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ISLANDERS who can dance like Diversity or sing like Susan Boyle could be chosen to perform in front of a Britain’s Got Talent audience, the show’s four judges and millions of viewers from around the world.
- Former Hautlieu student Jamie Lovatt was chosen from thousands of acts last year to audition for BBC1 show The Voice. Jamie was chosen by Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson but failed to make it through the battle-round of the TV series and was sent home.
- In 2011, Donelda Guy along with her performing dogs Biba and Mega managed to make it through to the semi-final of Britains Got Talent.
Simon Cowell’s production team will be taking a break from their Britain’s Got Talent duties to visit the Island to audition the finalists of the Jersey’s Kids Got Talent competition.
Centre Point Trust organised the talent show for young Islanders, aged between six to 16, to celebrate its 30th birthday last year.
Due to the success of the event, Centre Point – a charity which provides childcare to parents in need – decided to run the competition again this year.
And the production team from the ITV show, who said they were impressed with the level of talent that they saw in Jersey last year, will be returning to the Island to audition the finalists at Centre Point Trust in La Pouquelaye, potentially selecting some contestants to join them at the live shows in London.
A total of 98 young gymnasts, dancers, singers and other talented Islanders entered the competition, which was narrowed down to 22 finalists.
Jane Moy, chief executive officer at Centre Point, said that the level of talent they the Trust had seen was ‘even better’ this year than last year.
‘The standard has been fantastic,’ she said. ‘I do not envy the judges that will be choosing from the 22 finalists.
‘It is really exciting to have the Britain’s Got Talent team here and it helps us to promote the centre as well.
‘It is a great opportunity for the children and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if some of them were asked to go to London for the live shows.’
The finalist auditions will be held at the Centre Point Trust on 11 September from 8 pm to 9.30 pm.
Islanders who entered the competition were charged a £5 entry fee, which will go towards building a new playground for the charity.
The winner of Jersey’s Kids Got Talent – sponsored by Sure mobile – will receive a £2,000 cash prize.
