Britain's Got Talent (series 4)
Britain's Got Talent | |
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Series 4 | |
Hosted by | Anthony McPartlin (ITV) Declan Donnelly (ITV) Stephen Mulhern (ITV2) |
Judges | Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Piers Morgan Louis Walsh (guest) |
Winner | Spelbound |
Runner-ups | Twist and Pulse Kieran Gaffney |
Release | |
Original network | ITV ITV2 (BGMT) |
Original release | 17 April 5 June 2010 | –
Series chronology | |
The fourth series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, from 17 April to 5 June 2010;[1][2] due to live coverage of the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final on 22 May, the sixth audition episode of the series was pushed back a day to avoid clashing with it.[3] Production on the fourth series during the filmed auditions required Louis Walsh to step in as a guest judge, after Simon Cowell became ill and unable to partake in certain sessions.[4]
The fourth series was won by gymnastic troupe Spelbound, with dance duo Twist and Pulse finishing in second place, and drummer Kieran Gaffney placing third. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 11 million viewers. Episodes of the live rounds were the first in the programme's history to feature guest performers within live result episodes, and were also the first to be broadcast in high definition; both the audition episodes and its sister show, Britain's Got More Talent, remained in standard definition until the following year.
Series overview[]
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Following open auditions held the previous year, the Judges' auditions took place across January and February 2010, within Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, London and Cardiff.[5] They also took place within Newcastle upon Tyne, after they were cancelled at the last minute during production of the previous series. The Birmingham auditions were most notable in this series, due to the fact that because Cowell fell ill before he could attend them, marking the first time in the show's history he was unable to attend auditions, Louis Walsh replaced him as a guest judge for these until he had recovered.[4] One significant change made to the programme in this series was towards the scheduling of semi-finals. Both the production staff and the broadcaster decided for the live semi-finals to follow a similar format incorporated in the live final - each set of semi-final performances were held in one episode, followed by a break to allow ITV to air another programme or a news programme, so as to give time for the public vote to be counted. The results would then be aired after this break, in a live results episode, much like the live finals had done in the past three series.
Of the participants that took part, only forty made it past this stage and into the five live semi-finals,[6] with eight appearing in each one, and ten of these acts making it into the live final. The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this series:
- Winner | Runner-up | Third place
- Finalist | Semi-finalist
Participant | Age(s) 1 | Genre | Act | From | Semi-Final [7] | Result |
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A3 | 13-19 | Dance | Dance Trio Brothers | Swansea | 5 | Eliminated |
Alesia Vazmitsel | 30 | Dance / Variety | Pole Dancer | London (originally Belarus) | 5 | Eliminated |
Chloe Hickinbottom | 10 | Singing | Singer | Walsall, West Midlands | 3 | Eliminated |
Christopher Stone | 28 | Singing | Singer | Harrogate, North Yorkshire | 3 | Finalist |
Connected | 13-15 | Singing | Boyband | Manchester | 2 | Finalist |
Dance Flavourz | 22-37 | Dance | Samba & Bollywood Dance Act | London | 5 | Eliminated |
Emile Harris | 17 | Singing | Singer & Songwriter | Caldicot, Monmouthshire | 4 | Eliminated |
Father and Son | 53, 26 | Singing | Father & Son Duet | Bolton, Greater Manchester | 5 | Eliminated |
Ice | 12-18 | Dance | Street Dance Group | Rotherham, South Yorkshire | 4 | Eliminated |
Janey Cutler | 81 | Singing | Singer | Wishaw, North Lanarkshire | 4 | Finalist |
Jimmy Forde | 75 | Dance / Variety | Leprechaun Irish Dancer | Birmingham (originally County Mayo, Republic of Ireland) | 3 | Eliminated |
Josh Barry | 16 | Singing | Singer | London | 1 | Eliminated |
Kev Orkian | 36 | Comedy / Singing | Comic Singer & Impersonator | London | 2 | Eliminated |
Kevin Cruise | 33 | Variety | Ferry Entertainer | Glastonbury, Somerset | 1 | Eliminated |
Kieran Gaffney | 13 | Music | Drummer | Kent | 5 | Third place |
Liam McNally | 14 | Singing | Singer | New Moston, Greater Manchester | 5 | Finalist |
Mark James | 30 | Singing | "Half & half" Drag Singer | Barnoldswick, Lancashire | 4 | Eliminated |
Maxxie Oliver | 21 | Variety | Drag Act | London | 2 | Eliminated |
Michael Fayombo Jnr and Snr | 14, 38 | Dance | Michael Jackson Dancers | London | 2 | Eliminated |
Myztikal | 10-30 | Singing / Dance | Vocal Street Dance Troupe | London | 5 | Eliminated |
Neil Fullard | 42 | Singing | Singer | Wednesbury, West Midlands | 2 | Eliminated |
Olivia Archbold | 14 | Singing | Singer | Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside | 1 | Eliminated |
Paul Burling | 40 | Comedy | Impressionist & Impersonator | Bristol | 3 | Finalist |
Peridot | 21-27 | Dance | Street Dance Group | London | 3 | Eliminated |
Philip Grimmer | 57 | Dance | Drag Dancer | Essex | 3 | Eliminated |
Ruby Girls | 19-25 | Dance | Dance Group | London | 2 | Eliminated |
Sean Sheehan | 66 | Variety / Singing | Woodcutter and Singer | Anglesey, Isle of Anglesey | 1 | Eliminated |
Spelbound | 12-24 | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Gymnasts | Ashford, Surrey | 1 | Winner |
Starburst | 9-13 | Dance | Dance Troupe | Barry, Vale of Glamorgan | 3 | Eliminated |
Stevie Starr | 47 | Variety / Danger | Professional Regurgitator | Glasgow | 1 | Eliminated |
Taboo | 7-23 | Dance | Street Dancers | Gravesend, Kent | 2 | Eliminated |
Team Shaolin | 8-29 | Dance | Martial Arts Troupe | London | 4 | Eliminated |
The Arrangement | 17-18 | Music / Comedy | Comedic Classical Music Band | Cambridgeshire | 3 | Eliminated |
The Chippendoubles | 30-48 | Variety / Dance | Dance Impersonator | Various 2 | 5 | Eliminated |
The Fusion | 15-30 | Dance | Dance Troupe | Glasgow | 4 | Eliminated |
Three Bee | 18-30 | Dance | Bollywood Dance Troupe | Manchester | 1 | Eliminated |
Tina and Chandi | 37, 11 3 | Animals / Dance | Dog Dancing Act | Shrewsbury, Shropshire | 2 | Finalist |
Tobias Mead | 22 | Dance | Dancer | Warminster, Wiltshire | 1 | Finalist |
Twist and Pulse | 18, 19 | Dance | Dance Duo | London | 4 | Runner-up |
Tyler Patterson | 10 | Dance | Street Dancer | Glasgow | 4 | Eliminated |
- ^1 Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this series.
- ^2 No precise locations were disclosed for The Chippendoubles - both as a group or for each respective member - during their time on the programme.
- ^3 The latter value is the age of the dog, as disclosed by its owner.
Semi-final summary[]
Buzzed out |
Judges' vote | Won the public vote
- Won the judges' vote | Lost the judges' vote | Eliminated
Semi-final 1 (31 May)[]
Guest Performers, Results Show: Diversity
Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result [8] | ||
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Cowell | Holden | Morgan | |||
Three Bee | 1 | 6th - Eliminated | |||
Olivia Archbold | 2 | 3rd (Lost Judges' vote) | |||
Kevin Cruise | 3 | ![]() |
7th - Eliminated | ||
Stevie Starr | 4 | 4th - Eliminated | |||
Tobias Mead | 5 | ![]() |
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2nd (Won Judges' vote) |
Sean Sheehan | 6 | ![]() |
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8th - Eliminated | |
Josh Barry | 7 | 5th - Eliminated | |||
Spelbound | 8 | 1st (Won Public vote) |
Semi-final 2 (1 June)[]
Guest Performer, Results Show: Alicia Keys
Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result[8] | ||
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Cowell | Holden | Morgan | |||
Taboo | 1 | 4th - Eliminated | |||
Neil Fullard | 2 | ![]() |
3rd (Lost Judges' vote) | ||
Ruby Girls | 3 | 8th - Eliminated | |||
Connected | 4 | ![]() |
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2nd (Won Judges' vote) | |
Kev Orkian | 5 | ![]() |
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6th - Eliminated | |
Michael Fayombo Jnr and Snr | 6 | 5th - Eliminated | |||
Tina and Chandi | 7 | 1st (Won Public vote) | |||
Maxxie Oliver | 8 | ![]() |
7th - Eliminated |
Semi-final 3 (2 June)[]
Guest Performer, Results Show: Pixie Lott
Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result [8] | ||
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Cowell | Holden | Morgan | |||
Starburst | 1 | 6th - Eliminated | |||
Chloe Hickinbottom | 2 | 5th - Eliminated | |||
Philip Grimmer | 3 | 8th - Eliminated | |||
Paul Burling | 4 | 1st (Won Public vote) | |||
The Arrangement | 5 | 4th - Eliminated | |||
Jimmy Forde | 6 | 7th - Eliminated | |||
Christopher Stone | 7 | ![]() |
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2nd (Won Judges' vote) | |
Peridot | 8 | ![]() |
3rd (Lost Judges' vote) |
Semi-final 4 (3 June)[]
Guest Performer, Results Show: Miley Cyrus
Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result [8] | ||
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Cowell | Holden | Morgan | |||
Ice | 1 | 5th - Eliminated | |||
Tyler Patterson | 2 | 4th - Eliminated | |||
Emile Harris | 3 | ![]() |
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8th - Eliminated | |
Twist and Pulse | 4 | ![]() |
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2nd (Won Judges' vote) | |
Team Shaolin | 5 | 7th - Eliminated | |||
Mark James | 6 | ![]() |
6th - Eliminated | ||
The Fusion | 7 | ![]() |
3rd (Lost Judges' vote) | ||
Janey Cutler | 8 | 1st (Won Public vote) |
Semi-final 5 (4 June)[]
Guest Performers, Results Show: JLS
Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result [8] | ||
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Cowell | Holden | Morgan | |||
The Chippendoubles | 1 | ![]() |
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8th - Eliminated | |
Liam McNally | 2 | ![]() |
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2nd (Won Judges' vote) | |
Alesia Vazmitsel | 3 | 4th - Eliminated | |||
Myztikal | 4 | 5th - Eliminated | |||
Dance Flavourz | 5 | 6th - Eliminated | |||
Father and Son | 6 | ![]() |
7th - Eliminated | ||
A3 | 7 | ![]() |
3rd (Lost Judges' vote) | ||
Kieran Gaffney | 8 | 1st (Won Public vote) |
Final (5 June)[]
Guest Performers, Results Show: Usher, Dizzee Rascal, and James Corden
- Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place
Finalist | Order | Finished [8] |
---|---|---|
Twist and Pulse | 1 | 2nd |
Liam McNally | 2 | 10th |
Paul Burling | 3 | 5th |
Christopher Stone | 4 | 7th |
Tina and Chandi | 5 | 4th |
Connected | 6 | 8th |
Kieran Gaffney | 7 | 3rd |
Tobias Mead | 8 | 6th |
Janey Cutler | 9 | 9th |
Spelbound | 10 | 1st |
Ratings[]
Episode | Air Date | Total viewers (millions) [9] |
ITV 1 Weekly rank [9] |
Viewer Share (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Auditions 1 | 17 April | 11.87 | 1 | 44.0 [10] |
Auditions 2 | 24 April | 11.60 | 1 | 45.7 [11] |
Auditions 3 | 1 May | 11.84 | 1 | 43.9 [12] |
Auditions 4 | 8 May | 12.17 | 1 | 44.1 [13] |
Auditions 5 | 15 May | 10.84 | 1 | 43.8 [14] |
Auditions 6 | 23 May | 10.68 | 1 | 42.8 [15] |
Auditions 7 | 29 May | 10.87 | 1 | 40.3 [16] |
Semi-final 1 | 31 May | 11.82 | 2 | 43.1 [17] |
Semi-final 1 results | 11.32 | 4 | 40.3 [17] | |
Semi-final 2 | 1 June | 11.17 | 5 | 41.2 [18] |
Semi-final 2 results | 10.69 | 8 | 39.0 [18] | |
Semi-final 3 | 2 June | 10.88 | 6 | 45.6 [19] |
Semi-final 3 results | 9.19 | 13 | 34.2 [19] | |
Semi-final 4 | 3 June | 10.37 | 9 | 48.2 [20] |
Semi-final 4 results | 10.34 | 10 | 41.7 [20] | |
Semi-final 5 | 4 June | 10.13 | 11 | 46.3 [21] |
Semi-final 5 results | 9.64 | 12 | 39.4 [21] | |
Live final | 5 June | 13.50 | 1 | 54.6 [22] |
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