Great Ormond Street Hospital Choir takes to the Britain’s Got Talent stage
1 May 2026, 11:02 a.m.
This Saturday – 2 May 2026 – the Great Ormond Street Hospital Choir will perform on Britain’s Got Talent.
Tune in to ITV1 at 7pm for the show, and look out for the choir's appearance from 8.30pm.
Made up of hospital staff and volunteers, the choir will sing alongside the 2024 Britain’s Got Talent winner Sydnie Christmas.
The performance is supported by GOSH Charity Patron Simon Cowell. “When I first visited GOSH, I remember being blown away by how brave the kids were, even in the worst circumstances,” he says. “There’s something about this hospital that’s special. People really care and they’re making a difference.”
The GOSH Choir with Sydnie Christmas, pictured in GOSH's St Christopher's Chapel
Helping to transform cancer care for children
As the choir brings the spirit of GOSH to Britain’s Got Talent viewers, the moment is expected to shine a light on GOSH Charity’s Build It. Beat It. appeal to build a new Children’s Cancer Centre and change the future of childhood cancer care.
In January this year, Simon helped launch the Omaze Million Pound House Draw, Cornwall, to raise money for the ambitious build. During filming, he met 14-year-old Skye, who was treated at GOSH after being diagnosed with leukaemia in 2021.
“It was fantastic meeting Skye,” says Simon. “She’s in remission now, which is amazing.”
Skye’s story
Skye was 10 when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, a type of blood cancer.
“I felt full of beans, going to dance class three times a week, and then I just flipped and started feeling very unwell,” says Skye. “From the first symptom to diagnosis, it all happened in a week.”
She quickly began treatment at GOSH.
Skye pictured with her brother
“There were lots of different kinds of chemo and they were not very nice at all,” says Skye. “They all made me feel really drained. I had lots of side effects. But on the ward, they were all so friendly. The Play team always came to see me. They have a teddy bear that has a chemo port, and they’d let me try and access its port. That was always fun.”
Since ringing her end of treatment bell in 2024, Skye has thrown her energy into supporting GOSH Charity – sharing her story and raising £2,000 through her own fundraising event.
Now 14, Skye says she wants to work at GOSH when she's older, so she can help other children, just like the doctors and nurses helped her.
About the new Children’s Cancer Centre
Sadly, around 1,900 children are diagnosed with cancer in the UK every year. And we know that when cancer hits, childhood can suffer.
You can join the team working together to build the new Children’s Cancer Centre – where the world’s leading minds in research and medical care come together, where state-of-the-art equipment and treatments give children the best possible chance, and where spaces are designed with children’s and families’ needs and comforts in mind, so we can help save childhoods too.
