Britain's Got Talent series 17

The seventeenth series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent began airing on ITV1 on 20 April 2024 and concluded on 2 June 2024. The series was again presented by Ant & Dec, with Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli returning to the judging panel.^[1]

Britain's Got Talent
Series 17
Presented by	Ant & Dec
Judges	Bruno Tonioli Alesha Dixon Amanda Holden Simon Cowell
Winner	Sydnie Christmas
Runner-up	Jack Rhodes
Release
Original network	ITV1
Original release	20 April (2024-04-20) – 2 June 2024 (2024-06-02)
Series chronology
List of episodes

The seventeenth series was won by singer Sydnie Christmas, with magician Jack Rhodes finishing in second place, and dance duo Abigail & Afronitaaa placing third place.

Series overview

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]

Judges and Presenter(s) for Britain's Got Talent Series 17

Bruno Tonioli

Alesha Dixon

Amanda Holden

Simon Cowell

Ant & Dec

Color key:

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

Judges' Wildcard Finalist | Golden Buzzer Audition

Participant	Age(s)	Genre	Act	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	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!	—	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	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 Rhodes1	27	Magic	Magician	Ulverston, Cumbria	2	Runner-Up
Kevin Finn	30	Comedy	Comedian	Warrington, Cheshire	4	Eliminated
Lady Grenades	13–19	Acrobatics / Dance	Cheerleading Group	Various	2	Eliminated
Leightonjay Halliday	23	Dance	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	Dance Group	Various	4	Eliminated
Rask AI	—	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	Gravesend, 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

• ^1 Jack Rhodes was previously a contestant on the fifteenth series, and was behind the invisible magic act "The Phantom".^[9]
• ^2 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.^[10]

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 (26 April)

• Guest performance: The Cast of The Lion King ("Circle of Life")^[11]

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished[12]
		Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Tonioli
The Trickstars	1					3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)2
Bikoon!	2					7th – Eliminated
Taryn Charles	3					4th – Eliminated
Ssaulbi Performance Troupe	4	1				2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Duo Stardust	5					5th – Eliminated
Trey Braine	6					6th – Eliminated
Sven Smith	7					8th – Eliminated
Innocent Masuku	8					1st (Won Public Vote)

• ^1 Due to the majority vote for Ssaulbi Performance Troupe , Cowell was not required to vote, however he stated that his voting intention would have been for Ssaulbi Performance Troupe.
• ^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")^[11]

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished[12]
		Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Tonioli
Lady Grenades	1					4th – Eliminated
Blitzers	2					5th – Eliminated
Geneviève Côté	3					6th – Eliminated
Jack Rhodes	4					1st (Won Public Vote)
Ravi's Dream Team	5					3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote)
Matteo Fraziano	6					7th – Eliminated
Ace Clvrk	7					8th – Eliminated
Haribow	8					2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote)

Semi-final 3 (29 May)

• Guest performance: Calum Scott ("Then There Was You")^[11]

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished[12]
		Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Tonioli
Duncan Murray	1					8th – Eliminated
Magicians Assemble	2					4th – Eliminated
Rask AI	3					5th – Eliminated
Troll Dancers	4					6th – Eliminated
Heather Holliday	5					7th – Eliminated
Mike Woodhams	6					2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote)
Leightonjay Halliday	7					3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote)
Sydnie Christmas	8					1st (Won Public Vote)

Semi-final 4 (30 May)

• Guest performance: The Cast of & Juliet ("Roar")^[11]

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished[12]
		Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Tonioli
Andrew Curphey	1					8th – Eliminated
Abigail & Afronitaaa	2					1st (Won Public Vote)
Nabe	3					6th – Eliminated
Phoenix Boys	4					3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote)
Itzel Salvatierra	5					5th – Eliminated
Harrison Pettman	6					4th – Eliminated
Kevin Finn	7					7th – Eliminated
Northants Sings Out	8					2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote)

Semi-final 5 (31 May)

• Guest performance: Alesha Dixon ("All I Want"/"B with Me"/"The Boy Does Nothing"/"Scandalous"/"Ransom")^[11]

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished[12]
		Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Tonioli
Gambino Akuboy	1					7th – Eliminated
Trixy	2					3rd (Won Judges' Vote)
Messoudi Brothers	3					4th – Eliminated
The Dark Hero	4					8th – Eliminated
Alex Mitchell	5					1st (Won Public Vote)
AmaSing	6					6th – Eliminated
CyberAgent Legit	7					5th – Eliminated
Denise & Stefan	8					2nd (Lost Judges' Vote)

Final (2 June)

Guest performance: The Cast Of Mamma Mia!("Mamma Mia"/"Dancing Queen"/"Waterloo")^[11]

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Third place

Finalist	Order	Finished[12]
Haribow	1	11th
The Trickstars	2	5th
Abigail & Afronitaaa	3	3rd
Alex Mitchell	4	8th
Trixy3	5	6th
Innocent Masuku	6	4th
Ssaulabi Performance Troupe	7	10th
Northants Sings Out	8	9th
Mike Woodhams	9	7th
Jack Rhodes	10	2nd
Sydnie Christmas	11	1st

• ^3 Simon Cowell buzzed Trixy as a part of his act.

Sydnie Christmas Was Amanda's First golden buzzer win

Ratings

Main article: List of Britain's Got Talent episodes

Episode	Air date	Total viewers (millions)[13]	ITV Weekly rank[13]
Auditions 1	20 April	6.97	1
Auditions 2	21 April	6.19	2
Auditions 3	27 April	6.87	1
Auditions 4	4 May	6.62	1
Auditions 5	12 May	5.50	2
Auditions 6	18 May	5.50	2
Auditions 7	25 May	5.47	2
Auditions 8	26 May	5.12	3
Semi-Final 1	27 May	5.26	2
Semi-Final 2	28 May	5.15	3
Semi-Final 3	29 May	4.81	5
Semi-Final 4	30 May	4.68	6
Semi-Final 5	31 May	4.81	4
Final	2 June	6.04	1