Britain's Got Talent (series 4)

The fourth series of Britain's Got Talent, a British talent competition series, began broadcasting in the UK during 2010, from 17 April to 5 June on ITV;[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]

Britain's Got Talent
Series 4
Hosted by	Anthony McPartlin (ITV) Declan Donnelly (ITV) Stephen Mulhern (ITV2)
Judges	Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Piers Morgan Louis Walsh (guest)
Winner	Spelbound
Runner-ups	Twist and Pulse Kieran Gaffney
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 placing 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 Results 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

Walsh was a guest judge in place of Cowell, while he recovered from an illness.

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 |   Third place

  Finalist |   Semi-finalist

Participant	Age(s) ^1	Genre	Act	From	Semi-Final [7]	Result
A3	13-19	Dance	Dance Trio Brothers	Swansea	5	Eliminated
Alesia Vazmitsel	30	Dance / Variety	Pole Dancer	London (originally Belarus)	5	Eliminated
Chloe Hickinbottom	10	Singing	Singer	Walsall, West Midlands	3	Eliminated
Christopher Stone	28	Singing	Singer	Harrogate, North Yorkshire	3	Finalist
Connected	13-15	Singing	Boyband	Manchester	2	Finalist
Dance Flavourz	22-37	Dance	Samba & Bollywood Dance Act	London	5	Eliminated
Emile Harris	17	Singing	Singer & Songwriter	Caldicot, Monmouthshire	4	Eliminated
Father and Son	53, 26	Singing	Father & Son Duet	Bolton, Greater Manchester	5	Eliminated
Ice	12-18	Dance	Street Dance Group	Rotherham, South Yorkshire	4	Eliminated
Janey Cutler	81	Singing	Singer	Wishaw, North Lanarkshire	4	Finalist
Jimmy Forde	75	Dance / Variety	Leprechaun Irish Dancer	Birmingham (originally County Mayo, Republic of Ireland)	3	Eliminated
Josh Barry	16	Singing	Singer	London	1	Eliminated
Kev Orkian	36	Comedy / Singing	Comic Singer & Impersonator	London	2	Eliminated
Kevin Cruise	33	Variety	Ferry Entertainer	Glastonbury, Somerset	1	Eliminated
Kieran Gaffney	13	Music	Drummer	Kent	5	Third place
Liam McNally	14	Singing	Singer	New Moston, Greater Manchester	5	Finalist
Mark James	30	Singing	"Half & half" Drag Singer	Barnoldswick, Lancashire	4	Eliminated
Maxxie Oliver	21	Variety	Drag Act	London	2	Eliminated
Michael Fayombo Jnr and Snr	14, 38	Dance	Michael Jackson Dancers	London	2	Eliminated
Myztikal	10-30	Singing / Dance	Vocal Street Dance Troupe	London	5	Eliminated
Neil Fullard	42	Singing	Singer	Wednesbury, West Midlands	2	Eliminated
Olivia Archbold	14	Singing	Singer	Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside	1	Eliminated
Paul Burling	40	Comedy	Impressionist & Impersonator	Bristol	3	Finalist
Peridot	21-27	Dance	Street Dance Group	London	3	Eliminated
Philip Grimmer	57	Dance	Drag Dancer	Essex	3	Eliminated
Ruby Girls	19-25	Dance	Dance Group	London	2	Eliminated
Sean Sheehan	66	Variety / Singing	Woodcutter and Singer	Anglesey, Isle of Anglesey	1	Eliminated
Spelbound	12-24	Acrobatics	Acrobatic Gymnasts	Ashford, Surrey	1	Winner
Starburst	9-13	Dance	Dance Troupe	Barry, Vale of Glamorgan	3	Eliminated
Stevie Starr	47	Variety / Danger	Professional Regurgitator	Glasgow	1	Eliminated
Taboo	7-23	Dance	Street Dancers	Gravesend, Kent	2	Eliminated
Team Shaolin	8-29	Dance	Martial Arts Troupe	London	4	Eliminated
The Arrangement	17-18	Music / Comedy	Comedic Classical Music Band	Cambridgeshire	3	Eliminated
The Chippendoubles	30-48	Variety / Dance	Dance Impersonator	Various ^2	5	Eliminated
The Fusion	15-30	Dance	Dance Troupe	Glasgow	4	Eliminated
Three Bee	18-30	Dance	Bollywood Dance Troupe	Manchester	1	Eliminated
Tina and Chandi	37, 11 ^3	Animals / Dance	Dog Dancing Act	Shrewsbury, Shropshire	2	Finalist
Tobias Mead	22	Dance	Dancer	Warminster, Wiltshire	1	Finalist
Twist and Pulse	18, 19	Dance	Dance Duo	London	4	Runner-up
Tyler Patterson	10	Dance	Street Dancer	Glasgow	4	Eliminated

• ^1 Ages denoted in this column pertain to those of the respective participant(s) for 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 Performers, Results Show: Diversity

Semi-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and Judges' Vote			Result [8]
			Cowell	Holden	Morgan
Three Bee	1	Bollywood Dance Troupe				6th - Eliminated
Olivia Archbold	2	Singer				3rd (Lost Judges' vote)
Kevin Cruise	3	Ferry Entertainer				7th - Eliminated
Stevie Starr	4	Professional Regurgitator				4th - Eliminated
Tobias Mead	5	Dancer				2nd (Won Judges' vote)
Sean Sheehan	6	Woodcutter & Singer				8th - Eliminated
Josh Barry	7	Singer				5th - Eliminated
Spelbound	8	Acrobatic Gymnasts				1st (Won Public vote)

Semi-final 2 (1 June)

Guest Performer, Results Show: Alicia Keys ("Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart")

Semi-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and Judges' Vote			Result[8]
			Cowell	Holden	Morgan
Taboo	1	Street Dancers				4th - Eliminated
Neil Fullard	2	Singer				3rd (Lost Judges' vote)
Ruby Girls	3	Dance Group				8th - Eliminated
Connected	4	Boyband				2nd (Won Judges' vote)
Kev Orkian	5	Comic Singer & Impersonator				6th - Eliminated
Michael Fayombo Jnr and Snr	6	Michael Jackson Dancers				5th - Eliminated
Tina and Chandi	7	Dancing Dog Act				1st (Won Public vote)
Maxxie Oliver	8	Drag Act				7th - Eliminated

Semi-final 3 (2 June)

Guest Performer, Results Show: Pixie Lott ("Turn It Up")

Semi-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and Judges' Vote			Result [8]
			Cowell	Holden	Morgan
Starburst	1	Dance Troupe				6th - Eliminated
Chloe Hickinbottom	2	Singer				5th - Eliminated
Philip Grimmer	3	Drag Dancer				8th - Eliminated
Paul Burling	4	Impressionist & Impersonator				1st (Won Public vote)
The Arrangement	5	Comedic Classical Music Band				4th - Eliminated
Jimmy Forde	6	Leprechaun Irish Dancer				7th - Eliminated
Christopher Stone	7	Singer				2nd (Won Judges' vote)
Peridot	8	Street Dance Group				3rd (Lost Judges' vote)

Semi-final 4 (3 June)

Guest Performer, Results Show: Miley Cyrus ("Can't Be Tamed")

Semi-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and Judges' Vote			Result [8]
			Cowell	Holden	Morgan
Ice	1	Street Dance Group				5th - Eliminated
Tyler Patterson	2	Street Dancer				4th - Eliminated
Emile Harris	3	Singer & Songwriter				8th - Eliminated
Twist and Pulse	4	Dance Duo				2nd (Won Judges' vote)
Team Shaolin	5	Martial Arts Troupe				7th - Eliminated
Mark James	6	"Half & half" Drag Singer				6th - Eliminated
The Fusion	7	Dance Troupe				3rd (Lost Judges' vote)
Janey Cutler	8	Singer				1st (Won Public vote)

Semi-final 5 (4 June)

Guest Performers, Results Show: JLS ("The Club Is Alive")

Semi-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and Judges' Vote			Result [8]
			Cowell	Holden	Morgan
The Chippendoubles	1	Dance Impersonators				8th - Eliminated
Liam McNally	2	Singer				2nd (Won Judges' vote)
Alesia Vazmitsel	3	Pole Dancer				4th - Eliminated
Myztikal	4	Vocal Street Dance Troupe				5th - Eliminated
Dance Flavourz	5	Samba & Bollywood Dance Act				6th - Eliminated
Father and Son	6	Father & Son Duet				7th - Eliminated
A3	7	Dance Trio Brothers				3rd (Lost Judges' vote)
Kieran Gaffney	8	Drummer				1st (Won Public vote)

Final (5 June)

Guest Performers, Resulsts Show: Usher ("OMG"), Dizzee Rascal, and James Corden ("Shout")

  Winner |   Runner-up |   3rd place

Finalist	Order	Act	Finished [8]
Twist and Pulse	1	Dance Duo	2nd
Liam McNally	2	Singer	10th
Paul Burling	3	Impressionist & Impersonator	5th
Christopher Stone	4	Singer	7th
Tina and Chandi	5	Dancing Dog Act	4th
Connected	6	Boyband	8th
Kieran Gaffney	7	Drummer	3rd
Tobias Mead	8	Dancer	6th
Janey Cutler	9	Singer	9th
Spelbound	10	Acrobatic Gymnasts	1st

Ratings

Main article: List of Britain's Got Talent episodes

Episode	Date	Total viewers (millions) [9]	Weekly rank [9]	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]

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