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 – 29 July 2018 |
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.[1]
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 [2]
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 [3] 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 | |
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12th | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) | |
| Lakshitha Deshan | 3 | Acting | 10th | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) | ||||
| Osindu Nayanajith |
4 | Rubic Cube Solving | |
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1st | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Nipuni Sithara |
5 | Fire Dance | |
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6th | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) | |
| U.D.D. Sampath (& STF) | 6 | Angampora dance | |
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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 | |
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3rd | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) | |
| Thilina Egodage | 2 | Close up magic | |
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5th | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) | |
| M.G. Suminda |
3 | Circus act | 11th | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) | ||||
| Nimna Hiranya | 4 | Fast Mental Arithmetic | |
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4th | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) | |
| Angampora Pool |
5 | Angampora dance | |
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2nd | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) | |
| Lahiru Maduranga | 6 | Fire dance | |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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