Britains Got Talent

I'm not a huge fan of reality TV and although I was a little intrigued by the act Signature from last year, I've managed to avoid Britain's Got Talent for the first two seasons. That all changed when I watched an epsiode at work one night and these weird and wonderful people from across the country had me hooked. Watching Susan Boyle was one of those moments of the year that everyone was talking about. The eventual winners Diversity along with their rival dance group Flawless brought us some straight up funky dancing. With father and son combination Stavros Flatley we got the laughs and with Two Grand, the grandfather and grandaughter Opera singing duo we had the emotion.

The Susan Boyle phenomena kicked off shortly after her peformance in round one but the most surprising aspect of her rising fame was how well recieved she was in America. The Yanks went nuts for the Scot culminating in her appearance on Oprah. But along with the instant fame came the reality that some people are not made for that kind of constant media attention and it was soon apparent that Boyle was cracking under the pressure. Meanwhile acts like Diversity and Shaheen (the 12 year old singer) got on with their job without the media frenzy. Diversity brought something fresh in each of their 3 performances and deservedly won the contest. I hear Susan Boyle checked her self in to the Priory shortly after the show ended.

I tried watching the American version the other night, but to be honest, Jerry Springer just doesn't have the same kind of charm as the brilliant Ant and Dec. Roll on next year!