Britain's Got Talent: The Champions

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 programme functions similar to BGT, but features a selection of participants - winners, finalists and other notable acts - from across the history of both Britain's Got Talent and the Got Talent franchise,[2][3][4] who compete in a series of preliminaries to secure a place in the grand final and a chance to win a large prize and to be crowned Britain's champion within Got Talent.

Britain's Got Talent: The Champions
GenreTalent show
Created bySimon Cowell
Based onAmerica's Got Talent: The Champions
by Simon Cowell
Developed byBritain's Got Talent
by Simon Cowell
Presented by
Judges
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Production companiesSyco Entertainment
Thames
Original release
NetworkITV
Release31 August (2019-08-31) –
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05)
Related

The spin-off is hosted by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquially known as Ant & Dec), and is based upon America's Got Talent: The Champions, in that the format is different to the main programme - episodes are pre-recorded, and votes for participants are conducted under a different system. The spin-off series averaged 5.84 million viewers across the 6 episodes during its broadcast.

Judges and Presenter(s) for Britain's Got Talent: The Champions

Production

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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

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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 history in the Got Talent franchise – per respective international version, series, and performance – and their overall result in the contest:

Got Talent History Key AGTAmerica's Got Talent AGTCAmerica's Got Talent: The Champions ArGT - Arab's Got Talent AsGTAsia's Got Talent
AuGTAustralia's Got Talent BGTBritain's Got Talent BeGTBelgium's Got Talent ČSMTČesko Slovensko má talent
DSDas Supertalent FITLa France a un incroyable talent GGT - Georgia's Got Talent! GTEGot Talent España
HGTHolland's Got Talent IGTItalia's Got Talent InGTIndia's Got Talent MSMinuta slavy
PGTPilipinas Got Talent SAGTSouth Africa's Got Talent UMTUkrayina maye talant Ireland (excluded)
  Winner |   Runner-up |   Third place
  Finalist |   Eliminated |   Golden Buzzer
Participant Act Got Talent history Preliminary Results
100 Voices of Gospel Gospel Choir BGT: 10 - Finalist 2 Eliminated
Alex Magala Sword Swallower AGT: S8 - Quarter-finalist ; IGT: S5 - Finalist ; MS: S8 - Winner ;
UMT: S6 - Semi-finalist ; FIT: S9 - Participant ; BGT: S10 - Finalist ;
ČSMT: S6 - Semi-finalist; AGTC : S1 - Participant; AuGT S9 - Participant
5 Eliminated
Alexa Lauenburger   Dog Tricks Act DS: S11 - Winner 2 Finalist
Antonio Sorgentone Singer & Pianist IGT: S9 - Winner 2 Eliminated
Ashleigh & Sully Dancing Dog Act BGT: S6 - Winner ; AGTC : S1 - Participant 1 Eliminated
Bad Salsa Salsa Dance Duo InGT: S4 - Winner 1 Eliminated
Bars & Melody Rapper & Singer BGT: S8 - Third Place 5 Finalist
Bello & Annaliese Nock Comic Daredevil Duo AGT: S12 - Quarter-finalist (Bello), S13 - Participant (Annaliese) 1 Finalist
Ben Hart Magician BGT: S13 - Third Place 5 Eliminated
Billy & Emily England Extreme Rollerskating Duo BGT: S9 - Semi-finalist ; AGT: S12 - Semifinalist; AGTC : S1 - Participant 4 Eliminated
Bonnie Anderson Singer AuGT: S1 - Winner 4 Eliminated
Boogie Storm Dance Group BGT: S10 - Third Place 1 Eliminated
Colin Thackery Singer BGT: S13 - Winner 4 Eliminated
Collabro Musical Theatre Group BGT: S8 - Winner 5 Eliminated
Connie Talbot Singer BGT: S1 - Second Place 1 Eliminated
Cristina Ramos Opera & Rock Singer GTE: S1 - Winner ; AGTC : S1 - Grand-finalist 3 Eliminated
Daliso Chaponda Stand Up Comedian BGT: S11 - Third Place 5 Eliminated
Darcy Oake Illusionist BGT: S8 - Finalist ; AGTC : S1 - Participant 3 Finalist
Deadly Games 1 Knife Throwing Duo AGT: S11 - Semi-finalist ; FIT: S12 - Semi-Finalist ; AGTC : S1 - Top 12 Finalist 2 Eliminated
DJ Arch Jnr DJ SAGT: S6 - Winner ; AGTC : S1 - Participant 3 Eliminated
DM-X Comvaleñoz Dance Group PGT: S5 - Semi Finalist ; AsGT : S2 - Runner Up 5 Eliminated
Gao Lin & Liu Xin Acrobatic Duo BGT: S11 - Participant ; AsGT : S1 - Finalist 2 Eliminated
Gennady Tkachenko-Papizh Vocalist GGT - Participant; UMT: S6 - Finalist ; DS: S12 - Finalist 5 Eliminated
George Sampson Breakdancer BGT: S2 - Winner 4 Eliminated
Issy Simpson Illusionist BGT: S11 - Runner-up ; AGTC : S1 - Participant 4 Eliminated
Jack Carroll Stand Up Comedian BGT: S7 - Runner Up 3 Eliminated
Jai McDowall Singer BGT: S5 - Winner 2 Eliminated
Kseniya Simonova   Sand Artist UMT: S1 - Winner ; AGTC : S1 - Third Place 1 Third Place
Lost Voice Guy Stand Up Comedian BGT: S12 - Winner ; AGTC : S1 - Participant 2 Eliminated
Mayyas Dance Group ArGT: S6 - Winner 3 Eliminated
MerseyGirls Dance Group BGT: S11 - Finalist 2 Finalist
Mirror Family Dance Group ČSMT: S5 - Finalist 4 Eliminated
Paddy & Nico   Salsa Dance Duo BGT: S8 - Finalist ; FIT: S11 - Semi-finalist 3 Finalist
Paul Potts Opera Singer BGT: S1 - Winner ; AGTC : S1 - Top 12 Finalist 1 Eliminated
Paul Zerdin Ventriloquist AGT: S10 - Winner ; AGTC : S1 - Participant 2 Eliminated
Preacher Lawson Stand Up Comedian AGT: S12 - Finalist ; AGTC : S1 - Grand-finalist 4 Finalist
Richard & Adam Singing Duo BGT: S7 - Third Place 3 Eliminated
Richard Jones Close-up Magician BGT: S10 - Winner 3 Eliminated
Stavros Flatley   Comic Dance Duo BGT: S3 - Finalist 4 Runner-up
Tape Face Mime AGT: S11 - Finalist ; AGTC : S1 - Participant 4 Eliminated
The Fire Dance Group HGT: S9 - Winner 3 Eliminated
The Nelson Twins Comedy Duo AuGT: S6 - Finalist 1 Eliminated
The Sacred Riana Illusionist AsGT : S2 - Winner ; AGT: S13 - Quarter-finalist 1 Eliminated
Twist and Pulse   Comic Dance Duo BGT: S4 - Runner-up 5 Winner
Vicki Barbolak Stand Up Comedian AGT: S13 - Finalist ; AGTC : S1 - Participant 5 Eliminated
  • ^1 The original couple for Deadly Games split up after their last performance together. While the knife-thrower, Alfredo Silva, remained to continue under this name, his partner was replaced by the winner of the 8th series of Poland's Got Talent for this contest.

Preliminaries

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  Golden Buzzer Advancement |   Advanced - 1st in Audience Vote |   Eliminated - 2nd in Audience Vote
  Eliminated - 3rd in Audience Vote |   Eliminated |   Buzzed Out

Preliminaries 1 (31 August)

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Participant Order Act Buzzes Finished
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Ashleigh & Sully 1 Dancing Dog Act Eliminated (3rd in Audience Vote)
Bello & Annaliese Nock 2 Comic Daredevil Duo Advanced (Won Audience Vote)
Connie Talbot 3 Singer Eliminated
The Nelson Twins 4 Comedy Duo Eliminated
Bad Salsa 5 Salsa Dance Duo Eliminated
Kseniya Simonova 6 Sand Artist Advanced Immediately (by Holden)
Boogie Storm 7 Dance Group Eliminated (2nd in Audience Vote)
The Sacred Riana 8 Illusionist Eliminated
Paul Potts 9 Opera Singer Eliminated

Preliminaries 2 (7 September)

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Participant Order Act Buzzes Finished
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
100 Voices of Gospel 1 Gospel Choir Eliminated
Lost Voice Guy 2 Stand Up Comedian Eliminated
Alexa Lauenburger 3 Dog Tricks Act Advanced Immediately (by Ant & Dec)
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 Knife Throwing Duo Eliminated
Jai McDowall 9 Singer Eliminated

Preliminaries 3 (14 September)

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Participant Order Act Buzzes Finished
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Richard Jones 1 Close Up Magician Eliminated (2nd in Audience Vote)
Mayyas 2 Dance Group Eliminated
DJ Arch Jr 3 DJ Eliminated (3rd in Audience Vote)
Jack Carroll 4 Stand Up Comedian Eliminated
Paddy & Nico 5 Salsa Dance Duo Advanced Immediately (by Walliams)
Richard & Adam 6 Singing Duo Eliminated
The Fire 7 Dance Group Eliminated
Darcy Oake 8 Illusionist Advanced (Won Audience Vote)
Cristina Ramos 9 Singer Eliminated

Preliminaries 4 (21 September)

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Participant Order Act Buzzes Finished
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
George Sampson 1 Breakdancer Eliminated
Bonnie Anderson 2 Singer Eliminated
Issy Simpson 3 Illusionist Eliminated
Mirror Family 4 Dance Group Eliminated
Tape Face 5 Mime Eliminated
Preacher Lawson 6 Stand Up Comedian Advanced (Won Audience Vote)
Stavros Flatley 7 Comic Dance Duo Advanced Immediately (by Cowell)
Colin Thackery 8 Singer Eliminated (2nd in Audience Vote)
Billy & Emily England 9 Extreme Rollerskating Duo Eliminated (3rd in Audience Vote)

Preliminaries 5 (28 September)

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Participant Order Act Buzzes Finished
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Daliso Chaponda 1 Stand Up 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 & Singer Advanced (Won Audience Vote)
Gennady Tkachenko-Papizh 6 Vocalist Eliminated
Vicki Barbolak 7 Stand Up Comedian Eliminated
Twist & Pulse 8 Comic Dance Duo Advanced Immediately (by Dixon)
Collabro 9 Musical Theatre Group Eliminated (3rd in Audience Vote)

Grand Final (5 October)

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  Winner |   Runner-up |   3rd place | Finalist
Finalist Order Act Finished
Bars & Melody 1 Rapper & Singer Finalist
Preacher Lawson 2 Stand Up Comedian Finalist
Kseniya Simonova 3 Sand Artist Third Place
Darcy Oake 4 Illusionist Finalist
MerseyGirls 5 Dance Group Finalist
Bello & Annaliese Nock 6 Comic Daredevil Duo Finalist
Twist & Pulse 7 Comic Dance Duo Winner
Alexa Lauenburger 8 Dog Tricks Act Finalist
Stavros Flatley 9 Comedy Dance Duo Runner-Up
Paddy & Nico 10 Salsa Dance Duo Finalist

Ratings

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Episode Air date Total viewers (millions) [6] a ITV weekly
rank [6]
Preliminary 1 31 August 7.20 1
Preliminary 2 7 September 6.23 5
Preliminary 3 14 September 5.89 8
Preliminary 4 21 September 5.07 13
Preliminary 5 28 September 5.21 14
Final 5 October 5.63 13

Notes

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  • ^a 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

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  1. ^ Cydney Yeates (6 August 2019). "Britain's Got Talent: The Champions launches this month after winner accidentally revealed". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Susan Boyle finally confirmed for Britain's Got Talent: The Champions | Metro News". Metro. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Simon Cowell announces BRAND NEW Britain's Got Talent: The Champions😲". Heat. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b "BARB Weekly Top Programmes on Four Screens". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.