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31 May 2018, 12:43 am

Britain’s Got Talent 2018: Who is finalist Calum Courtney?

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He was one of the standout acts of the first Britain’s Got Talent auditions show – and now 10-year-old Calum Courtney has landed a place in the grand final. The young singer sailed through to the Sunday night showdown after after wowing the judges on Tuesday night with his version of Stevie Wonder’s Isn’t She Lovely – reworked in tribute to his mum.

10-year-old Calum – who has a mild form of autism – originally impressed the judges in his first audition with his rendition of Michael Jackson’s Who’s Loving You. He returned for the second live semi-final with his rendition of Isn’t She Lovely – landing himself a place in the top three of that night’s show.

While he didn’t win and make it straight through to the final, he was voted through by the judges – meaning he will return on Sunday.


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31 May 2018, 1:09 am

Cool :)

Good on him.



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31 May 2018, 9:20 pm

Oh wow! I have seen his original videos posted on YouTube, and I had no idea he was on Britain's Got Talent. That's great; he has a phenomenal voice :D .


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31 May 2018, 10:03 pm

I guess Susan Boyle was the eye opener for Britain's Got Talent.


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01 Jun 2018, 4:58 am

Very good singer. I also noticed the brother was wearing headphones, so maybe autistic too.