Britain's Got Talent series 17

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Britain's Got Talent
Series 17
Presented by Ant & Dec
Judges Bruno Tonioli
Alesha Dixon
Amanda Holden
Simon Cowell
Winner Sydnie Christmas
Runner-upJack Rhodes
Release
Original network ITV1
Original release20 April (2024-04-20) –
2 June 2024 (2024-06-02)
Series chronology
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List of episodes

The seventeenth series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent began airing on ITV1 on 20 April 2024 and concluded on 2 June 2024. The series was again presented by Ant & Dec, with Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli returning to the judging panel. [1]

The seventeenth series was won by singer Sydnie Christmas, with magician Jack Rhodes finishing in second place, and dance duo Abigail & Afronitaaa placing third place. After singers and dancers won 6 of the first 7 series of Britain’s Got Talent, Christmas was just the second singer, also series 13 winner Colin Thackery, to win BGT since Collabro won a decade ago in 2014. The last dance act to win Britain’s Got Talent was in 2013, when Attraction became the first international act to win. Abigail & Afronitaaa were just the second act from an African country to finish in the top-3 on any season, joining Malawian Daliso Chaponda from season 11.

Series overview

Following the conclusion of the previous series, it was announced that the show would return for a seventeenth series. [2] It was also confirmed that the judging panel from the previous series would remain the same, with Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli returning to the show. [3] [4] Filming for the auditions began in January 2024. [5] [6] The first teaser for the series was released on social media in March 2024, with the ten-second trailer confirming that the series was "coming soon" to ITV and ITVX, accompanied by the slogan "Britain, we're back". [7] [8]

Cast

Judges and Presenter(s) for Britain's Got Talent Series 17
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Bruno Tonioli
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Alesha Dixon
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Amanda Holden
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Simon Cowell
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Ant & Dec

Color key:

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Third place |   Semi-finalist
Playing card club A.svg Judges' Wildcard Finalist | Yellow ffff00 pog.svg Golden Buzzer Audition
ParticipantAge(s)GenrePerformance TypeFromSemi-finalFinished
Abigail & Afronitaaa7 & 20DanceDance Duo Ghana 4Third place
Ace Clvrk29SingingSinger Reading, Berkshire 2Eliminated
Alex Mitchell23ComedyStand Up Comedian Leeds, West Yorkshire 5Finalist
AmaSing7–12SingingChoir Chester, Cheshire 5Eliminated
Andrew Curphey37SingingSinger Widnes, Cheshire 4Eliminated
Bikoon!—VarietyNovelty Act Japan 1Eliminated
Blitzers 19–23SingingK-Pop Group South Korea 2Eliminated
CyberAgent Legit Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 20–28DanceDance Group Japan 5Eliminated
Denise & Stefan40 & 52Singing / MusicOpera Singer & Pianist Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire 5Eliminated
Duncan Murray22AcrobaticsPogo Stick Acrobat New Brunswick, Canada 3Eliminated
Duo Stardust Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 25 & 27DangerRollerskating Duo Ukraine 1Eliminated
Gambino Akuboy 38SingingAfrobeats Singer Gambia 5Eliminated
Geneviève Côté48MusicVocalist Montreal, Canada 2Eliminated
Haribow Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 22–24VarietyDouble Dutch Group Japan 2Finalist
Harrison Pettman22SingingSinger Gravesend, Kent 4Eliminated
Heather Holliday38DangerSword Swallower United States 3Eliminated
Innocent Masuku33SingingOpera Singer South Africa 1Finalist
Itzel Salvatierra39AcrobaticsAerialist Mexico 4Eliminated
Jack Rhodes27MagicMagician Ulverston, Cumbria 2Runner-Up
Kevin Finn30ComedyStand Up Comedian Warrington, Cheshire 4Eliminated
Lady Grenades13–19Acrobatics / DanceCheerleading GroupVarious2Eliminated
Leightonjay Halliday23DanceContemporary Dancer Douglas, South Lanarkshire 3Eliminated
Magicians Assemble 2 15–43MagicMagic GroupVarious3Eliminated
Matteo Fraziano22VarietyShadow Artist Rome, Italy 2Eliminated
Messoudi Brothers30 & 33VarietyJuggling Duo Australia 5Eliminated
Mike Woodhams37Singing / ComedySinging Impressionist Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire 3Finalist
Nabe Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 38ComedyHair Impressionist Japan 4Eliminated
Northants Sings Out25–65SingingChoir Northamptonshire 4Finalist
Phoenix Boys Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 8–19DanceContemporary Dance GroupVarious4Eliminated
Rask AI—VarietyArtificial Intelligence Act Ukraine 3Eliminated
Ravi's Dream Team Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 5–78SingingChoir Brighton, East Sussex 2Eliminated
Ssaulabi Performance Troupe Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 19–23AcrobaticsMartial Arts Troupe South Korea 1Finalist
Sven Smith27MusicAir Guitarist London 1Eliminated
Sydnie Christmas Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 28SingingSinger Gravesend, Kent 3Winner
Taryn Charles Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 39SingingSinger Englefield Green, Surrey 1Eliminated
The Dark Hero40SingingOpera Singer Gotham City 5Eliminated
The Trickstars Playing card club A.svg 38 & 5 Animals Dog Act Grantham, Lincolnshire 1Finalist
Trey Braine10DanceDancer Manchester 1Eliminated
Trixy34MagicMagician London 5Finalist
Troll Dancers7–12DanceDance Group Sandfields, Port Talbot, Wales 3Eliminated

Semi-finals summary

Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed out | Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' vote |   Won the Public's Vote |   Won the Judges' Vote
  Lost Judges' Vote |   Eliminated

Prior to the beginning of the live shows, the semi-finalists were decided following a deliberation stage at the London Palladium.

Semi-final 1 (27 May)

Semi-FinalistOrderPerformance TypeBuzzes and judges' votesPercentageFinished [11]
CowellHoldenDixonTonioli
The Trickstars1Dog Act19.6%3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) 2
Bikoon!2Novelty Act Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 2.1%7th – Eliminated
Taryn Charles3Singer10.2%4th – Eliminated
Ssaulabi Performance Troupe4Martial Arts Group 1 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 19.6%2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Duo Stardust5Rollerskating Duo6.6%5th – Eliminated
Trey Braine6Dancer5.4%6th – Eliminated
Sven Smith7Air Guitarist Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 0.6%8th – Eliminated
Innocent Masuku8Opera Singer35.9%1st (Won Public Vote)
  • ^1 Cowell did not cast his vote due to the majority support for Ssaulabi Performance Troupe from the other judges, but admitted that his voting intention would have been for this semi-finalist.
  • ^2 The Trickstars were later sent through to the final as the judges' wildcard.

Semi-final 2 (28 May)

Semi-FinalistOrderPerformance TypeBuzzes and judges' votesPercentageFinished [11]
CowellHoldenDixonTonioli
Lady Grenades1Cheerleading Group9.4%4th – Eliminated
Blitzers2K-Pop Band7.8%5th – Eliminated
Geneviève Côté3Vocalist6.5%6th – Eliminated
Jack Rhodes4Magician27.0%1st (Won Public Vote)
Ravi's Dream Team5Choir Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 17.5%3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote)
Matteo Fraziano6Shadow Artist6.2%7th – Eliminated
Ace Clvrk7Singer5.4%8th – Eliminated
Haribow8Double Dutch Group Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 20.2%2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote)

Semi-final 3 (29 May)

Semi-FinalistOrderPerformance TypeBuzzes and judges' votesPercentageFinished [11]
CowellHoldenDixonTonioli
Duncan Murray1Pogo Stick Acrobat2.2%8th – Eliminated
Magicians Assemble2Magic Group10.4%4th – Eliminated
Rask AI3Artificial Intelligence Act7.7%5th – Eliminated
Troll Dancers4Dance Group6.1%6th – Eliminated
Heather Holliday5Sword Swallower4.5%7th – Eliminated
Mike Woodhams6Singing Impressionist Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 18.6%2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote)
Leightonjay Halliday7Contemporary Dancer Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 12.6%3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote)
Sydnie Christmas8Singer37.9%1st (Won Public Vote)

Semi-final 4 (30 May)

Semi-FinalistOrderPerformance TypeBuzzes and judges' votesPercentageFinished [11]
CowellHoldenDixonTonioli
Andrew Curphey1Singer Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 2.0%8th – Eliminated
Abigail & Afronitaaa2Dance Duo24.8%1st (Won Public Vote)
Nabe3Hair Impressionist7.2%6th – Eliminated
Phoenix Boys4Contemporary Dance Group Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 17.6%3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote)
Itzel Salvatierra5Aerialist9.8%5th – Eliminated
Harrison Pettman6Singer14.4%4th – Eliminated
Kevin Finn7Stand Up Comedian Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 4.1%7th – Eliminated
Northants Sings Out8Choir Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 20.1%2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote)

Semi-final 5 (31 May)

Semi-FinalistOrderPerformance TypeBuzzes and judges' votesPercentageFinished [11]
CowellHoldenDixonTonioli
Gambino Akuboy1Afrobeats Singer3.5%7th – Eliminated
Trixy2Magician Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 18.2%3rd (Won Judges' Vote)
Messoudi Brothers3Juggling Duo11.9%4th – Eliminated
The Dark Hero4Opera Singer2.3%8th – Eliminated
Alex Mitchell5Stand Up Comedian24.7%1st (Won Public Vote)
AmaSing6Choir6.2%6th – Eliminated
CyberAgent Legit7Dance Group11.1%5th – Eliminated
Denise & Stefan8Opera Singer & Pianist Crystal Clear app clean.svg 22.1%2nd (Lost Judges' Vote)

Final (2 June)

Guest performance: The Cast Of Mamma Mia!("Mamma Mia"/"Dancing Queen"/"Waterloo") [10]

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Third place
FinalistOrderPerformance TypePercentageFinished [11]
Haribow1Double Dutch Group3.1%11th
The Trickstars2Dog Act8.4%5th
Abigail & Afronitaaa3Dance Duo10.4%3rd
Alex Mitchell4Stand Up Comedian5.3%8th
Trixy 3 5Magician5.9%6th
Innocent Masuku6Opera Singer8.8%4th
Ssaulabi Performance Troupe7Martial Arts Group4.8%10th
Northants Sings Out8Choir4.9%9th
Mike Woodhams9Singing Impressionist5.4%7th
Jack Rhodes10Magician15.8%2nd
Sydnie Christmas11Singer27.2%1st

Ratings

EpisodeAir dateTotal viewers
(millions) [12] 		ITV
Weekly rank [12]
Auditions 120 April7.261
Auditions 221 April6.252
Auditions 327 April7.031
Auditions 44 May6.841
Auditions 512 May5.592
Auditions 618 May6.082
Auditions 725 May6.302
Auditions 826 May5.313
Semi-Final 127 May5.252
Semi-Final 228 May5.163
Semi-Final 329 May4.824
Semi-Final 430 May4.689
Semi-Final 531 May4.815
Final2 June6.011

References

  1. ↑ "Britain's Got Talent day for Telford seven-year-old with cancer". BBC News . 14 February 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Britain's Got Talent 2024: Release date speculation, judges and news". Radio Times . Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "BGT's Bruno Tonioli breaks golden buzzer during first auditions". Digital Spy . 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Mata, William (25 January 2024). "Britain's Got Talent 2024 start date: police called to auditions after break-in". Evening Standard . Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  5. ↑ Anderson, Eleanor (6 February 2024). "Britain's Got Talent draws huge queues in Salford". Salford Now. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Chrisp, Kitty. "Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden's kids throw BGT auditions into chaos". Metro . Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Britain... BGT is back! ⭐ Coming soon to ITV1 and ITVX" . Retrieved 24 March 2024– via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "Britain's Got Talent: First teaser released ahead of new series". TV Zone. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  9. ↑ Kemp, Ellie (30 May 2024). "ITV BGT fans divided as they work out 'disappointing' magic act". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Calum Scott, Alesha Dixon and a host of Musical stars set to perform".
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "BGT Series 17 Vote Percentages REVEALED!".
  12. 1 2 "As Viewed Top 50". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.
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