Britain’s Got Talent 2024 finalists: Who has won the semi-finals so far?
OUT of the 40 semi-final candidates, only ten made it to the BGT 2024 grand final on Sunday June 2, 2024.
Here is everything you need to know about the finalists.
Who are Britain’s Got Talent’s finalists?
The star-studded panel of judges, which is made up of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli, have selected their finalists.
Each night Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly introduced the line-up of stars who vied for the huge BGT cash prize and the chance to perform in front of royalty at the Royal Variety Performance.
Two acts from each semi-final round made it through to the grand final – with one decided from a public vote and the second decided by the judges.
Here we take a look at the acts who have made it through to the BGT 2024 final so far.
Abigail and Afronitaaa
Britain’s Got Talent‘s dancing duo Abigail and Afronita were the winners of heart four after they won the public vote and an automatic place in the final.
Dance teacher Afronita and her young protege Abigail soared to victory with their electrifying Azonto routine to Brighter Days by Sigala.
The audience went wild for their dance act and their routine had all four judges on their feet.
Afronita met young Abigail in their native Ghana when she started her own dance studio.
Northants Sings Out
The judges vote went to deadlock during heat four of the semi-finals.
It came after they couldn’t decide between Northants Sings Out choir or Dance troupe Phoenix Boys.
It was then down to Ant and Dec to reveal who the second favourite act in the viewers’ vote was.
Northants Sings Out then couldn’t believe their luck as it was revealed they were through to the final.
Sydnie Christmas
The third live semi-final saw Sydnie Christmas top the public vote which meant she automatically goes through to the final.
The singer has been a popular act in the competition so far, and even won a coveted Golden Buzzer.
After the semi-final result was read out, Sydnie was lost for words and just said: “Oh my god!”
She then added: “Thank you so much! I can’t believe what is happening!”
Mike Woodhams
After Sydnie went through it was then between dancer Leightonjay Halliday and singing impressionist Mike Woodhams for the second spot in the final.
But the judges were split with their decision, which meant the vote went to deadlock.
This meant it was the public vote that decided and saw Scottish performer Leightonjay sent home and Mike go into the final.
The impressionist performed as Shirley Bassey, Cher, Shakira, Rick Astley, Mark Owen, and even Amanda Holden in the semi-finals.
Jack Rhodes
Magician Jack Rhodes received the most votes from the public and won an automatic place in the final.
He wowed the judges with a performance involving card tricks, dynamite and breaking out of a TV.
Judge Simon Cowell was particularly bowled over with Jack’s act, and even said the magician could “win the show”.
Haribow
After it was revealed Jack had won the heat two public vote, it was then up to the judges to make the very difficult choice between Ravi’s Dream Team choir and the double-dutch troupe Haribow.
Head judge Simon refused to choose who should go through, sending the vote to deadlock.
It was then revealed Haribow had come second in the public vote and were through to the final.
Innocent Massuku
Opera singer Innocent Massuku took to the BGT stage after wowing the judges in the first round of auditions.
Performing Hans Zimmer’s Now We Are Free during heat one of the semi-finals, the singer impressed so much that he won the viewers’ vote.
Asked how he felt, he said it was “amazing” and “so special”.
Sslaubi Performance Troupe
Sslaubi Performance Troupe also impressed with their performance and bagged themselves the second place in the final.
Alesha and Bruno both voted for them to make the final.
Amanda Holden also chose them meaning Simon didn’t need to vote.
However, the head judge confirmed he would have picked Sslaubi Performance Troupe, over dog act, The Trickstars.
The troupe thanked the judges for voting for them, and said they wanted to show “everything they had”.
Alex Mitchell
Comedian Alex Mitchell received the most public votes and was put straight through to the final on Sunday June 2, 2024.
Alex has autism and performed a stand-up show making jokes about his tics.
He told the audience: “If me being here tonight proves anything, if you’ve ever felt slightly written off, slightly like you don’t fit, like the world doesn’t have a place for you – tonight you are seen and you are valid.
“Love will always win.”
Trixy
Magician Trixy wowed everyone during his mathematics trick performance.
He even brought out 2023 Britain’s Got Talent contestant ‘naked man’ Tonikaku for a surprise reveal.
However viewers at home were convinced that Dec was on board on Trixy’s performance and that it was rigged.
The last semi-final show also saw a live performance from judge Alesha Dixon.
She performed a mash-up of tracks including Scandalous from her former girl band Mis-Teeq, her 2008 solo hit The Boy Does Nothing and her new song Ransom.
How to watch the Britain’s Got Talent final
There isn’t long to wait until the big BGT final.
The finalists will get to perform one last time on Sunday, June 2, 2024.
The action kicks off from 7.30pm on ITV and ITVX.
The winner of the series will take home the £250,000 cash prize and earn a spot on the bill of the Royal Variety Performance.
Meet the BGT 2024 Golden Buzzer acts
During the seventeenth season of Britain's Got Talent a whopping NINE Golden Buzzers were given out.
Here after all the acts who were awarded the coveted buzzer:
- Roller-skater duo Stardust.
- Japanese impressionist Nabe.
- Dance troupe Phoenix Boys.
- Entertainer and music teacher Taryn Charles.
- Japanese group Haribow.
- Singer and West End performer Sydnie Christmas.
- Taekwondo performers Ssaulabi Taekwondo Troupe.
- Ravi’s Dream Team choir.
- Professional Japanese dance group Cyberagent Legit.