Britain's Got Talent (series 10)
| Broadcast from | 9 April – 28 May 2016 |
|---|---|
| Judges |
Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Alesha Dixon David Walliams Kathleen Walliams (guest) |
| Presenter(s) | Ant & Dec |
| Co-presenter(s) | Stephen Mulhern |
| Broadcaster |
ITV ITV2 (Britain's Got More Talent) |
| Richard Jones | |
| Origin | Chelmsford, England |
| Genre(s) | Magician |
| Wayne Woodward | |
The tenth series of Britain's Got Talent premiered on 9 April 2016.Ant & Dec returned to present the main show on ITV, while Stephen Mulhern returned to present the spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2. Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden returned for their tenth series on the judging panel, whilst Alesha Dixon and David Walliams returned for their fifth series. This was the first series that Lotto have sponsored the show.
The initial trailer for the show was released on 11 March 2016. The Semi Finals aired from 22 May to 26 May with the Grand Final taking place two days later on 28 May.
Richard Jones won the competition on 28 May 2016, becoming the first magician to win the show.
On 27 September 2015, it was reported all four judges had signed for the tenth series, and Ant & Dec would return to present the main show on ITV, while Mulhern would return to present the sister show Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2. ITV also confirmed on 9 October 2015 that Cowell, Holden, Dixon, and Walliams would all return. Walliams' mother Kathleen Williams stepped in for Cowell, who was running late at the London auditions on 23 January.
The golden buzzer returned for its third series. Walliams confirmed on 16 January that the first golden buzzer was used by Holden at the Liverpool auditions. Dixon and Ant & Dec both pressed theirs on 23 January, and Walliams pressed his buzzer on 27 January at the London auditions. Cowell was the final person to press the buzzer and did so on 5 February at the Birmingham auditions.
Holden pressing her golden buzzer for singer Beau Dermott was broadcast on the series premiere on 9 April. Dixon's press of the buzzer for the 100 Voices of Gospel aired in the second episode. Walliams' buzzer press for Anne & Ian Marshall aired in the third episode. Ant & Dec pressed the buzzer in the fourth episode for singer Jasmine Elcock. Cowell was the final judge to push his golden buzzer for dance act Boogie Storm.
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