| Aidan Davis | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Aidan Davis |
| Born | 23 March 1997 |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Dancer |
| Occupations | Streetdancer, popper |
| Years active | 2009 – present |
| Website | http://aidandavisofficial.com/ |
Aidan Davis (born 23 March 1997) is a child street dancer from Birmingham, England who is best known for reaching the final of the third series of the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent. He finished fifth place overall. He then toured the United Kingdom, making live performances with the series' other finalists in the summer of 2009.[1]
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Davis auditioned for the third series of the ITV television talent show Britain's Got Talent in January 2009. In his audition he performed to Flo Rida's Low. He received positive comments from all three judges, with Simon Cowell saying " I think you’re better than any dancer on this show, you are super super, super talented". He received three yeses from the judges and was put through to the next round.[2] Despite never having had a dance lesson, at the time he was compared to the 2008 winner George Sampson. He was chosen as one of the 40 semi-finalists.[3][4]
He performed for a second time in the semi final on 29 May 2009, dancing to Rock Your Body by Justin Timberlake.[5] Again he received a standing ovation from the audience and positive comments from the judges. Amanda Holden said that Davis "blew her away" and he "went through the roof."[6] Simon Cowell told him, "whatever 'it' is, you've got it." He also praised Davis' confidence and charisma.[6] Piers Morgan compared him to a young Justin Timberlake, declaring him "a delight to watch".[6] He was automatically put through to the final after receiving the highest public vote.[6]
In the final, on 30 May 2009, he again performed to Flo Rida's Low, which was his audition piece. He received a standing ovation. Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan loved the performance. Simon Cowell, however, told him his performance was not as good as his performance the previous night in the semi-final. He told him: "To be honest with you it wasn't as good. You had 24 hours and limited time to put it together. But you still have a huge future ahead of you" Davis later said that he felt "gutted" by this, but Cowell urged "Don't listen to me - no one else does. There's the public vote".[7][8]
He did not rank in the top three acts in the competition. After the show, Simon Cowell spoke of his regret at making Davis cry during the Britain's Got Talent final.[9]
Davis performed in the Britain's Got Talent - The Live Tour 2009 in June and July 2009 at venues all over the UK along with the other finalists from the show.[1] It was reported that Davis was going to team up with BGT winners Diversity, and while they did perform together on the tour, Davis never officially became a member of Diversity.[10]
Davis performed at a Michael Jackson dance tribute show on 30 August 2009. He was lined up with other dance stars from Britain's Got Talent including George Sampson, Diversity and Signature at the Opera House Theatre in Blackpool Winter Gardens. Acts that also appeared were MD Productions, from the first series of Britain's Got Talent, Flava, Sugar Free and Marcquelle Ward who plays BB from television show Britannia High.[11]
Davis got VIP treatment from the West Midlands Police on 8 September 2009. He was shown around the station by Det Chief Insp Sue Southern before being whisked off to the nearby Road Policing Unit to see the fast response traffic vehicles in action. From there he was whisked over to the Central Motorway Police Group for a ride along the M6 motorway in a police vehicle.[12]
On 24 September 2009, Davis performed at the launch night of Birmingham's Style in the City event. He showed off some of his "popping" moves at the event, hosted by Mr Hudson.[13 ] The following month, Davis filmed an advert for Cheetos Sweetos in Turkey.[14]
Davis joined Peter Andre, Sugababes, Alesha Dixon, Alan Carr and Lenny Henry for the 2009 Rock With Laughter event which took place on 18 & 19 December 2009 at the at the LG Arena.[15 ][16] Lenny Henry, host of the event, spoke highly of Davis:
Aidan’s appearances on Britain’s Got Talent were extraordinary! That someone so young could be so funky, bendy and groovy whilst also doing sums, and pulling girl’s pig tails at school is incredible. He is our own Justin Timberlake. I’m so pleased he’s going to be making an appearance on Rock with Laughter – and I’m sure the audience’s cheers will ring to the rafters when he rocks his body.[17]
Davis is reported to be going on tour with Talent winners Diversity in Spring 2010.[1] The tour is named "A Night In The Life Of Diversitoys" Tour featuring Aidan Davis, which specialises in 'bringing toys to life'.[18] He performed at the St Helens Christmas Lights switch on on 14 November.[19] Davis performed at the Northfield Shopping Centre on 5 December[20 ], and on 8 December, he performed at the Pavillions Shopping Centre which was featured on Central Tonight.[21 ]
Davis currently attends St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in Kings Norton, Northfield.[22] He lives in Selly Oak, Birmingham with his mother Mandy Williams and father Lee Davis.[22]
He has said that if dancing didn’t work out for him, he would like to be a police officer when he grows up.[12]
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