Britain's Got Talent (series 11)

Britain's Got Talent
Series 11
Broadcast from 15 April – 3 June 2017
Judges Simon Cowell
Amanda Holden
Alesha Dixon
David Walliams
Presenter(s) Anthony McPartlin (ITV)
Declan Donnelly (ITV)
Co-presenter(s) Stephen Mulhern (ITV2)
Broadcaster ITV
ITV2 (BGMT)
Winner
Tokio Myers
Origin London
Genre(s) Pianist
Runner-up
Issy Simpson

Series Eleven of Britain's Got Talent, a British talent competition series, began broadcasting in the UK during 2017, from 15 April to 3 June; because the One Love Manchester concert was to take place on 4 June, the live final was brought forward a day to avoid clashing with it.[1][2] Following the closure of Fountain Studios the previous year, the live episodes were broadcast from Elstree Studios.[3] The change in location allowed for a revamp of the studio used by both the main programme and its sister show, Britain's Got More Talent.[4]

For the first time in eleven years, this series featured no judges' vote for each semi final - instead the acts getting the highest and second-highest tally of public votes would move on to the live final;[5] after the series' conclusion, Cowell admitted that he disliked this format change.[6] In addition to the judges not voting for an act, the Public Wildcard format was dropped from the show, while the number of acts making it into the semi-finals was reduced to 40, returning to the original semi-final format used prior to the sixth series.

The eleventh series was won by musician Tokio Myers, with magician Issy Simpson finishing in second place and comedian Daliso Chaponda in third place.[7][8] During its broadcast, the series averaged around 9.1 million viewers.

Series overview

Following open auditions held the previous year between October to December,[9] the Judges' audition took place between January and February 2017, within Blackpool, London, Birmingham and Salford.[10] No incidents occurred this year that would force any of the judges to be absent from these or require someone to stand-in for them. This series saw a reduction in the number of semi-finalists, along with, for the first time in eleven years of the show's history, the axing of the judges vote. Its removal meant that the public vote now decided on which two semi-finalists moved on, with the acts receiving the highest and second-highest tally of votes automatically entered into the live final. The change in format for semi-finals was not announced until 27 May 2017;[5] on 5 June, Cowell admitted he disliked this change, and intended to return to the original format for the next series.[6]

Of the participants that took part, only forty made it into the five live semi-finals - of these acts, singer Sarah Ikumu, dance group MerseyGirls, comedian Daliso Chaponda, comic magician Matt Edwards, and singer Kyle Tomlinson,[11] each received a golden buzzer during their auditions - with eight appearing in each one, and eleven of these acts making it into the live final; because the Judges' vote was dropped, this series did not feature a "Public Wildcard", but still maintained the "Judges' Wildcard", which was Sarah Ikumu, after she placed 3rd in the public vote in the third semi-final. The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this series:

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Third place
  Finalist |   Semi-finalist (placed 3rd in public vote) |   Semi-finalist (eliminated)
Judges' wildcard (previously eliminated act reinstated into the final by the judges)
Golden buzzer
Participant Age(s) Genre Act From Semi-final Result
Angelicus Celtis 12-17 Singing Choir Llanelli, Wales 4 Eliminated
Code 3 14-16 Dance Dance Trio Dartford 5 Eliminated
Daliso Chaponda 37 Comedy Stand-up comedian Manchester (originally Malawi) 5 Third place
David Geaney 22 Dance Dancer Ireland 3 Eliminated
Destiny Chukunyere 14 Singing Singer Birkirkara, Malta 2 Eliminated
Dizzy Twilight 65 Variety DJ Wiltshire 2 Eliminated
DNA 29 & 43 Magic Mentalists London 1 Finalist (Won Public Vote)
Empire Dance Crew 15-27 Dance Street Dance Troupe London 1 Eliminated
Grace & Ali 17 & 16 Dance Dancing Duo Hartlepool / Middlesbrough 1 2 Eliminated (Placed 3rd in Public vote)
Harry Gardner 16 Singing / Music Singer/Pianist Essex 2 Eliminated
Issy Simpson 8 Magic Magician Blackpool 2 Runner-up
Jamie Lee Harrison 24 Singing Singer Newcastle 5 Eliminated (Placed 3rd in Public Vote)
Jay Wynn 36 Singing Singing Robot Gloucester 3 Eliminated
Jess Robinson 34 Comedy Impressionist London 5 Eliminated
John Parnell 63 Variety Hula-Hoop Artist Nuneaton 4 Eliminated
Jonny Awsum 39 Singing Comic Singer Croydon 4 Eliminated
Josephine Lee 30 Magic Illusionist London 3 Eliminated
Kyle Tomlinson 15 Singing Singer Sheffield 1 Finalist (Placed 2nd in Public Vote)
Leah Barniville 14 Singing Classical Singer Ireland 2 Eliminated
London School of Bollywood 18-27 Dance Bollywood Dance Troupe London 3 Eliminated
Lords Of Strut 35 & 36 Dance / Comedy Comic Dance Duo Cork 5 Eliminated
Martin & Faye 47 & 10 Singing Singing Duo Warrington 3 Eliminated
Matt Edwards 34 Magic / Comedy Comic Magician Suffolk 2 Finalist (Placed 2nd in Public Vote)
MerseyGirls 2 14-17 Dance Dance Group Wirral 4 Finalist (Placed 2nd in Public Vote)
Miss Treat Vibe 19-24 Singing Girl Group Sheffield / South London / Swindon / Birmingham 3 1 Eliminated (Placed 3rd in Public Vote)
Missing People Choir 32-71 Singing Choir London 5 Finalist (Placed 2nd in Public vote)
Ned Woodman 8 Comedy Stand-up Comedian Maidstone 3 Finalist (Placed 2nd in Public Vote)
Niels Harder 26 Magic / Comedy Comic Magician Amsterdam, Netherlands 1 Eliminated
Paws With Soul 24-29 Dance Dance Troupe London 4 Eliminated
PC Dan 33 Dance Dancer Kingston 1 Eliminated
Perfect Pitch Creation 8-14 Singing Choir Derbyshire 5 Eliminated
Reuben Gray 16 Singing / Music Singer/Guitarist Surrey 4 Eliminated (Placed 3rd in Public vote)
Ryan Tracey 35 Variety Balloonist Omagh 4 Eliminated
Sarah Ikumu 16 Singing Singer Milton Keynes 3 Finalist (Won Judges' wildcard)
St. Patrick's Junior Choir Drumgreenagh 8-12 Singing Choir Rathfriland 1 Eliminated
TapTastik 19-62 Dance Tap Dance Troupe Brighton 2 Eliminated
The Pensionalities 4 84 & 75 Singing Singing Duo Doncaster 4 Finalist (Won Public vote)
TNG Characters 16-25 Dance Dance Troupe West London 5 Eliminated
Tokio Myers 32 Music Pianist/Drummer/Remixer London 3 Winner
Tyrone & Mina 36 & 35 Danger Knife Throwing Duo Argentina / Spain 1 1 Eliminated
  • ^1 Both performers came from one or the other location.
  • ^2 MerseyGirls initially auditioned for the show as "Just Us".
  • ^3 Each member of the group came from one of these locations.
  • ^4 The Pensionalities initially auditioned for the show as "The Pensionaires".

Semi-finals summary

Buzzed out
  Won the public vote |   Placed second in the public vote
  Eliminated - Placed third in the vote |   Eliminated

Semi-final 1 (29 May)

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes Finished[14]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
St. Patrick's Junior Choir Drumgreenagh 1 Choir 4th - Eliminated
PC Dan 2 Dancer 5th - Eliminated
Niels Harder 3 Comic Magician 8th - Eliminated
Kyle Tomlinson 4 Singer 2nd (Placed second in Public vote)
Empire Dance Crew 5 Street Dance Troupe 7th - Eliminated
DNA 6 Mentalists 1st (Won Public Vote)
Tyrone & Mina 7 Knife Throwing Duo 6th - Eliminated
Miss Treat Vibe 8 Girl Vocal Group 3rd - (Placed third in Public vote)

Semi-final 2 (30 May)

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes Finished[14]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Destiny Chukunyere 1 Singer 6th - Eliminated
Dizzy Twilight 2 DJ 8th - Eliminated
Harry Gardner 3 Singer and Pianist 4th - Eliminated
Issy Simpson 4 Magician 1st (Won Public vote)
Matt Edwards 5 Comic Magician 2nd (Placed second in Public vote)
Leah Barniville 6 Classical Singer 5th - Eliminated
Grace & Ali 7 Dancing Duo 3rd (Placed third in Public vote)
TapTastik 8 Tap Dance Troupe 7th - Eliminated

Semi-final 3 (31 May)

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes Finished[14]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Josephine Lee 1 Illusionist 4th - Eliminated
London School of Bollywood 2 Bollywood Dance Troupe 6th - Eliminated
Martin & Faye 3 Opera Duo 5th - Eliminated
Ned Woodman 4 Stand-up Comedian 2nd (Placed second in Public vote)
Jay Wynn 5 Singing Robot 8th - Eliminated
Sarah Ikumu 4 6 Singer 3rd (Placed third in Public vote)
David Geaney 7 Dancer 7th - Eliminated
Tokio Myers 8 Pianist 1st (Won Public vote)
  • ^4 Sarah Ikumu was later sent through to the final as the judges wildcard.

Semi-final 4 (1 June)

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes Finished[14]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Paws With Soul 1 Dance Troupe 7th - Eliminated
Angelicus Celtis 2 Operatic Choir 5th - Eliminated
John Parnell 3 Hula-Hoop Artist 5 8th - Eliminated
Reuben Gray 4 Singer And Guitarist 3rd (Placed third in Public vote)
Ryan Tracey 5 Balloonist 6th - Eliminated
The Pensionalities 6 Singing Duo 1st (Won Public vote)
Jonny Awsum 7 Comic Singer 4th - Eliminated
MerseyGirls 8 Dance Group 2nd (Placed second in Public vote)
  • ^5 Cowell removed his buzzer after Parnell's performance.

Semi-final 5 (2 June)

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes Finished[14]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Jess Robinson 1 Impressionist 5th - Eliminated
Perfect Pitch Creation 2 Choir 7th - Eliminated
Code 3 3 Dance Trio 8th - Eliminated
Daliso Chaponda 4 Stand-up Comedian 1st (Won Public vote)
Missing People Choir 5 Choir 2nd (Placed second in Public vote)
TNG Characters 6 Dance Troupe 6th - Eliminated
Jamie Lee Harrison 7 Singer 3rd (Placed third in Public vote)
Lords of Strut 8 Comic Dance Duo 4th - Eliminated

Final (3 June)

  Winner |   Runner-up |   3rd place
Finalist Order Act Finished[14]
The Pensionalities 1 Singing Duo 5th
MerseyGirls 2 Dance Group 9th
Kyle Tomlinson 3 Singer 6th
Ned Woodman 4 Stand-up Comedian 10th
DNA 5 Mentalists 11th
Matt Edwards 6 Comic Magician 4th
Missing People Choir 7 Choir 8th
Sarah Ikumu 8 Singer 7th
Daliso Chaponda 9 Stand-up Comedian 3rd
Issy Simpson 10 Magician 2nd
Tokio Myers 11 Pianist 1st

Ratings

Episode Air date Total viewers (millions)[18] ITV Weekly rank[18]
Auditions 1 15 April11.351
Auditions 2 22 April11.622
Auditions 3 29 April10.791
Auditions 4 6 May11.691
Auditions 5 13 May10.971
Auditions 6 20 May11.391
Auditions 7 27 May10.691
Semi-final 1 29 May9.752
Semi-final 1 results 7.1912
Semi-final 2 30 May7.9010
Semi-final 2 results 6.4416
Semi-final 3 31 May8.248
Semi-final 3 results 6.7814
Semi-final 4 1 June7.5411
Semi-final 4 results 7.0913
Semi-final 5 2 June8.109
Semi-final 5 results 6.5115
Final 3 June10.071

Criticism & controversies

Admin blunder

Following the broadcast of the second audition episode, production staff had been double-checking the background of Chinese acrobatics duo Gao Lin and Liu Xin, both of whom had auditioned for the show, when it was found that due to an administrative mistake, the terms and conditions for the show had not been updated on the programme's website with changes that had been made in 2015. Part of these changes included an amendment which required any foreign participant taking part on Britain's Got Talent to have the proper visas that gave them "the right to live and work in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Republic of Ireland". A check of the pair found that they only had visitation rights to the UK on their visas, which would have forbidden them further entry into the competition had the mistake not occurred. Although the pair got no further than the auditions, a spokesperson later stated that while their visas did not deny them entry into the competition, they would have had to change them if they won the series and sought to claim the prize money afterwards.[19]

Lip-synching/miming claims

Following the first semi-final, several viewers took to social media to criticise St. Patrick's Junior Choir of cheating, claiming that they were miming in their performance. These accusations were made, when the choir's performance was immediately stopped by the show's hosts because of technical difficulties, whereupon a piece of recording of them singing played for a short while in the background as they prepared to restart their song. However, the show refuted the claims of miming, explaining that while fixing the technical error, which was caused by the wrong track being provided for the choir to perform to, a recording from their rehearsal had been accidentally played while they were trying to rectify this.[20]

Holden's dress complaint

Following the fourth semi-final, several viewers took to social media to criticise Amanda Holden over her choice of outfit she wore during the live episode. The accusations were against a dress, designed by Julien Macdonald, that featured a plunging neckline that revealed a large part of her chest, which viewers felt was inappropriate to be shown on TV before the 9pm watershed.[21][22] Although Ofcom received over six hundred complaints in regards to this matter, the regulator chose not to investigate the matter further.[23]

Other criticisms

During its broadcast, a number of viewers made minor criticisms against the show in a couple of areas:

  • Following the audition of child comedian Ned Woodman, several viewers criticised the performance for being "disrespectful" and for having a misogynist nature, after a joke he made in which he compared Amanda Holden to "a dog".[24]
  • Following an episode of Britain's Got More Talent, in which for a segment Stephen Mulhern quizzed the judges on the most Googled questions about them, several viewers took to social media to accuse the show of lying, when Mulhern stated that the most common Google question for David Walliams was - "is David Walliams dating Simon Cowell". Their accusation stated that this was untrue, with several providing screenshots that showed the actual top question to be - "is David Walliams dead?".[25]

References

  1. ↑ Westbrook, Caroline (2 June 2017). "Little Mix cancel Britain's Got Talent final performance after show's switch to Saturday night". Metro. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Britain's Got Talent Grand Final moves to Saturday". 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Britain's Got Talent". Elstreestudios.co.uk. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Britain's Got Talent's brand new live set and studio revealed | Britain's Got Talent 2017". TellyMix.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Britain's Got Talent 2017 confirm brand new twist for the live shows | Britain's Got Talent 2017". TellyMix.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  6. 1 2 Anna Francis (5 June 2017). "Simon Cowell reveals BIG change he's making to Britain's Got Talent and viewers aren't happy about it". Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Pianist Tokio Myers is crowned the winner of Britain's Got Talent after being inspired to enter by 'big sister' Amy Winehouse... as he beats child magician Issy Simpson to nab the £250,000 prize in action-packed final". Daily Mail. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Britain's Got Talent Final winner: musician Tokio Myers triumphs - just ahead of magician Issy Simpson". The Telegraph. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "NEW DATES ADDED: It's audition time and we're coming to a city near YOU!". 14 October 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Britain's Got Talent 2017 auditions: Judges' audition dates, venues, tickets". TellyMix. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  11. ↑ Anth, Gee (3 February 2017). "Britain's Got Talent 2017: David Walliams and Amanda Holden press their golden buzzers!". Twit Celeb Gossip. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Little Mix, Diversity, Camila Cabello & more to perform at BGT Semi-Finals". Britain's Got Talent. itv.com. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  13. ↑ @AlfieBoe (27 May 2017). "@AlfieBoe: Don't miss Alfie singing Dame Vera Lynn's iconic 'We'll Meet Again' during Monday's #BGT live results show! Tune in to @ITV from 9.30pm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Britain's Got Talent 2017 voting percentages revealed!". ITV. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  15. ↑ @CamilaCabello (28 May 2017). "@Camila_Cabello: performing #cryinglntheclub on @BGT tuesday may 30th!!! which means my UK cuties i get to see u sooooooooon" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 May 2017 – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ @BatOutOfHell (27 May 2017). "@BatTheMusical: The rock'n'roll rumours are true...the cast of @BATtheMusical will PERFORM LIVE on Britain's Got Talent (@BGT) on Wednesday 31st May" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 May 2017 – via Twitter.
  17. ↑ @5AM (27 May 2017). "@5AfterMidnight: WE ARE COMING to @BGT on 2nd June! Can't wait to perform #UpInHere live for you guys for the first time" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 May 2017 – via Twitter.
  18. 1 2 "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  19. ↑ Daly, Helen (26 April 2017). "Britain's Got Talent: Gao Lin and Liu Xin forced to leave competition after show blunder". Daily Express. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  20. ↑ O'Sullivan, Kyle (29 May 2017). "Britain's Got Talent hit by cheat claims after viewers accuse school choir of miming". The Mirror. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  21. ↑ Harris, Niomi (1 June 2017). "Amanda Holden slammed over her 'INAPPROPRIATE' dress as viewers deem it too revealing for a family show". OK Magazine. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  22. ↑ Minn, Hayley (1 June 2017). "'It's a family show!' Amanda Holden blasted for VERY revealing dress on Britain's Got Talent". The Mirror. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  23. ↑ "Amanda Holden's plunging 'stripper' dress on BGT overtakes Russell Brand's 'crude' Comic Relief coverage to bag most Ofcom complaints of 2017". 24 September 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  24. ↑ Bullock, Andrew (15 April 2017). "Viewers appalled at 'disrespectful' child comic Ned Woodman's Britain's Got Talent routine slating the judges... which was 'written by his parents'". Mail Online. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  25. ↑ Minn, Hayley (30 May 2017). "Stephen Mulhern accused of lying on Britain's Got More Talent about most Googled question about David Walliams". The Mirror. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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