GOLDEN BUZZER Dreams come true for Ant & Dec's Greatest Showman Jon Courtenay | Auditions | BGT 2020

Good evening. What's your name, sir? My name is John Courtney. Where are you from? I live in a village called Mosley, which is near Manchester If you brought anyone with you, I've got my wife and two boys Since I was about five I guess and is that how you make a living? Yeah, so is this the biggest venue you've performed in? Yeah The Palladium is like the Holy Grail to me. I used to watch the shows with my dad and This is the home of variety Overwhelming. It's amazing Good luck John. Thank you There was a man had a dream that Simon Cowell and his team Would watch him play piano and try to slay them on the stage of the Palladium And in the time that one song took David would write another book At least you would smile at him Amanda would be kind to him Simon's teeth would be blinding him But nothing now could ever spoil the dream he dreamed like Susan Boyle John Let's see if we haven't been in it yet He never thought he'd ever get to be in front of millions of people doing his thing on TV 30 years of playing in piano bars and pubs dodging glasses when they're thrown being thrown out of clubs When your children ask daddy when you're coming home, this game is not the same when you're just daddy on the phone So he sits at the piano and he tries to get prepared Thinking he'll write it in third person so he doesn't feel as scared to sing about himself to a bunch of strangers in the dark But then Britain has got talent and he wants to make his mark Paul Potts won the first year and said it was insane the second year George Sampson won singing in the rain Lost voice guys season 12 and last year Colin Thackeray. So why not me? That's what he said his youngest boy one night in bed Dad, why not you go and show them what you do and even though you'll be a wreck at least you'll meet At this stage in his life with an expensive mortgage and a pensive wife His youngest son Alfie says what's it all about if he had any hair left he'd pull it out his teenage son said His dad taught him to play piano But he didn't live to see his son at the famous theater performing on TV If he didn't see it through Imagine how sad the look on the faces of both his lads Who always tell him? You're the greatest showman dad And they'll see me on BGT no more third-person just daddy. This is me John You've made me fall to bits. I don't know why I just saw a man who kind of made all his dreams come true It really was It was just so winning wasn't it? I mean my goodness me and made the whole audience. I'm sure everyone watching home They had everything and at the end he had us moved to tears this show is perfect for you And now I want to see you go as far as you can in this competition John it was just a wonderful audition. You're somebody who's worked for years Needs a break. You'll get a huge reaction of this I promise you and we all want you to do well, so I would love to be the the first Believe you deserve it you deserve it