Body-popping has long been a part of various dance routines, but Britain’s Got Talent four-piece Tumar KR take it to the next level.
After impressing in the auditions, the group from Kyrgyzstan, central Asia, stepped things up considerably for the semi-finals.
Their second routine upped the contortionism and added in a theatrical science fiction theme, telling a Frankenstein story about a cyborg being created.
It proved a huge hit with the judges, who offered heaps of praise for the performance.
“Oh my god, now that was brilliant,” said a gobsmacked Simon Cowell at the end of the routine.
He added: “It was so much better than the first audition.”
Amanda Holden was struck by the theatricality of the act, saying: “If we cut you open, wires would come out.”
David Walliams was also hugely impressed, but commented that he felt a bit strange while watching it.
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“It was incredibly impressive, but watching you do all those strange movement with your arms gives me a strange tingly feeling,” the comedian said.
He wasn’t the only one. Viewers at home took to social media to praise the performance – despite feeling ‘queasy’ and 'wincing throughout'.
Will the group manage to body-pop their way into Saturday’s live final? If the reaction after their performance is anything to go by, they could be on to a winner.
ITV, 7.30pm
