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The show is the brainchild of X Factor creator Simon Cowell, and was launched on ITV 1 in 2007 to a UK TV audience average of over 8 million. TV duo Ant and Dec were signed up to host, while Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden joined Cowell on the panel of judges after David Hasselhoff and Cheryl Cole both pulled out prior to recording. Over the years, the show has had many judges, very often changing each year. In 2012, it was announced that the show would now have four judges. Big names to have been a judge on Britain\u2019s Got Talent include Kelly Brook, Louis Walsh, Michael McIntyre, David Walliams, Alesha Dixon <\/strong>and Carmen Electra<\/strong>. It has been a staple of Saturday night television in the United Kingdom for 15 years, and has remained consistent in terms of ratings.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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In 2021, BGT was not broadcast due to the pandemic, which encumbered production and prevented the ability to have live audiences in the studio. Britain\u2019s Got Talent returned in 2022 for its 15th season with the judging panel of Cowell, Holden, Dixon, and Walliams in place for the 10th in a year.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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Comedian Axel Blake was crowned BGT winner in 2022. After pipping singer Tom Bell and ventriloquist Jamie Leahy in the Final, Axel was left lost for words as he scooped the \u00a3250,000 prize, leaving the audience in stitches with his stand-up routine.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Year<\/th> Winner<\/th> TV Audience Average<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 2022<\/td> Axel Blake<\/td> 9.9 million<\/td><\/tr> 2020<\/td> Jon Courtenay<\/td> 8.17 million<\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/td> Colin Thackery<\/td> 8.78 million<\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/td> Lost Voice Guy<\/td> 8.33 million<\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/td> Tokio Myers<\/td> 9.12 million<\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/td> Richard Jones<\/td> 9.43 million<\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/td> Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse<\/td> 9.31 million<\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/td> Collabro<\/td> 9.84 million<\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/td> Attraction<\/td> 9.71 million<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Important BGT Dates for your Diary\n <\/h3>\n \n\n \n BGT makes for compelling TV and is a must-watch for any avid fan of talent shows. We have marked key dates below for you to jot down:<\/p>\n\n
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May 29- June 2 (Semi-Finals)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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In 2019, Jay Rawlings broke the world record for, ahem, balancing chairs on his chin, when he managed the feat with 11 chairs for 10 seconds.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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In 2017, Ryan Tracey <\/strong>turned his balloon-making hobby into an official world record, creating five balloon sculptures while blindfolded in the fastest ever time of 1 minute and 1.3 seconds.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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In series 9, dog trainer Jules O\u2019Dwyer and her dog Matisse won the public vote<\/strong> \u2013 before it emerged that it wasn\u2019t Matisse, but another hound, leaving Ofcom to rule that viewers had been misled.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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