Britain's Got Talent series 17

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]

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  Winner |   Runner-up |   Third place |   Semi-finalist

Judges' Wildcard Finalist | Golden Buzzer Audition

More information Participant, Age(s) ...

Participant	Age(s)	Genre	Performance Type	From	Semi-final	Finished
Abigail & Afronitaaa	7 & 20	Dance	Dance Duo	Ghana	4	Third place
Ace Clvrk	29	Singing	Singer	Reading, Berkshire	2	Eliminated
Alex Mitchell	23	Comedy	Stand Up Comedian	Leeds, West Yorkshire	5	Finalist
AmaSing	7–12	Singing	Choir	Chester, Cheshire	5	Eliminated
Andrew Curphey	37	Singing	Singer	Widnes, Cheshire	4	Eliminated
Bikoon!	—N/a	Variety	Novelty Act	Japan	1	Eliminated
Blitzers	19–23	Singing	K-Pop Group	South Korea	2	Eliminated
CyberAgent Legit	20–28	Dance	Dance Group	Japan	5	Eliminated
Denise & Stefan	40 & 52	Singing / Music	Opera Singer & Pianist	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire	5	Eliminated
Duncan Murray	22	Acrobatics	Pogo Stick Acrobat	New Brunswick, Canada	3	Eliminated
Duo Stardust	25 & 27	Danger	Rollerskating Duo	Ukraine	1	Eliminated
Gambino Akuboy	38	Singing	Afrobeats Singer	Gambia	5	Eliminated
Geneviève Côté	48	Music	Vocalist	Montreal, Canada	2	Eliminated
Haribow	22–24	Variety	Double Dutch Group	Japan	2	Finalist
Harrison Pettman	22	Singing	Singer	Gravesend, Kent	4	Eliminated
Heather Holliday	38	Danger	Sword Swallower	United States	3	Eliminated
Innocent Masuku	33	Singing	Opera Singer	South Africa	1	Finalist
Itzel Salvatierra	39	Acrobatics	Aerialist	Mexico	4	Eliminated
Jack Rhodes	27	Magic	Magician	Ulverston, Cumbria	2	Runner-Up
Kevin Finn	30	Comedy	Stand Up Comedian	Warrington, Cheshire	4	Eliminated
Lady Grenades	13–19	Acrobatics / Dance	Cheerleading Group	Various	2	Eliminated
Leightonjay Halliday	23	Dance	Contemporary Dancer	Douglas, South Lanarkshire	3	Eliminated
Magicians Assemble2	15–43	Magic	Magic Group	Various	3	Eliminated
Matteo Fraziano	22	Variety	Shadow Artist	Rome, Italy	2	Eliminated
Messoudi Brothers	30 & 33	Variety	Juggling Duo	Australia	5	Eliminated
Mike Woodhams	37	Singing / Comedy	Singing Impressionist	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire	3	Finalist
Nabe	38	Comedy	Hair Impressionist	Japan	4	Eliminated
Northants Sings Out	25–65	Singing	Choir	Northamptonshire	4	Finalist
Phoenix Boys	8–19	Dance	Contemporary Dance Group	Various	4	Eliminated
Rask AI	—N/a	Variety	Artificial Intelligence Act	Ukraine	3	Eliminated
Ravi's Dream Team	5–78	Singing	Choir	Brighton, East Sussex	2	Eliminated
Ssaulabi Performance Troupe	19–23	Acrobatics	Martial Arts Troupe	South Korea	1	Finalist
Sven Smith	27	Music	Air Guitarist	London	1	Eliminated
Sydnie Christmas	28	Singing	Singer	Meopham, Kent	3	Winner
Taryn Charles	39	Singing	Singer	Englefield Green, Surrey	1	Eliminated
The Dark Hero	40	Singing	Opera Singer	Gotham City	5	Eliminated
The Trickstars	38 & 5	Animals	Dog Act	Grantham, Lincolnshire	1	Finalist
Trey Braine	10	Dance	Dancer	Manchester	1	Eliminated
Trixy	34	Magic	Magician	London	5	Finalist
Troll Dancers	7–12	Dance	Dance Group	Sandfields, Port Talbot, Wales	3	Eliminated

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• ^1 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.^[9]

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")^[10]

More information Semi-Finalist, Order ...

Semi-Finalist	Order	Performance Type	Buzzes and judges' votes				Percentage	Finished[11]
			Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Tonioli
The Trickstars	1	Dog Act					19.6%	3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)2
Bikoon!	2	Novelty Act					2.1%	7th – Eliminated
Taryn Charles	3	Singer					10.2%	4th – Eliminated
Ssaulabi Performance Troupe	4	Martial Arts Group	1				19.6%	2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Duo Stardust	5	Rollerskating Duo					6.6%	5th – Eliminated
Trey Braine	6	Dancer					5.4%	6th – Eliminated
Sven Smith	7	Air Guitarist					0.6%	8th – Eliminated
Innocent Masuku	8	Opera Singer					35.9%	1st (Won Public Vote)

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• ^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)

• Guest performance: The Cast of Frozen ("For the First Time in Forever"/"Let It Go")^[10]

More information Semi-Finalist, Order ...

Semi-Finalist	Order	Performance Type	Buzzes and judges' votes				Percentage	Finished[11]
			Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Tonioli
Lady Grenades	1	Cheerleading Group					9.4%	4th – Eliminated
Blitzers	2	K-Pop Band					7.8%	5th – Eliminated
Geneviève Côté	3	Vocalist					6.5%	6th – Eliminated
Jack Rhodes	4	Magician					27.0%	1st (Won Public Vote)
Ravi's Dream Team	5	Choir					17.5%	3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote)
Matteo Fraziano	6	Shadow Artist					6.2%	7th – Eliminated
Ace Clvrk	7	Singer					5.4%	8th – Eliminated
Haribow	8	Double Dutch Group					20.2%	2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote)

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Semi-final 3 (29 May)

• Guest performance: Calum Scott ("Then There Was You")^[10]

More information Semi-Finalist, Order ...

Semi-Finalist	Order	Performance Type	Buzzes and judges' votes				Percentage	Finished[11]
			Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Tonioli
Duncan Murray	1	Pogo Stick Acrobat					2.2%	8th – Eliminated
Magicians Assemble	2	Magic Group					10.4%	4th – Eliminated
Rask AI	3	Artificial Intelligence Act					7.7%	5th – Eliminated
Troll Dancers	4	Dance Group					6.1%	6th – Eliminated
Heather Holliday	5	Sword Swallower					4.5%	7th – Eliminated
Mike Woodhams	6	Singing Impressionist					18.6%	2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote)
Leightonjay Halliday	7	Contemporary Dancer					12.6%	3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote)
Sydnie Christmas	8	Singer					37.9%	1st (Won Public Vote)

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Semi-final 4 (30 May)

• Guest performance: The Cast of & Juliet ("Roar")^[10]

More information Semi-Finalist, Order ...

Semi-Finalist	Order	Performance Type	Buzzes and judges' votes				Percentage	Finished[11]
			Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Tonioli
Andrew Curphey	1	Singer					2.0%	8th – Eliminated
Abigail & Afronitaaa	2	Dance Duo					24.8%	1st (Won Public Vote)
Nabe	3	Hair Impressionist					7.2%	6th – Eliminated
Phoenix Boys	4	Contemporary Dance Group					17.6%	3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote)
Itzel Salvatierra	5	Aerialist					9.8%	5th – Eliminated
Harrison Pettman	6	Singer					14.4%	4th – Eliminated
Kevin Finn	7	Stand Up Comedian					4.1%	7th – Eliminated
Northants Sings Out	8	Choir					20.1%	2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote)

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Semi-final 5 (31 May)

• Guest performance: Alesha Dixon ("All I Want"/"B with Me"/"The Boy Does Nothing"/"Scandalous"/"Ransom")^[10]

More information Semi-Finalist, Order ...

Semi-Finalist	Order	Performance Type	Buzzes and judges' votes				Percentage	Finished[11]
			Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Tonioli
Gambino Akuboy	1	Afrobeats Singer					3.5%	7th – Eliminated
Trixy	2	Magician					18.2%	2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Messoudi Brothers	3	Juggling Duo					11.9%	4th – Eliminated
The Dark Hero	4	Opera Singer					2.3%	8th – Eliminated
Alex Mitchell	5	Stand Up Comedian					24.7%	1st (Won Public Vote)
AmaSing	6	Choir					6.2%	6th – Eliminated
CyberAgent Legit	7	Dance Group					11.1%	5th – Eliminated
Denise & Stefan	8	Opera Singer & Pianist					22.1%	3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)

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