Britain 's Got Talent ( series 8 ) - wikipedia Britain 's Got Talent ( series 8 ) Britain 's Got Talent Series 8 Broadcast from 12 April ( 2014 - 04 - 12 ) -- 7 June 2014 ( 2014 - 06 - 07 ) Judges Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Alesha Dixon David Walliams Ant & Dec ( Manchester auditions ) Presenter ( s ) Ant & Dec ( ITV ) Co-presenter ( s ) Stephen Mulhern ( ITV2 ) Broadcaster ITV ITV2 ( Britain 's Got More Talent ) Winner Collabro Origin Leeds, England Song `` Bring Him Home '' Genre ( s ) Musical theatre Runner - up Lucy Kay Chronology ◀ 2014 ▶ The eighth series of Britain 's Got Talent began airing on ITV on 12 April 2014. Ant & Dec returned to present the main show on ITV, while Stephen Mulhern returned to present the spin - off show Britain 's Got More Talent on ITV2. Judges Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden returned for their respective eighth series on the judging panel, whilst Alesha Dixon and David Walliams both returned for their third series. The series is part of a new contract that will keep Britain 's Got Talent on the air until 2016. Auditions for the series took place between January and February 2014 in Belfast, London, Manchester, Birmingham and Cardiff. This was the first series where auditions were held in Northern Ireland, but they did not take place in Scotland. The live semi-finals began on 26 May, and concluded on 31 May. The live final took place on 7 June, and was won by boy band Collabro. Opera singer Lucy Kay finished second, and singing / rapping duo Bars and Melody taking third place. Contents 1 Judges and presenters 2 Golden buzzer 3 Auditions 3.1 Open auditions 3.2 Judges auditions 4 Semi-finals 4.1 Semi-finalists 4.2 Semi-finals summary 4.2. 1 Semi-final 1 ( 26 May ) 4.2. 2 Semi-final 2 ( 27 May ) 4.2. 3 Semi-final 3 ( 28 May ) 4.2. 4 Semi-final 4 ( 29 May ) 4.2. 5 Semi-final 5 ( 31 May ) 5 Final ( 7 June ) 6 Ratings 7 Controversies 7.1 HomeTown 7.2 Paddy & Nico 7.3 Ed Drewett 7.4 Cartel 8 References Judges and presenters Series 8 Judges Simon Cowell Amanda Holden Alesha Dixon David Walliams Simon Cowell confirmed on 1 June 2013 that the eighth series of the show would air in 2014. He also confirmed that he would return to the judging panel alongside Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams. On 15 November 2013, it was announced that Britain 's Got Talent would remain on the air until 2016. Cowell did not attend the first day of the Manchester auditions after contracting the flu and was replaced by Ant & Dec. He was again absent during the final day of the London auditions, but was not replaced. Ant & Dec returned to present the main show on ITV, whilst Stephen Mulhern also returned to present spin - off show Britain 's Got More Talent on ITV2. Golden buzzer This series saw the introduction of the new golden buzzer. During the auditions, as well as the standard buzzers, there was a golden buzzer placed in the centre of the judges ' desk. Each judge was allowed to press this buzzer only once, and it would send that auditionee straight through to the live semi-finals regardless of the opinions of the other three judges. Ant & Dec were given the opportunity to press the golden buzzer as well. The golden buzzer has previously been used on Germany 's Got Talent. Holden was the first judge to use the golden buzzer, pressing it during the second day of the Birmingham auditions on 2 February, for Salsa dancing duo Paddy & Nico. Cowell used it on the second day of auditions in Manchester with hip hop duo Bars & Melody. Walliams used the golden buzzer on the first day of the London auditions on 11 February for performance singer Christian Spridon, leaving Dixon as the only judge yet to use it. The following day, Dixon pressed the golden buzzer on the second day of the London auditions for girl group REAformed. On the final day of London auditions, which Cowell was absent from, Ant & Dec pressed the buzzer for stand - up comedian / impressionist Toju. Of the five golden buzzer acts, two acts -- Bars & Melody and Paddy & Nico -- made it to the live final, where they finished 3rd and 9th place respectively. Auditions The first episode aired from 8.00 pm until 9.15 pm. It was originally meant to air from 7.15 pm until 8.30 pm but was pushed back due to the match going into extra time and penalties. The next two aired from 7.00 pm until 8.15 pm. The fourth and fifth episode aired from 7.15 pm until 8.30 pm and 7.00 pm until 8.00 pm respectively. The sixth episode aired from 8.20 pm until 9.35 pm. Like the first episode, the episode was meant to air from 7.30 pm until 8.45 pm and was pushed back due to extra time, penalties and post-match interviews. The final episode aired from 7.00 pm until 8.15 pm. Open auditions Producers ' auditions were held from 19 October to 1 December 2013 in Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, London, Belfast and Edinburgh. Additionally, to couple with the show 's sponsorship with Morrisons, a series of `` Talent Spot tents '' were set up at various local Morrisons supermarkets around the country. These auditions took place from 2 -- 15 November 2013 in Dundee, Gamston, Killingworth, Norwich, Leeds, Bristol, Wrexham, Plymstock, Liverpool and Swansea. Also, two other sets auditions were held at The Savoy Hotel in Blackpool and The Old Ship Hotel in Brighton on 16 and 17 November, respectively. Judges auditions This series saw the first ever judges auditions in Northern Ireland ; however for the first time since series 1, auditions were not held in Scotland. A spokesman said : `` We have found some great talent in Scotland in the past but we are only able to visit a limited number of cities across the UK and this year we decided to visit Belfast for the first time. '' The auditions began on 18 January in Belfast ( Waterfront Hall ), before taking place on 22 and 23 January in Cardiff ( Wales Millennium Centre ). Auditions continued on 1 -- 3 February in Birmingham ( International Convention Centre ), 7 and 8 February in Manchester ( The Lowry ) and 11 -- 14 February in London ( Hammersmith Apollo ). Cowell was forced to pull out of the first day of the Manchester auditions after contracting the flu. Ant & Dec each took a turn replacing him on the judging panel, but both failed to buzz at acts and left the panel. Cowell also missed the final day of the London auditions on 14 February due to his girlfriend Lauren Silverman going into labour and was not replaced. City Date Venue Judges Belfast 18 January 2014 Waterfront Hall David Walliams Alesha Dixon Amanda Holden Simon Cowell Cardiff 22 -- 23 January 2014 Wales Millennium Centre Birmingham 1 -- 3 February 2014 International Convention Centre Manchester 7 February 2014 The Lowry David Walliams Alesha Dixon Amanda Holden Ant & Dec 8 February 2014 David Walliams Alesha Dixon Amanda Holden Simon Cowell London 11 -- 13 February 2014 Hammersmith Apollo 14 February 2014 Alesha Dixon David Walliams Amanda Holden Semi-finals The semi-finalists were chosen on 9 March 2014. The live shows started on 26 May 2014, the day after the final auditions episode, and aired each evening until 31 May, with the exception of the Friday ( 30 May ) due to ITV 's coverage of England 's friendly with Peru. The first four semi-final episodes aired from 7 : 30 -- 9 : 00pm, with the results half - an - hour later at 9.30 pm after a 30 - minute episode of Coronation Street. The fifth show on Saturday 31 May aired at the earlier time of 7 : 00 -- 8 : 30pm, although the results show still aired at 9 : 30pm. Each results show featured a guest performance. Ella Henderson performed on the first results show, followed by Ed Sheeran on the second. The third results show featured a performance from The Vamps, followed by will.i.am featuring Cody Wise on the fourth and Attraction & Richard & Adam on the fifth. Semi-finalists Winner Runner - up Third place Finalist Semi-finalist ( lost judges ' vote ) Judges ' wildcard ( previously eliminated act reinstated into the final by the judges ) Golden buzzer Name of act Age ( s ) Genre Act Semi-final Result Allan Turner - Ward 37 Music DJ Eliminated Andrew Derbyshire 31 Singing Singer 5 Eliminated Bailey McConnell 15 Singing Singer 5 Eliminated ( lost judges ' vote ) Bars & Melody 13 & 15 Singing Rapper And Singer Third place Bolddog FMX Team 24 -- 48 Stunt Motorcycle Stunt Team Eliminated Brian Chan 25 Variety Painter Eliminated Cartel 16 -- 27 Dance Dance Group Eliminated ( lost judges ' vote ) Christian Spridon 36 Singing Entertainer Eliminated Collabro 20 -- 24 Singing Operatic Group Winner Country Vive 16 -- 35 Dance Country Dancing Troupe Eliminated Crazy Rouge 21 -- 26 Dance Burlesque Dance Troupe Eliminated Darcy Oake 26 Magic Illusionist Finalist ( won judges ' vote ) Ed Drewett 26 Singing Singer Eliminated Ellis Chick 12 Singing Singer Eliminated Eva Iglesias 40 Singing Singer Eliminated Henrietta Adewole 18 Singing Singer Eliminated Innova Irish Dance Company 14 -- 23 Dance Irish Dance Troupe Eliminated ( lost judges ' vote ) Jack Pack 24 -- 33 Singing Singing Group 5 Finalist ( won public vote ) James Smith 15 Singing Singer And Guitarist Finalist ( won public vote ) Jenson Zhu 37 Comedy Impressionist 5 Eliminated Jodi Bird 16 Singing Musical Theatre Singer Eliminated ( lost judges ' vote ) Jon Clegg 43 Comedy Impressionist Finalist ( won judges ' wildcard ) Kieran & Sarah 26 & 28 Singing Singing Duo Eliminated Kieran Lai 17 Dance Bodypopper 5 Eliminated Kings & Queens 18 -- 29 Dance Latin Dance Troupe 5 Eliminated Kitty & Rosie 25 & 48 Singing Singing Duo Eliminated Kony Puppets 32 Comedy Puppet Act Eliminated La Voix & The London Gay Big Band 26 -- 52 Music Drag Act And Orchestral Band 5 Eliminated Lauren & Terrell 12 Dance Dance Duo Eliminated Lettice Rowbotham 24 Music Violinist Finalist ( won judges ' vote ) Light Balance 19 -- 33 Dance Electronic Dance Troupe Eliminated Lucy Kay 24 Singing Opera Singer Runner - up Micky Dumoulin 25 Singing Singer Eliminated Mini Moves 11 -- 12 Dance Dance Troupe Eliminated Paddy & Nico 79 & 39 Dance Salsa Dance Duo 5 Finalist ( won judges ' vote ) Patsy May N / A Comedy Puppet Act Eliminated Peat Loaf & Elaine 52 & 36 Singing Singing Duo 5 Eliminated Pyroterra 19 -- 26 Variety Fire Performers Eliminated REAformed 16 -- 21 Singing Girl Group Eliminated Ricky K 33 Comedy Comic Mime Act Eliminated Sam Jones 21 Comedy Ventriloquist Eliminated SweetChix 14 -- 15 Singing Girl Group Eliminated The Addict Initiative 17 -- 31 Dance Dance Troupe Finalist ( won judges ' vote ) Toju 40 Comedy Stand - up Comedian Eliminated Yanis Marshall, Arnaud and Mehdi 24 -- 26 Dance Dance Trio Finalist ( won judges ' vote ) Semi-finals summary Buzzed out Judges ' vote Won the public vote Won the judges ' vote ( or public vote if split decision ) Lost the judges ' vote ( or public vote if split decision ) Semi-final 1 ( 26 May ) Guest performer : Ella Henderson -- `` Ghost '' Contestant Order Act Buzzes and judges ' votes Finished Result 0 ! Cowell 0 ! Holden 0 ! Dixon 0 ! Walliams Country Vive Country Dance Troupe 4th - 4.0 % Eliminated Micky Dumoulin Singer 5th - 3.0 % Eliminated Lauren and Terrell Dance Duo 6th - 2.8 % Eliminated Patsy May Puppet Act 7th - 1.3 % Eliminated Henrietta Adewole 5 Singer 9th - 0.8 % Eliminated Jon Clegg 6 Impressionist 3rd - 9.4 % Top 3 ( lost judges ' vote ) Darcy Oake 7 Illusionist 2nd - 15.5 % Top 3 ( won judges ' vote ) Christian Spridon 8 Entertainer 8th - 0.9 % Eliminated Collabro 9 Operatic Group 1st - 62.3 % Top 3 ( won public vote ) ^ 1 The judges ' vote was a split decision. Darcy Oake was announced to have received more public votes and was sent through to the final. Semi-final 2 ( 27 May ) Guest performer : Ed Sheeran -- `` Sing '' Contestant Order Act Buzzes and judges ' votes Finished Result 0 ! Cowell 0 ! Holden 0 ! Dixon 0 ! Walliams Mini Moves Dance Group 4th - 7.3 % Eliminated Ed Drewett Singer 5th - 7.0 % Eliminated Bolddog FMX Team Motorcycle Stunt Team 6th - 6.4 % Eliminated Jodi Bird Musical Theatre Singer 2nd - 16.5 % Top 3 ( lost judges ' vote ) SweetChix 5 Girl Group 7th - 5.5 % Eliminated Ricky K 6 Comic Mime Act 8th - 4.1 % Eliminated The Addict Initiative 7 Dance Troupe 3rd - 11.4 % Top 3 ( won judges ' vote ) Kony Puppets 8 Puppet Act 9th - 0.5 % Eliminated James Smith 9 Singer And Guitarist 1st - 41.3 % Top 3 ( won public vote ) ^ 2 Bolddog FMX Team 's performance was recorded outside, in one take, in advance to the live show. ^ 3 This was the first time since series 5 that an act in the semi-final had been buzzed off. Semi-final 3 ( 28 May ) Guest performers : The Vamps -- `` Last Night '' Contestant Order Act Buzzes and judges ' votes Finished Result 0 ! Cowell 0 ! Holden 0 ! Dixon 0 ! Walliams Crazy Rouge Burlesque Dance Troupe 7th - 1.9 % Eliminated Ellis Chick Singer 4th - 9.7 % Eliminated Sam Jones Ventriloquist 6th - 2.4 % Eliminated REAformed Girl Group 5th - 5.2 % Eliminated Brian Chan 5 Painter 9th - 0.5 % Eliminated Cartel 6 Dance Group 3rd - 11.5 % Top 3 ( lost judges ' vote ) Kitty and Rosie 7 Singing Duo 8th - 1.5 % Eliminated Lucy Kay 8 Opera Singer 1st - 45.8 % Top 3 ( won public vote ) Yanis Marshall, Arnaud and Mehdi 9 Dance Trio 2nd - 21.5 % Top 3 ( won judges ' vote ) ^ 4 The judges ' vote was a split decision. Yanis Marshall, Arnaud & Mehdi were announced to have received more public votes and were sent through to the final. Semi-final 4 ( 29 May ) Guest performers : will.i.am featuring Cody Wise -- `` It 's My Birthday '' Contestant Order Act Buzzes and judges ' votes Finished Result 0 ! Cowell 0 ! Holden 0 ! Dixon 0 ! Walliams Innova Irish Dance Company Irish Dance Troupe 3rd - 13.8 % Top 3 ( lost judges ' vote ) Kieran & Sarah Opera Singing Duo 7th - 1.5 % Eliminated Pyroterra Fire Performers 8th - 0.7 % Eliminated Toju Stand - up Comedian 6th - 1.9 % Eliminated Eva Iglesias 5 Singer 5th - 5.6 % Eliminated Allan Turner - Ward 6 DJ 9th - 0.5 % Eliminated Light Balance 7 Electronic Dance Troupe 4th - 11.7 % Eliminated Bars & Melody 8 Rapper And Singer 1st - 47.5 % Top 3 ( won public vote ) Lettice Rowbotham 9 Violinist 2nd - 16.8 % Top 3 ( won judges ' vote ) ^ 5 The judges ' vote was a split decision. Lettice Rowbotham was announced to have received more public votes and was sent through to the final. Semi-final 5 ( 31 May ) Guest performers : Attraction and Richard & Adam -- `` Can You Feel the Love Tonight '' Contestant Order Act Buzzes and judges ' votes Finished Result 0 ! Cowell 0 ! Holden 0 ! Dixon 0 ! Walliams La Voix & The London Gay Big Band Drag Act And Orchestral Band 6th - 3.3 % Eliminated Bailey McConnell Singer And Guitarist 3rd - 12.4 % Top 3 ( lost judges ' vote ) Kings & Queens Latin Dance Troupe 5th - 3.5 % Eliminated Peat Loaf & Elaine Singing Duo 9th - 1.5 % Eliminated Andrew Derbyshire 5 Singer 7th - 2.3 % Eliminated Jenson Zhu 6 Impressionist 4th - 4.1 % Eliminated Kieran Lai 7 Bodypopper 8th - 2.0 % Eliminated Paddy & Nico 8 Salsa Dance Duo 2nd - 13.9 % Top 3 ( won judges ' vote ) Jack Pack 9 Singing Group 1st - 57.0 % Top 3 ( won public vote ) ^ 6 This was the first semi-final since series 4 in which no buzzers were pressed by any of the judges. ^ 7 On 29 May, it was reported that Paddy & Nico had withdrawn due to injury, but the following day a further announcement was made that Paddy had received the all - clear from doctors and would be able to compete, although the act would be slightly modified. Final ( 7 June ) Main article : List of Britain 's Got Talent finalists ( series 8 ) The final took place on 7 June from 7.00 pm until 9.30 pm. Guest performers : Diversity & Little Mix -- `` Salute '' ; Cheryl Cole featuring Tinie Tempah -- `` Crazy Stupid Love '' Contestant Order Act Finished The Addict Initiative Dance Troupe 10th - 2.4 % Jon Clegg Impressionist 7th - 5.2 % Lettice Rowbotham Violinist 8th - 4.0 % Yanis Marshall, Arnaud and Mehdi Dance Trio 11th - 1.0 % Bars and Melody 5 Rapper And Singer Duo 3rd - 14.3 % James Smith 6 Singer And Guitarist 6th - 6.9 % Jack Pack 7 Singing Group 4th - 10.6 % Darcy Oake 8 Illusionist 5th - 8.5 % Paddy & Nico 9 Salsa Dance Duo 9th - 3.6 % Collabro 10 Operatic Group 1st - 26.5 % Lucy Kay 11 Opera Singer 2nd - 17.0 % ^ 8 Cowell pressed his buzzer during Yanis Marshall, Arnaud and Mehdi 's performance. This was the first time in Britain 's Got Talent history that an act was buzzed during a final. Ratings Episode Date Official ITV rating ( millions ) Weekly rank Share ( % ) Official ITV HD rating ( millions ) Official ITV + 1 rating ( millions ) Total viewers ( millions ) Auditions 1 12 April 10.03 45.0 1.82 0.56 12.41 Auditions 2 19 April 8.45 40.4 1.49 1.11 11.05 Auditions 3 26 April 8.63 42.6 1.76 0.94 11.33 Auditions 4 3 May 8.58 42.3 1.52 0.80 10.90 Auditions 5 10 May 8.45 41.1 1.77 0.92 11.14 Auditions 6 17 May 8.27 40.9 1.85 0.58 10.70 Auditions 7 25 May 7.68 38.9 1.52 0.73 9.93 Semi-final 1 26 May 8.74 39.1 1.72 0.48 10.94 Semi-final 1 results 7.13 10 33.3 1.44 0.30 8.87 Semi-final 2 27 May 7.60 8 34.9 1.28 0.48 9.36 Semi-final 2 results 5.94 14 27.4 1.02 0.58 7.54 Semi-final 3 28 May 7.82 6 36.7 1.26 0.33 9.41 Semi-final 3 results 6.19 13 28.7 0.98 0.33 7.55 Semi-final 4 29 May 7.70 7 36.7 1.35 0.48 9.53 Semi-final 4 results 6.78 12 33.3 1.20 0.41 8.39 Semi-final 5 31 May 7.00 11 38.1 1.34 0.63 8.97 Semi-final 5 results 5.57 19 28.2 1.18 0.34 7.09 Live final 7 June 9.64 49.0 1.89 0.52 12.05 Series average 2014 7.79 N / A 37.6 1.47 0.58 9.84 Controversies Hometown On 15 March 2014, there were `` fix '' claims when it was revealed that Irish boy band HomeTown, who auditioned successfully, were in fact managed by The X Factor judge Louis Walsh. However the producers denied any wrongdoing. Their audition was not shown on television. Paddy & Nico Controversy was also caused when it was announced that dance act Paddy & Nico, who advanced to the semi-finals after gaining Holden 's golden buzzer in the auditions, had previously won the Spanish talent show Tú sí que vales, which has a similar format to Britain 's Got Talent. Cowell defended the pair, stating ; `` Do n't knock Paddy for performing on a Spanish talent show. She is British and wants the chance to perform in front of our royal family. She is 80 years old. Let her have that chance. You the viewers will decide. '' Holden faced backlash, primarily on Twitter, after comparing Paddy 's performance spirit to the soldiers on D - Day in 1944. After Paddy & Nico 's final performance, Holden commented, `` I 'm so proud of you. You have come back from injury with fighting spirit... I hope that today is Pad - D Day ''. Many tweets expressed the distaste in comparing Paddy Jones to soldiers that had fought in the war. Ed Drewett Cowell was not present at the audition of singer Ed Drewett ; however many believed that this was set up as Cowell would have recognised him as Drewett has previously penned songs for The Wanted and One Direction. It was also reported that Drewett had been asked to audition by producers so that Cowell could sign him to Syco Music later on. In response to these claims, Drewett insisted that he had never met Cowell before his audition. He said, `` I can completely see why people think, ' Oh, hang on, One Direction are with Syco, Syco do Britain 's Got Talent, they must be paying him ! ' Not at all. It 's just if someone wants a song, I 'm going to give it to them, especially if they 're One Direction. '' Cartel Cowell was accused of ageism during Northamptonshire - based dance troupe Cartel 's audition. 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Jump up ^ Simon Cowell, 54, faces ageism backlash after branding Britain 's Got Talent dance hopeful ' too old '... at 27 Jump up ^ Britain 's Got Talent : 27 - year - old street dancer sparks age row after Simon Cowell 's jibe Jump up ^ Cartel profile : Meet the Britain 's Got Talent 2014 finalists Jump up ^ Northamptonshire dance crew Cartel just miss out on Britain 's Got Talent final place Britain 's Got Talent Episodes Series 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Winners Paul Potts George Sampson Diversity Spelbound Jai McDowall Ashleigh and Pudsey Attraction Collabro Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse Richard Jones Tokio Myers Other notable contestants Series 1 Damon Scott Bessie Cursons Connie Talbot Bar Wizards Jake Pratt Series 2 Signature Andrew Johnston Escala Faryl Smith Kate and Gin Charlie Green Charlie Wernham Series 3 Susan Boyle Julian Smith Stavros Flatley Aidan Davis Hollie Steel Shaheen Jafargholi DJ Talent Flawless John Farnworth Sue Son. 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Question: who won season 8 britain's got talent
Answer: Collabro