Australia's Got Talent season 8 explained

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Host:Dave Hughes
Judges:Eddie Perfect
Kelly Osbourne
Sophie Monk
Ian "Dicko" Dickson
Winner:Fletcher Pilon
Network:Nine Network

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

KeyWinnerRunner upFinalist Golden Buzzer Wildcard
Participant GenreActSemi-finalFinished
Alysha Jones SingingOpera Singer 1Semi-Finalist
Bosko & HoneySingingSinging Duo2Semi-Finalist
Callum The Heavy Metal KidSingingSinger4Finalist
Carter Dance Dancer 2Semi-Finalist
Chris TamowaySinging Singer5Runner-up
Erik The Dog VarietyNovelty Act 3Finalist
EqualsDanceDance Group4Finalist
Fletcher PilonSinging Singer5Winner
Gentlemen of DeceitMagicMagicians2Finalist
Irma & SiskoAnimals Dog Act 4Semi-Finalist
Jan Van De Stool Comedy Comedian 4Semi-Finalist
Jessie DaleyMagicMagician 3Semi-Finalist
King SocialSingingBand3Runner-up
Matt McLarenSingingSinger2Runner-up
Mick & Emma Acrobatics Acrobat Duo1Semi-Finalist
Minnie Cooper & the Tiny Teeny TappersSinging Drag Act 5Semi-Finalist
NOAMusic Rapper 5Semi-Finalist
Pardeep Kumar Dance Dancer 1 Semi-Finalist
Phly CrewDanceDance Group1Finalist
Raw & Rugged DanceDance GroupN/AFinalist
Rothomatic – Australia's LED Robot Variety Novelty Act 5Semi-Finalist
ShowkoComedy Ventriloquist 3Semi-Finalist
Sister's DollSingingBand1Runner-up
Subih Brothers Singing Band 4Semi-Finalist
Sukhjit Kaur KhalsaVariety Poet2Semi-Finalist
Suzie Jay & Joe Ace SingingSinging Duo3Semi-Finalist
The Elliot Sisters Singing Singing Trio 2Semi-Finalist
The Henry Twins DanceDance Duo3Semi-Finalist
The Shake Man Dance Dancer4Semi-Finalist
TJ Music Drummer 5Semi-Finalist
Violeta BozanicSingingSinger 1Semi-Finalist

Semi-finals Summary

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Semi-final 1 (22 February)

Semi-Finalist OrderBuzzesResult
Phly Crew1
Violeta Bozanic2
Mick & Emma3
Pardeep Kumar4
Sisters Doll5
Alysha Jones6

Semi-final 2 (28 February)

Semi-Finalist OrderBuzzesResult
The Elliot Sisters1
Carter2
Gentlemen of Deceit3
Bosko & Honey4
Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa5
Matt McLaren6

Semi-final 3 (29 February)

Semi-Finalist OrderBuzzesResult
The Henry Twins1
Jessie Daley2
Susie Jay & Joe Ace3
King Social4
Showko5
Erik The Dog6

Semi-final 4 (6 March)

Semi-Finalist OrderBuzzesResult
Irma & Sisko1
Subih Brothers2
The Shake Man3
Callum The Heavy Metal Kid4
Jan Van De Stool5
Equals6

Semi-final 5 (7 March)

Semi-Finalist OrderBuzzesResult
Minnie Cooper & the Tiny Teeny Tappers1
TJ2
NOA3
Chris Tamwoy4
Rothomatic – Australia's LED Robot 5
Fletcher Pilon6

Finals Summary

Final – Top 11 (13 March)

The top 11, (including Raw & Rugged who received the Judges' wildcard), perfromed once more for a spot in the Grand Finale. An audience vote followed after the show and only 5 acts returned for the Grand Finale with new performances.

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Equals 1
Callum The Heavy Metal Kid2
King Social3
Gentlemen of Deceit4
Matt McLaren5
Raw & Rugged6
Erik The Dog7
Chris Tamwoy8
Phly Crew9
Fletcher Pilon10
Sisters Doll11

Grand Finale (14 March)

Guest Judge: Jack Black

Guest performer: Cosentino

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Chris Tamwoy 1
King Social2
Matt McLaren3
Sisters Doll4
Fletcher Pilon5

Ratings

EpisodeOriginal airdateTimeslotViewers
Nightly
rank		Source
1"Auditions"1 February 2016Monday
7:30 pm		0.86510[8]
27 February 2016Sunday
7:00 pm		0.9146[9]
38 February 2016Monday
7:30 pm		0.8969[10]
414 February 2016Sunday
7:00 pm		0.7409[11]
515 February 2016Monday
7:30 pm		0.77510[12]
621 February 2016Sunday
7:00 pm		0.6339[13]
7"Semifinals"22 February 2016Monday
7:30 pm		0.70314[14]
828 February 2016Sunday
8:00 pm		0.7489[15]
929 February 2016Monday
7:30 pm		0.67113[16]
106 March 2016Sunday
8:00 pm		0.63013[17]
117 March 2016Monday
7:30 pm		0.59419[18]
12"Final – Top 11"13 March 2016Sunday
8:00 pm		0.59911[19]
13
14 March 2016Monday
7:30 pm		0.785
0.961		12
7		[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Knox . David . Nine reviving Australia’s Got Talent. Renewed: The Voice. – TV Tonight . Tvtonight.com.au . 1 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Nine to revive Australia's Got Talent in 2016 . Mumbrella.com.au . 8 July 2015 . 1 February 2016.
  3. Web site: Nine bringing back Australia's Got Talent, The Voice . M.smh.com.au . 9 July 2015 . 1 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Knox . David . Nine Upfronts 2016: Nine goes HD, new lifestyle channel -and Daryl Somers returns – TV Tonight . Tvtonight.com.au . 28 October 2015 . 1 February 2016.
  5. Web site: Back from the Dead! Australia's Got Talent returns to Nine in 2016 – DeciderTV . Decidertv.com . 1 February 2016 . 13 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170913091450/https://decidertv.com/page/2015/7/8/back-from-the-dead-australias-got-talent-returns-to-nine-in-2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: Hughes to host Australia’s Got Talent . Heraldsun.com.au . 1 February 2016 .
  7. Web site: TV Tonight. David. Knox. Airdate: Australia’s Got Talent . 5 January 2016. 5 January 2016.
  8. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Monday 1 February 2016. 18 February 2016. 18 February 2016.
  9. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Sunday 7 February 2016. 18 February 2016. 18 February 2016.
  10. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Monday 8 February 2016. 18 February 2016. 18 February 2016.
  11. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Sunday 14 February 2016. 24 February 2016. 24 February 2016.
  12. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Monday 15 February 2016. 24 February 2016. 24 February 2016.
  13. Web site: Knox . David . Timeshifted: Sunday 21 February 2016 . 1 March 2016 . 1 March 2016 .
  14. Web site: Knox . David . Timeshifted: Monday 22 February 2016 . 1 March 2016 . 1 March 2016 .
  15. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Sunday 28 February 2016. 7 March 2016. 7 March 2016.
  16. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Monday 29 February 2016. 10 March 2016. 10 March 2016.
  17. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Sunday 6 March 2016. 17 March 2016. 17 March 2016.
  18. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Monday 7 March 2016. 17 March 2016. 17 March 2016.
  19. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Sunday 13 March 2016. 22 March 2016. 22 March 2016.
  20. Web site: Knox. David. Timeshifted: Monday 14 March 2016. 22 March 2016. 23 March 2016.

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