Acrobatic brothers lauded for daredevil performance at UK show
Acrobatic brothers Giang Quoc Nghiep and Giang Quoc Co will receive certificates of merit from the Culture Ministry for their impressive performance in the 2018 Britain’s Got Talent final.
Giang Quoc Nghiep (R) and Giang Quoc Co in an interview to Vietnam News Agency (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thienhas decided to present certificates of merit to acrobatic brothers Giang QuocNghiep and Giang Quoc Co for their impressive performance in the 2018 Britain’sGot Talent final.
Although they didn’t win the show, theperformance was a hit for British audiences, leaving viewers breathless andthen putting them on their feet applauding.
Before their act, the Giang brothers toldthe TV audience although there was a Vietnam’s Got Talent show, they wanted toappear on the UK version because "It’s the biggest show in theworld." And they didn’t disappoint the audience.
In 2016, the two artists scaled 90 stairs ofSaint Mary’s Cathedral in 52 seconds with Quoc Nghiep balancing atop Quoc Cousing only their heads. This performance smashed a Guinness World Record.
Quoc Nghiep, born in 1984, and Quoc Co, bornin 1989, are the two youngest Meritorious Artists of Vietnam.
Britain’s Got Talent is a live TV show inthe UK watched by about 10 million people.
The winner ofBritain's Got Talent 2018 was Lee Ridley - a disabled person who cannot speak.His performance featured "chatting" with the audience through atablet, with his subtle humour causing laughs aplenty.
The prize for thewinner is £250,000 (334,281 USD) in cash. The winner will perform in front ofthe Queen and Royal Family members at the Royal Variety Performance.-VNA
Vietnamese artist brothers Giang Quoc Co and Giang Quoc Nghiep have smashed a Guinness World Record by climbing stairs with one sibling balanced atop the other using only head-to-head contact.
Acrobatic brothers Giang Quoc Nghiep and Giang Quoc Co left British television audiences speechless on April 21 night after performing their death-defying head balancing act on a UK TV talent show.
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Giang Quoc Nghiep (R) and Giang Quoc Co in an interview to Vietnam News Agency (Source: VNA) 
