Britain's Got Talent series 19
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The nineteenth series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent began airing on ITV1 on 21 February 2026.[1] Filming for the auditions began in October 2025 in Birmingham and Blackpool. The series is presented by Ant & Dec, with Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon returning as judges, alongside KSI, who replaced Bruno Tonioli on the judging panel following his departure after three series.[2][3]
Amanda Holden
Alesha Dixon
KSI
Stacey Solomon (guest)
present
| Britain's Got Talent | |
|---|---|
| Series 19 | |
Promotional poster for series 19, featuring (L to R): host Ant McPartlin, judges KSI, Holden, Cowell, Dixon and fellow host Declan Donnelly. | |
| Presented by | Ant & Dec |
| Judges | Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Alesha Dixon KSI Stacey Solomon (guest) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV1 |
| Original release | 21 February 2026 – present |
| Series chronology | |
Series overview
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
| 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 |
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")
Semi-final 2 (2 May)
- Guest performance: Sydnie Christmas & The Great Ormond Street Hospital Choir ("You're the Voice")
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")
Semi-final 4 (16 May)
Guest performance: The Cast of Jesus Christ Superstar & Sam Ryder
Ratings
| Episode | Air date | Total viewers (millions)[17] |
ITV Weekly rank[17] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auditions 1 | 21 February | 4.70 | 1 |
| Auditions 2 | 28 February | 4.88 | 1 |
| Auditions 3 | 7 March | 5.17 | 1 |
| Auditions 4 | 21 March | 5.08 | 1 |
| Auditions 5 | 28 March | 5.38 | 1 |
| Auditions 6 | 4 April | 5.28 | 1 |
| Auditions 7 | 11 April | 4.55 | 1 |
| Auditions 8 | 18 April | 4.33 | 1 |
| Semi-Final 1 | 25 April | 3.77 | 7 |
| Semi-Final 2 | 2 May | ||
| Semi-Final 3 | 9 May | ||
| Semi-Final 4 | 16 May | ||
| Semi-Final 5 | 23 May | ||
| Final | 30 May |