Britain 's Got Talent ( series 1 ) - wikipedia Britain 's Got Talent ( series 1 ) Britain 's Got Talent Series 1 Broadcast from 9 June -- 17 June 2007 Judges Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Piers Morgan Presenter ( s ) Anthony McPartlin ( ITV ) Declan Donnelly ( ITV ) Co-presenter ( s ) Stephen Mulhern ( ITV2 ) Broadcaster ITV ITV2 ( BGMT ) Winner Paul Potts Origin Port Talbot, Wales Song `` Turandot '' Genre ( s ) Classical, operatic pop Chronology 2007 ▶ Series One of Britain 's Got Talent, a British talent competition series, began broadcasting in the UK during 2007, from 9 June to 17 June on ITV. The success of America 's Got Talent helped to revive production of a British version of the show, after initial development for the programme was suspended when its originally planned host, Paul O'Grady, became involved in an argument with ITV and later defected to another channel. The judges chosen for the series were Piers Morgan, Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell ; both Morgan and Cowell had been original choices during the original plans for the programme before O'Grady's departure. The hosts selected for the series were Ant & Dec, while a spin - off show on ITV2, entitled Britain 's Got More Talent would be hosted by Stephen Mulhern. The first series was won by opera singer Paul Potts. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 8.4 million viewers. Contents 1 Series overview 1.1 Semi-final summary 1.1. 1 Semi-final 1 ( 14 June ) 1.1. 2 Semi-final 2 ( 15 June ) 1.1. 3 Semi-final 3 ( 16 June ) 1.2 Final ( 17 June ) 2 Ratings 3 Criticism & controversies 3.1 Unsuitable participants 3.2 Unsuitable act for broadcast 4 References Series overview When production on the show resumed, Morgan was brought in as a judge, having been an original choice during the show 's initial conception. After Simon Cowell pitched to ITV his plans for a televised talent competition, production was green - lighted for a full series after a pilot episode was created in mid-2005. A dispute between Paul O'Grady, the original choice as host for the programme, and the broadcaster, led to filming being suspended, with production not resuming until after the success of the first series of America 's Got Talent. When it did resume, production staff focused on a schedule of ten episodes to begin with for the first series of Britain 's Got Talent, with major auditions for potential acts held within the cities of Manchester, Birmingham, London and Cardiff. The initial choices for judges changed to begin with following O'Grady's decision to switch broadcasters, with it eventually finalised on Cowell, Piers Morgan, and Amanda Holden. Of the participants who auditioned to be in the contest for this series, only 24 made it into the three live semi-finals, with eight appearing in each one, and six of these acts moving on into the live final. The following below lists the results of each participant 's overall performance in this series : Winner Finalist Semi-finalist ( lost Judges ' vote ) Semi-finalist ( eliminated ) Participant Genre Act Semi-final Result Bessie Cursons Music Musical Theatre Performer Finalist ( Won public vote ) Caroline Boyes Dance Dancer Eliminated Cheeky Bits Dance Dance Group Eliminated Connie Talbot Singing Singer Finalist ( Won public vote ) Craig Womersley Variety Baton Twirler Eliminated ( Lost Judges ' vote ) Crazeehorse Acrobatics Acrobatic Duo Eliminated Crew 82 Music Beat Boxing Group Eliminated Damon Scott Comedy Comedy Puppeteer Finalist ( Won Judges ' vote ) Doctor Gore Magic Magician Eliminated Dominic Smith Singer Singer Eliminated ( Lost Judges ' vote ) Jack Reeve Dance Tap Dancer Eliminated Jake Pratt Singing / Comedy Singer and Comedian Eliminated Kombat Breakers Dance Dance Group Finalist ( Won Judges ' vote ) Luke & Charlotte Dance Ballroom Dancers Eliminated MD Productions Dance Dance Group Eliminated Mel 's Klever K9 'S Animal / Dance Line Dancing Dog Act Eliminated Mike Garbutt Comedy Impressionist Eliminated Paul Potts Singing Opera Singer Winner Scott Holtom Dance Dancer Eliminated The Bar Wizards Juggling Jugglers Finalist ( Won Public vote ) The Free Runners Acrobatics Acrobatic Group Eliminated The Mini-Mezzos Dance Dance Group Eliminated Tony Laf Singing Singer Eliminated ( Lost Judges ' vote ) Victoria Armstrong Variety Angle Grinder Eliminated Semi-final summary Buzzed out Judges ' vote Won the public vote Won the judges ' vote Lost the judges ' vote Eliminated Semi-final 1 ( 14 June ) Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and judges ' votes Result Cowell Holden Morgan MD Productions Dance Group Eliminated Damon Scott Comedy Puppeteer 2nd ( Won Judges ' vote ) Mel 's Klever K9 'S Line Dancing Dog Act Eliminated Dominic Smith Singer 3rd ( Lost Judges ' vote ) Luke & Charlotte 5 Ballroom Dancers Eliminated Caroline Boyes 6 Dancer Eliminated The Free Runners 7 Acrobatic Group Eliminated Paul Potts 8 Opera singer 1st ( Won Public vote ) Semi-final 2 ( 15 June ) Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and judges ' votes Result Cowell Holden Morgan Kombat Breakers Dance Group 2nd ( Won Judges ' vote ) Victoria Armstrong Angle Grinder Eliminated Jack Reeve Tap Dancer Eliminated Jake Pratt Singer And Comedian Eliminated The Mini-Mezzos 5 Dance Group Eliminated Crazeehorse 6 Acrobatic Duo Eliminated Craig Womersley 7 Baton Twirler 3rd ( Lost Judges ' vote ) Bessie Cursons 8 Musical Theatre Performer 1st ( Won Public vote ) ^ 1 Cowell pressed Holden 's buzzer. Semi-final 3 ( 16 June ) Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and judges ' votes Result Cowell Holden Morgan Cheeky Bits Dance Group Eliminated Mike Garbutt Impressionist Eliminated Doctor Gore Magician Eliminated Tony Laf Singer 3rd ( Lost Judges ' vote ) Scott Holtom 5 Dancer Eliminated Crew 82 6 Beat Boxing Group Eliminated The Bar Wizards 7 Jugglers 2nd ( Won Judges ' vote ) Connie Talbot 8 Singer 1st ( Won Public vote ) Final ( 17 June ) Finalist Order Act Finished Kombat Breakers Dance Group 5th Damon Scott Comedy Puppeteer 3rd Bessie Cursons Musical Theatre Performer 4th The Bar Wizards Jugglers 6th Connie Talbot 5 Singer 2nd Paul Potts 6 Opera Singer 1st Ratings Main article : List of Britain 's Got Talent episodes Episode Date Official ratings ( millions ) Weekly rank Share Auditions 1 9 June 5.20 12 22.7 % Auditions 2 10 June 6.73 8 28.0 % Auditions 3 11 June 7.28 15 29.4 % Auditions 4 12 June 7.39 13 29.3 % Auditions 5 13 June 7.51 11 29.2 % Semi-final 1 14 June 8.36 9 34.0 % Semi-final 2 15 June 9.28 8 38.1 % Semi-final 3 16 June 9.29 7 40.9 % Live final 17 June 11.58 43.7 % Live final results 17 June 11.45 44.7 % Criticism & controversies Unsuitable participants During the initial broadcast of this series, two of the participants - Richard Bates, and the Kit Kat Dolls - were removed from the programme, after the producers discovered that each had either withheld or failed to disclose information that would have made them ineligible to be a part of Britain 's Got Talent. These fact only came to light when, in each case, an outside source contacted the producers with the relevant information. In Bates ' case, his removal was the result of a request made by Lancashire Police. The producers learnt that he had n't disclosed that he had been placed on the UK 's Violent and Sex Offender Register ( at that time ) for an offence he had committed in 2005. Lancashire Police request was accepted based upon concerns over the possibility of either the offence 's victim, or the victim 's family, being unsettled by Bates ' appearance on television. In comparison, the removal of the Kit Kat Dolls was done under the instructions of ITV. Unbeknown to the broadcaster, or the producers, three of the members from the act were secretly working as prostitutes, which was later considered a serious breach of trust. This information was later brought to light through an undercover investigation conducted by the News of the World, who contacted ITV with their findings. The group were promptly disqualified as a direct result, per Section 24 of the programme 's terms and conditions regarding application forms : `` The Producer reserves the right to disqualify you if you have supplied untruthful, inaccurate or misleading personal details and / or information, have failed to abide by the Rules and / or are in breach of the terms hereof. '' ITV released a statement later in June 2007, regarding the controversy caused by the act 's members : `` We 'd like to thank the News of the World for bringing this gross abuse of our trust to our attention. We have removed the group from the show. As a consequence of this incident the whole band has had to be punished. We feel let down as do their fellow bandmates. '' Unsuitable act for broadcast Following the live broadcast of the third semi-final, Ofcom received several complaints from viewers in regards to the magical act conducted by magician Doctor Gore. The complaints focused on criticism over his act being unsuitable for the show, due to the gruesome nature of the magic tricks he performed. Although the production team stated in its defence that the performance had been reviewed carefully to ensure it would not be frightening, the regulator ruled that the programme had been in breach of the broadcasting code that concerned the protection of children from unsuitable material. References ^ Jump up to : ITV gets 13.5 m with ' Talent ' Digital Spy, 18 June 2007 ^ Jump up to : `` Weekly Top 30 Programmes ''. Broadcasters ' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 6 May 2018. Jump up ^ F1 helps ITV win ratings race Digital Spy, 11 June 2007 Jump up ^ BBC ' Dream ' pays off Digital Spy, 11 June 2007 Jump up ^ Broadcast Now Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ Broadcast Now Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Broadcast Now Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. ^ Jump up to : `` Viewing Figures The Authority on Television Viewing > Viewing Figures Home ''. Viewingfigures.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Jump up ^ `` Forced out, the Britain 's Got Talent act who 's also got a sordid secret ''. Daily Mail. 16 June 2007. Jump up ^ `` Police alert over TV contestant ''. BBC News. 16 June 2007. Jump up ^ BGT : Terms and Conditions Jump up ^ `` Britain 's Got Talent... For Hire : Kit - Kat Sex ''. Unrealitytv.co.uk. 17 June 2007. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Jump up ^ `` Broadcast Bulletin Issue Number 91 ''. Ofcom.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2008. Jump up ^ `` Britain 's Got Talent rapped over Dr Gore ''. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2007. Britain 's Got Talent Episodes Series 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Winners Paul Potts George Sampson Diversity Spelbound Jai McDowall Ashleigh and Pudsey Attraction Collabro Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse Richard Jones Tokio Myers Lost Voice Guy Other notable contestants Series 1 Damon Scott Bessie Cursons Connie Talbot Bar Wizards Jake Pratt Series 2 Signature Andrew Johnston Escala Faryl Smith Kate and Gin Charlie Green Charlie Wernham Series 3 Susan Boyle Julian Smith Stavros Flatley Aidan Davis Hollie Steel Shaheen Jafargholi DJ Talent Flawless John Farnworth Sue Son Megan McKenna Elliot Evans Series 4 Twist and Pulse Paul Burling ReConnected Myles and Connor Kev Orkian Stevie Starr Cheeky Girls and Darius Matthew Ahmet Series 5 Ronan Parke Out of the Blue Series 6 Jonathan and Charlotte Only Boys Aloud Loveable Rogues Ryan O'Shaughnessy The Mend The Zimmers Series 7 Jack Carroll Richard & Adam Steve Hewlett Luminites Gabz Francine Lewis Asanda James More Aaron Crow MckNasty Freelusion AJ & Chloe Series 8 Bars and Melody Jon Clegg Paddy & Nico Ed Drewett Light Balance Series 9 Côr Glanaethwy Old Men Grooving Isaac Waddington Calum Scott Lorraine Bowen Ruby Red Performers Alison Jiear Series 10 Alex Magala Beau Dermott Rachael Wooding Series 11 Daliso Chaponda Destiny Chukunyere Jess Robinson Series 12 Ray Kelly Ben Pridmore B Positive Choir Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Britain%27s_Got_Talent_(series_1)&oldid=851519808 '' Categories : 2007 British television seasons Britain 's Got Talent Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Pages containing links to subscription - only content Use dmy dates from July 2013 Use British English from July 2013 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Gaeilge Norsk Edit links This page was last edited on 22 July 2018, at 21 : 35 ( UTC ). 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Question: who won the first ever series of britains got talent
Answer: opera singer Paul Potts