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Who is on BGT tonight? Thursday semi-final with The Phantom and controversial Golden Buzzer

Britain's Got Talent returns for a fourth round of live semi-finals this evening as eight more hopefuls take to the stage at London's Hammersmith Apollo.

Judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams will be watching as the contestants attempt to impress them and bag a place in this Sunday's final.

However, only two acts will be allowed to go through and win the chance to perform at the Royal Variety Show.

So far, there are eight acts in the final line-up, including singer Maxwell Thorpe, ventriloquist Jamie Leahy, comedian and impressionist Ben Nickless, and duo Flintz and Taylor.

They were joined by school teacher-turned-singer Tom Ball and comedian Eva Abley from Wednesday’s dramatic semi-final.

Here are the acts competing in Thursday’s semi-final...

The Phantom

Britain's Got Talent viewers were amazed and "shaken" by The Phantom’s performance on the show.

Judge Amanda Holden took centre stage as she was hypnotised by an 'invisible' person, who wreaked havoc across the stage.

One jumpy moment saw the balloon she was made to hold randomly burst, before Amanda managed to work out what co-judge Alesha Dixon had in her hands.

Loren Allred

Loren Allred wowed the judges with her rendition of Never Enough and became the first Golden Buzzer act when Amanda Holden pressed the iconic button.

Loren Allred wowed the judges with her rendition of Never Enough (ITV)

The singer detailed her “long journey” in the music industry on ITV ’s Lorraine, after she provided the vocals to the song Never Enough in Hugh Jackman's 2017 musical The Greatest Showman.

But she and the show have faced criticism for being more established than other acts auditioning on Britain’s Got Talent.

The 32-year-old introduced herself as the singer behind Rebecca Ferguson's performances in the film ahead of her audition in front of the ITV judging panel.

Dame Nation

Dame Nation auditioned with their rendition of It's Raining Men by the Weather Girls, earning them a standing ovation from judges David Walliams, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden.

The group formed in 2020 and is made up of professional pantomime dames. (Guy Levy)

The group formed in 2020 and is made up of professional pantomime dames.

5 Star Boys

Five schoolboys took to the stage of Britain's Got Talent and said they were performing to take a stand against the bullying they faced because of their passion for dancing.

The young dancers - Toby-Jay, Ollie, Joey, Beau and Adam - formed the group 5 Star Boys after they met at a dance convention in Birmingham and performed an emotional routine on the ITV stage.

Five schoolboys took to the stage of Britain's Got Talent (ITV)

Their performance of You Will Be Found, from the hit musical Dear Evan Hansen, touched on their bullying ordeal.

As the boys performed, several Britain's Got Talent viewers took to Twitter to congratulate them on the routine, with some even deeming it Golden Buzzer-worthy.

The Frontline Singers

The poignant choir is made up of frontline workers, from paramedics to teachers and nurses aged between 24 and 62.

The poignant choir is made up of frontline workers (ITV)

In their audition, The Frontline Singers performed an original song about the challenges they faced during the pandemic, leaving the audience emotional with the rousing rendition.

Mary P

Bethan Marshall, whose stage name Mary P, received a round of four yes votes in her audition after performing her act as Mary Poppins to the hit Black-Eyed Peas track My Humps.

The singer and entertainer runs a princess party company in Essex.

Bethan Marshall, whose stage name Mary P (ITV)

Stefano Paolini

Comedian and impressionist Stefano Paolini was also left overwhelmed with a stack of four yeses from the judging panel.

The 45-year-old from Brixton had the audience and judges in stitches with his The Simpsons impressions as well as his foreign languages in regional accents routine.

Titan the Robot entertained the judges (ITV)

Titan the Robot

Titan the Robot entertained the judges with a comedy routine in which he also roasted judge Simon Cowell and sprayed everyone with water.

The silver giant previously featured in an episode of Saturday Night Takeaway in March 2020.

Britain's Got Talent returns on Thursday at 8pm on ITV

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