# Britain's Got Talent series 4

The fourth series of British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV, from 17 April to 5 June 2010; due to live coverage of the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final on 22 May, the sixth audition episode of the series was pushed back a day to avoid clashing with it. Production on the fourth series during the filmed auditions required Louis Walsh to step in as a guest judge, after Simon Cowell became ill and unable to partake in certain sessions.
The fourth series was won by gymnastic troupe Spelbound, with dance duo Twist and Pulse finishing in second place and drummer Kieran Gaffney third. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 11 million viewers. Episodes of the live rounds were the first in the programme's history to feature guest performers within live result episodes, and were also the first to be broadcast in high definition; both the audition episodes and its sister show, Britain's Got More Talent, remained in standard definition until the following year.

## Series overview

Following open auditions held the previous year, the Judges' auditions took place across January and February 2010, within Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, London and Cardiff. They also took place within Newcastle upon Tyne, after they were cancelled at the last minute during production of the previous series. The Birmingham auditions were most notable in this series, due to the fact that because Cowell fell ill before he could attend them, marking the first time in the show's history he was unable to attend auditions, Louis Walsh replaced him as a guest judge for these until he had recovered. One significant change made to the programme in this series was towards the scheduling of semi-finals. Both the production staff and the broadcaster decided for the live semi-finals to follow a similar format incorporated in the live final – each set of semi-final performances were held in one episode, followed by a break to allow ITV to air another programme or a news programme, so as to give time for the public vote to be counted. The results would then be aired after this break, in a live results episode, much like the live finals had done in the past three series.
Of the participants that took part, only forty made it past this stage and into the five live semi-finals, with eight appearing in each one, and ten of these acts making it into the live final. The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this series:
    Winner | Runner-Up | Finalist | Semi-finalist
| Participant | Age(s) | Genre | Act | Semi-Final | Result |
| A3 | 13–19 | Dance | Dance Trio | 5 | Eliminated |
| Alesia Vazmitsel | 30 | Dance | Pole Dancer | 5 | Eliminated |
| Chloe Hickinbottom | 10 | Singing | Singer | 3 | Eliminated |
| Christopher Stone | 28 | Singing | Singer | 3 | Finalist |
| Connected | 13–15 | Singing | Boy Band | 2 | Finalist |
| Dance Flavourz | 22–37 | Dance | Carnival Dance Group | 5 | Eliminated |
| Emile Harris | 17 | Singing | Singer | 4 | Eliminated |
| Father & Son | 53 & 26 | Singing | Singing Duo | 5 | Eliminated |
| Ice | 12–18 | Dance | Dance Group | 4 | Eliminated |
| Janey Cutler | 81 | Singing | Singer | 4 | Finalist |
| Jimmy Ford | 75 | Dance | Irish Dancer | 3 | Eliminated |
| Josh Barry | 16 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Eliminated |
| Kev Orkian | 36 | Singing / Music | Impressionist & Pianist | 2 | Eliminated |
| Kevin Cruise | 33 | Singing | Singing Entertainer | 1 | Eliminated |
| Kieran Gaffney | 13 | Music | Drummer | 5 | Third Place |
| Liam McNally | 14 | Singing | Boy Soprano | 5 | Finalist |
| Mark James | 30 | Singing | Half & Half Drag Singer | 4 | Eliminated |
| Maxxie Oliver | 21 | Singing | Lady Gaga Impersonator | 2 | Eliminated |
| Michael Fayombo Jnr & Snr | 14 & 38 | Dance | Michael Jackson Dance Duo | 2 | Eliminated |
| Myztikal | 10–30 | Singing / Dance | Vocal Dance Group | 5 | Eliminated |
| Neil Fullard | 42 | Singing | Jazz Singer | 2 | Eliminated |
| Olivia Archbold | 14 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Eliminated |
| Paul Burling | 40 | Comedy | Impressionist | 3 | Finalist |
| Peridot | 21–27 | Dance | Dance Group | 3 | Eliminated |
| Philip Grimmer | 57 | Dance | Drag Dancer | 3 | Eliminated |
| Ruby Girls | 19–25 | Dance | Dance Group | 2 | Eliminated |
| Sean Sheehan | 66 | Singing / Variety | Singer & Woodcutter | 1 | Eliminated |
| Spelbound | 12–24 | Acrobatics | Gymnastics Group | 1 | Winner |
| Starburst | 9–13 | Dance | Dance Group | 3 | Eliminated |
| Stevie Starr | 47 | Danger | Regurgitator | 1 | Eliminated |
| Taboo | 7–23 | Dance | Dance Group | 2 | Eliminated |
| Team Shaolin | 8–29 | Acrobatics | Martial Arts Group | 4 | Eliminated |
| The Arrangement | 17–18 | Singing / Music | Singer & Orchestra | 3 | Eliminated |
| The Chippendoubles | 30–48 | Dance | Celebrity Impersonators | 5 | Eliminated |
| The Fusion | 15–30 | Dance | Dance Group | 4 | Eliminated |
| Three Bee | 18–30 | Dance | Bollywood Dance Group | 1 | Eliminated |
| Tina & Chandi | 37 & 11 | Animals | Dog Act | 2 | Finalist |
| Tobias Mead | 22 | Dance | Dancer | 1 | Finalist |
| Twist & Pulse | 18 & 19 | Comedy / Dance | Comic Dance Duo | 4 | Runner-Up |
| Tyler Patterson | 10 | Dance | Street Dancer | 4 | Eliminated |
* ^1 Ages denoted for a participant(s), pertain to their final performance for this series.
* ^2 No precise locations were disclosed for The Chippendoubles – both as a group or for each respective member – during their time on the programme.
* ^3 The latter value is the age of the dog, as disclosed by its owner.

### Semi-final summary

    Buzzed out | Judges' vote | Won the public vote
    Won the judges' vote | Lost the judges' vote | Eliminated

#### Semi-final 1 (31 May)

* Guest performance: Diversity
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Cowell | Holden | Morgan | Result |
| Three Bee | 1 | | | | 6th – Eliminated |
| Olivia Archbold | 2 | | | | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) |
| Kevin Cruise | 3 | | | | 7th – Eliminated |
| Stevie Starr | 4 | | | | 4th – Eliminated |
| Tobias Mead | 5 | | | | 2nd (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Sean Sheehan | 6 | | | | 8th – Eliminated |
| Josh Barry | 7 | | | | 5th – Eliminated |
| Spelbound | 8 | | | | 1st (Won Public Vote) |

#### Semi-final 2 (1 June)

* Guest performance: Alicia Keys ("Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart")
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Cowell | Holden | Morgan | Result |
| Taboo | 1 | | | | 4th – Eliminated |
| Neil Fullard | 2 | | | | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) |
| Ruby Girls | 3 | | | | 8th – Eliminated |
| Connected | 4 | | | | 2nd (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Kev Orkian | 5 | | | | 6th – Eliminated |
| Michael Fayombo Jnr & Snr | 6 | | | | 5th – Eliminated |
| Tina & Chandi | 7 | | | | 1st (Won Public Vote) |
| Maxxie Oliver | 8 | | | | 7th – Eliminated |

#### Semi-final 3 (2 June)

* Guest performance: Pixie Lott ("Turn It Up")
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Cowell | Holden | Morgan | Result |
| Starburst | 1 | | | | 6th – Eliminated |
| Chloe Hickinbottom | 2 | | | | 5th – Eliminated |
| Philip Grimmer | 3 | | | | 8th – Eliminated |
| Paul Burling | 4 | | | | 1st (Won Public Vote) |
| The Arrangement | 5 | | | | 4th – Eliminated |
| Jimmy Ford | 6 | | | | 7th – Eliminated |
| Christopher Stone | 7 | | | | 2nd (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Peridot | 8 | | | | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) |

#### Semi-final 4 (3 June)

* Guest performance: Miley Cyrus ("Can't Be Tamed")
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Cowell | Holden | Morgan | Result |
| Ice | 1 | | | | 5th – Eliminated |
| Tyler Patterson | 2 | | | | 4th – Eliminated |
| Emile Harris | 3 | | | | 8th – Eliminated |
| Twist & Pulse | 4 | | | | 2nd (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Team Shaolin | 5 | | | | 7th – Eliminated |
| Mark James | 6 | | | | 6th – Eliminated |
| The Fusion | 7 | | | | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) |
| Janey Cutler | 8 | | | | 1st (Won Public Vote) |

#### Semi-final 5 (4 June)

* Guest performance: JLS ("The Club Is Alive")
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Cowell | Holden | Morgan | Result |
| The Chippendoubles | 1 | | | | 8th – Eliminated |
| Liam McNally | 2 | | | | 2nd (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Alesia Vazmitsel | 3 | | | | 4th – Eliminated |
| Myztikal | 4 | | | | 5th – Eliminated |
| Dance Flavourz | 5 | | | | 6th – Eliminated |
| Father & Son | 6 | | | | 7th – Eliminated |
| A3 | 7 | | | | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) |
| Kieran Gaffney | 8 | | | | 1st (Won Public Vote) |

### Final (5 June)

The Club Is Alive Usher ("OMG") and Dizzee Rascal & James Corden ("Shout")
    Winner | Runner-up
| Finalist | Order | Finished |
| Twist & Pulse | 1 | 2nd |
| Liam McNally | 2 | 10th |
| Paul Burling | 3 | 5th |
| Christopher Stone | 4 | 7th |
| Tina & Chandi | 5 | 4th |
| Connected | 6 | 8th |
| Kieran Gaffney | 7 | 3rd |
| Tobias Mead | 8 | 6th |
| Janey Cutler | 9 | 9th |
| Spelbound | 10 | 1st |

## Ratings

| Episode | Air Date | Total viewers (millions) | ITV1 Weekly rank | Viewer Share (%) |
| Auditions 1 | 17 April | 11.87 | 1 | 44.0 |
| Auditions 2 | 24 April | 11.60 | 1 | 45.7 |
| Auditions 3 | 1 May | 11.84 | 1 | 43.9 |
| Auditions 4 | 8 May | 12.17 | 1 | 44.1 |
| Auditions 5 | 15 May | 10.84 | 1 | 43.8 |
| Auditions 6 | 23 May | 10.68 | 1 | 42.8 |
| Auditions 7 | 29 May | 10.87 | 1 | 40.3 |
| Semi-final 1 | 31 May | 11.82 | 2 | 43.1 |
| Semi-final 1 results | 31 May | 11.32 | 4 | 40.3 |
| Semi-final 2 | 1 June | 11.17 | 5 | 41.2 |
| Semi-final 2 results | 1 June | 10.69 | 8 | 39.0 |
| Semi-final 3 | 2 June | 10.88 | 6 | 45.6 |
| Semi-final 3 results | 2 June | 9.19 | 13 | 34.2 |
| Semi-final 4 | 3 June | 10.37 | 9 | 48.2 |
| Semi-final 4 results | 3 June | 10.34 | 10 | 41.7 |
| Semi-final 5 | 4 June | 10.13 | 11 | 46.3 |
| Semi-final 5 results | 4 June | 9.64 | 12 | 39.4 |
| Live final | 5 June | 13.50 | 1 | 54.6 |