# Australia's Got Talent season 3

Australia's Got Talent is an Australian reality television show, based on the original UK series, to find new talent. The third season premiered on the Seven Network on 4 February 2009 and ended on 22 April 2009. The Grand Finale followed the same format as the 2008 one: acts were eliminated in pairs, as well as each judge picking their favourite act to reappear on the show once more. Mark Vincent won the season, while Jal Joshua became the runner-up.
On the grand finale, international opera singer and winner of Britain's Got Talent series one, Paul Potts performed live in the studio. The season was won by Opera Singer, Mark Vincent, who received $250,000.
The "Order" columns lists the order of appearance each act made for every episode.

## Semi-finalists

| Key | Winner | Runner up | Finalist | Semi-finalist (lost judges' vote) |
| Name | Genre | Act | Semi | Position reached |
| AnonMS & Perplex | Music | Rappers | 3 | Semi-Finalist |
| Aron Carvalho | Dance | Dancer | 2 | Semi-Finalist |
| Ashley Brophy | Acrobatics | Acrobat | 2 | Semi-Finalist |
| Australian Martial Arts | Acrobatics | Martial Arts Team | 3 | Semi-Finalist |
| Bobby Harrison | Music | Musician | 3 | Semi-Finalist |
| Cameo Rascale | Acrobatics | Acrobat Duo | 3 | Finalist |
| Chelsea Castillo | Singing | Singer | 4 | Semi-Finalist |
| Daniel Le | Music | Pianist | 4 | Semi-Finalist |
| Danik Abishev | Acrobatics | Acrobat | 1 | Finalist |
| Dean Atkinson | Comedy | Ventriloquist | 1 | Semi-Finalist |
| David Splatt | Music | Saw Player | 3 | Finalist |
| Duke Dreamer | Variety | Storyteller | 4 | Semi-Finalist |
| Etags | Singing | Choir | 1 | Semi-Finalist |
| Hamish & Amelia | Acrobatics | Acrobat Duo | 4 | Semi-Finalist |
| Hype Dancers | Dance | Dance Group | 1 | Semi-Finalist |
| Jal Joshua | Singing | Singer | 2 | Runner-Up |
| James Bustar | Juggling | Juggler | 2 | Semi-Finalist |
| James Corona | Singing | Opera Singer | 4 | Semi-Finalist |
| JP & His One Man Bad | Music | Musician | 3 | Semi-Finalist |
| Kobe White | Singing | Singer | 3 | Semi-Finalist |
| Lu'isa Helu | Singing | Opera Singer | 2 | Semi-Finalist |
| Luke Ha | Danger | Danger Act | 3 | Semi-Finalist |
| Macy & David | Dance | Dance Duo | 1 | Semi-Finalist |
| Mahony Brothers | Singing | Singing Duo | 4 | Semi-Finalist |
| Maree & Mutley | Animals | Dog Act | 2 | Semi-Finalist |
| Mark Vincent | Singing | Opera Singer | 1 | Winner |
| Maske | Music | Musicians | 1 | Semi-Finalist |
| Mick Lowenstein | Comedy | Comedian | 1 | Semi-Finalist |
| Mt Cotton Hot Shots | Acrobatics | Jump Rope Team | 1 | Semi-Finalist |
| Nobel Lakaev | Dance | Dancer | 2 | Finalist |
| Red Hot Rhythm | Dance | Dance Group | 4 | Finalist |
| Red Jane Show | Singing | Band | 2 | Semi-Finalist |
| Sandy Gandhi | Comedy | Comedian | 2 | Semi-Finalist |
| Short Back & Sides | Singing | A Cappella Group | 4 | Semi-Finalist |
| SoundCheck | Singing | Singing Trio | 4 | Semi-Finalist |
| The Space Cowboy | Danger | Danger Act | 4 | Semi-Finalist |
| Tyron & McKaylah | Dance | Dance Duo | 4 | Semi-Finalist |
| William Campbell | Juggling | Juggler | 4 | Finalist |
| Whips Australia | Danger | Whip Crackers | 1 | Semi-Finalist |

## Semi-final summary

    Buzzed Out | Judges' choice
    Won Online Public Vote | Won Judges' Vote | Lost Judges' Vote

### Semi-final 1

| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Burlinson | Minogue | Symons | Result |
| Hype Dancers | 1 | | | | Eliminated |
| Dean Atkinson | 2 | | | | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) |
| Danik Abishev | 3 | | | | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Macy & David | 4 | | | | Eliminated |
| Whips Australia | 5 | | | | Eliminated |
| Maske | 6 | | | | Eliminated |
| Mt Cotton Hot Shots | 7 | | | | Eliminated |
| Etags | 8 | | | | Eliminated |
| Mick Lowenstein | 9 | | | | Eliminated |
| Mark Vincent | 10 | | | | Advanced (Won Public Vote) |

### Semi-final 2

| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Burlinson | Minogue | Symons | Result |
| Red Jane Show | 1 | | | | Eliminated |
| Ashley Brophy | 2 | | | | Eliminated |
| Jal Joshua | 3 | | | | Advanced (Won Public Vote) |
| Maree & Mutley | 4 | | | | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) |
| Sandy Gandhi | 5 | | | | Eliminated |
| James Bustar | 6 | | | | Eliminated |
| Aron Carvalho | 7 | | | | Eliminated |
| Lu'isa Helu | 8 | | | | Eliminated |
| Nobel Lakaev | 9 | | | | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) |

### Semi-final 3

| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Burlinson | Minogue | Symons | Result |
| Cameo Rascale | 1 | | | | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Bobby Harrison | 2 | | | | Eliminated |
| Australian Martial Arts | 3 | | | | Eliminated |
| Daniel Le | 4 | | | | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) |
| JP & His One Man Band | 5 | | | | Eliminated |
| AnonMS & Perplex | 6 | | | | Eliminated |
| Luke Ha | 7 | | | | Eliminated |
| Kobe White | 8 | | | | Eliminated |
| David Splatt | 9 | | | | Advanced (Won Public Vote) |

### Semi-final 4

| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Buzzes and Judges' Vote | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Burlinson | Minogue | Symons | Result |
| SoundCheck | 1 | | | | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) |
| Red Hot Rhythm | 2 | | | | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Duke Dreamer | 3 | | | | Eliminated |
| Hamish & Amelia | 4 | | | | Eliminated |
| Chelsea Castillo | 5 | | | | Eliminated |
| Short Back & Sides | 6 | | | | Eliminated |
| William Campbell | 7 | | | | Advanced (Won Public Vote) |
| Mahony Brothers | 8 | | | | Eliminated |
| The Space Cowboy | 9 | | | | Eliminated |
| Tyron & McKaylah | 10 | | | | Eliminated |
| James Corona | 11 | | | | Eliminated |

## Finals summary

| Finalist | Order | Finished |
| Mark Vincent | 1 | Winner |
| Jal Joshua | 2 | Runner-Up |
| Nobel Lakaev | 3 | Eliminated |
| William Campbell | 4 | Eliminated |
| Red Hot Rhythm | 5 | Eliminated |
| Cameo Rascale | 6 | Eliminated |
| Danik Abishev | 7 | Eliminated |
| David Splatt | 8 | Eliminated |

## Reception
### Viewership

| Episode | Episode | Airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (millions) | Night Rank |
| 1 | "Auditions" | 4 February 2009 | Wednesday 7:00 pm | 1.314 | 3 |
| 2 | "Auditions" | 11 February 2009 | Wednesday 7:00 pm | 1.328 | 4 |
| 3 | "Auditions" | 18 February 2009 | Wednesday 7:00 pm | 1.417 | 2 |
| 4 | "Auditions" | 25 February 2009 | Wednesday 7:00 pm | 1.370 | 2 |
| 5 | "Semi-Finals" | 4 March 2009 | Wednesday 7:00 pm | 1.342 | 4 |
| 6 | "Semi-Finals" | 11 March 2009 | Wednesday 7:00 pm | 1.344 | 2 |
| 7 | "Semi-Finals" | 18 March 2009 | Wednesday 7:00 pm | 1.325 | 3 |
| 8 | "Semi-Finals" | 25 March 2009 | Wednesday 7:00 pm | 1.322 | 3 |
| 9 | "Recap" | 1 April 2009 | Wednesday 7:00 pm | 1.176 | 5 |
| 10 | "Finals" | 8 April 2009 | Wednesday 7:00 pm | 1.057 | 11 |
| 11 | "Finals" | 15 April 2009 | Wednesday 7:00 pm | 1.510 | 1 |
| 12 | "Grand Finale" | 22 April 2009 | Wednesday 7:00 pm | 1.610 | 1 |