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Britain's Got Talent

British television talent show since 2007

Britain's Got Talent is a British television show on ITV and part of the Got Talent series. The programme is presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquially known as Ant & Dec).

Britain's Got Talent
GenreReality, talent show, entertainment
Created bySimon Cowell & Syco TV
Presented byAnthony McPartlin
Declan Donnelly
StarringMarcus Bentley
JudgesSimon Cowell
Amanda Holden
Piers Morgan
David Hasselhoff
Michael McIntyre
Alesha Dixon
David Walliams
Ashley Banjo
Bruno Tonioli
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series16
Production
ProducerSYCO TV in association with talkbackTHAMES
Running time60–90 minutes (including tv adverts)
Original release
NetworkITV
Release9 June 2007 (2007-06-09) –
present

There is one series each year; the most recent being the seventeenth series. The four judges of the current series are: Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and Bruno Tonioli.[1]

The winner of the programme performs in front of the king at The Royal Variety Show and receives a cash prize of £250,000.

Judges and presenters

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The show started in 2007 with the original line-up Ant & Dec hosting and Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan as judges. The same format was kept until the end of Series 4, when Piers Morgan announced his departure from the show. In series 5, David Hasselhoff and Michael Macintyre joined the panel, but they both only stayed for one series. In 2012, they were replaced by David Walliams and Alesha Dixon. The current panel is made up of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli. Stephen Mulhern had been presenting the spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent from series 1 to Series 13, In March 2020, It was announced that Britain's Got More Talent was going to be axed.[2] The show has also featured different guest judges (judges who were not permanent and most likely filled in for an ill or late judge). In 2020, a judge from Dancing on Ice Ashley Banjo replaced Simon Cowell after he had a long injury because Cowell break the part of his back after a electric bike fall, Bruno Tonioli tookover Walliams.

Series Host Main Judge
1 2 3 4
1 Ant McPartlin Declan Donnelly Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Piers Morgan —
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3
4
5 Michael McIntyre David Hasselhoff
6 Alesha Dixon David Walliams
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16 Bruno Tonioli
17

Series overview

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Series Start Finish Winner's prize Winner Second place Third place
1 9 June 2007 17 June 2007 £100,000 Paul Potts[3][4] Connie Talbot2[4] N/A2
2 12 April 2008 31 May 2008 George Sampson[5][6][7] Signature[7] Andrew Johnston[7]
3 11 April 2009 30 May 2009 Diversity[8][9] Susan Boyle[10][11] Julian Smith[8]
4 17 April 2010 5 June 2010 Spelbound[12][13] Twist and Pulse[12][13] Kieran Gaffney[12][13]
5 16 April 2011 4 June 2011 Jai McDowall[14][15] Ronan Parke[15][16] New Bounce[17]
6 24 March 2012 12 May 2012 £500,000 Ashleigh and Pudsey[18][19] Jonathan and Charlotte[19][20] Only Boys Aloud[19][20]
7 13 April 2013 8 June 2013 £250,000   Attraction[21][22] Jack Carroll[22][23] Richard & Adam[22]
8 12 April 2014 7 June 2014 Collabro[24][25] Lucy Kay[24][25] Bars & Melody[24][25]
9 11 April 2015 31 May 2015 Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse[26][27] Jamie Raven[27] Côr Glanaethwy[27]
10 9 April 2016 28 May 2016 Richard Jones[28][29] Wayne Woodward[29] Boogie Storm[29]
11 15 April 2017 3 June 2017 Tokio Myers[30][31] Issy Simpson[31]   Daliso Chaponda[31]
12 14 April 2018 3 June 2018 Lost Voice Guy[32][33] Robert White[32][33] Donchez Dacres[32][33]
13 6 April 2019 2 June 2019 Colin Thackery[34][35] X / Marc Spelmann[35] Ben Hart[35]
14 11 April 2020 10 October 2020 Jon Courtenay[36][37] Sign Along with Us[36][37] Steve Royle[36][37]
15 16 April 2022 5 June 2022 Axel Blake[38][39] Jamie Leahey[38][39] Tom Ball[38][39]
16 15 April 2023 4 June 2023   Viggo Venn[40][41] Lillianna Clifton[42] Cillian O’Connor[42]
17 20 April 2024 2 June 2024 Sydnie Christmas[43][44] Jack Rhodes[43][45] Abigail & Afronitaaa[43][46]
Notes
  1. ^ The results of this series' final did not declare who was in 2nd and 3rd place amongst the other finalists.

References

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  1. ↑ https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/bgt-2023-when-start-latest-britains-got-talent-launch-news-judges-auditions-explained-119-2105744
  2. ↑ Warner, Sam (27 March 2020). "Britain's Got More Talent's Stephen Mulhern says it's "a shame" the show was axed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Grand Final - The Winner". ITV. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Houghton, Matt (18 June 2007). "'Britain's Got Talent' winner announced". DigitalSpy. Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Breakdancer wins ITV Talent show". 31 May 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Docking, Neil (31 May 2008). "Birchwood's George wins Britain's Got Talent". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "George Sampson wins Britain's Got Talent". The Telegraph. 31 May 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Dancers beat Boyle in talent show". 30 May 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Diversity win Britain's Got Talent". Thurrock Gazette. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Susan Boyle finishes second on Britain's Got Talent". Belfast Telegraph. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Susan Boyle finishes second on Britain's Got Talent". CTVNews. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Britain's Got Talent won by Spelbound gymnasts". BBC News. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Gray, Sadie (6 June 2010). "Acrobatic troupe Spelbound wins 'Britain's Got Talent' final". The Independent.
  14. ↑ "Britain's Got Talent: Jai McDowall beats Ronan Parke". BBC News. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Soghomonian, Talia (4 June 2011). "Jai McDowall beats Ronan Parke to win 'Britain's Got Talent'". NME. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  16. ↑ Wright, Lucy (5 June 2011). "Norfolk's Ronan Parke is on road to success". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  17. ↑ Ballinger, Lucy (9 June 2024). "Shock win for Jai over Ronan in Britain's Got Talent final". thetimes.com. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  18. ↑ "Ashleigh and Pudsey win Britain's Got Talent final". BBC News. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Ashleigh and Pudsey win Britain's Got Talent 2012". ITVX. 12 May 2012.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Ashleigh and Pudsey Win Britain's Got Talent Finale". International Business Times UK. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  21. ↑ "Attraction win dramatic Britain's Got Talent final". BBC Newsround. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Association, Press (9 June 2013). "Attraction win Britain's Got Talent after judges are pelted by eggs in live final". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  23. ↑ Guide, British Comedy (8 June 2013). "Jack Carroll comes 2nd in Britain's Got Talent 2013". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Joshi, Priya (7 June 2014). "Britain's Got Talent: Classical Singing Act Collabro Win TV's Biggest Talent Show". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 "Collabro crowned winners of BGT". Belfast Telegraph. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  26. ↑ "Dancing Dog Matisse and trainer Jules win Britain's Got Talent". BBC News. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 "Jules and Matisse win Britain's Got Talent". Digital Spy. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  28. ↑ "Magician Richard Jones wins Britain's Got Talent". The Guardian. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Mohan, Isabel (29 May 2016). "Britain's Got Talent 2016 final winner and results: Magician Richard Jones triumphs with patriotic card tricks". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  30. ↑ "Britain's Got Talent 2017: Tokio Myers crowned winner". BBC News. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 "Tokio Myers crowned winner of Britain's Got Talent". ITVX. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 "Lost Voice Guy wins Britain's Got Talent, first comedian to triumph". BBC News. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 Percival, Ash (3 June 2018). "Lost Voice Guy Becomes First Comedian To Ever Win 'Britain's Got Talent'". HuffPost. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  34. ↑ "Britain's Got Talent: Colin Thackery crowned winner". BBC News. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 Bond, Kimberley (2 June 2019). "Colin Thackery wins Britain's Got Talent 2019". Radio Times. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 "Britain's Got Talent final: Ant and Dec's Golden Buzzer act Jon Courtenay wins". BBC Newsround. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 "Manchester's Jon Courtenay crowned BGT winner". ITVX. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 Henry, Grace (5 June 2022). "Britain's Got Talent 2022 crowns Axel Blake as winner for season 15". Radio Times. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 Fitzpatrick, Katie (5 June 2022). "Britain's Got Talent fans divided as Axel Blake crowned winner". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  40. ↑ "Norwegian comedian Viggo Venn wins Britain's Got Talent 2023". ITVX. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  41. ↑ Kettle, Emilia (4 June 2023). "Viggo Venn wins Britain's Got Talent 2023 after tense final". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 Evans, Alex (4 June 2023). "BGT winner Viggo booed loudly by audience after beating Lilliana in final". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 Vassell, Nicole (3 June 2024). "Britain's Got Talent crowns winner of series 17 after emotional performance". The Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  44. ↑ Smart, Andrew (3 June 2024). "Britain's Got Talent winner revealed after 'spellbinding' final performance". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  45. ↑ Lambert, Greg (3 June 2024). "Ulverston magician finishes runner-up on Britain's Got Talent". Beyond Radio. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  46. ↑ Ghartey, Raphael (2 June 2024). "Afronitaa and Abigail of TV3 Talented Kidz fame secure third place at Britain's Got Talent | 3News". 3news.com. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
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