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]

Cast

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

Bruno Tonioli

Alesha Dixon

Amanda Holden

Simon Cowell

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	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	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	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 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]

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished[11]
		Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Tonioli
The Trickstars	1					3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)2
Bikoon!	2					7th – Eliminated
Taryn Charles	3					4th – Eliminated
Ssaulabi 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 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]

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished[11]
		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")^[10]

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished[11]
		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")^[10]

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished[11]
		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")^[10]

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished[11]
		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")^[10]

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Third place

Finalist	Order	Percentage	Finished[11]
Haribow	1	3.1%	11th
The Trickstars	2	8.4%	5th
Abigail & Afronitaaa	3	10.4%	3rd
Alex Mitchell	4	5.3%	8th
Trixy3	5	5.9%	6th
Innocent Masuku	6	8.8%	4th
Ssaulabi Performance Troupe	7	4.8%	10th
Northants Sings Out	8	4.9%	9th
Mike Woodhams	9	5.4%	7th
Jack Rhodes	10	15.8%	2nd
Sydnie Christmas	11	27.2%	1st

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

Ratings

Main article: List of Britain's Got Talent episodes

Episode	Air date	Total viewers (millions)[12]	ITV Weekly rank[12]
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