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| Talent final line up is complete | Talent final line up is complete |
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| Singer Hollie Steel and dancer Aidan Davies have become the last two contestants to secure places in the final of Britain's Got Talent. | Singer Hollie Steel and dancer Aidan Davies have become the last two contestants to secure places in the final of Britain's Got Talent. |
| The acts will join eight other performers, including Scottish singer Susan Boyle, in the grand final of the ITV1 talent show on Saturday night. | The acts will join eight other performers, including Scottish singer Susan Boyle, in the grand final of the ITV1 talent show on Saturday night. |
| Ten-year-old Hollie was allowed to perform again after bursting into tears during her first attempt at Edelweiss. | Ten-year-old Hollie was allowed to perform again after bursting into tears during her first attempt at Edelweiss. |
| The winner will perform at the Royal Variety Show and win a £100,000 cheque. | The winner will perform at the Royal Variety Show and win a £100,000 cheque. |
| Hollie, from Accrington, Lancashire, was saved by the judges who let her perform for a second time later in the show. | Hollie, from Accrington, Lancashire, was saved by the judges who let her perform for a second time later in the show. |
| That was one of the gutsiest things I've ever seen in my life Piers Morgan | That was one of the gutsiest things I've ever seen in my life Piers Morgan |
| Self-taught street dancer Aidan Davis, 11, from Birmingham - secured the most votes from the public to complete the line-up. | Self-taught street dancer Aidan Davis, 11, from Birmingham - secured the most votes from the public to complete the line-up. |
| After her second attempt a tearful Hollie said she had enjoyed herself and her performance received resounding applause and a standing ovation from the judges, who praised her bravery. | After her second attempt a tearful Hollie said she had enjoyed herself and her performance received resounding applause and a standing ovation from the judges, who praised her bravery. |
| Piers Morgan said: "That was one of the gutsiest things I've ever seen in my life. I couldn't have done that and I think you should be very proud of yourself." | Piers Morgan said: "That was one of the gutsiest things I've ever seen in my life. I couldn't have done that and I think you should be very proud of yourself." |
| Fellow judge Amanda Holden added: "It wasn't just that she came back, it was that she gave the better performance vocally." | Fellow judge Amanda Holden added: "It wasn't just that she came back, it was that she gave the better performance vocally." |
| Aidan, described as a young Justin Timberlake, was too excited about his victory to speak after the results were announced. | Aidan, described as a young Justin Timberlake, was too excited about his victory to speak after the results were announced. |
| Simon Cowell said he had "total confidence, total charisma, great face, great routine" while Morgan said: "I never saw Justin Timberlake dance when he was your age but I bet it was like that." | Simon Cowell said he had "total confidence, total charisma, great face, great routine" while Morgan said: "I never saw Justin Timberlake dance when he was your age but I bet it was like that." |
| "Frightened rabbit" | "Frightened rabbit" |
| Meanwhile, show bosses rejected suggestions Susan Boyle might be axed amid fears she was not coping with the pressure of her new-found fame. | Meanwhile, show bosses rejected suggestions Susan Boyle might be axed amid fears she was not coping with the pressure of her new-found fame. |
| Boyle, from Blackburn, West Lothian, has struggled to handle the attention and thought about quitting the show to escape the attention, judge Piers Morgan said. | Boyle, from Blackburn, West Lothian, has struggled to handle the attention and thought about quitting the show to escape the attention, judge Piers Morgan said. |
| A spokeswoman for Britain's Got Talent said Boyle was receiving the support she needed from the show's producers. | A spokeswoman for Britain's Got Talent said Boyle was receiving the support she needed from the show's producers. |
| "She just wants to focus on her performance, and the well-being of our contestants is our number one priority," she said. | "She just wants to focus on her performance, and the well-being of our contestants is our number one priority," she said. |
| Writing on his blog yesterday, Morgan said that "frightened rabbit" Boyle had fleetingly felt like throwing in the towel to escape all the attention. | Writing on his blog yesterday, Morgan said that "frightened rabbit" Boyle had fleetingly felt like throwing in the towel to escape all the attention. |
| The following are the 10 acts selected for the final: | The following are the 10 acts selected for the final: |
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