Boyle through to Talent semi-finals
Updated on 23 May 2009
Susan Boyle has made it through to the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent.
The Scottish singing sensation will battle it out with 39 other acts including a 11-year-old street dancer, a woman and her dancing dog and a group of farmers who perform with a wheelbarrow in the ITV1 talent show.
The 48-year-old spinster gathered a worldwide following and celebrity fans including Demi Moore and Jon Bon Jovi after belting out I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables on the programme.
In a 90-minute special edition of Britain's Got Talent, the judges announced the 40 acts they want to go through to the live semi-finals, which begin on Sunday.
Two acts from each of the next five shows will be picked by the public and the judges to make it through to the grand final next Saturday.
They are all competing for the chance to perform at the Royal Variety Show - pick up a £100,000 cheque.
Boyle battle it out against violinist Sue Son, extreme street performer Nick Hell, Darth Jackson, who blends a Darth Vader costume with Michael Jackson, belly dancer Julia Naidenko, dance group Diversity, comedy dancers Faces of Disco and ten-year-old singer Natalie Okri.
The remaining acts from the shortlist of 40 will each perform in front of the judges and the nation over the next week in a bid to win a place in the final.
Ten-year-old Lancashire schoolgirl Hollie Steel also made it into the semi-finals with her performance of I Could Have Danced All Night.
And 12-year-old Shaheen Jafargholi from Swansea is tipped to rival Boyle after his performance of Who's Lovin' You prompted Demi Moore to praise him on her Twitter feed.
The performance of another young semi-finalist, 11-year-old street dancer Aidan Davis, has been compared to last year's winner George Sampson making him another top contender for the final.
© Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved.
These news feeds are provided by an independent third party and Channel 4 is not responsible or liable to you for the same.
