Australia's Got Talent (season 8)

Australia's Got Talent
Season 8
Broadcast from 1 February – 14 March 2016
Judges Kelly Osbourne
Ian "Dicko" Dickson
Sophie Monk
Eddie Perfect
Host(s) Dave Hughes
Broadcaster Nine Network
Winner
Fletcher Pilon
Origin Central Coast, New South Wales
Genre(s) Acoustic

Australia's Got Talent is an Australian reality television show, based on the original UK series, to find new talent. Nine announced that the show would be returning in 2016 for an eighth season. It is the second season to air on Nine after it was axed in 2013.[1][2] Auditions are open for September and October 2015.[3] On 28 October 2015, it was announced that Halliwell, French, Timomatic and Sandilands have been replaced with a new panel of judges, they are Kelly Osbourne, Ian "Dicko" Dickson, Sophie Monk and Eddie Perfect.[4] Morris did not return as host as she is committed to another show and was replaced by Dave Hughes as the host. For the first time, this season introduced the Golden Buzzer.[5][6] The season premiered on 1 February 2016.[7]

Changes

Golden Buzzer

This series saw the introduction of the new golden buzzer. During the auditions, as well as the standard buzzers, there was a golden buzzer placed in the centre of the judges' desk. Each judge was allowed to press this buzzer only once, and it would send that auditionee straight through to the live semi-finals regardless of the opinions of the other three judges.

Wildcard

This season will see the introduction of a viewer-voted Wildcard entry to send one lucky performer directly to the Grand Finale. Contestants who are not taken through to the semi-final by the celebrity judges can be voted back into the finals by viewers as Wildcards.

Auditions

After all the audtions for each episode, the judges must choose who they want to send to the semi-finals from their shortlist of talents, those who got the gold buzzer go directly through to the semis, those who aren't sent to the semis become a Wildcard vote.

Buzzed out
Judges' vote
Golden buzzer

Audition 1

Act Order Performance description Buzzers and Judges' Choice Result
Eddie Kelly Sophie Dicko
Irma & Sisco 1 Canine Dancing Advanced to semi's
Phly Crew 2 Ballet Dancers Advanced to semi's
Col The Conquerer 3 Speed Eater Lost Vote
Pizza Acro 4 Pizza Acrobatics Lost Wildcard Vote
Cath Jamison 5 Mentalist Lost Vote
Blaze 6 Fire Twirler Lost Vote
Bodane Hatten 7 Magician Lost Wildcard Vote
Katie Sparrow 8 Beatboxing Buzzed Out
Michael Bennett 9 Comedian/Dream Guard Lost Wildcard Vote
Jon Madd 10 Balloon Act Lost Wildcard Vote
Savvy 11 Singer Buzzed Out
Kids of Leo 12 Singing Group Lost Wildcard Vote
The Elliott Sisters 13 Singing Group Advanced to semi's
Suzie Lee 14 Cher Impersonator Buzzed Out
Absolutely Elvis 15 Elvis Impersonator Buzzed Out
Pardeep Kumar 16 Michael Jackson Impersonator Advanced to semi's
TJ 17 Drummer Advanced to semi's

Audition 2

Act Order Performance description Buzzers and Judges' Choice Result
Eddie Kelly Sophie Dicko
Joe Ace & Suzie Jay 1 Singers Advanced to semi's
Eskimo The Clever Trick Horse 2 Horse Tricks Lost Vote
Equals 3 Dance Group Advanced to semi's
Stephen Bray 4 Impersonations Lost Vote
Michael & Isabella 5 Ballroom Dancers Lost Wildcard Vote
Miss Poodle 6 Singer Lost Wildcard Vote
Toydeath 7 Toy music players Buzzed Out
Horatio's Jar 8 Dancer Buzzed Out
Parislane 9 Singers Buzzed Out
Paws Studio 10 Circus Act Lost Wildcard Vote
Albert Stone 11 Stone Man Buzzed Out
Mick & Emma 12 Duet Acrobatics Advanced to semi's
Justice 13 Aerial Contortion Lost Wildcard Vote
Callum The Heavy Metal Kid 14 Guitarist Advanced to semi's
Great Scott 15 Comedian Buzzed Out
Jane Van De Stool 16 Comedian/Musical Therapist Advanced to semi's

Audition 3

Act Order Performance description Buzzers and Judges' Choice Result
Eddie Kelly Sophie Dicko
Raw &
Rugged
1 Dance Group Won Wildcard Vote
Jared 2 Extreme Martial Arts Lost Vote
Australian Flairedemons 3 Bottle Tricks Lost Wildcard Vote
Kirra/Fire Fire Fire Fun! 4 Hula Hooping Lost Wildcard Vote
The Shake Man 5 Shake Dancing Advanced to semi's
Alysha Jones 6 Singer Advanced to semi's
The Mik Maks 7 Band Lost Wildcard Vote
Mixedupeverything 8 Band Buzzed Out
Subih Brothers 9 Band Advanced to semi's
Kara Zamitiq 10 Drag Queen Lost Wildcard Vote
#Aussietwerkteam 11 Dance Group Lost Vote
Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa 12 Spoken Word Poetry Advanced to semi's
Corey Forbes 13 Impersonator Buzzed Out
Taylor Goodwin 14 Comedian Buzzed Out
Oten Bibe 15 Singer Lost Wildcard Vote
Matt Mclaren 16 Singer Advanced to semi's

Audition 4

Act Order Performance description Buzzers and Judges' Choice Result
Eddie Kelly Sophie Dicko
Carter 1 Dancer Advanced to semi's
Hip Pop 2 Hula Hooper Lost Wildcard Vote
Gentlemen of Deceit 3 Magician Group Advanced to semi's
Dauntless Movement Crew 4 Dance Group Lost Vote
Abe Nouk 5 Spoken Word Performer Lost Wildcard Vote
The Blackgrail 6 Medievel Act Buzzed Out
Yhlzha 7 singing duo Lost Vote
King Social 8 Band Advanced to semi's
Cassandra - Lady of Illusion 9 Illusionist Lost Wildcard Vote
Fletcher 10 Singer Advanced to semi's
The Hot Inspirations 11 Can-Can dancers Buzzed Out
Bubble07 12 Bubble act Buzzed Out
The Ventertainer 13 Ventriloquist Lost Wildcard Vote
Noa 14 Singer Advanced to semi's
Magic Men 15 Dance Group Lost Wildcard Vote

Audition 5

Act Order Performance description Buzzers and Judges' Choice Result
Eddie Kelly Sophie Dicko
Showko 1 Ventriloquist Advanced to semi's
Cleveland Air Magic 2 Jump Rope Crew Lost Wildcard Vote
Cowboys & Angels 3 Dance Group Lost Wildcard Vote
Perth Mermaids 4 Water Show Lost Vote
Beat the Streets 5 Dance Group Lost Wildcard Vote
Sister's Doll 6 Band Advanced to semi's
Nyte Mare 7 Horror Magician Buzzed Out
The Henry Twins 8 Dancing Duo Advanced to semi's
Stewart Bryant Whipcracking 9 Music Act Buzzed Out
Guy McClean Horsmanship 10 Horse Act Lost Wildcard Vote
Mick the Poet 11 Spoken Word Poet Lost Wildcard Vote
Flavella L'Amour Serpent Dancer 12 Dancer Lost Vote
Minnie Cooper & the Tiny Teeny Tappers 13 Drag act Advanced to semi's
Rothomatic 14 Robot Advanced to semi's

Audition 6

Act Order Performance description Buzzers and Judges' Choice Result
Eddie Kelly Sophie Dicko
Bosko & Honey 1 Musical Comedy Advanced to semi's
Bund Der Bayern 2 Dance Act Lost Vote
Pipe Guy 3 Drummer Lost Vote
Loyal to the Beat 4 Beatboxing Lost Wildcard Vote
Catmantoo 5 Pet act Lost Vote
Holly & Ace 6 Pet Act Lost Wildcard Vote
Backyard Heroes 7 Pet Act Lost Wildcard Vote
Violeta 8 Piano & Singing Advanced to semi's
Abbas Sharhani 9 Michael Jackson Impersonator Lost Vote
Shaun Cheah 10 Sign Language Performance Lost Wildcard Vote
Marcus Jackson 11 Michael Jackson Dance Lost Wildcard Vote
Lukmi 12 Singer Lost Wildcard Vote
Josh Hawkins 13 Singer Lost Vote
Jessie Daley 14 Magic Advanced to semi's
Jonas Holt 15 Impersonator Buzzed Out
Caroline Moon 16 Ventriloquist Buzzed Out
Chris Tamoway 17 Singer/Musician Advanced to semi's
Erik the Dog 18 Robot Dog Advanced to semi's

Semi-finals

Semi-Finals started on 22nd February the semi-finals wasn't live. 2 acts made it through to the grand final each week.

Semi-final 1

Act Order Performance description Buzzers and Judges' Choice Result
Eddie Kelly Sophie Dicko
Phly Crew 1 Dance Group Won Judges Vote
Violeta Bozanic 2 Singer And Pianist Lost Public Vote
Mick & Emma 3 Acrobatic Duo Lost Public Vote
Pardeep Kumar 4 Dancer Lost Public Vote
Sisters Doll 5 Band Won Public Vote
Alysha Jones 6 Opera Singer Lost Public Vote

Semi-final 2

Act Order Performance description Buzzers and Judges' Choice Result
Eddie Kelly Sophie Dicko
The Elliot Sisters 1 Singing Trio Lost Public Vote
Carter 2 Dancer Lost Public Vote
Gentlemen of Deceit 3 Magicians Won Judges Vote
Bosko And Honey 4 Singers Lost Public Vote
Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa 5 Spoken Poetry Lost Public Vote
Matt Mclaren 6 Singer Won Public Vote

Semi-final 3

Act Order Performance description Buzzers and Judges' Choice Result
Eddie Kelly Sophie Dicko
Henry Twins 1 Dancers Lost Public Vote
Jessie Daley 2 Magician Lost Public Vote
Susie Jay & Joe Ace 3 Impressionist Singers Lost Public Vote
King Social 4 Band Won Public Vote
Showko 5 Ventriloquist Lost Public Vote
Erik The Dog 6 Robot Dog Act Won Judges Vote

Semi-final 4

Act Order Performance description Buzzers and Judges' Choice Result
Eddie Kelly Sophie Dicko
Irma & Sisco 1 Dancing Dog Act Lost Public Vote
Subih Brothers 2 Band Lost Public Vote
The Shake Man 3 Dancer Lost Public Vote
Callum The Heavy Metal Kid 4 Guitarist Won Public Vote
Jan Van De Stool 5 Comedian Musician Lost Public Vote
Equals 6 Dance Group Won Judges Vote

Semi-final 5

Act Order Performance description Buzzers and Judges' Choice Result
Eddie Kelly Sophie Dicko
Minnie Cooper & the Tiny Teeny Tappers 1 Drag Act Lost Public Vote
TJ 2 Drummer Lost Public Vote
NOA 3 Rapper Lost Public Vote
Chris Tamwoy 4 Singer/Musician Won Public Vote
Rothomatic 5 Robot Act Lost Public Vote
Fletcher 6 Singer And Guitarist Won Judges Vote

Finals

Color key

  •      Wild Card Act
  •      Advanced to Grand Finale
  •      Lost Public Vote
  •      Winner

Final - Top 11

The top 11, including the grand final wild card act, appeared in a grand final performance before the Grand Finale. An audience vote followed after the show and only 5 acts returned for the Grand Finale with new performances.

Act Order Performance description Result
Equals 1 Dance Group Lost Public Vote
Callum The Heavy Metal Kid 2 Guitarist Lost Public Vote
King Social 3 Band Advanced to Grand Finale
Gentlemen of Deceit 4 Magicians Lost Public Vote
Matt McClaren 5 Singer Advanced to Grand Finale
Raw & Rugged 6 Dance Group Lost Public Vote
Erik The Dog 7 Robot Dog Act Lost Public Vote
Chris Tamwoy 8 Singer/Musician Advanced to Grand Finale
Phly Crew 9 Dance Crew Lost Public Vote
Fletcher 10 Singer and Guitarist Advanced to Grand Finale
Sisters Doll 11 Band Advanced to Grand Finale

Grand Finale - Top 5

For the first time in AGT history, the Grand Finale aired Live and the winner was decided by the viewers, not the judges. Magician/illusionist AGT Alumni Cosentino had a performance and actor Jack Black was a guest judge. The winner received $250,000

Act Order Age(s)/
State
Act description Place Result
Chris Tamwoy 1 20, QLD Singer/
Musician
Runners-up
King Social 2 29-53, QLD Band
Matt McClaren 3 27, NSW Singer
Sisters Doll 4 18-23, VIC Band
Fletcher Pilon 5 14, NSW Singer/
Guitarist
Winner

Ratings

Colour key:
     – Highest rating during the season
     – Lowest rating during the season
Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers
(millions)
Nightly
rank
Ref
1 "Auditions" 1 February 2016 Monday
7:30 pm
0.865 #10 [8]
2 7 February 2016 Sunday
7:00 pm
0.914 #6 [9]
3 8 February 2016 Monday
7:30 pm
0.896 #9 [10]
4 14 February 2016 Sunday
7:00 pm
0.740 #9 [11]
5 15 February 2016 Monday
7:30 pm
0.775 #10 [12]
6 21 February 2016 Sunday
7:00 pm
0.633 #9 [13]
7 "Semifinals" 22 February 2016 Monday
7:30 pm
0.703 #14 [14]
8 28 February 2016 Sunday
8:00 pm
0.748 #9 [15]
9 29 February 2016 Monday
7:30 pm
0.671 #13 [16]
10 6 March 2016 Sunday
8:00 pm
0.630 #13 [17]
11 7 March 2016 Monday
7:30 pm
0.594 #19 [18]
12 "Final -
Top 11"
13 March 2016 Sunday
8:00 pm
0.599 #11 [19]
13 "Grand Finale -
Top 5"
14 March 2016 Monday
7:30 pm
0.785 #12 [20]
"Winner Announced" 0.961 #7

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