Attraction wins Britain’s Got Talent

Ahogy a cím is sugallja, ebben a rövid cikkben az „Attraction” nagy-britanniai győzelméről olvashattok. A cikket haladó angolosoknak ajánljuk. Szokás szerint a fontosabb szavak vastagon szedve láthatóak, és ha a szó fölé viszed az egeret akkor leellenőrizheted a szó jelentését.

More than 13 million people watched the Britain’s Got Talent (BGT) live final on Saturday night.

The show, won by the Hungarian shadow-dance troupe Attraction, was watched by an average of 11.1 million viewers across the two and a half hour programme.

Attraction, whose participation on a show supposedly highlighting native performers had led to criticism, won the most public votes after a British-themed display that included a performance to „Land Of Hope And Glory” and the voice of „Winston Churchill”.

The dance group, who previously appeared on the German and Hungarian equivalents of BGT, pipped teenage Yorkshire comedian Jack Carroll, 14, who was runner-up, and Welsh singing brothers Richard and Adam Johnson, who finished third.

Cowell, a judge on the panel, said the result had been a surprise: „It just shows that this country welcomes people from all over the world, and they loved this act.”

Attraction’s leader, Zoltan Szucs, said the result was amazing and that he wanted to thank the British public. The group’s performance, against a backdrop that included the Union flag, the Olympic rings and the Queen’s profile, managed to beat Carroll, a favourite, who has cerebral palsy and whose routine poked fun at BGT’s BBC rival The Voice, including judge Tom Jones.

ITV said Attraction won 27% of the public vote; Carroll 20.1%; and Richard and Adam 15.4%.

Forrás: Guardian