List of Britain's Got Talent finalists

Britain's Got Talent is a British talent reality television series that first aired in 2007. As of 11 June 2025, there have been eighteen 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.

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, boyband The Mend were chosen. In Series 7, ventriloquist Steve Hewlett was chosen. In Series 8, impressionist Jon Clegg was chosen. In Series 9, a second wildcard was introduced, voted for by the public from the five acts who lost the judges' vote in the semi-finals.[1] Dance group Boyband were chosen by the judges, while martial artist Jesse-Jane McParland was chosen by public vote. In Series 10, dance duo Shannon & Peter were chosen by the judges, while dog act Lucy & Trip Hazard were chosen by public vote. In Series 11, the format returned to series 8. Singer Sarah Ikumu was chosen. In Series 12, choir B Positive Choir were chosen. In Series 13, dance duo Libby and Charlie were chosen. In Series 14, there were no wildcards, so there were only 10 acts in the final. In Series 15, dog act Amber and the Dancing Collies were chosen. In Series 16, variety act Tonikaku was chosen. In Series 17, dog act The Trickstars were chosen. In Series 18, singing duo Han & Fran were chosen. In Series 19, for the first time since Series 5 (disregarding Series 14), there was no wildcard.

In Series 18, a Live Show Golden Buzzer was introduced in the semi-finals, giving each judge and Ant & Dec (who gave theirs to KSI) a chance to press the buzzer for any act in the semi-final they were chosen for and send that act straight through to the final. Amanda Holden pressed hers for LED dance group The Blackouts. Simon Cowell pressed his for guitarist Olly Pearson. Bruno Tonioli pressed his for opera singer Jasmine Rice. Alesha Dixon pressed hers for stand-up comedian Joseph Charm. KSI pressed his (in Ant & Dec's right) for magician and eventual winner Harry Moulding. In Series 19, Amanda pressed hers for singer Matty Juniosa. Alesha pressed hers for dance group Sadeck Berrabah & LMA. KSI pressed his for foot juggler Liwei Yang. Simon pressed his for spoken-word poet Sonny Green. The group Golden Buzzer was pressed for drone display group Celestial.

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. Gymnastics troupe Spelbound won the fourth series in 2010. Singer Jai McDowall won the fifth series in 2011. 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. Dog 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. Singer Colin Thackery won the thirteenth series in 2019. Comedic singer and pianist Jon Courtenay won the fourteenth series in 2020. Comedian Axel Blake won the fifteenth series in 2022. Comedian Viggo Venn won the sixteenth series in 2023. Singer Sydnie Christmas won the seventeenth series in 2024. Magician Harry Moulding won the eighteenth series in 2025. Choir The Hawkstone Farmer's Choir won the nineteenth series in 2026.

Contestants

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

  Winner

  Runner-Up

  Third Place

  Finalist

Wildcard

Public Wildcard

Golden Buzzer

Live Golden Buzzer Live Show Golden Buzzer

Name Series Genre Act Finished Ref
100 Voices of Gospel 10 SingingChoir (gospel)8th[2][3]
2 Grand3 SingingSinging duo10th
4MG13 MagicMagic group11th
5 Star Boys15 DanceDance group11th
Aaron and Jasmine14 DanceDance duo (Latin)10th
Abigail & Afronitaaa 17 Dance Dance duo 3rd
The Addict Initiative8 DanceDance group10th
Aidan Davis3 DanceStreet dancer5th
Aidan McCann14 MagicMagician7th
Alex Magala10 DangerSword swallower9th[2][3]
Alex Mitchell 17 Comedy Stand up comedian 8th
Amber and the Dancing Collies 15 AnimalsDog act10th
Amy Lou16 SingingSinger7th
Anastasiia & Salsa 19 Animals Dog act 3rd
Andrew Johnston2 SingingBoy soprano3rd
Andrew Muir2 SingingSingerFinalist
Aneeshwar Kunchala15 VarietyPoet7th
Aquabatique6 VarietySynchronised swimmers10th
Arisxandra7 SingingSinger8th
Asanda7 SingingSinger11th
Ashleigh and Pudsey6 AnimalsDog act1st
Attraction7 DanceShadow theatre group1st
Axel Blake 15 ComedyStand up comedian1st
B Positive Choir 12 SingingChoir11th[4]
Balance Unity10 DanceDancer10th[2][3]
The Bar Wizards1 VarietyFlair bartending duoFinalist
Bars & Melody 8 SingingRapping & singing duo3rd
Beau Dermott 10 SingingSinger5th[2][3]
Ben Hart13 MagicMagician3rd
Ben Nickless15 ComedyImpressionist8th
Bessie Cursons1 SingingMusical theatre performerFinalist
Binita Chetry 18 Dance Dancer 3rd
The Blackouts Live Golden Buzzer 18 Dance Dance group (LED) 2nd
Boogie Storm 10 DanceDance group3rd[2][3]
Boyband 9 DanceDance group12th[5]
Calum Courtney12 SingingSinger9th[4]
Calum Scott 9 SingingSinger6th[6]
Celestial Live Golden Buzzer 19 Variety Drone display group 2nd
Cheeky Monkeys2 DanceDance duoFinalist
Christopher Stone4 SingingSinger7th
Cillian O'Connor16 MagicMagician3rd
Colin Thackery13 SingingSinger1st
Collabro8 SingingSinging group (classical)1st
Connected[A]4 SingingBoy band8th
Connie Talbot1 SingingSingerFinalist
Côr Glanaethwy9 SingingChoir3rd[6]
Craig Ball10 Singing / comedyImpressionist singer6th[2][3]
The D-Day Darlings12 SingingVocal harmony group7th[4]
Daliso Chaponda 11 ComedyStand up comedian3rd[7]
Damien O'Brien14 MagicMagician6th
Damon Scott1 ComedyPuppeteerFinalist
Danny Posthill9 ComedyImpressionist7th[6]
Darcy Oake8 MagicIllusionist5th
Dave & Finn13 Magic / animalsDog magic act5th
Diversity3 DanceStreet dance group1st
DNA11 MagicMentalist duo11th[7]
Donchez Dacres 12 SingingSinger (reggae)3rd[4]
Duo Odyssey16 AcrobaticsAerial duo10th
DVJ12 DanceStreet dance group6th[4]
Entity Allstars 9 DanceDance group11th[6]
Escala2 MusicString quartetFinalist
Eva Abley15 ComedyStand up comedian5th
Fabian Fox 19 Magic Magician 9th
Faryl Smith2 SingingSingerFinalist
Flakefleet Primary School 13 SingingChoir6th
Flawless3 DanceStreet dance group8th
Flintz & T4ylor 15 Singing / musicRapping & pianist duo6th
Francine Lewis7 ComedyImpressionist10th
Gabz7 Singing / musicSinger & pianist7th
George Sampson2 DanceStreet dancer1st
Ghetto Kids 16 DanceDance group6th
Giang Brothers12 AcrobaticsAcrobatic duo5th[4]
Gruffydd Wyn Roberts 12 SingingSinger (opera)4th[4]
Han & Fran 18 Singing Singing duo 9th
Haribow 17 Variety Double Dutch group 11th
Harry Moulding Live Golden Buzzer 18 Magic Magician 1st
The Hawkstone Farmer's Choir 19 Singing Choir 1st
Hear Our Voice 18 Singing Choir 7th
Hollie Steel3 SingingSinger6th
Innocent Masuku 17 Singing Singer (opera) 4th
Isaac Waddington9 Singing / musicSinger & pianist5th[6]
Issy Simpson11 MagicMagician2nd[7]
Jack & Tim 12 Singing / musicSinging & guitarist duo8th[4]
Jack Carroll7 ComedyStand up comedian2nd
Jack Pack8 SingingVocal group (jazz)4th
Jack Rhodes 17 Magic Magician 2nd
Jai McDowall5 SingingSinger1st[8][9]
James and Dylan Piper14 MagicMagic duo5th
James Hobley5 DanceDancer (contemporary)8th[8][10]
James Smith8 Singing / musicSinger & guitarist6th
Jamie Leahey15 ComedyVentriloquist2nd
Jamie Raven9 MagicMagician2nd[6]
Janey Cutler4 SingingSinger9th
Jasmine Elcock 10 SingingSinger4th[2][3]
Jasmine Rice Live Golden Buzzer 18 Singing Singer (opera) 6th
Jasper Cherry14 MagicMagician8th
Jean Martyn5 MusicOrganist10th[8][11]
Jesse-Jane McParland 9 AcrobaticsMartial artist8th[6]
Jon Clegg 8 ComedyImpressionist7th
Jon Courtenay 14 Comedy / singing / music Comic singer & pianist1st
Jonathan and Charlotte6 SingingSinging duo (opera)2nd
Jonathan Goodwin13 DangerEscapologist8th
Jordan O'Keefe7 Singing / musicSinger & guitarist6th
Joseph Charm Live Golden Buzzer 18 Comedy Stand up comedian 5th
Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse9 AnimalsDog act1st[6]
Julian Smith3 MusicSaxophonist3rd
Kai and Natalia6 DanceDance duo (ballroom)11th
Kate and Gin2 AnimalsDog actFinalist
Kieran Gaffney4 MusicDrummer3rd
Kojo Anim 13 Comedy Stand up comedian 4th
Kombat Breakers1 DanceDance groupFinalist
Kyle Tomlinson 11 SingingSinger6th[7]
Les Gibson5 ComedyImpressionist9th[8][10]
Lettice Rowbotham8 MusicViolinist8th
Liam McNally4 SingingBoy soprano10th
Libby & Charlie 13 DanceDance duo10th
Lillianna Clifton16 DanceDancer (contemporary)2nd
Liwei YangLive Golden Buzzer 19 Variety Foot juggler 10th
Loren Allred 15 SingingSinger9th
Lost Voice Guy12 ComedyStand up comedian1st[4]
Loveable Rogues6 SingingAcoustic trio4th
Lucy Kay8 SingingSinger (opera)2nd
Luminites7 Singing / musicBand5th
Magical Bones 14 Magic Magician 9th
Malakai Bayoh 16 SingingSinger (opera)4th
Marc McMullan13 SingingSinger7th
Matt Edwards 11 Comedy / magicComic magician4th[7]
Matty JuniosaLive Golden Buzzer 19 Singing Singer 4th
Maxwell Thorpe15 SingingSinger (opera)4th
Mel & Jamie10 SingingSinging duo12th[2][3]
The Mend 6 SingingBoy band7th
MerseyGirls 11 DanceDance group9th[7]
Michael Collings5 Singing / musicSinger & guitarist5th[8][12]
Micky P Kerr12 Comedy / singing / music Comic singer & guitarist10th[4]
Mike Woodhams 17 Singing / comedy Impressionist singer 7th
Missing People Choir11 SingingChoir8th[7]
Molly Rainford6 SingingSinger6th
Musa Motha 16 DanceDancer (contemporary)5th
Nabil Abdulrashid 14 Comedy Stand up comedian 4th
The Neales9 SingingVocal group9th[6]
Ned Woodman11 ComedyStand up comedian10th[7]
Nemesis2 DanceDance groupFinalist
New Bounce5 SingingBoy band3rd[8][11]
Northants Sings Out 17 Singing Choir 9th
Nu Sxool6 DanceDance group8th
Old Men Grooving9 DanceDance group4th[6]
Olivia Lynes 16 SingingMusical theatre singer9th
Olly Pearson Live Golden Buzzer 18 Music Guitarist 4th
Only Boys Aloud6 SingingChoir3rd
Paddy & Nico 8 DanceDance duo (salsa)9th
Paul Burling4 ComedyImpressionist5th
Paul Gbegbaje5 MusicPianist6th[8][13]
Paul Potts1 SingingSinger (opera)1st
The Pensionalities11 SingingSinging duo5th[7]
Ping Pong Pang 18 Dance Dance group 10th
Pre Skool7 DanceDance group9th
Rafferty Coope 19 Magic Magician 5th
Razy Gogonea5 DanceBreakdancer4th[8][12]
Richard and Adam7 SingingSinging duo (opera)3rd
Richard Jones10 MagicMagician1st[2][3][14]
Robert White12 Comedy / singing / music Comic singer & keyboardist2nd[4]
Ronan Parke5 SingingSinger2nd[8][13]
Ryan O'Shaughnessy6 Singing / musicSinger & guitarist5th
Sadeck Berrabah & LMALive Golden Buzzer 19 Dance Dance group 8th
Sam Kelly6 Singing / musicSinger & guitarist9th
Sarah Ikumu 11 SingingSinger7th[7]
Shaheen Jafargholi3 SingingSinger7th
Shannon & Peter 10 DanceDance duo (ballet)11th[2][3]
Shaun Smith3 SingingSinger9th
Sign Along With Us 14 SingingChoir2nd
Signature2 DanceDance duo (Bhangra)2nd
Siobhan Phillips13 Comedy / singing / music Comic singer & pianist9th
Sonny GreenLive Golden Buzzer 19 Variety Poet 6th
Spelbound4 AcrobaticsGymnastics group1st
Ssaulabi Performance Troupe 17 Acrobatics Martial arts troupe 10th
Stacey Leadbeatter 18 Singing Singer 11th
Stavros Flatley3 DanceDance duo4th
Steve Hewlett 7 ComedyVentriloquist4th
Steve Royle14 Comedy / varietyComic juggler3rd
Steven Hall5 DanceComic dancer7th[8][9]
Strike2 AcrobaticsMartial arts duoFinalist
Susan Boyle3 SingingSinger2nd
Sydnie Christmas 17 Singing Singer 1st
Ted Hill 19 Comedy Stand up comedian 7th
Tina and Chandi4 AnimalsDog act4th
The Trickstars 17 Animals Dog act 5th
Trip Hazard 10 AnimalsDog act7th[2][3]
Trixy 17 Magic Magician 6th
Tobias Mead4 DanceDancer6th
Tokio Myers11 MusicPianist1st[7]
Tom Ball15 SingingSinger3rd
Tonikaku 16 VarietyNovelty act11th
Travis George16 SingingSinger (opera)8th
Twist and Pulse4 DanceComic dance duo2nd
UDI9 DanceDance group (blacklight)10th[6]
Viggo Venn16 ComedyComedian1st
Vinnie McKee 18 Singing Singer 8th
Wayne Woodward10 SingingSinger (jazz)2nd[2][3]
X13 MagicMagician2nd
Yanis Marshall, Arnaud & Mehdi8 DanceHeel dance trio11th
  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.

References

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