Britain's Got Talent Bars and Melody stars now - lawsuit, tattoos and gun threat drama

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Britian's Got Talent back in 2014.The duo, made up of Leondre Devries and Charlie Lenehan, wowed viewers with their rendition of Twista and Faith Evans' track Hopeful.Singer Charlie, from Gloucestershire, and rapper Leondre, from South Wales, met on social media.They decided to work together after Leondre watched videos of Charlie singing online.

The duo still make music together today after singing a deal with Simon's music company Syco after appearing on BGT.Their first single Hopeful charted at number five in the UK Singles Chart.Bars and Melody later released a further two albums and also competed on Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions.They replaced the lyrics with a protesting against bullying, something which young Leondre had previously endured before appearing on the ITV show.During the grand final, they came in third place behind runner-up Lucy Kay and champions Collabro.As Simon, Amanda, David and Alesha continue their search for the 2022 winner, Daily Star has taken a look at what Charlie and Leondre have been up to since finding fame eight years ago.Their start in the music world was not left without its fair share of challenges though.

Leondre’s father, Antonio Devries, filed a lawsuit against the duo claiming that Hopeful was his song, written about troubles he was having in his life.

He said that he was unhappy the pair moved away and that he was responsible for promoting Bars and Melody prior to their appearance on Britain’s Got Talent.