The audition rounds concluded in America’s Got Talent Season 4 Episode 10, with performances from 8 year old singer Ciana Pelekai and the Beale Street Flippers. Then Susan Boyle came on for half the episode.
Now that the auditions are over, it’s time for the Vegas verdict. The 160+ acts will be narrrowed down to a top 40.
With so many acts having gone through, the judges have decided to make an early cut. Some of these acts will merely set foot in Vegas, without a chance to even try again. Upon landing, they will be split into 4 groups.
The first group is going through to the next round. If only they’d give us more than a name or two out of that group. The second group has been cut. The shock from this group is the elimination of Tallan Noble Latz. The other two remaining groups will both go through to the next round. In total, 25 acts were sent home, leaving 135+.
Keith Johnson and Pete Peterkin step forward first. Piers told Keith at the audition he didn’t quite have the voice yet, although he’s got the looks. Pete Peterkin was the Obama impersonator. Keith is told there are better singers, and as a result he will not be going through. Pete, however, probably is the best impersonator there, so he’s going through to the next round.
Dancer Arcadian Broad is the first to enter the theater to hear from the judges. He is through to Hollywood.
Acrodunk goes through. Then some nameless groups follow. Somehow, David Johnson, who sang the song about David Hasselhoff, makes it through. Seriously? Is he really better than Keith Johnson? Then they rush through some more groups. Slow it down a bit so I know what the heck’s going on.
Next up is Anthony Ferrante, the 74 year old retired barber, who danced, for lack of a better word. He’ll be going home. Nick tries to cheer him up. There’s always next year. His response: I could be dead by next year.
Next up to see the judges are three dance groups, all of which have their names spelled stupidly: Breaksk8, U4RIA, and Destined 2 Be. Since the judges couldn’t decide who to send home, they’ve come up with a plan, a challenge. They will be given 12 hours to prepare a routine to the same track of music. Not all of them will be going through when they return.
Drew Thomas and Joseph Constantine are the only remaining magicians in the contest. They had trouble deciding whether they should put one of them through or none of them through, but not both. In the end, Joseph has been eliminated, but Drew will be advancing.
A capella group Spiritual Harmonizers are the next to hear the verdict. Did their lead singer pull them through? No, they didn’t make it.
Then a bunch of dance acts, whoever they are, are going home in what was one of the more competitive categories. Will Hairo Torres follow them? No, he is safe.
The last two acts are singers: Lawrence Beaman and chicken catcher Kevin Skinner. Lawrence Beaman makes it through to the next round. Unsurpisingly, Kevin Skinner, perhaps the single most talked about contestant so far this season, joins him.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 4 Episode 12, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on NBC.