History
The show's format was devised by The X Factor creator and Sony Music Entertainment A&R executive Simon Cowell, who has created a Got Talent series across the globe. On 12 February 2007, it was announced by ITV the judges would be Cowell, Piers Morgan (who had also judged America's Got Talent) and Amanda Holden. Hasselhoff, along with Michael McIntyre, acted as judges in the 2011 series. In a similar fashion to The X Factor, the show has an ITV2 counterpart called Britain's Got More Talent, presented by magician and former CITV presenter Stephen Mulhern.
It was originally planned that the show would be broadcast in 2005 (before America's Got Talent) and presented by Paul O'Grady. However, after defection to Channel 4 for The Paul O'Grady Show, he refused to appear in another ITV show, so the series was put on hold after just one rehearsal show.
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