{"id":5730,"date":"2013-04-19T18:18:55","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T17:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/?p=5730"},"modified":"2013-04-19T18:18:55","modified_gmt":"2013-04-19T17:18:55","slug":"francine-lewis-impressions-went-down-a-storm-at-britains-got-talent-2013-auditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/5730\/francine-lewis-impressions-went-down-a-storm-at-britains-got-talent-2013-auditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Francine Lewis impressions went down a storm at Britain\u2019s Got Talent 2013 auditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2013\/04\/francinelewis_britainsgottalent.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2013\/04\/francinelewis_britainsgottalent.png\" alt=\"francine lewis britains got talent\" title=\"francine lewis britains got talent\" width=\"422\" height=\"235\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5731\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2013\/04\/francinelewis_britainsgottalent.png 422w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2013\/04\/francinelewis_britainsgottalent-300x167.png 300w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2013\/04\/francinelewis_britainsgottalent-200x110.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Francine Lewis&#8217;s impressions were a big hit with the judges at her Britain\u2019s Got Talent audition.<\/p>\n<p>The 35 year old impressionist took to the stage to perform for\u00a0Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon earlier this year\u00a0and made a lasting impression it would seem.<\/p>\n<p>Francine who have been doing impressions since the age of 5, is no stranger to performing in front of a live audience. The Impressionist is also an actress, and she has a string of stage productions to her credit including Aladdin, Bugsy Malone, Minstral Spectacular &#8217;95, Snow White and Babes in the Wood.<\/p>\n<p>On stage Francine impersonated Katie Price, Amy Childs and former X Factor contestant Stacey Solomon for the BGT judges.<\/p>\n<p>Simon later said he was already a fan of the impressionist who had previously appeared on Channel 4\u2019s Very Important People.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know you, we\u2019ve met before.,\u201d he told her, adding after the audition: \u201cYou have star quality, you\u2019re special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A pal of Francine\u2019s told the Daily Mirror previously: \u201cShe was very pleased that her act went down so well with Simon. They actually have a few mutual friends and she\u2019s always been very fond of him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe even joked before she went on the show that she was just his type.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See Francine in action in this video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"330\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b2mNbxlsGU4?feature=player_embedded\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* bgt *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"9452887434\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><br \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/5730\/francine-lewis-impressions-went-down-a-storm-at-britains-got-talent-2013-auditions\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 1805371;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Francine Lewis&#8217;s impressions were a big hit with the judges at her Britain\u2019s Got Talent audition. 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