In 2018, five-piece boy band Bring It North entered Britain’s Got Talent, charming the
nation with their angelic voices and sweet personalities. All five members – Harry, Max,
Toby, Oscar, and Felix – were aged between ten and twelve at the time of their BGT
audition, during which they performed ‘Electricity’ from the musical Billy Elliot. They were
promptly put through to the next round, with judge Alesha Dixon saying that she hoped
their performance would inspire more young boys like them.
Sadly, the group was eliminated in the semi-finals, despite having performed a silver-toned
cover of ‘A Million Dreams’ from The Greatest Showman. As a treat for heartbroken fans
following their exit, however, they uploaded a rehearsal video showing their original version
of the cover, which was a lot more vocally complex than the version they performed on
television. Comments immediately flooded in from fans across the country, with many
complimenting the boys’ aptitude for angelic harmonies.
“These boys harmonize well,” said one fan, while another confessed, “not very many singing
videos give me goosebumps, but this one did easily.” The video – which has since been
watched by over a million people – is certainly goosebump-inducing, with the group’s
beautifully layered vocals and rich harmonies resulting in a truly uplifting cover. Best of all, in
the background, you can see the boys’ dads watching with pride, clearly happy to be
supporting their young sons in such a brave endeavour.
Bring It North’s elimination from Britain’s Got Talent didn’t mark the end for the group,
either – in fact, their time on the show was only the beginning. The five-piece regularly play
gigs around the country in the wake of the competition. One clip from 2018, for instance,
shows them singing a high-energy cover of The Jackson 5’s ‘I Want You Back’, putting smiles
on the faces of the crowd and prompting some viewers to identify them as a likely successor
to the popular Motown band.
Whether or not these boys will end up being global stars like The Jackson 5 remains to be
seen; their social media channels have been pretty quiet lately, meaning that they’re either
cooking up something big or the group members have gone their separate ways. Perhaps
their destiny was actually predicted by Simon Cowell back in the Britain’s Got Talent semi-
finals, who didn’t offer them a recording contract, but rather suggested that they would end
up starring in some big West End shows. Whatever they’re up to nowadays, we hope that the
five Bring It North boys are still singing and bringing joy to fans all over the UK.
