Archive for the ‘Britain's Got Talent’ Category
September 1st, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Britain's Got Talent, Britains Got Talent 2008, George Sampson, Simon Cowell
George Sampson has spoken out against Simon Cowell, possibly not a wise move from someone recently evicted from their flat.
Last year’s Britain’s Got Talent winner has told The Sun that Simon focuses more on his singers and music acts.
Sampson said: “Things aren’t going so well with me and Simon. I suppose he’s realised he can make more money out of other people.
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August 31st, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Britains Got Talent 2009, Declan Donnelly, itv, X Factor, X Factor 2009

Declan Donnelly, one half of Ant & Dec, has admitted that he liked the old style X Factor auditions more.
Declan is not a big fan of the audience presence at this year’s auditions and said that he preferred the contestants singing for the judges alone during the early stages.
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August 30th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Britain's Got Talent, Britains Got Talent 2009, itv, Susan Boyle

A TV programme examining Susan Boyle’s rise to fame is due to air in Japan.
Filmmakers will visit Subo’s hometown of Blackburn in Scotland and her council home as part of the documentary.
Kanako Hiramoto from Japanese broadcaster NHK told the Sunday Mirror: “We wanted to tell the story of the Susan Boyle phenomenon and how the world responded to her remarkable performance on Britain’s Got Talent.
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August 29th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: ant and dec, Britain's Got Talent, Britains Got Talent 2009, itv, Susan Boyle

Ant and Dec have spoken out in defence of the decision to allow Susan Boyle to audition for Britain’s Got Talent.
Susan had an emotional breakdown after failing to win the show but Ant told the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival: “You can’t start censoring people because you don’t think they would be able to handle the fame and the attention as well as they should.
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August 27th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Britain's Got Talent, Britains Got Talent 2008, George Sampson

Former Britain’s Got Talent winner George Samspon has managed to get himself evicted from his London flat.
George was reportedly was asked to leave after neighbours complained that he had been playing the song ‘On My Own’ too loudly.
Speaking to The Sun, Sampson said: “My neighbours were always complaining and when the contract expired the letting agents told me that they didn’t want me living there anymore. So I kind of got evicted, yes.
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August 25th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: ant and dec, Britain's Got Talent, Britains Got Talent 2009, itv, Kelly Brook, Simon Cowell

TV duo Ant and Dec, have admitted that Simon Cowell apologised for hiring Kelly Brook without consulting them.
Kelly was hired as the fourth Britain’s Got Talent judge earlier this year, but sacked after only six days on the job.
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August 25th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Amanda Holden, Britain, Britain's Got Talent, Britains Got Talent 2009, itv, Piers Morgan

Amanda Holden has asked why Piers Morgan is a judge on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent, saying that he isn’t properly qualified for the job.
The up her own arse actress, told thelondonpaper that she is the only one on the panel with real auditioning experience.
Holden said: “I’ve always said, out of the judges, I’m the only one who has auditioned for a panel or a crowd of people. When I see the contestants, I look at these people and I remember that feeling, having that dream.
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August 24th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Britain's Got Talent, Britains Got Talent 2009, Robin Williams, Susan Boyle

Comedic actor Robin Williams claims he has been asked to star in a new movie about the life of Susan Boyle.
The Mrs Doubtfire actor told the Daily Star: “I’ve been asked if I want to play Susan in the movie. I think she’s incredible. That clip of her singing on Britain’s Got Talent was extraordinary. So inspiring. It was quite a shock when she began to sing.”
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August 22nd, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Britain's Got Talent, dannii minogue, itv, X Factor, X Factor 2009

Dannii Minogue has admitted that after the phenomenal success of this years Britain’s Got Talent show, the pressure is on for X Factor to be just as big.
In an effort to keep the ratings riding high, bosses are said to have signed some major stars to perform on this years series. Rumoured singers include Robbie Williams, Madonna and Whitney Houston.
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August 14th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Britain, Britain's Got Talent, itv, louis walsh, Susan Boyle, X Factor, X Factor 2009

X Factor judge Louis Walsh has expressed some doubt that Susan Boyle will be able to cope with fame on a long term basis. Who would have thought the leprechaun had a heart?
Walsh told The Daily Mail: “I don’t know if she’s going to have a big, long career. I don’t think she’s able to cope with the pressure.
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August 14th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Amanda Holden, Britain's Got Talent, Britains Got Talent 2009, itv, Susan Boyle

Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has impersonated Susan Boyle as part of a sketch for Alan Carr’s Chatty Man show.
The Sun reports that Holden wore a gold dress and fake facial hair and went as far as to suggest that Boyle looks like a man.
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August 7th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: ant and dec, Britain's Got Talent, itv, X Factor, X Factor 2009

Despite being hard hit by the credit crunch, ITV have hinted that they have been able to hang on to three of their biggest stars.
The Sun reports that when asked if Simon Cowell and Ant & Dec would be remaining with the channel, ITV’s chief operating officer John Cresswell said: “Yes, all three of them.”
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August 6th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Britain's Got Talent, Britains Got Talent 2009, itv, Susan Boyle

Susan Boyle has been madeover again, this time by the style gurus at Harpers Bazaar.
In her first magazine photo shoot and interview she dishes the dirt on her Britain’s Got Talent experience, talking first about becoming a huge YouTube phenomenon.
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August 5th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Simon Cowell, Terry Christian

Celebrity Big Brother’s Terry Christian has branded Simon Cowell “smug”.
DJ Christian is not a fan of the music moghul and thinks that people are falling at his feet for all the wrong reasons.
Speaking on TV show ‘The Funny Side Of TV Talent’, Terry blasted: “Simon has the demeanour of a bloke who is suffering from an overly kissed behind. It’s just like, ‘Tell me I’m great again… I know.’
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August 4th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Britain's Got Talent, Britains Got Talent 2009, Lady Gaga, Piers Morgan

Piers Morgan has revealed that he refused to wait for Lady Gaga when she was late for an interview with him.
The Britain’s Got Talent judge told the Daily Mail that he refused to waste his holiday time waiting about for the ‘Poker Face’ singer.
Morgan said: “Taking half a day off my holiday to interview the ludicrously named Lady GaGa, only to discover that the little madam had stood me up.
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