Britain's Got Talent series 10

The tenth series of the British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, from 9 April to 28 May 2016.^[1][2] To celebrate ten series of the show, the final featured a special performance entitled "Best of Britain’s Got Talent", which featured several participants who had appeared on the show during the previous nine series, including Ashleigh and Pudsey, Attraction, Diversity, Jon Clegg, Stavros Flatley, Collabro and Spelbound. It was the last series to have its live episodes broadcast at The Fountain Studios before the site's closure that year.

Britain's Got Talent
Series 10
Presented by	Ant & Dec (ITV) Stephen Mulhern (ITV2)
Judges	David Walliams Alesha Dixon Amanda Holden Simon Cowell Kathleen Williams (guest)
Winner	Richard Jones
Runner-up	Wayne Woodward
Release
Original network	ITV ITV2 (BGMT)
Original release	9 April (2016-04-09) – 28 May 2016 (2016-05-28)
Series chronology
List of episodes

Judges and Presenter(s) for Britain's Got Talent Series 10

David Walliams

Alesha Dixon

Amanda Holden

Simon Cowell

Ant & Dec(ITV1)

Stephen Mulhern(ITV2)

The tenth series was won by magician Richard Jones,^[3] with jazz singer Wayne Woodward finishing in second place and dance troupe Boogie Storm third. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 9.5 million viewers. Although the main programme faced no major incidents, its companion show Britain's Got More Talent caused controversy for incorporating a segment that was later criticised by Simon Cowell.

Series overview

Following open auditions held between October and December 2015,^[4][5] including an additional one on 10 January 2016,^[6] the Judges' auditions took place between January and February 2016, within Liverpool, Birmingham, and London.^[7] There were no major incidents amongst the judging panel that forced them to be absent, although Simon Cowell arrived late for the London auditions on 23 January - David Walliams's mother, Kathleen Williams, who was attending these, stood in for him for a number of auditions until he arrived.^[8]

Of the participants that took part, only forty-five made it into the five live semi-finals - of these acts, singer Beau Dermott,^[9][10] gospel choir 100 Voices of Gospel,^[11][12] singer Jasmine Elcock,^[13][14] singing duo Anne & Ian Marshall,^[15][16] and dance troupe Boogie Storm,^[17][18] each received a golden buzzer during their auditions - with nine appearing in each one, and twelve of these acts making it into the live final; the Judges' Wildcard was dancing duo Shannon & Peter, who lost the Judges' vote in the second semi-final, while the Public Wildcard was dog act Trip Hazard, who lost the Judges' vote in the final semi-final.

Unlike previous series, where the top 3 in each semi final was announced in no particular order, the contestants were announced in order of how many public votes they received, starting from last place, and working up to 4th place, leaving the top 3.

The below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this series:

  Winner |   Runner-up |   Finalist |   Semi-finalist

Judges' Wildcard Finalist | Public Wildcard Finalist | Golden Buzzer Audition

Participant	Age(s) 1	Genre	Act	Semi-final	Result
100 Voices of Gospel	21-52	Singing	Gospel Choir	1	Finalist
Alex Magala 3	26	Danger	Sword Swallower	2	Finalist
Ana & Fia Almanda	18 & 42	Singing	Singing Duo	5	Eliminated
Anne & Ian Marshall	61 & 65	Singing	Singing Duo	2	Eliminated
Another Kind of Blue	23–40	Dance	Projection Dance Group	2	Eliminated
Balance Unity	17	Dance	Breakdancer	4	Finalist
Beau Dermott	12	Singing	Musical Theatre Singer	4	Finalist
Ben Blaque	37	Danger	Crossbow Performer	1	Eliminated
Bespoke Candi	20–28	Dance / Danger	Fire Dance Group	4	Eliminated
Bollywest Fusion	18–32	Dance	Bollywood & Hip Hop Dance Group	4	Eliminated
Boogie Storm	17–24	Dance	Dance Group	3	Third Place
Chloe Fenton	10	Dance	Dancer	5	Eliminated
Christian Lee	45	Comedy / Magic	Comic Magician	4	Eliminated
Craig Ball	24	Singing / Comedy	Singing Impressionist	5	Finalist
Danny Beard	23	Singing	Drag Singer	4	Eliminated
Darren Altman	42	Comedy	Impressionist	1	Eliminated
Elite Squad Royalz	8-13	Dance	Dance Group	5	Eliminated
Flying Bebop	29–32	Dance	Drone Interactive Dancer	3	Eliminated
Jack Higgins	14	Dance	Contemporary Dancer	3	Eliminated
Jasmine Elcock	14	Singing	Singer	5	Finalist
Josh Curnow	26	Singing / Music	Singer & Pianist	3	Eliminated
Kathleen Jenkins	25	Singing	Singer	1	Eliminated
Khronos Agoria	16–19	Dance	Contemporary Dance Group	3	Eliminated
Mel & Jamie	45 & 16	Singing	Singing Duo	1	Finalist
Morgan Connie Smith	16	Singing	Singer	3	Eliminated
Mythical PSM	17–18	Dance	Dance Trio	2	Eliminated
Presentation School Choir	14–18	Singing	Choir	5	Eliminated
Rachael Wooding	37	Singing	Singer	2	Eliminated
Richard Bayton	29	Singing	Singer	1	Eliminated
Richard Jones	25	Magic	Close Up Magician	3	Winner
Shannon & Peter	46 & 50	Dance	Ballet Dance Duo	2	Finalist
Spartans Resurrection	13–23	Acrobatics	Acrobatic Group	1	Eliminated
The Collaborative Orchestra & Singers	33	Singing / Music	Choir & Orchestra	4	Eliminated
The Deep Space Deviants	46	Singing	Singer	5	Eliminated
The Garnett Family	17–46	Singing	Vocal Group	2	Eliminated
Togni Brothers	19 & 20	Acrobatics	Acrobatic Duo	5	Eliminated
Total TXS	16–19	Dance	Street Dance Group	1	Eliminated
Trip Hazard	30	Animals	Dog Act	5	Finalist
Tumar KR	19–25	Dance	Hip Hop Dance Group	4	Eliminated
Vadik & The Bear	35	Dance	Entertainer	3	Eliminated
Vitaly Voronko	25	Singing / Music	Singer & Accordionist	2	Eliminated
Vox Fortura	29–37	Singing	Opera Vocal Group	4	Eliminated
Wayne Woodward	20	Singing	Jazz Singer	2	Runner-Up
Ystrad Fawr Dancers	14–17	Dance	Ballroom Dance Group	1	Eliminated
Zyrah Rose	25–28	Singing	Vocal Group	3	Eliminated

• ^1 Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this series.
• ^2 Locations denote where members from each respective group came from.
• ^3 For health & safety reason, the nature of Alex Magala's performance required these to be pre-recorded as a precaution in the live rounds.^[19][20]
• ^4 Locations for members of each respective
• group, or the group as a whole, were not disclosed during their time on the programme.

Semi-finals summary

Buzzed out | Judges' vote |   Won the public vote

  Won the judges' vote |   Lost the judges' vote |   Eliminated

Semi-final 1 (22 May)

• Guest performance: Cast of Motown: The Musical ("I Want You Back"/"The Love You Save"/"Get Ready"/"Dancing in the Street")^[21]

Semi-Finalist [22]	Order	Buzzes and Judges' Votes				Finished [23][24]
		Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Walliams
Richard Bayton	1					8th - Eliminated
Spartans Resurrection	2					6th - Eliminated
Kathleen Jenkins	3					3rd (Judges' vote tied - Lost on Public vote)
Total TXS	4					5th - Eliminated
Ben Blaque	5					7th - Eliminated
Ystrad Fawr Dancers	6					9th - Eliminated
Mel & Jamie	7					2nd (Judges' vote tied - Won on Public vote)
Darren Altman	8					4th - Eliminated
100 Voices of Gospel	9					1st (Won Public vote)

Semi-final 2 (23 May)

• Guest performance: OneRepublic ("Wherever I Go")^[21]

Semi-Finalist [25]	Order	Buzzes and Judges' Votes				Finished [23][26]
		Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Walliams
Anne & Ian Marshall	1					8th - Eliminated
Wayne Woodward	2					1st (Won Public vote)
Mythical PSM	3					7th - Eliminated
The Garnett Family	4					6th - Eliminated
Vitaly Voronko	5					9th - Eliminated
Rachael Wooding	6					4th - Eliminated
Another Kind of Blue	7					5th - Eliminated
Alex Magala	8					3rd (Won Judges' vote)
Shannon & Peter 5	9					2nd (Lost Judges' vote)

• ^5 Shannon & Peter were later sent through to the final as the judges' wildcard.

Semi-final 3 (24 May)

• Guest performance: Nick Jonas ("Jealous"/"Close")^[21]

Semi-Finalist [27]	Order	Buzzes and Judges' Votes				Finished [23][28]
		Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Walliams
Khronos Agoria	1					7th - Eliminated
Zyrah Rose	2					8th - Eliminated
Josh Curnow	3					4th - Eliminated
Vadik & The Bear	4					6th - Eliminated
Flying Bebop 6	5					9th - Eliminated
Morgan Connie Smith	6					5th - Eliminated
Boogie Storm	7					2nd (Judges' vote tied - Won on Public vote)
Richard Jones	8					1st (Won Public vote)
Jack Higgins	9					3rd (Judges' vote tied - Lost on Public vote)

• ^6 For technical reasons, Flying Bebop's performance had to be pre-recorded before the semi-final.^[29]

Semi-final 4 (25 May)

• Guest performance: Jules, Matisse & Friends^[30]

Semi-Finalist [31]	Order	Buzzes and Judges' Votes				Finished [23][32]
		Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Walliams
Bollywest Fusion	1					8th - Eliminated
The Collaborative Orchestra & Singers	2					5th - Eliminated
Bespoke Candi	3		7		7	9th - Eliminated
Vox Fortura	4					4th - Eliminated
Balance Unity	5	8				3rd (Won Judges' vote)
Danny Beard	6					7th - Eliminated
Christian Lee	7					6th - Eliminated
Tumar KR	8					2nd (Lost Judges' vote)
Beau Dermott	9					1st (Won Public vote)

• ^7 Dixon pressed Walliams and Holden's buzzers during Bespoke Candi's performance.
• ^8 Cowell did not cast his vote, due to the majority support for Balance Unity from the other judges, but admitted his voting intention would have been for them.

Semi-final 5 (26 May)

• Guest performance: Fifth Harmony ("Work From Home")^[21]

Semi-Finalist [33]	Order	Buzzes and Judges' Votes				Finished [23][34]
		Cowell	Holden	Dixon	Walliams
Elite Squad Royalz	1					6th - Eliminated
Ana & Fia Almanda	2					8th - Eliminated
The Deep Space Deviants	3					9th - Eliminated
Jasmine Elcock	4					2nd (Won Judges' vote)
Trip Hazard 8	5					3rd (Lost Judges' vote)
Togni Brothers	6					5th - Eliminated
Craig Ball	7					1st (Won Public vote)
Chloe Fenton	8					7th - Eliminated
Presentation School Choir	9					4th - Eliminated

• ^8 Trip Hazard were later sent through to the final as the public's wildcard.

Final (28 May)

• Guest performances: Katherine Jenkins ("Rule, Britannia!") Clean Bandit & Louisa Johnson ("Tears")^[35] Jamie Raven, Attraction, Diversity, Ashleigh and Pudsey, Kieran Gaffney, George Sampson, Old Men Grooving, Jon Clegg, Stavros Flatley, Collabro and Spelbound

  Winner |   Runner-up

Finalist [36][37]	Order	Finished [23][38]
Balance Unity	1	10th
Richard Jones	2	1st
100 Voices of Gospel	3	8th
Alex Magala	4	9th
Mel & Jamie	5	12th
Shannon & Peter	6	11th
Jasmine Elcock	7	4th
Trip Hazard	8	7th
Beau Dermott	9	5th
Craig Ball	10	6th
Boogie Storm	11	3rd
Wayne Woodward	12	2nd

Ratings

Main article: List of Britain's Got Talent episodes

Episode	Air date	Total viewers (millions) [39]	ITV Weekly rank [39]
Auditions 1	9 April	11.67	1
Auditions 2	16 April	12.59	1
Auditions 3	23 April	12.46	1
Auditions 4	30 April	12.05	1
Auditions 5	7 May	11.55	1
Auditions 6	14 May	10.42	1
Auditions 7	21 May	10.46	1
Semi-final 1	22 May	10.01	2
Semi-final 1 results		7.16 9	8
Semi-final 2	23 May	8.51	8
Semi-final 2 results		6.72	13
Semi-final 3	24 May	8.23	9
Semi-final 3 results		6.56	15
Semi-final 4	25 May	8.75	4
Semi-final 4 results		7.33	11
Semi-final 5	26 May	8.56	5
Semi-final 5 results		7.43	10
Final	28 May	10.48	1

• ^9 Excludes ITV+1.

Controversy

Production staff working on Britain's Got More Talent created controversy after a live episode of the tenth series, when they conducted a segment to celebrate the tenth year of Britain's Got Talent with a special contest. The contest focused on the sister show's host, Stephen Mulhern, asking trivia questions about the main programme and awarding puppies to the judges for each correct answer given. After the segment was completed and the programme entered a commercial break, Simon Cowell became concerned over the well-being of the animals, and criticised staff members for a poorly conceived stunt. While Mulhern had to apologise to viewers for what was shown on television,^[40][41] Cowell made it clear to the producers that such a stunt would not be repeated.^[42]