In Series 13 (2019) most of the golden buzzers were contestants of previous fame, or professional acts, although but two of them who did not have previous fame and were not professional acts made the final. In Series 12 (2018) three golden buzzer acts made the final. History was made in Series 11 (2017) with all five golden buzzer acts making the final after Sarah Ikumu was chosen as the wildcard and prior to this she was the one golden buzzer of the series, who saw herself eliminated. In Series 10 (2016) a total of four golden buzzer acts made the finals. In Series 9 (2015) three golden buzzer acts made the finals. In Series 8 (2014) a total of two golden buzzer acts made the finals. In Series 16, both Bruno Tonioli and Simon Cowell used the Golden Buzzer twice and this series also saw the introduction of the Group Golden Buzzer. Stephen Mulhern, the host of Britain's Got More Talent, pressed the Golden Buzzer for David J Watson in 2019, after his 10th appearance on the show however this was confirmed to have no effect by officials, and by David Walliams who pointed out that 'he doesn't even have a Golden Buzzer'. These acts were both seen as comical despite the first portraying himself as a serious artist. David Walliams used his first two Golden Buzzers ( Series 8 & Series 9) on Christian Spridon and Lorraine Bowen.

To date, it has been been taken advantage of a total of five times. The Stage When The Golden Buzzer Has Been Pressed. None of the Judges' X symbols illuminate. With Ant & Dec's Golden Buzzer, since they do not have an X of their own. When the Golden Buzzer is pressed, the Judge's corresponding X on the front of the Judges' desk and above the stage will illuminate Gold instead of Red, The stage background also turns gold.

From the Semi-Finals onwards, The Golden Buzzer is no longer present until the next series with the exception of the Series 9 finale where it was placed for a member of Dance Group of Entity Allstars to hit with a Jo-Staff, where Alesha Dixon’s X was lit up in Gold. The Golden Buzzer was introduced in Series 8 of Britain's Got Talent and has been present in every series since. The Judges, and hosts Ant & Dec, each have one opportunity per series to press it for any act they decide. The Golden Buzzer is a buzzer on the Judges' Panel which, when pressed, automatically grants an act a place in the Semi-Finals.

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