{"id":24944,"date":"2025-03-14T00:24:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T00:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/britains-got-talent-golden-buzzer-guitarist-wants-to-be-best\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T00:24:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T00:24:50","slug":"britains-got-talent-golden-buzzer-guitarist-wants-to-be-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/britains-got-talent-golden-buzzer-guitarist-wants-to-be-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain’s Got Talent golden buzzer guitarist wants to be best"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Olly Pearson wowed the Britain’s Got Talent judges and got put straight through to the semi-finals<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Many of us had socially-distanced street gatherings with our neighbours during the Covid lockdowns – but it is unlikely that many of these ended up inspiring a potential future rock star.<\/p>\n

For Olly Pearson, who was seven at the time, seeing a neighbour play guitar during one of these get-togethers was life-changing.<\/p>\n

Now aged 11, he is heading for the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent after getting a golden buzzer for his rip-roaring audition – a medley of rock classics from bands including Queen, AC\/DC and Van Halen.<\/p>\n

Each of the talent show judges can use the golden buzzer for an act they believe is exceptional – with Amanda Holden pressing it for Olly during auditions in Blackpool.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Olly was just seven when he started learning the guitar and taking his grandad Lee around guitar shows all over the country<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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“I think I was so focused on my guitar, I didn’t even notice the judges talking,” Olly, from Wrexham, said. <\/p>\n

“It was just unbelievable to see everyone standing up… I still can’t believe now. I didn’t expect it.”<\/p>\n

Olly described the experience as “nerve-wracking” but “incredible” from the second he played the first chord.<\/p>\n

His journey first began after asking his grandfather for lessons.<\/p>\n

The pair then spent hours perfecting chords and techniques – and Olly hasn’t looked back. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lee says his grandson is so good that Olly now teaches him<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Olly’s grandfather Lee Hughes was one of the hundreds watching on at the theatre as he impressed the judges, including Simon Cowell, in an episode that aired last week. <\/p>\n

Lee said it was clear his grandson had a “natural talent” from the outset.<\/p>\n

The 79-year-old, who learnt guitar as a teenager, said he and Olly started off doing six or seven hours of lessons a week playing guitar classics from Lee’s era – from acts such as The Shadows and the Beatles.<\/p>\n

“He loved it – and he got better so quickly,” said Lee.<\/p>\n

“His timing was so good from the start.<\/p>\n

“Within two years, he was catching me up – now he teaches me.”<\/p>\n

He added watching his grandson’s performance on Britain’s Got Talent was the “best experience” of his life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Olly says he still can’t believe he got the golden buzzer<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Olly’s mum Sarah Pearson said his progression “happened so fast”, adding he goes straight to his guitars as soon as he gets home from school. <\/p>\n

“In four years he’s gone from doing his first guitar performance for the neighbours to Britain’s Got Talent.”<\/p>\n

“It’s such a passion. He’s always practising, always learning,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Olly’s proud family has kept some of the confetti from the golden buzzer in a jar <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Olly said it was thanks to his grandfather, who he described as a “good teacher”, that he found his love of playing. <\/p>\n

He has also had lessons at music school Wrexham Sounds, where he has been able to develop his love of classic rock and heavy metal. <\/p>\n

Since his BGT performance aired, he has spent the week being asked for his autograph by the younger children at school and enjoying the congratulations from his community.<\/p>\n

But now he is focused on the semi-finals, coming up in April or May, and a top secret performance that will be even “bigger, better and wilder”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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