Over the years, Britain’s Got Talent (BGT) has stepped up the game in terms of entertainment quality. And nowadays, it’s an entertainment powerhouse in the Got Talent franchise.
The reason behind this success is simple: top-quality entertainment. And in the following article, we will showcase 4 of the finalists from the show who stood out from the rest and how their unique entertainment act brought them into the limelight.
1. Lost Voice Guy
Lee Ridley is the Lost Voice Guy, an English comedian who rose to worldwide fame after winning the 12th season of BGT. He is physically disabled since childhood and relies on a voice synthesizer to speak.
This would be a dead-end for any aspiring comedian, but Lee found a way to include his disability as part of the show. He owns it up, making fun of his condition and even using the synthesizer as part of the act.
For example, he would use the monotonous voice of the synthesizer to imitate Stephen Hawking often.
On the show, he made waves due to the uniqueness of his act – having a mute comedian on-stage was unheard of until that point. And Lee’s unapologetic sense of humor also clicked with the audience, as it made people see past the disability and instead focus on his brilliant comedy.
2. Richard Jones
Richard Jones is a magician from Leytonstone, London. Before being a magician, Richard was a soldier who served in the British Army, which would later define him as a performer.
During his time in the army, he would perform music, and magic shows for various military branches, even during birthday celebrations for the Queen’s 90th birthday.
On Britain’s Got Talent, he performed various close-up magic tricks, which each time allowed him to catch the audience by surprise.
But besides the awesome tricks he performed, the audience also fell in love with his military stories and the life lessons he would tell during the performances.
3. Ben Hart
Ben Hart is a career magician, working as both performer and designer of magic tricks. He has had guest performances on many television shows on the BBC, such as The Voice, The One Show, and Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
In 2019, he auditioned for the 13th season of BGT and had a resounding success during the early phases – managing to impress both the judges and the audience.
During the semifinals, he would win the public vote, which propelled him into the top 10. His final performance had him perform a series of incredible card tricks he embellished with a powerful story.
4. Issy Simpson
During season 11, Issy Simpson was perhaps the youngest magician to perform on the stage of Britain’s Got Talent, as at the time of her audition, she was only 10-years-old.
Usually, the show would mostly have career magicians who had years of professional experience before participating. Of course, this meant the competition was quite fierce, but this didn’t stop Issy.
She left the judges and the audience speechless with her mastery of close-up magic tricks. And besides her crisp execution, Issy’s crowd work was on point, managing to grab the attention of the entire audience hall as a pro would!
As Seen on Britain’s Got Talent (BGT)
Take the example of the finalists featured in this article, from amateur or club acts; they went on to become world-famous – all because they checked the right boxes in terms of entertainment.
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