Australia’s Got Talent

This week we’re in Perth. Can they followup on what Melbourne and Sydney had to offer?

 

Curly haired 15 yr old Josh (shorty D) use to be in a group called D12. Now he’s a solo act of dance and rap. I don’t think anyone expected what was to come. Shorty D is the complete package and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him in the final. Kyle is wowed and tells the other judges “I don’t know what the rules of this show are but I want to take this kid to New York and get him signed now!”

 

Our next contestant Maria swans in wearing her “lucky red dress” hoping the judges don’t compare her too much to Susan Boyle. Singing Phantom of the Opera “  wishing you were somehow here again”. She definitely didn’t get compared to Susan Boyle, but Kyle did tell her “I really liked it apart from the camilla Parker Bowles impersonator look”. 2 yes’s from the other judges and Kyle deciding not to give his vote… but all it takes is 2 votes so Maria is through.

 

12 year old Daniel gives us a show of skil with his soccer skills. Faultless and “adorable” will get this talented young man through to the next round.

 

We run through a few attempted acts of dancing and singing but no one makes the cut.

 

Flames of Polynesia is off to to a good start and Danni’s mesmerised by him … and loves the performance as well.

 

David Cronin and his musical bells get the simple “oh that explains it” when he announces he’s from Adelaide. Without hesitation David is off the stage without a single yes.

 

Ken D’Sousa gives us a performance of The BeeGees “Words”  , but apparently “but it aint the Bee Gees doing it”

 

James, Scoot and Spark, our trained stunt performers with their mini bike stunt team. Their firey performance does more than just light up the audience, but they also set off the fire alarms in the building. “Love the act, I think it must be quite difficult to even balance on those things let alone do the tricks” Danni. 3 yes’s … more stunts to come!

 

Back from the break and trying to fight their way to the next round, literally, Team 9 lives with their martial arts and parkour performance.

 

Then 47 year old Mark brings his spirituality and wholesome healing therapist shows us why he’s been “trying” to get his music out there for 2 decades. Buzzed before he’s done, but he doesn’t seem to get the hint. And even after he leaves the stage he still seems to think they just didn’t give him a chance. Here’s hoping there’s more talent to come. Perth isn’t looking good so far!

 

Maybe not… an undie wearing electrician in some sort of … I don’t even know what to call it. Is this guy serious? “I don’t think we’ve ever had someone turn up and impersonate a testicle before”. Oops apparently he was meant to be an emu. Really?

 

Mum of 2 Aimee-Elizabeth, bought up in the USA but spending a large part of her life in Africa, this mum is back in Australia to pursue her dream of a career as a star. Singing “oh holy night”. “You, and that what you did there, is talent” exclaims Kyle. Aimee has a definite 3 yes’s and she’ll be throug to the next round.

 

Andrew Won and his Ninja show are up next. He’s not the ultimate fighting machine… the gear yes, but the skill…. um, no. Kyle gives Andrew the challenge to kick the boom mic and he’s through. He falls flat on his back but he makes the kick. I have no words at this stage…. I guess we’ll wait and see what he does next round.

 

Ann Ferguson brings some much welcome comedic relief. Mixed responses from the audience, but Danni loves her, despite her awkwardness,

 

I have to admit this next act does make me laugh. I’m not sure about talent but she definitely gets a laugh using everyday food items and body parts to “narrate” a song. But this is the last we’ll see of our animated contestant.

 

Cocky little Sex Bomb with his farmyard yodel is almost as odd as the previous act. It really shows that the lure of a large cash prize will make almost anyone give it a go.

 

Andrew Marr thinks he’s funny. He’s the only one at first. But after his warm up he’s actually kind of funny. 3 yes’s …. finally some talent. He’s through to the next round.

 

Our singing and dancing senior citizen superstar shows us that at 75 you can still have personality, charisma, talent, and charm. But is it enough? Brian thinks “you’re mad as a hatter but you’re brilliant”. Kyle disagrees but 2 yes’s get him through.

 

Jess Mews with her hula hoop fever. The judges give it a go but come off in bruises not talent. Jess will get to show us some more in the next round.

 

Bob Hay writes a song that sounds more like a jingle… a really really bad jingle. No chance.

 

Adam Murby and his sister Selina give us illusions. Even our presenter who’s only feet away from the act can’t figure out how they did it. The judges are amazed and Kyle is even more keen on the little sister. There’s no doubt that Adam and Selina are through, not just in this show, but potentially through to a great career if Kyle’s opinion is anything to go off. Yes yes, and yes.

 

Some interesting acts, and some pole antics to wow kyle, show a diversity of talent.

 

To end off tonight’s show our 7 year old pianist leaves the audience and judges with a sense of WOW. “Flight of the Bumblebee” by Rachmaninov  . The judges sneak on stage to get a better look at this child prodigy. No one can quite believe what they’re hearing. At the age of 7, with 5 years piano playing under his belt, there’s no question here. Yes Yes and 100 million percentYes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7:30pm – Tuesday, April 20 on Seven

Dannii Minogue, Kyle Sandilands and Brian McFadden judge 2010′s bigger and better AUSTRALIA’S GOT TALENT.

From Solo acts to group performances, comedians and dance troupes; our doors are open to anyone who thinks they have what it takes, as the hunt begins for the hottest undiscovered talent in the country.

AUSTRALIA’S GOT TALENT is hosted by GRANT DENYER.

Australia’s Got Talent has only been back for one episode and already buzzed contestants are speaking out in annoyance at judge Kyle Sandilands’ comments fired their way while on the show.

A square dancing troupe and a middle-aged Melbourne singer are among those to have criticised the judges over comments they made about them while they were on stage in front of both a studio and TV audience.

Sandilands asked Melbourne woman Heather Cook whether she was male or female.

“I felt the whole experience was devastating, and very unfair and unnecessary, and he destroyed any opportunity I had of demonstrating my voice to its fullest potential.” She said following the show.

Darren Taylor of the square dancing troupe has shown his annoyance over the way the judges launched into him and his fellow members as soon as they walked out on stage.

“I have never experienced anything like it before,” he said.

“But as soon as we walked out Brian (McFadden) buzzed us. He said one of our girls looked like a toilet-roll doll. Dannii (Minogue) also zeroed in on what we were wearing and Kyle said I had my jumper tucked into my pants.”

He is also claiming that his troupe did not sign up for the show, instead that they were asked by producers of Seven’s show to perform.

“We didn’t apply. They called us and said they really wanted square dancers this year because they wanted it to be a community show.”

But Taylor believes the producers set them up to recieve a hiding from the judges, all for the sake of entertainment.

A Seven spokeswoman has said judging was no harsher than previous years.

Source: Herald Sun

The 2010 season of Australia’s Got Talent kicked off tonight with auditions in Melbourne and Sydney. Melbourne bought an impressive amount of talent to kick off the show… along with our panel of judges this year Brian McFadden, Danni Minogue and Kyle Sandilands to help us decide who’s in the running for the cash prize.

Starting off in style we had K Star Evolutionz, a 22 person dance team made up of 8-18 year olds, who practise in their “dance studio” otherwise known as their coach Kim’s garage. They give an impressive performance and have their coach and members of the audience wiping tears from their eyes. Danni proclaims it’s the easiest yes she’s ever said, 3 strong yes’s from the judges and they’re off to the next round.

Next up we have Miss Gypsey Whitemoon with her comedy routine that lasted a matter of seconds, followed by Heather Cook with her broadway singing attempt. Both contestants were sent away without a single yes from the judges.

The Swingchesters were up next with their Swing/Jitterbug routine, wowing the judges with their energy and skill at the impressive age of 84 years old. Married for 42 years and showing the crowd that “it doesn’t matter how old you are, you can still do it”. Brian tells Ron and Margaret Winchester “You two are an example of what living life is all about!” It’s onto the next round for the Swingchesters.

Daniel Chrisp makes the judges gasp and cringe with his flexibility in his circus straps routine.  The judges buzz him when he admits that yes, that is his real body, but his talent is definitely noticed on the stage.

Clara MacIndoe attempts her barrel contortion routine but the judges are less than impressed with her lack of enthusiasm, but Brian adds a bit of humour to her routine by trying to fit through the barrel himself, realising it’s not a talent for him. Clara is told to develop as a performer and Danni tells her she’s the “most nervous person we’ve ever seen on stage, ever”. Her first smile of the performance was when she was told she wouldn’t be going through.

Audience participation was the name of the game in this next act. 45 year old Elvi Pez wowed, or was it shocked us all with his original musical act which he named “Dumb Computer”. Brian invited a little girl from the audience to buzz him off, but he kept going, Kyle also gets audience members to buzz him off, and finally he stops. However eventually Danni was the only one who gave Elvi a no, telling him “if these buttons had words written on them it would say Alt, Ctrl, Del” Elvi is off to the next round, much to the surprise of the audience.

A few acts to exercise the buzzers … Stefan with his solo drama performance, Kevin Rudd rapping as K-rap, and Gary Pitts with his song “knife fork spoon” which can only be described as odd and slightly creepy.

It was a breath of fresh air to see some more talent arise with 38 year old costume maker Valentina Dobric giving us an opera perfomance that saw her go through to the next round with a unanimous yes.

Brian tells the next contestants “you just made me like ballet” when two 13 year old girls bring us their “secret garden” ballet performance, and you’ll be seeing more of their talent in the next round.

Calipower dance troupe were “just a bit scary”, but our next performer known only as “The Yo-Yo guy” got a strong three yes’s from the judges and a convincing yes from the audience.

WOW is the only word to describe the next performer, at the young age of 12 years old Breanne Bishop performed Popular from the musical Wicked with amazing energy, facials, actions … and all this with a cold. She got a standing ovation from the crowd as well as the judges, and there was no hesitation sending her to the next round, with Danni explaiming “I would give you a job if I was casting for something right now!”, and Kyle telling Breanne “I hate musical theatre, I hate it’s guts, but you were fantastic”. This won’t be the last we see of Breanne Bishop.

The judges are impressed with our next performers including a beatboxer, and Kenji Ang giving us a popping and dance demonstration. But the square dancers up next with their live “doe a deer” performance was the “most boring piece of dribble we’ve ever seen”. It’s a strong no.

Next up we have The Beaver Shakers … a dance team with a range of songs, including the Macarena and even features a contortionist in their humourous but talented performance.

Rolling entertainment gives us a wheel of a time with their roller skating performance, dressed like it’s 1975, and performing to Disco Inferno by The Trammps … a performance that took the judges by surprise with their flips, stunts, and jumps. Kyle liked the womens costumes even more than the performance, and it was a unanimous yes from the judges. Rolling entertainment will be skating into the next round.

Going from a duo, to a single performer, and then to 2 single acts were father and son duo Cameron and Taylor Henderson. Their guitar and singing duo didn’t impress judges so much but they were keen to hear more, getting Taylor to perform on his own, followed by Cameron. From the moment Taylor started singing you could see girls swooning in the audience. Both father and son are through to the next round as Brian explains “you are two stars in your own right”.

Finishing up the Melbourne talent pool we had Alana Conway with her singing and harp performance, followed by Julie Anne’s out of tune feedback singing performance, but the talent stepped it up for the last act of the city.

Bobby Andonov, a 15 year old boy who started singing at the age of 9, sings Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen and blows the audience and judges away with the talent that they don’t think he realises he even has. Danni tells us it’s her favourite version of that song that she’s ever heard, and they send this “goldmine of talent” onto the next round without a doubt.

Onto the first half of the sydney auditions to see if they have what it takes to make the next round.

Rosie the crocodile and her tamer give us an interesting performance, and Kyle gets a crocodile kiss on the cheek, but it’s not enough for him to put them through. However Danni and Brian disagree and with 2 yes’s Rosie and her tamer are through to the next round to show us some more.

42 year old Kim Pickering-Jones may just be Australia’s Susan Boyle… and with Susan being her idol, she steps up to the microphone to give us a stunning performance. She’s through to the next round with 3 resounding yes’s.

Our last act of the night can only be described as …. well I don’t think there’s a word for it. This 40 year old english teacher, who walks on stage covered in paint, and introduces himself simply as The Watermelon Man, gives us an unforgettably “interesting” performance in body movement which involves dancing with watermelons and then smashing them on his head. For some reason the judges want to see more, so he’s heading through to the next round.

We’ll return next week with more auditions including the other half of the Sydney talent… let’s see if we have as much variety as this week.

Chanel Seven today confirmed singing sensation Brian McFadden will join the judging panel on the new season of Australia’s Got Talent.
 
Brian will sit alongside fellow judges Dannii Minogue and Kyle Sandilands as they search for Australia’s next big superstar. Grant Denyer will return to host the fourth series.
 
“I am beyond excited to be joining Channel 7 and Australia’s Got Talent – I have always been a massive fan of the show and am looking forward to sitting alongside my respected friends and peers Dannii and Kyle.”
 
Beginning his music career with the Irish boyband Westlife – selling more than 50 million albums around      the globe – Brian is now an established solo artist, with two albums – Irish Son and Set In Stone. His anticipated third album will be released in April.
                 
Last year, the UK version of ‘Got Talent gave birth to international success story Susan Boyle while at home, winner Mark Vincent established himself as Australia’s youngest opera virtuoso at just 15 years of age with a top-selling album on the ARIA charts.
 
The competition in Australia’s Got Talent is open to everyone from solo acts and group performances to comedians and dance troupes – and there is no age limit. Already, there has been an incredible amount of talent turning up to the auditions around the country.
 
Australia’s Got Talent is coming soon to Channel Seven.

Dannii Minogue is excited to be returning to the judge’s desk on the new season of Australia’s Got Talent.

Dannii will sit alongside new judges Kyle Sandilands and Brian McFadden for the fourth season of Seven’s nationwide talent search. She recently returned to Australia after another successful season with the UK talent show, The X Factor, making her one of that country’s hottest TV properties.  Dannii was recently named ‘Ultimate TV Personality’ at the Cosmopolitan Awards in London and was dubbed a ‘national treasure’ and ‘style icon’ by UK media.

Dannii is looking forward to another great season of Australia’s Got Talent:

‘I’m no stranger to the shaking up of a judging panel and am really excited to be on board to take our show to a new level.  Globally, Australian’s are recognised for their talent and hard work and I can’t wait to see what this series of Australia’s Got Talent will unearth – not just to us, but to the world.’

‘After judging on The X Factor panel alongside Simon Cowell, Kyle will be a pussycat!’

Last year, the UK version of ‘Got Talent gave birth to international success story Susan Boyle while at home, winner Mark Vincent established himself as Australia’s youngest opera virtuoso at just 15 years of age with a top-selling album on the ARIA charts.

The competition in Australia’s Got Talent is open to everyone from solo acts and group performances to comedians and dance troupes – and there is no age limit.

Australia’s Got Talent is coming soon to Channel Seven.

Chanel Seven today confirmed singing sensation Brian McFadden will join the judging panel on the new season of Australia’s Got Talent.

Brian will sit alongside fellow judges Dannii Minogue and Kyle Sandilands as they search for Australia’s next big superstar. Grant Denyer will return to host the fourth series.

“I am beyond excited to be joining Channel 7 and Australia’s Got Talent – I have always been a massive fan of the show and am looking forward to sitting alongside my respected friends and peers Dannii and Kyle.”

Beginning his music career with the Irish boyband Westlife – selling more than 50 million albums around      the globe – Brian is now an established solo artist, with two albums – Irish Son and Set In Stone. His anticipated third album will be released in April.

Last year, the UK version of ‘Got Talent gave birth to international success story Susan Boyle while at home, winner Mark Vincent established himself as Australia’s youngest opera virtuoso at just 15 years of age with a top-selling album on the ARIA charts.

The competition in Australia’s Got Talent is open to everyone from solo acts and group performances to comedians and dance troupes – and there is no age limit. Already, there has been an incredible amount of talent turning up to the auditions around the country.

Australia’s Got Talent is coming soon to Channel Seven.

Australian Idol didn’t want him but six months after he was dumped from the Network Ten show, Kyle Sandilands is returning to television as a judge on Seven’s Australia’s Got Talent.

Kyle broke the news on his 2Day FM radio show this morning, suggesting that TV had been boring during his absence and that he was impressed that Seven was game enough to sign him after he’d originally believed his television career was over.

With Dannii Minogue pregnant with her first child and question marks still residing over Red Symons and Tom Burlinson, it is still unclear as to who will be sitting on the judging bench with Kyle when the show finally gets underway.

 

Kyle Sandilands will have a new television home in 2010 – joining Channel Seven as a judge on Australia’s Got Talent.

Sandilands will bring his unique, no-nonsense style to the fourth season of Seven’s nationwide talent search.

Currently host of Sydney’s top-rating Kyle and Jackie O breakfast radio program on 2DAYFM and heard around Australia through the Austereo Network, Sandilands made his mark on our TV screens as a judge on four seasons of Australian Idol.

“I am thrilled to be joining Channel Seven – so Australia, you think you’ve got talent – I am going to be the new judge of that,” Sandilands said today.

“Singers, dancers, comedians – if you have an act worth watching or think you have what it takes to be a star – we want you. I have always been a massive fan of the show and can’t wait to get behind the desk of Australia’s only free-for-all talent show.”

Last year, the UK version of ‘Got Talent gave birth to international success story Susan Boyle while at home, winner Mark Vincent established himself as Australia’s youngest opera virtuoso at just 15 years of age with a top-selling album on the ARIA charts.

The competition in Australia’s Got Talent is open to everyone from solo acts and group performances to comedians and dance troupes – and there is no age limit. Now, this season’s recruits will have Sandilands on hand to tell them if they’ve ‘got talent’.

Auditions begin this weekend in Sydney and will travel around the country over the next month on the lookout for Australia’s next big superstar. Full details on the auditions are available at yahoo7.com.au/talent.

Australia’s Got Talent is coming soon to Channel Seven. Further announcements regarding the upcoming season will follow in the coming weeks.

Auditions for the fourth season of Australia’s Got Talent begin shortly.  When are the auditions for Australia’s Got Talent? Check out the details below.

SYDNEY
Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th February 2010 The Tea House Royal Randwick Race Course Off Alison Rd Randwick NSW 2031 Registration: 8.00am – 3.00pm

BRISBANE
Tuesday 9th February 2010 University of Queensland Union Level 2, Union Complex (Building 22) Union Rd St Lucia QLD 4072 Registration: 11.00am – 6.00pm

ADELAIDE
Thursday 11th February 2010 Ridley Centre Adelaide Showgrounds Goodwood Rd Wayville SA 5034 Registration: 11.00am – 6.00pm

MELBOURNE
Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th February 2010 The Forum Melbourne Corner Russell & Flinders Streets Melbourne, VIC 3000 Registration: 8.00am – 3.00pm

PERTH
Tuesday 16th February 2010 Regal Theatre 474 Hay St Subiaco WA 6008 Registration: 11.00am – 6.00pm

If you’re unable to make the auditions you can still send an application form with a DVD of your act to:

Australia’s Got Talent

PO Box 901
Crows Nest 1585