Britain’s Got Talent 2020 Winner Crowned Singer Jon Courtenay

The 2020 winner of Britain’s Got Talent has been crowned Jon Courtenay, a comedic singer who was the Golden Buzzer act of Ant and Dec.

Jon beat out nine other acts in the spectacular finale that aired on ITV Saturday night, with the Sign Along With Us chorus in second place and comedian and artist Steve Royle in third.

When asked how he was feeling, Jon stuttered, “I was trying not to think about it, because I’m very bad at hiding disappointment.

“This morning, for the first time, this sounds really dramatic, but I woke up with an idea for a song for the Royal Variety presentation.

“I wrote it down and tried not to think of it as a sign, because that would be too much pressure, but … Just amazing, I can’t believe it,” he gushed.

“Thank you, this has changed my life and the life of my family,” he added.

Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly announced that the last three acts were Sign Along With Us, Steve Royle, and Jon Courtenay.

Five of the finalists were chosen by public vote: the magical father-son duo James and Dylan Piper; the magician Damien O’Brien; chorus sign together with us; and magicians Jasper Cherry and Aidan McCann.

And five others were chosen by the judges: Steve Royle, steam dance duo Aaron and Jasmine, comedian Nabil Abdulrashid, whose routine poking fun at racists sparked outrage last week, Jon Courtenay and magician Magical Bones.

All acts had already pre-recorded their performances last night for security reasons, as the show was forced to make changes due to COVID-19.

The show eventually addressed complaints about Diversity’s Black Lives Matter routine.

Nabil had faced his own backlash after joking about racism the week before, but he made a defiant comeback by poking fun at the complainers.

Addressing complaints about Diversity’s routine, he joked that racists had written hundreds of letters to Ofcom, but was surprised they were able to write.

Ashley Banjo addressed the backlash to Diversity’s performance, saying, “I know what it’s like to get some complaints!

“There are two ways you can react, you can give in to pressure or you can be yourself unapologetically,” he said.

“It’s not even about being black, it’s about being unapologetic.”