Amanda Holden said his voice was outstanding. Alesha Dixon called him an inspiration. Simon Cowell remarked on his kind heart. David Walliams was so blown away by his singing, he joked he might take off and zoom into outer space.
So it's fair to say Tom Ball, a self-effacing young music and drama teacher, is a big hit with the Britain's Got Talent judges. Judging by their reaction, the audience felt the same way.
Tom's rendition of Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst 's Rise Like A Phoenix, got a standing ovation from the judges and led to the public voting him through to Sunday's blockbuster final, making him one of the favourites to win.
