Judge KSI couldn’t believe what he was seeing (Image: ITV)
Viewers tuning into the new series of Britain’s Got Talent tonight (February 22) were left with the same complaint just minutes in to the episode.
This year, regular judges Alesha Dixon, and Simon Cowell all returned, with social media star and boxer KSI making his debut on the panel.
It didn’t take long before all four judges were left open-mouthed over the show’s opening act, RuMac. The accordion player with a highly unusual voice performed a rendition of Yes Sir, I Can Boogie originally performed by Baccara.
His act got off to a tense start when he pulled out his accordion, prompting Simon Cowell to say: “Oh no, even worse, an accordion. I hate them, as Alesha chimed in with: “I hate them as well.”
However, he ultimately won over the crowd and the judges with his unique take on the song as Simon said he had “never heard anything like this in my life.”
RuMac opened the show with his accordion act (Image: ITV)
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But viewers at home were left divided. Many took to social media to offer their thoughts on the first act of the series.
“If I was heavily intoxicated at 3am this would be great, but I’m not,” said one show fan. “Which producer went… yeah let’s open the show with this!?” another complained.
Not all viewers were disappointed with the act though. Some admitted they had actually seen RuMac live before and it turns out that he already has a huge online following.
The musician describes himself as a “weird guy”, with “weird music”, and has around 12,000 followers on Facebook, 3,400 on and a slightly more modest 284 over on YouTube.
“Seen RuMac live before, several times. He’s honestly so fun and never a dull moment. So happy to see him on BGT,” said one happy fan, as another predicted he would win the show: “Absolutely brilliant! A winner right here now!”
“Loved this Guy from start to finish. Brilliant!!! Great start to the show,” another supporter posted. “I’ve been searching for something like this, perfect!” said one BGT viewer.
Britain’s Got Talent airs every Saturday night on ITV and ITVX