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Britain's Got Talent at Sheffield Arena - PICTURES
THE nation may only have eyes for one Britain's Got Talent singer but Sheffield has plenty of screams – and underwear – for more unlikely stars.
The Britain's Got Talent live tour arrived at the Arena for two shows on Saturday and provided a high-energy boost far better than sitting at home in front of the telly.
Dance moves, back flips and teamwork that looks good on the small screen are even more stylish in real life.
Susan Boyle, boasting a new haircut and silver sequined dress, did receive a standing ovation for her performance of Memory from the musical Cats but so did many others.
And the troubled Scottish singer was certainly the only one to have her name greeted with a scattering of boos when her name was first announced earlier in the show.
The impressive voice that has made her the world's most Googled woman didn't let her down though and she stunned the crowd with her undeniable talent.
Click here to see Susan Boyle perform at Sheffield Arena, filmed from the crowd for YouTube
There were none of the dancing antics that had been seen on the TV and just hours after the Sheffield show had finished, it was announced that she had pulled out of yesterday's Manchester dates after being advised to rest.
But the Sheffield show was about much more than Boyle, it was opened by popular but relatively talentless DJ Talent – aka Anthony Ghosh – to the delight of the audience.
This year's winners Diversity were welcomed with screams of delight and there was a special South Yorkshire welcome for Doncaster's very own grandfather and granddaughter duo 2 Grand.
Stavros Flatley was delighted – and his son so shocked he ran off the stage in mock horror – to have a pair of knickers thrown on stage at him following a classically comical Irish dancing routine as Greek-Cypriot Demetrios and Michalakis.
A massive cheer went to last year's winner George Sampson who performed with dance group Flawless before revealing his new classroom routine.
And the dreams of one young fan came true when she was picked out of the crowd by compere Stephen Mulhern and ended up getting a hug on stage from 11-year-old dancer Aidan Davis.
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