66 dancers from LMA took to the stage for the final time this Britain’s Got Talent series
20:30, 30 May 2026Updated 20:30, 30 May 2026
LMA are incredibly proud to represent Liverpool in the final(Image: LMA )
Britain’s Got Talent viewers have all been left saying the same thing after LMA’s performance. A spectacular 17th series of the show has aired over the last few months. Viewers have tuned in every Saturday to watch hundreds of hopeful contestants eager to make it to the final stage in Britain’s biggest talent competition.
Tonight, Saturday, May 30, that time has come. Ant and Dec have returned to welcome the ten finalists onto the stage for their final performance.
They’ll be in with a chance of winning a £250,000 cash prize, as well as the opportunity to perform at this year’s Royal Variety Performance. Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and KSI will take their seats on the judging panel before the finalists will perform.
Liverpool Media Academy has taken centre stage on the ITV talent show with two jaw-dropping dance routines. During finale episode, viewers watched as 66 LMA dancers took to the stage for the third and final time with a chance to win the show.
Alesha Dixon gave LMA a golden buzzer in the semi-final(Image: ITV)
The group donned white and black outfits as they performed against a misty red backdrop. Viewers watched as they told a story of “hope and peace” and received a standing ovation from the four judges.
Fans on X said: “damn, that’s beautiful”, and “So in sync love it”, and another added: “What a beautiful performance”.
Alesha said she was lost for words following the routine. She added: “I wasn’t expecting that. It had everything you needed. It was spicy and sexy.”
The dance act from Liverpool, and based in the Metquarter, impressed the judges with their incredible first audition, with a routine choreographed by internationally renowned artist Sadeck Berrabah.
Their immaculate synchronisation took viewers by surprise, offering something completely new and unique. The success didn’t stop there, as LMA were given an immediate place in the grand final after receiving a golden buzzer from Alesha Dixon in the semi-final three weeks ago.
In an exclusive interview with the ECHO, Richard Wallace, co-founder of LMA, shared what it would mean to them to win the show. Speaking about earning a place in the final, Richard, 49, from Crosby said it felt like a “pinch me moment”.
He told the ECHO: “It’s a pinch yourself moment. It’s absolutely incredible. You know the hard work, the effort, the attention that’s gone in. It’s about nine months of work purely focussed on BGT. We feel very prepared but you still stop and go ‘I actually can’t believe we’re in the final’.
LMA impressed the judges with their incredible first audition(Image: ITV)
“After 19 years of watching Britain’s Got Talent on TV, there’s been so many artists and different types of acts go on and this is our moment now, it’s quite incredible.
“It validates that we produce quality, world-class training. When it’s something in the public eye like this, it gives us that official stamp that we are developing the talent of the future.”
LMA hoped to create something new and unique for Britain’s Got Talent, and it’s fair to say they did exactly that. Their routines have been intentionally created without any soloists, instead focussing on collaboration, unity and storytelling.
The dancers, aged between 18 and 21, have been committed to long days in the training room to prepare for the final.
KSI, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell will take their seats one last time(Image: ITV)
Richard said: “The risk that we took was definitely a risk worth taking. It makes the process incredibly intense because there’s so much detail to it, down to the millimetre. Against the intensity, the reward is definitely worth it because I believe what we produced was great, and I believe we surpassed that with the semi-final production.
“It’s more than a three-minute performance. It’s months of commitment, months of hard work, sacrifice, and self-development, not just as a dancer. They’ve done themselves and their families incredibly proud.”
“We’ve had loads of nice messages on social media from people saying we made Liverpool proud and how talented the dancers are.
“They’re all so proud to represent Liverpool because they know the city has a reputation of getting behind its people. I think it adds that extra layer of drive to push you on.
“They don’t want to let anyone down. They know the responsibility they’re carrying. They’re ready for it and they’re super excited.”