Britain's Got Talent facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Britain's Got Talent
Genre	Reality, talent show, entertainment
Created by	Simon Cowell & Syco TV
Presented by	Britain's Got Talent: Ant & Dec Britain's Got More Talent: Stephen Mulhern
Judges	Simon Cowell Alesha Dixon Amanda Holden David Walliams
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	13
Production
Producer(s)	SYCO TV in association with talkbackTHAMES
Running time	60–90 minutes (including tv adverts)
Release
Original network	ITV
Picture format	16:9
Original release	9 June 2007 – present

Britain's Got Talent is a super popular TV show from the UK. It's shown on ITV and is part of the bigger Got Talent family of shows. The famous duo Ant & Dec are the presenters, making sure everything runs smoothly!

Every year, there's a new series of the show. The judges decide which acts are good enough to move forward. The current judges are Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden, and David Walliams.

The person or group who wins Britain's Got Talent gets to perform for the Queen at The Royal Variety Show. They also win a big cash prize of £250,000!

Meet the Judges and Presenters

The show first started in 2007. The original presenters were Ant & Dec. The first judges were Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, and Piers Morgan. This team stayed the same for the first four series.

Changes to the Judging Panel

After Series 4, Piers Morgan left the show. In Series 5, two new judges joined: David Hasselhoff and Michael McIntyre. However, they only stayed for one series.

In 2012, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon became the new judges. They are still on the show today, along with Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden. Amanda Holden has been a judge since the very beginning, making her the longest-serving judge!

The Spin-Off Show

For many years, there was a sister show called Britain's Got More Talent. Stephen Mulhern hosted this show from Series 1 to Series 13. It was a fun show that gave viewers more behind-the-scenes action. In March 2020, it was announced that Britain's Got More Talent would no longer be made. Sometimes, guest judges also appeared on the main show. They would fill in if a regular judge was sick or couldn't make it.

Who Won Each Series?

This table shows all the winners and runners-up from each series of Britain's Got Talent.

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  Ant & Dec have hosted the show together since it began in 2007, with the exception of the live shows in 2018.

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  Simon Cowell, creator of Britain's Got Talent and the Got Talent franchise, has been a judge on the British version since it began in 2007.

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  Holden is the longest-serving judge on the show, only being absent in a few episodes in 2012 due to health reasons.

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  Hasselhoff previously worked as a judge on America's Got Talent, before joining the show for the 2011 series.

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  Stephen Mulhern hosted the sister show to Britain's Got Talent from 2007–2019

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  Simon Cowell (2007–present)

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  Amanda Holden (2007–present)

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  Piers Morgan (2007–2010)

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  David Hasselhoff (2011)

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  Michael Mcintyre (2011)

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  Alesha Dixon (2012–present)

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  David Walliams (2012–present)

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  Anthony McPartlin (2007–2018, 2019–present)

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  Declan Donnelly (2007–present)

See also

In Spanish: Britain's Got Talent para niños