Britain's Got Talent winner 'named' as favourite act tramples the opposition, bookies say
28.05.2024 - 16:45
/ ok.co.uk
Opera singer Innocent Masuku is the new favourite to win ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent following his performance in the semi-final on Monday 27 May, according to bookmakers William Hill. He sang Hans Zimmer’s Now We Are Free from the movie Gladiator, wowing the judges and the public, who voted him through to the final.
After his first audition, judge Amanda Holden described him as “the best opera singer we have ever had,” while his performance in the semi-final earned Innocent a standing ovation and caused Alesha Dixon to comment: “How do you sum it up? You’re the one to beat. Powerhouse! Chills – I had chills up and down my arm.
Mesmerised by you and your talent. Wonderful.
Absolutely wonderful.” The other act going through from Monday’s semi-final is Ssaulabi Performance Troupe, the Taekwondo group from South Korea who gave a particularly fiery performance on stage. Innocent Masuku is now in with a chance of winning the entire competition and the prize of £250,000, with bookies William Hill shortening his odds of winning from 12/1 to 5/2.
His closest competitors are Denise & Stefan and Haribow, who are both priced at 7/2. On Tuesday 28 May, William Hill spokesperson Lee Phelps commented: “Innocent Masuku certainly hit the right notes with the judges last night and he seems to have struck a chord with punters too as his price to win this year’s Britain’s Got Talent have shrunk to just 5/2 from 12/1 at the weekend.” “The opera star now leads Denise & Stefan and Haribow, who are both available at 7/2 in the betting, while other semi-final winners The Ssaulabi Performance Troupe have only shortened slightly into 16/1 and remain relative outsiders despite already being in the final.” Nkululeko Innocent Masuku is a South
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