{"id":480393,"date":"2026-06-03T05:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/480393\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T05:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:02:14","slug":"agt-2026-simon-cowell-reveals-his-all-time-favorite-agt-act-deseret-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/480393\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018AGT\u2019 2026: Simon Cowell reveals his all-time favorite \u2018AGT\u2019 act \u2013 Deseret News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Even as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/2023\/2\/6\/23587314\/kodi-lee-agt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/2023\/2\/6\/23587314\/kodi-lee-agt\/\">America\u2019s Got Talent<\/a>\u201d enters its 21st season, the show\u2019s creator and longtime judge, Simon Cowell, continues to be surprised by the wide range of contestants who step onto the stage for a shot at fame. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t know on the day anything about the contestants, not a thing, until they walk on stage, and then it all happens,\u201d Cowell told reporters on Monday during a virtual press conference. \u201cI haven\u2019t got a clue before that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Cowell said the Season 21 premiere episode \u2014 which airs Tuesday night and features everything from singers and comedians to a robotic dance crew \u2014 came with a number of surprises. Ahead of the premiere, the music executive and producer reflected on the best part of doing \u201cAGT\u201d \u2014 and the act that stands out the most to him in recent years. <\/p>\n<p>The best part of \u2018AGT,\u2019 according to Simon Cowell<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">With social media so rampant and so many people uploading their own content, it can sometimes be a challenge to cut through, Cowell said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A show like \u201cAGT,\u201d he said, can act as a sort of career launchpad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI genuinely believe that these shows, they have to have a purpose,\u201d he said. \u201cIt puts you on the ladder, so to speak. So if you do a great audition or a great live show performance, &#8230; I\u2019ve seen it happen so many times now, a massive, massive knockout effect in terms of their careers, their lives, their confidence. That\u2019s one of the best parts of doing the job.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIf that didn\u2019t happen, I promise you I wouldn\u2019t do shows,\u201d he added. \u201cThat moment where you can sit there and go, \u2018Wow, I was there on their first audition, and I\u2019ve got a feeling great things are going to happen,\u2019 I really still get a buzz out of that.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Simon Cowell reveals the \u2018AGT\u2019 act that stands out the most<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Cowell said he hopes \u201cAGT\u201d continues to feel fresh and exciting with each new season, and that the element of surprise is alive for viewers at home. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cYou don\u2019t want it to turn into Groundhog Day,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In recent years, the act that stands out the most to him is the Lebanese dance troupe The Mayyas, who won Season 17. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI thought they were sensational,\u201d he said. \u201cThat was for me, perfection. From their first performance to their final performance, about as good as I\u2019ve ever seen. That act just blew me away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The dance group earned a golden buzzer from \u201cAGT\u201d judge Sofia Vergara during their audition, which to date has 41 million views on YouTube. <\/p>\n<p>What to know about the \u2018AGT\u2019 2026 season premiere<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Season 21 premiere airs Tuesday night at 7 on NBC. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Acts performing during the two-hour premiere include:<\/p>\n<p>Comedian Kev Adams14-year-old singer Lai NoelleRapper Luke TalenoDance\/dog act Acro CrewCrossbow stunt duo Tyrone and MargoBreakdance team KOSE 8ROCKSUnitree Robotics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Even as \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d enters its 21st season, the show\u2019s creator and longtime judge, Simon Cowell, continues&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":480394,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[93,61,60,12260,282],"class_list":["post-480393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news-feed-national","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=480393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}