- Britain's Got Talent (series 5)
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Britain's Got Talent Series 5 Broadcast from 16 April 2011–4 June 2011 Judges David Hasselhoff
Amanda Holden
Michael McIntyre
Louis Walsh (London auditions)
Simon Cowell (live shows)Presenter(s) Ant & Dec
Stephen Mulhern (Britain's Got More Talent)Broadcaster ITV1
ITV2 (Britain's Got More Talent)Winner:
Jai McDowallOrigin Scotland Runner-up Ronan Parke Chronology ◄ 2011 ► The fifth series of Britain's Got Talent began on 16 April 2011 and ended on 4 June 2011. The winner of the show was Jai McDowall, who received £100,000 and a place at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance. The show was hosted by Ant & Dec on ITV, while Stephen Mulhern presented Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2. This was the first year that both Britain's Got Talent and Britain's Got More Talent were shown completely in high definition, as in series 4 only the live shows were shown in HD, while Britain's Got More Talent remained in standard definition throughout.
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Judges
For the first time since Britain's Got Talent began, there was a permanent change to the judging panel. In October 2010, Piers Morgan announced he was leaving the show due to hosting his new talk show Piers Morgan Tonight in America and he was unable to do both.[1] In December 2010, Simon Cowell confirmed that he would only be present at the live shows as he would also be busy in America launching The X Factor USA. Therefore, comedian Michael McIntyre and former America's Got Talent judge David Hasselhoff were added to the panel with Amanda Holden.[2] There were also guest judges planned for the auditions due to the success of the guest judges on The X Factor, but no guest judges appeared during the auditions.[3] Hasselhoff was unable to attend the London auditions, so Louis Walsh took his place.[4]
Auditions
Auditions took place in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff, and Birmingham. Liverpool also hosted auditions for the first time. The auditions started in London between 4 and 6 January and continued on 13 and 14 January in Manchester and 18 January in Glasgow. Auditions also took place on 21 January in Liverpool, 25 and 26 January in Cardiff and 31 January in Birmingham. During the Liverpool auditions, Michael McIntyre won an award in The British Comedy Awards for Best Male Comic. He received the award in a live video message.[5] During the Cardiff auditions, Ant & Dec won an award in the National Television Awards for "Most Popular Entertainment Presenters". They gave their winning speech in a live video message and asked Simon Cowell to collect their award.[6] In March, Cowell stated that he wanted extra auditions as he thought that the current judges had failed to find the next Paul Potts or Susan Boyle. Cowell was keen to cast the show's nets even further and trawl through thousands of online videos on YouTube in the hope of discovering talent. An insider told the Daily Star: "Cowell's announcement is going to turn the show on its head."[7] Studio auditions for the successful YouTube acts were held on 3 April in Birmingham.[8]
Episode 1 was broadcast on 16 April. Auditions started off in Liverpool and Birmingham.[9] Episode 2 showcased Manchester, Glasgow and a YouTube audition.[10] Episode 3 featured London auditions.[11] More Manchester auditions were shown during Episode 4 along with Cardiff and Birmingham auditions.[12] More Manchester auditions were broadcast during Episode 5, along with more Liverpool and Glasgow auditions.[13] Episode 6 featured more Cardiff, Manchester and London auditions.[14] Episode 7 was due to be broadcast on 28 May but was pushed back to 29 May due to the Champions League Final being played on that day (the 28th). Episode 7 showcased acts from all the cities where the auditions were held. It also featured the judges making decisions on who to send through to the semi finals.
Semi-finals
For the first time ever on Britain's Got Talent, some of the acts were asked to perform again as the judges were having difficulty coming to a final decision on who to send through to the semi-finals.[15] However, Lorna Bliss originally did not get through, but she was called back by David Hasselhoff.
The live shows started on Monday 30 May.[16] Simon Cowell joined the panel along with Hasselhoff, Holden and McIntyre. The live shows had a £1 million revamp.[17] Holden and the cast of Shrek the Musical performed on Tuesday's results show,[18] whilst Avril Lavigne appeared on Wednesday's results show,[19] Jessie J on Thursday's semi-final, and JLS and Diversity on Friday.
The rules relating to judges' votes in the results show changed from previous series. In the past, the decision as to which act was sent through to the finals was made by the three judges (from which there would always be a majority). With four judges, if there was a two-way tie the act with the second highest number of votes from the public would be sent through to the finals, otherwise the judges' decision would stand.
Semi-finalists
Key Winner Runner-up Third place Finalist Semi-finalist (lost judges' or public vote) Name of act[20] Age(s)[citation needed] Genre[citation needed] Act[citation needed] From[citation needed] Semi Position reached Abyss 17-28 Dancing Street dancers South London 3 Semi-finalist Angela & Teddy 64, 12 Animals Dog tricks Swindon 3 Semi-finalist Antonio Popeye 47 Miscellaneous Eye-popper / Dancer Romford 5 Semi-finalist Bruce Sistaz 19, 27 Acrobatics Martial artists Essex 1 Semi-finalist The Celtic Colleens 8-30 Dancing Blacklight Irish dancers West Sussex 5 Semi-finalist The Circus of Horrors 18-54 Performing Extreme variety show Various 3 Semi-finalist Dance Angels Elite 8-24 Dancing Dance troupe Cardiff 4 Semi-finalist David & Karen 39, 27 Magic Magicians Northampton and Luton 2 Semi-finalist(lost judges' vote) Donelda Guy 66 Animals Dog trainer / Canine freestyle Jersey 1 Semi-finalist Edward Reid 35 Singing Comedy singer Coatbridge 4 Semi-finalist(lost judges' vote) Enchantment 17-51 Acrobatics Acrobatic circus troupe Various 2 Semi-finalist Follow the Right Path 14, 13 Singing Rap duo Kingston Vale 5 Semi-finalist Gay & Alan 56, 59 Music Handbell players Wallingford 3 Semi-finalist(lost judges' vote) Girls Roc 22-25 Performing Variety dancers London and Kent 1 Semi-finalist Herbie Armstrong 66 Music Singer / guitarist Hampshire 2 Semi-finalist Jai McDowall 24 Singing Singer Ayrshire 4 Winner James Hobley 11 Dancing Contemporary dancer Redcar 3 Finalist Jay Worley 17 Singing Singer Beddau 3 Semi-finalist Jean Martyn 59 Music Organist Staffordshire 2 Finalist Jessica Hobson 19 Music Singer / keyboardist Sheffield 4 Semi-finalist Joe Oakley 19 Acrobatics Trial biker Nottingham 1 Semi-finalist(lost public vote) Les Gibson 41 Comedy Impressionist Liverpool 3 Finalist Lorna Bliss 32 Dancer Britney Spears impersonator London 2 Semi-finalist Marawa 28 Acrobatics Hula hoop artist Melbourne, Australia 5 Semi-finalist Mexican Mayhem 59, 4 & 3 Animals Trained chihuahuas Chingford 4 Semi-finalist Michael Collings 19 Music Singer / guitarist Saltash 5 Finalist Michael Moral 21 Dancing Breakdancer France 5 Semi-finalist Mr. & Mrs. 44 & 55 Music Singer/pianist and singer Coventry 5 Semi-finalist Nathan Wyburn 21 Miscellaneous Visual artist Cardiff 4 Semi-finalist New Bounce 12-16 Singing Singers London 2 Third Place Out of the Blue 18-22 Singing A cappella singers Oxford 4 Semi-finalist Paul Gbegbaje 19 Music Pianist Dagenham 1 Finalist Pip & Puppy 20, 6 months Dog Act Opera singer with singing dog Bromsgrove 5 Semi-finalist(lost judges' vote) Razy Gogonea 28 Dancing Breakdancer Manchester (originally from Romania) 5 Finalist Ronan Parke 12 Singing Singer Poringland 1 Runner-Up Steven Hall 53 Dancing Comedy dancer Kendal 4 Finalist Stuart Arnold 48 Comedy Terminator impersonator / impressionist Nottingham 1 Semi-finalist Ted & Grace 92,21 Singing Grandfather / granddaughter singers Scunthorpe 1 Semi-finalist Two and a Half Men 26-28 Dancing Dance trio London 2 Semi-finalist Up & Over It 31 Dancing Hand dancers London 2 Semi-finalist Wachiraporn Tirpak 27 Miscellaneous Entertainer Kings Lynn (Originally from Thailand) 3 Semi-finalist Semi-finals summary
The "Order" columns list the order of appearance each act made for every episode.
Key X Buzzed out ✔ Judges' choice Won the public vote Won the judges' vote Lost the judges' vote / public vote Semi-final 1 (30 May)
Order Finished[21] Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices Cowell Holden McIntyre Hasselhoff 1 7th - 1.0% Girls Roc Dancing fire act 2 5th - 4.0% Donelda Guy Dog act 3 8th - 0.4% Stuart Arnold Terminator Impersonator/Rapper X X 4 2nd - 15.1% Paul Gbegbaje Pianist ✔ ✔ 5 4th - 6.2% Bruce Sistaz Martial artists 6 6th - 2.5% Ted & Grace Grandfather & granddaughter singing duo 7 3rd - 9.2% Joe Oakley Trial rider ✔ ✔ 8 1st - 61.6% Ronan Parke Singer" The judges vote was a split-decision. The earlier public vote was deferred to and it was announced that Gbegbaje had the second highest number of votes from the public, so went through to the final.
Guest performer: Spelbound
Semi-final 2 (31 May)
Order Finished[21] Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices Cowell Holden McIntyre Hasselhoff 1 4th - 15.4% Two & A Half Men Dance trio 2 7th - 1.8% Enchantment Acrobatic circus troupe X X 3 5th - 5.2% Herbie Armstrong Singer/guitarist 4 8th - 1.5% Lorna Bliss Britney Spears Impersonator X X X 5 1st - 34.3% New Bounce Boyband" 6 2nd - 20.8% Jean Martyn Organist ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 7 3rd - 16.5% David & Karen Illusionists 8 6th - 4.5% Up & Over It Table Hand Dancers X Guest performer: Amanda Holden and the cast of Shrek the Musical - "I'm a Believer"
Semi-final 3 (1 June)
Order Finished[21] Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices Cowell Holden McIntyre Hasselhoff 1 6th - 4.0% The Circus of Horrors Extreme variety show 2 4th - 7.8% Jay Worley Singer 3 7th - 1.2% Angela & Teddy Dog tricks 4 5th - 4.5% Abyss Street dancers 5 8th - 0.7% Wachiraporn Tirpak Entertainer X X X 6 1st - 38.1% Les Gibson Impressionist 7 2nd - 33.0% James Hobley Solo dancer" ✔ ✔ ✔ 8 3rd - 10.7% Gay and Alan Handbell players" X ✔ Guest performer: Avril Lavigne - "What the Hell"/"Smile"
It was announced by Simon Cowell that a twist would be revealed during Thursday's live semi-final.
Semi-final 4 (2 June)
Order Finished[21] Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices Cowell Holden McIntyre Hasselhoff 1 6th - 2.3% Dance Angels Elite Dance troupe 2 5th - 4.7% Jessica Hobson Singer/pianist 3 8th - 0.4% Mexican Mayhem Trained chihuahuas X 4 4th - 11.8% Out of the Blue Acapella group 5 7th - 1.0% Nathan Wyburn Visual artist 6 1st - 42.9% Jai McDowall Singer 7 3rd - 13% Steven Hall Comedy dancer ✔ ✔ ✔ 8 2nd - 23.9% Edward Reid Comedy singer ✔ Guest performer: Jessie J - "Mamma Knows Best"
Semi-final 5 (3 June)
Order Finished[21] Artist Act Buzzes and judges' choices Cowell Holden McIntyre Hasselhoff 1 7th - 1.1% Marawa Hula hoop artist 2 3rd - 12.0% Pip & Puppy Opera singer with singing dog 3 4th - 8.1% The Celtic Colleens Blacklight Irish dancers 4 9th - 0.3% Mr. & Mrs. Singers & pianist X 5 6th - 5.6% Follow the Right Path Rappers 6 8th - 0.6% Antonio Popeye23 Eye-popper X X X X 7 5th - 6.8% Michael Moral1 Breakdancer 8 2nd - 29.5% Michael Collings Singer/Guitarist ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 9 1st - 36.0% Razy Gogonea Breakdancer/Body-Popping Guest performer: JLS and Diversity - "Eyes Wide Shut"/"Everybody in Love"
- ^ – It was announced by Simon Cowell on the results show for semi-final 4 that due to the high standard of Moral's performance, he was being invited back to take part in the fifth live semi-final.
- ^ - In Antonio Popeye's performance, Jedward were used as backing dancers/singers.
- ^ - Antonio Popeye became the first semi-finalist that all the judges buzzed in this series.
Final (4 June)
The live final was held on Saturday 4 June. Each of the ten acts performed in front of the judges and vying for the public vote. Jackie Evancho and Nicole Scherzinger performed on Saturday's final. Evancho performed on the main show whereas Scherzinger performed on the results show.
The results were revealed one by one from tenth place up to fourth place. This left the top three from whom, Ant and Dec revealed the third place finisher. This left the two with the highest public vote and the final result was then revealed. The winner (Jai McDowall) was then invited to sing again before being joined by family and friends on-stage to celebrate the victory.
Key Winner Runner-up 3rd place Order Finished Percentage Artist Act 1 7th 5.4% Steven Hall Comedy Dancer 2 5th 7.7% Michael Collings Singer/Guitarist 3 9th 2.6% Les Gibson Impressionist 4 8th 3.5% James Hobley Dancer 5 6th 5.8% Paul Gbegbaje Pianist 6 2nd 26.7% Ronan Parke Singer" 7 10th 2.0% Jean Martyn Organist 8 1st 29.1% Jai McDowall Singer" 9 4th 8.4% Razy Gogonea Breakdancer 10 3rd 8.9% New Bounce Boyband" Guest performers: Jackie Evancho - "Nessun dorma" and Nicole Scherzinger - "Right There"
Reception
Ratings
Show Date Overnight rating Share Peak Official ITV1 rating[22] Official ITV1+1 rating[22] Official ITV1 HD rating[22] Source Auditions 1 16 April 10.4m 40.5% 11.6m 9.74m 573,000 1.11m [23] Auditions 2 23 April 9.5m 41.5% 11.1m 9.15m 575,000 897,000 [24] Auditions 3 30 April 9.5m 39.9% 11.4m 9.27m 436,000 952,000 [25] Auditions 4 7 May 10.4m 42.2% 11.9m 10.20m 478,000 1.01m [26] Auditions 5 14 May 8.4m 32.0% 9.4m 8.61m 273,000 835,000 [27] Auditions 6 21 May 10.0m 42.2% 11.3m 9.81m 387,000 959,000 [28] Auditions 7 29 May 10.3m 40.4% 11.9m 9.88m 461,000 1.18m [29] Semi-final 1 30 May 11.3m 41.9% 13.5m 10.59m 403,000 1.27m [30] Semi-final 1 Results 30 May 10.2m 38.2% 11.3m 9.92m 241,000 1.03m Semi-final 2 31 May 9.7m 40.5% 10.5m 9.30m 341,000 1.01m [31] Semi-final 2 Results 31 May 9.2m 35.8% 9.5m 8.97m 292,000 776,000 Semi-final 3 1 June 9.5m 41.8% - 8.93m 315,000 1.06m [32] Semi-final 3 Results 1 June 7.9m 28.9% - 7.47m 515,000 683,000 Semi-final 4 2 June 9.6m 43.2% - 9.20m 331,000 1.00m [33] Semi-final 4 Results 2 June 9.7m 39.1% - 9.23m 447,000 1.00m Semi-final 5 3 June 9.4m 43.3% 11.4m 8.98m 324,000 1.03m [34] Semi-final 5 Results 3 June 9.9m 42.3% - 9.36m 272,000 976,000 The Final 4 June 11.4m 47.0% 14.0m 10.79m 477,000 1.43m [35] The Final Results 4 June 12.5m 49.3% 14.4m 11.35m 325,000 1.27m Series average 2011 9.9m 40.5% - 10.92m Controversy
During the semi-finals, a blog, claimed to be by an executive at Syco, said that the show was fixed for Ronan Parke to win, that Syco had been grooming him for two years and that he had already been signed to the record label. Parke's mother dismissed the claims as "laughable". Cowell reportedly called in police to investigate so the blogger could be tracked down, and police confirmed: "An allegation of malicious communications was made to Kensington and Chelsea police. The allegation is being considered."[36] Syco released a statement saying, "There has been speculation on the internet that Britain's Got Talent finalist Ronan Parke was known to and worked with Syco/Sony Music before entering the show. There is no truth in this story whatsoever. Ronan first came to Syco/Sony's attention when he entered this year's competition."[36]
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