For the America’s Got Talent Season 21 semifinals, the 12 acts that won over America during the quarterfinals take the stage once more to earn a spot in the Sept. 22 finale. Judges Howie Mandel, Mel B, Sofia Vergara, and Simon Cowell take a back seat during the live shows, allowing the public vote to determine who advances.
During the quarterfinals, four acts were chosen by the judges to advance straight to the finale by receiving Live Golden Buzzers. They are: Korean magician group Hundred Fingers, teenage singer Lai Noelle, Thai guitarist Nene Royal, and Chinese robot dance group Unitree.
Taking the stage for America’s semifinals vote are: dancing dog act Acro Canine Crew, Portuguese comedy singer Cesar Dias, Korean dance group Come Here, stand-up comedian Daniel Alvarez, magician Geno Ploeger, Canadian magician Kameron Marshall, rapper Luke Taleno, dog act Olivia Befus, light-up dance group Royal Lasers, singer Travis Garland, aerialist Veronika Goroshkova, and English magic duo Young & Strange.
Read on for our performance recap of America’s Got Talent Semifinals, which aired Sept. 15 on NBC.
With the final just one week away, Terry Crews announces that only six of the 12 acts will advance based on the overnight vote with no Live Golden Buzzer available. Once again Simon’s seat is empty as he continues to recover at home.
Let’s get into the performances!
Acro Canine Crew
Starting the competition with a Golden Buzzer from Terry during the auditions, the team-based dog act looks to make their dream a reality with a sleepover themed performance set to “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.”
Judges’ comments: “So fun, so exciting, your dogs are brilliant,” started Mel B. Both Sofia and Howie liked them as well, calling out that “everybody loves dogs” and that it’s a “unique way to have a dog show.”
Kameron Marshall
Drawing from a love for tattoos as inspiration for his next act, Kameron’s latest set used random drawings from random members of the audience and deliberate selections from the judges in order to demonstrate “inception” as magic.
Judges’ comments: “You really keep getting better and better and better,” Sofia said. “And that is a commitment to tattoo it.” Howie agrees that Kameron has gotten better with each performance and Mel called the act “slick.”
More to come…