Английская Википедия:Britain's Got Talent (series 9)
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox television season
Шаблон:Multiple image The ninth series of the British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, from 11 April to 31 May 2015. The series saw the "Wildcard" format introduced in the sixth series being modified in this series to include a "Public Wildcard" – like the "Judges' Wildcard" any act eliminated in the semi-finals, primarily those that lost out in the Judges' vote, could be reinstated by the public, based on the one that received the most votes from them before the final. Although speculations and rumours began to emerge after the previous series ended, claiming that some of the judges would be leaving before the ninth series,[1][2] these were later dismissed as being unfounded by ITV, on 16 January 2015.[3]
The ninth series was won by dog tricks duo Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse, with magician Jamie Raven finishing in second place and Welsh choir Côr Glanaethwy third. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 9.9 million viewers. The ninth series saw the programme have to answer allegations of animal cruelty against a ventriloquist, while the producers caused controversy over the handling of O'Dwyer's performance in the final that Ofcom later ruled to have been misleading following complaints by viewers.[4]
Series overview
Following open auditions held the previous year between October and December,[5] the Judges' auditions took place between January and February 2015, within Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham and London.[6], Unlike previous years, where a guest judge had to stand-in for another, no issues occurred that caused a member of the judging panel to be absent, while the auditions were held in a more standard manner for this year, though with the "Golden Buzzer" format remaining part of them since its introduction to the show in the previous series.
Of the participants that took part, forty-five made it past this stage and into the five live semi-finals – of these acts, dance troupe Boyband, singer Calum Scott, choir Revelation Avenue, dance act Entity Allstars, and comedy singer Lorraine Bowen, each received a golden buzzer during their auditions – with nine appearing in each one. In a minor change to the show's "Wildcard act" format, the series saw the introduction of the "Public Wildcard". Like the "Judges' wildcard", if a semi-finalist was eliminated in their semi-final at the Judges' vote, they became eligible to be picked as a wildcard act by the public, who would vote on which one they would like to reinstate into the final once all the semi-finals had been aired, with their choice being the one to have received the most votes by the time the final was due to be aired. While the Public Wildcard was extreme martial artist Jesse-Jane McParland, who lost out in the tied Judges' vote in the final semi-final, the Judges' Wildcard for this series was dance troupe Boyband, who lost the Judges' vote in the fourth semi-final. As a result, it led to a total of twelve acts taking part in the series' final.
The below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this series:
- Шаблон:Legend2 | Шаблон:Legend2 | Шаблон:Legend2 | Шаблон:Legend2
- Файл:Playing card club A.svg Judges' Wildcard Finalist | Файл:Playing card heart A.svg Public Wildcard Finalist | Файл:Yellow ffff00 pog.svg Golden Buzzer Audition
| Participant | Age(s) Шаблон:Ref | Genre | Act | Semi-final | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Jiear | 50 | Singing | Singer | 2 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Andrew Fleming | 51 | Comedy | Vocal Impressionist | 1 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Beat Brothers | 19–23 | Dance | Tap Dance Group | 5 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Becky O'Brien | 34 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Billy & Emily England | 28 & 25 | Danger | Extreme Rollerskating Duo | 1 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Bonetics | 17 | Acrobatics / Dance | Contortionist Dancer | 2 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Boyband Файл:Yellow ffff00 pog.svg Файл:Playing card club A.svg | 17–19 | Dance | Dance Group | 4 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Calum Scott Файл:Yellow ffff00 pog.svg | 26 | Singing | Singer | 5 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Chloe Louise Crawford | 27 | Magic | Illusionist | 5 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Côr Glanaethwy | 7–65 | Singing | Choir | 1 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Danny Posthill | 28 | Comedy | Impressionist | 5 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Dylan Byrd | 17 | Dance | Hip Hop Dancer | 3 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Ella Shaw | 18 | Singing | Singer | 3 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Emma Jones | 23 | Singing | Opera Singer | 5 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Entity Allstars Файл:Yellow ffff00 pog.svg | 10–15 | Dance | Dance Group | 1 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Gracie Шаблон:Nowrap | 11 | Singing | Singer | 3 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Groove Thing | 7–11 | Dance | 80’s Dance Group | 2 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Henry Gallagher | 12 | Singing / Music | Singer & Guitarist | 1 | Шаблон:Sort |
| IMD Legion | 9–17 | Dance | Street Dance Group | 3 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Isaac Waddington | 15 | Singing / Music | Singer & Pianist | 4 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Jamie Raven | 31 | Magic | Close Up Magician | 3 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Jeffrey Drayton | 73 | Variety | Entertainer | 4 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Jesse-Jane McParland Файл:Playing card heart A.svg | 9 | Acrobatics | Martial Artist | 5 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Jonathan Lutwyche | 15 | Dance | Contemporary Dancer | 5 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse | 49 & 7 Шаблон:Ref | Animals | Dog Act | 2 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Lisa Sampson | 35 | Acrobatics | Hula Hoop Artist | 4 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Lorraine Bowen Файл:Yellow ffff00 pog.svg | 53 | Singing / Music | Singer & Keyboardist | 1 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Luca Calo | 23 | Singing / Dance | Singer & Dancer | 2 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Maia Gough | 13 | Singing | Singer | 4 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Marc Métral | 61 Шаблон:Ref | Comedy / Animals | Ventriloquist & Dog Handler | 4 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Michael Late | 44 | Magic | Illusionist | 2 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Misstasia | 22–24 | Singing | Vocal Group | 5 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Mitch & Cally the Wonderdog | 42 & 10 Шаблон:Ref | Animals | Dog Act | 1 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Narinder Dhani | 43 | Music | Comb Musician | 3 | Шаблон:Sort |
| OK Worldwide | 19–28 | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Quartet | 4 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Old Men Grooving | 40–60 | Dance | Dance Group | 2 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Peter Lambert | 32 | Variety | Circus Performer | 5 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Revelation Avenue Файл:Yellow ffff00 pog.svg | 20–30 | Singing | Gospel Choir | 2 | Шаблон:Sort |
| Ruby Red Performers | 25–64 | Dance | Burlesque Dance Group | 1 | Шаблон:Sort |
| The Honeybuns | 22–33 | Singing | Vocal Group | 2 | Шаблон:Sort |
| The Kanneh-Masons | 9–18 | Music | Classical Musicians | 4 | Шаблон:Sort |
| The Kingdom Tenors | 21–31 | Singing | Vocal Group | 3 | Шаблон:Sort |
| The Neales | 24–59 | Singing | Vocal Group | 4 | Шаблон:Sort |
| The Sakyi Five | 10–20 | Singing | Boyband | 3 | Шаблон:Sort |
| UDI | 19-32 | Dance | Electronic Dance Group | 3 | Шаблон:Sort |
- Шаблон:Note Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this series.
- Шаблон:Note The age of the dogs used by Jules O'Dwyer, other than Matisse, and that of the dog used by Marc Metral, were not disclosed during their time on the programme.
- Шаблон:Note The latter value denotes the age of the dog, as disclosed by its owner.
Semi-finals summary
- Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed out | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' vote | Шаблон:Legend2
- Шаблон:Legend2 | Шаблон:Legend2 | Шаблон:Legend2
Semi-final 1 (25 May)
Guest Performer, Results Show: Ricky Martin
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Finished [7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | |||
| Entity Allstars | 1 | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | 2nd (Won Judges' vote) | |
| Billy & Emily England | 2 | 7th – Eliminated | ||||
| Mitch & Cally the Wonderdog | 3 | 5th – Eliminated | ||||
| Henry Gallagher | 4 | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | 3rd (Lost Judges' vote) | |||
| Côr Glanaethwy | 5 | 1st (Won Public vote) | ||||
| Ruby Red Performers | 6 | 9th – Eliminated | ||||
| Andrew Fleming | 7 | Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg | Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg | 8th – Eliminated | ||
| Becky O'Brien | 8 | 6th – Eliminated | ||||
| Lorraine Bowen | 9 | Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg | 4th – Eliminated | |||
Semi-final 2 (26 May)
Guest Performer, Results Show: Jack Pack
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Finished [7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | |||
| Groove Thing | 1 | 4th – Eliminated | ||||
| Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse | 2 | 1st (Won Public vote) | ||||
| Bonetics | 3 | 5th – Eliminated | ||||
| Revelation Avenue | 4 | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | 3rd (Judges' vote tied – Lost on Public vote) | ||
| The HoneyBuns | 5 | 6th – Eliminated | ||||
| Michael Late | 6 | 7th – Eliminated | ||||
| Luca Calò | 7 | 9th – Eliminated | ||||
| Alison Jiear | 8 | 8th – Eliminated | ||||
| Old Men Grooving | 9 | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | 2nd (Judges' vote tied – Won on Public vote) | ||
Semi-final 3 (27 May)
Guest Performer, Results Show: Alesha Dixon
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Finished [7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | |||
| The Sakyi Five | 1 | 6th – Eliminated | ||||
| UDI | 2 | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | 2nd (Judges' vote tied – Won on Public vote) | ||
| Dylan Byrd | 3 | 8th – Eliminated | ||||
| Ella Shaw | 4 | 7th – Eliminated | ||||
| Gracie Wickens-Sweet | 5 | 5th – Eliminated | ||||
| IMD Legion | 6 | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | 3rd (Judges' vote tied – Lost on Public vote) | ||
| Narinder Dhani | 7 | Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg | 9th – Eliminated | |||
| The Kingdom Tenors | 8 | 4th – Eliminated | ||||
| Jamie Raven | 9 | 1st (Won Public vote) | ||||
Semi-final 4 (28 May)
Guest Performer, Results Show: Olly Murs
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Finished [7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | |||
| Ok Worldwide | 1 | 9th – Eliminated | ||||
| Lisa Sampson | 2 | 7th – Eliminated | ||||
| The Kanneh-Masons | 3 | 5th – Eliminated | ||||
| The Neales | 4 | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | 2nd (Won Judges' vote) | |
| Maia Gough | 5 | 6th – Eliminated | ||||
| Jeffrey Drayton | 6 | Файл:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg | 8th – Eliminated | |||
| Marc Métral | 7 | 4th – Eliminated | ||||
| Isaac Waddington | 8 | 1st (Won Public vote) | ||||
| Boyband Шаблон:Ref | 9 | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | 3rd (Lost Judges' vote) | |||
- Шаблон:Note Boyband were later sent through to the final as the judges' wildcard.
Semi-final 5 (29 May)
Guest performers, Results Show: Collabro
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Finished [7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | |||
| Beat Brothers | 1 | 6th – Eliminated | ||||
| Chloe Louise Crawford | 2 | 8th – Eliminated | ||||
| Peter Lambert | 3 | 9th – Eliminated | ||||
| Misstasia | 4 | 7th – Eliminated | ||||
| Jonathan Lutwyche | 5 | 4th – Eliminated | ||||
| Emma Jones | 6 | 5th – Eliminated | ||||
| Danny Posthill | 7 | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | 2nd (Judges' vote tied – Won on Public vote) | ||
| Jesse-Jane McParland Шаблон:Ref | 8 | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | Файл:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | 3rd (Judges' vote tied – Lost on Public vote) | ||
| Calum Scott | 9 | 1st (Won Public vote) | ||||
- Шаблон:Note Jesse-Jane McParland was later sent through to the final as the public's wildcard.
Final (31 May)
Guest Performers, Results Show: Andrea Bocelli, and cast of Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance
| Finalist | Order | Finished [7] |
|---|---|---|
| Entity Allstars | 1 | 11th |
| UDI | 2 | 10th |
| The Neales | 3 | 9th |
| Boyband | 4 | 12th |
| Jesse-Jane McParland | 5 | 8th |
| Danny Posthill | 6 | 7th |
| Calum Scott | 7 | 6th |
| Côr Glanaethwy | 8 | 3rd |
| Old Men Grooving | 9 | 4th |
| Jamie Raven | 10 | 2nd |
| Isaac Waddington | 11 | 5th |
| Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse | 12 | 1st |
Ratings
| Episode | Date | Total viewers (millions) [8] | Weekly rank [8] | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auditions 1 | 11 April | 11.25 | 1 | 43.2 [9] |
| Auditions 2 | 18 April | 11.47 | 1 | 44.1 [10] |
| Auditions 3 | 25 April | 11.87 | 1 | 46.3 [11] |
| Auditions 4 | 2 May | 11.73 | 1 | 45.0 [12] |
| Auditions 5 | 9 May | 11.64 | 1 | 45.1 [13] |
| Auditions 6 | 16 May | 11.55 | 1 | 47.0 [14] |
| Auditions 7 | 23 May | 9.35 | 1 | 35.2 [15] |
| Semi-final 1 | 25 May | 10.18 | 3 | 37.8 [16] |
| Semi-final 1 results | 7.74 | 15 | 28.7 [16] | |
| Semi-final 2 | 26 May | 9.34 | 10 | 36.8 [17] |
| Semi-final 2 results | 7.60 | 16 | 31.1 [17] | |
| Semi-final 3 | 27 May | 9.48 | 6 | 38.8 [18] |
| Semi-final 3 results | 8.09 | 13 | 31.7 [18] | |
| Semi-final 4 | 28 May | 9.26 | 11 | 37.2 [19] |
| Semi-final 4 results | 7.87 | 12 | 34.5 [19] | |
| Semi-final 5 | 29 May | 9.51 | 8 | 39.2 [20] |
| Semi-final 5 results | 7.91 | 14 | 32.1 [20] | |
| Live final | 31 May | 12.75 | 1 | 46.6 [21] |
Criticism & controversies
Marc Métral ventriloquism act
In April 2015, following the audition of Marc Métral, several animal rights groups raised complaints that his performance, involving the use of a dog, purported to portraying a form of animal cruelty on television.[22] The routine he used involved his dog wearing a specially designed "ventriloquist mask" – a special device used by ventriloquists on human volunteers, in order to make them into special dummy character for their routines - and was conducted in a similar manner to that of a participant on the seventh series of America's Got Talent in 2012. Métral refuted the claims by stating that he cared deeply for the well-being of his dog,[23] while Simon Cowell refuted the claims a month later, owing to his involvement in dog charities, defending the broadcast of the footage on Twitter by explaining that the audition was allowed to be shown because both himself and the production staff had involved the RSPCA to oversee the welfare of Métral's dog before, during, and after his performance.[24]
Misleading dog act
The ninth series became notable for the controversy surrounding the performance of Jules O'Dwyer, and in particular the routine of her dog tricks act in the final. The nature of the complaint focused on the fact that while O'Dwyer had been clear that her occupation involved training and use multiple dogs for her routines, she hadn't disclosed the fact that she had to use two dogs with similar appearances for the final, as her main dog Matisse was unable to perform a trick involving a tightrope section. When this came to light in an interview the morning after the final on 1 June 2015, Ofcom were forced to launch an investigation after 1,000 complaints were raised by viewers who felt misled by the performance's broadcast.[25][26]
Although no formal action was taken by the programme against O'Dwyer and producers, after Cowell launched his own investigation into the incident,[27][28] an apology had to be issued for the confusion caused by the failure not to disclose this detail as clearly as possible.[29][30] However, on 17 August, Ofcom found in their investigation that while there had been no intention to deceive viewers, both the production staff and ITV were responsible for allowing Britain's Got Talent to mislead people, and ruled that they had breached broadcasting codes that require television and radio programmes to not be misleading and present facts as accurately as possible.[31][32][4][33]
References
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 7,2 7,3 7,4 7,5 Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 8,0 8,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 16,0 16,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 17,0 17,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 18,0 18,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 19,0 19,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 20,0 20,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ The Ofcom Broadcasting Code - Section Five: Due impartiality and due accuracy
