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 favorite 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.

Australia's Got Talent
Season 3
Hosted by	Grant Denyer
Judges	Dannii Minogue Red Symons Tom Burlinson
Winner	Mark Vincent
Runner-up	Jal Joshua
Release
Original network	Seven Network
Original release	4 February – 22 April 2009
Season chronology

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	Acrobatic Duo	3	Finalist
Chelsea Castillo	Singing	Singer	4	Semi-Finalist
Daniel Le	Music	Pianist	4	Semi-Finalist
Danik Abishev	Acrobatics	Hand Balancer	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	Comedy / Acrobatics	Acrobatic 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	One Man Band	3	Semi-Finalist
Kobe White	Singing	Singer	3	Semi-Finalist
Lu'isa Helu	Singing	Opera Singer	2	Semi-Finalist
Luke Ha	Danger / Comedy	Danger Comedian	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 1

Semi-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and Judges' votes			Result
			Tom	Dannii	Red
Hype Dancers	1	Dance Group				Eliminated
Dean Atkinson	2	Ventriloquist				Eliminated
Danik Abishev	3	Hand Balancer				Advanced
Macy & David	4	Dance Duo				Eliminated
Whips Australia	5	Whip Crackers				Eliminated
Maske	6	Musicians				Eliminated
Mt Cotton Hot Shots	7	Jump Rope Team				Eliminated
Etags	8	Choir				Eliminated
Mick Lowenstein	9	Comedian				Eliminated
Mark Vincent	10	Opera Singer				Advanced

Semi-Final 2

Semi-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and Judges' votes			Result
			Tom	Dannii	Red
Red Jane Show	1	Band				Eliminated
Ashley Brophy	2	Acrobat				Eliminated
Jal Joshua	3	Singer				Advanced
Maree & Mutley	4	Dog Act				Eliminated
Sandy Gandhi	5	Comedian				Eliminated
James Bustar	6	Juggler				Eliminated
Aron Carvalho	7	Dancer				Eliminated
Lu'isa Helu	8	Opera Singer				Eliminated
Nobel Lakaev	9	Dancer				Advanced

Semi-Final 3

Semi-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and Judges' votes			Result
			Tom	Dannii	Red
Cameo Rascale	1	Acrobatic Duo				Advanced
Bobby Harrison	2	Musician				Eliminated
Australian Martial Arts	3	Martial Arts Team				Eliminated
Daniel Le	4	Pianist				Eliminated
JP & His One Man Band	5	One Man Band				Eliminated
AnonMS & Perplex	6	Rappers				Eliminated
Luke Ha	7	Danger Comedian				Eliminated
Kobe White	8	Singer				Eliminated
David Splatt	9	Saw Player				Advanced

Semi-Final 4

Semi-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and Judges' votes			Result
			Tom	Dannii	Red
SoundCheck	1	Singing Trio				Eliminated
Red Hot Rhythm	2	Dance Group				Advanced
Duke Dreamer	3	Storyteller				Eliminated
Hamish & Amelia	4	Acrobatic Duo				Eliminated
Chelsea Castillo	5	Singer				Eliminated
Short Back & Sides	6	A Cappella Group				Eliminated
William Campbell	7	Juggler				Advanced
Mahony Brothers	8	Singing Duo				Eliminated
The Space Cowboy	9	Danger Act				Eliminated
Tyron & McKaylah	10	Dance Duo				Eliminated
James Corona	11	Opera Singer				Eliminated

Grand final

Key	Winner	Runner-up

Act	Performance description	Result
Mark Vincent	Opera Singer	Winner
Jal Joshua	Singer	Runner-up
Nobel Lakaev	Dancer	Eliminated
William Campbell	Juggler	Eliminated
Red Hot Rhythm	Dance Group	Eliminated
Cameo Rascale	Acrobatic Duo	Eliminated
Danik Abishev	Hand Balancer	Eliminated
David Splatt	Saw Player	Eliminated

Reception

Viewership

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

References

1. "Week 6". TV Tonight.
2. "Week 7". TV Tonight.
3. "Week 8". TV Tonight.
4. "Week 9". TV Tonight.
5. "Week 10". TV Tonight.
6. "Week 11". TV Tonight.
7. "Week 12". TV Tonight.
8. "Week 13". TV Tonight.
9. "Week 14". TV Tonight.
10. "Week 15". TV Tonight.
11. "Week 16". TV Tonight.
12. "Week 17". TV Tonight.