Australia's Got Talent season 7

*Australia's Got Talent*
Australia's Got Talent
Season 7
Hosted by	Julia Morris
Judges	Dawn French; Timomatic; Geri Halliwell; Kyle Sandilands
Winner	Uncle Jed
Runner-up	Greg Gould
Release
Original network	Nine Network
Original release	11 August –; 10 November 2013
Season chronology
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Australia's Got Talent is an Australian reality television show, based on the 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] as well as 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]

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Judges for Australia's Got Talent Season 7

In October 2012, original host Grant Denyer confirmed he would not return to the show.^[5] In November and December 2012, it was also confirmed that Dannii Minogue, Brian McFadden and Kyle Sandilands would all not return to the judging panel following the show's reboot.^[6] Nine stated that it was looking for a "fresh, new panel", ruling out original judge Minogue who had sat on the panel since the show's debut in 2007.^[7] This was the first season in the show's history to feature four judges.

On 17 March 2013, it was announced that Melanie Brown of Spice Girls would replace Minogue as a judge.^[2] A day later, it was announced that comedian Dawn French would replace McFadden on the panel.^[8] On 19 March 2013, it was announced that former participant Tim Omaji, otherwise known as Timomatic, had signed up to the panel.^[3] On 20 March 2013, it was announced that Sandilands would return to reprise his role on the panel despite constant rumours that he would be leaving the show.^[3] Later that day, 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] Producers were forced to look for a new fourth judge after a 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. In addition, the sound of the fourth judge's buzzer sounded identical to the one on America's Got Talent when an act had been buzzed out, while the others' sounded identical to the ones on Britain's Got Talent.

Auditions

In December 2012, it was announced that the auditions would take place from March 2013.^[1] There were various options for auditioning, such as attending the correct venue on the correct day with the questionnaire (which could be found on the website or completed on audition day), sending a DVD in with the act on it, or applying online.^[12] The following list contains all of the cities, venues and dates of the auditions. The auditions took place from March–April 2013.^[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

Semi-finalists

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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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