It was golden buzzer time again in round four of Britain’s Got Talent’s auditions… And this time it was Alesha Dixon who felt sure she’d found the winning act.
Alesha thinks girl group REAformed have what it takes to go all the way and the three girls were showered with golden confetti as they celebrated getting a free pass straight through to the live semi-finals.
It didn't start well for the girls, though…
"Alesha is our favourite judge," they said when they arrived on stage.
And David Walliams hit his red buzzer straight away.
Then 21-year-old Alexis said she had met Alesha a few years ago and Alesha had encouraged her to get an education before she tried to make her way as a singer.
"What a shocker," laughed Simon Cowell.
Renetta, 18, Ebony, 15, and Alexis then revealed they have only been performing together for three months.
So the judges didn’t expect much from them - but they were blown away by the group’s performance of I Got the Music In Me, by Kiki Dee.
The girls had the audience dancing - and Alesha.
“I honestly think you’re the best girl group we’ve seen on the show so far," Alesha told them. "I like the way you’ve styled yourselves and I definitely, definitely think you deserve a chance.”
Amanda Holden loved the girls, too. “I think we’ve found something special in you,” she told them.
Simon liked them, but not quite as completely.
“I think you are the natural lead singer in this group,” Simon told Ebony. “You look great and have great chemistry,” he told the whole group. “Vocals need a lot work, though.”
Then it came to the voting.
“I’m going to say ‘yes’,” said Simon.
“I’m going to say ‘yes’,” said Amanda.
“I’m going to say ‘yes’,” said David.
“And I’m going to say…this!” said Alesha. And she slammed the golden buzzer.
“I was not expecting that,” Simon laughed.
Of course, Alesha knows a bit about girl groups, coming from Mis-Teeq, also a trio of girls that formed in 1999 and lasted six years until they split to pursue solo careers.
She rushed up to the stage to congratulate the girls and promised them: “I will support you all the way”.
Back at the judges’ table, Alesha said: “I started out in a girls’ group and I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Mis-Teeq and that’s what I saw in those girls.”
“OK, girls, that was amazing what happened. Now you’ve got to live up to Alesha’s potential, right," said Simon. "Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. Good luck.”
REAformed join Amanda’s great-granny dancer, Paddy, 79, and David’s tone deaf singer Christian Spridon, as golden buzzer semi-finalists. But can they make it through to the final?
Britain's Got Talent auditions continue on ITV on Saturday, May 10
