''Britain's Got Talent'' Richard and Adam auditioned for ''
Britain's Got Talent'' in January 2013 and was aired in April 2013. They performed 'The Impossible Dream' and were put through to the next round by the judges. The duo performed on the first live show with "
Somewhere" and won with the most votes cast with over 66% of the vote, putting them through to the final. In the ''
Britain's Got Talent'' final, Richard & Adam once again performed "The Impossible Dream". In the middle of their performance, one of the members of the orchestra performing behind them—later identified as violinist
Natalie Holt—stood up and started throwing eggs at
Simon Cowell. The producers immediately escorted her off the stage while the duo continued. They finished third with 15.4% of the vote.
The Impossible Dream, The Christmas Album and At the Movies In June 2013, Richard & Adam were signed to
Sony Music. They released their debut album,
The Impossible Dream, including the single cover of the same name on 29 July 2013. The album was released by
Arista Records, the duo's current label. The album debuted at number one on the
UK Albums Chart on 4 August. In its second week on sale, despite competition from US duo
The Civil Wars, Richard & Adam held onto the Official Albums Chart Number 1 spot for a second week. The album contains covers of songs such as "
Somewhere", "
Amazing Grace" and "
Bring Him Home". The album stayed at number one for four consecutive weeks. On 12 September 2013, Richard & Adam announced details of their second album,
The Christmas Album, which was released on 2 December. The album put an operatic twist on Christmas songs such as "
Away in a Manger", "
Silent Night" and "
Once in Royal David's City". In May 2014, it was announced that Richard & Adam's third album would be called
At the Movies, composed of songs from soundtracks. The album debuted at number five on the
UK Albums Chart. In 2019 they took part in ''
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions'', though were eliminated in the preliminaries. ==Discography==