Signature show Britain's Got Talent

The final of the Britain's Got Talent show on UK's ITV channel took place on the evening of 31st May 2008 with ten acts competing to win the prize of £100,000 and the lifetime chance to perform at the annual Royal Variety Show, in front of Prince Charles.

Included in the ten finalists were Signature, a Brit-Asian dance duo consisting of Suleman Mirza and Madhu Singh. Their act, a much crafted fusion of Micheal Jackson and Bhangra dance moves, hugely impressed judges, Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan and got them to  the final stage.

Suleman, a trainee lawyer by day and Madhu a PC World Sales Assistant,both worked tremendously hard to produce a unique act that would attract the huge support through the stages of the contest.

The reaction by Simon Cowell, after their first performance in the competition was "We weren't expecting that!" After seeing Suleman woo the crowd with his Micheal Jackson style moonwalking moves dancing to a Bhangrafied remix of Billie Jean and then, Madhu turn up onstage with a cleaning brush and then challenging Suleman to show him that he could match him in Bhangra moves!

In the semi final, adding some support dancers to the act, Signature used the Micheal Jackson Thriller concept mixed with Bhangra vibes and once again raised the bar. The judges once again hugely pleased with their effort gave them the green light for the final and even stated they could win it.

Presented by Ant and Dec, the final three acts chosen by public vote as the finalist were Signature, Andrew Johnson, age 13, who performed Pie Jesu and George Sampson, age 14, who did high-energy dancing to a remix of Singing in the Rain, in pouring staged rain and completed his act with a back flip in the water.

Then, the final result hailed the winner of the night - George Sampson. Signature were runners-up and Andrew came third.

Signature had a lot of support from the public throughout the contest,especially from Brit-Asians, and without doubt showed how music and dance could integrate the two cultures of Pop and Bhangra. Despite not winning, they have proved to that it is possible to entertain everyone as an integrated society in Great Britain today.

See the original story for more about the acts and videos of Signature's performances.