Britain's Got Talent is a British television show on ITV (also on TV3 in Ireland), and part of the Got Talent series. Presented by Ant & Dec, it is a search for Britain's next best talent act, featuring singers, dancers, comedians, variety acts, and other talents of all ages. Anyone who believed they have talent was encouraged to audition. The winner of both series received £100,000 and are given the opportunity to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of members of the Royal Family at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool. This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7, 1959) is an English artist-and-repertoire (A&R) executive and television personality/producer, best known as a judge on such TV shows as Pop Idol, American Idol, The X Factor, and Britains Got Talent. ... Anthony Ant McPartlin (born November 18, 1975) is one half of the acting and television presenting duo Ant & Dec alongside Declan Donnelly. ... Declan Joseph Oliver Dec Donnelly (born September 25, 1975) is one half of the acting and television presenting duo Ant & Dec alongside Ant McPartlin. ... Stephen David Mulhern (born 4 April 1977) is a British childrens TV presenter and entertainer. ... Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7, 1959) is an English artist-and-repertoire (A&R) executive and television personality/producer, best known as a judge on such TV shows as Pop Idol, American Idol, The X Factor, and Britains Got Talent. ... Amanda Louise Holden (born 16 February 1971) is an English actress, known for her work on British television. ... Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (born 30 March 1965 in Newick, East Sussex) is a former editor of British tabloid newspapers the News of the World (1994–1995) and the Daily Mirror (1995–2004). ... Simon Mary Cowell (born October 7, 1959) is an English artist and repertoire (A&R) executive for Sony BMG in the UK, but is best known as a judge on the television programs Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol and Britains Got Talent. ... talkbackTHAMES is a British television production company, a division of FremantleMedia (part of the RTL Group). ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... The 16:9 aspect ratio (also known as widescreen) is an aspect ratio that is 16/9 or 1. ... is the 160th day of the year (161st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Americas Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network. ... Australias Got Talent is an Australian television show which premiered on February 18, 2007 on Channel Seven at 6. ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... TV3 Ireland is the sole commercial terrestrial television channel in the Republic of Ireland. ... Ant & Dec is the name of a duo of British light entertainment television presenters, which consists of Novocastrians Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. ... GBP redirects here. ... For the record label, see Command Performance Records. ... Members of the Royal Family, during the lifetime of the late Queen Mother, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony. ... Liverpool Empire Theatre is located on Lime Street in Liverpool, England. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ...

The live finals are recorded at Fountain Studios in Wembley, which is the same studio as Britain's Got Talent's sister show, The X Factor. The Fountain Studios is an independently owned television studio located in Wembley, north-west London, close to Wembley Park underground station. ... Wembley, until 1965 a borough in its own right, forms the northern part of the London Borough of Brent. ... X Factor may refer to: X-Factor for the comic book superheroes owned and published by Marvel Comics The X Factor (album) for the 1995 album by Iron Maiden The X Factor (television series) for British singing talent search television series, also franchised to Australia ...

The show's secondary theme song is Requiem for a Dream which is used to create tension. Lux Aeterna (Latin, Lux Æterna: eternal light) is a composition by Clint Mansell, the theme song and leitmotif of Requiem for a Dream, and the penultimate piece in the Requiem for a Dream score. ...

The first series of the talent show premiered on 9 June 2007, and was broadcast daily with a live final on 17 June 2007, revealing Paul Potts as the first winner. The second series began on 12 April 2008. The final was aired on May 31, 2008, and was won by George Sampson. This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... is the 160th day of the year (161st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Paul Robert Potts (born 13 October 1970 in Bristol, England), from Port Talbot in South Wales, is a British tenor who in 2007 became the winner of the first series of ITVs Britains Got Talent, singing an operatic aria, Nessun Dorma from Turandot. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

Format

The series made its début soon after the conclusion of its U.S. counterpart, America's Got Talent, and is the creation of The X Factor creator and Pop Idol/American Idol judge Simon Cowell who has created a Got Talent series across the globe. On 12 February 2007 it was announced by ITV the judges would be Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan (who had also judged America's Got Talent), and Amanda Holden (a late replacement for Cheryl Cole^[1]). In a similar fashion to The X Factor, the show has an ITV2 counterpart called Britain's Got More Talent, presented by magician and former CITV presenter, Stephen Mulhern. Americas Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network. ... This article is about the British television series. ... For the most recent American Idol season, see American Idol (season 7). ... Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7, 1959) is an English artist-and-repertoire (A&R) executive and television personality/producer, best known as a judge on such TV shows as Pop Idol, American Idol, The X Factor, and Britains Got Talent. ... is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (born 30 March 1965 in Newick, East Sussex) is a former editor of British tabloid newspapers the News of the World (1994–1995) and the Daily Mirror (1995–2004). ... Amanda Louise Holden (born 16 February 1971) is an English actress, known for her work on British television. ... Cheryl Ann Cole (née Tweedy; born 30 June 1983) is an English singer and member of the girl group Girls Aloud. ... ITV2 is a 24 hour a day free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ... Britains Got Talent is a British television show on ITV (and also on TV3 in Ireland), and is presented by popular TV duo, Ant & Dec. ... This article is about ITVs childrens television brand. ... Stephen David Mulhern (born 4 April 1977) is a British childrens TV presenter and entertainer. ...

The show was originally planned to air much earlier (before America's Got Talent) and be presented by Paul O'Grady. However, after O'Grady's defection to ITV to Channel 4 for The Paul O'Grady Show, O'Grady refused to appear in another ITV show, so the series was put on hold after just one rehearsal show.^[2][3] Paul James OGrady (born 14 June 1955), is an English comedian and television personality of Irish descent. ... This article is about the British television station. ... The New Paul OGrady Show (formerly The Paul OGrady Show) is a British comedy chat show on Channel 4, formerly aired on ITV. The Channel 4 show is filmed at the BBC Television Centre in London. ...

The audition process is similar to The Gong Show but with the judges pressing buzzers instead of banging a gong. The buzzers can only be pressed once if the judge has seen enough, and when all three are pressed the act must stop. The auditions also include the added twist of having to perform in front of a studio audience alongside the judges. Once the act finishes or is stopped, judges express their opinions and decide whether they would like to see them in the semi-finals, with acts needing to receive a majority vote to go through. The audience is invited to express their views (often boos or cheers) which may have a positive or negative impact on a judge's decision, should the judge be unsure on whether to put the act through. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Semi finals and final

The semi-final and final shows are broadcast live, with a varying number of semi-finals, followed by the one live final split into two episodes over one night. In Series 1, eight acts performed in each semi-final, with the six most popular acts from all the semi-finals winning a position in the final. Unlike the American version, judges may still end a performance early with three 'X's. The judges are again asked to express their views on each act's performance.

After all eights acts have performed, phone lines open for a short time. After the votes are counted the act who polled the highest number of public votes was automatically placed in the final. The judges then choose between second and third most popular acts, with the winner of that vote gaining a place in the final. All other acts are then eliminated from the competition.

Paul Potts won series one, and George Sampson won series two. Paul Robert Potts (born 13 October 1970 in Bristol, England), from Port Talbot in South Wales, is a British tenor who in 2007 became the winner of the first series of ITVs Britains Got Talent, singing an operatic aria, Nessun Dorma from Turandot. ...

Series one

Results

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Series one ratings

Show 1 (Saturday, 9 June 2007 at 21:25) - 4.9 million (22.7% share)^[7]
Show 2 (Sunday, 10 June 2007 at 20:30) - 6.4 million (28% share)^[8]
Show 3 (Monday, 11 June 2007 at 21:00) - 6.9 million (29.4% share) - peak: 7.3m (30.5%)^[9]
Show 4 (Tuesday, 12 June 2007 at 21:00) - 6.8 million (29.3% share)^[10]
Show 5 (Wednesday, 13 June 2007 at 21:00) - 7.1 million (29.2% share) - peak: 7.9m (33.9%)^[11]
Show 6 - Semi Final 1 (Thursday, 14 June 2007 at 21:00) - 7.9 million (34% share) - peak: 8.9m (40.1%)^[12]
Show 7 - Semi Final 2 (Friday, 15 June 2007 at 21:00) - 8.9 million (38.1% share)^[13]
Show 8 - Semi Final 3 (Saturday, 16 June 2007 at 19:45) - 8.9 million (40.9% share)^[13]
Show 9 - Final: Performances (Sunday, 17 June 2007 at 20:00) - 11.0 million (43.7% share) - peak: 13.5m (51.7%)^[14]
Show 10 - Final: Results (Sunday, 17 June 2007 at 22:00) - 10.6 Million (44.7% share) - peak: 11.2m (48.4%) ^[14] is the 160th day of the year (161st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

The average ratings for series one is 8 million (33.6%).^[14]

The audition shows averaged 6.4m (28%) and the live shows averaged 9.5m (40%).

Controversy

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.^[4][5] Lancashire Police stated that they were worried the victim might see Bates on television. Lancashire Constabulary is the police force responsible for policing the county of Lancashire in the North West of England. ... In about the last ten years or so, many jurisdictions, especially in the United States, have passed laws requiring sex offenders, especially child sex offenders, upon conviction or subsequent release from prison, to register with the police where they live. ...

On 16 June 2007 (the last semi-final show of series one), drag act the Kit Kat Dolls were disqualified after the News of the World claimed three of the members were prostitutes.^[6] is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ...

Also, Ofcom investigated 21 complaints made about Doctor Gore's rather gruesome magic act, and found the programme to be in breach of their broadcasting code.^[15] Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ...

Series two

The second series began on a primetime slot at 19:45 on 12 April 2008, with hosts Ant & Dec and judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan returning. The remainder of the auditions continued on a regular Saturday night slot. The last of the audition episodes was televised on 17 May 2008 with the selection process for the live finals airing on 24 May. Once the semi-finals began they were shown daily, as in series one, over one week (from 26 May 2008 - 30 May 2008), with the live final on Saturday 31 May 2008. The show lasted for 90 minutes, with the grand final being split into two shows, 'The Final' and 'The Final Results'. is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Ant & Dec is the name of a duo of British light entertainment television presenters, which consists of Novocastrians Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. ... Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7, 1959) is an English artist-and-repertoire (A&R) executive and television personality/producer, best known as a judge on such TV shows as Pop Idol, American Idol, The X Factor, and Britains Got Talent. ... Amanda Louise Holden (born 16 February 1971) is an English actress, known for her work on British television. ... Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (born 30 March 1965 in Newick, East Sussex) is a former editor of British tabloid newspapers the News of the World (1994–1995) and the Daily Mirror (1995–2004). ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

There were five semi-finals this year, with eight acts in each. The format remained the same as last year: two acts will go through each night, the act that is top of the public vote and another will be selected by the judges from the next two highest voted acts. 10 acts competed in the live final.

Companion show Britain's Got More Talent, hosted by Stephen Mulhern also returned to ITV2 beginning at 22:05 on 12 April 2008. The show once again gave viewers a behind the scenes look at the production of the show with exclusive interviews with Simon, Piers and Amanda as they continued their search for the nations best performers. The show also featured unseen auditions, interviews with contestants and Ant and Dec learned more about each other in spoof feature 'Mr and Mr' (a parody of Mr and Mrs, which aired before Britain's Got Talent on ITV). Britains Got Talent is a British television show on ITV (and also on TV3 in Ireland), and is presented by popular TV duo, Ant & Dec. ... Stephen David Mulhern (born 4 April 1977) is a British childrens TV presenter and entertainer. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Mr. ...

During the week of the live finals, Britain's Got More Talent broadcasted directly after Britain's Got Talent finished. It featured past and present auditionees, interviews with the judges and the winning acts on the night, celebrity guests and performances from stars such as Four Poofs and a Piano, Chas and Dave and Chesney Hawkes. Four Poofs and a Piano are the house band on the BBC ONE show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, consisting of Stephen de Martin, Ian Parkin, David Roper, and David Wickenden. ... Chas & Dave are Cockney pop rock music artists, often billed as Chas n Dave. ... Chesney Lee Hawkes (born 22 September 1972), is an English pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. ...

Final acts

On 24 May 2008, the judges announced the 40 acts that have made it through to the live semi-finals.^[16] A total of 10 acts made the grand final on 31 May 2008.
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Results

• *Phil Blackmore received 3 buzzes but the third buzz (by Simon) happened slightly after the performance had finished, so therefore he wasn't buzzed off before completing the act.

• **Vizage were buzzed off prior to completion, however Simon pressed Amanda's buzzer.

Final Results

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Series two ratings

• Show 1 (Saturday, 12 April 2008 at 19:45) - 8.8 million (37.0% share) - peak: 9.8m (40.4%)^[18]
• Show 2 (Saturday, 19 April 2008 at 20:05) - 10.3 million (43.3% share) - peak: 10.6m (43.4%)^[19]
• Show 3 (Saturday, 26 April 2008 at 20:05) - 9.4 million (41.3% share) - peak: 9.8m (42.0%)^[20]
• Show 4 (Saturday, 3 May 2008 at 20:05) - 8.5 million (39.1% share) - peak: 8.8m (39.8%)^[21]
• Show 5 (Saturday, 10 May 2008 at 20:00) - 7.5 million (37.9% share) - peak: 8.5m (41.5%)^[22]
• Show 6 (Saturday, 17 May 2008 at 20:00) - 8.6 million (37.5% share) - peak: 9.6m (42.4%)^[23]
• Show 7 (Saturday, 24 May 2008 at 20:00) - 7.7 million (37.2% share) - peak: 8.2m (38.8%)^[24]
• Show 8 - Semi Final 1 (Monday, 26 May 2008 at 21:00) - 10.9 million (42.0% share) - peak: 12.2m^[25]
• Show 9 - Semi Final 2 (Tuesday, 27 May 2008 at 20:30) - 8.8 million (35.3% share) - peak: 9.6m (37.5%)^[26]
• Show 10 - Semi Final 3 (Wednesday, 28 May 2008 at 20:30) - 9.3 million (35.9% share) - peak: 10.1m (39.2%)^[27]
• Show 11 - Semi Final 4 (Thursday, 29 May 2008 at 20:30) - 9.7 million (41.9% share) - peak: 10.5m (44.5%)^[28]
• Show 12 - Semi Final 5 (Friday, 30 May 2008 at 21:00) - 11.4 million (50% share) - peak: 12.5m ^[29]
• Show 13 - Final: Performances (Saturday, 31 May 2008 at 18:50) - 11.0 million (51.1% share) - peak: 14.0m (62%)^[30]
• Show 14 - Final: Results (Saturday, 31 May 2008 at 21:30) - 13.1 million (55.1% share) - peak: 14.4m (60%)^[31]

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The audition shows averaged 8.7m (39%). The live shows are averaged 10.5m (43%).

The second series of Britain's Got Talent was a huge ratings success.^[32] The final results episode was the most watched programme of 2008. It was also the most watched episode of any talent show this century. The previous record was the Pop Idol 1 final, which had an official average of 13.34m.^[33] Furthermore, the final results episode was the most watched episode of any non-soap opera television show since 2004 (when I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! officially got 14.99m for its final).^[34] The moment when George Sampson was announced winner, in front of 14.4 million viewers, was the 2nd most watched moment of 2008.^[35] The most watched moment of 2008 was the penalty shootout in the Champions League final which attracted 14.6m viewers.^[36] This series of Britain's Got Talent had the highest series average out of any talent show this century with an overnight average of 9.6m viewers. The previous best talent series was Dancing on Ice 2006 which officially averaged 9.12m viewers. The final results episode was the 13th most watched programme of the 21st Century. Excluding sports, it was the 10th most watched programme of the 21st Century.^[37] This article is about the British television series. ... Im a Celebrity. ...

Controversy

Andrew Johnston

In a 18 April 2008 article by British newspaper the Daily Mail, the mother of young contestant Andrew Johnston admitted that their story had been "over-egged" and the truth in the reality is, they do not live in a stereotypical council estate - like he had claimed during a previous interview for the talent show. He pulled on even more heartstrings when he claimed he was bullied but in fact, the bullying he allegedly sustained was early on in his life, and it was not a recent and regular occurrence. The show's producers were accused of misleading the viewers and enhancing a "sob story".^[38] is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... The Daily Mail is a British newspaper, currently published in a tabloid format. ...

eScala

"Scala" (now eScala) also attracted attention from the press - the four members of the band are professional musicians who played for McFly as part of a large orchestra on their UK tour in 2006. They are signed to an entertainment agency, and were invited to audition for Britain's Got Talent by Simon Cowell after they played the X Factor wrap party in late 2007. An ITV1 spokesman refused claims this was unfair, stating "Scala went through the same application and audition process as everyone else. Britain's Got Talent is open to any performer be it professional or amateur, with any talent."^[39] Two of the four members of eScala were part of a similar five-piece classical group called Wild, who were signed to EMI and released an album with the label in 2005.^[40] The quartet were then required to change their name from Scala to eScala. According to a report published in the Daily Mirror. "Scala were forced to change their name because it belongs to a little-known female voice choir in Belgium. The girls changed to eScala after EMI threatened to sue, despite having used it for two years."^[41] For the characters of Back To The Future, see McFly family. ... Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7, 1959) is an English artist-and-repertoire (A&R) executive and television personality/producer, best known as a judge on such TV shows as Pop Idol, American Idol, The X Factor, and Britains Got Talent. ... The fourth series of The X Factor is currently being broadcast on ITV. The first episode was shown on 18 August 2007 and the series will run until 15 December 2007. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Alternate newspaper: The Daily Mirror (Australia) The Daily Mirror is a popular British tabloid daily newspaper. ... Scala & Kolacny Brothers is a Belgian girls choir, conducted by Stijn Kolacny and accompanied by Steven Kolacny on the piano. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ...

Faryl Smith

The Sunday Mirror and Digital Spy both reported that Simon Cowell arranged for free singing lessons to be delivered by leading vocal coach Yvie Burnett to 12-year old vocalist Faryl Smith. Burnett previously coached 2007 BGT winner Paul Potts and 2006 The X Factor winner Leona Lewis.^[42][43] The Daily Mirror is a British tabloid daily newspaper. ... Digital Spy (or DS as it is often known by its users) is a British media and entertainment website, noted for its extensive Big Brother coverage and forums. ... Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7, 1959) is an English artist-and-repertoire (A&R) executive and television personality/producer, best known as a judge on such TV shows as Pop Idol, American Idol, The X Factor, and Britains Got Talent. ... Paul Robert Potts (born 13 October 1970 in Bristol, England), from Port Talbot in South Wales, is a British tenor who in 2007 became the winner of the first series of ITVs Britains Got Talent, singing an operatic aria, Nessun Dorma from Turandot. ... X Factor may refer to: X-Factor for the comic book superheroes owned and published by Marvel Comics The X Factor (album) for the 1995 album by Iron Maiden The X Factor (television series) for British singing talent search television series, also franchised to Australia ... Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is a British singer and winner of the third series of The X Factor UK television talent show. ...

Voting

Britain's Got Talent bosses were accused of fixing the show by manipulating the viewers’ vote, by the fans. In all five semi-finals of series 2, the semi-finalist performing last won the public vote and made it through to the final. The same thing happened in the first series, with the last performer receiving the top acclaim, including in the final. Readers of the Daily Star say complaints have been flooding in, but bosses have denied all allegations. A spokeswoman for the hit TV show claimed that the pattern noticed by viewers was “nothing more than a coincidence”. She also added: "The judges have no say over the running order on the show."^[44][45] This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Series three (2009)

As announced at the end of Series 2, Britain's Got Talent will be returning in 2009. The 2009 panel of judges will consist of Amanda Holden, Piers Morgan, and Simon Cowell, with Ant and Dec hosting. Sister-show Britain's Got More Talent, with Stephen Mulhern will also return, as announced on the last episode. The application process is now open for the next series, due to start in early January/February. Amanda Louise Holden (born 16 February 1971) is an English actress, known for her work on British television. ... Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (born 30 March 1965 in Newick, East Sussex) is a former editor of British tabloid newspapers the News of the World (1994–1995) and the Daily Mirror (1995–2004). ... Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7, 1959) is an English artist-and-repertoire (A&R) executive and television personality/producer, best known as a judge on such TV shows as Pop Idol, American Idol, The X Factor, and Britains Got Talent. ... Ant (left) and Dec appearing in an ITV 1 ident. ... Stephen David Mulhern (born 4 April 1977) is a British childrens TV presenter and entertainer. ...

Live tour 2008

On 17 April 2008 it was announced there was to be a 13-date live tour, visiting the UK's major cities during the month of June, featuring the semi-finalists, the finalists and the winner from this current series, along with a few surprises. It has been confirmed that Stephen Mulhern will be hosting the tour, which starts on 6 June. None of the judging panel will be present, and there will be no live voting. The tour was later extended to 22 performances, including matinee's, after high demand for tickets. The tour stars all 10 finalists, as well as semi-finalists Tracy Lee Collins & Anya Sparks is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Stephen David Mulhern (born 4 April 1977) is a British childrens TV presenter and entertainer. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

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External links

• Britain's Got Talent at itv.com
• Britains Got Talent Number 1 Fan Club
• Britain's Got Talent - Official Sponsor's Site
• 'Paul Potts on the audition process'
• 'Andrew Johnston - Finalist 2008'
• Britain's Got Talent at UKgameshows.com