Britain's Got Talent (series 7)
| Broadcast from | 13 April – 8 June 2013 |
|---|---|
| Judges |
Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Alesha Dixon David Walliams |
| Presenter(s) | Ant & Dec (ITV) |
| Co-presenter(s) | Stephen Mulhern (ITV2) |
| Broadcaster |
ITV ITV2 (Britain's Got More Talent) |
| Attraction | |
| Origin | Budapest, Hungary |
| Genre(s) | Shadow theatre |
| Jack Carroll | |
The seventh series of Britain's Got Talent began airing on ITV on 13 April 2013 and ended on 8 June 2013. Ant & Dec returned to present the main show on ITV, while Stephen Mulhern returned to present spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2. The judges were Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams, all of whom were judges for the sixth series.
The auditions took place in January and February 2013. Auditions began in Cardiff for two days (16 and 17 January) and then moved to London for four days (20–23 January). They then took place in Glasgow on 28 January and Manchester for two days (2 and 3 February), before concluding with three days in Birmingham (8–10 February). The live semi-finals began on 27 May and concluded on 1 June. The live final took place on 8 June 2013 and was won by Hungarian shadow theatre troupe Attraction.
After the final of the sixth series of Britain's Got Talent on 12 May 2012, head judge Simon Cowell said that he and the three other judges, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams, would all be returning for series 7, "if they will accept [his] invitation". Dixon confirmed her return for the seventh series on 26 July 2012. On 13 October, during an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show, Walliams announced that he had signed on until 2014, in a deal reportedly worth £800,000. On 13 December, Cowell and Holden were confirmed to be returning to the show as well.
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