The winner of Britain’s Got Talent has been announced, with Sydney Christmas walked away with the title, a £250,000 prize and a future place at the Royal Variety Performance.
After five semi-finals held this week, the 10 finalists for this season are Abigail & Afronita, Northants Sings Out, Jack Rhodes, Haribow, Innocent Masuku, Ssaulabi Performance Troupe, Mike Woodhams, Sydnie Christmas, Alex Mitchell and Trixy.
The group is also joined by wildcard act, Trickstars.
During the week, all sorts of weird and wonderful acts took to the stage in front of judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and Bruno Tonioli, who were chosen by the judges watching at home.
The top three acts are Abigail & Afronitaaa, Jack Rhodes and Sydnie Christmas.
But it was the audience who ultimately decided that 28-year-old singer Sydnie was the favourite.
After being announced as the winner, Sydnie jumped for joy before breaking down in tears and at a loss for words.
He then thanked everyone who had supported him: ‘I can’t believe the amount of love I feel. I was overwhelmed with love. That’s great thank you very much.’
After her final performance, which saw her sing Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz, Amanda labeled it ‘spellbinding’ and ‘perfection’.
‘It’s just gold dust,’ he added.
Bruno stated that it was a ‘show stop’ and stated that he had ‘taken his breath away’.
‘You just radiate hope and joy and light and there’s something about that performance and emotion and I just feel it moving through me. It was a glorious and wonderful moment,” Alesha added.
Concluding the judge’s comments, Simon said it was ‘really special’ to witness.
‘I actually felt very emotional.’
After her win was announced, BGT viewers were quick to share their congratulations on social media.
‘It’s worth it! It sounds amazing!’ Jamie posted on X.
‘Congratulations Sydnie Christmas for winning BGT 2024. A special talent and a well deserved winner. A fantastic final once again showing Britain but also the world really has talent,’ Daniel added.
As others know, Sydnie is the first solo female act without a dog to win the contest.
The position of the final grand final of the rest of the same act as followed after Sydnie: Jack Rhodes, Abigail & Afronitaaa, Innocent Masuku, The Trickstars, Trixy, Mike Woodams, Alex Mitchell, Northants Sings Out, Ssaulabi and Haribow.
Ahead of the show, Simon said it was the best final he could remember in years.
“Everyone has stepped up their game, but we also have acts from all over the world competing that make people want to step up,” he said.
As she explained before her final performance, she had been working hard to appear in the West End show and ‘couldn’t believe’ everything that had happened since her BGT audition.
‘Singing at the Apollo was life-changing. I have clung to everything the judge has said because I do not fully believe in myself,’ he said.
‘Winning means I’ve done the right thing to achieve my dream.’
Sydnie is the first act this season to receive the Golden Buzzer, courtesy of Amanda Holden, who was left stunned by Tomorrow’s rendition of Annie during the first episode.
The BGT final also featured performances from the West End cast of Mamma Mia!
Britain’s Got Talent is streaming on ITVX.
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