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’ve now seen a few of the auditions, which will continue until April 19, followed by five semi-finals and a live final on May 31.
Here are the 10 early favourites.
9. John Pierce
Opera singer John Pierce had to restart his performance of Radiohead's 'Creep' due to nerves in the auditions. The bookies still reckon he has a chance though, with odds of 17/1. | ITV
10. Binita Chetry
Eight-year-old dance prodigy Binita Chetry performed a martial arts-inspired routine to 'Eye of the Tiger' by Survivor. She completes our list, with odds of 22/1. | Canva/Getty Images