India's Got Talent season 8 started on 20 October 2018. Actress Malaika Arora Khan, director and producer Karan Johar, and veteran actress Kirron Kher returned as the judges. Bharti Singh returned to present the show. Rithvik Dhanjani also hosted the show.
Close-up magician Javed Khan was announced as the winner on 29 December 2018.
Season cverview The golden buzzer returned for its fourth season. The judges were given two golden buzzers this season. Also, for the first time, hosts were allowed to use the golden buzzer separately. The following table shows the acts which received the golden buzzer in the audition: Kirron Kher Karan Johar Malaika AroraRithvik DhanjaniBharti SinghNorth Eastern ChroniclesChoir BandShow Stoppers CrewContemporary Dance Act Bishnu Behra (Vishnu Prasad)Close-up MagicianRamie SinghSolo Dance ActR G RathodComedy & Stunt ActCrazy HoppersAcrobatics Dance Group ActNavneet Sundar & Rangapriya SankaranarayanViolin and Technology Music from iPad & PhonesS. AngelsFlexibility Dance Act Of the participants who auditioned for this season, thirty-five secured a place in the semi-finals, with nine performing in each (except for the golden buzzer semi-final, were 8 performed). The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this season: | | | | Golden Buzzer - Auditions | Golden Buzzer - Pre Finale | Public Wildcard ParticipantAge(s)GenreActFromSemi-FinalResultSufi Nizami Brothers18-38SingingKavali Singing GroupNew Delhi1Pre-finalistAltmas Khan25DanceAerial ActMumbai2Grand-finalistBishnu Behra (Vishnu Prasad) 30MagicClose-up MagicianBhubaneswar4EliminatedBidisha Mohanta 21SingingSingerMumbai3Pre-finalistMukesh Singh & Rahul Singh20 & 23AcrobaticsAcrobatic Balance ActSirsa2Grand-finalistS. Angels 10-11DanceFlexibility Dance ActCalcutta4EliminatedLive 100 Experience9-52Singing100 Members BandMumbai3North Eastern Chronicles 19-22SingingChoir BandGuwahati4EliminatedRamie Singh 23DanceSolo Dance ActRanchi & Mumbai4EliminatedR G Rathod 34Comedy & StuntComedy & Stunt ActNanded, Maharashtra4Javed Khan27MagicClose-up MagicianMumbai3WinnerNavneet & Rangapriya 34 & 20InstrumentalViolin and Technology Music from iPad & PhonesChennai4Sujata & Umakant Sahu (Guna)27 & 28AcrobaticsMallakhamb DuoRishikesh3Dark Criminals Crew16-22DanceSwag Dancing GroupAhmedabad3DSR Crew16-25DanceDance CrewJamshedpur3Swagistan26-43SingingFusion BandJaipur3EliminatedKomal Gandhar18-24DanceTransgender Dance GroupKolkata1Pre-finalistProneita Swargari25DanceTwerk Dance StyleAssam3EliminatedGurugram Warriors11-25AcrobaticsAcrobatic Group with Risky PropsGurugram3EliminatedShow Stoppers Crew 16-19DanceContemporary ActIndore4Pre-finalistPallu Girls13-22DanceDance ActUttar Pradesh2EliminatedIsmail Langa Group11-47SingingFolk Singing GroupJodhpur2EliminatedOm Dance Academy14-26DanceBharatanatyam Fusion DancePune2EliminatedCrazy Hoppers 10-27DanceAcrobatics Dance GroupAgra4Grand-finalistAfsana Khan & Razia Sultan23 & 30SingingSisters Singing DuoBathinda2EliminatedSarvam Patel28VarietySand ArtMumbai2EliminatedRoyal Boys Crew14-19DanceFreestyle Dance CrewChandigarh2EliminatedS. S. T. Warning Crew8-11DanceSchool Dance GroupAhmedabad2EliminatedSwaranjali Music Academy45-60SingingHouse-wife Singing GroupVadodara, Gujarat1EliminatedBrothers Bond Crew18-22DanceDance GroupAllahabad1EliminatedJ. D. Carbon Crew8-24DanceDance CrewRohtak1EliminatedSagar Ovhalkar20AcrobaticsMallakhamb ActChembur1EliminatedB. S. Reddy37MagicIllusionistVisakhapatnam1EliminatedSkeleton Crew20-35DanceLight-Up Dance GroupNew Delhi1EliminatedDream Track Band20-29InstrumentalInstrumental BandThrissur, Kerala1Eliminated
Semi Finals Summary Buzzed out |
Semi-final 1 (9 December) Special Guests: Riteish Deshmukh & Saiyami Kher Semi-FinalistOrderBuzzes Result Kirron Karan Malaika Sagar Ovhalkar1 EliminatedBrothers Bond Crew2 EliminatedB. S. Reddy3 EliminatedKomal Gandhar4 Advanced (Won Public Vote)Swaranjali Music Academy5 EliminatedSkeleton Crew6 EliminatedSufi Nizami Brothers7 Advanced (Won Judges' Choice)J. D. Carbon Crew8 EliminatedDream Track Band9 Eliminated
Semi-final 2 (15 December) Special Guests: Katrina Kaif & Anushka Sharma Semi-FinalistOrderBuzzes Result Kirron Karan Malaika S. S. T. Warning Crew1 EliminatedIsmail Langa Group2 EliminatedMukesh Singh & Rahul Singh3 Advanced (Won Public Vote)Pallu Girls4 EliminatedAltmas Khan5 Advanced (Won Judges' Choice)Sarvam Patel6 EliminatedRoyal Boys Crew7 EliminatedAfsana Khan & Razia Sultan8 EliminatedOm Dance Academy9 Eliminated
Semi-final 3 (16 December) Semi-FinalistOrderBuzzes Result Kirron Karan Malaika Gurugram Warriors1 EliminatedLive 100 Experience2 Advanced (Won Judges' Choice)Proneita Swargari3 EliminatedJaved Khan4 Advanced (Won Public Vote)Bidisha Mohanta5 EliminatedSujata & Umakant Sahu (Guna)6 EliminatedDark Criminals Crew7 EliminatedSwagistan8 EliminatedOm Dance AcademyDSR Crew9 Eliminated
Semi-final 4 (22 December) Special Guest: Vicky Kaushal & Yami Gautam The eight golden buzzer acts performed in this semi-final. The public voting was not opened for this semi-final, the judges chose two acts to perform in the pre-finale. Semi-FinalistOrderBuzzes Result Kirron Karan Malaika Bishnu Behra (Vishnu Prasad)1 EliminatedCrazy Hoppers2 Advanced (Won Judges' Choice)North Eastern Chronicles3 EliminatedRamie Singh4 EliminatedR G Rathod5 EliminatedS. Angels6 EliminatedShow Stoppers Crew7 Advanced (Won Judges' Choice)Navneet Sundar & Rangapriya Sankaranarayan8 Eliminated
Finals Summary Pre Finale: India Ka Faisla (23 December)
Public Wildcard Special Guests: Rohit Shetty and Ranveer Singh The public voting results of the three semi-finals were announced in the pre-finale. The eight participants, along with a public wildcard, Bidhisha Mohanta, performed to gain public votes for the finale. Additionally, a group golden buzzer was given to Crazy Hoppers to advance them directly to the Top 5. Pre-FinalistOrderBuzzes Result Kirron Karan Malaika Javed Khan1 Advanced to Top 5 (Won Public Vote)Sufi Nizami Brothers2 EliminatedMukesh Singh & Rahul Singh3 Advanced to Top 5 (Won Public Vote)Crazy Hoppers4 Advanced to Top 5 (Won Judges' Choice)Live 100 Experience5 Advanced to Top 5 (Won Public Vote)Altmas Khan6 Advanced to Top 5 (Won Public Vote)Komal Gandhar7 EliminatedBidisha Mohanta 8 EliminatedShow Stoppers Crew9 Eliminated
Grand Finale (29 December)
The top 5 finalists were announced from among the nine pre-finalists, and they performed for the judges' scores out of 10, which would be added to the total public votes received in the pre-finale. FinalistOrderJudges' Scores Result Kirron Karan MalaikaTotalJaved Khan188925 1stMukesh Singh and Rahul Singh277721Grand-finalistCrazy Hoppers377923Grand-finalistAltmas Khan487823Grand-finalistLive 100 Experience5101010302nd
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