Britain's Got Talent series 17
Britain's Got Talent | |
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Series 17 | |
Presented by | Ant & Dec |
Judges | Bruno Tonioli Alesha Dixon Amanda Holden Simon Cowell |
Winner | Sydnie Christmas |
Runner-up | Jack Rhodes |
Release | |
Original network | ITV1 |
Original release | 20 April (2024-04-20) – 2 June 2024 (2024-06-02) |
Series chronology | |
← Previous Series 16 | |
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.
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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]
- Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Semi-finalist
Judges' Wildcard Finalist |
Golden Buzzer Audition
Participant | Age(s) | Genre | Act | Semi-final | Finished |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abigail & Afronitaaa | 7 & 20 | Dance | Dance Duo | 4 | Third place |
Ace Clvrk | 29 | Singing | Singer | 2 | Eliminated |
Alex Mitchell | 23 | Comedy | Stand Up Comedian | 5 | Finalist |
AmaSing | 7–12 | Singing | Choir | 5 | Eliminated |
Andrew Curphey | 37 | Singing | Singer | 4 | Eliminated |
Bikoon! | — | Variety | Novelty Act | 1 | Eliminated |
Blitzers | 19–23 | Singing | K-Pop Band | 2 | Eliminated |
CyberAgent Legit ![]() | 20–28 | Dance | Dance Group | 5 | Eliminated |
Denise & Stefan | 40 & 52 | Singing / Music | Opera Singer & Pianist | 5 | Eliminated |
Duncan Murray | 22 | Acrobatics | Pogo Stick Acrobat | 3 | Eliminated |
Duo Stardust ![]() | 25 & 27 | Danger | Rollerskating Duo | 1 | Eliminated |
Gambino Akuboy | 38 | Singing | Afrobeats Singer | 5 | Eliminated |
Geneviève Côté | 48 | Music | Vocalist | 2 | Eliminated |
Haribow ![]() | 22–24 | Variety | Jump Rope Group | 2 | Finalist |
Harrison Pettman | 22 | Singing | Singer | 4 | Eliminated |
Heather Holliday | 38 | Danger | Sword Swallower | 3 | Eliminated |
Innocent Masuku | 33 | Singing | Opera Singer | 1 | Finalist |
Itzel Salvatierra | 39 | Acrobatics | Aerialist | 4 | Eliminated |
Jack Rhodes1 | 27 | Magic | Magician | 2 | Runner-Up |
Kevin Finn | 30 | Comedy | Stand Up Comedian | 4 | Eliminated |
Lady Grenades | 13–19 | Acrobatics / Dance | Cheerleading Group | 2 | Eliminated |
Leightonjay Halliday | 23 | Dance | Contemporary Dancer | 3 | Eliminated |
Magicians Assemble2 | — | Magic | Magic Group | 3 | Eliminated |
Matteo Fraziano | 22 | Variety | Shadow Artist | 2 | Eliminated |
Messoudi Brothers | 30 & 33 | Variety | Juggling Duo | 5 | Eliminated |
Mike Woodhams | 37 | Singing / Comedy | Singing Impressionist | 3 | Finalist |
Nabe ![]() | 38 | Comedy | Hair Impressionist | 4 | Eliminated |
Northants Sings Out | 25–65 | Singing | Choir | 4 | Finalist |
Phoenix Boys ![]() | 8–14 | Dance | Contemporary Dance Group | 4 | Eliminated |
Rask AI | — | Variety | Artificial Intelligence Act | 3 | Eliminated |
Ravi's Dream Team ![]() | 5–78 | Singing | Choir | 2 | Eliminated |
Ssaulabi Performance Troupe ![]() | 19–23 | Acrobatics | Martial Arts Group | 1 | Finalist |
Sven Smith | 27 | Variety | Air Guitarist | 1 | Eliminated |
Sydnie Christmas ![]() | 28 | Singing | Singer | 3 | Winner |
Taryn Charles ![]() | 39 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Eliminated |
The Dark Hero | 40 | Singing | Opera Singer | 5 | Eliminated |
The Trickstars ![]() | 38 & 5 | Animals | Dog Act | 1 | Finalist |
Trey Braine | 10 | Dance | Dancer | 1 | Eliminated |
Trixy | 34 | Magic | Magician | 5 | Finalist |
Troll Dancers | 7–12 | Dance | Dance Group | 3 | Eliminated |
- ^1 Jack Rhodes was previously a contestant on the fifteenth series, and was behind the invisible magic act "The Phantom".[9]
- ^2 Magicians Assemble is made up of previous contestants Ben Hart and Elizabeth Best of "The Haunting", both of whom were contestants on the thirteenth series, Aidan McCann who was a contestant on the fourteenth series, and Colin Cloud who originally auditioned for the sixth series, before appearing on the twelfth season of America's Got Talent.[10]
Semi-finals summary
Buzzed out |
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)
- Guest performance: The Cast of The Lion King ("Circle of Life")[11]
Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and judges' votes | Finished[12] | |||
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Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Tonioli | |||
The Trickstars | 1 | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)2 | ||||
Bikoon! | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 7th – Eliminated | |
Taryn Charles | 3 | 4th – Eliminated | ||||
Ssaulabi Performance Troupe | 4 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2nd (Won Judges' Vote) |
Duo Stardust | 5 | 5th – Eliminated | ||||
Trey Braine | 6 | 6th – Eliminated | ||||
Sven Smith | 7 | ![]() | ![]() | 8th – Eliminated | ||
Innocent Masuku | 8 | 1st (Won Public Vote) |
- ^1 Due to the majority vote for Ssaulabi Performance Troupe, Cowell was not required to vote, however he stated that his voting intention would have been for the trickstars
- ^2 The Trickstars were later sent through to the final as the judges' wildcard.
Semi-final 2 (28 May)
- Guest performance: The Cast of Frozen ("For the First Time in Forever"/"Let It Go")[11]
Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and judges' votes | Finished[12] | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Tonioli | |||
Lady Grenades | 1 | 4th – Eliminated | ||||
Blitzers | 2 | 5th – Eliminated | ||||
Geneviève Côté | 3 | 6th – Eliminated | ||||
Jack Rhodes | 4 | 1st (Won Public Vote) | ||||
Ravi's Dream Team | 5 | ![]() | ![]() | 3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote) | ||
Matteo Fraziano | 6 | 7th – Eliminated | ||||
Ace Clvrk | 7 | 8th – Eliminated | ||||
Haribow | 8 | ![]() | ![]() | 2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote) |
Semi-final 3 (29 May)
- Guest performance: Calum Scott ("Then There Was You")[11]
Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and judges' votes | Finished[12] | |||
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Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Tonioli | |||
Duncan Murray | 1 | 8th – Eliminated | ||||
Magicians Assemble | 2 | 4th – Eliminated | ||||
Rask AI | 3 | 6th – Eliminated | ||||
Troll Dancers | 4 | 5th – Eliminated | ||||
Heather Holliday | 5 | 7th – Eliminated | ||||
Mike Woodhams | 6 | ![]() | ![]() | 2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote) | ||
Leightonjay Halliday | 7 | ![]() | ![]() | 3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote) | ||
Sydnie Christmas | 8 | 1st (Won Public Vote) |
Semi-final 4 (30 May)
- Guest performance: The Cast of & Juliet ("Roar")[11]
Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and judges' votes | Finished[12] | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Tonioli | |||
Andrew Curphey | 1 | ![]() | 8th – Eliminated | |||
Abigail & Afronitaaa | 2 | 1st (Won Public Vote) | ||||
Nabe | 3 | 6th – Eliminated | ||||
Phoenix Boys | 4 | ![]() | ![]() | 3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote) | ||
Itzel Salvatierra | 5 | 5th – Eliminated | ||||
Harrison Pettman | 6 | 4th – Eliminated | ||||
Kevin Finn | 7 | ![]() | 7th – Eliminated | |||
Northants Sings Out | 8 | ![]() | ![]() | 2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote) |
Semi-final 5 (31 May)
- Guest performance: Alesha Dixon ("All I Want"/"B with Me"/"The Boy Does Nothing"/"Scandalous"/"Ransom")[11]
Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and judges' votes | Finished[12] | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Tonioli | |||
Gambino Akuboy | 1 | 7th – Eliminated | ||||
Trixy | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2nd (Won Judges' Vote) | |
Messoudi Brothers | 3 | 4th – Eliminated | ||||
The Dark Hero | 4 | 8th – Eliminated | ||||
Alex Mitchell | 5 | 1st (Won Public Vote) | ||||
AmaSing | 6 | 6th – Eliminated | ||||
CyberAgent Legit | 7 | 5th – Eliminated | ||||
Denise & Stefan | 8 | ![]() | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) |
Final (2 June)
Guest performance: The Cast Of Mamma Mia!("Mamma Mia"/"Dancing Queen"/"Waterloo")[11]
- Winner | Runner-up | Third place
Finalist | Order | Finished[12] |
---|---|---|
Haribow | 1 | 11th |
The Trickstars | 2 | 5th |
Abigail & Afronitaaa | 3 | 3rd |
Alex Mitchell | 4 | 9th |
Trixy3 | 5 | 6th |
Innocent Masuku | 6 | 4th |
Ssaulabi Performance Troupe | 7 | 10th |
Northants Sings Out | 8 | 8th |
Mike Woodhams | 9 | 7th |
Jack Rhodes | 10 | 2nd |
Sydnie Christmas | 11 | 1st |
- ^3 Simon Cowell buzzed trixy
Sydnie Christmas Was Amanda's First golden buzzer win
Ratings
Episode | Air date | Total viewers (millions)[13] | ITV Weekly rank[13] |
---|---|---|---|
Auditions 1 | 20 April | 6.97 | 1 |
Auditions 2 | 21 April | 6.19 | 2 |
Auditions 3 | 27 April | 6.87 | 1 |
Auditions 4 | 4 May | 6.62 | 1 |
Auditions 5 | 12 May | 5.50 | 2 |
Auditions 6 | 18 May | 5.50 | 2 |
Auditions 7 | 25 May | 5.47 | 2 |
Auditions 8 | 26 May | 5.12 | 3 |
Semi-Final 1 | 27 May | 5.26 | 2 |
Semi-Final 2 | 28 May | 5.15 | 3 |
Semi-Final 3 | 29 May | 4.81 | 5 |
Semi-Final 4 | 30 May | 4.68 | 6 |
Semi-Final 5 | 31 May | 4.81 | 4 |
Final | 2 June | 6.04 | 1 |
References
- ^ "Britain's Got Talent day for Telford seven-year-old with cancer". BBC News. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Britain's Got Talent 2024: Release date speculation, judges and news". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "BGT's Bruno Tonioli breaks golden buzzer during first auditions". Digital Spy. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Anderson, Eleanor (6 February 2024). "Britain's Got Talent draws huge queues in Salford". Salford Now. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Chrisp, Kitty. "Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden's kids throw BGT auditions into chaos". Metro. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Britain... BGT is back! ⭐ Coming soon to ITV1 and ITVX". Retrieved 24 March 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Britain's Got Talent: First teaser released ahead of new series". TV Zone. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "BGT viewers expose Phantom's mindblowing magic trick as his identity is 'revealed'". LADbible. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Kemp, by Ellie (30 May 2024). "ITV BGT fans divided as they work out 'disappointing' magic act". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Calum Scott, Alesha Dixon and a host of Musical stars set to perform".
- ^ a b c d e f "BGT Series 17 Vote Percentages REVEALED!".
- ^ a b "BARB Weekly Top Programmes on Four Screens". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.
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