Britain's Got Talent series 3
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The third series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, from 11 April to 30 May 2009. The judging panel of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan returned from the previous series; a fourth judge, Kelly Brook, was added, but removed from the series shortly after filming began.
The third series was won by street dance troupe Diversity, with singer Susan Boyle finishing in second place and saxophonist Julian Smith third. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 13.3 million viewers, with the figures partly helped by the notable performances of Boyle during her time in on the show,[1] with her audition on the third series considered the most iconic moment in the programme's history.[2] The programme faced criticism during the third series for airing an unsuitable performance conducted in an audition, while Boyle's well-being became a major concern for producers following the final.
Series overview
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Following open auditions held the previous year, the Judges' auditions took place across January and February 2009, within Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, London and Cardiff. Prior to the auditions, Kelly Brook was announced as a permanent fourth judge.[3][4] However, after six days of filming the Manchester auditions Brook was removed from the series. She was credited as a guest judge when her appearance was broadcast.[5]
The third series proved popular amongst viewers for the performances of Susan Boyle, whom deemed her their favourite amongst the participants despite becoming the runner-up in the competition. Her performances made her internationally famous, launching her career as a singer, with her audition performance, involving her rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" from the musical Les Misérables, being later posted to YouTube and earning around 100 million views within five days of its posting.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
Of the participants that took part, only forty made it past this stage and into the five live semi-finals,[12] 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:
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| Participant | Age(s) 1 | Genre | Act | Semi-Final | Result |
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| 2 Grand | 76 & 12 | Singing | Singing Duo | 4 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Aidan Davis | 12 | Dance | Street Dancer | 5 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Ben & Becky | 18 & 16 | Dance | Dance Duo | 3 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Brit Chix | 23–26 | Singing / Music | Rock Band | 4 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Callum Francis | 12 | Singing | Singer | 4 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Darth Jackson | 37 | Dance | MJ & Darth Vader Dance Impersonator | 1 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| DCD Seniors | 14–21 | Dance | Dance Group | 5 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Diversity | 13–25 | Dance | Street Dance Group | 1 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| DJ Talent | 30 | Singing | Rapper | 2 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Fabia Cerra | 35 | Dance | Burlesque Dancer | 4 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Faces of Disco | 24 & 30 | Comedy / Dance | Comic Dance Duo | 1 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Flawless | 20–31 | Dance | Street Dance Group | 2 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Floral High Notes | 43 & 46 | Singing / Variety | Opera Singer & Florist | 3 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Fred Bowers | 73 | Dance | Breakdancer | 4 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Gareth Oliver | 28 | Comedy | Ventriloquist | 2 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Good Evans | 6–42 | Singing | Singing Group | 5 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Greg Pritchard | 24 | Singing | Opera Singer | 5 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Harmony | 14 & 16 | Singing | Singing Duo | 3 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Hollie Steel | 10 | Singing | Singer | 5 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Hot Honeyz | 16–25 | Dance | Dance Group | 2 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Jackie Prescott & Tippy Toes | 40 & 2 2 | Animals | Dog Act | 4 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Jamie Pugh | 38 | Singing | Opera Singer | 2 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Julia Naidenko | 24 | Dance | Belly Dancer | 1 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Julian Smith | 40 | Music | Saxophonist | 4 | Third Place |
| Kay Oresanya | 31 | Variety | Human Saxophonist | 3 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Luke Clements | 36 | Variety | Fruit Juggler | 5 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Martin "Gos" Matcham | 35 | Singing / Music | Singer & Guitarist | 5 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| MD Showgroup | 9–17 | Dance | Dance Group | 3 | Eliminated |
| Merlin Cadogan | 35 | Danger | Escape Artist | 2 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Natalie Okri | 10 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Nick Hell | 26 | Danger | Sideshow Performer | 1 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Peter Coghlan | 48 | Dance | Drag Dancer | 2 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Shaheen Jafargholi | 12 | Singing | Singer | 3 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Shaun Smith | 17 | Singing | Singer | 2 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Stavros Flatley | 13 & 40 | Dance | Dance Duo | 3 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Sue Son | 24 | Music | Electric Violinist | 1 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Sugar Free | 16–23 | Dance | Dance Group | 4 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Susan Boyle | 48 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| The Barrow Boys | 18–27 | Dance | Wheel Barrow Dance Trio | 3 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| The Dreambears | 29–34 | Dance | Dance Trio | 5 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
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Semi-final summary
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Semi-final 1 (24 May)
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result [13] | ||
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| Diversity | 1 | File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | Script error: No such module "sort". | |
| Sue Son | 2 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
| Darth Jackson | 3 | File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| Natalie Okri | 4 | File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| Julia Naidenko | 5 | File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| Nick Hell | 6 | File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg | File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg | File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Faces of Disco | 7 | File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg | File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg | Script error: No such module "sort". | |
| Susan Boyle | 8 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
Semi-final 2 (25 May)
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| DJ Talent | 1 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
| Merlin Cadogan | 2 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
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| Jamie Pugh | 4 | File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| Peter Coghlan | 5 | File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg | File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg | Script error: No such module "sort". | |
| Gareth Oliver | 6 | File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg | File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | Script error: No such module "sort". | |
| Shaun Smith | 7 | File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | File:Crystal Clear app clean.svg | Script error: No such module "sort". | |
| Flawless | 8 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
Semi-final 3 (26 May)
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| Harmony | 1 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
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| Ben & Becky | 3 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
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| Floral High Notes | 7 | File:Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| Stavros Flatley | 8 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
Semi-final 4 (28 May)
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| Sugar Free | 1 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
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| Fred Bowers | 4 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
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| Julian Smith | 6 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
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| Fabia Cerra | 8 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
Semi-final 5 (29 May)
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| Aidan Davis | 6 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
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Final (30 May)
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| Finalist | Order | Result [13] |
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| Flawless | 1 | Finalist |
| Shaheen Jafargholi | 2 | Finalist |
| Aidan Davis | 3 | Finalist |
| 2 Grand | 4 | Finalist |
| Hollie Steel | 5 | Finalist |
| Stavros Flatley | 6 | Finalist |
| Shaun Smith | 7 | Finalist |
| Susan Boyle | 8 | 2nd |
| Diversity | 9 | 1st |
| Julian Smith | 10 | 3rd |
Ratings
| Episode | Air Date | Total Viewers (millions) [14] |
ITV1 Weekly rank [14] |
Viewer Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auditions 1 | 11 April | 11.21 | 1 | 45.1% [15] |
| Auditions 2 | 18 April | 12.95 | 1 | 50.6% [16] |
| Auditions 3 | 25 April | 13.21 | 1 | 52.3% [17] |
| Auditions 4 | 2 May | 11.30 | 1 | 47.2% [18] |
| Auditions 5 | 9 May | 11.98 | 1 | 48.4% [19] |
| Auditions 6 | 16 May | 11.09 | 1 | 41.0% [20] |
| Auditions 7 | 23 May | 12.62 | 2 | 51.1% [21] |
| Semi-final 1 | 24 May | 12.93 | 1 | 49.2% [22] |
| Semi-final 2 | 25 May | 14.66 | 3 | 51.6% [23] |
| Semi-final 3 | 26 May | 13.56 | 5 | 49.9% [24] |
| Semi-final 4 | 28 May | 13.11 | 6 | 51.2% [25] |
| Semi-final 5 | 29 May | 13.84 | 4 | 57.3% [26] |
| Live final | 30 May | 16.36 | 2 | 71% [27] |
| Live final results | 18.29 | 1 | 67.6%[27] |
Criticism & incidents
The third series saw Britain's Got Talent face criticism for the involvement of burlesque dancer Fabia Cerra. The primary concern of the complaints that were raised were over the unsuitable nature of her performance being shown on a programme aimed at a family audience. Although Ofcom investigated the matter, ITV argued in their defence that production staff had done their utmost to edit all footage to censor all inappropriate scenes of her audition, making use of editing to avoid showing anything that would breach the regulator's broadcasting codes.[28]
However, the involvement of Susan Boyle required greater attention from the programme's staff, most particularly in the live rounds as she grew in fame with her performances. Media attention on Boyle that brought forth a number of questionable claims, forced the finalist to check into the Priory psychiatric clinic in London to recover,[29] leaving producers the task of ensuring she had privacy from the continual media intrusion into her private life. The increasing amount of attention from the general public, over her care and well being,[30][31] led to the producers asking for assistance from the Press Complaints Commission, who issued instructions to press editors to adhere firmly to the code of press conduct in regards to its rules on privacy - this included not allowing unauthorised photography to take place and respecting Boyle's entitlement to privacy while she recovered from her involvement in the programme.[32][33]
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