Jeremy Clarkson’s choir in BGT semi-final this month

Originally founded by Jeremy Clarkson in the Cotswolds to advertise his alcohol brand, the group is a collective of real British farmers.

The ‘banned’ advert featured a rendition of the French opera song ‘Flower Duet’ from the opera ‘Lakme’, to advertise Clarkson’s Hawkstone lager.

The choir appeared on Britain’s Got Talent on March 21 and secured a golden buzzer from Amanda Holden during their audition.

During their audition the choir performed the Elbow anthem “One Day Like This” at the Birmingham Hippodrome.

This buzzer sent the 32-strong collective straight through to the live semi-finals.

Mr Clarkson was left visibly moved by the performance as he took to the social media site Instagram to share a raw clip with his instant reaction.

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Japanese hip-hop group World Wings also made it through to the semi-final (Image: ITV)

“I watched Britain’s Got Talent tonight for the first time because the Hawkstone Choir were on and they were just fantastic,” he said, appearing to be close to tears.

“It shows that people quite like farmers. They were very, very good, well done, all of you. I’m a very happy man tonight.”

In March, the choir announced the release of a limited-edition vinyl record, with 100 per cent of the profits being donated to the mental health charity, Shout.

The limited-edition vinyl includes ‘F**k Me It’s Good’, ‘It’s The Dog’s Nuts’, ‘Apples’, and ‘The Stout National Anthem’.

The semi-finals began on May 2 and will continue every Saturday for the rest of this month.

The choir will go against artist like the Japanese hip-hop dancers World Wings, magician Fabian Fox, pupils from Braunstone Community Primary School and dance group LMA.