First broadcast in 2007 and hosted by Ant & Dec, Britain’s Got Talent invited performers to impress a panel of judges with a place on the bill for the Royal Variety Performance up for grabs.
Previous winners, who also get a £250,000 payout, have included the likes of Diversity, Lost Voice Guy, Paul Potts and George Sampson.
The judges for the 18th series - the first starting in February instead of April - are Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli.
We’ll soon know the latest winner, with just one of the five semi-finals to go until the live grand final takes place on May 31.
Here are the 11 favourites to win.
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5. Ping Pong Pang - 10/1
Completing the top five acts most likely to win this year's Britain's Got Talent is Italian dance group Ping Pong Pang - with odds of 10/1. The finalists are aged between 15-37 and were founded in 2022 by brother-and-sister team Patrizio and Rachele Ratto. | ITV
6. Olly Pearson - 13/1
11-year-old electric guitar prodigy Olly Pearson is priced at 13/1 to win after Simon ised his Golden Buzzer to put him through to the final. So far he's played ‘Highway to Hell’ by AC/DC, ‘Jump’ by Van Halen, ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ by Queen, ‘Thunderstruck’ by AC/DC, ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ by Guns N’ Roses and ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ by Bon Jovi. | ITV
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7. Vinnie McKee - 16/1
Glaswegian singer Vinnie McKee is a 16/1 shot for the win after making it to the final. He advanced by impressing judges with reditions of 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)' by The Proclaimers and ‘Chasing Cars’ by Snow Patrol. | Getty Images
8. Jasmin Rice - 16/1
American drag opera singer Jasmine Rice has advanced to the final by singing 'Nessun Dorma' and ‘Never Enough' by Loren Allred, which earned her Buno Tonioli's Golden Buzzer. The performer is a 16/1 shot for the win. | ITV