First broadcast in 2007 and hosted by Ant & Dec, Britain’s Got Talent invited performers to impress a panel of judges with a place on the bill for the Royal Variety Performance up for grabs.
Previous winners, who also get a £250,000 payout, have included the likes of Diversity, Lost Voice Guy, Paul Potts and George Sampson.
The judges for the 18th series - the first starting in February instead of April - are Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli.
The auditions are now at an advanced stage, with the first of five semi-finals getting underway in less than two weeks, ahead of the live grand final on May 31.
Here are the 10 favourites to win.
9. CJ Emmons - 11/1
American singer CJ Emmons is no stranger to talent shows - he works as a vocalist on 'Dancing With The Stars' in US. He's priced at 11/1 to take the trophy back to the other side of the Atlantic. | ITV
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10. Teddy Magic - 14/1
He may only be eight-years-old, but magician Teddy Magic is in the running for Britain's Got Talent 2025. The bookies reckon he has a 14/1 chance of winning. | ITV