Britain's Got Talent: Auditions week two!

Britain's Got Talent: Auditions week two!
Britain's Got Talent: Auditions week two!

A grandfather-daughter singing duo and a futuristic dancer were among the highlights on Britain's Got Talent as the 2011 series entered its second week. This week's show once again took in some of the best and worst auditions from around the country, including London, Manchester and Glasgow. And among those who stood out were the unlikely pairing of Ted, a 92-year-old former singer who performed with his 21-year-old granddaughter Grace. Ted began the performance with a rendition of If I Were A Rich Man before Grace joined him on stage belting out the Gwen Stefani hit Rich Girl. The pair then teamed up for their version of the Frank Sinatra classic New York New York - and both audience and judges loved it. I think the Queen will love this and it beats the hell out of America’s Got Talent," David Hasselhoff told them. "Terrific job, congratulations." Also proving popular was holiday camp impressionist Les Gibson, who wowed the crowd and the panel with his impersonations of Sir Alan Sugar, Ross Kemp and even Ant and Dec. "I really enjoyed it," Michael McIntyre said. "It was brilliant to take on Ant and Dec. I don’t know what was funnier, how great you were or the fact that David Hasselhoff has no idea who any of those people were." Meanwhile Pippa Langhorne and her dog Buddy became the first YouTube auditionees to make it through to the next round, as she stunned the judges with her rendition of Pie Jesu - and got to show off her dog's singing skills too. "This was very surprising," said Michael, "who knew that was going to happen?" And the audience loved it right off the bat. Congratulations, well done." And drama teacher Edward Reid also surprised the panel by beginning his act with what appeared to be a serious rendition of Snow Patrol's Run - only to start singing nursery rhymes to the tune. "Nobody saw that coming," said Michael I can definitely see you getting booked for Elton John’s child’s first birthday party. I have a five year old daughter and we have all those nightmare cds at home," Amanda Holden added, "I would definitely buy your album." Dancer Razy Gogonea also fared well after showing the judges his break dancing and body popping inspired by the Keanu Reeves film The Matrix . "It was brilliant," Michael said afterwards. "There were things I’ve never seen humans do." However one person who made a big impression on the judges for all the wrong reasons was comedian Elaine Williams. The cookery student, who admitted she had only tried comedy six times before, delivered her jokes in a monotone and faced chanting from the audience - before telling them to "f**k off" and sticking two fingers up at them. Elaine - who was also buzzed by Amanda - said afterwards, "They were booing me off," as an excuse for her bizarre behaviour.

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.