Britain's Got Talent (series 9)

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Britain's Got Talent
Series 9
Broadcast from 11 April –
31 May 2015
Judges Simon Cowell
Amanda Holden
Alesha Dixon
David Walliams
Presenter(s) Ant & Dec (ITV)
Co-presenter(s) Stephen Mulhern (ITV2)
Broadcaster ITV
ITV2 (Britain's Got More Talent)
Winner
Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse
Origin Blackpool, England
Genre(s) Musical canine freestyle
Runner-up
Jamie Raven
Chronology

The ninth series of Britain's Got Talent began airing on ITV on 11 April 2015. Ant & Dec returned to present the main show on ITV, while Stephen Mulhern returned to present the spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2. Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden returned for their respective ninth series on the judging panel, whilst Alesha Dixon and David Walliams returned for their fourth series.

Jules O'Dwyer and her dog Matisse won the competition. Magician Jamie Raven came second with Welsh choir Côr Glanaethwy in third, and dance act Old Men Grooving finishing fourth place. The result marked the second time that a dog act had won the whole competition (following Ashleigh & Pudsey in 2012).[1]

Judges and presenters

Series 9 Judges
Judge
Simon Cowell
Judge
Amanda Holden
Judge
Alesha Dixon
Judge
David Walliams

After the conclusion of the eighth series on 7 June 2014, speculation began about who would return to the judging panel for series 9. On 8 June, it was reported that Simon Cowell may leave the panel.[2] David Walliams sparked rumours that he may not return.[3] However, Amanda Holden announced on 31 October that she, Cowell, Alesha Dixon and Walliams would all return as judges for series 9.[4][5] On 16 January, ITV confirmed that Cowell, Holden, Dixon and Walliams would be returning for series 9.[6]

Ant & Dec returned to present the main show on ITV for their ninth series, while Stephen Mulhern continued to host the spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2.

Golden buzzer

The golden buzzer returned for its second series. The first golden buzzer used was by Ant & Dec at the Edinburgh auditions for dance troupe Boyband. Cowell pressed the golden buzzer on the first day of the Manchester auditions for singer Calum Scott. Holden used her buzzer during the Birmingham auditions for choir Revelation Avenue. Dixon used hers during the first day of the London auditions for dance act Entity Allstars, leaving just Walliams who confirmed via Twitter that he used his Golden Buzzer on the last day of auditions in London for a comedy singer, Lorraine Bowen.

The first golden buzzer aired in the first episode, when Cowell pressed it in Manchester for Calum Scott. The second golden buzzer was aired in the second episode, when Ant and Dec pressed it in Edinburgh for BoyBand. Holden's golden buzzer for Revelation Avenue aired during the third episode. Dixon's golden buzzer for Entity Allstars aired during the fifth episode. Finally, Walliams's golden buzzer for Lorraine Bowen happened in the sixth episode.

Calum Scott won his semi-final, earning a spot in the finals. Entity Allstars were third but won the judges' vote to advance to the final. Revelation Avenue and Boyband were also third but lost the judges' vote. Both acts were possible wildcard picks, but only Boyband won a wildcard, securing a place in the final. Lorraine Bowen was eliminated in the semi-finals.

Auditions

Every week the auditions show aired from 8.00pm until 9.15/9.20pm.

Open auditions

The open auditions were held from 11 October to 9 December 2014 in Newcastle, Cardiff, Portsmouth, Birmingham, Leeds, Dublin, Norwich, Glasgow, Bristol, London and Manchester.[7]

Judges auditions

The judges auditions were held in Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham and London.[8] Auditions began in Edinburgh on 19 January and were held at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre, followed by Manchester from 29–31 January at The Lowry. Auditions took place in Birmingham from 5–7 February 2015 at Birmingham Hippodrome and ended in London from 11–12 & 14 February 2015 at the Dominion Theatre.

City Date[9] Venue
Edinburgh 19 January 2015 Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Manchester 29–31 January 2015 The Lowry
Birmingham 5–7 February 2015 Birmingham Hippodrome
London 11–12 February 2015 Dominion Theatre
14 February 2015

Semi-finals

The semi-finalists were chosen on 8 March 2015.

Each results show will feature a guest performance. Ricky Martin performed on 25 May, followed by 2014 finalists Jack Pack on 26 May. Dixon performed on 27 May, followed by Olly Murs on 28 May and 2014 winners Collabro on 29 May.

Semi-finalists

  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third place
  Finalist
  Semi-finalist (lost judges' or public vote)
Playing card club A.svg Wildcard (previously eliminated act reinstated into the final)
Playing card heart A.svg Public wildcard (Winner of Public Vote)
Yellow ffff00 pog.svg Golden buzzer
Name of act Age(s) Genre Act Semi-final Result
Alison Jiear 50 Singing Singer 2 Eliminated
Andrew Fleming 51 Comedy Impressionist 1 Eliminated
Beat Brothers 19-23 Dance Tap dance troupe 5 Eliminated
Becky O'Brien 34 Singing Singer 1 Eliminated
Billy and Emily England 28 & 25 Variety Extreme roller-skating duo 1 Eliminated
Bonetics 17 Gymnastics Contortionist dancer 2 Eliminated
Boyband Yellow ffff00 pog.svg Playing card club A.svg 17-19 Dance Dance troupe 4 Finalist (won judges' wildcard)
Calum Scott Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 26 Singing Singer 5 Finalist (won public vote)
Chloe Louise Crawford 27 Magic Illusionist 5 Eliminated
Cor Glanaethwy 7-65 Singing Welsh choir 1 Third place
Danny Posthill 28 Comedy Stand-up comedian/impressionist 5 Finalist (won judges vote)
Dylan Byrd 17 Dance Dancer 3 Eliminated
Ella Shaw 18 Singing Singer-songwriter/pianist 3 Eliminated
Emma Jones 23 Singing Opera singer 5 Eliminated
Entity Allstars Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 10-15 Dance Dance troupe 1 Finalist (won judges' vote)
Gracie Wickens-Sweet 11 Singing Singer 3 Eliminated
Groove Thing 7-11 Dance 70s dance troupe 2 Eliminated
Henry Gallagher 12 Singing Singer-songwriter/guitarist 1 Eliminated (lost judges' vote)
IMD Legion 9-17 Dance Dance troupe 3 Eliminated (lost judges' vote)
Isaac Waddington 15 Singing Singer/pianist 4 Finalist (won public vote)
Jamie Raven 31 Magic Close-up magician 3 Runner-up
Jeffrey Drayton 73 Magic Magical entertainer 4 Eliminated
Jesse-Jane McParland Playing card heart A.svg 9 Variety Extreme martial artist 5 Finalist (won public wildcard)
Jonathan Lutwyche 15 Dance Contemporary dancer 5 Eliminated
Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse 49 & 7 Animal Musical canine freestyle 2 Winner
Lisa Sampson 35 Variety Hula-hoop artist 4 Eliminated
Lorraine Bowen Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 53 Singing Singer-songwriter, comedian 1 Eliminated
Luca Calo 23 Dance Dancer 2 Eliminated
Maia Gough 13 Singing Singer 4 Eliminated
Marc Metral 61 Comedy Ventriloquist dog act 4 Eliminated
Michael Late 44 Magic Comedic illusionist 2 Eliminated
Misstasia 22-24 Singing Girl group 5 Eliminated
Mitch & Cally the Wonderdog 42 & 10 Animal Balloon-popping dog act 1 Eliminated
Narinder Dhani 43 Variety Comb player 3 Eliminated
OK Worldwide 19-28 Gymnastics Acrobatic troupe 4 Eliminated
Old Men Grooving 40-60 Dance Dance troupe 2 Finalist (won judges' vote)
Peter Lambert 32 Variety Circus performer 5 Eliminated
Revelation Avenue Yellow ffff00 pog.svg 20-30 Singing Gospel choir 2 Eliminated (lost judges' vote)
Ruby Red Performers 25-64 Dance Burlesque dance troupe 1 Eliminated
The Honeybuns 22-33 Singing Girl group 2 Eliminated
The Kanneh-Masons 9-18 Variety Classical musicians 4 Eliminated
The Kingdom Tenors 21-31 Singing Vocal harmony group 3 Eliminated
The Neales 24-59 Singing Vocal group 4 Finalist (won judges' vote)
The Sakyi Five 10-20 Singing Boy band 3 Eliminated
UDI 19-32 Dance Electronic light dance troupe 3 Finalist (won judges' vote)

Semi-finals summary

Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed out
Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' vote
  Won the public vote
  Won the judges' vote (or public vote if split decision)
  Lost the judges' vote (or public vote if split decision)

Semi-final 1 (25 May)

Contestant Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Finished Percentage[10] Result
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Entity Allstars 1 Street dance troupe Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd 12.8% Top 3 (won judges' vote)
Billy and Emily England 2 Extreme roller-skating stunt performers 7th 7.6% Eliminated
Mitch & Cally the Wonderdog 3 World record attempters: Balloon popping dog 5th 11.5% Eliminated
Henry Gallagher 4 Singer-songwriter/guitarist Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd 17.5% Top 3 (lost judges' vote)
Côr Glanaethwy 5 Operatic choir 1st 21.9% Top 3 (won public vote)
Ruby Red Performers 6 Burlesque dance troupe 9th 2.5% Eliminated
Andrew Fleming 7 Impressionist Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 8th 2.5% Eliminated
Becky O'Brien 8 Singer 6th 11.4% Eliminated
Lorraine Bowen 9 Comedy singer-songwriter/keyboardist Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 4th 12.3% Eliminated

Semi-final 2 (26 May)

Contestant Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes2 Finished Percentage[10] Result
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Groove Thing 1 70s dance troupe 4th 7.2% Eliminated
Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse 2 Dog act 1st 29.3% Top 3 (won public vote)
Bonetics 3 Contortionist dancer 5th 6.2% Eliminated
Revelation Avenue 4 Gospel choir Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd 16.3% Top 3 (lost judges' vote)1
The HoneyBuns 5 Singing/harmony group 6th 5.3% Eliminated
Michael Late 6 Comedy illusionist 7th 4.5% Eliminated
Luca Calò 7 Singer/dancer 9th 1.4% Eliminated
Alison Jiear 8 Singer 8th 2.7% Eliminated
Old Men Grooving 9 Comedy dance act Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd 27.1% Top 3 (won judges' vote)1
  • ^1 The judges' vote was a split decision. Old Men Grooving were announced to have received more public votes and was sent through to the final.

Semi-final 3 (27 May)

Contestant Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Finished Percentage[10] Result
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
The Sakyi Five 1 Boy band 6th 8.0% Eliminated
UDI 2 Electronic light act Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd 12.4% Top 3 (won judges' vote)1
Dylan Byrd 3 Dancer 8th 3.8% Eliminated
Ella Shaw 4 Singer-songwriter 7th 7.4% Eliminated
Gracie Wickens-Sweet 5 Singer 5th 10.0% Eliminated
IMD Legion 6 Street dance troupe Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd 11.6% Top 3 (lost judges' vote)1
Narinder Dhani 7 Comb "playing" "musician" Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 9th 2.3% Eliminated
The Kingdom Tenors 8 Operatic singing/harmony group 4th 10.8% Eliminated
Jamie Raven 9 Close-up magician 1st 33.7% Top 3 (won public vote)
  • ^1 The judges' vote was a split decision. UDI were announced to have received more public votes and was sent through to the final.

Semi-final 4 (28 May)

Contestant Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Finished Percentage[10] Result
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Ok Worldwide 1 Acrobats/dancers 9th 1.3% Eliminated
Lisa Sampson 2 Hula-hoop artist 7th 5.1% Eliminated
The Kanneh-Masons 3 Classical band 5th 12.1% Eliminated
The Neales 4 Singing group Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd 17.6% Top 3 (won judges vote)
Maia Gough 5 Singer 6th 8.0% Eliminated
Jeffrey Drayton 6 Magician/entertainer Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg 8th 3.1% Eliminated
Marc Metral 7 Ventriloquist/dog act 4th 16.6% Eliminated
Isaac Waddington 8 Singer/pianist 1st 18.6% Top 3 (won public vote)
Boyband 9 Dance act Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd 17.6% Top 3 (lost judge's vote)

Semi-final 5 (29 May)

Contestant Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Finished Percentage[10] Result
Cowell Holden Dixon Walliams
Beat Brothers 1 Tap dance act 6th 6.5% Eliminated
Chloe Louise Crawford 2 Illusionist 8th 2.5% Eliminated
Peter Lambert 3 Circus stunt performer 9th 1.1% Eliminated
Misstasia 4 Girlband 7th 4.3% Eliminated
Jonathan Lutwyche 5 Contemporary dancer 4th 13.9% Eliminated
Emma Jones 6 Opera singer 5th 11.5% Eliminated
Danny Posthill 7 Impressionist Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 2nd 20.3% Top 3 (Won Judges Vote)1
Jesse-Jane McParland 8 Extreme martial artist Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg 3rd 14.3% Top 3 (Lost Judges Vote)1
Calum Scott 9 Singer 1st 25.6% Top 3 (Won Public Vote)
  • ^1 The judges' vote was a split decision. Danny Posthill was announced to have received more public votes and was sent through to the final.

Final (31 May)

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Main article: List of Britain's Got Talent finalists (series 9)

The final took place on 31 May from 7.30pm until 10.00pm.

It was announced during the semi-final 5 results show that the public would be able to choose a wildcard from the acts that lost judges' vote: Henry Gallagher, Revelation Avenue, IMD Legion, Boyband and Jesse-Jane McParland.[11] It was revealed at the beginning of the show that McParland had been chosen as the viewers' wildcard, whilst Boyband were the judges' wildcard.

Wildcard vote

Contestant Finished Percentage[10]
Henry Gallagher 2nd 19.2%
Revelation Avenue 3rd 19.0%
IMD Legion 5th 9.7%
Boyband 4th 18.8%
Jesse-Jane McParland 1st 33.3%

Final results

Contestant Order Act Finished Percentage[10]
Entity Allstars 1 Street dance troupe 11th 1.7%
UDI 2 Electronic light act 10th 1.9%
The Neales 3 Singing group 9th 3.6%
Boyband 4 Dance act 12th 1.5%
Jesse-Jane McParland 5 Extreme martial artist 8th 4.2%
Danny Posthill 6 Impressionist 7th 5.3%
Calum Scott 7 Singer 6th 8.2%
Côr Glanaethwy 8 Operatic choir 3rd 10.7%
Old Men Grooving 9 Comedy dance act 4th 10.2%
Jamie Raven 10 Close-up magician 2nd 20.4%
Isaac Waddington 11 Singer/pianist 5th 9.7%
Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse 12 Dog act 1st 22.6%

Ratings

The first six shows of series 9 held up a very high consistency in the ratings and topped the ratings for series 8 on most occasions. The final, which aired on 31 May, became the most watched UK TV show of 2015, overtaking the record previously held by the third auditions show and the live 30th anniversary special episode of EastEnders.

Episode Date Official ITV rating[12]
(millions)		 Weekly rank[12] Share (%) Official ITV HD rating[13]
(millions)		 Official ITV +1 rating[13]
(millions		 Total viewers (millions)
Auditions 1 11 April 8.61 1 43.2[14] 2.02 0.62 11.25
Auditions 2 18 April 8.94 1 44.1[15] 1.95 0.58 11.47
Auditions 3 25 April 9.11 1 46.3[16] 2.20 0.56 11.87
Auditions 4 2 May 9.26 1 45.0[17] 1.86 0.56 11.73
Auditions 5 9 May 9.07 1 45.1[18] 1.95 0.62 11.64
Auditions 6 16 May 8.98 1 47.0[19] 1.98 0.59 11.55
Auditions 7 23 May 7.36 1 35.2[20] 1.62 0.37 9.35
Semi-final 1 25 May 8.01 3 37.8[21] 1.77 0.40 10.18
Semi-final 1 results 6.21 15 28.7[21] 1.18 0.35 7.74
Semi-final 2 26 May 7.45 10 36.8[22] 1.47 0.42 9.34
Semi-final 2 results 6.15 16 31.1[22] 1.15 0.30 7.60
Semi-final 3 27 May 7.65 6 38.8[23] 1.53 0.30 9.48
Semi-final 3 results 6.50 13 31.7[23] 1.26 0.33 8.09
Semi-final 4 28 May 7.32 11 37.2[24] 1.58 0.36 9.26
Semi-final 4 results 6.61 12 34.5[24] 1.26 0.30 7.87
Semi-final 5 29 May 7.55 8 39.2[25] 1.63 0.33 9.51
Semi-final 5 results 6.26 14 32.1[25] 1.33 0.32 7.91
Live final 31 May 10.32 1 46.6[26] 2.07 0.36 12.75
Series average 2015 7.85 N/A 38.9 1.46 0.43 9.92

Controversy

Lorraine Bowen

Army musician Leah Pettinger accused golden buzzer act Lorraine Bowen of plagiarism, claiming that she had written "The Crumble Song" when she was nine after she was inspired by her mother's interest in baking, and has the evidence. Pettinger threatened to take legal action, despite Bowen arguing that she had written the song herself and registered it under her name with the Performing Rights Society.[27]

Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon

Ofcom received complaints from viewers about judges Amanda Holden's and Alesha Dixon's low-cut dresses during the live broadcast, with viewers claiming that the dresses were unsuitable for a family show that started before the watershed.[28][29] A spokesman for Ofcom confirmed that these complaints would be assessed,[30] and the following month they concluded that both judges were appropriately covered and were not portrayed in a sexualised manner.[31]

Andrew Fleming

In the first live semi-final, Dixon and Holden were accused of being too harsh on contestant Andrew Fleming when they described his act as "dated". Further controversy erupted after Cowell blamed the production of the programme for "allowing him to fail",[32][33] while fellow comic Bobby Davro stated that Fleming had been sold short by the producers.[34]

Marc Métral

Marc Métral was investigated by the RSPCA after claims of cruelty to his dog Miss Wendy. There were also complaints to ITV and to the regulatory body Ofcom. The complaints were made as the act involves the dog wearing a false mouth worn like a muzzle which Métral controls with a remote control, the animal charity was concerned that it might have caused the dog distress. Cowell asked the RSPCA to attend rehearsals to make sure the dog was treated correctly and he was told she was "happy and looked after well".[35][36]

The HoneyBuns

During the live semi-finals Cowell stated, whilst critiquing the performance of the girl band, The HoneyBuns, "We've got Little Mix, now we've got Big Mix". This was seen to be a direct jibe aimed at the weight of the various members of the group, and raised anger on social media.[37]

Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse

During an interview the morning after the final, O'Dwyer told that the tightrope section of their final's routine was done by Chase, one of her other dogs, and not Matisse. Both dogs partook in the semi-finals, so viewers were aware that the pair looked very similar and that O'Dwyer had trained multiple dogs. During the finals, Matisse and Chase were never seen on the stage at the same time, so many viewers did not realize Chase was included in the act. Some viewers felt that they were misled or tricked since they assumed Matisse performed the tightrope trick.[38][39] The show's producers apologized saying that "Jules' act involves a team of dogs" and "[they] are sorry if this was not made clearer".[40][41] Cowell had been unaware of the switch and reportedly launched an investigation.[42][43] At least 800 complaints were received by Ofcom and 130 by ITV.[44][45]

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