AGT 2010: Week 3 of Quarter Finals Live Performances & Judges Comments

1. South Philly Vikings: dance group
they looked good in costume, but there was not much substance their dance. Just a lot of walking around. Piers Morgan used his first 'X'.

Piers Morgan: "...it's just overgrown children in robot costumes... I just see a bunch of people who don't sing and don't dance very well..."

Sharon Osbourne: "...I would like to apologize for my English friend.." , to which Piers Morgan corrected her that he is Irish, not English. "...all of you blue collar guys that have no training... I think it's really good entertainment."

Howie Mandel: "... I don't know what category it is... it's amazing what you can do with tin foil and holiday lights... it's like a craft project on steroids..."

2. CJ Dippa: Rapper
CJ is talented at the young age of eleven (or one one, as he told Piers last time). He can rap and he writes his own rhymes. You have to like rap though. He has a big attitude for a little kid. It might help him, it might not. Oh, he can dance better than Bieber too.

Piers Morgan: "... this is my world... on the negative side I couldn't understand a single word you were saying, on the positive side I can't understand any rapper..."

Sharon Osbourne: "... it's brilliant... I didn't realize what good dancer you are..."

Howie Mandel: "...that's whats impressive...the fact that you bring your own original beats..."


3. Harmonica Pierre: harmonica player
This guy is probably the best harmonica player I've ever heard. He went from a classical opening to a version of "Hey Soul Sister", pretty bold since Train was just on the show last week. A good performance tonight, but I'm not sure he deserves a main show spot.


Piers Morgan: "... I know where Howie's coming from... what is indisputable about you is you ...are one of the best harmonica players I've ever seen."


Sharon Osbourne: "... I love what you did ... I love the way you mixed around your material tonight..."

Howie Mandel: "... I think you did fantastically... you are truly and expert and truly a talent... I'm not sure about the harmonica... like the music at my doctor's office..." true.

AGT 2010: Michael Grimm, Alice Tan Ridley, Ascendance & Antonio Restivo Coast to the Semi Finals

Cirque Du Soleil & Train Perform on Live Elimination Night

Wednesday night is time to find out who moved on to the semi finals on America's Got Talent. We were also treated to a performance by Cirque du Soleil, always entertaining. The band Train hit the AGT stage later with their hit "Hey Soul Sister".

Again Nick Cannon called out the acts in groups of three. The first three acts are voted through by the public, the last act is chosen by the judges.

The first acts called out were: Ascendance (rock wall dancers), Mona Sampath Dance Co. (Bollywood dance group) and Ronith (comedian?). Thankfully we will no longer have to guess as to what the talent is that Howie Mandel sees in Ronith. Ascendance was the first act voted into the AGT 2010 semi finals tonight.

Alice Tan Ridley (singer), Iron Horse (band) and Cheer SF (cheerleading squad) were called out for the next group. The obvious crowd and AGT judge favorite was Alice Tan Ridley and in this group she was the easy choice. America followed suit and voted a thankful Ridley through.

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AGT 2010: Second Week of Quarter Finals Live

Tonight was a tough night for America's Got Talent. It started slowly, lagged in the middle and there was little or no bang at the end. There were a few talented acts, but Piers Morgan used his 'X' button nearly as much as during auditions. NBC must be really cutting budgets this year to need to fill up this many weeks with AGT acts.

At least we did not have to wait long for Alice Tan Ridley. The mother of Academy Award nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe ("Precious"), took the stage looking absolutely stunning. She sang "Midnight Train to Georgia" with the feeling of Gladys Knight and all three Pips, earning herself a standing ovation from all three judges. Ridley has been singing in the subways to earn money to support her family, and now says it's time to come out "into the sunlight". Welcome to the warmth Alice.

Finish article now or read on for full AGT judges comments and quotes.

AGT 2010 Quarter Finals Act 1: Cheer SF
A multi-age cheer group doing exactly what you would expect. Not much new here.
Piers Morgan: "... it was all a bit sophamoric"

Sharon Osbourne: "...I loved your enthusiasm... I thought it should be more sophisticated..."

Howie Mandel: "... it wasn't as technically amazing as some [of the other acts]... I like the fact that you have all ages..."

First Live Night on America's Got Talent: Fighting Gravity is the Act to BeatAmer

The first 12 acts took the stage live tonight in the America's Got Talent quarter finals. Only four will move on to the semi finals. Judging from tonight's performances it may be tough to find four in this group.

Here is how the night played out on AGT.

First up was Kung Fu Heroes, a combination of martial arts and dancing. They were okay and may have wanted to go easy in case of opening night nerves. They better go bigger if they get to come back for the semi finals.

Piers: "... it wasn't as mad as in your audition..."

Sharon:"...it was more like a martial arts exhibition."

Howie:"...it's the choreography that was weak..." and then described the group as "Power Rangers with eye shadow".

AGT: Last Week of Auditions for Vegas

This was the final week of state auditions for America's Got Talent. The latest crop of talented Americans are now off to Las Vegas. You just can't get more American than Vegas.

It's hard to pick any favorites since we have only seen a handful of acts that have a real chance of winning AGT. I set off to find a few clips of what I think are the acts to watch this season.

Don't worry if you don't see your favorite act, I included a link watch full episodes of AGT 2010 at the end.

And don't forget to vote for your favorite act at www.youtube.com/AGT