Missing People Choir reaches Britain’s Got Talent semi-final
A CHOIR made up of missing people’s relatives and backed by Kate McCann is among the
Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalists. The Missing People Choir was sent through to the live stages of the competition by judges Simon Cowell, David Walliams, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon, as they narrowed down this year’s crop of contestants.
The group includes the sister of missing Manic Street Preachers guitarist Richey Edwards, the father of chef Claudia Lawrence and Peter Boxell and Denise Horvath-Allan, whose children have both been missing for 28 years.
Led by the Missing People charity, their first audition, which brought the judges to tears, was a performance of I
Miss You, a song penned by Boxell which also includes lyrics written by schoolgirl Alice Gross, who was murdered in 2014 aged 14.
Mrs McCann, the mother of Madeline McCann, is an ambassador for the charity.
Families involved with the charity were said to be “delighted” by the choir reaching the semi-final. If victorious, they plan to use the competition’s £250,000 prize money to try to help reunite people with missing loved ones.
Clare Cook, co-founder of the choir, said: “I know that all of the families are absolutely delighted that we have made it through to the semi-finals. The choir have been working non-stop and will put everything into our semifinal performance. We are so very grateful for all the support we have received.”
Also seen making it through to next week’s live shows were retired registrar-turned-DJ Dizzy Twilight, and a troupe of terrifying clown-faced dancers – The Next Generation.
The 35 acts will join the five golden buzzer acts who automatically qualified for the semi-finals, which start tomorrow.