Hollie Steel

Hollie gave a great performance of Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from Phantom Of The Opera and displayed none of the nerves that had reduced her to tears the night before.

I’m sure that she has a great future in front of her.

Hollie Steel is through to the final of Britain’s Got Talent after a nail biting performance. She attempted to sing the song “Edelweiss” from the Sound of Music. Half way through singing she burst into tears because she was so nervous. Her mum, Ant & Dec and Amanda Holden comforted her. Hollie begged for another chance to sing: “Can I start again?” she begged.

Ant (or is it Dec?) said that there wasn’t enough time for Holly to sing the song again, at which point she started to sob uncontrollably. “Please, please” she implored.

At this point Simon stepped in: “I don’t know how we’ll find it, but we will find the time (for you to perform again)” he stated. The audience cheered their approval.

Hollie’s second attempt was a feat of braveness. She came onto the stage and sang Edelweiss beautifully, finishing with an amazing top note. Her courage was rewarded by a standing ovation from both the judges and the audience.

Simon told Hollie: “You are officially now the bravest girl in the world.

“Not only did you sing it well, but you performed it and you nailed the last note. Well done Hollie!”

Piers Morgan told Hollie that she was “gutsy” and should be “very proud of herself”. Amanda Holden told Hollie: “I knew you could do it, you’re such a little professional”.

After the public vote was counted, Aiden Davis, the talented street dancer, won the semi-final with the highest number of votes to get a guaranteed place in the final. Hollie Steel and Greg Pritchard received the next highest votes, so the judges had to choose between Hollie and Greg. Piers chose Hollie because her bravery “moved him to tears”. Amanda chose Hollie because she gave “the better performance vocally”. Although Simon’s vote wasn’t needed, he confirmed that he too would have voted for Hollie.

You can view Hollie’s first and second semi-final performances below:

Hollie Steel’s Britain’s Got Talent semi-final will take place on Friday 29th May. Other contestants who will also be appearing in this semi final include young dancer Aidan Davis and male soprano Greg Pritchard.

According to the Burnley Citizen, Hollie’s mum, Nina, is optimistic that Hollie will make it through to the final of the competition.

“We have just got to hope she gets through and does well. She desperately wants to get into the final.

“The song she is going to sing is so beautiful it will melt people’s hearts. We just can’t say what it is at the moment.

“Hopefully the people of East Lancashire will get behind their little star.”

Other contestants who have already secured places in this Saturday’s final include singers Susan Boyle, Shaun Smith and Shaheen Jafargholi, dance troupes Diversity and Flawless, comedy dance act Stavros Flatley, saxophonist Julian Smith and singing grandfather / granddaughter duo Two Grand.

Hollie Steel, pictured before and after her place in the Britain’s Got Talent semi final was confirmed.

May 23rd, 2009

Piers Morgan has been talking in The Sun today about his favourite Britain’s Got Talent contestants. As they are selected for the semi-final tonight, Piers says of Hollie: “Hollie is unbelievably sweet. When she sang it was a really powerful moment.”

May 22nd, 2009

Hollie Steel’s mum is urging the people who live in East Lancashire  to support her daughter in the Britain’s Got Talent competition. This Saturday (22nd May), Hollie we will find out whether Hollie is through to the semi-finals of the competition.

Of course she is – a dead cert in my view.

Hollie has appeared on TV in the US and appeared in newspapers, and of course, this fan site.

In an interview with the Lancashire Telegraph,  mum Nina explained: “If she does get through, I want the whole of East Lancashire to get behind Hollie.

“She’s having a great time and everyone has seen how talented she is. I’m so proud if her.

“But even if she doesn’t make it into the semi-finals, it has been a fantastic experience, particularly meeting Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan.”

May 8th, 2009

If you click on the adjacent photo you will see an exclusive video uncovered by Burnley Express, showing Hollie Steel performing a solo of Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music at an amateur production she was in a few years ago. Although she is a lot younger then, her talent is still evident. Little Hollie has been singing since she was 3 years old.

Following her appearance on Britain’s Got Talent, Hollie has returned to her school to be met by a standing ovation from the pupils there.

Meanwhile, Hollie and her parents have dismissed comments that appeared in the press following Hollie’s performance, accusing Simon Cowell of “bullying”.

Hollie has rebutted the comments, saying: “I didn’t say that about Simon. I felt a bit angry when I saw that in the newspaper but I’ve got over it. The judges were all really nice to me.”

Hollie Steel enjoys full support from her big brother Joshua

Little  Hollie Steel has been singing and dancing since she was five years old, just like her big brother Joshua, 15.

Josh has been saying how pleased he is about his sister’s success so far in Britain’s Got Talent, and how he would like a career for himself in music.

Josh says he has taken the media attention in his stride and wishes little sister Hollie every success.

Josh, who attends KLF Dance Academy, in Plumbe Street, Burnley with Hollie, said in an interview with This is Lancashire that he  also hopes to audition for a tv talent show, but this time has his sight set on next year’s X-Factor.

He said: “I’m the proudest brother on the earth, she has had her break and has got to what I am working towards.

“When we decided to go for the Britain’s Got Talent we came up with a few ideas, we tried different things and came up with the routine, we usually work close together.

“I started dancing at eight and singing at 10, Hollie had watched me and got into it. If I hadn’t got into it she wouldn’t have started.”

Josh said of his little sister: “I love her, she’s really giggly and she’s smart and bright “Hollie is an optimist, she doesn’t like to give up and tries her hardest.

“I hope she wins and hopefully she will help me. Performing is both of our dreams. I want her to win not just for me but for her so she will believe she really is that good.

“She doesn’t think she is as good as Susan Boyle.

“I have never heard her sing as she did when she got on stage for Britain’s Got Talent, it sounded like her voice got 10 times better, like she knew she had to prove a point and she gave 120 per cent.”