Britain's Got Talent 2013 - Live Semi-Final 5

It's the last chance for 9 more acts to battle it out for a place in the live final a week today, but who will get through? There are only two spaces left and that means 7 are going home. It's the final live semi-final of Britain's Got Talent 2013! 

First act of the night is dance trio, CEO Dancers, who in their audition shook their bootys into the semi-finals. To be fair to them, it wasn't quite as bad as I was expecting, they eve managed to get a standing ovation from all four judges. Alesha stated that it was the best opening act of the week and from what else we saw this week, it definitely was the best one of the week! 

Next up was a singer who overcame a huge moment in her life that her left her unable to walk or speak, let alone sing. Aliki Chrysochou received a standing ovation from the whole studio when she auditioned and this evening was no different, she had them all on their feet. I think this could be the beginning of a long career for Aliki and in years to come she will be a big name in the opera world. 

The third act was the irritating all male dance group Glambassadors. One of those groups where I think that if you have seen them live in the flesh, you can understand how annoying and irritating they are. Sadly I am one of those people. All positive comments from the judges and Simon weirdly seemed to enjoy it, I didn't think he would! I can't imagine them getting through to the final and I genuinely hope they don't. I can't be doing with the over the top put on campness and all that shit.

The fourth act of the night was ventriloquist Steve Hewlett and his puppet Arthur Larger. Now I genuinely hope Steve goes through to the final as he is a genuinely funny ventriloquist! Throughout the act he made references to previous things on the show like J-Lo's risqué performance and Gabz's catchy song. He also pulled out a puppet of Simon at the end which had Simon giggling. All the judges seemed to love it and it's rare that we see a ventriloquist get this far, so it's definitely time we see one get to the final.

Next up was Rob's Duelling Pianos, who in his first audition was with his pianist partner Craig and was one of the first ever acts to get buzzes taken back. Simon was the first buzz of the evening and for the act with Alesha buzzing in not long after. To be fair the act seemed like 2011's Jean Martyn who just with more pianos. Personally, I did not enjoy the act as much as the audition and think had he had Craig with him, it might have turned out better and there might have been less wrong notes. 

Another irritating act up next! Maarty Broekman with his silly little guitar keyboard thing. Maarty reminds me of Adam Sandler in The Wedding Singer slightly, proclaiming his love for the country. There is not a lot of Britain that we are proud of ourselves. Maarty can't sing or dance and only got through due to his over excited personality and saying how much he loves our country, but apart from that, he has no talent. Simon was the only judge to buzz and said what was on all of our minds, "What the bloody hell was that?!"

Seventh act of the evening was Gospel Singers Incognito. A choir has never won Britain's Got Talent but this could possibly be the first choir to stand a chance of winning if they get through to the final. This is an act I like, because I don't mind gospel choirs. I do not particularly like any other choirs, but you can't beat a gospel one! It was like Sister Act but without all the under privileged kids. In their first audition they fooled the judges by jumping up from different parts of the theatre, but this time they were all on stage together and it still worked! Could they make it through? Quite possibly!

The penultimate act of the night was singer from Ireland, Jordan O'Keefe. Tonight, Jordan was singing a cover of Dolly Parton's (or Whtiney Houston who most of us recognise it from), I Will Always Love You, which was a big risk but it definitely paid off. I think that he will definitely go far, even if he doesn't win the competition as he has the looks, he has the voice and he can play the guitar. This could have got him into the final.

The final act, of the final semi-final, who was competing to get into the final, was Attraction, who tell real stories through shadow dance. It was actually quite an emotional performance that left Amanda and Alesha in tears. It told the story of one of the members lives and the death of his Mother. It's amazing to see how people can make these shapes like Elephants, buildings and a hospital bed all with their bodies. Receiving a standing ovation from the whole room, they will definitely be in the final. If they do not get to the final, then I have lost all faith in humanity as we may have just seen the winning act of Britain's Got Talent 2013.

And that is near enough it for the semi-finals! It's been a interesting week with many highs, many lows and simply barmy stuff. Tonight has definitely been my favourite night so far and it'll be hard to guess who will make it through to the final, but very easy to tell which acts definitely won't be considered for it. 

UPDATE: Tonight's guest act was not a singer, but last year's winners Ashleigh and Pudsey! Weirdly it looked as though Pudsey didn't want to do all the moves he was expected to do (I could ve wrong) but it was nice to see them performing again. The judges and public have hard choice tonight picking who goes through. I think it could go completely to the phone vote depending on who it is that gets to the final three. Listed below are the final two acts to get a place in the final.

1. Attraction (Phone Vote)

2. Jordan O'Keefe (Saved by Alesha and Simon - a tie meant he was chosen thanks to the phone results.)

(David and Amanda used their votes for Steve Hewlett. Simon voted for Jordan so it went to the phone vote results)

That is it for this year's semi-finals and I will be back next week for the LIVE FINAL! Plus don't forget, next weekend the wildcard act will be revealed and competing with the other 10 finalists!

Britain's Got Talent 2012 - Live Semi-Final 5

It's the last semi-final of 2012, que the crying! It's been a great series this year and it's sadly come to an end. Tonight's show was slightly interesting, they pre-recorded the entrance so that the first act could be set up. So the judges were sitting in the chairs at the start of the show whilst before going live they pre-recorded Ant and Dec's entrance and the judges comments of what they think tonight's show will be like.

Tonight's first act was Face Team, an acrobatic basketball team. Now it might only be the first act of the evening but I have a strong feeling they will be in the final! Not only were they playing basketball, but they were bouncing around on a trampoline and also risking their lives with their stunts. A definite pleaser with all four judges, with Simon particularly liking them because they 'risked their lives'. Probably the best act to start with tonight and maybe one of the best of the series!

Act two was laser harp player Grieg Stewart. The premise of this act is lasers beaming up from the floor and when he moves his hands over them, it makes sounds. Tonight Greg covered 'Cars' by Gary Numan and Avicii's 'Good Feeling', to which he failed at times to keep in time with the music. Simon was first in to judge with Amanda following shortly after. Alesha decided 'Queenie and the rest of the royal family would not get down with it', whereas Amanda said she liked the music but he was basically a bit too nerdy. A bit more practise might of helped Grieg who blamed poor vision for his act, even though it was his act so he perhaps should of thought about this when he was in rehearsals...

Act number three was Billy George, an acrobat who actually went to circus school! His first audition consisted of him holding onto a big wheel and spinning around the stage. Tonight he was back with his wheel and without his shirt. Of course Amanda and Alesha both loved him, most probably because he seems to have mislaid his shirt, with Simon adding that if he wants to win the show he should perhaps wear even less clothes! Definitely something we haven't seen on Britain's Got Talent before but is it good enough to win?

Act four was Martyn Crofts, an idiot whose audition saw him with a pan on his head singing like a dalek. Needless to say he was back again but this time with some comedy daleks in the background. It was slightly comical with the daleks dancing but the song was doing my head in. I really have no idea as to how he even got through, thankfully Simon didn't like it (like myself) and buzzed him like he did in the audition. Quite comically Alesha and Amanda both donned pans on their head and Amanda even seemed to pull it off quite sexily! It wasn't until they put a pan on Simon's head that the audience erupted with cheers! Hopefully he shall not proceed to the finals.

The fifth act of the evening was Callum Oakley, a sixteen year old comedian who impressed everyone in his audition. Tonight Callum was hoping that his new jokes would be good enough to see him in the final, but would they be? Well the judges definitely thought he was somebody to watch out for, however I can't imagine him in the final. Even if he doesn't get through to the final or win, Britain's Got Talent has definitely opened doors for him.

Next up it was Hope Murphy who tonight was singing a cover of 'Forever Young' by Bob Dylan, to which you could of heard a pin drop in the audience during that performance. David went as far to say that she has 'the best voice in the competition'. Incredibly she is only sixteen which I am still trying to get my head around. She has a beautiful which sounded like it's had many years of lessons or hard work on, but clearly not. Even Simon liked it and said she reminded him of a young Adele, who covered a Bob Dylan song which got her a number one in the charts.

The seventh act of the evening was Strictly Wheels, a dance duo consisting of one in a wheelchair and one on feet. A definite eyebrow raising act in the auditions as this is something that hasn't really been seen before. Seemingly the man had completely camped it up this evening which was actually quite funny to watch. Needless to say the emotion of the first audition wasn't there with them dancing to an upbeat song but it was still visually pleasing. It was all slightly underwhelming and sadly not as enjoyable as the audition, but if the viewers like them they still have a chance.

The penultimate audition of the evening and of the semi-finals was Aquabatique. This meant that Ant and Dec were shipped outside to watch the act whilst the judges stayed inside and watched the act with the audience. I myself do not enjoy synchronised swimming so to me it looked like four women farting about in water, but to those who enjoy it I guess it can be seen as a sport. However the judges seemed to like it and David even asked Simon for a splash in the pool later on!

The final act of the evening is Ryan O'Shaughnessy who caused plenty of controversy when it was found out he was also competing in The Voice Ireland. I would somewhat love it if he didn't get through to the final as it would be a massive two fingers up from Simon to him for coming on his shown when he was already under a contract for another, but I somewhat think he has a good chance in the final. He wrote his own song and performed it this evening, sadly I didn't have a clue what he was singing, and he sounded pretty good! The judges loved it, the audience loved it and I just about liked it. Even Simon managed to poke fun at The Voice Ireland so there was plenty of fun all round!

But now that's it, the last act, the last semi-final and the last chance to get through to the final...

Below are the final two acts that went through to the final.

Ryan O'Shaughnessy

Aquabatique

Billy George - Sadly went out due to only receiving a vote from Alesha.

And that's it for the semi-finals! I shall be back on Saturday for the final!