Britain’s Got Talent Finalists

Forty different acts are competing for the chance to perform in the final of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ next week after weeks of nationwide heats to find hidden acts whose celebrity dreams could now be realised. Or to deliver some moneyspinning fodder to Simon Cowell’s empire. For Cowell the competition is an opportunity to view new acts with the option of signing them for a recording contract or as part of his touring show. Cashing in on the popularity of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, Cowell will use the performers as long as they are pulling the audiences.

Acts like the beautifully ugly DJ Talent (real name Tony Gash), with his metal teeth, got through to the final round because of the ugh factor. On the other hand Susan Boyle struck a vein as she represents plain older women, showing that you do not need standard celebrity looks like Amanda Holden to get attention. There are some glamorous performers in next week’s competition, too – Belly Dancer Julia Naidenko

came over from Latvia four years ago and already earns her living as a belly dancer. Her looks and her act caught Simon Cowell’s roving eye – he asked her for en encore and said he would like to see a lot more of Julia. With a full house of ‘yes’ votes, she sailed through to the final. If only the belly dancers at my local restaurant looked as trim as her………

Can a belly dancing act win the overall competition? I doubt it – a singer has much more earnings potential for the backers. But if Julia Naidenko wants to dance in some top class venues, they will be there for the taking after her appearance on the show.

Susan Boyle seems to be sailing through and I suspect she will perform before the Queen even if she is not the winner of the contest (unlikely). She clinched first place in the semi final in spite of a sub standard rendition of “Midnight” from the musical “Cats” by Andrew Lloyd Webber.  In my view, Susan sang in the style of a non-English speaker who did not understand the lyrics.  As a result she was singing the words inaccurately and incoherently. Her voice was also less strong, and quite wobbly.  It’s possible that Susan Boyle sent years perfecting ‘I have a Dream’ as her party piece, and then she needed to work on a new song for the Britain’s Got Talent semis.  She would have done better to perform “Cry Me a River“, the song she recorded on to CD ten years ago.

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