{"id":444455,"date":"2026-05-25T14:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/444455\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T14:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:01:15","slug":"jeremy-clarksons-choir-makes-it-to-britains-got-talent-final-to-the-annoyance-of-simon-cowell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/444455\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Clarkson\u2019s choir makes it to Britain\u2019s Got Talent final \u2013 to the annoyance of Simon Cowell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p>Your support makes all the difference.Read more<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s got a farm, a pub, several presenting gigs \u2013 and now <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/jeremy-clarkson\">Jeremy Clarkson<\/a> can add a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/britains-got-talent\">Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/a> final-making choir to his CV. <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/jeremy-clarkson-choir-britains-got-talent-b2943110.html\">The Hawkstone Farmers\u2019 Choir<\/a>, which was founded by Clarkson, made it through to the final of BGT on Saturday night after performing a rendition of Bastille\u2019s \u201cPompeii\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Clarkson initially established the choir as part of an advertising campaign for his brewing firm, bringing 34 British farmers from across the country together to sing. However, the group have since used their platform to raise awareness for mental health issues in the farming community. <\/p>\n<p>Following the group\u2019s live performance during the semi-final on Saturday (23 May), Simon Cowell praised the choir before admitting he\u2019s not looking forward to seeing pal Clarkson\u2019s \u201csmug face\u201d. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-25-at-10-08-23.png\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Hawkstone Farmers' Choir performing on 'Britain's Got Talent' on Saturday\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/>The Hawkstone Farmers&#8217; Choir performing on &#8216;Britain&#8217;s Got Talent&#8217; on Saturday (ITV)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re not a professional choir, however I love what you stand for,\u201d he told them. \u201cIt might be quite annoying to see Jeremy Clarkson\u2018s smug face, that\u2019s the only downside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a friend of mine. However more importantly this is about you and you did brilliantly well congratulations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He later described the group as \u201cone of the favourites to win\u201d, while fellow judge Amanda Holden added: \u201cThis choir, I know, has given you solace and joy and comfort and friendship, and all of that has created the most amazing music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the episode, Clarkson shared a celebratory video with Clarkson\u2019s Farm co-star Kaleb Cooper. Punching the air, he\u2019s seen shouting: \u201cHawkstone Choir! They did it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the comments, the choir\u2019s Instagram account wrote: \u201cWe just can\u2019t believe it. Thank you all so much. Thank you for believing in us.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The Hawkstone Farmers\u2019 Choir made it through to the final after winning the public vote. They\u2019re set to perform alongside golden buzzer winner Celestial as well as teenage magician Rafferty Coope in the final on Saturday (30 May)<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a busy month for Clarkson, who is preparing to debut the fifth series of Clarkson\u2019s Farm in June. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s set to be a dramatic few episodes, with the show <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/clarksons-farm-season-5-jeremy-clarkson-heart-surgery-b2979144.html\">capturing the moment Clarkson was rushed to hospital for heart surgery<\/a>. He revealed in October 2024 that a stent had been fitted in his heart to clear his arteries after being told that he was potentially days away from dying. <\/p>\n<p>A year and a half later, Clarkson\u2019s Farm viewers will follow the host\u2019s health scare in the new season, which is set to arrive on 3 June on Prime Video. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, it was also revealed today that Clarkson is selling wine at his Cotswolds pub, The Farmer\u2019s Dog, after <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/jeremy-clarkson-pub-wine-sale-b2982950.html\">relaxing a rule that he\u2019s enforced<\/a> since it opened. <\/p>\n<p>The presenter previously said that he would \u201cserve exclusively British\u201d items, but has now added its own British wine range to the menu. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":444456,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":["post-444455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}