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Template:Infobox reality music competition 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.

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.[1] However, it was later announced that Brook was to leave the panel after just six days working on the show.[2] It was reported that Cowell felt "very bad"[3] following Brook's exit and that he had offered her a job in another role on the show.[4] It was also reported that Brook would receive her full £100,000 fee for appearing on the show.[5][6] 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.[7][8][9]

Ant and Dec return as hosts of the main show on ITV.[10] Stephen Mulhern also returned as host of the sister-show Britain's Got More Talent.

Broadcasts

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.

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.

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.

Semi-finalists

On 23 May, the 40 semi-finalists selected from the almost 200 successful auditions in the "First Round Call-Backs" were revealed.[11]

Key   Won Public Vote   Winner   Semi-finalist (lost judges' vote)   Won Judge's Vote
Name / Name of Act Age(s) Genre Act From Semi Position Reached
2 Grand 12,76 Singing Grandfather and granddaughter singing duo Doncaster 4 Finalist
Aidan Davis 11 Dancing Street dancer Birmingham 5 TBA
The Barrow Boys 18-27 Dancing Wheelbarrow dancers Devon 3 Semi-finalist
Ben and Becky 18, 16 Dancing Ballroom dancers Essex 3 Semi-finalist
Brit Chix 23-26 Music Rock band Boston 4 Semi-finalist
Callum Francis 12 Performing Musical theatre performer Hertfordshire 4 Semi-finalist
Darth Jackson 37 Dancing Darth Vader and Michael Jackson impersonator Birmingham 1 Semi-finalist
DCD Seniors 14-21 Dancing Dance troupe Cardiff 5 TBA
Diversity 12-25 Dancing Street dancers Dagenham 1 Finalist
DJ Talent 30 Singing Rapper London 2 Semi-finalist
The Dreambears 28-33 Dancing Comedy dancers London 5 TBA
Fabia Cerra 35 Dancing Burlesque dancer Oxford 4 Semi-finalist
Faces of Disco 24,30 Comedy / Dancing Comedy dancers London 1 Semi-finalist
Flawless 20-31 Dancing Street dancers London 2 Finalist
Floral High Notes 43,46 Singing Opera singing and flower arranging Cheshire 3 Semi-finalist
Fred Bowers 73 Dancing Break dancing pensioner Loughborough 4 Semi-finalist
Gareth Oliver 28 Comedy Ventriloquism Calderdale 2 Semi-finalist
Good Evans 6-42 Singing Singing family Coventry 5 TBA
Greg Pritchard[12] 24 Singing Countertenor/Male Soprano Usk 5 TBA
Harmony 14,16 Performing Musical theatre performers Essex 3 Semi-finalist
Hollie Steel 10 Singing / Dancing Singer and ballerina Lancashire 5 TBA
Hot Honeyz 16-25 Dancing Dancers Maidstone 2 Semi-finalist
Jackie Prescott and Tippy Toes 40,2 Dancing / Animals Dog dancing Oxford 4 Semi-finalist
Jamie Pugh 37 Singing Singer Cardiff 2 Semi-finalist
Julia Naidenko 24 Dancing Belly dancer Latvia 1 Semi-finalist
Julian Smith 39 Instrumentalist Saxophonist Birmingham 4 Finalist
Kay Oresanya 31 Miscellaneous Human "saxophonist" Nigeria 3 Semi-finalist
Luke Clements 36 Miscellaneous Fruit Juggler Cornwall 5 TBA
Martin "Gos" Matcham 35 Instrumentalist Guitar player Dover 5 TBA
MD Showgroup 9-17 Dancing Street dancers Liverpool 3 Semi-finalist
Merlin Cadogan 35 Stunts Escapologist Devon 2 Semi-finalist
Natalie Okri 10 Singing Singer London 1 Semi-finalist
Nick Hell 26 Stunts Freakshow/stunt performer Sunderland 1 Semi-finalist
Peter Coghlan (aka Mama Trish) 48 Performer Drag act Stafford 2 Semi-finalist
Shaheen Jafargholi 12 Singing Singer Swansea, South Wales 3 Finalist
Shaun Smith 17 Singing Singer Lichfield 2 Finalist
Stavros Flatley 12,40 Comedy / Dancing Greek Dancers Cyprus 3 Finalist
Sue Son 23 Instrumentalist Electric violinist London 1 Semi-finalist
Susan Boyle 48 Singing Singer Blackburn, West Lothian 1 Finalist
Sugarfree 16-25 Dancing Street dancers Gravesend, Kent 4 Semi-finalist

Semi-final summary

The "Order" columns lists the order of appearance each act made for every episode.

Semi-Final 1
Order Finished Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices
Simon Amanda Piers
1 2nd (won judges' vote) Diversity Street dancers ✔ ✔
2 Unknown Sue Son Electric violinist
3 3rd (lost judges' vote) Natalie Okri Singer ✔
4 Unknown Julia Naidenko Dancer X
5 Unknown Darth Jackson Darth Vader/Michael Jackson impersonator X
6 Unknown Nick Hell Freakshow/stunt performer X X X
7 Unknown Faces of Disco Comedy dancers X X
8 1st (won public vote) Susan Boyle Singer
Semi-Final 2
Order Finished Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices
Simon Amanda Piers
1 Unknown DJ Talent Rapper
2 Unknown Merlin Cadogan Escapologist
3 Unknown Jamie Pugh Singer X
4 Unknown Hot Honeyz Dancers X X
5 Unknown Peter Coghlan Drag act X X
6 3rd (lost judges' vote) Gareth Oliver Ventriloquist X ✔
7 2nd (won judges' vote) Shaun Smith Singer ✔ ✔
8 1st (won public vote) Flawless Dancers
Semi-Final 3
Order Finished Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices
Simon Amanda Piers
1 Unknown Harmony Musical theatre performers
2 Unknown Kay Oresanya Human saxophone X
3 Unknown Ben and Becky Ballroom dancers
4 2nd (won judges' vote) Shaheen Jafargholi Singer ✔ ✔
5 Unknown The Barrow Boys Wheelbarrow dancers X X
6 3rd (lost judges' vote) MD Showgroup Dancers ✔
7 Unknown Floral High Notes Opera singing and flower arranging X
8 1st (won public vote) Stavros Flatley Greek/Irish comedy dance duet
Semi-Final 4
Order Finished Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices
Simon Amanda Piers
1 Unknown Sugar Free Dancers
2 Unknown Jackie Prescott and Tippy Toes Dog act X
3 3rd (lost judges vote) Callum Francis Musical performer ✔
4 Unknown Fred Bowers Break dancer
5 Unknown Brit Chix Rock band X X X
6 1st (won public vote) Julian Smith Saxophonist
7 2nd (won judges' vote) 2 Grand Singers ✔ ✔
8 Unknown Fabia Cerra Burlesque dancer
Semi-Final 5
Order Finished Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices
Simon Amanda Piers
TBA TBA Aiden Davis Street dancer
TBA TBA DCD Seniors Dancers
TBA TBA The Dreambears Comedy dancers
TBA TBA Good Evans Singers
TBA TBA Greg Pritchard Countertenor singer
TBA TBA Hollie Steel Singer and ballerina
TBA TBA Luke Clements Juggler
TBA TBA Martin "Gos" Matcham Singer and guitarist
Final
Order Finished Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices
Simon Amanda Piers
TBA TBA Susan Boyle Singer
TBA TBA Diversity Street dancers
TBA TBA Flawless Dancers
TBA TBA Shaun Smith Singer
TBA TBA Stavros Flatley Greek/Irish comedy dance duet
TBA TBA Shaheen Jafargholi Singer
TBA TBA Julian Smith Saxophone player
TBA TBA 2 Grand Singers
TBA TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA

Live Show Chart

Legend
Winner Runner-Up Eliminated Judge's Choice
Did Not Perform Won Semi Final Top 3 (Eliminated)
Show Contestant Result
SF 1 SF 2 SF 3 SF 4 SF 5 Final
Final 2 Grand JC
Diversity JC
Flawless Win
Julian Smith Win
Shaheen Jafargholi JC
Shaun Smith JC
Stavros Flatly Win
Susan Boyle Win
TBA
TBA
Semi
Final 5 		Aidan Davis
DCD Seniors
The Dreambears
Good Evans
Greg Pritchard
Hollie Steel
Luke Clements
Martin "Gos" Matcham
Semi
Final 4 		Callum Francis Top 3
Brit Chix ELIM
Fabia Cerra ELIM
Fred Bowers ELIM
Jackie Prescott and Tippy Toes ELIM
Sugarfree ELIM
Semi
Final 3 		MD Showgroup Top 3
Harmony ELIM
Kay Oresanya ELIM
Ben & Becky ELIM
The Barrow Boys ELIM
Floral Highnotes ELIM
Semi
Final 2 		Gareth Oliver Top 3
DJ Talent ELIM
Merlin Cadogan ELIM
Jamie Pugh ELIM
Hot Honeyz ELIM
Peter Coghlan ELIM
Semi
Final 1 		Natalie Okri Top 3
Sue Son ELIM
Julia Naidenko ELIM
Darth Jackson ELIM
Nick Hell ELIM
Faces Of Disco ELIM

Ratings

Show Date Overnight Rating Share Peak Official Rating Source
Auditions 1 11 April 10.52m 45.1% 11.81m 11.21m [13]
Auditions 2 18 April 11.86m 50.6% 13.48m 12.95m [14]
Auditions 3 25 April 12.24m 52.3% 13.16m 13.21m [15]
Auditions 4 2 May 10.46m 47.2% 11.46m 11.16m [16]
Auditions 5 9 May 11.12m 48.4% 11.30m 11.98m [17]
Auditions 6 16 May 9.77m 41.0% — 11.09m [18]
Auditions 7 23 May 11.62m 51.1% 12.94m — [19]
Semi Final 1 24 May 11.77m 49.2% 13.59m — [20]
Semi Final 2 25 May 13.64m 51.6% 15.35m — [21]
Semi Final 3 26 May 12.75m 49.9% 14.87m — [22]
Semi Final 4 28 May 12.31m 51.2% 13.63m — [23]
Semi Final 5 29 May — — — — —
Final Performances 30 May — — — — —
Final Results — — — —
Series Average 2009 11.58 (so far) 48.6% — — —
"—" denotes where information is currently unavailable

The series' second semi-finals on 25 May pulled in over 15 million viewers at its peak, which is by a significant margin the highest number of viewers to ever watch the show; the act performing at that time was Flawless, who proceeded on to the finals by winning the most votes from the public.[24]

Controversy

Neil Horan

One act that passed through the first round of auditions was Irish dancer Neil Horan. Unknown among the three judges and the audience inside the theatre Horan was infact a protestor whose labels included running out during the 2004 Olympics Men's Marathon and various Formula 1 races. Horan did not make it into the live semi-finals.

Fred Bowers

Elderly breakdancer Fred Bowers, who did make into the live semi-finals, was also reported to have claimed disability claims for his leg, despite obviously having no major problems with it. Since the story emerged in the media, Bowers has vowed to pay all the money back.

References

  1. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/britainsgottalent/a142167/brook-confirmed-for-britains-got-talent.html
  2. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/britainsgottalent/a143680/brook-axed-from-britains-got-talent.html
  3. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/britainsgottalent/a143798/cowell-feels-very-bad-over-brook-axe.html
  4. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/britainsgottalent/a144118/cowell-ive-offered-kelly-new-talent-job.html
  5. ^ http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/news/daily-gossip/090122-kelly-brook-receives-100000-for-s.aspx
  6. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/britainsgottalent/a143938/brook-paid-gbp100k-for-talent-exit.html
  7. ^ http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/arts_entertainment/kelly+brook+axed+as+tv+talent+show+judge/2906982
  8. ^ http://itn.co.uk/news/24bd19c69869b8332c2e8c173fa01986.html
  9. ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/kelly-brook-axed-from-britains-got-talent-1451591.html
  10. ^ http://www.officialantanddec.com/blog/2009/04/08/the-boys-are-back-in-town/
  11. ^ http://entertainment.stv.tv/home/98324-britains-got-talent-the-40-semi-finalists/
  12. ^ http://talent.itv.com/videos/video/item_200163.htm
  13. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a152472/huge-audiences-for-talent-who.html
  14. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a153234/talent-climbs-to-119-million.html
  15. ^ 'Talent' appeals to 12.2 million
  16. ^ Latest 'Talent' pulls in 10.5 million
  17. ^ 'Got Talent' back up to 11.1 million
  18. ^ 7.8 million tune in for Eurovision
  19. ^ 'Talent', 'Primeval' help ITV1 win Saturday
  20. ^ Susan Boyle shows 13.6m she's Got Talent
  21. ^ Latest 'Talent' peaks with 15.4 million
  22. ^ 12.8 million tune in for third 'Talent' semi
  23. ^ [1]
  24. ^ http://talent.itv.com/videos/video/item_200244.htm
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