Billy and Emily England are a roller-skating duo who reached the Semi-Finals of Series 9 of Britain's Got Talent. The duo had been performing skating since they were young with Emily having started when she were 5 and Billy were 8 after their mother had seen some roller-skaters on television.
In their audition, they performed to 'Live and Let Die'. The act began with Emily stretching over a ring where they were performing. Billy then raised Emily above his head and spun round whilst carting her, before holding her up using just one hand, continuing to spin on the spot. Next, Billy held Emily's legs and swung her round, before the pair tied their heads together, and Billy swung Emily round using just the rope connected to his head. Alesha remarked 'Your fearless and like a fresh spin on roller-skating', with Simon adding 'I think its incredible'.
In the Semi-Finals, the duo performed to Kiesza's 'Hideaway'. Emily descended from the ceiling in a sphere which opened as she hit the ground. She was then picked up by Billy, and the duo continued to perform tricks on a circular podium in the middle of the stage. Amanda commented that they 'made [her] feel so sick, but in such a good way' and described the performance as 'death-defying', however Simon stated that he 'didn't think it was as good as [their] first audition'.
Before BGT[]
In 2008, Emily was a contestant on ‘Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack’ alongside her brother Vittorio (known as Victor). She finished in second place.
In 2010, Emily competed on the fourth season of ‘Germany's Got Talent’ where she was eliminated in the Semi-Finals.
After BGT[]
In 2017, the pair reached the Semi-Finals of the twelfth season of ‘America's Got Talent’.
In 2019, the pair competed representing Britain on AGT: The Champions, yet were eliminated in the pre-liminaries after reaching the top three in the live audience super fan vote. In the vote they placed second one above AGT contestant Jon Dorenbos (who later reached the Final via the AGT judges choosing him as one of two wildcards, along with fellow AGT contestant and AGT Season 12 winner Darci-Lynne Farmer being chosen by the judges as a second wildcard), and one below fellow BGT competitor and BGT Series 1 winner Paul Potts.
In the spring of 2019 the pair represented Great Britain on BGT: The Champions (Series 1). The pair began their performance by skating on a large circular stage that seemed raised, to the song Friction by Imagine Dragons. Billy then placed Emily's leg on his arm as he began spinning around. He then span her around as he skated. He then stood still as Emily skated around him. She then held onto his hands, before the pair did the headbanger. Billy then got Emily stood up once again, tipping her backwards, later standing straight and bending her leg to reach his arm. She then flipped over him, before going beneath him. Emily then placed her leg around Billy's left leg as they returned to doing the headbanger. He then turned her around and lifted her up by his face, before resuming the headbanger. The pair then concluded the act by skating in circles in unison. The pair then skated onto the main stage. David commented it was an act that 'You can't stop watching it, but you'd have liked to have stopped watching it' with Amanda adding that she found it 'Remarkable' that they had success in Vegas, yet opted to return to BGT for the champions. They placed third in a vote of super fans to have the ability to advance further into the competition, but placed third so therefore did not.
In 2024, the duo competed on ‘America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League’, where they were drafted onto Simon’s Team, before Mel B used her Golden Buzzer to steal the duo for her team. They finished in the Bottom 5 of the Top 10 during the Finale after having performed alongside Aidan Bryant, Ramadhani Brothers & Sofie Dossi to ‘The Greatest Show’ sang by Loren Allred & Brian Justin Crum.
Additionally in 2024, the duo competed on the eleventh season of Italian competition series ‘Tu Si Que Vales’.[1]