In case you missed it last night, here are the videos of the America’s Got Talent finalists and also Terry Fator’s performance as well.
Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. Performs
Team iLuminate Performs
POPLYFE Performs
Silhouettes Perform
Terry Fator Performs!
I thought that many of you that missed the AGT 2011 semi final performances might enjoy watching the video of the acts that made it to the finals. So, enjoy:
West Springfield Dance Team Takes the Stage
Team iLuminate Takes the Stage
Miami All Stars Take the Stage
Lys Agnes Takes the Stage
POPLYFE Take the Stage
So we are all pretty much annoyed by the interaction between Howie and Piers. Sharon even got in on the annoying action last night. However, I don’t see what Piers is doing is bullying of Howie. I guess this video is part of Howie’s comedy act.
Howie’s Public Service Announcement – rant against bullying – and Piers Morgan.
This is a great video where the judges and Nick Cannon talk about people showing them their talent in public. I can only imagine. I bet they’ve seen some pretty hilarious things.
I must admit that I thought this was some of the best guest performers we’ve seen on America’s Got Talent. I of course might be a bit bias since I love Colbie Caillat. I sent the following tweet about Colbie:
https://twitter.com/#!/pureagt/status/104051264433827840
Colbie Caillat Performs!
Watch her take the AGT stage!
The performance by Les Miserables was awesome! It made me want to go and see it again. Sadly the Les Miserables tour isn’t stopping in Las Vegas.
Les Miserables on AGT!
Watch the legendary cast perform here!
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
Time to look at the final 4 contestants that made it to the semifinals of America’s Got Talent 2011. Check out my analysis of the other AGT 2011 semifinalists. The biggest surprise of the night was that no singers made it through this night. Don’t worry though, 2 of the acts were dance groups. Although, Team iLuminate is so much more than just dance. I was sorry that Taylor Davis didn’t make it through. He’s one of the only singers I’ve enjoyed this year. I’d have liked him to do well. I guess I also love to see humility rewarded.
Now on to the last 4 AGT 2011 semifinalists:
Zuma Zuma – I was impressed that they took their act to the next level with the poles. Makes me wonder how much they’d practiced on the poles. It was a little hard to watch since the special guests did a similar act. Knowing that other pros do it already is a little bit of a downer. Although, I love their spirit and I hope they find something great to show in the semifinals as well.
Melissa Villasenor – I can’t figure out what it is that I love about Melissa, but I have this emotional (good emotional) reaction whenever I see her on camera. I’ve loved her ever since her audition. Last night wasn’t quite as good as her audition, but I’d still like to see a lot more of her. There’s something fantastic about her that makes me want to watch her. I honestly can’t figure out the secret. Either way, I’m so glad she made it through.
Fatally Unique – Hard to argue with their story and America loves a good story. Unfortunately, in the semi finals the storyline groups usually get sent home. I love Fatally Unique’s heart. Their choreography and dance skills aren’t over the top amazing, but their heart is beautiful to watch and enjoy.
Team iLuminate – Piers was dead on when he said it was a million dollar act. This could be produced into a million dollar Vegas show very easily. The only reason it won’t be in Vegas is if they decide to do it in LA or NY instead of Vegas. However, it fits Vegas perfectly. Add in a bit more choreography and time to program and perfect the lights with the choreography and I can see a very long running show using this technology. As a nerd lover of dance, this is right up my alley too.
Team iLuminate Performs!
Team iLuminate takes the stage!
Fatally Unique Performs!
Fatally Unique takes the stage!
Yellow Designs Stunt Team Performs!
Yellow Designs Stunt Team takes the stage!
The Kinetic King Performs!
The Kinetic King takes the stage!
Zuma Zuma Performs!
Zuma Zuma takes the stage!
Melissa Villasenor Performs!
Melissa takes the stage!
Taylor Davis Performs!
Taylor Davis takes the stage
One episode of tonight’s America’s Got Talent is at 8/7c and another at 9/8c. In fact, my TV guide says it’s going to be 3 hours of America’s Got Talent tonight. I’m alright by that. For some reason the auditions for America’s Got Talent have gone on really long this time. So long that I can barely remember some of the first acts that auditioned. Once we see them in Las Vegas we’ll barely remember who they were. Either way, now we’ll get to see the real fun in Las Vegas.
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.
