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The ninth series of Britain's Got Talent began airing on ITV on 11 April 2015. 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 respective ninth series on the judging panel, whilst Alesha Dixon and David Walliams returned for their fourth series.

Judges and presenters

Series 9 Judges

After the conclusion of the eighth series on 7 June 2014, speculation began about who would return to the judging panel for series 9. On 8 June, it was reported that Simon Cowell may leave the panel.^[1] David Walliams sparked rumours that he may not return.^[2] However, Amanda Holden announced on 31 October that she, Cowell, Alesha Dixon and Walliams would all return as judges for series 9.^[3]^[4] On 16 January, ITV confirmed that Cowell, Holden, Dixon and Walliams would be returning for series 9.^[5]

Ant & Dec returned to present the main show on ITV for their ninth series, while Stephen Mulhern continued to host the spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2.

Golden buzzer

The golden buzzer returned for its second series. The first golden buzzer used was by Ant & Dec at the Edinburgh auditions for dance troupe BoyBand. Cowell pressed the golden buzzer on the first day of the Manchester auditions for singer Callum Scott. Holden used her buzzer during the Birmingham auditions for choir Revelation Avenue. Dixon used hers during the first day of the London auditions for dance act, Entity Allstars, leaving just Walliams who confirmed, on Twitter, that he used his Golden Buzzer on the last day of auditions in London for a comedy singer, Lorraine Bowen.

The first golden buzzer aired in the first episode, when Cowell pressed it in Manchester for Calum Scott. The second golden buzzer was aired in the second episode, when Ant and Dec pressed it in Edinburgh for BoyBand. Holden's golden buzzer for Revelation Avenue aired during the third episode. Dixon's golden buzzer for Entity Allstars aired during the fifth episode. Finally, Walliams's golden buzzer for Lorraine Bowen happened in the sixth episode.

Auditions

Open auditions

The open auditions were held from 11 October to 9 December 2014 in Newcastle, Cardiff, Portsmouth, Birmingham, Leeds, Dublin, Norwich, Glasgow, Bristol, London and Manchester.^[6]

Judges auditions

The judges' auditions were held in Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham and London.^[7] Auditions began in Edinburgh on 19 January and were held at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre, followed by Manchester from 29–31 January at The Lowry. Auditions took place in Birmingham from 5-7 February 2015 at Birmingham Hippodrome and ended in London from 11–12 & 14 February 2015 at the Dominion Theatre.

City	Date^[8]	Venue
Edinburgh	19 January 2015	Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Manchester	29–31 January 2015	The Lowry
Birmingham	5–7 February 2015	Birmingham Hippodrome
London	11–12 February 2015	Dominion Theatre
London	14 February 2015	Dominion Theatre

Semi-finals

The semi-finalists were chosen on 8 March 2015.

Each results show will feature a guest performance. Ricky Martin performed on 25 May, followed by 2014 finalists Jack Pack on 26 May. Dixon will perform on 27 May, followed by Olly Murs on 28 May and 2014 winners Collabro on 29 May.

Semi-finalists

Winner

Runner-up

Third place

Finalist

Semi-finalist (lost judges' or public vote)

Wildcard (previously eliminated act reinstated into the final)

Golden buzzer

Name of act	Age(s)	Genre	Act	Semi-final	Result	Notes
Calum Scott	26	Singing	Singer	5		Simon Cowell's golden buzzer
Boyband	17-19	Dance	Dance troupe	4		Ant & Dec's golden buzzer
Revelation Avenue	20-30	Singing	Gospel choir	2	Eliminated (Lost Judges Vote)	Amanda Holden's golden buzzer
Entity Allstars	10-15	Dance	Dynamic dance troupe	1	Finalist (Won Judges Vote)	Alesha Dixon's golden buzzer
Lorraine Bowen	53	Comedy	Musical entertainer	1	Eliminated	David Walliams' golden buzzer
Alison Jiear	50	Singing	Singer	2	Eliminated
Andrew Fleming	51	Comedy	Comedic impressionist	1	Eliminated
Beat Brothers	19-23	Dance	Tap dancing group	5
Becky O'Brien	34	Singing	Singer	1	Eliminated
Billy and Emily England	28 & 25	Variety	Extreme roller-skating duo	1	Eliminated
Bonetics	17	Dance	Contortionist Dancer	2	Eliminated
Chloe Crawford	27	Magic	Illusionist/Magacian	5
Cor Glanaethwy	7-65	Singing	Welsh choir	1	Finalist (Won Public Vote)
Danny Posthill	28	Comedy	Stand Up Comedian/Impressionist	5
Dylan Byrd	17	Dance	Dancer	3	Eliminated
Ella Shaw	18	Singing	Pianist/Singer-Songwriter	3	Eliminated
Emma Jones	23	Singing	Opera singer	5
Gracie Wickens-Sweet	11	Singing	Singer	3	Eliminated
Groove Thing	7-11	Dance	12 piece 70s dance troupe	2	Eliminated
Henry Gallagher	12	Singing	Male Singer/Guitarist	1	Eliminated (Lost Judges Vote)
IMD Legion	9-17	Dance	Dance troupe	3
Isaac Waddington	15	Singing	Singer/Pianist	4
Jamie Raven	31	Magic	Close-up magician	3	Finalist (Won Public Vote)
Jeffrey Drayton	73	Magic	Magical entertainer	4
Jesse-Jane McParland	9	Variety	Extreme martial artist	5
Jonathan Lutwyche	15	Dance	Contemporary dancer	5
Jules O'Dwyer & Mattise	49 & 7	Animal	Dancing dog act	2	Finalist (Won Public Vote)
Lisa Sampson	35	Variety	Hula-Hoop artist	4
Luca Calo	23	Dance	High-Heel dancer	2	Eliminated
Maia Gough	13	Singing	Singer	4
Marc Metral	61	Comedy	Ventriloquist dog act	4
Michael Late	44	Magic	Comedic illusionist	2	Eliminated
Misstasia	22-24	Singing	Girlband	5
Mitch & Cally The Wonderdog	42 & 10	Animal	Balloon-popping dog act	1	Eliminated
Narinder Dhani	43	Music	Comb player	3	Eliminated
OK Worldwide	19-28	Dance	Acrobatic Group/Freerunners	4
Old Men Grooving	40-60	Dance	Old Men street dance Troupe	2	Finalist (Won Judges Vote)
Peter Lambert	32	Variety	Circus act/Knife juggler	5
Ruby Red Performers	25-64	Dance	Burlesque dance troupe	1	Eliminated
The Honeybuns	22-33	Singing	Girl-Group	2	Eliminated
The Kanneh-Masons	9-18	Music	Classical musicians/Violinists/Pianist	4
The Kingdom Tenors	21-31	Singing	Vocal harmony group	3	Eliminated
The Neales	24-59	Singing	Family vocal group	4
The Sakyi Five	10-20	Singing	Boyband	3	Eliminated
UDI	19-32	Dance	Electronic Light-Dance Troupe	3

Semi-finals summary

	Buzzed out
	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 (25 May)

Guest performer: Ricky Martin – "Mr. Put It Down"

Contestant	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished	Result
Contestant	Order	Act	Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Walliams	Finished	Result
Entity Allstars	1	Dynamic dance troupe					2nd/3rd	Top 3 (won judges vote)
Billy and Emily England	2	Extreme Roller-skating Duo					7th	Eliminated
Mitch and Cally the Wonderdog	3	Balloon-popping Dog Act					5th	Eliminated
Henry Gallagher	4	Male Singer/Guitarist					2nd/3rd	Top 3 (lost judges vote)
Côr Glanaethwy	5	Welsh Choir					1st	Top 3 (won public vote)
Ruby Red Performers	6	Burlesque Dance Troupe					9th	Eliminated
Andrew Flemming	7	Comedic Impressionist					8th	Eliminated
Becky O'Brien	8	Singer					6th	Eliminated
Lorraine Bowen¹	9	Musical Entertainer					4th	Eliminated

^1 A technical issue occurred when Cowell buzzed Lorraine Bowen's performance, causing graphical issues. The background, which had been around her performance, changed to the "buzzed out" background when all four judges buzzed.

Semi-final 2 (26 May)

Guest performer: Jack Pack – "Light My Fire"

Contestant	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes²				Finished	Result
Contestant	Order	Act	Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Walliams	Finished	Result
Groove Thing	1	12-piece 70s dance Troupe					4th	Eliminated
Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse	2	Dancing Dog Act					1st	Top 3 (Won Public Vote)
Bonetics	3	Contortionist Dancer					5th	Eliminated
Revelation Avenue	4	Gospel Choir					3rd	Top 3 (Lost Judges Vote)
The HoneyBuns	5	Girl Group					6th	Eliminated
Michael Late	6	Comedic Illusionist					7th	Eliminated
Luca Calò	7	Singer and High-heel Dancer					9th	Eliminated
Alison Jiear	8	Singer					8th	Eliminated
Old Men Grooving	9	Old Men Street Dance Troupe					2nd	Top 3 (Won Judges Vote)

Semi-final 3 (27 May)

Guest performer: Alesha Dixon – "The Way We Are"

Contestant	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished	Result
Contestant	Order	Act	Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Walliams	Finished	Result
The Sakyi Five	1	Boy band					6th	Eliminated
UDI	2	Electronic light-dance troupe					2nd	Top 3 (Won Judges Vote)
Dylan Byrd	3	Dancer					8th	Eliminated
Ella Shaw	4	Singer-songwriter					7th	Eliminated
Gracie Wickens-Sweet	5	Singer					5th	Eliminated
IMD Legion	6	Dance troupe					3rd	Top 3 (Lost Judges Vote)
Narinder Dhani	7	Comb player					9th	Eliminated
The Kingdom Tenors	8	Vocal harmony group					4th	Eliminated
Jamie Raven	9	Close up-magician					1st	Top 3 (Won Public Vote)

Semi-final 4 (28 May)

Guest performer: Olly Murs – "Beautiful to Me"

Contestant	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes				Finished	Result
Contestant	Order	Act	Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Walliams	Finished	Result
Boyband		Dance Troupe
Marc Metral		Ventriloquist Dog Act
Issac Waddington		Singer/Pianist
Jeffrey Drayton		Magical Entertainer
Ok Worldwide		Acrobatic Troupe/Freerunners
Maia Gough		Singer
The Kanneh-Masons		Classical musicians
The Neales		Family Vocal Group
Lisa Sampson		Hula-Hoop Artist

Semi-final 5 (29 May)

Guest performer: Collabro. this table was edited on 27/05/2015 between 10pm and 11pm. the edit went wrong. apologies if it is not sorted.

Contestant	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes			Finished	Result
Contestant	Order	Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Walliams	Finished	Result
Callum Scott		Singer
Jonathan Lutwyche		Contemporary Dancer
Missastia		Girlband
Jesse-Jane McParland		Extreme Martial Artist
Peter Lambert		Circus Act/Knife Juggler
Chloe Louise Crawford		Illusionist/Magacian


Danny Posthill		Stand Up Comedian/Impressionist

Final (31 May)

The final will take place place on 31 May from 7.30pm until 10.00pm.

Guest performers: Andrea Bocelli and Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance

Ratings

The first six shows of series 9 held up a very high consistency in the ratings and topped the ratings for series 8 on most occasions. The episode which aired on 25 April became the most watched UK TV show of 2015, overtaking the record previously held by the live 30th anniversary special episode of EastEnders.

Episode	Date	Official ITV rating (incl +1) ^[9] (millions)	Weekly rank^[9]	Share (%)	Official ITV HD rating^[10] (millions)	Total viewers (millions)
Auditions 1	11 April	9.23	1	43.2^[11]	2.02	11.25
Auditions 2	18 April	9.52	1	44.1^[12]	1.95	11.47
Auditions 3	25 April	9.67	1	46.3^[13]	2.20	11.87
Auditions 4	2 May	9.82	1	45.0^[14]	1.86	11.68
Auditions 5	9 May	9.69	1	45.1^[15]	1.95	11.64
Auditions 6	16 May	9.57	1	47.0^[16]	1.98	11.55
Auditions 7	23 May
Semi-final 1	25 May
Semi-final 1 results	25 May
Semi-final 2	26 May
Semi-final 2 results	26 May
Semi-final 3	27 May
Semi-final 3 results	27 May
Semi-final 4	28 May
Semi-final 4 results	28 May
Semi-final 5	29 May
Semi-final 5 results	29 May
Live final	31 May
Series average	2015	TBA	—	TBA	TBA	TBA

Controversy

Andrew Fleming

In the first live semi-final, Dixon and Holden were accused of being too harsh on contestant Andrew Fleming. Further controversy erupted after Cowell blamed the production of the programme for "allowing him to fail".^[17]^[18]

Alison Jiear

Complaints^{[by whom?]} were made after contestant Alison Jiear, who had claimed to have only been a backing singer, was revealed to have several acting credentials in stage shows.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Adams, Sam (8 June 2014). "Simon Cowell 'to quit as judge' on Britain's Got Talent". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
^ "David Walliams leaves fans confused over the future of Britain's Got Talent". Hello. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
^ Earnshaw, Jessica (31 October 2014). "'The show's working... The ratings will prove that': Amanda Holden confirms all four judges will return to Britain's Got Talent". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
^ Falconer, Daniel (31 October 2014). "Amanda Holden reveals 2015 Britain's Got Talent judging panel". Female First. First Active Media Ltd. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
^ "Britain's Got Talent - the Judges are back". ITV. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
^ Alexander, Susannah (1 October 2014). "Britain's Got Talent announces open auditions for 2015 series". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
^ "Where are the Judges Auditions for BGT 2015?". ITV. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
^ McGarry, Lisa (12 January 2015). "When are Britain's Got Talent 2015 judges auditions? Dates & cities revealed!". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
^ "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
^ Lee, Ben (12 April 2015). "Britain's Got Talent returns to ITV with 9.5 million viewers". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ Lee, Ben (19 April 2015). "Britain's Got Talent continues with 9.5 million viewers on ITV". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
^ Lee, Ben (26 April 2015). "Britain's Got Talent rises to nearly 10 million viewers on ITV". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
^ Lee, Ben (3 May 2015). "Britain's Got Talent dominates Saturday night with 9.6 million on ITV". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
^ Lee, Ben (10 May 2015). "Britain's Got Talent continues with 9.6 million viewers on ITV". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
^ Lee, Ben (17 May 2015). "UK TV ratings: Atlantis finale averages 2.5 million viewers on BBC One". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/britains-talent-act-buzzed-twice-5762384
^ http://www.unrealitytv.co.uk/britains-got-talent/britains-got-talent-2015-andrew-flemings-act-falls-flat-on-its-face-as-alesha-amanda-buzz/

[1] Adams, Sam (8 June 2014). "Simon Cowell 'to quit as judge' on Britain's Got Talent". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

[2] "David Walliams leaves fans confused over the future of Britain's Got Talent". Hello. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

[3] Earnshaw, Jessica (31 October 2014). "'The show's working... The ratings will prove that': Amanda Holden confirms all four judges will return to Britain's Got Talent". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

[4] Falconer, Daniel (31 October 2014). "Amanda Holden reveals 2015 Britain's Got Talent judging panel". Female First. First Active Media Ltd. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

[5] "Britain's Got Talent - the Judges are back". ITV. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

[6] Alexander, Susannah (1 October 2014). "Britain's Got Talent announces open auditions for 2015 series". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

[7] "Where are the Judges Auditions for BGT 2015?". ITV. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

[auditions_dates-8] McGarry, Lisa (12 January 2015). "When are Britain's Got Talent 2015 judges auditions? Dates & cities revealed!". Retrieved 12 January 2015.

[barb-9] "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 13 April 2014.

[10] "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 13 April 2014.

[11] Lee, Ben (12 April 2015). "Britain's Got Talent returns to ITV with 9.5 million viewers". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

[12] Lee, Ben (19 April 2015). "Britain's Got Talent continues with 9.5 million viewers on ITV". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

[13] Lee, Ben (26 April 2015). "Britain's Got Talent rises to nearly 10 million viewers on ITV". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

[14] Lee, Ben (3 May 2015). "Britain's Got Talent dominates Saturday night with 9.6 million on ITV". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

[15] Lee, Ben (10 May 2015). "Britain's Got Talent continues with 9.6 million viewers on ITV". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

[16] Lee, Ben (17 May 2015). "UK TV ratings: Atlantis finale averages 2.5 million viewers on BBC One". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

[17] ttp://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/britains-talent-act-buzzed-twice-5762384

[18] ttp://www.unrealitytv.co.uk/britains-got-talent/britains-got-talent-2015-andrew-flemings-act-falls-flat-on-its-face-as-alesha-amanda-buzz/

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