Australia's Got Talent (season 9)

Australia's Got Talent is an Australian reality television show, based on the original UK series, to find new talent. Seven Network announced that the show would be returning to their network in 2019 for its ninth season. It had previously aired on Seven for six seasons from 2007 to 2012, and on the Nine Network for two seasons in 2013 and 2016.[1][2] It had an all new judging panel of Nicole Scherzinger, Shane Jacobson, Manu Feildel & Lucy Durack,[3] and Ricki-Lee Coulter as series host.[4] The season premiered on 28 July 2019.[5]

Australia's Got Talent
Season 9
Hosted byRicki-Lee Coulter
JudgesManu Feildel
Nicole Scherzinger
Shane Jacobson
Lucy Durack
WinnerKristy Sellars
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release28 July (2019-07-28) 
22 September 2019 (2019-09-22)
Season chronology

The semi-final format changed from previous seasons: finalists were decided by a golden buzzer and judges' vote, with no public vote until the final.

The final was on September 22, and the winner was pole dancer Kristy Sellars.

Semi-finalists

Key  Winner  Runner-up  Finalist  Withdrew

Golden Buzzer (Auditions)

Golden Buzzer (Semi-Final)

Name Genre Act Age(s) From Semi Position reached
Akira Dance Dancer 30 Japan 4 Semi-Finalist
AKrobatiKa Acrobatics Acrobatic Troupe 8-30 Central Coast 4 Grand Finalist
Apollo Jackson Magic Magician 26 Gold Coast 5 Semi-Finalist
Captain Ruin Danger Knife Thrower 31 Melbourne 2 Withdrew
Chris Vitnell Dance Dancer 33 Brisbane 5 Semi-Finalist
D. Minor Music Rapper 25 Sydney 4 Semi-Finalist
Eddie Williams Singing Strongman Singer & 29 Central Coast 2 Semi-Finalist
Emma Krause Comedy Comedian 42 Perth 2 Semi-Finalist
Flipping Disc Dogz Animal Dog Act 34 Teesdale 1 Semi-Finalist
FunSize Dance Dance Crew 9-13 Brisbane 1 Semi-Finalist
Gavin Sempel Comedy Comedian 21 Gippsland 1 Semi-Finalist
Gayna Tension Singing Impersonator N/A Sydney 3 Semi-Finalist
Hummingsong Singing Choir 19-83 Sydney 3 Semi-Finalist
Jael Wena Singing Singer 13 Melbourne 4 Semi-Finalist
Jennifer Anderson Singing Singer 50 Melbourne 3 Runner-up
JJ Pantano Comedy Comedian 7 Melbourne 3 Semi-Finalist
Josh Norbido Magic Magician 29 Brisbane 4 Semi-Finalist
Kristy Sellars Dance Pole Dancer 33 Ballarat 5 Winner
Larisa Magda Dance Dancer 15 Adelaide 5 Semi-Finalist
Lil Kookies Dance Dance Crew 9-13 Sydney 2 Grand Finalist
Lioz Shem Tov Comedy Comedy Mentalist 42 Israel 3 Grand Finalist
Mitch Tambo Singing Singer 29 Melbourne 5 Grand Finalist
Olina Loau Singing Singer 16 Sydney 1 Runner-up
Paul Kapeleris Singing / Music Singer/Pianist 22 Sydney 2 Semi-Finalist
Pretty Boy Swagg Dance Dance Crew 15-26 New South Wales 2 Semi-Finalist
Sienna Osborne Dance Dancer 13 Sydney 1 Runner-up
The Space Cowboy Danger Danger Act 41 Byron Bay 1 Semi-Finalist
Taj Farrant Music Guitarist 9 Central Coast 5 Semi-Finalist
Umit Bali Comedy Comedian 34 Blacktown 4 Grand Finalist
Vospertron Dance Light-Up Dance Group 16-43 New Zealand 3 Semi-Finalist

Semi-finals

The Semi-Finals started on 19 August. Each week during the Semi-Finals a celebrity guest judge will have the option to use their golden buzzer on any act to put through to Grand Final, while the judges will send a second act through. Two acts will make it through to the grand final.

Semi-final 1

Celebrity guest judge: Jessica Mauboy

Guest performer: Jessica Mauboy

Date: August 19, 2019

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result
Manu Nicole Jessica Lucy Shane
FunSize 1 Dance Crew Eliminated
Olina Loau 2 Singer Advanced
Flipping Disc Dogz 3 Dog Act Eliminated
Gavin Sempel 4 Comedian Eliminated
The Space Cowboy 5 Danger Act Eliminated
Sienna Osborne 6 Dancer Won Judges' Choice

Semi-final 2

Celebrity guest judge: Joel Creasey

Date: August 25, 2019

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result
Manu Nicole Joel Lucy Shane
Eddie Williams 1 Singer Eliminated
Pretty Boy Swagg 2 Dance Crew Eliminated
Emma Krause 3 Comedian Eliminated
Captain Ruin 4 Knife Thrower Advanced
Paul Kapeleris 5 Singer/Pianist Eliminated
Lil Kookies 6 Dance Crew Won Judges' Choice

Semi-final 3

Celebrity guest judge: Hans

Guest performer: Hans

Date: September 1, 2019

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result
Manu Nicole Hans Lucy Shane
Hummingsong 1 Choir Eliminated
Lioz Shem Tov 2 Comedy Mentalist Won Judges' Choice
Vospertron 3 Light-Up Dance Group Eliminated
Jennifer Anderson 4 Singer Advanced
JJ Pantano 5 Comedian Eliminated
Gayna Tension 6 Barbara Streisand Impersonator Eliminated

Semi-final 4

Celebrity guest judge: Todd McKenney

Date: September 8, 2019

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result
Manu Nicole Todd Lucy Shane
Jael Wena 1 Singer Eliminated
Josh Norbido 2 Magician Eliminated
Akira 3 Dancer Eliminated
Umit Bali 4 Comedian Won Judges' Choice
AKrobatiKa 5 Acrobatic Troupe Advanced
D. Minor 6 Rapper Eliminated

Semi-final 5

Celebrity guest judge: Natalie Bassingthwaighte

Guest performer: Natalie Bassingthwaighte

Date: September 15, 2019

Semi-Finalist Order Act Buzzes and Judges' Vote Result
Manu Nicole Natalie Lucy Shane
Kristy Sellars 1 Pole Dancer Won Judges' Choice
Taj Farrant 2 Guitarist Eliminated
Chris Vitnell 3 Dancer Eliminated
Larisa Magda 4 Dancer Eliminated
Apollo Jackson 5 Magician Eliminated
Mitch Tambo 6 Singer Advanced

Grand Finale

In the final, the judges chose a top four, which was then chosen by SMS votes from viewers in the eastern states. The final was pre-recorded, with four different endings filmed, one for each of the four possible winners. The winner of the season was pole dancer Kristy Sellars.[6][7]

The Grand Finale had nine acts because one semi-final golden buzzer act (Captain Ruin) was unavailable.[8]

Guest performers: Samantha Jade, Cosentino

Act Order Performance Result
Sienna Osborne 1 Dancer Runner-up
Lioz Shem Tov 2 Comedy Mentalist Eliminated by judges
Jennifer Anderson 3 Singer Runner-up
Lil Kookies 4 Dance Crew Eliminated by judges
Umit Bali 5 Comedian Eliminated by judges
Mitch Tambo 6 Singer Eliminated by judges
AKrobatiKa 7 Acrobatic Troupe Eliminated by judges
Kristy Sellars 8 Pole Dancer Winner
Olina Loau 9 Singer Runner-up

Contestants who appeared on other seasons or competition shows

Ratings

Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers
(millions)
Nightly
rank
Ref.
1 "Auditions" 28 July 2019 Sunday
7:00 pm
0.875 4 [9]
2 29 July 2019 Monday
7:30 pm
0.694 12 [10]
3 4 August 2019 Sunday
7:00 pm
0.871 4 [11]
4 5 August 2019 Monday
7:30 pm
0.759 9 [12]
5 11 August 2019 Sunday
7:00 pm
0.879 4 [13]
6 12 August 2019 Monday
7:30 pm
0.749 9 [14]
7 18 August 2019 Sunday
7:00 pm
0.917 4 [15]
8 "Semifinals" 19 August 2019 Monday
7:30 pm
0.691 9 [16]
9 25 August 2019 Sunday
7:00 pm
0.782 5 [17]
10 1 September 2019 0.748 5 [18]
11 8 September 2019 0.742 5 [19]
12 15 September 2019 0.698 4 [20]
13 "Grand Finale"
"Winner Announced"
22 September 2019 0.791
0.771
4
5
[21]

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