Britain's Got Talent series 19

During the previous series, it was announced that the show would return for a nineteenth series with auditions opening whilst it was airing.^[4] In July 2025, it was announced that Bruno Tonioli had decided to quit the show after three years, due to his commitments as a judge on Dancing with the Stars in the United States.^[5][6] He was subsequently replaced by KSI, who was a guest judge on the previous series and joined Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon on the judging panel.^[7][8]

Auditions for the series began on 3 October 2025 at the Birmingham Hippodrome.^[9][10] Auditions were originally planned to start filming the day prior, however Cowell suffered a fall and a head injury, so that day's tapings were called off. Stacey Solomon served as a guest judge in his place on the first filming day, and he would later return for the second day in Birmingham (4 October 2025), ending a two day stint in the Hippodrome. The auditions would then move to the Winter Gardens, Blackpool the following week.^[11][12][13]

The series began on 21 February 2026, and as in the previous series, would air weekly, excluding 14 March due to ITV airing live coverage of the final match weekend 2026 Six Nations Championship. Additionally, the 4th Semi-Final of the show would be broadcast from 6 - 8 rather than 7 - 9 on 16 May, in order to avoid clashing with the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 final airing at 8.^[14] There was a slight controversy over a last minute rule change from Cowell that allowed for Kevin Hogg to go through to the next round, after he received a split decision from the panel (with Dixon and Holden voting 'no', whilst KSI and Cowell voted 'yes'). Normally this would mean acts are eliminated, however Cowell allowed the presenters Ant & Dec to cast 'yes' votes also, subsequently allowing Hogg through. This was seen as unfair by viewers, as other acts, possibly more talented than Hogg, did not get this opportunity.^[15]

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third Place
  Semi-Finalist
Wildcard
Golden Buzzer
Live Show Golden Buzzer

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Participant	Age(s)	Genre	Act	From	Semi-final	Result
Alfredo & Coral	30 & 43	Danger	Knife Throwing Duo	Brazil & Spain	2	Eliminated
Anastasiia & Salsa	35 & 7	Animals	Dog Act	France	3	Finalist
Antigravity	36–40	Variety	Multimedia Group	Ukraine	3	Eliminated
Braunstone Community Primary School	8-46	Singing / Dance	Choir & Dance Group	Braunstone, Leicester	2	Eliminated
Celtic Beat	6-11	Dance	Dance Group	Wales	1	Eliminated
Christy Coysh	35	Singing / Comedy	Comedy Singer	Wakefield	1	Eliminated
Epic Sax Guy	41	Music	Saxophonist	Moldova	4	Eliminated
Fabian Fox	26	Magic	Magician	Austria	2	Finalist
Fraser Penman	35	Magic	Mentalist	Glasgow, Scotland	1	Eliminated
Glantaf Boys Choir	11–18	Singing	Choir	Cardiff, Wales	4	Eliminated
Katherine O’Malley	42	Singing	Singer	Salford, Greater Manchester	2	Eliminated
Kristel Herrera	32	Singing	Singer	Halifax, West Yorkshire	4	Eliminated
Liwei Yang	32	Variety	Foot Juggler	Taiwan	3	Finalist
Macshane & Delby	34 & 38	Singing	Freestyle Rap Duo	Australia	2	Eliminated
Matty Juniosa	27	Singing	Singer	Glasgow, Scotland	1	Finalist
Mega Unity	16-25	Dance	Dance Group	France	3	Eliminated
Mizuki Shinagawa	27	Acrobatics	Aerialist	Japan	3	Eliminated
Mr Cherry	45	Variety	Novelty Act	Japan	5
Nancy Tilley	12	Music	Drummer	Scarborough, North Yorkshire	1	Eliminated
Niamh Noade	17	Singing / Music	Singer & Harpist	County Armagh, Northern Ireland	3	Eliminated
Nic Vani	41	Singing	Singer	Maidstone, Kent	2	Eliminated
Paul Nunnari	52	Acrobatics	Aerialist	Sydney, Australia	1	Eliminated
Playground	16–25	Dance	Dance Group	London	3	Eliminated
Rafferty Coope	16	Magic	Magician	Winchester, Hampshire	4	Finalist
Ren DMC	35	Singing / Comedy	Freestyle Rapper	North London	4	Eliminated
Sadeck Berrabah & LMA	19-34	Dance	Dance Group	France & Liverpool	2	Finalist
Sonny Green	30	Variety	Poet	Southend, Essex	4	Finalist
Ted Hill	31	Comedy	Stand Up Comedian	London	3	Finalist
The Hawkstone Farmers Choir	27–74	Singing	Choir	Various	5
The Lux City Choir	24-40	Singing	Gospel Choir	Various	3	Eliminated
The Rafikiz	20-31	Acrobatics	Acrobatic Group	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	1	Eliminated
Wei Yamin	27	Music	Novelty Musician	Taiwan	4	Eliminated
Welsch Master Team	18–39	Acrobatics	Acrobatic Group	Switzerland	4	Eliminated
World Wings	17–28	Dance	Dance Group	Japan	2	Eliminated

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Semi-finals summary

Buzzed out | Judges' vote | Golden Buzzer |   Won the Judges' Vote |   Won the Public's Vote

  Lost Judges' Vote |   Eliminated

Prior to the beginning of the live shows, the semi-finalists will be announced after a deliberation stage.^[16]

Semi-final 1 (25 April)

• Guest performance: The Cast of I'm Every Woman - The Chaka Khan Musical ("Ain't Nobody")/("I Feel for You"/"I'm Every Woman")

More information Semi-Finalist, Order ...

Semi-Finalist	Order	Performance Type	Buzzes and judges' votes				Percentage	Finished
			Cowell	Holden	Dixon	KSI
Nancy Tilley	1	Drummer						3rd - Eliminated
The Rafikiz	2	Acrobatic Group						5th - Eliminated
Fraser Penman	3	Mentalist						4th - Eliminated
Celtic Beat	4	Dance Group						6th - Eliminated
Anastasiia & Salsa	5	Dog Act						1st (Won Public Vote)
Paul Nunnari	6	Aerialist						7th - Eliminated
Christy Coysh	7	Novelty Singer						2nd - Eliminated
Matty Juniosa	8	Singer						Golden Buzzer Advancement

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Semi-final 2 (2 May)

• Guest performance: Sydnie Christmas & The Great Ormond Street Hospital Choir ("You're the Voice")

More information Semi-Finalist, Order ...

Semi-Finalist	Order	Performance Type	Buzzes and judges' votes				Percentage	Finished
			Cowell	Holden	Dixon	KSI
World Wings	1	Dance Group						6th - Eliminated
Fabian Fox	2	Magician						1st (Won Public Vote)
Braunstone Community Primary School	3	Choir & Dance Group						5th - Eliminated
Sadeck Berrabah & LMA	4	Dance Group					N/A	Golden Buzzer Advancement
Katherine O'Malley	5	Singer						7th - Eliminated
Macshane & Delby	6	Freestyle Rap Duo						2nd - Eliminated
Nic Vani	7	Singer						4th - Eliminated
Alfredo & Coral	8	Knife Throwing Duo						3rd - Eliminated

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Semi-final 3 (9 May)

• Guest performances: The Cast of Avenue Q ("For Now"), Westlife ("Swear It Again"/"Flying Without Wings"/"World Of Our Own"/"Uptown Girl")

More information Semi-Finalist, Order ...

Semi-Finalist	Order	Performance Type	Buzzes and judges' votes				Percentage	Finished
			Cowell	Holden	Dixon	KSI
Playground	1	Dance Group						5th - Eliminated
The Lux City Choir	2	Choir						6th - Eliminated
Mizuki Shinagawa	3	Aerialist						4th - Eliminated
Mega Unity	4	Dance Group						7th - Eliminated
Niamh Noade	5	Singer & Harpist						2nd - Eliminated
Ted Hill	6	Stand-Up Comedian						1st (Won Public Vote)
Liwei Yang	7	Foot Juggler					N/A	Golden Buzzer Advancement
Antigravity	8	Multimedia Group						3rd - Eliminated

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Semi-final 4 (16 May)

Guest performance: The Cast of Jesus Christ Superstar & Sam Ryder

More information Semi-Finalist, Order ...

Semi-Finalist	Order	Performance Type	Buzzes and judges' votes				Percentage	Finished
			Cowell	Holden	Dixon	KSI
Wei Yamin	1	Novelty Musician						7th - Eliminated
Welsch Master Team	2	Acrobatic Group						6th - Eliminated
Ren DMC	3	Rapper & Roaster						2nd - Eliminated
Glantaf Boys Choir	4	Choir						3rd - Eliminated
Sonny Green	5	Poet					N/A	Golden Buzzer Advancement
Rafferty Coope	6	Magician						1st (Won Public Vote)
Epic Sax Guy	7	Saxophonist						5th - Eliminated
Kristel Herrera	8	Singer						4th - Eliminated

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