Britain's Got Talent series 4

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Britain's Got Talent
Series 4
Hosted by Ant & Dec (ITV)
Stephen Mulhern (ITV2)
Judges Piers Morgan
Amanda Holden
Simon Cowell
Louis Walsh (Birmingham auditions)
Winner Spelbound
Runner-up Twist and Pulse
Release
Original network ITV
ITV2 (BGMT)
Original release17 April (2010-04-17) –
5 June 2010 (2010-06-05)
Series chronology
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Judges and Presenter(s) for Britain's Got Talent Series 4
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Piers Morgan
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Amanda Holden
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Simon Cowell
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Louis Walsh (Guest)
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Ant & Dec(ITV1)
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Stephen Mulhern(ITV2)

The fourth series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, from 17 April to 5 June 2010; [1] [2] due to live coverage of the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final on 22 May, the sixth audition episode of the series was pushed back a day to avoid clashing with it. [3] Production on the fourth series during the filmed auditions required Louis Walsh to step in as a guest judge, after Simon Cowell became ill and unable to partake in certain sessions. [4]

The fourth series was won by gymnastic troupe Spelbound, with dance duo Twist and Pulse finishing in second place and drummer Kieran Gaffney third. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 11 million viewers. Episodes of the live rounds were the first in the programme's history to feature guest performers within live result episodes, and were also the first to be broadcast in high definition; both the audition episodes and its sister show, Britain's Got More Talent, remained in standard definition until the following year.

Series overview

Following open auditions held the previous year, the Judges' auditions took place across January and February 2010, within Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, London and Cardiff. [5] They also took place within Newcastle upon Tyne, after they were cancelled at the last minute during production of the previous series. The Birmingham auditions were most notable in this series, due to the fact that because Cowell fell ill before he could attend them, marking the first time in the show's history he was unable to attend auditions, Louis Walsh replaced him as a guest judge for these until he had recovered. [4] One significant change made to the programme in this series was towards the scheduling of semi-finals. Both the production staff and the broadcaster decided for the live semi-finals to follow a similar format incorporated in the live final – each set of semi-final performances were held in one episode, followed by a break to allow ITV to air another programme or a news programme, so as to give time for the public vote to be counted. The results would then be aired after this break, in a live results episode, much like the live finals had done in the past three series.

Of the participants that took part, only forty made it past this stage and into the five live semi-finals, [6] 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:

  Winner |   Runner-Up |   Finalist |   Semi-finalist
ParticipantAge(s) 1 GenrePerformance TypeSemi-Final [7] Result
A313–19DanceDance Trio5Eliminated
Alesia Vazmitsel30DancePole Dancer5Eliminated
Chloe Hickinbottom10SingingSinger3Eliminated
Christopher Stone28SingingOpera Singer3Finalist
Connected13–15SingingBoy Band2Finalist
Dance Flavourz22–37DanceCarnival Dance Group5Eliminated
Emile Harris17SingingSinger4Eliminated
Father & Son53 & 26SingingSinging Duo5Eliminated
Ice12–18DanceStreet Dance Group4Eliminated
Janey Cutler81SingingSinger4Finalist
Jimmy Ford75DanceIrish Dancer3Eliminated
Josh Barry16SingingSinger1Eliminated
Kev Orkian 36Singing / MusicImpressionist & Pianist2Eliminated
Kevin Cruise33SingingSinger1Eliminated
Kieran Gaffney13MusicDrummer5Third Place
Liam McNally14SingingBoy Soprano5Finalist
Mark James30SingingHalf & Half Drag Singer4Eliminated
Maxxie Oliver21Singing Lady Gaga Impersonator2Eliminated
Michael Fayombo Jnr & Snr14 & 38DanceMichael Jackson Dance Duo2Eliminated
Myztikal10–30Singing / DanceVocal Dance Group5Eliminated
Neil Fullard42SingingJazz Singer2Eliminated
Olivia Archbold14SingingSinger1Eliminated
Paul Burling 40ComedyImpressionist3Finalist
Peridot21–27DanceDance Group3Eliminated
Philip Grimmer57DanceDrag Dancer3Eliminated
Ruby Girls19–25DanceDance Group2Eliminated
Sean Sheehan66Singing / VarietySinger & Woodcutter1Eliminated
Spelbound 12–24AcrobaticsGymnastics Group1Winner
Starburst9–13DanceDance Group3Eliminated
Stevie Starr 47DangerRegurgitator1Eliminated
Taboo7–23DanceDance Group2Eliminated
Team Shaolin8–29AcrobaticsMartial Arts Group4Eliminated
The Arrangement17–18Singing / MusicSinger & Orchestra3Eliminated
The Chippendoubles30–48DanceCelebrity Impersonators5Eliminated
The Fusion15–30DanceDance Group4Eliminated
Three Bee18–30DanceBollywood Dance Group1Eliminated
Tina & Chandi37 & 11 3 AnimalsDog Act2Finalist
Tobias Mead22DanceDancer1Finalist
Twist & Pulse 18 & 19Comedy / DanceComic Dance Duo4Runner-Up
Tyler Patterson10DanceStreet Dancer4Eliminated

Semi-final summary

Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed out | Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' vote |   Won the public vote
  Won the judges' vote |   Lost the judges' vote |   Eliminated

Semi-final 1 (31 May)

Semi-FinalistOrderPerformance TypeBuzzes and Judges' VotePercentageResult [8]
CowellHoldenMorgan
Three Bee1Bollywood Dance Group1.7%6th – Eliminated
Olivia Archbold2Singer11.3%3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Kevin Cruise3Singer Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 1.5%7th – Eliminated
Stevie Starr4Regurgitator6.4%4th – Eliminated
Tobias Mead5Dancer Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 14.3%2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Sean Sheehan6Singer & Woodcutter Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 0.7%8th – Eliminated
Josh Barry7Singer1.7%5th – Eliminated
Spelbound8Gymnastics Group62.4%1st (Won Public Vote)

Semi-final 2 (1 June)

Semi-FinalistOrderPerformance TypeBuzzes and Judges' VotePercentageResult [8]
CowellHoldenMorgan
Taboo1Dance Group3.4%4th – Eliminated
Neil Fullard2Jazz Singer Crystal Clear app clean.svg 15.2%3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Ruby Girls3Dance Group1.1%8th – Eliminated
Connected4Boy Band Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 17.2%2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Kev Orkian5Impressionist & Keyboardist Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 1.4%6th – Eliminated
Michael Fayombo Jnr & Snr6Michael Jackson Dance Duo2.5%5th – Eliminated
Tina & Chandi7Dog Act58.1%1st (Won Public Vote)
Maxxie Oliver8 Lady Gaga Impersonator Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 1.1%7th – Eliminated

Semi-final 3 (2 June)

Semi-FinalistOrderPerformance TypeBuzzes and Judges' VotePercentageResult [8]
CowellHoldenMorgan
Starburst1Dance Group3.5%6th – Eliminated
Chloe Hickinbottom2Singer6.2%5th – Eliminated
Philip Grimmer3Drag Dancer0.4%8th – Eliminated
Paul Burling4Impressionist36.4%1st (Won Public Vote)
The Arrangement5Singer & Orchestra7.8%4th – Eliminated
Jimmy Ford6Irish Dancer1.7%7th – Eliminated
Christopher Stone7Opera Singer Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 33.0%2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Peridot8Dance Group Crystal Clear app clean.svg 11.0%3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)

Semi-final 4 (3 June)

Semi-FinalistOrderPerformance TypeBuzzes and Judges' VotePercentageResult [8]
CowellHoldenMorgan
Ice1Street Dance Group1.7%5th – Eliminated
Tyler Patterson2Dancer6.3%4th – Eliminated
Emile Harris3Singer Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 0.6%8th – Eliminated
Twist & Pulse4Comic Dance Duo Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 37.4%2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Team Shaolin5Martial Arts Group0.8%7th – Eliminated
Mark James6Half & Half Drag Singer Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 0.9%6th – Eliminated
The Fusion7Dance Group Crystal Clear app clean.svg 9.4%3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Janey Cutler8Singer42.9%1st (Won Public Vote)

Semi-final 5 (4 June)

Semi-FinalistOrderPerformance TypeBuzzes and Judges' VotePercentageResult [8]
CowellHoldenMorgan
The Chippendoubles1Celebrity Impersonators Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 2.2%8th – Eliminated
Liam McNally2Boy Soprano Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 21.0%2nd (Won Judges' Vote)
Alesia Vazmitsel3Pole Dancer5.3%4th – Eliminated
Myztikal4Vocal Dance Group4.4%5th – Eliminated
Dance Flavourz5Carnival Dance Group3.4%6th – Eliminated
Father & Son6Singing Duo Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 2.4%7th – Eliminated
A37Dance Trio Crystal Clear app clean.svg 12.1%3rd (Lost Judges' Vote)
Kieran Gaffney8Drummer49.2%1st (Won Public Vote)

Final (5 June)

The Club Is Alive Usher ("OMG") and Dizzee Rascal & James Corden ("Shout")

  Winner |   Runner-up
FinalistOrderPerformance TypePercentageFinished [8]
Twist & Pulse1Comic Dance Duo12.4%2nd
Liam McNally2Boy Soprano3.0%10th
Paul Burling3Impressionist8.7%5th
Christopher Stone4Opera Singer5.1%7th
Tina & Chandi5Dog Act9.0%4th
Connected6Boy Band4.8%8th
Kieran Gaffney7Drummer9.6%3rd
Tobias Mead8Dancer6.9%6th
Janey Cutler9Singer3.6%9th
Spelbound10Gymnastics Group36.9%1st

Ratings

EpisodeAir DateTotal viewers
(millions) [9] 		ITV1
Weekly rank [9] 		Viewer Share (%)
Auditions 117 April11.87144.0 [10]
Auditions 224 April11.60145.7 [11]
Auditions 31 May11.84143.9 [12]
Auditions 48 May12.17144.1 [13]
Auditions 515 May10.84143.8 [14]
Auditions 623 May10.68142.8 [15]
Auditions 729 May10.87140.3 [16]
Semi-final 131 May11.82243.1 [17]
Semi-final 1 results11.32440.3 [17]
Semi-final 21 June11.17541.2 [18]
Semi-final 2 results10.69839.0 [18]
Semi-final 32 June10.88645.6 [19]
Semi-final 3 results9.191334.2 [19]
Semi-final 43 June10.37948.2 [20]
Semi-final 4 results10.341041.7 [20]
Semi-final 54 June10.131146.3 [21]
Semi-final 5 results9.641239.4 [21]
Live final5 June13.50154.6 [22]

References

  1. ↑ "Britain's Got Talent is back! 2010 series starts on April 17th". 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "TV – News – 'Got Talent' return date confirmed". Digital Spy. 7 April 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  3. ↑ Britain's Got Talent shifts back to Sunday
  4. 1 2 "TV – News – Walsh 'replaces Cowell on BGT panel'". Digital Spy. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Piers, Ant and Dec in Cardiff". Wales Online. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  6. ↑ "The top 40! – Britain's Got Talent – News Viewer". Talent.itv.com. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  7. ↑ 1 2 3
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The voting stats". ITV . 5 June 2010. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board . Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  10. ↑ Jason Deans (20 April 2010). "TV ratings – 17 April: Britain's Got Talent launch draws 10.6m". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  11. ↑ Jason Deans (26 April 2010). "TV ratings – 24 April: Britain's Got Talent continues Saturday-night dominance". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  12. ↑ Jason Deans (5 May 2010). "TV ratings – 1 May: Britain's Got Talent continues winning ratings run". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  13. ↑ "TV – News – 'The Prisoner' drops to 1.4 million". Digital Spy. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  14. ↑ Jason Deans (17 May 2010). "TV ratings – 15 May: FA Cup final nets 5.6m viewers". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  15. ↑ Jason Deans (24 May 2010). "TV ratings – 23 May: Money opens account with 1.1 million". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  16. ↑ "TV – News – 'Eurovision' draws lowest ever UK audience". Digital Spy. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  17. 1 2 Jason Deans (1 June 2010). "TV ratings – 31 May: Coronation Street's HD debut draws more than 500,000 viewers". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  18. 1 2 Jason Deans (2 June 2010). "TV ratings – 1 June: BBC1 hit by double blow from rival". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  19. 1 2 Jason Deans (3 June 2010). "TV ratings – 2 June: Coronation Street episode dropped over shooting storyline". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  20. 1 2 Kanter, Jake (4 June 2010). "ITV prospers despite Corrie's absence | News | Broadcast". Broadcastnow.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  21. 1 2 Jason Deans (7 June 2010). "TV ratings – 4 June: Viewers choose Britain's Got Talent semi-final over EastEnders". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  22. ↑ Jason Deans (7 June 2010). "TV ratings – 5 June: Britain's Got Talent live final draws 12m to ITV". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
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