Auditions for Britain's Got Talent began on Wednesday afternoon, with Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon returning to the judging panel for another year.
But on the first day of auditions the show quickly descended into chaos as Simon, Amanda and Bruno all hit their golden buzzers.
Every judge, including Ant and Dec on the sidelines, has a chance during the auditions to send a contestant straight to the live shows.
And without holding back one bit: of the first 20 castings, three have already reached the live rounds.
An insider told The Sun: “Bruno was almost brought to tears watching his golden buzzer dance and was the first to press the button so hard it cracked.”
The BGT auditions began on Wednesday afternoon, with Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon returning to the judging panel for another year alongside Ant & Dec
But on the first day of auditions, the show quickly descended into chaos as Simon, Amanda and Bruno all hit their golden buzzers (pictured 2023).
“He was soon followed by Simon, who sent a Japanese dance group to the live shows.”
“And finally, Amanda was so impressed by a theater singer that she really wanted to join in on the live performances. 'She was the last one to hit the buzzer.'
They started the castings on Wednesday afternoon and will complete two blocks of casting shows per day in a packed schedule until Sunday.
They then travel to Manchester in early February where they audition for a further five days at the Central Convention Centre.
The release date for the upcoming 17th season of Britain's Got Talent has not yet been set.
While UK auditions have just begun, Simon has been appearing on new spin-off show America's Got Talent: Fantasy League in recent days.
In the new show, the judges coach all-star acts from across the Got Talent franchise, with the winner receiving a grand prize of $250,000 and their coach also being named champion.
And on Monday's episode, Simon hit his Golden Buzzer for the Sainted Trap Choir after their incredible cover of Prince's Purple Rain.
But on the first day of auditions the show quickly descended into chaos as Simon, Amanda and Bruno all hit their golden buzzers
Every judge, including Ant and Dec on the sidelines, has a chance during the auditions to send a contestant straight to the live shows
And without holding back one bit: Of the first 20 castings, three have already reached the live rounds (Honey and Sammy will get the golden buzzer in 2020)
The mentor had worked with the Charlotte, North Carolina group to get them the coveted permission to sing Purple Rain.
Luckily, the night before their performance, they finally learned that Prince's estate had made an exception and given them permission to perform Purple Rain.
The group impressed the judges with their performance of the iconic song and received a standing ovation for the number.
“Mic drop,” said host Terry Crews, while Howie Mandel added: “It was amazing!” and Mel B gushed that they were “brilliant.”
“I’ve connected with you since the first audition,” Simon said. “Then we talked on the phone and I said, what would you think about singing my favorite song of all time, Purple Rain? I just heard that scream.
“And I thought, 'That's a yes.' I think Prince is the greatest artist of all time. And you said it would be fine. That wasn't it. It was amazing.'
Simon has been appearing on the spin-off show “America's Got Talent: Fantasy League” in recent days and hit his Golden Buzzer for the Sainted Trap Choir on Monday
The group received a standing ovation from the judges as they really impressed with their cover of Prince's 'Purple Rain', sending them straight to the finals
Simon said he hoped the moment would change their lives before getting up and hitting the Golden Buzzer, sending them straight to the final.
Golden confetti rained down around them as they hugged, seeming completely overwhelmed by the occasion.
In the spin-off show, the judges act as mentors for hand-picked acts and can use their Golden Buzzer to either advance one of their own acts to the finals or steal an act from another coach and promote them to the finals at the same time. Each of the participants competes for the grand prize of $250,000.