Hollie Steel breaks down on live performance in Britain's Got Talent, but still she made it through the final (with video)

Hollie Steel breaks down on live performance in Britain's Got Talent, but still she made it through the final (with video). Hollie Steel, broke down on stage as she forgot the words to Edelweiss half way through her performance. Hollie Steel, the 10-year-old singing ballerina from Lancashire has made it through to the Britain’s Got Talent 2009 final.

Hollie Steel, the 10-year-old singing ballerina from Lancashire has made it through to the Britain’s Got Talent 2009 final. Hollie was the auditionee who everyone thought would be ballet dancing, but ended up wowing everyone with her sophisticated rendition of I Could Have Danced All Night. Hollie started dancing lessons when she was four and joined a theatre group aged six.

Tonight, Hollie Steel sang Edelweiss from The Sound of Music and was put through to the final by the judges' unanimous votes, beating singer Greg Pritchard.

Hollie appeared confident as she began to perform. Wearing a baby pink dress, she sang the first part without a wobble, but then appeared to forget her words. A brief moment of tears passed quickly, she recovered and then continued with the song.

But shortly after she went quiet again and she broke down in tears. Judge Amanda Holden went forward to comfort her and Hollie's mother also went to the stage to reassure her daughter. The performance stopped and then Hollie begged to be allowed to start again. Simon Cowell promised a tearful Hollie that she would be allowed to try again.

After a commercial break, Hollie returned to the stage and, apart from a few wobbles, made it to the end of her performance.

The judges were full of praise for the ten-year-old. Simon Cowell described her as "the bravest girl in the world." He told Hollie that she "nailed the last note." Piers Morgan said "it was one of the gutsiest things I've ever seen in my life." Amanda Holden described Hollie as "a little professional."

The grand final of Britain’s Got Talent is on Saturday at 6.45pm, followed by the results show at 9.30pm

Watch this video of Hollie Steel sang Edelweiss from The Sound of Music: