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Semi-Final 2: Shaun Smith25 May 09

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17-year-old Shaun Smith brought the house down with his rendition of 'Ain't No Sunshine' back in his audition a few weeks ago. Not only did he win over the audience, but he managed to impress Mr Pop himself - Simon Cowell! This evening, he is back singing U2's With or Without You. Will his song choice be well received?

 

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clarenusa31/05/2009 19:23:16

Hi Britain! I'm from USA...Wow is Shaun Smith incredible!! I'm also an Adam Lambert fan. These two are among the best on music scene today! Simon....sign Shaun up so we can get his CD's and PLEASE BRING HIM TO AMERICA!!!

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teach6629/05/2009 18:38:00

Shaun Smith all the way...there is noone better in the finals. He will give Kris Allen a run for his money....he's great!

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mlnw12328/05/2009 23:15:00

good look;great voice;)

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shaunsmithaddict28/05/2009 18:27:27

WOW!! He is an amazing singer and I love him, the biggest fan ever! Forget about Susan Boyle he is so much better, have you seen how far away the mike is from his mouth. Susan Boyle has really close in comparison to him!!! I love him and I will be voting for you in the Final!!!

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izzy528/05/2009 13:52:01

Shaun Smith should win - enough said.

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britainhastalent27/05/2009 18:31:08

Shaun Smith was the best that night flawless should have not got the public vote he should i love his voice he is the better the susan by far but i am sorry Shaun Smith i am voting for diversity loads of time but i will vvote for you aswell as your amaze:)

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xxsaruqkaxx27/05/2009 15:48:19

Yh come on shaun smith i would like you to win because you are the best singer i have ever seen keep it up shaun you could do it i am 1 of your fans in here and the biggest fan is me Sara from London keep the singing up i want you to win come on everyonce shaun should have more fans because he sings the best songs ever just please people vote for Shaun XxxxxxX

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sammyjayne(:x26/05/2009 22:23:26

You so deserve to win! you have an amazing voice. Im voting for you on staurday(: Loveyou xx

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baha26/05/2009 21:48:47

I like everything about that guy! But he is not gonna win this show!;( I wonder..... can he take a part in next x factor???

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skates71826/05/2009 20:38:05

I think Shaun is probably better than the American Idol contestants we had this year. I actually have been watching BTG and I think most of the singers they put through are better than our American Idol show was this year. I would definitely buy his "cover" version of Ain't No Sunshine.

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georgiina baybyy x26/05/2009 15:39:31

shaun has got a great voice && he is proppa DANK!!

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lovelylady4626/05/2009 13:30:46

he has a very nice voice and deserves to be in the top hope he goes far

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reeka26/05/2009 12:51:17

He did is competition well. That's for sure. But his reaction after being voted by the judges to his other contestant Gareth puts me in delight. He is a good sportsman. This behavier by honouring the other shaking hand with a warm meaning was quite fine.

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constructive25/05/2009 23:40:01

Totally the wrong song, didn't show off voice well at all. Song was perfect for the audition

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luisn25/05/2009 23:34:52

your voice is beautiful. Thanks for letting us year that!

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mamascatherine25/05/2009 23:25:28

Shaun is the young ladies' choice. Human nature I suppose. Several people asked why he didn't go on X factor instead. Perhaps the competition is easier on BGT? Who knows?

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jadid25/05/2009 23:25:02

Dude, you rock!! Blow them away on Saturday!

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aliciaandalison25/05/2009 23:16:26

Im sorry but i think the judges arnt thinking there desison threw throughly ,this act is for x-factor NOT britains got talent, (BGT) is about variety and the show has completly misunderstood the perpose of it. They have put threw 2 singers and 2 dance groups,wheres the variety in that?.

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tonywho25/05/2009 23:08:51

This young man does not deserve this place, which would be better served with another act. His type of performance is for x factor, but even there I would not expect him to get very far. His voice is mundane and distinctly average. He has only made the final because the route is so short as opposed to x-factor which runs for weeks. He will always be assured of the female vote.

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mdf`196025/05/2009 23:08:06

That was awful I cant beleive he is in the finals

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viscountsfawr25/05/2009 23:02:35

Agree with most comments..This is not the X- FACTOR, Shaun has a great voice, and gave a beautiful rendition of U2's “with or with out you” and with out a doubt would make it in the X-factor, I think that Simon Cowell and ITV missed the whole point of “Britain’s Got Talent” this evening

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gabon25/05/2009 23:00:31

As pointed out on Gareth video comments, Simon has obviously many reasons why he should push singers. Pretty sad to see him putting his economic interests in front of the rest. Or maybe he knows that people from home would always vote for singers, also if the competition should be also about other talents.

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becciestilgoe25/05/2009 22:59:10

I love Britains got talent and esp shawn smith, i live near him in tamworth and he really inspires me as i love to sing, id do anything to meet him, or even go on BGT myself. Singing is something that keeps me going just like shawn!

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skywind25/05/2009 22:48:44

I agree with Gabon. People like Susan or Natalie wouldn't be able to make it into shows like X-Factor but Shuan clearly could. He's really out of place in BGT, he's taking the spot of someone else who could entertain us with talented acts and I'm not sure he's so good that he would win X factor. He can sing granted, but going on BGT to sing seems like a cheap shortcut past x factor to a record deal.

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popplastic25/05/2009 22:48:28

Awesome!!! Check it out here! http://popplastic.blogspot.com/2009/05/britains-got-talent-semi-final-2.html

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