America's Got Talent (season 5)
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The fifth season of America's Got Talent
, an American
television reality show
talent competition, premiered in the United States
on the NBC
network
and on Canada
's Global
on June 1, 2010. Soul singer Michael Grimm
was named the winner on September 15, 2010.
, as has been done in previous seasons, the year contained a quarterfinal made up of twelve acts who submitted their auditions on YouTube
(eleven selected by the judges and one selected by online voters). Because of the inclusion of an additional quarterfinal, only four acts were selected to move on each week, instead of five. Additionally, there was also a separate wild card show (the first since season 1), consisting of acts brought back by the judges to perform after being originally eliminated in either Las Vegas Week or previous quarterfinals. The semifinal consisted of 24 acts this year. Ten of the 24 passed through to the Top 10 round, from which six were eliminated, leaving four to compete in the finals.
on June 1, 2010.
This season, auditions were held in six major U.S.
cities: Dallas, Los Angeles
, New York
, Universal Orlando Resort
, Portland
, and Chicago
. Host Nick Cannon
and judges Piers Morgan
and Sharon Osbourne
returned to the show. Howie Mandel
joined the show, taking the place of David Hasselhoff
as the third judge.
The auditions lasted for ten episodes and 89 acts advanced.
to compete head to head for a spot in the Top 48. On their way to Las Vegas, the Judges reviewed the audition tapes and divided the contestants into 3 groups. Not all groups that were shown to have passed the preliminary auditions were shown in the Las Vegas Week episodes.
Those in Group A were referred to as "the judges' favorites," and performed on Day 1 of Las Vegas (Episode 511).
Those in Group B, were not seen as favorites and were declared "standby acts." These acts performed for 11 remaining spots after Group A (Episode 512).
The auditions of the Group C acts were declared by the judges to be the best and these acts moved on to compete in the live shows directly without performing in Las Vegas.
Footnotes
.
The results episode aired July 14, 2010 (1 hour) and included performances by Selena Gomez
and the cast of Rock of Ages
(with Dee Snider
making a guest appearance).
Footnotes
The results episode aired on July 21, 2010 (1 hour) and included performances from the cast members of Cirque Du Soleil
and Train
.
The results episode aired on July 28, 2010 (1 hour) and featured performances by Mike Posner
and the JabbaWockeeZ
.
Footnotes
The results show aired on August 4, 2010 (1 hour) and featured performances by Taio Cruz
and Bret Michaels
.
The contestants this week were treated to an advance screening of the movie The Other Guys
and a meeting with its co-stars Will Ferell and Mark Wahlberg
.
Footnotes
The results show aired on August 11, 2010 (1 hour) and featured performances from YouTube sensations Lin Yu Chun
and Evolution of Dance, as well as a performance from Season 1
alumni David and Dania: Quick Change.
This special quarterfinal featured acts who submitted their auditions via YouTube.
Footnotes
The results show aired on August 18, 2010 and included performances by singer LeAnn Rimes
and magician Criss Angel
.
Footnotes
Footnotes
The results aired on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 (1 hour) and featured performances from the cast members of Le Rêve
and Jason Derülo
. The host of the America's Got Talent Live Tour Jerry Springer
also made an appearance.
Footnotes
The Top 10 performance episode aired on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, for 2 hours and featured a performance from Enrique Iglesias
. Prior to the episode, the contestants got to meet with and have a dinner and drinks with the judges, who offered advice to the contestants.
The results show aired on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 (1 hour) and featured performances from Sarah McLachlan
and the cast of American Idiot
, determining who made the top four spots in the finals. Singing sensation Susan Boyle
, who was a contestant on the third series of Got Talents sister show Britain's Got Talent
, was scheduled to perform at the results show but was not able to. The producers of the show had not been given the rights to the song from Lou Reed
, and Boyle was pulled from the episode at the last minute.
The season finale aired on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 2 hours and featured performances from Usher
, the Goo Goo Dolls
, the cast members of Cirque du Soleil
, David Copperfield
, and a surprise performance from T-Pain
. Finalists performed with favorites: Prince Poppycock
sang a duet with Donna Summer
, Michael Grimm
with Jewel
, Jackie Evancho
with Sarah Brightman
and Fighting Gravity
performed with Lionel Richie
joining in singing.
The show's two part finale, overall, averaged 15.3 million viewers. The performance show averaged 14.6 million viewers, and the season finale averaged 16.4 million viewers, making it the most-watched episode in the history of Talent to date.
auditions and the five acts that were originally eliminated in Las Vegas, but were brought back to compete in the Wild Card Episode.
Italic indicates the act was picked from a YouTube audition and was not featured in the preliminary auditions or Las Vegas Week, therefore, the quarterfinals were their debut to the competition.
Footnotes
judging on the show, replacing former judge David Hasselhoff
.
The show is once again hosted by Nick Cannon
with Sharon Osbourne
and Piers Morgan
as judges.
Piers Morgan announced on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
on July 27, 2010 that he signed a three year contract to stay on Talent.
America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...
, an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television reality show
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
talent competition, premiered in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
and on Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's Global
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
on June 1, 2010. Soul singer Michael Grimm
Michael Grimm (singer)
Michael Joseph Grimm is an American singer/songwriter and winner of the fifth season of America's Got Talent.-Personal life:...
was named the winner on September 15, 2010.
Selection Process
The season 5 selection process appears to carry over that of the past two seasons, but the Las Vegas Round was changed to that of the second and third seasons, which gave the performers a second chance to showcase their act. Instead of an audition consisting of performers who submitted their acts on MySpaceMySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
, as has been done in previous seasons, the year contained a quarterfinal made up of twelve acts who submitted their auditions on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
(eleven selected by the judges and one selected by online voters). Because of the inclusion of an additional quarterfinal, only four acts were selected to move on each week, instead of five. Additionally, there was also a separate wild card show (the first since season 1), consisting of acts brought back by the judges to perform after being originally eliminated in either Las Vegas Week or previous quarterfinals. The semifinal consisted of 24 acts this year. Ten of the 24 passed through to the Top 10 round, from which six were eliminated, leaving four to compete in the finals.
Preliminary Auditions
The fifth season of America's Got Talent, premiered on NBCNBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
on June 1, 2010.
This season, auditions were held in six major U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
cities: Dallas, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, Universal Orlando Resort
Universal Orlando Resort
Universal Orlando Resort is a theme park resort in Orlando, Florida. It is wholly owned by NBCUniversal and its affiliates. The resort consists of two theme parks , Universal CityWalk , and three Loews Hotels...
, Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, and Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. Host Nick Cannon
Nick Cannon
Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon is an American actor, comedian, rapper, entrepreneur, record producer, radio, and television personality. On television, Cannon began as a teenage sketch comedian on All That before going on to host The Nick Cannon Show, Wild 'N Out, and America's Got Talent...
and judges Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan
Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children....
and Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne....
returned to the show. Howie Mandel
Howie Mandel
Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on...
joined the show, taking the place of David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff
David Michael Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch...
as the third judge.
The auditions lasted for ten episodes and 89 acts advanced.
Las Vegas Week
From 70,000 nationwide auditions, the judges advanced the top 108 acts to Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
to compete head to head for a spot in the Top 48. On their way to Las Vegas, the Judges reviewed the audition tapes and divided the contestants into 3 groups. Not all groups that were shown to have passed the preliminary auditions were shown in the Las Vegas Week episodes.
Those in Group A were referred to as "the judges' favorites," and performed on Day 1 of Las Vegas (Episode 511).
Those in Group B, were not seen as favorites and were declared "standby acts." These acts performed for 11 remaining spots after Group A (Episode 512).
The auditions of the Group C acts were declared by the judges to be the best and these acts moved on to compete in the live shows directly without performing in Las Vegas.
Advanced
- Alice Tan RidleyAlice Tan RidleyAlice Tan Ridley is a gospel and R&B singer and the mother of Gabourey Sidibe. She auditioned on the NBC series America's Got Talent. Prior to joining America's Got Talent, Alice also appeared in the television show 30 Seconds To Fame, winning $25,000 in the pilot episode.-Early life:Alice raised...
, Singer - Anna and Patryk, Ballroom Dancers
- Antonio Restivo, Fire Artist/Illusionist
- AscenDance, Rock Climbing Acrobats/Dancers
- Chipps Cooney, Magician/Illusionist
- CJ Dippa, Rapper
- Debra Romer, Singer/Musician
- Doogie Horner, Standup Comedian
- Hannibal Means, Opera Singer
- Harmonica Pierre, Harmonica Musician
- Lil Chris, Singer
- Lindsey StirlingLindsey StirlingLindsey Stirling is an American violinist, performance artist, and composer. In 2010 she competed on the fifth season of America's Got Talent....
, Hip-Hop Violinist - Maricar, Burlesque Painter
- Mary Ellen, Yodeler/Pianist
- Michael GrimmMichael Grimm (singer)Michael Joseph Grimm is an American singer/songwriter and winner of the fifth season of America's Got Talent.-Personal life:...
, Singer/Musician - Mona Sampath Dance Company, Bollywood Dance Troupe
- Murray SawchuckMurray SawChuckMurray John Sawchuck is a stage illusionist, magician, comedian, actor, and host. Based in Las Vegas, SawChuck has dubbed himself "The 'Dennis the Menace' of Magic," and his shows often consist of a blend of "comical mishaps" that result in illusions and magic tricks...
, Magician/Illusionist - Prince PoppycockPrince PoppycockJohn Andrew Quale is an American singer, songwriter, and performer best known by the stage name and persona of Prince Poppycock. Quale, who specializes in musical theater and opera, describes Prince Poppycock on his website as a "roguish operatic dandy."...
, Opera Singer - Rudi Macaggi, Balancing Acrobat
- Sally Cohn, Hand Whistler
- Studio One Young Beast Society, Dance Troupe
- Taylor Mathews, Singer/Musician
- The Hot Shot Tap Dancers, Tap Dancers
- The Strong Man, Strongman
- Twisted Trystan & Krystan, Side Show PerformersTwisted Trystan and Krystan originally made the Top 48, but they were unable to appear in the Quarterfinals.
- Wreckless, Dance Troupe
Rejected
- Anthony Lucia, Trick Roper
- April Lane, Singer
- Arthur Nakane, One-Man Band
- Beat Master, Dancer
- Bert & Frannie Davis and the Muttley Crew, Performing Dogs
- Bhangra Empire, Indian Folk Dance Group
- Blake Henderson, Singer
- Carlos Aponte, Opera Singer
- Connor DoranConnor DoranConnor Doran is an indoor kite flier, performing to music with four-line kites. He is best known for reaching the top 12 finalists of the fifth season of America's Got Talent....
, Indoor Kite Flyer - Elaine Terranova, Singer
- Esera Tualo, Singer
- Frankie Elliston, Magician/Illusionist
- He Jia-Yi, Harmonica Musician
- Kent Jenkins, Musician
- Kruti Dance Academy, Indian Classical Dancers
- Mark Hayward, Juggler
- Matt Keen, Singer
- Michael Grasso, Magician/Illusionist
- Michael Lipari and Ashleigh Dejon, Aerialists
- Mrs. Hughes, Standup Comedian
- Ms. Donna, Samoan Fire Knife act
- Naishon Jones, Dancer
- Nate Klinger, Dancer
- Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show, Lumberjack Act
- Phil Trau, Tap Dancer
- Popping Kyle, Dancer
- Sky Sirens, Doubles Trapeze Act
- Style Proz Crew, Dance Crew
- William Scott Anderson, Magician/Illusionist
Advanced
- Airpocalypse, Air Guitar Band
- Christina & Ali, Singing Sisters
- Iron Horse, Rockabilly Band
- Jeremy VanSchoonhoven, Extreme Cyclist
- Kung Fu Heroes, Martial Arts Group
- Luigi Seno, Singer/Musician
- Nathaniel Kenyon, Singer/Musician
- NU Covenant, Gospel Group
- Paul Safy Jr., Singer
- RNG, Dance Troupe
- Ronith, Actor/Impersonator
- The Strange FamiliarThe Strange FamiliarThe Strange Familiar is an American pop rock band from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The group was originally formed in 2006 by husband and wife Jeff Andrea and Kira Leyden, former members of the popular Akron, Ohio band Jaded Era. Their first single, "Courage Is...", gained them significant attention...
, Band
Rejected
- Blue Sky Canopy, Vocal Act
- Broadway Boys, Vocal Act
- Cody Joe Tilman, Singer
- Danger Committee, Knife Performers
- Eric Koloski, Yoyo Performer
- Erin Barylski, Artist
- Gentlemen of NUCO, Band
- Harmonik, Band
- Jeff Greer, Singer
- Jeffrey VinokurJeffrey VinokurJeffrey Vinokur , who also goes by the stage name The Dancing Scientist, is an American science educator known for combining the hip hop dance genre of popping with live science demonstrations...
, Dancing Mad Scientist - Justin Hopkins, Singer
- Kevin Colis, Singer
- Max Winfrey, Knife Thrower
- New Directions Veterans' Choir, Choir
- Nick Pike, Variety ActNick Pike did not originally make the Top 48, but he replaced Twisted Trystan and Krystan because they were unable to appear.
- Northwest Dance & Acro, Dance/Acrobatic Group
- Rick Smith, Jr.Rick Smith, Jr.Rick Smith, Jr. is a magician, known for his feats involving the throwing of playing cards . Smith broke the Guinness World Record for distance playing card throwing on March 21, 2002 in Cleveland, Ohio with a throw of , topping the previous record by over 15 feet. With a thrown card, he is able...
, Card Thrower
Advanced
- ArcAttackArcAttackArcAttack is a performance art group that specializes in playing music through a combination of home made, high tech instruments, and more traditional instruments suchas guitar and bass.-Background:...
, Technological Performance Group - Cheer SF, Cheerleading Troupe
- Da Maniacs, Dance Troupe
- Fighting GravityFighting Gravity (performance artists)Fighting Gravity is a performance art troupe from Blacksburg, Virginia, who utilize black light and phosphorescence effects to entertain crowds.The group was among the finalists on the fifth season of America's Got Talent...
, Blacklight Performers - Future Funk, Hip-Hop Dance Duo
- HaspopHaspopHassan El-Hajjami , better known by the stage name Haspop, is a French artist who combines dance, mime, and acting...
, Popping Dancer - Kaya and Sadie, Belly Dancing Duo
- Polina Volchek, Gymnast/Acrobat
- Strikers All Stars, Tumblers/Dance Troupe
- The South Philly Vikings, Dance Troupe
Footnotes
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals began on July 13, 2010 and concluded on Wednesday, August 18 with the Wild Card episode results. Twelve acts performed each week. A two hour performance episode each Tuesday was followed by a one hour results show the following day, where four of the twelve acts from the previous night remained in the competition instead of five, due to the inclusion of one more quarterfinal consisting of acts who auditioned on YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
.
Top 48 (Week 1)
The performance episode aired on July 13, 2010, 2 hours.The results episode aired July 14, 2010 (1 hour) and included performances by Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez
Selena Marie Gomez is an American actress and singer best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place...
and the cast of Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages (musical)
Rock of Ages is a rock/jukebox musical, with a book by Chris D'Arienzo, built around classic rock hits from the 1980s, especially from the famous glam metal bands of the decade. The musical features songs from Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Steve Perry, Poison and Asia, among...
(with Dee Snider
Dee Snider
Daniel "Dee" Snider is an American singer-songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality, and actor. Snider is most famous for his role as the frontman of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister...
making a guest appearance).
Elimination Table, Week 1
| Key | > Buzzed out |
 Judges' choice |
Advanced to the semifinals. | Finished in either fourth or fifth place; Won the judges' vote. | Finished in either fourth or fifth place; Lost the judges' vote. |
|---|
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Buzzes and Judges' Choices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandel Howie Mandel Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on... |
Osbourne Sharon Osbourne Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne.... |
Morgan Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children.... |
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| Kung Fu Heroes | Martial Arts Martial arts Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development.... Group |
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| Christina & Ali | Singing Sisters | ||||
| Airpocalypse | Air Band Air guitar Playing air guitar is a form of dance and movement in which the performer pretends to play rock or heavy metal-style electric guitar, including riffs, solos, etc. Playing an air guitar usually consists of exaggerated strumming and picking motions and is often coupled with loud singing or lip-synching... |
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| The Hot Shot Tap Dancers | Tapping Dance Troupe | ||||
| Paul Safy Jr. | Singer | ||||
| Future Funk | Hip-Hop Dance Duo | |
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| Sally Cohn | Hand Whistler | ||||
| Nick PikeTwisted Trystan and Krystan were originally selected to be in the Top 48, but they were unable to appear in the Quarterfinal. They were replaced by danger act Nick Pike. | Fire Artist/Variety Act | |
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| 9 | RNG | Dance Troupe | |
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| Maricar | Burlesque Burlesque Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects... Painter |
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| 11 | Fighting Gravity | Blacklight Performers | |||
| 12 | Nathaniel Kenyon | Singer/Musician | |||
Footnotes
Top 48 (Week 2)
The performance episode aired on July 20, 2010, 2 hours.The results episode aired on July 21, 2010 (1 hour) and included performances from the cast members of Cirque Du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil , is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy...
and Train
Train (band)
Train is an American pop rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1994. The band currently comprises a core trio of Patrick Monahan , Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood ....
.
Elimination Table, Week 2
| Key | > Buzzed out |
Judges' choice |
Advanced to the semifinals. | Finished in either fourth or fifth place; Won the judges' vote. | Finished in either fourth or fifth place; Lost the judges' vote. |
|---|
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Buzzes and Judges' Choices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandel | Osbourne | Morgan | |||
| Cheer SF | Cheerleading Troupe | |
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| Alice Tan Ridley Alice Tan Ridley Alice Tan Ridley is a gospel and R&B singer and the mother of Gabourey Sidibe. She auditioned on the NBC series America's Got Talent. Prior to joining America's Got Talent, Alice also appeared in the television show 30 Seconds To Fame, winning $25,000 in the pilot episode.-Early life:Alice raised... |
Singer | ||||
| Mona Sampath Dance Company | Bollywood Dance Troupe | ||||
| Iron Horse | Rockabilly Band | |
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| The Strong Man | Strongman | |
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| Ronith | Actor/Impersonator | |
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| Hannibal Means | Opera Singer | ||||
| 8 | Wreckless | Dance Crew | |
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| Lil Chris | Singer | ||||
| AscenDance | Rock Climbing Acrobats/Dancers | ||||
| Antonio Restivo | Fire Artist/Illusionist | |
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| Michael Grimm | Singer/Musician | ||||
Top 48 (Week 3)
The performance episode aired on July 27, 2010, 2 hours.The results episode aired on July 28, 2010 (1 hour) and featured performances by Mike Posner
Mike Posner (musician)
Michael Robert "Mike" Posner is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. Posner released his debut album, 31 Minutes to Takeoff, on August 10, 2010...
and the JabbaWockeeZ
JabbaWockeeZ
Jabbawockeez is a Bay-Area-based Urban dance group formed initially by members Kevin " KB" Brewer, Phil "Swagger Boy" Tayag, & Joe "Punkee" Larot under the name "3 Muskee". They were the winners of season 1 of the show America's Best Dance Crew...
.
Elimination Table, Week 3
| Key | > Buzzed out |
Judges' choice |
Advanced to the semifinals. | Finished in either fourth or fifth place; Won the judges' vote. | Finished in either fourth or fifth place; Lost the judges' vote. |
|---|
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Buzzes and Judges' Choices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandel | Osbourne | Morgan | |||
| The South Philly Vikings | Dance Troupe | |
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| CJ Dippa | Rapper | ||||
| Harmonica Pierre | Harmonica Musician | ||||
| Polina Volchek | Gymnast/Acrobat | |
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| The Strange Familiar The Strange Familiar The Strange Familiar is an American pop rock band from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The group was originally formed in 2006 by husband and wife Jeff Andrea and Kira Leyden, former members of the popular Akron, Ohio band Jaded Era. Their first single, "Courage Is...", gained them significant attention... |
Band | ||||
| Haspop Haspop Hassan El-Hajjami , better known by the stage name Haspop, is a French artist who combines dance, mime, and acting... |
Popping Popping Popping is a street dance and one of the original funk styles that came from California during the 1960s-70s. It is based on the technique of quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in the dancer's body, referred to as a pop or a hit... Dancer |
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| Luigi | Singer/Musician | |
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| Chipps Cooney | Magician/Comedian/Chippendale Dancer | |
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| Kaya and Sadie | Belly Dancing Duo | ||||
| Jeremy VanSchoonhoven | Extreme Cyclist | |
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| Debra Romer | Singer/Musician | ||||
| Studio One Young Beast Society | Dance Troupe | ||||
Footnotes
Top 48 (Week 4)
The performance episode aired on August 3, 2010, 2 hours.The results show aired on August 4, 2010 (1 hour) and featured performances by Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz is a British singer-songwriter, record producer, occasional rapper, and entrepreneur. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which Cruz wrote, arranged and produced himself. It achieved initial success in the UK and earned him a MOBO Award nomination...
and Bret Michaels
Bret Michaels
Bret Michaels is an American musician, actor, director, screenwriter, producer and reality television personality. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist of the glam metal band Poison. Besides his career as lead singer, he has several solo albums to his credit, as well as one chart single...
.
The contestants this week were treated to an advance screening of the movie The Other Guys
The Other Guys
The Other Guys is a 2010 American action comedy film directed and co-written by Adam McKay, starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, and featuring Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, Eva Mendes, Steve Coogan, and Ray Stevenson...
and a meeting with its co-stars Will Ferell and Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg is an American actor, film and television producer, and former rapper. He was known as Marky Mark in his earlier years, and became famous for his 1991 debut as a musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He was named No. 1 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of...
.
Elimination Table, Week 4
| Key | > Buzzed out |
Judges' choice |
Advanced to the semifinals. | Finished in either fourth or fifth place; Won the judges' vote. | Finished in either fourth or fifth place; Lost the judges' vote. |
|---|
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Buzzes and Judges' Choices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandel | Osbourne | Morgan | |||
| Da Maniacs | Dance Troupe | |
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| NU Covenant | Gospel Group | |
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| Anna and Patryk | Ballroom Dancers | |
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| Lindsey Stirling Lindsey Stirling Lindsey Stirling is an American violinist, performance artist, and composer. In 2010 she competed on the fifth season of America's Got Talent.... |
Hip-Hop Violinist | |
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| Doogie Horner | Standup Comedian | ||||
| Rudi Macaggi | Balancing Acrobat | ||||
| Taylor Mathews | Singer/Musician | ||||
| Mary Ellen | Yodeler/Pianist | |
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| ArcAttack ArcAttack ArcAttack is a performance art group that specializes in playing music through a combination of home made, high tech instruments, and more traditional instruments suchas guitar and bass.-Background:... ArcAttack had to perform outside the show's studio due to safety concerns. The judges did not have buzzers in the outside studio, instead having hand-carried signs with the familiar red "X", although they never used them. |
Technological Performance Group | |
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| Prince Poppycock | Opera Singer | ||||
| MURRAY | Magician/Illusionist | ||||
| Strikers All Stars | Dance Crew | ||||
Footnotes
Week 5: YouTube Special
The performance episode aired on August 10, 2010, 2 hours.The results show aired on August 11, 2010 (1 hour) and featured performances from YouTube sensations Lin Yu Chun
Lin Yu Chun
Lin Yu Chun ; born March 9, 1986 in Taipei) is a Taiwanese singer, who gained fame by appearing on a Taiwanese talent show, One Million Star , singing "I Will Always Love You" in the style of Whitney Houston's cover version...
and Evolution of Dance, as well as a performance from Season 1
America's Got Talent (Season 1)
The first season of America's Got Talent premiered on June 21, 2006 and concluded on August 17, 2006. The audition tour took place in April 2006, stopping at Los Angeles, California, New York City, New York, Chicago, Illinois, and Atlanta, Georgia. Regis Philbin was the host for this season and...
alumni David and Dania: Quick Change.
This special quarterfinal featured acts who submitted their auditions via YouTube.
Elimination Table, Week 5
| Key | > Buzzed out |
Judges' choice |
Advanced to the semifinals. | Finished in either fourth or fifth place; Won the judges' vote. | Finished in either fourth or fifth place; Lost the judges' vote. |
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| Order | Performer | Act Description | Buzzes and Judges' Choices | ||
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| Mandel | Osbourne | Morgan | |||
| PLUtonic | A Capella Group | ||||
| Dylan Plummer | Extreme Jump Roper | ||||
| Pup | Accordion-Playing Dog | |
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| Cam Hodges | Singer/Musician | |
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| Ryan Rodriguez | Dancer | |
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| Austin Anderson | Standup Comedian | |
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| Booker Forté | Hip-Hop Dancer | |
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| Pizza Patt | Pizza Dough Juggler | |
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| Kristina Young | Singer | |
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| Maestro Alexander Bui | Pianist | |
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| Dan Sperry | Magician/Illusionist | ||||
| Jackie Evancho Jackie Evancho Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Evancho is an American child singer described as a classical crossover artist. After entering some talent competitions, issuing an independent album, Prelude to a Dream, and attracting interest on YouTube, she gained wider popularity in 2010 with her performances in the... |
Opera Singer | ||||
Footnotes
Week 6: Wild Card Show
The performance episode aired on August 17, 2010. The episode was the first in the history of Talent that did not feature at least one act that incorporated live singing in their performance.The results show aired on August 18, 2010 and included performances by singer LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her...
and magician Criss Angel
Criss Angel
Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos , better known by the stage name Criss Angel, is an American illusionist, writer, director, musician, and actor...
.
Elimination Table, Week 6
| Key | > Buzzed out |
Judges' choice |
Advanced to the semifinals. | Finished in either fourth or fifth place; Won the judges' vote. | Finished in either fourth or fifth place; Lost the judges' vote. |
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| Order | Chosen By | Performer | Act Description | Buzzes and Judges' Choices | ||
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| Mandel | Osbourne | Morgan | ||||
| Kruti Dance Academy | Indian Classical Dancers | |||||
| Rudi Macaggi | Balancing Acrobat | |
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| CJ Dippa | Rapper | |
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| RNG | Dance Troupe | |
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Harmonica Pierre | Harmonica Musician | XMandel purposely buzzed Harmonica Pierre before his performance began. He did this because he noticed that Morgan was buzzing all of his and Osbourne's wild card picks and wanted to pay him back. The "X" was removed later, however. | |
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Michael Grasso | Magician/Illusionist | |||
| The Hot Shot Tap Dancers | Tap Dancing Group | |
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| Doogie Horner | Standup Comedian | |||||
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Connor Doran | Indoor Kite Flyer | |||
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Anna and Patryk | Ballroom Dancers | |||
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Michael Lipari & Ashleigh Dejon | Aerialists | |
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| Swing Shift Side Show Swing Shift Side Show was passed through to Las Vegas Week during their preliminary auditions, but pulled out of the competition for personal reasons. However, they were selected by Mandel as one of his picks to perform in the Wild Card Episode. | Sideshow Performers | |
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Footnotes
| Key | > Buzzed out |
Judges' choice |
Advanced to the semifinals. | Finished in either fourth or fifth place; Won the judges' vote. | Finished in either fourth or fifth place; Lost the judges' vote. |
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| Order | Performer | Act Description | Buzzes and Judges' Choices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandel | Osbourne | Morgan | |||
| Anna & Patryk | Ballroom Dancers | ||||
| Christina & Ali | Singing Sisters | |
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| Antonio Restivo | Fire Artist/Illusionist | ||||
| Future Funk | Hip-Hop Dance Duo | |
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| Taylor Mathews | Singer/Musician | ||||
| Connor Doran | Indoor Kite Flyer | |
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| Dan Sperry | Magician/Illusionist | |
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| Kristina Young | Singer | |
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| ArcAttack ArcAttack had to perform outside the show's studio again due to safety concerns. The judges did not have buzzers in the outside studio, instead having hand-carried signs with the familiar red "X", although they never used them, just like in the quarterfinals. |
Technological Performance Group | ||||
| Michael Grimm | Singer/Musician | ||||
| AscenDance | Rock Climbing Acrobats/Dancers | |
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| Prince Poppycock | Opera Singer | ||||
Footnotes
Round 2
The second episode of the semifinals aired on Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 2 hours.The results aired on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 (1 hour) and featured performances from the cast members of Le Rêve
Le Rêve (show)
Le Rêve was the first production show to open in the Wynn Las Vegas casino resort. It is set in a one million-gallon capacity theater and features diving and feats of strength with state-of-the-art special effects, where no seat is more than 40 feet from the stage. The production was created by...
and Jason Derülo
Jason Derulo
Jason Joel Desrouleaux , better known by his stage name Jason Derülo, is an American singer-songwriter, actor and dancer. After producing records for several artists and writing songs for Cash Money Records, co-founder of the label Birdman, Young Money Entertainment owner Lil Wayne and rapper...
. The host of the America's Got Talent Live Tour Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer
Gerald Norman "Jerry" Springer is a British-born American television presenter, best known as host of the tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show since its debut in 1991...
also made an appearance.
Round 2 Elimination Table
| Key | > Buzzed out |
Judges' choice |
Advanced to the Top Ten. | Finished in either fifth or sixth place; Won the judges' vote. | Finished in either fifth or sixth place; Lost the judges' vote. |
|---|
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Buzzes and Judges' Choices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandel | Osbourne | Morgan | |||
| Alice Tan Ridley Alice Tan Ridley Alice Tan Ridley is a gospel and R&B singer and the mother of Gabourey Sidibe. She auditioned on the NBC series America's Got Talent. Prior to joining America's Got Talent, Alice also appeared in the television show 30 Seconds To Fame, winning $25,000 in the pilot episode.-Early life:Alice raised... |
Singer | ||||
| Haspop Haspop Hassan El-Hajjami , better known by the stage name Haspop, is a French artist who combines dance, mime, and acting... |
Popping Dancer | |
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| Maestro Alexander Bui | Pianist | |
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| Michael Lipari & Ashleigh Dejon | Aerialists | ||||
| Michael Grasso | Magician/Illusionist | ||||
| Debra Romer | Singer | ||||
| Studio One Young Beast Society | Dance Troupe | |
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| Jeremy VanSchoonhoven | Extreme Cyclist | ||||
| Nathaniel Kenyon | Singer | |
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| MURRAY | Magician/Illusionist | ||||
| Jackie Evancho Jackie Evancho Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Evancho is an American child singer described as a classical crossover artist. After entering some talent competitions, issuing an independent album, Prelude to a Dream, and attracting interest on YouTube, she gained wider popularity in 2010 with her performances in the... |
Opera Singer | ||||
| Fighting Gravity Fighting Gravity (performance artists) Fighting Gravity is a performance art troupe from Blacksburg, Virginia, who utilize black light and phosphorescence effects to entertain crowds.The group was among the finalists on the fifth season of America's Got Talent... |
Blacklight Performers | ||||
Footnotes
Top 10
For the Top 10, there was no Judge's Choice.The Top 10 performance episode aired on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, for 2 hours and featured a performance from Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
. Prior to the episode, the contestants got to meet with and have a dinner and drinks with the judges, who offered advice to the contestants.
The results show aired on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 (1 hour) and featured performances from Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four...
and the cast of American Idiot
American Idiot (musical)
American Idiot is a one-act, through-sung stage musical. The show is an adaptation of punk rock band Green Day's concept album of the same name. Additional Green Day songs were interpolated from other sources, including 21st Century Breakdown, American Idiot b-sides, and an unreleased song called...
, determining who made the top four spots in the finals. Singing sensation Susan Boyle
Susan Boyle
Susan Magdalane Boyle is a Scottish singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV programme Britain's Got Talent on 11 April 2009, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from ...
, who was a contestant on the third series of Got Talents sister show Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent is a British television talent show competition which started in June 2007 and originated from the Got Talent series. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's TalkbackThames and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The show is broadcast on ITV in Britain and TV3 in Ireland...
, was scheduled to perform at the results show but was not able to. The producers of the show had not been given the rights to the song from Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
, and Boyle was pulled from the episode at the last minute.
Top 10 Elimination Table
| Key | Advanced to the finals. |
|---|
| Top Ten | |||
| Order | Contestant | Performance Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Studio One Young Beast Society | Dance Troupe, performed a high-energy dance routine to "Outta Space Love Outta Space Love Outta Space Love is the third album by the hip-hop trio Group 1 Crew released on September 21, 2010. It contains a more electronic style than their previous albums, and has drawn comparisons to The Black Eyed Peas. Critics have found it to be futuristic and danceable. The album spent one week on... " by Group 1 Crew Group 1 Crew Group 1 Crew is a Christian hip hop band signed to Fervent Records and Warner Bros. Records. They made their debut with their hit song "Can't Go On" on WOW Hits 2007. Soon after they released their first EP I Have a Dream . The band released their self-titled debut full-length studio album, Group 1... . |
Eliminated |
| 2 | Christina and Ali | Singing Sisters, sang "Love You I Do Love You I Do "Love You I Do" is a song performed by American R&B singer Jennifer Hudson in the 2006 film Dreamgirls. The music for the song was written by Henry Krieger, composer of the original Broadway play, with lyrics by Siedah Garrett. It is one of the four songs featured in the film that are not present... " from the film Dreamgirls Dreamgirls (film) Dreamgirls is a 2006 musical drama film, directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures. The film debuted in three special road show engagements beginning December 15, 2006 before its nationwide release on December 25, 2006... . |
Eliminated |
| 3 | Jeremy VanSchoonhoven | Extreme Cyclist, performed to Jason Derülo Jason Derulo Jason Joel Desrouleaux , better known by his stage name Jason Derülo, is an American singer-songwriter, actor and dancer. After producing records for several artists and writing songs for Cash Money Records, co-founder of the label Birdman, Young Money Entertainment owner Lil Wayne and rapper... 's "Ridin' Solo Ridin' Solo "Ridin' Solo" is the third single from Jason Derülo's debut self-titled album, Jason Derülo produced by J.R. Rotem. The demo originally sampled "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve, but the sample was not cleared and was subsequently replaced with electronic motifs which are featured throughout the... ". |
Eliminated |
| 4 | Taylor Mathews | Singer/Musician, sang "What a Wonderful World What a Wonderful World "What a Wonderful World" is a song written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released as a single in 1968. Thiele and Weiss were both prominent in the music world . Armstrong's recording was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999... " by Bob Thiele Bob Thiele Bob Thiele was an American record producer who worked on countless classic jazz albums and record labels.-Biography:... and George David Weiss George David Weiss George David Weiss was an American songwriter and former President of the Songwriters Guild of America.-Career:... . |
Eliminated |
| 5 | Anna & Patryk | Ballroom Dancers, danced in quickstep to Louis Prima Louis Prima Louis Prima was a Sicilian American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter. Prima rode the musical trends of his time, starting with his seven-piece New Orleans style jazz band in the 1920s, then successively leading a swing combo in the 1930s, a big band in the 1940s, a Vegas lounge act in the... 's "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)". |
Eliminated |
| 6 | Fighting Gravity Fighting Gravity (performance artists) Fighting Gravity is a performance art troupe from Blacksburg, Virginia, who utilize black light and phosphorescence effects to entertain crowds.The group was among the finalists on the fifth season of America's Got Talent... |
Blacklight Performers, performed to "Genesis" by Justice Justice (French band) Justice is a French electronic music duo consisting of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay . The duo is one of the most successful groups on Ed Banger Records and is managed by the label's head, Pedro Winter... |
Advanced |
| 7 | Michael Grimm Michael Grimm (singer) Michael Joseph Grimm is an American singer/songwriter and winner of the fifth season of America's Got Talent.-Personal life:... |
Singer, sang "Let's Stay Together Let's Stay Together (song) "Let's Stay Together" is a song by Al Green on his 1972 album of the same name. Released as a single in 1971, the song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and remained on the chart for 16 weeks and also topped Billboards R&B chart for nine weeks. It was ranked the 60th greatest song of all time... " by Al Green Al Green Albert Greene , better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "You Oughta Be With Me", "I'm Still In Love With You", "Love and Happiness", and "Let's Stay Together"... . |
Advanced |
| 8 | Michael Grasso | Magician/Illusionist, performed a trick where he enclosed an assistant into a clear box. He then disappears under a curtain, and the trapped assistant reappears, freed from the box. Michael is later revealed to have switched places with another of the masked assistants. | Eliminated |
| 9 | Prince Poppycock Prince Poppycock John Andrew Quale is an American singer, songwriter, and performer best known by the stage name and persona of Prince Poppycock. Quale, who specializes in musical theater and opera, describes Prince Poppycock on his website as a "roguish operatic dandy."... |
Opera Singer, sang a medley of "The Star-Spangled Banner The Star-Spangled Banner "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort McHenry", a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, Francis Scott Key, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy ships... ", "The Yankee Doodle Boy The Yankee Doodle Boy "The Yankee Doodle Boy", also well known as " Yankee Doodle Dandy" is a patriotic song from the Broadway musical Little Johnny Jones written by George M. Cohan... ", and "Stars and Stripes Forever". |
Advanced |
| 10 | Jackie Evancho Jackie Evancho Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Evancho is an American child singer described as a classical crossover artist. After entering some talent competitions, issuing an independent album, Prelude to a Dream, and attracting interest on YouTube, she gained wider popularity in 2010 with her performances in the... |
Opera Singer, performed Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of... 's "Pie Jesu Pie Jesu Pie Jesu is a motet derived from the final couplet of the Dies irae and often included in musical settings of the Requiem Mass. The settings of the Requiem Mass by Luigi Cherubini, Gabriel Fauré, Maurice Duruflé, John Rutter, Karl Jenkins and Fredrik Sixten include a Pie Jesu as an independent... ". |
Advanced |
Finals
The Finals aired on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 1 hour.The season finale aired on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 2 hours and featured performances from Usher
Usher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
, the Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...
, the cast members of Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil , is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy...
, David Copperfield
David Copperfield (illusionist)
David Copperfield is an Emmy Award-winning American illusionist, and was described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history. Copperfield's network specials have been nominated for 38 Emmy Awards and won a total of 21 Emmys...
, and a surprise performance from T-Pain
T-Pain
Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...
. Finalists performed with favorites: Prince Poppycock
Prince Poppycock
John Andrew Quale is an American singer, songwriter, and performer best known by the stage name and persona of Prince Poppycock. Quale, who specializes in musical theater and opera, describes Prince Poppycock on his website as a "roguish operatic dandy."...
sang a duet with Donna Summer
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
, Michael Grimm
Michael Grimm (singer)
Michael Joseph Grimm is an American singer/songwriter and winner of the fifth season of America's Got Talent.-Personal life:...
with Jewel
Jewel (singer)
Jewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress and poet...
, Jackie Evancho
Jackie Evancho
Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Evancho is an American child singer described as a classical crossover artist. After entering some talent competitions, issuing an independent album, Prelude to a Dream, and attracting interest on YouTube, she gained wider popularity in 2010 with her performances in the...
with Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...
and Fighting Gravity
Fighting Gravity (performance artists)
Fighting Gravity is a performance art troupe from Blacksburg, Virginia, who utilize black light and phosphorescence effects to entertain crowds.The group was among the finalists on the fifth season of America's Got Talent...
performed with Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records...
joining in singing.
The show's two part finale, overall, averaged 15.3 million viewers. The performance show averaged 14.6 million viewers, and the season finale averaged 16.4 million viewers, making it the most-watched episode in the history of Talent to date.
Finals Elimination Table
| Key | Winner | Runner-Up |
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| Finals, September 14-15, 2010 | |||
| Order | Contestant | Performance Description | Result (September 15, 2010) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prince Poppycock Prince Poppycock John Andrew Quale is an American singer, songwriter, and performer best known by the stage name and persona of Prince Poppycock. Quale, who specializes in musical theater and opera, describes Prince Poppycock on his website as a "roguish operatic dandy."... |
Opera Singer; performed "Nessun Dorma Nessun dorma Nessun dorma is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, and is one of the best-known tenor arias in all opera. It is sung by Calaf, il principe ignoto , who falls in love at first sight with the beautiful but cold Princess Turandot... " from the opera Turandot Turandot Turandot is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni.Though Puccini's first interest in the subject was based on his reading of Friedrich Schiller's adaptation of the play, his work is most nearly based on the earlier text Turandot... . Buzzed by Piers Morgan Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children.... . |
Fourth Place |
| 2 | Michael Grimm Michael Grimm (singer) Michael Joseph Grimm is an American singer/songwriter and winner of the fifth season of America's Got Talent.-Personal life:... |
Singer/Musician; sang Percy Sledge Percy Sledge Percy Sledge is an American R&B and soul performer who recorded the hit "When a Man Loves a Woman" in 1966.-Early career:... 's "When a Man Loves a Woman When a Man Loves a Woman (song) "When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song recorded by Percy Sledge in 1966 at Norala Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama. It made number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts. It was listed 54th in the List of Rolling Stone magazine's 500 greatest songs of all time... ". |
Winner |
| 3 | Jackie Evancho Jackie Evancho Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Evancho is an American child singer described as a classical crossover artist. After entering some talent competitions, issuing an independent album, Prelude to a Dream, and attracting interest on YouTube, she gained wider popularity in 2010 with her performances in the... |
Opera Singer, sang "Ave Maria Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) The Bach/Gounod Ave Maria is a popular and much-recorded setting of the Latin text Ave Maria.Written by French Romantic composer Charles Gounod in 1859, his Ave Maria consists of a melody superimposed over the Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 846, from Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier, written by... ". |
Runner-up |
| 4 | Fighting Gravity Fighting Gravity (performance artists) Fighting Gravity is a performance art troupe from Blacksburg, Virginia, who utilize black light and phosphorescence effects to entertain crowds.The group was among the finalists on the fifth season of America's Got Talent... |
Blacklight Performers; performed an act depicting an intense struggle between "good and evil" to the music of Glitch Mob's "Beyond Monday", Kraddy's "Android Porn", and edIT's "More Lazers". | Third Place |
Round Chart
The following is the list of the 48 official quarterfinalists. It also includes the 12 contestants that were picked from the YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
auditions and the five acts that were originally eliminated in Las Vegas, but were brought back to compete in the Wild Card Episode.
Italic indicates the act was picked from a YouTube audition and was not featured in the preliminary auditions or Las Vegas Week, therefore, the quarterfinals were their debut to the competition.
| Key | Winner | Runner-up | Finalist | Top Ten finalist | Semifinalist | Wild Card |
| Name/Name of Act | Age(s) | Genre | Act | Hometown | Qtr. Final (Week) | Semi Final (Week) | Position Reached |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Grimm Michael Grimm (singer) Michael Joseph Grimm is an American singer/songwriter and winner of the fifth season of America's Got Talent.-Personal life:... |
30 | Singing | Singer/Musician | Hancock County, Mississippi Hancock County, Mississippi -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 42,967 people, 16,897 households, and 11,827 families residing in the county. The population density was 90 people per square mile . There were 21,072 housing units at an average density of 44 per square mile... |
2 | 1 | Winner |
| Jackie Evancho Jackie Evancho Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Evancho is an American child singer described as a classical crossover artist. After entering some talent competitions, issuing an independent album, Prelude to a Dream, and attracting interest on YouTube, she gained wider popularity in 2010 with her performances in the... |
10 | Singing | Opera Singer | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States... |
5 | 2 | Runner-Up |
| Fighting Gravity Fighting Gravity (performance artists) Fighting Gravity is a performance art troupe from Blacksburg, Virginia, who utilize black light and phosphorescence effects to entertain crowds.The group was among the finalists on the fifth season of America's Got Talent... |
19-22 | Performing | Blacklight Performers | Blacksburg, Virginia Blacksburg, Virginia Blacksburg is an incorporated town located in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 42,620 at the 2010 census. Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford are the three principal jurisdictions of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area which... |
1 | 2 | Third Place |
| Prince Poppycock Prince Poppycock John Andrew Quale is an American singer, songwriter, and performer best known by the stage name and persona of Prince Poppycock. Quale, who specializes in musical theater and opera, describes Prince Poppycock on his website as a "roguish operatic dandy."... |
32 | Singing | Opera Singer | Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... |
4 | 1 | Fourth Place |
| Anna and Patryk | 12 | Dancing | Ballroom Dancers | New Hyde Park New Hyde Park, New York New Hyde Park is a village in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island.The population of the Village of New Hyde Park was 9,712 at the 2010 census... & Maspeth, New York |
4,6 | 1 | Eliminated |
| Christina & Ali | 13 & 20 | Singing | Singing Sisters | Idaho Falls, Idaho Idaho Falls, Idaho Idaho Falls is a city in and the county seat of Bonneville County, Idaho, United States, and the largest city in Eastern Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population of Idaho Falls was 56,813, with a metro population of 130,374.... |
1 | 1 | Eliminated |
| Jeremy VanSchoonhoven | 27 | Performing | Stunt Bike Rider | Talent, Oregon Talent, Oregon Talent is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. The population was 5,589 at the 2000 census and 6,680 as of July 1, 2009.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.... |
3 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Studio One Young Beast Society | 10-21 | Dancing | Dance Troupe | Orlando, Florida Orlando, Florida Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States... |
3 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Michael GrassoThe contestants were selected for the Wild Card episode, but during Las Vegas Week, were either originally eliminated by the judges or was not seen. | 36 | Magic | Magician/Illusionist | Cape May, New Jersey Cape May, New Jersey Cape May is a city at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County, New Jersey, where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean and is one of the country's oldest vacation resort destinations. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 United States... |
6 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Taylor Mathews | 18 | Singing | Singer/Musician | Alexandria, Louisiana Alexandria, Louisiana Alexandria is a city in and the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. It is the principal city of the Alexandria metropolitan area which encompasses all of Rapides and Grant parishes.... |
4 | 1 | Eliminated |
| Alice Tan Ridley Alice Tan Ridley Alice Tan Ridley is a gospel and R&B singer and the mother of Gabourey Sidibe. She auditioned on the NBC series America's Got Talent. Prior to joining America's Got Talent, Alice also appeared in the television show 30 Seconds To Fame, winning $25,000 in the pilot episode.-Early life:Alice raised... |
57 | Singing | Singer | New York, New York | 2 | 2 | Eliminated in Judges' Choice |
| Antonio Restivo | 39 | Performing | Fire Artist | Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
2 | 1 | Eliminated |
| ArcAttack ArcAttack ArcAttack is a performance art group that specializes in playing music through a combination of home made, high tech instruments, and more traditional instruments suchas guitar and bass.-Background:... |
25-37 | Musical | Electric Light Show Electricity Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire... Band |
Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
4 | 1 | Eliminated |
| AscenDance | 29 | Performing | Rock Climbing Acrobats/Dancers Rock climbing Rock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling... |
Berkeley, California Berkeley, California Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington... |
2 | 1 | Eliminated |
| Connor Doran | 17 | Performing | Indoor Kite Flyer | Bend, Oregon Bend, Oregon Bend is a city in and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, and the principal city of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bend is Central Oregon's largest city, and, despite its modest size, is the de facto metropolis of the region, owing to the low population... |
6 | 1 | Eliminated in Judges' Choice |
| Dan Sperry | 25 | Magic | Illusionist/Magician | Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
5 | 1 | Eliminated |
| Debra Romer | 21 | Singing | Singer/Musician | Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to... |
3 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Future Funk | 5-10 | Dancing | Dancing Duo | Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
1 | 1 | Eliminated |
| Haspop Haspop Hassan El-Hajjami , better known by the stage name Haspop, is a French artist who combines dance, mime, and acting... |
32 | Dancing | Dancer | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Kristina Young | 22 | Singing | Singer | Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census... |
5 | 1 | Eliminated |
| Maestro Alexander Bui | 16 | Musical | Pianist Pianist A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:... |
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey Egg Harbor Township is a township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 43,323, a growth of more than 40% since the previous enumeration.... |
5 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Michael Lipari and Ashleigh Dejon | 29-30 | Performing | Aerialists | Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... |
6 | 2 | Eliminated |
| MURRAY | 30 | Magic | Magician | Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
4 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Nathaniel Kenyon | 19 | Singing | Singer | Baxley, Georgia Baxley, Georgia As of the census of 2000, there were 4,150 people, 1,567 households, and 1,048 families residing in the city. The population density was 580.7 people per square mile . There were 1,866 housing units at an average density of 261.1 per square mile... |
1 | 2 | Eliminated |
| CJ Dippa | 12 | Musical | Rapper | Denton, Texas Denton, Texas The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex... |
3,6 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Doogie Horner | 30 | Comedy | Stand-Up Comedian | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,... |
4,6 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Harmonica Pierre | 74 | Musical | Harmonica Musician | Tucson, Arizona Tucson, Arizona Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200... |
3,6 | N/A | Eliminated in Judges' Choice |
| Kruti Dance Academy | 15-33 | Dancing | Indian Classical Dancers | Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
6 | N/A | Eliminated |
| RNG | 11-13 | Dancing | Dance Troupe | Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country... |
1,6 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Rudi Macaggi | 43 | Performing | Acrobat | Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
4,6 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Swing Shift Side Show | 30-31 | Performing | Sideshow Performers | Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
6 | N/A | Eliminated |
| The Hot Shot Tap Dancers | 19-25 | Dancing | Tap Dancers | Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... |
1,6 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Airpocalypse | 22-40 | Performing | Air Band Air guitar Playing air guitar is a form of dance and movement in which the performer pretends to play rock or heavy metal-style electric guitar, including riffs, solos, etc. Playing an air guitar usually consists of exaggerated strumming and picking motions and is often coupled with loud singing or lip-synching... |
Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country... |
1 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Austin Anderson | 31 | Comedy | Stand-Up Comedian | Omaha, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River... |
5 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Booker Forte | 21 | Dancing | Hip-Hop Dancer | Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area... |
5 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Cam Hodges | 22 | Singing | Singer | Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country... |
5 | N/A | Eliminated in Judges' Choice |
| Cheer SF | 19-52 | Dancing | Cheerleaders | San Francisco, California San Francisco, California San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland... |
2 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Chipps Cooney | 61 | Comedy | Magician/Comedian | Edgewater, New Jersey Edgewater, New Jersey Edgewater is a borough located along the Hudson River in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 census, the borough had a population of 11,513... |
3 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Da Maniacs | 25-56 | Dancing | Overweighted Dance Troupe | Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States... |
4 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Dylan Plummer | 12 | Performing | Jump Rope Artist | Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's... |
5 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Hannibal Means | 59 | Singing | Opera Singer | Vienna, Austria | 2 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Iron Horse | 22-27 | Musical | Rockabilly Band | Crete, Illinois Crete, Illinois Crete is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,346 at the 2000 census. Originally named Wood's Corner, it was founded in 1836 by Vermonters Dyantha and Willard Wood.-Geography:Crete is located at .... |
2 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Kaya & Sadie | 32-36 | Dancing | Bellydancers | Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains... |
3 | N/A | Eliminated in Judges' Choice |
| Kung Fu Heroes | 23-31 | Performing | Martial Arts Group Martial arts Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development.... |
Costa Mesa, California Costa Mesa, California Costa Mesa is a city in Orange County, California. The population was 109,960 at the 2010 census. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to a primarily suburban and "edge" city with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light... |
1 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Lil Chris | 12 | Singing | Singer | Sarasota, Florida Sarasota, Florida Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers... |
2 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Lindsey Stirling Lindsey Stirling Lindsey Stirling is an American violinist, performance artist, and composer. In 2010 she competed on the fifth season of America's Got Talent.... |
23 | Musical | Violin Violin The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello.... ist |
Provo, Utah Provo, Utah Provo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south... |
4 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Luigi | 20 | Singing | Singer | Highland, California Highland, California Highland is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population in 2010 was 53,104, up from 44,605 at the 2000 census... |
3 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Maricar | 38 | Performing | Burlesque Painter Burlesque Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects... |
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... |
1 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Mary Ellen | 74 | Singing | Yodeler/Singer | Manheim, Pennsylvania Manheim, Pennsylvania Manheim is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,784 at the 2000 census.-General information:*ZIP code: 17545*Area code: 717*Education: Manheim Central School District and Manheim Central High School-History:... |
4 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Mona Sampath Dance Company | 9-31 | Dancing | Bollywood Dance Troupe Bollywood Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing... |
Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley located in the San Francisco Bay Area... |
2 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Nick Pike | 30 | Performing | Daredevil | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina. It is considered to be a major tourist destination in the... |
1 | N/A | Eliminated |
| NU Covenant | 21-27 | Singing | Gospel Group | Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border... |
4 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Paul Safy Jr. | 26 | Singing | Singer | New York, New York | 1 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Pizza Patt | 27 | Performing | Pizza Dough Juggler | Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city... |
5 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Pup | 58 & ? | Musical | Accordion Playing Dog | Redwood City, California Redwood City, California Redwood City is a California charter city located on the San Francisco Peninsula in Northern California, approximately 27 miles south of San Francisco, and 24 miles north of San Jose. Redwood City's history spans from its earliest inhabitation by the Ohlone people, to its tradition as a port for... |
5 | N/A | Eliminated |
| PLUtonic | 19-28 | Singing | A Capella Group | Tacoma, Washington Tacoma, Washington Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to... |
5 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Polina Volchek | 24 | Performing | Gymnast | Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
3 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Ronith | 59 | Performing | Impersonator | Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country... |
2 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Ryan Rodriguez | 29 | Dancing | Dancer | Santa Cruz, California Santa Cruz, California Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California in the US. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 59,946... |
5 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Sally Cohn | 75 | Musical | Hand Whistler Whistling Human whistling is the production of sound by means of carefully controlling a stream of air flowing through a small hole. Whistling can be achieved by creating a small opening with one's lips and then blowing or sucking air through the hole... |
Portland Oregon | 1 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Strikers All Stars | 22-26 | Dancing | Dance Crew | Hollywood, California | 4 | N/A | Eliminated |
| The South Philly Vikings | 16-56 | Dancing | Dance Troupe | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,... |
3 | N/A | Eliminated |
| The Strange Familiar | 27 | Musical | Band | Woodland Hills, California | 3 | N/A | Eliminated |
| The Strong Man | 43 | Performing | Strongman Strongman (strength athlete) In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or circus performers of similar ilk who displayed feats of strength such as the bent press , supporting large amounts of... |
Pesotum, Illinois Pesotum, Illinois Pesotum is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 551 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Pesotum is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:... |
2 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Wreckless | 17-26 | Dancing | Dance Crew | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | 2 | N/A | Eliminated in Judges' Choice |
Footnotes
Production
This is the first season with Deal or No Deal game show host and comedian Howie MandelHowie Mandel
Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on...
judging on the show, replacing former judge David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff
David Michael Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch...
.
The show is once again hosted by Nick Cannon
Nick Cannon
Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon is an American actor, comedian, rapper, entrepreneur, record producer, radio, and television personality. On television, Cannon began as a teenage sketch comedian on All That before going on to host The Nick Cannon Show, Wild 'N Out, and America's Got Talent...
with Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne....
and Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan
Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children....
as judges.
Piers Morgan announced on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny...
on July 27, 2010 that he signed a three year contract to stay on Talent.
US ratings
| Order | Episode(s) | Airdate | Rating | Share | Rating/Share Nielsen Ratings Nielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States... (18-49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Rank (Timeslot) |
Rank (Night) |
Rank (Week) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Los Angeles Auditions" | June 1, 2010 | 7.4 | 13 | 3.6/11 | 12.35 | #1 | #1 | #4 |
| 2 | "Dallas Auditions" | June 2, 2010 | 6.1 | 10 | 2.9/9 | 10.35 | #1 | #1 | #9 |
| 3 | "New York City Auditions" | June 8, 2010 | 7.4 | 12 | 3.7/10 | 13.09 | #2 | #2 | #4 |
| 4 | "New York Auditions (Part 2)" | June 15, 2010 | 6.2 | 10 | 3.0/8 | 10.55 | #2 | #2 | #4 |
| 5 | "Orlando Auditions" | June 16, 2010 | 6.7 | 11 | 3.1/9 | 11.65 | #1 | #1 | #3 |
| 6 7 |
"Orlando Auditions (Part 2)" "Portland Auditions" |
June 22, 2010 | 6.8 | 12 | 3.4/10 | 11.65 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| 8 | "Portland Auditions (Part 2)" | June 23, 2010 | 7.2 | 12 | 3.5/10 | 12.37 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 9 | "Chicago Auditions" | June 29, 2010 | 6.0 | 10 | 2.9/9 | 10.23 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| 10 | "Final Auditions" | June 30, 2010 | 7.5 | 13 | 3.5/11 | 12.94 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 11 | "Vegas Week (Part 1)" | July 6, 2010 | 7.0 | 12 | 3.4/10 | 11.82 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| 12 | "Vegas Week (Part 2)" | July 7, 2010 | 6.7 | 12 | 3.4/10 | 11.95 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 13 | "Quarterfinals, Group 1" | July 13, 2010 | 6.8 | 11 | 3.3/10 | 11.63 | #1 | #2 | #2 |
| 14 | "Quarterfinals, Group 1 Results" | July 14, 2010 | 6.5 | 11 | 3.0/10 | 11.17 | #1 | #2 | #3 |
| 15 | "Quarterfinals, Group 2" | July 20, 2010 | 6.2 | 11 | 3.0/9 | 10.48 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 16 | "Quarterfinals, Group 2 Results" | July 21, 2010 | 5.9 | 10 | 2.6/8 | 10.02 | #1 | #1 | #3 |
| 17 | "Quarterfinals, Group 3" | July 27, 2010 | 5.6 | 10 | 2.6/8 | 9.69 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 18 | "Quarterfinals, Group 3 Results" | July 28, 2010 | 5.7 | 10 | 2.6/8 | 9.76 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| 19 | "Quarterfinals, Group 4" | August 3, 2010 | 6.0 | 10 | 2.9/8 | 10.37 | #1 | #1 | #4 |
| 20 | "Quarterfinals, Group 4 Results" | August 4, 2010 | 5.9 | 10 | 2.8/8 | 10.06 | #1 | #1 | #5 |
| 21 | "Quarterfinals, Group 5: You Tube" | August 10, 2010 | 6.2 | 11 | 2.9/9 | 10.48 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| 22 | "Quarterfinals, Group 5: You Tube, Results" | August 11, 2010 | 6.2 | 11 | 2.8/8 | 10.67 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 23 | "Quarterfinals, Group 6: Wild Card" | August 17, 2010 | 6.1 | 10 | 2.9/8 | 10.19 | #1 | #1 | #3 |
| 24 | "Quarterfinals, Group 6: Wild Card, Results" | August 18, 2010 | 6.0 | 10 | 2.6/8 | 10.30 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| 25 | "Semifinals, Group 1" | August 24, 2010 | 6.5 | 11 | 3.1/9 | 10.80 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| 26 | "Semifinals, Group 1 Results" | August 25, 2010 | 6.1 | 10 | 2.7/8 | 10.52 | #1 | #1 | #3 |
| 27 | "Semifinals, Group 2" | August 31, 2010 | 6.7 | 11 | 3.0/9 | 11.50 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 28 | "Semifinals, Group 2 Results" | September 1, 2010 | 6.2 | 10 | 2.5/8 | 10.47 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| 29 | "Top Ten, Performances" | September 7, 2010 | 7.3 | 12 | 3.3/9 | 12.35 | #1 | #1 | #8 |
| 30 | "Top Ten, Results" | September 8, 2010 | 7.3 | 12 | 2.8/8 | 12.14 | #1 | #1 | #9 |
| 31 | "Finals, Performances" | September 14, 2010 | 8.7 | 14 | 3.9/11 | 14.60 | #1 | #1 | #4 |
| 32 | "Finale" | September 15, 2010 | 9.5 | 16 | 3.9/11 | 16.41 | #1 | #1 | #3 |
Canadian ratings
| Order | Episode | Airdate | Viewers (100'000s) |
Rank (Week) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Los Angeles Auditions" | June 1, 2010 | 12.82 | #9 |
| 2 | "Dallas Auditions" | June 2, 2010 | 9.55 | #18 |
| 3 | "New York City Auditions" | June 8, 2010 | 13.47 | #8 |
| 4 | "New York Auditions (Part 2)" | June 15, 2010 | 15.87 | #1 |
| 5 | "Orlando Auditions" | June 16, 2010 | 12.40 | #9 |
| 6 7 |
"Orlando Auditions (Part 2) Portland Auditions" |
June 22, 2010 | 13.78 | #9 |
| 8 | "Portland Auditions (Part 2)" | June 23, 2010 | 13.46 | #12 |
| 9 | "Chicago Auditions" | June 29, 2010 | 13.70 | #5 |
| 10 | "Final Auditions" | June 30, 2010 | 14.40 | #3 |
| 11 | "Vegas Week (Part 1)" | July 6, 2010 | 14.82 | #10 |
| 12 | "Vegas Week (Part 2)" | July 7, 2010 | 12.59 | #14 |
| 13 | "Quarterfinals, Group 1" | July 13, 2010 | 15.82 | #6 |
| 14 | "Quarterfinals, Group 1 Results" | July 14, 2010 | 13.26 | #12 |
| 15 | "Quarterfinals, Group 2" | July 20, 2010 | 13.40 | #8 |
| 16 | "Quarterfinals, Group 2 Results" | July 21, 2010 | 12.17 | #13 |
| 17 | "Quarterfinals, Group 3" | July 26, 2010 | 12.74 | #11 |
| 18 | "Quarterfinals, Group 3 Results" | July 27, 2010 | 10.82 | #18 |
| 19 | "Quarterfinals, Group 4" | August 3, 2010 | 15.66 | #5 |
| 20 | "Quarterfinals, Group 4 Results" | August 4, 2010 | 11.20 | #18 |
| 21 | "Quarterfinals, Group 5: You Tube" | August 10, 2010 | 12.95 | #11 |
| 22 | "Quarterfinals, Group 5: You Tube Results" | August 11, 2010 | 11.91 | #14 |
| 23 | "Quarterfinals, Group 6: Wild Card" | August 17, 2010 | 11.77 | #13 |
| 24 | "Quarterfinals, Group 6: Wild Card Results" | August 18, 2010 | 12.91 | #9 |
| 25 | "Semifinals, Group 1" | August 24, 2010 | 13.63 | #8 |
| 26 | "Semifinals, Group 1 Results" | August 25, 2010 | 13.40 | #9 |
| 27 | "Semifinals, Group 2" | August 31, 2010 | 13.56 | #11 |
| 28 | "Semifinals, Group 2 Results" | September 1, 2010 | 13.01 | #12 |
| 29 | "Top Ten, Performances" | September 7, 2010 | 15.48 | #6 |
| 30 | "Top Ten, Results" | September 8, 2010 | 14.39 | #9 |
| 31 | "Finals, Performances" | September 14, 2010 | 17.73 | #6 |
| 32 | "Finale" | September 15, 2010 | 17.94 | #5 |