I guess that it had to happen one day. Simon Cowell had always said that he would like to find a dog good enough to win Britain’s Got Talent and he got what he wanted at last.

17 year old Ashleigh and Pudsey the dog emerged the winners of £500,000 on Saturday night and they get to perform on the Royal Variety show in front of the queen. Take a look at the video see what you think.

My 6 year old granddaughter is already trying to train her puppy Marlow to dance, could we end up with a nation of dancing dogs due to Pudsey’s lightfootedness?

The Funniest

Very good I’m sure. I found the performances entertaining but nowhere near as entertaining as comedian Michael Walliams has been throughout the whole series. The new judge has certainly fit Simon Cowell up many times and kept everybody laughing and that includes Simon who was often left looking bemused at the things the camp comedian came out with.

One of the highlights was David getting up on stage and performing with contestants The Showbears. I loved watching that again.

The Most Talented

Probably the most talented contestants this year came second, opera singers Charlotte and Jonathon. In the auditions Simon Cowell said that 17 year old Jonathon should split from 16 year old Charlotte but he said no and from the following video you can see that Jonathon’s decision was right.

My Favourites

I had 2 favourites this year. The Lovable Rogues who have their own unique style and perform their own material. I found myself glued to the screen while watching them and think that they have a great future.

I also liked the Mend and was disappointed when they failed to get through to the final, but they were given a wild card and placed in the finals anyway.

Most Embarrassing Performance

For me that was dalek impersonator Martyn Croft, a man in a silver suit wearing a pan on his head. Really embarrassing because he lives just 9 miles from me at Skipton. His ambition was to open Skipton’s gala, which I believe he will be doing this year.

I’m not going to include that video because I don’t want to encourage anybody to put pans on their heads and walk around shouting exterminate!

Some acts were dire, such as the guy breaking wind and the fool hanging things from his ears, some stood out for me and they included dance groups Flawless and Diversity, the singer Susan Boyle and Saxophonist Julian Smith. Now we are at the end of the semi final week and the voting went mostly as I expected. The biggest drama was young Hollie Steel breaking down in tears on the stage, but she was given a second chance and came back and wowed everybody while winning herself a place in the final.

Apart from the saxophonist the finalists are all dance or singing acts, variety lost on the way to more popular forms of entertainment. Except for one act I think that the final will be spectacular. The line up is:

Aiden Davis – Dancer
Diversity – Street Dancers
Flawless – Street Dancers
Hollie Steel – Singer
Julian Smith – Saxophonist
Shaheen Jafargholi – Singer
Shaun Smith – Singer
Stavros Flatly – Comedy Dancers
Susan Boyle – Singer
Two Grand – Singers

Although Susan Boyle has been the favourite from week one and there has been a lot of publicity surrounding her I don’t necessarily think that she will win. She has an amazing voice but if I’m going to make any predictions I would base them on who I prefer and who I would pay to see. My top 3 are:

1. Flawless – Street Dancers
2. Diversity – Street Dancers
3. Julian Smith – Saxophonist

The one to watch out for in the future Shaun Smith – Singer
Funniest act of 2009 Stavros Flatly – Comedy Dancers

Yes I’ve totally missed out the youngsters and Susan Boyle. Good though they were they just weren’t my cup of tea.

Update – 2 out of 3 aint bad

What an amazing final, the best one so far. I enjoyed every minute of the show. There were so many memorable performances that until the winners Diversity appeared there were several acts who could have won. I put Diversity in second place behind Flawless before the final, and until then they were. Then they put together an astonishing routine and blew the rest of the competition out of the water.

Flawless were great, but when it came down to it Diversity were better on the night. I’m glad that it was one of the street dancing acts that won and that there are 11 happy winners rather than just one.

At least I got third place right. I’ve always had a soft spot for the saxophone and Julian Smith played it magnificently sending shivers down my spine. What a cool guy and what a great talent.

My fourth favourite was Shaun Smith. This guy has one of those voices that I could listen to all night. I said previously that he is the one to watch out for and I think that even more after his final performance. He is only 17, can sing really well and has the looks too. If he doesn’t get a record contract I will be very surprised.

I wonder what 2010 will bring along!

I’m not a fan of reality shows like Big Brother but I enjoy watching Britain’s Got Talent. On Saturday the 2009 series kicked off to a great start and I’m looking forward to watching it unfold in the coming weeks.

It’s good for the soul to see somebody coming out of nowhere and doing well, but not all of the competitors are good. Some are downright embarrassing, like the 60 year old who wanted to be a professional dancer. He just stood and swayed while waving his arms in the air. If it wasn’t for the audiences amusing reaction it would have been awfully boring.

However, I’m going to look at the positives and the acts who shone for me. My favourite was Flawless a dance act from North London. They were absolutely superb, very different and the best dance act that I’ve seen in a long time. You can see for yourself if you look on Youtube.

Another act that turned out to be amazing was Susan Boyle. Who would have thought when she entered the stage that she could sing so well. A dowdy middle aged Scottish lass who looked more like a school dinner lady than a world class singer. The audience and panel were laughing at her, but blimey she showed them!

I wasn’t too sure about  Stavros Flatley Dancers at first. The father and son dance act were a total surprise and very funny if you could ignore their stomachs and man boobs jiggling about. The expressions on the 12 year olds face were hilarious and his father wasn’t so far behind. One of the most entertaining acts that I’ve seen and almost as entertaining as Signature who came second in the competition last year.

I would have liked to include videos of the acts from this year that I’ve mentioned, but they are unavailable at present. Instead I’ve treated you to a couple of videos of Signature who were my favourite last year.