Sri Lanka's Got Talent series 1

Sri Lanka's Got Talent
Series 1
Hosted by	Dasun Madushan Piyath Rajapaksa
Judges	Jackson Anthony Soundarie David Rodrigo Tillakaratne Dilshan Lahiru Perera(Guest Judge) Dilhani Ekanayake (Guest Judge) Bathiya Jayakody (Guest Judge) Pubudu Chathuranga (Guest Judge)
Winner	Angampora Pool
Runner-up	Nimna Hiranya
Location	Auditions: Various Main Shows: Stein Studios
Release
Original network	Sirasa TV
Original release	18 March (2018-03-18) – 29 July 2018 (2018-07-29)

Auditions and Show Summary

The preliminary rounds took place at E. L. Senanayake premises; in Kandy on 30, 31 October and 1 November; at Mahinda College, Galle on 11 and 12 November and at Stein Studios on 24, 25 November and 26.

Throughout the show, the contestants should perform in front of the judges. Audition round held in January 2018 and semifinals were chosen by the judge board. Public was able to vote only in the finals. The first television premier started on 18 March 2018 at 9 p.m.

Three golden buzzer acts were chosen straightly to the live shows by each member of the judge panel. Jackson Anthony pressed the golden buzzer for the fire dance act by Nipuni Sithara. Tillakaratne Dilshan pressed the golden buzzer for traditional Angampora dance act by the Sri Lanka Air Force. Musician N.S. Wageshan won the golden buzzer from judge Soundarie David Rodrigo.

After auditions, the judges further deliberated to reduce the number of contestants who passed the auditions to 56, which included 3 golden buzzer acts. 50 contestants were initially chosen for the quarterfinals and 3 wild card acts were later selected by the judges. This session was similar to 'judge cuts' and 'deliberation rounds' held in other got talent franchises. Some acts were required to perform again in order to be confidently chosen for the quarterfinals.

The winner of the show will be awarded Rs 10 million

Quarterfinals aired from 17 June 2018 and was at Stein Studios, Colombo. 7 acts participated in each quarterfinal where 3 contestants chosen by the judge board moved onto the semifinals. The top 24 contestants participated in the semifinals, which aired from 12 August 2018. In each semifinal, 6 acts participated, where one act was selected by the judge board to advance to the pre finals immediately and the other 2 acts advanced based upon public vote. Lahiru Perera acted as a guest judge in semifinals 1 where Jackson Anthony's golden buzzer act, Nipuni Sithara won the judges' decision to immediately advance to the pre-finals. The guest judge in semifinals 2 was Dilhani Ekanayake and Tillakaratne Dilshan's golden buzzer act, Angampora pool of the Sri Lanka Air Force won the judges' decision to advance to the pre finals immediately. Circus acrobat M.G. Suminda won the judges' decision in semifinals 3, where Bathiya Jayakody of music duo Bathiya and Santhush acted as the guest judge. Rubic Cube Solver, Osindu Nayanajith won the judges' decision in semifinals 4. Pubudu Chathuranga acted as the guest judge in this semifinal.

The Pre Finale round consisted of two episodes where six acts participated in each episode. At the end of the second episode, the judge board chose six acts to advance into the Grand Finale. Pre Finals was held on 9 & 16 September 2018.

The Grand Finale was held on 30 September 2018 live from Stein Studios of Sirasa TV. Angampora Pool of the Sri Lanka Air Force won the show where fast mental arithmetic act, Nimna Hiranya was the runner up. Fire dance act Nipuni Sithara received the 2nd Runner-up in the competition.

Top 56 Acts

Key	Winner	Runner-up	3rd Place	4th Place	5th Place	6th Place	Pre Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist	Golden buzzer (Auditions)	Judge's decision (Semifinals)	Wild card (Quarterfinals)

Name of Act	Age(s)	Genre	Act	Hometown	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Pre-Final	Result
Angampora Pool	22-33	Dance	Traditional Angampora Dance	Sri Lanka Air Force	6	2	2	Winner
Nimna Hiranya	11	Variety	Fast Mental Arithmetic	Kiribathgoda	1	2	2	Runner-up
Nipuni Sithara	17	Dance	Traditional fire dancer	Galle	5	1	1	3rd Place
Three	17-19	Singing	Vocal group	Malabe	5	1	2	4th Place
Thilina Egodage	24	Magic	Close-up magician	Ambalangoda	7	1	2	5th Place
Osindu Nayanajith	14	Variety	Rubic-Cube solver	Galewala	1	4	1	6th Place
Lahiru Maduranga	25	Dance	Traditional Fire dancer	Galle	8	4	2	Eliminated
White Fairies Montessori	4-5	Dance	Acrobatic dance group	Kandy	4	2	1	Eliminated
U.D.D. Sampath (& STF)	32	Dance	Traditional Angampora dance	Bulathsinhala	8	4	1	Eliminated
M.G. Suminda	40 & 35	Danger	Circus act	Matale	7	3	2	Eliminated
Nuwan De Silva	32	Magic	Stage magician	Kadawatha	6	3	1	Eliminated
Lakshitha Deshan	8	Variety	Acting	Rabukkana	1	3	1	Eliminated
Wijeya Ilangakon	73	Animal	Parrot tricks	Gampola	7	4	—	Eliminated
B.K. Dancing Crew	11-27	Dance	UV Dance group	Kiribathgoda	4	3	—	Eliminated
Nafaz Sheriff	27	Dance	Hip-hop dancer	Panadura	2	2	—	Eliminated
Digital Ramod with cool step	15-25	Dance	Hip-hop dance group	Negambo	2	1	—	Eliminated
Duminda Amarasiri	40	Danger	Car stunt	Homagama	8	4	—	Eliminated
MY Boys Team	21-34	Danger	Stunt Act	Kurunegala	4	3	—	Eliminated
Team 90 Degrees	26-28	Danger	Bike Stunt	Hunupitiya	5	2	—	Eliminated
Nimal Nuwarage	50	Danger	Extreme Danger	Galaha	6	1	—	Eliminated
Sumangala Silva	49	Magic	Stage magician	Kalutara	4	1	—	Eliminated
N.S. Wageshan	37	Music	Musician	Wellawatte	7	4	—	Eliminated
Swasthi Percussion Team	20-25	Music	Drum team	Kotte	8	3	—	Eliminated
Nadeesha Abegunawardane	29	Singing	Singer	Galle	2	2	—	Eliminated
Ruban & Blackie	69 & 9	Animal	Arithmetic dog act	Madampe	3	—	—	Eliminated
Beat Bullets	16-22	Dance	Hip-hop dance group	Ratmalana	8	—	—	Eliminated
Team Chakrayuda	11-19	Dance	Traditional dance group	Panadura	7	—	—	Eliminated
Stick it Crew	18-23	Dance	Hip-hop dance group	Maharagama	6	—	—	Eliminated
Litansiya Dancing Crew	20-33	Dance	Shadow dance group	Pannala	5	—	—	Eliminated
Vinusha and Krithvi	21 & 20	Dance	Barathanatyam	Kotahena	4	—	—	Eliminated
Ganga Sithara	15	Dance	Traditional Raban Dance	kimbulapitiya	3	—	—	Eliminated
Dhulan Weerasinghe & Team	21	Dance	Story-dance group	Naththandiya	3	—	—	Eliminated
Wave Dance Studio	22-25	Dance	Hip-hop dance group	Batticaloa	3	—	—	Eliminated
Wishwa Punchihewa	20	Dance	Multimedia Dancer	Balapitiya	1	—	—	Eliminated
Torrential Dancing Group	20-30	Dance	Dance group	Ratmalana	1	—	—	Eliminated
Susantha Perera	39	Danger	Karate	Kandy	7	—	—	Eliminated
Saliya Sandaruwan & Team	6,36 & 40	Danger	Extreme danger	Wellawaya	7	—	—	Eliminated
Dinidu Chinthaka	21	Danger	Threewil stunt	Kuliyapitiya	6	—	—	Eliminated
Raveendra Kumara	12	Danger	Balancing	Rathgama	6	—	—	Eliminated
Wasantha Weerarathne	35	Danger	Balancing act	Rikillagaskanda	4	—	—	Eliminated
Sunil Shantha	56	Danger	Piercing act	Pelmadulla	4	—	—	Eliminated
Saman Pradeep	32	Danger	Balance	Kurunegala	2	—	—	Eliminated
Sugath Kamal & Chandana Prabash	31 & 46	Danger	Extreme danger	Bakamuna	2	—	—	Eliminated
Tharindu Namal	22	Danger	Contortionist	Ampara	1	—	—	Eliminated
Vihan Malitha	19	Magic	Close-up magician	Talawathugoda	8	—	—	Eliminated
Hannibal the magic warrior	27	Magic	Close-up magician	Kottawa	1	—	—	Eliminated
Yoshitha Premarathna	22	Music	Saxophonist	Kelaniya	3	—	—	Eliminated
Anish Wijesinghe	22	Music	Guitarist	Colombo	3	—	—	Eliminated
Blaze Beatbox Team	18-19	Singing	Beatbox	Ratmalana	6	—	—	Eliminated
Minimi Samarawickrama	21	Singing	Rapper	Nawalapitiya	2	—	—	Eliminated
Asanka Ruwan	38	Variety	Circus/comedy	Kurunegala	8	—	—	Eliminated
Indika Marasinghe	32	Variety	Cocktail act	Dambulla	5	—	—	Eliminated
Dinusha Bandara	11	Variety	Artist	Wattala	5	—	—	Eliminated
Pipena Kekulu Rollerskating Team	6-16	Variety	Rollerskating	Kottawa	5	—	—	Eliminated
Bashith Ranaveera	27	Variety	Statue Sculpture	Polgahawela	3	—	—	Eliminated
Rifki & Zareek	22 & 26	Variety	Artists	Gampola	2	—	—	Eliminated

Quarter Finals Summary

Key	Golden Buzzer (Auditions)	Buzzed	Won Judge's Vote	Lost Judge's Vote	Advanced (Won Judge's Choice)	Eliminated (Lost Judge's Choice)

Quarter Finals 1(17 June)

Quarter-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes			Finished	Result
			Jackson	Soundarie	Dilshan
Nimna Hiranya	1	Fast Mental Arithmetic				1st	Advanced
Tharindu Namal	2	Contortionist				7th	Eliminated
Osindu Nayanajith	3	Rubic-Cube Solving				2nd	Advanced
Lakshitha Deshan	4	Acting				3rd	Advanced
Wishwa Punchihewa	5	Multimedia dance				5th	Eliminated
Hannibal the magic warrior	6	Close-up magician				4th	Eliminated
Torrential Dancing group	7	Traditional Dance				6th	Eliminated

Quarter Finals 2(24 June)

Quarter-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes			Finished	Result
			Jackson	Soundarie	Dilshan
Rifki and Zareek	1	Artistic drawing				4th	Eliminated
Minimi Samarawickrama	2	Rap song				6th	Eliminated
Digital Ramod with cool step	3	Multimedia dance				3rd	Advanced
Sugath & Chandana	4	Extreme danger				5th	Eliminated
Nafaz Sheriff	5	Turbo Dance				1st	Advanced
Saman Pradeep	6	Balance				7th	Eliminated
Nadeesha Abegunawardane	7	Singing				2nd	Advanced

Quarter Finals 3(1 July)

Quarter-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes			Finished	Result
			Jackson	Soundarie	Dilshan
Yoshitha Premarathna	1	Saxophonist				6th	Eliminated
Wave Dance Studio	2	Hip-hop dance				5th	Eliminated
Bashith Ranaveera	3	Statue Sculpturing				3rd	Eliminated
Ruban & Blackie	4	Dog tricks				2nd	Eliminated
Dhulan Weerasinghe & Team	5	Story dance				1st	Eliminated
Ganga Sithara	6	Raban Dance				4th	Eliminated
Anish Wijesinghe	7	Guitarist				7th	Eliminated

• Even though the judge board have to send three contestants to the next round, the judge's denied this decision and eliminated all acts in this quarterfinal saying that they were not satisfied with their performances unlike in the acts of the previous two quarterfinals.

Quarter Finals 4(8 July)

Quarter-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes			Finished	Result
			Jackson	Soundarie	Dilshan
White Fairs Montessori	1	Acrobatic dance				2nd	Advanced
Sumangala Silva	2	Stage magic				3rd	Advanced
MY Boys Team	3	Bike Stunt				4th	Advanced
Wasantha Weerarathne	4	Balance & Circus				5th	eliminated
Vinusha and Krithvi	5	Barathanatyam				6th	Eliminated
Sunil Shantha	6	Snake Swallowing				7th	Eliminated
B.K. Dancing Crew	7	Light Dance group				1st	Advanced

• The judge board chose a 4th act in this quarterfinal to fill the missing spots in the semifinal due to elimination of all contestants in the 3rd quarterfinals.

Quarter Finals 5(15 July)

Quarter-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes			Finished	Result
			Jackson	Soundarie	Dilshan
Pipena Kekulu Rollerskating	1	Rollerskating				5th	Eliminated
Three	2	Vocal group				1st	Advanced
Nipuni Sithara	3	Traditional Kandyan dance				3rd	Advanced
Dinusha Bandara	4	Artist				7th	Eliminated
Indika Marasinghe	5	Cocktail act				6th	Eliminated
Team 90 degrees	6	Bike Stunt				2nd	Advanced
Litansiya Dancing Crew	7	Shadow Theater Dance				4th	Eliminated

Quarter Finals 6(22 July)

Quarter-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes			Finished	Result
			Jackson	Soundarie	Dilshan
Stick it Crew	1	Fire Dance				5th	Eliminated
Nuwan De Silva	2	Stage magician				2nd	Advanced
Nimal Nuwarage	3	Extreme Danger				3rd	Advanced
Angampora Pool	4	Angampora dance				1st	Advanced
Raveendra Kumara	5	Hand Balancing				7th	Eliminated
Dinidu Chinthaka	6	Threewil Stunt				4th	Eliminated
Blaze Beatbox team	7	Beatbox				6th	Eliminated

Quarter Finals 7(29 July)

Quarter-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes			Finished	Result
			Jackson	Soundarie	Dilshan
N.S. Wageshan	1	Sita music				4th	Advanced
Team Chakrayuda	2	Traditional Dance				7th	Eliminated
Wijeya Ilangakon	3	Parrot tricks				2nd	Advanced
Thilina Egodage	4	Rubic Cube Magic				1st	Advanced
Saliya Sandaruwan & Team	5	Extreme danger				5th	Eliminated
M.G. Suminda	6	Circus				3rd	Advanced
Susantha Perera	7	Karate				6th	Eliminated

• The judge board chose 4 contestants in this round to advance to the semifinals in order to fill the vacant three spots due to all contestants being eliminated in 3.

Quarter Finals 8(5 August)

Quarter-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes			Finished	Result
			Jackson	Soundarie	Dilshan
Swasthi Percussion Team	1	Drum music				4th	Advanced
Beat Bullets	2	Hip hop dance				6th	Eliminated
Duminda Amarasiri	3	Car stunt				2nd	Advanced
Asanka Ruwan	4	Circus/Comedy				5th	Eliminated
Lahiru Maduranga	5	Traditional fire dance				3rd	Advanced
U.D.D. Sampath (& STF)	6	Angampora dance				1st	Advanced
Vihan Malitha	7	Close-up magic				7th	Eliminated

• The judge board chose 4 contestants in this round to advance to the semifinals in order to fill the vacant three spots due to all contestants being eliminated in 3.

Semi Finals Summary

• In each Semifinal, 6 acts participated, where one act immediately advanced to the finals based upon judge board decision. Two more acts advanced to the finals based upon public vote.

Key	Golden Buzzer (Auditions)	Buzzed	Judges' decision	Advanced immediately	Advanced (Won Public Vote)	Eliminated (Lost Public Vote)

Semi Finals 1(12 August)

Lahiru Perera acted as a guest judge in this semifinal. Nipuni Sithara won the judges decision to advance immediately to the pre final round of the competition.

Semi-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes			Finished	Result
			Jackson	Soundarie	Dilshan
Digital Ramod with cool step	1	Hip-hop dance				6th	Eliminated (Lost Public Vote)
Three	2	Vocal group				3rd	Advanced (Won Public Vote)
Nipuni Sithara	3	Fire dance				1st	Advanced immediately
Thilina Egodage	4	Rubic-Cube magic				2nd	Advanced (Won Public Vote)
Nimal Nuwarage	5	Extreme danger				4th	Eliminated (Lost Public Vote)
Sumangala Silva	6	Stage magic				5th	Eliminated (Lost Public Vote)

Semi Finals 2(19 August)

Dilhani Ekanayake acted as a guest judge in this semifinal. Angampora pool won the judge's decision in this semifinals to immediately advance to the Pre Finals.

Semi-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes			Finished	Result
			Jackson	Soundarie	Dilshan
White Fairies Montessori	1	Acrobatic dance				3rd	Advanced (Won Public Vote)
Nimna Hiranya	2	Fast Mental Arithmetic				2nd	Advanced (Won Public Vote)
Angampora Pool	3	Angampora dance				1st	Advanced immediately
Nadeesha Abegunawardane	4	Singer				4th	Eliminated (Lost Public Vote)
Team 90 degrees	5	Bike Stunt				6th	Eliminated (Lost Public Vote)
Nafaz Sheriff	6	Turbo Dance				5th	Eliminated (Lost Public Vote)

Semi Finals 3(26 August)

Bathiya Jayakody acted as a guest judge in this semifinal. The Judges' decision was won by M.G. Suminda to immediately advance to the Pre-final round.

Semi-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes			Finished	Result
			Jackson	Soundarie	Dilshan
B.K. Dancing Crew	1	Hip-hop dance				4th	Eliminated (Lost Public Vote)
Nuwan De Silva	2	Close up magician				2nd	Advanced (Won Public Vote)
Swasthi Percussion Team	3	Drum music				6th	Eliminated (Lost Public Vote)
Lakshitha Deshan	4	Acting				3rd	Advanced (Won Public Vote)
MY Boys Team	5	Bike Stunt				5th	Eliminated (Lost Public Vote)
M.G.Suminda	6	Circus act				1st	Advanced immediately

Semi Finals 4(2 September)

Pubudu Chathuranga acted as a guest judge in this semifinal. The Judges' decision was won by Osindu Nayanajith to immediately advance to the Pre-final round.

Semi-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes			Finished	Result
			Jackson	Soundarie	Dilshan
N.S. Wageshan	1	Sita Music				6th	Eliminated (Lost Public Vote)
Duminda Amarasiri	2	Car Stunt				4th	Eliminated (Lost Public Vote)
Osindu Nayanajith	3	Rubic-Cube Solving				1st	Advanced immediately
Lahiru Maduranga	4	Fire Dance				3rd	Advanced (Won Public Vote)
Wijeya Ilangakon	5	Parrot Tricks				5th	Eliminated (Lost Public Vote)
U.D.D. Sampath (& STF)	6	Angampora dance				2nd	Advanced (Won Public Vote)

Pre Finals (Top 12)

The twelve acts which advanced from the Semifinals competed against each other to advance to the Grand Finale. In each episode six acts participated. After all twelve acts have showcased their performance, the judge board chose six contestants to advance into the Grand Finale (Top 6).

None of the acts were buzzed in both episodes.

Key	Golden Buzzer (Auditions)	Judges' Decision (Semifinals)	Standing Ovation (Judges/Audience)	Criticized Performance	Judges' Vote	Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)	Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)

Pre Finals episode 1(9 September)

Pre-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes			Audience	Finished	Result
			Jackson	Soundarie	Dilshan
Little Fairies Montessori	1	Acrobatic dance					8th	Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Nuwan De Silva	2	Close Up magician					12th	Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Lakshitha Deshan	3	Acting					10th	Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Osindu Nayanajith	4	Rubic Cube Solving					1st	Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
Nipuni Sithara	5	Fire Dance					6th	Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
U.D.D. Sampath (& STF)	6	Angampora dance					7th	Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)

Pre Finals episode 1(16 September)

Pre-Finalist	Order	Act	Buzzes and judges' votes			Audience	Finished	Result
			Jackson	Soundarie	Dilshan
Three	1	Vocal group					3rd	Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
Thilina Egodage	2	Close up magic					5th	Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
M.G. Suminda	3	Circus act					11th	Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Nimna Hiranya	4	Fast Mental Arithmetic					4th	Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
Angampora Pool	5	Angampora dance					2nd	Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)
Lahiru Maduranga	6	Fire dance					9th	Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)

Pre-Finals Summary

Pre Finalist	Act type	Position
			Nuwan De Silva	Close up Magician	12th (Eliminated)
M.G. Suminda	Circus Act	11th (Eliminated)
Lakshitha Deshan	Acting	10th (Eliminated)
Lahiru Maduranga	Traditional Fire Dancer	9th (Eliminated)
Little Fairies Montessori	Acrobatic Dance group	8th (Eliminated)
U.D.D. Sampath (& STF)	Traditional Angampora dance group	7th (Eliminated)
Nipuni Sithara	Traditional Fire Dancer	6th (Advanced)
Thilina Egodage	Rubic Cube Magician	5th (Advanced)
Nimna Hiranya	Fast Mental Arithmetic act	4th (Advanced)
Three	Vocal group	3rd (Advanced)
Angampora Pool	Traditional Angampora dance group	2nd (Advanced)
Osindu Nayanajith	Rubic Cube Solving act	1st (Advanced)

Grand Finale

The Live Grand Finale was held on 30 September 2018. The 6 acts which advanced competed against each other to win the title. No acts were buzzed in the Grand Finale. The acts were given a score of 50% from the judge board and 50% from the public vote.

Key	Golden Buzzer (Auditions)	Judges' Decision (Semifinals)	Advanced	Bottom three

Finalist	Order	Act	Result
				Nimna Hiranya	1	Fast mental arithmetic act	Advanced
Thilina Egodage	2	Rubic Cube magician	Bottom 3
Osindu Nayanajith	3	Rubic Cube Solving act	Bottom 3
Nipuni Sithara	4	Traditional fire dance	Advanced
Angampora pool	5	Traditional Angampora dance	Advanced
Three	6	Vocal group	Bottom 3

Bottom 3

Key	4th Place	5th Place	6th Place

Finalist	Act	Result
			Osindu Nayanajith	Rubic Cube Solving act	6th Place
Thilina Egodage	Rubic Cube magician	5th Place
Three	Vocal group	4th Place

Top 3

Key	Winner	Runner-up	3rd Place

Finalist	Act	Result
			Nipuni Sithara	Traditional fire dance	3rd Place
Nimna Hiranya	Fast mental arithmetic act	Runner-up
Angampora pool	Traditional Angampora dance	Winner