'America's Got Talent: 9-Year-Old Opera Singer Closes Out Shaky Quarterfinals Night With Epic Perfo
Another five bite the dust! After a shaky, uneven night performance, America has voted on who deserves to keep their American’s got talent dream alive.
The 12 hopefuls who hit the Dolby Theater stage during Tuesday's live second quarterfinals night returned to the stage on Wednesday to see who would move on and who would be going home. Only seven contestants could progress, so five ended up going home disappointed.
The night began as host Terry crews announced the three acts who were "on the bubble," in the sixth, seventh and eighth place in the total vote count. This group, eligible for the audience vote save and judges save, included the singing trio T.3, the Broadway-aspiring songstress Tory Vagasy and the singing group Korean Soul.
Crews then revealed the contests, who would be performing again, and which acts would be sent packing.
After their emotional and inspiring performance on Tuesday, the Golden Buzzer-winning North well nurse choir through -- no big surprise. Mystical mentalist Peter Antoniou also managed to get through.
One of the tensest moments came when Crews called forward both 9-year-old opera singer Victory Brinker and 16-year-old self-taught aerialist Aidan Bryant -- who were fan and judge favourites. However, instead of sending either home, Crews gleefully declared they would both be moving forward.
Finally, comedian Josh Blue felt the same love from viewers as he did from the judges on Tuesday, earning enough votes to make it to the semifinals.
Meanwhile, Korean dance group Dokteuk Crew got sent home, funk singer Johnny Showcase, dance crew Shuffolution, and the acrobatic group Positive Impact Movement.
Finally, it all came down to the acts looking for last-minute saves. As it turns out, the audience save vote swayed toward Vagasy, who will have another chance to stun (and perhaps deliver a song the judges like even more) in the semifinals.
As for the judges' save to vote was a 2-2 tie with Sofia Vergara and Heidi Klum casting their votes for T.3, while Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel voted for Korean Soul. That meant the tiebreaker would come down to total audience votes, and Korean Soul managed to eke out the win, giving T.3 the boot.
After the Tuesday show, the judges opened up about their favourite acts from the second quarterfinals night.
Howie Mandel had nothing but praise for Blue, sharing, "I think he was extraordinary and I think he is always extraordinary and I think that he's just such an excellent writer and thinker... He is one of the funniest comics I've ever seen."
Meanwhile, Brinker got a lot of love from Vergara and Klum. Vergara said Brinker was her hands-down "favourite" from Tuesday's show, while Klum marvelled at the young girl's potential.
"She is 9 years old, and I mean in five years, she is going to be a superstar," Klum marvelled.
For Cowell, it was the autodidactic aerialist Bryant who truly stood out.
"He's 16 years old, self-trained; it's extraordinary what he did today. And that's what this, the Vegas show, everything's all about," Cowell shared. "He's amazing! He's a great kid. I would say that that kind of attitude is what the show is all about."
America’s got talent airs Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. Check out the video below to hear more from the judges about this season's live quarterfinals rounds.
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