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Barrow Boys' bid to win Britain's Got Talent

on May 22, 2009 2:24 PM | 2 Comments | No TrackBacks

Three farmers will be starring on primetime TV this weekend in an audacious bid to win Britain's Got Talent.

Sam Parris, Bobby Barnes and Lyle Burrough - aka 'The Barrow Boys' - will be appearing on the hit ITV show with their unique wheelbarrow act.

The trio from Devon perfected their routine, which involves dancing with barrows, in an attempt to impress the judges - Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden - and scoop the £100,000 prize money.

The three will have the support of Devon Young Farmers, among whom they're popular figures, but are also calling on farmers everywhere to back them.

Most contestants on these shows have a 'sob story' (you know the sort of thing: a dead relative, brought up in abject poverty, a terrible disease) which helps guarantee extra votes, but these boys are different - if anything, their story is that they haven't got a sob story, they're just doing it for a laugh. They're probably more worried about the prospects for this year's silage season that the likes of Simon Cowell.

If they progress through the last audition show which airs on Saturday evening, they'll then appear in one of the five semi-finals, the first of which is on Sunday, with the grand final airing on Saturday May 30.

They're up against some stiff competition, with other popular contestants in this year's coveted Britain's Got Talent contest including Susan Boyle, Jamie Pugh and Aidan Davis.

Dance acts like Flawless and Diversity have also been so original and are absolutely amazing. That Merlin bloke who looked as if he was about to drown himself in a diving helmet was also completely off the wall.

I'm told that the whole process was kickstarted by a throwaway comment, when someone jokingly said to the lads: You've got to go on Britain's Got Talent.

The three men are also proving a hit with audiences - particularly in rural areas. "Pretty skilled wheelbarrow handling,' one fan commented on YouTube.

"Proper job.. really enjoyed it, well done," said another. "You are gonna win it," declared another, while one simply declared: "Oh my God, I love it!"

The winning act in the show, which more than 14 million people watched the final of last year, will pocket the £100,000 cash, plus get to perform in front of The Queen at the Royal Variety Performance.

Watch the Barrow Boys and their "extreme freestyling barrowing" below.

 

 

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I wonder how many wheelbarrows they go through?

The Pope on his trip to Glasgow has the prospect of being sung at by Susan Boyle, without Divine Intervention, of course :-)

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