Back in the ‘90s, Ant and Dec were a hitmaking pop duo. When they pranked the Britain’s Got Talent judges with this outrageous Disco Dogs audition, the duo proved they still had the Midas touch onstage! Ant and Dec hit the stage in full-body dog suits, puzzling the judges with their anonymous routine before getting the room hyped with a huge production set to hits like “Who Let the Dogs Out” and “Hound Dog”. And the best part? Seeing the judges’ stunned reaction when the big reveal at the end came.
Ant and Dec earned a UK Platinum certification for their 1994 debut album Psyche, released as PJ & Duncan. Their act was high-energy and featured plenty of lit dance moves. The boys went back to their roots for this performance, showing they could still get the crowd grooving with their dance moves. The Music Man has to say that seeing how happy Ant and Dec were at the end when they saw that they’d pulled off the prank was an adorable moment.
Ant and Dec performed as Disco Dogs with presenter Stephen Mulhern. The original 2019 upload of their audition has drawn nearly 20 million views on the Britain’s Got Talent YouTube channel. This was no mean feat and showed the prank’s lasting appeal. Clearly the dynamic duo can create dynamite whenever they hit the dance floor.
The greatest prank audition in talent show history has to be James Blunt’s surprise blind audition on The Voice of Germany. The English hitmaker performed a solo piano rendition of his hit “Goodbye My Lover”. Given his enormous talent and unmistakable voice, it wasn’t very long before all four coaches had turned their chairs. It really goes to show how much of the real deal James is as a singer-songwriter. He’s played that song so many times over the years, but he still really makes you feel it in the chest every single time.
Ant and Dec form one of the most successful presenting duos on British television this century, and they also put some legit hits on the board back in the ‘90s.
The Music Man readers may recall that Ant and Dec performed as the pop duo PJ & Duncan for their first two albums, before rebranding as Ant and Dec for their third and final album. They had some real impact on the British charts at the time, scoring a Platinum album with their 1994 debut Psyche, as well as a Gold record with their 1995 follow-up Top Katz. Their final album was the 1997 release The Cult of Ant & Dec, which hit number 15 on the UK Albums Chart. By then, they were increasingly focused on their television careers.