Britain’s Got Talent 2018 semi-finalists: all 40 acts who made it through to live shows
We bring you a full list of all this year's BGT acts who will perform during next week's live shows
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The Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalists have been revealed.
Judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams had to whittle down 182 acts to just 40.
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On Saturday after the auditions wrapped up, the judges’ deliberations saw the acts confirmed for the live semi-finals, which start on Monday and air every day next week.
These are the acts who are through to the Britain’s Got Talent live semis:
The Golden Buzzers
All five of the Golden Buzzer acts have been revealed. These acts are the ones specially chosen by the judges to automatically land a place in the semi-finals. They are:
Marc Spelmann – Ant and Dec’s Golden Buzzer
Tim and Jack Goodacre – Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer
Donchez Dacres – David Walliams’s Golden Buzzer
Lifford Shillingford – Alesha Dixon’s Golden Buzzer
Gruffydd Wyn Roberts – Amanda Holden’s Golden Buzzer
Singers
Father Ray Kelly
Irish priest Father Ray Kelly is a 64-year-old singer. He performs Everybody Hurts by R.E.M.
Calum Courtney
10-year-old viral sensation Callum sings Michael Jackson’s “Who’s Lovin’ You”.
Olena Uutai
All we’ll say about Olena’s act is that she makes a lot of horse noises. You have been warned.
Made Up North
The young budding boyband hope to be as big as One Direction.
Aleksandar Mileusnic
The 23-year-old council worker and singer from Stevenage performs a swing version of Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes. But will it be even better than the original?
Ronan Busfield
HR man Ronan from Bedfordshire performs Maria from West Side Story in his first audition.
Amy Marie Borg
The 16-year-old student from Malta sings classical piece Nella Fantasia. She marks herself as nine on a scale of one to 10 of nerves, but will her performance be confident?
The Ratpackers
51-year-old Dennis DeMille and 22-year-old Marvin Muoneke (who are at pains to point out they’re not father and son!) are Rat Pack singers from Weston-super-Mare and give a rousing rendition of New York, New York.
Sarah Llwellyn
The singer mixes cake eating with opera. Is there a better combination of talents?
Dancers
Futinity
The dancers, aged between eight and 24, are a group dressed as zombies. But that’s probably obvious.
Baba Yega
What are Baba Yega? Even after watching their performance we’re still not sure. They’re Belgian dance/performance artists who are mildly terrifying to say the least…
DVJ (Diversity Junior)
A dance group guided by Diversity’s Ashley Banjo – who won the competition back in 2009.
Acrocadabra
The dance group from Birmingham are aged between nine and 17 and perform a dance and acrobatics routine with some magic tricks.
Shameer Rayes
Student Shameer impressed with his unique and incredibly impressive style of dance.
Lexie and Christopher
Young baby ballroom dancers Lexie and Christopher give it full throttle as they perform to Meghan Trainor’s Dear Future Husband. But will they get a 10 from Simon and co?
Cali Swing
Aged nine to 14 years old, young dance group Cali Swing live in London and deliver a top-notch synchronised routine.
Rise Unbroken
This group of dancers are aged between 10 -24 years old. The group perform a dance with wheelchairs to help one of the members, Hollie Booth, get back into dancing following injuries she sustained during the Manchester terror attack in 2017.
Choirs
The D-Day Darlings
This wartime-themed choir performs We’ll Meet Again by Vera Lynn. Well realistically, what else were they going to sing?
B-Positive Choir
The official choir of the NHS Blood and Transplant set up to encourage people to donate blood.
DMU Gospel Choir
The gospel choir sing a medley of “I Will Follow Him/ Oh Happy Day”.
Comedians
Mandy Muden
Comedy magician Mandy Muden is certainly magical and hilarious. You’ve got to watch out for her melon…
Lost Voice Guy
Comedian Lee Ridley, who performs under the name Lost Voice Guy, has cerebral palsy which has left him unable to speak. With the use of an iPad, he delivers a zingy stand-up routine that has the judges in stitches.
Micky P Kerr
The comedy musician’s riff on his despair at losing his carrier bag was lost on Simon, as David Walliams quips: “He hasn’t been to a supermarket since 1981”
Noel James
Noel, a 52-year-old exam invigilator and comedian from Wales, brings a guitar on stage – before promptly putting it down and performing without it. But will his stand-up leave the judges rolling in the aisles or just rolling their eyes?
Mr Uekusa
Mr Uekusa performs table cloth tricks whilst naked. Because why not.
Robert White
The music teacher from West Sussex performs musical comedy, singing a song about the judges.
Andrew Lancaster
The 32-year-old Lancashire-based comedian performs impressions of Donald Trump, Brian Cox, Nigel Farage and Russell Brand.
Nick Page
The stand-up is a former presenter of Escape to the Countryside, rather bizarrely. Now he’s auditioned for BGT
Marty Putz
In his first audition, inventor and comedian Marty covered Simon in toilet roll. What else is there to know?
Magicians
Matt Johnson
The escapologist performs a trick that sees him locked and chained inside a tank filled with water.
Sascha Williams
Sascha Williams was branded “mad” by Ant McPartlin after his death-defying BGT audition.
Magus Utopia
Described as “a group of fantasy illusionists from the Netherlands”, Magus Utopia give a terrifying, intriguing and unmissable performance that defies explanation. We have no idea what it is, but we love it.
Giang Brothers
These two have to be seen to be believed. Quoc Co and Quoc Nghiep are brothers from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Their death-defying audition defies both gravity, sense – and health and safety.
Ellie and Jeki
This married couple from South Korea perform a quick-change illusion act that’s themed around some of the biggest Hollywood films. You won’t believe your eyes.
Maddox
Close-up magician Maddox, 31, leaves Amanda Holden and the judges stunned with some seriously spooky Rubik’s Cube stuff.
Britain’s Got Talent airs live Monday to Friday on ITV
