Kyle Tomlinson is a singer who auditioned for Series 8 and Series 11 of Britain's Got Talent, receiving the Golden Buzzer from David Walliams after his second audition and placing sixth overall in the competition.
Series 8[]
Tomlinson during his Series 8 audition.
Tomlinson first auditioned for Series 8 of Britain's Got Talent, aged 12. His audition was never televised but it consisted of singing an undisclosed song. After his performance, David remarked 'I think you need to go away and maybe work with a singing teacher or something'. It is unknown how the other Judges responded, but Kyle later stated 'they were right nice'. He did not advance through to the next round.
Series 11[]
Tomlinson returned to audition for Series 11 of Britain's Got Talent, explaining that he had received professional singing lessons in the three years since his first audition. In his audition, he performed 'Hallelujah' by Leonard Cohen. Alesha commented 'you put your heart and soul on the line and we all felt it'. When it was David's turn to speak, he said 'I thought it was really good' whilst pressing the Golden Buzzer, sending Kyle automatically through to the Semi-Finals.
In the Semi-Finals, he performed 'When We Were Young' by Adele, dedicated to his grandad, who was in hospital. As he performed, childhood videos of him were being shown on the electronic screen behind him. David commented 'maybe I gave you some good advice [telling him to get a vocal coach] because that was world class', whilst Simon remarked 'you absolutely amazed me'. He placed 2nd in the Public Vote, thus advancing onto the Final.
In his Final performance, he performed 'A Thousand Years' by Christina Perri. David remarked 'I’m just so in awe of your talent, and that was extraordinary', with Amanda adding 'you are stunning and have the most soulful voice, I think you could win this'.
After BGT[]
In 2023, Tomlinson competed upon 'Got Talent All-Stars' which is the Spanish equivalent of 'The Champions', wherein he advanced onto the Final.
Trivia[]
- He is the first Golden Buzzer act from David to reach the final.
- He is the second Golden Buzzer act known to have participated on a previous series and be rejected in the audition stage, the first being Beau Dermott.