MUSIC: 'Footloose' by Kenny Loggins
Cue lighting.
'Copy that. Cameras are turned on.' Copy. Standby, cameras.
'Talent to make stage, please. Talent to make stage.'
Two minutes, boys. Oh, it's nearly showtime.
Well, we need to do our preshow routine.
Oh, yeah.
Peter Piper picked a peck... Peter Piper pick a pick...
Let's start again.
Peter Piper picked p-p... Peter P-P...
Argh, I hate these tongue-twisters!
We need a better preshow routine.
I mean, who can actually do those things?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper.
WOMAN: Delivery for you, Amanda.
Ooh, how exciting!
Thank you. Perfect.
OK, pucker up.
SIMON: I'm not sure about this, Amanda.
Oh, Simon. Perfect.
I must not press the Golden Buzzer more than once.
It's not gonna happen. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
This is one of the most unique acts I've ever seen.
I absolutely loved this audition.
# Cut loose Footloose... #
Oi, oi!
# Kick off the Sunday shoes... # SCREAMING: He never washes up.
It's just blown my mind.
# Pull me off of my knees
# Jack, get back Everybody cut footloose... #
Welcome to Britain's Got Talent!
# I'm turning it loose
# Footloose Kick off the Sunday shoes... #
Have a great time, and thank you so much for being here.
# Everybody cut, everybody cut Everybody cut footloose... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Wow.
Hello. BRUNO: Oh, look at you.
Welcome. What's your name? Say where you come from.
My name is Daniele. I come from Italy.
SPEAKING ITALIAN:
IN ENGLISH: Great, Bruno. Let's carry on with the conversation.
LAUGHTER
ALESHA: What brings you to Britain's Got Talent this year?
I have no words here because... yeah.
This theatre is... huge, fantastic,
and to perform for the royal family would be a dream.
OK. What would you do with the money if you were to win?
To build a palladium. You'd build one?
LAUGHTER Somewhere else.
Well, we're not sure what you're going to do,
but we wish you the best of luck.
Thank you. Go for it.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Thank you. Thank you so much.
Wow.
AUDIENCE LAUGHS
SONG: 'O Sole Mio'
CLEARS THROAT
# 'O sole mio
# Sta 'nfronte a te
# 'O sole mio 'O sole mio
# Sta 'nfronte a te Sta 'nfronte a te
# 'O sole
# 'O sole mio
# Sta 'nfronte a te
# Sta 'nfronte
# Che bella cosa
# Na jurnata 'e sole
# N'aria serena
# Dopo na tempesta
AS PUPPET: # Pe' ll'aria fresca... #
LAUGHTER # Pare gia na festa
# Che bella cosa
# Na jurnata 'e sole
PUPPET HARMONIZES
LAUGHTER
# Cchiu' bello, oi ne... #
Ha-ha-ha! I like that sheep.
AS PUPPETS: # 'O sole mio sta 'nfronte a te
# Sta 'nfronte a te
PUPPETS BLEAT, LAUGHTER
# Sta 'nfronte
# A te. #
APPLAUSE
PUPPETS BLEAT
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' by Queen
They love it. I like that.
# It jives Whoo
# Shakes all over like a jellyfish I kinda like it
# Crazy little thing Called love... #
This is genius. I love this.
And we weren't expecting it. No!
I just thought, "Oh, God, it's gonna be a boring opera singer."
LAUGHTER "And then there's two of them."
And then the sheep arrived. It was brilliant.
The ventriloquist side of it, that is not easy to do.
I know. It's really hard.
LAUGHTER
Do you always sing opera, or you could sing...?
YODELS AS PUPPET, LAUGHTER
I wasn't thinking yodelling, no. LAUGHTER
This kind of act, when it works, is genius.
Shut up. LAUGHTER
I think it's a great act.
I think we should take a vote. Bruno?
Oh, yes. Si! CHEERING
I'm gonna say yes.
It's 100% yes from me.
That means you got four yeses. Congratulations.
# This thing called love
# I just can't handle it
# This thing called love I just... #
They were really good. ANT: Four yeses.
Did you enjoy it? PUPPET: No!
She's crazy.
# Crazy little thing called love Yeah, yeah... #
You must be the Trolls. CHILDREN: Yes!
AMANDA: I can hear children.
Bye! Bye!
CHEERING
# Crazy little thing called love. #
APPLAUSE
Little cuties.
Welcome. What's the name of your group?
SCREAMING: Trolls! Ah!
Right. Do you think you're going to win?
SCREAMING: Yes! LAUGHTER
What would you do if you won £250,000?
I'd buy a mansion. I'd buy a dog.
I'd buy a mansion. Buy a what?
I'd buy a dog because my mum and dad won't let me.
EVERYONE: Aw! Right, why can't she have a dog?
LAUGHTER She thinks it's hard work.
Well, they are hard work, but just get one anyway.
LAUGHTER
I just got a new dog... Oh!
..and her name is Pebbles.
Aw!
Anyway, OK, right, I'm not gonna ask any more questions.
We always say two minutes can... change...
ALL: ..your... lives.
Good luck. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'September' by Earth, Wind & Fire
CHEERING
# Do you remember The 21st night of September?
# Love was changin' the minds Of pretenders
# While chasin' the clouds away
# Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember?
# Ba-dee-ya, dancin' in September
# Ba-dee-ya Never was a cloudy day... #
I mean, what's not to love about this?
# Ba-dee-ya, dancin' in September Dancin' in September
# Ba-dee-ya
# Never was a cloudy day. #
Yeah! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Don't stop, don't stop Don't stop the beat
# I can't stop, can't stop Can't stop the beat
# I won't stop, won't stop Won't stop the beat... #
SIMON: Well, wow.
Let's go to Bruno, who knows a lot about trolls.
Oh, I know, I tell you,
I really wanted to join in because, I tell you,
you're a dazzling, sparkling visual treat.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
It is a yes from me. SQUEALING
Alesha? It's a yes from me.
Amanda? If I say yes, could she have a dog?
EVERYONE: Yes!
She said yes, I say yes!
SCREAMING
SIMON: Look, erm...
I like acts who are prepped, confident.
I didn't think it was great. AUDIENCE GROANS
BOOING
I thought it was brilliant.
SCREAMING
# Shake your hair And feel united... #
You've got four yeses. SCREAMING
That's a very loud scream.
Yes!
# Shake your hair And feel united... #
They're fun.
# Sunshine day Everybody, move your hair... #
The stage is ready for you. Are YOU ready for IT?
CONTESTANTS SHOUT Come on, then.
CONTESTANTS: Whoo!
Let's go. Let's go.
Oh, yeah, these look good. Make some noise!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Hello! Hi!
How are you? Good, how are you?
Yeah, we're great, thank you. Who are you, where are you from?
We're from South Korea. We are a K-pop band, and...
CHEERING Excellent.
..our group name is Blitzers.
Blitzers. Uh-huh.
There's a lot of people who gets confused on their names, so...
Yeah, we are not Bluetooth.
Bleachers. Burritos.
Breakfast. We are not Bench Press.
Our name is B-L-I-T-Z-E-R-S.
ALL: Blitzers! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Imagine having to plate a gravy and chips in that outfit.
You wouldn't want a little nugget 'n tomato ketchup, would you? No.
OK, so, how long has the group been together?
We've been together for about, like, three years.
And what is the big dream for you?
Well, we're the first K-pop band to be on Britain's Got Talent.
So... CHEERING
..we're honoured to be here, and from here,
we really have a dream to go to, like, Wembley Stadium.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
We have a lot of fans in South Korea,
so we would like to be famous in the UK.
Fantastic. I'm so excited for this. Let's do it.
Let's do it! Go!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
THEY SHOUT
Do love a bit of K-pop.
I hope they're good. I really hope they're good.
SONG: 'There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back'
# I wanna follow where she goes
# I think about her and she knows it
# I wanna let her take control... #
RHYTHMIC CLAPPING
# Cos every time That she gets close, yeah
# She pulls me in enough
# To keep me guessin', hmm
# And maybe I should stop And start confessin'
# Confessin', yeah
# Oh, I've been shakin' I love it when you go crazy
# Take all my inhibitions
# Baby There's nothing holdin' me back
# You take me places That tear up my reputation
# Manipulate my decisions
# Baby There's nothing holdin' me back... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# There's nothing holdin' me back
# There's nothing Holdin' me back... #
RAPS IN KOREAN
# Oh, I've been shakin' I love it when you go crazy
# Take all my inhibitions
# Baby There's nothing holdin' me back
# You take me places That tear up my reputation
# Manipulate my decisions
# Baby there's nothing holdin' me back
# Oh, whoa-oh-oh
# There's nothing holdin' me back
# Baby There's nothing holdin' me back. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Cos I-I-I'm in the stars tonight
# So watch me bring the fire And set the night alight, hey
# Shinin' through the city With a little funk and soul
# So I'ma light it up like dynamite Whoa-oh-oh
# Dy-na-na-na... #
CONTESTANT: Whoo! Yes, come on. Come on.
# Like it's dynamite... #
Well done. Well done. I thought that was so slick.
AMANDA: I could see the dolls in the boxes, the T-shirts.
They are ready for Wembley. They are just ready.
CHEERING I'd put you on tomorrow.
CHEERING
The presentation, every level of it,
is as good as anything I've seen around the world
in the last 50 years.
You're ready. I can feel it. You're ready.
Thank you so much. ALL: Thank you!
SIMON: I really, really, really loved this audition.
Personality is so important.
And even just how you introduced yourself, you know?
It seems to me that you're very ambitious, and you're friends?
Yeah, we are like friends. Family! We're family!
APPLAUSE
OK. This is just brilliant. ALESHA: Let's take a vote.
Yes! It's a yes from me.
Wow.
Simon? Obviously, yes.
Four yeses! You're through. CHEERING
# So watch me bring the fire And set the night alight, hey
# Shining through the city With a little funk and soul
# So I'ma light it up like dynamite Whoa-oh-oh... #
What are you gonna do to celebrate? Oh, cheers?
Cheers? Cheers!
ALL: Cheers!
What a great audition. That was unbelievable.
# Light it up like dynamite Whoa-oh-oh. #
This is one of the most unique acts I've ever seen.
I want to speak to you about your son.
# Blame it on my juice Blame it, blame it on my juice... #
Yeah!
MUSIC: 'Best Day Of My Life' by American Authors
# Woo-oh, oh-oh, woo
# This is gonna be The best day of my life... #
This is the place that changes people's lives, so I think..,
this is it! Yeah! This is the chance, isn't it?
Welcome to Britain's Got Talent.
Could Alex Mitchell and Jay and Joss please follow me.
The judges are ready to see you.
I am ready! Here we go, baby!
# This is gonna be The best day of my life
# My li-i-i-i-i-i-ife... #
Terrified! HE LAUGHS
MAKES CLICKING NOISE Yeah, very, very scared.
I just think they come out, and it's so overwhelming!
I feel weird when I go out there just to say hello to Ant and Dec!
They're ready for you. ALEX EXHALES SHARPLY
Let's get you on! Your time has come! Good luck!
# This is gonna be The best day of my life
# My li-i-i-i-i-i-ife! #
HE CLEARS HIS THROAT Hello!
Welcome to Britain's Got Talent. What's your name, where you from?
Er, my name's Alex Mitchell. I'm 23 years old.
I'm originally from Bedford, but I now live in Leeds.
CROWD CHEERS Nice!
Yes, northern massive! HE GIGGLES
Lovely to meet you, Alex! Do you have a day job?
I do, I-I work in schools. I, erm...
CHEERING Ohh, yes!
And what would it mean to you, Alex, to win this show?
HE CLICKS I think for me,
the dream is that this becomes my job. That would be amazing.
HE CLICKS, CROWD CHEERS
OK, have you brought anyone along with you today?
Er, no. I was too scared to tell anyone.
My mum and dad think I'm at a stag do.
LAUGHTER
We wish you the best of luck.
Thank you! Yeah.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Come on, Alex, be good!
You all right, Manchester, how we doing?
CHEERING
Fun fact, somebody recently said I look like a homeless Alan Carr,
and I can't un-see it. LAUGHTER
I struggle to understand how other people are feeling sometimes.
Like, I was chatting with my boyfriend the other day,
and he said to me, "When you look at me, what do you think of?"
And I said,
"That sandwich we had in Brighton in 2019."
LAUGHTER
It wasn't the answer he wanted, and now I'm single.
LAUGHTER
When we broke up, he said,
"There's just so many things you can't give me."
As an autistic man,
I can only assume that one of those things is eye contact.
LAUGHTER
Or empathy, one of the two. LAUGHTER
Yeah, so, I'm on all the apps... HE CLICKS
..and it's difficult being on all the apps,
cos I can't address the tics.
I turn up on a first date, and I'm like...
It's the first time they've ever witnessed it!
So I turn up, and I'm like, "Hi!"
HE CLICKS "I'm Alex."
SIMON CACKLES
That was not the point to laugh, Simon!
That was... LAUGHTER
That has done nothing for your appearance, sir!
LAUGHTER
I know!
Hold on for the punch line, you'll have a better night!
LAUGHTER
I'm on the apps, I can't address the voice, I turn up for first dates.
HE CLICKS They've never seen it before.
I go up to them, I'm like, "Hi, I'm Alex.
"Ever been to dinner with an indicator before? Good to see you."
LAUGHTER Like, that's where I'm at!
Very good.
For my day job, I work in schools.
The first time the kids saw me tic, one of my Year 3s said to me,
"Why does it happen?" And I said,
"Because you didn't do your homework." Now...
LAUGHTER
Now I'm on a disciplinary, but his five times tables are...
Ah! Chef's kiss! They're so good! LAUGHTER
Brilliant!
Genuinely, Manchester, this is lovely, and this is...
Oh, it's a dream come true, thank you so much, good night!
CHEERING
# The story of my life I take her home
# I drive all night... #
Oh, that was wonderful! # To keep her warm
# And time is fro-o-o-ozen... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Look at what it means to him.
# The story of my life I give her hope... #
Whoo! # I spend her love
# Until she's broke inside... # Oh, Alex!
# The story of my life
# The story of, the story of... #
Oh, my goodness! Oh, my God!
Honestly, I didn't stop laughing from start to finish.
That was an amazing set.
Thank you so much. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# In the light up on the hill... #
Your delivery is fantastic, and your writing is brilliant.
You are a great comedian.
Oh, my God. Thank you so much, thank you.
Yeah, we've been patiently waiting for a good stand-up comedian,
and you were worth the wait. Well done.
Thank you so much, thank you. That means everything.
I think a great comedian is fearless and funny.
You are both.
Yeah! Thank you so much!
# The story of my life I take her home
# I drive all night To keep her warm... #
Get in!
# And time... #
We're gonna vote. Yes from me!
Thank you, thank you.
I'm saying yes. It's a yes from me. Thank you.
That makes it four yeses. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# The story of my life I give her hope... #
Alex, I think you should phone your mum and dad now
and tell them where you are.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
All right, OK.
Down here!
Excellent.
PHONE RINGS
Is that loudspeaker?
Becky? I want to speak to you about your son.
As you know, he's had a stag do tonight.
His behaviour has been absolutely appalling.
LAUGHTER
Actually, it's Simon Cowell from BGT.
LAUGHTER
Your son was incredible tonight
and is through to the next round of Britain's Got Talent.
# The story of my life I give her hope... #
AUDIENCE: Aww!
I love you so much! Thank you.
# The story of my li-i-i-i-ife
He was really good.
# The story of my li-i-i-i-ife... # CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
That's how you do it!
Who are you? We're Jay and Joss.
Jay... Jay. Joss? And Joss, yeah.
Standing the right way round. Yes!
Ant, Dec. You learned from the best! Exactly. Thank you very much.
They're ready if you are. Why not?
Yeah, why not? Come on! Let's do it.
The audience is ready, you might as well!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# The story of my life. #
Hello, guys, welcome. Hello! Hey!
OK, what's your names?
We're Jay and Joss. We perform magic.
Oh, well, there you go. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
What's the reason to come and audition for Britain's Got Talent?
We'd love to take a show to Vegas. That's the dream.
And for us to do that, we need money to make it happen, right?
Well, this could make it happen, so let's see it! Yeah!
Thank you very much.
The ambition of Vegas, this has gotta be good.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
One of the first questions we always get asked is how did we meet?
Well, it was actually at the world's largest magic convention
where we developed feelings for each other and became a couple.
Aww! That is really cute. AUDIENCE: Aww!
And then in 2019, I surprised Jay...
with this.
MUSIC: 'Perfect' by Ed Sheeran
# I found a love... #
Aww! AUDIENCE: Aww!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
And four years later, we got married.
# We are still kids But we're so in love... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Isn't it lovely?
# Fighting against all odds... #
But the one thing that we haven't got round to doing yet
is organising our honeymoon.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
So, judges, we need your help.
Now, first of all, we need to know when we're going.
So, Simon, I have this balloon... Sure. I got it.
Now, we need a date, a month and a year.
Simon, could you pick the date? I'm gonna say the seventh.
Thank you very much indeed.
If you could pass the balloon to Amanda.
Amanda, you're gonna be choosing the month of the honeymoon.
August. August! Good choice.
August's expensive, school holidays. She's stitched them right up there.
Alesha, what year is it gonna be? What about 2025?
That sounds like a good idea.
Bruno, please make your way all the way round to the front of the table.
Just there's perfect.
Judges, you've been holding on to this balloon for the entire time.
Bruno, if you shake that balloon,
you'll notice that there's something inside.
Yeah, there is.
Keep very still.
BALLOON POPS, BRUNO SHRIEKS
LAUGHTER
It's a note.
Read it out loud. Oh, I can't believe this.
Seven, eight, 2025.
Oh, wow!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
It's impossible.
Wow. Really? That's good.
Alesha, how much money do you think we're gonna spend while we're there?
Be aware, Simon's paying.
LAUGHTER Yeah, keep it low.
7,700.
And 50p. 50p.
Thanks, Alesha. LAUGHTER
Now, Amanda, you're gonna be choosing our hotel room number. 127.
And Simon... Yes?
..what celebrity friend of yours
is going to entertain us while we're there?
LAUGHTER Go on. Just say it.
Nicole Scherzinger. LAUGHTER
ALESHA: That's a good one.
That is perfect, but we still don't know where it is we're going.
So I have honeymoon destinations from all over the world.
Paris, we've got Hawaii, Bali, just to name a few.
Simon, you're gonna be choosing where we go on honeymoon. OK.
Pull down on one of the strings.
Any one? Any one. Give it pull.
It's gotta be...
Going to be...
LAUGHTER ..that one.
Give it a pull and tell everyone, what have we got?
Oh, Christ.
Blackpool. Blackpool? LAUGHTER
There's nothing wrong with Blackpool! Blackpool's fun!
We are going to Blackpool. LAUGHTER
All completely random choices
that we couldn't have known before we arrived here today.
What if we were to tell you that we could move forwards in time
in just the blink of an eye?
To an exact date... You can't.
..in an exact location? You can't.
Impossible, right? Yep.
RESOUNDING CLICK
CLICK
You see, just in those few seconds,
we managed to move forwards in time to our dream honeymoon.
So, while we were there, we actually managed to film this video.
No, behave.
We're on our honeymoon! We'll never forget this day. Cheers!
WHISPERING: What's this?
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
No!
So, the money Alesha's gonna give us?
Well, we already know that Alesha's gonna give us exactly...
Perfect.
Shall we head to the hotel?
Yeah, what was the room number again?
No way! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I really hope the weather picks up a little bit.
You would've thought
that Simon would've picked somewhere a bit more exotic.
Where are we? Blackpool?!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Brilliant! No!
Really?!
But what celebrity friend is Simon sending? Jay, look!
Nicole Scherzinger!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# You and I Hello, my love... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE CONTINUES
That was brilliant!
That's impossible!
What's going on? That's impossible!
I-I don't know how you did it.
Sorry, I need a minute. LAUGHTER
Ooh, you cheeky little... Honestly!
LAUGHTER
Wow. You are so likeable.
The magic was incredible, how beautifully you worked together.
This is a really strong audition, I loved it.
Thank you so much.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Great storytelling.
I love the fact that you're together,
cos there's that connection, which is gorgeous.
It was absolutely brilliant.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # Ain't a thing I'm used to... #
The story you did was so unexpected,
and you do feel the magic happening in front of you,
so, Simon...?
Well, I've always said that I do believe in magic,
and that was proof that I've been right all these years.
LAUGHTER
I swear none of it was planned in advance. Yeah.
It's just blown my mind.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Happiness ain't a thing I'm used to... #
OK, Alesha! I'm saying yes!
It's a yes from me! And yes from me.
Obviously yes!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Hello, my love
# I've been searching For someone like you
# For most my life
Thank you very much.
# Happiness ain't A thing I'm used to... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yes! Yay! Well done!
That was so good. That was great.
That was incredible.
But how did they do it?
What?! How did they... But then they went to Blackpool, what?!
That was incredible. Thank you.
Thanks a lot! Go and celebrate! I don't get it!
That's a head-scratcher, innit? My head hurts!
# It's just my angel and me. #
DEC: It's competition time.
Fancy winning a prize worth over £118,000?
Then this is for you.
ANT: Yes, we are giving you the chance
to pocket £60,000 in tax-free cash.
Imagine what you'd spend all that money on.
And you won't have to spend a penny of it on brand-new wheels...
As you could be driving away in style
in this hybrid Mercedes A250 worth over £46,000.
Plus, you and three guests will get to enjoy a five-night luxury retreat
at Chewton Glen Hotel and Spa,
where you'll stay in a treehouse suite,
which comes with its own outdoor hot tub. Bliss!
For another chance to win all of this:
Good luck!
SONG: 'Ain't Got No / I Got Life (Groovefinder Remix)' by Nina Simone
CHEERING
# I got my hair, got my head Got my brains, got my ears... #
I love Britain's Got Talent
cos it gives the older person a chance.
# I got my smile... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I'll be 69 this year.
Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
Oh! Oh!
I wanna be like that when I'm 69.
I'm 78, if you want to know. Seventy-great.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Wow! No way!
I cannot believe your age.
It's amazing. SHE GIGGLES
How old do you think Simon is?
Er... I've got to be honest, 40s or 30s.
You good? I'm good, thank you.
Excited? Yeah. Yeah.
Do they? Oh, thank you. Yeah.
Oh, I appreciate that. Enjoy yourselves.
My name is Perry Grant.
Why did you enter the show this year?
I'm getting a little older, Simon. I'm nearly 30 now.
LAUGHTER
And I love to entertain.
And this stage, Palladium, this was my dream.
Aw. Good luck.
# I wanna be a part of it
# New Yo-o-o-ork... #
CHEERING
# New York, New York... #
I like big endings.
Come on.
# If I can make it there
# I'll make it anywhere
# Come on, coming through
# New...
# Yo-o-o-ork. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)' by One Direction
THEY SIGH I've never felt so alive.
You are the happiest contestant we've ever, ever, ever had.
Thank you.
That is Bruno's vision when he goes to heaven. Exactly.
I wanted to do it. Thank you.
Alesha? I'm saying yes.
Amanda? It's a yes from me.
You're through to the next round, then. Well done.
# One way or another... #
Isn't it great? Because we've got everything.
From older people to children. All ages.
That's what I love. It's very inspiring.
# I get ya, I get ya Na-na-na-na-na... #
Three, two, one... ALL: Action!
This is Alberto. This is Sam.
This is Reuben. This is Daniel.
This is Felix. That's Josh.
ALL: And we are the Phoenix Boys.
THEY CHEER
We all go to different dance schools around the UK,
and we all go to meet and dance
once every month in a different location.
Phoenix is all boys.
Most of us have came from a background
where we're outnumbered by an army of girls,
and, sometimes, we're forgotten about.
But we can't be forgotten about here.
Bit of a nightmare sometimes. Yeah, maybe, yeah.
My favourite judges are Simon because he's just really funny.
No, stop. Amanda because my dad likes Amanda.
I think... I think he fancies her.
We've come to Britain's Got Talent because we love dance,
and, to be honest, most of us couldn't live without it.
ALL: Phoenix Boys!
If we win the money, we would spend a day with Simon Cowell.
We would go in his fancy new car,
we would jump in his swimming pool, we would play videogames,
and we'll just run around crazy in the mansion.
# One way or another I'm gonna see you... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# I'm gonna meet ya, meet ya One way or another
# I'm gonna win ya I'm gonna get ya, get ya, get ya
# One way or another. #
You seem to have a lot of fans already. Who are you?
Hi, we are the Phoenix Boys.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Amazing.
And where are you boys from? We're from all over the UK.
I'm from Kent, Maidstone. Yep.
I'm from Cheshire, near Manchester. Yep.
I'm from Glasgow. OK, great.
Aw.
I'm from Manchester.
They've got the country covered, haven't they? Yeah.
LAUGHTER
Because you're from all over the place,
how on Earth do you get to rehearse?
So, we meet up in either London, Birmingham or Manchester. Right.
And, so, we've had three rehearsals so far for this performance.
Only three? Only three? Yep.
Are you feeling nervous?
Yeah. All our friends and family are in the audience today,
and we can't wait to show them how hard we've worked.
And I hope they're so proud of us. So, we've got this.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
If you went on to win Britain's Got Talent,
what would you spend the money on?
So, we would spend it on a new facility,
a permanent facility for Phoenix to meet up more often,
and so the group can have somewhere to go to.
And the rest would probably go towards
our families and college funds. Amazing.
APPLAUSE
Brilliant. Well, you're off the hook.
I'm not gonna ask you any more questions.
I'm just gonna say make the next three or four minutes count.
Good luck. Thank you. Thank you.
AUDIENCE: Go on, boys! Go on, boys.
SONG: 'Tiny Riot (Orchestral Version)' by Sam Ryder
Oh!
# There's a feeling There's a fire
# There's a whisper Preaching to the choir
# Take the leaders and the liars
# Throw your fears On the funeral pyre
# Keep on breathing Don't go under
# Mother, sister Father, brother
# Step into the light and
# Start a tiny riot
# Stop being so goddamn quiet
# Got a spark in your heart So strike it
# Crush your way up here
# Turn the pouring rain To a tidal wave
# And ride it
# Got something inside Don't hide it
# Like dynamite igniting
# Crush your way up here Turn the pouring rain
# To the wave of a tiny riot
# Got something inside Don't hide it
# Like dynamite igniting
# Crush your way up here Turn the pouring rain
# To the wave
# Ooh-ooh-ooh
# Turn the pouring rain Around and round
# Something inside, don't hide it
# Turn the pouring rain to the wave
# Of a ti-i-i-iny...
# Riot
# Tiny riot Stop being so goddamn quiet
# Got a spark in your heart... # Ah, lovely. Very good.
# Crush your way up here Turn the pouring rain
# To a tidal wave And ride it... #
Whoo! Wow, what a reaction.
# Step into the light
# And start a tiny riot... #
CHEERING, ANT AND DEC YELL
# Crush your way up here Turn the pouring rain
# To a tidal wave And ride it... #
# Crush your way up here
# Turn the pouring rain To the wave of a tiny riot
# Crush your way up here
# Turn the pouring rain To a tidal wave... #
# Like dynamite igniting
# Crush your way up here
# Turn the pouring rain To the wave... #
# Of a tiny... #
# Riot. #
SONG: 'The Best Is Yet To Come' by Tim Halperin
I had to.
Thank you!
I know how hard it is, what you do.
People don't really understand
how hard it is to succeed as a dancer.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
The work that goes into it, and the passion,
and, literally, you do it for nothing, you do it for love.
And I felt that.
CHEERING
# We've got a beautiful story... #
CROWD CHANTS: Bruno, Bruno, Bruno!
I'm crying. I get it. You're very emotional.
# The best is yet to come... #
Congratulations, boys.
I could see the emotional connection that Bruno felt.
And I knew that he could see himself in you.
Amanda?
I loved it. I loved the choreography.
I really loved the power and the energy that you all have.
And I loved the fact that there's age difference
between you all because I can see there's mentoring
and care and friendship in this group.
So, for me, that meant everything.
Bruno? I literally can't speak.
What really touches people is when you perform from your heart.
It's the truth of your performance.
That's really what remains in people's mind.
And you touched me.
And I think you touched everybody here.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # We got a beautiful story
# Every moment, on and on
# We've got a beautiful story... #
What I really liked about all of you
is that you only had a little bit of time to do this.
Three rehearsals is nothing.
And I think Bruno's given you this great opportunity now
that, when you come back to the finals,
you come back even better than what we saw today.
Enjoy this moment. I know this means a lot.
# We've got a beautiful story
# And we've only just begun
# The best is yet to come
# The best is yet to come. #
The biggest party on telly is back.
And you know what every great party needs?
Cupcakes! No! Talent!
Auditions for the next series of Britain's Got Talent
are open right now.
You may be an incredible dancer, an unbelievable singer,
or an amazing comedian. BURPS
Then why not give it a go?
You have got two minutes to change your life.
What is there to be scared of? BUZZERS
It felt like the biggest party!
I need more of that. SCREAMING
You could win this show.
# I feel like taking chances... #
Is it your first time doing this?
Yeah, I've never done anything like this before. Ah, me too, me too.
For me, this is like a first. My first performance ever.
Tuck 'em in. Don't jump in at the deep end. I know.
No. Hopefully not. Oh, bless him.
# Brand-new... #
How are you?
Are you?
Who's heard you sing up until now? Only my parents.
Really? Yeah.
All right. Breathe, have fun. Have fun.
# Brand-new... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# I feel brand-new. #
Hi, what's your name?
My name's Charlie Luton, I'm 16, and I'm from Somerset.
Beautiful part of the world. Have you brought anyone, Charlie?
I've got my mum, dad and my little sister somewhere.
Whoo! Whoo!
Oh, wahey! There they are.
And when you woke up this morning, how were you feeling about today?
Nervous. Really?
This is my first performance in front of anyone, so...
Whoa. Ever? Ever.
Oh, my gosh. Yeah.
So, what's made you wanna come and... do it so big?
I just thought I'm gonna take this step,
I'm gonna build up my confidence, and I wanna show everyone
you can do what you set your mind to.
Good, good. Amazing.
OK, Charlie. Well, this is your moment.
Grab it. Thank you.
Right. Good luck.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
He's so nervous.
Come on, Charlie.
SONG: 'The Boy Does Nothing'
TUNELESSLY: # I got a man With two left feet
# And when he dances Not to the beat... #
Well, I was not expecting that.
Bit of Alesha Dixon.
# That his rhythms go, go, go... #
Oh, Jesus.
# I got a man with two left feet
# And when he dances Not to the beat
# I really think that he should know
# That his rhythms go, go, go!
ABRASIVELY: # Does he wash up? Never washes up
# Does he clean up? No, he never cleans up
# Does he brush up? He never brushes up
# He does nothing The boy does nothing
# Does he brush up...? #
It's a good Alesha impression, though, isn't it?
ROARS GUTTURALLY, LAUGHTER
# Does he wash up? He never washes up
# Does he clean up? No, he never cleans up
# Does he brush up? He never brushes up
BOOING
# He does nothing The boy does nothing
# Does he brush up? He never brushes up
# Does he clean up? No, he never cleans
# Does he wash up? He never washes up
# He does nothing The boy does nothing
GUTTURAL ROAR
GROANING, BOOING
HE SCREAMS
LAUGHTER
# Does he wash up? Never wash up
# Does he clean up? No, he never cleans up
# Does he brush up? Never brushed up... #
Well, you know what?
When someone says you can't improve the original...
LAUGHTER
It's almost like that's how that song should be sung.
AMANDA: Oh, my God. Why did you pick that song?
Well, I thought, cos you're so amazing, Alesha.
Don't say nice things. I just buzzed you!
# He does nothing The boy does nothing... #
I've literally heard that song in every version you could think of,
and that was my least favourite.
What? It's a no from me.
BOOING
It's a no from me.
It's a no from me today.
BOOING Simon?
I 100% would have said yes.
CHEERING
I thought it was beautiful. LAUGHTER
I thought that was genius.
Thank you. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Does he clean up? No, he never cleans up
# Does he brush up...? #
We were not expecting that.
That was you showing... He just murdered my song.
..jealousy at its worst. LAUGHTER
Raw jealousy.
That was funny. Loved it. Thank you.
That was funny. Well done.
CROAKS: # Does he wash up? #
LAUGHTER
ALESHA: What's next?
Come on. It's all yours. Have fun and enjoy.
# He does nothing The boy does nothing
# Does he wash up? Never wash up
# Does he clean up? No, he never cleans up. #
I've seen these guys. I've seen them in Australia.
SIMON: Hello.
How are you? Really good, thank you.
First of all, what's your name? We are the Messoudi Brothers.
OK, and where are you from? We were born in Australia.
CHEERING
Australia? Amazing.
Are you confident that you could win the show?
Definitely.
So, this is really unique, never seen before.
Never seen before. This is really unique.
OK. And what do you do?
We've been juggling ever since my little brother was about five,
so that's about... Yeah. ..25 years.
Do people like juggling?
We try to make them like it.
OK. That's a good answer.
All right. LAUGHTER
All right. Good luck.
Thank you. Thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Do people like jugglers?
WOLF WHISTLE, LAUGHTER
MUSIC: 'Bom Bom' by Sam and the Womp
# I'm the cat with the bass and drum Going around like bom, bom, bom... #
CHEERING
Oh, yeah, get your tops off! Hello!
# I'm the cat with the bass and drum Going around like bom, bom, bom
# What's grooving? I'm moving I like your style of womping
# How charming, just a rapper Load him up and eat that snapper
# I want 16 pints of rum And then I go bom, bom
# Glowing up in the dark in the night
# And so I go Ooh, ah, ah, ah, ah, I
# I've brought a pie in my pocket
# Pie in my pocket An eye in my socket
# You got life, you got style Me got nothing on my mind... #
Wow! # But I'm so cool and I'm so groovy
# When I go bom, bom, bom... #
MOUTHS
# Going around Like bom, bom, bom...#
Come on. Yay! Yay!
Oh, no, no, no, no. Don't strip off.
# I'm so cool and I'm so groovy When I go bom, bom, bom... #
CHEERING INTENSIFIES
No! Oh, come on!
# I've brought a pie in my pocket
# A pie in my pocket An eye in my socket
# And you got life You got style... #
This is nuts! # But I got nothing on my mind
# But I'm so cool And I'm so groovy
# When I go bom, bom, bom... #
Oh, my God!
# I'm so cool And I'm so groovy
# When I go bom, bom, bom
Come on! Come on!
He's gotta get his arm in.
# I'm so cool And I'm so groovy
# When I go bom, bom, bom. #
RAPTUROUS CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# We don't have to Take our clothes off
# To have a good time, oh, no
# We could dance and party All night... #
Oh, yes! What a catch!
# We don't have to Take our clothes off
# No, no, no SIMON: Wow!
# To have a good time, oh, no... #
I've never seen Bruno so happy... Yes.
..honestly, in my life.
And I've known Bruno a long time.
Oh, I'm telling you, you're so easy on the eye.
LAUGHTER
I actually didn't look at whatever you were throwing about
because, er... LAUGHTER
I didn't think I'd be that relieved for two people like you
to actually put your clothes back on.
LAUGHTER
It was brilliant. I'm just gonna give you a tip, though.
I do feel like you should take your socks off.
LAUGHTER
Thank you for that, Amanda. Alesha.
This is one of the most unique acts I've ever seen.
CHEERING
That is such a skill.
Honestly, it was just thrilling, the whole thing.
It was fantastic. Yeah, I agree.
You know what? Your act is brilliant. Brilliant.
Thank you. I mean seriously, seriously brilliant.
Really, really, really, thank you. It was so much fun.
I absolutely love this audition, and I love both of you.
Thank you. OK.
Bruno, yes or no?
Oh, it's gonna be so difficult, Simon (!)
LAUGHTER Well, what do you think? Yes!
Alesha? I'm saying yes.
Thank you very much.
Amanda? Yes from me.
CHEERING
You've now got four yeses.
Congratulations. RAPTUROUS CHEERING
# Clothes off Oh, no, no, no
# To have a good time, oh no
# We could dance and party All night... #
That's not just juggling. That's...
BOTH: Sexy juggling!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yeah! Yeah!
Oh, my God. SIMON: Amazing.
So... unpredictable.
So good. Well done. Well done.
Thank you. Congratulations.
Really good. Brilliant. Brilliant. See you again.
That was... Whoop! ..wonderful!
# Clothes off
# To have a good time Oh, no... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
One thing about Britain's Got Talent is that over the years,
there's been some really exceptional singers on stage.
# I dreamed a dream In time gone by... #
It's really a dream come true for me to be here.
It's like your big moment? Yeah.
# I dreamed that love Would never die... #
I'm actually really excited to be singing today in the UK
because it will be the first time of my life!
# And dreams were made And used and wasted... #
My name is Natalie Choquette, and I'm 65,
and I'm an opera singer.
I sang a lot in restaurants,
and I really learnt my craft, I think, there.
AMANDA: Oh! Well, this looks brilliant.
I just love opera so much, like, the feeling of singing opera.
Well, at least it's not a singer. AMANDA CHUCKLES
# With their voices soft As thunder... #
Singing at tables in restaurants,
you develop communication with the people,
and I just love sharing this beautiful music with them.
ALESHA: One more to go.
I've toured many countries in the world, but even at my age,
I still have many dreams.
Are you ready? Ready. You'll be fine!
Of course I want to win Britain's Got Talent!
I can't believe you're real. Oh, well, yes.
THEY CHUCKLE He's real, all right.
Well, Simon is like, um...
I guess he likes opera.
Or maybe, it's not his favourite, but, um, well, I'll soon find out.
It's all yours, Natalie.
Here we go. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Still I dream he'd come to me. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SIMON: Welcome. Thank you.
Nice to meet you. What's your name, please?
My name is Natalie Choquette.
I'm guessing you're French?
French Canadian. Which part of Canada are you from?
Montreal. I love Montreal.
OK, why are you here, Natalie?
Because there's a missing piece in the puzzle of my life.
You see, I am an opera singer,
and I have performed in many countries,
but I have never sung in the UK,
and my great-grandparents are from London and Birmingham.
Oh, wow. So to me, it's like...
It's gonna be the first time I ever sing in the UK,
so it really means a lot to me to be here.
ALESHA: Aw! I'm so moved.
APPLAUSE
And do you think this is something the royal family would love?
Oh, of course!
I have come here... to win.
OK, well, no more questions, Natalie.
Good luck. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
OK, maestro, musica, per favore.
SONG: 'Nessun Dorma' by Puccini
May I invite you all
to have a meal with me on stage?
APPLAUSE
That's a lovely idea. Well, we've never had that before.
That is such... # Nessun dorma!
Good idea, invite the judges for dinner.
# Tu pure, o Principessa... #
BRUNO SINGS ALONG
Don't ruin it, Bruno!
Get up, get up!
LAUGHTER
# Guardi le stelle... #
They've got spaghetti bolognese. They've got spaghetti bolognese!
# Che tremano d'amore... #
Nice to meet you.
# E di speranza... #
Where's our invite, eh?
Where's our invite? Always the same.
Sit, have a seat, please. Thank you.
# Ma il mio mistero E chiuso in me... #
This is so odd. AUDIENCE LAUGHS
# Il nome... #
Oh! Hello!
Ah! Thank you!
# No, no Sulla tua bocca
# Lo diro... #
Why don't we have more acts like this?
# Quando la luce... # BRUNO SINGS ALONG
# Splendera... #
Mm!
GURGLES MELODY
Oh, no! AUDIENCE LAUGHS
CONTINUES GURGLING MELODY
AMANDA LAUGHS
# Dilegua, o notte!
# Tramontate, stelle!
# Tramontate, stelle... #
BRUNO: Oh!
# All'alba, vincero! #
It's a good way of not being able to hit the buzzer, isn't it? Yes!
# Vincero!
# Vince... #
AUDIENCE LAUGHS
# ..ero! #
RAPTUROUS CHEERING, DEC LAUGHS
She's amazing!
# Vincero! #
ANT LAUGHS
ANT AND DEC LAUGH
AUDIENCE SCREAMS
ANT AND DEC: Ahhh!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
WHISTLING
MUSIC: 'The Godfather Finale' by Nino Rota
Do you want salt and pepper? There you are.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
LAUGHTER, CHEERING
AMANDA CACKLES
The girls are too quick. ANT LAUGHS
Brilliant.
MUSIC: 'In The Hall Of The Mountain King' by Edvard Grieg
Go, go, go, go!
LAUGHTER
DEC:
ANT:
I'm getting out of here!
DEC:
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
That was beautiful, thank you. AUDIENCE LAUGHS
Where's he gone?
AMANDA: This is chaos!
BUZZERS BLARE, AUDIENCE BOOS
BUZZERS BLARE
AUDIENCE BOOS
What was that?
# Don't stop me Cos I'm having... #
I smell like cheddar! LAUGHTER
# I'm a shooting star... # Why did you do that?
I always tease people I really love.
And that's how you show love? LAUGHTER
Yes. OK.
The singing was good. AUDIENCE LAUGHS
Thank you.
I'm hoping your ancestors are looking down watching you,
going, "Why?"
AUDIENCE LAUGHS
Thanks for coming. AMANDA LAUGHS
Thank you very much.
I'm sending you the dry-cleaning bill.
# A supersonic man outta you... #
BLEEP.
Bravo!
Wonderful. Loved that. That was amazing. We loved it.
Erm, I actually don't know what to say.
Erm... Thank you all for coming. AUDIENCE LAUGHS
You've been amazing.
Stay safe, everyone. Lots of love.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Now I'm gonna have a shower. AUDIENCE LAUGHS
# Having a good time
# Don't stop me now Yes, I'm having a good time
# I don't wanna stop at all. #
MUSIC: 'Livin' La Vida Loca' by Ricky Martin
That's what I would call an acquired taste.
Shhh!
Whoa!
# Upside inside out... #
'Ey up, love. Sorry!
The energy was splendid.
Outstanding.
Absolutely amazing.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Just when you thought you'd seen it all, let me tell you,
you ain't seen nothing yet.
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