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Britain's Got Talent is a British talent reality television series that first aired in 2007. As of 2 June 2019, there have been thirteen completed series. The show has been spun off around the world under the Got Talent franchise. The competition is open to people of all ages who possess a talent. After the initial rounds of auditions, successful contestants are narrowed down by the judges.

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In the first series, 24 contestants made it into the three semi-finals, and in subsequent series this has been increased to 40 (45 in series 6–10) contestants across five live shows. The act which receives the most public votes in each semi-final goes through to the final, with the second finalist being decided by the judges from the second and third most popular contestants. In series 6, a "wildcard" element was introduced. This is where judges pick an eliminated act from the semi-finals, and that act is sent through to the final. In series 6, the wildcard act selected was The Mend. In series 7, the wildcard was Steve Hewlett and in series 8,al Jon Clegg. Series 9 featured a second wildcard, voted for by the public from the five acts who lost the judges' vote in the semi-finals. [1] The judges' wildcard was Boyband and the public's wildcard was Jessie-Jane McParland. In series 10, the judges chose Shannon + Peter whilst the public chose Trip Hazard. In series 11, the format returned to series 8. The wildcard was Simon Cowell's golden buzzer Sarah Ikumu. In series 12, B Positive Choir was the wildcard. In series 13, dancing couple Libby and Charlie were the wildcards. In Series 14, there were no wildcards, so there were only 10 acts in the final

In the final, each of the finalists perform again, but this time the result is determined purely from the public vote, with the winner receiving £250,000 (£100,000 in series 1–5, £500,000 in series 6) and the chance to perform their act at the Royal Variety Performance .

Opera singer Paul Potts won the first series of the competition in 2007, street dancer George Sampson won the second series in 2008, dance troupe Diversity won the third series in 2009, gymnast troupe Spelbound won the fourth series in 2010, singer Jai McDowall won the fifth series in 2011, dancing dog act Ashleigh and Pudsey won the sixth series in 2012, shadow theatre group, Attraction won the seventh series in 2013, classical singers Collabro won the eighth series in 2014, and musical canine freestyle act Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse won the ninth series in 2015. Magician Richard Jones won the tenth series in 2016. Pianist Tokio Myers won the eleventh series in 2017. Comedian Lost Voice Guy won the twelfth series in 2018. Korean War Veteran and Singing Chelsea Pensioner Colin Thackery won the thirteenth series in 2019. Pianist, singer and comedian Jon Courtenay won the fourteenth series in 2020. Comedian Axel Blake won the fifteenth series in 2022, whilst comedian Viggo Venn won the sixteenth series in 2023. In 2024, Singer Sydnie Christmas won the seventeenth series.

Contestants

For more details on each of the contestants, see the relevant series article.

NameSeriesActFinishedRef
2 Grand 3Singing duo10th
4MG13Magicians11th
5 Star Boys15Contemporary Dance Group11th
100 Voices of Gospel10Gospel choir8th [2] [3]
Aaron and Jasmine14Dance Duo10th
Aidan McCann14Magician7th
Alex Magala10Sword-swallower9th [2] [3]
Amber and the Dancing Collies15Dog act10th
Amy Lou16Singer7th
Aneeshwar Kunchala15Poet7th
Aquabatique6Synchronised swimmers10th
Arisxandra7Singer8th
Asanda Jezile 7Singer11th
Ashleigh and Pudsey 6Dancing dog act1st
Attraction 7Shadow theatre group1st
The Addict Initiative8Dance troupe10th
Axel Blake15Stand Up Comedian1st
B Positive Choir 12Choir11th [4]
Balance Unity10Dancer10th [2] [3]
The Bar Wizards 1JugglingFinalist
Bars & Melody 8Singing/rapping duo3rd
Beau Dermott10Musical theatre singer5th [2] [3]
Ben Hart 13Magician3rd
Ben Nickless15Impressionist8th
Boogie Storm10Dance troupe3rd [2] [3]
Boyband9Dance troupe12th [5]
Susan Boyle 3Singer2nd
Paul Burling 4Impressionist5th
Calum Scott 9Singer6th [6]
Colin Thackery 13Singer1st
Jack Carroll 7Stand-up comedian2nd
Daliso Chaponda 11Stand-up comedian3rd [7]
Cheeky Monkeys 2Child dance duoFinalist
Jon Clegg 8Impressionist7th
Côr Glanethwy 9Welsh choir3rd [6]
Collabro 8Classical singers1st
Michael Collings5Singer/guitarist5th [8] [9]
Dave & Finn13Dog trainer & mentalist5th
Connected [upper-alpha 1] 4Child singers8th
Calum Courtney12Singer9th [4]
Cillian O'Connor16Magician3rd
Craig Ball10Impressionist singer6th [2] [3]
Bessie Cursons 1Musical theatre performerFinalist
Janey Cutler 4Singer9th
The D-Day Darlings12Vocal group7th [4]
Donchez Dacres12Singer3rd [4]
Danny Posthill9Impressionist7th [6]
Damien O'Brien14Magician6th
Darcy Oake8Magician5th
Aidan Davis 3Streetdancer5th
Diversity 3Streetdance troupe1st
DNA11Mentalists11th [7]
Duo Odyssey16Aerial Duo10th
DVJ12Street dance troupe6th [4]
Matt Edwards11Comedy magician4th [7]
Entity Allstars9Dance troupe11th [6]
Flakefleet Primary School13Choir6th
Escala 2String quartetFinalist
Eva Abley15Stand Up Comedian5th
Flawless 3Streetdance troupe8th
Flintz & T4ylor15Rapper & Pianist6th
Francine Lewis 7Impressionist10th
Gabz 7Singer/rapper7th
Kieran Gaffney4Drummer3rd
Paul Gbegbaje 5Pianist6th [8] [10]
Ghetto Kids16Dance Group6th
Giang Brothers12Acrobatic balancing duo5th [4]
Jonathan Goodwin 13Escape artist8th
Les Gibson5Impressionist9th [8] [11]
Libby & Charlie13Child dancers10th
Marc McMullan13Opera Singer7th
Razy Gogonea5Breakdancer/Body-Popping4th [8] [9]
Steven Hall5Comedy dancer7th [8] [12]
Steve Hewlett 7Ventriloquist4th
Isaac Waddington 9Pianist5th [6]
Sarah Ikumu11Singer7th [7]
James Hobley5Dancer8th [8] [11]
Jack & Tim12Guitarists8th [4]
James and Dylan Piper14Magician Duo5th
Jamie Leahey15Ventriloquist2nd
Jamie Raven9Magician2nd [6]
Shaheen Jafargholi 3Child Singer7th
Jasmine Elcock10Singer4th [2] [3]
Jasper Cherry14Magician8th
Jessie-Jane McParland9Martial artist8th [6]
Jonathan and Charlotte 6Opera duo2nd
Jon Courtenay 14Comic Singer & Pianist1st
Andrew Johnston 2Child Soprano3rd
Kai and Natalia6Ballroom dancers11th
Kate and Gin 2Musical canine freestyleFinalist
Micky P Kerr12Comedic guitarist10th [4]
Lucy & Trip Hazard10Dancing dog7th [2] [3]
Lucy Kay8Opera singer2nd
Sam Kelly6Singer/guitarist9th
Kombat Breakers1Dance troupeFinalist
Lettice Rowbotham8Violinist8th
Lillianna Clifton16Contemporary Dancer2nd
Lost Voice Guy 12Comedian1st [4]
Loren Allred 15Singer9th
Loveable Rogues 6Acoustic vocal group4th
Luminites 7Vocal group5th
Jai McDowall 5Singer1st [8] [12]
Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse 9Musical canine freestyle1st [6]
Jordan O'Keefe7Singer/guitarist6th
Liam McNally4Child Soprano10th
Malakai Bayoh16Opera Singer4th
Jean Martyn5Organist10th [8] [13]
Maxwell Thorpe15Opera Singer4th
Tobias Mead 4Dancer6th
The Mend 6Boy band7th
Mel & Jamie10Singers12th [2] [3]
MerseyGirls11Dancers9th [7]
Missing People Choir11Choir8th [7]
Andrew Muir2SingerFinalist
Musa Motha16Contemporary Dancer5th
Tokio Myers 11Pianist1st [7]
The Neales9Vocal group9th [6]
Nemesis2Dance troupeFinalist
New Bounce5Child Singers3rd [8] [13]
Nu Sxool6Dance troupe8th
Olivia Lynes16Musical Theatre Singer9th
Old Men Grooving 9Dance troupe4th [6]
Only Boys Aloud 6Male choir3rd
Paddy & Nico8Salsa dancers9th
Richard and Adam 7Opera duo3rd
Ryan O'Shaughnessy 6Singer-songwriter/guitarist5th
Jack Pack 8Singing group4th
Ronan Parke 5Child Singer2nd [8] [10]
The Pensionalities11Singers5th [7]
Paul Potts 1Opera Singer1st
Molly Rainford 6Singer6th
Richard Jones 10Close-up magician1st [2] [3] [14]
George Sampson 2Streetdancer1st
Damon Scott 1PuppeteerFinalist
Pre Skool7Dance troupe9th
Shannon & Peter10Contemporary dancers11th [2] [3]
Signature 2Bhanghra dancers2nd
Issy Simpson11Child magician2nd [7]
James Smith8Singer6th
Faryl Smith 2Classical SingerFinalist
Julian Smith 3Saxophonist3rd
Shaun Smith 3Child Singer9th
Spelbound 4Gymnastic troupe1st
Stavros Flatley 3Comedy dance duo4th
Hollie Steel 3Child singer/dancer6th
Christopher Stone4Singer7th
Strike2Martial arts demoFinalist
Connie Talbot 1Child SingerFinalist
Tom Ball15Singer3rd
Tonikaku16Comedian11th
Kyle Tomlinson11Singer6th [7]
Travis George16Musical Theatre Singer8th
UDI9Electronic light dance troupe10th [6]
Robert White12Comedic singer/keyboardist2nd [4]
Wayne Woodward10Swing singer2nd [2] [3]
Ned Woodman11Child Stand-up comedian10th [7]
Gruffydd Wyn Roberts12Opera singer4th [4]
Yanis Marshall, Arnaud & Mehdi8Dance troupe11th
Tina and Chandi4Dancing Dog act4th
Twist and Pulse 4Dance duo2nd
Viggo Venn 16Comedian1st
X13Mentalist2nd
  1. ↑ Connected split up shortly after the competition. Brothers Harry and Max Mondryk, along with friend Matt Fitzgerald, reformed as ReConnected. The remaining members, Myles and Connor Ryan, came together under the name Myles and Connor and have signed a recording contract.

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