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	The sixteenth series was won by comedian Viggo Venn, with dancer Lillianna Clifton finishing in second place and Cillian O’Connor third.		The sixteenth series was won by comedian Viggo Venn, with dancer Lillianna Clifton finishing in second place and Cillian O’Connor third.

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Revision as of 12:59, 5 June 2023

British talent competition series Season of television series

Britain's Got Talent
Series 16

Presented by	Ant & Dec
Judges	Bruno Tonioli Alesha Dixon Amanda Holden Simon Cowell
Winner	Viggo Venn
Runner-up	Lillianna Clifton

Release
Original network	ITV1
Original release	15 April (2023-04-15) – 4 June 2023 (2023-06-04)
Series chronology
← Previous Series 15Next → Series 17
List of episodes

The sixteenth series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent began on ITV1 from 15 April 2023, and is again presented by Ant & Dec. For the first time since 2012, the judging panel changed following David Walliams's resignation from the series after ill-received comments made about several contestants during series 14. On 24 January 2023, ITV announced that Bruno Tonioli would serve as his replacement.

The sixteenth series was won by comedian Viggo Venn, with dancer Lillianna Clifton finishing in second place and Cillian O’Connor third.

Judges for Britain's Got Talent Series 16

Series overview

Following the conclusion of the previous series, it was announced that the show would return for a sixteenth series. In 2022, it was reported that David Walliams would be leaving the show after ten series, and in January 2023, Bruno Tonioli was announced as his replacement. Cowell also announced that he gave a total of 2 golden buzzers this year, in a change to the format. Tonioli also did the same, and admitted he had never watched the show before. He pressed his first Golden Buzzer at the very first taping in London, halfway through the act, something which had never been done in the franchise before. Following Cowell and Tonioli's extra golden buzzer acts, all four judges collectively pressed the golden buzzer in the final auditions episode, resulting in a total of eight golden buzzer acts.

Winner | Runner-up | Third Place | Semi-finalist

Judges' Wildcard Finalist |

Golden Buzzer Audition

Participant	Age(s)	Genre	Act	Semi-final	Finished
Abi Carter-Simpson	30	Singing	Singer	1	Eliminated
Amy Lou	34	Singing	Singer	1	Finalist
Andrew Stanton	42	Danger	Sword Swallower	2	Eliminated
Boycanto	6–12	Singing	Vocal Group	4	Eliminated
Cammy Barnes	32	Singing	Singer	5	Eliminated
Cillian O'Connor	13	Magic	Magician	5	Third place
Chickenshed	5–37	Singing	Vocal Group	4	Eliminated
Dylan B	12	Singing	Singer	3	Eliminated
Duo Odyssey	27 & 33	Acrobatics	Aerial Duo	4	Finalist
Enzo Weyne	33	Magic	Magician	1	Eliminated
Felix Clements	24	Dance	Dancer	4	Eliminated
Gamal John	36	Singing	Singer	1	Eliminated
Ghetto Kids	5–13	Dance	Dance Group	3	Finalist
Harry Churchill	11	Music	Guitarist	3	Eliminated
Ichikawa Koikuchi	42	Variety	Flatulist	1	Eliminated
Johns' Boys	14–73	Singing	Choir	2	Eliminated
Kimoon Do	31	Magic	Magician	4	Eliminated
Lewis Fuller	24	Magic	Magician	2	Eliminated
Lillianna Clifton	13	Dance	Dancer	5	Runner-up
Malakai Bayoh	13	Singing	Opera Singer	4	Finalist
Markus Birdman	52	Comedy	Comedian	3	Eliminated
MB14	28	Music	Beatboxer	4	Eliminated
Miki Dark	57	Magic	Magician	3	Eliminated
Musa Motha	27	Dance	Dancer	1	Finalist
Nathan & Joanne	24 & 28	Dance	Dance Duo	2	Eliminated
Noodle	24	Singing	Singer	4	Eliminated
Notorious	8–16	Dance	Dance Group	3	Eliminated
Nurse Georgie Carroll	47	Comedy	Comedian	5	Eliminated
Olivia Lynes	11	Singing	Singer	2	Finalist
Parkour Collective	20–25	Acrobatics	Parkour Group	1	Eliminated
Romeo & Icy	20 & 21	Dance	Dance Duo	5	Eliminated
The Pixiebelles	6–9	Singing	Vocal Group	5	Eliminated
Tia Connolly	15	Singing	Singer	2	Eliminated
Tonikaku	41	Comedy	Comedian	5	Finalist
Toy Toy Toy	26 & 34	Variety	Yo-Yo Duo	3	Eliminated
Travis George	22	Singing	Singer	3	Finalist
United 2 Dance	9–11	Dance	Dance Group	1	Eliminated
Unity	16–25	Dance	Dance Group	5	Eliminated
Viggo Venn	33	Comedy	Comedian	2	Winner
Yo Highness	10–26	Dance	Dance Group	2	Eliminated

^1 During the fourth semi-final, Noodle was revealed to be series 15 finalist Tom Ball. Ball's identity was kept a secret by production staff throughout the series - all details listed here pertain to his unveiling as the voice of Noodle in the semi-final.

Semi-finals summary

Buzzed out |

Judges' vote | Won the Public's Vote | Won the Judges' Vote

Lost Judges' Vote | Eliminated

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

Semi-final 1 (29 May)

Guest performance: Diversity

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished
Semi-Finalist	Order	Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Tonioli	Finished
United 2 Dance	1					6th – Eliminated
Gamal John	2					7th –Eliminated
Ichikawa Koikuchi	3					8th –Eliminated
Enzo Weyne	4					4th – Eliminated
Parkour Collective	5					5th – Eliminated
Abi Carter-Simpson	6					3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Amy Lou	7					2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Musa Motha	8					1st (Won Public Vote)

Semi-final 2 (30 May)

Guest performance: The cast of We Will Rock You ("Don't Stop Me Now"/"We Will Rock You"/"We Are the Champions")

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished
Semi-Finalist	Order	Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Tonioli	Finished
Yo Highness	1					6th – Eliminated
Olivia Lynes	2					3rd (Won Judges' Vote)
Nathan & Joanne	3					4th – Eliminated
Lewis Fuller	4					5th – Eliminated
Tia Connolly	5					7th – Eliminated
Andrew Stanton	6					8th – Eliminated
Johns' Boys	7					2nd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Viggo Venn	8					1st (Won Public Vote)

Semi-final 3 (31 May)

Guest performance: James Arthur ("A Year Ago")

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished
Semi-Finalist	Order	Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Tonioli	Finished
Harry Churchill	1					3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Miki Dark	2					7th – Eliminated
Travis George	3					2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Notorious	4					Joint 4th – Eliminated
Markus Birdman	5					8th – Eliminated
Ghetto Kids	6					1st (Won Public Vote)
Toy Toy Toy	7					Joint 4th – Eliminated
Dylan B	8					6th – Eliminated

Semi-final 4 (1 June)

Guest performance: Axel Blake

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished
Semi-Finalist	Order	Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Tonioli	Finished
Noodle & Tom	1					5th – Eliminated
Chickenshed	2					6th – Eliminated
Kimoon Do	3					8th – Eliminated
MB14	4					3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Boycanto	5					7th – Eliminated
Duo Odyssey	6					2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Felix Clements	7					4th – Eliminated
Malakai Bayoh	8					1st (Won Public Vote)

Semi-final 5 (2 June)

Guest performance: The cast of The Wizard of Oz ("We're Off to See the Wizard"/"Over the Rainbow"/"If I Only Had a Brain"/"The Merry Old Land of Oz")

Semi-Finalist	Order	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished
Semi-Finalist	Order	Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Tonioli	Finished
Romeo & Icy	1					8th – Eliminated
Lillianna Clifton	2					3rd (Won Judges' Vote)
Nurse Georgie Carroll	3					6th – Eliminated
Cillian O'Connor	4					1st (Won Public Vote)
The Pixiebelles	5					7th – Eliminated
Cammy Barnes	6					5th – Eliminated
Unity	7					4th – Eliminated
Tonikaku	8					2nd (Lost Judges' Vote)

^2 Due to the majority vote for Lillianna Clifton, Cowell's voting intention was not revealed.

^3 Tonikaku were later sent through to the final as the judges' wildcard.

Final (4 June)

Guest performance: Susan Boyle & the cast of Les Misérables ("I Dreamed a Dream"/"Finale")

Finalist	Order	Finished
Ghetto Kids	1	6th
Olivia Lynes	2	9th
Amy Lou	3	7th
Tonikaku	4	11th
Travis George	5	8th
Duo Odyssey	6	10th
Cillian O'Connor	7	3rd
Lillianna Clifton	8	2nd
Viggo Venn	9	1st
Musa Motha	10	5th
Malakai Bayoh	11	4th

Ratings

Main article: List of Britain's Got Talent episodes

Episode	Air date	Total viewers (millions)	ITV Weekly rank
Auditions 1	15 April	7.10	1
Auditions 2	16 April	6.42	2
Auditions 3	22 April	7.32	1
Auditions 4	29 April	6.49	1
Auditions 5	6 May	6.63	5
Auditions 6	14 May	5.70	3
Auditions 7	20 May	5.96	1
Auditions 8	27 May
Semi-Final 1	29 May
Semi-Final 2	30 May
Semi-Final 3	31 May
Semi-Final 4	1 June
Semi-Final 5	2 June
Final	4 June

References

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Starkey, David (10 November 2022). "David Walliams apologises for "disrespectful" comments about 'Britain's Got Talent' contestants". NME. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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"Former Strictly Come Dancing star Bruno Tonioli joins Britain's Got Talent as a brand new judge!". BBC. 25 January 2023.
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