Britain's Got Talent series 15

Britain's Got Talent
Series 15
Presented byAnt & Dec
JudgesDavid Walliams
Alesha Dixon
Amanda Holden
Simon Cowell
WinnerAxel Blake
Runner-upJamie Leahey
Release
Original networkITV
Original release16 April (2022-04-16) –
5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)
Series chronology

The fifteenth series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, from 16 April 2022 to 5 June 2022. Filming of the series was originally planned for 2021, but with the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom having led to strict government restrictions on television production, many of the production team, including Simon Cowell, felt it would be wiser to postpone filming until conditions improved. Filming eventually began in January 2022, with Cowell making his return as a judge for the programme following his accident during the previous series.

The fifteenth series was won by stand-up comedian Axel Blake, with ventriloquist Jamie Leahey finishing in second place, and singer Tom Ball placing third. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 6.38 million viewers.

Judges and Presenter(s) for Britain's Got Talent Series 15

Series overview

The fifteenth series was planned for production and broadcast in 2021, yet ITV, Thames and Syco Entertainment were concerned on how to safely conduct filming in the midst of new Government restrictions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. After initially deciding to postpone production until later in the year,[1] all involved parties agreed that they would not produce a new series until the following year, when Government restrictions would be eased and conditions surrounding the pandemic would be favourable for large-scale television production.[2][3] Auditions were filmed at the London Palladium in January 2022, with Cowell returning after his bicycle accident during the previous series. The deliberations stage took place inside the Radisson Blu Edwardian Hampshire Hotel during February 2022, with Cowell assisting the other three judges remotely from his London house due to him contracting COVID-19.[4]

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Third Place |   Semi-finalist
Judges' Wildcard Finalist | Golden Buzzer Audition
Participant Age(s) Genre Performance Type Semi-final Finished
5 Star Boys 10–12 Dance Contemporary Dance Group 4 Finalist
Amber and the Dancing Collies 25 Animals Dog Act 2 Finalist
Andrew Basso 36 Danger Escape Artist 2 Eliminated
Aneeshwar Kunchala 7 Variety Poet 5 Finalist
Axel Blake 33 Comedy Stand Up Comedian 5 Winner
Ben Nickless 40 Comedy Impressionist 2 Finalist
Born to Perform 14–24 Dance Dance Group 1 Eliminated
Brian & Krysstal 71 & 58 Comedy / Music Comic Music Duo 5 Eliminated
Dame Nation 31–57 Singing Pantomime Vocal Group 4 Eliminated
Dane Bates Collective 12–27 Dance Contemporary Dance Group 3 Eliminated
Dante Marvin 13 Comedy / Singing Comic Singer 2 Eliminated
Eva Abley 14 Comedy Stand Up Comedian 3 Finalist
Flintz and T4ylor 22 & 17 Singing / Music Rapper & Pianist 2 Finalist
IMD Legion 11–35 Dance Street Dance Group 5 Eliminated
Immi Davis 9 Singing Singer 3 Eliminated
Jamie Leahey 13 Comedy Ventriloquist 1 Runner-Up
Junwoo 23 Magic Magician 1 Eliminated
Keiichi Iwasaki 49 Magic Magician 3 Eliminated
Les Sancho 24–31 Dance Latin & Hip Hop Dance Group 3 Eliminated
London Community Gospel Choir 28–54 Singing Gospel Choir 1 Eliminated
Loren Allred 32 Singing Singer 4 Finalist
Mary P 29 Singing Mary Poppins Impersonator 4 Eliminated
Matricks Illusion 27 & 29 Magic Quick Change Group 5 Eliminated
Maxwell Thorpe 32 Singing Opera Singer 1 Finalist
Mel Day 77 Singing Singer 1 Eliminated
Nick Edwards 35 Singing / Music Singer & Guitarist 5 Eliminated
Ranger Chris 41 Dance Dinosaur Dance Group 2 Eliminated
Ryland Petty 9 Magic Magician 2 Eliminated
Scooter Boys 6–10 Danger Scooter Stunt Team 5 Eliminated
Stefano Paolini 45 Comedy Stand Up Comedian 4 Eliminated
Suzi Wild 34 Comedy Impressionist 1 Eliminated
The Dots 32–38 Comedy / Singing Comic Vocal Trio 3 Eliminated
The Freaks 10–36 Acrobatics Acrobatic Group 3 Eliminated
The Frontline Singers 24–62 Singing Vocal Group 4 Eliminated
The Phantom 25 Magic Magician 4 Eliminated
The Witches 17–31 Magic Horror Magician 1 Eliminated
Titan the Robot 34 Comedy Comedian 4 Eliminated
Tom Ball 23 Singing Singer 3 Third place
Voices of Armed Forces Children Choir 6–18 Singing Choir 2 Eliminated
Welsh of the West End 24–34 Singing Vocal Group 5 Eliminated

Semi-finals summary

Buzzed out | Judges' vote |   Won the Judges' Vote |   Won the Public's Vote
  Lost Judges' Vote |   Eliminated

Semi-final 1 (30 May)

Guest performers: Moulin Rouge! The Musical ("Welcome to the Moulin Rouge"/"Backstage Romance")

Semi-Finalist Order Performance Type Buzzes and judges' votes Percentage Finished[5]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Mel Day 1 Singer 3.9% 6th - Eliminated
Born to Perform 2 Dance Group 10.6% 4th - Eliminated
Suzi Wild 3 Impressionist 3.5% 7th - Eliminated
London Community Gospel Choir 4 Gospel Choir 2.8% 8th - Eliminated
The Witches 5 Horror Magician 9.3% 5th - Eliminated
Jamie Leahey 6 Ventriloquist 26.1% 2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote)
Junwoo 7 Magician 10.8% 3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote)
Maxwell Thorpe 8 Opera Singer 33.0% 1st (Won Public Vote)

Semi-final 2 (31 May)

Guest Performers: Back to the Future: The Musical (with Roger Bart) ("The Power of Love"/"It Works")

Semi-Finalist Order Performance Type Buzzes and judges' votes Percentage Finished[6]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Amber and the Dancing Collies 1 Dog Act 15.8% 2nd (Lost Judges' Vote)2
Voices of Armed Forces Children Choir 2 Choir 12.0% 5th - Eliminated
Ryland Petty 3 Magician 12.4% 4th - Eliminated
Dante Marvin 4 Comic Singer 6.9% 6th - Eliminated
Flintz and T4ylor 5 Rapper & Pianist 15.7% 3rd (Won Judges' Vote)
Ranger Chris 6 Dinosaur Dance Group 3.8% 7th - Eliminated
Ben Nickless 7 Impressionist 30.4% 1st (Won Public Vote)
Andrew Basso 8 Escape Artist 3.0% 8th - Eliminated
  • ^2 Amber & Her Dancing Collies were later sent through to the final as the judges' wildcard.

Semi-final 3 (1 June)

Guest performers: Diversity

Semi-Finalist Order Performance Type Buzzes and judges' votes Percentage Finished[7]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Les Sancho 1 Latin & Hip Hop Dance Group 0.9% 8th - Eliminated
Immi Davis 2 Singer 17.0% 4th - Eliminated
The Freaks 3 Acrobatic Group 7.1% 5th - Eliminated
Dane Bates Collective 4 Contemporary Dance Group 5.6% 6th - Eliminated
Eva Abley 5 Stand Up Comedian 3 20.1% 3rd (Won Judges' Vote)
The Dots 6 Comic Vocal Trio 1.1% 7th - Eliminated
Keiichi Iwasaki 7 Magician 22.0% 2nd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Tom Ball 8 Singer 26.2% 1st (Won Public Vote)
  • ^3 Due to the majority vote for Eva Abley, Cowell's voting intention was not revealed.

Semi-final 4 (2 June)

Guest performers: Emeli Sandé and Kseniya Simonova ("Brighter Days")

Semi-Finalist Order Performance Type Buzzes and judges' votes Percentage Finished[8]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Dame Nation 1 Pantomime Vocal Group 4 2.8% 8th - Eliminated
5 Star Boys 2 Contemporary Dance Group 5 24.5% 2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
The Frontline Singers 3 Vocal Group 12.9% 4th - Eliminated
Mary P 4 Mary Poppins Impersonator 10.6% 5th - Eliminated
The Phantom 5 Illusionist 14.5% 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Stefano Paolini 6 Stand Up Comedian 3.0% 7th - Eliminated
Titan The Robot 7 Stand Up Comedian 5.4% 6th - Eliminated
Loren Allred 8 Singer 26.3% 1st (Won Public Vote)
  • ^4 Cowell requested his X was removed after the act during his comments.
  • ^5 Cowell did not cast his vote due to the majority support for 5 Star Boys from the other judges, but admitted that his voting intention would have been for this semi-finalist.

Semi-final 5 (3 June)

Guest performers: Jon Courtenay, Colin Thackery, D-Day Darlings and D-Day Juniors

Semi-Finalist Order Performance Type Buzzes and judges' votes Percentage Finished[9]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Matricks Illusion 1 Quick Change Group 1.3% 8th - Eliminated
Scooter Boys 2 Scooter Stunt Team 12.3% 4th - Eliminated
Welsh of the West End 3 Vocal Group 7 13.4% 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Aneeshwar Kunchala 4 Poet 7 14.0% 2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Brian & Krysstal 5 Comic Music Duo 2.1% 7th - Eliminated
IMD Legion 6 Street Dance Group 8.5% 6th - Eliminated
Nick Edwards 7 Singer & Guitarist 9.9% 5th - Eliminated
Axel Blake 8 Stand Up Comedian 38.5% 1st (Won Public Vote)
  • ^7 Cowell did not cast his vote due to the majority support for Aneeshwar Kunchala from the other judges; he stated that he would have wanted to see both Kunchala and Welsh of the West End in the final, implying that he would have tried to take the result to the public vote if he had been asked earlier.

Final (5 June)

Guest performers: Sister Act The Musical ("Raise Your Voice")

  Winner |   Runner-up
Finalist Order Performance Type Percentage Finished[10]
Jamie Leahey 1 Ventiloquist 14.7% 2nd
Amber and the Dancing Collies 2 Dog Act 3.2% 10th
5 Star Boys 3 Contemporary Dance Group 2.5% 11th
Flintz and T4ylor 4 Rapper & Pianist 8.3% 6th
Aneeshwar Kunchala 5 Poet 6.0% 7th
Eva Abley 6 Stand Up Comedian 8.4% 5th
Tom Ball 7 Singer 14.2% 3rd
Ben Nickless 8 Impressionist 5.7% 8th
Loren Allred 9 Singer 3.3% 9th
Axel Blake 10 Stand Up Comedian 19.7% 1st
Maxwell Thorpe 11 Opera Singer 14.0% 4th

Ratings

Episode Air date Total viewers
(millions)[11]
ITV
Weekly rank[11]
Auditions 1 16 April 8.31 2
Auditions 2 17 April 6.94 3
Auditions 3 23 April 7.03 4
Auditions 4 30 April 7.29 1
Auditions 5 7 May 6.93 1
Auditions 6 14 May 6.55 1
Auditions 7 21 May 7.00 1
Auditions 8 28 May 5.84 1
Semi-Final 1 30 May 5.89 2
Semi-Final 2 31 May 5.46 3
Semi-Final 3 1 June 5.06 9
Semi-Final 4 2 June 4.70 11
Semi-Final 5 3 June 5.23 6
Final 5 June 7.07 1


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