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America's Got Talent (season 13)


duo. Chris Hardwick gave the season's final Golden Buzzer for Flau’jae, a 14-year old rapper, in the final week of the Judge Cuts. Guest judge: Ken Jeong Date: July 17, 2018 Guest judge: Olivia Munn Date: July 24, 2018 Guest judge: Martina McBride Date: July 31, 2018 This is the second Judge Cuts episode in the show's history in which an act with at least one "X" buzzer was nevertheless promoted to the live shows. Guest judge: Chris Hardwick Date:
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America's Got Talent (season 13)


McBride, and Chris Hardwick, who was also a guest judge in the previous season. The final Judge Cuts episode aired on August 7, 2018. This is the first Judge Cuts rounds in history where no acts received four red buzzers. After the Judge Cuts, three wildcards were chosen from eliminated acts to perform in the live shows: Daniel Emmet, Human Fountains and Front Pictures (who did not perform in the Judge Cuts round). The golden buzzer also returned for the Judge Cuts round. Each week during the
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America's Got Talent


within Orlando, Cincinnati, Savannah, Milwaukee, Houston, Las Vegas, New York, Nashville, and Los Angeles, with the Judges' auditions filmed in March 2018 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles. A minor change was made to the format of the Judges Cuts in terms of the number of participants in this stage from the auditions being reduced to 72, with around 18 performing each week. The guest judges who featured in the Judges' Cut for the thirteenth season consisted of Ken Jeong, Olivia Munn,
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China's Got Talent (series 3)


who gets the most votes advance to the final. For the third finalist, judges vote between the third and fourth place contestants, and choose the best of three. Italics indicate the second stage where each judges gave 10 points to their favorites. The contestants with the most votes combined with the jury points and judges' points will be the second finalist of the week. Guest performers and presenters Season 6 of "America's Got Talent"s contestant Those Funny Little People performed with "China's Got Talent" series 1's semifinalist
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America's Got Talent


during the final audition episode of the season on July 11, as a tribute to his memory. The guest judges who featured in the Judges' Cut for the twelfth season consisted of Chris Hardwick, DJ Khaled, Laverne Cox and Seal. This season was won by singer ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer, with singer Angelica Hale coming in second, and Ukrainian dance act Light Balance placing third. The thirteenth season was aired during 2018, between May 29 to September 19. Open auditions were held in late 2017 to early 2018,
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Angel City Chorale


Angel City Chorale competed in the 13th season of America's Got Talent on NBC. Their first performance aired on July 10, 2018 with their performance of Toto's Africa, after which the group advanced to the next round, the Judge's Cuts. In the Judge's Cut show which aired on Jul 24, 2018, the group performed Christopher Tin's "Baba Yetu", and received the Golden Buzzer from guest judge Olivia Munn. For their first live performance on AGT which aired on August 15, 2018, they
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America's Got Talent


, with all participants divided up into four groups; each group would be judged by their own guest judge. Like the auditions, this stage allowed the use of the Golden Buzzer, but only for the guest judges, who could use it for the act they liked the most, but could not use it again upon the buzzer being used; the judges can still use their red buzzers at any time to end a performance, though no such buzzer is provided for the guest judges. Participants who pass their auditions and secure
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Britain's Got Talent (series 5)


episodes of this series. Both this announcement, and the departure of Piers Morgan the previous year, led to a change in the judging panel, in which Amanda Holden was joined by two new judges recruited by the producers - comedian Michael McIntyre; and actor David Hasselhoff, who had previously worked as a judge on "America's Got Talent". Owing to his work schedule in 2011, Hasselhoff was forced to miss the London auditions, leading to Louis Walsh standing in for him as a guest judge. Prior to filming
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David Hasselhoff


competed against Brandy Norwood, who judged alongside him in the first season of "America's Got Talent". In October 2010, it was announced that he would be playing Captain Hook in the New Wimbledon Theatre production of the pantomime "Peter Pan" from December 2010 to January 2011. He has reprised his role of "Hoff the Hook" for 2012 at the Manchester Opera House. In 2011, he was a guest judge at the Belgian Idols competition. Hasselhoff became a judge on "Britain's Got Talent" in
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America's Got Talent


Simon Cowell announcing in October 22 later that year that he would be replacing him for eleventh season; on October 4, 2016, Cowell signed a contract that would keep him as a judge on "America's Got Talent" until 2019. Stern's departure led to the production team moving the live-round broadcasts back to Los Angeles, and filmed at the Dolby Theatre. Apart from this change, the Golden Buzzer format was amended so that the host Cannon could now use it during auditions. The guest judges who featured
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America's Got Talent (season 6)


wild card show. Guests: Colbie Caillat, "Les Misérables" The semifinals of season six of "America's Got Talent" began on August 23, 2011, and concluded on August 31, 2011. At this stage of the competition, 24 acts that advanced past the quarterfinals performed live for a viewers' and judges' votes. Also, in this round, five acts advanced instead of four. Guests: Demi Lovato, Prince Poppycock, New Boyz Guests: David Guetta, Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj, Susan
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America's Got Talent (season 6)


Guests: OK Go and Pilobolus, Keenan Cahill, Rebecca Black, Tay Zonday, Up and Over It (a YouTube act from Britain's Got Talent). This special quarterfinal featured acts who submitted their auditions via YouTube. This year, the Wild Cards were selected by the judges with input from an online audience on the show's website, although it was up to producers to decide whether the public audience's opinion was necessary. All five acts that were not picked in the judges choice have been invited back to the
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America's Got Talent


auditions with around 20 per week, and featured the involvement of a guest judge for each of these episodes, who, alongside the judges, could use the Golden Buzzer for an act they wished to see in the live rounds. Neil Patrick Harris, Michael Bublé, Piers Morgan, and Marlon Wayans, became the first guest judges for the new format in this season. The "Snapple Vote", introduced in the previous season, was renamed the "Dunkin' Save" to coincide with the program's new sponsor that
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America's Got Talent


dancer Julianne Hough replacing them, and joining alongside Mandel and Cowell within the judging panel. In 2015, guest judges were introduced into the program as part of the revamp of the format's bootcamp stage. The following lists the guest judges who appeared within the program for the "Judges' Cuts", per season and in order of their appearance by week: The first season was announced in May 2006, and aired later that year between June 21 to August 17. Auditions took place in June within Los Angeles, where
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America's Got Talent (season 13)


dance group Zurcaroh. Simon Cowell was second to press it, for 40-year-old singer Michael Ketterer. Howie Mandel was third to press it, for 13-year-old singer Courtney Hadwin. Mel B was fourth to press it for 15-year-old singer Amanda Mena. Heidi Klum was the final judge to use the golden buzzer, using it for 15-year-old singer Makayla Phillips. The Judge Cuts rounds began airing on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Like the previous season, one guest judge will join the judges'
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America's Got Talent (season 13)


, made a decision to select him to go to the semi-finals after dominating against the Future Kingz. Guest: Darci Lynne Farmer Guests: The Illusionists and Light Balance Guest: The live semifinals started on September 4, 2018. They featured the 21 acts voted to the semifinals, plus the judges' semifinal wildcard pick. Each week, eleven acts performed; five went through to the finals, and six were eliminated. Although Cowell's expectations for the semi-finals were demanding, however, Front Pictures and Da
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Ireland's Got Talent


would be launching a new Irish talent show, produced by Simon Cowell as a judge. The show was expected to be premiered in 2017 or 2018. Walsh later stated that he would like to broadcast an Irish edition of "Got Talent", though he stated that the untitled talent show was only in early development. RTÉ One and TV3 showed interest in ordering the programme, however TV3 originally turned down the show in 2016. Simon Cowell announced that he will be a special guest judge on the programme during the series'
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America's Got Talent (season 13)


Season thirteen of the reality competition series "America's Got Talent" premiered on May 29, 2018, on NBC. Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Simon Cowell returned as judges for their respective ninth, sixth, sixth, and third seasons. Meanwhile, Tyra Banks returned for her second season as host. Season 13 was Klum’s and Mel B’s last season as judges as well as Banks’s last year as host. The live shows returned to the Dolby Theatre, beginning August 14, 2018.
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America's Got Talent (season 9)


12. The other two acts that finished in fifth, sixth or seventh position faced the Judges, who chose one as the "Judges' Choice". Guests: Maroon 5 Snapple Save: As in the previous week, America was allowed to vote for a contestant via Google, saving them from getting eliminated. The acts that could be saved are those who finished in fifth, sixth and seventh place. At the end of the show, Nick Cannon announced who was Snapple Saved for the chance to be in the Top
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America's Got Talent (season 12)


The format of the show was the same as in season eleven, and Dunkin Donuts sponsors the show for a third consecutive season. A guest judge joined the panel for each episode of the Judge Cuts round: Chris Hardwick, DJ Khaled, Laverne Cox and Seal. Darci Lynne Farmer was named the winner on the season finale, September 20, 2017. She was the third ventriloquist, third child and third female to win a season of "America's Got Talent". 10-year-old singer Angelica Hale placed second,
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America's Got Talent (season 9)


12. The other two acts that finished in fifth, sixth or seventh position faced the Judges, who chose one as the "Judges' Choice". Guests: The Muppets, Jackie Evancho Snapple Save: As in the semifinal round, America was allowed to vote for a contestant after the live show via Google, saving them from getting eliminated. The acts that could be saved are those who finished in fifth, sixth and seventh place. At the end of the show, Nick Cannon announced who was Snapple Saved for
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America's Got Talent (season 10)


that of "Britain's Got Talent", rather than a free pass to boot camp, as in the previous season). Like the previous season, the Golden Buzzer could only be used once by each judge and by each guest judge. The enhanced bootcamp round began July 14, 2015, to determine which acts would become a part of the Top 36 to perform for America's vote. Unlike previous seasons, the live shows will only feature 36 acts instead of 48. The bootcamp round also lasted several weeks compared
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America's Got Talent (season 11)


the Judge Cuts round). Guest judge: Ne-Yo Date: July 12, 2016 This was the first Judge Cuts not to feature any acts getting four red buzzers. Although Hara is a multimedia illusionist, his act he performed did not include any multimedia. Guest judge: Reba McEntire Date: July 13, 2016 Guest judge: George Lopez Date: July 19, 2016 Guest judge: Louis Tomlinson Date: July 20, 2016 This was the only episode of Judge Cuts this season in which acts received four red
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America's Got Talent (season 12)


, in his memory. He competed in the Judge Cuts round, but his performance in that round was not televised. The Judge Cuts round began on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Like the previous season, one guest judge joined the judges' panel each show and was given one golden buzzer opportunity to send an act straight to the live shows. Twenty acts were shown each week and seven advanced, including the guest judge's golden buzzer choice. Guest judges were not given a red buzzer to use. Any act
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America's Got Talent (season 10)


judge's golden buzzer. Guest judges were not given a red buzzer to use. Any act that received all four red buzzers was to be immediately eliminated from the competition. Like the regular judges in the preliminary auditions, the guest judges also had one chance to use the Golden Buzzer on any one act during their participation without consultation from the regular panel. Like the acts so selected by the regular judges, the Golden Buzzer acts chosen by the guest judges also went straight to the live rounds. On the July 14 episode
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Britain's Got Talent


show. As Cowell had announced he wouldn't be present for the fifth series' auditions, due to his busy schedule with launching "The X Factor USA", the show's producers decided to amend the panel, and recruited comedian Michael McIntyre, and actor, singer and former "America's Got Talent" judge David Hasselhoff, to join Holden during the auditions, with Walsh returning as a guest judge for the London auditions due to Hasselhoff's commitments with a pantomime at that time. When the series entered its live
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America's Got Talent (season 12)


judges. During the Judge Cuts round, guest judges Chris Hardwick pressed his golden buzzer for 9-year old singer Angelica Hale, DJ Khaled pressed it for 21-year old singer-songwriter and guitarist Chase Goehring, Laverne Cox pressed it for 9-year old singer Celine Tam, and Seal pressed it for soul singer Johnny Manuel. Guest judge: Chris Hardwick Date: July 18, 2017 Guest judge: DJ Khaled Date: July 25, 2017 This is the first Judge Cuts episode in the show's history in which an act with at least
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Britain's Got Talent (series 5)


, plans had been made to incorporate an element from the format of "The X Factor", in which auditions would be attended by a guest judge for each one; such a format addition was later made for America's Got Talent in 2015. However, the format change was never made by the production team, for unknown reasons. For the first time in the show's history, after the auditions were over, some of the acts found themselves having to perform again, due to the judges facing some difficulty in
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Kelly Osbourne


, Osbourne was a guest judge on the 12th season of "Project Runway". She was a guest judge on the October 2014 premiere episode of "". She is a regular judge on "" In February 2015, Osbourne exited "Fashion Police" after complaints about her co-host's comments on the show. On 28 October 2015, it was confirmed that Osbourne would be a new judge on "Australia's Got Talent" for its eighth season on Channel Nine. In 2018, Osbourne joined her father and
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Ireland's Got Talent


Ireland's Got Talent was the Irish version of the international "Got Talent" franchise. The series launched on 3 February 2018 on Virgin Media One (formerly known as "TV3") and was hosted by Lucy Kennedy, accompanied by a sister show entitled "Ireland's Got Mór Talent" presented by Glenda Gilson and James Kavanagh. Contestants of any age, who possess some sort of talent, can audition for the show, with their performance judged by a panel of judges; the lineup consisted of Louis Walsh, Michelle
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America's Got Talent (season 13)


August 7, 2018 This is the first time in "America's Got Talent" Judge Cuts history where two or more acts that have been buzzed went on to the live shows. The quarterfinals were broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles starting on August 14, 2018 with twelve acts performing each night. The following night the results will be announced to the public with seven of the twelve acts proceeding to the semifinals. Each week viewers of the show also have the opportunity to send one act, determined by popular
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America's Got Talent (season 11)


Cuts began on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 and ended on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. Like the previous season, one guest judge joined the judges' panel each show and was given one golden buzzer opportunity to send an act straight to the live shows. Twenty acts were shown each week and seven advanced, including the one that received the guest judge's golden buzzer. Guest judges were not given a red buzzer to use. Any act that received all four red buzzers was immediately eliminated from the competition. The
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America's Got Talent (season 10)


the Golden Buzzer, with 11-year-old classical singer Arielle Baril being its recipient. The Judge Cuts round began on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. This round replaces the "Vegas Week" or "Judgment Week" rounds that were used in previous seasons. As noted above one guest judge joined the judges' panel in each week. Each guest judge was given one golden buzzer opportunity to send an act straight to the live shows. Twenty acts were shown each week, and seven advanced, including one from the guest
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America's Got Talent: The Champions


be a judge. On September 27, 2018, it was announced that Terry Crews would host the show and that Heidi Klum as well as Howie Mandel would be joining the judging panel bringing all four judges from the main series at the time to the spinoff. Around 50 participants from across the "Got Talent" franchise, ranging from winners, live round participants - both quarter-finalists (where applicable) and semi-finalists - and other notable acts, participated during "The Champions" contest in 2019, with each
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America's Got Talent


Terry Crews was appointed as Banks' successor, following his role on the program's spin-off "The Champions", while both Julianne Hough and Gabrielle Union were appointed as new judges for the upcoming season. Both auditions and filming began on March 3, 2019. The guest judges who will feature in Judge Cuts for the fourteenth season consist of Brad Paisley, Dwyane Wade, Ellie Kemper, and Jay Leno. In 2009, production staff opted for creating a post-show made up of the best finalists from that
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America's Got Talent: The Champions


competing for a place in the tournament's final round. The winner of each round, determined by a panel of 50 "superfans" representing the 50 U.S. states, advances to the final round. As with the main series, each of the four judges and the host may also use the golden buzzer to advance an act immediately to the final. "Note: Flag opposite to each contestant represents the Got Talent franchise of a country the contestant is highest-ranked in." Guest performers in the finale included previous Got
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America's Got Talent (season 11)


four guest judges were George Lopez, Reba McEntire, Ne-Yo, and Louis Tomlinson. This season, there were two Judge Cuts shows per week, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Consequently, the Judge Cuts ended in two weeks rather than the four weeks they have taken in earlier seasons. This change was made to avoid competition with NBC's upcoming Olympic Games broadcast. After the Judge Cuts, three wildcards were selected to compete in the live shows: FLIP, Steven Brundage and Sila Sveta (who did not perform in
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America's Got Talent (season 12)


that received all four red buzzers was immediately eliminated from the competition. The four guest judges were Chris Hardwick, DJ Khaled, Laverne Cox, and Seal. After the Judge Cuts, three wildcards were chosen from eliminated acts to perform in the live shows: Final Draft, Bello Nock and Oskar and Gaspar (who did not perform in the Judge Cuts round). All three of these acts were eliminated in the Quarterfinals. Each Judge Cuts act that received a golden buzzer advanced to the live shows without any voting by the
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America's Got Talent (season 13)


panel each show and will be given one golden buzzer opportunity to send an act straight to the live shows. Eighteen acts perform each week instead of twenty as in the previous three seasons. Of the eighteen acts performing each week seven acts advance including the guest judge's golden buzzer which immediately advances if used. Guest judges will not be given a red buzzer to use. Any act that will receive all four red buzzers will be immediately eliminated from the competition. The four guest judges are Ken Jeong, Olivia Munn, Martina
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America's Got Talent (season 12)


one "X" buzzer was nevertheless promoted to the live shows. This was also the only Judge Cuts episode of the season in which an act received 4 red buzzers. Guest judge: Laverne Cox Date: August 1, 2017 This was the first Judge Cuts episode in which no acts received a red buzzer from any of the judges. Guest judge: Seal Date: August 8, 2017 The quarterfinals were broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles starting on August 15, 2017. They featured the nine golden buzzer
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America's Got Talent (season 14)


act that receives four red buzzers will be immediately leaving the competition. The guest judges are country music singer Brad Paisley, former basketball superstar and husband of Gabrielle Union Dwyane Wade, "The Office" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actress Ellie Kemper, as well as former "The Tonight Show" host and "Jay Leno's Garage" star Jay Leno. The golden buzzer returned for the Judge Cuts round this season. Each week during the Judge Cuts a guest judge will have the option to use their golden buzzer on
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America's Got Talent (season 10)


: Michael Bublé Guest judge: Marlon Wayans Guest judge: Piers Morgan The live quarterfinals began on August 11 and were broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Each week, twelve acts performed and seven advanced. One or more guest artists or acts performed during each results show. The four judges were still able to press the red buzzers to show disapproval of an act. If any act received all four buzzes, their performance would be ended prematurely, but the act would not necessarily be eliminated immediately.
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America's Got Talent (season 11)


Guests: Fitz and The Tantrums featuring Team iLuminate Guests: Recycled Percussion, Michael Phelps The live semifinals started on August 30, 2016. They feature the 21 acts voted to the semifinals, plus the judges' semifinal wildcard pick. Each week, eleven acts will perform. Five will go through, while six will be eliminated. No acts got buzzed. Guests: The Illusionists Guests: Andra Day, Blue Journey The performances took place on September 13, 2016, where 10 acts performed. Every performance received a standing ovation
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World of Dance (season 2)


Junior Team division. Actress, dancer, singer and Emmy Award-winning choreographer Julianne Hough, who will be working with her brother, judge Derek Hough, in the Upper division. “America’s Got Talent” judge Mel B will join forces with judge Ne-Yo in mentoring the Junior division. World-renowned dancer/choreographer Paula Abdul will team with host/mentor Jenna Dewan in the Upper Team division Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artist Ciara joining as guest mentor during the Divisional Final as well
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Sri Lanka's Got Talent (series 1)


12 August 2018. In each semifinal, 6 acts participated, where one act was selected by the judge board to advance to the pre finals immediately and the other 2 acts advanced based upon public vote. Lahiru Perera acted as a guest judge in semifinals 1 where Jackson Anthony's golden buzzer act, Nipuni Sithara won the judges' decision to immediately advance to the pre-finals. The guest judge in semifinals 2 was Dilhani Ekanayake and Tillakaratne Dilshan's golden buzzer act, Angampora pool of the Sri Lanka Air Force won the
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Jon Dorenbos


famous person he performs for on playing cards, which he hangs up in his house. He has also performed for former Bills teammates Alex Van Pelt and Jonas Jennings. In 2016, he performed on the eleventh season of "America's Got Talent" and made it through the auditions with a card trick. In the Judge Cuts round, Dorenbos got the golden buzzer from guest judge Ne-Yo and immediately advanced to the next round. In the quarterfinal round of the Live Shows, Dorenbos asked all 4 judges to draw
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Ashley Banjo


Ashley Modurotolu Banjo (born 4 October 1988), is an English street dancer, choreographer and actor. He is leader of dance troupe Diversity, who won the third series of "Britain's Got Talent". Banjo was a judge on the Sky1 talent show "Got to Dance" and co-presenter of the Saturday night BBC game show "Can't Touch This". Ashley has been a judge on the ITV show "Dancing on Ice" since January 2018. Following winning Britain's Got Talent in 2009,
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America's Got Talent


separate audition episode in Seasons 3 and 4 (2008–2009) for contestants who posted videos on MySpace. In the ninth season, the show added a new format to the auditions in the form of the "Golden Buzzer", which began to make appearances within the "Got Talent" franchise, since it was first introduced on "Germany's Got Talent". During auditions, each judge is allowed to use the Golden Buzzer to send an act automatically into the live shows, regardless of the opinion of the other judges;
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America's Got Talent (season 10)


with just one week in previous seasons. The celebrity guest judges, who each assisted the regular judges one week, were Neil Patrick Harris, Michael Bublé, Piers Morgan, and Marlon Wayans. A special two hour retrospective aired on July 29 this season to celebrate the ten years of "AGT". The show featured some of the best acts of the series, the most heartwarming stories, the oddest personalities, and the biggest show-stopping moments from the last 10 years, as well as updates on what some of
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America's Got Talent


that used in "Britain's Got Talent" - participants who made it through the preliminary auditions had their audition footage reviewed by the judges, who set each one into a specific group, and were not required to perform again, unless the judges requested this. Acts which they liked would be allocated spaces in the live rounds, with the remainder eliminated from that season's competition; all would be brought back to learn of the results of the judges' deliberations. The format was entitled "Vegas Verdicts" and held on
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America's Got Talent (season 14)


Season fourteen of the reality competition series "America's Got Talent" premiered on May 28, 2019. Terry Crews, who also hosted "", took over as permanent host for season 14. Howie Mandel began his tenth season as a judge, while Simon Cowell returned for his fourth season. Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough joined the judging panel, replacing Mel B and Heidi Klum. On February 11, 2019, NBC announced a change to the program's host and its judging panel following the conclusion of the thirteenth season
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Britain's Got Talent


dropped this change on the belief that this alteration to the show's format would complicate it, resulting in Brooks being credited as a guest judge for that series. In 2010, Cowell fell ill during filming of the fourth series and was unable to attend the Birmingham auditions, leading to Louis Walsh stepping in as a guest judge in his place, until he had recovered. In 2011, the panel saw its first major change, when Morgan revealed he was leaving the show to travel to America and begin filming of his new
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America's Got Talent (season 14)


and rapper, Joseph Allen. Simon Cowell was the third person to press it, for 11-year old violinist Tyler Butler-Figueroa. Terry Crews was fourth to press it, for the Detroit Youth Choir. Julianne Hough was the fifth to press it, for 12-year old singer Luke Islam. As in previous seasons, one guest judge will join the panel each show and will be given one golden buzzer opportunity to send an act straight to the live shows. Guest judges will not be given a red buzzer to use. Any
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America's Got Talent (season 9)


the chance to be in the Finals. The other two acts that finished in fifth, sixth or seventh position faced the Judges. As the judges tied in their voting, Miguel Dakota was announced to have received more of America's votes and advanced to the Finals. The final competitive performances aired on September 16, with each of the final six competitors performing twice. On the finale on September 17, 2014, the $1 million winner was revealed along with performances by celebrity guests, more performances by the finalists, and
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America's Got Talent


the Las Vegas Strip; for the final seasons of its usage, it was re-dubbed "Judgement Week" and conducted within New York. From the tenth season, the stage's format was changed to its current arrangement, under the title of "Judges' Cuts". Under the format's rules, participants that passed the preliminary auditions undergo a second stage of auditions before the judges at a fixed venue. However, their performance would not only be judged by the panel, but also by a special guest judge
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Carmen Electra


Wrestling League, acting as the commissioner for the professional wrestling promotion. In late 2006, Electra was featured in commercials by Taco Bell. Electra appeared as a guest judge on "So You Think You Can Dance" Season 8 on July 6, 2011. She appeared along with regular series judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy and fellow guest judge Travis Wall. In 2012, Electra joined "Britain's Got Talent" as a guest judge for the auditions staged in London, she acted as a replacement for Amanda Holden, who
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America's Got Talent (season 8)


Season eight of the reality competition series "America's Got Talent" premiered on June 4, 2013, and ended on September 18, 2013. Judges Howie Mandel and Howard Stern returned for their respective fourth and second season. Sharon Osbourne was replaced by Heidi Klum following her departure after six seasons on the show, while Mel B became the fourth judge. Snapple continues to be the official beverage sponsor of "America's Got Talent" and their products are featured on the show throughout the season, along with their cups on
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America's Got Talent (season 10)


, Neil Patrick Harris used his golden buzzer on magician Piff the Magic Dragon. On the July 21 episode, Michael Bublé used his golden buzzer on singing duo The Craig Lewis Band, although he was initially hesitant to do so. Marlon Wayans used his buzzer on ventriloquist comedian Paul Zerdin on the July 28 episode. Japanese light-and-sound dance troupe Siro-A became the last Golden Buzzer act of the season when former judge Piers Morgan used the Golden Buzzer on them. Guest judge: Neil Patrick Harris Guest judge
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Darci Lynne


Without You" as Edna and Rowlf from The Muppets. She ended up as runner-up behind her "Got Talent" successor, magician Shin Lim. In October 2018, Farmer announced a second tour starting in February 2019, "Darci Lynne and Friends: Fresh Out of the Box". In March, Farmer appeared as a guest for two stops of the Barbie 'Be Anything' Tour. In April, she appeared in a WE Day event in Washington. Farmer's success on "America's Got Talent"
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America's Got Talent (season 8)


straight to the semifinals. Mandel and Stern each chose one act during the first semifinal week. This replaced the wild card round. Since Klum and Mel B joined the judging panel, the show has had fewer buzzes. Guests: The Rockettes, Labrinth, Emeli Sandé Guests: Robin Thicke, Brad Paisley Guests: Marion Ross, Jason Derulo Guests: Backstreet Boys Guests: Tom Cotter, Train, and Ashley Monroe Guests: One Direction, Cassadee Pope Guests: Fall Out Boy, Team iLuminate There were no buzzes during any
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America's Got Talent (season 6)


Season Six of America's Got Talent, an American talent show competition, began broadcasting in the United States during 2011, from May 31 to September 14. This season is most notable for featuring a participant who entered the competition and conducted a performance that set a world record for the highest shallow dive. Although there were no major disruptions in production nor any changes to the judging panel or host, a number of acts who secured a place in the live rounds were forced to drop out due to obligations on other events that
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America's Got Talent (season 12)


VanderWaal, August 16 Guests: Circus 1903 Guests: Mat Franco, Piff the Magic Dragon, and Jon Dorenbos, August 30 The live semifinals started on September 5, 2017. They featured the 21 acts voted to the semifinals, plus the judges' semifinal wildcard pick. Each week, eleven acts performed; five went through to the finals, and six were eliminated. No acts were buzzed. Guests: The Clairvoyants Guests: Absinthe The final performances took place on September 19, followed by the final results show on September
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America's Got Talent (season 14)


any act. An act that receives the golden buzzer during the Judge Cuts round will not face elimination and will advance automatically to the live shows. In the first week of the Judge Cuts, Brad Paisley pressed his golden buzzer for singer and guitarist Sophie Pecora. In the second week of the Judge Cuts, Dwyane Wade pressed his golden buzzer for acrobatic dance group V.Unbeatable. In the third week of the Judge Cuts, Ellie Kemper pressed her golden buzzer for light-up dance group Light Balance Kids. Guest judge: Brad
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America's Got Talent: The Champions


Talent" franchise. They compete against each other in a series of preliminary episodes for a place in the finals, with the winning finalist being crowned "World Champion" and receiving $25,000. In the first season, the series had seven episodes on consecutive Monday nights, and was hosted by Terry Crews. Plus, it featured the same four judges who appeared during the thirteenth season of "America's Got Talent". The competition resulted in Shin Lim, winner of the thirteenth season of "AGT", finishing first
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America's Got Talent (season 11)


in New York from previous years. Due to the 2016 Summer Olympics broadcast schedule on NBC, the show took a hiatus from August 9–17. Dunkin' Donuts sponsored the show for a second season, and this season again featured the golden buzzer for each judge and Cannon. Four guest judges joined the panel for the judge's cuts: George Lopez, Reba McEntire, Ne-Yo, and Louis Tomlinson. Each judge was given a golden buzzer. Grace VanderWaal was announced as the winner on September 14, 2016, making
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America's Got Talent (season 13)


Judge Cuts a guest judge will have the option to use their golden buzzer on any act. An act that receives the golden buzzer during the Judge Cuts round will not face elimination and will advance automatically to the live shows. In the first week of the Judge Cuts Ken Jeong pressed his golden buzzer for the Voices of Hope Children's Choir. In week 2, Olivia Munn pressed her Golden Buzzer for Angel City Chorale. In the third week, Martina McBride pressed her Golden Buzzer for Quin and Misha, a ballroom dance
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Donna Summer


. In it, Summer performed with Seal on a medley of the songs "Un-Break My Heart / Crazy / On the Radio" before closing the show with "Last Dance". On September 15, 2010, Summer appeared as a guest celebrity, singing alongside contestant Prince Poppycock, on the television show "America's Got Talent". On June 6, 2011, Summer was a guest judge on the show "Platinum Hit", in an episode entitled "Dance Floor Royalty". In July of that
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America's Got Talent (season 4)


the "Got Talent" franchise, in that if an act got buzzed by all the judges, they have to stop their performance rather than have a little more time to perform before ending their act. Of the participants who auditioned for this season, 48 secured a place in the live quarter-finals, with twelve in each one - two of these were Wildcard acts chosen by the judges at Cowell's insistence, after they had been originally eliminated in the Vega Verdicts. Around 20 quarter-finalists advanced to and were
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America's Got Talent (season 10)


on. Guests: The Rockettes, Mat Franco, OMI Guests: Emily West, William Close Guests: Le Rêve The live semifinal round began on September 1 at Radio City Music Hall in NYC, with two weeks of competition. Because only 22 acts advanced to the semifinals, eleven acts perform each week, and five acts advance each week. Special guest acts or artists will perform each week during the live results shows. The four judges will still be able to press the red buzzers to show disapproval of an act.
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Britain's Got Talent (series 3)


Series Three of Britain's Got Talent, a British talent competition series, began broadcasting in the UK during 2009, from 11 April to 30 May on ITV. Although the producers initially intended to expand the judging panel by adding in Kelly Brook as a fourth judge, they later dropped the change to the format after using it for six days within the auditions stage of the competition; Brooks was labelled as a "guest judge" when the series was broadcast, as a direct result. Apart from this, no other changes
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Pilipinas Got Talent


Got Talent" was supposed to be hosted by Kris Aquino, but was later moved to the judging panel and the tandem of Billy Crawford and Luis Manzano became the hosts of the show until the fifth season. Marc Abaya hosted the daily spin-off, "Pilipinas Got More Talent" only in the first season. Actresses Iya Villania and Nikki Gil have served as guest hosts. In season 6, Manzano will be replaced by Toni Gonzaga as host, joining Crawford. Since season 1 until season 4, the judges of
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America's Got Talent (season 10)


retrospective episode. The series returned to Radio City Music Hall in New York for the live shows, which began, 2015. Dunkin' Donuts replaced Snapple as sponsor of the show after three seasons. Four guest judges were invited to judge during the judge's cuts round: actor Neil Patrick Harris, singer Michael Bublé, actor Marlon Wayans and former judge Piers Morgan. This was the first season to have an all-male finale and the first where at least four magicians competed in the finals. Ventriloquist Paul Zerdin was voted
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America's Got Talent (season 7)


TRACES Guests: Ashleigh and Pudsey, Havana Brown Guests: Cher Lloyd, cast of the Tony Award-winning musical "Once" Guests: Gabby Douglas, Karmin, The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger The YouTube Snapple Special aired on August 14, following a 3-week hiatus for the 2012 Summer Olympics. It allowed viewers the chance to vote for their favorite potential acts on the show's YouTube channel that they wished to see compete in the live shows. Twenty acts competed for twelve spots, with eleven contestants selected by the judges,
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Darci Lynne


) and non-ventriloquial singing, as well as duets with Lindsey Stirling, Toby Keith, and Kristin Chenoweth, and guest performances by Pentatonix and Hunter Hayes. Also included were the four "America's Got Talent" judges, Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Mel B, in a sketch, and Lonnie Chavis from "This Is Us" as the announcer for the special. In January 2019, Farmer was a guest in another Food Network show, "Winner Cake All". Also in January,
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Sugar Sammy


critic score, the 3Ts from Télérama. More shows were added in Paris until the end of December 2017. In 2018, Sugar Sammy has added more dates in the City of Lights and is also be touring the rest of France, Belgium and Switzerland. In July 2018, M6 network announced that Sugar Sammy would be one of the judges on season 13 of 'La France a un incroyable talent', the French equivalent of 'America's Got Talent', reaching 3.5 to 4 million weekly viewers. After traveling across
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America's Got Talent


. Broadcast at the Dolby Theatre on December 19, 2016, the special was hosted by Nick Cannon and featured a mixture of performances by acts that had participated across the program's history and several special guests - amongst those involved were Grace VanderWaal, Jackie Evancho, Andra Day, Penn & Teller, Pentatonix, Terry Fator, Mat Franco, Piff the Magic Dragon, Olate Dogs, Professor Splash, and Jon Dorenbos - as well as the judges who had participated in the eleventh season. The special proved a ratings hit,
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Got Talent


season 3, a chance to headline a show on the Las Vegas Strip. "America's Got Talent" proved extremely successful for NBC, pulling in high ratings in both total viewers and the younger 18–49 demographic. The show's initial success in America is credited with the eventual launch of the British series, and the overall global launch of the "Got Talent" franchise. ITV eventually debuted "Britain's Got Talent" on 9 June 2007 with Cowell, Morgan and Amanda Holden as judges, and Ant & Dec as
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Sri Lanka's Got Talent (series 1)


Finale. Pre Finals was held on 9th & 16th September 2018. The Grand Finale was held on 30th September 2018 live from Stein Studios of Sirasa TV. Angampora Pool of the Sri Lanka Air Force won the show where fast mental arithmetic act, Nimna Hiranya was the runner up. Fire dance act Nipuni Sithara received the 2nd Runner Up in the competition. Lahiru Perera acted as a guest judge in this semifinal. Nipuni Sithara won the judges decision to advance immediately to the pre final round of the competition. Dilhani Ekanayake acted
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Olivia Munn


Miles from Tomorrowland". In 2016, Munn was cast as Elizabeth Braddock / Psylocke (one of Apocalypse's Four Horsemen) in "". She also had a starring role in the television series "Six" as a CIA operative and appeared on Season 13 of "America's Got Talent" as a guest judge in the season's second Judge Cuts episode. Munn has appeared in advertising campaigns for Nike, Pepsi and Neutrogena. She appeared on the Fall 2006 cover of "Foam" magazine in September, in "
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Canada's Got Talent


Measha Brueggergosman and musician/composer Stephan Moccio were announced as the two judges who would be joining Short at the table. Citytv Toronto personality and "Breakfast Television" host, Dina Pugliese, was the host of the show. The first season of Canada's Got Talent, a reality television series, premiered on March 4, 2012, and ended on May 14, 2012, on City. Unlike "America's Got Talent", the show only had the audition round, top 37, semi-finals, and then
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Brian McFadden


him on his 2013 UK Fires Tour. He toured with Keith Duffy, formerly of Boyzone, as a supergroup named Boyzlife in 2016, 2017 and 2018. In 2008, McFadden took on the role of television presenter as co-host of FOX8's "Football Superstar" in Australia. He reprised his role for the second season in 2009. In August 2009, McFadden appeared as a guest judge on "Australian Idol". In 2010, McFadden became one of the new judges on "Australia's Got Talent" alongside
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Got Talent


America's Got Talent" on NBC on 21 June 2006, with judges David Hasselhoff, Brandy Norwood, and Piers Morgan. The show's original series was hosted by Regis Philbin. In 2016, the judging panel consisted of Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Melanie Brown, and Simon Cowell, and hosted by Nick Cannon, who was the presenter from 2009–2016. From season 12 (2017), the new host of AGT is Tyra Banks. The grand prize for the winner(s) is US$1 million, and, since
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Seal (musician)


homes for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Seal and his then-wife Heidi Klum announced in June 2010 that they would be making a reality series on Lifetime titled "Love's Divine" (after Seal's song of the same name). Seal was also a judge for the 10th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists careers. In 2017, Seal was a guest judge for "America's Got Talent" season 12. Studio albums Cover albums |- | rowspan=3|1995 | rowspan="2" | 1991 |- | 1992 |- |- |
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America's Got Talent (season 13)


RepubliK were the only acts that got buzzed. Guest: BTS and A Magical Cirque Christmas The final performances took on September 18, followed by the final results show aired on September 19, 2018. No acts were buzzed. The season finale took place on September 19, 2018. During the finale results, the top 5 acts were revealed first; then they were eliminated in reverse ranking from fifth place to third place. Shin Lim was announced the winner at the end of the finale. He won the million-dollar
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Terry Fator


, 2013, Fator returned to perform as a guest on "America's Got Talent" during the Top 12 results show. On September 16, 2015, Fator made a guest appearance on "America's Got Talent" during the finals show, performing alongside eventual tenth-season winner and ventriloquist Paul Zerdin. On September 20, 2017, Fator made another guest appearance during the twelfth-season finale, performing alongside eventual winner Darci Lynne Farmer, another singing ventriloquist. Fator has fought to be taken seriously as a ventriloquist.
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Simon Cowell


Simon Phillip Cowell (; born 7 October 1959) is an English television music and talent show judge, A&R executive, businessman, talent manager, television producer, critic and entrepreneur. He has judged on the British TV talent competition series "Pop Idol", "The X Factor" and "Britain's Got Talent", and the American TV talent competition shows "American Idol", "The X Factor" and "America's Got Talent". Cowell is the principal, founder and chief executive of the British entertainment
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America's Got Talent (season 9)


The Rockettes, Enrique Iglesias and Sean Paul Guests: Lindsey Stirling, Lzzy Hale Guests: Kenichi Ebina, Taylor Williamson Guests: Taylor Williamson and The Illusionists Guest: Ariana Grande Snapple Save: America was allowed to vote for a contestant during each of the live semifinal shows via Google, saving them from getting eliminated. The acts that could be saved are those who finished in fifth, sixth and seventh place. At the end of the show, Nick Cannon announced who was Snapple Saved for the chance to be in the Top
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America's Got Talent


various performers who took part in the competition, while the show itself has been a rating success for NBC, drawing in on average around 10 million viewers per season. In 2013, a book was entitled "Inside AGT: The Untold Stories of America's Got Talent", was released, providing a description of the seasons, contestants, judges, and production techniques of the show, along with detailed interviews with contestants from all seasons, up to the date of the book's publication. The program has run for a
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Ireland's Got Talent (series 1)


The first series of Ireland's Got Talent, an Irish talent competition series, began broadcasting in Ireland during 2018, from 3 February to 24 March 2018 on TV3 and is hosted by Lucy Kennedy. The judges for the first series are Louis Walsh, Michelle Visage, Denise van Outen, and Jason Byrne. The inaugural series was won by the dance troupe RDC. The judges auditions were taped in November 2017 at the TLT Concert Hall & Theatre, Drogheda. The live shows were held at The Helix, Dublin which started
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Angelica Hale


America's Got Talent", where she made it past the auditions round with her rendition of "Rise Up" by Andra Day. In the Judge Cuts round, Hale was given a golden buzzer by guest judge Chris Hardwick, after covering Alicia Keys' "Girl on Fire", and advanced immediately. During the live shows, she sang "Clarity" by Zedd and Foxes at the Quarterfinals and "Without You" by David Guetta for her Semifinals performance. Hale advanced to the Top 10 finals where she performed "
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Neal E. Boyd


10, 2018 and an obituary ran in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on November 11, 2018 just ahead of the public memorial service. In February of 2019, the first-ever Britain’s Got Talent winner, Paul Potts, reminded viewers about the legacy of Boyd, after his performance on the America’s Got Talent: The Champions. “There’s an America’s Got Talent winner that isn’t here tonight: Neal E. Boyd. Like me, he came here as an underdog, he gave his all,
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America's Got Talent (season 2)


Season Two of America's Got Talent, an American talent show competition, began broadcasting in the United States during 2007, from June 5 to August 21. The success of the first season led to NBC commissioning a second season, with production staff making changes to the format that involved the inclusion of a "bootcamp" stage of auditions and establishing the more common format for the judges' buzzers as found across the "Got Talent" franchise. Although it was intended to debut in January 2007, the network decided to focus
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Sri Lanka's Got Talent (series 1)


as a guest judge in this semifinal. Angampora pool won the judge's decision in this semifinals to immediately advance to the Pre Finals. Bathiya Jayakody acted as a guest judge in this semifinal. The Judges' decision was won by M.G. Suminda to immediately advance to the Pre-final round. Pubudu Chathuranga acted as a guest judge in this semifinal. The Judges' decision was won by Osindu Nayanajith to immediately advance to the Pre-final round. The twelve acts which advanced from the Semifinals competed against each other to advance
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America's Got Talent


duties, NBC eventually replaced him with Tyra Banks for the twelfth season. On February 11, 2019, NBC announced a change to the program's host and its judging panel following the conclusion of the thirteenth season – Banks had decided to move on to other projects, leading to her being replaced by Terry Crews, who was already working with the network as host of ""; both Klum and Mel B decided to leave "America's Got Talent" due to other commitments that year, leading to actress Gabrielle Union and
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Asia's Got Talent (season 3)


to July 9, 2018. Due to popular demand, the online auditions were extended for another week until July 16, 2018. Those who will pass will proceed to the live judges' auditions. The judges' auditions were taped from September 19 to 27, 2018 at the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor, Malaysia like the previous seasons. The judges' auditions once again feature the Golden Buzzer. Each judge would have one chance to use the Golden Buzzer. The hosts (as one) also get an opportunity to
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Thailand's Got Talent (season 7)


Thailand's Got Talent season 7 (also known as TGT) was the seventh season of the Thailand's Got Talent reality television series on the Workpoint TV television network, and part of the global British "Got Talent" series. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, sketch artists, comedians and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of 1,000,000 Baht. The show debuted in 6 August 2018. Thailand is also the fifth country in Asia to license Got Talent series. The four judges
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Howie Mandel


the game show, despite the fact that the grand prize is many times what they would make in a year. On March 12, 2018, it was announced that Mandel will host the 2018 CNBC revival of the game show, and also become an executive producer. The show premiered on December 3, 2018. In January 2010, it was announced that Mandel would replace David Hasselhoff as one of the judges on NBC's "America's Got Talent" after Hasselhoff announced that he was leaving to work on a new television
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America's Got Talent (season 11)


buzzers. Note The live quarterfinals were held at the Dolby Theatre, starting on July 26, 2016. They featured the nine golden buzzer acts, the 24 acts passed through during the Judge Cuts round, and three wildcard acts chosen by the producers and judges. Twelve acts performed each week. Seven acts made it through to the semi-finals, while five were eliminated. Outlawz, ThroWings, Vello Vaher, and Alla and Daniel received an "X" in the live shows. Guests: Mat Franco, Paul Zerdin
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America's Got Talent (season 12)


acts, the 24 other acts promoted during the Judge Cuts round, and three wildcard acts chosen by the producers and judges. Twelve acts performed each week, with results announced the on following nights; each week seven acts were sent through to the semifinals. Puddles Pity Party and Mirror Image received an "X" from Cowell in the Quarterfinals. Demian Aditya received "X's" by Mel B and Cowell in the second Quarterfinals. However, no acts were buzzed on the third week of the quarterfinals. Guests: Grace
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Australia's Got Talent (season 6)


Australia's Got Talent is an Australian reality television show, based on the original UK series, to find new talent. The sixth season aired on the Seven Network from 16 April 2012 until 25 July 2012. Dannii Minogue, Brian McFadden and Kyle Sandilands returned as judges, as well as Grant Denyer as host. The auditions took place from October–December 2011, and the filming of the show took place from February–March 2012. Todd McKenney was a guest judge at the Melbourne auditions, in the absence of Sandilands
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