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Britain's Got Talent
Series 13
Presented byAnt & Dec (ITV)
Stephen Mulhern (ITV2)
JudgesDavid Walliams
Alesha Dixon
Amanda Holden
Simon Cowell
WinnerColin Thackery
Runner-upX (Marc Spelmann)
Release
Original networkITV
ITV2 (BGMT)
Original release6 April (2019-04-06) –
2 June 2019 (2019-06-02)
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Judges and Presenter(s) for Britain's Got Talent Series 13
David Walliams
Alesha Dixon
Amanda Holden
Simon Cowell
Ant & Dec(ITV1)
Stephen Mulhern(ITV2)

The thirteenth series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, from 6 April to 2 June 2019. This series became the first to see the return of Ant McPartlin to his television duties, hosting alongside Dec Donnelly (colloquially forming the hosting duo known as Ant & Dec), following his absence the previous year to attend rehabilitation prior to the start of the previous series' live episodes.[1] Alongside McPartlin's return, the competition for this year saw the oldest participant to win Britain's Got Talent, and the surprise return of a performer who participated in a previous year's contest, operating under an alias until their final appearance.

The thirteenth series was won by 89-year-old singer Colin Thackery,[2] with mentalist Marc Spelmann (under the stage name "X") finishing in second place and magician Ben Hart third. During its broadcast, the series averaged 8.32 million viewers.

Series overview

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The judges' auditions took place between January and February 2019, within London and Manchester.[3][4] During filming of the London auditions, the event was kick-started by a special performance from Susan Boyle to mark her tenth year as a singer since she first made her appearance on Britain's Got Talent's third series.[5] One of the most notable auditionees for this year's contest was David J. Watson – a participant who had auditioned for ten years for a place on the programme without success. His latest attempt led to the host of Britain's Got More Talent, Stephen Mulhern, triggering a Golden Buzzer for him. This action led to speculation in the media over whether this had been officially allowed , but it was later revealed to have been disallowed on the grounds that it did not fall under the contest rules, as Mulhern had no official allowance to provide a Golden Buzzer act.

This series featured two notable events during its broadcast. The first to take place was the forced withdrawal of an act – extreme magicians Brotherhood – who had secured a spot in the semi-finals. Despite Brotherhood's success in the auditions landing them a place in the fifth and final semi-final, concerns over health and safety were raised about the dangerous nature of their performance, leading to the group of magicians withdrawing their involvement at the request of the production staff and broadcaster, and their place being offered to another act which had been eliminated during auditions.[6] Additionally, a dance troupe who had made it to the semi final stage also withdrew following the death of one of their members. The group's audition was not broadcast. The second was the surprise revelation that a participant who had operated under anonymity was in reality a former semi-finalist from the previous year's contest who had re-entered the contest for this year in order to emphasise the values of hope and perseverance.

Of the participants that took part, only 40 made it into the five live semi-finals – of these acts, dancer Akshat Singh, band Chapter 13, choir Flakefleet Primary School, singer Giorgia Borg, and stand-up comedian Kojo Anim[7] each received a golden buzzer during their auditions – with eight appearing in each one, and eleven of these acts making it into the live final; the wildcard act chosen by the judges was dance duo Libby & Charlie, after they lost out in a tied judges' vote in the last semi-final round. The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this series:

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Finalist |   Semi-finalist
Judges' Wildcard Finalist | Golden Buzzer Audition
Participant Age(s) 1 Genre Act Semi-final Result
4MG 17–19 Magic Magic Group 2 Finalist
Akshat Singh 13 Dance Dancer 1 Eliminated
Angels Inc. 23–28 Magic Magic Group 3 Eliminated
Barbara Nice 65 Comedy Stand up Comedian 5 Eliminated
Ben Hart 28 Magic Magician 4 Finalist
Brian Gilligan 32 Singing Singer 1 Eliminated
Chapter 13 14–15 Singing / Music Band 3 Eliminated
Colin Thackery 89 Singing Singer 3 Winner
Dave & Finn 42 & 9 Animals / Magic Mentalist & Dog Handler 1 Finalist
Duo A&J 28 & 26 Acrobatics Aerial Duo 4 Eliminated
Fabulous Sisters 3 12–26 Dance Japanese Dance Group 5 Eliminated
Faith Tucker 18 Singing Opera Singer 2 Eliminated
Flakefleet Primary School 4–11 Singing Choir 1 Finalist
Giorgia Borg 10 Singing Singer 2 Eliminated
Gomonov Knife Show 25 & 36 Danger Knife Throwing Duo 3 Eliminated
Gonzo 33 Music Tambourinist 5 Eliminated
Graeme Mathews 34 Comedy / Magic Comic Magician 4 Eliminated
Jacob Jones 27 Singing Singer 5 Eliminated
Jimmy Tamley 64 Comedy Ventriloquist 4 Eliminated
John Archer 58 Comedy / Magic Comic Magician 3 Eliminated
Jonathan Goodwin 39 Danger Escape Artist 5 Finalist
Kerr James 12 Singing Singer 4 Eliminated
Khronos Girls 15–18 Dance Dance Group 1 Eliminated
KNE 22–35 Dance Dance Group 3 Eliminated
Kojo Anim 39 Comedy Stand Up Comedian 3 Finalist
Leanne Mya 31 Singing Singer 5 Eliminated
Libby & Charlie 4 11 Dance Dance Duo 5 Finalist
Lil' Icons 2 7–18 Dance Dance Group 4 Eliminated
Mark McMullan 23 Singing Singer 4 Finalist
Matt Stirling 46 Magic Stunt Magician 2 Eliminated
Rob King 28 Singing Singer 3 Eliminated
Rosie & Adam 2 21 & 38 Danger Rollerskating Duo 1 Eliminated
Siobhan Phillips 42 Comedy / Singing / Music Comic Singer & Pianist 2 Finalist
State of the Fart 2 26 Music Manualist 2 Eliminated
The Haunting 2 38 Magic Horror Magician 1 Eliminated
The Queen 927 Comedy Drag Comedian 2 Eliminated
Tony Rudd 58 Comedy Impressionist 1 Eliminated
Ursula Burns 48 Comedy / Singing / Music Comic Harpist & Singer 4 Eliminated
Vardanyan Brothers 3 28 & 30 Acrobatics Acrobatic Duo 2 Eliminated
X8 47 Magic Magician 5 Runner-Up
  • ^1 Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this series.
  • ^2 These acts originally auditioned under different names, before changing them for their Semi-Final appearances.
  • ^3 These participants each required their coach to act as translator, due to their limited or lack of knowledge on the English language.
  • ^4 This participant initially failed to reach the semi-finals, but were later brought back after another semi-finalist was forced to withdraw at the advice of production staff and the broadcaster.
  • ^5 Details on both the locations for and ages of each member of The Haunting were not disclosed during their time on the programme.
  • ^6 This participant's actual age was not officially disclosed as such during their time on the programme.
  • ^7 The age listed here is Queen Elizabeth II's age as of the live shows, listed as a joke in keeping with the gimmick of the act, and not the actual age of the performer, who was actually 62.
  • ^8 Marc Spelmann's identity was kept a secret by production staff throughout the series - all details listed here pertain to his unveiling in the final.

Semi-finals summary

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Buzzed out | Judges' vote |   Won the public vote
  Won the judges' vote |   Lost the judges' vote |   Eliminated

Semi-final 1 (27 May)

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Semi-Finalist [9] Order Buzzes and judges' votes Finished [10]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Akshat Singh 1 7th - Eliminated
Tony Rudd 2 6th - Eliminated
Brian Gilligan 3 8th - Eliminated
The Haunting 4 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Flakefleet Primary School 5 2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Khronos Girls 6 5th - Eliminated
Dave & Finn 7 1st (Won Public Vote)
Rosie & Adam 8 4th - Eliminated

Semi-final 2 (28 May)

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  • Guest performance: Cast of Six ("Ex-Wives")[11]
Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and judges' votes Finished [10]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
The Queen 1 8th - Eliminated
State of the Fart 2 7th - Eliminated
Vardanyan Brothers 3 6th - Eliminated
Giorgia Borg 4 5th - Eliminated
Matt Stirling 5 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Siobhan Phillips 6 2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
4MG 7 1st (Won Public Vote)
Faith Tucker 8 4th - Eliminated

Semi-final 3 (29 May)

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Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and judges' votes Finished [10]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Angels Inc. 1 5th - Eliminated
Rob King 2 6th - Eliminated
KNE 3 8th - Eliminated
John Archer 4 8 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Gomonov Knife Show 5 7th - Eliminated
Colin Thackery 6 1st (Won Public Vote)
Kojo Anim 7 8 2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Chapter 13 8 4th - Eliminated
  • ^8 Due to the majority vote for Kojo Anim, Walliams' voting intention was not revealed.

Semi-final 4 (30 May)

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Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and judges' votes Finished [10]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Lil' Icons 1 5th - Eliminated
Ursula Burns 2 8th - Eliminated
Kerr James 3 4th - Eliminated
Graeme Mathews 4 3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote)
Duo A&J 5 6th - Eliminated
Jimmy Tamley 6 7th - Eliminated
Ben Hart 7 1st (Won Public Vote)
Mark McMullan 8 2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote)

Semi-final 5 (31 May)

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Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and judges' votes Finished [10]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Gonzo 1 6th - Eliminated
X 2 1st (Won Public Vote)
Jacob Jones 3 7th - Eliminated
Fabulous Sisters 4 8th - Eliminated
Leanne Mya 5 5th - Eliminated
Barbara Nice 6 4th - Eliminated
Libby & Charlie9 7 3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote)
Jonathan Goodwin 8 2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote)
  • ^9 Libby & Charlie were later sent through to the final as the judges' wildcard.

Final (2 June)

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  Winner |   Runner-up
Finalist Order Finished [10]
Dave & Finn 1 5th
Flakefleet Primary School 2 6th
Ben Hart 3 3rd
Libby & Charlie 4 10th
4MG 5 11th
Mark McMullan 6 7th
Jonathan Goodwin 7 8th
Siobhan Phillips 8 9th
X 9 2nd
Kojo Anim 10 4th
Colin Thackery 11 1st

Ratings

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Main article: List of Britain's Got Talent episodes
Episode Air date Total viewers (millions) [16] ITV
Weekly rank [16]
Auditions 1 6 April 10.66 1
Auditions 2 13 April 10.49 1
Auditions 3 20 April 9.48 1
Auditions 4 27 April 10.18 1
Auditions 5 4 May 9.94 1
Auditions 6 11 May 9.40 1
Auditions 7 18 May 8.79 1
Auditions 8 25 May 8.03 1
Semi-final 1 27 May 8.69 2
Semi-final 1 results 6.68 12
Semi-final 2 28 May 7.64 4
Semi-final 2 results 6.12 17
Semi-final 3 29 May 7.70 3
Semi-final 3 results 5.59 21
Semi-final 4 30 May 7.26 6
Semi-final 4 results 5.58 22
Semi-final 5 31 May 7.03 10
Semi-final 5 results 5.92 18
Final 2 June 9.73 1


References

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