Britain's Got Talent (series 10)

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Britain's Got Talent
Series 10
Broadcast from 9 April –
28 May 2016
Judges Simon Cowell
Amanda Holden
Alesha Dixon
David Walliams
Kathleen Williams (guest)
Presenter(s) Ant & Dec
Co-presenter(s) Stephen Mulhern
Broadcaster ITV
ITV2 (Britain's Got More Talent)
Winner
Richard Jones
Origin Chelmsford, England
Genre(s) Magician
Runner-up
Wayne Woodward
Chronology

The tenth series of Britain's Got Talent premiered on 9 April 2016.[1] Ant & Dec returned to present the main show on ITV, while Stephen Mulhern returned to present the spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2. Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden returned for their tenth series on the judging panel, whilst Alesha Dixon and David Walliams returned for their fifth series. This was the first series that Lotto have sponsored the show.

The initial trailer for the show was released on 11 March 2016.[2] The Semi Finals aired from 22 May to 26 May with the Grand Final taking place two days later on 28 May.

Richard Jones won the competition on 28 May 2016, becoming the first magician to win the show.[3]

Judges and presenters

Series 10 judges
Judge
Simon Cowell
Judge
Amanda Holden
Judge
Alesha Dixon
Judge
David Walliams

On 27 September 2015, it was reported all four judges had signed for the tenth series, and Ant & Dec would return to present the main show on ITV, while Mulhern would return to present the sister show Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2.[4] ITV also confirmed on 9 October 2015 that Cowell, Holden, Dixon, and Walliams would all return.[5] Walliams' mother Kathleen Williams stepped in for Cowell, who was running late at the London auditions on 23 January[6]

Golden buzzer

The golden buzzer returned for its third series. Walliams confirmed on 16 January that the first golden buzzer was used by Holden at the Liverpool auditions.[7] Dixon and Ant & Dec both pressed theirs on 23 January,[8][9] and Walliams pressed his buzzer on 27 January at the London auditions.[10] Cowell was the final person to press the buzzer and did so on 5 February at the Birmingham auditions.[11]

Holden pressing her golden buzzer for singer Beau Dermott was broadcast on the series premiere on 9 April.[12] Dixon's press of the buzzer for the 100 Voices of Gospel aired in the second episode.[13] Walliams' buzzer press for Anne & Ian Marshall aired in the third episode.[14] Ant & Dec pressed the buzzer in the fourth episode for singer Jasmine Elcock.[15] Cowell was the final judge to push his golden buzzer for dance act Boogie Storm.

In the semi finals, the 100 Voices of Gospel Choir and Beau Dermott won their respective semi finals and got through to the final. Boogie Storm won the semi final on a split decision. Jasmine Elcock won the judges choice in the fifth semi final. Anne and Ian Marshall were eliminated in the second semi final. This series marks the first time that most of the Golden Buzzer acts made it to the final.

Auditions

The first auditions episode aired from 7.00pm until 8.25pm. The other six aired from 8.00pm until 9.15/9.20pm, after Bang on the Money which aired from 7.00pm until 8.00pm.

Open auditions

The open auditions were held from 25 October to 7 December 2015 in Birmingham,[5] London, Cardiff, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Manchester.[16] An additional open audition was held in London on 10 January 2016.[17]

Judges auditions

City Date[18] Venue
Liverpool 15–16 January 2016 Liverpool Empire Theatre
London 21–27 January 2016 Dominion Theatre
Birmingham 4–6 February 2016 Birmingham Hippodrome

Semi-finals

The semi finals ran from 22 May to 26 May 2016. As with previous years, the performance show aired from 7.30pm to 9pm, and the results show aired at 9.30pm after Coronation Street.

Each results show featured a guest performance. The Cast of Motown: The Musical performed on 22 May, followed by OneRepublic on 23 May. Nick Jonas will perform on 24 May, followed by Jules, Matisse & Friends on 25 May. Fifth Harmony performed on 26 May.[19] Clean Bandit & Louisa Johnson performed during the final on 28 May 2016.[20]

Semi-finalists

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third place
  Finalist
  Semi-finalist (lost judges' or public vote)
Playing card club A.svg Judges' wildcard (previously eliminated act reinstated into the final by the judges)
Playing card heart A.svg Public wildcard (Winner of Public Vote)
Yellow ffff00 pog.svg Golden buzzer
Name of act Age(s) Genre Act Semi-final Result
100 Voices of Gospel Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 21-52 Singing Gospel choir 1 Finalist (won public vote)
Alex Magala 26 Variety Extreme sword-swallower 2 Finalist (won judges' vote)
Ana & Fia Almanda 18 & 42 Singing Mother & daughter singing duo 5 Eliminated
Anne & Ian Marshall Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 61 & 64 Singing Singing duo 2 Eliminated
Another Kind of Blue 23-40k Dance Projection dance troupe 2 Eliminated
Balance Unity 17 Dance Dancer 4 Finalist (won judges' vote)
Beau Dermott Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 12 Singing Musical theatre singer 4 Finalist (won public vote)
Ben Blaque 37 Variety Crossbow performer 1 Eliminated
Bespoke Candi 20-28 Variety Fire dancers/entertainers 4 Eliminated
Bollywest Fusion 18-32 Dance Bollywood dance troupe 4 Eliminated
Boogie Storm Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 17-24 Dance Dance troupe 3 Third Place
Chloe Fenton 10 Dance Dancer 5 Eliminated
Christian Lee 45 Variety Entertainer 4 Eliminated
Craig Ball 24 Comedy Impressionist 5 Finalist (won public vote)
Danny Beard 23 Singing Drag cabaret performer 4 Eliminated
Darren Altman 42 Comedy Impressionist 1 Eliminated
Elite Squad Royalz 8-13 Dance Dance troupe 5 Eliminated
Flying Bebop 29-32 Dance Drone dancers 3 Eliminated
Jack Higgins 14 Dance Contemporary dancer 3 Eliminated (lost judges' vote)
Jasmine Elcock Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 14 Singing Singer 5 Finalist (won judges' vote)
Josh Curnow 26 Singing Singer and pianist 3 Eliminated
Kathleen Jenkins 25 Singing Singer 1 Eliminated (lost judges' vote)
Khronos Agoria 16-19 Dance Dance troupe 3 Eliminated
Mel & Jamie 45 & 16 Singing Mother & son singing duo 1 Finalist (won judges' vote)
Morgan Connie Smith 16 Singing Singer 3 Eliminated
Mythical PSM 17-18 Dance Dance trio 2 Eliminated
Presentation School Choir 19-66 Singing Choir 5 Eliminated
Rachael Wooding 37 Singing Singer 2 Eliminated
Richard Bayton 29 Singing Entertainer 1 Eliminated
Richard Jones 25 Magic Close-up magician 3 Winner
Shannon & Peter Playing card club A.svg 46 & 50 Dance Contemporary dancers 2 Finalist (won judges' wildcard)
Spartans Resurrection 13-23 Gymnastic Gymnastic troupe 1 Eliminated
The Collaborative Orchestra & Singers 33 Singing Orchestra/choir group 4 Eliminated
The Deep Space Deviants 46 Singing Entertainers 5 Eliminated
The Garnett Family 17-46 Singing Vocal harmony group 2 Eliminated
Togni Brothers 19 & 20 Variety Acrobatic duo 5 Eliminated
Total TXS 16-19 Dance Dance troupe 1 Eliminated
Trip Hazard Playing card heart A.svg 30 Animal Dancing dog act 5 Finalist (won public wildcard)
Tumar KR 19-25 Dance Popping dance troupe 4 Eliminated (lost judges' vote)
Vadik & The Bear 35 Variety Entertainer 3 Eliminated
Vitaly Voronko 25 Singing Singer/musician 2 Eliminated
Vox Fortura 29-37 Singing Opera singing group 4 Eliminated
Wayne Woodward 20 Singing Singer 2 Runner-Up
Ystrad Fawr Dancers 14-17 Dance Latin dance troupe 1 Eliminated
Zyrah Rose 25-28 Singing Vocal harmony group 3 Eliminated

Semi-finals Summary

Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed out
Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' vote
  Won the public vote
  Won the judges' vote (or public vote if split decision)
  Lost the judges' vote (or public vote if split decision)

Semi-final 1 (22 May)

Contestant[21] Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Finished Percentage[22] Result[23]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Richard Bayton 1 Entertainer 8th 2.6% Eliminated
Spartans Resurrection 2 Gymnastic troupe 6th 5.8% Eliminated
Kathleen Jenkins 3 Singer Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd 15.0% Top 3 (lost judges' vote)1
Total TXS 4 Dance troupe 5th 8.4% Eliminated
Ben Blaque 5 Crossbow performer 7th 5.2% Eliminated
Ystrad Fawr Dancers 6 Latin dance troupe 9th 2.0% Eliminated
Mel & Jamie 7 Mother & son singing duo Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd 21.2% Top 3 (won judges' vote)1
Darren Altman 8 Impressionist 4th 13.0% Eliminated
100 Voices of Gospel 9 Gospel choir 1st 26.8% Top 3 (won public vote)
  • ^1 The judges' vote was a split decision. Mel & Jamie were announced to have received more public votes and was sent through to the final.

Semi-final 2 (23 May)

Due to the high danger risk, Alex Magala's performance was pre-recorded before the live broadcast as a safety precaution.[24]

Contestant[25] Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Finished Percentage[22] Result[26]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Anne & Ian Marshall 1 Singing duo 8th 2.1% Eliminated
Wayne Woodward 2 Singer 1st 25.0% Top 3 (won public vote)
Mythical PSM 3 Dance trio 7th 7.3% Eliminated
The Garnett Family 4 Vocal harmony group 6th 7.9% Eliminated
Vitaly Voronko 5 Singer/musician Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 9th 1.5% Eliminated
Rachael Wooding 6 Singer 4th 10.3% Eliminated
Another Kind of Blue 7 Projection dance troupe 5th 8.4% Eliminated
Alex Magala1 8 Extreme sword-swallower Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd 16.0% Top 3 (won judges' vote)
Shannon & Peter 9 Contemporary dancers Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd 21.5% Top 3 (lost judges' vote)

^1 Alexa Magala's performance was pre-recorded before the live broadcast as a safety precaution.[24]

Semi-final 3 (24 May)

Contestant[27] Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Finished Percentage[22] Result[28]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Khronos Agoria 1 Dance troupe 7th 5.2% Eliminated
Zyrah Rose 2 Vocal harmony group 8th 4.2% Eliminated
Josh Curnow 3 Singer and pianist 4th 8.4% Eliminated
Vadik & The Bear 4 Entertainer Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 6th 5.8% Eliminated
Flying Bebop1 5 Drone dancers 9th 1.6% Eliminated
Morgan Connie Smith 6 Singer 5th 7.0% Eliminated
Boogie Storm 7 Dance troupe Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd 21.9% Top 3 (won judges' vote)2
Richard Jones 8 Close-up magician 1st 33.9% Top 3 (won public vote)
Jack Higgins 9 Contemporary dancer Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd 12.0% Top 3 (lost judges' vote)2

^1 Flying Bebop pre-recorded his performance before the live broadcast in front of the studio audience and judges due to technical reasons. ^2 The judges' vote was a split decision. Boogie Storm was announced to have received more public votes and was sent through to the final.

Semi-final 4 (25 May)

Contestant[29] Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Finished Percentage[22] Result[30]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Bollywest Fusion 1 Bollywood dance troupe 8th 2.5% Eliminated
The Collaborative Orchestra & Singers 2 Orchestra/choir group 5th 9.6% Eliminated
Bespoke Candi 3 Fire dancers/entertainers Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg1 Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg1 9th 2.2% Eliminated
Vox Fortura 4 Opera singing group 4th 9.7% Eliminated
Balance Unity 5 Dancer Crystal Clear app clean.svg2 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd 17.3% Top 3 (won judges' vote)
Danny Beard 6 Drag cabaret performer Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 7th 4.9% Eliminated
Christian Lee 7 Entertainer 6th 5.9% Eliminated
Tumar KR 8 Popping dance troupe 2nd 18.2% Top 3 (lost judges' vote)
Beau Dermott 9 Musical theatre singer 1st 29.7% Top 3 (won public vote)
  • ^1 Dixon pressed the buzzers of Walliams and Holden during Bespoke Candi's performance.
  • ^2 Cowell did not vote as there was already a majority, but he claimed he would've voted for Balance Unity.

Semi-final 5 (26 May)

Contestant[31] Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Finished Percentage[22] Result[32]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Elite Squad Royalz 1 Dance troupe 6th 6.4% Eliminated
Ana & Fia Almanda 2 Mother & daughter singing duo 8th 3.5% Eliminated
The Deep Space Deviants1 3 Entertainers Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 9th 2.1% Eliminated
Jasmine Elcock 4 Singer Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd 23.4% Top 3 (won judges' vote)
Trip Hazard 5 Dancing dog act Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd 15.5% Top 3 (lost judges' vote)
Togni Brothers 6 Acrobatic duo 5th 6.9% Eliminated
Craig Ball 7 Impressionist 1st 24.9% Top 3 (won public vote)
Chloe Fenton 8 Dancer 7th 5.1% Eliminated
Presentation School Choir 9 Choir 4th 12.2% Eliminated
  • ^1 – The Deep Space Deviants became the first and only semi-finalist that all the judges buzzed in this series. This was also the first time since series 8 that all of the judges buzzed an act, and the 11th time this has happened.

Final (28 May)

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The final took place on 28 May from 7.30pm until 10.05pm. The final saw a celebration of 10 years of the show with a special ‘Best of Britain’s Got Talent’ performance put together by Diversity’s Ashley Banjo.

Wildcard vote

Contestant[33] Finished Percentage
Kathleen Jenkins 4th 14.4%
Shannon & Peter 3rd 19.1%
Jack Higgins 5th 12.4%
Tumar KR 2nd 21.3%
Trip Hazard 1st 32.8%
Contestant[34] [35] Order Act Finished[36] Percentage
Balance Unity 1 Dancer 10th 3.8%
Richard Jones 2 Close-up magician 1st 16.7%
100 Voices of Gospel 3 Gospel choir 8th 4.7%
Alex Magala 4 Extreme sword-swallower 9th 4.5%
Mel & Jamie 5 Mother & son singing duo 12th 1.9%
Shannon & Peter 6 Contemporary dancers 11th 3.2%
Jasmine Elcock 7 Singer 4th 11.8%
Trip Hazard 8 Dancing dog act 7th 7.8%
Beau Dermott 9 Musical theatre singer 5th 9.8%
Craig Ball 10 Impressionist 6th 9.2%
Boogie Storm 11 Stormtrooper dance troupe 3rd 12.8%
Wayne Woodward 12 Singer 2nd 13.8%

Ratings

The series has enjoyed strong officials throughout, topping series 9 on many occasions. Episode 2, with 12.46 million, became the most-watched auditions episode since 2009.

Episode Date Official ITV rating[37]
(millions)		 Weekly rank[37] Official ITV HD rating[38]
(millions)		 Official ITV +1 rating[39]
(millions)		 Total viewers
(millions)
Auditions 1 9 April 9.06 1 1.76 0.76 11.59
Auditions 2 16 April 9.62 1 2.31 0.52 12.45
Auditions 3 23 April 9.32 1 2.43 0.57 12.32
Auditions 4 30 April 9.01 1 2.32 0.54 11.87
Auditions 5 7 May 8.63 1 2.18 0.54 11.35
Auditions 6 14 May 8.21 1 1.72 0.41 10.34
Auditions 7 21 May 8.04 1 1.88 0.53 10.45
Semi Final 1 22 May 7.39 2 2.13 0.46 9.98
Semi-final 1 results 5.74 TBA 1.36 TBA TBA
Semi Final 2 23 May TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Semi Final 3 24 May TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Semi Final 4 25 May TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Semi Final 5 26 May TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Final 28 May TBA 1 TBA TBA TBA
Series average 2016 TBA N/A TBA TBA TBA

Controversy

David Walliams' marriage

During the auditions Walliams claimed that Cowell had not married his girlfriend, Lauren Silverman, to which Cowell responded saying: "Well, why aren't you married?" (referring to the recent divorce between him and his ex-wife, Lara Stone). This statement shocked the audience as well as Walliams. It seemed Walliams was hurt by Cowell's comment. One source said:

"David was a little caught out by the comment. While they were waiting for the next act to come out, he went to talk to Simon. He sat on the desk next to him and they had a few words with each other and seemed to sort it out."[40]

Sources suggest that during the auditions 'tensions were high' between the two men and the crew were betting on whether Walliams might exit this series.

References

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