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. Auditions opened in September and October 2015. 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. 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. The season premiered on 1 February 2016.
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 Singing Opera Singer 1 Semi-Finalist Bosko & Honey Singing Singing Duo 2 Semi-FinalistCallum The Heavy Metal KidSingingSinger and Guitarist4Finalist Carter Dance Dancer 2 Semi-Finalist Chris TamwoySinging Guitarist and Singer5Runner-upErik The Dog VarietyNovelty Act 3FinalistEqualsDanceDance Group4FinalistFletcher PilonSinging Singer and Guitarist5WinnerGentlemen of DeceitMagicMagicians2Finalist Irma & Sisko Animals Dog Act 4 Semi-Finalist Jan Van De Stool Comedy Comedian 4 Semi-Finalist Jessie Daley Magic Magician 3 Semi-Finalist King SocialSingingBand3Runner-upMatt McLarenSingingSinger and Pianist2Runner-up Mick & Emma Acrobatics Acrobatic Duo 1 Semi-Finalist Minnie Cooper & The Tiny Teeny Tappers Singing Drag Act & Tap Dancers 5 Semi-Finalist NOA Music Rapper 5 Semi-Finalist Pardeep Kumar Dance Dancer 1 Semi-FinalistPhly CrewDanceDance Group1FinalistRaw & Rugged DanceDance GroupN/AFinalist Rothomatic - Australia's LED Robot Variety Novelty Act 5 Semi-Finalist Showko Comedy Ventriloquist 3 Semi-Finalist Sisters DollSingingBand1Runner-up Subih Brothers Singing Band 4 Semi-Finalist Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa Variety Spoken Word Poet 2 Semi-Finalist Suzie Jay & Joe Ace Singing Singing Duo 3 Semi-Finalist The Elliot Sisters Singing Singing Trio 2 Semi-Finalist The Henry Twins Dance Dance Duo 3 Semi-Finalist The Shake Man Dance Dancer 4 Semi-Finalist TJ Music Drummer 5 Semi-Finalist Violeta Bozanic Singing Singer and Pianist 1 Semi-Finalist
Semi-finals Summary
Buzzed Out | |
Semi-final 1 (22 February)
Semi-Finalist OrderBuzzesResult Phly Crew 1 Violeta Bozanic 2 Mick & Emma 3 Pardeep Kumar 4 Sisters Doll 5 Alysha Jones 6
Semi-final 2 (28 February)
Semi-Finalist OrderBuzzesResult The Elliot Sisters 1 Carter 2 Gentlemen of Deceit 3 Bosko & Honey 4 Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa 5 Matt McLaren 6
Semi-final 3 (29 February)
Semi-Finalist OrderBuzzesResult The Henry Twins 1 Jessie Daley 2 Susie Jay & Joe Ace 3 King Social 4 Showko 5 Erik The Dog 6
Semi-final 4 (6 March)
Semi-Finalist OrderBuzzesResult Irma & Sisko 1 Subih Brothers 2 The Shake Man 3 Callum The Heavy Metal Kid 4 Jan Van De Stool 5 Equals 6
Semi-final 5 (7 March)
Semi-Finalist OrderBuzzesResultMinnie Cooper & The Tiny Teeny Tappers 1 TJ 2 NOA 3 Chris Tamwoy 4 Rothomatic – Australia's LED Robot 5 Fletcher Pilon 6
Finals Summary
Final – Top 11 (13 March)
The top 11, (including Raw & Rugged who received the Judges' wildcard), performed once more for a spot in the Grand Finale. An audience vote followed after the show and only five acts returned for the Grand Finale with new performances.
Finalist Order Result Equals 1 Callum The Heavy Metal Kid 2 King Social 3 Gentlemen of Deceit 4 Matt McLaren 5 Raw & Rugged 6 Erik The Dog 7 Chris Tamwoy 8 Phly Crew 9 Fletcher Pilon 10 Sisters Doll 11
Grand Finale (14 March)
Guest Judge: Jack Black
Guest performer: Cosentino
Finalist Order Result Chris Tamwoy 1 King Social 2 Matt McLaren 3 Sisters Doll 4 Fletcher Pilon 5
Ratings Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers Nightlyrank Source 1 "Auditions" 1 February 2016 Monday7:30 pm 0.865 10 2 7 February 2016 Sunday7:00 pm 0.914 6 3 8 February 2016 Monday7:30 pm 0.896 9 4 14 February 2016 Sunday7:00 pm 0.740 9 5 15 February 2016 Monday7:30 pm 0.775 10 6 21 February 2016 Sunday7:00 pm 0.633 9 7 "Semifinals" 22 February 2016 Monday7:30 pm 0.703 14 8 28 February 2016 Sunday8:00 pm 0.748 9 9 29 February 2016 Monday7:30 pm 0.671 13 10 6 March 2016 Sunday8:00 pm 0.630 13 11 7 March 2016 Monday7:30 pm 0.594 19 12 "Final – Top 11" 13 March 2016 Sunday8:00 pm 0.599 11 13 14 March 2016 Monday7:30 pm 0.7850.961 127
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