Britain's Got Talent series 15

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.

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, 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. 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.

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Judges' Wildcard Finalist | Golden Buzzer Audition

Semi-finals summary

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Semi-final 1 (30 May)

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

Semi-final 2 (31 May)

Guest Performers: (with Roger Bart) ("The Power of Love"/"It Works")

Amber & Her Dancing Collies were later sent through to the final as the judges' wildcard.

Semi-final 3 (1 June)

Guest performers: Diversity

Due to the majority vote for Eva Abley, Cowell's voting intention was not revealed.

Semi-final 4 (2 June)

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

Cowell requested his X was removed after the act during his comments.
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

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")

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Ratings

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