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Hey there BGT fans! Welcome to our live blog of show two of the new series of Britain's Got Talent. Last week the opening show attracted 11.8 million viewers. Since the launch show, auditionee Susan Boyle has become a worldwide phenomenon, with over 22 million hits on YouTube.

Anyway, let's see what gems and junk of auditions we'll get tonight.

Heeere we go...

The auitions start off in Cardiff tonight, and first off to impress Simon, Amanda and Piers is a group: The Singing Souls. Three students, Louise, Tasha and Hannah, are friends from Wiltshire. They think they have the talent to be better than other girl groups.

“We’re going to show those judges what it takes to be better than the Pussycat Dolls and Sugababes” they say.

That's quite a claim, so let's see what they can do.

NAME: Shaheen Jafargholi
AGE: 12
FROM: Swansea, Wales
JOB: School
TALENT: Singer

BACKGROUND:
Shaheen has been singing all his life but properly started when he was 5. His Mum took him to his first singing lesson when he was 7 and has never looked back. Shaheen attends part time stage school (every Saturday) which he has been doing since he was 5. He loves the stage and performs regularly as part of his stage school and also at local charity shows and school plays.
Shaheen lives in Swansea with his Mum Karen.

JUDGES COMMENTS:
Simon – YES That was good – you are one of the best young singers I’ve heard in my life
Amanda – YES Wow – I got goose bumps, a star is born
Piers – YES Wow, wasn’t expecting that, you’ve got an amazing voice

NAME: Peter Coghlan
AGE: 48
FROM: Stafford, West Midlands
JOB: self employed entertainer for 26 years.
TALENT: Drag act

BACKGROUND:
Peter (Mama Trish) is a 20 stone drag queen and has been performing for the past 26 years. He was bullied at school for always being camp and having a high voice which never broke due to the shock of his mum dying when he was 6. So at his sister’s pub he decided to put on a frock and grace the stage as Mama Trish. Peter is now a self employed drag queen and has performed in Europe and the UK. He entered BGT as he wants to make people laugh and bring old camp back to variety television.

Peter lives in Stafford with his wife of 21 years Tracy and their 2 sons Jonathan 6 and Isaac 41/2.

AGE: 39
FROM: Birmingham
JOB: Private music teacher/ Freelance musician
TALENT: Saxophone player

BACKGROUND:
Julian has been playing the tenor sax since he was 14. He had a couple of lessons at school to learn the basics before teaching himself from there. He is currently a saxophone and clarinet teacher although he used to also teach the bassoon. He teaches every weekend. He plays crossover classical music similar to Il Divo.

He has been working for years to become successful and has performed at pubs and restaurants in and around Birmingham. He would love to play larger arenas including theatres, and wants to be the centre of attention where everyone is focused on him.

Age:37
MEMBERS: “Philip”
FROM: Birmingham
JOB: Postal worker Royal Mail BMC
TALENT: Michael Jackson and Darth Vadar impersonator

BACKGROUND:
Philip has been dancing for 30 years but BGT will be his first real public appearance with the exception of the occasional family party and karaoke. Despite his obvious rhythm he has ‘never taken a dance class and his moves are 100% self taught!’ His passion for dance began when he was a child and first watched a Michael Jackson video, but only took up singing in 2000 in a bid to become a MJ impersonator.

2 years ago at a New Years Eve fancy dress party Philip dressed up as his other hero, Darth Vader where he performed his Michael Jackson moves, and the Darth Jackson act was born.
Philip works for the Royal Mail in Birmingham and lives with his sister.

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11.8 million viewers tuned in to watch last weeks launch episode of the new series of Britain’s Got Talent. And in the last 7 days Susan Boyle alone has become a world wide phenomenon with over 20 million hits on You Tube and rising.

Who can impress the Judges this week as they travel to Cardiff and Birmingham? With the show open to any performer, of any age and background with any talent, all the acts have just one dream in common, they are all desperate to perform in front of Her Majesty the Queen at this year’s Royal Variety Performance, but first they need to get past the Judges, Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan, and the dreaded buzzers. With Ant and Dec waiting in the wings, to congratulate the successful and console those who fail to impress the 2009 series has firmly kicked off.

The auditions start in Cardiff

An act threatens to “bite” Simon

NAME Fabia Cerra
Age: 35
FROM: Oxford
JOB: Homemaker/ Author/ Beauty Therapist/ Dancer
TALENT Burlesque dancing

BACKGROUND:
Fabia got into burlesque last October when she took a 4 week taster course. Having been a disco dancer as a child, she wanted to dance again and also try to lose some weight. She absolutely loved it; it made her feel sexy and fun and really boosted her confidence. Since the course she has been teaching herself at home, dancing around the living room. She applied to the show because she wants to go out there and show everyone what she’s got. She wants to prove that you don’t have to be a size 8 to do burlesque and that big girls can be just as sexy. She would like to inspire other girls to gain the confidence she has.

Fabia lives in Oxford with her partner of 8 years Dougie and their son Leone (4).

MEMBERS AND AGES: Estelle Evans 38, Giles Evan 42, Elliot Evans 13, Georgia Evans 7, Olivia Evans 6.
FROM: Coventry
TALENT: Singers

BACKGROUND:
There is never a quiet moment with this family, each of them a performer and not afraid to prove it! Giles & Estelle both have been gigging with function bands for the last 15 years meaning the kids have always grown up with them singing and it’s rubbed off on all three who would individually all love to be professional singers.

JUDGES COMMENTS:
Simon – YES. You are fantastic! (to little boy Elliott); Here’s the bad news – Mum and Dad; mum and dad you need to take a back seat role; the family collectively cant win – he can!
Amanda – YES. The whole family raised the roof; should do it altogether, but obviously mum and dad step back
Piers – YES. You should go on own (to Elliott), get rid of family; I don’t just think he’s good he’s incredible

AGE: 48
FROM: Blackburn, West Lothian Scotland
JOB: Church volunteer
TALENT: Singer

48 year old church volunteer Susan Boyle comes from West Lothian in Scotland. She lives at home with her cat Pebbles and has never been married, or kissed! Susan has been singing since she was 12 years old and regularly attends her local church and helps them out however and whenever she can.  For her audition on BGT she chose to sing I Dream A Dream from Les Miserables.

JUDGES COMMENTS:
Simon – YES I knew the minute you walked on the stage – something amazing – I’m always right; head held high
Amanda – YES everybody was against you, biggest wake up call! I love doing this show
Piers – YES Biggest surprise I’ve had on the history of the show; going see a lot more

NAMES: Demetrios and Michalakis Andreas (aka Lagi) Demetriou
AGE: 41 and 12
FROM: North London
JOB: Electrical Company Director and student
TALENT: Comedy dancers

BACKGROUND:
Demetrios and Michalakis are father and son and describe their act as two fat versions of Michael Flatly with a Greek element. This act originates from when Demetrios owned a Greek restaurant 7 years ago. In the restaurant he would provide entertainment to his customers after their meal. He took centre stage and would perform acts such as Stavros Flatly. His son occasionally visited the restaurant, however he had only heard what his dad did, he had never saw the act.

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MEMBERS AND AGES: x10 in total:
Marlon Wallen 24, Anthony Duncan 27, Nathan Kabongo 20, Paul Samuels 20, Allan Kabeja 23, Christian Alozie 24, Leroy Dias Dos Santos 24, Simon Smith 21, Paul Steadman 32, Nathan Gordon 23.
FROM: London
TALENT: Street Dancing

BACKGROUND:
Flawless aged 20 – 30 have 11 members and are currently one of the biggest dance troupes in the UK and were formed 4 years ago by Marlon the choreographer and main dancer. They have entered the competition to show that Britain has got talent and does have talented dance groups that are better than the Americans. And the guys want to inspire children from problem communities to channel their aggression and energy into something positive.

Hello there talent show fans, here is the LIVE recap blog for Britain's Got Talent 2009! Yes, LIVE!

Here's to the start of what will hopefully be a beautiful journey, where we see Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan audition the good, bad, the ugly, the bloody fantastic, and the downright weird. Hooray!

Heeere we go!

Goodness me, did you see that dog pushing another dog in a trolley? They're my winners already.

They're in London first. All these people think they're good enough to perform in front of the Queen. YEAH, we'll see.