Created by Pop Idol and X-Factor boss Simon Cowell, acts on the show begin their performance behind a mirrored wall, bidding for 75 per cent approval from the audience.

When they reach that mark, the walls part and they are thrust into the studio, performing in front of the crowd and judges, and it took less than 30 seconds for the wall to part for Shayla-Blue.

His high-octane modern jazz routine began with a series of somersaults, the jazz number “Big Noise” from Winnetka was a big hit at the ICC in Birmingham, where the show is staged.