Yahoo News James Leyfield
Famous BGT Contestants: Where Are They Now?
![Since winning the second series of BGT in 2008 aged just 14, GEORGE SAMPSON has gone on to forge a successful acting career, appearing in Waterloo Road, Mount Pleasant, Casualty, The Dumping Ground, and in January 2016 he joined Emmerdale (see left). Copyright [PA/Wenn]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/AnfColbxDIwvQE6UX8IM7Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOQ--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/HSRcxeWiAbvkmBRWr4xAfg--~B/aD04NTI7dz0xMjgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/http://67.media.tumblr.com/bddbb6e919662f2aefe5236cf29958d1/tumblr_inline_o6lxmqmocP1thphmv_1280.jpg)
![DIVERSITY are one of the most successful acts to come out of the show with sell out UK tours and two DVDs. Their members have tasted success individually; Ashley Banjo has judged on Sky 1 talent show Got to Dance, while his brother Jordan Banjo and fellow Diversity member Perri Kiely - who won reality show Splash! in 2014 - were the UK hosts for the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. Copyright [REX]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/3L_8h.AuTVBxkk0sySCPgA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzMw--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/2gejYB.kYYYq3lYMWZMaBw--~B/aD04NDQ7dz0xMjgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/http://41.media.tumblr.com/a600c6d1a8020251b68020c1763d2b49/tumblr_inline_o6e7cdbseP1thphmv_1280.jpg)
![ASHLEIGH AND PUDSEY have got a lot of work since winning the sixth BGT series. They performed for the Queen, judged talent shows and a film about the canine, Pudsey: The Movie, was also created with BGT judge David Walliams voicing the dog. Copyright [REX]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/hgfZwD3GsJk3yTpeudYDXw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOA--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/d7Smtucl9xpinkLhzb5OkQ--~B/aD04NTE7dz0xMjgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/http://67.media.tumblr.com/306407c2b93380fd85aeea454e7c75f6/tumblr_inline_o6e7efvYfh1thphmv_1280.jpg)
![29-year-old Scottish singer JAI MCDOWALL was signed to Simon Cowell’s Syco record label after winning in 2011 but was dropped in 2012 and he later described the music mogul as “anti-Scottish”. He’s since done panto (with an english accent) and is currently in the show Tonight from the West End, alongside Ray Quinn. Copyright [REX]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/i3v58IIPUQI653yRz.g0Xw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOA--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/dC_3_t3teRi6Q2dpd2.2Tw--~B/aD04NTE7dz0xMjgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/http://66.media.tumblr.com/2ad8dbbd9a649212ad5ba294807b303f/tumblr_inline_o6e7fptHYF1thphmv_1280.jpg)
![After finishing second in the seventh Britain’s Got Talent series, comedian JACK CARROLL has become a professional actor. He has appeared in supermarket sitcom Trollied and alongside Vic Reeves in CBBC show Ministry of Curious Stuff. In March 2015, he also made a cameo appearance in daytime soap Doctors. Copyright [REX]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/surQ.60vSGBt3FTBo8AAdw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOQ--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/nLTe8O_UlThT2H.SmokNeQ--~B/aD04NTI7dz0xMjgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/http://66.media.tumblr.com/b387971aa854fcf6ce4cddeba0f200a2/tumblr_inline_o6lyd7wF241thphmv_1280.jpg)
![British tenor PPAUL POTTS has performed more than 800 shows over the last nine years since winning the first ever series of BGT in 2007. He sung to 1.5 million people outside the Brandenburg Gate, was a guest co-host on Australian programme The Morning Show and even had a film made about his life - One Chance - starring James corden. Copyright [WENN]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ACaSbWCG18TyK5XX4Lw9mw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY2MA--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/A6WUMht.tvBrAv.fEdSrYg--~B/aD04ODA7dz0xMjgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/http://36.media.tumblr.com/fb787584a122923cc4ba9813137a30c7/tumblr_inline_o6e7hw4aMa1thphmv_1280.jpg)
![LOVEABLE ROGUES - AKA Eddie Brett, Sonny Jay Muharrem, and Te Eugene Qhairo, finished fourth on BGT’s sixth series in 2012, but after some highs, including signing to Simon Cowell’s Syco record label and supporting Olly Murs on his 2013 Right Place Right Time UK tour, they were dropped by in 2013 and have since split. Copyright [Duval/WENN.com]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/kTJ5l8xzZBkUZmlFYjOlAg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTc1NQ--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/9ep4rvoUSUaSYD.Kmbr2cA--~B/aD0xMDA2O3c9MTI4MDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--/http://40.media.tumblr.com/33471bf4d522ba64abe8c76cd2111712/tumblr_inline_o6e7ip2PNk1thphmv_1280.jpg)
![The Greek father and son comedy dance duo, Demetrios and Lagi Demetriou - aka STAVROS FLATLEY - made the series three final and have since performed all over the world. The pair released a book in 2009, How to Be (A Little Bit) Greek, but their family electrical firm, Lagi Contractors, went into administration in 2011. They were last seen wowing fans of TOWIE in a March 2016 episode when they performed at a Greek-themed party. Copyright [WENN]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Wk4LsyRxicUvc2i6BzLiXg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/OQCV4rxThyv5HSDtqapYNg--~B/aD03MjA7dz0xMjgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/http://40.media.tumblr.com/746b76b73c6cdd369396e92aaf44d117/tumblr_inline_o6e7jeoMa91thphmv_1280.jpg)
![SHAHEEN JAFARGHOLI wowed the public with his performance of Michael Jackson’s Who’s Lovin’ You in series three. He went on to perform at the late star’s memorial and at the 2009 Mobo Awards as a tribute to the legendary singer. Shaheen released an acoustic album in 2014 but will be in EastEnders this year after joining the show as Kush’s younger brother Shaki Kazemi. Copyright [REX/]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/D8lrOhh0sfP5KIaOEYG1vw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOQ--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/sA1WEgaja_AmNRittS87UA--~B/aD04NTI7dz0xMjgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/http://66.media.tumblr.com/4706086d60babefec3a11dacb05ff90b/tumblr_inline_o6lyy5viUs1thphmv_1280.jpg)
![The achievements of SUSAN BOYLE since she finished second to Diversity are incredible. Her debut I Dreamed a Dream became the UK’s best-selling album of all time. She has released six albums, performed at the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games and received six Guinness World Records. Copyright [WENN.com]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/9ni0DK0Kfl5XlLUjApKlbw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcxOA--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/DE2Q9clczFLpjvMY5K_p7g--~B/aD05NTc7dz0xMjgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/http://36.media.tumblr.com/2f9dad58b36e3a0506ebebe7a9ff1e66/tumblr_inline_o6e7ll9xju1thphmv_1280.jpg)
![Dance troupe FLAWLESS also emerged from series 3, and have since gone on to appear in movies Street Dance 3D and Street Dance 2, as well as EastEnders spin-off E20. More impressively, they teamed up with Kylie Minogue for Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee concert in 2012, and starred in theatre production Peter Pan last year. Copyright [REX]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/hurovPSM8TWa.UCVYCovbg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY2NQ--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/0sO1830vhwFehw95koxF6Q--~B/aD04ODY7dz0xMjgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/http://67.media.tumblr.com/394d2d480a53cbad09ce05be19fab02f/tumblr_inline_o6e7msEvIn1thphmv_1280.jpg)
![RONAN PARKE finished runner-up on BGT series five aged 12. He signed a deal with Sony but left them in May 2012. His career highlight was performing at a New Year’s Gala in Beijing which was televised to 700 million people and the 17-year-old is still singing, performing in his hometown of Norwich earlier this year. Copyright [REX]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/rs0IvJ47zaxoYVypx9Zu6A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOQ--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/iq91uZETLvAxWxciIWd4UA--~B/aD04NTI7dz0xMjgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/http://66.media.tumblr.com/a65894da8f0863e2d90187486b675ab0/tumblr_inline_o6lzgztkan1thphmv_1280.jpg)
![TWIST AND PULSE: The street dance duo, Ashley Glazebrook (Twist) and Glen Murphy (Pulse), finished runner-up in 2010 but returned to BGT in 2012 after setting up their own dance troupe, aptly-named Twist and Pulse Dance Company, who reached the semis. In 2012, they won £15,000 for charity on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire and toured with the Olympic Torch for 67 dates. They also supported Jedward on their Irish tour. Copyright [WENN]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/dMibtAuVvT0ZFNXQ5KSzDg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0Nw--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/9BOolgovbFUipMr2Bd9AfQ--~B/aD04NjI7dz0xMjgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/http://65.media.tumblr.com/695ed6b64f4a1b9b7017cb2a794aefc4/tumblr_inline_o6e7p42Zrh1thphmv_1280.jpg)
![Singing duo JONATHAN AND CHARLOTTE signed to Syco for £1 million and their record, Together, raced to fifth in UK album charts. But in February 2014 the pair split after being offered solo record deals by Sony. Charlotte released her solo effort Solitaire in July 2014, and Jonathan released his first solo album, Tenore, in October 2014. The duo are still releasing music. Copyright [WENN.com]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/06GzYKy4qD6NSYny41Y4Ng--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYyOA--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/dMe72EZO1FQsehtIeEKsEQ--~B/aD04Mzc7dz0xMjgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/http://67.media.tumblr.com/d8a04867f09e3820e22ef9afadc93adf/tumblr_inline_o6e7pw7ya21thphmv_1280.jpg)
![Gymnastic troupe SPELLBOUND won the fourth BGT series and went on to perform two sequences at the London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony. Since then several members have left the group to take up coaching or solo careers, with acrobatic trio Elise Matthews, Georgia Lancaster and Millie Spalding winning a surprise gold for Great Britain in 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships. Copyright [REX]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/NLTTv5iayQSJulmJn6f35A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTczMQ--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/AHDzKKIcmLLd.HwktR2EEg--~B/aD05NzQ7dz0xMjgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/http://40.media.tumblr.com/d32917a5af2ee7039c4089ef0e8f1d05/tumblr_inline_o6e7rsPEIA1thphmv_1280.jpg)
Britain’s Got Talent contestants never fail to entertain, whether they are extremely talented or spectacularly terrible at their perceived talent.
The talent show has provided many of its contestants with a platform to go on to greater things since it first aired in June 2007.
Some have gone on to achieve worldwide success with chart-topping albums, while others have forged careers in Emmerdale and EastEnders, or sadly seen their careers flop.
