Australia's Got Talent (season 8)
| Australia's Got Talent | |
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| Season 8 | |
| Broadcast from | 1 February – 14 March 2016 |
| Judges |
Kelly Osbourne Ian "Dicko" Dickson Sophie Monk Eddie Perfect |
| Host(s) | Dave Hughes |
| Broadcaster | Nine Network |
| Winner | |
| Fletcher Pilon | |
| Origin | Central Coast, New South Wales |
| Genre(s) | Acoustic |
Australia's Got Talent is an Australian reality television show, based on the original UK series, to find new talent. Nine announced that the show would be returning in 2016 for an eighth season. It is the second season to air on Nine after it was axed in 2013.[1][2] Auditions are open for September and October 2015.[3] On 28 October 2015, it was announced that Halliwell, French, Timomatic and Sandilands have been replaced with a new panel of judges, they are Kelly Osbourne, Ian "Dicko" Dickson, Sophie Monk and Eddie Perfect.[4] Morris did not return as host as she is committed to another show and was replaced by Dave Hughes as the host. For the first time, this season introduced the Golden Buzzer.[5][6] The season premiered on 1 February 2016.[7]
Changes
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.
Wildcard
This season will see the introduction of a viewer-voted Wildcard entry to send one lucky performer directly to the Grand Finale. Contestants who are not taken through to the semi-final by the celebrity judges can be voted back into the finals by viewers as Wildcards.
Auditions
After all the audtions for each episode, the judges must choose who they want to send to the semi-finals from their shortlist of talents, those who got the gold buzzer go directly through to the semis, those who aren't sent to the semis become a Wildcard vote.
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Audition 1
| Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzers and Judges' Choice | Result | |||||
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| Eddie | Kelly | Sophie | Dicko | ||||||
| Irma & Sisco | 1 | Canine Dancing | |
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Advanced to semi's | ||
| Phly Crew | 2 | Ballet Dancers | |
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| Col The Conquerer | 3 | Speed Eater | Lost Vote | ||||||
| Pizza Acro | 4 | Pizza Acrobatics | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | |||
| Cath Jamison | 5 | Mentalist | |
Lost Vote | |||||
| Blaze | 6 | Fire Twirler | Lost Vote | ||||||
| Bodane Hatten | 7 | Magician | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Katie Sparrow | 8 | Beatboxing | |
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Buzzed Out | ||||
| Michael Bennett | 9 | Comedian/Dream Guard | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | |||
| Jon Madd | 10 | Balloon Act | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Savvy | 11 | Singer | |
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Buzzed Out | |||
| Kids of Leo | 12 | Singing Group | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| The Elliott Sisters | 13 | Singing Group | |
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| Suzie Lee | 14 | Cher Impersonator | |
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Buzzed Out | ||
| Absolutely Elvis | 15 | Elvis Impersonator | |
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| Pardeep Kumar | 16 | Michael Jackson Impersonator | |
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Advanced to semi's | ||
| TJ | 17 | Drummer | |
Advanced to semi's | |||||
Audition 2
| Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzers and Judges' Choice | Result | |||||
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| Eddie | Kelly | Sophie | Dicko | ||||||
| Joe Ace & Suzie Jay | 1 | Singers | |
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Advanced to semi's | ||
| Eskimo The Clever Trick Horse | 2 | Horse Tricks | |
Lost Vote | |||||
| Equals | 3 | Dance Group | |
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Advanced to semi's | ||
| Stephen Bray | 4 | Impersonations | |
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Lost Vote | ||||
| Michael & Isabella | 5 | Ballroom Dancers | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Miss Poodle | 6 | Singer | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | |||
| Toydeath | 7 | Toy music players | |
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Buzzed Out | ||
| Horatio's Jar | 8 | Dancer | |
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Buzzed Out | ||||
| Parislane | 9 | Singers | |
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| Paws Studio | 10 | Circus Act | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Albert Stone | 11 | Stone Man | |
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Buzzed Out | ||||
| Mick & Emma | 12 | Duet Acrobatics | |
Advanced to semi's | |||||
| Justice | 13 | Aerial Contortion | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Callum The Heavy Metal Kid | 14 | Guitarist | |
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| Great Scott | 15 | Comedian | |
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Buzzed Out | ||
| Jane Van De Stool | 16 | Comedian/Musical Therapist | |
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Advanced to semi's | ||
Audition 3
| Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzers and Judges' Choice | Result | |||||
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| Eddie | Kelly | Sophie | Dicko | ||||||
| Raw & Rugged |
1 | Dance Group | |
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Won Wildcard Vote | ||
| Jared | 2 | Extreme Martial Arts | |
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Lost Vote | |||
| Australian Flairedemons | 3 | Bottle Tricks | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Kirra/Fire Fire Fire Fun! | 4 | Hula Hooping | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| The Shake Man | 5 | Shake Dancing | |
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Advanced to semi's | ||
| Alysha Jones | 6 | Singer | |
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Advanced to semi's | ||
| The Mik Maks | 7 | Band | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Mixedupeverything | 8 | Band | |
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Buzzed Out | ||||
| Subih Brothers | 9 | Band | |
Advanced to semi's | |||||
| Kara Zamitiq | 10 | Drag Queen | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| #Aussietwerkteam | 11 | Dance Group | |
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Lost Vote | ||||
| Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa | 12 | Spoken Word Poetry | |
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Advanced to semi's | ||
| Corey Forbes | 13 | Impersonator | |
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Buzzed Out | ||
| Taylor Goodwin | 14 | Comedian | |
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| Oten Bibe | 15 | Singer | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Matt Mclaren | 16 | Singer | |
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Audition 4
| Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzers and Judges' Choice | Result | |||||
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| Eddie | Kelly | Sophie | Dicko | ||||||
| Carter | 1 | Dancer | |
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| Hip Pop | 2 | Hula Hooper | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Gentlemen of Deceit | 3 | Magician Group | |
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| Dauntless Movement Crew | 4 | Dance Group | Lost Vote | ||||||
| Abe Nouk | 5 | Spoken Word Performer | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| The Blackgrail | 6 | Medievel Act | |
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Buzzed Out | ||
| Yhlzha | 7 | singing duo | Lost Vote | ||||||
| King Social | 8 | Band | |
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Advanced to semi's | ||
| Cassandra - Lady of Illusion | 9 | Illusionist | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | |||
| Fletcher | 10 | Singer | |
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Advanced to semi's | ||
| The Hot Inspirations | 11 | Can-Can dancers | |
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Buzzed Out | |||
| Bubble07 | 12 | Bubble act | |
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| The Ventertainer | 13 | Ventriloquist | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Noa | 14 | Singer | |
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| Magic Men | 15 | Dance Group | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
Audition 5
| Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzers and Judges' Choice | Result | |||||
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| Eddie | Kelly | Sophie | Dicko | ||||||
| Showko | 1 | Ventriloquist | |
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| Cleveland Air Magic | 2 | Jump Rope Crew | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Cowboys & Angels | 3 | Dance Group | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Perth Mermaids | 4 | Water Show | |
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Lost Vote | ||||
| Beat the Streets | 5 | Dance Group | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Sister's Doll | 6 | Band | |
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| Nyte Mare | 7 | Horror Magician | |
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Buzzed Out | ||
| The Henry Twins | 8 | Dancing Duo | |
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Advanced to semi's | ||
| Stewart Bryant Whipcracking | 9 | Music Act | |
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Buzzed Out | ||
| Guy McClean Horsmanship | 10 | Horse Act | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | |||
| Mick the Poet | 11 | Spoken Word Poet | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Flavella L'Amour Serpent Dancer | 12 | Dancer | Lost Vote | ||||||
| Minnie Cooper & the Tiny Teeny Tappers | 13 | Drag act | |
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| Rothomatic | 14 | Robot | |
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Audition 6
| Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzers and Judges' Choice | Result | |||||
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| Eddie | Kelly | Sophie | Dicko | ||||||
| Bosko & Honey | 1 | Musical Comedy | |
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| Bund Der Bayern | 2 | Dance Act | |
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Lost Vote | |||
| Pipe Guy | 3 | Drummer | |
Lost Vote | |||||
| Loyal to the Beat | 4 | Beatboxing | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Catmantoo | 5 | Pet act | Lost Vote | ||||||
| Holly & Ace | 6 | Pet Act | Lost Wildcard Vote | ||||||
| Backyard Heroes | 7 | Pet Act | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Violeta | 8 | Piano & Singing | |
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| Abbas Sharhani | 9 | Michael Jackson Impersonator | |
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Lost Vote | ||||
| Shaun Cheah | 10 | Sign Language Performance | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Marcus Jackson | 11 | Michael Jackson Dance | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | ||
| Lukmi | 12 | Singer | |
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Lost Wildcard Vote | |||
| Josh Hawkins | 13 | Singer | |
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Lost Vote | ||||
| Jessie Daley | 14 | Magic | |
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| Jonas Holt | 15 | Impersonator | |
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Buzzed Out | ||
| Caroline Moon | 16 | Ventriloquist | |
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Buzzed Out | ||
| Chris Tamoway | 17 | Singer/Musician | |
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Advanced to semi's | ||
| Erik the Dog | 18 | Robot Dog | Advanced to semi's | ||||||
Semi-finals
Semi-Finals started on 22nd February the semi-finals wasn't live. 2 acts made it through to the grand final each week.
Semi-final 1
| Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzers and Judges' Choice | Result | |||||
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| Eddie | Kelly | Sophie | Dicko | ||||||
| Phly Crew | 1 | Dance Group | |
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| Violeta Bozanic | 2 | Singer And Pianist | Lost Public Vote | ||||||
| Mick & Emma | 3 | Acrobatic Duo | Lost Public Vote | ||||||
| Pardeep Kumar | 4 | Dancer | Lost Public Vote | ||||||
| Sisters Doll | 5 | Band | Won Public Vote | ||||||
| Alysha Jones | 6 | Opera Singer | Lost Public Vote | ||||||
Semi-final 2
| Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzers and Judges' Choice | Result | |||||
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| Eddie | Kelly | Sophie | Dicko | ||||||
| The Elliot Sisters | 1 | Singing Trio | Lost Public Vote | ||||||
| Carter | 2 | Dancer | Lost Public Vote | ||||||
| Gentlemen of Deceit | 3 | Magicians | |
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| Bosko And Honey | 4 | Singers | |
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Lost Public Vote | |||
| Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa | 5 | Spoken Poetry | Lost Public Vote | ||||||
| Matt Mclaren | 6 | Singer | Won Public Vote | ||||||
Semi-final 3
| Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzers and Judges' Choice | Result | |||||
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| Eddie | Kelly | Sophie | Dicko | ||||||
| Henry Twins | 1 | Dancers | Lost Public Vote | ||||||
| Jessie Daley | 2 | Magician | |
Lost Public Vote | |||||
| Susie Jay & Joe Ace | 3 | Impressionist Singers | Lost Public Vote | ||||||
| King Social | 4 | Band | Won Public Vote | ||||||
| Showko | 5 | Ventriloquist | |
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Lost Public Vote | |||
| Erik The Dog | 6 | Robot Dog Act | |
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Semi-final 4
| Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzers and Judges' Choice | Result | |||||
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| Eddie | Kelly | Sophie | Dicko | ||||||
| Irma & Sisco | 1 | Dancing Dog Act | |
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Lost Public Vote | ||||
| Subih Brothers | 2 | Band | Lost Public Vote | ||||||
| The Shake Man | 3 | Dancer | |
Lost Public Vote | |||||
| Callum The Heavy Metal Kid | 4 | Guitarist | Won Public Vote | ||||||
| Jan Van De Stool | 5 | Comedian Musician | Lost Public Vote | ||||||
| Equals | 6 | Dance Group | |
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Semi-final 5
| Act | Order | Performance description | Buzzers and Judges' Choice | Result | |||||
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| Eddie | Kelly | Sophie | Dicko | ||||||
| Minnie Cooper & the Tiny Teeny Tappers | 1 | Drag Act | Lost Public Vote | ||||||
| TJ | 2 | Drummer | Lost Public Vote | ||||||
| NOA | 3 | Rapper | |
Lost Public Vote | |||||
| Chris Tamwoy | 4 | Singer/Musician | Won Public Vote | ||||||
| Rothomatic | 5 | Robot Act | |
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Lost Public Vote | |||
| Fletcher | 6 | Singer And Guitarist | Won Judges Vote | ||||||
Finals
- Color key
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Final - Top 11
The top 11, including the grand final wild card act, appeared in a grand final performance before the Grand Finale. An audience vote followed after the show and only 5 acts returned for the Grand Finale with new performances.
| Act | Order | Performance description | Result |
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| Equals | 1 | Dance Group | Lost Public Vote |
| Callum The Heavy Metal Kid | 2 | Guitarist | Lost Public Vote |
| King Social | 3 | Band | Advanced to Grand Finale |
| Gentlemen of Deceit | 4 | Magicians | Lost Public Vote |
| Matt McClaren | 5 | Singer | Advanced to Grand Finale |
| Raw & Rugged | 6 | Dance Group | Lost Public Vote |
| Erik The Dog | 7 | Robot Dog Act | Lost Public Vote |
| Chris Tamwoy | 8 | Singer/Musician | Advanced to Grand Finale |
| Phly Crew | 9 | Dance Crew | Lost Public Vote |
| Fletcher | 10 | Singer and Guitarist | Advanced to Grand Finale |
| Sisters Doll | 11 | Band | Advanced to Grand Finale |
Grand Finale - Top 5
For the first time in AGT history, the Grand Finale aired Live and the winner was decided by the viewers, not the judges. Magician/illusionist AGT Alumni Cosentino had a performance and actor Jack Black was a guest judge. The winner received $250,000
| Act | Order | Age(s)/ State |
Act description | Place Result |
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| Chris Tamwoy | 1 | 20, QLD | Singer/ Musician |
Runners-up |
| King Social | 2 | 29-53, QLD | Band | |
| Matt McClaren | 3 | 27, NSW | Singer | |
| Sisters Doll | 4 | 18-23, VIC | Band | |
| Fletcher Pilon | 5 | 14, NSW | Singer/ Guitarist |
Winner |
Ratings
- Colour key:
- – Highest rating during the season
- – Lowest rating during the season
| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (millions) | Nightly rank | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Auditions" | 1 February 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.865 | #10 | [8] |
| 2 | 7 February 2016 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 0.914 | #6 | [9] | |
| 3 | 8 February 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.896 | #9 | [10] | |
| 4 | 14 February 2016 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 0.740 | #9 | [11] | |
| 5 | 15 February 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.775 | #10 | [12] | |
| 6 | 21 February 2016 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 0.633 | #9 | [13] | |
| 7 | "Semifinals" | 22 February 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.703 | #14 | [14] |
| 8 | 28 February 2016 | Sunday 8:00 pm | 0.748 | #9 | [15] | |
| 9 | 29 February 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.671 | #13 | [16] | |
| 10 | 6 March 2016 | Sunday 8:00 pm | 0.630 | #13 | [17] | |
| 11 | 7 March 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.594 | #19 | [18] | |
| 12 | "Final - Top 11" | 13 March 2016 | Sunday 8:00 pm | 0.599 | #11 | [19] |
| 13 | "Grand Finale - Top 5" | 14 March 2016 | Monday 7:30 pm | 0.785 | #12 | [20] |
| "Winner Announced" | 0.961 | #7 | ||||
References
- ↑ Knox, David. "Nine reviving Australia's Got Talent. Renewed: The Voice. – TV Tonight". Tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ↑ "Nine to revive Australia's Got Talent in 2016". Mumbrella.com.au. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ↑ "Nine bringing back Australia's Got Talent, The Voice". M.smh.com.au. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ↑ Knox, David (2015-10-28). "Nine Upfronts 2016: Nine goes HD, new lifestyle channel -and Daryl Somers returns – TV Tonight". Tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ↑ "Back from the Dead! Australia's Got Talent returns to Nine in 2016 — DeciderTV". Decidertv.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ↑ "Hughes to host Australia's Got Talent". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ↑ Knox, David (5 January 2016). "Airdate: Australia's Got Talent". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (18 February 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 1 February 2016". Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (18 February 2016). "Timeshifted: Sunday 7 February 2016". Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (18 February 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 8 February 2016". Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (24 February 2016). "Timeshifted: Sunday 14 February 2016". Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (24 February 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 15 February 2016". Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (1 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Sunday 21 February 2016". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (1 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 22 February 2016". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (7 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Sunday 28 February 2016". Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (10 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 29 February 2016". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (17 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Sunday 6 March 2016". Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (17 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 7 March 2016". Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (22 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Sunday 13 March 2016". Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (22 March 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 14 March 2016". Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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