The Britain’s Got Talent live semi-final saw "one of the best" live acts ever seen on the show win through to the grand final, according to Simon Cowell. Opera singer Innocent Masuku and taekwondo group Ssaulabi Performance Troupe both secured their places in Sunday’s final. Sven Smith, The Trickstars, Trey Braine, Taryn Charles, Bikoon and Stardust all took to the stage but only two could make it through The ITV talent show's first live semi-final on Monday (May 27) saw singer Masuku automatically through to the final via the public vote.
Meanwhile the judges voted for Ssaulabi Performance Troupe over dog act The Trickstars. The South Korean taekwondo group said they practise five hours a day and received all four votes from the panel to make the final after their “cinematic blockbuster” live performance. They were presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly’s golden buzzer act.
Simon Cowell said of their performance: “If that was a movie, that would have taken about a week to shoot literally, it would. And the fact that you did the whole thing live in about two-and-a-half minutes, says everything about you. “I forget how many years we’ve been doing this now actually, but this is actually one of the best live show performances I’ve ever seen on this show.
” Meanwhile, South African opera singer Masuku said “this is my year” after winning a spot on the bill for the final. Judge Alesha Dixon described him as “the one to beat”, while Tonioli said his.
