Britain's Got Talent series 18
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The eighteenth series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV from 22 February 2025 and concluded on 31 May 2025; due to live coverage of the final match weekend of the 2025 Six Nations Championship, on 15 March 2025, the fourth audition episode of the series was pushed back by a week. Additionally, due to BBC One and ITV's shared live coverage of the 2025 FA Cup final and BBC One's live coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 final, on 17 May 2025, the fourth semi-final was pushed back a day to avoid clashes. Auditions took place in Blackpool, between October 2024 and January 2025, rather than London, for the first time in the show's history, with internet personality, boxer and rapper KSI partially replacing Bruno Tonioli, who was unavailable due to his commitments in America with Dancing with the Stars; he also stepped in for Simon Cowell, who stepped down following the death of Liam Payne. The series is notable for airing in February, rather than April, with the audition episodes filling in the gap in the schedule left by Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, which entered indefinite hiatus, following the end of its twentieth series, in April 2024. Additionally, the live semi-finals were aired weekly on Saturday nights (with the exception of the fourth), from 26 April, with the live final airing on 31 May 2025. The eighteenth series was won by magician Harry Moulding, with dance group The Blackouts as runners-up, and dancer Binita Chetry finishing in third place. Moulding was just the second magic act to win Britain’s Got Talent, joining series 10 winner, Richard Jones. The Blackouts, hailing from Switzerland, hold the distinction of being the first international act to finish as runners-up, and just the third act to finish first or second in the show’s 18 season. The 9-year old Chetry became the first act from an Asian country to finish in the top-3 of any series. Chetry also marked the fifth time an international act finished in third place, with all 5 times being within the last 8 series. Britain’s Got Talent series 18 was also just the second time in the show’s history that 2 acts would place in the top-3, the first time being just two years ago, during series 16.
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| Participant | Age(s) | Genre | Performance Type | From | Semi-final | Finished |
| Akira | 50 | Variety | Novelty Act | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | Eliminated |
| Albert Amores | 18 | Acrobatics | Aerialist | Spain | 3 | Eliminated |
| Alexandra Burgio | 34 | Magic | Magician | Canada | 2 | Eliminated |
| Auzzy Blood | 29 | Danger | Sideshow Performer | Las Vegas, USA | 1 | Eliminated |
| Bao Cuong | 45 | Danger | Danger Act | Vietnam | 3 | Eliminated |
| Binita Chetry | 8 | Dance | Dancer | Assam, India | 5 | Third place |
| Cheer Re Man’s | 22-31 | Acrobatics / Dance | Cheerleading Group | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | Eliminated |
| CJ Emmons | 43 | Singing | Singer | Los Angeles, California | 5 | Eliminated |
| Eden Choi | 24 | Magic | Magician | South Korea | 1 | Eliminated |
| Electric Umbrella | 5-66 | Singing | Choir | Watford, Hertfordshire | 3 | Eliminated |
| Han & Fran | 35 & 36 | Singing | Singing Duo | Llandudno, Conwy, North Wales | 5 | Finalist |
| Harry & Lewis | 27 | Dance | Dance Duo | Liverpool & Manchester | 3 | Eliminated |
| Harry Moulding | 24 | Magic | Magician | Blackpool, Lancashire | 5 | Winner |
| Hear Our Voice | 17-76 | Singing | Choir | Various | 4 | Finalist |
| Heavysaurus | — | Singing / Music | Rock Band | Germany | 1 | Eliminated |
| IDOLLS 1 | 18-32 | Dance | Dance Group | Japan | 4 | Eliminated |
| Jannick Holste | 22 | Magic / Dance | Magician & Dancer | Germany | 2 | Eliminated |
| Jasmine Rice | 36 | Singing | Opera Singer | New York, USA | 3 | Finalist |
| Jerry Pop | 12 | Dance | Dancer | Manchester | 5 | Eliminated |
| John Pierce | 42 | Singing | Opera Singer | Essex | 2 | Eliminated |
| Joseph Charm | 32 | Comedy | Stand Up Comedian | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire | 4 | Finalist |
| Lil M’s | 5-10 | Dance | Dance Group | Port Talbot, Wales | 2 | Eliminated |
| Linda Mudzenda | 21 | Singing | Singer | Zimbabwe | 1 | Eliminated |
| Manho Han | 33 | Magic | Quick Change Artist | South Korea | 5 | Eliminated |
| Maya Giotea | 14 | Singing | Singer | Romania | 4 | Eliminated |
| Max Fox | 35 | Singing | Singer | Blackpool, Lancashire | 4 | Eliminated |
| Mickey Callisto | 28 | Singing | Singer | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear | 3 | Eliminated |
| Obsequious | 19-33 | Dance | Dance Group | Manila, Philippines | 4 | Eliminated |
| Olly Pearson | 11 | Music | Guitarist | Wrexham, Wales | 2 | Finalist |
| Papi Bucket | 39 | Music | Rubber Chicken Musician | Taiwan | 4 | Eliminated |
| Ping Pong Pang | 15-37 | Dance | Dance Group | Italy | 3 | Finalist |
| Red Panda | 54 | Acrobatics | Unicyclist | China | 5 | Eliminated |
| RuMac | 32 | Singing / Music | Singer & Accordionist | Ullapool, Scotland | 3 | Eliminated |
| Stacey Leadbeatter | 29 | Singing | Singer | Yorkshire | 2 | Finalist |
| Teddy Magic | 8 | Magic | Magician | Kent | 1 | Withdrew |
| The Blackouts | 18-42 | Dance | Electronic Dance Group | Switzerland | 1 | Runner-up |
| The Lazy Generation | 28-36 | Danger | Stunt Group | London | 5 | Eliminated |
| TK Magic | 28 | Magic | Magician | Dagenham, East London | 4 | Eliminated |
| Vinnie McKee | 29 | Singing | Singer | Glasgow, Scotland | 1 | Finalist |
| Will Burns | 24 | Comedy | Impressionist | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 2 | Eliminated |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Performance Type | Buzzes and judges' votes | Percentage | Finished | |||
| Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Tonioli | |||||
| Heavysaurus | 1 | Rock Band | | 3.9% | 6th - Eliminated | |||
| Vinnie McKee | 2 | Singer | 28.6% | 1st (Won Public Vote) | ||||
| The Blackouts | 3 | LED Dance Group | | N/A | Golden Buzzer Advancement | |||
| Akira | 4 | Novelty Act | 17.5% | 4th - Eliminated | ||||
| Linda Mudzenda | 5 | Singer | 23.0% | 2nd - Eliminated | ||||
| Auzzy Blood | 6 | Sideshow Performer | 7.0% | 5th - Eliminated | ||||
| Eden Choi | 7 | Magician | 20.0% | 3rd - Eliminated | ||||
| Teddy Magic 2 | N/A | Magician | Withdrew | |||||
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Performance Type | Buzzes and judges' votes | Percentage | Finished | |||
| Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Tonioli | |||||
| Lil M’s | 1 | Dance Group | 10.4% | 5th - Eliminated | ||||
| John Pierce | 2 | Opera Singer | 8.4% | 7th - Eliminated | ||||
| Alexandra Burgio | 3 | Magician | 12.3% | 4th - Eliminated | ||||
| Olly Pearson | 4 | Guitarist | | N/A | Golden Buzzer Advancement | |||
| Jannick Holste | 5 | Magician & Dancer | 10.2% | 6th - Eliminated | ||||
| Will Burns | 6 | Impressionist | 3 | 17.8% | 2nd - Eliminated | |||
| Cheer Re Man’s | 7 | Cheerleading Group | 16.0% | 3rd - Eliminated | ||||
| Stacey Leadbeatter | 8 | Singer | 24.9% | 1st (Won Public Vote) | ||||
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Performance Type | Buzzes and judges' votes | Percentage | Finished | |||
| Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Tonioli | |||||
| Harry & Lewis | 1 | Dance Duo | 8.5% | 5th - Eliminated | ||||
| Albert Amores | 2 | Aerialist | 12.5% | 3rd - Eliminated | ||||
| Mickey Callisto | 3 | Singer | 11.2% | 4th - Eliminated | ||||
| Jasmine Rice | 4 | Opera Singer | | N/A | Golden Buzzer Advancement | |||
| RuMac | 5 | Singer & Accordionist | | | | 7.4% | 6th - Eliminated | |
| Ping Pong Pang | 6 | Dance Group | 28.1% | 1st (Won Public Vote) | ||||
| Bao Cuong | 7 | Danger Act | 4.8% | 7th - Eliminated | ||||
| Electric Umbrella | 8 | Choir | 27.5% | 2nd - Eliminated | ||||
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Performance Type | Buzzes and judges' votes | Percentage | Finished | |||
| Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Tonioli | |||||
| IDOLLS | 1 | Dance Group | 12.7% | 5th - Eliminated | ||||
| Papi Bucket | 2 | Rubber Chicken Musician | | | | 2.8% | 7th - Eliminated | |
| Max Fox | 3 | Singer | 19.1% | 2nd - Eliminated | ||||
| TK Magic | 4 | Magician | 18.9% | 3rd - Eliminated | ||||
| Maya Giotea | 5 | Singer | 13.6% | 4th - Eliminated | ||||
| Joseph Charm | 6 | Stand Up Comedian | | N/A | Golden Buzzer Advancement | |||
| Obsequious | 7 | Dance Group | 9.8% | 6th - Eliminated | ||||
| Hear Our Voice | 8 | Choir | 23.1% | 1st (Won Public Vote) | ||||
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Performance Type | Buzzes and judges' votes | Percentage | Finished | ||||
| Cowell | Holden | KSI | Dixon | Tonioli | |||||
| Jerry Pop | 1 | Dancer | 4.5% | 7th - Eliminated | |||||
| CJ Emmons | 2 | Singer | 17.6% | 3rd - Eliminated | |||||
| Harry Moulding | 3 | Magician | | N/A | Golden Buzzer Advancement | ||||
| Binita | 4 | Dancer | 25.9% | 1st (Won Public Vote) | |||||
| Red Panda | 5 | Unicyclist | 4.8% | 6th - Eliminated | |||||
| The Lazy Generation | 6 | Stunt Group | 4 | 13.9% | 4th - Eliminated | ||||
| Manho Han | 7 | Quick Change Magician | 11.7% | 5th - Eliminated | |||||
| Han & Fran | 8 | Singing Duo | 21.6% | 2nd - Eliminated | |||||
| Finalist | Order | Performance Type | Percentage | Finished |
| Han & Fran | 1 | Singing Duo | 3.6% | 9th |
| Ping Pong Pang | 2 | Dance Group | 3.1% | 10th |
| Stacey Leadbeatter | 3 | Singer | 2.8% | 11th |
| Hear Our Voice | 4 | Choir | 7.0% | 7th |
| Joseph Charm | 5 | Stand Up Comedian | 9.3% | 5th |
| Vinnie McKee | 6 | Singer | 4.7% | 8th |
| Jasmine Rice | 7 | Opera Singer | 9.1% | 6th |
| Binita Chetry | 8 | Dancer | 13.2% | 3rd |
| The Blackouts | 9 | Electronic Dance Group | 15.1% | 2nd |
| Harry Moulding | 10 | Magician | 21.7% | 1st |
| Olly Pearson | 11 | Guitarist | 10.4% | 4th |
| Episode | Air date | Total viewers(millions) | ITVWeekly rank |
| Auditions 1 | 22 February | 6.85 | 1 |
| Auditions 2 | 1 March | 6.21 | 2 |
| Auditions 3 | 8 March | 6.34 | 1 |
| Auditions 4 | 22 March | 6.12 | 1 |
| Auditions 5 | 29 March | 5.86 | 3 |
| Auditions 6 | 5 April | 5.51 | 2 |
| Auditions 7 | 12 April | 5.79 | 1 |
| Auditions 8 | 19 April | 5.53 | 1 |
| Semi-Final 1 | 26 April | 5.11 | 1 |
| Semi-Final 2 | 3 May | 4.87 | 1 |
| Semi-Final 3 | 10 May | 4.87 | 1 |
| Semi-Final 4 | 18 May | 4.30 | 2 |
| Semi-Final 5 | 24 May | 4.92 | 1 |
| Final | 31 May | 5.29 | 1 |
References
- TV Zone UKhttps://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/britainsgottalent-2025schedule-rep1
- What To Watchhttps://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/britains-got-talent-2025-judges-hosts-and-everything-we-know
- TV Zone UKhttps://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/britainsgottalent-blackpoolauditions-relocation
- ITVXhttps://www.itv.com/britainsgottalent/articles/introducing-the-live-semi-final-golden-buzzer
- Even though Heavysaurus originated in Finland, The German version of the band competed in Britain's Got Talent
- "As Viewed Top 50"https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/as-viewed-top-50/