List of Britain's Got Talent finalists

Britain's Got Talent is a British talent reality television series that first aired in 2007. As of June 2011, there have been five completed series. The show has been spun-off around the world under the Got Talent franchise. The competition is open to people of all ages who possess a talent. After the initial rounds of auditions, successful contestants are narrowed down by the judges.

In the first series, 24 contestants made it into the three semi-finals, and in subsequent series this has been increased to 40 contestants across five live shows. The act which receives the most public votes in each semi-final goes through to the final, with the second finalist being decided by the judges from the second and third most popular contestants. In the final, each of the finalists perform again, but this time the result is determined purely from the public vote, with the winner receiving £100,000 and the chance to perform their act at the Royal Variety Performance.

Although the competition is open to acts with any talent, four of the five series have been won by either a singer or dance act. Opera singer Paul Potts won the first series of the competition in 2007, street dancer George Sampson won the second series in 2008, dance troupe Diversity won the third series in 2009, gymnast troupe Spelbound won the fourth series in 2010, and singer Jai McDowall won the fifth series in 2011.

Contestants

For more details on each of the contestants, see the relevant series article.

Notes

• ^A Connected split up shortly after the competition. Brothers Harry and Max Mondryk and friend Matt Fitzgerald reformed as ReConnected. The remaining members Myles and Connor Ryan came together under the name Myles and Connor and have signed a recording contract.

References

External links

• Official website