Series 14

Series 14 of Britain's Got Talent was aired in 2020, with the first episode being shown on Saturday 11th April. Ant & Dec returned as presenters, with Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams returning on the Judging panel. Britain's Got More Talent did not return, which meant that for the first time ever Stephen Mulhern did not return, however Ant & Dec began hosting a new show, BGT: Unseen Bits, which aired exclusively on the ITV Hub.

The airing of the show clashed with the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020. The decision was made to air the auditions as usual as they had been recorded in January and February, and to postpone the Semi-Finals until the lockdown had been lifted. The Semi-Finals and the Final occurred between September & October of the same year. The show gained it's first ever Golden Buzzer win in the form of Jon Courtenay. This was the first Series of the main show (discounting The Champions (Series 1)) to lack a wildcard since Series 5 therefore but 10 acts competed in the Final, however this could have been done as a precaution due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Similarly to the first four Series the winner of a Public Vote advanced onto the Final, however this time the Judges chose three acts and casted their vote for which of them were the best of the three in order to instantly advance onto the Final, following this the remaining two of the top three were eligible for the Public Vote alongside the other five acts who were in the Public Vote, however this time the vote remained open for a week per Semi-Final and every Public Vote winner from the previous five Semi-Finals were announced at the beginning of the Final. Alongside this the show also became the most complained about show within the last decade, with the vast majority of these complaints stemming around Diversity's BLM routine, when they performed as guest performers during the first Semi-Final of the Series.

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Judging Panel[]

David Walliams	Alesha Dixon	Amanda Holden	Simon Cowell

Guest Judge[]

On the 9th August, Simon Cowell was involved in a motorcycle crash and was therefore unable to Judge the Semi-Finals. On 23rd August, it was announced that Diversity dancer Ashley Banjo would replace him on the judging panel.

Ashley Banjo

Auditions[]

Main Article: Series 14 Auditions

The auditions for Series 14 were filmed between January and February in Manchester and London. Eight episodes of auditions were aired between the 11th April and the 30th May.

Each act that performed in front of the judges was given 2 minutes to demonstrate their talents for the four judges. If an act received four buzzes then their performance is ended early. At least three "Yes" votes from the judges are required for an act to be accepted into the Next Round, otherwise, they are eliminated from the competition. Should one of the judges or Ant & Dec hit the Golden Buzzer for one of the acts, that act will be sent straight to the Semi-Finals.

Deliberation Day[]

40 acts from the auditions were chosen to perform in the Semi-Finals, the acts being revealed at the end of the second round on Sunday 30th August in a special episode entitled ‘The Finalists Revealed’ due to a pause between the auditions and live shows caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic. As such, all accepted acts received a phone call from the judges to inform them that they had reached the Semi-Finals and none of the acts found this out in person, therefore making this the only series that this has ever happened in due to the circumstances caused by the aforementioned COVID-19 Pandemic.

Semi-Finals[]

40 acts from the auditions (39 from the main show and 1 from BGT: Unseen) were chosen to perform in the Semi-Finals, with the acts being revealed on the 31st August.

Initially Lioz Shem Tov & Noise Next Door advanced onto the Semi-Finals, however, the former withdrew due to health concerns & the latter withdrew due to the lack of a live studio audience and the group feeling as if a live studio audience were a necessity in order for their performance to work.

The Semi-Finals were aired between the 5th September and the 3rd October, with the Final taking place on the 10th October. Each Semi-Final was aired upon a weekly basis and were pre-recorded. Due to this, each episode 8 acts perform, the Judge’s chose their top 3, then voted for one of those acts to advance to the final, if they fail to reach a majority verdict, Amanda as head judge will have the casting vote regardless of the other judge’s votes. The public then voted to send one of the remaining seven acts through with the public vote results being revealed in the Final.

Symbol	Meaning
	Buzzer
	Judge’s Choice Vote
	Standing Ovation
	Judge’s Top 3

Semi-Final 1[]

Main Article: Episode 1410

Name	Act	Result
Urban Turtles	Dance Act	Eliminated (7th)
James and Dylan Piper	Magicians	Moved On (Public Vote)
Imen Siar	Singer	ElIminated (6th)
Yakub	Dancer	Eliminated (2nd)
James Stott	Extreme Magician	Eliminated (4th)
SOS From the Kids	Choir	Eliminated (5th)
Fayth Ifil	Singer	Eliminated (3rd)
Steve Royle	Comedian / Juggler	Moved On (JC)

Semi-Final 2[]

Main Article: Episode 1411

Name	Act	Result
Souparnika Nair	Singer	Eliminated (3rd)
Damien O'Brien	Magician	Moved On
Class Dynamix	Choir	Eliminated (6th)
Allan Finnegan	Comedian	Eliminated (7th)
Amanda & Miracle	Dog Act	Eliminated (5th)
Aaron and Jasmine	Dance Duo	Moved On (JC)
Honey & Sammy	Singing Duo	Eliminated (4th)
The Coven	Horror Dance Group	Eliminated (2nd)

Semi-Final 3[]

Main Article: Episode 1412

Name	Act	Result
Myra Dubois	Drag Comedian	Eliminated (5th)
Magical Bones	Magician	Moved On (JC)
Ember Trio	Musical Trio	Eliminated (4th)
Sign Along With Us	Singing Group / Choir	Moved On
Dario the Dinosaur	Variety Act	Eliminated (6th)
Sirine Jahangir	Singer / Pianist	Eliminated (2nd)
X1X Crew	Acrobatic Dance Group	ElIminated (3rd)
Bhim Niroula	Novelty Singer	Eliminated (7th)

Magical Bones won the judges' vote and advanced through to the final, & Sign Along With Us won the Public Vote and made the Final.

Semi-Final 4[]

Main Article: Episode 1413

Name	Act	Result
Billy and Chantelle	Dance Duo	Eliminated (4th)
Chineke! Junior Orchestra	Orchestra	Eliminated (3rd)
Katherine & Joe O'Malley	Disney Variety Act	Eliminated (7th)
Kevin Quantum	Magician / Scientist	Eliminated (5th)
Jon Courtenay	Singer / Pianist	Moved On (JC)
Jasper Cherry	Magician	Moved On (Public Vote)
Papi Flex	Contortionist	Eliminated (6th)
Belinda Davids	Singer	Eliminated (2nd)

Jon Courtenay won the judges' vote and advanced through to the final, & Jasper Cherry won the Public Vote and made the Final.

Semi-Final 5[]

Main Article: Episode 1414

Name	Act	Result
Soldiers of Swing	Musical Duo	Eliminated (5th)
Håkan Berg	Comedic Magician	Eliminated (4th)
Shalom Chorale	Gospel Choir	Eliminated (6th)
Wesley Williams	Unicyclist	Eliminated (3rd)
Crissy Lee	Drummer	Eliminated (7th)
Nabil Abdulrashid	Comedian	Moved On (JC)
Aidan McCann	Magician	Moved On
Beth Porch	Singer / Guitarist	Eliminated (2nd)

Grand Final[]

Main Article: Episode 1415

Name	Act	Result
Aidan McCann	Magician	7th place
Aaron and Jasmine	Dance Duo	10th place
Damien O'Brien	Magician	6th place
Steve Royle	Comedian / Juggler	3rd place
Magical Bones	Magician	9th place
Sign Along With Us	Signing Choir	2nd Place
James and Dylan Piper	Magicians	5th place
Nabil Abdulrashid	Comedian	4th place
Jasper Cherry	Magician	8th place
Jon Courtenay	Singer / Pianist	Winner

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