12:58pm Monday 6th July 2009
By Sam Revell
AS the sold-out BIC crowd rose to applaud the end of the Britain’s Got Talent Live tour, discussions began amongst the more cynical audience members as to which (if any) of the acts we’d still be hearing about in a year’s time?
The first name to chalk off is the one-dimensional yet mildly amusing DJ Talent, who opened the Grand Finale show by shouting, “When I say Britain, you say talent” over and over.
As amusing and much loved as they are, Sunday may also have been the final night of Stavros Flatley’s brief stage career.
The father and son duo had the BIC clapping along but their act now seems as tired as Stavros senior after he launched his wig into the audience.
Shaun Smith murdered a Kings of Leon classic and 2 Grand did that song from Aladdin, which just looked a bit wrong.
Saxophonist Julian Smith displayed real talent once again and 11-year-old Hollie Steel showed she’s surely destined for a career in musicals.
A guest appearance from Darth Jackson – accompanied by Flawless and Stavros Flatley dressed as Storm Troopers – probably wasn’t the ideal MJ tribute, but it was amusing nonetheless.
Susan Boyle milked the audience’s generous applause like a seasoned opera queen, while George Sampson mark two, Aidan Davis, managed to upstage last year’s winner.
Flawless were just that, yet deserved winners Diversity were always going to be the real stars of the show.
Their repeat performance of the routine that took them to BGT glory was just as impressive to watch the second time round.
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