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BRITAIN'S Got Talent star Charlotte Jaconelli looks unrecognisable over a decade on from her audition on the show.

The singer was just 16 years old when she auditioned for Simon Cowell as one half of singing duo Jonathan and Charlotte.

Charlotte Jaconelli was just 16 when she appeared as half of singing duo Jonathan and Charlotte
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Charlotte Jaconelli was just 16 when she appeared as half of singing duo Jonathan and CharlotteCredit: Handout
Charlotte Jaconelli at the Olivier Awards.
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Today, Charlotte is a West End starCredit: Instagram
Charlotte Jaconelli, Britain's Got Talent star, in a green suit.
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Charlotte is currently starring in Little Shop of Horrors at Sheffield TheatresCredit: Instagram

The singing pair won over the judges with their rendition of Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion’s duet The Prayer in their audition, and made it to the finals

They eventually finished as runners up on the 2012 series, narrowly losing out on the win to Ashleigh Butler and her dog Pudsey.

Charlotte said at the time: "Oh my God, we came second. It's incredible."

Today, Charlotte looks a world away from her BGT days - now a megastar on London's West End.

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The star made her debut in 2018 as part of the original cast of The Boy in the Dress.

She's since appeared in Heathers: The Musical, Sunset Boulevard alongside Nicole Scherzinger and A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Currently, she's performing at Sheffield theatres as part of the cast of Little Shop of Horrors.

In 2022, she officially announced on Instagram that she was bisexual, sharing a photo of herself draped in a Pride flag.

Charlotte still has her gorgeous long brunette locks she had when she auditioned for BGT but the now 26-year-old is all grown up.

After Britain's Got Talent, Jonathan and Charlotte, who first met when they were 11 years old at school, went on a UK arena tour.

Jonathan and Charlotte - Rule The World

Jonathan and Charlotte recorded their first album, Together, in 2012 for Simon Cowell’s label Syco. 

Their second album, Perhaps Love, was released a year later in October 2013.

The pair went their separate ways in 2014 after they were both offered solo record deals by Sony Deals.  

However despite starting their journey together, Jonathan previously admitted that the duo were no longer as close. 

Asked by Lorraine Kelly if they were still pals in 2017, Jonathan admitted: "We don’t really get to speak very often but that’s the nature of it.

"You don’t really get the time to speak to your friends, my family comes everywhere with me and they’re my longevity."

Charlotte Jaconelli, Britain's Got Talent star, in a white outfit.
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Charlotte still has her gorgeous long brunette locks she had when she auditioned for BGT but the now 26-year-old is all grown upCredit: Instagram
Charlotte Jaconeli, Britain's Got Talent 2012 finalist, wearing a unicorn sweater and fanny pack.
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The songstress has been making waves on the West End over the last six yearsCredit: INSTAGRAM
Charlotte Jaconeli, Britain's Got Talent 2012 finalist, wrapped in a pride flag.
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Charlotte revealed in 2022 that she was bisexual, draping herself in a pride flagCredit: INSTAGRAM
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