{"id":91484,"date":"2025-05-11T01:28:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T01:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/91484\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T01:28:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T01:28:04","slug":"britains-got-talent-in-another-fix-row-as-semi-finalist-drops-subtle-dig-at-itv-show-as-fans-accuse-bosses-of-stitching-him-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/91484\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain&#8217;s Got Talent in another fix row as semi-finalist drops subtle dig at ITV show as fans accuse bosses of &#8216;stitching him up&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>\u00a0Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-662\/chloe-louise.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHLOE LOUISE FOR MAILONLINE<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?screen_name=chlolouiseuk&amp;tw_p=followbutton\" class=\"twitter-follow-author\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  02:18 BST, 11 May 2025   |  Updated:  02:18 BST, 11 May 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/britains_got_talent\/index.html\" id=\"mol-41dd1480-2e04-11f0-a179-55f8047a5d46\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Britain&#8217;s Got Talent<\/a>\u00a0has found itself in a fix row after semi-finalist\u00a0Mickey Callisto dropped a subtle swipe at the ITV shows after coming under fire from the judges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Sunderland singer sang Queen&#8217;s Somebody To Love for his performance at <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/london\/index.html\" id=\"mol-41d76f30-2e04-11f0-a179-55f8047a5d46\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">London<\/a>&#8216;s Apollo, but was left unimpressed by the judges&#8217; criticism.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Bruno, while praising Mickey, said he &#8216;didn&#8217;t hit all the notes,&#8217; before <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/alesha-dixon\/index.html\" id=\"mol-415c24b0-2e04-11f0-a179-55f8047a5d46\" rel=\"noopener\">Alesha Dixon<\/a>\u00a0told him she preferred his first audition, though <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/amanda-holden\/index.html\" id=\"mol-c9850ea0-2e05-11f0-a0f0-35f7d2457255\" rel=\"noopener\">Amanda Holden<\/a> described his song as &#8216;fantastic&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Not wholly convinced by the act,\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/simon_cowell\/index.html\" id=\"mol-41b95fe0-2e04-11f0-a179-55f8047a5d46\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Simon Cowell<\/a> remarked: &#8216;You are a really, really good <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/freddie-mercury\/index.html\" id=\"mol-41779bf0-2e04-11f0-a179-55f8047a5d46\" rel=\"noopener\">Freddie Mercury<\/a>\u00a0tribute act and, for that, it was really, really good.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Defending his song choice, Mickey threw some shade at the show\u00a0by revealing he wanted &#8216;to sing his own song&#8217; &#8211; inferring he was told he was not allowed to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After he failed to secure a place in the final, viewers were left enraged and claimed\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/itv\/index.html\" id=\"mol-41cf7ff0-2e04-11f0-a179-55f8047a5d46\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">ITV<\/a> bosses &#8216;stitched him up&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-adefb49e37a37332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98259381-14699371-Britain_s_Got_Talent_contestant_Mickey_Callisto_made_a_subtle_sw-m-71_174692622083.jpeg\" height=\"464\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Britain's Got Talent has found itself in a fix row after semi-finalist Mickey Callisto dropped a subtle swipe at the ITV shows after coming under fire from the judges\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Britain&#8217;s Got Talent has found itself in a fix row after semi-finalist Mickey Callisto dropped a subtle swipe at the ITV shows after coming under fire from the judges\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6d37cb442222f8df\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98260227-14699371-image-a-72_1746926235924.jpg\" height=\"363\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The Sunderland singer, who sang Queen's Somebody To Love for his final performance at London's Apollo, was left unimpressed with the judges' criticism (pictured: Simon Cowell)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Sunderland singer, who sang Queen&#8217;s Somebody To Love for his final performance at London&#8217;s Apollo, was left unimpressed with the judges&#8217; criticism (pictured: Simon Cowell)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Comments included: &#8216;I see they are stitching up Mickey mCallisto on #BGT right now &#8211; what were those judges listening too!?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Mickey was fantastic. Was robbed of a golden buzzer in his audition, and was robbed again tonight.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Yet again #BGT is fixing shows by not allowing Mickey Callisto to sing what he wanted and he was asked to sing Somebody to love&#8230; To be told he&#8217;s a good tribute act&#8230;.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Would&#8217;ve preferred to have heard Mickey sing his own song, he&#8217;s more like a Freddie mercury tribute act, need to see if he would be versatile as a singer, but other than that, he didn&#8217;t seem to happy with the comments either!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Mickey got abused by the judges when he can actually sing..&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;They should have allowed Mickey to sing his own song. I think he smashed it anyway! Amazing voice!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mickey found himself forced to defend himself after he came under fire from the judges for picking a Queen song as they said he was a good &#8216;tribute act&#8217; but weren&#8217;t totally convinced by the semi-final performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But he took a swipe at bosses as he quipped: &#8216;I think first of all what I would say is, I sing with passion and that is all that matters and I made a lot of people happy tonight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2ef6ec0af9514d21\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98259385-14699371-image-a-5_1746922737559.jpg\" height=\"352\" width=\"634\" alt=\"He defended his talented vocals and person by revealing he wanted 'to sing his own song' - inferring he was told he was not allowed to\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">He defended his talented vocals and person by revealing he wanted &#8216;to sing his own song&#8217; &#8211; inferring he was told he was not allowed to<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ae9fb2f83585115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98259631-14699371-image-a-58_1746925994042.jpg\" height=\"126\" width=\"634\" alt=\"\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>      <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a241f0f451885c4d\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98259639-14699371-image-a-57_1746925994041.jpg\" height=\"127\" width=\"634\" alt=\"\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>      <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7497faf4f2e854ef\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98259637-14699371-image-a-59_1746925994043.jpg\" height=\"595\" width=\"634\" alt=\"\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>      <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-228b8285b18cad6c\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98259635-14699371-But_it_appears_ITV_viewers_at_home_were_in_agreement_with_Mickey-a-60_174692599404.jpeg\" height=\"153\" width=\"634\" alt=\"But it appears ITV viewers at home were in agreement with Mickey as they took to X to share their thoughts on the performance\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">But it appears ITV viewers at home were in agreement with Mickey as they took to X to share their thoughts on the performance<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;And the other thing is, yes, it was like a tribute to Freddie, but I sing my own songs and I wanted to sing my own song.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;But anyway it doesn&#8217;t matter. It doesn&#8217;t matter whether I sing my own songs or Queen.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">To which Simon backed the show and added: &#8216;I think you did the right thing.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">MailOnline has contacted ITV for a comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Britain&#8217;s Got Talent in another fix row as semi-finalist drops subtle dig at ITV show as fans accuse bosses of &#8216;stitching him up&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0Have YOU got a story? 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