Wikipedia article: Britain's Got Talent

Question: where is britain's got talent being filmed
Answer: Contestants that make it into the semi-finals by making it through the auditions and being chosen by the judges ( or, from series 8, received the Golden Buzzer during their audition ), perform once more before an audience and the judges, with their performance broadcast on live television. Until the tenth series, live episodes were broadcast from The Fountain Studios in Wembley, the same site used for The X Factor, but following its closure in 2016, the show relocated its live episodes to Elstree Studios in 2017, before moving to Hammersmith Apollo the following year. Like the Audition stage of the contest, each semi-finalist must attempt to impress by primarily conducting a new routine of their act within the same span of time; the judges can still use a buzzer if they are displeased with a performance and can end it early if all the buzzers are used, along with giving a personal opinion about an act when the performance is over. Of the semi-finalists that take part, only two can progress into the final, which is determined by two different types of votes - a public phone vote, and a judges ' vote.

Question: where is the britain got talent final filmed
Answer: Britain 's Got Talent Genre Talent show Created by Simon Cowell Directed by Jonathan Bullen Presented by Anthony McPartlin Declan Donnelly Judges Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Piers Morgan David Hasselhoff Michael McIntyre Alesha Dixon David Walliams Voices of Peter Dickson Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series 12 No. of episodes 184 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Nigel Hall Lee McNicholas Amelia Brown Richard Holloway Producer ( s ) Matt Banks Charlie Irwin Paul Jones Production location ( s ) Auditions: Various Live shows: Fountain Studios ( 2007 -- 2016 ) Elstree Studios ( 2017 ) Hammersmith Apollo ( 2018 ) Running time 60 -- 155 minutes Production company ( s ) Syco Entertainment Talkback Thames ( 2007 -- 2011 ) Thames ( 2012 -- present ) Distributor FremantleMedia Release Original network ITV Picture format SDTV: 576i ( 2007 -- 2010 ) HDTV: 1080i ( 2011 -- present ) Original release 9 June 2007 ( 2007 - 06 - 09 ) -- Present Chronology Related shows Britain 's Got More Talent Got Talent ( franchise ) External links Official website

Question: who came up with britain's got talent
Short answer: Simon Cowell,
Answer: The show 's format was devised by X Factor creator and Sony Music executive, Simon Cowell, who was involved in the creation of other Got Talent programmes across several different countries. To showcase his idea, a pilot episode was filmed in September 2005, with the judging panel consisting of Cowel, then - This Morning presenter Fern Britton, and tabloid journalist Piers Morgan; the pilot was not broadcast on television until it was shown as part of a documentary series entitled The Talent Show Story in January 2012.

Question: who are the judges on britain has talent
Short answer: Simon Cowell,
Answer: Britain 's Got Talent ( often shortened to BGT ) is a British television talent show competition, and is part of the Got Talent franchise. Produced by both Thames ( formerly Talkback Thames ) and Syco Entertainment production, and distributed by FremantleMedia, it has been broadcast on ITV since June 2007, and is hosted by Ant & Dec, with each series accompanied by a sister show on ITV2 entitled Britain 's Got More Talent presented by Stephen Mulhern. Contestants of any age, who possess some sort of talent, can audition for the show, with their performance judged by a panel of judges; the current lineup consists of the show 's creator Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and David Walliams. Those that make it through the auditions, compete against other acts in a series of live semi-finals, with the winning two acts of each semi-final proceeding into the show 's live final. The prize for winning the contest is a cash prize ( the amount varying over the show 's history ), and an opportunity to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of members of the British Royal Family, including either Queen Elizabeth II or the Prince of Wales. To date, the show has had eleven winners, ranging from musicians and singers, to variety acts, magicians and dancers.

Question: who are the judges britain's got talent
Short answer: Simon Cowell
Answer: Britain 's Got Talent Genre Talent show Created by Simon Cowell Directed by Jonathan Bullen Presented by Ant & Dec Stephen Mulhern ( Britain 's Got More Talent ) Judges Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Piers Morgan David Hasselhoff Michael McIntyre Alesha Dixon David Walliams Voices of Peter Dickson Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series 11 No. of episodes 182 ( as of series 11 ) ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Nigel Hall Lee McNicholas Amelia Brown Richard Holloway Producer ( s ) Matt Banks Charlie Irwin Paul Jones Location ( s ) Various ( auditions ) Fountain Studios ( Live shows 2007 -- 16 ) Elstree Studios ( Live shows 2017 -- ) Running time 60 -- 155 minutes Production company ( s ) Syco Entertainment Talkback Thames ( 2007 -- 11 ) Thames ( 2012 -- ) Distributor FremantleMedia Release Original network ITV Picture format SDTV: 576i ( 2007 -- 10 ) HDTV: 1080i ( 2011 -- ) Original release 9 June 2007 ( 2007 - 06 - 09 ) -- present Chronology Related shows Britain 's Got More Talent External links Official website talent.itv.com

Question: where is britain's got talent live shows held
Short answer: Elstree Studios (
Answer: Britain 's Got Talent Genre Talent show Created by Simon Cowell Directed by Jonathan Bullen Presented by Ant & Dec Judges Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Piers Morgan David Hasselhoff Michael McIntyre Alesha Dixon David Walliams Voices of Peter Dickson Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series 11 No. of episodes 182 ( as of series 11 ) ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Nigel Hall Lee McNicholas Amelia Brown Richard Holloway Producer ( s ) Matt Banks Charlie Irwin Paul Jones Location ( s ) Various ( auditions ) Fountain Studios ( Live shows 2007 -- 16 ) Elstree Studios ( Live shows 2017 -- ) Running time 60 -- 155 minutes Production company ( s ) Syco Entertainment Talkback Thames ( 2007 -- 11 ) Thames ( 2012 -- ) Distributor FremantleMedia Release Original network ITV Picture format SDTV: 576i ( 2007 -- 10 ) HDTV: 1080i ( 2011 -- ) Original release 9 June 2007 ( 2007 - 06 - 09 ) -- present Chronology Related shows Britain 's Got More Talent External links Official website talent.itv.com

Question: who were the first judges on britain's got talent
Short answer: Simon Cowell,
Answer: For the first four series after the show began in June 2007, the judging panel consisted of music executive and television producer Simon Cowell, television and West End star Amanda Holden, and newspaper editor and journalist Piers Morgan. In 2009, the producers made plans to alter the show 's format to allow for a fourth judge when the third series was set to begin, with plans for Kelly Brook to be the new judge on the panel. Less than a week after the series began, the producers dropped this change on the belief that this alteration to the show 's format would complicate it, resulting in Brooks being credited as a guest judge for that series. In 2010, Cowell fell ill during filming of the fourth series and was unable to attend the Birmingham auditions, leading to Louis Walsh stepping in as a guest judge in his place, until he had recovered.

Question: what do britain's got talent winners win
Short answer: a cash prize (
Answer: Contestants of any age, who possess some sort of talent, can audition for the show, with their performance judged by a panel of judges; the current lineup consists of the show 's creator Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and David Walliams. Those that make it through the auditions, compete against other acts in a series of live semi-finals, with the winning two acts of each semi-final proceeding into the show 's live final. The prize for winning the contest is a cash prize ( the amount varying over the show 's history ), and an opportunity to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of members of the British Royal Family, including either Queen Elizabeth II or the Prince of Wales. To date, the show has had eleven winners, ranging from musicians and singers, to variety acts, magicians and dancers.

Question: what's the prize for britain's got talent
Answer: Series Start Finish Winner 's prize Winner Runner - up Third place Ave. UK viewers ( millions ) 9 June 2007 17 June 2007 £ 100,000 Paul Potts N / A 8.38 12 April 2008 31 May 2008 George Sampson Signature Andrew Johnston 10.21 11 April 2009 30 May 2009 Diversity Susan Boyle Julian Smith 13.36 17 April 2010 5 June 2010 Spelbound Twist and Pulse Kieran Gaffney 11.05 5 16 April 2011 4 June 2011 Jai McDowall Ronan Parke New Bounce 10.40 6 24 March 2012 12 May 2012 £ 500,000 Ashleigh and Pudsey Jonathan and Charlotte Only Boys Aloud 10.07 7 13 April 2013 8 June 2013 £ 250,000 Attraction Jack Carroll Richard & Adam 9.71 8 12 April 2014 7 June 2014 Collabro Lucy Kay Bars & Melody 9.84 9 11 April 2015 31 May 2015 Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse Jamie Raven Côr Glanaethwy 9.31 10 9 April 2016 28 May 2016 Richard Jones Wayne Woodward Boogie Storm 9.43 11 15 April 2017 3 June 2017 Tokio Myers Issy Simpson Daliso Chaponda 9.12 12 14 April 2018 3 June 2018 Lost Voice Guy Robert White Donchez Dacres 8.33

Question: where is britain got talent semi finals being held
Short answer: Elstree Studios.
Answer: Contestants that make it into the semi-finals after both stages ( or, from series 8, received the Golden Buzzer ), perform once more before an audience and the judges, with their performance broadcast on live television; until the tenth series, live episodes were broadcast The Fountain Studios in Wembley, the same site used for The X Factor, but following the closure of the studios, the show relocated its live episodes to Elstree Studios. Like the Audition stage of the contest, they must attempt to impress by primarily conducting a new routine of their act within the same span of time; the judges can still use a buzzer in the semi-finals if they are displeased with a performance, and can end it early if all the buzzers are used, and can still give a personal opinion about an act when the performance is over, but neither of these impact how the semi-finalists fare at this stage of the contest, only the last part of this stage. As only two semi-finalists from each semi-final may proceed on to the Final, which two is determined by two different types of votes given towards the end - a public phone vote, and a judges ' vote.

Question: who are the judges in britain got talent 2017
Short answer: Simon Cowell,
Answer: Britain 's Got Talent ( often shortened to BGT ) is a British television talent show competition, and is part of the Got Talent franchise. Produced by both Thames ( formerly Talkback Thames ) and Syco Entertainment production, and distributed by FremantleMedia, it has been broadcast on ITV since June 2007, and hosted by Ant & Dec, with each series accompanied by a sister show on ITV2 entitled Britain 's Got More Talent. Contestants of any any age, who possess some sort of talent, can audition for the show, with their performance judged by a panel of judges; the current lineup consists of the show 's creator Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and David Walliams. Those that make it through the auditions, compete against other acts in a series of semi-finals, with the winning two acts of each semi-final proceeding into the show 's live final. The prize for the winner of each series ' final, is a cash prize ( the amount varying over the show 's history ), plus an opportunity to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of members of the British Royal Family, including either Queen Elizabeth II or the Prince of Wales. To date, the show has had eleven winners, ranging from musicians and singers, to variety acts, magicians and dancers.

Question: where is britain's got talent semi finals held
Short answer: Elstree Studios.
Answer: Contestants that make it into the semi-finals after both stages ( or, from series 8, received the Golden Buzzer ), perform once more before an audience and the judges, with their performance broadcast on live television; until the tenth series, live episodes were filmed at The Fountain Studios in Wembley, the same site used for The X Factor, but for the eleventh series, the show was broadcast from Elstree Studios. Like the Audition stage of the contest, they must attempt to impress by primarily conducting a new routine of their act within the same span of time; the judges can still use a buzzer in the semi-finals if they are displeased with a performance, and can end it early if all the buzzers are used, and can still give a personal opinion about an act when the performance is over, but neither of these impact how the semi-finalists fare at this stage of the contest, only the last part of this stage. As only two semi-finalists from each semi-final may proceed on to the Final, which two is determined by two different types of votes given towards the end - a public phone vote, and a judges ' vote.

Question: where is britain got talent filmed in london
Answer: Britain 's Got Talent Genre Talent show Created by Simon Cowell Directed by Jonathan Bullen Presented by Anthony McPartlin Declan Donnelly Judges Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Piers Morgan David Hasselhoff Michael McIntyre Alesha Dixon David Walliams Voices of Peter Dickson Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series 12 No. of episodes 184 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Nigel Hall Lee McNicholas Amelia Brown Richard Holloway Producer ( s ) Matt Banks Charlie Irwin Paul Jones Production location ( s ) Auditions: Various Live shows: Fountain Studios ( 2007 -- 2016 ) Elstree Studios ( 2017 ) Hammersmith Apollo ( 2018 ) Running time 60 -- 155 minutes Production company ( s ) Syco Entertainment Talkback Thames ( 2007 -- 2011 ) Thames ( 2012 -- present ) Distributor FremantleMedia Release Original network ITV Picture format SDTV: 576i ( 2007 -- 2010 ) HDTV: 1080i ( 2011 -- present ) Original release 9 June 2007 ( 2007 - 06 - 09 ) -- Present Chronology Related shows Britain 's Got More Talent Got Talent ( franchise ) External links Official website

Question: where is britain's got talent semi finals filmed
Short answer: Hammersmith Apollo the
Answer: Contestants that make it into the semi-finals by making it through the auditions and being chosen by the judges ( or, from series 8, received the Golden Buzzer during their audition ), perform once more before an audience and the judges, with their performance broadcast on live television. Until the tenth series, live episodes were broadcast from The Fountain Studios in Wembley, the same site used for The X Factor, but following its closure in 2016, the show relocated its live episodes to Elstree Studios in 2017, before moving to Hammersmith Apollo the following year. Like the Audition stage of the contest, each semi-finalist must attempt to impress by primarily conducting a new routine of their act within the same span of time; the judges can still use a buzzer if they are displeased with a performance and can end it early if all the buzzers are used, along with giving a personal opinion about an act when the performance is over. Of the semi-finalists that take part, only two can progress into the final, which is determined by two different types of votes - a public phone vote, and a judges ' vote.

Question: who is in britians got talent final 2017
Short answer: The series was won by pianist Tokio Myers, with magician Issy Simpson coming in second, and stand - up comedian Daliso Chaponda placing third.
Answer: The eleventh series was aired during 2017, between 15 April to 3 June; the final was originally planned for 4 June, but this was moved forward to avoid it clashing with the One Love Manchester benefit concert that day. The series saw two major changes: the first saw the total number of semi-finalist reduced to 40 with eight per each semi-final, as it had been prior to the sixth series; the second saw the Judges ' vote being dropped, with the two semi-finalists with the highest number of public votes moving on into the final. In addition, the live episodes were now broadcast from Elstree Studios, owing to the closure of the previous site. Auditions were held within Salford, Birmingham, London, and Blackpool, with the latter two cities holding open auditions in late 2016, along with Peterborough, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Kingston upon Hull, Lincoln, Reading, Manchester and Luton. The series was won by pianist Tokio Myers, with magician Issy Simpson coming in second, and stand - up comedian Daliso Chaponda placing third.

Question: where are the britain's got talent semi finals held
Answer: Contestants that make it into the semi-finals by making it through the auditions and being chosen by the judges ( or, from series 8, received the Golden Buzzer during their audition ), perform once more before an audience and the judges, with their performance broadcast on live television. Until the tenth series, live episodes were broadcast from The Fountain Studios in Wembley, the same site used for The X Factor, but following its closure in 2016, the show relocated its live episodes to Elstree Studios in 2017, before moving to Hammersmith Apollo the next year. Like the Audition stage of the contest, each semi-finalist must attempt to impress by primarily conducting a new routine of their act within the same span of time; the judges can still use a buzzer if they are displeased with a performance and can end it early if all the buzzers are used, along with giving a personal opinion about an act when the performance is over. Of the semi-finalists that take part, only two can progress into the final, which is determined by two different types of votes - a public phone vote, and a judges ' vote.

Question: where are britain's got talent auditions held
Answer: The show holds two rounds of auditions for contestants. The first round, referred to as the `` open auditions '', are held across several different cities around the UK during the Autumn months. The second round, referred to as the `` Judges ' Auditions '', are held the following year during January and February, prior to the broadcast of the show later that year during spring or early summer - these auditions consists of the contestants who made it through the first round, and are held within a select set of cities, which has commonly included Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and London. For the Judges ' Auditions, each site used for these is located within a theatre or convention hall. These sites are primarily chosen for the purpose of having facilities that can handle large volumes of contestants, with each set up into three arrangements when auditions are taking place: a waiting area for contestants to prepare and await their turn to perform, with monitors to allow them to see the performances of other contestants; the wings, where a contestant enters and leaves from, and where friends and family of the contestant can view them from; and the main stage, where the contestant performs their act before the judging panel, who are located in front of the stage. The main stage area is usually modified to include the judges ' panel desk, along with a special lighting rig above the stage, consisting of Xs that each have the name of a judge under them.

Question: who are the judges on britains got talent
Answer: Series Main Judge Guest Judge Simon Amanda Piers N / A N / A Kelly Louis 5 Michael David H. 6 Alesha David W. Carmen 7 N / A 8 Ant & Dec 9 N / A 10 Kathleen 11 N / A 12

Question: when does britain's got talent start 2013
Short answer: 13 April 2013
Answer: Series Start Finish Winner 's prize Winner Runner - up Third place 9 June 2007 17 June 2007 £ 100,000 Paul Potts Connie Talbot Damon Scott 12 April 2008 31 May 2008 George Sampson Signature Andrew Johnston 11 April 2009 30 May 2009 Diversity Susan Boyle Julian Smith 17 April 2010 5 June 2010 Spelbound Twist and Pulse Kieran Gaffney 5 16 April 2011 4 June 2011 Jai McDowall Ronan Parke New Bounce 6 24 March 2012 12 May 2012 £ 500,000 Ashleigh and Pudsey Jonathan and Charlotte Only Boys Aloud 7 13 April 2013 8 June 2013 £ 250,000 Attraction Jack Carroll Richard & Adam 8 12 April 2014 7 June 2014 Collabro Lucy Kay Bars & Melody 9 11 April 2015 31 May 2015 Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse Jamie Raven Côr Glanaethwy 10 9 April 2016 28 May 2016 Richard Jones Wayne Woodward Boogie Storm 11 15 April 2017 3 June 2017 Tokio Myers Issy Simpson Daliso Chaponda 12 14 April 2018 June 2018 TBA TBA TBA

Question: who is the creator of britain's got talent
Short answer: Simon Cowell,
Answer: Britain 's Got Talent ( often abbreviated to BGT ) is a televised British talent show competition, broadcast on ITV. It is part of the global Got Talent franchise created by Simon Cowell, and is produced by both Thames ( formerly Talkback Thames ) and Syco Entertainment production, with its distribution handled by FremantleMedia. Since its premiere in June 2007, each series has been aired in late Spring / early Summer, and hosted by Ant & Dec. To accompany each series since it first began, a sister show is run on ITV2 entitled Britain 's Got More Talent presented by Stephen Mulhern. Initially planned for 2005 before the first series of America 's Got Talent, a dispute between Paul O'Grady, the originally conceived host of the programme, and the broadcaster, led to production being suspended until 2007.

Question: what's the prize for britains got talent
Answer: Series Start Finish Winner 's prize Winner Runner - up Third place 9 June 2007 17 June 2007 £ 100,000 Paul Potts Connie Talbot Damon Scott 12 April 2008 31 May 2008 George Sampson Signature Andrew Johnston 11 April 2009 30 May 2009 Diversity Susan Boyle Julian Smith 17 April 2010 5 June 2010 Spelbound Twist and Pulse Kieran Gaffney 5 16 April 2011 4 June 2011 Jai McDowall Ronan Parke New Bounce 6 24 March 2012 12 May 2012 £ 500,000 Ashleigh and Pudsey Jonathan and Charlotte Only Boys Aloud 7 13 April 2013 8 June 2013 £ 250,000 Attraction Jack Carroll Richard & Adam 8 12 April 2014 7 June 2014 Collabro Lucy Kay Bars & Melody 9 11 April 2015 31 May 2015 Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse Jamie Raven Côr Glanaethwy 10 9 April 2016 28 May 2016 Richard Jones Wayne Woodward Boogie Storm 11 15 April 2017 3 June 2017 Tokio Myers Issy Simpson Daliso Chaponda

Question: where are bgt semi finals held this year
Short answer: Hammersmith Apollo and
Answer: The twelfth series was aired during 2018, between 14 April to 3 June. Following the previous series, the Judges ' vote was brought back into the show 's format, while the live episodes were aired from Hammersmith Apollo and presented solely by Declan Donnelly; although Anthony McPartlin had stepped down from his TV commitments in March 2018, he still appeared in the series ' audition episodes, which had been filmed during January and February that year. Auditions were held within Manchester, Blackpool and London, with two of these cities holding open auditions in 2017, alongside a number of locations within the United Kingdom and Ireland, including Edinburgh, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Dublin, and Inverness. The series was won by stand - up comedian Lost Voice Guy, with comedy singer / pianist Robert White coming second, and singer Donchez Dacres placing third.

Question: where was britains got talent final 2017 held
Short answer: Elstree Studios,
Answer: The eleventh series was aired during 2017, between 15 April to 3 June; the final was originally planned for 4 June, but this was moved forward to avoid it clashing with the One Love Manchester benefit concert that day. The series saw two major changes: the first saw the total number of semi-finalist reduced to 40 with eight per each semi-final, as it had been prior to the sixth series; the second saw the Judges ' vote being dropped, with the two semi-finalists with the highest number of public votes moving on into the final. In addition, the live episodes were now broadcast from Elstree Studios, owing to the closure of the previous site. Auditions were held within Salford, Birmingham, London, and Blackpool, with the latter two cities holding open auditions in late 2016, along with Peterborough, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Kingston upon Hull, Lincoln, Reading, Manchester and Luton. The series was won by pianist Tokio Myers, with magician Issy Simpson coming in second, and stand - up comedian Daliso Chaponda placing third.

Question: where are the britains got talent live shows filmed
Short answer: Elstree Studios (
Answer: Britain 's Got Talent Genre Talent show Created by Simon Cowell Directed by Jonathan Bullen Presented by Ant & Dec Judges Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Piers Morgan David Hasselhoff Michael McIntyre Alesha Dixon David Walliams Voices of Peter Dickson Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series 11 No. of episodes 182 ( as of series 11 ) ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Nigel Hall Lee McNicholas Amelia Brown Richard Holloway Producer ( s ) Matt Banks Charlie Irwin Paul Jones Location ( s ) Various ( auditions ) Fountain Studios ( Live shows 2007 -- 16 ) Elstree Studios ( Live shows 2017 -- ) Running time 60 -- 155 minutes Production company ( s ) Syco Entertainment Talkback Thames ( 2007 -- 11 ) Thames ( 2012 -- ) Distributor FremantleMedia Release Original network ITV Picture format SDTV: 576i ( 2007 -- 10 ) HDTV: 1080i ( 2011 -- ) Original release 9 June 2007 ( 2007 - 06 - 09 ) -- present Chronology Related shows Britain 's Got More Talent External links Official website talent.itv.com

Question: who are the judges of britains got talent
Short answer: Cowell,
Answer: Contestants of any age, who possess some sort of talent, can audition for the show, with their performance judged by a panel of judges; the current lineup consists of Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and David Walliams. Those that make it through the auditions compete against other acts in a series of live semi-finals, with the winning two acts of each semi-final proceeding into the show 's live final. The prize for winning the contest is a cash prize ( the amount varying over the show 's history ), and an opportunity to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of members of the British Royal Family, including either Queen Elizabeth II or the Prince of Wales. To date, the show has had twelve winners, ranging from musicians and singers to variety acts, magicians and dancers.