Overview
- MC Tazo, the Gateshead MC also known as Kevin Hogg, reached a national audience when his audition aired Saturday night on ITV's Britain's Got Talent.
- He performed an original MC and rap track about the show and urged the crowd to join in with what he called waving and raving.
- The judges were divided, as KSI praised the song as a banger and Simon Cowell voted yes, while Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon said no.
- With the format normally requiring three yes votes to advance, presenters Ant and Dec ran on stage and triggered a one-off rule change to use their vote and move him into the next round.
- The broadcast drew a surge of North East reactions on social media and renewed interest in his years on the region’s Makina dance scene, including sets at The New Monkey, Clubland Live and Lost Minds, plus past tracks for England, Newcastle United and anti-knife-crime work.