Britain's Got Talent 2016: Semi-finalists revealed

Two Merseyside hopefuls have joined Britain's Got Talent golden buzzer acts Beau Dermott and Boogie Storm in the semi-finals.

Chloe Fenton, 10, from Old Swan, and Jack Higgins, 14, from Childwall, both won places in the live shows, which take place each night from tomorrow.


Thousands applied and hundreds auditioned for the celebrity judges.

And the few who received three or more yeses were whittled down to 40 - plus five golden buzzer acts - in tonight's final audition show.

Chloe and Jack will now perform in the semi-finals along with Widnes singer Beau - who was fast-tracked through by Amanda Holden when BGT returned for a 10th anniversary series in April.
They join Liverpool's Star Wars-inspired dance act Boogie Storm, who were Simon Cowell’s golden buzzer act.

The dancing Stormtroopers, dancers Chloe and Jack, and singer Beau are all hoping to win the public vote and secure an all-important place in next weekend's live final.

They have a chance of winning a life-changing £250,000 and a coveted spot at the Royal Variety Performance.

Merseyside’s semi-final acts are:
Beau Dermott
Age: 12
From: Widnes
Talent: Singer
Golden Buzzer: Amanda
What you need to know:

Beau is a 12 year old with an ambition to record her own music.

She lives in Widnes with her parents, her brother Ben and their dog Bailey.

Beau wowed the judges with her incredible performance of Defying Gravity from the hit musical Wicked.

“Every moment counted. You have a massive future,” said Amanda as she pressed the first golden buzzer of the series for Beau.

Boogie Storm
Age: 17-25 From: Liverpool Talent: Dancers Golden Buzzer: Simon
What you need to know:
The Stormtroopers were put together by Liverpool firefighter Lee Seddon, Jennifer Ellison’s husband Robbie Tickle and dancers from Jennifer’s Jelli Studios.

The group - who refused to talk or take off their helmets - wowed the judges with their dance routine to a medley of pop songs and were sent through to the live shows by Simon

Lee bought the costumes to use for promotional appearances but found that they were such a success, he decided to set up Empire Parties.

Already a huge hit with Merseyside viewers, the troupe took to the pitch at Anfield and their BGT audition has racked up more than 17 million views on YouTube.