Simon Cowell gave a rare Golden Buzzer to Boogie Storm on Saturday night, sending the mysterious stormtrooper dance troupe straight to semi-finals of “Britain’s Got Talent.”
During the May 7 broadcast of the show’s auditions, two individuals in stormtrooper Star Wars costumes entered the stage turned to judges and then didn’t respond to any of their questions. Finally, Amanda Holden wished them good luck and the stormtroopers left the stage. Moments later, a crew of six stormtroopers marched in accompanied by, fittingly, the “Imperial March” of the original “Star Wars” trilogy.
The crew successively recreated dance routines of popular songs including Silentó’s “Watch Me,” Psy’s “Gangnam Style,” and Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies.”
As the routine finished, the crowd went crazy.
Cowell, the only one who hadn’t used the golden buzzer yet, stood up and gave the group thumbs up, but then he sat down again. The crowd kept chanting while Ant & Dec, the presenters, said to the camera, “He’s thinking about it.”
Seconds later, Cowell leaned over and hit the golden buzzer.
“My dream has come true. Thank you,” said Cowell, after pressing the over-sized button, that can only be pressed once by each judge during the auditions. Cowell said he had dreamed of having dancing stormtroopers on the show.
The performers jumped around and hugged each other, but none took off their helmets to reveal his or her identity.
Who Are The People Behind Boogie Storm?
The group seems to be secretive about personal details. But through a series of associations, we’ve tracked the group to a dance and musical theater studio led by British celebrity Jennifer Ellison.
We found an account @boogie_storm on Twitter with a first post on May 7 that confirmed to us that it’s associated with the group.
@boogie_storm Hi guys. Can you pls confirm this is the official account of the Boogie Storm crew? I’m with @EpochTimes in New York. Thanks!
— Petr Svab (@PetrSvab) May 8, 2016
Hi, Yes it is but I have to confirm with BGT it’s ok for us to talk before we reply to the email. will call 2m https://t.co/QvGf9ZIgYw
— Boogie Storm (@boogie_storm) May 8, 2016
