Britain's Got Talent series 4
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The fourth series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, from 17 April to 5 June 2010;[1][2] due to live coverage of the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final on 22 May, the sixth audition episode of the series was pushed back a day to avoid clashing with it.[3] Production on the fourth series during the filmed auditions required Louis Walsh to step in as a guest judge, after Simon Cowell became ill and unable to partake in certain sessions.[4]
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Stephen Mulhern (ITV2)
Amanda Holden
Simon Cowell
Louis Walsh (Birmingham auditions)
| Britain's Got Talent | |
|---|---|
| Series 4 | |
| Hosted by | Ant & Dec (ITV) Stephen Mulhern (ITV2) |
| Judges | Piers Morgan Amanda Holden Simon Cowell Louis Walsh (Birmingham auditions) |
| Winner | Spelbound |
| Runner-up | Twist and Pulse |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV ITV2 (BGMT) |
| Original release | 17 April – 5 June 2010 |
| Series chronology | |
The fourth series was won by gymnastic troupe Spelbound, with dance duo Twist and Pulse finishing in second place and drummer Kieran Gaffney third. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 11 million viewers. Episodes of the live rounds were the first in the programme's history to feature guest performers within live result episodes, and were also the first to be broadcast in high definition; both the audition episodes and its sister show, Britain's Got More Talent, remained in standard definition until the following year.
Series overview
Following open auditions held the previous year, the Judges' auditions took place across January and February 2010, within Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, London and Cardiff.[5] They also took place within Newcastle upon Tyne, after they were cancelled at the last minute during production of the previous series. The Birmingham auditions were most notable in this series, due to the fact that because Cowell fell ill before he could attend them, marking the first time in the show's history he was unable to attend auditions, Louis Walsh replaced him as a guest judge for these until he had recovered.[4] One significant change made to the programme in this series was towards the scheduling of semi-finals. Both the production staff and the broadcaster decided for the live semi-finals to follow a similar format incorporated in the live final – each set of semi-final performances were held in one episode, followed by a break to allow ITV to air another programme or a news programme, so as to give time for the public vote to be counted. The results would then be aired after this break, in a live results episode, much like the live finals had done in the past three series.
Of the participants that took part, only forty made it past this stage and into the five live semi-finals,[6] with eight appearing in each one, and ten of these acts making it into the live final. The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this series:
- Winner | Runner-Up | Finalist | Semi-finalist
| Participant | Age(s) 1 | Genre | Performance Type | Semi-Final[7] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A3 | 13–19 | Dance | Dance Trio | 5 | Eliminated |
| Alesia Vazmitsel | 30 | Dance | Pole Dancer | 5 | Eliminated |
| Chloe Hickinbottom | 10 | Singing | Singer | 3 | Eliminated |
| Christopher Stone | 28 | Singing | Opera Singer | 3 | Finalist |
| Connected | 13–15 | Singing | Boy Band | 2 | Finalist |
| Dance Flavourz | 22–37 | Dance | Carnival Dance Group | 5 | Eliminated |
| Emile Harris | 17 | Singing | Singer | 4 | Eliminated |
| Father & Son | 53 & 26 | Singing | Singing Duo | 5 | Eliminated |
| Ice | 12–18 | Dance | Street Dance Group | 4 | Eliminated |
| Janey Cutler | 81 | Singing | Singer | 4 | Finalist |
| Jimmy Ford | 75 | Dance | Irish Dancer | 3 | Eliminated |
| Josh Barry | 16 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Eliminated |
| Kev Orkian | 36 | Singing / Music | Impressionist & Pianist | 2 | Eliminated |
| Kevin Cruise | 33 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Eliminated |
| Kieran Gaffney | 13 | Music | Drummer | 5 | Third Place |
| Liam McNally | 14 | Singing | Boy Soprano | 5 | Finalist |
| Mark James | 30 | Singing | Half & Half Drag Singer | 4 | Eliminated |
| Maxxie Oliver | 21 | Singing | Lady Gaga Impersonator | 2 | Eliminated |
| Michael Fayombo Jnr & Snr | 14 & 38 | Dance | Michael Jackson Dance Duo | 2 | Eliminated |
| Myztikal | 10–30 | Singing / Dance | Vocal Dance Group | 5 | Eliminated |
| Neil Fullard | 42 | Singing | Jazz Singer | 2 | Eliminated |
| Olivia Archbold | 14 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Eliminated |
| Paul Burling | 40 | Comedy | Impressionist | 3 | Finalist |
| Peridot | 21–27 | Dance | Dance Group | 3 | Eliminated |
| Philip Grimmer | 57 | Dance | Drag Dancer | 3 | Eliminated |
| Ruby Girls | 19–25 | Dance | Dance Group | 2 | Eliminated |
| Sean Sheehan | 66 | Singing / Variety | Singer & Woodcutter | 1 | Eliminated |
| Spelbound | 12–24 | Acrobatics | Gymnastics Group | 1 | Winner |
| Starburst | 9–13 | Dance | Dance Group | 3 | Eliminated |
| Stevie Starr | 47 | Danger | Regurgitator | 1 | Eliminated |
| Taboo | 7–23 | Dance | Dance Group | 2 | Eliminated |
| Team Shaolin | 8–29 | Acrobatics | Martial Arts Group | 4 | Eliminated |
| The Arrangement | 17–18 | Singing / Music | Singer & Orchestra | 3 | Eliminated |
| The Chippendoubles | 30–48 | Dance | Celebrity Impersonators | 5 | Eliminated |
| The Fusion | 15–30 | Dance | Dance Group | 4 | Eliminated |
| Three Bee | 18–30 | Dance | Bollywood Dance Group | 1 | Eliminated |
| Tina & Chandi | 37 & 11 3 | Animals | Dog Act | 2 | Finalist |
| Tobias Mead | 22 | Dance | Dancer | 1 | Finalist |
| Twist & Pulse | 18 & 19 | Comedy / Dance | Comic Dance Duo | 4 | Runner-Up |
| Tyler Patterson | 10 | Dance | Street Dancer | 4 | Eliminated |
- ^1 Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this series.
- ^2 No precise locations were disclosed for The Chippendoubles – both as a group or for each respective member – during their time on the programme.
- ^3 The latter value is the age of the dog, as disclosed by its owner.
Semi-final summary
Buzzed out | 
Judges' vote | Won the public vote- Won the judges' vote | Lost the judges' vote | Eliminated
Semi-final 1 (31 May)
- Guest performance: Diversity
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Performance Type | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Percentage | Result[8] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Holden | Morgan | |||||
| Three Bee | 1 | Bollywood Dance Group | 1.7% | 6th – Eliminated | |||
| Olivia Archbold | 2 | Singer | 11.3% | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) | |||
| Kevin Cruise | 3 | Singer |  |
1.5% | 7th – Eliminated | ||
| Stevie Starr | 4 | Regurgitator | 6.4% | 4th – Eliminated | |||
| Tobias Mead | 5 | Dancer |  |
|
|
14.3% | 2nd (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Sean Sheehan | 6 | Singer & Woodcutter | |
|
0.7% | 8th – Eliminated | |
| Josh Barry | 7 | Singer | 1.7% | 5th – Eliminated | |||
| Spelbound | 8 | Gymnastics Group | 62.4% | 1st (Won Public Vote) | |||
Semi-final 2 (1 June)
- Guest performance: Alicia Keys ("Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart")
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Performance Type | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Percentage | Result[8] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Holden | Morgan | |||||
| Taboo | 1 | Dance Group | 3.4% | 4th – Eliminated | |||
| Neil Fullard | 2 | Jazz Singer | |
17.2% | 2nd (Lost Judges' Vote) | ||
| Ruby Girls | 3 | Dance Group | 1.1% | 8th – Eliminated | |||
| Connected | 4 | Boy Band | |
|
15.2% | 3rd (Won Judges' Vote) | |
| Kev Orkian | 5 | Impressionist & Keyboardist | |
|
1.4% | 6th – Eliminated | |
| Michael Fayombo Jnr & Snr | 6 | Michael Jackson Dance Duo | 2.5% | 5th – Eliminated | |||
| Tina & Chandi | 7 | Dog Act | 58.1% | 1st (Won Public Vote) | |||
| Maxxie Oliver | 8 | Lady Gaga Impersonator | |
1.1% | 7th – Eliminated | ||
Semi-final 3 (2 June)
- Guest performance: Pixie Lott ("Turn It Up")
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Performance Type | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Percentage | Result[8] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Holden | Morgan | |||||
| Starburst | 1 | Dance Group | 3.5% | 6th – Eliminated | |||
| Chloe Hickinbottom | 2 | Singer | 6.2% | 5th – Eliminated | |||
| Philip Grimmer | 3 | Drag Dancer | 0.4% | 8th – Eliminated | |||
| Paul Burling | 4 | Impressionist | 36.4% | 1st (Won Public Vote) | |||
| The Arrangement | 5 | Singer & Orchestra | 7.8% | 4th – Eliminated | |||
| Jimmy Ford | 6 | Irish Dancer | 1.7% | 7th – Eliminated | |||
| Christopher Stone | 7 | Opera Singer | |
|
33.0% | 2nd (Won Judges' Vote) | |
| Peridot | 8 | Dance Group | |
11.0% | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) | ||
Semi-final 4 (3 June)
- Guest performance: Miley Cyrus ("Can't Be Tamed")
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Performance Type | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Percentage | Result[8] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Holden | Morgan | |||||
| Ice | 1 | Street Dance Group | 1.7% | 5th – Eliminated | |||
| Tyler Patterson | 2 | Dancer | 6.3% | 4th – Eliminated | |||
| Emile Harris | 3 | Singer | |
|
0.6% | 8th – Eliminated | |
| Twist & Pulse | 4 | Comic Dance Duo | |
|
37.4% | 2nd (Won Judges' Vote) | |
| Team Shaolin | 5 | Martial Arts Group | 0.8% | 7th – Eliminated | |||
| Mark James | 6 | Half & Half Drag Singer | |
0.9% | 6th – Eliminated | ||
| The Fusion | 7 | Dance Group | |
9.4% | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) | ||
| Janey Cutler | 8 | Singer | 42.9% | 1st (Won Public Vote) | |||
Semi-final 5 (4 June)
- Guest performance: JLS ("The Club Is Alive")
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Performance Type | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Percentage | Result[8] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Holden | Morgan | |||||
| The Chippendoubles | 1 | Celebrity Impersonators | |
|
2.2% | 8th – Eliminated | |
| Liam McNally | 2 | Boy Soprano | |
|
21.0% | 2nd (Won Judges' Vote) | |
| Alesia Vazmitsel | 3 | Pole Dancer | 5.3% | 4th – Eliminated | |||
| Myztikal | 4 | Vocal Dance Group | 4.4% | 5th – Eliminated | |||
| Dance Flavourz | 5 | Carnival Dance Group | 3.4% | 6th – Eliminated | |||
| Father & Son | 6 | Singing Duo | |
2.4% | 7th – Eliminated | ||
| A3 | 7 | Dance Trio | |
12.1% | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) | ||
| Kieran Gaffney | 8 | Drummer | 49.2% | 1st (Won Public Vote) | |||
Final (5 June)
Usher ("OMG") and Dizzee Rascal & James Corden ("Shout")
- Winner | Runner-up
| Finalist | Order | Performance Type | Percentage | Finished[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twist & Pulse | 1 | Comic Dance Duo | 12.4% | 2nd |
| Liam McNally | 2 | Boy Soprano | 3.0% | 10th |
| Paul Burling | 3 | Impressionist | 8.7% | 5th |
| Christopher Stone | 4 | Opera Singer | 5.1% | 7th |
| Tina & Chandi | 5 | Dog Act | 9.0% | 4th |
| Connected | 6 | Boy Band | 4.8% | 8th |
| Kieran Gaffney | 7 | Drummer | 9.6% | 3rd |
| Tobias Mead | 8 | Dancer | 6.9% | 6th |
| Janey Cutler | 9 | Singer | 3.6% | 9th |
| Spelbound | 10 | Gymnastics Group | 36.9% | 1st |
Ratings
| Episode | Air Date | Total viewers (millions)[9] |
ITV1 Weekly rank[9] |
Viewer Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auditions 1 | 17 April | 11.87 | 1 | 44.0[10] |
| Auditions 2 | 24 April | 11.60 | 1 | 45.7[11] |
| Auditions 3 | 1 May | 11.84 | 1 | 43.9[12] |
| Auditions 4 | 8 May | 12.17 | 1 | 44.1[13] |
| Auditions 5 | 15 May | 10.84 | 1 | 43.8[14] |
| Auditions 6 | 23 May | 10.68 | 1 | 42.8[15] |
| Auditions 7 | 29 May | 10.87 | 1 | 40.3[16] |
| Semi-final 1 | 31 May | 11.82 | 2 | 43.1[17] |
| Semi-final 1 results | 11.32 | 4 | 40.3[17] | |
| Semi-final 2 | 1 June | 11.17 | 5 | 41.2[18] |
| Semi-final 2 results | 10.69 | 8 | 39.0[18] | |
| Semi-final 3 | 2 June | 10.88 | 6 | 45.6[19] |
| Semi-final 3 results | 9.19 | 13 | 34.2[19] | |
| Semi-final 4 | 3 June | 10.37 | 9 | 48.2[20] |
| Semi-final 4 results | 10.34 | 10 | 41.7[20] | |
| Semi-final 5 | 4 June | 10.13 | 11 | 46.3[21] |
| Semi-final 5 results | 9.64 | 12 | 39.4[21] | |
| Live final | 5 June | 13.50 | 1 | 54.6[22] |