Australia's Got Talent (season 6)

Australia's Got Talent is an Australian reality television show, based on the original UK series, to find new talent. The sixth season aired on the Seven Network from 16 April 2012 until 25 July 2012. Dannii Minogue, Brian McFadden and Kyle Sandilands returned as judges, as well as Grant Denyer as host.^[1] The auditions took place from October–December 2011, and the filming of the show took place from February–March 2012.^[2] Todd McKenney was a guest judge at the Melbourne auditions, in the absence of Sandilands, and the second show of the finals showdown, in the absence of McFadden. This was Minogue and McFadden's final series as judges, as they were replaced by Dawn French, Geri Halliwell and season 5 contestant Timomatic in season 7.

Auditions

There are various options for auditioning, such as attending the correct venue on the correct day with the questionnaire (which can be found on the website or completed on audition day), sending a DVD in with the act on it, or applying online.^[3] The following list contains all of the cities, venues and dates of the auditions.^[4] Todd McKenney was a guest judge at the Melbourne auditions in the place of Kyle Sandilands.

Semi-finalists

Semi-final summary

The "Order" columns lists the order of appearance each act made for every episode.

Key	Buzzed	Judges' choice	Won the judges' vote	Won the public vote

Semi-final 1

Order	Contestant	Act	Buzzes and judges' choices			Finished
			Sandilands	Minogue	McFadden
1	Jagger	Drummer				Won judges vote
2	Cody Bell	Singer				Lost public vote
3	Superhoodz	Dance group				Lost public vote
4	Nat Harris	Aerial performer				Lost public vote
5	Pip	Comic illusionist				Lost public vote
6	Sam McCool	Comedian				Lost public vote
7	Laura Loe	Singer				Lost judges vote

Semi-final 2

Order	Contestant	Act	Buzzes and judges' choices			Finished
			Sandilands	Minogue	McFadden
1	Tiny Tina	Singer				Lost public vote
2	The Divine Divas of Sunbury	Community Choir				Lost public vote
3	The Space Cowboy	Extreme Stunts Street Performer				Lost public vote
4	Beside Lights	Pop Band				Won judges vote
5	Darren Jones	Singer				Lost public vote
6	Ev and Bow	Contemporary Dance Crew				Lost judges vote
7	Andrew De Silva	Singer				Won public vote

Semi-final 3

Order	Contestant	Act	Buzzes and judges' choices			Finished
			Sandilands	Minogue	McFadden
1	Zigitty	Dance Crew				Lost public vote
2	Natasha Hoeberigs	Singer				Lost public vote
3	Hansel	Glam Rock Band				Lost public vote
4	Runway	Dance crew				Lost judges vote
5	Joe Fisher	Juggler				Lost public vote
6	Odyssey	Gymnastics Troupe				Won public vote
7	Owen Campbell	Singer				Won judges vote

Semi-final 4

Order	Contestant	Act	Buzzes and judges' choices			Finished
			Sandilands	Minogue	McFadden
1	Divine Knights	"Exotic" Singing Duo				Lost Public Vote
2	Larger Than Life	Pop Band				Lost public vote
3	Outside The Box	Gymnastics Troupe				Lost public vote
4	George and Noriko	Musicians				Won public vote
5	Luke Heggie	Comedian				Lost public vote
6	Divalicious	Opera Singers				Lost Judges Vote
7	Rhys Tolhurst	Singer				Won Judges Vote

Semi-final 5

Order	Contestant	Act	Buzzes and judges' choices			Finished
			Sandilands	Minogue	McFadden
1	Jeremy Yong	Guitarist				Lost Judges Vote
2	Flair Riders 1	Stunt Motorcyclists				Lost Public Vote
3	Laydee Kinmee	Yodelling Drag Queen				Lost Public Vote
4	Phuzion	Twin Singers				Lost Public Vote
5	Caleb Bartolo	Dancer				Lost Public Vote
6	Joe Moore	Singer				Won Judges Vote
7	Soul Mystique	Quick Change				Won public vote

Notes

• ¹ Flair Riders performed outside the studio due to safety concerns. The judges did not have buzzers in the studio instead having "X" signs, no judges used them however.

Semi-final 6

Order	Contestant	Act	Buzzes and judges' choices			Finished
			Sandilands	Minogue	McFadden
1	Suzie Q & Toby J	Aerial Acrobats				Lost Public Vote
2	Boris Jalovec	Opera Singer				Lost Public Vote
3	Trinity Tiger Tones	A Capella Singers				Lost Public Vote
4	Genesis	Beatboxer				Won Judges Vote
5	Zoo Allstars	Cheerleaders				Lost Public Vote
6	The Pigs	Bluegrass Band				Lost Judges Vote
7	Mark Lowndes	Singer/Songwriter				Won public vote

Semi-final 7

Order	Contestant	Act	Buzzes and judges' choices			Finished
			Sandilands	Minogue	McFadden
1	Phly Crew	Dancing Duo				Lost Public Vote
2	Jonny Taylor	Singer				Lost Judges Vote
3	Circotic	Gymsnasts				Lost Public Vote
4	Justin Geange	Singer				Lost Public Vote
5	Mint26	A Capella Singers				Lost Public Vote
6	Dylan Yeandle	Stripper				Won Judges Vote
7	Flowers For Midnight	Pop Band				Won public vote

Semi-final 8

Order	Contestant	Act	Buzzes and judges' choices			Finished
			Sandilands	Minogue	McFadden
1	Black Diamonds Drilldance Team	Dance Team				Lost Public Vote
2	Andy Holm	Performer				Lost Public Vote
3	Monique Le Bas	Opera Singer				Lost Public Vote
4	Ten Days After Christmas	Singer Songwriters				Lost Public Vote
5	The Nelson Twins	Comedians				Won Judges Vote
6	Anthony Laye	Mind Reader				Lost Judges Vote
7	Kookies N Kream	Dance Crew				Won Public Vote

Finals summary

The "Order" columns lists the order of appearance each act made for every episode.

Final showdown 1

Final showdown 2

Notes

• McKenney replaced McFadden during his absence.

Grand Final

Ratings

Colour key:

     – Highest rating episode and week during the series

     – Lowest rating episode and week during the series

References