Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden couldn’t seem to hold back her tears as she watched a schoolboy audition for the popular ITV show.
In upcoming scenes set to air this weekend, 13-year-old Cormac Thompson blew the judges away with his rendition of Snow Patrol’s song, Run.
As well as Amanda, Simon Cowell and hosts Ant & Dec also felt Cormac did a brilliant job too and commented favourably throughout his audition.
In 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, aspiring musician Cormac started uploading videos of himself performing online.
His singing talent didn’t go unnoticed as he was spotted by Decca Records who wanted to work with him.
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The young teen later released a 15-song album called Hear My Voice last year.
Cormac also competed in the BBC Young Chorister of the year and went straight through to the final rounds.
Despite Cormac’s incredible talent and career history, BGT recently received complaints from viewers for showcasing acts who were already established or who had been on other talent shows prior.
Viewers have questioned the show’s authenticity as certain acts were already classed as “professionals” in their field before climbing onto the famous BGT stage.
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This included golden buzzer acts like Greatest Showman singer Loren Allred and comedian Axel Blake, who has his own special on Amazon Prime.
An investigation conducted by The Sun concluded that one in four of this year’s hopefuls fall under this category.
Discussing the matter further, a BGT spokesperson told the publication: “All acts enter the competition with the hope of elevating their career to the highest level and help to reach massive new audiences which Britain’s Got Talent brings in.
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“As we’re all aware, the pandemic affected so many lives, particularly those that work in the entertainment industry, and it is wrong to deny these people the opportunity to showcase their talents and entertain the nation, and ultimately perform in front of royalty at the Royal Variety Performance.”
The BGT semi-finals is set to take place every night next week from Monday, May 30 until Friday, June 3.
Each episode will air from 8pm on ITV, with judges Simon, Amanda, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams all giving their take on who they believe is worthy of a place in the final show on Saturday, June 4.
Viewers will also get a chance to vote for their favourite acts during the live shows too.
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