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Pizza delivery man wows talent show
Tuesday 5 May 2009
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37-year-old Jamie Pugh attended the Cardiff auditions, and revealed that he was so terrified that he had not slept for three nights.
He explained: "I suffer from severe stage fright, it has totally crippled me, and I've come today to see if I can get through three minutes... I'm just a simple bloke from the Valleys, but my dream is to sing at the Royal Variety in front of a live orchestra."
His biggest fear was walking out on stage and freezing - but instead he left the judges spellbound by launching into 'Bring Him Home'.
The whole theatre was on its feet, bringing tears and a look of shock to Pugh's face.
Piers Morgan told Pugh: "I wasn't expecting that kind of performance from you. You deliver pizzas at night, for goodness' sake, and you come on this stage - one of the biggest talent shows in the world - and do a performance like that. I thought it was incredible."
Fellow judge Simon Cowell agreed: "I think I just got how important the last three minutes of your life just were, and to get the reaction you just got from the audience must be unbelievable.
"It's people like you (who are) the reason why we come to Wales every year, I think you could be a special talent, but you have to start believing in yourself."
Meanwhile, a violin-playing student decided to go it alone after judges told her to ditch her best friend. Sue Son, 23, auditioned with her pal on keyboards in a classical act named Addicted.
Judges were not impressed - but Cowell asked Son: "We have had a conversation and we think you are really good but none of us think the act is very good. What we want to ask is if you will come back to audition on your own tomorrow?"
Back to see the judges, Son said she was "still the best of friends" with her mate.
Playing Storm by Vanessa Mae on her electric violin, Son received a standing ovation from the audience.
Judge Amanda Holden told her: "I know it was a tough decision to leave your best friend, but that is going to be the best decision you ever made because that was phenomenal."
Last week more than 13.2 million people tuned in to watch the third instalment of Britain's Got Talent, making the episode the highest rating programme of 2009 so far.
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