| Biography | Colin Thackery is an English Korean War veteran and singer who won the thirteenth series of Britain's Got Talent in June 2019. As the winner, he received £250,000 and will perform at the 2019 Royal Variety Performance. At 89, he is the oldest ever winner of the talent show.
Thackery performed on an amateur basis throughout his life. As a boy, he sang in the church choir. In the Army, he took part in concerts on his troop ship on the way to Korea and, once there, was recruited to entertain the troops during a lull in the fighting. He also sang in a forces club when posted in Hong Kong. After retiring from the Army he joined a local operatic society.[3] |