BGT -The Final

After weeks of weird, wonderful and hilarious (not always for the right reasons) auditions and a week of live semi-finals we have our final 10… soon to be 11 when those secretive lot let us in on who’s the wild card. Tonight they show off their talents live in front of millions for one last time, hoping and dreaming of being crowned the winner. Here’s who will be wowing you and how we think they’ll fair when the results are in…

Richard & Adam

Two brothers from Wales with exceptional classical voices. In the build up VT to their first audition, we admit it, we thought they were going to be terrible, their Nan was their number one fan and they worked in the family sandwich shop. We shouted our prediction at the TV ‘I bet ones really good and ones terrible so Simon splits them up’ How wrong were we! They’re handsome, they’re Royal Variety worthy talented and they’re extremely likeable. If they pull off another spine tingling moment like their semi-final ‘Somewhere’ performance we predict an easy top 3 finish, and depending on the night perhaps that dreamed of top spot.

Arixsandra

11 year old girl with the voice of someone with experiences beyond her years. She wowed the judges and the audience in her first audition and didn’t disappoint in the live semi-final. She has the cute factor and we feel will win votes over fellow child singer Asanda however she may get lost amongst the stand out acts.

Luminites

This beautiful four-some has something for everyone. They play their own instruments, they have a mesmerizing female singer, a handsome male singer, and they rap! It’d be rude to ask for more. The Luminites have impressed at every stage of the competition storming through their live semi-final, if their last performance is on par what that and depending on song choice they could definitely stake a claim for the main prize, top 5 finish regardless of what happens.

Gabz

Ever since hearing her song ‘The One’ we’ve been unable to get it out of our heads, it’s a great original track that everyone, regardless of musical tastes has commended. After performing the same song at her audition and the live semi-final Gabz will have to do something different tonight, if its as catchy as ‘The One’ she could really mix up the top spots but its going to be tough to top. We think she’ll finish somewhere in the middle.

Francine Lewis

Hilarious impressionist, exactly what this show and the UK showbiz scene has been crying out for (we’ve had to make do with John Culshaw for years) She had us laughing from the minute she began her first audition and was even better in the live semi-final. Her impressions are spot on, we find it helps when you can tell who the person is they’re trying to impersonate and with one simple ‘heeyaaah’ you can! Not only does Francine sound like her ‘victims’? she’s genuinely funny at the same time, we can’t decide who we like best, the pricey or Cheryl?! Another performance like the semi-final and we think Francine could take the top spot, she’s got out vote.

Pre-Skool

Child dance acts aren’t exactly new to BGT and yes they’re cute and will initially do well, but that’s normally the end, a final filler. However Pre-Skool managed to buck the trend and not only have cuteness in abundance but were also pretty damn good, the faces they pull, the moves, it just works. Easily the best group dance act in the competition this year but unfortunately not quite on par with the more publicised acts, we’re looking forward to seeing them and hope they finish-up somewhere in the middle. Fingers crossed no tears.

Asanda

There’s no denying she has outstanding talent and twitter will go crazy when she performs tonight much like it did during her semi-final performance but do we really need an 11 year old Rihanna on our conscience? Amongst the more popular acts we feel despite her obvious talent she’ll finish in the lower half when the results come in.

Jordan O’Keefe

Irish, check. Handsome, check. Plays guitar, check. Great voice, double check. He’s always going to do well, the teenage vote is firmly all his and if his performance is similar to his ‘I will always love you’ semi-final rendition he’ll be getting a vote from us. Twitter is where the key to his success lies, fans flooding in every second (we even got a cheeky follow) and they’ll definitely be sharing his all important voting number tonight. We think he’ll definitely be a top 5 contender.

Jack Carroll

From the moment we saw him in his pre-audition VT we knew he was going to be hilarious, a pretty good start for a comedian. We remember Jack from his brief appearance at the Pride Of Britain awards and he was just as funny then. His jokes aren’t to everyone’s tastes (the ones without a sense of humour that is) but they’re original, current and just plain funny. One of the favorites from the start of the show he’ll be fighting for the top spot with a couple of others, top 3 finish for definite.

Attraction

We admit it, we weren’t really paying attention when ‘the shadow act’ began their first audition but it wasn’t long before we put down our phone and were transfixed, their ability to evoke such emotion from an audience just through one song and some shadows is mind blowing. Can they top their semi-final performance? We’ve heard they have a surprise up their sleeves. If they can, they’ve won. The only way we can’t see Attraction taking the top spot is the fact they’re not British, we say who cares! They’re THAT good, we’ll adopt them.

The Wild Card

This has been kept a closely guarded secret but we have a feeling it’ll be Joseph Hall, whoever it is will deserve to be in the final, some great acts didn’t get through, but they didn’t get the public vote the first time around, its going to take something extra special to be considered a contender.

So there’s definitely a few who could do, one who probably will do it and a few who will get the ‘it’s the taking part that counts’ speech. With such strong competition we think this year will all be down to who wows on the night, a spectacular performance could see anyone snatch the winners title.

Tune into ITV tonight 7.30pm to see all the finalists along with stars Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Psy.