Britain's Got Talent series 15

Britain's Got Talent
Series 15
Presented by	Ant & Dec
Judges	David Walliams Alesha Dixon Amanda Holden Simon Cowell
Winner	Axel Blake
Runner-up	Jamie Leahey
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	16 April (2022-04-16) – 5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)
Series chronology

The fifteenth series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, from 16 April 2022 to 5 June 2022. Filming of the series was originally planned for 2021, but with the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom having led to strict government restrictions on television production, many of the production team, including Simon Cowell, felt it would be wiser to postpone filming until conditions improved. Filming eventually began in January 2022, with Cowell making his return as a judge for the programme following his accident during the previous series.

The fifteenth series was won by stand-up comedian Axel Blake, with ventriloquist Jamie Leahey finishing in second place, and singer Tom Ball placing third. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 6.38 million viewers.

Judges for Britain's Got Talent Series 15

Simon Cowell

Amanda Holden

Alesha Dixon

David Walliams

Series overview

The fifteenth series was planned for production and broadcast in 2021, yet ITV, Thames and Syco Entertainment were concerned on how to safely conduct filming in the midst of new Government restrictions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. After initially deciding to postpone production until later in the year, all involved parties agreed that they would not produce a new series until the following year, when Government restrictions would be eased and conditions surrounding the pandemic would be favourable for large-scale television production. Auditions were filmed at the London Palladium in January 2022, with Cowell returning after his bicycle accident during the previous series.

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

Judges' Wildcard Finalist | Golden Buzzer Audition

Participant	Age(s)	Genre	Act	Semi-final	Finished
5 Star Boys	10–12	Dance	Dance Group	4	Finalist
Amber & The Dancing Collies	25	Animal	Dog Act	2	Finalist
Andrew Basso	36	Danger	Escape Artist	2	Eliminated
Aneeshwar Kunchala	7	Variety	Poet	5	Finalist
Axel Blake	33	Comedy	Comedian	5	Winner
Ben Nickless	40	Comedy	Impressionist	2	Finalist
Born to Perform	14–24	Dance	Dance Group	1	Eliminated
Brian & Krysstal	71 & 58	Comedy	Comedy Duo	5	Eliminated
Dame Nation	31–57	Singing	Vocal Group	4	Eliminated
Dane Bates Collective	12–27	Dance	Dance Group	3	Eliminated
Dante Marvin	13	Singing	Singer	2	Eliminated
Eva Abley	14	Comedy	Comedian	3	Finalist
Flintz & T4ylor	22 & 17	Music	Rapper & Pianist	2	Finalist
IMD Legion	11–35	Dance	Dance Group	5	Eliminated
Immi Davis	9	Singing	Singer	3	Eliminated
Jamie Leahey	13	Comedy	Ventriloquist	1	Runner-up
Junwoo	23	Magic	Magician	1	Eliminated
Keiichi Iwasaki	49	Magic	Magician	3	Eliminated
Les Sancho	24–31	Dance	Dance Group	3	Eliminated
London Community Gospel Choir	28–54	Singing	Gospel Choir	1	Eliminated
Loren Allred	32	Singing	Singer	4	Finalist
Mary P	29	Music	Rapper	4	Eliminated
Matricks Illusion	27 & 29	Magic	Illusionists	5	Eliminated
Maxwell Thorpe	32	Singing	Opera Singer	1	Finalist
Mel Day	77	Singing	Singer	1	Eliminated
Nick Edwards	35	Singing	Singer	5	Eliminated
Ranger Chris	41	Variety	Entertainer	2	Eliminated
Ryland Petty	9	Magic	Magician	2	Eliminated
Scooter Boys	6–10	Danger	Stunt Scooter Team	5	Eliminated
Stefano Paolini	45	Comedy	Comedian	4	Eliminated
Suzi Wild	34	Comedy	Impressionist	1	Eliminated
The Dots	32–38	Comedy	Comedy Trio	3	Eliminated
The Freaks	10–36	Acrobatics	Acrobatic Group	3	Eliminated
The Frontline Singers	24–62	Singing	Vocal Group	4	Eliminated
The Phantom	–	Magic	Illusionist	4	Eliminated
The Witches	–	Magic	Magicians	1	Eliminated
Titan the Robot	–	Comedy	Comedian	4	Eliminated
Tom Ball	23	Singing	Singer	3	Third place
Voices of Armed Forces Children Choir	6–18	Singing	Choir	2	Eliminated
Welsh of the West End	24–34	Singing	Vocal Group	5	Eliminated

Semi-finals summary

Buzzed out | Judges' vote |   Won the Judges' Vote |   Won the Public's Vote

  Lost Judges' Vote |   Eliminated

Semi-final 1 (30 May)

Guest performers: Moulin Rouge! The Musical ("Welcome to the Moulin Rouge"/"Backstage Romance")

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished
		Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Walliams
Mel Day	1					6th - Eliminated
Born to Perform	2					4th - Eliminated
Suzi Wild	3					7th - Eliminated
London Community Gospel Choir	4					8th - Eliminated
The Witches	5					5th - Eliminated
Jamie Leahey	6					2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Junwoo	7					3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Maxwell Thorpe	8					1st (Won Public Vote)

Semi-final 2 (31 May)

Guest Performers: Back to the Future: The Musical (with Roger Bart) ("The Power of Love"/"It Works")

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished
		Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Walliams
Amber & Her Dancing Collies	1					3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)2
Voices of Armed Forces Children Choir	2					5th - Eliminated
Ryland Petty	3					4th - Eliminated
Dante Marvin	4					6th - Eliminated
Flintz & T4ylor	5					2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Ranger Chris	6				3	7th - Eliminated
Ben Nickless	7					1st (Won Public Vote)
Andrew Basso	8					8th - Eliminated

• ^2 Amber & Her Dancing Collies were later sent through to the final as the judges' wildcard.
• ^3 Walliams buzzed after Ranger Chris' performance.

Semi-final 3 (1 June)

Guest performers: Diversity

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished
		Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Walliams
Les Sancho	1					8th - Eliminated
Immi Davis	2					4th - Eliminated
The Freaks	3					5th - Eliminated
Dane Bates Collective	4					6th - Eliminated
Eva Abley	5	4				2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
The Dots	6					7th - Eliminated
Keiichi Iwasaki	7					3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Tom Ball	8					1st (Won Public Vote)

• ^4 Due to the majority vote for Eva Abley, Cowell's voting intention was not revealed.

Semi-final 4 (2 June)

Guest performers: Emeli Sandé and Kseniya Simonova ("Brighter Days")

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished
		Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Walliams
Dame Nation	1	5				8th - Eliminated
5 Star Boys	2	6				2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
The Frontline Singers	3					4th - Eliminated
Mary P	4					5th - Eliminated
The Phantom	5					3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Stefano Paolini	6					7th - Eliminated
Titan the Robot	7					6th - Eliminated
Loren Allred	8					1st (Won Public Vote)

• ^5 Cowell requested his X was removed after the act during his comments.
• ^6 Cowell did not cast his vote due to the majority support for 5 Star Boys from the other judges, but admitted his voting intention would have been for this semi-finalist.

Semi-final 5 (3 June)

Guest performers: Jon Courtenay, Colin Thackery, D-Day Darlings and D-Day Juniors

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished
		Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Walliams
Matricks Illusion	1					8th - Eliminated
Scooter Boys	2					4th - Eliminated
Welsh of the West End	3					3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Aneeshwar Kunchala	4	7				2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Brian & Krysstal	5					7th - Eliminated
IMD Legion	6					6th - Eliminated
Nick Edwards	7					5th - Eliminated
Axel Blake	8					1st (Won Public Vote)

• ^7 Due to the majority vote for Aneeshwar Kunchala, Cowell's voting intention was not revealed.

Final (5 June)

Guest performers: Sister Act The Musical ("Raise Your Voice")

  Winner |   Runner-up

Finalist	Order	Finished
Jamie Leahey	1	2nd
Amber & Her Dancing Collies	2	10th
5 Star Boys	3	11th
Flintz & T4ylor	4	6th
Aneeshwar Kunchala	5	7th
Eva Abley	6	5th
Tom Ball	7	3rd
Ben Nickless	8	8th
Loren Allred	9	9th
Axel Blake	10	1st
Maxwell Thorpe	11	4th

Ratings

Main article: List of Britain's Got Talent episodes

Episode	Air date	Total viewers (millions)	ITV Weekly rank
Auditions 1	16 April	8.31	2
Auditions 2	17 April	6.94	3
Auditions 3	23 April	7.03	4
Auditions 4	30 April	7.29	1
Auditions 5	7 May	6.93	1
Auditions 6	14 May	6.55	1
Auditions 7	21 May	7.00	1
Auditions 8	28 May	5.84	1
Semi-Final 1	30 May	5.89	2
Semi-Final 2	31 May	5.46	3
Semi-Final 3	1 June	5.06	9
Semi-Final 4	2 June	4.70	11
Semi-Final 5	3 June	5.23	6
Final	5 June	7.07	1