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Britain's Got Talent | |
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File:Britain's Got Talent Logo 2010.png | |
Created by | Simon Cowell |
Presented by | Anthony McPartlin Declan Donnelly |
Judges | David Hasselhoff Amanda Holden Michael McIntyre Simon Cowell |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of series | 5 |
No. of episodes | 54 (as of 7 June 2010) |
Production | |
Producers | FremantleMedia Talkback Thames SYCOtv |
Running time | 30 – 150 mins |
Original release | |
Network | ITV/STV/UTV (UK) (also ITV1 HD/STV HD/UTV HD) TV3 (ROI) |
Release | 9 June 2007 Present | –
Britain's Got Talent (often shortened to BGT) is a British television show on ITV and TV3 Ireland, part of the Got Talent series. Presented by Ant & Dec, singers, dancers, comedians, variety acts, and other performers compete against each other for audience support. The winner of each series receives £100,000 and is given the opportunity to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of members of the Royal Family, including the Queen. The first series of the talent show began on 9 June 2007, and was broadcast daily with a live final on 16 July 2007, in which Paul Potts won. Street-dancer George Sampson went on to win the second series of the show on 31 May 2008. The third series began on 11 April 2009, and ended on 30 May 2009, with Diversity winning the competition, while Susan Boyle, whose audition performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" sparked an Internet sensation, ended up in second place. Series 4 started on 17 April 2010, and ended with the live finale shown on ITV on 5 June 2010 in which acrobatic gymnastics group Spelbound were declared winners.[1]
History
The show's format was created by The X Factor creator, Pop Idol/American Idol judge and Sony Music Entertainment A&R Executive Simon Cowell, who has created a Got Talent series across the globe. On 12 February 2007, it was announced by ITV the judges would be Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan (who had also judged America's Got Talent) and Amanda Holden (a late replacement for Cheryl Cole, who later became a judge on The X Factor in 2008). Originally the judge line-up was to have been Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and David Hasselhoff, from America's Got Talent. In a similar fashion to The X Factor, the show has an ITV2 counterpart called Britain's Got More Talent, presented by the magician and former CITV presenter Stephen Mulhern.
It was originally planned that the show would be broadcast in 2005 (before America's Got Talent) and would be presented by Paul O'Grady. However, after Paul O'Grady's defection to Channel 4 for The Paul O'Grady Show, he refused to appear in another ITV show, so the series was put on hold after just one rehearsal show.[2][3]
The Got Talent format has been adopted in a number of other countries, however, the original British version has only been broadcast in one other country (Ireland) due to unsolved rights issues. Television stations in the Scandinavian countries have also expressed an interest in showing the UK version, but have not been able to acquire the rights.
Presenters
Host | Series | Channel |
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Ant & Dec | 1-present | ITV 1 |
Stephen Mulhern | 1-present | ITV 2 |
Judges
Judges | Series | Notes |
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Simon Cowell | 1-present | (1-4 Whole Show), 5-present (Live Shows Only) [4] |
Amanda Holden | 1-present | |
Piers Morgan | 1-4 | (Quit due to work commitments in USA) [5] |
Michael McIntyre | 5-present | |
David Hasselhoff | 5-present | |
Kelly Brook | 3 | (Axed due to producers decided the new format was too complicated)[6] |
Louis Walsh | 4,5 | 4 (Filled in for Cowell when he was sick) [7] 5 (Filled in for Hasselhoff who was in pantomime) |
Format
The auditions take place in front of the judges and a live audience at a different city across Britain. Unlike the X factor, at any time during the audition, the judges may show disapproval to the act by pressing a buzzer which lights a large red X on the stage. If all the judges press their buzzers, the act must end immediately. Voting works on a best-of-three basis, with the sole exception of the auditions in Manchester during series 3, where 3 positive votes were required, because there were four judges.
After the auditions, the judges have to whittle almost 200 successful acts down to just 24 in series 1 or 40 in series 2–3. All of the performers are called back to discover if they have progressed to the live semi-finals.
The semi-final and final shows are broadcast live from Fountain Studios in Wembley (which is also used for The X Factor), with a varying number of semi-finals, followed by the one live final split into two episodes over one night. The remaining acts perform across a number of semi-finals, with the two most popular acts from each semi-finals winning a position in the final. Judges may still end a performance early with three Xs. The judges are again asked to express their views on each act's performance.
After all acts have performed, phone lines open for a short time, while the public vote for the act they think were the best. After the votes have been counted, the act that has polled the highest number of public votes is automatically placed in the final. The judges then choose between the second and third most popular acts, with the winner of that vote also gaining a place in the final. All other acts are then eliminated from the competition.
The show's secondary theme song is "Lux Aeterna" (originally from the movie Requiem for a Dream), which is used to create tension. It is also used for the judges "walk-in" at the beginning of every live show.
Britain's Got Talent has been criticised by psychologist Glenn Wilson who referred to it as a "freak show". He states that "[contestants'] deficiencies and shortcomings are as important as their talent. We enjoy the stress we are putting these people under – will they or will they not survive?"[8]
The treatment of contestants at the audition stage was heavily criticised by the Daily Mail, which described applicants being kept waiting for over 10 hours with no food or drink provided, with no certainty of being allowed to perform more than a few seconds of their act. It also detailed how staff intentionally built up the hopes of low-quality performers in order to maximise the dramatic effect of the judges' put-downs, and the fine points of the contracts performers must sign, which gives the show infinite freedom to "modify" the footage for their own purposes, and to use the footage indefinitely for whatever purpose they choose.[9]
Each year before the series starts, "Britain's Got Talent" has a special program titled "Most Talented" featuring interviews of the winner(s) and their progress since winning.
Series 1
Series one of Britain's Got Talent began on 9 June 2007 and ended on 17 June 2007. The first five shows covered the audition stages and the final three shows were the live semi-finals and final. Altogether, 24 (26) acts performed in the semi-finals, eight acts in each episode, with a further two acts disqualified from the competition before the semi-finals were broadcast. The series was eventually won by Paul Potts.
Series 2
The 2008 series of Britain's Got Talent included notable differences from the 2007 series, including the fact that the auditions visited Scotland and that there were 40 in the live semi-finals. The series also ran for longer, this time lasting for seven weeks instead of one. The series was won by street-dancer George Sampson, with dual dance group Signature coming in second and singer Andrew Johnston third. Other acts in the final included martial arts duo Strike, dance troupe Nemesis, 12-year-old mezzo-soprano Faryl Smith, young dance couple Cheeky Monkeys.
Series 3
Britain's Got Talent returned on 11 April 2009.[10] Ant & Dec continued as hosts. Sister-show Britain's Got More Talent with Stephen Mulhern has also returned, as announced in the last episode of the second series.
The 2009 judges were 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,[10] but was fired after just six days, having acted as a judge at the Manchester auditions only.[11] According to Cowell, the reason given for sacking Brook was because the producers decided the format was "too complicated" with four judges.
During January and February 2009, applicants auditioned in: Manchester (3 days, 120 auditionees; Glasgow (1 day, 40 auditionees); Birmingham (3 days, 120 auditionees); London (3 days, 120 auditionees); and Cardiff (1 day, 40 auditionees). At first round callbacks in London on 7 February, 40 acts were selected for the televised live semi-finals. The televised recordings of auditions started on 11 April, with the live semi-finals running from 24 April and the live final on 30 May. A contestant who was rejected during the fifth audition show, Emma Czikai, was said to have "complained to the media regulator Ofcom and lodged a complaint of unfairness and discrimination with the employment tribunal."[12]
The series's most notable performance was by Susan Boyle, a 48-year-old Scot, singing “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Misérables. The performance earned a unanimous "yes" vote and resounding astonishment from the judges.[13] 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.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
(It is highly thought that this media coverage led to Susan Boyle being admitted to the psychiatric clinic The Priory.)[21]
Among other finalists were: Aidan Davis, Stavros Flatley (father-and-son comic Greek dancing duo), Flawless, Hollie Steel, Diversity, Shaun Smith, Shaheen Jafargholi, the grandfather and granddaughter singing duo "2 Grand" and Julian Smith who played the soprano saxophone. In a shock result, Diversity won the series, with Boyle as runner-up and Julian Smith third.
Bookmakers are said to have made a fortune because of the unexpected result. "We are in shock and have made a six-figure sum in what has been the biggest surprise in reality TV history. Susan was a certainty," said William Hill's spokesman Rupert Adams. William Hill estimate that over £3m was bet on the show in the final hour.[22]
Series 4
The 2010 panel of judges remained unchanged, with Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan all returning for the start of the televised auditions on 18 January at the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow,[23] although Cowell has said that this will be his last year doing the auditions.[24] Auditions were then held in Manchester at the Manchester Opera House, Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre.[25] Newcastle's The Journal Tyne Theatre, Birmingham's Birmingham Hippodrome and ended on 10 February at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. Due to illness, Simon was unable to attend the filming of the Birmingham auditions and Louis Walsh stood in for him at the last minute, the first time that Cowell has missed an audition show in his entire career.[26]
The first programme of Series 4 was broadcast on 17 April 2010.[27] Spelbound won the final on 5 June 2010, with Twist and Pulse as runners-up and Kieran Gaffney placing 3rd. Other finalists included Paul Burling, Tobias Mead, Christopher Stone, Tina and Chandi, Connected, Janey Cutler and Liam McNally.
High-street bookmakers Coral reported one of their "biggest gambles in reality TV history" on piano-playing comedian Kev Orkian:
With the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent set to get underway in just a few hours . . . . Orkian has been cut from 100/1 to 9/1 with the firm, and he is now the fourth favourite behind Spellbound, who are 2/1 favourites, Olivia Archbold (7/2) and Liam McNally, at 13/2. Coral spokesman Gary Burton told Bettingpro: "The few pounds we saw first thing this morning at 100/1 and 80/1 quickly turned into three figure bets at shorter prices, he will cost us a fortune if he wins. It's been an incredible punt!".[28]
During the live semi-finals, Cowell and Morgan both buzzed him, though Holden allowed him to finish. He did not reach the final.
Ironically, despite missing out on a place in the final and losing the chance to perform at the Royal Variety Show, Kev Orkian beat winners Spelbound and the other finalists to the post of performing for Royalty. Orkian reportedly entertained HRH Prince Philip just one week after being booted off the show. On Thursday 10 June 2010, Kev Orkian performed for HRH The Prince Philip, celebrating his 89th birthday at the Guards Polo Club. The event fell behind schedule and Prince Philip was set to leave – before Kev got on stage – to get to another engagement. But as soon as Kev started his sketch the Prince decided to sit back down and watch the full act. So impressed was he that instead of rushing off at the end he stayed even longer to congratulate Kev in person. Prince Philip was quoted as saying “It’s a wonderful show. I thoroughly enjoyed your performance”.[29] He had also performed for several other members of the Royal Family, including Prince Charles and Princess Michael of Kent. Kev Orkian was invited to perform for Prince Charles at Windsor Castle in 2009 for the British Forces Foundation 10th Gala Dinner. Classical singer Katherine Jenkins and comedian David Walliams also attended.[30]
Series 5
The show returns for a fifth series in Spring 2011. Ant & Dec continue as main hosts on ITV, while Stephen Mulhern will still host 'Britain's Got More Talent' on ITV2. Among the judges, Piers Morgan leaves the show due to new US work commitments.[31] Auditions will be taking place in Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, London and, for the first time, Liverpool. Simon Cowell will judge the live shows only. Amanda Holden returns to the regular judging panel, to be joined by David Hasselhoff and Michael McIntyre,[32] with guest judges appearing during the series.[33] Louis Walsh will be a guest judge in the London auditions, replacing Hasselhoff, who will be finishing a pantomime.[34] Auditions started in London on 4th January 2011.[35]
Britain's Got More Talent
Britain's Got Talent | |
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Created by | Simon Cowell |
Presented by | Stephen Mulhern (2007–present) |
No. of series | 5 |
Production | |
Production location | Fountain Studios |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | ITV2 |
Related | |
Britain's Got Talent |
Britain's Got More Talent is a companion show that is broadcast on digital channel ITV2 and on TV3 Ireland, after the main ITV and TV3's Britain's Got Talent broadcast. It features behind-the-scenes footage of Britain's Got Talent and shows the emotional responses of the contestants after the judges comment on their performances. The commissioning of Britain's Got More Talent was prompted by the success of Xtra Factor[citation needed], an X Factor companion show screened on ITV.
Britains Got More Talent is currently hosted by Stephen Mulhern. Stephen Mulhern was also host of the Britain's Got Talent: Live Tour in 2008 but Patrick McGuinness took up the position in 2010.
Each year after the series has come to an end, Britain's Got Talent has a week of special programmes entitled Britain's Got Talent: Best and Worst, featuring the best and worst auditions from the series, ranging from 2 to 5 episodes each year. This series is also hosted by Stephen Mulhern. Though the series may feature clips of Ant and Dec interviewing the acts beforehand.
Awards and nominations
Britain's Got Talent has been nominated for two 'National Television Awards' in the category of 'Most Popular Talent Show' in 2007 and 2008, losing to its sister show The X-Factor and Strictly Come Dancing respectively. Its shows presenters have won the award for 'Most Popular Entertainment Presenters' at the same awards in 2007 and 2008. It has also been nominated for two BAFTA Awards in 2008, but failed to win any awards. In 2007 and 2008, the show was nominated at the TV Quick and Choice Awards in the 'Best Talent Show' category, losing out to The X-Factor and Strictly Come Dancing respectively.
In 2008, it was a recipient of a RTS Award for its technical achievements. It has also won four Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards from five nominations. In 2009, it won its first ever Digital Spy Reality Award for Escala for Favourite Reality Contestant. It was further nominated in the Reality Show category, but lost to The X-Factor in the Reality TV Presenter category for Ant and Dec and 2 nominations in the Reality TV Judge category for Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan, but lost to Cheryl Cole from The X Factor.
Awards Table
Year | Group | Award | Nominee | Result |
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2007 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Talent Show | Nominated | |
National Television Awards | Most Popular Entertainment Presenter | Ant and Dec | Won | |
Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards | Best Reality Show | Nominated | ||
Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards | Best TV Presenters | Ant and Dec | Won | |
TV Quick and Choice Awards | Best Talent Show | Nominated | ||
2008 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Talent Show | Nominated | |
Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards | Favourite Winner | George Sampson | Won | |
National Television Awards | Most Popular Entertainment Presenter | Ant and Dec | Won | |
BAFTA Awards | Lew Grade Award | Nominated | ||
BAFTA Awards | Audience Award | Nominated | ||
Royal Television Society Awards | Best Production Design-Entertainment | Dominic Tolfts | Won | |
Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards | Best TV Presenters | Ant and Dec | Won | |
Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards | Best Family TV Show | Won | ||
Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards | Best TV Baddie | Simon Cowell | Won | |
2009 | TV Quick and Choice Awards | Best Talent Show | Nominated | |
Digital Spy Reality TV Awards 2009 | Favourite TV Reality | Nominated | ||
Digital Spy Reality TV Awards | Favourite TV Reality Judge | Simon Cowell | Nominated | |
Digital Spy Reality TV Awards | Favourite TV Reality Judge | Piers Morgan | Nominated | |
Digital Spy Reality TV Awards | Favourite TV Reality Presenters | Ant and Dec | Nominated | |
Digital Spy Reality TV Awards | Favourite Reality Contestant | George Sampson | Won | |
2010 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Talent Show | Nominated | |
2011 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Talent Show | Nominated |
Live Tour
On 17 April 2008, it was announced that a thirteen date live tour would be visiting the UK's major cities during the month of June, featuring the semi-finalists, the finalists and the winner from series two, along with a few surprises. Stephen Mulhern hosted the tour, which began on 6 June. None of the judging panel were present, and there was no live voting. After high demand for tickets, the tour was later extended to twenty two performances, including matinées. The tour featured all ten finalists, as well as semi-finalists Tracey Lee Collins & Anya Sparks. The tour also featured a duet with Faryl Smith and Andrew Johnston.
On 13 January 2009, a four date tour was announced via the Ticketmaster website, with the dates in Newcastle, Cardiff, Liverpool and in Manchester. More dates were later added and the tour ran for eighteen shows from 12 to 26 June 2009 and also travelled to Dublin, Birmingham, Belfast, Sheffield, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Nottingham, London, Aberdeen and Bournemouth.
The tour in 2009 included: Diversity, Flawless, Aidan Davis, Shaun Smith, Stavros Flatley, Hollie Steel, 2 Grand, Julian Smith, Shaheen Jafargholi, Susan Boyle, Darth Jackson, DJ Talent and the 2008 winner, George Sampson. Stephen Mulhern hosted the tour.
Top selling Albums
These albums were sold after Britain's Got Talent. The sales numbers are UK sales only.
Artists with BPI certified Albums
Former contestant Total sales |
Debut album | Second album | Third album | |
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1 | Susan Boyle (Series 3, Runner-Up) 2,340,000 |
I Dreamed a Dream (23 November 2009) Syco/Columbia 7x Platinum 2,100,000[36] Peak: 1 |
The Gift (8 November 2010) Syco/Columbia Gold 240,000 Peak: 1 |
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2 | Paul Potts (Series 1, Winner) 680,000 |
One Chance (16 July 2007) Syco/Columbia 2x Platinum 680,000 Peak: 1 |
Passione (1 June 2009) Syco/Columbia n/a n/a Peak: 5 |
Cinema Paradiso (15 October 2010) Sony n/a n/a Peak: did not chart |
3 | Andrew Johnston (Series 2, 3rd Place) 120,000 |
One Voice (29 September 2008) Syco Gold 120,000 Peak: 4 |
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4 | Connie Talbot (Series 1, Runner-Up) 120,000 |
Over the Rainbow (26 November 2007) Rainbow Recording Company Gold 120,000 Peak: 35 |
Connie Talbot's Christmas Album (24 November 2008) Rainbow Recording Company n/a n/a Peak: did not chart |
Holiday Magic (26 November 2009) Rainbow Recording Company n/a n/a Peak: did not chart |
5 | Escala (Series 2, 4th Place) 100,000 |
Escala (25 May 2009) Sony BMG/Syco Gold 100,000 Peak: 2 |
Artists without BPI certified Albums
Former Contestant | Total Sales | Albums | |
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6 | Faryl Smith (Series 2, 5th Place) |
150,000 |
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7 | Charlie Green (Series 2, Semi-Finalist) |
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International versions
- America's Got Talent
- Australia's Got Talent
- Italia's Got Talent
- India's Got Talent
- Indonesia's Got Talent
- SA's Got Talent (South Africa)
- World's Got Talent
- Supertalent in Vlaanderen (Belgium/Flanders)
- Das Supertalent (Germany)
- Csillag Születik (Hungary)
- Pilipinas Got Talent (Philippines)
- Slovenia's Got Talent (Slovenia)
- Lietuvos Talentai (Lithuania)
- Supertalent (Croatia)
- Mam Talent! (Poland)
- Portugal's Got Talent (Portugal Tem Talento) (Portugal)
- Česko Slovensko má talent (Czech rep. and Slovak rep. together)
- A Minute of Fame (Russia)
- Ukraine's Got Talent (Ukraine)
- Talento Argentino (Argentina) 2008-2009
- La France a un incroyable talent
- Ja imam talenat! (I've Got Talent!) (Serbia) 2009
- Bulgaria's Got Talent (Bulgaria)
- Holland's Got Talent (The Netherlands)
- Qual é o Seu Talento? (Brazil)
- New Zealand's Got Talent
- Star King (South Korea)
- Mi Gran Talento (Panama)
- China's Got Talent (China)
- Norske Talenter (Norway)
- Talento Chileno (Chile)
- Slovensko má talent (Slovakia)
- Thailand's Got Talent
- Românii au talent (Romania)
- Slovenija ima talent (Slovenia)
- Taqnvats Taxand (Armenia)
Merchandise
Currently, there are four pieces of merchandise:
- Best of The Auditions DVD (2009)
- The Electronic Board Game (2009)
- The Magic Set (2009)
- Finalists of 2009: Annual 2010 (2009)
References
- ^ "Spelbound win Britain's Got Talent 2010". UK Wired News. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ O'Grady to host prime-time talent show Digital Spy, 13 August 2005
- ^ Paul O’Grady Quits Simon Cowell’s New ITV Show! Unreality TV, 23 February 2006
- ^ http://talent.itv.com/2010/news/article/read_new-bgt-judges-revealed_item_100783.htm
- ^ http://itn.co.uk/536fefa8c2efef33f04816d2840f87c4.html
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/kelly-brook-axed-from-britains-got-talent-1451591.html
- ^ http://www.unrealitytv.co.uk/britains-got-talent/louis-walsh-replaces-simon-cowell-on-britains-got-talent-2010/
- ^ Wilson, Glenn (1 June 2009). "The pressure of sudden TV stardom". BBC News. Retrieved 21 november 2009.
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- ^ Report in The Guardian, 29 January 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.]
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- ^ “Singing Talent of Susan Boyle Stuns Simon Cowell Times Online, 10 April 2009
- ^ “Britain’s got talent hits high note,’ The Guardian, 14 April 2009
- ^ "An unlikely star brings smiles to views NBC Nightly News
- ^ "Middle-aged Scottish woman is unlikely instant singing star after reality TV appearance LA Times, 16 April 2009
- ^ Susan Boyle, chanteuse en herbe et vedette sur le Web Le Monde, 16 April 2009
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- ^ 'Drained' Susan Boyle Admitted To The Priory Sky News, 1 June 2009
- ^ Britain's Got Talent: And The Winner Is...? Sky News, 31 May 2009
- ^ "Britain's Got Talent: sneak peek at the Glasgow auditionees". STV. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ "Cowell confirms exit from 'BGT' auditions". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ "Piers, Ant and Dec in Cardiff". Wales Online. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ Nathan, Sara (4 February 2010). "Britain's Got Talent: Simon Cowell is ill". London: Mail Online.
- ^ "Britain's Got Talent is back! 2010 series starts on April 17th". Tellymix. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Britain's Got Talent Latest Betting – Kev Orkian Supported Ahead of Britain's Got Talent Semi-Finals". Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- ^ "Britain's Got Talent Comic Kev Orkian Amuses Prince Philip". Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "Britain's Got Talent Star Enjoys Royal Variety". Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ^ "PIERS MORGAN 'I'll miss the late-night drinking sessions with Ant and Dec - and winding up my co-judges'". DailyMail. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ Digital Spy - BGT 2011 judges
- ^ "Britain's Got Talent To Feature Guest Judges". MTV UK. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ http://www.rte.ie/ten/2010/1230/walshl.html
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- ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Recorded Music Industry.
External links
- Britain's Got Talent at itv.com
- Britain's Got Talent at stv.tv
- Britain's Got Talent on Twitter
- MIG Management