Australia's Got Talent (season 7)

Australia's Got Talent
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]

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
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

Semi-final 2

Act Order Performance description Buzzers and Judges' Choice Result
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
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
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
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

Semi-final 6

Act Order Performance description Buzzers Result
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

Finals summary

Final

Key
  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third Place
Order Contestant Act Finished
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
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

  1. 1 2 3 Australia's Got Talent set to audition on the Coffs Coast | Coffs Coast Advocate
  2. 1 2 Dawn French To Judge Australia's Got Talent
  3. 1 2 3 "Timomatic announced as next Australia's Got Talent judge". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. ↑ "Channel Seven axes Australia's Got Talent, but Nine picks it up". News Corp Australia Network. 31 October 2012.
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  7. ↑ "Twitter / grantdenyer: With great sadness its goodbye". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  8. ↑ "Australia's Got Talent Coming Soon on Nine". Channelnine.ninemsn.com. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  9. ↑ "Dannii Minogue leaves X Factor for Top Model - NZ Entertainment - Your daily fix of celebrity gossip". Entertainment.msn.co.nz. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  10. ↑ "Dawn French To Judge Australia's Got Talent". News.sky.com. 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  11. ↑ Julia Morris to host Australia’s Got Talent | TV Tonight
  12. ↑ "Channel Seven wins legal injunction to stop Mel B moving to Nine". News.com.au. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  13. ↑ Geri Halliwell replaces Mel B on Australia’s Got Talent | TV Tonight 29 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013
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  16. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/08/sunday-25-august-2013.html
  17. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/08/sunday-1-september-2013.html
  18. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/09/sunday-8-september-2013.html
  19. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/08/sunday-15-september-2013.html
  20. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/08/sunday-22-september-2013.html
  21. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/08/sunday-29-september-2013.html
  22. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/10/monday-7-october-2013.html
  23. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/10/sunday-713-october-2013.html
  24. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/10/sunday-20-october-2013.html
  25. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/10/sunday-27-october-2013.html
  26. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/11/sunday-3-november-2013.html
  27. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/11/sunday-10-november-2013.html
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