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Who are the BGT semi-finalists? Tuesday's line-up and Golden Buzzer stars competing

Britain's Got Talent has gone live for the first time in two years - and it was just as chaotic as everyone predicted it would be.

Audience booing, technical gripes and awkward acts, everything you can expect from a live show happened on Monday evening.

As the ITV show returns this evening, viewers can look forward to another Golden Buzzer act, a dancing dog and an escapologist defying death.

Here are all the semi-finalists competing this year...

Tuesday's line-up

Amber & Nymeria

They are the human and canine double act that enchanted the judges with their adorable routine full of tricks.

Amber and Nymeria wowed the judges last time (ITV)

We've watched a fair few dog acts over the years - with two even going on to win the show.

Will Amber and Nymeria be able to stand out from the crowd?

Voices of the Armed Forces Children Choir

Following on from Monday evening's incredible choir, will this one be able to top their performance?

Made up of child singers whose parents serve in the military, the choir wowed the judges last time with their original song titled Welcome Home.

Will they be able to impress again?

Dante Marvin

Schoolboy Dante left the judges in hysterics when he performed his comedy song about his brittle bone disease.

The 13-year-old had everyone on their feet after his performance, with David Walliams revealing that he had met Dante a few times after he had requested a book about a boy in a wheelchair.

Dante Marvin left the audience in hysterics with his routine (ITV)

The judge had gone on to dedicate the book to him.

Alesha gushed: "What is there not to love about you? Well done."

Ryland Petty

Young magician Ryland left Amanda Holden speechless when he asked her to join him on stage.

Last time, he used Rubik's Cubes to pull off an incredible trick, with the judges praising him for his skills.

Will he be able to wow once again on Tuesday evening?

Ben Nickless

It didn't get off to the best start for Ben with an awkward Covid joke that left the judges with bored frowns.

Thankfully, he got off to a great finish with his 20 impressions in 60 seconds that even had Simon Cowell chuckling.

Will he be able to pull it off again tonight?

Ranger Chris

It's not every day you get a load of dinosaurs on BGT, but that's who Ranger Chris brought on stage with him.

But they didn't just walk on stage - they enjoyed a groove in front of the judges.

Alesha wasn't quite to keen and ended pressing her buzzer, prompting Simon to ask "what her problem" was.

"I think the idea of a dance group with dinosaurs is brilliant," Simon gushed.

Flintz & Taylor

Alesha Dixon's Golden Buzzer went to musical duo Flintz and T4ylor.

The 22-year-old and 17-year-old met in person for the first time at the audition after meeting online during lockdown in 2020.

Flintz and T4ylor wowed Alesha Dixon (ITV)

They went on to wow the panelists with their blend of rap and piano, reducing Alesha to tears.

"Nothing makes me happier than seeing young musicians," Alesha said. "You had something to say Flintz. We've had no one on the show like you before and that's brilliant."

Andrew Basso

Escapologist Andrew Basso terrified and impressed the judges in equal measure during his audition.

He took on Harry Houdini's most dangerous and difficult stunt - The Water Torture Cell - when he took part in the show.

Andrew was under water for over three minutes as he took part in the stunt, which had the judges up on their feet.

Monday's line-up

Mel Day

The 77-year-old rocked the stage during his audition with a rendition of Land of 1000 Dances.

Mel blew away all the judges away with his incredible vocals and got everyone on their feet and dancing.

Mel Day will be back on the BGT stage (ITV)

"You've got such a naughty streak about you and you've still got it baby," Amanda Holden gushed at his audition. "Amazing!"

"When you've got soul it just never leaves you," Alesha Dixon added.

London Community Gospel Choir

London-based gospel choir wowed the judges during their audition with a medley of Love Train by The O’Jays and Anytime You Need a Friend by Mariah Carey.

After their incredible performance, the choir received a standing ovation from all the judges.

London Community Gospel Choir wowed the judges (ITV)

"Oh my god, watching that was like drinking 20 Beroccas," Amanda laughed. "It was fantastic.

"What an injection of life and energy. It was brilliant."

David Walliams added: "It was just incredible from start to finish."

Jamie Leahey

Schoolboy Jamie performed ventriloquism act with puppet Chuck

The 13-year-old brought his chicken puppet to the audition, with the pair even going on to sing on stage.

Afterwards, David gushed: "You have an incredible talent. Not just ventriloquism but to entertain people.

Schoolboy Jamie wowed with his ventriloquism act (ITV)

"I just thought that was absolutely wonderful."

Alesha Dixon added: "I absolutely loved that. It was so slick. All the while [I was thinking] I cannot believe you are 13 years old! It was very funny and Chuck is very, very naughty."

Maxwell Thorpe

Busker Maxwell left the judges speechless with his rendition of Caruso.

The shy singer, 32, had everyone on their feet with his incredible voice, even reducing Amanda to tears.

Maxwell Thorpe's incredible voice left the judges speechless (ITV)

"Seriously, you're so quiet and shy and then that happened," Simon Cowell said in shock. "Your passion and your voice and just you I thought made in incredible. It was like one of those movies - this wasn't supposed to happen and it was brilliant. Amazing."

"Wow, wow, wow," Alesha said. "I mean, the hairs on my arms stood up as soon as you started."

Amanda added: "I feel for you because you are extraordinarily talented."

Suzi Wild

Suzi impersonated the likes of Her Majesty the Queen, Lorraine Kelly, Janet Street-Porter and Kirstie Allsopp during her audition.

Simon gushed afterwards: "Great impressions, absolutely hilarious!"

Suzi Wild's hilarious performance left viewers in hysterics (ITV)

"It was so instantly funny," David said. "The act is really well thought out - you get to a great joke and you're onto the next one.

"We love it when people do impersonations," Alesha said. "It was spot on, well done."

Born to Perform

David’s Golden Buzzer! This dance group for people with disabilities impressed all in the Palladium with their dance to You Can’t Stop the Beat from Hairspray.

As their audition came to an end, all four judges gave them a standing ovation before giving their feedback.

Born To Perform received a Golden Buzzer from David (ITV)

"I absolutely loved it guys. In fact, I loved it so much that I'm gonna do this..." David said before pressing his buzzer.

Viewers were left in tears after the group received a well-deserved instant ticket to the semi-finals.

The Witch

The Witch’s performance earlier this month left show judge Amanda Holden, 51, screaming in fear – while co-judge Alesha Dixon, 43, ran from her seat in terror.

But who could be behind the mask?

An early theory was that it could be former BGT performer Marc Spelmann, who was a runner up in series 13 back in 2019 under the guise of a performer named ‘X’.

Everyone is speculating who The Witch could be (ITV)

However, a new theory took off – with many convinced the witch could actually be ITV star and host of Celebrity Juice Leigh Francis, who is more regularly known by his character name, Keith Lemon.

The 49-year-old comedian has played the grandmother of Amanda in the past, getting dressed up in cosmetics to play a character in Bo Selecta.

And others suspect it could even be one of Ant and Dec – who actually host BGT...

Junwoo

It'll be the battle of the magicians tonight as Junwoo will be going up against The With.

The 23-year-old, from South Korea, performed an inspiring sleight of hand card tricks.

Junwoo from South Korea shows off his incredible sleight of hand on BGT (ITV)

Afterwards, Dec was frustrated that none of the judges had pressed the Golden Buzzer - which they couldn't do themselves as they had already used theirs.

"If we had a Golden Buzzer, I'd hit it for him," Dec declared backstage.

Golden Buzzer acts

Loren Allred

Amanda Holden became the first judge to press her Golden Buzzer for classical singer Loren Allred.

The singer performed a stunning rendition of Never Enough, wowing the judges and viewers at home.

However, her gift of a Golden Buzzer proved to be controversial for some after it was revealed that she appeared on a huge hit from The Greatest Showman, which also stars Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron and Zendaya.

Loren Allred received a place in the semi-finals on BGT (ITV)

Regardless, Amanda gushed about the singer after pressing her buzzer and said: "I can't believe I've had this incredible opportunity to give you your moment to shine because this is it."

"We were just in the palm of your hand," David added.

Axel Blake

Comedian Axel Blake was awarded with Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer after leaving the panel in hysterics with his stand-up routine.

Like Loren, Axel was subjected to 'fix' claims after it was revealed that he already had his own show on Amazon Prime.

He later spoke about performing at the O2 during an interview with Kate Garraway and Adil Ray on GMB.

Comedian Axel Blake received a Golden Buzzer from Simon Cowell (ITV)

“I’ve been doing it for a few years, so I’ve been doing a lot of small gigs around the UK and further places I don’t even know how to get to now," Axel explained in April. “I’ve done some of the big gigs - I’ve done O2 Indigo - that’s a big one.”

But Kate pointed out "Lots of things to help build up, but nothing that can take you to that big platform, which is I guess why you decided to do Britain’s Got Talent."

Keiichi Iwasaki

Spellbinding magic act Keiichi Iwasaki received a Golden Buzzer from hosts And and Dec for his quirky act.

Taking to the stage, he got the presenters involved and stunned the audience when he levitated a ring off Alesha's finger.

Keiichi Iwasaki received a Golden Buzzer from Ant and Dec (Thames/Syco/REX/Shutterstock)

At the end of the performance and having bagged a full house of yeses, Ant and Dec strutted onto stage to push the Golden Buzzer on the judging panel.

*Britain's Got Talent returns on Monday at 8pm on ITV

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