Sam Kelly sang Bless the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts in tonight’s Britain’s Got Talent live final and admitted that he pickled it as it showed a totally different side to his personality and performance capabilities. The judges said:
Alesha Dixon: That was gorgeous, your vocal was so smooth and you have a commercial appeal. I loved the emotional connection to it too, which was slightly lacking before.
Simon Cowell: I was thinking as you were doing that, any other show we’ve done you would walk it. I loved the choice of song, I know you considered something a bit more obvious and I think this is by far your best performance so far in the competition.
David Walliams: Sam I think that was your best performance ever, with a song that most people don’t know you had us in the palm of your hands. Really terrific, I think you’ll do well tonight.
Amanda Holden: I thought that was much more rocky. You were sensational and there are a lot of singers who only care about how they sound but I could see tonight that you really sang with heart and soul and passion.