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I don’t know this to be true yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised at all if probably my favorite act from last year returned to America’s Got Talent 2009.  That act is the Russian Bar Trio!  If you don’t remember them, then you must not have ever seen them before.  They are just unforgettable.  So, for those that have never seen the Russian Bar Trio, check out their audition on last season’s America’s Got Talent:

Of course, many may ask why they’ll come back again this year if they were on last season. The answer is simple. Last season, Christine, the Russian Bar Trio girl got injured and so the Russian Bar Trio had to pull out of the competition. It just makes sense that America’s Got Talent would give them another chance.

The only reason I think they might not return to America’s Got Talent is if they’ve gotten too big and successful for the show. Check out this comment I found on their website which makes it looks like they may be working for Cirque du Soleil now and so they wouldn’t be able to be on the show.

Christine is back on the bar after 3 month and a half recovering. She is stronger than ever. You are welcome to come see us on the Cirque du Soleil Show for the 400 years of Quebec City. It will be at the Colisé Pepsi on october 17th-18th-19th.

Well, either way, the Russian Bar Trio will remain near or at the top of my list of most talented America’s Got Talent performers ever. It would have been really interesting to see how America would have voted for them compared to the other finalists. Too bad we didn’t get a chance to see it, and I hope that America’s Got Talent brings them back this year.

In the meantime, check out a rather recent performance by the Russian Bar Trio at what looks like a Michigan basketball game:

Makes me wonder why UNLV doesn’t convince Cirque du Soleil performers to come and perform at halftime for UNLV games, but I digress.

Anyone have news on if the Russian Bar Trio could possibly be back on America’s Got Talent season 4?

America’s Got Talent has been doing it’s largest search for talent in the history of the show. The show will be traveling to 8 audition cities across the country to find the best talent possible. The question is which America’s Got Talent audition city has the most talent. Make your voice heard by voting for the most talented AGT audition city.

Yes, I do know that this poll is completely biased, but it will be fun to see which cities are represented the most on Pure America’s Got Talent.

It’s always nice to take a look into what some of the past winners of America’s Got Talent are doing now. Bianca Ryan pretty much set the bar for young singers when she stepped onto America’s Got Talent. Looks like she’s still pretty active and performed at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas in the V theatre according to her website amongst other performances.

Her debut album is out and here are links to Bianca Ryan’s music on iTunes. Pretty amazing that a girl so young is listed on iTunes. That still baffles me.
And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going sung by Bianca Ryan

I Believe I Can Fly sung by Bianca Ryan

Why Couldn’t It Be Christmas Every Day? sung by Bianca Ryan

The Rose sung by Bianca Ryan

Superstar sung by Bianca Ryan

You Light Up My Life sung by Bianca Ryan

Dream In Color sung by Bianca Ryan

I Wish That sung by Bianca Ryan

Awake sung by Bianca Ryan

I Will sung by Bianca Ryan

Pray for a Better Day sung by Bianca Ryan

Pure and Simple sung by Bianca Ryan

That’s Not Me That’s Not Me – Single Bianca Ryan

Turns out that Bianca Ryan is also on Twitter. I’m sure that many of you don’t know about Twitter, but I’m on there as well under the name TVBlog. Feel free to follow me on twitter, in my America’s Got Talent RSS feed or in your email.

In one of Piers finest (and jerkiest) moments on the show, he buzzes the plate spinning Liang Patti at the most opportune time. Her reaction after almost makes you cry for her. I’d love to see Liang do this live. I can’t imagine spinning 1 pate on a stick. Forget about spinning 8 at the same time. Ok, enjoy this flashback to season 2 of America’s Got Talent:

I’m always interested in the music that is used on America’s Got Talent. I believe that the song Liang Patti used is called Farfraes Dance by Tom Toomey from South Africa Classical Gas by Mason Williams. I’m not 100% sure, but you can also listen to Tom Toomey and the Monfi Casts perform it live in this video:

I’ve started going through some of the blog posts I’d started and never finished and I came upon some great insights from Jessica Price about her experience participating on America’s Got Talent. I should say that Jessica Price was my favorite from the start, but this interview just added to my fandom.

The following excerpts are from this interview:

She considers the “amazing” experience her most personally challenging, she said.

It didn’t make it any easier that the producers “kind of pick out everything for you,” she said.

She didn’t choose her wardrobe. And she chose the songs she performed each week from three that were selected for her. Two of the songs were “songs they knew you wouldn’t pick anyway,” Price said with a smile.

“I wasn’t able to be me,” she reflected.

One more that was pretty interesting to think about:

“It’s weird having tons of fans and not having anything to give them,” she said. “I’m excited to make a CD so that they can … have something.”

I’m currently working with a couple people close to Jessica Price to try and get an update on what she’s been doing since America’s Got Talent.

Until then, sign up to audition for Season 4 of AGT so that I can be writing about you next.

Dang, I wrote this post a few months ago and planned on posting it just before Christmas. Oh well, Christmas has past, but I still think it’s fun to see what Julienne Irwin has been up to since AGT. Kenny Rogers Christmas is pretty big.

Julienne Irwin sings a Christmas Classic, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, on The Kenny Rogers 2007 Christmas Tour

Julienne Irwin performs The First Noel on The Kenny Rogers 2007 Christmas tour

In my ongoing series of possible America’s Got Talent contestants, here’s a video of Angelle Walts performing. Let Angelle and her mom know what you think of her performance.

Leave a comment or info on the Contact Us page if you’re interested in having your act featured on Pure America’s Got Talent. A few more entries and we’ll hold a little Pure America’s Got Talent contest of our own.

Similar to my previous post showing Pia Mia’s singing talent, I’ve got another nice batch of videos of someone looking to audition for America’s Got Talent.

Beth, has pointed me to a number of great videos introducing 13 year old Casey’s singing to the world. Feel free to let Beth know which of Casey’s videos she should use for her America’s Got Talent audition video and any constructive feedback you can offer Casey.

Casey Singing “I’ll Stand By You”

Casey Singing “That’s How You Know”

Casey’s possible America’s Got Talent Audition video

You can also see Casey’s video channel on YouTube for more videos of her singing.

Which one is your favorite? Mine is definitely Casey singing “I’ll Stand By You.”

In my post about the America’s Got Talent auditions, I’ve asked for people to submit videos of their talent so we could all see the talent before they go and win America’s Got Talent. Then, we can say we knew them back before they were famous. I also hope that we can provide them some valuable feedback on their talent before they go in front of Piers and company.

Angela, took me up on my offer and pointed me to a couple videos of her 12 year old daughter Pia Mia. She’s a beautiful little girl with a big voice. Let Pia Mia’s mom know what you think of her talent in the comments.

Pia Mia performing “A Moment Like This”

Pia Mia performing “All I Want for Christmas”

Thanks for sharing your daughter with us. Pia Mia definitely has talent. I hope we get to see her on the next season of America’s Got Talent.

I previously posted with the idea of having fans donate to support those contestants on America’s Got Talent to be able to have their family present when they perform in Los Angeles. The best example of this was last year’s winner, Neal Boyd. His mother wanted to attend and didn’t have the money to be able to do so.

For those people who have the means to help, we’d greatly appreciate the donations. To those of you who have already helped, thank you. We’re still a long way from having enough to be able to do what we want, but with everyone’s support we can make a dream come true for a family.

Here’s a button to donate:

It’s really simple. Just click the button. Enter your information and make the donation. If you’d like a link back to your site or something like that on this site, then leave a note on our Contact Pure America’s Got Talent page right after doing the donation and we’ll be happy to link to those people that donate.