Britain's Got Talent judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Bruno Tonioli all press their golden buzzers on the FIRST DAY of auditions

Auditions for Britain's Got Talent kicked off on Wednesday afternoon, with Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon returning to the panel for another year.

But on the first day of auditions, the show quickly descended into chaos as Simon, Amanda and Bruno all pressed their golden buzzers.

Each judge, including Ant & Dec on the sidelines, will have one chance during the auditions to send a contestant straight to the live shows.

And without holding anything back: of the first twenty auditions, three have already progressed to the live rounds.

An insider said The sun: 'Bruno was almost moved to tears when he saw his golden buzzer dance act, and was the first to press the button so hard that it cracked.

But on the first day of auditions the show quickly descended into chaos as Simon, Amanda and Bruno all pressed their golden buzzers (pictured in 2023)

'He was followed shortly by Simon, who forwarded a Japanese dance act to the live shows.

'And finally, Amanda was so impressed by a theater singer that she wanted to take a chance in the live rounds. She was the last one to press the buzzer.”

They started auditions Wednesday afternoon and will pack two blocks of audition shows a day into a packed schedule through Sunday.

They will then head to Manchester in early February for another five days of auditions, held at the Central Convention Centre.

The release date for the upcoming 17th series of Britain's Got Talent has not yet been confirmed.

While the British auditions have just started, Simon has been seen in the new spin-off show America's Got Talent: Fantasy League in recent days.

The new show will see the judges coach all-star acts from across the Got Talent franchise, with the winning act receiving a $250,000 grand prize and their coach also named as champion.

And on Monday's episode, Simon used his Golden Buzzer for Sainted Trap Choir after their incredible cover of Prince's Purple Rain.

But on the first day of auditions, the show quickly descended into chaos as Simon, Amanda and Bruno all pressed their golden buzzers.

Each judge, including Ant & Dec on the sidelines, will have one chance during the auditions to send a contestant straight to the live shows

And without holding anything back: of the first twenty auditions, three have already advanced to the live rounds (Honey and Sammy will receive the golden buzzer in 2020)

The mentor had been working with the group from Charlotte, North Carolina in an attempt to get them the coveted permission to sing Purple Rain.

Fortunately, the night before they were to perform, they finally learned that Prince's estate had made an exception and allowed them to perform Purple Rain.

The group left the judges seriously impressed with their rendition of the legendary song as they received a standing ovation for the song.

“Mic drop,” said host Terry Crews, while Howie Mandel added, “It was amazing!” and Mel B said they were 'brilliant'.

“I just got in touch with you from that first audition,” Simon said. “Then we talked on the phone and I said, how would you like to sing my favorite song of all time, Purple Rain? I just heard this scream.

'And I thought: that's a yes. I think Prince is the greatest artist of all time. And you said it would be okay. It wasn't. It was incredible.'

Simon has appeared on screens in recent days for spin-off show America's Got Talent: Fantasy League and on Monday pushed his Golden Buzzer for Sainted Trap Choir

The group received a standing ovation from the judges as they seriously impressed with their cover of Prince's Purple Rain, which saw them straight through to the final

Simon said he hoped the moment would be life-changing for them, before standing up and pressing the Golden Buzzer, sending them straight to the final.

Gold confetti rained down around them as they hugged each other and seemed completely overwhelmed by the opportunity.

In the spin-off show, the judges act as mentors for hand-picked acts and can use their Golden Buzzer to take one of their own acts to the finals or steal an act from another coach, while also taking them to the deliver the final. All participants compete for the grand prize of $250,000.