Britain's Got Talent (series 15)

The fifteenth series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent started on ITV from 16 April 2022 presented by Ant & Dec. The judges are the same as the previous series with Simon Cowell returning after missing the previous series live shows due to an electric bike accident where he was replaced by Ashley Banjo. This was the last series to feature David Walliams as a judge.

Britain's Got Talent
Series 15
Presented byAnt & Dec
JudgesDavid Walliams
Alesha Dixon
Amanda Holden
Simon Cowell
WinnerAxel Blake
Runner-upJamie Leahey
Release
Original networkITV
Original release16 April (2022-04-16) –
5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)
Series chronology

The fifteenth series was won by stand-up comedian Axel Blake, becoming the second golden buzzer act to do so after Jon Courtenay, with ventriloquist Jamie Leahey finishing in second place and singer Tom Ball third.

Judges for Britain's Got Talent Series 15
Simon Cowell
Amanda Holden
Alesha Dixon
David Walliams

Series overview

The fifteenth series was planned for production and broadcast in 2021, yet ITV, Thames and Syco Entertainment were concerned on how to safely conduct filming in the midst of new Government restrictions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. After initially deciding to postpone production until later in the year,[1] all involved parties agreed that they would not produce a new series until the following year, when Government restrictions would be eased and conditions surrounding the pandemic would be favourable for large-scale television production.[2][3] Auditions were filmed at the London Palladium in January 2022. The series commenced on ITV, on 16 April 2022. All four judges returned - Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams for their fifteenth, fifteenth, tenth and tenth series, respectively. This was Walliams' final series as a judge.[4] Cowell returned after missing the live shows during the previous series due to a bicycle accident where he was replaced by Ashley Banjo who won the third series with Diversity.

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Third Place |   Semi-finalist
Judges' Wildcard Finalist | Golden Buzzer Audition
Participant Age(s) Genre Act Semi-final Finished
5 Star Boys 10–12 Dance Dance Group 4 Finalist
Amber & The Dancing Collies 25 Animal Dog Act 2 Finalist
Andrew Basso 36 Danger Escape Artist 2 Eliminated
Aneeshwar Kunchala 7 Variety Poet 5 Finalist
Axel Blake 33 Comedy Comedian 5 Winner
Ben Nickless 40 Comedy Impressionist 2 Finalist
Born to Perform 14–24 Dance Dance Group 1 Eliminated
Brian & Krysstal 71 & 58 Comedy Comedy Duo 5 Eliminated
Dame Nation 31–57 Singing Vocal Group 4 Eliminated
Dane Bates Collective 12–27 Dance Dance Group 3 Eliminated
Dante Marvin 13 Comedy Comedian 2 Eliminated
Eva Abley 14 Comedy Comedian 3 Finalist
Flintz & T4ylor 22 & 17 Music Rapper and Pianist 2 Finalist
IMD Legion 11–35 Dance Dance Group 5 Eliminated
Immi Davis 9 Singing Singer 3 Eliminated
Jamie Leahey 13 Comedy Ventriloquist 1 Runner-up
Junwoo 23 Magic Magician 1 Eliminated
Keiichi Iwasaki 49 Magic Magician 3 Eliminated
Les Sancho 24–31 Dance Dance Group 3 Eliminated
London Community Gospel Choir 28–54 Singing Gospel Choir 1 Eliminated
Loren Allred 32 Singing Singer 4 Finalist
Mary P 29 Singing Singer 4 Eliminated
Matricks Illusion 27 & 29 Magic Magicians 5 Eliminated
Maxwell Thorpe 32 Singing Opera Singer 1 Finalist
Mel Day 77 Singing Singer 1 Eliminated
Nick Edwards 35 Singing Singer 5 Eliminated
Ranger Chris 41 Variety Entertainer 2 Eliminated
Ryland Petty 9 Magic Magician 2 Eliminated
Scooter Boys 6–10 Danger Stunt Scooter Team 5 Eliminated
Stefano Paolini 45 Comedy Comedian 4 Eliminated
Suzi Wild 34 Comedy Impressionist 1 Eliminated
The Dots 32–38 Comedy Vocal Trio 3 Eliminated
The Freaks 10–36 Acrobatics Acrobatic Group 3 Eliminated
The Frontline Singers 24–62 Singing Vocal Group 4 Eliminated
The Phantom – Magic Magician 4 Eliminated
The Witches – Magic Magicians 1 Eliminated
Titan the Robot – Comedy Comedian 4 Eliminated
Tom Ball 23 Singing Singer 3 Third place
Voices of Armed Forces Children Choir 6–18 Singing Choir 2 Eliminated
Welsh of the West End 24–34 Singing Vocal Group 5 Eliminated

Semi-finals summary
Buzzed out | Judges' vote |   Won the Judges' Vote |   Won the Public's Vote
  Lost Judges' Vote |   Eliminated

Semi-final 1 (30 May)

Guest performers: Moulin Rouge! The Musical ("Welcome to the Moulin Rouge"/"Backstage Romance")

Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and judges' votes Finished[5]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Mel Day 1 6th - Eliminated
Born to Perform 2 4th - Eliminated
Suzi Wild 3 7th - Eliminated
London Community Gospel Choir 4 8th - Eliminated
The Witches 5 5th - Eliminated
Jamie Leahey 6 2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Junwoo 7 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Maxwell Thorpe 8 1st (Won Public Vote)

Semi-final 2 (31 May)

Guest Performers: Back to the Future: The Musical (with Roger Bart) ("The Power of Love"/"It Works")

Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and judges' votes Finished[6]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Amber & Her Dancing Collies 1 2nd (Lost Judges' Vote)2
Voices of Armed Forces Children Choir 2 5th - Eliminated
Ryland Petty 3 4th - Eliminated
Dante Marvin 4 6th - Eliminated
Flintz & T4ylor 5 3rd (Won Judges' Vote)
Ranger Chris 6 3 7th - Eliminated
Ben Nickless 7 1st (Won Public Vote)
Andrew Basso 8 8th - Eliminated
  • ^2 Amber & Her Dancing Collies were later sent through to the final as the judges' wildcard.
  • ^3 Walliams buzzed after Ranger Chris' performance.

Semi-final 3 (1 June)

Guest performers: Diversity

Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and judges' votes Finished[7]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Les Sancho 1 8th - Eliminated
Immi Davis 2 4th - Eliminated
The Freaks 3 5th - Eliminated
Dane Bates Collective 4 6th - Eliminated
Eva Abley 5 4 3rd (Won Judges' Vote)
The Dots 6 7th - Eliminated
Keiichi Iwasaki 7 2nd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Tom Ball 8 1st (Won Public Vote)
  • ^4 Due to the majority vote for Eva Abley, Cowell's voting intention was not revealed.

Semi-final 4 (2 June)

Guest performers: Emeli Sandé and Kseniya Simonova ("Brighter Days")

Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and judges' votes Finished[8]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Dame Nation 1 5 8th - Eliminated
5 Star Boys 2 6 2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
The Frontline Singers 3 4th - Eliminated
Mary P 4 5th - Eliminated
The Phantom 5 7 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Stefano Paolini 6 7th - Eliminated
Titan the Robot 7 6th - Eliminated
Loren Allred 8 1st (Won Public Vote)
  • ^5 Cowell requested his X was removed after the act during his comments.
  • ^6 Cowell did not cast his vote due to the majority support for 5 Star Boys from the other judges, but admitted his voting intention would have been for this semi-finalist.
  • ^7 The Phantom pressed Walliams’ buzzer as part of the act.

Semi-final 5 (3 June)

Guest performers: Jon Courtenay, Colin Thackery, D-Day Darlings and D-Day Juniors

Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and judges' votes Finished[9]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Matricks Illusion 1 8th - Eliminated
Scooter Boys 2 4th - Eliminated
Welsh of the West End 3 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Aneeshwar Kunchala 4 8 2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Brian & Krysstal 5 7th - Eliminated
IMD Legion 6 6th - Eliminated
Nick Edwards 7 5th - Eliminated
Axel Blake 8 1st (Won Public Vote)
  • ^8 Due to the majority vote for Aneeshwar Kunchala, Cowell's voting intention was not revealed.

Final (5 June)

Guest performers: Sister Act The Musical ("Raise Your Voice")

  Winner |   Runner-up
Finalist Order Finished[10]
Jamie Leahey 1 2nd
Amber & Her Dancing Collies 2 10th
5 Star Boys 3 11th
Flintz & T4ylor 4 6th
Aneeshwar Kunchala 5 7th
Eva Abley 6 5th
Tom Ball 7 3rd
Ben Nickless 8 8th
Loren Allred 9 9th
Axel Blake 10 1st
Maxwell Thorpe 11 4th

Ratings
Main article: List of Britain's Got Talent episodes
Episode Air date Total viewers
(millions)[11]		 ITV
Weekly rank[11]
Auditions 1 16 April8.312
Auditions 2 17 April6.943
Auditions 3 23 April7.034
Auditions 4 30 April7.291
Auditions 5 7 May6.931
Auditions 6 14 May6.551
Auditions 7 21 May7.001
Auditions 8 28 May5.841
Semi-Final 1 30 May5.892
Semi-Final 2 31 May5.463
Semi-Final 3 1 June5.069
Semi-Final 4 2 June4.7011
Semi-Final 5 3 June5.236
Final 5 June7.071

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  3. "Britain's Got Talent postponed until 2022 over Covid safety fears". BBC News. 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
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