{"id":27372,"date":"2026-05-31T08:51:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T08:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=27372"},"modified":"2026-05-31T08:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T08:51:31","slug":"britains-got-talent-fans-claim-matty-juniosa-was-robbed-after-losing-to-hawkstone-farmers-choir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=27372","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s Got Talent fans claim Matty Juniosa was robbed after losing to Hawkstone Farmers Choir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Britain\u2019s Got Talent returned on May 30 for its 19th series grand finale, only one of the 10 remaining acts could walk away as the ultimate winner. The long-running ITV talent competition, which first launched in 2007, has become a staple of British television and continues to draw millions of viewers each year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53562 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/citynews68.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Britains-Got-Talent-fans-claim-Matty-Juniosa-was-robbed-after-losing-to-Hawkstone-Farmers-Choir.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citynews68.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Britains-Got-Talent-fans-claim-Matty-Juniosa-was-robbed-after-losing-to-Hawkstone-Farmers-Choir.jpg 813w, https:\/\/citynews68.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Britains-Got-Talent-fans-claim-Matty-Juniosa-was-robbed-after-losing-to-Hawkstone-Farmers-Choir-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citynews68.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Britains-Got-Talent-fans-claim-Matty-Juniosa-was-robbed-after-losing-to-Hawkstone-Farmers-Choir-768x415.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"813\" height=\"439\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"3EkUH3DB\"><\/div>\n<p>Over the years, the show has produced a string of unforgettable champions, including Diversity, Ashleigh and Pudsey, Sydnie Christmas, and Paul Potts, all of whom captured the public\u2019s imagination before going on to perform in front of the Royal Family.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s winner was set to receive a \u00a3250,000 cash prize along with a prestigious invitation to perform at the Royal Variety Performance later this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tyDA2ygE\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-53561 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/citynews68.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/VS-YouTube-MattyJuniosasetsstageablazewithpowerfulNothingCompares2UcoverTheFinalBGT2026-317-1024x576.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citynews68.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/VS-YouTube-MattyJuniosasetsstageablazewithpowerfulNothingCompares2UcoverTheFinalBGT2026-317-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citynews68.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/VS-YouTube-MattyJuniosasetsstageablazewithpowerfulNothingCompares2UcoverTheFinalBGT2026-317-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citynews68.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/VS-YouTube-MattyJuniosasetsstageablazewithpowerfulNothingCompares2UcoverTheFinalBGT2026-317-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citynews68.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/VS-YouTube-MattyJuniosasetsstageablazewithpowerfulNothingCompares2UcoverTheFinalBGT2026-317-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/citynews68.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/VS-YouTube-MattyJuniosasetsstageablazewithpowerfulNothingCompares2UcoverTheFinalBGT2026-317.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Viewers tuned in for a night filled with high-energy performances as judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and KSI took their places for the final time this season.<\/p>\n<p>After months of auditions, semi-finals, and more than one million public votes, the series concluded with The Hawkstone Farmers\u2019 Choir being crowned the winners of Britain\u2019s Got Talent 2026. The group made history as the first choir ever to win the competition.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matty Juniosa sets stage ablaze with powerful &amp;apos;Nothing Compares 2 U&amp;apos; cover | The Final | BGT 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KpUCMDnF_gM?feature=oembed\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"790\" data-origheight=\"444\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The choir is made up of farmers and agricultural workers from across the United Kingdom. Originally formed in 2024 with backing from television presenter and farmer Jeremy Clarkson, the group was created to celebrate and support the farming community.<\/p>\n<p>Following the result, social media quickly lit up with reactions from viewers, with many congratulating the winners while others strongly disagreed with the outcome.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37227169.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615d\/0_Britains-Got-Talent-TV-Show-Live-Final-Series-19-Episode-14-London-UK-30-May-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Britain's Got Talent LIVE: Jeremy Clarkson's Hawkstone Farmers Choir wins  BGT amid audience boos - The Mirror\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A number of fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to claim that singer Matty Juniosa had been \u201crobbed\u201d of victory.<\/p>\n<p>@lyla_fletcher wrote: \u201cMatty robbed #bgt,\u201d while @DannyLeeDawber agreed, posting: \u201cMatty was robbed #BGT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/HJl9HKJXoAAPvom.jpg\" alt=\"PLEASE VOTE FOR MATTY TO WIN BGT !!! Even if you aren't watching or don't  care. Let's crown this icon!!! Do it for the gays You can even get 50  clubcard points.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>@CookDan184724 added: \u201cMatty got robbed there but it was probably the wrong song. Still gave him fifteen votes all the same #BGT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others echoed similar frustration, with @j_amyyy saying: \u201cMatty was robbed! As was the Liverpool dancers. Shocking results !! #bgt,\u201d while @supergela wrote: \u201cMatty J got rigged! It\u2019s heartbreaking!.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1602774\" data-uid=\"081c3\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Britain\u2019s Got Talent returned on May 30 for its 19th series grand finale, only one of the 10 remaining acts could walk away as the ultimate&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27373,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27372"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27374,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27372\/revisions\/27374"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}