Britain's Got Talent announces first 2025 finalists in chaotic live semi-final
The first 2025 Britain's Got Talent semi-finalists have been revealing following a historic semi-final which saw the Golden Buzzer live for the first time
The first 2025 Britain's Got Talent semi-finalists have been revealing following a historic semi-final which saw the Golden Buzzer live for the first timeBritain's Got Talent announces first 2025 finalists in historic live semi-final (
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The first two Britain's Got Talent 2025 finalists have been revealed following a nail-biting semi-final which saw the Golden Buzzer used for the first time.
The Golden Buzzer has been used in the auditions since series 8, but this year it's made its way to the final as one act was sent straight through to the final, whereas the other gained their place via the public vote.
Out of tonight's seven semi-finalists, it was The Blackouts and Vinnie Mckee who emerged victorious, cementing their places in the upcoming live final. There, they'll be battling it out for a chance to perform at the Royal Variety Show, as well as a whopping £250,000 cash prize.
Vinnie McKee won the public vote
Led dance group The Blackouts received the Golden Buzzer from Amanda Holden who said: "Your audition took our breath away and this evening, it was even better," before pressing the Golden Buzzer.
At the end of the show, it was revealed that Vinnie Mckee had received the most votes from the public and was the second finalist to be sent through to the live final.
Speaking on the public's decision Vinnie said he was "flabbergasted," as he thanked his fans.
The Blackouts received the first Golden Buzzer of the live semi-finals (
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It came following a dramatic final, which saw magician Teddy Magic 'pull out' live on air. Ant and Dec first announced that Teddy wasn't ready for his performance, leaving Simon Cowell fuming.
However, it was then announced that he wouldn't be performing at all, and would be participating in a future semi-final.
Earlier this month, ITV announced that the semi-finals will be airing every Saturday across five weekends, which means that fans will get five extra weeks of Britain's Got Talent.
In prior years, the semi-finals have aired consecutively during an intense week of back to back shows.
"Britainās Got Talent will be more entertaining than ever before, not only with the addition of the Golden Buzzer for the live shows, but the semi-finals will now air live every Saturday night, claiming the weekends as the home of BGT," the broadcaster said.
"Be prepared for unpredictable, unmissable and unbeatable event television."
This now means that the final will be airing at a much later date than usual - with the 2025 series likely to crown its champion on Saturday 31 May. The BGT final has typically aired in June, however this year's series began much earlier as it kicked off in February instead of the usual April date.
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