<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> ◀ </Li> <Li> 2011 </Li> <Li> ▶ </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> ◀ </Li> <Li> 2011 </Li> <Li> ▶ </Li> </Ul> <P> Australia's Got Talent is an Australian reality television show, based on the original UK series, claiming to find new talent . The fifth season premiered on the Seven Network on 3 May 2011 and ended on 2 August 2011, where singer Jack Vidgen was crowned the winner of Australia's Got Talent, while illusionist Cosentino became runner - up . Judges Dannii Minogue, Kyle Sandilands, and Brian McFadden returned for the series, as well as host Grant Denyer . </P> <P> The producer auditions took place in 16 cities across Australia, and ran from October to December 2010 . The successful acts from these auditions were then invited back for a second audition in front of the judges and a live audience . These auditions were held in February and March 2011 in four major cities, including one day in Gold Coast and Perth, two days in Sydney, and three days in Melbourne . From over 200 successful auditionees, only 48 acts were selected for the semi-finals . The six semi-final shows began on 31 May 2011 and ended on 5 July . Introduced, was a new format to the show where three acts from each semi-final would advance through to the next round . In previous years only two acts have made it through each semi-final . </P>

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