Australia's Got Talent (season 8)
Australia's Got Talent is an Australian reality television show, based on the original UK series, to find new talent. Nine announced that the show would be returning in 2016 for an eighth season. It is the second season to air on Nine after it was axed in 2013.[1][2] Auditions are open for September and October 2015.[3] On 28 October 2015, it was announced that Kyle Sandilands Geri Halliwell, Dawn French and Timomatic have been replaced with a new panel of judges, they are Ian "Dicko" Dickson, Sophie Monk, Kelly Osbourne and Eddie Perfect.[4] Julia Morris did not return as host as she is committed to another show and was replaced by Dave Hughes as the host. For the first time, this season introduced the Golden Buzzer.[5][6] The season premiered on 1 February 2016.[7]
| Australia's Got Talent | |
|---|---|
| Season 8 | |
| Hosted by | Dave Hughes |
| Judges | Eddie Perfect Kelly Osbourne Sophie Monk Ian "Dicko" Dickson |
| Winner | Fletcher Pilon |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nine Network |
| Original release | 1 February – 14 March 2016 |
| Season chronology | |
Changes
Golden Buzzer
This series saw the introduction of the new golden buzzer. During the auditions, as well as the standard buzzers, there was a golden buzzer placed in the centre of the judges' desk. Each judge was allowed to press this buzzer only once, and it would send that auditionee straight through to the live semi-finals regardless of the opinions of the other three judges.
Wildcard
This season will see the introduction of a viewer-voted Wildcard entry to send one lucky performer directly to the Grand Finale. Contestants who are not taken through to the semi-final by the celebrity judges can be voted back into the finals by viewers as Wildcards.
Semi-finalists
| Key | Winner | Runner up | Finalist |  Golden Buzzer |
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| Name | Genre | Act | Semi | Position reached |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alysha Jones | Singing | Opera Singer | 1 | Semi-Finalist |
| Bosko & Honey | Singing | Singing Duo | 2 | Semi-Finalist |
| Callum The Heavy Metal Kid | Singing / Music | Singer/Guitarist | 4 | Finalist |
| Carter | Dance | Dancer | 2 | Semi-Finalist |
| Chris Tamoway | Singing / Music | Singer/Musician | 5 | Runner-up |
| Erik The Dog |
Variety | Robot Dog Act | 3 | Finalist |
| Equals | Dance | Dance Crew | 4 | Finalist |
| Fletcher Pilon | Singing / Music | Singer/Guitarist | 5 | Winner |
| Gentlemen of Deceit | Magic | Magicians | 2 | Finalist |
| Irma & Sisko | Animals | Dog Act | 4 | Semi-Finalist |
| Jan Van De Stool | Comedy | Comedian | 4 | Semi-Finalist |
| Jessie Daley | Magic | Magician | 3 | Semi-Finalist |
| King Social | Singing | Band | 3 | Runner-up |
| Matt McLaren | Singing / Music | Singer/Pianist | 2 | Runner-up |
| Mick & Emma |
Acrobatics | Acrobatic Duo | 1 | Semi-Finalist |
| Minnie Cooper & the Tiny Teeny Tappers | Singing | Drag Act | 5 | Semi-Finalist |
| NOA | Singing | Singer/Rapper | 5 | Semi-Finalist |
| Pardeep Kumar | Dance | Dancer | 1 | Semi-Finalist |
| Phly Crew | Dance | Dance Crew | 1 | Finalist |
Raw & Rugged  |
Dance | Dance Troupe | N/A | Finalist |
| Rothomatic – Australia's LED Robot |
Dance | Robot Act | 5 | Semi-Finalist |
| Showko | Comedy | Ventriloquist | 3 | Semi-Finalist |
| Sister's Doll | Singing | Band | 1 | Runner-up |
| Subih Brothers |
Singing | Band | 4 | Semi-Finalist |
| Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa | Variety | Spoken Word Poet | 2 | Semi-Finalist |
| Suzie Jay & Joe Ace | Singing | Singing Duo | 3 | Semi-Finalist |
| The Elliot Sisters | Singing | Singing Trio | 2 | Semi-Finalist |
| The Henry Twins | Dance | Dance Duo | 3 | Semi-Finalist |
| The Shake Man | Dance | Dancer | 4 | Semi-Finalist |
| TJ |
Music | Drummer | 5 | Semi-Finalist |
| Violeta Bozanic | Singing | Singer/Pianist | 1 | Semi-Finalist |
Semi-finals
The Semi-Finals started on 22 February. For the first time, the semi-finals aren't live. Two acts made it through to the grand final each week, and a wildcard was chosen for the final.
Semi-final 1
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Act | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dicko | Sophie | Kelly | Eddie | ||||
| Phly Crew | 1 | Dance Crew | Won Judges Vote | ||||
| Violeta Bozanic | 2 | Singer/Pianist | Lost Public Vote | ||||
| Mick & Emma | 3 | Acrobatic Duo | Lost Public Vote | ||||
| Pardeep Kumar | 4 | Dancer | Lost Public Vote | ||||
| Sisters Doll | 5 | Band | Won Public Vote | ||||
| Alysha Jones | 6 | Opera Singer | Lost Public Vote | ||||
Semi-final 2
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Act | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dicko | Sophie | Kelly | Eddie | ||||
| The Elliot Sisters | 1 | Singing Trio | Lost Public Vote | ||||
| Carter | 2 | Dancer | Lost Public Vote | ||||
| Gentlemen of Deceit | 3 | Magicians | Won Judges Vote | ||||
| Bosko & Honey | 4 | Singing Duo |  |
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Lost Public Vote | |
| Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa | 5 | Spoken Word Poet | Lost Public Vote | ||||
| Matt McLaren | 6 | Singer/Pianist | Won Public Vote | ||||
Semi-final 3
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Act | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dicko | Sophie | Kelly | Eddie | ||||
| The Henry Twins | 1 | Dance Duo | Lost Judges Vote | ||||
| Jessie Daley | 2 | Magician | |
Lost Public Vote | |||
| Susie Jay & Joe Ace | 3 | Singing Duo | Lost Public Vote | ||||
| King Social | 4 | Band | Won Public Vote | ||||
| Showko | 5 | Ventriloquist | |
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|
Lost Public Vote | |
| Erik The Dog | 6 | Robot Dog Act | Won Judges Vote | ||||
Semi-final 4
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Act | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dicko | Sophie | Kelly | Eddie | ||||
| Irma & Sisko | 1 | Dog Act | |
|
Lost Public Vote | ||
| Subih Brothers | 2 | Band | Lost Public Vote | ||||
| The Shake Man | 3 | Dancer | |
Lost Public Vote | |||
| Callum The Heavy Metal Kid | 4 | Singer/Guitarist | Won Public Vote | ||||
| Jan Van De Stool | 5 | Comedian | Lost Public Vote | ||||
| Equals | 6 | Dance Crew | Won Judges Vote | ||||
Semi-final 5
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Act | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dicko | Sophie | Kelly | Eddie | ||||
| Minnie Cooper & the Tiny Teeny Tappers | 1 | Drag Act | Lost Public Vote | ||||
| TJ | 2 | Drummer | Lost Public Vote | ||||
| NOA | 3 | Singer/Rapper | |
Lost Public Vote | |||
| Chris Tamwoy | 4 | Singer/Musician | Won Public Vote | ||||
| Rothomatic – Australia's LED Robot | 5 | Robot Act | |
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Lost Public Vote | |
| Fletcher Pilon | 6 | Singer/Guitarist | Won Judges Vote | ||||
Finals
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Final – Top 11
The top 11, including the grand final wild card act, appeared in a grand final performance before the Grand Finale. An audience vote followed after the show and only 5 acts returned for the Grand Finale with new performances.
| Act | Order | Performance description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equals | 1 | Dance Crew | Lost Public Vote |
| Callum The Heavy Metal Kid | 2 | Singer/Guitarist | Lost Public Vote |
| King Social | 3 | Band | Advanced to Grand Finale |
| Gentlemen of Deceit | 4 | Magicians | Lost Public Vote |
| Matt McLaren | 5 | Singer | Advanced to Grand Finale |
| Raw & Rugged | 6 | Dance Troupe | Lost Public Vote |
| Erik The Dog | 7 | Robot Dog Act | Lost Public Vote |
| Chris Tamwoy | 8 | Singer/Musician | Advanced to Grand Finale |
| Phly Crew | 9 | Dance Crew | Lost Public Vote |
| Fletcher Pilon | 10 | Singer/Guitarist | Advanced to Grand Finale |
| Sisters Doll | 11 | Band | Advanced to Grand Finale |
Grand Finale – Top 5
For the first time in series 8, the Grand Finale aired Live and the winner was decided by the viewers, not the judges. Magician/illusionist AGT Alumni Cosentino had a performance and actor Jack Black was a guest judge. The winner received $250,000. Fletcher Pilon was announced as the winner.
| Act | Order | Age(s)/ State |
Act description | Place Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Tamwoy | 1 | 20, QLD | Singer/ Musician |
Runners-up |
| King Social | 2 | 29–53, QLD | Band | |
| Matt McLaren | 3 | 27, NSW | Singer/Pianist | |
| Sisters Doll | 4 | 18–23, VIC | Band | |
| Fletcher Pilon | 5 | 14, NSW | Singer/ Guitarist |
Winner |
Ratings
| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (millions) |
Nightly rank |
Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Auditions" | 1 February 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm |
0.865 | 10 | [8] |
| 2 | 7 February 2016 | Sunday 7:00 pm |
0.914 | 6 | [9] | |
| 3 | 8 February 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm |
0.896 | 9 | [10] | |
| 4 | 14 February 2016 | Sunday 7:00 pm |
0.740 | 9 | [11] | |
| 5 | 15 February 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm |
0.775 | 10 | [12] | |
| 6 | 21 February 2016 | Sunday 7:00 pm |
0.633 | 9 | [13] | |
| 7 | "Semifinals" | 22 February 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm |
0.703 | 14 | [14] |
| 8 | 28 February 2016 | Sunday 8:00 pm |
0.748 | 9 | [15] | |
| 9 | 29 February 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm |
0.671 | 13 | [16] | |
| 10 | 6 March 2016 | Sunday 8:00 pm |
0.630 | 13 | [17] | |
| 11 | 7 March 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm |
0.594 | 19 | [18] | |
| 12 | "Final – Top 11" | 13 March 2016 | Sunday 8:00 pm |
0.599 | 11 | [19] |
| 13 | "Grand Finale – Top 5" "Winner Announced" |
14 March 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm |
0.785 0.961 |
12 7 |
[20] |
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