Series 5

Series 5 of Got What It Takes consists of 10 episodes.

The series premiered on January 8, 2020 and ended on 11 March 2020 where Georgie Mills was crowned the winner.

This was the final series to feature Kevin Adams as the Games Guru

Plot overview
8 talented young singers and their mum's compete in a series of challenges in order to win a dream prize of performing at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.

Cast

 * Anna Maynard (host)
 * Max Cooke (choreographer)
 * Abi Dring (finalist)
 * Amberina Large (semi-finalist)
 * Georgie Mills (winner)
 * Malakhi Best (semi-finalist)
 * Ned Payne (finalist)
 * Olivia Sinclair (finalist)
 * Sarita Playfair (semi-finalist)
 * Thomas Dunleavy (semi-finalist)

Mum's/Judges

 * Andrea Henry (Malakhi's mum)
 * Claire Roberts (Georgie's aunt)
 * Edith Playfair (Sarita's mum)
 * Emma Morling (Abi's sister)
 * Emma Payne (Ned's mum)
 * Kylie Sinclair (Olivia's mum)
 * Linya Large (Amberina's mum)
 * Sara Dunleavy (Thomas' mum)

Episode 1
Industry Challenge: Vlogging

Song: High Hopes by Panic! at the Disco

In the sing-off: Abi, Amberina & Ned

Winner of sing-off: Ned

Episode 2
Industry Challenge: Songwriting

Song: Nothing Breaks Like a Heart by Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus

In the sing-off: Amberina, Ned & Sarita

Winner of sing-off: Amberina

Episode 3
Industry Challenge: Dancing to There’s Nothing Holding Me Back by Shawn Mendes

Song: Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi

In the sing-off: Malakhi, Ned & Olivia

Winner of sing-off: Ned

Episode 4
Industry Challenge: Rapping

Song: Love on Top by Beyonce

In the sing-off: Abi, Malakhi & Olivia

Winner of sing-off: Malakhi

Episode 5
Industry Challenge: Radio 1 Interview with Jordan North

Song: idontwannabeyouanymore by Billie Eilish

In the sing-off: Ned, Sarita & Thomas

Winner of sing-off: Sarita

Episode 6
Industry Challenge: Battle Of The Bands

Song: Pretty Shining People by George Ezra

In the sing-off: Georgie, Malakhi & Thomas

Winner of sing-off: Georgie

Episode 7
Industry Challenge: Performing on a West End stage with Layton Williams and Rita Simons (Everybody's Talking About Jamie)

Songs preformed in front of Layton and Rita

Abi: You Can’t Stop The Beat from Hairspray

Amberina: Friends by Marshmello & Anne-Marie

Georgie: Feeling Good by Michael Buble

Malakhi: That’s Alright by Laura Mvula

Ned: La La La by Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith

Olivia: Lose Yourself by Eminem

Sarita: Thursday by Jess Glynne

Thomas: Ho Hey by The Lumineers

Song: Rewrite the Stars from The Greatest Showman

In the sing-off: Malakhi, Ned & Thomas (first all boy sing off in GWIT history)

Winner of sing-off: Thomas

Episode 8
Industry Challenge: Music Video Challenge with HRVY

Music Video Groups:

Group 1: Abi, Amberina, Malakhi & Olivia - I Don’t Care by Ed Sheeran feat Justin Bieber

Group 2: Georgie, Ned, Sarita & Thomas- Don’t Feel Like Crying by Sigird

Song: Personal by HRVY

In the sing-off: Malakhi, Ned & Olivia

Winner of sing-off: Malakhi

Who won the most sing-offs & advanced to the final: Ned
 * Malakhi and Ned won two sing offs each, so it went to a tie break. Ned was revealed to have appeared in more sing offs than Malakhi therefore giving him the fast pass to the final

Episode 9: Semi-final
Performances

Abi: Yours by Ella Henderson

Amberina: The Climb by Miley Cyrus

Georgie: Shallow by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Malakhi: Lovely by Billie Elish & Khalid

Olivia: Crown by Stormzy

Sarita: Stone Cold by Demi Lovato

Thomas: Touching the Clouds (original song)

Advanced to the final: Abi, Georgie & Olivia

Eliminated: Amberina, Malakhi, Sarita & Thomas

Episode 10: Final
Guest Judges: Raye, MNEK & Melvin Odoom

Anna Manyard performance: Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa

Guest Performance: The Tyne (featuring Cooper Stout from series 4) - Alright by Supergrass

Performances in the final

Abi: Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato & Bruises by Lewis Capaldi

Georgie: Higher Love by Kygo & Whitney Houston & Say Something by A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera

Ned: Bellyache by Billie Eilish & Dance Monkey by Tones and I

Olivia: Rise Up by Andra Day & Anyway (original song)

Winner: Georgie Mills