Old Men Grooving
| Old Men Grooving | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Website |
Old Men Grooving's Website Old Men Grooving on Twitter |
| Members |
Patrick Alan David Welch(choreographer) Fred Folkes Phil Stanley Bret Jones |
Old Men Grooving, sometimes known as OMG, are a British dance group, best known for taking part in the ninth series of Britain's Got Talent in 2015.
Career
2014: Formation and Sainsbury's advert
The group formed in 2014 when Sainsbury's were looking for dancers to take part in an online advert for the supermarket chain's Christmas jumpers. They reportedly received free jumpers each for this.[1][2][3][3]
2015: Britain's Got Talent
Old Men Grooving auditioned for the ninth series of Britain's Got Talent in 2015. After their audition they received four yeses. Simon Cowell said "A lot of dance acts I get bored rigid by, but I could watch you guys all night", and David Walliams said "You've made dad dancing cool".[4][5]
They went through to the live shows, where they performed on the second night (26 May).[6] After the judges put the decision to deadlock, Old Men Grooving made it through to the final of Britain's Got Talent.[7] The final took place on 31 May, where the group performed 9th. They came 4th in the public vote, just missing out on a spot in the top three. They received 10.2% of the vote, only 0.5% under 3rd place, Cor Glanaethwy, which received 10.7%.
2015–present: After Britain's Got Talent
After Britain's Got Talent, Old Men Grooving have continued touring the UK. In November 2015, they performed at the ITV Gala at the London Palladium. They performed on ITV's charity telethon Text Santa in December 2015. They performed at the Ideal Home Show in March 2016. In May 2016, they appeared in an episode of Up Late with Rylan. In 2016, they performed at the Britain's Got Talent series 10 final with other acts from the past ten years.[8] They performed in Kalasipalya Bangalore with Shivanna.
Filmography
- Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain | Guest performers |
| 2015, 2016 | Britain's Got Talent | Contestants, guest performers[8] |
| Britain's Got More Talent | Guests | |
| 2015 | This Morning | Guests |
| Text Santa | Guest performers | |
| 2016 | Up Late with Rylan | Guests |
- Advertisements
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sainsbury's Christmas Jumper Online Advert | Themselves/performers |
| 2015 | Citroën's Perfect Day: Old Men Grooving with the Citroën C4 Picasso | Themselves/performers |
External links
References
- ↑ McPhee, Rod (2015-05-25). "How Old Men Grooving took Britain's Got Talent by storm - Mirror Online". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- ↑ "Dads Pull Out Surprise Dubstep Dance For Christmas". YouTube.com. 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- 1 2 "Video: Christmas Jumper Day: is this the best festive advert?". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- ↑ Alexander, Saffron (2015-05-30). "Britain's Got Talent: 'They make dad dancing cool'". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- ↑ Davies, Megan (2015-05-03). "Britain's Got Talent: Old Men Grooving show off their dad dancing skills - Britain's Got Talent News - Reality TV". Digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- ↑ Wightman, Catriona (2015-05-23). "Britain's Got Talent: The judges choose the final 45 - Britain's Got Talent News - Reality TV". Digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- ↑ Love, Ryan (2015-05-26). "Matisse and Old Men Grooving are through to the Britain's Got Talent final - Britain's Got Talent News - Reality TV". Digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- 1 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y422egdg5X4
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