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Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions
To mark the series, we’ve looked back on the various dance groups, dog acts, singers, magicians and more who have won the show across its 13 seasons.
Here are all of the previous winners of Britain’s Got Talent – and what they’ve been up to since…
Show all 13 1 /13Britain’s Got Talent: Where are the winners now? Britain’s Got Talent: Where are the winners now? Series 1: Paul Potts Opera singer Potts won the very first series of Britain’s Got Talent in 2007. Six years later, a film about his life was released starring James Corden, called One Chance, to mixed reviews. However, Potts has since gone on to have a successful career as a vocalist.
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Britain’s Got Talent: Where are the winners now? Series 2: George Sampson Breakdancer Sampson won Britain’s Got Talent in 2008 with his performance to Mint Royale’s remix of Singin’ in the Rain. The song itself shot to number one in the charts after the final. Sampson has since taken on acting, appearing in Waterloo Road, Mount Pleasant and Emmerdale.
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Britain’s Got Talent: Where are the winners now? Series 3: Diversity Dance group Diversity famously beat global sensation Susan Boyle in the 2009 series of Britain’s Got Talent. After winning the show, the group went on to have huge success performing tours and appearing in numerous TV shows. Perri Kiely won the ITV reality series Splash! and Ashley Banjo became a judge on Dancing on Ice.
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Britain’s Got Talent: Where are the winners now? Series 4: Spelbound Gymnastic geniuses Spelbound won Britain’s Got Talent in 2010. They pipped dance duo Twist and Pulse to the post, and subsequently went on to release a DVD. They also performed at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.
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Britain’s Got Talent: Where are the winners now? Series 5: Jai McDowell Singer McDowell’s shock win in 2011 saw him beat series favourite Ronan Parke – aka the “British Justin Bieber”. His performance of Bring Me To Life by Evanescence ultimately won over the public and secure him the votes to win. After the show he secured a record deal with Simon Cowell's label, Syco, on which he released his debut album Believe in 2012.
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Britain’s Got Talent: Where are the winners now? Series 6: Ashleigh & Pudsey Ashleigh Butler and her canine pal Pudsey won the show in 2012. After the series, Pudsey starred in his own film Pudsey the Dog: The Movie and was voiced by David Walliams, and he also played the Duchess in Mr Stink. In 2017, Butler announced that Pudsey had died and that a new dog Sully would be his replacement. Last year, the pair won the agility competition in Crufts.
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Britain’s Got Talent: Where are the winners now? Series 7: Attraction Hungarian shadow artists Attraction won Britain’s Got Talent in 2013, beating teenage comedian Jack Carroll and singing dup Richard and Adam. After the show, the group have gone on to perform in theatre productions around the world and a TV ad.
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Britain’s Got Talent: Where are the winners now? Series 8: Collabro Classical five-piece Collabro won in 2014, beating opera singer Lucy Kay and Bars and Melody. Since then, they have gone on to release three albums. In 2016, original member Richard Hadfield left amid rumours of a rift in the group.
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Britain’s Got Talent: Where are the winners now? Series 9: Jules O’Dwyer and Matisse The 2015 series of Britain’s Got Talent made headlines for its ‘double dog’ controversy. After the final, it emerged that trainer Jules O’Dwyer had been secretly using not one, but two dogs for her act, leading more than 1,000 people to complain to Ofcom.
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Britain’s Got Talent: Where are the winners now? Series 10: Richard Jones Magician and military man Jones won the show in 2016 with a tribute to the Armed Forces in his final performance. Following his win, Jones had his own one-off ITV special called Operation Magic and has since toured the UK with his tricks.
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Britain’s Got Talent: Where are the winners now? Series 11: Tokio Myers Musician Myers won in 2017 with his melange of classical and electronic music, and since the show has released a debut album, Our Generation, as well as featuring on Simon Cowell’s Grenfell single Bridge Over Troubled Water.
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Britain’s Got Talent: Where are the winners now? Series 12: Lost Voice Guy Stand-up Lee Ridley, who performs with a speech synthesiser due to his cerebral palsy, won Britain’s Got Talent in 2018. Since his triumph, he’s starred in and co-written Radio 4 sitcom Ability and toured around the UK.
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Britain’s Got Talent: Where are the winners now? Series 13: Colin Thackery Singer Thackery became the oldest champion of Britain's Got Talent when he won in 2019. He performed Michael Ball's Love Changes Everything in the grand finale. Since then, he has become the oldest person in the world to sign a debut solo album deal.
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Not all of these winners will be appearing in the new spin-off, however. Popular stars from past series – including some who won – will be returning to the stage alongside contestants from international versions of the hit show.
We do know that singers Paul Potts and George Sampson, as well as comedian Lost Voice Guy, dance troupe Collabro and dog trainer Ashleigh Butler, will all be back for The Champions.
Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions begins on Saturday 31 August at 8pm on ITV
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