Australia's Got Talent (season 7)

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Australia's Got Talent
Season 7
Hosted byJulia Morris
JudgesDawn French
Timomatic
Geri Halliwell
Kyle Sandilands
WinnerUncle Jed
Runner-upGreg Gould & The Chase
Release
Original networkNine Network
Original release11 August (2013-08-11) –
10 November 2013 (2013-11-10)
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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. Halliwell, French and Timomatic who is the additional fourth judgereplaced 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]

Semi-finalists[]

Key  Winner  Runner up  Third Place  Finalist  Semi-Finalist (lost judges' vote)
Name Genre Act Age(s) Semi Position reached
Academy of Brothers Dance Dance Crew 15-22 1 Third Place
Angel Tairua Singing Singer 13 3 Finalist
Aydan Calafiore Singing Singer 12 1 Semi-Finalist
Chantelle & Benji Acrobatics Rollerskate Duo 30 & 29 1 Semi-Finalist
Chloe Marlow Singing Singer 11 6 Semi-Finalist
Dapper Dance Dance Crew 13-16 5 Semi-Finalist
Darren Carr Comedy Ventriloquist 48 1 Semi-Finalist
Dean Brady Singing Singer 9 4 Finalist
Flying Fruit Fly Circus Acrobatics Acrobatic Group 10-19 2 Semi-Finalist
Girl Class Singing Vocal Group 17-23 3 Semi-Finalist
Greg Gould & The Chase Singing Band 21-31 6 Runner-up
Joanna Littlewood-Johnson Dance Pole Dancer 43 6 Semi-Finalist
Juan & Angela Dance Ballroom Dance Duo 27 & 28 5 Semi-Finalist
Julius Firdaus Singing Opera Singer 28 6 Semi-Finalist
Lee Academy Dance Acrobatic Troupe 9-22 4 Semi-Finalist
Leon Lee Singing Singer 19 2 Semi-Finalist
Loretta & Jackson Animals Dog Act 56 & 4 2 Semi-Finalist
Louise Kennedy Singing Musical Theatre Performer 59 1 Semi-Finalist
Michael Boyd Magic Illusionist 42 3 Semi-Finalist
Miles Elkington Singing Singer 16 4 Semi-Finalist
Ministry of Dance Dance Dance Troupe 12-23 6 Semi-Finalist
Miss Friby & the Fribbles Comedy Performers 23 & 28 4 Semi-Finalist
Natalie & Julia Singing Singing Duo 10 1 Semi-Finalist
Oscar & Joshua Han Music Piano/Violin Duo 12 & 10 5 Finalist
Paris Morgan Singing Singer 13 5 Semi-Finalist
Raymond Crowe Variety Entertainer 51 2 Semi-Finalist
Reuben Koops Singing / Music Singer/Guitarist 19 2 Semi-Finalist
Sam Powers Magic Grand Illusionist 29 6 Finalist
Scott Carnes Dancer Comedy Dancer 47 1 Semi-Finalist
Seaton Kay-Smith Comedy Comedian 27 3 Semi-Finalist
Swagamama Dance Dance Troupe 20-35 1 Finalist
Team KSTP Gymnastics Tumbling Troupe 10-16 5 Semi-Finalist
Tommy Franklin Dance Dancer 29 2 Finalist
The Brassholes Music Brass Band 19-23 4 Semi-Finalist
The Foenander Brothers Singing Singing Duo 50 & 53 4 Finalist
The Funky Bunny Singing / Music Singer/Bass Guitarist 31 2 Semi-Finalist
The Other Superman Acrobatics Extreme Wheelchair Aerialist 40 1 Finalist
The Real Fruit Ninja Variety Fruit Variety Act 42 5 Semi-Finalist
The Rybka Twins Acrobatics Contortionists 17 3 Semi-Finalist
Uncle Jed Singing Band 26-29 5 Winner
Valère Singing Singer 22 6 Semi-Finalist
X-Treme Team Acrobatics Martial Arts Team 13-25 4 Semi-Finalist
Yu Hui Dance Ballet Dancer 29 3 Semi-Finalist

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[]

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result
Kyle Geri Timomatic Dawn
Swagamama 1 Dance Troupe Advanced
Natalie & Julia 2 Singing Duo Eliminated
Darren Carr 3 Ventriloquist Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Lost Judges' Choice
Chantelle & Benji 4 Rollerskate Duo Eliminated
Louise Kennedy 5 Musical Theatre Performer Eliminated
Aydan Calafiore 6 Singer Eliminated
Scott Carnes 7 Comedy Dancer Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
The Other Superman 8 Extreme Wheelchair Aerialist Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 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[]

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result
Kyle Geri Timomatic Dawn
Leon Lee 1 Singer Eliminated
Raymond Crowe 2 Entertainer Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Choice
Loretta and Jackson 3 Dog Act Eliminated
Reuben Koops 4 Singer/Guitarist Crystal Clear app clean.svg Lost Judges' Choice
Flying Fruit Fly Circus 5 Acrobatic Group Eliminated
The Funky Bunny 6 Singer/Bass Guitarist Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Tommy Franklin 7 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.

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result
Kyle Geri Timomatic Dawn
Academy of Brothers 1 Dance Crew Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg won Judges' Choice
Michael Boyd 2 Illusionist Eliminated
Girl Class 3 Vocal Group Eliminated
The Rybka Twins 4 Contortionists Crystal Clear app clean.svg lost Judges' Choice
Seaton Kay-Smith 5 Comedian Eliminated
Yu Hui 6 Ballet Dancer Eliminated
Angel Tairua 7 Singer Advanced

Semi-final 4[]

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result
Kyle Geri Timomatic Dawn
X-Treme Team 1 Martial Arts Team Eliminated
Miles Elkington 2 Singer Eliminated
The Brassholes 3 Brass Band Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Lee Academy 4 Acrobatic Troupe Lost Judges' Choice
The Foenander Brothers 5 Singing Duo Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Choice
Miss Friby & the Fribbles 6 Performers Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Dean Brady 7 Singer Advanced

Semi-final 5[]

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result
Kyle Geri Timomatic Dawn
Dapper 1 Dance Crew Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Lost Judges' Choice
Paris Morgan 2 Singer Eliminated
Juan & Angela 3 Ballroom Dance Duo Eliminated
The Real Fruit Ninja 4 Fruit Variety Act Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Team KSTP 5 Tumbling Troupe Eliminated
Oscar & Joshua Han 6 Piano/Violin Duo Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Choice
Uncle Jed 7 Band 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[]

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result
Kyle Geri Timomatic Dawn
Sam Powers 1 Grand Illusionist Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Won Judges' Choice
Chloe Marlow 2 Singer Eliminated
Joanna Littlewood-Johnson 3 Pole Dancer Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Lost Judges' Choice
Julius Firdaus 4 Opera Singer Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Eliminated
Ministry of Dance 5 Dance Troupe Eliminated
Valère 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
Order Contestant Act Finished
1 the rybka twins contortionist
2 Greg Gould & The Chase Band Runner-up
3 Tommy Franklin Dancer
4 Sam Powers Grand Illusionist
5 Swagamama Dance Troupe
6 Uncle Jed Band Winner
7 Oscar and Joshua Han Piano/Violin Duo
8 The Foenander Brothers Singing Duo
9 Dean Brady Singer
10 The Other Superman Extreme Wheelchair Aerialist
11 Raymond Crowe Entertainer
12 Academy of Brothers Dance Crew 3rd 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[]

Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers
(millions) 		Nightly
rank 		Source
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"
"Winner Announced" 		10 November 2013 1.166
1.391 		4
1 		[27]

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