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In case you missed last night’s America’s Got Talent wild card show or want to rewatch some of the acts, the following are the videos from the AGT wild car acts. Which one was your favorite? Who else was sad to see the sword fall?

The Kinetic King Takes the Stage

Watch The Kinetic King’s performance here!

Those Funny Little People Take the Stage

Watch Those Funny Little People perform!

Avery and the Calico Hearts Take the Stage

Watch Avery and the Calico Hearts perform!

Seth Grabel Takes the Stage

Watch Seth’s performance here!

Shevonne Takes the Stage

Watch Shevonne’s performance here!

West Springfield Dance Team Takes the Stage

Watch the performance here!

J. Chris Newberg Takes the Stage

Watch his performance here!

Yellow Designs Stunt Team Takes the Stage

Watch the performance here!

Charles Peachock Takes the Stage

Watch his performance here!

The Fiddleheads Take the Stage

Watch their performance here!

Summerwind Skippers Take the Stage

Watch their performance here!

Landon Swank Takes the Stage

Watch Landon’s performance here!

I love the idea of Wild Card acts. It makes the show a lot more fair for acts that were just stuck on a hard night and didn’t get a chance to make it through. Plus, other than an act or two, I’m excited to see all the AGT wild card acts that they put through.

Here’s the video of them announcing the latest Wild Card Acts:

Here’s the list of AGT Wild Card acts and which judge brought them back.
Mandel – The Fiddleheads Bluegrass Band

Morgan – Landon Swank Magician/Illusionist

Osbourne – Seth Grabel Magician

Morgan – Summerwind Skippers Jump Rope Acrobatic Troupe

Morgan – Charles Peachock Juggler

Morgan – Yellow Designs Stunt Team Stunt Bikers

Osbourne – West Springfield Dance Team Dance Troupe

Osbourne – The Kinetic King Trick Designer

Osbourne – Avery and the Calico Hearts Singers

Mandel – J. Chris Newberg Comedian/Guitarist

Mandel – Those Funny Little People Novelty Dancers/Performers
Las Vegas

Mandel – Shevonne Singer

Ok, I had to use that special title with the word “opera” since I know long time reader Kitty will love it. I’ll start out by saying that Cindy Chang is not an opera singer. Plus, I don’t know why they were acting like they were blown away. Seriously? I thought she was one of the worst “operatic” sounding voices that I’ve heard on the show. At least ones that they put through to Vegas. Was I missing something? In case you didn’t catch it, her audition video is below.

Cindy Chang’s Operatic Audition

Turns out she’s also a bit of a fake. AGT News wrote an article talking about Cindy Chang’s real background. Turns out there might be more to Cindy Chang’s story than what she let on. She’s been singing for quite a while and has an agent.

Of course, this isn’t really news for anyone that’s been reading this site for a while. Many past contestants had stories told for them (I give the producers credit for not telling the full story) on America’s Got Talent that weren’t completely true. It’s not really that big of a deal to me. Although, some people won’t like the fakeness of it all.

Either way, I didn’t like Cindy Chang’s singing before I knew that she had more experience than she let on, so I don’t like her any more or less now. Although, her random laughing was pretty funny to watch.

You can probably tell that I’ve stopped covering all of the people on America’s Got Talent. I’m only going to cover the ones that I think are stars. Maybe that will change over time, but I think this is the best path forward for now. This one was a hard one to judge for sure since they didn’t show his full America’s Got Talent audition. However, I think that Taylor Davis is going to be awesome in Las Vegas. Plus, he’s got the look of an underdog story. America loves underdogs.

A Singer with Soul Auditions
Check out why Sharon’s a big fan of Taylor’s voice.

This year has been a bit of a disappointment for me. The show has been entertaining. The acts have been eclectic and provided a good laugh here and there, but I really haven’t seen many (if any) stars go across the stage yet. Think back on the past episodes and think if there are any acts that you just absolutely can’t wait to see again. I really don’t have that many.

Although last night’s Anna Graceman Audition might be the exception. When I saw the early clip of her, I was thinking I wouldn’t like her that much. She didn’t seem to have as good of a voice as say a Bianca Ryan who was also a BIG voice in a little body. However, Anna Graceman had a great performance and her personality on stage matched her performance. To me, she’s likely one of the only acts I can’t wait to see again on AGT 2011 Vegas Week.

Here’s a video of Anna Graceman’s audition in case you missed it:

Dads Who Rock!
This band happens to have some adorable children!

Alaska’s Moment
Alaska’s moves don’t wow the judges, but it looks like Nick’s a big fan!

Strange But Funny!
This guy may be a little sweaty, but Sharon and Howie think he’s a riot!

Seth Grabel
Watch this acrobatic magician astound the adoring audience!

Looks like we have some cute kids ahead of us on America’s Got Talent. Could be interesting. Is this going to be the year of the kids on America’s Got Talent? We’ve had a number of them already which were awesome.

These have to be some of the best auditions this season. I enjoyed all 3 of these acts on AGT 2011.

Ep 603: Dani Shay (Justin Bieber like)
Watch Dani perform a special song in honor of the musician she resembles.

Ep 603: Lys Agnes Lights Up the Stage
Lys performs a stirring rendition of “Ave Maria.

Ep 604: See The Silhouettes!
You’ve never seen a dance troupe use shadows like this before!

I apologize for being a little quiet around here. I’ve been super busy and so I just haven’t had the time to post very much. I’m going to catch up now. We’ll have to see if I can make some more time as the season progresses. I’m also open to having other readers participate. Let me know if you’re interested.

Now, for some of the best videos from this week’s episode of America’s Got Talent 2011.

The Rhinestone Ropers
Watch this death-defying duo go out with a bang!

Tanner Edwards
He may be only 6 years old, but this kid knows how to dance.

The King of AGT
The Kinetic King is a strange but wonderful talent.

Professor Splash’s Jump
Watch this incredible leap into only 12 inches of water.

The Purrfect Angelz

http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/video/the-purrfect-angelz/1332309/

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Raising the Bar
The Sandou Trio Russian Bar manages to wow the judges.

A Beautiful Silhouette
The Silhouettes use shadows and dance moves to wow the crowd

Preview of New America’s Got Talent Episode Tuesday, June 7th 8/7c!

I can’t wait to see the russian bar act. Although, the extreme diving into almost no water is crazy to watch too.