Since its debut in2007, Britain’s Got Talent has annually featured some of the best talent in the country.

The hilarious ITV program has featured amazing dancers, gymnasts, singers, and animals with talent throughout its history.

Winners have gone on to build prosperous careers, received large prize money, and were featured on the Royal Variety Performance bill.

But some of the previous incredible contestants have sadly passed away or died in heartbreaking circumstances.

Daily Star remembers some of the finest talents to grace Britain’s Got Talent stage who are no longer with us.

Britain’s Got Talent magician David Watson died aged 62 at his home in Altringham, Cheshire in December last year after appearing on the show 12 times.

Police broke into the retired NHS worker’s home after his family raised concerns he wasn’t picking up their messages, and his death was not treated as suspicious.

David’s first appearance was in 2008 where he had viewers in stitches with his impersonations of Tony Blair, William Hague and David Blunkett.

Speaking about the tragedy, a source told The Sun: “His family couldn’t get hold of him for a few days.

“He wasn’t picking up and his Whatsapp messages were all still unread.”

Judge David Walliams paid tribute to the magician after his death on This Morning, saying: “Today, we actually lost a guy called David J Watson. He was a contestant who came back year in year out and he auditioned for the show over 10 times.

“Unfortunately, he passed away, but he was a wonderful eccentric and characters like him are really I think the lifeblood of Britain’s Got Talent.”