{"id":20499,"date":"2026-04-15T08:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=20499"},"modified":"2026-04-15T08:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:31:12","slug":"kent-singer-nic-vani-leaves-britains-got-talent-fans-angry-as-they-say-he-was-robbed-after-powerful-lion-king-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=20499","title":{"rendered":"Kent singer Nic Vani leaves Britain\u2019s Got Talent fans angry as they say he was robbed after powerful Lion King performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Britain\u2019s Got Talent viewers insisted one singer was \u201crobbed\u201d of a golden buzzer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p>The ITV talent competition returned this evening, with Stacey Solomon stepping in for Simon Cowell as she joined KSI, Alesha Dixon, and Amanda Holden on the judging panel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33717689.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Screenshot-2026-04-04-204319.jpg\" alt=\"BGT viewers issue same complaint as singer leaves judge speechless | Wales  Online\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>Saturday night\u2019s variety show featured yet another round of auditions, with a stuntman, a magic trio, and a school group all taking to the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Closing out the episode, father-of-three Nic Vani from Kent left audiences spellbound with his rendition of The Lion King\u2019s Circle of Life.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk\/article33717687.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Screenshot-2026-04-04-204345.jpg\" alt=\"BGT viewers issue same complaint as singer leaves judge speechless | Wales  Online\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my music career, I\u2019ve always been at the back, so now I think it\u2019s time for me to be in the spotlight,\u201d he said, reports the Mirror.<\/p>\n<p>Following his remarkable performance, the judges were utterly astounded, with KSI remarking, \u201cNic, I\u2019m speechless, you weren\u2019t in the thick of it, you owned it. That was phenomenal, your vocals were so crisp, clean, and made the crowd go crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further commented, \u201cYou\u2019re not a backup, you are the main event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nic Vani takes centre stage for 'Lion King' cover! | Auditions | BGT 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/26DBskI5Lhg?feature=oembed\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"790\" data-origheight=\"444\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Amanda gushed: \u201cI couldn\u2019t agree more, the clarity of your voice, you\u2019ve got such an amazing tone, I mean, you really, really made that song your own, it\u2019s obviously a very familiar song, but I don\u2019t know why, it felt like I was hearing it for the first time. What a star.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stacey enthused, \u201cI loved every bit of that. You\u2019ve got such a powerful voice, the fact you can get that high was just incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLoved the polished tone to your voice, absolutely superb, can\u2019t wait to see more of you, you deserve to be at the front of that stage,\u201d Alesha said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-63610 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qnewscenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kent-singer-Nic-Vani-leaves-Britains-Got-Talent-fans-angry-as-they-say-he-was-robbed-after-powerful-Lion-King-performanceS.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qnewscenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kent-singer-Nic-Vani-leaves-Britains-Got-Talent-fans-angry-as-they-say-he-was-robbed-after-powerful-Lion-King-performanceS.jpg 813w, https:\/\/qnewscenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kent-singer-Nic-Vani-leaves-Britains-Got-Talent-fans-angry-as-they-say-he-was-robbed-after-powerful-Lion-King-performanceS-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qnewscenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kent-singer-Nic-Vani-leaves-Britains-Got-Talent-fans-angry-as-they-say-he-was-robbed-after-powerful-Lion-King-performanceS-768x415.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"813\" height=\"439\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Audiences were largely in agreement, though many were outraged that Nic had been denied a golden buzzer, which would have sent him straight through to the live semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Ordinarily, each judge along with Ant and Dec are each permitted to press the buzzer for one act during the audition stages, with Stacey having already awarded hers to a group of schoolchildren earlier in the same episode.<\/p>\n<p>One disgruntled viewer fumed: \u201c#BritainsGotTalent golden buzzer baffles me. Actual talented people don\u2019t seem to get it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/article33717495.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_image-12.png\" alt=\"Stacey Solomon\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another hit out: \u201cSorry, how did he not get a golden buzzer??? \u2018No one had any left\u2019 idgaffffff Bruno used two before, pretty sure Simon\u2019s used two as well, they make their own rules, bro, he deserved one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One viewer gushed: \u201cNick, you have one of the most beautiful male voices I\u2019ve ever heard. Such a beautiful tone. What a star!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A further incensed viewer wrote: \u201cROBBED SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE GOLDEN BUZZER.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow THAT was a Golden Buzzer act!!\u201d agreed another, with a fellow viewer echoing: \u201cNow THAT is golden buzzer worthy!!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGOLDEN BUZZER WORTHY,\u201d yet another wrote, while one viewer added: \u201cThis is giving me goosebumps.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain\u2019s Got Talent viewers insisted one singer was \u201crobbed\u201d of a golden buzzer. 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