Britain's Got Talent viewers have called for a young performer to receive the coveted golden buzzer.

The ITV talent show has made its comeback with a fresh series, asStacey Solomon (temporarily replacing Simon Cowell), Amanda Holden, KSI and Alesha Dixon search for the country's next champion.

Each year, the judges and presenters Ant and Dec can award one contestant a golden buzzer, which propels the act directly through to the live semi-final stages.

Following a sneak peek of an forthcoming audition, supporters have been making the identical plea. 12-year-old James from Rye, East Sussex, received a thunderous response following his performance of Wicked's Defying Gravity.

He confessed to feeling a "bit nervous" ahead of his appearance, but evidently had no reason to worry, as he received a standing ovation, with the judges left astounded, all rising to their feet as they applauded the young vocalist, reports Belfast Live.

The emotional rendition had Ant and Dec screaming from the sidelines, as Alesha told him: "That was how you do it! Everybody loves that big moment at the end, I can't tell you how many times my children have tried to attempt that last moment in the song, it is the magic moment, and you smashed it!"

KSI added: "James, I felt like I was watching a Disney kids show. You blew everyone away."

"I cannot believe that a little sausage like you has the pipes for something so huge, congratulations," Amanda praised.

Stacey shared: "You think your kids are talented and then you're like, no maybe mine aren't so talented, when you see people like you, James. Your parents must be buzzing."

She added: "That was absolutely phenomenal," before Alesha branded James "a star in the making".

One fan wrote: "That's out of this world for a 12 year-old boy. I felt I was watching one of those Disney movies. So beautiful. He is a star even without the Golden Buzzer."

Another said: "Definitely deserved the golden buzzer," while a third added: "Rarely does a kid have this level of vocal maturity. It moved me to tears. Should have gotten the golden!"

Someone else wrote: "Jeeeesuuuuus! Normally with kids, even trained kids, you can usually hear some bits that show underdeveloped voice and techniques, but my God, this boys control and technique was mind blowing!"

Yet another echoed: "How did he not get The Golden Buzzer?!! Unbelievable," as someone else said: "When you have crowd reaction like that and all four judges standing, I felt that this was a golden buzzer performance. He nailed that song!!!"

Another viewer wrote: "Tears are flowing down my face listening to that young man. Hit every note."

Someone else wrote: "THE PIPES ON THIS KID WHAT THE HECK, HOW DARE HE NOT GET GOLDEN."

Britain's Got Talent airs Saturday 6:45pm on ITV1 and ITVX.