BGT’s Bars and Melody stars’ huge transformation with rippling muscles and tattoos

Bars and Melody gained notoriety in 2014 when they wow notoriously unpopular Britain’s Got Talent judge Simon Cowell. The fresh-faced teens won over the judges, eventually securing third place in the live final.

Fast forward a decade, and the pair have grown up, released several albums, embarked on international tours, and competed in other talent contests. Today, they look vastly different from their BGT days with rippling muscles and tattoos, but that’s not all that has changed. Leondre, now in his twenties and formerly known as Bars, has sprouted in height and sports a mature dreadlock hairstyle. He frequently poses for photos with his 601, 000 Instagram followers in the gym.

Meanwhile, Charlie, also in his twenties and previously known as Melody, is now a dad after welcoming a child in 2022. He sports an array of tattoos across his neck, arms, and chest.

Up until 2024, when they regretfully announced they were splitting as a band, the pair continued to play music and perform together. The pair claimed they wanted to finish the day high but decided it was time to get moving.

According to OK!, Simon and the charming pair captivated the audience with a rap performance against bullying back in 2014 during their audition, and they eventually hit the coveted golden buzzer.

Collabro took the top spot in the final, taking third place overall. Bars and Melody’s debut single, Hopeful, shot to Number 5 on the charts, and their debut album, 143, dropped in 2015, followed by a steady stream of new music.

They later became finalists on Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions in 2019 and took on America’s Got Talent: The Champions the following year. The duo has also made stops in Japan and Europe.

They reflected on their BGT audition in 2021, which celebrated its seventh anniversary with a YouTube video of their Golden Buzzer moment. “7 years today. Words cannot adequately describe how this video feels. The moment that changed our life forever”! It had a caption.

They continued, “Thank you for supporting us every step of the way.” We have come to the end of the beginning. Our journey’s just started”.

Leondre and Charlie, a rapper, first connected via Facebook and then collaborated on Britain’s Got Talent, forming a musical friendship. Their anti-bullying song, Hopeful, earned them a standing ovation from all four judges in their first audition.

The brand-new season of BGT, it’s 18th, began on our TVs on Saturday, 22 February, Presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have made their return, alongside judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli and brand-new member of the judging panel, YouTuber KSI.

Source: Mirror