‘America’s Got Talent’: Who’s Moving on to the Semifinals? (PHOTOS)
Alex Dowis (light projection artist)
Audition: Not televised
Judge Cuts: Tribute to the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Quarterfinals: History of Earth
“Your art was not only educational and aspirational, it actually inspired this whole audience,” Gabrielle Union said.
Luke Islam (singer)
Audition: “She Used to Be Mine”
Judge Cuts: Did not perform; received the Golden Buzzer from Julianne Hough after his audition
Quarterfinals: “You Will Be Found”
“I see a long, long career ahead of you,” Hough told him.
Kodi Lee (singer)
Audition: “A Song for You”
Judge Cuts: Did not perform; received the Golden Buzzer from Union after his audition
Quarterfinals: “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
“You changed the world and you keep changing the world,” Union told him after his second performance. “Who you are and what you stand for, what you continue to do makes the world so much more of a better, beautiful place.”
Voices of Service (singing group)
Audition: “Rise”
Judge Cuts: “See You Again”
Quarterfinals: “Fire”
“I believe going forward in a later round, you’re capable of coming up with a song which could literally stop traffic with your voices,” Simon Cowell told them.
Messoudi Brothers (hand balancing trio)
Audition: Joined by Terry Crews
Judge Cuts: Joined by their father
Quarterfinals: Blindfolded
“The danger and the risk factor is so beyond, I don’t know how you guys came up with outdoing yourself, but you did it,” Hough said.
Ansley Burns (singer)
Audition: “Think”
Judge Cuts: “Good Girl”
Quarterfinals: “Swingin'” (Dunkin Save)
“You are what this show is all about,” Cowell told her.
Tyler Butler-Figueroa (violinist)
Audition: “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
Judge Cuts: Did not perform; received the Golden Buzzer from Simon Cowell after his audition
Quarterfinals: “Don’t You Worry Child”
“Hashtag amazing, inspirational,” Cowell told him after his quarterfinal performance. “Such a great person, such a great talent, such a great moment, such a great choice of song.”
Light Balance Kids (LED dance group)
Audition: Iron Man Dance
Judge Cuts: Basketball Game
Quarterfinals: Skeleton Dance
“What you guys just did” in the quarterfinals “was beyond anything that we could have imagined,” Hough said. “That was unbelievable.”
Robert Finley (singer)
Audition: “Get It While You Can”
Judge Cuts: “Medicine Woman”
Quarterfinals: “Starting to See”
“Who you are is exactly what we need,” Union said. “Do not change a thing.”
V. Unbeatable (dance group)
Audition: Performance
Judge Cuts: Performance
Quarterfinals: Performance
“Every time we see you guys, you push the boundaries,” Cowell said of their quarterfinal act. “The creativity is incredible. … You made every second of those two minutes count.”
Chris Kläfford (singer)
Audition: “Imagine”
Judge Cuts: “Something Like Me”
Quarterfinals: “Cold at the Altar”
“You owned the stage,” Hough said. “You are special. That was unbelievable.”
Ndlovu Youth Choir (choir)
Audition: “My African Dream”
Judge Cuts: “Waka Waka”
Quarterfinals: “Beautiful Day”
“You know when you wake up in the morning and somebody opens the blinds and the sunshine comes in?” Mandel said. “You are our window to the world. You are the sunshine.”
Detroit Youth Choir (choir)
Audition: “Can’t Hold Us”
Judge Cuts: Did not perform; received the Golden Buzzer from Terry Crews after their audition
Quarterfinals: “The Champion”
“You are showing that you are unbeatable, invincible, and you deserve all of it,” Union told them.
Emanne Beasha (singer)
Audition: “Nessun Dorma”
Judge Cuts: “Caruso”
Quarterfinals: “Ebben”
“There is no denying how brilliant an artist and how much talent you have,” Mandel said. “You are like the Mona Lisa of talent.”
Eric Chien (magician)
Audition: Cards and Coins
Judge Cuts: Warped Reality
Quarterfinals: Candy Rubik’s Cubes
“You raised the level of this entire competition, and you put everybody on notice again,” Union said.
Dom Chambers (magician)
Audition: Beer
Judge Cuts: Phone
Quarterfinals: Big Prediction
“It was genius, your best performance by a mile,” Cowell said of his quarterfinals tricks.
Benicio Bryant (singer)
Audition: “The Joke”
Judge Cuts: “Here Goes Nothing”
Quarterfinals: “Who I Am”
“You’re such a role model, such a rock star,” Union told him.
Marcin Patrzalek (musician)
Audition: Beethoven’s 5th Symphony and “Toxicity”
Judge Cuts: “Asturias”
Quarterfinals: “Misirlou” and “Paganini”
“That is artistry at its finest,” Hough told him.
The quarterfinals of America’s Got Talent are over, and we now know who’s moving on. After the judges picked who made it past auditions and the Judge Cuts, it was up to America to decide on the acts’ fates.
In each of three weeks, 12 acts performed, but only seven made it through to the semifinals. And with this group of performers, anything was possible. Here, we’ve compiled who did and didn’t make the cut.
In the first week, GFORCE (girl singing group), Carmen Carter (singer), Emerald Belles (high kick dance group), Sophie Pecora (singer), and Bir Khalsa (danger act) were sent home.
In the second week, Charlotte Summers (singer), Nick and Lindsay (sideshow opera duo), Marina Mazepa (dancer), The Sentimentalists (mentalists), and Joseph Allen (singer) were sent home.
In the third week, Lukas and Falco (animal act), Gonzo (tambourinist), Berywam (beatboxers), Matthew Richardson (aerialist), and MacKenzie (singer) were sent home.
Click through the gallery above to see who is going on to the next round and watch their performances.
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