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Who are Jack and Tim Goodacre? BGT 2018 finalists and father and son act from Norwich

Tim and Jack Goodacre

TIM and Jack Goodacre wowed Simon Cowell with their audition on Britain's Got Talent.

The father-son duo earned the prestigious Golden Buzzer for their performance but who are the singing duo and have you seen schoolboy Jack before? Here is all you need to know about the finalists...

Tim and Jack Goodacre
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Tim and Jack Goodacre wowed Simon, his fellow judges and the audience with their Britain's Got Talent auditionCredit: PA:Press Association

Who are Tim and Jack Goodacre?

Tim Goodacre, 43, and his 12-year-old son Jack are a father-son singing duo from Norwich.

They began busking together in Norwich with Jack hailed as the city's youngest busker.

For their audition, the pair took to the stage to sing an acoustic version of their own song The Lucky Ones.

The song, which Jack told the audience was about personal family losses, particularly impressed Simon, who said the musical duo reminded him of himself and his son Eric.

After a dramatic semi-final, the pair were voted through into the final ahead of comedian Noel James.

The 11-year-old wowed Danny Jones on The Voice Kids last year
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The 12-year-old is no stranger to the limelight, impressing Danny Jones on The Voice Kids last yearCredit: ITV

Has Jack Goodacre performed in anything else?

Although the schoolboy appeared nervous before his audition, Jack is no stranger to the limelight.

The 12-year-old landed the starring role of Zack Mooneyham in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End adaptation of School of Rock last year.

He said after bagging the part: “I couldn’t believe they chose me as there were thousands of great musicians at the audition, but now I get to play guitar, sing and act every night to sold-out audiences - it’s like a dream!”

Just two months later, he took the coaches by storm when he auditioned for The Voice Kids.

Although Jack made it through to the semis, he failed to reach the final row of the show.

Hailed as Norwich's youngest busker, he also had a starring role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's School Of Rock in London's West End
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Hailed as Norwich's youngest busker, Jack also had a starring role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's School Of Rock in London's West End

Who is on the BGT judging panel?

Simon Cowell returns to lead the judging panel once again.

Last year's fellow judges - David WalliamsAmanda Holden and Alesha Dixon - are all back too.

These judges have been in place for the past six series, with Amanda and Simon remaining constant throughout the entire eleven-series run.

For the first four series, there were only three judges, with Piers Morgan in the third chair.

Michael McIntyre and David Hasselhoff then joined the team for 2011, but they only lasted one series.

Simon Cowell wells up as he gives Jack Goodacre Golden Buzzer on BGT
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