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Congratulations to singer Jai Mcdowall for his well deserved win on the 2011 series of Britain’s Got Talent. The powerful vocalist from Scotland performed to an average 12.5 million viewers in the final of the popular show. He beat the favourite to win, Ronan Parke, who finished in 2nd place.

Our agents at our London office have been fielding a lot of prospective phone calls from event planners since the show finished; with many of our established clients keen to book semi-finalists and finalists from the show. For advice booking Britain’s Got Talent acts, you can email us at: info@e3grouponline.com

The auditions for the 2011 series of the ITV show Britain’s Got Talent have now concluded with the judges having made a decision on the 40 acts they wish to take through to the semi-finals of the competition. Our booking agents in the London office have been following the competition closely over the last few weeks, and speculation has been rife in our office as to who will go through. In the end, the line-up is close to what we expected with a few exceptions – we didn’t expect to see the gifted dancer Michael Moral exit the competition. That said, rival solo dancer, Razy Gogonea, truly deserved to go through with a performance that was truly spectacular.

So the final 40 in full are:

Jean Martyn
Angela and Teddy
Out of the Blue
James Hobley
Jai McDowall
Abyss
Mexican Mayhem
New Bounce
Steven Hall
Ted and Grace
Pip and Puppy
Dance Angels
Lorna Bliss
Mr and Mrs
Jessica Hobson
Antonio Popeye
Bruce Sistaz
Michael Collings
Donelda Guy
Joe Oakley
Ronan Parke
Enchantment
Wachiraporn Tirpak
Les Gibson
Follow the Right Path
Girls Roc
Stuart Arnold
Gay and Alan
Up and Over It
David and Karen
Two and a Half Men
Nathan Wyburn
Edward Reid
The Circus of Horrors
Jay Worley
Marawa The Amazing
Herbie Armstrong
The Celtic Coleens
Paul Gbegbaje
Razy Gogonea

The Top 5 contenders to win, according to our agents here in London, are: Ronan Parke, Michael Collings, Razy Gogonea, Edward Reid and Two and a Half Men. For advice booking former Britain’s Got Talent acts, you can call our London office on 020 7846 4759 (Option 1).

Magic duo, David and Karen, brought a fresh, modern and entertaining new approach to illusionism on week 6 of the 2011 series of Britain’s Got Talent. By minimising the cheesiness sometimes associated with the genre and focusing instead on executing their trick in a slick and controlled manner, the “magic partners” managed to win over both the judges and the audience. “Yes that was annoyingly good as I am never keen on magic” said Amanda Holden, whilst David Hasslehoff congratulated them by saying “you are what this show is about”. Magic acts have rarely progressed far in the Britain’s Got Talent series, however, our booking agents here in the London office anticipate this act will do well both in the competition and off-screen too; with private and corporate bookers looking to secure them for future events.

Other notable acts from week 6 included the teenage rappers Follow The Right Path, who delivered a heart-warming performance devoted to their Grandads which Michael McIntyre described as “heartfelt and impressive”. 7 year old singer Robbie Firmin amused everyone in the theatre by telling Louis Walsh that his “auntie’s looking for a boyfriend” and wondered if he might be interested. He went on to sing My Way, which led Michael McIntyre to announce “Robbie, you’re a star!” South London street dance troupe Abyss made a good impression with a routine described by Louis Walsh as “amazing”, “brilliant” and “slick” whilst shy, 19 year old pianist Paul Gbegbaje played a musical piece which the judges described as “amazing” and “sensational”.

We’ll be keeping a close eye on magic duo David and Karen, to see if they can defy history and take magic through to the finals. In the meantime, if you’re looking for advice on how to book former Britain’s Got Talent acts for your forthcoming events, you can call our London office on 020 7836 4759 (option 1).

Self styled “family of freaks”, Circus of Horrors, appeared to clinch the week 5 auditions for the 2011 series of Britain’s Got Talent. Their wild, energetic and very dangerous looking rock n’ roll freak show had the entire audience on their feet by the end of their performance. The judges were suitably impressed too. “I thought it was fantastic. Now that is what I call entertainment!” said David Hasslehoff, whilst Michael McIntyre referred to them as a “visual feast”. Our booking agents at our London office anticipate that this act will be a popular request by event planners throughout this year.

Other notable acts included the highly talented “dance explosion” Two and Half Men who rocked the audience and the judges with their funky, modern but 50s inspired choreography. “I absolutely loved that, it was really fun and animated” said Amanda Holden. Nervous 24 year old singer Jai McDowall made a big impact with his impressive vocals, which Michael McIntyre described as “really, really wonderful and powerful and emotional” whilst drumming corp The Highwaymen managed to clinch another chance to go through to the semi-finals of the competition via emphatic support from the audience.

Opinion in the London office is now divided over Circus of Horrors or Two and Half Men. Which of these acts do you think stands the best chance in the competition? Let us know what you think. Alternatively, if you’re looking for advice on how to book former Britain’s Got Talent acts for your forthcoming events, you can call our London office on 020 7836 4759 (option 1).

The two most notable, solo dance acts from the auditions so far held for this year’s Britain’s Got Talent are both continental Europeans, but which one is the best? Razy Gogonea or Michael Moral? I asked some of our booking agents here in the E3 Artists office for their opinions and the feedback has been quite divided.

Those in favour of Razy Gogonea seem to think:

* His Matrix inspired dance routine is genuinely unique and inspired
* With added production elements, his act would be great for sci-fi events
* His mimicry of the physics bending moves from the film are spot-on

Whilst those in favour of Michael Moral seem to think:

* His combination of classic mime elements with modern break-dancing is brilliant
* He has more sex appeal than Razy (in a body-bendy sort of way)
* He has a fluid, modern style that a lot of dance event organisers will love

It will be interesting to see which of these acts progress in the competition and what they can do to “step-up” their performances. In the meantime, tell us what you think of their routines? Do you prefer Razy’s Matrix moves or Michael’s fluid body popping?

Are you looking for an inspirational dance act for your next event? E3 Artists work with some cutting edge dancers, including some former acts from Britain’s Got Talent. For advice booking an act for your event, give us a call at our London office on 020 7836 4759 (option 1).

Body popping dancer Michael Moral literally flew into the fourth round of auditions for the ITV show Britain’s Got Talent last Saturday. The 21 year old had arrived earlier on an airplane from France. “I hope the judges give me a chance to show Britain what I can do”. He did just that, delivering an outstanding routine that embraced elements of mime and break dance. “That was probably the best break dancing we’ve had on this show” said judge, David Hasslehoff.

Our London based booking agents here at E3 Artists are regularly approached by event planners looking for unique dance acts to open their events and we anticipate that Michael Moral will be a popular choice this year. Other interesting acts from the fourth round of Britain’s Got Talent included the Jackson Five-esque boyband group New Bounce who delivered some nice harmonies after a shaky opening start song. Young artist Nathan Wyburn impressed with his works made from marmite and toast whilst 42 year old Robert Fulford, a quite masculine looking Welshman, surprised everyone in the audience with his very high pitched but enjoyable love song singing. “You won the hearts of the audience and you won mine as well” said the Hoff.

Finally, Girls Roc, a 7 member performance variety act, raised the heat in the auditorium with their sexy dancing, snake charming and fire eating. The 22 to 25 year old girls were “dangerous, well put together” and “exciting” according to Judge Amanda Holden. However, it was dancer Michael Moral who appeared to steal this week’s episode of the show and our agents here in the London office will be keen to see how he progresses in the competition.

For advice booking former Britain’s Got Talent acts for your events, you can contact our London based booking agents on 020 7836 4759 (option 1).

12 year old singer Ronan Parke has become a new favourite to win this year’s series of Britain’s Got Talent following his bold performance of the Nina Simone track Feeling Good on last Saturday’s edition of the show. Our London based booking agents have even fielded some premature phone calls from event planners looking for advice on how to book Ronan and other contestants from the show. Ronan was certainly a stand-out act from round 3 of the auditions, with judge Louis Walsh announcing “Ronan Parke, remember that name…this kid is going to be a star!”

Other interesting acts from Saturday’s show included the Oxford student collective, Out of the Blue, who performed a very clever and original song and dance routine utilizing elements of Lady Gaga. “It was a triumph” declared judge Amanda Holden. After a shaky and uncertain start, 66 year old singer and guitarist Herbie Armstrong won over the judges and audience with Louis Walsh praising his “great tone and great voice”. 7 year old schoolgirl Olivia Binfield terrified everyone with her snake act whilst teenage martial arts trio, TKD Remix, ripped up the stage with some unexpected Bhangra inspired dance moves in addition to some headache inspiring wooden block smashing.

The word among our booking agents at the E3 office is that Ronan Parke is set to win; which has been firmly agreed on account of the fact that his performance made one of our agents cry. For advice booking former Britain’s Got Talent acts for your events, you can contact our London based booking agents on 020 7836 4759 (option 1).

Comic singer Edward Reid was among the stand-out acts from the second round of auditions for this year’s Britain’s Got Talent competition. Edward performed a variety of children’s nursery rhymes accompanied by a Leona Lewis backing track. The surreal combination had both the audience and judges amused and enraptured, provoking new judge David Hasslehoff to call it “really creative and very funny”. Michael McIntrye speculated that he could “definitely see you getting booked for Elton John’s child’s first birthday party”.

Other stand-out acts from the show included the Matrix inspired body-popper Razy Gogonea, who succumbed to tears when given “three yes’s” from the judges. “You’re like a real life video game. Very, very, very entertaining” said David Hasslehoff. Impressionist Les Gibson also won over both the audience and judges, although Mr. Hasslehoff looked somewhat confused by some of his impressions including a brilliantly executed impersonation of Kevin Webster from Coronation Street. Cute singer and pet contestants, Pip and Puppy, won over everyone with the cute factor. Puppy sang along with her owner, prompting Amanda Holden to ask if she’s able to perform Lady GaGa too. “I could definitely try” responded Pip, but apparently Puppy is “very fussy” with regards to the tunes she sings along to.

Our agents at the E3 office will be keeping a close eye on the progress of Edward Reid and Razy Gogonea, who both look like strong contenders in the competition so far. For advice booking former Britain’s Got Talent acts for your events, you can contact our London based booking agents on 020 7836 4759 (option 1).

E3 Artists’ agent Tom O’Connell has been busy working on a high profile awards event, for January. Tom is working closely with E3 Artist’s act Flawless, from Britain’s Got Talent, on dance routines linking in with the travelling theme and will be working on the event as an event manager on behalf of E3 Events. E3 Artists can now provide an event manager service to look after high profile celebrities and co-ordinated logistics with the production and artistes.

For more information or for booking enquiries regarding dance act Flawless, contact our London agents. Visit our entertainment agency homepage for contact details.

Since Britain’s Got Talent series 4 finished on 5th June 2010, our offices have been inundated with a record number of enquiries from individuals, businesses and other organisations looking to hire acts from the show for upcoming live events. We are asked on a daily basis “how much does it cost to hire Britain’s Got Talent acts?” Unfortunately, it is not possible to give a uniform answer to this question. Costs to hire BGT acts can and do change on a daily basis according to a wide range of factors such as demand, availability and popularity. In addition, the specifics of each individual event will impact on cost. For example, the cost to hire an act for a private event in Scotland will differ considerably from a ticketed event in London.

However, as an approximate guide, it’s possible to clarify here that the majority of acts that make it through to the live finals of Britain’s Got Talent tend to have fee expectations starting in the region of £2,000 per performance. The most successful acts from the show can command fees much higher than this for both private and corporate bookings. Listed below are some of this year’s acts that are potentially available to book. For a more accurate indication of booking fees you can contact one of our entertainment agents using our online form. Bookings are made by arrangement with Industry Music Group.

Please note that all of the acts featured below fall into either category A, B or C on our price guidelines page.

1. Spelbound
Deserving winners of series 4, Spelbound are now very much in demand for live event performances across the UK and overseas. For an indication of the cost to hire Spelbound, or any of the acts featured below, contact our London office. Bookings are made by arrangement with Industry Music Group.

2. Twist and Pulse
This unique dancing duo have emerged as one of the most hotly requested acts to perform at live events, functions and weddings.

3. Tobias Mead
A firm favourite from the start of the competition, Tobias Mead is now considering a wide range of offers and opportunities to progress his career.

4. Paul Burling
A family favourite with great cross-generational appeal, Paul is now very much in demand for events across the country.

5. Tina and Chandi
“The most talented dog act I have ever seen” according to Piers Morgan, Tina and Chandi are now another popular choice for live events across the UK.

6. The Fusion
Narrowly missing out on a place in the grand final has not dampened the booking requests for this talented dance troupe.

7. The Arrangement
Eccentric, original, and above all entertaining, The Arrangement are another act that have generated a huge amount of interest from event planners.

8. Neil Fullard
“The singing doorman” impressed the audience and judges alike with his confident performances.

9. Threebee
Another highly talented and colourful dance troupe that stood out in this year’s competition. They are now considering offers for live events across the UK.

10. Kevin Cruise
Camp, fun and eccentric, Kevin Cruise is available to bring his special brand of comedy and performance to live events across the UK and overseas!

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