Britain's Got Talent (series 10)

The tenth series of Britain's Got Talent, a British talent competition series, began broadcasting in the UK during 2016, from 9 April to 28 May on ITV.[1][2] To celebrate nine years of the show, the final featured a special performance entitled "Best of Britain’s Got Talent", which featured several participants who had appeared on the show during the previous nine series, including Ashleigh and Pudsey, Attraction, Diversity, Jon Clegg, Stavros Flatley, Collabro and Spelbound. It was the last series to have its live episodes broadcast at The Fountain Studios before the site's closure that year.

Britain's Got Talent
Series 10
Presented byAnthony McPartlin (ITV)
Declan Donnelly (ITV)
Stephen Mulhern (ITV2)
JudgesSimon Cowell
Amanda Holden
Alesha Dixon
David Walliams
Kathleen Williams (guest)
WinnerRichard Jones
Runner-upsWayne Woodward
Boogie Storm
Release
Original networkITV
ITV2 (BGMT)
Original release9 April –
28 May 2016 (2016-05-28)
Series chronology

The tenth series was won by magician Richard Jones,[3] with jazz singer Wayne Woodward finishing in second place, and dance troupe Boogie Storm placing third. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 9.5 million viewers. Although the main programme faced no major incidents, its companion show Britain's Got More Talent caused controversy for incorporating a segment that was later criticised by Simon Cowell.

Series overview

Following open auditions held between October to December 2015,[4][5] including an additional one on 10 January 2016,[6] the Judges' auditions took place between January and February 2016, within Liverpool, Birmingham, and London.[7] There were no major incidents amongst the judging panel that forced them to be absent, although Simon Cowell arrived late for the London auditions on 23 January - David Walliams's mother, Kathleen Williams, who was attending these, stood in for him for a number of auditions until he arrived.[8]

Of the participants that took part, only forty-five made it into the five live semi-finals - of these acts, singer Beau Dermott,[9][10] gospel choir 100 Voices of Gospel,[11][12] singer Jasmine Elcock,[13][14] singing duo Anne & Ian Marshall,[15][16] and dance troupe Boogie Storm,[17][18] each received a golden buzzer during their auditions - with nine appearing in each one, and twelve of these acts making it into the live final; the Judges' Wildcard was dancing duo Shannon & Peter, who lost the Judges' vote in the second semi-final, while the Public Wildcard was dog act Trip Hazard, who lost the Judges' vote in the final semi-final.

The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this series:

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Third place |   Finalist |   Semi-finalist
Judges' Wildcard Finalist | Public Wildcard Finalist | Golden Buzzer Audition
Participant Age(s) 1 Genre Act From [19] Semi-final Result
100 Voices of Gospel 21-52 Singing Gospel Choir London / Paris / United States 2 1 Finalist
Alex Magala 3 26 Danger Extreme Sword-Swallower Moldova 2 Finalist
Ana & Fia Almanda 18, 42 Singing Singing Duet Essex (originally from Indonesia) 5 Eliminated
Anne & Ian Marshall 61, 65 Singing Singing Duet Belfast 2 Eliminated
Another Kind of Blue 23-40 Dance Projection Interaction Group Netherlands 2 Eliminated
Balance Unity 17 Dance Breakdancer Hertfordshire 4 Finalist
Beau Dermott 12 Singing Musical Theatre Singer Widnes, Lancashire 4 Finalist
Ben Blaque 37 Danger Crossbow Performer Missouri, United States 1 Eliminated
Bespoke Candi 20-28 Variety / Dancing Fire Dance Group London / Kent 2 4 Eliminated
Bollywest Fusion 18-32 Dance Bollywood & Hip-hop Dance Troupe London 4 Eliminated
Boogie Storm 17-24 Dance Dance Group N/A 4 3 Third place
Chloe Fenton 10 Dance Dancer Liverpool 5 Eliminated
Christian Lee 45 Magic Entertainer London 4 Eliminated
Craig Ball 24 Singing/Comedy Singing Impressionist Hertfordshire 5 Finalist
Danny Beard 23 Singing Drag Act Manchester 4 Eliminated
Darren Altman 42 Comedy Impressionist Surrey 1 Eliminated
Elite Squad Royalz 8-13 Dance Dance Troupe Oxford 5 Eliminated
Flying Bebop 29-32 Dance Drone Interaction Act London 3 Eliminated
Jack Higgins 14 Dance Contemporary Dancer Liverpool 3 Eliminated
Jasmine Elcock 14 Singing Singer Essex 5 Finalist
Josh Curnow 26 Singing / Music Singer & Pianist Liverpool 3 Eliminated
Kathleen Jenkins 25 Singing Singer Newport, Monmouthshire 1 Eliminated
Khronos Agoria 16-19 Dance Dance Troupe London 3 Eliminated
Mel & Jamie 45, 16 Singing Singing Duet Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan 1 Finalist
Morgan Connie Smith 16 Singing Singer Watford, Hertfordshire 3 Eliminated
Mythical PSM 17-18 Dance Dance Trio Leeds 2 Eliminated
Presentation School Choir 14-18 Singing Choir Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland 5 Eliminated
Rachael Wooding 37 Singing Singer Harlington, South Yorkshire 2 Eliminated
Richard Bayton 29 Singing Entertainer York 1 Eliminated
Richard Jones 25 Magic Close-up Magician Essex 3 Winner
Shannon & Peter 46, 50 Dance Dancing Duo Nottinghamshire & United States 2 Finalist
Spartans Resurrection 13-23 Acrobatics Gymnastic Troupe Scotland 1 Eliminated
The Collaborative Orchestra & Singers 33 Singing Orchestra & Choir Various 4 4 Eliminated
The Deep Space Deviants 46 Singing Entertainer Chorley, Lancashire 5 Eliminated
The Garnett Family 17-46 Singing Vocal Harmony Group Lincolnshire 2 Eliminated
Togni Brothers 19, 20 Acrobatics Acrobatic Duo Italy (originally from Birmingham) 5 Eliminated
Total TXS 16-19 Dance Dance Troupe Leicester 1 Eliminated
Trip Hazard 30 Animals Dancing Dog Act Lincolnshire 5 Finalist
Tumar KR 19-25 Dance Hip-hop Dance Group Kyrgyzstan 4 Eliminated
Vadik & The Bear 35 Variety / Dance Dance Entertainer Belarus 3 Eliminated
Vitaly Voronko 25 Singing / Music Singer & Accordionist Belarus 2 Eliminated
Vox Fortura 29-37 Singing Operatic Group London / United States 2 4 Eliminated
Wayne Woodward 20 Singing Jazz Singer London 2 Runner-up
Ystrad Fawr Dancers 14-17 Dance Latin Dance Troupe Ystrad Mynach, Glamorgan 1 Eliminated
Zyrah Rose 25-28 Singing Vocal Harmony Group London 3 Eliminated
  • ^1 Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this series.
  • ^2 Locations denote where members from each respective group came from.
  • ^3 For health & safety reason, the nature of Alex Magala's performance required these to be pre-recorded as a precaution in the live rounds.[20][21]
  • ^4 Locations for members of each respective group, or the group as a whole, were not disclosed during their time on the programme.

Semi-finals summary
Buzzed out | Judges' vote |   Won the public vote
  Won the judges' vote |   Lost the judges' vote |   Eliminated

Semi-final 1 (22 May)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Cast of Motown: The Musical[22]

Semi-Finalist [23] Order Buzzes and Judges' Votes Finished [24][25]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Richard Bayton 1 8th - Eliminated
Spartans Resurrection 2 6th - Eliminated
Kathleen Jenkins 3 3rd (Judges' vote tied - Lost on Public vote)
Total TXS 4 5th - Eliminated
Ben Blaque 5 7th - Eliminated
Ystrad Fawr Dancers 6 9th - Eliminated
Mel & Jamie 7 2nd (Judges' vote tied - Won on Public vote)
Darren Altman 8 4th - Eliminated
100 Voices of Gospel 9 1st (Won Public vote)

Semi-final 2 (23 May)

Guest Performers, Results Show: OneRepublic[26]

Semi-Finalist [27] Order Buzzes and Judges' Votes Finished [24][28]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Anne & Ian Marshall 1 8th - Eliminated
Wayne Woodward 2 1st (Won Public vote)
Mythical PSM 3 7th - Eliminated
The Garnett Family 4 6th - Eliminated
Vitaly Voronko 5 9th - Eliminated
Rachael Wooding 6 4th - Eliminated
Another Kind of Blue 7 5th - Eliminated
Alex Magala 8 2nd (Won Judges' vote)
Shannon & Peter 5 9 3rd (Lost Judges' vote)
  • ^5 Shannon & Peter were later sent through to the final as the judges' wildcard.

Semi-final 3 (24 May)

Guest Performer, Results Show: Nick Jonas[29]

Semi-Finalist [30] Order Buzzes and Judges' Votes Finished [24][31]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Khronos Agoria 1 7th - Eliminated
Zyrah Rose 2 8th - Eliminated
Josh Curnow 3 4th - Eliminated
Vadik & The Bear 4 6th - Eliminated
Flying Bebop 6 5 9th - Eliminated
Morgan Connie Smith 6 5th - Eliminated
Boogie Storm 7 2nd (Judges' vote tied - Won on Public vote)
Richard Jones 8 1st (Won Public vote)
Jack Higgins 9 3rd (Judges' vote tied - Lost on Public vote)
  • ^6 For technical reasons, Flying Bebop's performance had to be pre-recorded before the semi-final.[32]

Semi-final 4 (25 May)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Jules, Matisse & Friends[33]

Semi-Finalist [34] Order Buzzes and Judges' Votes Finished [24][35]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Bollywest Fusion 1 8th - Eliminated
The Collaborative Orchestra & Singers 2 5th - Eliminated
Bespoke Candi 3 9th - Eliminated
Vox Fortura 4 4th - Eliminated
Balance Unity 5 7 2nd (Won Judges' vote)
Danny Beard 6 7th - Eliminated
Christian Lee 7 6th - Eliminated
Tumar KR 8 3rd (Lost Judges' vote)
Beau Dermott 9 1st (Won Public vote)
  • ^7 Cowell did not cast his vote, due to the majority support for Balance Unity from the other judges, but admitted his voting intention would have been for them.

Semi-final 5 (26 May)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Fifth Harmony[36]

Semi-Finalist [37] Order Buzzes and Judges' Votes Finished [24][38]
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Elite Squad Royalz 1 6th - Eliminated
Ana & Fia Almanda 2 8th - Eliminated
The Deep Space Deviants 3 9th - Eliminated
Jasmine Elcock 4 2nd (Won Judges' vote)
Trip Hazard 8 5 3rd (Lost Judges' vote)
Togni Brothers 6 5th - Eliminated
Craig Ball 7 1st (Won Public vote)
Chloe Fenton 8 7th - Eliminated
Presentation School Choir 9 4th - Eliminated
  • ^8 Trip Hazard were later sent through to the final as the public's wildcard.

Final (28 May)

Guest Performers, Results Show: Katherine Jenkins, Clean Bandit & Louisa Johnson,[39] Jamie Raven, Attraction, Diversity, Ashleigh and Pudsey, Kieran Gaffney, George Sampson, Old Men Grooving, Jon Clegg, Stavros Flatley, Collabro and Spelbound

  Winner |   Runner-up |   3rd place
Finalist [40][41] Order Finished [24][42]
Balance Unity 1 10th
Richard Jones 2 1st
100 Voices of Gospel 3 8th
Alex Magala 4 9th
Mel & Jamie 5 12th
Shannon & Peter 6 11th
Jasmine Elcock 7 4th
Trip Hazard 8 7th
Beau Dermott 9 5th
Craig Ball 10 6th
Boogie Storm 11 3rd
Wayne Woodward 12 2nd

Ratings
Main article: List of Britain's Got Talent episodes
Episode Air date Total viewers (millions) [43] ITV Weekly rank [43]
Auditions 1 9 April11.671
Auditions 2 16 April12.591
Auditions 3 23 April12.461
Auditions 4 30 April12.051
Auditions 5 7 May11.551
Auditions 6 14 May10.421
Auditions 7 21 May10.461
Semi-final 1 22 May10.012
Semi-final 1 results 7.16 98
Semi-final 2 23 May8.518
Semi-final 2 results 6.7213
Semi-final 3 24 May8.239
Semi-final 3 results 6.5615
Semi-final 4 25 May8.754
Semi-final 4 results 7.3311
Semi-final 5 26 May8.565
Semi-final 5 results 7.4310
Final 28 May10.481
  • ^9 Excludes ITV+1.

Controversy

Production staff working on Britain's Got More Talent created controversy after a live episode of the tenth series, when they conducted a segment to celebrate the tenth year of Britain's Got Talent with a special contest. The contest focused on the sister show's host, Stephen Mulhern, asking trivia questions about the main programme and awarding puppies to the judges for each correct answer given. After the segment was completed and the programme entered a commercial break, Simon Cowell became concerned over the well-being of the animals, and criticised staff members for a poorly conceived stunt. While Mulhern had to apologise to viewers for what was shown on television,[44][45] Cowell made it clear to the producers that such a stunt would not be repeated.[46]

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