Australia's Got Talent original UK series , to find new talent. The seventh season aired on the Nine Network from 11 August 2013 until 10 November 2013.[ 1] Kyle Sandilands returned as a judge for his fourth season, and was joined by Dawn French , Timomatic and Geri Halliwell ,[ 2] [ 3] Julia Morris as the new host. Halliwell, French and Timomatic who is the additional fourth judge replaced original judge Dannii Minogue and Brian McFadden , while Morris replaced Grant Denyer . It was the first time that the show aired on another network, following its axing from the Seven Network in October 2012. The auditions took place from March–April 2013.[ 4]
Season overview On 29 April 2013, Nine confirmed that Geri Halliwell would replace Brown as the fourth judge. In October 2012, original host Grant Denyer confirmed he would not return to the show.[ 5] Dannii Minogue , Brian McFadden and Kyle Sandilands would all not return to the judging panel following the show's reboot.[ 6] [ 7]
On 17 March 2013, it was announced that Melanie Brown of Spice Girls would replace Minogue as a judge.[ 2] Dawn French would replace McFadden on the panel.[ 8] Tim Omaji , otherwise known as Timomatic, had signed up to the panel.[ 3] [ 3] Julia Morris was confirmed as the host of the new season.[ 9]
On 20 March 2013, it was reported that Seven , the show's former network, had won a legal injunction preventing Brown from signing onto any shows airing on Nine until 31 January 2014, thus putting her role on the show in doubt.[ 10] Supreme Court judge ruled that the injunction preventing Brown from working for any Australian network other than Seven was to remain in place. On 29 April 2013, Nine confirmed that Geri Halliwell would replace Brown as the fourth judge.[ 11]
This season's judges table and X's on the stage looked identical to the ones on Britain's Got Talent America's Got Talent Britain's Got Talent .
Auditions In December 2012, it was announced that the auditions would take place from March 2013.[ 1] [ 12] [ 12]
Audition City Date Venue Cairns , Queensland [ 12] 3 March 2013 Shangri-La Hotel Event Centre Perth , Western Australia [ 12] 10 March 2013 Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre Adelaide , South Australia [ 12] 12 March 2013 Adelaide Showground Canberra , Australian Capital Territory [ 12] 16 April 2013 Rydges Lakeside Canberra Melbourne , Victoria [ 12] 16–17 March 2013 Mooney Valley Racing Club, Market Place Coffs Harbour , New South Wales [ 1] 19 March 2013 Opal Cove Resort Newcastle , New South Wales [ 12] 24 March 2013 Newcastle City Hall Dubbo , New South Wales [ 13] 26 March 2013 Dubbo RSL Club Resort Hobart , Tasmania [ 12] 6 April 2013 Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart Launceston , Tasmania [ 12] 7 April 2013 Hotel Grand Chancellor, Launceston Albury , New South Wales [ 12] 9 April 2013 Albury Entertainment Centre Sydney , New South Wales [ 12] 13–14 April 2013 Sydney Showground Darwin , Northern Territory [ 12] 21 April 2013 Crowne Plaza Darwin Brisbane , Queensland [ 12] 27–28 April 2013 Sofitel Brisbane Central
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Name Genre Act Age(s) Semi Position reached Academy of Brothers Dance Dance Group 15-22 3 Finalist Angel Tairua Singing Singer 13 3 Finalist Aydan Calafiore Singing Singer 12 1 Semi-Finalist Chantelle & Benji Danger Rollerskate Duo 30 & 29 1 Semi-Finalist Chloe Marlow Singing Singer 11 6 Semi-Finalist Dapper Dance Dance Group 13-16 5 Semi-Finalist Darren Carr Comedy Ventriloquist 48 1 Semi-Finalist Dean Brady Singing Singer 9 4 Finalist Flying Fruit Fly Circus Acrobatics Acrobatic Group 10-19 2 Semi-Finalist Girl Class Singing Vocal Group 17-23 3 Semi-Finalist Greg Gould Singing Band 21-31 6 Runner-up Joanna Littlewood-Johnson Dance Pole Dancer 43 6 Semi-Finalist Juan & Angela Dance Dance Duo 27 & 28 5 Semi-Finalist Julius Firdaus Singing Opera Singer 28 6 Semi-Finalist Lee Academy Acrobatics Acrobatic Group 9-22 4 Semi-Finalist Leon Lee Singing Singer 19 2 Semi-Finalist Loretta & Jackson Animals Dog Act 56 & 4 2 Semi-Finalist Louise Kennedy Singing Singer 59 1 Semi-Finalist Michael Boyd Magic Illusionist 42 3 Semi-Finalist Miles Elkington Singing Singer 16 4 Semi-Finalist Ministry of Dance Dance Dance Group 12-23 6 Semi-Finalist Miss Friby & the Fribbles Comedy Entertainers 23 & 28 4 Semi-Finalist Natalie & Julia Singing Singing Duo 10 1 Semi-Finalist Oscar & Joshua Han Music Pianist and Violinist 12 & 10 5 Finalist Paris Morgan Singing Singer 13 5 Semi-Finalist Raymond Crowe Variety Entertainer 51 2 Semi-Finalist Reuben Koops Singing Singer 19 2 Semi-Finalist Sam Powers Magic Illusionist 29 6 Finalist Scott Carnes Dancer Dancer 47 1 Semi-Finalist Seaton Kay-Smith Comedy Comedian 27 3 Semi-Finalist Swagamama Dance Dance Group 20-35 1 Finalist Team KSTP Acrobatics Gymnastics Team 10-16 5 Semi-Finalist Tommy Franklin Dance Dancer 29 2 Finalist The Brassholes Music Brass Band 19-23 4 Semi-Finalist The Foenander Brothers Singing Singing Duo 50 & 53 4 Finalist The Funky Bunny Singing Singer 31 2 Semi-Finalist The Other Superman Acrobatics Aerialist 40 1 Finalist The Real Fruit Ninja Variety Novelty Act 42 5 Semi-Finalist The Rybka Twins Acrobatics Contortionists 17 3 Semi-Finalist Uncle Jed Singing Band 26-29 5 Winner Valère Singing Singer 22 6 Semi-Finalist X-Treme Team Acrobatics Martial Arts Team 13-25 4 Semi-Finalist Yu Hui Dance Dancer 29 3 Semi-Finalist
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Finals summary
Ratings Episode Air date Total viewers (millions) Nightly Rank Auditions 1[ 14] 11 August 1.044 6 Auditions 2[ 15] 18 August 1.212 5 Auditions 3[ 16] 25 August 1.183 5 Auditions 4[ 17] 1 September 1.124 4 Auditions 5[ 18] 8 September 1.113 4 Auditions 6[ 19] 15 September 1.172 6 Semi-final 1[ 20] 22 September 0.982 6 Semi-final 2[ 21] 29 September 1.010 5 Semi-final 3[ 22] 7 October 0.939 8 Semi-final 4[ 23] 13 October 0.801 11 Semi-final 5[ 24] 20 October 0.850 6 Semi-final 6[ 25] 27 October 0.712 9 Final Performances[ 26] 3 November 0.742 2 Grand Finale[ 27] 10 November 1.166 4 Winner Announced[ 28] 10 November 1.391 1
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