"got to meet with and have a dinner and drinks with the judges, who offered advice to the contestants. The results show aired on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 12:00am (1 hour) and featured performances from Sarah McLachlan and the cast of ""American Idiot"", determining who made the top four spots in the finals. Singing sensation Susan Boyle, who was a contestant on the third series of ""Got Talent""'s sister show ""Britain's Got Talent"", was scheduled to perform at the results show but was not able to. The producers of the show had not been given the rights to the"
"Hollie Steel Hollie Steel (born 1 July 1998) is a performer originally from Accrington, England. In 2009 at the age of ten she was one of ten finalists on the third series of the ITV reality show ""Britain's Got Talent"". Her first audition drew mostly positive comments from all of the show's judges. In her second appearance during the semi-finals Steel forgot the words of her song and broke down onstage. She received a second chance, completing the song without a problem. Steel advanced to the finals and finished in sixth place. She then toured the United Kingdom, making live"
"Faryl Smith Faryl Smith (born 23 July 1995) is a British soprano who rose to fame after appearing on the second series of the ITV television talent show ""Britain's Got Talent"" in 2008. She received praise throughout the competition, and although the favourite to win after the second round, she finished outside the top three in the live final on 31 May. During the competition, she was tutored by singing coach Yvie Burnett and received offers from various record labels. After the show, she, unlike other finalists, did not sign with Simon Cowell's Syco, although she did appear on fellow"
"Got Talent"": Ania Teliczan Ania Teliczan is a Polish singer-songwriter who rose to fame as a finalist of the second series of television show ""Poland's Got Talent"" in 2009. Soon after the end of the show, she was signed by Sony Music Poland. Her debut album was released on 16 January 2012 and had been recorded in the United Kingdom with producer Troy Miller, who previously worked with Amy Winehouse. It consists of 10 songs in style of 60's in English and Polish, some of which written by Andrzej Piaseczny and Teliczan herself. List of songs sung by Anna Teliczan"
"from the jury's votes will be automatically be in the finals. For second finalist, each of three judges has a chance of giving 10 votes to any one of the 7 remaining contestants. Contestant who gets the most votes advance to the final. For the third finalist, voting is based on best of three. Italics indicate the second stage where each judges gave 10 points to their favorites. The contestants with the most votes combined with the jury points and judges' points will be the second finalist of the week. World-renowned and Britain's Got Talent runner up, Susan Boyle perform"
"acts such as Rishi Rich, Jay Sean, Swami, Raghav and Pentagram. In 2008, in the second season of reality television ""Britain's Got Talent"", one of the country's most successful reality television shows, the South Asian dance duo ""Signature"", consisting of Suleman Mirza (a British Pakistani) and Madhu Singh (a British Indian) performing a fusion of Michael Jackson and Bhangra music and dance styles, came second on the show. The most successful South Asian musician in 2008 was the British Tamil artist M.I.A., who was nominated for two Grammy Awards for her single ""Paper Planes"", and has been nominated for an"
"show. Elaine Paige, Boyle's role model, later expressed interest in singing a duet with her. The programme received high ratings and Boyle's performance was quickly added to sites such as YouTube, where millions of people viewed it in the first month alone. Boyle sang the song again during the finals of ""Britain's Got Talent"" on 30 May 2009, where she placed second in the competition behind British dance troupe Diversity. Today, it is known as the song that catapulted her to super-stardom, and it helped sales of her album ""I Dreamed a Dream"". Currently, the album has been declared as"
"successful Christmas album in the UK"" – ""On 20 November 2010, Susan Boyle's (UK) album The Gift became the first Christmas album to ever top the UK chart."" Susan Boyle Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer who came to international attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV programme ""Britain's Got Talent"" on 11 April 2009, singing ""I Dreamed a Dream"" from """". Her debut studio album, ""I Dreamed a Dream"", was released in November 2009 and became the UK's best-selling debut album of all time, beating the previous record held by ""Spirit"""
"2009 but failed to reach the final. They had been the only girl band in the entire competition in 2009 and the performance had been in front of an audience of 20,000. Despite the eventual loss, the audience gave them a ""rousing applause"". The act received a total of 52 points finishing in 11th place. Mulvey told the radio show ""Morning Ireland"", ""We were so close to tenth place. We gave our heart and soul into that performance."". The singer has since said that herself and the band had received various offers, requests and invitations. Sinéad Mulvey Sinéad Mulvey (born"
"New Zealand's Got Talent (series 2) The second series of New Zealand's Got Talent aired on TV One on 9 September 2012 and ended on 2 December 2012. The series was won by 15-year-old singer-songwriter Clara van Wel from Blenheim who performed her own song ""Where Do You Find Love?"". 11-year-old singer Jessie Hillel from Wellington was the runner-up, with 17-year-old singer-songwriter Evan Sinton from Auckland in third place. Contestants competed for the grand prize of NZ$100,000 cash and a 2013 Toyota Corolla car. In addition, winner Clara van Wel was signed to Sony Music New Zealand, with a single"
"Susan Boyle Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer who came to international attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV programme ""Britain's Got Talent"" on 11 April 2009, singing ""I Dreamed a Dream"" from """". Her debut studio album, ""I Dreamed a Dream"", was released in November 2009 and became the UK's best-selling debut album of all time, beating the previous record held by ""Spirit"" by Leona Lewis. ""I Dreamed a Dream"" set a record for biggest first week sales by a debut album, according to the Official Chart Company in the United"
"""Britain's Got Talent"" (series 9). They came third in the competition. Singer Tori Kelly recorded a cover of ""Hallelujah"" for the animated film ""Sing"" and has done two notable live performances of the song: during the ""In Memoriam"" portion of the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, and alongside Luis Fonsi during the 2017 """" telethon. On 12 November 2016, an episode of ""Saturday Night Live"" opened with cast member Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton performing a rendition of the song in tribute to both Cohen and Clinton; the preceding week had seen both Cohen's death and Clinton's unexpected loss to Donald"
"2009. The second episode was broadcast on 11 January 2009. It featured auditions from the West which saw Daithí Ó Sé choose five acts to compete. Rachel Goode is a 17-year-old who lives in Ballinasloe, County Galway. She is a classical singer with an admiration for Charlotte Church. Eva and Bernard Coyle are a father and daughter act, who live in Roscommon. While Eva sings, her dad accompanies her on the guitar. Judge Daithí was worried that her dad would simply be an after thought, while live in-studio, with background music, but Daithí put them through as a duo. Daithí"
"every week. At the series end, TVNZ revealed it had been the most watched show on New Zealand television in 10 years. New Zealand's Got Talent (series 2) The second series of New Zealand's Got Talent aired on TV One on 9 September 2012 and ended on 2 December 2012. The series was won by 15-year-old singer-songwriter Clara van Wel from Blenheim who performed her own song ""Where Do You Find Love?"". 11-year-old singer Jessie Hillel from Wellington was the runner-up, with 17-year-old singer-songwriter Evan Sinton from Auckland in third place. Contestants competed for the grand prize of NZ$100,000 cash"
"Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir (born 16 October 1990), known outside Iceland as Yohanna, is an Icelandic singer. She represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia, with the song ""Is It True?"", earning second place. She is the most successful Icelandic act to ever take part in the competition. Yohanna was raised in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, and started performing on stage at the age of nine after participating in singing classes. Her first album, titled ""Jóhanna Guðrún 9"" was released in 2000 and contained mostly international pop hits that had been translated into the Icelandic language."
"that's it."" Andrea Begley Andrea Begley is a singer from Pomeroy, Northern Ireland, who is most notable for winning the second series of the BBC talent search ""The Voice UK"", beating the favourite to win, Leah McFall. She is the niece of Irish country music singer Philomena Begley. Begley was signed to Capitol Records. Her winning single ""My Immortal"" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 75 that week. The single then went on to peak to number 30 on UK Singles Chart and number 70 on the Irish Singles Chart. Begley is partially sighted as a result of Glaucoma."
"and her older sister Mollie. When Connie was little, she spent much time with her grandmother Violet, watching ""The Wizard of Oz"". It was with Violet that Connie first sang. Violet died in 2006, before Connie became internationally known, and Connie sang at her funeral. Connie Talbot Connie Victoria Elizabeth Talbot (born 20 November 2000) is a British singer. She rose to fame in 2007 when she reached the final of the first series of ""Britain's Got Talent"". Talbot signed with Rainbow Recording Company and released her debut album ""Over the Rainbow"" in the UK on 26 November 2007. The"
"Michelle McManus Michelle McManus (born 8 May 1980) is a Scottish singer, columnist, occasional television presenter, radio DJ and actress, who is best remembered as the winner of the second and final series of UK talent show ""Pop Idol"" in 2003. McManus's debut single, ""All This Time"", entered the UK Singles Chart at number one in January 2004. Her only album to date, ""The Meaning of Love"", was released in February 2004 and debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart. Later that year, BMG dropped McManus from the label and she has not been signed by any other"
"Andrea Begley Andrea Begley is a singer from Pomeroy, Northern Ireland, who is most notable for winning the second series of the BBC talent search ""The Voice UK"", beating the favourite to win, Leah McFall. She is the niece of Irish country music singer Philomena Begley. Begley was signed to Capitol Records. Her winning single ""My Immortal"" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 75 that week. The single then went on to peak to number 30 on UK Singles Chart and number 70 on the Irish Singles Chart. Begley is partially sighted as a result of Glaucoma. Her debut"
"along with Choirs with Purpose in an attempt to reach the Christmas number one spot on the UK Singles Charts. In January 2018, McManus was a guest panellist on ""Loose Women"". McManus married Jeff Nimmo on 23 September 2017. Michelle McManus Michelle McManus (born 8 May 1980) is a Scottish singer, columnist, occasional television presenter, radio DJ and actress, who is best remembered as the winner of the second and final series of UK talent show ""Pop Idol"" in 2003. McManus's debut single, ""All This Time"", entered the UK Singles Chart at number one in January 2004. Her only album"
"the lung. She was instead hospitalised for three months at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and underwent several operations to drain her lungs. In April 2009, Steel auditioned for the third series of ""Britain's Got Talent"". In her first televised appearance, she began her number ballet dancing to ""I Could Have Danced All Night"" from the musical ""My Fair Lady"", then, as judge Simon Cowell started to reach for the red rejection buzzer, she began singing the song with an unexpectedly powerful voice. She received a standing ovation from the audience and the approval of all four judges. Piers Morgan told"
"by musician Huw Chiswell for the third series. The show was presented by Eleri Sion and Welsh singer-songwriter Caryl Parry-Jones acted as a vocal coach to the contestants from the studio heats onwards. The winner of the initial series was Lisa Pedrick, who beat Aimée Duffy and Beth Williams in the final. Duffy would go on to release a UK No. 1 album and single in 2009, as well as a self-titled Welsh extended play in 2004. The singer is now one of the world's biggest-selling singers, becoming the best selling artist of 2009 in the United Kingdom. She has"
"voted out of the competition and thus did not represent Iceland In Eurovision Song Contest 2013. On 3 October 2015 she gave birth to a baby girl. Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir (born 16 October 1990), known outside Iceland as Yohanna, is an Icelandic singer. She represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia, with the song ""Is It True?"", earning second place. She is the most successful Icelandic act to ever take part in the competition. Yohanna was raised in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, and started performing on stage at the age of nine after participating in"
"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"
"votes from the judges. In week 5's results, after the elimination of Bella Penfold and Shan Ako, she became the last act in the Girls' category. She finished the competition as the runner-up. Her winners song would've been One More Sleep performed with Leona Lewis, which she performed in the final. Scarlett Lee Scarlett Lee (born 20 September 1997) is an English singer-songwriter, best known for finishing second in the fifteenth series of ""The X Factor"". She also competed in the fourteenth series of the show, and reached the six chair challenge, but failed to proceed further. Lee was born"
"in a TV show in which contestants are under such high pressure. In the final, she performed the song ""Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again"" from ""Phantom of the Opera"". Her performance was trouble-free and well-received, and the viewer voting resulted in her finishing in sixth place, receiving 3.9% of the reported 4 million votes, calculating to 156,000 votes. During June and July 2009, Steel appeared in ""Britain's Got Talent – The Live Tour 2009"" with most of the other finalists from the third series. She was home tutored between rehearsals and the start of the tour. The rehearsals were"
"of 40 acts that were put through to the semi-finals. She appeared last on the first semi-final on 24 May 2009, performing ""Memory"" from the musical ""Cats"". In the public vote, she was the act to receive the highest number of votes to go through to the final. She was the clear favourite to win the final, but ended up in second place to dance troupe Diversity; the UK TV audience was a record of 17.3 million viewers. The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) became concerned by press reports about Boyle's erratic behaviour and speculation about her mental condition and wrote"
"BBC Radio 1Xtra, and stated she would be releasing a third album, ""Democracy"", in 2009, with the first single from the new album being ""Bad Gyal"". However, this was later pushed back as she concentrated on other projects and motherhood. Meanwhile, she appeared on ""Hell's Kitchen"" on ITV1 in 2009, finishing fourth, and later as an expert adviser on ""Goldie's Band: By Royal Appointment"" on BBC Two. Since then she has appeared on several collaborations, notably Katy B's second single, ""Lights On"", which peaked at number 4 in the UK singles chart in 2010, and the Magnetic Man track ""Fire"","
"events, including the 2009 Royal Variety Performance. Smith currently attends the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where she is studying music. Before her appearance on television, Smith had performed competitively in the Kettering, Northamptonshire Eisteddfod, the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, the Pontins Junior Starquest competition and Festival 4 Stars. She auditioned for the second series of the ITV reality show ""Britain's Got Talent"", giving what Jon O'Brien, of Allmusic, called a ""mature"" performance of ""Ave Maria"", and was put through to the live shows. Simon Cowell described her audition as ""the best audition I've heard in years""."
"The results episode aired September 9, 2009, 1 hour, with a guest appearance from the musical Jersey Boys. The finale performances aired on Monday, September 14, 2009, 2 hours. The finale results aired on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 2 hours, and included guest performances from Thelma Houston, Shakira, Rascal Flatts, cast members of Cirque Du Soleil, Leona Lewis, and runner-up of the third series of ""Britain's Got Talent"", Susan Boyle. The performances episode averaged 13.84 million viewers, and the finale averaged 15.5 million viewers. Here is the chart for the finals of the fourth season of America's Got Talent. This"
"The series was won by dance troupe Diversity, with singer Susan Boyle coming in second, and saxophonist Julian Smith placing third. It is one of the highest watched series in the history of ""Britain's Got Talent"", attracting an average of over 13.3 million viewers, with the contributing factor being the performances made by Boyle. The fourth series was aired during 2010, between 17 April to 5 June; a single episode of this series, intended for airing on 22 May, was pushed back to 23 May, in order to avoid it clashing with live coverage of the UEFA Champions League Final"
"Sexiest Women list, she was voted No. 45 in 2010, No. 31 in 2011, No. 12 in 2012 and No. 7 in 2013. Lott is a supporter of the Penny for London charitable initiative. Pixie Lott Victoria Louise ""Pixie"" Lott (born 12 January 1991) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. Her debut single, ""Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)"", was released in June 2009 and went straight to number one in the UK Singles Chart. Her second single, ""Boys and Girls"", also topped the UK Singles Chart in September 2009. She made her film debut in the 2010 movie"
"Annastasia Baker Annastasia Anneve Baker (born 16 November 1988) is a British Gospel singer, and song writer, Annastasia first caught the public eye as a contestant who progressed into the top six female singers in the judges round of the 2008 edition of The X Factor (UK series 5). Undeterred by not getting past this stage, Annastasia subsequently auditioned for the X Factor 2010 series, The X Factor (UK series 7) and once again made it to the judges round. In 2013 Annastasia auditioned for and won the UK Gospel talent competition ""Time2shine"". On Christmas Eve of that same year,"