Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5598112-20180928052441/@comment-37222466-20190209215451

PatN60 wrote: Balou 26 wrote: I heard Paul Potts performed his winning song at BGT, Nessun Dorma and Susan Boyle, I Dreamed a Dream (what else?)  Don't know anything about the others. They were probably told what to sing. That's what they both sang when they initially auditioned and also for the finals and these shows are very scripted. And this show is more scripted than the rest. Its timing is to fill in the period in the early part of the year before the new BGT season starts in April. As such, its sole purpose is to promote Got Talent. The reason for bringing back earlier top contestants like Paul Potts and Susan Boyle who made it famous. They are rich and middleaged now and both have had very successful careers post-show. They're doing it as a tip of the hat to Simon whose stage gave them their chance. And a little US prime time promo is good for them, too. Paul for his touring and Susan for her new album Sony is releasing in May, I think.

What I wonder is how they are going to finesse the results. It seems ridiculous to have the winners to be the kids who just won 1st last year or the year before. Shin and Darci. Whatever.

I do think they will have a separate category for Susan though. Crown her the legend or the spirit of the Got Talent shows (which she certainly is) and then have the separate competition results for the other top 5 acts