Britain's Got Talent (series 5)
| Broadcast from | 16 April – 4 June 2011 |
|---|---|
| Judges |
Amanda Holden David Hasselhoff Michael McIntyre Louis Walsh (London auditions) Simon Cowell (live shows) |
| Presenter(s) | Ant & Dec (ITV) |
| Co-presenter(s) | Stephen Mulhern (ITV2) |
| Broadcaster |
ITV ITV2 (Britain's Got More Talent) |
| Jai McDowall | |
| Origin | Ayr, Scotland |
| Ronan Parke | |
The fifth series of Britain's Got Talent began on ITV on 16 April 2011 and ended on 4 June 2011. The winner of the show was Jai McDowall, who received £100,000 and a place at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance. The judges were Amanda Holden, David Hasselhoff, Michael McIntyre and Simon Cowell. Cowell only attended the live shows as he was busy launching The X Factor USA. Hasselhoff missed the auditions in London and was replaced by Louis Walsh. The show was hosted by Ant & Dec on ITV, while Stephen Mulhern presented Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2.
Auditions took place in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff, and Birmingham. Liverpool also hosted auditions for the first time. This was the first year that both Britain's Got Talent and Britain's Got More Talent were shown completely in high definition, as in series 4 only the live shows were shown in HD, while Britain's Got More Talent remained in standard definition throughout.
For the first time since Britain's Got Talent began, there was a permanent change to the judging panel. In October 2010, Piers Morgan announced he was leaving the show due to hosting his new talk show Piers Morgan Tonight in America and he was unable to do both. In December 2010, Simon Cowell confirmed that he would only be present at the live shows as he would also be busy in America launching The X Factor USA. Therefore, comedian Michael McIntyre and former America's Got Talent judge David Hasselhoff were added to the panel with Amanda Holden. There were also guest judges planned for the auditions due to the success of the guest judges on The X Factor, but no guest judges appeared. Hasselhoff was unable to attend the London auditions, so The X Factor judge Louis Walsh took his place.
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