Stavros Flatley

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.

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]

Appearances

• Britain’s Got Talent (2009)
• Britain's Got Talent: The Champions (2019)
• Britain’s Got Talent Christmas Spectacular (2020)

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]

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.