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<\/p>\nA university student from York surprised both the judges and viewers at home<\/p>\n
Ant and Dec couldn’t believe Finley’s voice(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n
Britain’s Got Talent viewers couldn’t believe their ears after a singer stole the show with his “unexpected” performance. On Saturday (March 7) night, more hopeful contestants arrived in Blackpool hoping that they’d be able to impress the Britain’s Got Talent judges.<\/p>\n
With a \u00a3250,000 prize and a spot at the Royal Variety show at stake, contestants have been battling it out to claim their place in the coveted final through a very competitive set of auditions.<\/p>\n
Last year, magician Harry Moulding won through the public vote and gave a showstopping routine at last year’s Royal Variety performance.<\/p>\n
Get MEN Premium now for just \u00a31 HERE<\/a> \u2013 or get involved in our WhatsApp group by clicking HERE<\/a>. And don’t miss out on our brilliant selection of newsletters HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n On Saturday night, it was a rocky start for the auditionees as Canadian trampolining duo failed to impress judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and KSI after one of them took a tumble mid-performance.<\/p>\n It was Ukraine act AntiGravity who secured their golden buzzer after Alesha and Simon fought over who would give them the ultimate pass through to the live shows.<\/p>\n But it was 20-year-old Finley Barrett-Carter from York who won over the judges and the audience in Blackpool with his surprising rendition of Elvis Presley’s Burning In Love.<\/p>\n After his performance, three out of the four judges gave a standing ovation as KSI exclaimed: “Fin, where did that come from?!” as the singer added that it was a “dream come true” to perform on the stage.<\/p>\n Finley impressed with his rendition of Elvis Presley(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n Discussing his performance, Finley added: “I’m a university student, but I busk every week in York and the amount of times I’ve heard people say that I don’t look like how I sound.”<\/p>\n As he was surrounded by applause, he continued: “I love all types of music but my favourite music to sing is the older stuff. It’s not everybody’s cup of tea, but it’s my cup of tea.”<\/p>\n He made it through to the next round with four “yes'” from the judges under his belt, but the audience members at home couldn’t get over how different his voice sounded from what they first expected when he appeared on stage.<\/p>\n![\"Finley](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0_ECR_070326_finleybgt.jpg\")
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