Music teacher from Holywell John Pierce misses BGT final spot
John Pierce, who lives in Essex but is originally from Holywell, appeared on the live semi-final show on Saturday night to deliver his performance of Wild Horses before judges Bruno Tonioli, Alicia Dixon, Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell.
Last night's episode saw Will Burns, Stacey Leadbeatter and Cheer Re-Man's named the top three performers voted for by the public - with Stacey Leadbeatter ultimately being named the one to go through.
And Wrexham rocker Olly Pearson had already secured his place in the final thanks to his second golden buzzer earlier in the night.
Simon Cowell told John Pierce he had a "great voice," adding: "I've seen come out on that stage and lose it - you've got a lot of guts."
He added that while John's performance "started slow," it went "into overdrive" by the end.
Amanda said: "I felt so proud of you standing there - I just imagined all of your pupils, the whole school, all at home in their lounges ready for their favourite teacher.
"And that performance was incredible; the control, the breathwork.
"There are millions of people watching this. It takes so much courage to stand there. Incredible, well done."
Bruno said: "I was on the edge of my seat. It is an incredibly difficult song to sing.
"At the beginning you were a bit nervous but once you hit the crescendo and you went to the high note, that resonance came alive.
"It was absolutely wonderful."
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