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Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox television season Шаблон:Multiple image The seventh series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, from 13 April to 8 June 2013; because of England's international friendly with the Republic of Ireland that year, the show took a break on 29 May to avoid clashing with live coverage of the match. Because of the work schedule of Stephen Mulhern, host of Britain's Got More Talent, filmed auditions had to be pushed back to mid-January that year,[1] while no guest judge was brought in despite the absence of Simon Cowell for an audition session.[2][3][4] Following the previous series, the programme's format was given a minor amendment - the cash prize offered to winners was reduced to £250,000 from this series onwards.

The seventh series was won by shadow theatre troupe Attraction, the first foreign national participant to win the competition, with comedian Jack Carroll finishing in second place and singing duo Richard & Adam third, During its broadcast, the series averaged around 10.4 million viewers. The programme faced severe criticism from viewers over a number of auditions that were broadcast as part of the sixth series, while production staff had to investigate a breach of security after a protester managed to pelt Cowell with eggs during a live broadcast of a finalist's performance.[5]

Series overview

Following open auditions, the Judges' auditions were held in January and February 2013, within Cardiff, London, Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham. Although filming was planned to begin by 7 January,[6] it was pushed back to 16 January due to Stephen Mulhern's schedule Шаблон:Snd as host for Britain's Got More Talent, he would provide feedback and present additional auditions not featured on the main programme, but filming on the original date would have clashed with his involvement for Catchphrase that month.[1] Most of the auditions that took place were uneventful; although Cowell was forced to miss most of the auditions on the second day in Manchester due to illness, production staff opted to proceed with these without bringing in a guest judge to stand in for him.[2]

Of the participants that took part, only forty five made it past this stage and into the five live semi-finals, with nine appearing in each one, and eleven of these acts making it into the live final; the wildcard act chosen by the judges was ventriloquist Steve Hewlett, after he lost out in the Judges' vote in the fifth semi-final.[7] The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this series:

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Шаблон:Legend2 | Файл:Playing card club A.svg Judges' Wildcard Finalist
Participant Age(s) Шаблон:Ref Genre Act Semi-final Result
Aaron Crow 44 Danger Danger Act 1 Шаблон:Sort
AJ & Chloe 17 & 18 Dance Latin Dance Duo 4 Шаблон:Sort
Alex Keirl 20 Singing Singer 4 Шаблон:Sort
Alice Fredenham 28 Singing Singer 2 Шаблон:Sort
Aliki 29 Singing Singer 5 Шаблон:Sort
Arisxandra Libantino 11 Singing Singer 1 Шаблон:Sort
Asanda 11 Singing Singer 4 Шаблон:Sort
Attraction 19–40 Dance Shadow Theatre Group 5 Шаблон:Sort
Band of Voices 4–7 Singing Vocal Group 1 Шаблон:Sort
Bosom Buddies 29 & 48 Singing Operatic Singing Duo 1 Шаблон:Sort
CEO Dancers 22–24 Dance Dance Trio 5 Шаблон:Sort
Chasing the Dream 19-50 Singing Musical Theatre Group 4 Шаблон:Sort
Club Town Freaks 25–38 Singing Vocal Group 4 Шаблон:Sort
Francine Lewis 37 Comedy Impressionist 4 Шаблон:Sort
Freelusion 25–39 Dance Interactive Dance Group 3 Шаблон:Sort
Gabz 14 Singing / Music Singer & Pianist 2 Шаблон:Sort
Gospel Singers Incognito 17–43 Singing Gospel Choir 5 Шаблон:Sort
J-Unity 19 Singing / Music Singing Duo & Guitarist 1 Шаблон:Sort
Jack & Cormac 13 & 14 Singing / Music Singing Duo & Guitarist 2 Шаблон:Sort
Jack Carroll 14 Comedy Stand Up Comedian 2 Шаблон:Sort
James More 24 Magic Magician 4 Шаблон:Sort
Jordan O'Keefe 18 Singing / Music Singer & Guitarist 5 Шаблон:Sort
Joseph Hall 36 Dance Dancer 3 Шаблон:Sort
Luminites 18–21 Singing / Music Band 3 Шаблон:Sort
Maarty Broekman 23 Music Keytar Musician 5 Шаблон:Sort
Martin & Marielle 32 & 36 Acrobatics / Dance Acrobatic Dance Duo 2 Шаблон:Sort
Martin Healey 57 Dance Ballroom Dancer 1 Шаблон:Sort
MC Boy 22 Singing Rapper 3 Шаблон:Sort
MckNasty 27 Music Drummer & DJ 2 Шаблон:Sort
MD Dancers 14–22 Dance Dance Group 2 Шаблон:Sort
Meat Diva 31 & 27 Singing Cabaret Singing Duo 2 Шаблон:Sort
Modupé Obasola 19 Singing Singer 2 Шаблон:Sort
Philip Green 21 Comedy Impressionist 1 Шаблон:Sort
Poppin' Ron 21 Dance Bodypopper 4 Шаблон:Sort
Pre Skool 5–8 Dance Dance Group 3 Шаблон:Sort
Richard & Adam 19 & 22 Singing Opera Singing Duo 1 Шаблон:Sort
Robbie Kennedy 22 Singing / Music Singer & Guitarist 3 Шаблон:Sort
Rob's Duelling Pianos Шаблон:Ref 55 Music Pianist 5 Шаблон:Sort
Rosie O'Sullivan 19 Singing Singer 3 Шаблон:Sort
Shockarellas 12–17 Dance Dance Group 4 Шаблон:Sort
Steve Hewlett Файл:Playing card club A.svg 37 Comedy Ventriloquist 5 Шаблон:Sort
Stevie Pink 45 Magic Illusionist 3 Шаблон:Sort
The Glambassadors 21–36 Dance Commercial Dance Group 5 Шаблон:Sort
Thomas Bounce 16 Variety Juggler 3 Шаблон:Sort
Youth Creation 7–14 Dance Dance Group 1 Шаблон:Sort
  • Шаблон:Note Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this series.
  • Шаблон:Note Rob's Duelling Pianos became a solo act, after a member of the act left before the semi-final.

Semi-finals summary

Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed out | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' vote | Шаблон:Legend2
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Semi-final 1 (27 May)

Guest Performer, Results Show: Ellie Goulding[8]

Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result [9]
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Martin Healey 1 9th - Eliminated
Band of Voices 2 6th - Eliminated
Youth Creation 3 Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd (Judges' vote tied - Lost on Public vote)
J-Unity 4 7th - Eliminated
Bosom Buddies 5 Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 8th - Eliminated
Philip Green 6 5th - Eliminated
Arisxandra Libantino 7 Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd (Judges' vote tied - Won on Public vote)
Aaron Crow 8 4th - Eliminated
Richard & Adam 9 1st (Won Public vote)

Semi-final 2 (28 May)

Guest Performer, Results Show: Jennifer Lopez[10]

Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result [9]
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Martin & Marielle 1 8th - Eliminated
MckNasty 2 5th - Eliminated
Jack & Cormac 3 3rd (Lost Judges' vote)
Modupé 4 Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 9th - Eliminated
Meat Diva 5 7th - Eliminated
MD 6 6th - Eliminated
Alice Fredenham 7 4th - Eliminated
Jack Carroll 8 1st (Won Public Vote)
Gabz 9 Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd (Won Judges' vote)

Semi-final 3 (30 May)

Guest Performer, Results Show: Demi Lovato[11]

Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result [9]
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Freelusion 1 Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 7th - Eliminated
Robbie Kennedy 2 5th - Eliminated
Stevie Pink 3 Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 8th - Eliminated
Pre Skool 4 Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd (Judges' vote tied - Won on Public vote)
Thomas Bounce 5 Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 9th - Eliminated
Rosie O'Sullivan 6 4th - Eliminated
Joseph Hall 7 Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd (Judges' vote tied - Lost on Public vote)
MC Boy 8 Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 6th - Eliminated
Luminites 9 1st (Won Public vote)

Semi-final 4 (31 May)

Guest Performer, Results Show: Olly Murs[12]

Semi-Finalist Order Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result [9]
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Club Town Freaks 1 9th - Eliminated
Alex Keirl 2 Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd (Lost Judges' vote)
Shockarellas 3 6th - Eliminated
Poppin' Ron 4 Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 8th - Eliminated
James More 5 4th - Eliminated
Chasing the Dream 6 Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 7th - Eliminated
Francine Lewis 7 1st (Won Public vote)
Asanda 8 Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd (Won Judges' vote)
AJ & Chloe 9 5th - Eliminated

Semi-final 5 (1 June)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Ashleigh and Pudsey[13]

Artist Order Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result [9]
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort
CEO Dancers 1 6th - Eliminated
Aliki 2 4th - Eliminated
The Glambassadors 3 8th - Eliminated
Steve Hewlett Шаблон:Ref 4 Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd (Judges' vote tied - Lost on Public vote)
Rob's Duelling Pianos 5 Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 9th - Eliminated
Maarty Broekman 6 Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 7th - Eliminated
Gospel Singers Incognito 7 5th - Eliminated
Jordan O'Keefe 8 Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd (Judges' vote tied - Won on Public vote)
Attraction 9 1st (Won Public vote)
  • Шаблон:Note Steve Hewlett was later sent through to the final as the judges wildcard.

Final (8 June)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Psy,[14] and Taylor Swift & Ed Sheeran[15]

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Finalist Order Finished [9]
Pre Skool 1 9th
Asanda 2 11th
Gabz 3 7th
Steve Hewlett 4 4th
Jordan O'Keefe 5 6th
Arisxandra 6 8th
Francine Lewis 7 10th
Richard & Adam 8 3rd
Jack Carroll 9 2nd
Luminites 10 5th
Attraction 11 1st

Ratings

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Episode Date Total ITV viewers (millions) [16] Weekly rank [16] Share (%)
Auditions 1 13 April 12.13 1 36.9 [17]
Auditions 2 20 April 11.86 1 43.9 [18]
Auditions 3 27 April 11.08 1 43.9 [19]
Auditions 4 4 May 11.59 1 45.0 [20]
Auditions 5 11 May 12.36 1 45.2 [21]
Auditions 6 18 May 10.88 1 38.1 [22]
Auditions 7 26 May 9.74 3 38.0 [23]
Semi-final 1 27 May 11.48 1 41.5 [24]
Semi-final 1 results 9.27 10 31.4 [24]
Semi-final 2 28 May 10.20 6 36.5 [25]
Semi-final 2 results 8.39 14 28.5[25]
Semi-final 3 30 May 9.76 8 37.5 [26]
Semi-final 3 results 8.51 13 32.3 [26]
Semi-final 4 31 May 9.98 7 37.5 [27]
Semi-final 4 results 8.71 12 32.7 [27]
Semi-final 5 1 June 9.74 9 41.9 [28]
Semi-final 5 results 9.04 11 32.8 [28]
Live final 8 June 12.85 1 48.9 [29]


Criticism & incidents

Unsuitable, and "sexualised" auditions

The seventh series faced criticism from viewers, covering two sets of complaints regarding auditions that were conducted in the 2013 contest. The first set concerned the nature of auditions made by Scarlet Cuffs, Keri Graham and Kelly Fox, that were deemed unsuitable for a family-orientated programme and for broadcast before the 9pm watershed - both Cuffs and Graham conducted a provocative striptease as part of their auditions, while Fox used lyrics that were considered vulgar. Ofcom investigated the editing of the auditions by the striptease acts, and ruled that while Graham's had been carefully censored to an acceptable level,[30] they found in contrast that censoring of Cuffs' audition was insufficient and that the footage breached broadcasting codes in regards to protecting children from unsuitable content, with it made clear that the act should not have been shown.[31][32] Fox refuted criticism on her performance,[33] yet a member of the National Association of Head Teachers raised questions over the "morality" of allowing the audition footage to be shown.[34]

The second set focused on the audition of two young children, Arisxandra Libantino, and Asanda, who used songs in their performances that were deemed inappropriate for their age - Libantino's performance involved singing Jennifer Hudson's "One Night Only",[30] while Asanda's involved the singing of Rihanna's "Diamonds" alongside a provocative dance routine.[35] The release of the footage by ITV raised questions from Vivienne Pattison, director of Mediawatch UK, over the programme's portrayal of children, deeming the auditions as effectively "sexualising children" on television.[30]

Cowell's "egg attack" in final

Security arrangements for the programme came under questioning during the latter half of the series, after a protester managed to infiltrate the live finals and conduct a protest against both miming on live television shows and Simon Cowell's influence in the music industry. The programme had to make clear that the protester, Natalie Holt, was not conducting a publicity stunt, when she took to the stage during the performance of finalists Richard & Adam in order to throw eggs at Cowell.[36][37] The investigation into the breach found that Holt managed not only to circumvent security processes by posing as a backing musician for the finalists, but was able to smuggle in the eggs due to inadequate examinations of her possessions. The motive for her protest was later revealed to be in part over her failure to secure a place during the 2012 contest, when she auditioned with her classical band.[36]

References

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