Britain's Got Talent (series 13)

The thirteenth series of Britain's Got Talent, a British talent competition series, began broadcasting in the UK during 2019, from 6 April to 2 June on ITV. This series became the first to see the return of Anthony McPartlin to his television duties, hosting alongside Declan Donnelly (colloquially forming the hosting duo known as Ant & Dec), following his absence the previous year to attend rehab 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.

Britain's Got Talent
Series 13
Presented byAnthony McPartlin (ITV)
Declan Donnelly (ITV)
Stephen Mulhern (ITV2)
JudgesSimon Cowell
Amanda Holden
Alesha Dixon
David Walliams
WinnerColin Thackery
Runner-upsX (Marc Spelmann)
Ben Hart
Release
Original networkITV
ITV2 (BGMT)
Original release6 April (2019-04-06) –
2 June 2019 (2019-06-02)
Series chronology

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 in third place. During its broadcast, the series averaged 8.32 million viewers.

Series overview

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 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] The second was the surprise revelation that a participant who had operated under anonymity, was in reality a former semi-finalist from a previous year's contest who had re-entered the contest for this year in order to emphasis 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 (band), 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 |   Third place |   Finalist |   Semi-finalist
Judges' Wildcard Finalist | Golden Buzzer Audition
Participant Age(s) 1 Genre Act From Semi-final Result
4MG 17-19 Magic Close-up Magicians Suffolk 2 Finalist
Akshat Singh 13 Dance Dancer Mumbai, India 1 Eliminated
Angels Inc. 23-28 Magic Illusionists The Netherlands 3 Eliminated
Barbara Nice 68 Comedy Stand-up Comedian Greater Manchester 5 Eliminated
Ben Hart 28 Magic Magician London 4 Third Place
Brian Gilligan 32 Singing Singer Dublin, Republic of Ireland 1 Eliminated
Chapter 13 14–15 Singing / Music Band London 3 Eliminated
Colin Thackery 89 Singing War Veteran Singer Norwich, Norfolk 3 Winner
Dave & Finn 42, 9 Magic / Animals Dog Handler & Mentalist Buntingford, Hertfordshire 1 Finalist
Duo A&J 28, 26 Acrobatics Aerialist Duo Ukraine & Coventry 4 Eliminated
Fabulous Sisters 3 12-26 Dance Dance Group Japan 5 Eliminated
Faith Tucker 18 Singing Opera Singer Nottingham 2 Eliminated
Flakefleet Primary School 4-11 Singing Choir Lancashire 1 Finalist
Giorgia Borg 10 Singing Singer Malta 2 Eliminated
Gomonov Knife Show 25, 36 Danger Knife-Throwing Duo Belarus 3 Eliminated
Gonzo 33 Music Tambourinist Japan 5 Eliminated
Graeme Mathews 34 Comedy / Magic Comic Magician Essex 4 Eliminated
Jacob Jones 27 Singing Singer Surrey 5 Eliminated
Kolon McColon 64 Comedy / Singing Ventriloquist Devon 4 Eliminated
John Archer 58 Comedy / Magic Comic Magician North Yorkshire 3 Eliminated
Jonathan Goodwin 39 Danger Escape Artist Wales 5 Finalist
Kerr James 12 Singing Singer Glasgow 4 Eliminated
Khronos Girls 15-18 Dance Dance Group London 1 Eliminated
KNE 22-35 Dance Dance Group London 3 Eliminated
Kojo Anim 39 Comedy Stand-up Comedian London (originally Ghana) 3 Finalist
Leanne Mya 31 Singing Singer London 5 Eliminated
Libby & Charlie 4 11, 11 Dance Dance Duo Manchester, Liverpool 5 Finalist
Lil' Icons 2 7-18 Dance Dance Group Port Talbot, West Glamorgan 4 Eliminated
Mark McMullan 23 Singing Singer Northern Ireland 4 Finalist
Matt Stirling 46 Magic Stunt Magician London 2 Eliminated
Rob King 28 Singing Musical Theatre Singer Manchester 3 Eliminated
Rosie & Adam 2 21, 38 Danger / Dance Extreme Rollerskating Duo Blackpool 1 Eliminated
Siobhan Phillips 42 Comedy / Music / Singing Comic Pianist & Singer Wakefield, West Yorkshire 2 Finalist
State of the Fart 2 26 Comedy / Music / Variety Hand Musician Israel 2 Eliminated
The Haunting 2 N/A 5 Magic Horror Magician N/A 5 1 Eliminated
"The Queen" 61 6 Comedy Drag Comedian Australia 2 Eliminated
Tony Rudd 58 Comedy Impressionist Bournemouth, Dorset 1 Eliminated
Ursula Burns 48 Comedy / Music / Singing Comic Harpist & Singer Belfast 4 Eliminated
Vardanyan Brothers 3 28, 30 Danger Hand Balancing Duo Armenia 2 Eliminated
X (Marc Spelmann) 7 47 Magic Mentalist London 5 Runner-up
  • ^1 Ages denoted in this column pertain to those of the respective participant(s) for 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 Libby & Charlie were a replacement for another act that were forced to withdraw before the semi-finals at the advice of production staff and the broadcaster.
  • ^5 Details on 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 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
Buzzed out | Judges' vote |   Won the public vote
  Won the judges' vote |   Lost the judges' vote |   Eliminated

Semi-final 1 (27 May)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Cast Of On Your Feet! & Gloria Estefan ("Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" / "Conga" / "Turn the Beat Around" / "Get on Your Feet" / "Everlasting Love") [8]

Semi-Finalist [9] Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Finished [10]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Akshat Singh 1 Dancer 7th - Eliminated
Tony Rudd 2 Impressionist 6th - Eliminated
Brian Gilligan 3 Singer 8th - Eliminated
The Haunting 4 Horror Magician 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Flakefleet Primary School 5 Choir 2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Khronos Girls 6 Dance Group 5th - Eliminated
Dave & Finn 7 Dog Handler & Mentalist 1st (Won Public Vote)
Rosie & Adam 8 Extreme Rollerskating Duo 4th - Eliminated

Semi-final 2 (28 May)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Cast of Six ("Ex Wives" / "Six") [11]

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Finished [10]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
The Queen 1 Drag Comedian 8th - Eliminated
State of the Fart 2 Hand Musician 7th - Eliminated
Vardanyan Brothers 3 Hand Balancing Duo 6th - Eliminated
Giorgia Borg 4 Singer 5th - Eliminated
Matt Stirling 5 Stunt Magician 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Siobhan Phillips 6 Comic Pianist & Singer 2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
4MG 7 Close-up Magicians 1st (Won Public Vote)
Faith Tucker 8 Opera Singer 4th - Eliminated

Semi-final 3 (29 May)

Guest Performers, Results Show: James Arthur and Freckled Sky ("Falling Like the Stars") [12]

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

Semi-final 4 (30 May)

Guest Performers, Results Show: BTS ("Boy with Luv") [13]

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

Semi-final 5 (31 May)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Jason Donovan, Sheridan Smith & Cast Of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ("Jacob and Sons" / "Any Dream Will Do" / "Song Of The King" / "Go, Go, Go Joseph") [14]

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Finished [10]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Gonzo 1 Comedy/Tambourinist 6th - Eliminated
X (Marc Spelmann) 2 Mentalist 1st (Won Public Vote)
Jacob Jones 3 Singer 7th - Eliminated
Fabulous Sisters 4 Dance Group 8th - Eliminated
Leanne Mya 5 Singer 5th - Eliminated
Barbara Nice 6 Stand-up Comedian 4th - Eliminated
Libby & Charlie9 7 Dance Duo 3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote)
Jonathan Goodwin 8 Escape Artist 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)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Diversity & DVJ, and Susan Boyle & Michael Ball ("A Million Dreams") [15]

  Winner |   Runner-up |   3rd place
Finalist Order Act Finished [10]
Dave & Finn 1 Dog Handler & Mentalist 5th
Flakefleet Primary School 2 Choir 6th
Ben Hart 3 Magician 3rd
Libby & Charlie 4 Dance Duo 10th
4MG 5 Close-up Magicians 11th
Mark McMullan 6 Singer 7th
Jonathan Goodwin 7 Escape Artist 8th
Siobhan Phillips 8 Comic Pianist & Singer 9th
X (Marc Spelmann) 9 Mentalist 2nd
Kojo Anim 10 Stand-up Comedian 4th
Colin Thackery 11 War Veteran Singer 1st

Ratings
Main article: List of Britain's Got Talent episodes
Episode Air date Total viewers (millions) [16] ITV weekly
rank [16]
Auditions 1 6 April10.661
Auditions 2 13 April10.491
Auditions 3 20 April9.481
Auditions 4 27 April10.181
Auditions 5 4 May9.941
Auditions 6 11 May9.401
Auditions 7 18 May8.791
Auditions 8 25 May8.031
Semi-final 1 27 May8.692
Semi-final 1 results 6.6812
Semi-final 2 28 May7.644
Semi-final 2 results TBATBA
Semi-final 3 29 May7.703
Semi-final 3 results TBATBA
Semi-final 4 30 May7.266
Semi-final 4 results TBATBA
Semi-final 5 31 May7.0310
Semi-final 5 results TBATBA
Final 2 June9.731

References
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  14. @JosephTheMusical (31 May 2019). "@josephmusical: Not long now folks! 🙌 Don't miss @Sheridansmith1, @JDonOfficial, @jacyarrow and the cast of Joseph performing on @BGT at 9:30pm! 🌈 See you there... #Josephsback" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 June 2019 – via Twitter.
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