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America’s Got Talent Final Quarterfinal Performance Projections

Tonight is the final performance of the America’s Got Talent quarterfinals. Take a look at the acts that are left in the America’s Got Talent top 40 and my take on each of them:

Recycled Percussion – This has the potential to be a great act. Considering what they’ve done to produce the other acts, I think this could be a surprise hit. Kind of reminds me of that Stomp act in Las Vegas. At least that’s what it seems like. Although, we’ve only seen a little bit of it so far.

Erik & Rickie – These kids are so cute. However, kids haven’t faired all that well on this season of AGT. Although, I won’t be surprised if they get sent through just cause they’re so darn cute. Of course, my problem is still that there are at least a dozen couples like these 2 at any ballroom dance competition.

Ishaara – I’m sad they call this Bollywood. It’s entertaining, but really isn’t Bollywood. I don’t think they’ll have enough wow and pop to make it past this round. Still will be fun to watch tonight.

Barbara Padilla – This is the producers lock tonight. She’s going to perform last. I think we can almost guarantee that. I don’t like her that much, but others do. Not that I really have anything against her, but I just don’t think she’s all that good. She already has her ticket punched for the next round.

Chris Allison – We haven’t seen enough of this guy to say much. Although, this type of act is usually either a big wow or a big dud. I predict dud with one wow moment.

Pam Martin and Viva – I didn’t like her before and I still don’t. Her biggest problem is that they already let one dog act in. They can’t put 2 through can they?

African High Flyers – I liked these guys better than the flippers. A decent chance to get in and expect at least 2 WOW moments in the act.

Anthony Morigerato & Matt Lucas – I’m not sure how these guys take their act to the next level. Will be fun to watch. If the singer takes center stage it will be a colossal mistake. If the tapper takes the spotlight get them ready for the next round.

EriAm Sisters – I’ll admit these have been my favorite since I first saw them. They’re the only act I’ve really gone back to watch a number of times. So, I’m completely biased. I’m not sure what they’ll bring tonight, but if it’s anything like there first performance punch their ticket to the next round.

Mia Boostrom – I think I get Mia and Bri confused. So, now I don’t remember who was who. I know Mia was on a previous season. Her Georgia On My Mind was nice this year. We’ll see what she brings this time before I make judgment.

The Lollipop Girls – They shouldn’t have brought this group back. Simon just likes himself a burlesque act, but I predict they won’t be good at all.

Drew Stevyns – No way we can judge him since we didn’t really see him before. Or least I don’t remember anything. So, I’m guessing he’ll go the way of all the America’s Got Talent Wild Card acts.

Feel free to follow along with me as I comment on tonight’s show on my Pure AGT Twitter account. I will be watching on the west coast time though.

August 25, 2009 I Written By

America’s Got Talent 2009 Top 40

I haven’t had a chance to do a writeup about tonight’s episode of America’s Got Talent where they finalized the America’s Got Talent top 40. However, just because I’m behind I didn’t see any reason that I should post the full list of America’s Got Talent 2009 top 40.

Pete Peterkin (impressionist)
Arcadian Broad (13 year old dancer)
AcroDunk (acrobatic basketball dunkers)
Platt Brothers (Pantomimers, dancers, and acrobats)
Recycled Percussion (percussion group)
David Johnson (Hasselhoff singer)
Thia Megia (14 year old singer)
G Force (dance band of young girls)
Erik & Rickie (8 year old dance couple)
Mosaic (a capella singers)
Texas Tenors (singing trio)
Manuela Horn (yodeling dominatrix)
The Fab Five (clogging sisters)
Drew Thomas (illusionist)
Hairo Torres (break dancing contortionist)
Lawrence Beamen (bass singer)
Kevin Skinner (singer)
Paradizo Dance (acrobatic dancers)
Ishaara (bollywood dancers)
FootworkKINGz (dance group)
Jeffrey Ou (pianist)
Eleisha Miller (singer and pianist)
Mario & Jenny (chainsaw juggler)
Marcus Terrell (singer)
BreakSk8 (break dancers on roller skates)
Voices of Glory (singing trio)
Barbara Padilla (opera singer)
Chris Allison (ate a lightbulb)
Rockin’ Rory (flying disc dog act)
Pam Martin and Viva (dancing dog)
Carol Lugo (62 year old dancer)
Charles DeWayne Dorsey (singer and pianist)
Pixie Mystere (preteen gymnastic troupe)
Grandma Lee (standup comic)
African High Flyers (acrobats)
Alizma (triplet violinists)
Anthony Morigerato & Matt Lucas (guitarist and tap dancer duo)
EriAm Sisters (trio of sisters)
BRI (singer and pianist)
Mia Boostrom (singer)

I think this will be a pretty interesting group of performances. I still think this is a bit of a down year for America’s Got Talent. I don’t see many (if any) real superstars in this list. However, it should still be quite entertaining and fun to hear their stories and see these people live their dreams.

July 29, 2009 I Written By

America’s Got Talent Episode 8 Thoughts

Time for a few more thoughts on the second episode of America’s Got Talent this week.

Kari Callin reminded me of America’s Got Talent trying to find Susan Boyle. Frumpy. Check. Never had a boyfriend. Check. Great singing voice. Not a check for me. Ok, so it wasn’t horrible, but some of it felt like screaming and some of it really felt stretched. Susan Boyle knocked hers out of the park and had very few flaws. I do like Kari’s cruise ship story. See what I mean about Kari Callin:

I don’t know why, but I really like Mia Boostrom. Maybe it was just that she kind of made doubting Piers eat a little crow. Maybe it was that I love people that really pursue their dreams and do great. She needs some help with her look, but I’m excited to see more of Mia.

Matt Lucas and Anthony Morigerato really shocked me. The guitar player isn’t all that good. He’s an average player and singer. However, the tap was such a nice mix with his playing that it was like a sweet percussion background. Plus, the tapper (Anthony) just killed it for me. Plus, the fact that they didn’t have a name was absolutely hilarious. This was probably my favorite performance of the night. Check it out:

Destined 2 Be was pretty disappointing for me. They’ve had some really good dance acts. In fact, one just won Britain’s Got Talent, and so I think the bar has been set much higher than this group. It was entertaining, but I’ve seen so much better than what they offered. I did like a little bit of Krumping in the middle. Be your own judge:

Simon Chaban had a few interesting fire tricks, but won’t last in Las Vegas with what we saw.

Keith Johnson chose the same audition song as Eli Mattson, and so all I could think is that it paled in comparison to Eli’s version of the song. We’ll see if he has something better.

Pixie Mystere was a great name that matched the troupe. We’ll see if they have more to offer.

Rashida Jolley had an incredible voice. I loved her voice. The harp didn’t quite match the voice, but I like the innovation. She’s got some talent. Just not sure if it’s the right mix to wow America.

Louis Bar & Laura Cantu were Tango dancers. I don’t see any couples dancing making it on the show. Especially not Tango.

The Kalinins remind me of this act that I’ve seen at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas a number of times. I think they perform in the V theatre also. So, for me it was kind of old hat, but many in America will like it.

I need to see more of the whip act by Christopher and Laura Camp. Too had to understand what’s happening and it happens so quick.

Pink Gorilla costume was hilarious. I wanted more of The Shanghai Pearl.

I thought the judges messed up with Reality. Sure, what they were doing was old, but it was still talent. I don’t think they deserved what they got from the judges. I would have liked to see what else they could have done. Maybe they’ll come back next year.

July 18, 2009 I Written By

Music from America’s Got Talent Las Vegas Callbacks

Below you’ll find the best I could do at creating a list of music from those contestants eliminated during the Las Vegas Callbacks of America’s Got Talent. This list also includes music from the previous weeks from those eliminated in Las Vegas.

Here’s a link to see all the songs and music of America’s Got Talent.

A total of 113 acts made it to the Las Vegas callbacks. From those, a total of 19 of these acts where eliminated without even being given a chance to perform. The remaining 94 acts were trimmed down to a short list of 60 acts in the first of the two callback episodes, and the remaining acts were further trimmed to a Top 40 group in the second episode.

Acts that were eliminated without being given a second performance:

* Chellena Black-Harris
o Preliminaries, Week 2: singer, sang “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke. Sam Cooke - 30 Greatest Hits - Sam Cooke Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964 - A Change Is Gonna Come

Acts that were eliminated after the first cut, but did not make it to the top 60:

* Cafidia Stuart
o Preliminaries, Week 1: 15 year old sang Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing” Whitney Houston - Whitney - The Greatest Hits - I Have Nothing
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Performance was not shown, but was shown being eliminated.

* Holly Hardin
o Preliminaries, Week 3: sang “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'” by Jessica Simpson Nancy Sinatra - Boots - These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Sang “When God-Fearing Women Get the Blues” by Martina McBride. Martina McBride - Greatest Hits - When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues

* Shakes
o Preliminaries, Week 6: 10 year old dancer
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Danced to “U Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer. MC Hammer - MC Hammer: Greatest Hits - U Can't Touch This

* Mia Boostrom
o Preliminaries, Shown in clip form: Sang “Let’s Stay Together” by Al Green Al Green - Let's Stay Together - Let's Stay Together
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Sang “If I Ain’t Got You” by Alicia Keys while playing the piano. Alicia Keys - The Diary of Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You

* Cat Williams
o Preliminaries, Not Shown: Passed Through
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Sang “Let The Good Times Roll” by Ray Charles. Ray Charles - The Genius of Ray Charles - Let the Good Times Roll

* Randy Hanson
o Preliminaries, Week 7: Ozzy Osbourne impersonator. Sharon commented that the only way she could tell him from her husband was if he “dropped his trousers so she could take a look at the goods.” Sang “Paranoid”. Ozzy Osbourne - The Ozzman Cometh - Paranoid
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Only shown briefly in a montage.

Acts that made it to the top 60, but not the top 40:

* David Militello
o Preliminaries, Week 3: 9 year old sang “Ben” by Michael Jackson Michael Jackson - Essential Michael Jackson - Ben
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): sang “If We Hold On Together” by Diana Ross Passed through. Diana Ross - Diana Ross: The Motown Anthology - If We Hold On Together
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Eliminated

* Holly Stone
o Preliminaries, Week 7: sang “A Broken Wing” by Martina McBride. Martina McBride - Evolution - A Broken Wing
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Performance was not shown. Passed through.
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Eliminated

Acts that were eliminated at an unknown stage of the Las Vegas Callbacks:

* Next II None (N2N)
o Preliminaries, Week 2: family boy band performed “Bye Bye Bye” by ‘N Sync *NSYNC - No Strings Attached - Bye Bye Bye
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Performance was not shown.
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Not shown, but did not make the Top 40, so presumed eliminated by the judges.

* XL
o Preliminaries, Week 6: 25 year old Xavier Lewis sang “Ordinary People” by John Legend John Legend - Video Triple Play - Ordinary People
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Performance was not shown.
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Not shown, but did not make the Top 40, so presumed eliminated by the judges.

August 28, 2008 I Written By