BGT blunder ‘one of those things’
ONE HALF oCfaJpewtiiosnh illusionist double act DNA has said that appearing on Britain’s Got Talent will be a springboard for bigger and better things, despite an unfortunate mix-up during the live final which saw them finish last.
Andrew Murray, a former JC advertising salesman, and his partner, Darren Sarsby, a magician and illusionist, apologised to viewers after the blunder.
They had been attempting to predict a page number selected in a book during their routine, but guessed it was page 31, when in fact the answer had been 81.
It was the first time they had made a mistake on the ITV show, but it scuppered their hopes of victory.
However, Mr Murray said the duo had already been offered opportunities to perform all over the world, after their three Britain’s Got Talent performances were viewed more than 10 million times on YouTube.
The 43-year-old father-of-two from London said: “Britain’s Got Talent has given us a platform. Millions of people across the world have seen what we do. They now know what we’re about.
“It’s put us on the map. There have been a lot of positive comments and a lot of interest. We’ve had enquiries from organisations and companies across the world, mainly for corporate events.
“We’ve performed before in the United States and in Europe, but now we’ve had interest from the Far East and Australia as well.”
Saturday night’s final was won by pianist Tokio Myers, who pocketed £250,000 in prize money and will now have the chance to perform for the Queen in the Royal Variety Performance.
DNA got just three per cent of the viewers’ vote, the lowest of the 11 acts in the final. Mr Murray admitted the error was disappointing, but said that it demonstrated it was a “real” act.
He said: “It’s just one of those things. We get it right 99.9 per cent of the time. When you get it wrong it just shows it’s not set up. It’s real.
“Sometimes these things happen. I’ve
Britain’s Got Talent judge David Walliams during Saturday’s final been to see a West End show that had been running for years, and the actors got their lines wrong.
“In mind-reading, nobody can give a 100 per cent performance 100 per cent of the time. Sometimes small errors do occur.”
Mr Murray said he now gets regularly stopped on the street by new fans asking for selfies.