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SARAH'S SECOND CHANCE

Sarah Ikumu gets WILDCARD from Britain’s Got Talent judges and will compete in tonight’s final

SARAH Ikumu has been taken into the Britain’s Got Talent final after the judges awarded them their wildcard vote.

The 15-year-old singer wowed in her first audition and had Simon Cowell pressing his golden buzzer for her.

 Sarah Ikumu has been handed the wildcard
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Sarah Ikumu has been handed the wildcardCredit: Splash News

Fans of the show couldn’t hide their excitement when it was announced and they took to Twitter in their hundreds.

One tweeted: "I would have been very annoyed if Sarah hadn't been given the wild card. She's the most talented there."

Another wrote: "So obvious Sarah be #BGTWildCard but I'm glad she is."

 Simon Cowell pressed his golden buzzer for the young singer
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Simon Cowell pressed his golden buzzer for the young singerCredit: Splash News
 The 15-year-old has an incredible vocal range
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The 15-year-old has an incredible vocal rangeCredit: Splash News

Already in the final of this year's show is David Walliams' golden buzzer act Kyle Tomlinson - who wowed the crowd, the judges, and the viewers at home with his passionate rendition of Adele's When We Were Young in the first live semi-final.

The judges had predicted he would go far, and he proved them right by winning himself the first place in the finals on the audience vote.

Magic act DNA also went through after an amazing act that saw them use the "power of persuasion" to have Simon Cowell find a word in the dictionary that David Walliams had secretly written down.

 Issy Simpson is through to the final
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Issy Simpson is through to the finalCredit: Splash News
 Comdian Matt Edwards will also be vying for the top prize
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Comdian Matt Edwards will also be vying for the top prizeCredit: PA:Press Association

Following the second semi-final, Issy Simpson - the 8 year old magician went through after she read Simon's mind.

She is joined by Matt Edwards - Ant and Dec's golden buzzer act who is a comedian and magician who's "as funny as Lee Evans".

Wednesday saw the third semi-final and Tokio Myers, the Charming musician who fused classical with modern for a powerful piano set and cheeky eight year old comedian Ned Woodman go through.

 Tokio Myers wowed the judges and the audience
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Tokio Myers wowed the judges and the audience
 The Pensionalities are a firm fan favourite
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The Pensionalities are a firm fan favouriteCredit: Splash News
 And the Merserygirls stole the nation's hearts
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And the Merserygirls stole the nation's heartsCredit: Splash News
 The Missing People Choir are also through to the final
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The Missing People Choir are also through to the finalCredit: Splash News

The fourth semi-final took place on Thursday night and the acts making it through to the final are Merseygirls - Alesha's golden buzzer act and dance group who originally auditioned as Just Us.

Joining them in the final will be The Pensionalities - OAPs Henry, 84, and Malcolm, 75, warmed the audience when they auditioned in Blackpool singing a short duet.

The Missing People Choir and Daliso Chaponda will also be working their magic on stage.

Ten acts in total will go through to the BGT final on Saturday June 3, which has been rescheduled from the Sunday due to Ariana Grande's Manchester Attack tribute concert.


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