After last night's disappointing end, we have at last reached the Grand Final of Britain's Got Talent, a reality show that's been breaking all records in the UK this week. Last Wednesday, over 14 million tuned in to watch. As a top programme usually gets 7-10 millions, so one can see the level of the interest. We have seen all the hopefuls participate and tonight is the time for the winner. Naturally, because of her global popularity, many people expect Susan Boyle, the great singer from Scotland to win. But I am not so sure.
There are some excellent acts which have qualified for the final and they will certainly be giving the favourite a real contest. There seems to be battles on different fronts too: the battle of the children (with 8 young people in it under 13), the battle of the dancers (3 groups) and the battle of the singers led by Susan.
You can expect the winner to be chosen for £100,000 ($162,000) prize to come from the five performers who were chosen as top favourites by the public: Susan Boyle, Flawless, Stavros Flatley, Julian Smith and Aidan Davis, unless they really perform badly on the night. I have to say that with that talented line up it will be very difficult to predict a winner.
Grand Final performers listed by preference:
Flawless - street dancers, aged 21-32, London : Appeal factor 10 - Winning Chance 1
Currently one of the biggest dance troupes in the UK (10 members). They were formed 4 years ago by Marlon, the choreographer and main dancer. The guys want to inspire children from problem communities to channel their aggression and energy into something positive. Difficult to choose between Flawless and Diversity because they are BOTH so good. So expect anything to happen with tonight.
Stavros Flatley - comedy dancers, aged 41 and 12, North London: Appeal factor 8 - Winning Chance 1
Demetrios and Michalakis are father and son and describe their act as two fat versions of Michael Flatley with a Greek element. This act originates from when Demetrios owned a Greek restaurant and would provide entertainment to his customers after their meal. This duo has become endeared to the nation and could really pull it off tonight. Furthermore, as they have already roped in members of their community as background dancers, expect their win to have great positive ripples for the Greek supporters.
Susan Boyle - singer, aged 48, Scotland: Appeal factor 7 - Winning Chance 1
A church volunteer, who comes from West Lothian and has never been married, or been kissed, Susan has been singing since she was 12 years old. Her world has been turned upside down with all the global attention she has received since she qualified. She is the firm favourite to win, but I wonder what tonight will reveal!
Diversity - street dancers, aged 12-25, Essex: Appeal factor 10 - Winning Chance 1
Most of the group are brothers and have grown up together so their chemistry on stage is real. They formed Diversity in 0nly in 2007 when the younger dancers combined with the older ones and won the UK dance championships soon afterwards. This very talented, professional and creative group is my favourite to win, as they are a joy to watch, but who knows?
Julian Smith - saxophone player, aged 39, Birmingham : Appeal factor 10 - Winning Chance 1
Julian has been playing the tenor sax since he was 14. He is currently a saxophone and clarinet teacher although he used to also teach the bassoon as well. A very humble, warm person, full of talent and motivation. I wouldn't be surprised if he pulled it off.
Aidan Davis , - dancer, aged 11, Birmingham: Appeal factor 10 - Winning Chance 2
Aidan is a street dancer who loves music and seem to have a natural rhythm, because he hasn’t had any dance lessons. He is a self taught dancer incorporating locking and popping moves into all his routines. He has only been dancing for 6 months and taught himself through watching MTV and the Internet! Tremendous confidence, great personality and a winning dance routine for one so young. He could win, but as another dancer won last year, it seems unlikely. What an entertainer he is!
Hollie Steel - singer/dancer, aged 10, Accrington: Appeal factor 10 - Winning Chance 2
Hollie loves to perform and be the centre of attention whilst on stage. She is always trying to better herself and extremely busy throughout the week either singing, dancing or playing the piano. Not a good night altogether in the semi-final but she certainly has spunk and could pull it off for an upset.
Shaheen Jafargholi - singer, aged 12, Wales : Appeal factor 10 - Winning Chance 2
Shaheen started singing when he was five and attends part time stage school every Saturday. He loves the stage and performs regularly as part of his stage school and at local charity shows . Normally, this little lad would be expected to win outright, but he has far too much competition tonight and it really will depend on whether he finds the right song for his voice.
Shaun Smith -singer, aged 17, Lichfield: Appeal factor 9 - Winning Chance 9
Shaun has been performing on stage since the age of 12 and was doing Elvis impressions when he was 4. A very confident guy with all the right 'idol' looks. But I thnk he is out of his league tonight. He won't even sniff the prize money but should go on to better things.
2 Grand - singers, aged 76 and 12, Doncaster: Appeal factor 9 - Winning Chance 10
John and Sallie are a family duo, grandfather/grandaughter, who have been singing together for nearly three years. John is part of a male voice choir, who was formerly a singer for 30 years . They have the least chance of winning tonight against such a star-studded line up, but they have done pretty well to get this far.
THREE TIPPED FOR WINNING
1. Flawless , Street Dancers
2. Susan Boyle, Singer
2. Stavros Flatley, Comedy Dancers
(Correct predictions so far: 62.5%)
Britain's Got Talent Website
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