The 10 remaining semifinalists performed in America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 27, and there was some strong competition. Tonight 5 will advance to the finals and round out the top 10.
Debra Romer, Michael Grasso, Murray, and Nathaniel Kenyon step forward. I think Debra’s sung her last note. Nate had a strong following for a while, but he really hasn’t been showing why lately. Murray said that there’s no room for two magicians, but I disagree. Both of them deserve to move on. Michael Grasso is the one who advances, however. The others have been cut.
Fighting Gravity and Jeremy VanSchoonhoven are up next. Obviously, Fighting Gravity will be in the finals. I’d expect people to pass on Jeremy under normal circumstances, but he gets props for doing what he did while injured. Only one will advance, though, or so Nick tells us. Liar. Both are finalists.
Haspop, Jackie Evancho, and Maestro Alexander Bui are next. Jackie Evancho is the frontrunner to win it all and will obviously be in the next round. Before last night, I’d have predicted Haspop would be in the next round, but his act fell on deaf ears. For all his talent, Alexander’s just not going to appeal to mainstream America.
Michael Lipari & Ashleigh Dejon, Studio Young Beast Society, and Alice Tan Ridley are the last group on stage. Michael & Ashleigh are the clear choice to be cut, but the judges have a heck of a choice left between the other two. Piers votes for Studio One Young Beast Society (try saying that three times fast). Sharon agrees. Bad luck for Alice. She’s a lot better than some of the singers who made it through last week.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 29, which airs Tuesday at 9/8c on NBC.