Fans of Britain’s Got Talent were given one final chance to support their favourite acts as voting opened during the highly anticipated 2026 grand final on ITV.
The live final, hosted by Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, featured ten finalists competing for the £250,000 prize and a coveted performance slot at the Royal Variety Performance.
How to Vote for Britain’s Got Talent 2026
ITV confirmed that viewers could cast their votes online through the official voting platform. To participate, users needed to verify a UK mobile number before voting. Each verified mobile number was allocated five free votes per voting event.
According to ITV’s voting guidelines, votes could only be submitted while the voting window remained open during the live broadcast. Unused votes did not carry over to future rounds.
The broadcaster also stated that voting was free, although standard data charges could apply depending on a viewer’s mobile or internet provider.
This year’s final featured one of the most diverse line-ups in the show’s history, including singers, magicians, dancers, comedians, a poet, a drone-art collective, a dog act and a farmers’ choir.
The ten finalists were:
- Matty Juniosa (Singer)
- Anastasiia & Salsa (Dog Act)
- Sadeck Berrabah & LMA (Dance Group)
- Fabian Fox (Magician)
- Liwei Yang (Fire Juggler)
- Ted Hill (Comedian)
- Sonny Green (Poet)
- Rafferty Coope (Magician)
- Celestial (Drone Display Artists)
- The Hawkstone Farmers Choir (Choir)
Britain’s Got Talent 2026 Winner Revealed
Following a public vote that reportedly attracted more than one million votes, The Hawkstone Farmers Choir emerged as the winners of Britain’s Got Talent 2026. The choir, backed by TV personality Jeremy Clarkson, became the first choir in the show’s history to win the competition.
The group secured the £250,000 prize and will perform at the Royal Variety Performance later this year. Drone-art collective Celestial finished as runners-up, while dog act Anastasiia & Salsa placed third.
The 2026 judging panel featured Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and KSI. Unlike the semi-finals, the final result was decided entirely by public vote unless a tie occurred.
The 2026 series marked the nineteenth season of the long-running ITV talent show, which continues to be one of Britain’s most-watched entertainment programmes.
