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Glasgow Times
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
BGT finalist surprise gig at Glasgow Central Station
Vinnie McKee took to the station piano to sing Never Enough from the hit musical The Greatest Showman. We previously reported that the 24-year-old bingo caller became a national sensation after Simon Cowell hit the golden buzzer during his audition. READ MORE: Glasgow bingo caller makes Britain's Got Talent final READ MORE: Vinnie McKee performs at Marie Curie Hospice in Glasgow The proud Glaswegian from Ruchazie moved both judges and viewers with his powerful rendition of Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars, earning him a spot in this year's final. Before heading off to London for the BGT grand finale on Saturday, May 31, he gave fellow Glaswegians one last emotional performance at the station that helped shape his journey. We sent off one of Glasgow's own this morning- @vinniemckeeuk is off to the Britain's Got Talent finals!! 🎤 But not before giving us one last performance on the station piano.👏🎹 Best of luck Vinnie- Glasgow's behind you all the way!💙#BGT #GlasgowCentral@AvantiWestCoast — Glasgow Central (@NetworkRailGLC) May 28, 2025 Glasgow Central Station shared footage of the moment on social media, writing: "We sent one of Glasgow's own off this morning - Vinnie McKee is off to the Britain's Got Talent finals! "But not before giving us one last performance on the station piano. "Best of luck, Vinnie- Glasgow's behind you all the way."
Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Winning Britain's Got Talent isn't about £250,000 prize, says The Blackouts
Swiss dance group The Blackouts say that winning the £250,000 prize in Britain's Got Talent's final on Saturday isn't the ultimate goal for them. Dancer and team manager Elias Schneider tells Yahoo UK: "It's not about winning for the money [on Britain's Got Talent]. It would mean the world to us if we could win Britain's Got Talent — performing in front of the Royal Family." But that doesn't mean they're not totally uninterested in the money. Schneider quickly adds: "We would invest the money in new shows, bigger shows, and maybe go on a live tour in the UK." The winners of BGT 2025 not only get £250,000 but they also get an enviable spot on The Royal Variety Performance Show where they perform in front of the King and Queen. Watch The Blackouts performing on Britain's Got Talent In the BGT final the group will once again show off their show dancing in LED suits. They are no stranger to talent shows, having previously got to the final of Switzerland's Got Talent in 2016 and Germany's Das Supertalent in 2024. Despite their wealth of experience on TV, not everything ran smoothly for the group in the live semi-final as they were hit with a setback behind the scenes. Britain's Got Talent was brought to a halt during the live semi-final when The Blackouts suffered a technical glitch. "It was terrifying," Schneider remembers. The Blackouts had their performance brought forward as Teddy Magic, eight, pulled out last minute (and later quit the talent show). Nerves were at an all time high for the group but Schneider reveals they managed to put on an incredible light show. He says: "In the semi finals, we had to go on stage earlier than planned because of the magician Teddy Magic who couldn't go on stage. Everything was really stressful behind the scenes. We weren't ready when we should have been. "It made it just even more stressful for us backstage, but in the end we managed everything, went out on stage and had a great time. This won't happen for sure again. We hope in the final the timeline will stay the same like in rehearsals. So it will not be a problem for us and we're ready for the final." "We were so nervous in the beginning," he adds. "We weren't ready. It was so stressful that all the nervousness went, so we just managed everything and you didn't have any more time to get nervous, so that was like yeah, the good thing about it." The Blackouts are sworn to secrecy with their plans for their final performance but dancer and show creative Raphael Broder did spill a few secrets. "What you're allowed to know is that it's going to be as always, bigger, with a lot of storytelling and with a lot of surprises for sure, that's all we can tell by now," he says. "Of course we have a pile of ideas that we always wanted to use, and what better way to do it on Britain's Got Talent? So, now we're developing those ideas and they're coming up amazingly." Before the group could start practicing their moves, Broder explains how the team had to put together the lights on the computer. "It's a lot of working in front of the computer, tweaking things here and there," he says, "before we get into the rehearsals, and putting all the technical stuff with the dancing." The majority of the work for their performance goes into the programming and choreographing, rather than learning the dance moves. With just days until the final, The Blackouts team have said the ITV show has changed their lives forever. Schneider says: "[Britain's Got Talent has changed our lives] a lot. Britain's Got Talent is the greatest thing ever we have done. It means really a lot to us and it's really nice to be in the UK. The audience and the people are so nice and we feel really welcomed there. And it's just amazing and for sure, life-changing because we have got a lot of requests for our shows worldwide." Britain's Got Talent's final airs on ITV1 at 7pm on Saturday, 31 May.
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Winning Britain's Got Talent isn't about £250,000 prize, says The Blackouts
Swiss dance group The Blackouts say that winning the £250,000 prize in Britain's Got Talent's final on Saturday isn't the ultimate goal for them. Dancer and team manager Elias Schneider tells Yahoo UK: "It's not about winning for the money [on Britain's Got Talent]. It would mean the world to us if we could win Britain's Got Talent — performing in front of the Royal Family." But that doesn't mean they're not totally uninterested in the money. Schneider quickly adds: "We would invest the money in new shows, bigger shows, and maybe go on a live tour in the UK." The winners of BGT 2025 not only get £250,000 but they also get an enviable spot on The Royal Variety Performance Show where they perform in front of the King and Queen. Watch The Blackouts performing on Britain's Got Talent In the BGT final the group will once again show off their show dancing in LED suits. They are no stranger to talent shows, having previously got to the final of Switzerland's Got Talent in 2016 and Germany's Das Supertalent in 2024. Despite their wealth of experience on TV, not everything ran smoothly for the group in the live semi-final as they were hit with a setback behind the scenes. Britain's Got Talent was brought to a halt during the live semi-final when The Blackouts suffered a technical glitch. "It was terrifying," Schneider remembers. The Blackouts had their performance brought forward as Teddy Magic, eight, pulled out last minute (and later quit the talent show). Nerves were at an all time high for the group but Schneider reveals they managed to put on an incredible light show. He says: "In the semi finals, we had to go on stage earlier than planned because of the magician Teddy Magic who couldn't go on stage. Everything was really stressful behind the scenes. We weren't ready when we should have been. "It made it just even more stressful for us backstage, but in the end we managed everything, went out on stage and had a great time. This won't happen for sure again. We hope in the final the timeline will stay the same like in rehearsals. So it will not be a problem for us and we're ready for the final." "We were so nervous in the beginning," he adds. "We weren't ready. It was so stressful that all the nervousness went, so we just managed everything and you didn't have any more time to get nervous, so that was like yeah, the good thing about it." The Blackouts are sworn to secrecy with their plans for their final performance but dancer and show creative Raphael Broder did spill a few secrets. "What you're allowed to know is that it's going to be as always, bigger, with a lot of storytelling and with a lot of surprises for sure, that's all we can tell by now," he says. "Of course we have a pile of ideas that we always wanted to use, and what better way to do it on Britain's Got Talent? So, now we're developing those ideas and they're coming up amazingly." Before the group could start practicing their moves, Broder explains how the team had to put together the lights on the computer. "It's a lot of working in front of the computer, tweaking things here and there," he says, "before we get into the rehearsals, and putting all the technical stuff with the dancing." The majority of the work for their performance goes into the programming and choreographing, rather than learning the dance moves. With just days until the final, The Blackouts team have said the ITV show has changed their lives forever. Schneider says: "[Britain's Got Talent has changed our lives] a lot. Britain's Got Talent is the greatest thing ever we have done. It means really a lot to us and it's really nice to be in the UK. The audience and the people are so nice and we feel really welcomed there. And it's just amazing and for sure, life-changing because we have got a lot of requests for our shows worldwide." Britain's Got Talent's final airs on ITV1 at 7pm on Saturday, 31 May.
Scotsman
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
BGT 2025: who are the judges on ITV show tonight?
Britain's Got Talent is changing the judging panel for this week's semi-final 🚨 Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Britain's Got Talent is bringing back a familiar face tonight (May 24). The judging panel will have an extra addition this week. But who will be joining the regular four judges? It is almost time for the last Britain's Got Talent semi-final - and ITV have a surprise up their sleeves. KSI will be returning to the judging panel for his live show debut. The internet star and co-founder of PRIME Hydration was a guest judge during the auditions. He stepped in for Bruno Tonioli when he was unable to film on days late last year. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Britain's Got Talent viewers are being warned that they will not be able to watch a new episode this weekend. | ITV ITV has confirmed the start time for the fifth and final qualification round - find out more here. Remind yourself how the golden buzzer works in the live shows. Who are the judges on BGT this week? During the previous four semi-finals, the panel has been made up of the current roster of regular BGT judges - including of course Simon Cowell. However from today (May 24), guest judge KSI will be joining to make it five in total. The judging panel for tonight's episode will include: Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Alesha Dixon Bruno Tonioli KSI Before his previous guest judge appearances in the auditions, KSI spoke about his excitement in joining the line-up. He said: 'I'm so excited to be a guest judge for Britain's Got Talent. When I got the call up, I couldn't believe it. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I remember watching old BGT episodes and going from being amazed to laughing my arse off. I'm buzzing to see all the fresh new talent, and I'll be sure to leave a mark!' Have you got a story you want to share with our readers? You can now send it to us online via YourWorld at . It's free to use and, once checked, your story will appear on our website and, space allowing, in our newspapers.
Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Britain's Got Talent's Ping Pong Pang insist they don't have 'unfair advantage'
Ping Pong Pang's Patrizio and Rachele Ratto insist they don't have an advantage on Britain's Got Talent. The fusion dance troupe from Italy previously got to the final of the Italian version of the talent show and now are competing in BGT's final on Saturday. Patrizio tells Yahoo UK: "Yes, of course, the talent shows [Britain's Got Talent and Italy's version] are really similar to each other. But I don't think we have an advantage because if you perform abroad, if you do this talent show abroad, there are a lot of more elements that [are challenging]. "It was really hard for us because we are not in Italy, and maybe in Italy we are more comfortable with ourselves. When you do this abroad, it's really more complicated and the emotions are really different. "For us, every performance that we do, it's unique and so it's like the first time that we perform in front of an audience. We don't have an advantage [above any of the other finalists competing]." Watch Ping Pong Pang in action in Britain's Got Talent semi-final The siblings — who lead the group that has about 15 core members — explain why they wanted to feature on Britain's Got Talent after competing on the Italian version of the talent show. Patrizio says: "Because we really want to show our talent and our unique performance, not just in Italy but also abroad, so it's a big opportunity for us to show that in this really famous talent show in the UK to a big audience like this." Performing on Britain's Got Talent offered the dance group a bigger stage, Patrizio says, as they are from "a small place in Italy". Their performance is a fusion of ping pong and dance but some viewers at home have been compared to Britain's Got Talent's winning 2009 dance troupe Diversity. Although Rachele says they are a "unique" group, Patrizio points out this comparison is a "compliment". "I don't know why, but they compared to other contestants like this, I think we are different," he says. "In terms of what of the dance and what we do but maybe people have a reference point and compare us to this crew and for us of course it's a big compliment because people love [Diversity as they won Britain's Got Talent], so for us it's a huge compliment." Rachele adds: "We try to be unique." Patrizio shares how their act will stand out in the final but admits there will be some big challenges along the way. "We will bring something new," he says. "Because we are the first crew that meets together in ping pong and dance, so we are really proud of this fusion, and we will do our best to do this on the final, and our choreography is extremely difficult. Every move needs to be precise." Sister Rachele explains the importance of being creative in coming up with choreography. She says: "We also need to to find the crazy ideas to impress the audience again. Me and my brother, we stay together to do brainstorming or something like that, but we are happy, we are really happy to do that for the final." Despite their hard work and graft, Rachele admits they didn't expect to be in the final of Britain's Got Talent. She says: "For us, it's really a dream so now, we think only about this [being in the final]. Our life is only this now. It's a really nice feeling. Also the other members of the crew, most of them are younger than us, they are really grateful and really happy; they can't believe it." Britain's Got Talent's final airs at 7pm on Saturday, 31 May on ITV1.
