Britain’s Got Talent 2011: Semi Final show one result – Ronan Parke and Paul Gbegbaje through to final!
Tonight Britain’s Got Talent moved into it’s semi final stage and the first live show of the series was certainly an action packed one.
Performers who stood out for us were Ronan Parke with his dulcet tones, Joe Oakley with his amazing bicycle stunt moves and Bruce Sistaz with their martial magic.
However, only two acts could proceed to Saturday’s final show and revealing the result of the first public vote of 2011, Ant and Dec confirmed that the top three acts of the evening were Ronan Parke, Paul Gbegbaje and Joe Oakley. Ronan received the most votes and went straight through to Saturday’s final, so the judges were then asked to choose between the remaining two hopefuls.
The Hoff chose Joe, Michael opted for Joe, Amanda saved Paul and Simon Cowell cast his vote in favour of Paul.
Because the acts then had two votes each, the show went to deadlock and Ant and Dec announced that Paul got the most public votes and would be joining Ronan in the final show.
After hearing that he would get the chance to play again, the 19 year old told Ant and Dec:
I’m glad to be here, to get another chance and to get the chance to prove you right for picking me.
Do you think the right people were chosen this evening? As always leave your comments below.
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To be honest, I just didn’t get Ronan Parke. He just seemed really cold, and never connected with the music. Basically the same reason why I didn’t get Spellbound last year, they looked like they were doing it for the fame and fortune, rather than the love for their art. He still was a fantastic voice though. 6/10
Conversely, I thought Bruce Sistaz were fantastic. They had amazing choreography, and the high level of production suited the act very well. The backing track was very good, and the backing dancers added colour and extra movement without intruding on the main focus of the act. They got my vote, and I was very surprised to see them not make the top three. 9/10
Joe was good, but the high level of production necessary for his act in the audition stages left the live performances with less of a step up than the other acts, and the choreography was also no more impressive, so I was left feeling slightly underwhelmed. 7/10
Paul, however, could not have been more different from Joe, as duly noted by Micheal McIntyre that the two “could not be compared”. Paul’s act as pointed out by Simon Cowell on the night, was absolutely killed by production. The backing track drew away from the main act rather than complemented it, and the choice of medley songs made the act feel cheap rather than talented, most medley sections were so short they were unrecognisable. However, Paul’s obvious talent carried him through, and with a week the prepare a new act, the final will surely be an improvement on last nights offering. 8/10
Also deserving a mention was the night’s dog act. While the only dog act based on genuine talent rather than accidental comedy value, the entire act felt rather less ambitious than the audition, and the gimmicky throne sequence at the start of the act cheapened it to the level of all the other dog acts. While the conception looked promising, I was again left feeling very underwhelmed. 4/10
To conclude, my I would have put through Bruce Sistaz, obviously the best act, for me, of the night, followed by Paul or Joe.