Australia's Got Talent (season 4)

Australia's Got Talent is an Australian reality television show, based on the original UK series, to find new talent. The fourth season premiered on the Seven Network on 13 April 2010 and ended on 15 June 2010.[1] Radio DJ Kyle Sandilands and Irish singer Brian McFadden joined the judging panel as replacements for Tom Burlinson and Red Symonds. Auditions took place throughout February 2010 and were held in the five major cities across Australia. The live shows began on 11 May 2010 and ended on 15 June 2010, where dance troupe Justice Crew were crowned the winners of the fourth season of Australia's Got Talent.[2] They were awarded a prize of $250,000.[2] Runner-up Cameron Henderson was awarded a runner-up prize of performing at the 2010 AFL Grand Final.[2]

Australia's Got Talent
Season 4
Hosted by	Grant Denyer
Judges	Dannii Minogue Brian McFadden Kyle Sandilands
Winner	Justice Crew
Runner-up	Cameron Henderson
Release
Original network	Seven Network
Original release	13 April – 15 June 2010
Season chronology

Judges

In January 2010, it was made known that the judging panel would undergo a new line-up to accommodate Minogue's pregnancy.[3] Judge Red Symonds was strongly tipped to return to the Nine Network to be part of the revived Hey Hey It's Saturday, while Tom Burlinson was rumoured to be dumped from the judging panel.[3] Rumours then began to circulate that Kyle Sandilands and Brian McFadden would be the new judges.[3] On 4 February 2010, Sandilands confirmed on his 2Day FM breakfast radio show that he would be a judge.[4] A press release from the Seven Network on 17 February, confirmed McFadden would also join the new judging panel.[5]

Auditions

Audition city	Dates	Venue[6]
Sydney	6–7 February 2010	The Tea House – Royal Randwick Racecourse
Brisbane	9 February 2010	University of Queensland Union
Adelaide	11 February 2010	Ridley Centre – Adelaide Showgrounds
Melbourne	13–14 February 2010	Forum Theatre
Perth	16 February 2010	Regal Theatre

Semi-finalists

Key	Winner	Runner up	Finalist	Semi-finalist (lost judges' vote)

Name	Genre	Act	From	Semi	Position reached
Adam & Selina	Magic	Magician	Perth	2	Finalist
Adil and Maimuna	Music	Guitarist and Singer	Ipswich	2	Semi-finalist
Aimee Elizabeth	Singing	Singer	Sydney	3	Finalist
Alana Conway	Singing	Singer/Harp Player	Bendigo	4	Semi-finalist
Antonio Zonta	Singing	Opera Singer	Castle Hill	1	Semi-finalist
Bobby Andonov	Singing	Singer	Melbourne	1	Finalist
Brianna Bishop	Singing	Singer	Melbourne	3	Finalist
Cameron Henderson	Singing	Singer/Guitarist	Ceres, Victoria	4	Runner-up
Cleofatra	Dancing	Belly Dance Duo	Ipswich	2	Semi-finalist
Elvi Pes	Music	Musician	Melbourne	2	Semi-finalist
Ferah Çiçekdağ	Dancing	Belly Dancer	Wollongong	1	Semi-finalist
Grant Richardson	Music	Singer/Guitarist	Stockinbingal	2	Semi-finalist
Jak in the Box	Music	Beatboxing Duo	Sydney	1	Semi-finalist
Justice Crew	Dancing	Dance Troupe	Sydney	2	Winners
Kim Pickering Jones	Singing	Singer	Sydney	3	Semi-finalist
K-Star Evolutionz	Dancing	Dance Troupe	Melbourne	1	Semi-finalist
Matt Marr	Comedy	Comedian	Gold Coast	3	Semi-finalist
Mini-Bike Stunt Team	Performing	Bike Stunt Group	Brisbane	4	Semi-finalist
Parental Guidance Recommended	Performing	Performers	Brisbane	3	Semi-finalist
Pure Pole Angels	Gymnastics	Pole Dancers	Brisbane, Mackay, & Rockhampton	4	Semi-finalist
Rolling Entertainment	Performing	Dance Troupe	Melbourne	1	Finalist
River City Rumblers	Music	Rock Band	Port Macquarie	4	Semi-finalist
ShortyD	Performing	Rapper	Banjup	4	Semi-finalist
Shuan Hern Lee	Music	Pianist	Perth	1	Semi-finalist
Sith vs The Jedi	Comedy	Comedy Ninja Act	Bundaberg	3	Semi-finalist
The Blackbirds	Music	Musical Group	Byron Bay	3	Semi-finalist
The Badpiper	Performing	Bagpipe Musician	Perth	4	Semi-finalist
The Belles	Music	Singing Group	Sydney	1	Semi-finalist
The Swingchesters	Dancing	Dance Duo	Melbourne	3	Semi-finalist
The Twine	Performing	Performers	Gold Coast	2	Semi-finalist
The Watermleon Man	Performing	Danger Act		1	Semi-finalist
Taylor Henderson	Singing	Singer/Guitarist	Ceres	4	Finalist
Zenith	Dancing	Dance Troupe	Brisbane	2	Semi-finalist

Semi-final summary

The "Order" columns lists the order of appearance each act made for every episode.

Key	Buzzed out	Judges' choice	Won the public vote	Won the judges' vote	Lost the judges' vote

Semi-Final 1

Order	Semi-Finalist	Act	Buzzes and Judges' votes			Result
			Kyle	Dannii	Brian
1	K-Star Evolutionz	Dance Troupe				3rd (Lost judges vote)
2	The Watermleon Man	Danger Act				Eliminated
3	The Belles	Singing Group				Eliminated
4	Antonio Zonta	Opera Singer				Eliminated
5	Shuan Hern Lee	Pianist				Eliminated
6	Jak in the Box	Beatboxing Duo				Eliminated
7	Ferah Çiçekdağ	Belly Dancer				Eliminated
8	Bobby Andonov	Singer				1st (Won public vote)
9	Rolling Entertainment	Dance Troupe				2nd (Won judges vote)

Semi-Final 2

Order	Semi-Finalist	Act	Buzzes and Judges' votes			Result
			Kyle	Dannii	Brian
1	Adam & Selina	Magician				2nd (Won judges vote)
2	Zenith	Dance Troupe				Eliminated
3	The Twine	Performers				Eliminated
4	Cleofatra	Belly Dancers				Eliminated
5	Grant Richardson	Guitarist				Eliminated
6	Elvi Pes	Musician				Eliminated
7	Adil and Maimuna	Guitarist and Singer				3rd (Lost judges vote)
8	Justice Crew	Dance Troupe				1st (Won public vote)

Semi-Final 3

Order	Semi-Finalist	Act	Buzzes and Judges' votes			Result
			Kyle	Dannii	Brian
1	Brianna Bishop	Singer				2nd (Won judges vote)
2	The Swingchesters	Dance Duo				Eliminated
3	Parental Guidance Recommended	Performers				Eliminated
4	Kim Pickering Jones	Singer				Eliminated
5	Sith vs The Jedi	Comedy Ninja Act				Eliminated
6	The Blackbirds	Musical Group				Eliminated
7	Matt Marr	Comedian				3rd (Lost judges vote)
8	Aimee Elizabeth	Singer				1st (Won public vote)

Semi-Final 4

Order	Semi-Finalist	Act	Buzzes and Judges' votes			Result
			Kyle	Dannii	Brian
1	The Badpiper	Bagpipe Musician				Eliminated
2	Cameron Henderson	Singer/Guitarist	^2			2nd (Won judges vote)
3	ShortyD	Rapper				Eliminated
4	Alana Conway	Singer/Harp Player	^2			3rd (Lost judges vote)
5	Mini-Bike Stunt Team	Bike Stunt Group				Eliminated
6	River City Rumblers	Rock Band				Eliminated
7	Taylor Henderson	Singer/Guitarist				1st (Won public vote)
8	Pure Pole Angels	Pole Dancers				Eliminated

• ^2 Due to the majority vote for Cameron Henderson, Kyle's voting intention was not revealed.

Final

Key	Winner	Runner-up

Order	Finalists	Act
			Final Placings
1	Rolling Entertainment	Dance Troupe	Eliminated
2	Aimee Elizabeth	Singer	Eliminated
3	Brianna Bishop	Singer	Eliminated
4	Adam & Selina	Magician	Eliminated
5	Bobby Andonov	Singer	Eliminated
6	Taylor Henderson	Singer/Guitarist	Eliminated
7	Cameron Henderson	Singer/Guitarist	Runner Up
8	Justice Crew	Dance Troupe	Winners

Ratings

Episode		Airdate	Timeslot	Viewers (millions)	Night Rank	Source
1	"Auditions"	13 April 2010	Tuesday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm	1.493	2	[7]
2		20 April 2010	Tuesday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm	1.452	3	[8]
3		27 April 2010	Tuesday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm	1.474	4	[9]
4		4 May 2010	Tuesday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm	1.461	5	[10]
5	"Live Shows"	11 May 2010	Tuesday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm	1.509	2	[11]
6		18 May 2010	Tuesday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm	1.422	6	[12]
7		25 May 2010	Tuesday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm	1.449	6	[13]
8		1 June 2010	Tuesday 7:30 pm–9:00 pm	1.587	3	[14]
9	"Live Grand Final Show"	8 June 2010	Tuesday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm	1.831	1	[15]
10	"Live Grand Final Results Show"	15 June 2010	Tuesday 7:30 pm–9:30 pm	1.939	1	[16]

References

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