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The first series of Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent is a British television talent show competition which started in June 2007 and originated from the Got Talent series. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's TalkbackThames and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The show is broadcast on ITV in Britain and TV3 in Ireland...

began on 9 June 2007 and ended on 17 June 2007. It was won by opera

Operatic pop

Operatic pop, pop opera or popera is a subgenre of pop music that is performed in an operatic style, or a song, theme or motif from classical music stylized as pop. The term popera and adjectives poperatic and popical are used by some media editors and music reviewers...

singer

Singing

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

Paul Potts

Paul Robert Potts is an English pop opera tenor who won the first series of ITV's Britain's Got Talent in 2007, singing an operatic aria, "Nessun dorma" from Puccini's "Turandot". As a singer of operatic music, Potts recorded the album One Chance, which went to #1 in nine countries...

. The first five shows concerned the audition stages of the competition and the final four shows aired the live semi-finals and final. The show was hosted by Ant & Dec

Ant & Dec

Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly , known collectively as Ant & Dec, are an English comedy and TV presenting duo from Newcastle upon Tyne, England...

on ITV

ITV

ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

, While Stephen Mulhern

Stephen Mulhern

Stephen Daniel Mulhern is a British TV presenter, entertainer, and former magician. He began presenting in the studio on CITV in May 1998 and became a leading presenter until he left in August 2002. He has presented a number of shows, including SMTV Live, Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown and...

presented spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2

ITV2

ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...

. The judges were Piers Morgan

Piers Morgan

Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children....

, Amanda Holden

Amanda Holden

Amanda Louise Holden is an English actress and presenter. Among her roles are Mia Bevan in Cutting It, Sarah Trevanion in Wild at Heart, and the title role in Thoroughly Modern Millie, for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award...

and Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell

Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...

.

The series was first intended to air in 2005 before America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...

, but was postponed after original host Paul O'Grady

Paul O'Grady

Paul James Michael O'Grady MBE is an English comedian, television presenter, actor, writer and radio DJ. He is best known for presenting the daytime chat television series, The Paul O'Grady Show and, more recently, Paul O'Grady Live, as well as his drag queen comedic alter ego, Lily Savage, as...

transferred from ITV to Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

. Ant & Dec were later decided upon as replacement hosts. David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff

David Michael Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch...

and Cheryl Cole

Cheryl Cole

Cheryl Ann Cole is an English pop and R&B recording artist, songwriter, dancer, actress and model. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality television show Popstars: The Rivals on ITV. The programme announced that Cole had won a place as a member of the girl group, Girls...

were originally lined up as judges, but both resigned before the programme was due to air, meaning Holden and Morgan were brought in as a replacements. Cowell later employed Cole as the replacement for Sharon Osbourne

Sharon Osbourne

Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne....

on the The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...

, as he felt she was better suited to the show. Hasselhoff later joined America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...

and replaced Cowell as judge in the fifth series of the UK version

Britain's Got Talent (series 5)

The fifth series of Britain's Got Talent began on 16 April 2011 and ended on 4 June 2011. The winner of the show was Jai McDowall, who received £100,000 and a place at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance. The show was hosted by Ant & Dec on ITV, while Stephen Mulhern presented Britain's Got More...

Semi-final summary

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

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

Semi-final 1

Order	Finished	Artist	Act	Buzzes and judges' choices
Order	Finished	Artist	Act	Cowell Simon Cowell Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...	Holden Amanda Holden Amanda Louise Holden is an English actress and presenter. Among her roles are Mia Bevan in Cutting It, Sarah Trevanion in Wild at Heart, and the title role in Thoroughly Modern Millie, for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award...	Morgan Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children....
1	Unknown	MD Productions	Dance Group	—	—	—
2	2nd (won judges' vote)	Damon Scott Damon Scott Damon Scott is a British male entertainer made famous for his appearance in the first series of the hit ITV variety talent show Britain's Got Talent...	Miming Puppet Act	X	✔	✔
3	Unknown	Mel’s Clever K9’S	Line Dancing Dog Act	X	X	X
4	3rd (lost judges' vote)	Dominic Smith	Singer	✔	—	—
5	Unknown	Luke & Charlotte	Dancing Couple	—	—	—
6	Unknown	Caroline Boyes	Solo Dancer	X	X	—
7	Unknown	The Free Runners	Aerobics Act	X	—	X
8	1st (won public vote)	Paul Potts Paul Potts Paul Robert Potts is an English pop opera tenor who won the first series of ITV's Britain's Got Talent in 2007, singing an operatic aria, "Nessun dorma" from Puccini's "Turandot". As a singer of operatic music, Potts recorded the album One Chance, which went to #1 in nine countries...	Opera singer

Semi-final 2

Order	Finished	Artist	Act	Buzzes and judges' choices
Order	Finished	Artist	Act	Cowell Simon Cowell Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...	Holden Amanda Holden Amanda Louise Holden is an English actress and presenter. Among her roles are Mia Bevan in Cutting It, Sarah Trevanion in Wild at Heart, and the title role in Thoroughly Modern Millie, for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award...	Morgan Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children....
1	2nd (won judges' vote)	Kombat Breakers	Dance group
2	Unknown	Victoria Armstrong	Angle Grinding	—	—	—
3	Unknown	Jack Reeve	Tap Dancer	X	—	—
4	Unknown	Jake Pratt	Singer/Comedian	X	—	—
5	Unknown	The Mini-Mezzos	Dance Group	—	—	X
6	Unknown	Crazeehorse	Acrobatic Act	—	—	—
7	3rd (lost judges' vote)	Craig Womersley	Baton Twirler	—	—
8	1st (won public vote)	Bessie Cursons Bessie Cursons Bessie Cursons is an English teen stage actress from Portsmouth, Hampshire, England who reached the final of the first series of the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent.-Early life:...	Musical theatre performer

Semi-final 3

Order	Finished	Artist	Act	Buzzes and judges' choices
Order	Finished	Artist	Act	Cowell Simon Cowell Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...	Holden Amanda Holden Amanda Louise Holden is an English actress and presenter. Among her roles are Mia Bevan in Cutting It, Sarah Trevanion in Wild at Heart, and the title role in Thoroughly Modern Millie, for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award...	Morgan Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children....
1	Unknown	Cheeky Bits	Dance Group	—	—	—
2	Unknown	Mike Garbutt	Comedian	—	—	—
3	Unknown	Doctor Gore	Alternative Magic/Comedy	X	X	X
4	3rd (lost judges' vote)	Tony Laf	Singer	—	—
5	Unknown	Scott Holtom	Solo Dancer	—	—	—
6	Unknown	Crew 82	Beat boxing group	X	—	—
7	2nd (won judges' vote)	The Bar Wizards The Bar Wizards The BarWizards are a British Flair bartending act. They first rose to fame when they were finalists in the first series of the British television talent show Britain's Got Talent in 2007, in which they lost to the eventual winner, singer Paul Potts...	Alternative Juggling			X
8	1st (won public vote)	Connie Talbot Connie Talbot Connie Talbot is an English child singer from Streetly, Aldridge, in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands. She rose to fame in 2007 when she reached the final of the television talent show Britain's Got Talent, where she was runner-up to Paul Potts...	Singer

Final

Order	Finished	Artist	Act
1	5th	Kombat Breakers	Dance group
2	3rd	Damon Scott Damon Scott Damon Scott is a British male entertainer made famous for his appearance in the first series of the hit ITV variety talent show Britain's Got Talent...	Miming Puppet Act
3	4th	Bessie Cursons Bessie Cursons Bessie Cursons is an English teen stage actress from Portsmouth, Hampshire, England who reached the final of the first series of the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent.-Early life:...	Musical Theatre Performer
4	6th	The Bar Wizards The Bar Wizards The BarWizards are a British Flair bartending act. They first rose to fame when they were finalists in the first series of the British television talent show Britain's Got Talent in 2007, in which they lost to the eventual winner, singer Paul Potts...	Alternative Juggling
5	2nd	Connie Talbot Connie Talbot Connie Talbot is an English child singer from Streetly, Aldridge, in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands. She rose to fame in 2007 when she reached the final of the television talent show Britain's Got Talent, where she was runner-up to Paul Potts...	Singer
6	1st	Paul Potts Paul Potts Paul Robert Potts is an English pop opera tenor who won the first series of ITV's Britain's Got Talent in 2007, singing an operatic aria, "Nessun dorma" from Puccini's "Turandot". As a singer of operatic music, Potts recorded the album One Chance, which went to #1 in nine countries...	Opera singer

Live show chart

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Paul Potts
Paul Robert Potts is an English pop opera tenor who won the first series of ITV's Britain's Got Talent in 2007, singing an operatic aria, "Nessun dorma" from Puccini's "Turandot". As a singer of operatic music, Potts recorded the album One Chance, which went to #1 in nine countries...

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Connie Talbot
Connie Talbot is an English child singer from Streetly, Aldridge, in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands. She rose to fame in 2007 when she reached the final of the television talent show Britain's Got Talent, where she was runner-up to Paul Potts...

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| style="text-align: center; background: white"|Damon Scott
Damon Scott
Damon Scott is a British male entertainer made famous for his appearance in the first series of the hit ITV variety talent show Britain's Got Talent...

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| style="text-align: center; background: white"|Bessie Cursons
Bessie Cursons
Bessie Cursons is an English teen stage actress from Portsmouth, Hampshire, England who reached the final of the first series of the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent.-Early life:...

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| style="text-align: center; background: white"|The Bar Wizards
The Bar Wizards
The BarWizards are a British Flair bartending act. They first rose to fame when they were finalists in the first series of the British television talent show Britain's Got Talent in 2007, in which they lost to the eventual winner, singer Paul Potts...

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Final 3
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Final 2
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| style="text-align: center; background: white"|Jack Reeve
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| style="text-align: center; background: white"|Jake Pratt
Jake Pratt
Jake Pratt, also known as Jakey P is an English teen actor and comedian. He entered the public eye when he appeared on the first series of the ITV1 television show Britain's Got Talent in June 2007 where he reached the semi-finals, where he lost out in a place in the grand final...

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| style="text-align: center; background: white"|The Mini Mezzos
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| style="text-align: center; background: white"|Victoria Armstrong
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Final 1
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| style="text-align: center; background: white"|Dominic Smith
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Ratings

Show	Date	Viewers	Share	Peak	Share
Auditions 1	9 June	5.20m	22.7%	—	—
Auditions 2	10 June	6.73m	28.0%	—	—
Auditions 3	11 June	7.28m	29.4%	7.3m	30.5%
Auditions 4	12 June	7.39m	29.3%	—	—
Auditions 5	13 June	7.51m	29.2%	7.9m	33.9%
Semi Final 1	14 June	8.36m	34.0%	8.9m	40.1%
Semi Final 2	15 June	9.28m	38.1%	—	—
Semi Final 3	16 June	9.29m	40.9%	—	—
Final Performances	17 June	11.58m	43.7%	13.5m	51.7%
Final Results	17 June	11.45m	44.7%	11.2m	48.4%

Overall	Viewers	Share	Source
Audition Shows	6.4m	28.0%	—
Live Shows	9.5m	40.0%	—
Series Average	8.0m	33.6%

Richard Bates

Series one contestant Richard Bates claimed he quit the show in 2007 after injuring himself in an accident with his electric organ, but in fact the Lancashire Police force had contacted producers to inform them that he was listed on the Sex Offenders Register following an unspecified offence committed in December 2005. Lancashire Police stated that they were worried the victim might see Bates on television. As a result, Richard Bates was disqualified.

Kit Kat Dolls

On 16 June 2007 (the last semi-final show of series one), drag act

Drag (clothing)

Drag is used for any clothing carrying symbolic significance but usually referring to the clothing associated with one gender role when worn by a person of another gender. The origin of the term "drag" is unknown, but it may have originated in Polari, a gay street argot in England in the early...

the Kit Kat Dolls were disqualified after the News of the World
News of the World
The News of the World was a national red top newspaper published in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011. It was at one time the biggest selling English language newspaper in the world, and at closure still had one of the highest English language circulations...

claimed that three of the members were prostitutes

Prostitution

Prostitution is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services is called a prostitute and the person who receives such services is known by a multitude of terms, including a "john". Prostitution is one of...

Doctor Gore

Also, Ofcom

Ofcom

Ofcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...

investigated 21 complaints made about Doctor Gore's rather gruesome magic act, and found the programme to be in breach of their broadcasting code.

Auditions

Auditions took place London, Cardiff

Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

, Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

and Manchester

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

. The contest was also deemed unfair, as the show did not hold any auditions in Scotland, despite the fact the show is called "Britain's" Got Talent. This has since been rectified, with the show holding auditions in Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

in all subsequent series so far.

External links

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