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Thursday, 16 May 2013

BGT 5th Audition Show

Phil Green, Kelly Fox and Rosie O’Sullivan stood out as the highlights of Saturday night’s Britain’s Got Talent audition show.

Phil Green made us all laugh before he had even started his performance as an impressionists. The quirky 21 year old made us belly laugh with his comical impressions of Natalie Cassidy, Stacey Soloman and especially Louis Spence.

The naturally funny lad is presently working as a customer consultant for Body Shop but could Britain’s Got Talent propel him in to stardom? That remains to be seen.

Feisty 71 year old, Kelly Fox took the stage by storm with her version of ’Kiss My Ass’. Simon Cowell whispered the words ‘give me a break’ as Kelly aka Sandra Broadbent walked on the BGT stage however, it wasn’t long before Cowell was tapping his foot to this provocative song.

Simon referred to the gravely voiced grandma as a Tiger. Kelly made a big deal of her happily married life prior to her performance and I understand why. After her song choice the press would have been routing round for anything negative to print about her home life. Kelly received four yeses from the BGT judges and I for one am intrigued as to what she will sing next time.

19 year old Rosie O’Sullivan impressed the audience and the judges singing ‘A Man’s World’. This big girl (Rosie’s words, not mine) had been held back by her lack of confidence.

It took a lot for Rosie to audition thinking that people would wonder what she was doing there but hopefully now, after a standing ovation from all the judges, Rosie will have gained the confidence to enthral us with her stunning soul vocals well in to the Britain’s Got Talent final.

Rosie O’Sullivan odds predict she has a pretty good chance of winning Britain’s Got Talent 2013. After her performance bookies opened her odds at 14/1. Philip Green odds went in at 20/1 while Kelly Fox odds are showing at a very lengthy 100/1. The shadow show are still predicted to be a sure bet for the win with Attraction odds of 2/1.

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Monday, 13 May 2013

The Voice Battles Part 2

On Sunday night we watched the second Voice battle show and the acts were culled in half after no mentor wanted to steal any of the rejected acts. Only Danny and Will now have option to steal after Jessie J used hers by stealing Matt Henry and Tom stole Adam Barron.

First to take the stage was Leanne Jarvis v Carla and Barbara. Will chose Mariah Carey’s ’Hero’ for the ladies to sing which seemed and impossible task for the operatic duo. The song choice was not good and certainly gave Leanne the upper hand. Carla and Barbara would have bought another dimension to The Voice but it wasn’t to be after Will I Am went with Leanne and Danny didn’t use his steal.

Team Tom then bought Elise Evans and Cherelle Basquine on to the stage for their battle. I was shocked when Cherelle got through the blind auditions so imagine how I felt when Tom picked her over the younger Elise. I was sure Elise would be stolen but it wasn’t to be and Elise goes home.

De’Vide v Danny County were next to take centre stage. De’Vide is the only soul/rap act in the competition and Jessie had started to panic as to whether she had made a mistake putting them through. The lads sang ‘Best I Ever Had’ by Drake and at best it sounded bitty. Jessie chose to keep Danny which seemed inevitable.

Will I Am then matched Leah Mcfall with CJ Edwards and got then to sing Michael Jackson’s ‘The Way You Make Me Feel’. This was a brilliant match-up and my battle of the night. Leah and CJ would certainly make a great duet. It was Leah with her unique quirky voice who won Will over to secure her place in The Voice.

Next up, Lovelle Gill v Nate James for team Jessie. The chosen song was ‘No Air’ and although Nate gave a very good performance and the two worked well together it was Lovelle that was pushed through to sing again. It has been reported that Nate is not happy with Jessie J for her song choice which lent towards a women’s voice and he now wishes he had picked a different mentor. Sore loser or what?

Last on the stage was Team Danny’s Connor Scott v Smith and Jones. Two boys, one girl, two guitars and complementing singing styles made for a great battle. Some Night’s’ was a genius song choice and the three youngsters could easily have formed a group and gone straight in to the recording studio. Unfortunately one act had to go and Danny decided that would be Smith and Jones leaving Connor to go through to the knock out rounds.

The Voice will not be aired next weekend as it is making way for The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 however, it will return to out TV screens on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May for the final two battle shows.

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The Voice Battles Part 1

Shocks, surprises and tactics all the way for the first battle rounds of The Voice 2013. First up was Jamie Bruce and LB Robinson for Team Tom. Singer songwriter Cerys Matthews was on hand to help Sir Tom with his mentoring and prepare the guys for a battle that could secure their place in the competition.

The guys belted out When Love Comes To Town, Jamie using his powerful gravely voice to impress while LB souled his way through the performance. A very close contested battle but it was obvious to see the public were swayed towards LB. Despite Tom’s fellow mentors pushing for LB, Tom Jones did not agree and opted to take Jamie in to the next round. A steal was now on the cards but no one took up the offer.

Next to enter the battle ground was musical theatre trained Jordan Lee Davis and charity worker Matt Henry from Team Will. Will I Am chose Dante Santiago to help him with the song choice and mentoring. Stevie Wonder’s Do I Do was the chosen song and very much suited to Matt Henry who sang with great confidence and put on a great performance. Jordan certainly matched Matt’s singing ability but his performance seemed very forced, I felt it was a foregone conclusion that Will would chose Matt but to my surprise it was Jordon who got the place on Team Will.

Tom Jones, Danny agreed with myself but Will surprisingly took on Jordon. This was Will playing tactical, he obviously didn’t want to loose either from the competition but knew fellow mentors were more likely to steal Matt than Jordan and the gamble paid off as both Tom and Jessie wanted to steal. Matt chose Jessie J to further his chances in The Voice competition.

Two of Danny’s acts were next to take to the battling stage. Andrea Begley v Alice Barlow went into the battles polls apart according to The Voice odds. Andrea Begley odds sure showed she had the upper hand and despite Dido being on hand to help Danny mentor the girls, it was indeed Andrea who sailed through to the next round.

Team Jessie still on a high from winning over Matt Henry now placed her first two acts in the arena. Sarah Cassidy was up against Katie Benbow who is ten years her junior. Jessie's mentoring help came in the form of Claude Kelly. Both females gave their all but it was Sarah that won a place and nobody wanted to steal young Katie.

Next up, the real battle of the night literally, between Cleo Higgins and Nu Trana. There was fighting talk prior to the on stage battle where Nu Trana quite openly talked of singing over Cleo. The actual performance was a mess, Nu Trana screeching their way through while Cleo tried to keep calm and focused under the onslaught. I think it was Danny who said ‘Cleo got dragged in to a dog fight’ and he wasn’t wrong. Nu Trana got theirs as Will and the other mentors blasted them off the stage.

Last battle of the night belonged to the soulful voice of Ash Morgan and the gravely rock tone of Adam Barron, another two singers from Team Jessie. James Morrison’s ‘I Won’t Let You Go’ was the song choice and both guys absolutely floored it. In my opinion the best battle of the night. While reviewing their battle, Will stated that if he was Jessie he would chose Ash however, if he was Danny or himself he would chose Adam. Jessie did indeed chose Ash and both Tom and Danny were quick to steal. Adam chose Sir Tom Jones as his new mentor.

It was a brilliant first night for The Voice battles with two steals already gone. Three battle show’s left while just Danny and Will have the power to steal. The cull on The Voice takes no prisoners.

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Friday, 10 May 2013

The Voice Battles

This weekend The Voice battles will commence on the BBC. It has been reported that one of the battles will be between Andrea Begley v Alice Barlow who will fight it out to secure their place on Team Danny. Partially sighted Andrea claims the chosen song, People help People by Birdie is very much suited to her voice. Alice is also very aware of this fact and broke down in tears at rehearsals.

Team Tom battles will include Jordan Lee Davies v Matt Henry. Both exceptional singers in their own right so Tom will have a very hard decision to make.

Team Will is putting forward LB Robinson v Jamie Bruce and Nu Tarna v Cleo Higgins while Team Jessie will pitch Ash Morgan v Adam Barron and Katie Benbow v Sarah Cassidy.

There is a twist this year for The Voice in the form of opposing coaches being able to pinch a rejected act from their co mentors. The talent pool is vast in this talent competition so each coach will be looking to bag 'the one that got away'.

Coaches will obviously have paired their act together to get the outcome they want. For example they will know ultimately the six singers they want in the next round and probably paired them with the other acts rather than against each other.

I’m sure The Voice coaches will also have an idea of which of their acts has the best chance of winning The Voice 2013 and most likely that act will be put in a very safe pairing.

If we look at The Voice odds the pairings start to make sense and back up my hunch. Andrea Begley v Alice Barlow, Andrea Begley odds stand at 16/1 while her opposition Alice Barlow odds are a lengthy 50/1.

In Team Tom, the Jordan Lee Davies v Matt Henry battle appears to be a sure win for Matt Henry. Jordan Lee Davies odds are at 33/1 while Matt Henry odds of 12/1 make him look very safe.

Team Will have put forward Nu Tarna v Cleo Higgins, once again the odds speak volumes with Nu Tarna odds making them a rank outsider at 66/1 while Cleo Higgins odds give her a good chance for the win at 18/1.

It’s no different in Team Jessie either. Ash Morgan odds stand comfortably at 16/1 while Adam Barron are way down there at 50/1.

In fact the only pairing I can see for the next show that really should be a battle is Team Will’s LB Robinson v Jamie Bruce. Jamie Bruce odds are just slightly shorter than LB Robinson odds.

We will see over this weekend if The Voice battles does indeed follow The Voice odds or are there going to be some surprises?

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Thursday, 09 May 2013

BGT British or Foreign Acts?

Much has been made this year of whether foreign acts should be allowed to audition for BGT. Each year acts from abroad have been welcomed in to the competition but this year there are more than any other year.

Popular forum polls are asking people to vote on this subject and the general consensus is ‘does it matter as long as they have talent’. KattyKit added to a thread on digital spy by saying ‘I don't really care where contestants come from. As others have said its called "Britain's got talent" not Britain gave birth to talent.’

Others disagree especially on twitter where numerous people tweeted their negative thoughts claiming Britain’s Got Talent should be open for British acts or at the very least, acts that reside in the UK.

Many fans of the show were mesmerised by the Hungarian shadow act Attraction and this is reflected in Attraction odds for the win. Currently Attraction is bookies favourite with odds of 2/1.

The dance duo Martin and Marielle are from Holland and admit they have done plenty in Holland but wanted to explore the possibilities in other areas of the world. It has been reported the flexible dancing duo want to beat the Brits in their own country. This statement will not go down well with the British voting public. At the moment Martin and Marielle odds stand at 16/1 for the win.

All in all, without the acts from abroad, BGT 2013 probably would not have the diversity we see week after week in the Britain’s Got Talent audition shows. So are some of the general public right in their barrage against foreign acts entering BGT?

Well, here in the UK we operate on a free speech basis and thankfully we are allowed to have our own opinions. This won’t stop some people complaining and the subject will be spoken about often but the public will have their final say when it comes to who win’s BGT 2013.

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