Entertain the nation on BBC Two The finalists - Week 1, Show 1Thousands of people took part in auditions to get a place on BBC Two's talent show, Let Me Entertain You. The show ran over four weeks from Monday 28th May to Friday 22nd June with five shortlisted acts performing every night in front of a live studio audience. The longer the performers kept the demanding studio audience entertained, the more chance they had to reach the Friday final, and possibly the live grand final! Find out more about the five acts who performed in Show 1, and watch a video clip of the winner. The Winner Name: Lee
From: Leeds
Act: 13-year-old Lee has been singing in public since he was 10. His musical influence is Michael Ball but he also likes female divas such as Celine Dion. Lee loves performing and has won many competitions and awards.
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The finalists Name: Easy Riders
From: Blackpool
Act: The Easy Riders are Jamie-Lee, James and Martin - a juggling act that includes passing balls to each other and juggling hoops and skittles. They are trained by Yuri at the Blackpool Circus School.
 Name: Ben Scholte
From: Chesire
Act: 17-year-old Ben plays rock guitar as a solo artist, or with local bands, in pubs, clubs and at festivals. Ben quit college to pursue his musical dream of becoming a rock star after meeting his musical hero Steve Vai who told him "decide what you want to do and do it."
 Name: Diablo Dance Company
From: London
Act: Diablo are a high energy group of 10 salsa dancers. They won the European Team Salsa Championship in 2005 and 2006, and were founded by two-time UK Salsa champion Laith Sami.
 Name:Julianna Pirillo
From: Essex
Act: 17-year-old Julianna has been performing and singing for most of her life. Julianna hates the idea of being labelled as one type of singer and would like to create her own genre, the "Julianna Genre"! She is bilingual and at the age of 10 appeared in a German soap opera!
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