Fife’s singing barber Cammy Barnes won the hearts of all four judges on last night’s Britain’s Got Talent show – getting a standing ovation from them all.
Cammy, 32, had a shaky start but was given a second chance and wowed the judges and the audience and sailed through to the second round.
The Methil and Anstruther barber shop owner impressed with his version of Drivers License by Olivia Rodrigo while playing the guitar.
Second Britain’s Got Talent chance for Cammy
Cammy, who admitted he was very nervous sang the song first time to be told by Simon Cowell he has gone “too fast”.
The BGT head judge gave him another chance however, and Cammy when on to have all four judges on their feet,
Speaking on his social media page from London, Cammy admitted nerves had got the better of him.
He said: “For as long as I can remember, I have dreamed of being a full time singer songwriter.
“Just before I went on stage at my audition it hit me that this opportunity could actually make or break that dream.
“I honestly crumbled with nerves. This has never happened to me before but it’s because I care.
“I honestly feel so blessed with all the lovely comments and I can’t wait for the weeks ahead. I’m so ready.”
Cammy: ‘I’d buy a house for my family with prize money’
Prior to performing on Britain’s Got Talent, Cammy Barnes was asked by Amanda Holden why he had gone on the show and what he would do with the £250,000 top prize if he won.
He told her he had just had a little girl and wanted to give her everything and wanted her to know he was chasing his dreams.
He said he would buy house for his family with the money.
Cammy also admitted that he had travelled to the auditions on his own because he had kept it a secret and hadn’t told anyone that he planned to take part.
After his performance Simon told him he liked it and Bruno Tonioli told him he “sang with his heart.”
Cammy himself was moved to tears after he sang, but later joked: “Act after me was a chef and he was cutting onions at the side of the stage. Wasn’t crying, honest.”
Rising star Cammy Barnes
Earlier this year The Courier reported how the rising star had cut the hair of the Scottish rugby team less than 24 hours before he sang on the Murrayfield turf ahead of Scotland’s Six Nations clash with Italy on Saturday March 18.
No stranger to big occasions, Cammy toured the world with the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, made his theatre debut in Black Watch for the National Theatre of Scotland in 2010 and reached number one in the World Music iTunes charts with his debut solo single in 2019.
He also played at the Royal Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle last August.
The former Kirkland High School pupil told the Courier he learned to play bagpipes “from the moment he could walk.”
He who trained at the Aberdeen City Music School and the National Centre of Excellence, Plockton,and once considered joining the army.
But as his application progressed, he secured a job with the second cast of the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch theatre show.
Instead of becoming a soldier, he pretended to be one – playing the role of 18 year-old squaddie Macca.
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