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Charlotte Tutton & Mia O'Hare

Who is on BGT tonight - first semi-finalists to perform including inspirational dancer

Britain's Got Talent has announced the first acts performing in the live semi-finals, ahead of the 2023 winner being announced.

There's thought to be 40 acts in total battling it out to win a place in the live final, including eight Golden Buzzer acts.

Eight contestants will perform in each live semi-final this week, with just two acts from each show making it into the live finale.

The first finalist is chosen via the public vote after all acts have performed, and the second finalist will be chosen by the judges.

Two golden buzzer stars are amongst the eight names on tonight's bill, and they both secured a buzzer that was technically against the rules.

Britain's Got Talent 2023's first batch of semi-finalists have been announced (itv)

Bruno Tonioli pressed a second buzzer for singer Gamal John after his incredible performance, with him being scolded for going against the rules.

Then, inspiring dancer Musa Motha wowed the judges and the crowd in the final audition episode landing him another extra buzzer.

Joining the duo are dance group United 2 Dance, entertainer Ichikawa, who stunned the judges with his act which saw him farting into a tube, and illusionist Enzo Weyne.

Two golden buzzer stars are amongst the eight names on Monday's bill (Dymond/Thames/REX/Shutterstock)

Also on the bill are singer Amy Lou, musician Abi Carter-Simpson and freerunning trio Parkour Collective.

The only confirmed semi-finalists for the show revealed until now have been the eight Golden Buzzer acts, while normally there is only five.

Bruno was the first person to press the buzzer, and he chose dance group Ghetto Kids.

During the second show, Simon Cowell became the second judge to press his golden buzzer, opting to chose young Malakai Bayoh.

Britain's Got Talent has announced the first acts performing in the live semi-finals (ITV)

The next judge to choose a golden buzzer act was Alesha Dixon, and she chose Chickenshed, an inclusive theatre company.

Amanda Holden's Golden Buzzer went to a young girl called Olivia, who performed Defying Gravity from the musical Wicked!.

Ant and Dec finally pushed their Golden Buzzer for a 'famous' music artist, MB14.

In a later episode, Bruno pressed the buzzer for a second time and secured another act - singer Gamal.

Eight contestants will perform in each live semi-final next week (ITV)

Simon also got a second act the following week, as he opted to give dance group Unity a chance after their empowering performance.

Finally, all four judges pressed the buzzer for inspirational dancer and amputee Musa in the final auditions show before the live episodes airing from Monday.

Viewers can see all of the acts perform across the week, and they will also get a say in who makes the final.

Britain's Got Talent's live semi-finals begin tonight at 8PM on ITV1 and ITVX.

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