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| host= [[Anthony McPartlin]],<br>[[Declan Donnelly]],<br>[[Stephen Mulhern]] ([[Britain's Got More Talent]])
| judges = [[Piers Morgan]]<br>[[Amanda Holden]]<br>[[Simon Cowell]]<br>[[Kelly Brook]] (Manchester auditions)
| winner = [[Diversity (dance troupe)|Diversity]]
| judges = [[Simon Cowell]],<br>[[Amanda Holden]],<br>[[Piers Morgan]],<br><small>[[Kelly Brook]] (Manchester auditions only)</small>
| broadcaster = [[ITV]]
| runner_up = [[Susan Boyle ]]
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| first_aired = 11 April 2009
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| last_aired = 30 May 2009
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The 2009 series of '''''[[Britain's Got Talent]]''''' is the '''third''' and current series of the show. It began airing on [[ITV]] on 11 April, and is due to end on 30 May 2009.


The third series of British talent competition programme ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]'' was broadcast on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]], from 11 April to 30 May 2009. The judging panel of [[Simon Cowell]], [[Amanda Holden]] and [[Piers Morgan]] returned from the previous series; a fourth judge, [[Kelly Brook]], was added, but removed from the series shortly after filming began.
==Judges and presenters==
Initially, it was announced that the judges for the 2009 series would consist of original judges [[Simon Cowell]], [[Amanda Holden]] and [[Piers Morgan]] with the addition of new judge [[Kelly Brook]]. <ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/britainsgottalent/a142167/brook-confirmed-for-britains-got-talent.html</ref> However, it was later announced that Brook was to leave the panel after just six days working on the show. <ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/britainsgottalent/a143680/brook-axed-from-britains-got-talent.html</ref> It was reported that Cowell felt "very bad"<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/britainsgottalent/a143798/cowell-feels-very-bad-over-brook-axe.html</ref> following Brook's exit and that he had offered her a job in another role on the show.<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/britainsgottalent/a144118/cowell-ive-offered-kelly-new-talent-job.html</ref> It was also reported that Brook would receive her full £100,000 fee for appearing on the show.<ref>http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/news/daily-gossip/090122-kelly-brook-receives-100000-for-s.aspx</ref><ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/britainsgottalent/a143938/brook-paid-gbp100k-for-talent-exit.html</ref> According to Cowell, the reason given for sacking Brook was because the producers decided the format was "too complicated" with four judges. She has since been referred to as a "guest judge" at only Manchester. <ref>http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/arts_entertainment/kelly+brook+axed+as+tv+talent+show+judge/2906982</ref><ref>http://itn.co.uk/news/24bd19c69869b8332c2e8c173fa01986.html</ref><ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/kelly-brook-axed-from-britains-got-talent-1451591.html</ref>


The third series was won by street dance troupe [[Diversity (dance troupe)|Diversity]], with singer [[Susan Boyle]] finishing in second place and saxophonist Julian Smith third. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 13.3 million viewers, with the figures partly helped by the notable performances of Boyle during her time in on the show,<ref>{{cite news|author=Leigh Holmwood |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/apr/14/britains-got-talent-tv-ratings |title=Britain's got talent hits high note,' |work=The Guardian |location=UK |access-date=8 January 2012 |date=14 April 2009}}</ref> with her audition on the third series considered one of the most famous moments in the programme's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/britainsgottalent/10-years-of-bgt-top-ten-memorable-moments|title=10 Years of BGT: Top Ten memorable moments|website=www.itv.com|date=16 March 2019}}</ref> The programme faced criticism during the third series for airing an unsuitable performance conducted in an audition, while Boyle's well-being became a major concern for producers following the final.
[[Ant and Dec]] return as hosts of the main show on [[ITV]].<ref>http://www.officialantanddec.com/blog/2009/04/08/the-boys-are-back-in-town/</ref> [[Stephen Mulhern]] also returned as host of the sister-show ''[[Britain's Got More Talent]]''.


==Broadcasts==
==Series overview==
[[File:Kelly Brook in 2010 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|150px|Brook was initially intended as a fourth judge, before producers relegated her to being a guest judge.]]
''Britain's Got Talent 2009'' began on 11 April. Overall, there were seven audition shows on consecutive Saturdays before a week of nightly shows so fans can pick the finalists who will battle it out on 30 May 2009.
Following open auditions held the previous year, the Judges' auditions took place across January and February 2009, within [[Manchester]], [[Glasgow]], [[Birmingham]], [[London]] and [[Cardiff]]. Prior to the auditions, [[Kelly Brook]] was announced as a permanent fourth judge.<ref name="kelly_brook_judge">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/4231723/Kelly-Brook-named-Britains-Got-Talent-judge.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123062027/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/4231723/Kelly-Brook-named-Britains-Got-Talent-judge.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 January 2009 |title=Kelly Brook named Britain's Got Talent judge |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |date=14 January 2009 |access-date=14 January 2009 | first=Matthew | last=Moore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/britainsgottalent/a142167/brook-confirmed-for-britains-got-talent.html |title=TV – News – Brook confirmed for 'Britain's Got Talent' |work=Digital Spy |date=13 January 2009 |access-date=2 August 2010}}</ref> However, after six days of filming the Manchester auditions Brook was removed from the series. She was credited as a guest judge when her appearance was broadcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/britainsgottalent/a143680/brook-axed-from-britains-got-talent.html |title=TV – News – Brook axed from 'Britain's Got Talent' |work=Digital Spy |date=20 January 2009 |access-date=2 August 2010}}</ref>


The third series proved popular amongst viewers for the performances of [[Susan Boyle]], whom deemed her their favourite amongst the participants despite becoming the runner-up in the competition. Her performances made her internationally famous, launching her career as a singer, with her audition performance, involving her rendition of "[[I Dreamed a Dream]]" from the musical ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'', being later posted to [[YouTube]] and earning around 100 million views within five days of its posting.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7999727.stm |title=Talent show singer is online hit, BBC |work=BBC News |date=15 April 2009 |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Sadie Gray Last updated 7 January 2012 1:16&nbsp;pm |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article6069597.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507134954/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article6069597.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 May 2009 |title=Singing Talent of Susan Boyle Stuns Simon Cowell, Times of London |work=The Times |date=29 March 2010 |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031207132319/http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 December 2003 |title=An unlikely star brings smiles to views, NBC Nightly News |publisher=MSNBC |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2009/04/16/une-ecossaise-de-47-ans-devient-une-star-sur-internet_1181776_3246.html |title=Le Monde – Susan Boyle, chanteuse en herbe et vedette sur le Web |work=Le Monde|language=fr |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/media-people/media/susan-boyle-la-revelation-de-britain-s-got-talent_754476.html |title=L'Express – Susan Boyle, la révélation de "Britain's got talent" |work=L'Express |language=fr |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=Le Figaro|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2009/04/20/03006-20090420ARTFIG00302-la-gloire-surprise-de-susan-boyle-.php |title=Le Figaro – La gloire surprise de Susan Boyle |language=fr |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref>
==Auditions==
The application process took place throughout January and February 2009. First the judges visited [[Manchester]] for three days where they saw a total of 120 auditioners. They then visited [[Glasgow]] for a day, viewing a total of 40 auditioners. They then headed back down south to England, and to [[Birmingham]] for three days, watching a further 120 auditioners.


Of the participants that took part, only forty made it past this stage and into the five live semi-finals,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/home/98324-britains-got-talent-the-40-semi-finalists/ |title=Britain's Got Talent – your 40 semi-finalists revealed &#124; STV Entertainment |publisher=Entertainment.stv.tv |date=23 May 2009 |access-date=2 August 2010}}</ref> 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:
The next stop was [[London]], where the judges saw a total of 128 acts over three days from Wednesday 28 January to Friday 30 January. Finally, the judges went to [[Cardiff]] for a day on Monday 3 February, where they saw 40 auditioners attempt to win their vote. Auditions were also to be held in [[Newcastle]], but were cancelled just days beforehand.


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==Semi-finalists==
On 23 May, the 40 semi-finalists selected from the almost 200 successful auditions in the "First Round Call-Backs" were revealed.<ref>http://entertainment.stv.tv/home/98324-britains-got-talent-the-40-semi-finalists/</ref>


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! style="text-align:left" |Age(s)
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! style="text-align:left" |Genre
! style="text-align:left" |Act
!class="unsortable"|Act
!Semi-Final
! style="text-align:left" |From
!Result
! style="text-align:left" |Semi
|-bgcolor=NavajoWhite
! style="text-align:left" |Position Reached
| '''2 Grand'''
| '''76 & 12'''
| '''Singing'''
| '''Singing Duo'''
| '''4'''
| '''{{sort|4|Finalist}}'''
|-bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| '''[[Aidan Davis]]'''
| '''12'''
| '''Dance'''
| '''Street Dancer'''
| '''5'''
| '''{{sort|4|Finalist}}'''
|-
|-
| Ben & Becky
|[[2 Grand]]
| 18 & 16
|12,76
| Dance
|Singing
| Dance Duo
|Grandfather and granddaughter singing duo
| 3
|[[Doncaster]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|4
|TBA
|-
|-
| Brit Chix
|Aidan Davis
| 23–26
|11
| Singing / Music
|Dancing
| Rock Band
|Street dancer
| 4
|[[Birmingham]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|5
|TBA
|-
|-
| Callum Francis
|The Barrow Boys
| 12
|18-27
| Singing
|Dancing
| Singer
|Wheelbarrow dancers
| 4
|[[Devon]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|3
|Semi-finalist
|-
|-
| Darth Jackson
|[[Ben and Becky]]
|18, 16
| 37
| Dance
|Dancing
| Dancer
|Ballroom dancers
| 1
|[[Essex]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|3
|Semi-finalist
|-
|-
| DCD Seniors
|Brit Chix
| 14–21
|23-26
| Dance
|Music
| Dance Group
|Rock band
| 5
|[[Boston, Lincolnshire|Boston]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|4
|-bgcolor=gold
|TBA
| '''[[Diversity (dance troupe)|Diversity]]'''
| '''13–25'''
| '''Dance'''
| '''Street Dance Group'''
| '''1'''
| '''{{sort|1|Winner}}'''
|-
|-
| [[DJ Talent]]
|Callum Francis
|12
| 30
| Singing
|Performing
| Rapper
|Musical theatre performer
| 2
|[[Hertfordshire]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|4
|TBA
|-
|-
| Fabia Cerra
|Darth Jackson
|37
| 35
| Dance
|Dancing
| Burlesque Dancer
|[[Darth Vader]] and [[Michael Jackson]] impersonator
| 4
|[[Birmingham]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|1
|Semi-finalist
|-
|-
| Faces of Disco
|DCD Seniors
| 24 & 30
|14-21
| Comedy / Dance
|Dancing
|Dance troupe
| Comic Dance Duo
| 1
|[[Cardiff]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|5
|-bgcolor=NavajoWhite
|TBA
| '''[[Flawless (dance troupe)|Flawless]]'''
| '''20–31'''
| '''Dance'''
| '''Street Dance Group'''
| '''2'''
| '''{{sort|4|Finalist}}'''
|-
|-
| Floral High Notes
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''Diversity'''
| 43 & 46
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''12-25'''
| Singing / Variety
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''Dancing'''
| Opera Singer & Florist
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''Street dancers'''
| 3
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''[[Dagenham]]'''
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''1'''
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''Finalist'''
|-
|-
| Fred Bowers
|[[DJ Talent]]
|30
| 73
| Dance
|Singing
| Breakdancer
|Rapper
| 4
|[[London]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|2
|Semi-finalist
|-
|-
| Gareth Oliver
|The Dreambears
|28-33
| 28
| Comedy
|Dancing
| Ventriloquist
|Comedy dancers
| 2
|[[London]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|5
|TBA
|-
|-
| Good Evans
|Fabia Cerra
| 6–42
|35
| Singing
|Dancing
| Singing Group
|[[Burlesque]] dancer
| 5
|[[Oxford]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|4
|TBA
|-
|-
| Greg Pritchard
|Faces of Disco
|24,30
| 24
| Singing
|Comedy / Dancing
| Opera Singer
|Comedy dancers
| 5
|[[London]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|1
|Semi-finalist
|-
|-
| Harmony
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''Flawless'''
| 14 & 16
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''20-31'''
| Singing
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''Dancing'''
| Singing Duo
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''Street dancers'''
| 3
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''[[London]]'''
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''2'''
|-bgcolor=NavajoWhite
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''Finalist'''
| '''[[Hollie Steel]]'''
| '''10'''
| '''Singing'''
| '''Singer'''
| '''5'''
| '''{{sort|4|Finalist}}'''
|-
|-
| Hot Honeyz
|Floral High Notes
| 16–25
|43,46
| Dance
|Singing
| Dance Group
|Opera singing and flower arranging
| 2
|[[Cheshire]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|3
|Semi-finalist
|-
|-
| Jackie Prescott & Tippy Toes
|Fred Bowers
| 40 & 2 {{ref|2|2}}
|73
| Animals
|Dancing
| Dog Act
|Break dancing pensioner
| 4
|[[Loughborough]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|4
|TBA
|-
|-
| Jamie Pugh
|[[Gareth Oliver]]
|28
| 38
| Singing
|Comedy
| Opera Singer
|[[Ventriloquism]]
| 2
|[[Calderdale]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|2
|Semi-finalist (lost judges' vote)
|-
|-
| Julia Naidenko
|Good Evans
| 24
|6-42
| Dance
|Singing
| Belly Dancer
|Singing family
| 1
|[[Coventry]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|5
|-bgcolor=NavajoWhite
|TBA
| '''[[Julian Smith (Britain's Got Talent)|Julian Smith]]'''
| '''40'''
| '''Music'''
| '''Saxophonist'''
| '''4'''
| '''{{sort|3|Finalist}}'''
|-
|-
| Kay Oresanya
|Gregg Pritchard
|24
| 31
| Variety
|Singing
| Human Saxophonist
|[[Countertenor]]
| [[Usk]]
| 3
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|5
|TBA
|-
|-
| Luke Clements
|Harmony
| 36
|14,16
| Variety
|Performing
| Fruit Juggler
|Musical theatre performers
| 5
|[[Essex]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|3
|Semi-finalist
|-
|-
| Martin "Gos" Matcham
|[[Hollie Steel]]
|10
| 35
|Singing / Dancing
| Singing / Music
|Singer and ballerina
| Singer & Guitarist
| 5
|[[Lancashire]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|5
|TBA
|-
|-
| MD Showgroup
|Hot Honeyz
| 9–17
|16-25
| Dance
|Dancing
| Dance Group
|Dancers
| 3
|[[Maidstone]]
| Eliminated
|2
|Semi-finalist
|-
|-
| [[Merlin Cadogan]]
|Jackie Prescott and Tippy Toes
| 35
|40,2
| Danger
|Dancing / Animals
| Escape Artist
|Dog dancing
| 2
|[[Oxford]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|4
|TBA
|-
|-
| Natalie Okri
|Jamie Pugh
|37
| 10
|Singing
| Singing
|Singer
| Singer
| 1
|[[Cardiff]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|2
|Semi-finalist
|-
|-
| Nick Hell
|Julia Naidenko
|24
| 26
| Danger
|Dancing
| Sideshow Performer
|Belly dancer
| 1
|[[Latvia]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|1
|Semi-finalist
|-
|-
| Peter Coghlan
|Julian Smith
|39
| 48
| Dance
|Instrumentalist
| Drag Dancer
|Saxophonist
| 2
|[[Birmingham]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|4
|-bgcolor=NavajoWhite
|TBA
| '''[[Shaheen Jafargholi]]'''
| '''12'''
| '''Singing'''
| '''Singer'''
| '''3'''
| '''{{sort|4|Finalist}}'''
|-bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| '''Shaun Smith'''
| '''17'''
| '''Singing'''
| '''Singer'''
| '''2'''
| '''{{sort|4|Finalist}}'''
|-bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| '''[[Stavros Flatley]]'''
| '''13 & 40'''
| '''Dance'''
| '''Dance Duo'''
| '''3'''
| '''{{sort|4|Finalist}}'''
|-
|-
| [[Sue Son]]
|Kayode Oresanya
|31
| 24
| Music
|Miscellaneous
| Electric Violinist
|Human "saxophonist"
| 1
|[[Glasgow]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|3
|Semi-finalist
|-
|-
| Sugar Free
|Luke Clements
| 16–23
|36
| Dance
|Miscellaneous
| Dance Group
|Fruit Juggler
| 4
|[[Cornwall]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|5
|-bgcolor=silver
|TBA
| '''[[Susan Boyle]]'''
| '''48'''
| '''Singing'''
| '''Singer'''
| '''1'''
| '''{{sort|2|Runner-Up}}'''
|-
|-
| The Barrow Boys
|Martin "Gos" Macham
| 18–27
|35
| Dance
|Instrumentalist
| Wheel Barrow Dance Trio
|Guitar player
| 3
|[[Dover]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|5
|TBA
|-
|-
| The Dreambears
|MD Showgroup
| 29–34
|9-17
| Dance
|Dancing
| Dance Trio
|Street dancers
| 5
|[[Liverpool]]
| {{sort|5|Eliminated}}
|3
|Semi-finalist (lost judges' vote)
|-
|Merlin Cadogan
|35
|Stunts
|[[Escapologist]]
|[[Devon]]
|2
|Semi-finalist
|-
|[[Natalie Okri]]
|10
|Singing
|Singer
|[[London]]
|1
|Semi-finalist (lost judges' vote)
|-
|Nick Hell
|26
|Stunts
|[[Freakshow]]/stunt performer
|[[Sunderland]]
|1
|Semi-finalist
|-
|Peter Coghlan (aka Mama Trish)
|48
|Performer
|[[Drag act]]
|[[Stafford]]
|2
|Semi-finalist
|-
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''[[Shaheen Jafargholi]]'''
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''12'''
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''Singing'''
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''Singer'''
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''[[Swansea]]'''
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''3'''
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''Finalist'''
|-
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''Shaun Smith'''
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''17'''
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''Singing'''
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''Singer'''
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''[[Lichfield]]'''
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''2'''
|style="background-color:orange;color:black;"|'''Finalist'''
|- Winner
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''Stavros Flatley'''
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''12,40'''
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''Dancing'''
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''Irish Dancers'''
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''[[Cyprus]]'''
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''3'''
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''Finalist'''
|-
|Sue Son
|23
|Instrumentalist
|[[Electric Violin|Electric violinist]]
|[[London]]
|1
|Semi-finalist
|-
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''[[Susan Boyle]]'''
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''48'''
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''Singing'''
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''Singer'''
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''[[Blackburn, West Lothian]]'''
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''1'''
|style="background-color:silver;color:black;"|'''Finalist'''
|-
|Sugarfree
|16-25
|Dancing
|Street dancers
|[[Gravesend, Kent]]
|4
|TBA
|}
|}


* {{note|1|1}} Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this series.
{| class="wikitable"
* {{note|2|2}} The latter value pertains to the age of the dog, as disclosed by its owner.
|-
!Key
|{{colorbox|silver}} Finalist
|{{colorbox|gold}} Winner
|{{colorbox|orange}} Won Judges vote
|-
|}


==Semi-final summary==
===Semi-final summary===
:[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]] <span style="font-size:93%">Buzzed out</span> | [[File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg|20px]] <span style="font-size:93%">Judges' vote</span> | {{legend2|gold|Advanced - Public Vote|border=1px solid #aaa}}
===Semi-Final 1===
:{{legend2|silver|Advanced - Judges' Vote|border=1px solid #aaa}} | {{legend2|#c96|Eliminated - Judges' Vote|border=1px solid #aaa}} | {{legend2|white|Eliminated|border=1px solid #aaa}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Order !! Finished !! Artist !! Act
|-
|style="background-color:silver"|'''1'''
|style="background-color:silver"|'''2nd (won by judges' vote)'''
|style="background-color:silver"|'''Diversity'''
|style="background-color:silver"|'''Street dancers'''
|-
|2
|Unknown
|Sue Son
|Electric violinist
|-
|3
|3rd (lost by judges' vote)
|[[Natalie Okri]]
|Singer
|-
|4
|Unknown
|Julia Naidenko
|Belly dancer
|-
|5
|Unknown
|Darth Jackson
|Darth Vader/Michael Jackson impersonator
|-
|6
|Unknown
|Nick Hell
|Freakshow/stunt performer
|-
|7
|Unknown
|Faces of Disco
|Comedy dancers
|-
|8
|Unknown
|Susan Boyle
|Singer
|-


===Semi-Final 2===
====Semi-final 1 (24 May)====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Semi-Finalist
!Order !! Finished !! Artist !! Act
!scope="col" rowspan=2 style="width:1em;" |Order
!scope="col" colspan=3 class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' Vote
!scope="col" rowspan=2 style="width:23em;"|Result <ref name="VotingStats">{{cite web |url=http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/090531/entertainment/centertainment_us_boyle |title=Diversity "gobsmacked" by UK TV talent show win - Yahoo! Canada News |access-date=2009-05-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615094634/http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/090531/entertainment/centertainment_us_boyle |archive-date=15 June 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Cowell}}
|1||Unknown||[[DJ Talent]]||Rapper
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Holden}}
|-
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Morgan}}
|2||Unknown||Merlin Cadogan||Escapologist
|-bgcolor=silver
|-
! scope="row" | '''Diversity'''
|3||Unknown||Jamie Pugh||Singer
| '''1'''
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg|20px]]
|4||Unknown||Hot Honeyz||Dancers
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg|20px]]
|5||Unknown||Peter Coghlan||Drag act
| '''{{sort|2|Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)}}'''
|-
|-
|6||3rd (lost by judges' vote)||Gareth Oliver||Ventriloquist
! scope="row" | Sue Son
|- style="background-color:silver"
| 2
|'''7'''||'''2nd (won by judges' vote)'''||'''Shaun Smith'''||'''Singer'''
|- style="background-color:silver"
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|'''8'''||'''1st (won by public vote)'''||'''Flawless'''||'''Dancers'''
|style="text-align:center;"|
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-
! scope="row" | Darth Jackson
| 3
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-bgcolor=#c96
! scope="row" | '''Natalie Okri'''
| '''4'''
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
| '''{{sort|3|Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)}}'''
|-
! scope="row" | Julia Naidenko
| 5
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-
! scope="row" | Nick Hell
| 6
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-
! scope="row" | Faces of Disco
| 7
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-bgcolor=gold
! scope="row" | '''Susan Boyle'''
| '''8'''
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
| '''{{sort|1|Advanced (Won Public Vote)}}'''
|}
|}


===Semi-Final 3===
====Semi-final 2 (25 May)====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Semi-Finalist
!Order !! Finished !! Artist !! Act
!scope="col" rowspan=2 style="width:1em;" |Order
!scope="col" colspan=3 class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' Vote
!scope="col" rowspan=2 style="width:23em;"|Result <ref name="VotingStats" />
|-
|-
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Cowell}}
|1||Unknown||Harmony||Musical Theatre performers
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Holden}}
|-
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Morgan}}
|2||Unknown||Kay Oresanya||Human saxophone
|-
|-
! scope="row" | DJ Talent
|3||Unknown||Ben and Becky||Ballroom dancers
| 1
|-style="background-color:silver"
|style="text-align:center;"|
|'''4'''||'''2nd (won by judges' vote)'''||'''[[Shaheen Jafargholi]]'''||'''Singer'''
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|5||Unknown||The Barrow Boys||Wheelbarrow dancers
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-
|-
|6||3rd (lost judges' vote)||MD Showgroup||Dancers
! scope="row" | Merlin Cadogan
|-
| 2
|7||Unknown||Floral High Notes||Opera singing and flower arranger
|- style="background-color:silver"
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|'''8'''||'''1st (won by public vote)'''||'''Stavros Flatley'''||'''Greek/Irish comedy dance duet'''
|style="text-align:center;"|
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-
! scope="row" | Hot Honeyz
| 3
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-
! scope="row" | Jamie Pugh
| 4
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-
! scope="row" | Peter Coghlan
| 5
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-bgcolor=#c96
! scope="row" | '''Gareth Oliver'''
| '''6'''
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg|20px]]
| '''{{sort|3|Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)}}'''
|-bgcolor=silver
! scope="row" | '''Shaun Smith'''
| '''7'''
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
| '''{{sort|2|Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)}}'''
|-bgcolor=gold
! scope="row" | '''Flawless'''
| '''8'''
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
| '''{{sort|1|Advanced (Won Public Vote)}}'''
|}
|}


===Semi-Final 4===
====Semi-final 3 (26 May)====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Semi-Finalist
!Order !! Finished !! Artist !! Act
!scope="col" rowspan=2 style="width:1em;" |Order
!scope="col" colspan=3 class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' Vote
!scope="col" rowspan=2 style="width:23em;"|Result <ref name="VotingStats" />
|-
|-
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Cowell}}
|3||TBA||2 Grand||Singers
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Holden}}
|-
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Morgan}}
|6||TBA||Brit Chix||Rock Band
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Harmony
|7||TBA||Callum Francis||Musical Performer
|-
| 1
|style="text-align:center;"|
|4||TBA||Fabia Cerra||Burlesque Dancer
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|2||TBA||Fred Bowers||Break Dancer
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-
|-
|1||TBA||Jackie Prescott and Tippy Toes||Dog Act
! scope="row" | Kay Oresanya
|-
| 2
|5||TBA||Julian Smith||Saxophone Player
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|
|8||TBA||Sugar Free||Dancers
|style="text-align:center;"|
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-
! scope="row" | Ben & Becky
| 3
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-bgcolor=silver
! scope="row" | '''Shaheen Jafargholi'''
| '''4'''
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg|20px]]
| '''{{sort|2|Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)}}'''
|-
! scope="row" | The Barrow Boys
| 5
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-bgcolor=#c96
! scope="row" | '''MD Showgroup'''
| '''6'''
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
| '''{{sort|3|Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)}}'''
|-
! scope="row" | Floral High Notes
| 7
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-bgcolor=gold
! scope="row" | '''Stavros Flatley'''
| '''8'''
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
| '''{{sort|1|Advanced (Won Public Vote)}}'''
|}
|}


===Semi-Final 5===
====Semi-final 4 (28 May)====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Semi-Finalist
!Order !! Finished !! Artist !! Act
!scope="col" rowspan=2 style="width:1em;" |Order
|-
!scope="col" colspan=3 class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' Vote
|8||TBA||Aiden Davis||Street Dancer
!scope="col" rowspan=2 style="width:23em;"|Result <ref name="VotingStats" />
|-
|3||TBA||DCD Seniors||Dancers
|-
|4||TBA||The Dreambears||Comedy Dancers
|-
|1||TBA||Good Evans||Singers
|-
|2||TBA||Gregg Pritchard||Countertenor Singer
|-
|7||TBA||[[Hollie Steel]]||Singer & Ballerina
|-
|6||TBA||Luke Clements||Juggler
|-
|-
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Cowell}}
|5||TBA||Martin Macham||Singer & Guitar Player
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Holden}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Morgan}}
|-
! scope="row" | Sugar Free
| 1
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-
! scope="row" | Jackie Prescott & Tippy Toes
| 2
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-bgcolor=#c96
! scope="row" | '''Callum Francis'''
| '''3'''
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg|20px]]
| '''{{sort|3|Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)}}'''
|-
! scope="row" | Fred Bowers
| 4
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-
! scope="row" | Brit Chix
| 5
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-bgcolor=gold
! scope="row" | '''Julian Smith'''
| '''6'''
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
| '''{{sort|1|Advanced (Won Public Vote)}}'''
|-bgcolor=silver
! scope="row" | '''2 Grand'''
| '''7'''
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
| '''{{sort|2|Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)}}'''
|-
! scope="row" | Fabia Cerra
| 8
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|}
|}


===Judges' saves===
====Semi-final 5 (29 May)====
{|class=wikitable
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Semi-Finalist
!rowspan="2"|Judge
!scope="col" rowspan=2 style="width:1em;" |Order
!colspan="5"|Semi-final
!scope="col" colspan=3 class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' Vote
|-
!scope="col" rowspan=2 style="width:23em;"|Result <ref name="VotingStats" />
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
|-
|Simon Cowell
|''Diversity''
|rowspan="2"|''Shaun Smith''
|style="background-color:red;"|'''MD Showgroup'''
|rowspan="3"|'''TBA'''
|rowspan="3"|'''TBA'''
|-
|Amanda Holden
|style="background-color:red;"|'''Natalie Okri'''
|rowspan="2"|''Shaheen Jafargholi''
|-
|Piers Morgan
|''Diversity''
|style="background-color:red;"|'''Gareth Oliver'''
|-
|-
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Cowell}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Holden}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Morgan}}
|-
! scope="row" | The Dreambears
| 1
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-
! scope="row" | Good Evans
| 2
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-
! scope="row" | Luke Clements
| 3
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-bgcolor=silver
! scope="row" | '''Hollie Steel'''
| '''4'''
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg|20px]]
| '''{{sort|2|Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)}}'''
|-
! scope="row" | Martin Matcham
| 5
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-bgcolor=gold
! scope="row" | '''Aidan Davis'''
| '''6'''
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
| '''{{sort|1|Advanced (Won Public Vote)}}'''
|-
! scope="row" | DCD Seniors
| 7
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
| {{sort|4|Eliminated}}
|-bgcolor=#c96
! scope="row" | '''Greg Pritchard'''
| '''8'''
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg|20px]]
|style="text-align:center;"|
|style="text-align:center;"|
| '''{{sort|3|Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)}}'''
|}
|}


===Buzzes===
===Final (30 May)===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2" width="200px"| Act
!colspan="3"| Judge
|-
!width="80"| [[Simon Cowell]]
!width="80"| [[Amanda Holden]]
!width="80"| [[Piers Morgan]]
|-
!colspan="4"|Semi-final 1
|-
|style="background-color:silver"| Diversity
|
|
|
|-
| Sue Son
|
|
|
|-
|style="background:#BFFFC0"| Natalie Okri
|
|
|
|-
| Julia Naidenko
|
|style="background-color:red;"|<center>'''X'''</center>
|
|-
| Darth Jackson
|style="background-color:red;"|<center>'''X'''</center>
|
|
|-
| Nick Hell
|style="background-color:red;"|<center>'''X'''</center>


:{{legend2|gold|Winner|border=1px solid #aaa}} | {{legend2|silver|Runner-up|border=1px solid #aaa}}
|style="background-color:red;"|<center>'''X'''</center>

|style="background-color:red;"|<center>'''X'''</center>
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:30%;"
|-
| Faces of Disco
|style="background-color:red;"|<center>'''X'''</center>
|
|style="background-color:red;"|<center>'''X'''</center>
|-
|style="background-color:silver"| [[Susan Boyle]]
|
|
|
|-
!colspan="4"|Semi-final 2
|-
|[[DJ Talent]]
|
|
|
|-
|Merlin Cadogan
|
|
|
|-
|Hot Honeyz
|style="background-color:red;"|<center>'''X'''</center>
|
|style="background-color:red;"|<center>'''X'''</center>
|-
|Jamie Pugh
|
|style="background-color:red;"|<center>'''X'''</center>
|
|-
|Peter Coghlan (aka Mama Trish)
|style="background-color:red;"|<center>'''X'''</center>
|style="background-color:red;"|<center>'''X'''</center>
|
|-
|style="background:#BFFFC0"|Gareth Oliver
|style="background-color:red;"|<center>'''X'''</center>
|
|
|-
|style="background-color:silver"|Shaun Smith
|
|
|
|-
|style="background-color:silver"|Flawless
|
|
|
|-
!colspan="4"|Semi-final 3
|-
|-
! class="unsortable | Finalist
|Harmony
! data-sort-type="number" style="width:1em;"| Order
|
! data-sort-type="number"| Result <ref name="VotingStats" />
|
|
|-
|-
!scope="row" | Flawless
|Kayode Oresanya
| 1
|style="background-color:red;"|<center>'''X'''</center>
| 8th
|
|
|-
|-
!scope="row" | Shaheen Jafargholi
|Ben & Becky
|
| 2
| 7th
|
|
|-
|-
!scope="row" | Aidan Davis
|style="background-color:silver"|[[Shaheen Jafargholi]]
|
| 3
| 5th
|
|
|-
|-
!scope="row" | 2 Grand
|The Barrow Boys
| 4
|style="background-color:red;"|<center>'''X'''</center>
| 10th
|
|style="background-color:red;"|<center>'''X'''</center>
|-
|-
!scope="row" | Hollie Steel
|style="background:#BFFFC0"|MD Show Group
|
| 5
| 6th
|
|
|-
|-
!scope="row" | Stavros Flatley
|Floral High Notes
| 6
|style="background-color:red;"|<center>'''X'''</center>
| 4th
|
|
|-
|-
!scope="row" | Shaun Smith
|style="background-color:silver"|Stavros Flatley
|
| 7
| 9th
|
|-bgcolor=silver
|
!scope="row" |'''Susan Boyle'''
| '''8'''
| '''2nd'''
|-bgcolor=gold
! scope="row" | '''Diversity'''
| '''9'''
| '''1st'''
|--bgcolor=#c96
!scope="row" | '''Julian Smith'''
| '''10'''
| '''3rd'''
|}
|}

{{col-2}}
==Ratings==
{| class="wikitable"
{{Main article|List of Britain's Got Talent episodes}}
!rowspan="2" width="200px"| Act
<onlyinclude><!-- DO NOT REMOVE/EDIT THIS TAG -->
!colspan="3"| Judge
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! Episode
!width="80"| [[Simon Cowell]]
! Air Date
!width="80"| [[Amanda Holden]]
! Total Viewers<br/>(millions) <ref name="barbS3">{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing/weekly-top-30?|title=Weekly Top 30 Programmes|publisher=[[Broadcasters' Audience Research Board]]|access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref>
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! Viewer Share
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|-
!scope="row"| '''Auditions 1'''
!colspan="4"|Semi-final 4
| 11 April
| 11.21
| 1
| 45.1% <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a152472/huge-audiences-for-talent-who.html |title=TV – News – Huge audiences for 'Talent', 'Who' |work=Digital Spy |date=12 April 2009 |access-date=2 August 2010}}</ref>
|-
|-
!scope="row"| '''Auditions 2'''
|TBA
| 18 April
|
| 12.95
|
|
| 1
| 50.6% <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a153234/talent-climbs-to-119-million.html |title=TV – News – 'Talent' climbs to 11.9&nbsp;million |work=Digital Spy |date=20 April 2009 |access-date=2 August 2010}}</ref>
|-
|-
!scope="row"| '''Auditions 3'''
|TBA
| 25 April
|
| 13.21
|
|
| 1
| 52.3% <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a154040/talent-appeals-to-122-million.html |title='Talent' appeals to 12.2 million |work=Digital Spy |date=27 April 2009 |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
!scope="row"| '''Auditions 4'''
|TBA
| 2 May
|
| 11.30
|
|
| 1
| 47.2% <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a154878/latest-talent-pulls-in-105-million.html |title=Latest 'Talent' pulls in 10.5 million |work=Digital Spy |date=5 May 2009 |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
!scope="row"| '''Auditions 5'''
|TBA
| 9 May
|
| 11.98
|
|
| 1
| 48.4% <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a155500/got-talent-back-up-to-111-million.html |title='Got Talent' back up to 11.1 million |work=Digital Spy |date=11 May 2009 |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
!scope="row"| '''Auditions 6'''
|TBA
| 16 May
|
| 11.09
|
|
| 1
| 41.0% <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a156222/78-million-tune-in-for-eurovision.html |title=7.8 million tune in for Eurovision |work=Digital Spy |date=18 May 2009 |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
!scope="row"| '''Auditions 7'''
|TBA
| 23 May
|
| 12.62
|
|
| 2
| 51.1% <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a157089/talent-primeval-help-itv1-win-saturday.html |title='Talent', 'Primeval' help ITV1 win Saturday |work=Digital Spy |date=26 May 2009 |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
!scope="row"| '''Semi-final 1'''
|TBA
| 24 May
|
| 12.93
|
|
| 1
| 49.2% <ref>[http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/2009/05/susan_boyle_shows_136m_shes_got_talent.html Susan Boyle shows 13.6m she's Got Talent] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601093204/http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/2009/05/susan_boyle_shows_136m_shes_got_talent.html |date=1 June 2009 }}</ref>
|-
|-
!scope="row"| '''Semi-final 2'''
|TBA
| 25 May
|
| 14.66
|
|
| 3
| 51.6% <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a157133/latest-talent-peaks-with-154-million.html |title=Latest 'Talent' peaks with 15.4 million |work=Digital Spy |date=26 May 2009 |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
!colspan="4"|Semi-final 5
!scope="row"| '''Semi-final 3'''
| 26 May
| 13.56
| 5
| 49.9% <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a157222/128-million-tune-in-for-third-talent-semi.html |title=12.8 million tune in for third 'Talent' semi |work=Digital Spy |date=27 May 2009 |access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
!scope="row"| '''Semi-final 4'''
|TBA
| 28 May
|
| 13.11
|
|
| 6
| 51.2% <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a157486/talent-boosts-itv-news-to-61m.html |title=TV – News – 'Talent' boosts ITV News to 6.1m |work=Digital Spy |date=29 May 2009 |access-date=2 August 2010}}</ref>
|-
|-
!scope="row"| '''Semi-final 5'''
|TBA
| 29 May
|
| 13.84
|
|
| 4
| 57.3% <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a157709/friday-talent-pulls-in-131-million.html |title=TV – News – Friday 'Talent' pulls in 13.1&nbsp;million |work=Digital Spy |date=1 June 2009 |access-date=2 August 2010}}</ref>
|-
|-
!scope="row"| '''Live final'''
|TBA
|rowspan=2| 30 May
|
| 16.36
|
|
| 2
| 71% <ref name="series3final">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a157652/talent-final-peaks-with-192-million.html |title=TV – News – 'Talent' final peaks with 19.2&nbsp;million |work=Digital Spy |date=31 May 2009 |access-date=2 August 2010}}</ref>
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|TBA
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|TBA
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|TBA
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|TBA
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|TBA
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!colspan="4"|''Final''
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|[[Susan Boyle]]
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|Diversity
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|Flawless
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|Shaun Smith
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|Stavros Flatley
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|[[Shaheen Jafargholi]]
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|TBA
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|TBA
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|TBA
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|TBA
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!scope="row"| '''Live final results'''
| 18.29
| 1
| 67.6%<ref name="series3final"/>
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==Live Show Chart==
==Criticism & incidents==
The third series saw ''Britain's Got Talent'' face criticism for the involvement of [[burlesque]] dancer Fabia Cerra. The primary concern of the complaints that were raised were over the unsuitable nature of her performance being shown on a programme aimed at a family audience. Although [[Ofcom]] investigated the matter, ITV argued in their defence that production staff had done their utmost to edit all footage to censor all inappropriate scenes of her audition, making use of editing to avoid showing anything that would breach the regulator's broadcasting codes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/apr/15/britains-got-talent-fabia-cerra-burlesque-strip-ofcom-complaints|title=Britain's Got Talent burlesque stripper prompts dozens of complaints to Ofcom |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=15 April 2009|access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref>


However, the involvement of [[Susan Boyle]] required greater attention from the programme's staff, most particularly in the live rounds as she grew in fame with her performances. Media attention on Boyle that brought forth a number of questionable claims, forced the finalist to check into the [[Priory Group|Priory]] psychiatric clinic in London to recover,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8075018.stm |work=BBC News |title=Boyle favourite for Talent finale |date=30 May 2009 |access-date=27 April 2010}}</ref> leaving producers the task of ensuring she had privacy from the continual media intrusion into her private life. The increasing amount of attention from the general public, over her care and well being,<ref name="bbc090601">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8076413.stm |title=Talent star Boyle taken to clinic |work=BBC News |date=1 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="prioryforweeks">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/susan-boyle/5434811/Susan-Boyle-could-be-in-Priory-clinic-for-weeks-says-doctor.html |title=Susan Boyle could be in Priory clinic for weeks, says doctor |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |first=Alastair |last=Jamieson |date=3 June 2009 |access-date=24 May 2009 }}</ref> led to the producers asking for assistance from the [[Press Complaints Commission]], who issued instructions to press editors to adhere firmly to the code of press conduct in regards to its rules on privacy - this included not allowing unauthorised photography to take place and respecting Boyle's entitlement to privacy while she recovered from her involvement in the programme.<ref name="presswarned">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jun/03/susan-boyle-britains-got-talent-press-warned |title=Susan Boyle: press warned to back off Britain's Got Talent star |work=The Guardian |location=London |first=Stephen |last=Brook |date= 3 June 2009 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.ipso.co.uk/editors-code-of-practice/ Editors Code of Practice]</ref>
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!Key
!colspan="2"|{{colorbox|#EBFF78}} Advanced to next round
!colspan="2"|{{colorbox|#BFFFC0}} Lost judges' vote
!colspan="2"|{{colorbox|#FA8072}} Eliminated
|-
!rowspan="2"|Act
!colspan="6"|Show
|-
!width="100"|Semi-final 1
!width="100"|Semi-final 2
!width="100"|Semi-final 3
!width="100"|Semi-final 4
!width="100"|Semi-final 5
!width="100"|Final
|-
|style="background:#EBFF78" |[[Susan Boyle]]
|bgcolor="grey" align="center" |1st
|colspan="4" rowspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|rowspan="10"|TBA
|-
|style="background:#EBFF78" |Diversity
|bgcolor="grey" align="center"|Top 3
|-
|style="background:#EBFF78" |Flawless
|bgcolor="lightgrey" rowspan="2"|
|bgcolor="grey" align="center" |1st
|colspan="3" rowspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|-
|style="background:#EBFF78" |Shaun Smith
|bgcolor="grey" align="center" |Top 3
|-
|style="background:#EBFF78" |Stavros Flatley
|colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|bgcolor="grey" align="center" |1st
|colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|-
|style="background:#EBFF78" |[[Shaheen Jafargholi]]
|bgcolor="grey" align="center" |Top 3
|-
|style="background:#EBFF78" |TBA
|colspan="3" rowspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|bgcolor="grey" align="center" |1st
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|-
|style="background:#EBFF78" |TBA
|bgcolor="grey" align="center" |Top 3
|-
|style="background:#EBFF78" |TBA
|colspan="4" rowspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|bgcolor="grey" align="center" |1st
|-
|style="background:#EBFF78" |TBA
|bgcolor="grey" align="center" |Top 3
|-
|Sue Son
|style="background:#FA8072" align="center" colspan="6" rowspan="6"|'''''Eliminated'''''
|-
|style="background:#BFFFC0" |Natalie Okri
|-
|Julia Naidenko
|-
|Darth Jackson
|-
|Nick Hell
|-
|Faces of Disco
|-
|[[DJ Talent]]
|bgcolor="lightgrey" rowspan="6"|
|style="background:#FA8072" align="center" colspan="6" rowspan="6"|'''''Eliminated'''''
|-
|Merlin Cadogan
|-
|Hot Honeyz
|-
|Jamie Pugh
|-
|Peter Coghlan (aka Mama Trish)
|-
|style="background:#BFFFC0" |Gareth Oliver
|-
|Harmony
|colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey" rowspan="6"|
|style="background:#FA8072" align="center" colspan="5" rowspan="6"|'''''Eliminated'''''
|-
|Kay Oresanya
|-
|Ben & Becky
|-
|The Barrow Boys
|-
|style="background:#BFFFC0" |MD Show Group
|-
|Floral High Notes
|-
!rowspan="2"|Act
|-
!width="100"|Semi-final 1
!width="100"|Semi-final 2
!width="100"|Semi-final 3
!width="100"|Semi-final 4
!width="100"|Semi-final 5
!width="100"|Final
|-
!colspan="7"|Show
|}
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==References==
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Britain's Got Talent
Series 3
Hosted byAnt & Dec (ITV)
Stephen Mulhern (ITV2)
JudgesPiers Morgan
Amanda Holden
Simon Cowell
Kelly Brook (Manchester auditions)
WinnerDiversity
Runner-upSusan Boyle
Release
Original networkITV
ITV2 (BGMT)
Original release11 April (2009-04-11) –
30 May 2009 (2009-05-30)
Series chronology
← Previous
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Next →
Series 4
List of episodes
Judges and Presenter(s) for Britain's Got Talent Series 3
Piers Morgan
Amanda Holden
Simon Cowell
Kelly Brook (Guest)
Ant & Dec (ITV1)
Stephen Mulhern (ITV2)

The third series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, from 11 April to 30 May 2009. The judging panel of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan returned from the previous series; a fourth judge, Kelly Brook, was added, but removed from the series shortly after filming began.

The third series was won by street dance troupe Diversity, with singer Susan Boyle finishing in second place and saxophonist Julian Smith third. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 13.3 million viewers, with the figures partly helped by the notable performances of Boyle during her time in on the show,[1] with her audition on the third series considered one of the most famous moments in the programme's history.[2] The programme faced criticism during the third series for airing an unsuitable performance conducted in an audition, while Boyle's well-being became a major concern for producers following the final.

Series overview

[edit]
Brook was initially intended as a fourth judge, before producers relegated her to being a guest judge.

Following open auditions held the previous year, the Judges' auditions took place across January and February 2009, within Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, London and Cardiff. Prior to the auditions, Kelly Brook was announced as a permanent fourth judge.[3][4] However, after six days of filming the Manchester auditions Brook was removed from the series. She was credited as a guest judge when her appearance was broadcast.[5]

The third series proved popular amongst viewers for the performances of Susan Boyle, whom deemed her their favourite amongst the participants despite becoming the runner-up in the competition. Her performances made her internationally famous, launching her career as a singer, with her audition performance, involving her rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" from the musical Les Misérables, being later posted to YouTube and earning around 100 million views within five days of its posting.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Of the participants that took part, only forty made it past this stage and into the five live semi-finals,[12] 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:

Key:   Winner |   Finalist |   Runner-Up |   Semi-finalist

Participant Age(s) 1 Genre Act Semi-Final Result
2 Grand 76 & 12 Singing Singing Duo 4 Finalist
Aidan Davis 12 Dance Street Dancer 5 Finalist
Ben & Becky 18 & 16 Dance Dance Duo 3 Eliminated
Brit Chix 23–26 Singing / Music Rock Band 4 Eliminated
Callum Francis 12 Singing Singer 4 Eliminated
Darth Jackson 37 Dance Dancer 1 Eliminated
DCD Seniors 14–21 Dance Dance Group 5 Eliminated
Diversity 13–25 Dance Street Dance Group 1 Winner
DJ Talent 30 Singing Rapper 2 Eliminated
Fabia Cerra 35 Dance Burlesque Dancer 4 Eliminated
Faces of Disco 24 & 30 Comedy / Dance Comic Dance Duo 1 Eliminated
Flawless 20–31 Dance Street Dance Group 2 Finalist
Floral High Notes 43 & 46 Singing / Variety Opera Singer & Florist 3 Eliminated
Fred Bowers 73 Dance Breakdancer 4 Eliminated
Gareth Oliver 28 Comedy Ventriloquist 2 Eliminated
Good Evans 6–42 Singing Singing Group 5 Eliminated
Greg Pritchard 24 Singing Opera Singer 5 Eliminated
Harmony 14 & 16 Singing Singing Duo 3 Eliminated
Hollie Steel 10 Singing Singer 5 Finalist
Hot Honeyz 16–25 Dance Dance Group 2 Eliminated
Jackie Prescott & Tippy Toes 40 & 2 2 Animals Dog Act 4 Eliminated
Jamie Pugh 38 Singing Opera Singer 2 Eliminated
Julia Naidenko 24 Dance Belly Dancer 1 Eliminated
Julian Smith 40 Music Saxophonist 4 Finalist
Kay Oresanya 31 Variety Human Saxophonist 3 Eliminated
Luke Clements 36 Variety Fruit Juggler 5 Eliminated
Martin "Gos" Matcham 35 Singing / Music Singer & Guitarist 5 Eliminated
MD Showgroup 9–17 Dance Dance Group 3 Eliminated
Merlin Cadogan 35 Danger Escape Artist 2 Eliminated
Natalie Okri 10 Singing Singer 1 Eliminated
Nick Hell 26 Danger Sideshow Performer 1 Eliminated
Peter Coghlan 48 Dance Drag Dancer 2 Eliminated
Shaheen Jafargholi 12 Singing Singer 3 Finalist
Shaun Smith 17 Singing Singer 2 Finalist
Stavros Flatley 13 & 40 Dance Dance Duo 3 Finalist
Sue Son 24 Music Electric Violinist 1 Eliminated
Sugar Free 16–23 Dance Dance Group 4 Eliminated
Susan Boyle 48 Singing Singer 1 Runner-Up
The Barrow Boys 18–27 Dance Wheel Barrow Dance Trio 3 Eliminated
The Dreambears 29–34 Dance Dance Trio 5 Eliminated
  • ^1 Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this series.
  • ^2 The latter value pertains to the age of the dog, as disclosed by its owner.

Semi-final summary

[edit]
Buzzed out | Judges' vote |   Advanced - Public Vote
  Advanced - Judges' Vote |   Eliminated - Judges' Vote |   Eliminated

Semi-final 1 (24 May)

[edit]
Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result [13]
Cowell Holden Morgan
Diversity 1 Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
Sue Son 2 Eliminated
Darth Jackson 3 Eliminated
Natalie Okri 4 Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Julia Naidenko 5 Eliminated
Nick Hell 6 Eliminated
Faces of Disco 7 Eliminated
Susan Boyle 8 Advanced (Won Public Vote)

Semi-final 2 (25 May)

[edit]
Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result [13]
Cowell Holden Morgan
DJ Talent 1 Eliminated
Merlin Cadogan 2 Eliminated
Hot Honeyz 3 Eliminated
Jamie Pugh 4 Eliminated
Peter Coghlan 5 Eliminated
Gareth Oliver 6 Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Shaun Smith 7 Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
Flawless 8 Advanced (Won Public Vote)

Semi-final 3 (26 May)

[edit]
Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result [13]
Cowell Holden Morgan
Harmony 1 Eliminated
Kay Oresanya 2 Eliminated
Ben & Becky 3 Eliminated
Shaheen Jafargholi 4 Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
The Barrow Boys 5 Eliminated
MD Showgroup 6 Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Floral High Notes 7 Eliminated
Stavros Flatley 8 Advanced (Won Public Vote)

Semi-final 4 (28 May)

[edit]
Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result [13]
Cowell Holden Morgan
Sugar Free 1 Eliminated
Jackie Prescott & Tippy Toes 2 Eliminated
Callum Francis 3 Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Fred Bowers 4 Eliminated
Brit Chix 5 Eliminated
Julian Smith 6 Advanced (Won Public Vote)
2 Grand 7 Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
Fabia Cerra 8 Eliminated

Semi-final 5 (29 May)

[edit]
Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result [13]
Cowell Holden Morgan
The Dreambears 1 Eliminated
Good Evans 2 Eliminated
Luke Clements 3 Eliminated
Hollie Steel 4 Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
Martin Matcham 5 Eliminated
Aidan Davis 6 Advanced (Won Public Vote)
DCD Seniors 7 Eliminated
Greg Pritchard 8 Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)

Final (30 May)

[edit]
  Winner |   Runner-up
Finalist Order Result [13]
Flawless 1 8th
Shaheen Jafargholi 2 7th
Aidan Davis 3 5th
2 Grand 4 10th
Hollie Steel 5 6th
Stavros Flatley 6 4th
Shaun Smith 7 9th
Susan Boyle 8 2nd
Diversity 9 1st
Julian Smith 10 3rd

Ratings

[edit]
Main article: List of Britain's Got Talent episodes
Episode Air Date Total Viewers
(millions) [14] 		ITV1
Weekly rank [14] 		Viewer Share
Auditions 1 11 April 11.21 1 45.1% [15]
Auditions 2 18 April 12.95 1 50.6% [16]
Auditions 3 25 April 13.21 1 52.3% [17]
Auditions 4 2 May 11.30 1 47.2% [18]
Auditions 5 9 May 11.98 1 48.4% [19]
Auditions 6 16 May 11.09 1 41.0% [20]
Auditions 7 23 May 12.62 2 51.1% [21]
Semi-final 1 24 May 12.93 1 49.2% [22]
Semi-final 2 25 May 14.66 3 51.6% [23]
Semi-final 3 26 May 13.56 5 49.9% [24]
Semi-final 4 28 May 13.11 6 51.2% [25]
Semi-final 5 29 May 13.84 4 57.3% [26]
Live final 30 May 16.36 2 71% [27]
Live final results 18.29 1 67.6%[27]


Criticism & incidents

[edit]

The third series saw Britain's Got Talent face criticism for the involvement of burlesque dancer Fabia Cerra. The primary concern of the complaints that were raised were over the unsuitable nature of her performance being shown on a programme aimed at a family audience. Although Ofcom investigated the matter, ITV argued in their defence that production staff had done their utmost to edit all footage to censor all inappropriate scenes of her audition, making use of editing to avoid showing anything that would breach the regulator's broadcasting codes.[28]

However, the involvement of Susan Boyle required greater attention from the programme's staff, most particularly in the live rounds as she grew in fame with her performances. Media attention on Boyle that brought forth a number of questionable claims, forced the finalist to check into the Priory psychiatric clinic in London to recover,[29] leaving producers the task of ensuring she had privacy from the continual media intrusion into her private life. The increasing amount of attention from the general public, over her care and well being,[30][31] led to the producers asking for assistance from the Press Complaints Commission, who issued instructions to press editors to adhere firmly to the code of press conduct in regards to its rules on privacy - this included not allowing unauthorised photography to take place and respecting Boyle's entitlement to privacy while she recovered from her involvement in the programme.[32][33]

References

[edit]
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  2. ^ "10 Years of BGT: Top Ten memorable moments". www.itv.com. 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Moore, Matthew (14 January 2009). "Kelly Brook named Britain's Got Talent judge". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
  4. ^ "TV – News – Brook confirmed for 'Britain's Got Talent'". Digital Spy. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  5. ^ "TV – News – Brook axed from 'Britain's Got Talent'". Digital Spy. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Talent show singer is online hit, BBC". BBC News. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  7. ^ Sadie Gray Last updated 7 January 2012 1:16 pm (29 March 2010). "Singing Talent of Susan Boyle Stuns Simon Cowell, Times of London". The Times. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "An unlikely star brings smiles to views, NBC Nightly News". MSNBC. Archived from the original on 7 December 2003. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Le Monde – Susan Boyle, chanteuse en herbe et vedette sur le Web". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  10. ^ "L'Express – Susan Boyle, la révélation de "Britain's got talent"". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  11. ^ "Le Figaro – La gloire surprise de Susan Boyle". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Britain's Got Talent – your 40 semi-finalists revealed | STV Entertainment". Entertainment.stv.tv. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Diversity "gobsmacked" by UK TV talent show win - Yahoo! Canada News". Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  14. ^ a b "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  15. ^ "TV – News – Huge audiences for 'Talent', 'Who'". Digital Spy. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  16. ^ "TV – News – 'Talent' climbs to 11.9 million". Digital Spy. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  17. ^ "'Talent' appeals to 12.2 million". Digital Spy. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  18. ^ "Latest 'Talent' pulls in 10.5 million". Digital Spy. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  19. ^ "'Got Talent' back up to 11.1 million". Digital Spy. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  20. ^ "7.8 million tune in for Eurovision". Digital Spy. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  21. ^ "'Talent', 'Primeval' help ITV1 win Saturday". Digital Spy. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  22. ^ Susan Boyle shows 13.6m she's Got Talent Archived 1 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  23. ^ "Latest 'Talent' peaks with 15.4 million". Digital Spy. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
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  33. ^ Editors Code of Practice
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