Noodle is a cartoon cat who reached the Semi-Finals of Series 16 of Britain's Got Talent. His contestant marquee claimed he was aged 6 at the time of his audition.
Before his performance, Noodle stated how he felt like it was time for a cat to become famous, due to all the dogs that have become so over the show's long run. He also stated how there'd never been an act like him on the show before, and how he'd love to win the show and become the first cat to ever perform for the Royal family.
In his audition, he performed a pre-recorded rendition of 'Feeling Good' originally by Nina Simone. Amanda remarked 'I can't believe a voice has come out of somebody with such a tiny neck', with Bruno jokingly adding 'You must be Michael Buble's pussycat [as] those vocals were insane'.
In his Semi-Final, Noodle performed 'Live and Let Die' by Paul McCartney and Wings, & Noodle's voice was revealed to be Tom Ball, who finished in third place in Series 15 of Britain's Got Talent. Simon remarked 'You have never sung better than that', with Alesha adding that it was 'A lovely refreshing surprise to see you again'. Additionally, Bun, Noodle's dog-like friend, would appear in the audience during his performance.
Before BGT[]
As stated by Noodle in his Semi-Final VT, prior to auditioning on BGT, he had rose to fame in 2020 via a series of internet shorts starring him and his similarly food-named friends. The series was so successful that in 2022, Noodle received his own French TV Show, titled ‘Noodle and Bun’.
Noodle participated in the 17th season of ‘France's Got Talent’, where he reached the Finals. He was initially under anonymity as himself until his Semi-Finals performance, revealed his true identity as FGT season 11 runner up, Mickaël Dos Santos. Bun made cameos in the audience in both his audition and Semi-Finals performance.[1]
After BGT[]
Noodle returned to the Got Talent franchise on the 18th season of ‘America's Got Talent’. Unlike previous performances, this audition saw Bun take center stage, with Noodle being relegated to playing guitar (though he did fight Bun for the spotlight mid-way through). This audition also saw the Got Talent debut of Bagel the pony, a recurring character from Noodle's series. They were eliminated in the Deliberations phase of the competition for the first time ever, and due to their elimination, the American voices behind the characters were never officially revealed.
Trivia[]
- He is BGT's third ever fictional character to audition for BGT after Patch and the Teletubbies. He was followed by Mr Blobby.
- Additionally, he is also BGT's first animated contestant.
- Out of the four, Noodle has made it the furthest out of all the characters, reaching the Semifinals; Patch was buzzed off in the Auditions whilst the Teletubbies and Mr. Blobby (who was already buzzed off anyway) were likely disqualified due to their previously found fame.
- In the original Noodle & Bun shorts, Noodle is incapable of talking and only communicates through cat noises. However, he is fully voiced in all of his Got Talent appearances.
- Noodle notably wears a scarf with a Union Jack on it. This is his only Got Talent appearance thus far to feature him wearing some form of attire.
- Noodle is the eighth ever act to have competed on BGT & AGT within the same year, the first being Siro-A, the second being Charlie Plaçais, the third being Mr. Uekusa, the fourth being Gonzo, the fifth being Wesley Williams, the sixth being Thomas Vu, the seventh being Andrew Stanton, the ninth being Duncan Murray, & the tenth being B Unique Crew.