Gareth Oliver the Ventriloquist on BGT 2009
Fair or not, when I watched Gareth Oliver on Britain’s Got Talent I couldn’t help but compare him to America’s Got Talent winner, Terry Fator. In making that comparison, Gareth is super talented, but not even close to the talent that Terry Fator has. I really think that Gareth could get to the level of Terry Fator, but he’s not there yet.
Yes, I know I’m talking about a ventriloquist. I felt the same way about Terry on America’s Got Talent. He really seemed like a one trick pony. However, once I saw Terry Fator’s 2 hour show live and laughed the whole time I decided to change my opinion. With all of that said, I think that Gareth Oliver has a really bright future. The ability to throw your voice like he did is a great talent to have.
Check out Gareth Oliver’s BGT semi final audition singing the song “‘O Sole Mio” by Luciano Pavarotti (and every other Italian artist known to man)
Watching that performance. I think that the judges were right to not make him a Britain’s Got Talent finalist.