Britain's Got Talent series 9
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| presenter = Ant & Dec (ITV)
Stephen Mulhern (ITV2)
| judges = David Walliams
Alesha Dixon
Amanda Holden
Simon Cowell
| winner = Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse
| runner_up = Jamie Raven
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| last_aired = {{end date|2015|5|31|df=y}}
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The ninth series of the British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, from 11 April to 31 May 2015. The series saw the "Wildcard" format introduced in the sixth series being modified in this series to include a "Public Wildcard" – like the "Judges' Wildcard" any act eliminated in the semi-finals, primarily those that lost out in the Judges' vote, could be reinstated by the public, based on the one that received the most votes from them before the final. Although speculations and rumours began to emerge after the previous series ended, claiming that some of the judges would be leaving before the ninth series,{{cite news |last=Adams |first=Sam |date=8 June 2014 |title=Simon Cowell 'to quit as judge' on Britain's Got Talent |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/simon-cowell-to-quit-judge-3661162 |newspaper=Daily Mirror |access-date=22 January 2015}}{{cite news |date=8 June 2014 |title=David Walliams leaves fans confused over the future of Britain's Got Talent |url=http://us.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2014060819236/david-walliams-cryptic-britains-got-talent-tweet/ |newspaper=Hello |access-date=22 January 2015}} these were later dismissed as being unfounded by ITV, on 16 January 2015.{{cite news |date=16 January 2015 |title=Britain's Got Talent – the Judges are back |url=http://www.itv.com/britainsgottalent/insider/britains-got-talent-judges-judging-panel |publisher=ITV |access-date=22 January 2015}}
The ninth series was won by dog tricks duo Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse, with magician Jamie Raven finishing in second place and Welsh choir Côr Glanaethwy third. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 9.9 million viewers. The ninth series saw the programme have to answer allegations of animal cruelty against a ventriloquist, while the producers caused controversy over the handling of O'Dwyer's performance in the final that Ofcom later ruled to have been misleading following complaints by viewers.
Series overview
Following open auditions held the previous year between October and December,{{cite news |last=Alexander |first=Susannah |date=1 October 2014 |title=Britain's Got Talent announces open auditions for 2015 series |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/s107/britains-got-talent/news/a600514/britains-got-talent-announces-open-auditions-for-2015-series.html |newspaper=Digital Spy |access-date=22 January 2015}} the Judges' auditions took place between January and February 2015, within Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham and London.,{{cite news|date=15 September 2014|title=Where are the Judges Auditions for BGT 2015?|url=http://www.itv.com/britainsgottalent/apply-2015/judges-auditions-bgt-2015|publisher=ITV|access-date=22 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117171138/http://www.itv.com/britainsgottalent/apply-2015/judges-auditions-bgt-2015|archive-date=17 November 2014|df=dmy-all}} Unlike previous years, where a guest judge had to stand-in for another, no issues occurred that caused a member of the judging panel to be absent, while the auditions were held in a more standard manner for this year, though with the "Golden Buzzer" format remaining part of them since its introduction to the show in the previous series.
Of the participants that took part, forty-five made it past this stage and into the five live semi-finals – of these acts, dance troupe Boyband, singer Calum Scott, choir Revelation Avenue, dance act Entity Allstars, and comedy singer Lorraine Bowen, each received a golden buzzer during their auditions – with nine appearing in each one. In a minor change to the show's "Wildcard act" format, the series saw the introduction of the "Public Wildcard". Like the "Judges' wildcard", if a semi-finalist was eliminated in their semi-final at the Judges' vote, they became eligible to be picked as a wildcard act by the public, who would vote on which one they would like to reinstate into the final once all the semi-finals had been aired, with their choice being the one to have received the most votes by the time the final was due to be aired. While the Public Wildcard was extreme martial artist Jesse-Jane McParland, who lost out in the tied Judges' vote in the final semi-final, the Judges' Wildcard for this series was dance troupe Boyband, who lost the Judges' vote in the fourth semi-final. As a result, it led to a total of twelve acts taking part in the series' final.
The below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this series:
:{{legend2|gold|Winner|border=1px solid #aaa}} | {{legend2|silver|Runner-up|border=1px solid #aaa}} | {{legend2|NavajoWhite|Finalist|border=1px solid #aaa}} | {{legend2|white|Semi-finalist|border=1px solid #aaa}}
:20px Judges' Wildcard Finalist | 20px Public Wildcard Finalist | 20px Golden Buzzer Audition
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| Participant
!class="unsortable"|Age(s) {{ref|1|1}} !Genre !class="unsortable"|Act !Semi-final !Result |
|---|
| Alison Jiear
| 50 | Singing | Singer | 2 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Andrew Fleming
| 51 | Comedy | Impressionist | 1 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Beat Brothers
| 19–23 | Dance | Tap Dance Group | 5 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Becky O'Brien
| 34 | Singing | Singer | 1 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Billy & Emily England
| 28 & 25 | Danger | Rollerskating Duo | 1 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Bonetics
| 17 | Acrobatics | Contortionist | 2 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| 17–19 | Dance | Dance Group | 4 | {{sort|4|Finalist}} |
| bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| 26 | Singing | Singer | 5 | {{sort|4|Finalist}} |
| Chloe Louise Crawford
| 27 | Magic | Illusionist | 5 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| bgcolor=tan
| 7–65 | Singing | Choir | 1 | Third Place |
| bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| Danny Posthill | 28 | Comedy | Impressionist | 5 | {{sort|4|Finalist}} |
| Dylan Byrd
| 17 | Dance | Hip Hop Dancer | 3 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Ella Shaw
| 18 | Singing | Singer | 3 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Emma Jones
| 23 | Singing | Opera Singer | 5 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| Entity Allstars 15px | 10–15 | Dance | Street Dance Group | 1 | {{sort|4|Finalist}} |
| Gracie {{nowrap|Wickens-Sweet}}
| 11 | Singing | Singer | 3 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Groove Thing
| 7–11 | Dance | Dance Group | 2 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Henry Gallagher
| 12 | Singing / Music | Singer & Guitarist | 1 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| IMD Legion
| 9–17 | Dance | Street Dance Group | 3 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| 15 | Singing / Music | Singer & Pianist | 4 | {{sort|4|Finalist}} |
| bgcolor=silver
| Jamie Raven | 31 | Magic | Magician | 3 | {{sort|2|Runner-Up}} |
| Jeffrey Drayton
| 73 | Magic | Entertainer | 4 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| Jesse-Jane McParland 15px | 9 | Acrobatics | Martial Artist | 5 | {{sort|4|Finalist}} |
| Jonathan Lutwyche
| 15 | Dance | Contemporary Dancer | 5 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| bgcolor=gold
| 49 & 7 {{ref|2|2}} | Animals | Dog Act | 2 | {{sort|1|Winner}} |
| Lisa Sampson
| 35 | Variety | Hula Hooper | 4 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Lorraine Bowen 15px
| 53 | Singing / Music | Singer & Keyboardist | 1 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Luca Calò
| 23 | Singing / Dance | Singer & Dancer | 2 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Maia Gough
| 13 | Singing | Singer | 4 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Marc Métral
| 61 {{ref|2|2}} | Comedy / Animals | Ventriloquist & Dog Act | 4 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Michael Late
| 44 | Magic | Illusionist | 2 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Misstasia
| 22–24 | Singing | Girl Group | 5 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Mitch & Cally the Wonderdog
| 42 & 10 {{ref|3|3}} | Animals | Record Breaking Dog Act | 1 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Narinder Dhani
| 43 | Music | Comb Musician | 3 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| OK Worldwide
| 19–28 | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Group | 4 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| 40–60 | Dance | Dance Group | 2 | {{sort|4|Finalist}} |
| Peter Lambert
| 32 | Variety | Circus Performer | 5 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Revelation Avenue 15px
| 20–30 | Singing | Gospel Choir | 2 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| Ruby Red Performers
| 25–64 | Dance | Burlesque Dance Group | 1 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| The Honeybuns
| 22–33 | Singing | Girl Group | 2 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| The Kanneh-Masons
| 9–18 | Music | Classical Musicians | 4 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| The Kingdom Tenors
| 21–31 | Singing | Vocal Harmony Group | 3 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| 24–59 | Singing | Vocal Harmony Group | 4 | {{sort|4|Finalist}} |
| The Sakyi Five
| 10–20 | Singing | Boy Band | 3 | {{sort|5|Eliminated}} |
| bgcolor=NavajoWhite
| UDI | 19-32 | Dance | Electronic Dance Group | 3 | {{sort|4|Finalist}} |
- {{note|1|1}} Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this series.
- {{note|2|2}} The age of the dogs used by Jules O'Dwyer, other than Matisse, and that of the dog used by Marc Metral, were not disclosed during their time on the programme.
- {{note|3|3}} The latter value denotes the age of the dog, as disclosed by its owner.
=Semi-finals summary=
==Semi-final 1 (25 May)==
- Guest performance: Ricky Martin ("Mr. Put It Down")
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!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Semi-Finalist !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" |Order !scope="col" colspan="4" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' Vote !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:23em;" |Finished {{cite news |date=31 May 2015 |title=BGT 2015: the votes revealed |url=http://www.itv.com/britainsgottalent/insider/bgt-2015-the-votes-revealed |publisher=ITV |access-date=1 June 2015}} |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Cowell}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Holden}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Dixon}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Walliams}} |
|---|
| bgcolor=silver
!scope="row"| Entity Allstars | 1 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| | 3rd (Won Judges' vote) |
| scope="row"| Billy & Emily England
| 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 7th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| Mitch & Cally the Wonderdog
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 5th – Eliminated |
| bgcolor=#c96
!scope="row"| Henry Gallagher | 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px | 2nd (Lost Judges' vote) |
| bgcolor=gold
!scope="row"| Côr Glanaethwy | 5 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 1st (Won Public vote) |
| scope="row"| Ruby Red Performers
| 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 9th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| Andrew Fleming
| 7 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| | 8th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| Becky O'Brien
| 8 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 6th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| Lorraine Bowen
| 9 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 4th – Eliminated |
==Semi-final 2 (26 May)==
- Guest performance: Jack Pack ("Light My Fire")
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!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Semi-Finalist !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" |Order !scope="col" colspan="4" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' Vote |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Cowell}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Holden}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Dixon}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Walliams}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| Groove Thing
| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 4th – Eliminated |
| bgcolor=gold
!scope="row"| Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse | 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |1st (Won Public vote) |
| scope="row"| Bonetics
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 5th – Eliminated |
| bgcolor=#c96
!scope="row"| Revelation Avenue | 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| | 3rd (Judges' vote tied – Lost on Public vote) |
| scope="row"| The HoneyBuns
| 5 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 6th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| Michael Late
| 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 7th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| Luca Calò
| 7 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 9th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| Alison Jiear
| 8 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 8th – Eliminated |
| bgcolor=silver
!scope="row"| Old Men Grooving | 9 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px | 2nd (Judges' vote tied – Won on Public vote) |
==Semi-final 3 (27 May)==
- Guest performance: Alesha Dixon ("The Way We Are")
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!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Semi-Finalist !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" |Order !scope="col" colspan="4" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' Vote |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Cowell}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Holden}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Dixon}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Walliams}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| The Sakyi Five
| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 6th – Eliminated |
| bgcolor=silver
!scope="row"| UDI | 2 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 2nd (Judges' vote tied – Won on Public vote) |
| scope="row"| Dylan Byrd
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 8th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| Ella Shaw
| 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 7th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| Gracie Wickens-Sweet
| 5 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 5th – Eliminated |
| bgcolor=#c96
!scope="row"| IMD Legion | 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px | 3rd (Judges' vote tied – Lost on Public vote) |
| scope="row"| Narinder Dhani
| 7 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 9th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| The Kingdom Tenors
| 8 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 4th – Eliminated |
| bgcolor=gold
!scope="row"| Jamie Raven | 9 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 1st (Won Public vote) |
==Semi-final 4 (28 May)==
- Guest performance: Olly Murs ("Beautiful To Me")
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Semi-Finalist !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" |Order !scope="col" colspan="4" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' Vote |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Cowell}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Holden}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Dixon}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Walliams}} |
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| scope="row"| Ok Worldwide
| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 9th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| Lisa Sampson
| 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 7th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| The Kanneh-Masons
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 5th – Eliminated |
| bgcolor=silver
!scope="row"| The Neales | 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px | 2nd (Won Judges' vote) |
| scope="row"| Maia Gough
| 5 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 6th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| Jeffrey Drayton
| 6 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 8th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| Marc Métral
| 7 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 4th – Eliminated |
| bgcolor=gold
!scope="row"| Isaac Waddington | 8 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 1st (Won Public vote) |
| bgcolor=#c96
!scope="row"| Boyband {{ref|4|4}} | 9 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 3rd (Lost Judges' vote) |
- {{note|4|4}} Boyband were later sent through to the final as the judges' wildcard.
==Semi-final 5 (29 May)==
- Guest performance: Collabro ("I Won't Give Up")
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" style="width:17em;"|Semi-Finalist !scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" |Order !scope="col" colspan="4" class="unsortable" style="width:24em;"|Buzzes and Judges' Vote |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Cowell}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Holden}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Dixon}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:6em;" |{{sort | 0 | Walliams}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| Beat Brothers
| 1 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 6th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| Chloe Louise Crawford
| 2 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 8th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| Peter Lambert
| 3 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 9th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| Misstasia
| 4 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 7th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| Jonathan Lutwyche
| 5 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 4th – Eliminated |
| scope="row"| Emma Jones
| 6 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 5th – Eliminated |
| bgcolor=silver
!scope="row"| Danny Posthill | 7 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px | 2nd (Judges' vote tied – Won on Public vote) |
| bgcolor=#c96
!scope="row"| Jesse-Jane McParland {{ref|5|5}} | 8 |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"|20px |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 3rd (Judges' vote tied – Lost on Public vote) |
| bgcolor=gold
!scope="row"| Calum Scott | 9 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | 1st (Won Public vote) |
- {{note|5|5}} Jesse-Jane McParland was later sent through to the final as the public's wildcard.
=Final (31 May)=
- Guest performances: Andrea Bocelli ("The Prayer") & The Cast Of Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance
:{{legend2|gold|Winner|border=1px solid #aaa}} | {{legend2|silver|Runner-up|border=1px solid #aaa}}
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| " class="unsortable style="width:15em;"|Finalist
!data-sort-type="number" style="width:1em;"|Order |
|---|
| scope="row"| Entity Allstars
| 1 | 11th |
| scope="row"| UDI
| 2 | 10th |
| scope="row"| The Neales
| 3 | 9th |
| scope="row"| Boyband
| 4 | 12th |
| scope="row"| Jesse-Jane McParland
| 5 | 8th |
| scope="row"| Danny Posthill
| 6 | 7th |
| scope="row"| Calum Scott
| 7 | 6th |
| bgcolor=#c96
! scope="row"| Côr Glanaethwy | 8 | 3rd |
| scope="row"| Old Men Grooving
| 9 | 4th |
| bgcolor=silver
! scope="row"| Jamie Raven | 10 | 2nd |
| scope="row"| Isaac Waddington
| 11 | 5th |
| bgcolor=gold
! scope="row"| Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse | 12 | 1st |
Ratings
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Criticism & controversies
=Marc Métral ventriloquism act=
In April 2015, following the audition of Marc Métral, several animal rights groups raised complaints that his performance, involving the use of a dog, purported to portraying a form of animal cruelty on television.{{Cite web|url = http://tv.bt.com/tv/tv-news/britains-got-talent-rspca-investigating-marc-metrals-talking-dog-act-11363975202569|title = Britain's Got Talent: RSPCA investigating Marc Metral's 'talking dog' act|date = 13 April 2015|access-date = 29 May 2015|website = BT.com|last = Fletcher|first = Alex}} The routine he used involved his dog wearing a specially designed "ventriloquist mask" – a special device used by ventriloquists on human volunteers, in order to make them into special dummy character for their routines - and was conducted in a similar manner to that of a participant on the seventh series of America's Got Talent in 2012. Métral refuted the claims by stating that he cared deeply for the well-being of his dog,{{cite web|title=Britain's Got Talent 2015: RSPCA investigating Marc Metral's miming dog after cruelty complaints|author=Jess Denham|website=www.independent.co.uk|date=14 April 2015|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/britains-got-talent-2015-rspca-investigating-marc-metrals-miming-dog-amid-cruelty-concerns-10175225.html}} while Simon Cowell refuted the claims a month later, owing to his involvement in dog charities, defending the broadcast of the footage on Twitter by explaining that the audition was allowed to be shown because both himself and the production staff had involved the RSPCA to oversee the welfare of Métral's dog before, during, and after his performance.{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/2015-05-29/simon-cowell-defends-britains-got-talent-talking-dog-act/|title=Simon Cowell defends Britain's Got Talent 'talking' dog act|website=www.itv.com|date=29 May 2015}}
=Misleading dog act=
The ninth series became notable for the controversy surrounding the performance of Jules O'Dwyer, and in particular the routine of her dog tricks act in the final. The nature of the complaint focused on the fact that while O'Dwyer had been clear that her occupation involved training and use multiple dogs for her routines, she hadn't disclosed the fact that she had to use two dogs with similar appearances for the final, as her main dog Matisse was unable to perform a trick involving a tightrope section. When this came to light in an interview the morning after the final on 1 June 2015, Ofcom were forced to launch an investigation after 1,000 complaints were raised by viewers who felt misled by the performance's broadcast.{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/jules-matisse-win-britains-got-5802034 |title=BGT viewers TRICKED as Jules O'Dwyer reveals a STUNT dog was used instead of Matisse for tight-rope walk |last1=Forrester |first1=Katy |last2=Leyfield |first2=James |date=1 June 2015 |publisher=Daily Mirror |access-date=1 June 2015}}{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Ben |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s107/britains-got-talent/news/a650312/britains-got-talent-winner-matisse-the-dog-didnt-actually-do-that-tightrope-walk.html |title=Britain's Got Talent winner Matisse the dog didn't actually do that tightrope walk |publisher=Digital Spy |date=1 June 2015 |access-date=1 June 2015}}
Although no formal action was taken by the programme against O'Dwyer and producers, after Cowell launched his own investigation into the incident,{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/britains-got-talent/11645208/Simon-Cowell-orders-investigation-into-Matisse-stunt-double.html |title=Simon Cowell orders investigation into Matisse stunt double |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=2 June 2015 |access-date=2 June 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/simon-cowell-could-fire-producers-5809797 |title=Simon Cowell 'could FIRE producers' over BGT's Jules and Matisse stunt dog con: 'Heads could roll' |work=Daily Mirror |date=2 June 2015 |access-date=2 June 2015}} an apology had to be issued for the confusion caused by the failure not to disclose this detail as clearly as possible.{{cite news |date=1 June 2015 |title=Anger after BGT winner Matisse revealed to have used 'stunt dog' |url=http://www.itv.com/news/2015-06-01/anger-after-bgt-winner-matisse-revealed-to-have-used-stunt-dog/ |publisher=ITV |access-date=2 June 2015}}{{cite news |date=2 June 2015 |title=BGT winner 'shocked and surprised' by reaction to dog double |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/02/bgt-winner-dog-double-jules-odwyer-britains-got-talent-final |work=The Guardian |agency=Press Association |access-date=4 June 2015}} However, on 17 August, Ofcom found in their investigation that while there had been no intention to deceive viewers, both the production staff and ITV were responsible for allowing Britain's Got Talent to mislead people, and ruled that they had breached broadcasting codes that require television and radio programmes to not be misleading and present facts as accurately as possible.{{cite news |date=3 June 2015 |title=Cowell 'Felt Like An Idiot' Over BGT Dog Act |url=http://news.sky.com/story/1495400/cowell-felt-like-an-idiot-over-bgt-dog-act |publisher=Sky News |access-date=4 June 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/03/simon-cowell-britains-got-talent-dog-double-controversy-a-cock-up|title=Simon Cowell: Britain's Got Talent double dog controversy a 'cock-up'|work=The Guardian|last=Plunkett|first=John|date=3 June 2015|access-date=4 June 2015}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33957710|title=BGT misled viewers over winning dog act, Ofcom rules|date=17 August 2015|via=www.bbc.co.uk|work=BBC News}}[https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/broadcast-codes/broadcast-code/section-five-due-impartiality-accuracy The Ofcom Broadcasting Code - Section Five: Due impartiality and due accuracy]
References
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