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The fourth 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...

was broadcast 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...

from 17 April 2010 to 5 June 2010. It was presented 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...

and won by gymnastic troupe Spelbound

Spelbound

Spelbound are a gymnastic troupe from the United Kingdom who rose to fame in 2010, winning the fourth series of Britain's Got Talent. The prize was £100,000 and the opportunity to appear at the 2010 Royal Variety Performance. They also performed in the Britain's Got Talent Live tour...

. Judges 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...

, 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....

and 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...

returned for the televised auditions on 18 January at the Clyde Auditorium

Clyde Auditorium

The Clyde Auditorium, familiarly known as "The Armadillo", is an iconic concert venue in Glasgow, Scotland. The building sits on the site of the now infilled Queen's Dock on the River Clyde, adjacent to the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre....

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...

, although this was Cowell's last year doing the auditions. Auditions were then held in Manchester at the Manchester Opera House

Manchester Opera House

The Opera House in Quay Street, Manchester, England is a 1,920 seater commercial touring theatre which plays host to touring musicals, ballet, concerts and a Christmas pantomime. It is the sister to the Palace Theatre which is a similar venue in nearby Oxford Street at its junction with Whitworth...

, 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...

's Wales Millennium Centre

Wales Millennium Centre

Wales Millennium Centre is an arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff, Wales. The site covers a total area of . Phase 1 of the building was opened during the weekend of the 26–28 November 2004 and phase 2 opened on 22 January 2009 with an inaugural concert...

, Newcastle's Journal Tyne Theatre

The Journal Tyne Theatre

The Journal Tyne Theatre is a theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is a Grade I listed building. According to its website, it is the world's oldest working Victorian theatre....

, Birmingham's Birmingham Hippodrome

Birmingham Hippodrome

The Birmingham Hippodrome is a theatre situated on Hurst Street in the Chinese Quarter of Birmingham, England.Although best known as the home stage of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, it also hosts a wide variety of other performances including visiting opera and ballet companies, touring West End...

and ended on 10 February at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London. Due to illness, Cowell was unable to attend the filming of the Birmingham auditions and Louis Walsh

Louis Walsh

Louis Walsh is an Irish music manager and judge on the British television talent show The X Factor.-Band manager:...

stood in for him at the last minute, the first time that Cowell has missed an audition show in his entire career. The next five shows were the live semi-finals, the live final and the live final results show. They were shown from 31 May to 5 June. This was Morgan's last series of Britain's Got Talent, as he left to host his new show Piers Morgan Tonight
Piers Morgan Tonight
Piers Morgan Tonight is a talk show on CNN, hosted by Piers Morgan. The show premiered on January 17, 2011 and filled the former Larry King Live timeslot. The theme music is written by Anthony James, composer and CEO of British company Music Candy, and his writing partner Yiorgos Bellapaisiotis,...

in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Auditions

The producer audition process took place throughout October, November and December 2009. Contestants gathered in each city to do a preliminary audition. Any successful acts were then invited to a second audition (which viewers see as the "first") during January and February 2010. The Birmingham auditions gained notable press attention as Louis Walsh

Louis Walsh

Louis Walsh is an Irish music manager and judge on the British television talent show The X Factor.-Band manager:...

replaced Simon Cowell on the judging panel as Cowell fell ill, the first time in Cowell's career that he had to miss an audition show. The 6th Audition Episode that was due to be broadcast on 22 May was pushed back to 23 May due to the Champions League Final

2010 UEFA Champions League Final

The 2010 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home of Real Madrid, on Saturday, 22 May 2010, to determine the winners of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League. It was the first Champions League final to be played on a Saturday, rather than the...

being played on that day (the 22nd). Auditions were held in London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

, Cardiff

Cardiff

, 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...

, 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...

, 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 Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

. This is the first year that Britain's Got Talent auditions were held in Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

, as they cancelled Britain's Got Talent Series 3's at the last minute.

Semi-finalists

On 29 May, the 40 semi-finalists selected from the almost 200 successful auditions in the First round call-backs were revealed.

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

Name / name of act	Genre	Act	From
A3	Dancing	Brothers dancing trio	Swansea Swansea Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands... , South Wales South Wales South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
Alesia Vazmitsel	Gymnastics	Pole dancer	East London; originally from Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
Chloe Hickinbottom	Singing	Singer	Walsall Walsall Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation and part of the Black Country.Walsall is the administrative... , West Midlands West Midlands (county) The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
Christopher Stone	Singing	Singer	Harrogate Harrogate Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England. The town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters, RHS Harlow Carr gardens, and Betty's Tea Rooms. From the town one can explore the nearby Yorkshire Dales national park. Harrogate originated in the 17th... , North Yorkshire North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
Connected	Singing	Boyband	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...
Dance Flavourz	Dancing	Samba Samba Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival... & Bollywood Bollywood Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing... dance act
Emile Harris	Singing	Singer-songwriter	Caldicot Caldicot, Monmouthshire Caldicot is a small town in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales, located between Chepstow and Newport, just off the busy M4 / M48 motorway corridor. The site adjoins the Caldicot Levels, on the north side of the Severn estuary. Caldicot has easy access by motorway and rail to Cardiff, and across the... , Monmouthshire Monmouthshire Monmouthshire is a county in south east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire which covered a much larger area. The largest town is Abergavenny. There are many castles in Monmouthshire .-Historic county:...
Father and Son	Singing	Father and son singing duo	Bolton Bolton Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the... , Greater Manchester Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
Ice	Dancing	Street dancers	Rotherham Rotherham Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, at its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham, at from Sheffield City Centre, is surrounded by several smaller settlements, which together form the wider Metropolitan Borough of... , South Yorkshire South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
Janey Cutler	Singing	Singer	Wishaw Wishaw Wishaw is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles south-east of Glasgow....
Jimmy Forde	Dancing	Leprachaun act	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... ; originally from County Mayo County Mayo County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552... , Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
Josh Barry	Singing	Singer	London
Kev Orkian Kev Orkian Kev Orkian is a British-Armenian musician, comedian and actor born in London to Armenian parents. He has performed around the world from New York, Los Angeles and Toronto to Dubai, Oman and Australia...	Entertainer/Music	Comedic singer impersonator	North London North London North London is the northern part of London, England. It is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it includes districts located north of the River Thames and is used in comparison with South...
Kevin Cruise	Entertainer	Ferry entertainment act	Glastonbury Glastonbury Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,784 in the 2001 census... , Somerset Somerset The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
Kieran Gaffney	Music	Drummer	Kent Kent Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
Liam McNally	Singing	Singer	New Moston New Moston New Moston is a district of the city of Manchester, in North West England. It lies in the north east corner of Manchester around five miles from Manchester city centre.In New Moston over half of the homes are privately owned.... , Greater Manchester Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
Mark James	Singing	Half & half drag singer	Barnoldswick Barnoldswick Barnoldswick is a town and civil parish within the West Craven area of the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town is built in the shadow of Weets Hill, and Stock Beck, a... , Lancashire Lancashire Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
Maxxie Oliver	Performer	Drag act	London
Michael Fayombo Jnr and Snr	Dancing	Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records... dance performers	Hounslow Hounslow Hounslow is the principal town in the London Borough of Hounslow. It is a suburban development situated 10.6 miles west south-west of Charing Cross. It forms a post town in the TW postcode area.-Etymology:... , west London
Myztikal	Singing / dancing	Vocal Streetdance troupe	London
Neil Fullard	Singing	Singer
Olivia Archbold	Singing	Singer	Newton-le-Willows Newton-le-Willows Newton-le-Willows is a small market town within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it is situated about midway between the cities of Manchester and Liverpool, to the east of St Helens, to the north of Warrington and to the south of... , Merseyside Merseyside Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
Paul Burling Paul Burling Paul Burling is a British impressionist. A veteran of show business for 25 years, having worked in voiceover, radio and pantomime, he rose to national attention as a finalist of the fourth series of Britain's Got Talent...	Comedy	Impressionist/Impersonator	Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
Peridot	Dancing	Street dancers	London
Philip Grimmer	Dancing	Drag dancer	Essex Essex Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
Ruby Girls	Dancing	Dance group
Sean Sheehan	Performing / singing	Wood chopping Wood chopping Woodchop or wood chopping is a sport that has been around for hundreds of years in several cultures. In wood chopping competitions, skilled contestants attempt to be the first to cut or saw through a log or other block of wood... and singing	Anglesey Anglesey Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
Spelbound Spelbound Spelbound are a gymnastic troupe from the United Kingdom who rose to fame in 2010, winning the fourth series of Britain's Got Talent. The prize was £100,000 and the opportunity to appear at the 2010 Royal Variety Performance. They also performed in the Britain's Got Talent Live tour...	Gymnastics	Acrobatic Gymnastics	Ashford Ashford, Surrey Ashford is a town almost entirely in the Surrey borough of Spelthorne in England, with a small part falling within Greater London. It is a suburban development situated 15 miles west south-west of Charing Cross in London and forms part of the London commuter belt... , Surrey Surrey Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
Starburst	Dancing	Dance troupe	Barry, Wales Barry, Wales Barry is a town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. Located along the northern coast of the Bristol Channel less than south-southwest of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, Barry is a seaside resort, with attractions including several beaches and the Barry Island Pleasure Park...
Stevie Starr Stevie Starr Stevie Starr is a performance artist who refers to himself as a professional regurgitator. His act consists of swallowing various items and regurgitating them. He has never described exactly how this is done, and the implausibility of some of his regurgitations have led some to believe that he is...	Performer	Professional regurgitator Professional regurgitator A professional regurgitator is an entertainer whose act consists of swallowing and regurgitating various unusual objects. The objects may consist of anything from live animals , to light bulbs, billiard balls and kerosene .Some magicians perform regurgitation as part of their act , but professional...	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...
Taboo	Dancing	Street dancers	Gravesend Gravesend, Kent Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. It is the administrative town of the Borough of Gravesham and, because of its geographical position, has always had an important role to play in the history and communications of this part of... , Kent Kent Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
Team Shaolin	Dancing	Martial arts troupe	Camden London Borough of Camden In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough were already developed and had a total population of 96,795. This continued to rise swiftly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 270,197 in the middle of the century... , London
The Arrangement	Music	Classical comedy music band	Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
The Chippendoubles	Variety act	Impersonator dancers
The Fusion	Dancing	Dance troupe	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...
Three Bee	Dancing	Bollywood dance troupe	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...
Tina and Chandi	Animals	Dog dancing	Shrewsbury, Shropshire Shrewsbury Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
Tobias Mead	Dancing	Dancer	Warminster Warminster Warminster is a town in western Wiltshire, England, by-passed by the A36, and near Frome and Westbury. It has a population of about 17,000. The River Were runs through the town and can be seen running through the middle of the town park. The Minster Church of St Denys sits on the River Were... , Wiltshire Wiltshire Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
Twist and Pulse	Dancing	Dancing duo	Thamesmead Thamesmead Thamesmead is a district of south-east London, England, located in the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley. It is situated east of Charing Cross.... , South London South London South London is the southern part of London, England, United Kingdom.According to the 2011 official Boundary Commission for England definition, South London includes the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and...
Tyler Patterson	Dancing	Street dancer

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
1	6th - 1.7%	Threebee	Bollywood dance troupe
2	3rd - 11.3% (lost judges' vote)	Olivia Archbold	Singer
3	7th - 1.5%	Kevin Cruise	Entertainer	X
4	4th - 6.4%	Stevie Starr Stevie Starr Stevie Starr is a performance artist who refers to himself as a professional regurgitator. His act consists of swallowing various items and regurgitating them. He has never described exactly how this is done, and the implausibility of some of his regurgitations have led some to believe that he is...	Regurgitator
5	2nd - 14.3% (won judges' vote)	Tobias Mead	Dancer
6	8th - 0.7%	Sean Sheehan	Kindling cutter	X	X
7	5th - 1.7%	Josh Barry	Singer
8	1st - 62.4%	Spelbound Spelbound Spelbound are a gymnastic troupe from the United Kingdom who rose to fame in 2010, winning the fourth series of Britain's Got Talent. The prize was £100,000 and the opportunity to appear at the 2010 Royal Variety Performance. They also performed in the Britain's Got Talent Live tour...	Gymnasts

Special guest: Diversity

Diversity (dance troupe)

Diversity are an English street dance troupe based in London. They are best known for winning the third series of Britain's Got Talent, famously beating Susan Boyle in the live final. They also won the Families United Positive Role Models at the Spirit of London Awards. The group, initially known...

Semi-final 2

Order	Finished	Artist	Act	Buzzes and judges' choices
Order	Finished	Artist	Act
1	4th - 3.4%	Taboo	Dance troupe
2	2nd - 17.2% (lost judges' vote)	Neil Fullard	Singer
3	8th - 1.0%	Ruby Girls	Dance troupe
4	3rd - 15.3% (won judges' vote)	Connected	Boy band
5	6th - 1.4%	Kev Orkian Kev Orkian Kev Orkian is a British-Armenian musician, comedian and actor born in London to Armenian parents. He has performed around the world from New York, Los Angeles and Toronto to Dubai, Oman and Australia...	Pianist/Impersonator	X	X
6	5th - 2.5%	Michael Fayombo Jnr and Snr	Dance impersonators
7	1st - 58.1%	Tina and Chandi	Dancing dog act
8	7th - 1.1%	Maxxie Oliver	Drag act	X

Special guest: Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys

Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...

- "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart

Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart

"Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" is a song performed by American recording artist Alicia Keys. It was released as the second single from her fourth studio album, The Element of Freedom . The ballad has been hailed by many music critics as the best track from the album. It marks a departure in...

Semi-final 3

Order	Finished	Artist	Act
Order	Finished	Artist	Act
1	6th - 3.5%	Starburst	Dance troupe
2	5th - 6.2%	Chloe Hickinbottom	Singer
3	8th - 0.4%	Philip Grimmer	Drag dancer
4	1st - 36.4%	Paul Burling Paul Burling Paul Burling is a British impressionist. A veteran of show business for 25 years, having worked in voiceover, radio and pantomime, he rose to national attention as a finalist of the fourth series of Britain's Got Talent...	Impressionist/Impersonator
5	4th - 7.8%	The Arrangement	Classical/Pop Comedy Band
6	7th - 1.7%	Jimmy Forde	Irish Dancer
7	2nd - 33.0% (won judges' vote)	Christopher Stone	Singer
8	3rd - 11.0% (lost judges' vote)	Peridot	Street dance troupe

Special guest: Pixie Lott

Pixie Lott

Victoria Louise "Pixie" Lott is an English singer-songwriter, dancer and actress. Her debut single "Mama Do" was released in June 2009 and went straight to number one in the UK Singles Chart. Her second single "Boys and Girls", also topped the UK charts in September 2009. Her debut album Turn It...

- "Turn It Up

Turn It Up (Pixie Lott song)

"Turn It Up" is a song by English recording artist Pixie Lott from her debut album, Turn It Up. Written by Lott, Ruth-Anne Cunningham, Jonas Jeberg and Mich Hansen, the track was released as the album's fifth single on 7 June 2010. The song was given a new remix for the single version, adding echo...

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Note: This was the first semi-final in which there were no buzzers.

Semi-final 4

Order	Finished	Artist	Act	Buzzes and judges' choices
Order	Finished	Artist	Act
1	5th - 1.7%	Ice	Dance troupe
2	4th - 6.3%	Tyler Patterson	Street dancer
3	8th - 0.6%	Emile Harris	Singer/songwriter		X	X
4	2nd - 37.4% (won judges' vote)	Twist and Pulse	Dancers
5	7th - 0.8%	Team Shaolin	Martial arts troupe
6	6th - 0.9%	Mark James	Half & half drag act	X
7	3rd - 9.4% (lost judges' vote)	The Fusion	Dance troupe
8	1st - 42.9%	Janey Cutler	Singer

Special guest: Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....

- "Can't Be Tamed

Can't Be Tamed (song)

"Can't Be Tamed" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus. The song was co-written by Cyrus, Antonina Armato, Tim James, Paul Neumann, and Marek Pompetzki and produced by Armato and James, though it was primarily written by Cyrus. It was released on May 18, 2010 by Hollywood...

Semi-final 5

Order	Finished	Artist	Act	Buzzes and judges' choices
Order	Finished	Artist	Act
1	8th - 2.2%	The Chippendoubles	Impersonators	X	X
2	2nd - 21.0% (won judges' vote)	Liam McNally	Boy soprano
3	4th - 5.3%	Alesia Vazmitsel	Pole dancer
4	5th - 4.4%	Myztikal	Musical dance troupe
5	6th - 3.4%	Dance Flavourz	Carnival dance troupe
6	7th - 2.4%	Father and Son	Singers	X
7	3rd - 12.1% (lost judges' vote)	A3	Dancers
8	1st - 49.2%	Kieran Gaffney	Drummer

Special guest: JLS

JLS

- Music :* JLS, an English boyband** JLS , debut album by JLS* JLS a Spanish Rock band based in Zaragoza , Spain formed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by lead Leo Susana.- Organizations :...

- "The Club Is Alive

The Club Is Alive

"The Club Is Alive" is a song by English boyband JLS. It was released in the United Kingdom on 2 July 2010 as the lead single from their second studio album, Outta This World.-Background:...

Final

Key	Winner	Runner-up	3rd place

Performance Order	Percentage of votes	Artist	Genre	Act
1	12.4%	Twist and Pulse	Dancing	Dancers
2	3%	Liam McNally	Singing	Boy soprano
3	8.7%	Paul Burling Paul Burling Paul Burling is a British impressionist. A veteran of show business for 25 years, having worked in voiceover, radio and pantomime, he rose to national attention as a finalist of the fourth series of Britain's Got Talent...	Comedy	Impressionist
4	5.1%	Christopher Stone	Singing	Singer
5	9%	Tina and Chandi	Animals	Dancing dog act
6	4.8%	Connected	Singing	Boy band
7	9.6%	Kieran Gaffney	Musician	Drummer
8	6.9%	Tobias Mead	Dancing	Dancer/Body Popping
9	3.6%	Janey Cutler	Singing	Singer
10	36.9%	Spelbound Spelbound Spelbound are a gymnastic troupe from the United Kingdom who rose to fame in 2010, winning the fourth series of Britain's Got Talent. The prize was £100,000 and the opportunity to appear at the 2010 Royal Variety Performance. They also performed in the Britain's Got Talent Live tour...	Gymnastics	Acrobatic Gymnasts

Special guests: Usher

Usher (entertainer)

Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...

- "OMG

OMG (song)

"OMG" is a song by American recording artist Usher. The song features will.i.am, who also wrote and produced the song. It uses the auto-tune effect in several lines, as well as Jock Jams-esque sports arena chanting. It was released on March 22, 2010 as the first worldwide single off his sixth...

"; Dizzee Rascal

Dizzee Rascal

Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...

& James Corden

James Corden

James Kimberley Corden is an English actor, television writer, producer and presenter. He is co-creator and star of BBC comedy shows Gavin & Stacey and Horne & Corden, and acted in the 2009 film Lesbian Vampire Killers....

- "Shout

Shout (Tears for Fears song)

"Shout" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears.Written by Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley and sung by Orzabal , it was the band's eighth single release and sixth UK Top 40 hit, peaking at #4 in January 1985...

Live show chart

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Spelbound

Paul Burling

Paul Burling is a British impressionist. A veteran of show business for 25 years, having worked in voiceover, radio and pantomime, he rose to national attention as a finalist of the fourth series of Britain's Got Talent...

Stevie Starr

Stevie Starr is a performance artist who refers to himself as a professional regurgitator. His act consists of swallowing various items and regurgitating them. He has never described exactly how this is done, and the implausibility of some of his regurgitations have led some to believe that he is...

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Ratings

Show	Date	Overnight rating	Share	Official rating
Auditions 1	17 April	10.6m	44.0%	11.87m
Auditions 2	24 April	10.5m	45.7%	11.45m
Auditions 3	1 May	10.3m	43.9%	11.72m
Auditions 4	8 May	10.9m	44.1%	11.87m
Auditions 5	15 May	9.7m	43.8%	10.61m
Auditions 6	22 May	9.4m	42.8%	10.38m
Auditions 7	29 May	9.7m	40.3%	10.40m
Semi Final 1	31 May	10.7m	43.1%	11.22m
Semi Final 1 Results	31 May	10.3m	40.3%	10.69m
Semi Final 2	1 June	10.3m	41.5%	10.64m
Semi Final 2 Results	1 June	10.0m	39.0%	10.23m
Semi Final 3	2 June	10.0m	45.6%	10.43m
Semi Final 3 Results	2 June	8.5m	34.2%	8.78m
Semi Final 4	3 June	9.4m	44.3%	9.91m
Semi Final 4 Results	3 June	9.4m	40.6%	9.87m
Semi Final 5	4 June	9.3m	46.3%	9.67m
Semi Final 5 Results	4 June	8.8m	39.4%	9.18m
The Final	5 June	12.3m	54.6%	12.83m
Series average	2010	10.0m	43.0%	11.05m
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Death of Janey Cutler

Janey Cutler was found dead in her home on 24 August 2011. She was 82 years old. The singing grandmother impressed judges with her performances of Edith Piaf

Édith Piaf

Édith Piaf , born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer and cultural icon who became widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer. Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads...

's "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien". Cutler finished the ninth live final, won by dance group Spelbound

Spelbound

. Despite fears for her health at the time, she went on to perform on the Britain's Got Talent Live Tour. Her son Drew told the Daily Record: "Mum was the light of our lives ... [W]e were all devastated because we weren't expecting it. She was always very happy and healthy and very rarely got ill." Cutler is survived by 7 children, 13 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

External links

Britain's Got Talent at itv.com
Itv.com
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(2010 archive)

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