Australia's Got Talent season 8
Template:Infobox reality music competition Australia's Got Talent is an Australian reality television show, based on the original UK series, to find new talent. Nine announced that the show would be returning in 2016 for an eighth season. It is the second season to air on Nine after it was axed in 2013.[1][2] Auditions are open for September and October 2015.[3] On 28 October 2015, it was announced that Kyle Sandilands Geri Halliwell, Dawn French and Timomatic have been replaced with a new panel of judges, they are Ian "Dicko" Dickson, Sophie Monk, Kelly Osbourne and Eddie Perfect.[4] Julia Morris did not return as host as she is committed to another show and was replaced by Dave Hughes as the host. For the first time, this season introduced the Golden Buzzer.[5][6] The season premiered on 1 February 2016.[7]
Changes
Golden Buzzer
This series saw the introduction of the new golden buzzer. During the auditions, as well as the standard buzzers, there was a golden buzzer placed in the centre of the judges' desk. Each judge was allowed to press this buzzer only once, and it would send that auditionee straight through to the live semi-finals regardless of the opinions of the other three judges.
Wildcard
This season will see the introduction of a viewer-voted Wildcard entry to send one lucky performer directly to the Grand Finale. Contestants who are not taken through to the semi-final by the celebrity judges can be voted back into the finals by viewers as Wildcards.
Semi-finalists
Key | Winner | Runner up | Finalist | Golden Buzzer |
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Semi-finals
The Semi-Finals started on 22 February. For the first time, the semi-finals aren't live. Two acts made it through to the grand final each week, and a wildcard was chosen for the final.
Semi-final 1
Semi-Finalist | Order | Act | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result | |||
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Dicko | Sophie | Kelly | Eddie | ||||
Phly Crew | 1 | Dance Crew | Won Judges Vote | ||||
Violeta Bozanic | 2 | Singer/Pianist | Lost Public Vote | ||||
Mick & Emma | 3 | Acrobatic Duo | Lost Public Vote | ||||
Pardeep Kumar | 4 | Dancer | Lost Public Vote | ||||
Sisters Doll | 5 | Band | Won Public Vote | ||||
Alysha Jones | 6 | Opera Singer | Lost Public Vote |
Semi-final 2
Semi-final 3
Semi-final 4
Semi-final 5
Finals
- Color key
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Final – Top 11
The top 11, including the grand final wild card act, appeared in a grand final performance before the Grand Finale. An audience vote followed after the show and only 5 acts returned for the Grand Finale with new performances.
Act | Order | Performance description | Result |
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Equals | 1 | Dance Crew | Lost Public Vote |
Callum The Heavy Metal Kid | 2 | Singer/Guitarist | Lost Public Vote |
King Social | 3 | Band | Advanced to Grand Finale |
Gentlemen of Deceit | 4 | Magicians | Lost Public Vote |
Matt McLaren | 5 | Singer | Advanced to Grand Finale |
Raw & Rugged | 6 | Dance Troupe | Lost Public Vote |
Erik The Dog | 7 | Robot Dog Act | Lost Public Vote |
Chris Tamwoy | 8 | Singer/Musician | Advanced to Grand Finale |
Phly Crew | 9 | Dance Crew | Lost Public Vote |
Fletcher Pilon | 10 | Singer/Guitarist | Advanced to Grand Finale |
Sisters Doll | 11 | Band | Advanced to Grand Finale |
Grand Finale – Top 5
For the first time in series 8, the Grand Finale aired Live and the winner was decided by the viewers, not the judges. Magician/illusionist AGT Alumni Cosentino had a performance and actor Jack Black was a guest judge. The winner received $250,000. Fletcher Pilon was announced as the winner.
Act | Order | Age(s)/ State |
Act description | Place Result |
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Chris Tamwoy | 1 | 20, QLD | Singer/ Musician |
Runners-up |
King Social | 2 | 29–53, QLD | Band | |
Matt McLaren | 3 | 27, NSW | Singer/Pianist | |
Sisters Doll | 4 | 18–23, VIC | Band | |
Fletcher Pilon | 5 | 14, NSW | Singer/ Guitarist |
Winner |
Ratings
- Colour key:
- – Highest rating during the season
- – Lowest rating during the season
Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (millions) |
Nightly rank |
Source | |
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1 | "Auditions" | 1 February 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm |
0.865 | #10 | [8] |
2 | 7 February 2016 | Sunday 7:00 pm |
0.914 | #6 | [9] | |
3 | 8 February 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm |
0.896 | #9 | [10] | |
4 | 14 February 2016 | Sunday 7:00 pm |
0.740 | #9 | [11] | |
5 | 15 February 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm |
0.775 | #10 | [12] | |
6 | 21 February 2016 | Sunday 7:00 pm |
0.633 | #9 | [13] | |
7 | "Semifinals" | 22 February 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm |
0.703 | #14 | [14] |
8 | 28 February 2016 | Sunday 8:00 pm |
0.748 | #9 | [15] | |
9 | 29 February 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm |
0.671 | #13 | [16] | |
10 | 6 March 2016 | Sunday 8:00 pm |
0.630 | #13 | [17] | |
11 | 7 March 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm |
0.594 | #19 | [18] | |
12 | "Final – Top 11" | 13 March 2016 | Sunday 8:00 pm |
0.599 | #11 | [19] |
13 | "Grand Finale – Top 5" | 14 March 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm |
0.785 | #12 | [20] |
"Winner Announced" | 0.961 | #7 |
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- ^ "Back from the Dead! Australia's Got Talent returns to Nine in 2016 – DeciderTV". Decidertv.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Hughes to host Australia's Got Talent". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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- ^ Knox, David (24 February 2016). "Timeshifted: Sunday 14 February 2016". Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (24 February 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 15 February 2016". Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (1 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Sunday 21 February 2016". Retrieved 1 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Knox, David (1 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 22 February 2016". Retrieved 1 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
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- ^ Knox, David (10 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 29 February 2016". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (17 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Sunday 6 March 2016". Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (17 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 7 March 2016". Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (22 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Sunday 13 March 2016". Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (22 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 14 March 2016". Retrieved 23 March 2016.