The fifth season of the television program Got Talent España aired on Telecinco from September 16, 2019, to December 16, 2019. The show was hosted, once again, by Santi Millán and produced by Fremantle. Paz Padilla, Edurne, and Risto Mejide all returned to the judging panel, however after the exit of Eva Isanta at the end of Season 4, Dani Martínez was brought in as her replacement, and immediately became very popular with audiences. The winner of the fifth season was drummer Hugo Molina, the youngest winner in Got Talent history at just 3 years old. Magician, 'MagoDeLucasss' (A.K.A Bryan de Lucas) was declared runner-up. The fifth season achieved an average audience of 2,345,000 viewers and a 21.7% audience share.
Format Each judge has the power to press a red buzzer in front of them if they dislike a performance, with four buzzers stopping the act immediately. The Golden Buzzer, a well known and very popular staple by this point, returned, allowing each judge and the host to send one act straight to the live semi-finals. In the semi-finals, acts perform live for the public vote, with the judges offering critiques. A collective Golden Buzzer is available during these rounds, allowing the judges to unanimously send one standout act straight to the Grand Final. The winner is ultimately decided by the public vote in the grand final, securing not only the title of Spain’s most talented act but also a cash prize and national recognition.
David Garcia Controversy During the auditions, singer David Garcia was initially buzzed off by the judges (though Dani Martínez pressed Paz Padilla & Risto Mejide's buzzers). After this happened, Risto Mejide and Dani Martínez argued, with Mejide accusing Martínez of being incapable of giving a proper assessment of the act, and backing down from giving negative feedback to Garcia. To make a point, Mejide stated - ""I'm going to play Dani Martínez and I want to tell you that I'm dying for you to release an album so I can buy every single copy, every single one for me. I owe it to this competition and to the people I love. I have to tell you that if he wants to see you again and wants to hear you in the semifinals... Since he's like a brother to me... Do you want to see him in the semifinals? Do you want to be happy? All for a brother..." before pressing the Golden Buzzer, sending Garcia immediately through to the live shows. This confused almost everyone watching, including Garcia himself.
In the fourth Semi-Final, Garcia sang an original song. Mejide clarified that the reason he pressed the Golden Buzzer was to send a message to his co-panelists and all other talent show judges, that this is what happens when you reward someone just to make them happy, and it was a demonstration of how you can't say yes to everyone. He told David that he didn't have anything against him, and he was glad that the Golden Buzzer helped him and made him happy, but he pressed it purely to make a point. Paz Padilla initially wanted to award him a second live show Golden Buzzer (though mainly as a response to Mejide's decision she adamantly disagreed with), but this was declined by the other judges. Despite everything, David Garcia actually made the Top 4 of the night, and was given a vote, once again from Mejide, to 'keep consistent with his point'. He didn't advance any further however. This action from Mejide received many criticisms from other cast members, and viewers alike.
Season overview Participant Age(s) Genre Act Semi-final Finished Acrobarcelona Acrobatics Acrobatic Crew 1 Eliminated Aitor Frances El Ilusionista Magic Horror Illusionists 3 Eliminated Asociacion Nana Dance Dance Group 1 Eliminated Aya Teyar Singing Singer 4 Eliminated BDance Megacrew Dance Dance Group 3 Finalist Big Moon Singing Singer 2 Eliminated Blake Eduardo Magic Comedy Magic Act 3 Finalist Bruce Blanchard Dance Dancer 4 Eliminated Chiara Singing Singer & Guitarist 4 Finalist Chuck Skellington Singing Singer 4 Eliminated Clownic Comedy Sketch Comedy Trio 3 Eliminated Danger & Yunaisy Dance Dance Duo 3 Eliminated Da Republik Dance Dance Crew 4 Finalist Daniela Munoz Dance Flamenco Dancer 4 Eliminated Danza.Es Dance Ballet Dance Troupe 1 Eliminated Dario Proximity Magic Magician 1 Eliminated David Batista Singing Variety Singer 4 Eliminated David Garcia Singing Singer 4 Eliminated David Pastor Dance Dancer 3 Eliminated Duo Angeles Danger Extreme Roller Skating Duo 2 Eliminated Duo Forza Acrobatics Aerial Acrobats 3 Eliminated Eduardo Aramayo Danger Danger Act 1 Eliminated El Artista. Montemayor Danger Medieval Fighting Act 4 Eliminated El Porruo Strength Strongman 2 Eliminated Eric Boo Comedy Clown Act 1 Eliminated Faboo Novelty Human Puppet Act 2 Eliminated Flick Flock Danza Dance Dance Group 4 Eliminated Flowtime Singing Rap Duo 2 Eliminated Florencia Pasquet Singing Singer 1 Eliminated Hermes Pompa Acrobatics Aerialist 1 Finalist Hugo Molina Music Drummer 1 Winner In Extremis Show Team Acrobatics Acrobatic Group 3 Eliminated Ismailah Singing Singer 3 3rd Place Jazzy Singing Singer 1 Eliminated Jose Antonio Singing Flamenco Singer 1 Eliminated Julia Gonzalez Singing Singer & Guitarist 3 Eliminated Kanak Dance Dance Group 3 Eliminated Keiichi Iwasaki Magic Novelty Magic Act 2 Finalist Laura Gonz Singing Musical Theatre Singer 1 Eliminated Levi Y Estrella Dance Dance Duo 2 Finalist MagoDeLucasss Magic Magician 4 2nd Place Marc Garcia Magic Magician 2 Eliminated Mario Prieto Dance Dancer 3 Eliminated Melanie Magic Magician 1 Eliminated MiniDanceTeam.Es Dance Dance Group 2 Eliminated Nicola Virdis Novelty Boomwhacker Act 4 Eliminated Papi Flex Dance Contortionist Dancer 3 Eliminated Pedro Volta Magic Escape Artist 4 Eliminated Pitu Dance Dancer 1 Finalist Raquel Cruz Singing Singer 2 Eliminated Ruben Serrano Comedy Audience Participation Comedian 4 Eliminated Sakir Uyar Danger Extreme Martial Artist 2 Eliminated Sion Singing Opera Singer 2 Eliminated Triana La Canela Dance Flamenco Dancer 2 Finalist What a Beast Dance Interpretive Dance Group 2 Eliminated Xayo Variety Drag Act 3 Eliminated
Semi-Finals summary Buzzed Out | Live Golden Buzzer | | |
Semi-final 1 (25 November) The Judges collectively decided that Hugo Molina deserved a Group Golden Buzzer, therefore only 1 act moved on via public vote, and 1 act moved on via the judges' vote (the judges also had 3 acts to choose from instead of 2). Semi-finalist OrderPerformance typeBuzzes and Judges' VotesResultLaura Gonz 1 Musical Theatre Singer Acrobarcelona 2 Acrobatic Crew Dario Proximity 3 Magician Danza.Es 4 Ballet Dance Troupe Florencia Pasquet 5 Singer Hermes Pompa 6 Aerialist Melanie 7 Magician Asociacion Nana 8 Dance Group Jose Antonio 9 Flamenco Singer Jazzy 10 Singer Pitu 11 Dancer Hugo Molina 12 Drummer Golden Buzzer AdvancementEduardo Aramayo 13 Danger Act Eric Boo 14 Clown Act
Mejide, Martinez & Padilla all pressed their buzzers in response to a quip made by Proximity (Padilla pressed for Martinez) though these buzzes were never removed.
Semi-final 2 (2 December) The Judges could not agree collectively on a Golden Buzzer during this show, despite multiple nominations from each judge. Therefore, 2 acts moved on via public vote, and 1 act moved on via judges' vote (the judges only had 2 acts to choose from this time). Semi-finalist OrderPerformance typeBuzzes and Judges' VotesResultDuo Angeles 1 Extreme Roller Skating Duo MiniDanceTeam.Es 2 Dance Group Sion 3 Opera Singer Keiichi Iwasaki 4 Novelty Magic Act Triana La Canela 5 Flamenco Dancer El Porruo 6 Strongman What a Beast 7 Interpretive Dance Group Flowtime 8 Rap Duo Levi Y Estrella 9 Dance Duo Raquel Cruz 10 Singer Faboo 11 Human Puppet Act Big Moon 12 Singer Marc Garcia 13 Magician Sakir Uyar 14 Extreme Martial Artist
Paz Padilla did not reveal her voting intention, as Traina La Canella had already received the majority votes.
Semi-final 3 (9 December) For the second time, the judges could not collectively agree on a Golden Buzzer act, so the buzzer was never used (despite Paz Padilla accidentally pressing it). Like the last show, 2 acts moved on immediately via public vote, and 2 acts were left in the judges' vote, the act with the majority votes advancing also. Semi-finalistOrderPerformance typeBuzzes and Judges' VotesResultIn Extremis Show Team 1 Acrobatic Group Mario Prieto 2 Dancer Julia Gonzalez 3 Singer & Guitarist Kanak 4 Dance Group Blake Eduardo 5 Comedy Magic Act Duo Forza 6 Aerial Acrobats BDance Megacrew 7 Dance Group Clownic 8 Sketch Comedy Trio David Pastor 9 Dancer Papi Flex 10 Contortionist Dancer Ismailah 11 Singer Danger & Yunaisy 12 Dance Duo Aitor Frances El Ilusionista 13 Horror Illusionists Xayo 14 Drag Act
Paz Padilla accidentally pressed the Golden Buzzer for Aitor Frances El Ilusionista, when trying to convince the other judges to do so. This did not count however.
Semi-final 4 (13 December) The judges collectively agreed that Da RepubliK deserved the Golden Buzzer in this show, so only 1 act advanced via public vote, and 1 act via judges' choice, completing the final 12. Semi-finalist OrderPerformance typeBuzzes and Judges' VotesResultEl Artista. Montemayor 1 Medieval Fighting Act Daniela Munoz 2 Flamenco Dancer MagoDeLucasss 3 Magician Flick Flock Danza 4 Dance Group David Garcia 5 Singer Da Republik 6 Dance Crew Golden Buzzer AdvancementChiara 7 Singer & Guitarist Bruce Blanchard 8 Dancer Aya Teyar 9 Singer Pedro Volta 10 Escape Artist Nicola Virdis 11 Boomwhacker Act Chuck Skellington 12 Singer Ruben Serrano 13 Audience Participation Comedian David Batista 14 Variety Singer
Pedro Volta's performance had to be stopped, due to him having an apnea attack in the middle of his escape. A medical team stepped in to help, and Volta was removed from the water tank.
Finals summary Buzzed Out | |
Grand Final (16 December) Semi-finalist OrderPerformance typeBuzzes and Judges' VotesResultDa Republik 1 Dance Crew Keiichi Iwasaki 2 Novelty Magic Act Ismailah 3 Singer Triana La Canela 4 Flamenco Dancer Hermes Pompa 5 Aerialist Chiara 6 Singer MagoDeLucasss 7 Magician BDance Megacrew 8 Dance Group Hugo Molina 9 Drummer Levi Y Estrella 10 Dance Duo Blake Eduardo 11 Comedy Magic Act Pitu 12 Dancer
Dani Martínez jokingly pressed his buzzer after Levi Y Estrella's performance, aimed at Santi Milan's attempts to imitate them.
Ratings Order Episode Viewers(millions) Share 1 "Auditions 1" 2.37 19.6% 2 "Auditions 2" 2.62 22.4% 3 "Auditions 3" 2.35 20.6% 4 "Auditions 4" 2.34 20.5% 5 "Auditions 5" 2.22 19.9% 6 "Auditions 6" 2.35 22.1% 7 "Auditions 7" 2.25 23.2% 8 "Auditions 8" 1.93 14.5% 9 "Auditions 9" 2.38 21.7% 10 "Auditions 10" 2.51 23.2% 11 "Semi-Final 1" 2.40 24.9% 12 "Semi-Final 2" 2.37 24.0% 13 "Semi-Final 3" 2.16 21.7% 14 "Semi-Final 4" 1.95 17.8% 15 "Grand Final" 2.98 29.0%
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