Diversity win ‘Talent’ final
Diversity have been voted as the winners of Britain’s Got Talent 2009, beating long-time bookies’ favourite Susan Boyle.
The Essex-based dance troupe, comprising of brothers and friends, triumphed in the live final following a performance which Simon Cowell described as “sheer and utter perfection”.
Speaking after the result was announced by show hosts Ant and Dec, group member and choreographer Ashley Banjo commented: “When you guys said our name, I thought: ‘I’m going to wake up in a minute’.”
The 20-year-old added: “Can I just thank everyone that’s voted – you’ve changed our lives and I can’t actually believe it.”
Scottish singer Boyle, 48, was the competition’s runner-up – despite being favourite to win since the first episode aired. She had earlier performed a rendition of Les Miserables number ‘I Dreamed A Dream’, the song which made her a YouTube sensation following her original audition.
Paying tribute to the winners, she insisted: “The best people won. They’re very entertaining. Lads, I wish you all the best.”
Meanwhile, saxophonist Julian Smith finished in third place after impressing the public with a performance of ‘Somewhere’ from West Side Story.
He revealed: “I’m just happy that I’ve been taking part in tonight and been part of the whole thing. It’s an honour.”
Diversity will now perform in front of the Queen at the Royal Variety Show later this year. They will also receive a cash prize of £100,000.
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Shaun Smith Semi Finals
Not much has been happening to report but I do have the dates now. Fingers crossed for Shaun
SEMI FINAL 1 – Sunday 24th May (8.30pm – 10.00pm GMT)
SEMI FINAL 2 – Monday 25th May (9.00pm – 10.30pm GMT)
SEMI FINAL 3 – Tuesday 26th May (8.30pm – 10.00pm GMT)
Wednesday 27th May (No live show due to Chamions League Final – Manchester United vs Barcelona which is broadcast Live on ITV)
SEMI FINAL 4 – Thursday 28th May (8.30pm – 10.00pm GMT)
SEMI FINAL 5 – Friday 29th May (8.30pm – 10.00pm GMT)
LIVE FINAL – Saturday 30th May (8.45pm – 9.45pm and 10.00pm – 11.00pm GMT)
Two acts from each of the live shows will go through to perform in the Final. The act with the highest number of public votes goes through to the final automatically, with the second and third-placed performers vying for the crucial judges’ choice.
We will try to get a LIVE feed up on the site for each of the above shows, so everyone who lives outside the U.K. can watch as it is happening.
Ustream.tv and Justin.tv do services for LIVE shows but picture quality might not be 100 percent.
If anyone knows of a better service just let us know and we will do our best to embed the LIVE shows in a new blog post each night so all members can watch as it is happening.
