Britain's Got Talent (series 10)
Britain's Got Talent | |
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Series 10 | |
Broadcast from | 9 April – 28 May 2016 |
Judges | Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Alesha Dixon David Walliams Kathleen Williams (guest) |
Presenter(s) | Ant & Dec |
Co-presenter(s) | Stephen Mulhern |
Broadcaster | ITV ITV2 (Britain's Got More Talent) |
Winner | |
Richard Jones | |
Origin | ![]() |
Genre(s) | Magician |
Runner-up | |
Wayne Woodward |
The tenth series of Britain's Got Talent premiered on 9 April 2016.[1] Ant & Dec returned to present the main show on ITV, while Stephen Mulhern returned to present the spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2. Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden returned for their tenth series on the judging panel, whilst Alesha Dixon and David Walliams returned for their fifth series. This was the first series that Lotto have sponsored the show.
The initial trailer for the show was released on 11 March 2016.[2] The Semi Finals aired from 22 May to 26 May with the Grand Final taking place two days later on 28 May.
Richard Jones won the competition on 28 May 2016, becoming the first magician to win the show.[3]
Contents
Judges and presenters
On 27 September 2015, it was reported all four judges had signed for the tenth series, and Ant & Dec would return to present the main show on ITV, while Mulhern would return to present the sister show Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2.[4] ITV also confirmed on 9 October 2015 that Cowell, Holden, Dixon, and Walliams would all return.[5] Walliams' mother Kathleen Williams stepped in for Cowell, who was running late at the London auditions on 23 January[6]
Golden buzzer
The golden buzzer returned for its third series. Walliams confirmed on 16 January that the first golden buzzer was used by Holden at the Liverpool auditions.[7] Dixon and Ant & Dec both pressed theirs on 23 January,[8][9] and Walliams pressed his buzzer on 27 January at the London auditions.[10] Cowell was the final person to press the buzzer and did so on 5 February at the Birmingham auditions.[11]
Holden pressing her golden buzzer for singer Beau Dermott was broadcast on the series premiere on 9 April.[12] Dixon's press of the buzzer for the 100 Voices of Gospel aired in the second episode.[13] Walliams' buzzer press for Anne & Ian Marshall aired in the third episode.[14] Ant & Dec pressed the buzzer in the fourth episode for singer Jasmine Elcock.[15] Cowell was the final judge to push his golden buzzer for dance act Boogie Storm.
In the semi finals, the 100 Voices of Gospel Choir and Beau Dermott won their respective semi finals and got through to the final. Boogie Storm won the semi final on a split decision. Jasmine Elcock won the judges choice in the fifth semi final. Anne and Ian Marshall were eliminated in the second semi final. This series marks the first time that most of the Golden Buzzer acts made it to the final.
Auditions
The first auditions episode aired from 7.00pm until 8.25pm. The other six aired from 8.00pm until 9.15/9.20pm, after Bang on the Money which aired from 7.00pm until 8.00pm.
Open auditions
The open auditions were held from 25 October to 7 December 2015 in Birmingham,[5] London, Cardiff, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Manchester.[16] An additional open audition was held in London on 10 January 2016.[17]
Judges auditions
City | Date[18] | Venue |
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Liverpool | 15–16 January 2016 | Liverpool Empire Theatre |
London | 21–27 January 2016 | Dominion Theatre |
Birmingham | 4–6 February 2016 | Birmingham Hippodrome |
Semi-finals
The semi finals ran from 22 May to 26 May 2016. As with previous years, the performance show aired from 7.30pm to 9pm, and the results show aired at 9.30pm after Coronation Street.
Each results show featured a guest performance. The Cast of Motown: The Musical performed on 22 May, followed by OneRepublic on 23 May. Nick Jonas will perform on 24 May, followed by Jules, Matisse & Friends on 25 May. Fifth Harmony performed on 26 May.[19] Clean Bandit & Louisa Johnson performed during the final on 28 May 2016.[20]
Semi-finalists
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Winner
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Runner-up
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Third place
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Finalist
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Semi-finalist (lost judges' or public vote)
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Judges' wildcard (previously eliminated act reinstated into the final by the judges) Public wildcard (Winner of Public Vote) Golden buzzer
Name of act | Age(s) | Genre | Act | Semi-final | Result |
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100 Voices of Gospel ![]() |
21-52 | Singing | Gospel choir | 1 | Finalist (won public vote) |
Alex Magala | 26 | Variety | Extreme sword-swallower | 2 | Finalist (won judges' vote) |
Ana & Fia Almanda | 18 & 42 | Singing | Mother & daughter singing duo | 5 | Eliminated |
Anne & Ian Marshall ![]() |
61 & 64 | Singing | Singing duo | 2 | Eliminated |
Another Kind of Blue | 23-40k | Dance | Projection dance troupe | 2 | Eliminated |
Balance Unity | 17 | Dance | Dancer | 4 | Finalist (won judges' vote) |
Beau Dermott ![]() |
12 | Singing | Musical theatre singer | 4 | Finalist (won public vote) |
Ben Blaque | 37 | Variety | Crossbow performer | 1 | Eliminated |
Bespoke Candi | 20-28 | Variety | Fire dancers/entertainers | 4 | Eliminated |
Bollywest Fusion | 18-32 | Dance | Bollywood dance troupe | 4 | Eliminated |
Boogie Storm ![]() |
17-24 | Dance | Dance troupe | 3 | Third Place |
Chloe Fenton | 10 | Dance | Dancer | 5 | Eliminated |
Christian Lee | 45 | Variety | Entertainer | 4 | Eliminated |
Craig Ball | 24 | Comedy | Impressionist | 5 | Finalist (won public vote) |
Danny Beard | 23 | Singing | Drag cabaret performer | 4 | Eliminated |
Darren Altman | 42 | Comedy | Impressionist | 1 | Eliminated |
Elite Squad Royalz | 8-13 | Dance | Dance troupe | 5 | Eliminated |
Flying Bebop | 29-32 | Dance | Drone dancers | 3 | Eliminated |
Jack Higgins | 14 | Dance | Contemporary dancer | 3 | Eliminated (lost judges' vote) |
Jasmine Elcock ![]() |
14 | Singing | Singer | 5 | Finalist (won judges' vote) |
Josh Curnow | 26 | Singing | Singer and pianist | 3 | Eliminated |
Kathleen Jenkins | 25 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Eliminated (lost judges' vote) |
Khronos Agoria | 16-19 | Dance | Dance troupe | 3 | Eliminated |
Mel & Jamie | 45 & 16 | Singing | Mother & son singing duo | 1 | Finalist (won judges' vote) |
Morgan Connie Smith | 16 | Singing | Singer | 3 | Eliminated |
Mythical PSM | 17-18 | Dance | Dance trio | 2 | Eliminated |
Presentation School Choir | 19-66 | Singing | Choir | 5 | Eliminated |
Rachael Wooding | 37 | Singing | Singer | 2 | Eliminated |
Richard Bayton | 29 | Singing | Entertainer | 1 | Eliminated |
Richard Jones | 25 | Magic | Close-up magician | 3 | Winner |
Shannon & Peter ![]() |
46 & 50 | Dance | Contemporary dancers | 2 | Finalist (won judges' wildcard) |
Spartans Resurrection | 13-23 | Gymnastic | Gymnastic troupe | 1 | Eliminated |
The Collaborative Orchestra & Singers | 33 | Singing | Orchestra/choir group | 4 | Eliminated |
The Deep Space Deviants | 46 | Singing | Entertainers | 5 | Eliminated |
The Garnett Family | 17-46 | Singing | Vocal harmony group | 2 | Eliminated |
Togni Brothers | 19 & 20 | Variety | Acrobatic duo | 5 | Eliminated |
Total TXS | 16-19 | Dance | Dance troupe | 1 | Eliminated |
Trip Hazard ![]() |
30 | Animal | Dancing dog act | 5 | Finalist (won public wildcard) |
Tumar KR | 19-25 | Dance | Popping dance troupe | 4 | Eliminated (lost judges' vote) |
Vadik & The Bear | 35 | Variety | Entertainer | 3 | Eliminated |
Vitaly Voronko | 25 | Singing | Singer/musician | 2 | Eliminated |
Vox Fortura | 29-37 | Singing | Opera singing group | 4 | Eliminated |
Wayne Woodward | 20 | Singing | Singer | 2 | Runner-Up |
Ystrad Fawr Dancers | 14-17 | Dance | Latin dance troupe | 1 | Eliminated |
Zyrah Rose | 25-28 | Singing | Vocal harmony group | 3 | Eliminated |
Semi-finals Summary
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Buzzed out |
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Judges' vote |
Semi-final 1 (22 May)
- Guest performer: The Cast of Motown: The Musical ("I Want You Back"/"The Love You Save/"Get Ready"/"Dancing in the Street")[19]
Contestant[21] | Order | Act | Buzzes and judges' votes | Finished | Percentage[22] | Result[23] | |||
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Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Walliams | ||||||
Richard Bayton | 1 | Entertainer | 8th | 2.6% | Eliminated | ||||
Spartans Resurrection | 2 | Gymnastic troupe | 6th | 5.8% | Eliminated | ||||
Kathleen Jenkins | 3 | Singer | ![]() |
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3rd | 15.0% | Top 3 (lost judges' vote)1 | ||
Total TXS | 4 | Dance troupe | 5th | 8.4% | Eliminated | ||||
Ben Blaque | 5 | Crossbow performer | 7th | 5.2% | Eliminated | ||||
Ystrad Fawr Dancers | 6 | Latin dance troupe | 9th | 2.0% | Eliminated | ||||
Mel & Jamie | 7 | Mother & son singing duo | ![]() |
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2nd | 21.2% | Top 3 (won judges' vote)1 | ||
Darren Altman | 8 | Impressionist | 4th | 13.0% | Eliminated | ||||
100 Voices of Gospel | 9 | Gospel choir | 1st | 26.8% | Top 3 (won public vote) |
- ^1 The judges' vote was a split decision. Mel & Jamie were announced to have received more public votes and was sent through to the final.
Semi-final 2 (23 May)
- Guest performer: OneRepublic ("Wherever I Go")[19]
Due to the high danger risk, Alex Magala's performance was pre-recorded before the live broadcast as a safety precaution.[24]
Contestant[25] | Order | Act | Buzzes and judges' votes | Finished | Percentage[22] | Result[26] | |||
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Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Walliams | ||||||
Anne & Ian Marshall | 1 | Singing duo | 8th | 2.1% | Eliminated | ||||
Wayne Woodward | 2 | Singer | 1st | 25.0% | Top 3 (won public vote) | ||||
Mythical PSM | 3 | Dance trio | 7th | 7.3% | Eliminated | ||||
The Garnett Family | 4 | Vocal harmony group | 6th | 7.9% | Eliminated | ||||
Vitaly Voronko | 5 | Singer/musician | ![]() |
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9th | 1.5% | Eliminated | |
Rachael Wooding | 6 | Singer | 4th | 10.3% | Eliminated | ||||
Another Kind of Blue | 7 | Projection dance troupe | 5th | 8.4% | Eliminated | ||||
Alex Magala1 | 8 | Extreme sword-swallower | ![]() |
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3rd | 16.0% | Top 3 (won judges' vote) | |
Shannon & Peter | 9 | Contemporary dancers | ![]() |
2nd | 21.5% | Top 3 (lost judges' vote) |
^1 Alexa Magala's performance was pre-recorded before the live broadcast as a safety precaution.[24]
Semi-final 3 (24 May)
- Guest performer: Nick Jonas ("Jealous"/"Close")[19]
Contestant[27] | Order | Act | Buzzes and judges' votes | Finished | Percentage[22] | Result[28] | |||
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Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Walliams | ||||||
Khronos Agoria | 1 | Dance troupe | 7th | 5.2% | Eliminated | ||||
Zyrah Rose | 2 | Vocal harmony group | 8th | 4.2% | Eliminated | ||||
Josh Curnow | 3 | Singer and pianist | 4th | 8.4% | Eliminated | ||||
Vadik & The Bear | 4 | Entertainer | ![]() |
6th | 5.8% | Eliminated | |||
Flying Bebop1 | 5 | Drone dancers | 9th | 1.6% | Eliminated | ||||
Morgan Connie Smith | 6 | Singer | 5th | 7.0% | Eliminated | ||||
Boogie Storm | 7 | Dance troupe | ![]() |
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2nd | 21.9% | Top 3 (won judges' vote)2 | ||
Richard Jones | 8 | Close-up magician | 1st | 33.9% | Top 3 (won public vote) | ||||
Jack Higgins | 9 | Contemporary dancer | ![]() |
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3rd | 12.0% | Top 3 (lost judges' vote)2 |
^1 Flying Bebop pre-recorded his performance before the live broadcast in front of the studio audience and judges due to technical reasons. ^2 The judges' vote was a split decision. Boogie Storm was announced to have received more public votes and was sent through to the final.
Semi-final 4 (25 May)
- Guest performer: Jules, Matisse & Friends[19]
Contestant[29] | Order | Act | Buzzes and judges' votes | Finished | Percentage[22] | Result[30] | |||
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Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Walliams | ||||||
Bollywest Fusion | 1 | Bollywood dance troupe | 8th | 2.5% | Eliminated | ||||
The Collaborative Orchestra & Singers | 2 | Orchestra/choir group | 5th | 9.6% | Eliminated | ||||
Bespoke Candi | 3 | Fire dancers/entertainers | ![]() |
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9th | 2.2% | Eliminated | |
Vox Fortura | 4 | Opera singing group | 4th | 9.7% | Eliminated | ||||
Balance Unity | 5 | Dancer | ![]() |
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3rd | 17.3% | Top 3 (won judges' vote) |
Danny Beard | 6 | Drag cabaret performer | ![]() |
7th | 4.9% | Eliminated | |||
Christian Lee | 7 | Entertainer | 6th | 5.9% | Eliminated | ||||
Tumar KR | 8 | Popping dance troupe | 2nd | 18.2% | Top 3 (lost judges' vote) | ||||
Beau Dermott | 9 | Musical theatre singer | 1st | 29.7% | Top 3 (won public vote) |
- ^1 Dixon pressed the buzzers of Walliams and Holden during Bespoke Candi's performance.
- ^2 Cowell did not vote as there was already a majority, but he claimed he would've voted for Balance Unity.
Semi-final 5 (26 May)
- Guest performer: Fifth Harmony ("Work from Home")[19]
Contestant[31] | Order | Act | Buzzes and judges' votes | Finished | Percentage[22] | Result[32] | |||
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Cowell | Holden | Dixon | Walliams | ||||||
Elite Squad Royalz | 1 | Dance troupe | 6th | 6.4% | Eliminated | ||||
Ana & Fia Almanda | 2 | Mother & daughter singing duo | 8th | 3.5% | Eliminated | ||||
The Deep Space Deviants1 | 3 | Entertainers | ![]() |
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9th | 2.1% | Eliminated |
Jasmine Elcock | 4 | Singer | ![]() |
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2nd | 23.4% | Top 3 (won judges' vote) | |
Trip Hazard | 5 | Dancing dog act | ![]() |
3rd | 15.5% | Top 3 (lost judges' vote) | |||
Togni Brothers | 6 | Acrobatic duo | 5th | 6.9% | Eliminated | ||||
Craig Ball | 7 | Impressionist | 1st | 24.9% | Top 3 (won public vote) | ||||
Chloe Fenton | 8 | Dancer | 7th | 5.1% | Eliminated | ||||
Presentation School Choir | 9 | Choir | 4th | 12.2% | Eliminated |
- ^1 – The Deep Space Deviants became the first and only semi-finalist that all the judges buzzed in this series. This was also the first time since series 8 that all of the judges buzzed an act, and the 11th time this has happened.
Final (28 May)
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The final took place on 28 May from 7.30pm until 10.05pm. The final saw a celebration of 10 years of the show with a special ‘Best of Britain’s Got Talent’ performance put together by Diversity’s Ashley Banjo.
- Guest performers: Katherine Jenkins, Clean Bandit & Louisa Johnson ("Tears")[20] and Jamie Raven, Attraction, Diversity, Ashleigh and Pudsey, Kieran Gaffney, George Sampson, Old Men Grooving, Jon Clegg, Stavros Flatley, Collabro and Spelbound
Wildcard vote
Contestant[33] | Finished | Percentage |
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Kathleen Jenkins | 4th | 14.4% |
Shannon & Peter | 3rd | 19.1% |
Jack Higgins | 5th | 12.4% |
Tumar KR | 2nd | 21.3% |
Trip Hazard | 1st | 32.8% |
Contestant[34] [35] | Order | Act | Finished[36] | Percentage |
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Balance Unity | 1 | Dancer | 10th | 3.8% |
Richard Jones | 2 | Close-up magician | 1st | 16.7% |
100 Voices of Gospel | 3 | Gospel choir | 8th | 4.7% |
Alex Magala | 4 | Extreme sword-swallower | 9th | 4.5% |
Mel & Jamie | 5 | Mother & son singing duo | 12th | 1.9% |
Shannon & Peter | 6 | Contemporary dancers | 11th | 3.2% |
Jasmine Elcock | 7 | Singer | 4th | 11.8% |
Trip Hazard | 8 | Dancing dog act | 7th | 7.8% |
Beau Dermott | 9 | Musical theatre singer | 5th | 9.8% |
Craig Ball | 10 | Impressionist | 6th | 9.2% |
Boogie Storm | 11 | Stormtrooper dance troupe | 3rd | 12.8% |
Wayne Woodward | 12 | Singer | 2nd | 13.8% |
Ratings
The series has enjoyed strong officials throughout, topping series 9 on many occasions. Episode 2, with 12.46 million, became the most-watched auditions episode since 2009.
Episode | Date | Official ITV rating[37] (millions) |
Weekly rank[37] | Official ITV HD rating[38] (millions) |
Official ITV +1 rating[39] (millions) |
Total viewers (millions) |
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Auditions 1 | 9 April | 9.06 | 1 | 1.76 | 0.76 | 11.59 |
Auditions 2 | 16 April | 9.62 | 1 | 2.31 | 0.52 | 12.45 |
Auditions 3 | 23 April | 9.32 | 1 | 2.43 | 0.57 | 12.32 |
Auditions 4 | 30 April | 9.01 | 1 | 2.32 | 0.54 | 11.87 |
Auditions 5 | 7 May | 8.63 | 1 | 2.18 | 0.54 | 11.35 |
Auditions 6 | 14 May | 8.21 | 1 | 1.72 | 0.41 | 10.34 |
Auditions 7 | 21 May | 8.04 | 1 | 1.88 | 0.53 | 10.45 |
Semi Final 1 | 22 May | 7.39 | 2 | 2.13 | 0.46 | 9.98 |
Semi-final 1 results | 5.74 | TBA | 1.36 | TBA | TBA | |
Semi Final 2 | 23 May | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Semi Final 3 | 24 May | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Semi Final 4 | 25 May | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Semi Final 5 | 26 May | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Final | 28 May | TBA | 1 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Series average | 2016 | TBA | N/A | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Controversy
David Walliams' marriage
During the auditions Walliams claimed that Cowell had not married his girlfriend, Lauren Silverman, to which Cowell responded saying: "Well, why aren't you married?" (referring to the recent divorce between him and his ex-wife, Lara Stone). This statement shocked the audience as well as Walliams. It seemed Walliams was hurt by Cowell's comment. One source said:
"David was a little caught out by the comment. While they were waiting for the next act to come out, he went to talk to Simon. He sat on the desk next to him and they had a few words with each other and seemed to sort it out."[40]
Sources suggest that during the auditions 'tensions were high' between the two men and the crew were betting on whether Walliams might exit this series.
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