Britain's Got Talent: The Champions is a spin-off of Britain's Got Talent, a British talent competition series, which began broadcasting on ITV on 31 August 2019. The spin-off is based on a similar format to that of America's Got Talent: The Champions, in that it features a selection of notable winners, finalists and participants from across the history of Britain's Got Talent and other international versions within the Got Talent franchise, who achieved fame based on their results, all of whom compete in a series of preliminaries to secure a place in the grand final and a chance to win a large prize. The series averaged 5.84 million viewers across the 6 episodes.
Production
Following the success of America's Got Talent: The Champions in early-2019, Simon Cowell opted to create a similar spin-off competition for Britain's Got Talent, which, along with the same subtitle, would operate under the same format. Production was green-lighted by the broadcaster ITV, with the contest taking place between July and August of the same year, and using the same presenters and panel of judges as the regular show. Much like the American spin-off, the episodes were pre-recorded - filming of the spin-off took place during the contest's operation, with production staff editing the finalised footage for full broadcast over a weekly basis, towards the end of the Summer TV schedule that year.
Contest overview
Around 80 participants from across the Got Talent franchise, ranging from winners, live round participants - both quarter-finalists (where applicable) and semi-finalists - and other notable acts, participated during The Champions contest in 2019, with each of the contest's preliminaries featuring around 9 participants.
Acts
Series 1 (2019)
| Participant | Nationality | Act | Got Talent history | Preliminary | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Voices of Gospel | [1] | Gospel Choir | BGT: 10 - Finalist | 2 | Eliminated |
| Alex Magala | [2] | Sword Swallower | AGT: 8 - Quarter-finalist ; IGT: 5 - Finalist ; MS: 8 - Winner ;
UMT: 6 - Semi-finalist ; FIT: 9 - Auditionee ; BGT: 10 - Finalist ; ČSMT: 6 - Semi-finalist;AGTC : 1 - Participant; AuGT9- Auditionee |
5 | Eliminated (2nd in Vote) |
| Alexa Lauenburger[3] | [4] | Dog Act | DS 11 - Winner | 2 | Finalist (Won Golden Buzzer) |
| Antonio Sorgentone | [5] | Singer/Pianist | IGT: 9 - Winner | 2 | Eliminated (3rd in Vote) |
| Ashleigh & Sully | [6] | Dancing Dog Act | BGT: 6 - Winner ; AGTC : 1 - Participant | 1 | Eliminated (3rd in Vote) |
| Bad Salsa | [7] | Salsa Dancers | InGT: 4 - Winner | 1 | Eliminated |
| Bars & Melody | [8] | Rapper and Singer | BGT: 8 - Third Place | 5 | Finalist (Won Vote) |
| Bello & Annaliese Nock | [9] | Comic Daredevils | AGT: 12 - Quarter-finalist (Bello) ; AGT: 13 - Auditionee (Annaliese) | 1 | Finalist (Won Vote) |
| Ben Hart | [10] | Magician | BGT: 13 - Third Place | 5 | Eliminated |
| Billy & Emily England | [11] | Extreme Rollerskating Duo | BGT: 9 - Semi-finalist ; AGT: 12 - Semifinalist; AGTC : 1 - Participant | 4 | Eliminated (3rd in Vote) |
| Bonnie Anderson | [12] | Singer | AuGT: 1 - Winner | 4 | Eliminated |
| Boogie Storm | [13] | Dance Group | BGT: 10 - Third Place | 1 | Eliminated (2nd in Vote) |
| Collabro | [14] | Musical Theatre Group | BGT: 8 - Winner | 5 | Eliminated (3rd in Vote) |
| Colin Thackery | [15] | Singer | BGT: 13 - Winner | 4 | Eliminated (2nd in Vote) |
| Connie Talbot | [16] | Singer | BGT: 1 - Second Place | 1 | Eliminated |
| Cristina Ramos | [17] | Opera/Rock Singer | GTE: 1 - Winner ; AGTC : 1 - Fourth Place | 3 | Eliminated |
| Daliso Chaponda | [18] | Comedian | BGT: 11 - Third Place | 5 | Eliminated |
| Darcy Oake | [19] | Illusionist | BGT: 8 - Finalist ; AGTC : 1 - Participant | 3 | Finalist (Won Vote) |
| Deadly Games1 | [20] / [21] | Extreme Knife Throwers | AGT: 11 - Semi-finalist ; FIT:12 - Semi-Finalist ; AGTC : 1 - Top 12 | 2 | Eliminated |
| DM-X Comvaleñoz | [22] | Dance Group | PGT: 5 - Semi Finalist ; AsGT :2 - Runner Up | 5 | Eliminated |
| DJ Arch Jnr | [23] | DJ | SAGT: 6 - Winner ; AGTC : 1 - Participant | 3 | Eliminated (3rd in Vote) |
| The Fire | [24] | Dance Troupe | HGT: 9 - Winner | 3 | Eliminated |
| Gao Lin & Liu Xin | [25] | Acrobatic Duo | BGT: 11 - Auditionee ; AsGT : 1- Finalist | 2 | Eliminated |
| Gennady Tkachenko-Papizh | [26] | Vocalist | GGT - Participant; UMT: 6 - Finalist ; DS 12 - Finalist | 5 | Eliminated |
| George Sampson | [27] | Breakdancer | BGT: 2 - Winner | 4 | Eliminated |
| Issy Simpson | [28] | Magician | BGT: 11 - Runner-up | 4 | Eliminated |
| Jai McDowall | [29] | Singer | BGT: 5 - Winner | 2 | Eliminated |
| Jack Carroll | [30] | Comedian | BGT: 7 - Runner Up | 3 | Eliminated |
| Kseniya Simonova[31] | [32] | Sand Artist | UMT: 1 - Winner ; AGTC : 1 - Third Place | 1 | Third Place |
| Lost Voice Guy | [33] | Comedian | BGT: 12 - Winner ; AGTC : 1 - Participant | 2 | Eliminated |
| Mayyas | [34] | Dance Group | ArGT: 6 - Winner | 3 | Eliminated |
| MerseyGirls | [35] | Dance Group | BGT: 11 - Finalist | 2 | Finalist (Won Vote) |
| Mirror Family | [36] | Dance Group | ČSMT: 5 - Finalist | 4 | Eliminated |
| The Nelson Twins | [37] | Comedians | AuGT: 6 - Finalist | 1 | Eliminated |
| Paddy & Nico[38] | [39] / [40] | Salsa Dancers | BGT: 8 - Finalist ; FIT: 11 - Semi-finalist | 3 | Finalist (Won Golden Buzzer) |
| Paul Potts | [41] | Opera Singer | BGT: 1 - Winner ; AGTC : 1 - Top 12 | 1 | Eliminated |
| Paul Zerdin | [42] | Ventriloquist | AGT: 10 - Winner ; AGTC : 1 - Participant | 2 | Eliminated (2nd in vote) |
| Preacher Lawson | [43] | Comedian | AGT: 12 - Finalist ; AGTC : 1 - Fifth Place | 4 | Finalist (Won Vote) |
| Richard & Adam | [44] | Singing Duo | BGT: 7 - Third Place | 3 | Eliminated |
| Richard Jones | [45] | Close-up Magician | BGT: 10 - Winner | 3 | Eliminated (2nd in Vote) |
| The Sacred Riana | [46] | Illusionist | AsGT : 2 - Winner ; AGT:13 - Quarter-finalist | 1 | Eliminated |
| Stavros Flatley[47] | [48] / [49] | Comedy Dance Duo | BGT: 3 - Finalist | 4 | Runner-up |
| Tape Face | [50] | Mime | AGT: 11- Finalist ; AGTC : 1 - Participant | 4 | Eliminated |
| Twist and Pulse[51] | [52] | Comedy Dance Duo | BGT: 4 - Runner-up | 5 | Winner |
| Vicki Barbolak | [53] | Comedian | AGT: 13 - Finalist ; AGTC : 1 - Participant | 5 | Eliminated |