America’s Got Talent judges Simon Cowell, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel got the help of guest judge Chris Hardwick for the first round of Judge Cuts. Out of the 20 performances, only 7 were selected. Hardwick named 9-year-old singer Angelica Hale “the chosen one” and hit his Golden Buzzer for her.
Here are the acts that are advancing to the Live Shows (this list will be updated every week):
Round 1 Judge Cuts:
–Just Jerk, synchronized hip hop dancers from South Korea (video below)
–The Masqueraders, old school singing group that didn’t make a dime from their 3 albums
—The Singing Trump, presidential impersonator who sings and dances (video below)
–Eric Jones, magician who smashed Simon Cowell’s buzzer with a hammer
—Demian Aditya, escape artist with hysterical wife
—Sara and Hero, a trainer who teaches her dog Hero special tricks
Round 2 Judge Cuts:
–Chase Goehring, 21-year-old who sings original songs (guest judge DJ Khaled’s Golden Buzzer)
–Yoli Mayor, 21-year-old singer from Miami
–Puddles Pity Party, the silent sad clown who sings
–Mirror Image, 16 year old singing and dancing twin brothers
–Junior and Emily, Salsa sibling dancers
–Colin Cloud, forensic mind reader from Scotland
–Evie Clair, 13-year-old singer who’s father is battling cancer
Round 3 Judge Cuts
–Celine Tam, adorable singer named after Celine Dion, gets Golden Buzzer from Laverne Cox
–Diavolo, modern dance troupe
–Billy and Emily, English brother and sister rollerskaters
–Mike Yung, NYC subway singer
–Preacher Lawson, stand-up comedian
–Oscar Hernandez, dancer, NBA cheerleader choreographer
–Brobots & Mandroidz, hip hop dance crew
Round 4 Judge Cuts
–Johnny Manuel, 32-year-old singer from Flint, MI
–In the Stairwell, US Air Force a cappella group
–Pompeyo Family dog show
–DaNell Daymon and the Greater Works, 42-person choir
–Merrick Hanna, young storytelling robot dancer
–Artyon and Paige, young dramatic dance duo
–Kechi, plane crash survivor singer
America’s Got Talent airs Tuesdays at 8pm on NBC.
