Britain's Got Talent series 17

The seventeenth series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent began airing on ITV1 on 20 April 2024 and concluded on 2 June 2024. The series was again presented by Ant & Dec, with Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli returning to the judging panel.

The seventeenth series was won by singer Sydnie Christmas, with magician Jack Rhodes finishing in second place, and dance duo Abigail & Afronitaaa placing third place.

Series overview
Following the conclusion of the previous series, it was announced that the show would return for a seventeenth series. It was also confirmed that the judging panel from the previous series would remain the same, with Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli returning to the show. Filming for the auditions began in January 2024. The first teaser for the series was released on social media in March 2024, with the ten-second trailer confirming that the series was "coming soon" to ITV and ITVX, accompanied by the slogan "Britain, we're back".


 * Playing card club A.svg Judges' Wildcard Finalist | Yellow ffff00 pog.svg Golden Buzzer Audition
 * Playing card club A.svg Judges' Wildcard Finalist | Yellow ffff00 pog.svg Golden Buzzer Audition


 * Jack Rhodes was previously a contestant on the fifteenth series, and was behind the invisible magic act "The Phantom".
 * Magicians Assemble is made up of previous contestants Ben Hart and Elizabeth Best of "The Haunting", both of whom were contestants on the thirteenth series, Aidan McCann who was a contestant on the fourteenth series, and Colin Cloud who originally auditioned for the sixth series, before appearing on the twelfth season of America's Got Talent.

Semi-finals summary

 * Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed out | Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' vote | |

Prior to the beginning of the live shows, the semi-finalists were decided following a deliberation stage at the London Palladium.

Semi-final 1 (27 May)

 * Guest performance: The Cast of The Lion King ("Circle of Life")
 * Due to the majority vote for Ssaulabi Performance Troupe, Cowell was not required to vote, however he stated that his voting intention would have been for this semi-finalist.


 * The Trickstars were later sent through to the final as the judges' wildcard.

Semi-final 2 (28 May)

 * Guest performance: The Cast of Frozen ("For the First Time in Forever"/"Let It Go")

Semi-final 3 (29 May)

 * Guest performance: Calum Scott ("Then There Was You")

Semi-final 4 (30 May)

 * Guest performance: The Cast of & Juliet ("Roar")

Semi-final 5 (31 May)

 * Guest performance: Alesha Dixon ("All I Want"/"B with Me"/"The Boy Does Nothing"/"Scandalous"/"Ransom")

Final (2 June)
Guest performance: The Cast Of Mamma Mia!("Mamma Mia"/"Dancing Queen"/"Waterloo")




 * Simon Cowell pressed his buzzer informed by Trixy as part of his act.