"the Prince Charles' televised 50th Birthday Party. The circus appeared alongside Cradle of Filth in their ""Burial Gown"" video in 2001. In 2011, The Circus Of Horrors auditioned for the fifth series of the ITV show ""Britain's Got Talent."" They received a positive response with judges Amanda Holden stating “It was gruesomely good with something for everyone – like the The Rocky Horror Show on acid"", Michael McIntyre stating “It was a visual feast. You are all extremely talented. Overall, a wonderful spectacle” and David Hasselhoff stating “It was very entertaining.” They became the only circus act to ever reach"
"Amanda Holden Amanda Holden (born 16 February 1971) is an English television presenter, actress, singer and media personality who has appeared as a judge on ITV's ""Britain's Got Talent"" since the show began in 2007. Holden played the role of Sarah Trevanion in ""Wild at Heart"" (2006–2008) and the title role in ""Thoroughly Modern Millie"", for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. More recently she has presented various television shows for ITV including ""Superstar"" (2012), ""This Morning"" (2014–2015, 2017–) and ""Give a Pet a Home"" (2015). Although born in Portsmouth, Holden spent much of her childhood in"
"'n' Bollie Cato and the B Positive Choir recently appeared on The One Show on the BBC continuing their campaign to raise awareness of sickle cell and blood donation.Cato and the B Positive Choir are contestants on the Britain's Got Talent 2018 competition. They decided to audition for the competition in a bid to bring the awareness of the campaign to a wider audience. After a successful audition on 14 April 2018 on ITV they received a 'yes' vote from all 4 judges namely Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams. Amanda Holden specifically had a deep connection"
"for 2005 before the first series of ""America's Got Talent"", a dispute between Paul O'Grady, the originally conceived host of the programme, and the broadcaster, led to production being suspended until 2007. Contestants of any age, who possess some sort of talent, can audition for the show. Those that enter for a series, perform before a panel of judges to secure a place in the live episodes - the current lineup consists of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and David Walliams. Those that make it through the auditions compete against other acts in a series of live semi-finals, with"
"will be the first time in the American version where the host, Nick Cannon, will also have the opportunity to use the golden buzzer. This is similar to the UK version of the series, ""Britain's Got Talent"", where together the co-hosts are also allowed to press the golden buzzer for an act. The position the judges sit at the judging table was flipped. From left to right (as seen from the live audience's perspective), the order is: Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howie Mandel. This is likely because of the fact that Simon, who joined this season, has"
"Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff, Liverpool and Birmingham; an additional round of auditions were held in Birmingham on 3 April, consisting of those found through their online videos on YouTube. In December 2010, Simon Cowell revealed that, because of his commitments in launching the American version of ""The X Factor"", he would only be present for the live episodes of this series. Both this announcement, and the departure of Piers Morgan the previous year, led to a change in the judging panel, in which Amanda Holden was joined by two new judges recruited by the producers - comedian Michael McIntyre; and actor"
"to his replacement by Howard Stern for the seventh season. In August 2012, Osbourne left the program following a dispute with NBC. While the network replaced her with former Spice Girls member Mel B in February 2013, the production staff decided to expand the number of judges in the panel to four - such a format change had already been occurring in other international versions of the competition, such as on ""Britain's Got Talent"" two years prior. In March 2013, supermodel Heidi Klum was announced as joining the panel for the eighth season, confirming reports that the show would include"
"Simon Cowell Simon Phillip Cowell (; born 7 October 1959) is an English television music and talent competition judge, A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He has judged on the British TV talent competition series ""Pop Idol"", ""The X Factor"" and ""Britain's Got Talent"", and the American TV talent competition shows ""American Idol"", ""The X Factor"" and ""America's Got Talent"". Cowell is the principal founder and chief executive of the British entertainment company Syco. Cowell often makes blunt and controversial comments as a television show judge, including insults and wisecracks about contestants and their singing abilities. He combines"
"to filming being suspended, with production not resuming until after the success of the first series of ""America's Got Talent"". When it did resume, production staff focused on a schedule of ten episodes to begin with for the first series of ""Britain's Got Talent"", with major auditions for potential acts held within the cities of Manchester, Birmingham, London and Cardiff. The initial choices for judges changed to begin with following O'Grady's decision to switch broadcasters, with it eventually finalised on Cowell, Piers Morgan, and Amanda Holden. Of the participants who auditioned to be in the contest for this series, only"
"his tenth series as presenter. On 23 June 2017, it was announced that ""Britain's Got Talent"" judge Alesha Dixon would appear as a guest judge for the first day of Manchester auditions, due to Scherzinger having a ""previous diary commitment"". Five days later, on 28 June, it was announced that Dixon would once again appear as a guest judge, this time for Osbourne, who was unavailable due to a long-standing back injury. Cowell arrived late to 4 July 2017, auditions in London, due to an illness. On 29 October 2017, Dixon reappeared as a guest judge on the Sunday live"
"Langham, three series of the ITV's ""The Grimleys"", ""Celeb"" with Harry Enfield, BBC series ""Hearts and Bones"" with Damian Lewis, the Jonathan Creek episode ""The Problem at Gallowes Gate"" and a Boxing Day special ""Marple"" opposite Geraldine McEwan and John Hannah. She also co-starred with Bill Nighy and Tom Courtenay in ""Ready When You Are, Mr McGill"", Jack Rosenthal's comedy drama. Holden is currently a judge on ""Britain's Got Talent"" along with Simon Cowell, David Walliams, and Alesha Dixon. She joined the show in 2007. She has appeared on various British series such as ""Smack the Pony"", ""EastEnders"", ""Hearts and"
"a fourth judge into its format. In October 2015, Stern was replaced by Simon Cowell for the eleventh season. After his eighth year hosting ""America's Got Talent"", Cannon announced plans to retire from the show due to comments he made about the network; despite being under contract to continue his hosting duties, NBC eventually replaced him with Tyra Banks for the twelfth season. In May 2006, NBC announced the new show. The audition tour took place in June. Auditions were held in the following locations: Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. Some early ads for the show implied that the"
"been a judge on the ITV talent show ""Britain's Got Talent"" with Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Simon Cowell. In 2015 and 2018, he was recognised at the National Television Awards as Best Judge for his involvement in the series. His chemistry with Simon Cowell on the show has often been praised. Walliams and Matt Lucas first met at the National Youth Theatre. At their first meeting, Lucas did an impression of Jimmy Savile and Walliams an impression of Frankie Howerd. They would not meet again for another year. In the late 1990s, playing minor roles in sketches such as"
"before holding Judges' Auditions within Birmingham, London, Manchester and Cardiff, Blackpool and Edinburgh. As both McIntyre and Hasselhoff announced in late 2011 they wouldn't be returning, the show announced on 2 January 2012 that they would be replaced by David Walliams and Alesha Dixon, and join both Holden and Cowell for the new series, the latter having announced he would be returning as a full-time judge on the show. Holden was unable to attend some of the auditions due to her pregnancy that year, leading to Carmen Electra stepping in as a guest judge for these. The series was won"
"Talent"" by Simon Cowell. The series features contestants aiming to win £100,000 and spot on the bill at the Royal Variety Performance, while performing and being judged by Cowell, actress Amanda Holden and former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan. The series was highly successful, drawing in nearly 12 million viewers, and led to the pair continuing to operate as hosts for future series, along with continual appearances in a regular feature on the ITV2 spin-off show ""Britain's Got More Talent"". The pair filmed a series of six episodes for a new American game show, ""Wanna Bet?"", in November 2007. The"
"the game show, and also become an executive producer. The show premiered on December 3, 2018. In January 2010, it was announced that Mandel would replace David Hasselhoff as one of the judges on NBC's ""America's Got Talent"" after Hasselhoff announced that he was leaving to work on a new television series. Out of all judges on the show, Mandel currently has the longest tenure than any other judge or host, nine consecutive seasons. Mandel has been married to Terry (Soil) Mandel for nearly 40 years. Together they have three children: daughters Jackie and Riley, and son Alex. On September"
"Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan - and the hosts Ant & Dec, returned for the second series, along with Stephen Mulhern returning to front the second series of ""Britain's Got More Talent"" on ITV 2. The second series was won by street dancer George Sampson, with dance duo Signature coming in second and singer Andrew Johnston in third. During its broadcast, the series proved to be a greater ratings success, averaging 10.2 million viewers. Following open auditions held the previous year, the Judge's Auditions took place early in 2008, within London, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow and Blackpool. With the"
"Greg Holden Greg Holden (born February 28, 1983) is a British singer-songwriter based in the United States. He is best known for his hit charity single ""The Lost Boy"" and for co-writing ""Home"", the 2012 debut single for ""American Idol""-winner Phillip Phillips. Holden was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and lived in Methlick in Aberdeenshire until he was three. The family then moved to Lancashire in England, and he was raised in Morecambe and then Leyland. He went to St Patrick's Primary School, Heysham near Morecambe, then attended Leyland St. Mary's Catholic Technology College and the University of Central Lancashire. Holden"
"who speaks Korean), a translator is not necessary. Therefore, this is the first ""Got Talent"" franchise to use multiple languages. After being acquired by AXN Asia, ""Asia's Got Talent"" became the sixty-third version of the ""Got Talent"" franchise. On 15 January 2015, the judges were officially revealed: Anggun, David Foster, Melanie C, and Vanness Wu. On 24 January 2015, Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez were announced as the hosts of the show. On 27 July 2017, Foster and Anggun have been announced as judges while Jay Park is added as the new judge for the second season, while Alan Wong"
"America's Got Talent (season 12) Season twelve of the reality competition series ""America's Got Talent"" was ordered on August 2, 2016 and premiered on NBC on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Simon Cowell returned as judges for their respective eighth, fifth, fifth and second seasons. Supermodel and businesswoman Tyra Banks replaced Nick Cannon, who hosted for eight seasons, making her the first female host of the show and the second female to host a ""Got Talent"" show. The live shows returned to the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles beginning August 15, 2017. The format"
"were held within Manchester, Blackpool and London, with two of these cities holding open auditions in 2017, alongside a number of locations within the United Kingdom and Ireland, including Edinburgh, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Dublin, and Inverness. The series was won by stand-up comedian Lost Voice Guy, with comedy singer/pianist Robert White coming second, and singer Donchez Dacres placing third. Britain's Got More Talent is a companion sister show that is broadcast on ITV2, and is aired after each episode of ""Britain's Got Talent"" since the main show began in June 2007. Hosted by Stephen Mulhern (with occasional appearances by"
"of the Year"" on Channel 4, where he was partnered with Alan Carr. On 14 December 2010, it was announced that McIntyre would join the ITV talent show ""Britain's Got Talent"" as a judge in 2011 with David Hasselhoff and Amanda Holden. McIntyre and Hasselhoff replaced Piers Morgan and Simon Cowell, although Cowell returned for the live shows. Following the series, McIntyre announced that he would be leaving the show after appearing for one series. In 2010 and 2014, McIntyre hosted the Royal Variety Performance on ITV. He also previously performed on the show twice: in 2006 and 2008. McIntyre"
"a life member of the International Magicians Society. In 2018 he featured in the television series Britain's Got Talent as Steampunk magician Professor Strange. There was an awkward moment as judge Amanda Holden failed to recognise him although she had previously hired him to perform at her daughter's birthday party. Simon Cowell said his son Eric might quite like his act and joked about booking him for his next birthday. However he did not get the required votes to get through to the next round. Allin and his wife Pamela both wrote and produced the comedy horror feature film ""The"
"Other celebrity appearances included Marlee Matlin and Jeff Dunham. The following chart describes the acts, appearances and segments presented during the finale. America's Got Talent (season 12) Season twelve of the reality competition series ""America's Got Talent"" was ordered on August 2, 2016 and premiered on NBC on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Simon Cowell returned as judges for their respective eighth, fifth, fifth and second seasons. Supermodel and businesswoman Tyra Banks replaced Nick Cannon, who hosted for eight seasons, making her the first female host of the show and the second female to"
"in the 12th season of Britain's Got Talent. They were selected to appear in the live show, and came in the top 3 of the second semi-final. Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon voted for the choir, but Simon Cowell and David Walliams did not. The tie left it up to the audience, and the B Positive Choir was eliminated from the show. However, they were later chosen as the Judges' wildcard act, reinstating them into the final. The choir finished in 11th place overall with 2.7% of the vote. B Positive Choir The B Positive Choir is a British chorus."
"that she had ""seen the new judges finding their rhythm and are doing brilliantly"". This was clarified during an interview with Jane Moore for ""The Sun"", where Osbourne confirmed she was originally hired as a full-time judge on the panel, fired, then rehired, and ultimately declined a reduced role on the show. Simon Cowell confirmed his return as head judge and Dermot O'Leary’s return as presenter. After much speculation, it was announced on 16 July 2018 that Ayda Field (credited as Ayda Williams), Louis Tomlinson and Robbie Williams would join Cowell on the series' judging panel. On 30 July 2018,"
"also announced his departure the following month. On 3 May 2015, it was announced that Sebastian would be returning to the panel along with two new judges James Blunt and Chris Isaak. Minogue was the only judge from the previous season who returned. On 12 June 2016, Iggy Azalea was announced as a new judge for the series. On 20 June 2016, Guy Sebastian was confirmed to be returning as a judge. The following day, Adam Lambert was announced as the third judge for the eighth season. In October 2016, it was confirmed that former judge Mel B would be"
"2007, the judging panel consisted of music executive and television producer Simon Cowell, television and West End star Amanda Holden, and newspaper editor and journalist Piers Morgan. In 2009, the producers made plans to alter the show's format to allow for a fourth judge when the third series was set to begin, with plans for Kelly Brook to be the new judge on the panel. Less than a week after the series began, the producers dropped this change on the belief that this alteration to the show's format would complicate it, resulting in Brooks being credited as a guest judge"
"a dispute between Paul O'Grady, the planned host, and the British broadcaster ITV; production of this edition later resumed in 2007. The show attracts a variety of participants, from across the United States and abroad, to take part and who possess some form of talents, with acts ranging from singing, dancing, comedy, magic, stunts, variety, and other genres. Each participant who auditions attempts to secure a place in the live episodes of a season by impressing a panel of judges - the current line-up consists of Cowell, Howie Mandel, Mel B, and Heidi Klum. Those that make it into the"
"late September 2018, and that three of the judges' houses would be in Los Angeles (Cowell, Field and Williams); Tomlinson's houses would be hosted in Ibiza. Cowell judged from Malibu, while Field and Williams each judged their categories separately from their home in Beverley Hills. The guest judges were announced to be: Adam Lambert and Leona Lewis in assisting Field, David Walliams with Williams, and Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, Ryan Seacrest, Diane Warren, Babyface, Lewis and Sinitta to assist Cowell, who hosted a house party consisting of various singers, songwriters and record producers for the Girls to perform in front"
"2007 season finale, Hasselhoff sang ""This is the Moment."" He was replaced by comedian Howie Mandel for season five. Hasselhoff produced ""Baywatch"" for first run syndication. He has spoken at both the Oxford and Cambridge Student Unions. He was a celebrity cast member on the eleventh season of ""Dancing with the Stars"" which increased in ratings by 36% from the previous year and served as a judge on NBC's ""America's Got Talent"" from 2006–09. In 2011, he joined the ""Britain's Got Talent"" judging panel, replacing Simon Cowell. Hasselhoff was later honored on Comedy Central's ""The Comedy Central Roast of David"
"an Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism, Army Service Ribbon and Operation Iraqi Freedom medal in 2006, 2007. In 2010, Richardson co-founded the record label BMajor Music Group, under Atlantic Records with his older brother Bryant McKinnie. Richardson and his longtime friend Talia Gates reportedly began dating in 2014. On August 10, 2014, Richardson announced via that he and Gates were expecting their first child. On April 25, 2015, Richardson tweeted the birth of their son Princeton Cartier Gates-Richardson. Brandon Richardson Brandon Quantavius Richardson (born September 23, 1984) is an American actor. He has played"
"David Hasselhoff, who had previously worked as a judge on ""America's Got Talent"". Owing to his work schedule in 2011, Hasselhoff was forced to miss the London auditions, leading to Louis Walsh standing in for him as a guest judge. Prior to filming, plans had been made to incorporate an element from the format of ""The X Factor"", in which auditions would be attended by a guest judge for each one; such a format addition was later made for America's Got Talent in 2015. However, the format change was never made by the production team, for unknown reasons. For the"