List of Britain's Got Talent finalists (series 3)

The third series of Britain's Got Talent airing on ITV between 11 April 2009 and 30 May 2009. Street dance troupe Diversity were announced as the winners, while singer Susan Boyle was the runner-up and saxophonist Julian Smith came in third place. This is a list of the ten finalists of the series.

Diversity are a street dance troupe based in London. Formed in 2006, the group consists of friends from east London (Dagenham and Leytonstone) and Essex (Basildon), including three sets of brothers and four other members. Some are still at school or university, but also have jobs of their own.

Diversity, ranging in age from 16 to 28, consists of leader and choreographer Ashley Banjo and the following other members: Jordan Banjo (Ashley's younger brother), Sam Craske, Mitchell Craske, Perri Kiely, Warren Russell, Ike Ezekwugo and Terry Smith. Original members Ian McNaughton, Jamie McNaughton and Matthew McNaughton have since left the group. Ashley said that "from the age of 14, I started to teach myself routines". They also have a Twitter account which was originally named "DiversityBGT", but was then changed to "Diversity_Tweet". They are currently managed by Ashley's mother.

Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer from Blackburn, West Lothian. In her audition, she sang "I Dreamed a Dream" from the musical Les Misérables, was broadcast on 11 April 2009. This performance was widely reported and tens of millions of people viewed the video on YouTube. Boyle was "absolutely gobsmacked" by the strength of this reaction. Since the appearance, Paige has expressed interest in singing a duet with Boyle, and has called her "a role model for everyone who has a dream". Boyle's rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" has been credited with causing a surge in ticket sales in the Vancouver production of Les Misérables.Cameron Mackintosh, the producer of the Les Misérables musical, also praised the performance, as "heart-touching, thrilling and uplifting".

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