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Who is in the semi finals of Britain’s Got Talent? Full list of acts through
BRITAIN'S Got Talent's live semi-finals are officially over.
A whole host of acts competed to impress the BGT judges and viewers at home.
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Who is through to the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent?
Variety acts from up and down the country have been auditioned by the BGT panel and are now taking on the live shows.
The judges are of course made up of music mogul Simon Cowell, pop star Alesha Dixon, comedian David Walliams and actress Amanda Holden.
Each night eight acts perform for viewer votes, with the most popular act heading straight through to the final.
The judges then pick who joins them from the next two most popular acts.
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Friday (June, 3, 2022) semi-finalists:
- Aneeshwar Kunchala - the 7 year old nature-inspired YouTuber wowed the judges with a poem about endangered animals. - FINALIST
- Axel Blake - 33-year-old comedian from West London, who judge Simon Cowell was blown away with his performance and ended up giving him the golden buzzer. - FINALIST
- Brian & Kyrsstal - the quirky and eccentric comedy duo who performed their unique song Hannibal The Cannibal. - OUT
- IMD Legion - the east London Street crew who performed a hip-hop set with acrobatic tricks, earning a standing ovation from the panel. - OUT
- Matricks Illusion - the brother and sister illusionists who impressed judges with their quick change act. - OUT
- Nick Edwards - the singer was the first to receive a golden moment, after his performance of Daddy's Little Girl by Ernie Halter. - OUT
- Scooter Boys - the four young boys who made up the act, stole viewers' hearts with their impressive tricks. - OUT
- Welsh of the West End - the Welsh choir consisting of ten professional performers, impressed the judges with their rendition of From Now On from The Greatest Showman. - OUT
Thursday (June, 2, 2022) semi-finalists:
- 5 Star Boys - dance group made up of ages 10 - 12 from Swindon, wowed the judges with their anti-bullying performance.
- Dame Nation - drag act consisting of eight members ages 31 -57, brought the audience to their feet with their performance of It’s Raining Men by The Weather Girls.
- Loren Allred - 32-year-old American singer who provided the singing voice for Jenny Lind in hit movie musical The Greatest Showman received the golden buzzer from Amanda.
- Stefano Paolini - 45-year-old impressionist from Brixton, who quickly won over the judges and left Alesha "ugly laughing"
- The Frontline Singers - a choir made up of frontline workers ages 22 - 62, who performed an original song about the pandemic at their audition.
- The Phantom - invisible magic act that took control of Amanda on the stage at their audition, and left all of the judges spooked.
- Titan the Robot - comedian, who performed a music and comedy routine for the judges and left David saying he was "wildly entertained".
- Mary P - 29-year-old rapper, shocked the judges at the auditions as she performed My Humps by The Black Eyed Peas and Boys by Lizzo - in the style of Mary Poppins.
Wednesday (June 1, 2022) semi-finalists:
- Eva Abley - 14-year-old student Eva Abley from the West Midlands, who has cerebral palsy, took to the stage at her audition to perform stand up comedy and had the judges in stitches - FINALIST
- The Freaks - acrobatic group The Freaks performed an astonishing high-impact routine at their audition that stunned the judges - OUT
- Les Sancho - Dance group Les Sancho, made up of dance teachers from Marseille, France, wowed the judges at their audition with an impressive routine - OUT
- Keiichi Iwasaki - Presenters Ant and Dec stormed the stage to award their Golden Buzzer to magician Keiichi - OUT
- Dane Bates Collective - At their audition, dance group Dane Bates Collective performed a touching contemporary routine based on the true story of a prisoner of war during World War Two, inspired by the great-grandparents of choreographer of Dane Bates - OUT
- The Dots - Harmony trio The Dots performed a comedy cabaret music routine at their audition - OUT
- Immi Davis - Nine-year-old schoolgirl Immi Davis sang I Put a Spell on You by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins at the auditions, and got a standing ovation - OUT
- Tom Ball - The 23-year-old secondary school teacher from West Sussex impressed the judges by performing Writing’s on the Wall - FINALIST
Tuesday (May 31, 2022) semi-finalists:
- Voices of the Armed Forces Children Choir - The group is made up of singers whose parents serve in the military. After being surprised by Simon who invited them to take part in the show, they took to the stage at their audition to perform an original song titled Welcome Home - OUT
- Amber & Nymeria - Holland native Amber, 25, and her clever dog Nymeria performed an impressive routine of tricks at their audition. Judge Amanda even said it was "the best dog act" she's ever seen - OUT
- Dante Marvin - At his audition, 13-year-old schoolboy Dante from Liverpool performed a comedy song about his brittle bone disease - OUT
- Ryland Petty - At just nine years old, schoolboy Ryland got Amanda on stage as he performed a number of magic tricks with Rubik's cubes while assisted by other members of The Young Magicians Club - OUT
- Ben Nickless - 40-year-old variety entertainer Ben Nickless from Lancashire won over the panel at his audition with a non-stop series of impressions - FINALIST
- Flintz and Taylor - Alesha chose the musical duo who met during lockdown for her Golden Buzzer act - FINALIST
- Ranger Chris - Ranger Chris took to the stage at the auditions with a group of dancing dinosaurs who performed to songs including Gangnam Style and Cha Cha Slide. Simon gave the act a standing ovation, but Alesha was not impressed -OUT
- Andrew Basso - Escapologist Andrew performed one of Harry Houdini's most dangerous and difficult stunts in his audition as he was handcuffed, suspended upside down in a water cell and attempted to escape - OUT
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Monday (May 30, 2022) semi-finalists:
- Mel Day - the 77-year-old singer wowed with his vocals during his audition in which he sang Land Of 1000 Dances - OUT
- London Community Gospel Choir - This choir won over the judges with their medley of Love Train by The O’Jays and Anytime You Need A Friend by Mariah Carey - OUT
- Jamie Leahey - Ventriloquist Jamie and his puppet Chuck amazed Alesha who couldn't believe he was just 13-years-old - FINALIST
- Maxwell Thorpe - Amanda was moved to tears during Maxwell's rendition of Caruso - FINALIST
- Born To Perform - Children's dance troupe BTP received the Golden Buzzer from so made it straight through to the semis - OUT
- Suzi Wild - Impressionist Suzi jumped from the Queen to Lorraine Kelly in her hilarious audition - OUT
- The Witch - Spooky magician The Witch terrified Alesha but their identity is unknown and much speculated - OUT
- Junwoo - Another magician with a less terrifying act is Junwoo whose sleight of hand would have won a golden buzzer from Ant and Dec if they hadn't already used theirs - OUT
The Golden Buzzer acts are:
- Born To Perform - Children's dance trouped BTP wowed David so much with their Hairspray routine that he awarded him his Golden Buzzer. They are performing in the first semi-final - OUT
- Loren Allred - The classical singer was the first act to receive the Golden Buzzer. She was selected by Amanda after her performance of Never Enough.
- Axel Blake - Head judge Simon hit the buzzer after Axel left the panel in hysterics after his comical stand-up routine.
- Flintz and Taylor - Alesha chose the musical duo who met during lockdown for her Golden Buzzer act - FINALIST
- Keiichi Iwasaki - Presenters Ant and Dec stormed the stage to award their Golden Buzzer to magician Keiichi.
Who is in the Britain's Got Talent final?
Out of the 40 semi-finalists, there are so far eight BGT finalists.
The lucky acts through to the grand final are:
- Maxwell Thorpe - Opera singer Maxwell won the first night of the semi-finals, after securing the most public votes. The busker wowed the judges and viewers with his incredible performance which won him a place in the final.
- Jamie Leahey - Teen star Jamie was in the final three on the first night of the semi-finals , and the judges had to decide between the schoolboy and magician Junwoo. But judge Simon decided he didn't want to pick an act as it was "too hard to choose", so it went back to the public vote, and Jamie came out top.
- Ben Nickless - Impressionist Ben wowed over the judges and viewers on the second night of the semi-finals. His hilarious routine saw him crowned the winner of the night after he secured the most public votes.
- Flintz & Taylor - Duo Flintz & Taylor were also put through on the second night after they won the judges vote. After Ben was crowned winner of second semi-final, it was between the rap and piano combo and Amber & The Dancing Collies.
- Tom Ball - Singer Tom blew the judges and the audience away on the third night of the semi-finals. His performance of Conchita Wurst's Rise Like A Phoenix, received a standing ovation from the judges and won the public vote.
- Eva Abley - Comedy act Eva went head-to-head with Japanese magician Keiichi Iwasaki on the third night of the semi-finals. But it was her comedic routine that secured a place in the final.
- Loren Allred - Singer Loren was triumphant on the fourth night of the semi-finals. Her performance of THE Lauren Daigle song You Say, secured the public vote.
- 5 Star Boys - Dance group 5 Star Boys won the judges vote on the fourth night of the semi-finals with their contemporary routine This Is Me from The Greatest Showman.
- Axel Blake - 33-year-old comedian secured his place in the final by getting the highest score from the public votes in the semi finals
- Aneeshwar Kunchala - the 7 year old wowed the judges with his touching poem and got their votes to remain in the competition and go through to the grand final
How can I watch the BGT semi-finals?
Britain's Got Talent live semi-finals air from Monday, May 30, finishing on Friday, June 3, 2022.
Each episode starts at 8pm on ITV, and runs for two hours.
The winner of the show is awarded a spot at the Queen's Royal Variety Performance.
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The final airs on Sunday, June 5, 2022, from 7.30pm until 10pm.
All episodes are available to watch on after they have aired.
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