counter Britain’s Got Talent star Dave Betton who was praised by Simon Cowell after performing with his son dies aged 82 – Forsething

Britain’s Got Talent star Dave Betton who was praised by Simon Cowell after performing with his son dies aged 82

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BRITAIN’S Got Talent star, Dave Betton, who was praised by Simon Cowell after performing with his son has died, aged 82.

Betton had appeared on the show alongside his son Dean in 2020, reaching the latter stages of the show.

An older man smiling on stage during his Britain's Got Talent audition.
Britain’s Got Talent star, Dave Betton, has died aged 82

The pair had left judges stunned throughout and at one point received a standing ovation for their “That’s Life” rendition.

Simon Cowell said at the time: “There are certain days I think what I need is a mug of hot chocolate – and you were a mug of hot chocolate!

“You made me feel good, I needed that.”

Betton, from Chesterfield, worked as a club singer after moving to Blackpool in 1981 with his wife after she bought the Dorchester Hotel.

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