Britain’s Got Talent auditions kicked off on Wednesday afternoon, with Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon returning to the panel for another year.
But on just day one of auditions, the show quickly turned into chaos as Simon, Amanda and Bruno all pressed their golden buzzers.
Each judge including Ant & Dec on the sidelines, are given one chance throughout the auditions to send a contestant straight to the live shows.
And not holding back one bit, out of the first 20 auditions three are already through to the live rounds.
An insider told The Sun: ‘Bruno was almost moved to tears watching his golden buzzer dance act, and was first to slam down on the button so hard it cracked.
BGT auditions kicked off on Wednesday afternoon, with Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon returning to the panel for another year alongside Ant & Dec
But on just day one of auditions , the show quickly turned into chaos as Simon, Amanda and Bruno all pressed their golden buzzers (pictured in 2023)
‘He was shortly followed by Simon, who sent a Japanese dance act through to the live shows.
‘And finally, Amanda was so impressed by a female theatre singer that she was keen to give a shot in the live rounds. She was last to press the buzzer.’
They kicked off the auditions on Wednesday afternoon and will pack in two blocks of audition shows per day until Sunday in a jam-packed schedule.
They will then be heading up to Manchester at the start of February for another five days of auditions, held at the Central Convention Centre.
The release date for the upcoming 17th series of Britain’s Got Talent has not yet been confirmed.
While the British auditions have just got underway, Simon has been on screen in recent days on new spin-off show America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League.
The new show features the judges coaching all-star acts from across the Got Talent franchise with the winning act receiving a $250,000 grand prize and their coach also being named as a champion.
And in Monday’s episode, Simon pushed his Golden Buzzer for Sainted Trap Choir after their incredible cover of Prince’s Purple Rain.
But on just day one of auditions, the show quickly turned into chaos as Simon, Amanda and Bruno all pressed their golden buzzers
Each judge including Ant & Dec on the sidelines, are given one chance throughout the auditions to send a contestant straight to the live shows
And not holding back one bit, out of the first 20 auditions three are already through to the live rounds (Honey and Sammy get the golden buzzer in 2020)
The mentor had worked with the group from Charlotte, North Carolina, in a bid to get them the coveted clearance to sing Purple Rain.
Luckily, the night before they were due to perform, they finally learned that Prince’s estate had made an exception and gave them permission to perform Purple Rain.
The group left the judges seriously impressed with their rendition of the legendary song as they got a standing ovation for the number.
‘Mic drop,’ said show host Terry Crews, while Howie Mandel added: ‘It was amazing!’ and Mel B gushed that they were ‘brilliant’.
‘I just connected with you from that first audition,’ Simon said. ‘Then we spoke on the phone and I said how would you feel about singing my favorite song of all time Purple Rain? I just heard this scream.
‘And I thought, that’s a yes. I think Prince is the greatest artist of all time. And you said it was going to be good. It wasn’t. It was incredible.’
Simon has appeared on screens in recent days for spin-off show America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League and pushed his Golden Buzzer for Sainted Trap Choir on Monday
The group got a standing ovation from the judges as they seriously impressed with their cover of Prince’s Purple Rain, sending them straight to the finals
Simon said he hoped the moment would be life-changing before them, before getting up and pushing down on the Golden Buzzer, sending them straight to the finals.
Golden confetti rained down around them as they hugged each other, appearing completely overwhelmed by the opportunity.
On the spin-off show, the judges serve as mentors to hand-picked acts and can use their Golden Buzzer to either advance one of their own acts to the finals or steal an act from another coach, while also advancing them to the finals. Each of the contestants are competing for the $250,000 grand prize.
