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Title: Britain has talent
Post by: oldspice on June 11, 2007, 07:11:51 pm
Saw a small amount of this last night. Did anyone see the 70 year old rapper? She was fantastic! Simon didn't like her though. Having said that, there was some real dross as well!
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: on June 11, 2007, 08:12:10 pm
Why is the Ford Orion the car of choice of the White van man?
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: goldencup on June 12, 2007, 12:40:39 am
I saw the four-year-old salsa dancer tonight - she was pretty good I thought.  My friend's daughter entered the competition but didn't get through the first round.
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: loulou on June 12, 2007, 08:12:45 pm
The little 6 year old who sang at the end last night was good.
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Post by: lorri on June 14, 2007, 12:48:00 am
i did not watch tonight, 4 nights of tears in the eyes is as much as i can take Confused will tune in for the final on sunday though lol
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: goldencup on June 14, 2007, 12:58:59 am

Did anyone see the Kylie impersonator a couple of days ago?  He was so bad it was hilarious.

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Post by: lorri on June 14, 2007, 01:01:32 am
yes i did and his wife was so loyal bless her LOL
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Post by: wjp666 on June 14, 2007, 01:38:48 am
there's too many 'cute kids', put in for the "ah, bless 'em" factor.
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: oldspice on June 14, 2007, 07:34:15 am
What about the woman who simply wore a skimy outfit and a metal belt round her pelvis from which she produced sparks using a grinder?
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Post by: goldencup on June 14, 2007, 08:46:15 am
I missed that one LOL .   Then there was that guitarist/singer/songwriter who had adopted his dead brother's three kids - he was brilliant!  I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit that I'm getting quite keen on the show
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: loulou on June 14, 2007, 11:05:20 am
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What about the woman who simply wore a skimy outfit and a metal belt round her pelvis from which she produced sparks using a grinder?

She got put through to the final 24.
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: oldspice on June 14, 2007, 06:19:53 pm
Well if she ends up winning I can just imagine Prince Phillip's reaction when she performs on the grand night. It is enough to finish him off.
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: loulou on June 14, 2007, 08:08:10 pm
Clap
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Post by: LWR on June 15, 2007, 06:22:07 pm
This Morning (15-Jun-2007), Good Morning America (in the USA) presented a British Tenor who was ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.  Can anyone please tell me his name (I didn't catch it as I was "multi-tasking" at the time).  Did any of you watch the particular program his talent graced?

Thanks... this is my first post, so I may be off-base with the question.
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: LWR on June 15, 2007, 06:35:39 pm
Additional information:  The "Tenor" was employed as a cell-phone salesman.
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: loulou on June 15, 2007, 07:06:27 pm

Paul Potts first sang opera at the age of 28 for a karaoke competition he dressed up as Pavarotti.


He went on to perform in Barrymores My Kind Of Music (1999). The money he won from the show (8000) along with his savings was spent on attending various training courses in Italy.

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Post by: LWR on June 15, 2007, 10:20:29 pm
loulou,

Thanks very much for the follow-up.  I don't know why, but I really like to see stories like that.  On GMA, two of the hosts were teary-eyed when the segment of Britin Has Talent concluded.  

Thanks again...
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: oldspice on June 16, 2007, 09:01:35 am
Nice to have a friend from the USA on the forum. Welcome.
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Post by: loulou on June 16, 2007, 11:23:50 am
LWR which part of America are you in?
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Post by: goldencup on June 16, 2007, 01:07:27 pm
I was not that impressed with Paul Potts.  Neither did I like that young lad (Dominic?) who sang 'I'll be there.'   My son sang that in a show a few years ago and he was as good if not better and I certainly don't consider his voice is anything special.  I thought the lad who did the baton twirling was brilliant.
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: oldspice on June 16, 2007, 01:32:19 pm
The little joke teller was a bit lame though. Some of his jokes were older than me!
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Post by: goldencup on June 16, 2007, 01:36:02 pm
Indeed! LOL  I just watched that six year old singing 'Over the Rainbow' on Youtube (missed the show) and she was amazing.  That Bessie last night was good too.  I'm definitely getting addicted - might even have to stay in on a Sunday night for once!
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: oldspice on June 16, 2007, 01:45:36 pm
I only watch short bursts of the show. That grinder lady was on again last night. It makes you wonder how she discovered that as a form of entertainment.  I mean, when it comes to thinking about what you can perform in public, producing  sparks from your pelvic region doesn't immediately spring to mind - does it?
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Post by: goldencup on June 16, 2007, 01:48:28 pm
LOL  I often wonder about things like that when you read those 'Hints and Tips' in magazines.  For instance I saw one recently that said if you get chewing gum in your hair you should put peanut butter on it and it will comb out.  Peanut butter isn't what you'd automatically reach for is it? 
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: oldspice on June 16, 2007, 01:56:43 pm
It's pretty hard to get chewing gum in your hair too!  No, I would not reach for peanut butter. I hear you should freeze the gum and it peels off so I guess I would nip into the chest freezer for an hour or so!
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: smurfboy on June 16, 2007, 09:50:07 pm
A contestant has been axed from the show after it was discovered he was a sex offender. The Sun had the classic headline 'Britain's Got Perverts'.
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: loulou on June 17, 2007, 01:04:03 am
Apparently a policeman who had arrested the man for interfering with a 14 yr old boy saw the show and rang in.
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: loulou on June 17, 2007, 11:54:42 am

The Kit Kat Dolls were hurriedly booted off Britain's Got Talent show  after the News of the World discovered three of them were selling sex.

Title: Britain has talent
Post by: goldencup on June 17, 2007, 08:38:28 pm
OK, would anyone like to bet that Connie will NOT win tonight?
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: loulou on June 17, 2007, 08:47:07 pm
Ok I will.
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: on June 17, 2007, 08:48:14 pm
This is chav TV at its worst
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Post by: loulou on June 17, 2007, 08:50:00 pm
Shocked
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: smurfboy on June 17, 2007, 11:15:28 pm
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OK, would anyone like to bet that Connie will NOT win tonight?



 

I can see opera man winning.
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Post by: loulou on June 17, 2007, 11:32:57 pm
A bit fixed don't you think? Not really fair as he wasn't really some undiscovered talent was he? If winning Michael Barrymores show in 1999 then spending 20,000 on opera lessons, appearing in 4 concerts in front of 15,000 people and singing with the Royal Philharmonic orchestra wasn't enough to build his confidence as he puts it then what will?
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Post by: smurfboy on June 18, 2007, 12:03:14 am

But he's not what you'd call famous, so while he isn't unknown in the strictly literal sense of the word, he is unknown by Royal Variety Show standards. I don't see how it is unfair - do we have to restrict these shows to people who have not so much as sung in a school choir before? Completely undiscovered people are usually undiscovered for a reason!

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Post by: goldencup on June 18, 2007, 12:33:27 am
I agree with Loulou.  He was good tonight though.
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Post by: loulou on June 18, 2007, 12:44:32 am
He would have done better to spend some of his 20,000 getting his manky teeth fixed.
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: oldspice on June 18, 2007, 07:23:42 am
I like the dancing boys - Kombat Breakers.
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: goldencup on June 18, 2007, 09:41:01 am
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I like the dancing boys - Kombat Breakers.

 

And hadn't they worked hard to change their image?  Apparently they had threatened to lynch the baton twirler if he beat them in the semi-final.
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: oldspice on June 18, 2007, 06:08:35 pm
I don't blame them! LOL  What a clever name as well, incorporating what they do and what their objectives are.
 

Why do all wanna-be opera singers sing Nessu Dorma?  Can't they try something different?
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: smurfboy on June 18, 2007, 07:34:47 pm
Perhaps an operatic version of 'We're Flying the Flag' by Scooch?
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: goldencup on June 19, 2007, 02:21:04 pm
Quote from: smurfboy
Perhaps an operatic version of 'We're Flying the Flag' by Scooch?

 

LOL  I do agree with you Oldspice but the trouble is that's the only aria most people recognise!
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: loulou on June 20, 2007, 12:59:53 am
Did you see when he sang Time to say goodbye. I cried buckets but if you remember I did once say I thought it was the saddest song ever.
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: loulou on June 24, 2007, 01:15:31 pm
He has made it to New York already and how quick has Simon Cowell been getting him into the recording studio for his debut album.
Title: Britain has talent
Post by: smurfboy on June 24, 2007, 01:22:17 pm
He's not daft, old Simon.
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Post by: loulou on June 24, 2007, 01:24:14 pm
Definitly not but that girlfriend of his is a bit thick.
Title: Re: Britain has talent
Post by: loulou on July 15, 2009, 05:50:53 pm
The mother of teenage street dancing star George Sampson has denied dumping 16 bags of her son's fan mail.

Lesley Sampson pleaded not guilty to charges of fly-tipping during an appearance at Warrington Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

She is alleged to have dumped the bags of letters from fans outside her home in Lyster Avenue, Warrington.

The case has been adjourned for a pre-trial review to take place at the same court on 24 August.

Ms Sampson has been prosecuted under the Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Title: Re: Britain has talent
Post by: drterror666 on July 15, 2009, 05:54:42 pm
Serves her right, too!
Title: Re: Britain has talent
Post by: loulou on July 16, 2009, 07:46:07 am
I wonder if it was read mail. Bet he's just lost a few fans there.
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Post by: wjp666 on July 16, 2009, 09:45:22 am
that aint good publicity.
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Post by: loulou on July 19, 2009, 03:28:12 pm
In this case the saying "All publicity is good publicity" just isn't true.