{"id":782133,"date":"2026-02-22T19:23:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T19:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/782133\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T19:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T19:23:15","slug":"who-are-lma-liverpools-britains-got-talent-act-impressing-judges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/782133\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are LMA? Liverpool&#8217;s Britain&#8217;s Got Talent act impressing judges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Liverpool-based dance group has wowed judges and viewers with their audition<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LMA audition on stage\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1_britains_got_talent_sr19_ep1_21_result.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"LMA audition on stage\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">LMA audition on stage(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A Liverpool-based dance act stunned the judges on Saturday night&#8217;s episode of Britain&#8217;s Got Talent, with fans tipping them as early favourites to win. The popular <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/itv\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">ITV<\/a> programme made its return on the evening of Saturday, February 21 with <a aria-label=\"Ant and Dec Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/ant-dec\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Ant and Dec <\/a>presenting the nationwide search for talent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">During the episode, the judges encountered dancers from LMA &#8211; a creative arts university with campuses in Liverpool, London and Newcastle. The audition saw dancers from the Liverpool campus, which is based in the <a aria-label=\"Metquarter,Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/metquarter\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Metquarter,<\/a> take to the stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The audition featured a highly synchronised dance, titled &#8220;Murmuration&#8221;, which is the work of French choreographer Sadeck Berrabah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dancers performed in black and white ensembles with the dance&#8217;s title referring to the mesmerising formations made by flying birds.<\/p>\n<p>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The audition was met with high praise from judges including<a aria-label=\" Amanda HoldenLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/amanda-holden\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\"> Amanda Holden<\/a> who said: &#8220;That was as different and exceptional as it gets. I&#8217;ve never seen anything like it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"Simon Cowell Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/simon-cowell\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Simon Cowell <\/a>added: &#8220;Wow, wow, wow. I loved that audition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"Alesha DixonLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/alesha-dixon\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Alesha Dixon<\/a> said: &#8220;I thought that it was beautiful, really, really beautiful. The way you commanded it was just so strong and central to all of it. Sensational.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">KSI went on to say: &#8220;Visually, my eyes loved it. This is a good watch and it&#8217;s the type where you can&#8217;t make a mistake. You were all on point and killed it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sadeck, who got his break with a viral YouTube dance video and has gone on to work for pop acts such as Shakira and Black Eyed Peas, was invited by an impressed Simon to the stage during the episode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Simon praised the choreographer for his &#8220;on-point&#8221; routine, adding: &#8220;What you do is incredible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Fans were equally impressed, with numerous viewers tipping the group as potential winners due to their distinctive performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One viewer said on X: &#8220;Ooo, have we just seen this year&#8217;s winner?&#8221; while another commented: &#8220;Defo finalists, they were so good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A third person remarked: &#8220;Finally a dance act bringing something different to the table,&#8221; while another viewer similarly shared: &#8220;LMA wow indeed all in sync All in time well done to every single person Liverpool should be so proud!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Ensure our latest news and what&#8217;s on headlines always appear at the top of your Google search by making us a preferred source. <\/strong><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=liverpoolecho.co.uk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Click here to activate <\/strong><\/a><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">or add us as a preferred source in your Google search settings.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Liverpool-based dance group has wowed judges and viewers with their audition LMA audition on stage(Image: ITV) A&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":782134,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,709,393,4884,179,35840,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-782133","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-britains-got-talent","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-liverpool","13":"tag-metquarter","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116115918326899072","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=782133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/782134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=782133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=782133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=782133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}