America’s Got Talent Season 4 Episode 2 brought us performances by Alizma and Arcadian Broad.
Carol Lugo, 62, wants to prove it’s never too late to follow your dream. If only her dream were one she were capable of succeeding at. She has come to dance. Kudos for not breaking a hip, but that was just not what you would call not bad. Sharon calls her wonderfully bizarre. Hasselhoff calls her awesome, probably because she can dance better than he can. The judges all say yes. Yeah, it’s all quite weird.
Jay Mattioli is a magician and has been since he was a kid. Now it’s do or die time. He’s a high energy guy. His first trick is to make a microphone float, and he follows this by disappearing inside a box. Piers likes that he has star quality. Sharon found him to be very modern. Hasselhoff thought it was very cool.
Franklin Sane is a county judge, which is good because that’s what he looks like. I’m expecting this guy to do something totally off the wall, but all he does is sing badly. Piers and Hasselhoff buzz pretty early, but Sharon lets the misery continue. Speaking as one judge to another, Piers tells him he can’t sing. He has performed in front of audiences before, such as prisoners.
8th grader Thia Megia sings I Am Changing by Jennifer Holliday. Hasselhoff says that nothing’s gonna stop her now. Sharon found her to be a great emotional singer. Piers calls her the best singer in the competition so far.
Jeffrey Johns makes an effort to sing while sitting on a giant chair. Piers and Hoff buzz him. Hasselhoff calls it the weirdest act ever. Piers calls it stupendously irritating.
The Fab Five, a group of five sisters ages 23-35 who are now apparently all housewives, do a tap dancing routine. Hoff thought they did a great job. Sharon is impressed by their energy and thought they were fab.
Kevin Skinner used to be a chicken catcher. Now he’s come to the big city of Chicago because wants to be a country singer and guitar player. I wasn’t expecting that. He’s good and gets a standing ovation. Piers says there’s a moment in every season where someone surprises everybody and blows them away. That was one of the most emotional, powerful performances he’s seen in a while. Sharon thinks he’s a lovely person and very genuine.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 4 Episode 4, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on NBC.