Anna & Patryk, Michael Grimm, Prince Poppycock, Taylor Mathews, and Christina & Ali advanced to the finals in America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 26. Tonight the remaining semifinalists perform.
Alice Tan Ridley is one of the frontrunners in the singing portion of the show, although there’s an awful lot of competition. She sings Whitney Houston’s I Have Nothing, and she pulls it off better than most. Piers felt that was an incredibly strong performance. Sharon got goosebumps.
Haspop is back with more cool dancing, although Piers is not impressed and buzzes. Sharon wasn’t so keen on that either. Howie, however, was wowed.
Maestro Alexander Bui is good at what he does (in part because he has no life), although he’ll need to choose some music that somebody actually knows/wants to hear. This is all quite boring. Impressive but boring. Howie buzzes, a rarity. Piers calls him one of the most brilliant performers. Sharon is now excited by him.
Michael Lipari & Ashleigh Dejon have a plan to try to touch our hearts this time, rather than pretending there’s been a fatality. That worked better for me. Piers appreciates the chemistry and the passion, although he normally doesn’t like acts like this. Howie says they could die doing this. That’s what this show is all about.
Michael Grasso was cut after his slight of hand act but came back stronger as a wild card. This time he suspends a cage above the stage, making the woman inside it disappear, then she reappears in his place while he goes up to the judges from behind them. Sharon can only say that it was sensational. Howie hopes people vote for him. Piers is watching him become a world class magic act.
Debra Romer will have to up her game to compete in this tough singing segment. Her singing is just quite nice. Howie is not sure if nice is enough. Sharon felt it was too limited and a really weak competition song.
Studio One Young Beast Society is the last dance crew standing, and they prove why. Sharon loves the youth and urgency, and she knows they’ll be back. Howie thinks they should change their very long name that doesn’t roll off the tongue.
Jeremy VanSchoonhoven used to know Terry Fator when they were doing small fairs. Terry told him to go for it. While he was practicing for tonight’s show, he fell and injured his arm, head, and hip, but he’s still back to perform in spite of that. He stumbles during the show as well, but the most difficult part of the act goes smoothly. Sharon’s got respect for him bouncing back, and she asks for America to vote for him.
Nathaniel Kenyon was sick last time but had the following built up to get him through it. Piers buzzes. Too many missed notes. Howie isn’t too excited, but he can hear the girls screaming behind him.
Murray hopes to go even bigger. Bigger than a tiger and a car? This trick is about his family’s history, which was all about working on the railroad. He’s brought his own train with him. And now it’s gone. Piers thought Michael Grasso did better. Sharon’s never seen anything that spectacular. Howie enjoyed the trick but not so much the presentation.
Jackie Evancho is the voice everybody’s talking about. As amazing as the first time. Howie has no words, other than angel from another planet.
The final act of the night is Fighting Gravity. They decided to take a leap of faith and not go to school for the semester so they can focus on the act. Granted, they are frat guys. Howie calls them the only act that could follow Jackie. Piers wants America to vote for them.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 28, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on NBC.