Britain's Got Talent - Final - Andrew Muir

Britain's Got Talent

Andrew Muir

Britain's Got Talent is a British television show on ITV (also on TV3 in Ireland). Presented by Ant & Dec, the talent show premiered on 9 June 2007, and was broadcast daily with a live final on 17 June 2007. It is a search for Britain's next best amateur talent act, featuring singers, dancers, comedians, variety acts, and other talents of all ages. Anyone who believed they have talent was encouraged to audition. The winner of the show received £100,000 and performed at the Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen and members of the Royal Family at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool.

As Britain's Got Talent returns for its second series, hosts Ant & Dec and judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan once again begin their search for Britain's most talented performer. The second series began on a primetime slot at 19:45 on 12 April and for the remainder of the auditions will continue in this Saturday night slot. Once the semi-finals begin they will be shown daily, like in series one, over one week 26 May - 30 May with the live final on Saturday 31 May.

Format

The series made its début soon after the conclusion of its U.S. counterpart, America's Got Talent, and is the creation of The X Factor and Pop Idol/American Idol mastermind Simon Cowell who has created a Got Talent series across the globe. On 12 February 2007 it was announced by ITV the judges would be Cowell, Piers Morgan (who had also judged America's Got Talent), and Amanda Holden (a late replacement for Cheryl Cole[1]). In a similar fashion to The X Factor, the show has an ITV2 counterpart called Britain's Got More Talent, presented by magician and former CITV presenter, Stephen Mulhern.

The show was originally planned to air much earlier (before America's Got Talent) and be presented by Paul O'Grady. However, after O'Grady's defection to Channel 4 from ITV for The Paul O'Grady Show, O'Grady refused to appear in another ITV show, so the series was put on hold after just one rehearsal show.[2][3]

The audition process is similar to The Gong Show but with the judges pressing buzzers instead of banging a gong. The buzzers can only be pressed once if the judge has seen enough, and when all three are pressed the act must stop. The auditions also include the added twist of having to perform in front of a studio audience alongside the judges. Once the act finishes or is stopped, judges express their opinions and decide whether they would like to see them in the semi-finals, with acts needing to receive a majority vote to go through. The audience is invited to express their views (often boos or cheers) which may have a positive or negative impact on a judge's decision, should the judge be unsure on whether to put the act through.

taken from wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain's_Got_Talent

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[TheLyricsGuy]

i like how peirs is the mean one in america's got talkent, but hes the nice one in biritain's got talent... lol

[snedz1982]

he got well screwed, they picked that song for him..............simon you should have booted who ever picked that for him up the arse

[lalalalalanahi]

OMG he didnt choose the song! thats mest up

[maiya562]

also Im a student living by herself

[Mark6024]

This song is not for him. unfair choice. Lennon broke a mold when he wrote this, and it grew even long after his passing.

Lennon had a voice like none other before or since. Not great always, maybe, but incredibly unique. This talented chap was asked to climb the North face of one of the most brutal musical mountains in the world.

[Mark6024]

They both can be pricks...Simon worse.  Amanda the rose between two certified thorns.

[dayborne35]

5:52 Andrew said he didn't wanna do that song and that it was out of his hands. Why? Cause the producers of the show made him sing that song :( Despicable!

[TheMauserBoy]

If the contestants don't get to chose their own songs, then its all staged. Producers know wich song is good for someone and wich one is bad, and they probably give him that song on purpose. Simon beiing one of producers wonders me if the whole show is fixed by him. Very big minus for the show.

[nomiob]

@yankeessuckass1 well, I dont think he gets involve this kind of detail ;P