Britain's Got Talent: The Champions
| Britain's Got Talent: The Champions | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Talent show |
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Based on | America's Got Talent: The Champions by Simon Cowell |
| Presented by | |
| Judges | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Syco Entertainment Thames |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 31 August 2019 – present |
| Related | |
| Britain's Got Talent | |
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions is a spin-off of Britain's Got Talent, a British talent competition series, which began broadcasting on ITV on 31 August 2019.[1] The spin-off is based on a similar format to that of America's Got Talent: The Champions, in that it features a selection of notable winners, finalists and participants from across the history of Britain's Got Talent and other international versions within the Got Talent franchise,[2][3][4] who achieved fame based on their results, all of whom compete in a series of preliminaries to secure a place in the grand final and a chance to win a large prize. The series averaged 5.84 million viewers across the 6 episodes.
Production
Following the success of America's Got Talent: The Champions in early-2019, Simon Cowell opted to create a similar spin-off competition for Britain's Got Talent, which, along with the same subtitle, would operate under the same format. Production was green-lighted by the broadcaster ITV, with the contest taking place between July and August of the same year, and using the same presenters and panel of judges as the regular show.[5] Much like the American spin-off, the episodes were pre-recorded - filming of the spin-off took place during the contest's operation, with production staff editing the finalised footage for full broadcast over a weekly basis, towards the end of the Summer TV schedule that year.
Contest overview
Around 45 participants from across the Got Talent franchise, ranging from winners, live round participants - both quarter-finalists (where applicable) and semi-finalists - and other notable acts, participated during The Champions contest in 2019, with each of the contest's preliminaries featuring around 9 participants. The following table lists each participants that took part, their nationality, their history in the Got Talent franchise - per respective international version, series, and performance - and their overall result in the contest:
| Got Talent History Key | AGT – America's Got Talent | AGTC – America's Got Talent: The Champions | ArGT - Arab's Got Talent | AsGT – Asia's Got Talent | AuGT – Australia's Got Talent | BGT – Britain's Got Talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeGT – Belgium's Got Talent | ČSMT – Česko Slovensko má talent | DS – Das Supertalent | FIT – La France a un incroyable talent | GGT - Georgia's Got Talent! | GTE – Got Talent España | |
| HGT – Holland's Got Talent | IGT – Italia's Got Talent | InGT – India's Got Talent | MS – Minuta slavy | PGT – Pilipinas Got Talent | UMT – Ukrayina maye talant |
- Winner | Runner-up | Third place
- Finalist | Eliminated per Vote | Eliminated
Golden buzzer
| Participant | Nationality | Act | Got Talent history | Preliminary | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Voices of Gospel | 
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Gospel Choir | BGT: 10 - Finalist | 2 | Eliminated |
| Alex Magala | 
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Sword Swallower | AGT: 8 - Quarter-finalist ; IGT: 5 - Finalist ; MS: 8 - Winner ; UMT: 6 - Semi-finalist ; FIT: 9 - Auditionee ; BGT: 10 - Finalist ; ČSMT: 6 - Semi-finalist; AGTC : 1 - Participant; AuGT 9 - Auditionee |
5 | Eliminated (2nd in Vote) |
Alexa Lauenburger 
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Dog Act | DS 11 - Winner | 2 | Finalist (Won Golden Buzzer) |
| Antonio Sorgentone | 
|
Singer/Pianist | IGT: 9 - Winner | 2 | Eliminated (3rd in Vote) |
| Ashleigh & Sully | 
|
Dancing Dog Act | BGT: 6 - Winner ; AGTC : 1 - Participant | 1 | Eliminated (3rd in Vote) |
| Bad Salsa | 
|
Salsa Dancers | InGT: 4 - Winner | 1 | Eliminated |
| Bars & Melody |
|
Rapper and Singer | BGT: 8 - Third Place | 5 | Finalist (Won Vote) |
| Bello & Annaliese Nock | 
|
Comic Daredevils | AGT: 12 - Quarter-finalist (Bello) ; AGT: 13 - Auditionee (Annaliese) | 1 | Finalist (Won Vote) |
| Ben Hart |
|
Magician | BGT: 13 - Third Place | 5 | Eliminated |
| Billy & Emily England |
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Extreme Rollerskating Duo | BGT: 9 - Semi-finalist ; AGT: 12 - Semifinalist; AGTC : 1 - Participant | 4 | Eliminated (3rd in Vote) |
| Bonnie Anderson | 
|
Singer | AuGT: 1 - Winner | 4 | Eliminated |
| Boogie Storm |
|
Dance Group | BGT: 10 - Third Place | 1 | Eliminated (2nd in Vote) |
| Collabro |
|
Musical Theatre Group | BGT: 8 - Winner | 5 | Eliminated (3rd in Vote) |
| Colin Thackery |
|
Singer | BGT: 13 - Winner | 4 | Eliminated (2nd in Vote) |
| Connie Talbot |
|
Singer | BGT: 1 - Second Place | 1 | Eliminated |
| Cristina Ramos | 
|
Opera/Rock Singer | GTE: 1 - Winner ; AGTC : 1 - Fourth Place | 3 | Eliminated |
| Daliso Chaponda | 
|
Comedian | BGT: 11 - Third Place | 5 | Eliminated |
| Darcy Oake | 
|
Illusionist | BGT: 8 - Finalist ; AGTC : 1 - Participant | 3 | Finalist (Won Vote) |
| Deadly Games 1 |  / 
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Extreme Knife Throwers | AGT: 11 - Semi-finalist ; FIT: 12 - Semi-Finalist ; AGTC : 1 - Top 12 | 2 | Eliminated |
| DM-X Comvaleñoz | 
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Dance Group | PGT: 5 - Semi Finalist ; AsGT : 2 - Runner Up | 5 | Eliminated |
| DJ Arch Jnr | 
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DJ | SAGT: 6 - Winner ; AGTC : 1 - Participant | 3 | Eliminated (3rd in Vote) |
| The Fire | 
|
Dance Troupe | HGT: 9 - Winner | 3 | Eliminated |
| Gao Lin & Liu Xin | 
|
Acrobatic Duo | BGT: 11 - Auditionee ; AsGT : 1 - Finalist | 2 | Eliminated |
| Gennady Tkachenko-Papizh | 
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Vocalist | GGT - Participant; UMT: 6 - Finalist ; DS 12 - Finalist | 5 | Eliminated |
| George Sampson |
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Breakdancer | BGT: 2 - Winner | 4 | Eliminated |
| Issy Simpson |
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Magician | BGT: 11 - Runner-up | 4 | Eliminated |
| Jai McDowall |
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Singer | BGT: 5 - Winner | 2 | Eliminated |
| Jack Carroll |
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Comedian | BGT: 7 - Runner Up | 3 | Eliminated |
| Kseniya Simonova
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Sand Artist | UMT: 1 - Winner ; AGTC : 1 - Third Place | 1 | Third Place |
| Lost Voice Guy |
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Comedian | BGT: 12 - Winner ; AGTC : 1 - Participant | 2 | Eliminated |
| Mayyas | 
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Dance Group | ArGT: 6 - Winner | 3 | Eliminated |
| MerseyGirls |
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Dance Group | BGT: 11 - Finalist | 2 | Finalist (Won Vote) |
| Mirror Family | 
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Dance Group | ČSMT: 5 - Finalist | 4 | Eliminated |
| The Nelson Twins |
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Comedians | AuGT: 6 - Finalist | 1 | Eliminated |
| Paddy & Nico
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/
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Salsa Dancers | BGT: 8 - Finalist ; FIT: 11 - Semi-finalist | 3 | Finalist (Won Golden Buzzer) |
| Paul Potts |
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Opera Singer | BGT: 1 - Winner ; AGTC : 1 - Top 12 | 1 | Eliminated |
| Paul Zerdin |
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Ventriloquist | AGT: 10 - Winner ; AGTC : 1 - Participant | 2 | Eliminated (2nd in vote) |
| Preacher Lawson |
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Comedian | AGT: 12 - Finalist ; AGTC : 1 - Fifth Place | 4 | Finalist (Won Vote) |
| Richard & Adam |
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Singing Duo | BGT: 7 - Third Place | 3 | Eliminated |
| Richard Jones |
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Close-up Magician | BGT: 10 - Winner | 3 | Eliminated (2nd in Vote) |
| The Sacred Riana | 
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Illusionist | AsGT : 2 - Winner ; AGT:13 - Quarter-finalist | 1 | Eliminated |
| Stavros Flatley
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/ 
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Comedy Dance Duo | BGT: 3 - Finalist | 4 | Runner-up |
| Tape Face | 
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Mime | AGT: 11- Finalist ; AGTC : 1 - Participant | 4 | Eliminated |
| Twist and Pulse
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Comedy Dance Duo | BGT: 4 - Runner-up | 5 | Winner |
| Vicki Barbolak |
|
Comedian | AGT: 13 - Finalist ; AGTC : 1 - Participant | 5 | Eliminated |
- ^1 The original couple for Deadly Games split up after their last performance together. While the knife-thrower remained to continue under this name, their partner was replaced by the winner of the 8th series of Poland's Got Talent for this contest.
Preliminaries
- Advanced Immediately (Received Golden Buzzer) | Won Audience Vote | Placed 2nd in Audience Vote
- Placed 3rd in Audience Vote | Eliminated
Buzzed Out
Week 1 (31 August)
| Participant | Order | Act | Buzzes | Finished | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Walliams | ||||
| Ashleigh and Sully
|
1 | Dancing Dog Act | Eliminated (3rd in Audience Vote) | ||||
| Bello & Annaliese Nock
|
2 | Comic Daredevils | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) | ||||
| Connie Talbot
|
3 | Singer | Eliminated | ||||
| The Nelson Twins
|
4 | Comedians | Eliminated | ||||
| Bad Salsa
|
5 | Salsa Dancers | Eliminated | ||||
| Kseniya Simonova
|
6 | Sand Artist | Advanced Immediately 2 | ||||
| Boogie Storm
|
7 | Dance Group | Eliminated (2nd in Audience Vote) | ||||
| The Sacred Riana
|
8 | Illusionist | Eliminated | ||||
| Paul Potts
|
9 | Opera Singer | Eliminated | ||||
- ^2 Holden provided the golden buzzer for this participant.
Week 2 (7 September)
| Participant | Order | Act | Buzzes | Finished | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Walliams | ||||
| 100 Voices of Gospel
|
1 | Gospel Choir | Eliminated | ||||
| Lost Voice Guy
|
2 | Comedian | Eliminated | ||||
| Alexa Lauenburger
|
3 | Dog Act | Advanced Immediately 3 | ||||
| Paul Zerdin
|
4 | Ventriloquist | Eliminated (2nd in Audience Vote) | ||||
| Gao Lin & Liu Xin
|
5 | Acrobatic Duo | Eliminated | ||||
| Antonio Sorgentone
|
6 | Singer/Pianist | Eliminated (3rd in Audience Vote) | ||||
| MerseyGirls
|
7 | Dance Group | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) | ||||
| / Deadly Games
|
8 | Extreme Knife Throwers | Eliminated | ||||
| Jai McDowall
|
9 | Singer | Eliminated | ||||
- ^3 Ant & Dec provided the golden buzzer for this participant.
Week 3 (14 September)
| Participant | Order | Act | Buzzes | Finished | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Walliams | ||||
| Richard Jones
|
1 | Magician | Eliminated (2nd in Audience Vote) | ||||
| Mayyas
|
2 | Dance troupe | Eliminated | ||||
| DJ Arch Jr
|
3 | DJ | Eliminated (3rd in Audience Vote) | ||||
| Jack Carroll
|
4 | Comedian | Eliminated | ||||
| / Paddy & Nico
|
5 | Salsa Dancers | Advanced immediately 4 | ||||
| Richard and Adam
|
6 | Singing Duo | Eliminated | ||||
| The Fire
|
7 | Dance troupe | Eliminated | ||||
| Darcy Oake
|
8 | Illusionist | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) | ||||
| Cristina Ramos
|
9 | Singer | Eliminated | ||||
- ^4 Walliams provided the golden buzzer for this participant.
Week 4 (21 September)
| Participant | Order | Act | Buzzes | Finished | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Walliams | ||||
| George Sampson
|
1 | Breakdancer | Eliminated | ||||
| Bonnie Anderson
|
2 | Singer | Eliminated | ||||
| Issy Simpson
|
3 | Magician | Eliminated | ||||
| Mirror Family
|
4 | Dance Group | Eliminated | ||||
| Tape Face
|
5 | Mime | Eliminated | ||||
| Preacher Lawson
|
6 | Comedian | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) | ||||
| / Stavros Flatley
|
7 | Comedy Dance Duo | Advanced immediately 5 | ||||
| Colin Thackery
|
8 | Singer | Eliminated (2nd in Audience Vote) | ||||
| Billy & Emily England
|
9 | Extreme Rollerskating Duo | Eliminated (3rd in Audience Vote) | ||||
- ^5 Cowell provided the golden buzzer for this participant.
Week 5 (28 September)
| Participant | Order | Act | Buzzes | Finished | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Walliams | ||||
| Daliso Chaponda
|
1 | Comedian | Eliminated | ||||
| DM-X Comvaleñoz
|
2 | Dance Group | Eliminated | ||||
| Ben Hart
|
3 | Magician | Eliminated | ||||
| Alex Magala
|
4 | Sword Swallower | Eliminated (2nd in Audience Vote) | ||||
| Bars & Melody
|
5 | Rapper and Singer | Advanced (Won Audience Vote) | ||||
| Gennady Tkachenko-Papizh
|
6 | Vocalist | Eliminated | ||||
| Vicki Barbolak
|
7 | Comedian | Eliminated | ||||
| Twist and Pulse
|
8 | Comedy Dance Duo | Advanced immediately 6 | ||||
| Collabro
|
9 | Musical Theatre Group | Eliminated (3rd in Audience Vote) | ||||
- ^6 Dixon provided the golden buzzer for this participant.
Final (5 October)
- Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place
| Finalist | Order | Act | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bars & Melody
|
1 | Rapper and Singer | Eliminated |
| Preacher Lawson
|
2 | Stand-up Comedian | Eliminated |
| Kseniya Simonova
|
3 | Sand Artist | 3rd |
| Darcy Oake
|
4 | Illusionist | Eliminated |
| MerseyGirls
|
5 | Dance Group | Eliminated |
| Bello & Annaliese Nock
|
6 | Comic Daredevils | Eliminated |
| Twist and Pulse
|
7 | Comedy Dance Duo | 1st |
| Alexa Lauenburger
|
8 | Dog Act | Eliminated |
| / Stavros Flatley
|
9 | Comedy Dance Duo | 2nd |
| / Paddy & Nico
|
10 | Salsa Dancers | Eliminated |
Ratings
| Episode | Air date | Total viewers (millions)[6] 1 | ITV weekly rank[6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary 1 | 31 August | 7.20 | 1 |
| Preliminary 2 | 7 September | 6.18 | 5 |
| Preliminary 3 | 14 September | 5.85 | 8 |
| Preliminary 4 | 21 September | 5.02 | 13 |
| Preliminary 5 | 28 September | 5.16 | 14 |
| Final | 5 October | 5.63 | 13 |
Notes
- ^1 The ratings over a 7-day period, including the broadcasts on ITV and streaming through ITV Hub using BARB's four-screen dashboard system (includes viewers watching on tablets/smartphones).
References
- ^ Cydney Yeates. "Britain's Got Talent: The Champions launches this month after winner accidentally revealed". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ tellymix. "Britain's Got Talent confirms all star The Champions series to air this year | Britain's Got Talent 2019". TellyMix. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Susan Boyle finally confirmed for Britain's Got Talent: The Champions | Metro News". Metro. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Simon Cowell announces BRAND NEW Britain's Got Talent: The Championsđ&#x;˜˛ | Entertainment | Heat". Heat. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ Kimberley Bond. "When is Britain's Got Talent: The Champions on TV? Who will be competing? Who are the judges?". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ a b "BARB Weekly Top Programmes on Four Screens". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.
