BRITAIN’S Got Talent fans have hit out at the show for a ‘huge issue’ during an audition that got the golden buzzer from Amanda.
Before his audition, eleven-year-old Oliver said on stage that he wanted to become the best guitarist in the world.
Oliver took to the Britain’s Got Talent stage[/caption]
The 11-year-old lad blew the judges away with his performance[/caption]
Amanda Holden decided to make a huge move[/caption]
The young lad had Simon Cowell slightly surprised when he said that he admired Angus Young from AC/DC.
When he started his performance, he had the audience singing along to a medley of hits on Britain’s Got Talent.
He had the judges on their feet as he left the stage to showcase his incredible skills by the desk.
After a standing ovation, former This Morning presenter Amanda Holden was the first to speak, claiming: “A star is born,”
“I have never seen anything like that before in my life.”
The crowd in the theatre started to chant in unison as they pressured one of the judges to press the golden buzzer after they gave the young lad a standing ovation.
After a few seconds Amanda stood back up as she firmly put both hands on the giant button on the judges desk.
He looked absolutely shocked as his parents embraced as they watched in the audience.
This was whilst his grandfather celebrated with hosts, Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.
It seems the audience in attendance were not in agreement with the viewers at home.
They hit out at ITV as they claimed they couldn’t actually hear the guitar being played due to the loud volume of the accompanying backing track.
One viewer raged: “Why are they not letting us hear what he’s playing for the stupid song.”
A second wrote: “What we couldn’t bloody hear what he was actually playing; it looked like he was just doing air guitar; why play over his actual sound.”
As a third asked: “Why couldn’t we hear the guitar?”
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- Loren Allred – Loren Allred, 32, from Brooklyn, New York jetted to London to audition after recording the vocals for The Greatest Showman. The stunning singer got a standing ovation and a Golden Buzzer from the judges as she delivered a stirring rendition of Never Enough from the popular film. Loren came out on stage and revealed to the judges they would have heard her voice many times before that moment. “I was hired to record the vocals for The Greatest Showman as a guide for the actors to know how to sing the songs,” she explained. Loren then revealed actress Rebecca Ferguson was so stunned by her singing that she decided to let her vocals be heard in the movie. “So she lip-synced,” Loren said.
- Chicken Shed Theatre Company – Comprised of individuals aged between 5 and 37, the group was set up to welcome anyone irrespective of background to get up on stage and perform and fulfil their dream. Chicken Shed prides itself on accepting anyone and does not hold auditions to make the group a safe and inclusive space. The group wowed as they performed Wonder by Naughty Boy featuring Emeli Sande. It meant that Alesha wasted no time as she decided to hit her golden buzzer for the young performers. She told them it was her “honour” to reward their inclusiveness with her golden buzzer.
- The Dancing Granny – Granny Paddy Jones and her professional partner Niko Espinosa first hit headlines when they won the Spanish talent show Tú sí que vales in 2009, before going on to appear on Britain’s Got Talent in 2014 where they came ninth. Amanda Holden was so impressed with Paddy that she gave her the Golden Buzzer, which sent them straight through to the semi-finals. But things took a worrying turn when Paddy cracked a rib while rehearsing a new move and her place on the show was under doubt. She was given the all-clear to perform in the end but didn’t quite live up to expectations.
- Bars and Melody – They will forever be remembered for their anti-bullying song on the talent show. Bars and Melody were first seen on the 2014 series of Britain’s Got Talent, getting shuttled into the semi-finals when Simon Cowell pressed his Golden Buzzer. They made it to the final thanks to a performance of I’ll Be Missing You but lost out on the crown to Collabro. These days Charlie Lenehan – known as Melody – is covered in tattoos, with inkings on his neck, arms and chest. But he is as close as ever to co-star Leondre Devries – who is Bars – with the pair seen enjoying themselves in exotic locations all over the world.
And an additional viewer commented: “You can’t even hear the guitar.”
However, not all viewers were even in agreement as many claimed they were blown away by the act.
A fifth user wrote on X: “That kid with the guitar was brilliant … well deserved gold buzzer.”
While someone else gushed: “Some golden buzzers this year have been horrendous. But that 11 year old kid on the guitar deserved it. Absolutely class.”
A star is born, I have never seen anything like that before in my life.
Amanda Holden
And a seventh added: “Oh my god, that 11 year old with the guitar, phenomenal.”
As such, Oliver will go straight through to one of the highly anticipated semi-final live shows.
After Amanda hit the buzzer, Simon also couldn’t help but gush about the young act.
He remarked: “You already have your own distinct sound which others spend decades trying to do.
“You’re that good, seriously good. That was BRILLIANT. Good for you!
Some viewers claimed they couldn’t hear the actual guitar playing[/caption]
They blasted the show as they claimed the backing track ‘drowned’ out his performance[/caption]
After the audience was on their feet, Amanda decided to press the golden buzzer[/caption]
Oliver was in complete shock after Amanda sent him through to the live shows[/caption]
Oliver’s grandfather taught him guitar as he celebrated with Ant and Dec backstage[/caption]
His parents were practically in tears as they sat in the audience[/caption]
Both Amanda and Simon were left gushing about Oliver’s skills[/caption]
Britain’s Got Talent continues every week on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.
