UPDATE 1-FACTBOX-Boyle one of 10 in Britain's Got Talent final

Fri May 29, 2009 5:46pm EDT
 
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(Adds Steel, Davis going through after Friday's semi-final)

May 29 (Reuters) - Internet sensation Susan Boyle sings in the final of television show "Britain's Got Talent" on Saturday.

Following are the 10 acts selected for the final.

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SUSAN BOYLE - Aged 48, the Scottish spinster has become one of the biggest Internet stars of all time with her performance in April of "I Dreamed a Dream" from "Les Miserables". She is the bookmakers' hot favourite to win the final.

AIDAN DAVIS - An 11-year-old body-popper from Birmingham.

DIVERSITY - Ten-member dance troupe from Essex, England and east London aged between 12 and 25.

STAVROS FLATLEY - Father-and-son comedy dance duo which describes itself as "two fat versions of Michael Flatley with a Greek element."

FLAWLESS - Ten-member dance troupe from London aged between 20 and 32.

2 GRAND - A singing act comprising John Neill, 76, and his grand-daughter Sallie Lax, 12 who have been performing together for more than two years.

SHAHEEN JAFARGHOLI - A 12-year-old Welsh singer.

JULIAN SMITH - A 39-year-old saxophonist from Birmingham, England. The part-time music teacher plays in pubs and restaurants in and around Birmingham.

SHAUN SMITH - A 17-year-old singer from Lichfield, England.

HOLLIE STEEL - A 10-year-old singer who was allowed to return to the stage and perform again after bursting into tears during her first, faltering rendition of "Edelweiss".

Sources: www.itv.com/ Reuters (To read more about our entertainment news, visit our blog "Fan Fare" online at blogs.reuters.com/fanfare)

 

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