Who won Britain’s Got Talent 2017? Tokio Myers crowned the winner of the BGT grand final
TOKIO Myers captured the nation’s hearts and won the Britain’s Got Talent final in superb fashion.
It has been an incredibly emotional journey following tough times, and it looks like Tokio’s life is going to change forever.
Who is Tokio Myers?
Tokio Myers is a 32-year-old former session pianist who has previously supported Kanye West and Amy Winehouse.
In an interview with The Sun, he revealed that he had had a "rough background" and so had grown a ";thick skin".
He said: "Looking at the people I grew up around, I’ve had people I went to school with who are no longer here today because they’re either literally dead or in jail. It’s still going on.
"Music and having that thing kept me out of a lot of trouble. I could have probably ended up in gangs, or been dead or in jail or whatever."The pianist also revealed that he witnessed the murder of his headmaster Philip Lawrence when he was just 11 years old.
Dad-of-four Philip collapsed after being knifed at the school gates.
Tokio said: “I was in the music room practising piano when the door gets kicked open and my teacher drags me off the stool.
“As I’m carried out I see my headmaster coming into the atrium next door.
“I see him collapsing, I see blood, and my music teacher is covering my eyes."
Mr Lawrence, 48, died of a single stab wound at St George’s School in Maida Vale, West London, in 1995.
He was trying to save a pupil from a gang when attacked by Leacro Chindamo, 15.
What happened in the Britain’s Got Talent final?
Tokio Myers was crowned the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2017 after wowing fans with a rendition of Rag n Bone man’s hit Human.
He beat 11 other acts to scoop the top prize of £250,000 and will perform at this year’s Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen.
Runner up Issy Simpson was gracious in defeat and thanked the judges for bringing her onto the show.
Following his crowning moment, Tokio took to the stage for a final time and played the audience out.
What is the prize for Britain's Got Talent winners?
The winner of Britain's Got Talent gets the chance to perform in front of the Royal family at the Royal Variety Performance.
For the past five years the winner has also won a prize fund of £250,000.
