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]

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.

Judges for Britain's Got Talent Series 17

Simon Cowell

Amanda Holden

Alesha Dixon

Bruno Tonioli

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]

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

Judges' Wildcard Finalist | Golden Buzzer Audition

Participant	Age(s)	Genre	Act	Semi-final	Finished
Abigail & Afronitaaa	7 & 20	Dance	Dance Duo	4	Third place
Ace Clvrk	29	Singing	Singer	2	Eliminated
Alex Mitchell	23	Comedy	Stand Up Comedian	5	Finalist
AmaSing	7–12	Singing	Choir	5	Eliminated
Andrew Curphey	37	Singing	Singer	4	Eliminated
Bikoon!	—	Variety	Novelty Act	1	Eliminated
Blitzers	19–23	Singing	K-Pop Band	2	Eliminated
CyberAgent Legit	20–28	Dance	Dance Group	5	Eliminated
Denise & Stefan	40 & 52	Singing / Music	Opera Singer & Pianist	5	Eliminated
Duncan Murray	22	Acrobatics	Pogo Stick Acrobat	3	Eliminated
Duo Stardust	25 & 27	Danger	Rollerskating Duo	1	Eliminated
Gambino Akuboy	38	Singing	Afrobeats Singer	5	Eliminated
Geneviève Côté	48	Music	Vocalist	2	Eliminated
Haribow	22–24	Variety	Jump Rope Group	2	Finalist
Harrison Pettman	22	Singing	Singer	4	Eliminated
Heather Holliday	38	Danger	Sword Swallower	3	Eliminated
Innocent Masuku	33	Singing	Opera Singer	1	Finalist
Itzel Salvatierra	39	Acrobatics	Aerialist	4	Eliminated
Jack Rhodes1	27	Magic	Magician	2	Runner-Up
Kevin Finn	30	Comedy	Stand Up Comedian	4	Eliminated
Lady Grenades	13–19	Acrobatics / Dance	Cheerleading Group	2	Eliminated
Leightonjay Halliday	23	Dance	Contemporary Dancer	3	Eliminated
Magicians Assemble2	—	Magic	Magic Group	3	Eliminated
Matteo Fraziano	22	Variety	Shadow Artist	2	Eliminated
Messoudi Brothers	30 & 33	Variety	Juggling Duo	5	Eliminated
Mike Woodhams	37	Singing / Comedy	Singing Impressionist	3	Finalist
Nabe	38	Comedy	Hair Impressionist	4	Eliminated
Northants Sings Out	25–65	Singing	Choir	4	Finalist
Phoenix Boys	8–14	Dance	Contemporary Dance Group	4	Eliminated
Rask AI	—	Variety	Artificial Intelligence Act	3	Eliminated
Ravi's Dream Team	5–78	Singing	Choir	2	Eliminated
Ssaulabi Performance Troupe	19–23	Acrobatics	Martial Arts Group	1	Finalist
Sven Smith	27	Variety	Air Guitarist	1	Eliminated
Sydnie Christmas	28	Singing	Singer	3	Winner
Taryn Charles	39	Singing	Singer	1	Eliminated
The Dark Hero	40	Singing	Opera Singer	5	Eliminated
The Trickstars	38 & 5	Animals	Dog Act	1	Finalist
Trey Braine	10	Dance	Dancer	1	Eliminated
Trixy	34	Magic	Magician	5	Finalist
Troll Dancers	7–12	Dance	Dance Group	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 (27 May)

• 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 Trickstars2	1					3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
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 Due to the majority vote for Ssaulabi Performance Troupe, Cowell was not required to vote, however he stated 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")^[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

• ^3 Simon Cowell pressed his buzzer informed by Trixy as part of his act.

Ratings

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