press down the button, the square suddenly comes to life with a variety of Britain's Got Talent acts, including a brass band, jive dancers and unicyclists.
The clip follows on from a Britain's Got More Talent promo in which host Stephen Mulhern does the Harlem Shake with Ant & Dec and judges Simon Cowell, David Walliams,...
- 4/11/2013
- Digital Spy
Sinitta, Katie Price, Dionne Bromfield and Gareth Thomas were among the celebrities who turned out to support The Gold Challenge Olympic Stadium event yesterday (Sunday). TV and music stars, Team Gb legends and Gold Challenge fundraisers took part in a series of Olympic and Paralympic themed challenges to raise money for 150 partner charities. The event featured performances from Britain's Got Talent's 2010 winners, gymnastic troupe Spelbound, and 2007 winner, opera singer Paul Potts, who performed 'Nessun Dorma' before the audience of 20,000 people. The X Factor finalists 2 Shoes, who also lent their support to the event, told Digital Spy: "It feel's 'totes amaze' to be here. It's brilliant. We're here to get involved and start a couple of the races. Just to literally support (more)...
- 4/2/2012
- by By Priya Joshi
- Digital Spy
Britain's Got Talent winners Spelbound are in talks to star in the opening ceremony at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The 13-strong gymnastic troupe, who won the show's fourth series in 2010, is close to securing a spot at the £27million display on July 27, according to the Sunday Mirror. Spelbound's presence at the ceremony will apparently be decided after they perform in front of 20,000 people at a test event on April 1. Alex Uttley, who at 25 is the oldest member of the gang, said: "Being part of the Olympics has always been one of our dreams and it is very close to coming true." (more)...
- 2/5/2012
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
Britain's Got Talent has begun its talent search for the 2012 series. Simon Cowell's ITV1 reality show, which launched the careers of Diversity, Susan Boyle and Spelbound, is on the hunt for acts with anything they consider a special talent. Singers, dancers, comics, jugglers, magicians and stunt acts are all welcome to apply. The 2011 winner was Scottish singer Jai McDowall, who scooped £100,000 and a spot on the Royal Variety Show later this year. Applicants wanting more details should go to www.itv.com/talent. A source told Digital Spy: "The eyes of the world will be on Great Britain in 2012 and Britain's Got (more)...
- 9/22/2011
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Britain's Got Talent singer Janey Cutler has died at the age of 82. The singing grandmother impressed judges and viewers alike with her performances of Edith Piaf's 'Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien' during last year's series of the ITV1 competition. The Sun reports that Cutler was found dead at her home yesterday. Family and friends left messages of condolence on Facebook, with her grandson Ian Scott writing: "Good night rest in peace oor wee granny, mother and friend to all (sic)." Cutler finished ninth in the live final, won by dance group Spelbound. Despite alleged (more)...
- 8/24/2011
- by By Ryan Love
- Digital Spy
The BBC has responded to complaints from viewers who complained about the quality of the camera work during this year's Royal Variety Performance. The network confirmed that complaints had been received following the broadcast of the annual event last week - in particular focusing on "poor quality" camera work during the performance by Britain's Got Talent winners Spelbound. "We apologise if some viewers found the camera work on this year's Royal Variety Performance less than satisfactory," a statement said. "We endeavoured to make the visual style sympathetic to the nature and pace of each particular (more)...
- 12/23/2010
- by By Ryan Love
- Digital Spy
The winners of this year's Britain's Got Talent are calling for acrobatic gymnastics to be classed as an Olympic sport. Spelbound have said that it would be their "ultimate goal". Doug Fordyce, a member of the troupe, told Sky News: "We've been campaigning for years and years... It is the ultimate goal. "To get it into the Olympics as a competitive sport would mean the world to us, it's been a dream since we were knee-high." He (more)...
- 7/16/2010
- by By Clare Wiley
- Digital Spy
The full voting stats for Britain's Got Talent 2010 have been released by ITV1. Gymnastics troupe Spelbound triumphed in the final with 36.9% of the public vote, twice as much as their closest rival Twist & Pulse. The acrobatic collective were also the biggest semi-final winner, storming their heat with 62.4% of the vote. During the second semi-final, it has also been revealed that singing doorman Neil Fullard actually got more votes than boyband Connected. Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan opted to send Connected through to the final instead of Fullard. The full results from the final and semi-finals: Final
Spelbound - 36.9%
Twist & Pulse - 12.4%
Kieran Gaffney - 9.6%
Tina & Chandi - 9.0%
Paul Burling - 8.7%
Tobias Mead - 6.9%
Christopher Stone - 5.1%
Connected - 4.8%
Janey Cutler - 3.6%
Liam (more)...
Spelbound - 36.9%
Twist & Pulse - 12.4%
Kieran Gaffney - 9.6%
Tina & Chandi - 9.0%
Paul Burling - 8.7%
Tobias Mead - 6.9%
Christopher Stone - 5.1%
Connected - 4.8%
Janey Cutler - 3.6%
Liam (more)...
- 6/16/2010
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Amanda Holden has confessed that she is missing Britain's Got Talent co-star Simon Cowell following the show's finale. The latest series of the ITV1 reality contest concluded with Spelbound's victory earlier this month. Cowell has since started work on The X Factor with Cheryl Cole, Louis Walsh and a collection of guest judges. Speaking to New magazine, Holden admitted: "It's hard spending all that time with him and then being cut off, but now Cheryl's got him for The (more)...
- 6/15/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Simon Cowell was a double winner at the TV BAFTAs Sunday. Cowell — who worked on "Pop Idol" in Britain before "American Idol" made him a household name stateside — received a special award recognizing his outstanding contribution to British TV and his development of new talent. And one of his home-grown shows — "Britain's Got Talent" — won the light entertainment prize for last year's edition, which brought us Susan Boyle. TV viewers in Britain could not escape Cowell this weekend as the fourth season of "Britain's Got Talent" concluded Saturday with the acrobatic gymnasts team Spelbound crowned champs. Two of the older performers from the "Harry Potter" film franchise prevailed at these TV...
- 6/7/2010
- by tomoneil
- Gold Derby
Comic Paddy McGuinness has been confirmed as the host of the 'Britain's Got Talent Live Tour'. The Phoenix Nights star will head up the UK and Ireland jaunt, which kicks off at the Manchester Evening News Arena on Saturday, June 19. Headlined by series winners Spelbound, the shows will feature all this year's finalists including boyband Connected, dancing dog Chandi, singing accountant Christopher (more)...
- 6/7/2010
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
'Britain's Got Talent' winners Spelbound's next challenge is to win an Olympic gold medal. The high-flying acrobatic troupe - who will perform for Britain's Queen Elizabeth at the Royal Variety Performance in December - have revealed competing in the Olympic games would be the ''best thing'' that could ever happen to them. Spelbound star Alex Uttley, 25, explained to The Sun newspaper: ''It's amazing for us to be representative of our sport so if it could get into the Olympics, what better achievement for us? ''To be considered to compete in the Olympics would be the best thing that could ever happen to us.'' However, ..
- 6/7/2010
- Virgin Media - TV
Britain's Got Talent winners Spelbound have revealed their Olympic ambitions. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, the gymnastics troupe said that they would love to be part of the opening ceremony in 2012, but also confessed that they are hoping to take part in the 2016 Games in Rio. Acrobatics is not currently an Olympic sport, but their coach Neil Griffiths has been campaigning for it to be recognised at future events. "Recognition of what we do has now increased dramatically," said 25-year-old Alex Uttley. "It's amazing for us to be representative of our sport so if it (more)...
- 6/7/2010
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
'Britain's Got Talent' scooped its first TV BAFTA last night (07.06.10) for best entertainment programme. The prize came a day after acrobatics act Spelbound won the hit ITV1 show on Saturday night, and reportedly earned the highest viewing figures on television in five years. Presenters of the show Ant and Dec - real named Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly - also picked up their first ever prize, after being nominated five times previously. The presenting duo, both aged 34, were stunned when they were announced winners of best entertainment performance for hosting ITV's 'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here'. Dec - who along ..
- 6/7/2010
- Virgin Media - TV
Britain's Got Talent's grand finale pulled in 11.77m (52.1%) for ITV1 last night, according to early figures. Spelbound's triumph was seen by a 5-minute peak of 14.14m (57.2%) at 9.50pm. Unlike last year, the final was packed into one programme, airing between 7.30pm and 10pm. 571k (2.5%) watched the programme on ITV1 HD. However, Got Talent's average and peak audiences showed a hefty year-on-year decline. Britain's Got More Talent attracted 1.54m (8.2%) to ITV2 immediately after the main show. Doctor Who delivered 4.71m (27.7%) to BBC One from 6.40pm. Richard Curtis's 'Vincent And The Doctor' beat ITV1's The Whole 19 Yards, which brought in 3.34m (20.2%) from 6.30pm. Earlier on BBC One, Shrek 2 interested 2.58m (20.7%). Later on, Casualty mustered 3.12m (13.3%) from 8.20pm, the drama's (more)...
- 6/6/2010
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
It was the grand finale of Britain's Got Talent tonight and the ten remaining acts took to the stage to try to win a place at this year's Royal Variety Performance, with gymnast troupe Spelbound triumphing over runners-up Twist & Pulse and third-placed Kieran Gaffney. Read on to find out what Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden had to say about the contestants' performances. Twist & Pulse Piers: "Sometimes people say it's a disadvantage to go first in a final because people won't remember. I think in this case it's been a massive advantage to you two because you have set the bar tonight for the others to follow. On that performance, there are a lot of contestants round the back saying, 'How are we going to beat that?' Really good." Amanda: "I was really worried that I'd seen everything (more)...
- 6/5/2010
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
Spelbound have won 'Britain's Got Talent'. The team of acrobats were named the winners of this year's series of the reality show tonight (05.06.10), after beating thousands of hopefuls to perform at the coveted Royal Variety Performance and scooping the £100,000 prize money. The judging panel - consisting of Amanda Holden, Piers Morgan and Simon Cowell - have been huge fans of the act since they wowed them in their first audition by launching group members into the air and catching them in dramatic fashion. On hearing the result, music mogul Simon said: ''The show is called 'Britain's Got Talent' - absolutely the right ..
- 6/5/2010
- Virgin Media - TV
Janey Cutler, the 81-year-old who has the lungs of a 20-year-old advances to the final round of "Britain's Got Talent" on Thursday, June 3 night. Receiving the biggest public vote, Janey was the first winner in the fourth semi-final after she performed a rendition of Shirley Bassey's hit "This Is My Life".
"Janey you are magnificent. I have been waiting the whole series for one of those moments that has the whole country talking the next day," judge Piers Morgan said. "A moment when you feel the hairs go up, your spine tingling and everyone's going did you hear that lady last night on Bgt? Because that wasn't just the best performance of the night, it was the best of the whole week by a mile."
Joining the mother of seven in the final is dance act Twist and Pulse who won the judges' vote. It came down to the duo's act and The Fusion.
"Janey you are magnificent. I have been waiting the whole series for one of those moments that has the whole country talking the next day," judge Piers Morgan said. "A moment when you feel the hairs go up, your spine tingling and everyone's going did you hear that lady last night on Bgt? Because that wasn't just the best performance of the night, it was the best of the whole week by a mile."
Joining the mother of seven in the final is dance act Twist and Pulse who won the judges' vote. It came down to the duo's act and The Fusion.
- 6/4/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
The Britain's Got Talent semi-finals continue tonight, as eight more acts face the nation. With six now voted through, who will the public decide has what it takes? Ahead of this evening's fourth live show, Digital Spy profiles the contestants hoping to join Spelbound, Tobias Mead, Tina & Chandi, Connected, Paul Burling and Christopher Stone in Saturday's final: Janey Cutler Janey Cutler, 81, has been dubbed 'Nu-Bo' in this year's competition. Stephen Mulhern commented earlier today that she is under pressure to perform, following her emotional rendition of 'Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien', which stunned the panel and audience. Despite being one of the favourites to win the competition, co-host Anthony McPartlin has admitted that he is unsure of her credentials to wow the audience for a second time. Team Shaolin Praised for their head flips, (more)...
- 6/3/2010
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
The lineups for the last two Britain's Got Talent semi-finals has been confirmed. Sixteen more acts will compete over the next two days hoping to win the last four slots in Saturday's grand final, where they will join Christopher Stone, Tobias Mead, Spelbound, Connected, Tina & Chandi and Paul Burling. This evening's contestants include dance troupes Ice, Team Shaolin and The Fusion, singer Emile Harris and 9-year-old Tyler Patterson. (more)...
- 6/3/2010
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
The Britain's Got Talent semi-finals continue tonight, as eight more acts face the nation. With four already voted through, who will the public decide has what it takes? Ahead of this evening's third live show, Digital Spy profiles the contestants hoping to join Spelbound, Tobias Mead, Tina & Chandi and Connected in Saturday's final: Paul Burling It's amazing to think that comic Paul Burling might've failed to reach the semi-finals in 2007. However this year, his impersonation of Harry Hill, followed by various Looney Tunes characters, wowed the judges. On Britain's Got More Talent, viewers would've seen Paul's sneak previews of his Del Boy and Graham Norton impressions. He is also expected to perform another Harry Hill sketch, this time with the TV Burp studio. Having already got the support of bookmakers, (more)...
- 6/2/2010
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
The Britain's Got Talent semi-finals continue tonight, as eight more acts face the nation. With only two voted through, who will the public decide has what it takes? Ahead of this evening's second live show, Digital Spy profiles the contestants hoping to join Spelbound and Tobias Mead in Saturday's final: Michael Fayombo Jnr & Snr This Michael Jackson father-and-son tribute act have huge expectations in the competition, while their moves were wholly appreciated by the judges and audience in the auditions stage. Simon Cowell advised the pair to "surprise" viewers at home with "something a bit different". Neil Fullard Tonight's semi-final features a few of the best loved acts from the auditions, and Neil Fullard is no exception. Despite his scruffy appearance, the singing bouncer wowed the judges with his rendition of Frank (more)...
- 6/1/2010
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
'Britain's Got Talent' acts Spelbound and Tobias Mead have gone through to the show's final. The 13-member acrobatic troupe received a place in the last stage of the competition by taking the biggest share of the public vote last night (31.05.10), while the 22-year-old street dancer was forced to face the judges for the second slot. Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden unanimously chose Tobias who incorporated sorcery with a ball in mid air to his performance, impressing the judges more than 14-year-old singer Olivia Archbold rendition of Kate Winslet's 'What If'. Spelbound - who are favourites to win the competition - ..
- 6/1/2010
- Virgin Media - TV
In tonight's first Britain's Got Talent semi-final, eight contestants battled it out for the public vote. Spelbound and Tobias Mead made it through to Saturday's grand finale. Here's what Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden had to say: Threebee Piers: "Well you did take Simon's advice on board and you did exactly what he told you to do, and obviously he is the resident Bollywood expert on the panel. I would've made you stay doing Bollywood before you performed. Unfortunately, he was right, because that was absolutely brilliant. That was so much better than the audition, and I think that unless one of the other acts tonight pull it out of the bag, you guys may have just danced into the final." Amanda: "I completely agree obviously with this choice of music, but seriously it was a brilliant combination. I (more)...
- 5/31/2010
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
Gymnast group Spelbound and dancer Tobias Mead have become the first acts to be voted through to Saturday's Britain's Got Talent final. Spelbound won the public vote with their acrobatic performance, which was given rave reviews from Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden. Meanwhile, the judges voted unanimously to save Mead from leaving the competition at the expense of 14-year-old singer Olivia Archbold. Holden branded the bodypopper's performance as "brand new" and "innovative", which was echoed (more)...
- 5/31/2010
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
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