Stavros Flatley

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Stavros Flatley are a British-Cypriot father-son dance duo consisting of Demetri and his son Michalis 'Lagi' Demetriou, [1] best known for appearing on the third series of Britain's Got Talent in 2009. They reached the final of the series, finishing fourth behind Diversity, Susan Boyle and Julian Smith.

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The name of their act is derived from Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley, best known for Irish dance shows including Riverdance and Lord of the Dance , and Stavros, a Greek kebab shop owner with fractured English who was portrayed by Harry Enfield on Channel 4's television comedy and music show Saturday Live .

Following their appearance on Britain's Got Talent, the act appeared in the second series of Sugar Free Farm . [2]

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Career

Stavros Flatley started their careers when Stellios owned a Greek restaurant in North London. The cabaret performances were especially successful. It was at the restaurant that Stellios developed the Stavros Flatley duo. [3]

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References

  1. "The Greece's Got Talent contestants: where are they now?". goodtoknow. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. "Stavros Flatley hit the Sugar Free Farm: 'Seeing I was 5st overweight scared the daylights out of me'". 9 January 2017.
  3. "Britain's Got Talent Stavros Flatley started out in family restaurant". Daily Mirror . 14 April 2009.