Britain’s Got Talent fans stunned by Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer act

Viewers of Britain’s Got Talent were amazed by choirboy Malakai Bayoh on Sunday night’s episode.

The singer, 13, appeared on the second episode of the 2023 series this weekend and brought the judges – Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli – to tears with his performance of Pia Jesu.

Malakai took the stage and told the panel how he joined a choir at the age of seven and has been singing ever since.

His audition left all the judges bleary-eyed, and the audience gave him a standing ovation at the auditions in Manchester – with Simon Cowell choosing him for his golden buzzer, putting him straight through to this season’s live finale.

Viewers took to Twitter during the episode to express their appreciation for Malakai’s performance, calling for him to win the show, with many claiming he would be perfect to perform for King Charles and Queen Camilla at the upcoming Royal Variety Performance .

One person wrote: ‘I think King Charles and Queen Camilla would love to hear young Malakai sing at Royal Variety this year. Beautiful voice!!!! #Britain’s GotTalent #BGT.’

Another shared, “What a great voice Malakai has for such a young age #BritainsGotTalent.”

While someone else posted: ‘Wowers Malakai’s performance was fantastic, his voice was just beautiful, every note was just perfection, he totally deserved that golden buzzer from Simon and I was in bits just like everyone else listening to his stunning voice #BGT #BGT2023 #BritainsGotTalent #GoldenBuzzer.”

Another person tweeted, “Wow, Malakai was outstanding.. an incredible voice! A brilliant performance and earned Simon’s golden buzzer! #Britain’s GotTalent #BGT.’

“Malakai Bayoh, the second #GoldenBuzzer of the series, from @SimonCowell really needs to sing at Our Kings Coronation #BGT2023 #BritainsGotTalent,” another viewer wrote.

Someone else commented: ‘MALAKAI #BritainsGotTalent Absolutely stunning, moved me to the core. A truly worthy #GoldenBuzzer winner.”

And another viewer posted, “Wowers Malakai’s performance was fantastic, his voice was just gorgeous, every note was just perfection, he totally deserved that golden buzzer from Simon and I was in bits, just like everyone else as I listened to his stunning voice # BGT #BGT2023 #BritainsGotTalent #GoldenBuzzer.”

Another shared: “Malakai means Angel in Arabic and Hebrew. He also sounds like a #BritainsGotTalent.’

While another BGT fan wrote, ‘Malakai on Britain’s Got Talent just now was phenomenal. He doesn’t even know how good he #BritainsGotTalent is.’

It comes after Simon revealed fellow judge Bruno Tonioli was ‘mortified’ after making THAT blunder with his golden buzzer at the premiere of Britain’s Got Talent on Saturday.

The former Strictly judge, 67, got into trouble when he excitedly pressed his golden buzzer for Ugandan dance act Ghetto Kids before they finished their performance.

The judges are supposed to wait until the end of the act to decide if they want to use the special buzzer, but Bruno got too excited and sent the episode into chaos.

Reflecting on the hilarious moment, music mogul Simon, 63, told MailOnline exclusively: ‘Well, that was pretty quick! It was the second or third day.

“I laughed my ass off and thought, ‘You sure haven’t seen the show, have you?’ And then I thought, “Actually, this is brilliant, because it’s never happened before.”

And the act didn’t seem to care. They were happy. I was happy for the group because they really deserved it.

‘And when I looked at Bruno’s face, he was happy. When someone ran up to him and said, “Well, you should do it at the end,” he was mortified! I said, ‘It doesn’t matter, Bruno. You just gave them the Golden Buzzer. Who cares?’

Bruno also talked about the fiasco, saying, ‘I saw them thinking, ‘Actually, this is genius’. And all I had to do was press the gold buzzer. Now, holding up my hands, I now realize I had to wait until after they performed to press it! I just felt it in my bones and went for it!

Simon laughed hysterically. Frankly, I had no idea. No one ever really explained that process to me. I only knew I had a gold buzzer, but they never told me when to press it!’

It all turned to chaos when Bruno pressed his golden buzzer midway through the act’s performance.

He made his debut on the ITV talent show alongside Simon, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon where he soon found himself stuck in enjoying the entertainment on offer.

He excitedly pressed his golden buzzer for Ugandan dance act Ghetto Kids before they finished their performance.

While it is customary for the judges or presenters Ant and Dec to press this button after the performance, the talented orphans were showered with gold confetti as they danced on stage.

The group, while elated by the golden buzzer, plowed through the performance and put on a great show – despite barely being able to see through the confetti.

The jaw-dropping moment left both the audience and Bruno’s fellow judges in shock, with Simon stating that this had ‘never happened before’.

Watching the scenes unfold at home, viewers were quick to react to Bruno’s blunder, with many stating that they loved the chaos he brought to the show.

‘I’m glad Bruno pressed his buzzer when he did that, that was too funny!!’ one person noted.

“That was such a great golden buzzer moment. Bruno turns out to be a mess, but I actually kind of like it,” commented another.

A third tweeted, “Bruno’s mishaps brought #BGT back to life by randomly pressing buzzers, love him.”

It’s what happens when you assume the new judge has seen the show before. Didn’t hire him because he’s a fan and Bruno broke all the rules. LOVE it’ said a fourth.

Britain’s Got Talent returns this Saturday on ITV and ITVX at 8pm.