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Rebecca Cook

Who's on BGT tonight? Friday semi-final with Golden Buzzer comedian and mic'd 'Singing Dad'

Britain's Got Talent returns for a fifth and final round of live semi-finals this evening as eight more hopefuls take to the stage at London's Hammersmith Apollo.

Judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams will be watching as the contestants attempt to impress them and bag a place in this Sunday's final.

However, only two acts will be allowed to go through and win the chance to perform at the Royal Variety Show.

So far, there are ten acts in the final line-up, including singer Maxwell Thorpe, ventriloquist Jamie Leahy, comedian and impressionist Ben Nickless, and duo Flintz and Taylor.

They were joined by school teacher-turned-singer Tom Ball and comedian Eva Abley from Wednesday’s dramatic semi-final.

Comedian Axel Blake impressed the judges, in particular Simon Cowell (Dymond/Thames/REX/Shutterstock)

Then on Thursday’s instalment, singer Loren Allred received the most public votes leaving The Phantom and Five Star Boys – all four judges decided to choose the inspirational dance act to go through.

Here are the acts competing in Friday’s semi-final...

Axel Blake

Comedian Axel Blake impressed the judges, in particular Simon Cowell, with his witty jokes and charming persona.

Following his performance, Simon pressed his golden buzzer and confetti rained down on stage - leaving the comedian utterly speechless.

However, some unhappy viewers pointed out that Axel was already successful in the industry and even had his own stand-up show on Amazon Prime.

The scooter quartet are all aged between six and ten (Dymond/Thames/REX/Shutterstock)

Scooter Boys

The scooter quartet are all aged between six and ten and saw their chances threatened in the early stages of their audition, when one member crashed during a trick.

But the Scooter Boys still managed to get back up and complete their daredevil routine, going on to secure four yeses as Simon quipped: “I'm never letting Eric my son watch this audition though.”

Aneeshwar Kunchala

The 7-year-old Britain’s Got Talent contestant Aneeshwar from Warrington gave a powerful rendition of his poetry about wildlife conservation and saving the planet.

The youngster was surprised by David at school ahead of the audition and after his performance, he said: “This is the start of something very special, Aneeshwar.”

“This is the start of something very special, Aneeshwar.” (ITV)
Brian Damage and Krysstal performed a musical medley with multiple instruments (Dymond/Thames/REX/Shutterstock)

Brian & Krysstal

Comedy duo Brian and Krysstal performed a musical medley with multiple instruments to the delight of the audience in the audition hall.

While Simon was less than pleased and decided to buzz the act, his fellow judges were taken with the duo and progressed them through to the semi-final round.

Nick Edwards

The 'Singing Dad' will perform live after viewers first saw him take to the stage in April when his shock audition brought host Declan Donnelly to tears.

His shock audition brought host Declan Donnelly to tears. (ITV)

He sang a rendition of Ernie Halter’s 'Daddy’s Little Girl' after his mum and his young daughters, Cali and Savannah, suddenly appeared on stage and surprised him.

Speaking to Christine Lampard on ITV's Lorraine, Nick said of his surprise audition: "I haven't been able to watch it from start to end without welling up."

Speaking about his semi-final performance, Nick continued: "I'm just gonna give it everything I've got. I can tell you that I'm gonna be doing an original song and I'm gonna pour my heart out."

Welsh of the West End

The Welsh choir Welsh of the West End is made up of West End performers, who have performed in everything ranging from From Now On to the musical The Greatest Showman.

The choir is made up of West End performers (Thames/Syco/REX/Shutterstock)

Simon described their initial audition performance as "exceptional" while Amanda said it was "pitch perfect".

IMD Legion

Dance crew IMD Legion appeared on the audition rounds with a jaw-dropping performance – but it turned out the east London-based dance crew had previously appeared in the semi-finals seven years ago.

The troupe failed to make it through to the semi-finals at the time and with more than 60 young members in the company, it's unlikely that the same dancers appeared on the show this year.

The east London-based dance crew have been on the show before (PA)

Serving up all kinds of dazzling tricks and stunts, the dance troupe won high praises from the judges and a standing ovation from the live audience.

Matricks Illusion

Matricks Illusion is made up of siblings Alex and Emily (ITV)

Matricks Illusion – made up of sibling illusionists Alex and Emily – took to the stage to perform their magician act in the auditions.

They were sent through to the next round by impressed judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams.

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