Britain's Got Talent (series 13)

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Britain's Got Talent
Series 13
Broadcast from 6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) –
present (present)
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Co-presenter(s) Stephen Mulhern (ITV2)
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Chronology

Series Thirteen of Britain's Got Talent, a British talent competition series, began broadcasting in the UK on 6 April 2019. This series will be the first amongst the programmes hosted by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquially known as Ant & Dec) to see the return of the former to his television duties, following McPartlin's absence from them to attend rehab prior to the start of the previous series' live episodes.[1]

Series overview

The judges auditions took place between January and February 2019, within London and Manchester.[2][3] During filming of the London auditions, the event was kick-started by a special performance from Susan Boyle to mark her tenth year as a singer since she first made her appearance on Britain's Got Talent's third season.[4] A notable event that occurred during the contest was the forced withdrawal of an act - extreme magicians Brotherhood - who had secured a spot in the semi-finals, which led to their spot being replaced by another act that had been eliminated during auditions. Despite their success in the auditions landing them a place in the fifth and final semi-final, concerns over health and safety were raised over the dangerous nature of their performance, leading to the group of magicians to withdraw their involvement at the request of the production staff and broadcaster.[5]

Of the participants that took part, only 40 made it into the five live semi-finals - of these acts, dancer Akshat Singh, band Chapter 13, choir Flakefleet Primary School, singer Giorgia Borg, and stand-up comedian Kojo Anim,[6] each received a golden buzzer during their auditions - with eight appearing in each one. The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this series:

      Winner |       Runner-up |       Third place
      Finalist |       Semi-finalist (lost judges' vote) |       Semi-finalist (eliminated)
Playing card club A.svg Judges' wildcard (previously eliminated act reinstated into the final by the judges)
Yellow ffff00 pog.svg Golden buzzer
Participant Age(s) Genre Act From Semi-final Result
4MG 17-19 Magic Close-up Magicians Suffolk 2 Finalist (Won Public Vote)
Akshat Singh Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 13 Dance Dancer Mumbai, India 1 Eliminated
Angels Inc. 23-28 Magic Illusionists The Netherlands 3 Eliminated
Barbara Nice 68 Comedy Stand-up Comedian Greater Manchester 5 Eliminated
Ben Hart 31 Magic Magician London 4 Finalist (Won Public Vote)
Brian Gilligan 32 Singing Singer Dublin, Ireland 1 Eliminated
Chapter 13 Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 14–15 Singing / Music Band London 3 Eliminated
Colin Thackery 88 Singing Singer Norwich, Norfolk 3 Finalist (Won Public Vote)
Dave & Finn 42 & 9 Magic / Animals Dog Handler Mentalist Buntingford, Hertfordshire 1 Finalist (Won Public Vote)
Duo A&J 28 & 26 Acrobatics Aerialist Duo Ukraine / Coventry 4 Eliminated
Fabulous Sisters 12-26 Dance Dance Group Japan 1 5 Eliminated
Faith Tucker 18 Singing Opera Singer Nottingham 2 Eliminated
Flakefleet Primary School Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 4-11 Singing Choir Lancashire 1 Finalist (Won Judges' Vote)
Giorgia Borg Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 10 Singing Singer Malta 2 Eliminated
Gomonov Knife Show 25 & 36 Danger Knife-Throwing Duo Belarus 3 Eliminated
Gonzo 33 Music Tambourinist Japan 5 Eliminated
Graeme Mathews 34 Comedy / Magic Comic Magician Essex 4 Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Jacob Jones 27 Singing Singer Surrey 5 Eliminated
Jimmy Tamley 64 Comedy Ventriloquist Devon 4 Eliminated
John Archer 58 Comedy / Magic Comic Magician Teesside 3 Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Jonathan Goodwin 38 Danger Escape Artist South Wales 5 Finalist (Won Judges' Vote)
Kerr James 12 Singing Singer Glasgow 4 Eliminated
Khronos Girls 15-18 Dance Dance Group Croydon 1 Eliminated
KNE 22-35 Dance Dance Group London 3 Eliminated
Kojo Anim Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 39 Comedy Stand-up Comedian London (originally Ghana) 3 Finalist (Won Judges' Vote)
Leanne Mya 31 Singing Singer London 5 Eliminated
Libby & Charlie 2 11 & 11 Dance Dance Duo Manchester / Liverpool 5 Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Lil' Icons 3 7-18 Dance Dance Group Port Talbot 4 Eliminated
Mark McMullan 23 Singing Opera Singer Northern Ireland 4 Finalist (Won Judges' Vote)
Matt Stirling 46 Magic Stunt Magician London 2 Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Rob King 28 Singing Musical Theatre Singer Manchester 3 Eliminated
Rosie & Adam 3 21 & 38 Danger / Dance Extreme Rollerskating Duo Blackpool 1 Eliminated
Siobhan Phillips 42 Comedy / Music / Singing Comic Pianist & Singer Wakefield 2 Finalist (Won Judges' Vote)
State of the Fart 3 26 Comedy / Music / Variety "Flatulence" Musician Israel 2 Eliminated
The Haunting 3 N/A 4 Magic Horror-themed Magician N/A 4 1 Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
The Queen N/A 5 Comedy "Queen" Look-alike Drag Comedian Australia 2 Eliminated
Tony Rudd 58 Comedy Impressionist Bournemouth 1 Eliminated
Ursula Burns 48 Comedy / Music / Singing Comic Harpist & Singer Belfast 4 Eliminated
Vardanyan Brothers 28 & 30 Danger Hand Balancing Duo Russia 6 2 Eliminated
X 7 N/A 7 Magic Mentalist N/A 7 5 Finalist (Won Public Vote)
  • ^1 Due to the performers within Fabulous Sisters being non-English speakers, their coach had to act as translator during their appearance.
  • ^2 Libby & Charlie were brought in as a replacement for an act that had secured a spot in the semi-finals, but had to withdraw due to health and safety concerns from the production staff and broadcaster.
  • ^3 These acts originally auditioned under different names, before changing them for their Semi-Final appearances.
  • ^4 Because The Haunting consisted of more than one performer, information on their age and hometown(s) were not disclosed on the programme.
  • ^5 Despite this act being slated as "92" for their age when they auditioned, the comedian's actual age was not disclosed.
  • ^6 Vardanyan Brothers's coach was required to translate anything they could not understand properly, due to the pair's level of knowledge of the English language.
  • ^7 Due to this performer conducting their act under a veil of anonymity, details on their actual name, age and hometown, were not disclosed by production staff.

Semi-finals summary

Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed out
Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' vote
      Won the public vote |       Won the judges' vote; won by public vote in the event of a tie
      Lost the judges' vote; lost by public vote in the event of a tie |       Eliminated

Semi-final 1 (27 May)

Semi-Finalist [8] Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Finished
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Akshat Singh 1 Dancer Eliminated
Tony Rudd 2 Impressionist Eliminated
Brian Gilligan 3 Singer Eliminated
The Haunting 4 Horror-themed Magician Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Flakefleet Primary School 5 Choir Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Khronos Girls 6 Dance Group Eliminated
Dave & Finn 7 Dog Handler Mentalist 1st (Won Public Vote)
Rosie & Adam 8 Extreme Rollerskating Duo Eliminated

Semi-final 2 (28 May)

  • Guest performer: The Cast of Six ("Ex Wives").[9]
Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Finished
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
The Queen 1 "Queen" Look-alike Drag Comedian Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg8 Eliminated
State of the Fart 2 "Flatulence" Musician Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Vardanyan Brothers 3 Hand Balancing Duo Eliminated
Giorgia Borg 4 Singer Eliminated
Matt Stirling 5 Stunt Magician Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Siobhan Phillips 6 Comic Pianist & Singer Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
4MG 7 Close-up Magicians 1st (Won Public Vote)
Faith Tucker 8 Opera Singer Eliminated
  • ^8 Cowell stated that the buzzer was as a compliment for the act's last joke; it is unclear whether this was done as a personal joke or was intentional.

Semi-final 3 (29 May)

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Finished
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Angels Inc. 1 Illusionists Eliminated
Rob King 2 Musical Theatre Singer Eliminated
KNE 3 Dance Group Eliminated
John Archer 4 Comic Magician 9 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Gomonov Knife Show 5 Knife-Throwing Duo Eliminated
Colin Thackery 6 Singer 1st (Won Public Vote)
Kojo Anim 7 Stand-up Comedian Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 9 2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Chapter 13 8 Band Eliminated
  • ^9 Due to the majority vote for Kojo Anim, Walliams voting intention was not revealed.

Semi-final 4 (30 May)

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Finished
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Lil' Icons 1 Dance Group Eliminated
Ursula Burns 2 Comic Harpist & Singer Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Kerr James 3 Singer Eliminated
Graeme Mathews 4 Comic Magician Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote)
Duo A&J 5 Aerialist Duo Eliminated
Jimmy Tamley 6 Ventriloquist Eliminated
Ben Hart 7 Magician 1st (Won Public Vote)
Mark McMullan 8 Opera Singer Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote)

Semi-final 5 (31 May)

  • Guest performer: TBA
Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Finished
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Gonzo 1 Tambourinist Eliminated
X 2 Mentalist 1st (Won Public Vote)
Jacob Jones 3 Singer Eliminated
Fabulous Sisters 4 Dance Group Eliminated
Leanne Mya 5 Singer Eliminated
Barbara Nice 6 Stand-up Comedian Eliminated
Libby & Charlie 7 Dance Duo Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote)
Jonathan Goodwin 8 Escape Artist Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote)

Ratings

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Main article: List of Britain's Got Talent episodes
Episode Air date Total viewers (millions) [12] ITV weekly
rank [12]
Auditions 1 6 April 10.30 1
Auditions 2 13 April 10.12 1
Auditions 3 20 April 9.12 1
Auditions 4 27 April 9.77 1
Auditions 5 4 May 9.65 1
Auditions 6 11 May 9.40 1
Auditions 7 18 May 8.52 1
Auditions 8 25 May TBA TBA
Semi-final 1 27 May TBA TBA
Semi-final 1 results TBA TBA
Semi-final 2 28 May TBA TBA
Semi-final 2 results TBA TBA
Semi-final 3 29 May TBA TBA
Semi-final 3 results TBA TBA
Semi-final 4 30 May TBA TBA
Semi-final 4 results TBA TBA
Semi-final 5 31 May TBA TBA
Semi-final 5 results TBA TBA
Final 2 June TBA TBA

Criticism

Professional participants

Following the broadcast of Chapter 13's audition, viewers criticised the decision by Amanda Holden to give the band her golden buzzer. The band openly discussed that they had met whilst performing in the West End show School of Rock, which prompted complaints by viewers that the act was a professional one and thus it was "unfair" that the band had received a place in the semi-finals.[13]

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