Britain’s Got Talent are at risk of a fix row over a contestant who is set to wow the judges on Sunday’s show – but she has already been in the franchise twice before.
In a preview clip, Geneviève Côté, 60, who has a talent of creating nature sounds, leaves judge Bruno Tonioli and hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly in shock.
A stunned Amanda Holden said: ‘Is she doing the noise? I wasn’t expecting that!’.
The contestant mimicked sounds of of birds, monkeys and other wild animals to background music as Ant declared: ‘Oh my God she’s bloody great!’
Simon Cowell agreed: ‘She’s brilliant, right?’
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Britain’s Got Talent are at risk of a fix row over a contestant who is set to wow the judges on Sunday’s show – but she has already been in the franchise twice before
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In a preview clip, Geneviève Côté, 60, who has a talent of creating nature sounds, leaves judge Bruno Tonioli and hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly in shock
Despite her fate on the show not being revealed until the episode airs it is assumed she gets four yes and makes it to the next round after leaving the judges and audiences spellbound.
However this is not Geneviève’s first time performing on the show and she has actually been involved in two previous Got Talent contests before.
Eagle-eyed fans will recognise her from two previous international series.
MailOnline have contacted BGT for further comment.
In March 2023, Geneviève appeared on Canada’s Got Talent with her capabilities, and left the judges so awestruck that Howie Mandel gave her his golden buzzer.
She made it to the finals, before being beaten by dance group Conversion.
However, her performance definitely left Howie impression as he brought her back for America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League to be part of his team this January.
And in between those two appearances, Geneviève also auditioned for France’s version of the show, ‘La France a un incroyable talent’.
She received judge Karine Le Marchland’s golden buzzer and made it through to the semi-finals but was then eliminated.
Britain’s Got Talent does allow anyone to take part in the competition regardless of their experience and previous participation.
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The contestant performed to waves, birds, monkeys, and peaceful background music to wild animals in the habitats, just like in a nature documentary
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Despite her fate on the show not being revealed until the episode airs, this is not Geneviève’s first time performing on the show
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In March 2023, Geneviève appeared on Canada’s Got Talent with her capabilities, and left the judges so awestruck that Howie Mandel gave her his golden buzzer and she made it to the final
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However, her performance definitely left Howie impression as he brought her back for America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League to be part of his team this January
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As well as Canada and America’s Got Talent, Geneviève also auditioned for the French version of the show and received judge Karine Le Marchland’s golden buzzer and made it through to the semi-finals but was then eliminated
However ITV viewers have become increasingly agitated over the years over participants being given multiple chances of shows of stardom.
It comes after the show returned to screens on Saturday night, and is seemingly already off to a promising start.
According to overnight figures, the launch episode of series 17 saw an average of 5 million viewers tuning in, with a peak of 5.8 million.
The ratings make it ITV’s biggest overnight audience of the year so far since The FA Cup quarter final match last month, which garnered 5.5 million viewers.
While the show raked in 642,000 viewers aged between 16 and 34, roughly a 42 per cent share of viewing.
But despite gaining strong viewers for the broadcaster, the ratings were still down from last year’s launch episode.
The 2023 opener peaked at 6.2million viewers, which ITV said was its highest rated programme of the year.
It reflects a steady decline in viewings for the show, after the 2022 series premiere saw a TV audience peak of 7.2 million, following a two year break due to Covid.
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