- Britain's Got Talent (series 3)
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Britain's Got Talent Series 3 Broadcast from 11 April–30 May 2009 Judges Simon Cowell
Amanda Holden
Piers Morgan
Kelly Brook (Manchester auditions)Presenter(s) Britain's Got Talent:
Ant & Dec
Britain's Got More Talent:
Stephen MulhernBroadcaster ITV Winner:
Diversity
Origin Leytonstone
DagenhamRunner-up Susan Boyle Chronology ◄ 2009 ► The 2009 series of Britain's Got Talent was the third series of the programme. It began airing on ITV on 11 April. The 2009 panel of judges consisted of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan. Kelly Brook was originally announced as a new fourth judge, reportedly being offered £200,000 for the role,[1] but was fired after just six days, having acted as a judge in Manchester only, just one of the five audition venues.[2] According to Cowell, the reason given for sacking Brook was because the producers decided the format was "too complicated" with four judges.
The application process took place throughout January and February 2009 with auditions being held in five of Britain's major cities: Manchester for three days, where the judges saw a total of 120 auditionees; Glasgow for one day, viewing a total of 40 auditionees; Birmingham for three days, watching a further 120 auditionees; London for three days, seeing 128 acts; and Cardiff for one day, where they saw 40 auditionees.
The "First Round Call-Backs" took place in London on Saturday 7 February, where 40 acts were made aware that they would be competing in the live semi-finals in May.
Britain's Got Talent 2009 started on 11 April and there were five semi-final shows taking place beginning from 24 May, until the final on 30 May.
One of the most notable performances for the series was by Susan Boyle, a 48-year-old Scottish woman. Boyle sang “I Dreamed a Dream” from the musical Les Misérables. The performance earned a unanimous "yes" vote and resounding astonishment from the judges.[3] Her performance helped lift the show to a launch record of 11.2 million viewers. Within five days of her initial appearance, YouTube recordings of the event had collectively generated more than 100 million views. Boyle also attracted widespread international media coverage.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
The final were held ended on 30 May 2009. Other people in the final included; Aidan Davis, Stavros Flatley, Flawless, Hollie Steel, Diversity, Shaun Smith, Shaheen Jafargholi, the grandfather and granddaughter singing duo "2 Grand" and Julian Smith who played the soprano saxophone. The top three finishers were Julian Smith, Diversity and Susan Boyle, with street dance group Diversity coming out as the winners, Susan Boyle was the runner-up, and saxophonist Julian Smith came in third place.
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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.[11] However, it was later announced that Brook was to leave the panel after just six days working on the show.[12] It was reported that Cowell felt "very bad"[13] following Brook's exit and that he had offered her a job in another role on the show.[14] It was also reported that Brook would receive her full £100,000 fee for appearing on the show.[15][16] 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.[17][18][19]
Ant and Dec returned as hosts of the main show on ITV.[20] Stephen Mulhern also returned as host of the sister-show Britain's Got More Talent.
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.[21]
Key Winner Runner Up Third Place Finalist Semi-finalist (lost judges' 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 12 (11 in the audition) Dancing Street dancer Birmingham 5 Finalist The Barrow Boys 18-27 Dancing Wheelbarrow dancers Devon 3 Semi-finalist Ben and Becky 18,16 (17,16 in audition) 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 Semi-finalist Diversity 13-25 (12-25 in the audition) Dancing Street dancers London and Essex 1 Winner DJ Talent 30 Singing Rapper London 2 Semi-finalist The Dreambears 29-34 Dancing Comedy dancers London 5 Semi-finalist 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 North London 2 Finalist Floral High Notes 43,46 Singing Opera singing and flower arranging Wilmslow&Stockport 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 Semi-finalist Greg Pritchard 24 Singing Countertenor/Male Soprano Usk 5 Semi-finalist Harmony 14,16 Singing Musical theatre performers Essex 3 Semi-finalist Hollie Steel 10 Singing Singer Accrington 5 Finalist 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 38 (37 in the audition) Singing Singer Cardiff 2 Semi-finalist Julia Naidenko 24 Dancing Belly dancer London (originally Latvia) 1 Semi-finalist Julian Smith 40 (39 in audition) Instrumentalist Saxophonist Halesowen, West Midlands 4 3rd Place Kay Oresanya 31 Singing Human "saxophonist" Glasgow (originally Nigeria) 3 Semi-finalist Luke Clements 36 Miscellaneous Fruit Juggler Cornwall 5 Semi-finalist Martin "Gos" Matcham 35 Instrumentalist Guitar player Dover 5 Semi-finalist MD Showgroup 9-17 Dancing Street dancers Liverpool 3 Semi-finalist Merlin Cadogan 35 Stunts Escapologist, Juggler, Breath Holder Devon 2 Semi-finalist Natalie Okri 10 Singing Singer South East London 1 Semi-finalist Nick Hell 26 Stunts Freak show/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 13,40 (12,40 in audition) Comedy/Dancing Comedy Dancers North London (originally Cyprus) 3 Finalist Sue Son 24 Instrumentalist Electric violinist London 1 Semi-finalist Susan Boyle 49 Singing Singer Blackburn, West Lothian 1 2nd Place Sugarfree 16-23 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.
Key X Buzzed out ✔ Judges' choice Won the public vote Won the judges' vote Semi-final 1
Order Finished Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices Cowell Holden Morgan 1 2nd (36.2%) Diversity Street dancers ✔ ✔ 2 4th Sue Son Electric violinist 3 7th Darth Jackson Darth Vader/Michael Jackson impersonator X 4 3rd Natalie Okri Singer ✔ 5 5th Julia Naidenko Belly Dancer X 6 8th Nick Hell Freakshow/stunt performer X X X 7 6th Faces of Disco Comedy dancers X X 8 1st (52.1%) Susan Boyle Singer Semi-final 2
Order Finished Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices Cowell Holden Morgan 1 5th DJ Talent Rapper 2 4th Merlin Cadogan Escapologist 3 8th Hot Honeyz Dancers X X 4 6th Jamie Pugh Singer X 5 7th Peter Coghlan (aka Mama Trish) Drag act X X 6 3rd (lost judges' vote) Gareth Oliver Ventriloquist X ✔ 7 2nd (37.1%) Shaun Smith Singer ✔ ✔ 8 1st (38.7%) Flawless Street dance troupe Semi-final 3
Order Finished Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices Cowell Holden Morgan 1 4th Harmony Musical theatre performers 2 7th Kay Oresanya Human saxophone X 3 6th Ben and Becky Ballroom dancers 4 2nd (26.3%) Shaheen Jafargholi Singer ✔ ✔ 5 5th The Barrow Boys Wheelbarrow dancers X X 6 3rd (lost judges' vote) MD Showgroup Dancers ✔ 7 8th Floral High Notes Opera singing and flower arranging X 8 1st (50.4%) Stavros Flatley Comedy Dancers Semi-final 4
Order Finished Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices Cowell Holden Morgan 1 8th Sugar Free Dancers 2 7th Jackie Prescott and Tippy Toes Dog act X 3 3rd (lost judges vote) Callum Francis Musical performer ✔ 4 5th Fred Bowers Break dancer 5 6th Brit Chix Rock band X X X 6 1st (56.7%) Julian Smith Saxophonist 7 2nd (24.6%) 2 Grand Singers ✔ ✔ 8 4th Fabia Cerra Burlesque dancer Semi-final 5
Order Finished Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices Cowell Holden Morgan 1 7th The Dreambears Comedy dancers X 2 6th Good Evans Singers X 3 8th Luke Clements Juggler X X X 4 & 7 2nd (26.0%) Hollie Steel Singer ✔ ✔ ✔ 5 5th Martin Matcham Singer and guitarist X 6 1st (50.6%) Aidan Davis Dancer 8 4th DCD Seniors Dancers 9 3rd (lost judges' vote) Greg Pritchard Countertenor singer X Final
Main article: List of Britain's Got Talent finalists (series 3)Key Winner Runner-Up Third Place Order Finished[22] Percentage of Votes
[22][note 1]Artist Act 1 8th 3.6% Flawless Dance Troupe 2 7th 3.8% Shaheen Jafargholi Singer 3 5th 6.5% Aidan Davis Streetdancer 4 10th 1.0% 2 Grand Duet of "A Whole New World" 5 6th 3.9% Hollie Steel Singer 6 4th 16.3% Stavros Flatley Greek/Irish Comedy Dancers 7 9th 3.4% Shaun Smith Singer 8 2nd 20.2% Susan Boyle Singing "I Dreamed A Dream" 9 1st 24.9% Diversity Dance Troupe 10 3rd 16.4% Julian Smith Saxophonist Footnotes
Live show chart
Legend Winner Runner-Up Third Place Final Ten Won Semi Final Judge's Choice Top 3 (Eliminated) Eliminated Did Not Perform Show Contestant Result SF 1 SF 2 SF 3 SF 4 SF 5 Final[22] Final Diversity JC (36.2%) Winners (24.9%) Susan Boyle Win (52.1%) Second (20.2%) Julian Smith Win (56.7%) Third (16.4%) Stavros Flatley Win (50.4%) 4th (16.3%) Aidan Davis Win (50.6%) 5th (6.5%) Hollie Steel JC (26.0%) 6th (3.9%) Shaheen Jafargholi JC (26.3%) 7th (3.8%) Flawless Win (38.7%) 8th (3.6%) Shaun Smith JC (37.1%) 9th (3.4%) 2 Grand JC (24.6%) 10th (1.0%) Semi
Final 5Greg Pritchard Top 3 Martin Matcham ELIM The Dreambears Luke Clements DCD Seniors Good Evans Semi
Final 4Callum Francis Top 3 Brit Chix ELIM Fabia Cerra Fred Bowers Jackie Prescott and Tippy Toes Sugarfree Semi
Final 3MD Showgroup Top 3 Floral Highnotes ELIM The Barrow Boys Kay Oresanya Harmony Ben & Becky Semi
Final 2Gareth Oliver Top 3 DJ Talent ELIM Merlin Cadogan Jamie Pugh Hot Honeyz Peter Coghlan Semi
Final 1Natalie Okri Top 3 Sue Son ELIM Julia Naidenko Darth Jackson Nick Hell Faces Of Disco Ratings
Show Date Overnight Rating Share Peak Official Rating Source Auditions 1 11 April 10.52m 45.1% 11.81m 11.21m [23] Auditions 2 18 April 11.86m 50.6% 13.48m 12.95m [24] Auditions 3 25 April 12.24m 52.3% 13.16m 13.21m [25] Auditions 4 2 May 10.46m 47.2% 11.46m 11.16m [26] Auditions 5 9 May 11.12m 48.4% 11.30m 11.98m [27] Auditions 6 16 May 9.77m 41.0% 11.02m 11.09m [28] Auditions 7 23 May 11.62m 51.1% 12.94m 12.62m [29] Semi Final 1 24 May 11.77m 49.2% 13.59m 12.93m [30] Semi Final 2 25 May 13.64m 51.6% 15.35m 14.66m [31] Semi Final 3 26 May 12.75m 49.9% 14.87m 13.56m [32] Semi Final 4 28 May 12.31m 51.2% 13.63m 13.11m [33] Semi Final 5 29 May 13.14m 57.3% 15.00m 13.84m [34] Final Performances 30 May 15.32m 71% 18.02m 16.36m [35] Final Results 17.33m 67.6% 19.19m 18.29m Series Average 2009 12.35m 52.4% 13.92m 13.36m [36] "—" denotes where information is currently unavailable - The 6th auditions programme took a large dip in numbers due to the BBC showing the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.
- The final peaked at 19.19 million (71.6%) making it the most watched non-sporting event since an episode of Coronation Street in 2003. Overall, the final was the fifth most watched programme of the century.
- The series officially averaged 13.36m (52.4%), making it the most watched British reality series of the century. It easily surpasses the previous record of 10.51m (42%) gained by The X Factor (UK series 5).
Controversies
Performance order
Although the show denies that the 3 judges influence performance order[37] the production company has never confirmed that order is random or based on any objective criteria. The lack of objective criteria is underlined by judge Piers Morgan's comments a few days after the final: "I think Flawless were unlucky to have gone on first. If they had gone last it may have been different. They're both amazing dance groups. Diversity were just very lucky.".[38]
Fabia Cerra
Auditionee Fabia Cerra, a dancer, sparked complaints after her performance in the audition stages was criticised as being unsuitable for a family audience. Cerra undid the top half of her clothing, revealing her breasts, covered with tassels, although the editing of the program included two Union Jack flags as graphics to completely cover her exposed breasts. Despite this, both the producers of the show and ITV received 40 complaints.[39]
Fred Bowers
Elderly breakdancer Fred Bowers, who did make into the live semi-finals, was also reported to have made disability claims for his leg, despite having no obvious major problems with it. Since the story emerged in the media, Bowers has vowed to pay all the money back if he is found to be in the wrong.[40]
Natalie Okri
Natalie Okri's performance of Jamelia's "Superstar" in the semi-final was criticised by Simon Cowell for being a bad choice of song. After reaching the Top 3 with dance troupe Diversity in the first semi-final, Okri cried on stage after Simon Cowell chose to put Diversity through to the final instead of her. Following this, Lily Allen called the show, and Cowell's decision, "bordering on child cruelty". After the show, Okri and her mother complained that the song choice was made by the producers and they had been given no choice but to accept.[41]
Susan Boyle
The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) became concerned by press reports about Susan Boyle's erratic behaviour and speculation about her mental condition, and wrote to remind editors about clause 3 (privacy) of their code of press conduct.[42] The day after the final, Boyle was admitted to The Priory, a private psychiatric clinic in London,[43] TalkbackThames explained "Following Saturday night's show, Susan is exhausted and emotionally drained." Her stay in hospital attracted widespread attention with the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, wishing her well.[44]
Hollie Steel
In the fifth and last semi-final, contestant Hollie Steel broke down, crying uncontrollably during her performance of "Edelweiss" and was unable to continue singing. After initially being told by Ant & Dec that there was not enough time for her to restart her performance, Simon Cowell overruled and she sang the song from scratch again, complete with judges' comments. She also beat Greg Pritchard in the judges' vote on the basis of her bravery, which was again seen as unfair. Steel has been the only act allowed to restart throughout the entire series, and the time that was found for her second performance forced later acts to be rushed into smaller time slots, which may have hampered their performances as a consequence.[45]
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External links
Britain's Got Talent Series Presenters Judges Amanda Holden • Simon Cowell • David Hasselhoff
Former: Kelly Brook • Piers Morgan • Michael McIntyre
Guest: Louis WalshWinners Notable
contestantsSeries 1Series 2Series 3Susan Boyle • Julian Smith • Aidan Davis • Hollie Steel • Shaheen Jafargholi • Callum Francis • DJ Talent • Manjit Singh • Neil Horan • Mr. Methane • Flawless • John FarnworthSeries 4Twist and Pulse • Paul Burling • ReConnected • Myles and Connor • Kev Orkian • Stevie Starr • The Cheeky Girls • Matthew AhmetSeries 5Ronan Parke • Out of the BlueCategories:- 2009 television seasons
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