Britain’s Got Talent: Viggo Venn and Olivia Lynes go through to final after nail-biting live show
Britain’s Got Talent 2023: Hilarious Viggo Venn and young singer Olivia Lynes through to final after blood-curdling live show
Viggo Venn and Olivia Lynes have made it to the grand final of Britain’s Got Talent after surviving Tuesday night’s explosive semi-final.
The two talented acts beat stiff competition from Yo-Highness, Nathan and Joanne, Lewis Fuller, Tia Connolly, Andrew Stanton and Johns’ Boys.
Viggo won the public vote and sent him straight through to the finals, while the judges had to choose who would join him, between Olivia and Johns’ Boys.
New judge Bruno Tonioli set about saving Johns’ Boys after he cried during their act, but the other three on the panel chose Olivia.
The 11-year-old was visibly moved when her mother came on stage to hug her and said, “I’m speechless.”
Congratulations! Viggo Venn and Olivia Lynes have made it to the grand final of Britain’s Got Talent after surviving Tuesday night’s explosive semi-final
Wow! The two talented acts beat stiff competition from Yo-Highness, Nathan and Joanne, Lewis Fuller, Tia Connolly, Andrew Stanton and Johns’ Boys
Judge’s decision: New judge Bruno Tonioli set about saving Johns’ Boys after he cried during their act, but the other three on the panel chose Olivia
Meanwhile, Viggo joked, “I did my best,” and burst into the dance again after being forwarded.
The Norwegian won with his very unique act, where he had the judges pronounce their names while wearing his iconic Hi-Vis jacket.
He recalled his hilarious audition by taking off his jacket at the end of Daft Punk’s One More Time.
Alesha Dixon called it the “best act of the night,” while Simon confessed, “It was the most annoying act of the night, but also my favorite.”
Earlier in the evening, Olivia delivered a powerful rendition of Into the Unknown by Idina Menzel from Frozen 2.
Singing from a giant crescent moon, she floated across the stage and said of her performance afterwards, “It felt like a dream come true.”
Bruno gushed, “You are a miracle,” while Alesha praised, “You were meant to do this, it was phenomenal.”
Olivia auditioned after Amanda Holden surprised her at the theater to tell her that her mother and grandmother had signed her up for her competition.
She sang Wicked’s Defying Gravity for her audition, which made Bruno fight back tears and Amanda hit the golden buzzer.
Bizarre: Viggo won with his very unique act, recording the judges saying their names, while wearing his iconic Hi-Vis jacket
Loved It: He Called Back To His Hilarious Audition By Taking His Jacket Off At The End To Daft Punk’s One More Time
Unbelievable: Earlier in the evening, Olivia performed a powerful rendition of Idina Menzel’s Into the Unknown from Frozen 2
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline after the show, Amanda admitted she had “no idea Olivia could sing” when she met her the previous day.
Amanda explained, “So I didn’t know if I could print it for her because I’d met her the day before as part of our golden moments and encouraged her to come down and audition.”
The presenter continued: ‘But when I met her I had no idea if she could sing, and then I was completely blown away by her performance.
And it’s just so typical of what I’d press my buzzer for. I almost thought, “Oh my god. It’s got to be this because I love it. She’s amazing.”