Australia's Got Talent (season 7)
Australia's Got Talent | |
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Season 7 | |
Broadcast from | 11 August – 10 November 2013 |
Judges |
Kyle Sandilands Dawn French Geri Halliwell Timomatic |
Host(s) | Julia Morris |
Broadcaster | Nine Network |
Winner | |
Uncle Jed | |
Runner-up | |
Greg Gould and the Chase |
Australia's Got Talent is an Australian reality television show, based on the original UK series, to find new talent. The seventh season aired on the Nine Network from 11 August 2013 until 10 November 2013.[1] Kyle Sandilands returned as a judge for his fourth season, and was joined by Dawn French, Timomatic and Geri Halliwell,[2][3] as well as Julia Morris as the new host. French, Timomatic and Halliwell replaced original judge Dannii Minogue and Brian McFadden, while Morris replaced Grant Denyer. It was the first time that the show aired on another network, following its axing from the Seven Network in October 2012. The auditions took place from March–April 2013.[4]
Auditions
In December 2012, it was announced that the auditions would take place from March 2013.[1] There were various options for auditioning, such as attending the correct venue on the correct day with the questionnaire (which could be found on the website or completed on audition day), sending a DVD in with the act on it, or applying online.[5] The following list contains all of the cities, venues and dates of the auditions. The auditions took place from March—April 2013.[5]
Audition City | Date | Venue |
Cairns, Queensland[5] | 3 March 2013 | Shangri-La Hotel Event Centre |
Perth, Western Australia[5] | 10 March 2013 | Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre |
Adelaide, South Australia[5] | 12 March 2013 | Adelaide Showground |
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory[5] | 16 April 2013 | Rydges Lakeside Canberra |
Melbourne, Victoria[5] | 16–17 March 2013 | Mooney Valley Racing Club, Market Place |
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales[1] | 19 March 2013 | Opal Cove Resort |
Newcastle, New South Wales[5] | 24 March 2013 | Newcastle City Hall |
Dubbo, New South Wales[6] | 26 March 2013 | Dubbo RSL Club Resort |
Hobart, Tasmania[5] | 6 April 2013 | Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart |
Launceston, Tasmania[5] | 7 April 2013 | Hotel Grand Chancellor, Launceston |
Albury, New South Wales[5] | 9 April 2013 | Albury Entertainment Centre |
Sydney, New South Wales[5] | 13–14 April 2013 | Sydney Showground |
Darwin, Northern Territory[5] | 21 April 2013 | Crowne Plaza Darwin |
Brisbane, Queensland[5] | 27–28 April 2013 | Sofitel Brisbane Central |
Semi-final summary
The live shows began on 22 September. It featured the 43 semifinalists passed through from the auditions. There were six semifinals and a grand final featuring the 12 acts with the most votes from the semifinals.
Semi-final 1
Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzers and Judges' Choice | Result | |||||
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Kyle | Geri | Timomatic | Dawn | ||||||
Swagamama | 1 | Dance Group | Advanced | ||||||
Natalie and Julia | 2 | Singing Duo | Eliminated | ||||||
Darren Carr | 3 | Ventriloquist | Lost Judges' Choice | ||||||
Chantelle and Benji | 4 | Acrobatic Dancers | Eliminated | ||||||
Louise Kennedy | 5 | Musical Theatre Performer | Eliminated | ||||||
Aydan Calafiore | 6 | Singer | Eliminated | ||||||
Scott Carnes | 7 | Comedic Dancer | Eliminated | ||||||
The Other Superman | 8 | Extreme Wheelchair Aerialist | Won Judges' Choice | ||||||
- The judges vote was a tie meaning that the act who polled second place was sent through to the grand final.
Semi-final 2
Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzers and Judges' Choice | Result | |||||
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Kyle | Geri | Timomatic | Dawn | ||||||
Leon Lee | 1 | Singer | Eliminated | ||||||
Raymond Crowe | 2 | Entertainer | Won Judges' Choice | ||||||
Loretta and Jackson | 3 | Dog Trick Act | Eliminated | ||||||
Reuben Koops | 4 | Singer | Lost Judges' Choice | ||||||
Flying Fruit Fly Circus | 5 | Extreme Acrobatic Act | Eliminated | ||||||
The Funky Bunny | 6 | Costumed Bass Guitarist/Singer | Eliminated | ||||||
Tommy Franklin | 7 | Novelty Dancer | Advanced | ||||||
Semi-final 3
This live final was shown a day later than its normal time. This was the first live show to not have any buzzes.
Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzers | Result | |||||
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Kyle | Geri | Timomatic | Dawn | ||||||
Academy of Brothers | 1 | Dance Group | Won Judges' Choice | ||||||
Michael Boyd | 2 | Illusionist | Eliminated | ||||||
Girl Class | 3 | Acrobatic Singing Group | Eliminated | ||||||
The Rybka Twins | 4 | Contortionists | Lost Judges' Choice | ||||||
Seaton Kay-Smith | 5 | Comedian | Eliminated | ||||||
Yu Hui | 6 | Dancer | Eliminated | ||||||
Angel Tairua | 7 | Singer | Advanced | ||||||
Semi-final 4
Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzers | Result | |||||
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Kyle | Geri | Timomatic | Dawn | ||||||
X-Treme Team | 1 | Martial Arts Demo Team | Eliminated | ||||||
Miles Elkington | 2 | Singer | Eliminated | ||||||
The Brassholes | 3 | Comedic Brass Musicians | Eliminated | ||||||
Lee Academy | 4 | Gymnastics Troupe | Lost Judges' Choice | ||||||
The Foenander Brothers | 5 | Singing Duo | Won Judges' Choice | ||||||
Miss Friby and the Fribbles | 6 | Entertainers | Eliminated | ||||||
Dean Brady | 7 | Child Singer | Advanced | ||||||
Semi-final 5
Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzers | Result | |||||
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Kyle | Geri | Timomatic | Dawn | ||||||
Dapper | 1 | Dance Group | Lost Judges' Choice | ||||||
Paris Morgan | 2 | Singer | Eliminated | ||||||
Juan and Angela | 3 | Ballroom Dancers | Eliminated | ||||||
The Real Fruit Ninja | 4 | Fruit Variety Act | Eliminated | ||||||
Team KSTP | 5 | Gymnastics Troupe | Eliminated | ||||||
Oscar and Joshua Han | 6 | Piano/Violin Duo | Won Judges' Choice | ||||||
Uncle Jed | 7 | Singing Group | Advanced | ||||||
- The judges vote was a tie meaning that the act who polled second place was sent through to the grand final.
Semi-final 6
Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzers | Result | |||||
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Kyle | Geri | Timomatic | Dawn | ||||||
Sam Powers | 1 | Magician | Won Judges' Choice | ||||||
Chloe Marlow | 2 | Musical Theater Singer | Eliminated | ||||||
Joanna Littlewood-Johnson | 3 | Pole Dancer | Lost Judges' Choice | ||||||
Julius Firdaus | 4 | Opera Singer | Eliminated | ||||||
Ministry Of Dance | 5 | Dance Group | Eliminated | ||||||
Valere | 6 | Singer | Eliminated | ||||||
Greg Gould & The Chase | 7 | Band | Advanced |
- The judges vote was a tie meaning that the act who polled second place was sent through to the grand final.
Finals summary
Final
Key | Winner |
Runner-up |
Third Place |
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Order | Contestant | Act | Finished |
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1 | Angel Tairua | Singer | Top 6 |
2 | Greg Gould and the Chase | Band | Runner-up |
3 | Tommy Franklin | Novelty Dancer | Top 9 |
4 | Sam Powers | Grand Illusionist | Top 12 |
5 | Swagamama | Dance Troupe | Top 12 |
6 | Uncle Jed | Singer/Guitarist/Pianist Trio | Winner |
7 | Oscar and Joshua Han | Child Pianist/Violinist | Top 6 |
8 | The Foenander Brothers | Singing Duo | Top 9 |
9 | Dean Brady | Child Singer | Top 9 |
10 | The Other Superman | Extreme Wheelchair Aerialist | Top 12 |
11 | Raymond Crowe | Entertainer | Top 6 |
12 | Academy of Brothers | Dance Group | Third place |
Changes
In October 2012, original host Grant Denyer confirmed he would not return to the show.[7] In November and December 2012, it was also confirmed that Dannii Minogue, Brian McFadden and Kyle Sandilands would all not return to the judging panel following the show's reboot.[8] Nine stated that it was looking for a "fresh, new panel", ruling out original judge Minogue who had sat on the panel since the show's debut in 2007.[9] This was the first season in the show's history to feature four judges.
On 17 March 2013, it was announced that Melanie Brown of Spice Girls would replace Minogue as a judge.[2] A day later, it was announced that comedian Dawn French would replace McFadden on the panel.[10] On 19 March 2013, it was announced that former participant Tim Omaji, otherwise known as Timomatic, had signed up to the panel.[3] On 20 March 2013, it was announced that Sandilands would return to reprise his role on the panel despite constant rumors that he would be leaving the show.[3] Later that day, Julia Morris was confirmed as the host of the new season.[11]
On 20 March 2013, it was reported that Seven, the show's former network, had won a legal injunction preventing Brown from signing onto any shows airing on Nine until 31 January 2014, thus putting her role on the show in doubt.[12] Producers were forced to look for a new fourth judge after a Supreme Court judge ruled that the injunction preventing Brown from working for any Australian network other than Seven was to remain in place. On 29 April 2013, Nine confirmed that Geri Halliwell would replace Brown as the fourth judge.[13]
This season's judges table and X's on the stage looked identical to the ones on Britain's Got Talent. In addition, the sound of the fourth judge's buzzer sounded identical to the one on America's Got Talent when an act had been buzzed out, while the others' sounded identical to the ones on Britain's Got Talent.
Ratings
- Colour key:
- – Highest rating during the season
- – Lowest rating during the season
Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (millions) | Nightly rank | Ref | |
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1 | "Auditions" | 11 August 2013 | Sunday 6:30 pm | 1.044 | #6 | [14] |
2 | 18 August 2013 | 1.212 | #5 | [15] | ||
3 | 25 August 2013 | 1.183 | #5 | [16] | ||
4 | 1 September 2013 | 1.124 | #4 | [17] | ||
5 | 8 September 2013 | 1.113 | #4 | [18] | ||
6 | 15 September 2013 | 1.172 | #6 | [19] | ||
7 | "Semi Finals" | 22 September 2013 | 0.982 | #6 | [20] | |
8 | 29 September 2013 | 1.010 | #5 | [21] | ||
9 | 7 October 2013 | Monday 7:00 pm | 0.939 | #8 | [22] | |
10 | 13 October 2013 | Sunday 6:30 pm | 0.801 | #11 | [23] | |
11 | 20 October 2013 | 0.850 | #6 | [24] | ||
12 | 27 October 2013 | 0.712 | #9 | [25] | ||
13 | "Final Performances" | 3 November 2013 | 0.742 | #2 | [26] | |
14 | "Grand Finale" | 10 November 2013 | 1.166 | #4 | [27] | |
"Winner Announced" | 1.391 | #1 |
References
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- 1 2 Dawn French To Judge Australia's Got Talent
- 1 2 3 "Timomatic announced as next Australia's Got Talent judge". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ "Channel Seven axes Australia's Got Talent, but Nine picks it up". News Corp Australia Network. 31 October 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Australias Got Talent - 2013". Fmashows.com. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ↑ "THE new look Australia's Got Talent is coming". Daily Liberal. 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ↑ "Twitter / grantdenyer: With great sadness its goodbye". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ↑ "Australia's Got Talent Coming Soon on Nine". Channelnine.ninemsn.com. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ↑ "Dannii Minogue leaves X Factor for Top Model - NZ Entertainment - Your daily fix of celebrity gossip". Entertainment.msn.co.nz. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ↑ "Dawn French To Judge Australia's Got Talent". News.sky.com. 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- ↑ Julia Morris to host Australia’s Got Talent | TV Tonight
- ↑ "Channel Seven wins legal injunction to stop Mel B moving to Nine". News.com.au. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ↑ Geri Halliwell replaces Mel B on Australia’s Got Talent | TV Tonight 29 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013
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