{"id":38825,"date":"2026-05-16T23:19:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T23:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/38825\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T23:19:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T23:19:31","slug":"who-won-the-fourth-britains-got-talent-semi-final-for-2026-8th-finalist-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/38825\/","title":{"rendered":"Who won the fourth Britain&#8217;s Got Talent semi-final for 2026? 8th finalist revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The winner of the fourth live semi-final of the 2026 series of Britain&#8217;s Got Talent has been revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After eight more acts took to the stage for tonight&#8217;s show (May 16), two more acts made it through to the final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While one got the golden buzzer, the other won on the night thanks to the public vote.<\/p>\n<p>Rafferty Coope wins the fourth BGT semi-final for 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The fourth semi-final saw the following acts take part:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wei Yamin &#8211; music\/pyrotechnics act<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Welsch Master Team &#8211; gymnastics team<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Glantaf Boys Choir &#8211; a choir group from Wales<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rafferty Coope &#8211; magician and KSI&#8217;s golden buzzer during the audition stages<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/national\/uk-today\/26113318.bgt-golden-buzzer-given-sonny-green-fourth-semi-final\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Poet Sonny Green;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Poet Sonny Green&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Poet Sonny Green<\/a> was given the golden buzzer after his emotional performance left the judges and audience feeling emotional.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His poem was about his relationship with his sons and left KSI in tears.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">KSI&#8217;s golden buzzer, Rafferty Coope, won the semi-final this evening and secured his spot in the final later this month after getting the most votes from the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The young magician once again combined music and magic to impress viewers tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said: &#8220;I&#8217;ve dreamed about this moment all my life, I can&#8217;t believe I&#8217;m here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Thank you to everyone at BGT.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It was musician Ren DMC who finished as the runner-up after &#8216;roasting&#8217; the judges with his rap, with Glantaf Boys Choir in third.<\/p>\n<p>Who is in the BGT 2026 final so far?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There have been three semi-finals now for BGT 2026, with six acts confirmed to be in this year&#8217;s live final on May 30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Matty Juniosa &#8211; singer &#8211; golden buzzer in semi-final one<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anastasiia and Salsa &#8211; dog act &#8211; winner of semi-final one<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">LMA &#8211; dance group &#8211; golden buzzer in semi-final two<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fabian Fox &#8211; magician &#8211; winner in semi-final two<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Liwei Yang &#8211; fire-juggler &#8211; golden buzzer in semi-final three<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ted Hill &#8211; comedian &#8211; winner in semi-final three<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rafferty Coope &#8211; magician &#8211; winner in semi-final four<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sonny Green &#8211; poet &#8211; golden buzzer in semi-final four<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Recommended reading:<\/p>\n<p>What does the winner of BGT 2026 get?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There have been 18 winners of BGT since its first series in 2007, with magician Harry Moulding winning last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The winner of BGT will take home a prize of \u00a3250,000 and will also be given the chance to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of the royal family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the ITV show&#8217;s first three\u00a0years, winners won a prize of \u00a3100,000, while the biggest winners were Ashleigh and Pudsey with a prize pot of \u00a3500,000 in 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Who is your favourite past BGT winner? 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