America's Got Talent (season 6)
Encyclopedia
The sixth season of America's Got Talent
, a reality
television series, premiered on May 31, 2011 on NBC
. On September 14, 2011, Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. was announced as the winner of season 6.
Season 6 was Piers Morgan
's final season as a judge.
, Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, Minneapolis, and New York City
. Untelevised producers' auditions were also held in Denver and Chicago. Previews of auditions were shown during NBC's The Voice
premiere during April and May 2011. Piers Morgan was absent for the first aired half of the auditions held in Minneapolis, due to being caught in a blizzard.
For the second year, a separate auditions round was also held on YouTube
, with twelve acts advancing to the quarterfinal round to compete with the Top 48.
The second part of Las Vegas Week aired on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, for one hour.
This year, acts that passed through to Las Vegas Week performed at the Planet Hollywood
Casino and Resort on the Las Vegas Strip
, the same venue that hosted America's Got Talent Live in 2009.
This year, the judges could also eliminate any act immediately after their performance if they felt the audition was sub-standard. Any audition that was at this level is in italics.
Footnotes
audition rounds, and a Wild Card show featuring previously eliminated quarterfinalists.
, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Footnotes
, Traces
, Fighting Gravity
, The Smurfs
Footnotes
, Jason Derülo
and Pilobolus
, Keenan Cahill
, Tay Zonday
, Rebecca Black
, Up and Over It (a YouTube act from Britain's Got Talent
).
This special quarterfinal featured acts who submitted their auditions via YouTube.
All 5 acts that were not picked in the judges choice have been invited back to the wild card show.
Guests: Colbie Caillat
, Les Misérables
Footnotes
, New Boyz
Footnotes
, Flo Rida
, Nicki Minaj
, Susan Boyle
Footnotes
winner Michael Grimm. The results show featured performances by Il Divo
.
winner Terry Fator
.
The two-hour finale aired on September 14, 2011, featuring special performances from many guest performers, including Def Leppard
, OneRepublic
, a duet with Tony Bennett
and Queen Latifah
, the cast of Cirque du Soleil
's Iris
, and Season 5 runner-up Jackie Evancho
. It also included celebrity-contestant duet performances. Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. performed with Patti LaBelle
, Team iLuminate with Cobra Starship
, the Silhouettes with LeAnn Rimes
, and POPLYFE with Stevie Wonder
.
The performance show was watched by 13.67 million viewers, and the finale achieved 14.37 million viewers. In its last half hour, the AGT final had 16.56 million viewers. The combined two-night final was watched by an average of 14.02 million viewers. Even though down from last year's finale, AGT notably rated higher than the 23rd season premiere of CBS
's hit reality series Survivor: South Pacific
.
auditions, and one Wild Card Act who was originally eliminated in Las Vegas.
Italic indicates the act was picked from a YouTube audition and was not featured in the preliminary auditions or Las Vegas Week; therefore, the quarterfinals were their debut to the competition.
Footnotes
announced that he had signed a three-year contract with the show, on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
. The show's taping began in March 2011 and all of the judges were present which confirmed that all three judges, as well as host Nick Cannon
, were returning. However, in November 2011, Morgan announced that he would not be returning to the show for its seventh season due to him focusing on his CNN show, Piers Morgan Tonight
.
NBC started promos for the show during the premiere of The Voice
on April 26, also noting a change in some of the color schemes in the logo with the United States in the foreground. The judge's desk is converted to be more like that of Britain's Got Talent
with a three dimensional "X".
On May 16, 2011, Mandel had a television appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
where he talked about the show. Mandel described the show as the most dangerous. During the interview, he said that the ambulance came to the set about six times to care for some of the injured contestants.
This year, the show generally carried over its format from the previous season. The auditions process and Las Vegas Week were unchanged, while the live shows, which consisted of multiple rounds of quarterfinals (including two special weeks for YouTube
acts and "Wild Card" performers), two weeks of semifinals, and two subsequent final rounds, had only minor changes from Season 5.
America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...
, a reality
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
television series, premiered on May 31, 2011 on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
. On September 14, 2011, Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. was announced as the winner of season 6.
Season 6 was Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan
Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children....
's final season as a judge.
Preliminary auditions
Televised auditions for Season 6 were held in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, Minneapolis, and New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Untelevised producers' auditions were also held in Denver and Chicago. Previews of auditions were shown during NBC's The Voice
The Voice (U.S. TV series)
The Voice is an American reality talent show that premiered on April 26, 2011 on the NBC television network. Based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, the series was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. It is part of an international series...
premiere during April and May 2011. Piers Morgan was absent for the first aired half of the auditions held in Minneapolis, due to being caught in a blizzard.
For the second year, a separate auditions round was also held on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, with twelve acts advancing to the quarterfinal round to compete with the Top 48.
Las Vegas Week
Immediately following the final auditions episode, the first episode of Las Vegas Week aired on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, for two hours. The episode achieved a 4.6 in the adults 18-49 demographic, tying a series record set by the show's world premiere in 2006.The second part of Las Vegas Week aired on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, for one hour.
This year, acts that passed through to Las Vegas Week performed at the Planet Hollywood
Planet Hollywood
Planet Hollywood, a restaurant inspired by the popular portrayal of Hollywood, was launched in New York on October 22, 1991, with the backing of Hollywood stars Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.-History:...
Casino and Resort on the Las Vegas Strip
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...
, the same venue that hosted America's Got Talent Live in 2009.
Selection and elimination
Similar to last season, the judges split all the acts into three groups. Those in Group A were referred to as "the judges' favorites", and performed on Day 1 of Las Vegas Week. Those in Group B were seen as less likely to advance by the judges, and were declared "standby acts." These acts perform for the remaining spots after Group A on Day 2. The auditions of the Group C acts were declared by the judges to be the best and these acts moved on to compete in the Top 48 directly without performing in Las Vegas.This year, the judges could also eliminate any act immediately after their performance if they felt the audition was sub-standard. Any audition that was at this level is in italics.
Advanced
- Charles Peachock, Juggler
- Dani Shay, SingerDani Shay originally sang an original song but forgot the lyrics. The judges gave her a second chance to perform another song later the same day.
- Dezmond Meeks, Singer
- Duo Aero, Acrobats
- Echo of Animal Gardens, Talking Bird Act
- Fatally Unique, Dance Crew
- The Fiddleheads, Bluegrass Band
- Frank Miles, Danger Act
- Geechy GuyGeechy GuyMichael Paul Cathers , known by his stage name, Geechy Guy, is a stand-up comedian who hails from the U.S. state of Michigan. He is probably best known for his appearances on Star Search, the nationally televised talent competition hosted by Ed McMahon...
, Comedian - J. Chris Newberg, Comedian/Guitarist
- The Kinetic King, Kinetic Artist
- Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr., Jazz Singer
- Mona Lisa, Singing Duo
- POPLYFEPoplyfePOPLYFE is a teen pop band from Oakland, California that performed in the sixth season of America's Got Talent. The band finished in fourth place by audience vote after performing a medley by Queen in the finals...
, Band - Scott Alexander, Magician/Illusionist
- Snap Boogie, Dancer
- Steven Retchless, Pole Dancer
- Summerwind Skippers, Jump-rope Acrobatic Troupe
- Those Funny Little People, Novelty Dance Group
- Yellow Designs Stunt Team, Stunt BMX Team
- Zuma Zuma, Tumblers/Acrobats
Eliminated
- 4Play, Singing Group One member in the group sang out of key and the group did not finish their song.
- The Angelic Team, Classical Singers
- Armand and Angelina, Rock/Classical Singers
- The Blue Bombshells, Dance Troupe
- Brett Pemberton, Singer
- Chicago's Ultimate Tumblers, Tumbling Act
- Christina Bianco, Comedian
- Cindy Chang, Opera Singer The judges felt Cindy Chang's performance was "warbly".
- Derek Sholl, Singer
- Fantastic Fig & Cat, Close-up magician
- Gary Mcintyre/Susan Kirkilin, Dancers
- Harold, Singer
- Hershae Chocolatae, Drag queen Impersonator
- Jammin Jay Lamont, Comedian/Obama Impressionist
- Jenn Marie Seamen, Comedian
- Jesse the Jack Russell, Dog act
- Kelsey Nord, Singer
- Kevin Shelley, Board-Breaking Performer
- LD Dance Company, Salsa Dance Troupe
- Michael Turco, Magician/Illusionist
- Mike Stone & The Kritikal Band, R&B Band
- Mr. Johns, Dancer
- Narsister, Acrobatic,
- Necessary Diva, Opera Singer
- Ping Pong Guy, Ping Pong Act
- Remedy, Vocal Group
- Robert Carter, Singer
- Ryan Andreas, Singer
- Shevonne Phillidor, Singer The judges brought Shevonne back for the Wild Card Show.
- Soleil Rousseau, Pole Dancer
- The BGP, Rock Band
- The Lost Boys, Rock Band
- Vegas Birds, Parrot Act
Advanced
- Anna Graceman, Singer
- Attack Dance Crew, Dance Crew
- Avery and the Calico Hearts, Singing Trio
- Daniel Joseph Baker, Singer
- Dylan Andre, Singer
- Ian Johnson, Yo-yo Performer
- Landon Swank, Magician
- Mauricio Herrera, Singer/Showman
- Monet, Singer
- Purrfect Angelz, Dance Troupe
- Sam B, Dancer
- Sandou Trio Russian Bar, Russian Bar Acrobats
- Seth Grabel, Magician
- SH'Boss Boys, Rapping Trio
- Smage Brothers Riding ShowsSmage Brothers Riding ShowsThe Smage Brothers Riding Show consists of two brothers, Pat and Phil Smage. Both are from Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Their bike show competed on the sixth season of America's Got Talent, which airs on NBC. They were eliminated in the Top 10 round on September 6-7, 2011 episode.-Phil Smage:Phil Smage is a...
, Stunt Motorcyclists - Taylor Davis, Singer
- Thomas John, Comedic Juggler
Eliminated
- The Body Poets, Dance Group
- Chad Selsinger, Singer
- Daniel Martin, Kid Act
- The Elektrolytes, Dance Crew
- Frank Olivier, Juggler/Fire-eater
- Halls of Magic, Magicians
- Jacob Greenhouse, Singer
- Jason Quick, Danger Act
- Jessica Coolidge, Pianist
- Leonid the MagnificentLeonid the MagnificentLeonid the Magnificent is a Russian performance artist born in 1973 in Siberia who now lives in Brooklyn, New York City. Leonid has been performing on stage since the age of 12. He finished Russian Circus School and University of Art and Culture to become an artist and a show creator...
, Variety Act - The Magic Charms, Magician
- Meet Me at Fairfax and 3rd, Singer/Acrobat
- Narcissister, Doll Headed Dancer
- Preston Weber, Samoan Fire knife Dancer
- Sadie, Singer/Child Performer
- Soulman, Dancer/Singer/Entertainer
- Tanner "Lil' T" Edwards, Dancer
- Taptastic, Tap-dancing Duo
- Tricky Jackson, Dancer
Group C: Advanced directly to the Top 48
- Captain and Maybelle, Sideshow Performers
- Fearless Flores Family, Stunt Motorcyclists
- Lys Agnès, Opera Singer
- Melissa Villasenor, Comedian/Impressionist
- Miami All-Stars, Dance Troupe
- Professor SplashProfessor SplashProfessor Splash is the show name of Darren Taylor. Taylor is an American show diver from Denver, Colorado. He is well known for breaking high diving records using small pools. He holds the Guinness World Records for highest shallow water dive. Taylor has been on The History Channel's Stan Lee's...
, High Diver - SilhouettesSilhouettes (dance group)The Silhouettes are a dance group from Denver, Colorado. The group is best known for performing on the sixth season of America's Got Talent. Led by Lynne Patton, a choreographer from the Denver area, the 42 members of the Silhouettes range from 4-18 year olds...
, Silhouette Performers - Squonk OperaSquonk OperaSquonk Opera is a group of interdisciplinary performing artists from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Led by artistic directors Jackie Dempsey and Steve O'Hearn, Squonk Opera formed in 1992 and has created ten distinct shows and performed in over 250 venues in the United States...
, Opera Singers - Team iLuminateTeam iLuminateTeam iLuminate is a group of glow-suit dancers from Los Angeles. They are best known for performing in the sixth season of America's Got Talent...
, Glow-Light Dance Group - The Rhinestone Ropers, Western-style Danger Act
Unknown decision
These acts passed through the initial audition, but did not perform in Las Vegas due to personal reasons.- Brennan Figari, Aerial Artist Brennan Figari was signed as an aerialist for the internationally acclaimed CavaliaCavaliaCavalia is a company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that presents large-scale equestrian productions involving trick riding, vaulting, haute école and pas de deux, unbridled displays, and Cirque du Soleil-like performances....
show, and was unable to compete. - DJ Face, DJ Act
- ELEW, Pianist ELEW went on tour with Josh GrobanJosh GrobanJoshua Winslow "Josh" Groban is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer. His four solo albums have been certified at least multi-platinum, and in 2007, he was charted as the number-one best selling artist in the United States with over 21 million records in that country...
, and was unable to compete. - Illumni Men's Chorale, A capella group
- Mrs. Smith, Rock Guitarist
- Olivia Bellafontaine, Burlesque Dance
- Rachel Zamstein, Singer and guitarist
- Sally Gould Dancers, Dance Troupe
- St. Luke's Bottle Band, Bottle Band
- The Art of Teknique, Dance Trio The Art of Teknique had conflicts with another project and were unable to compete.
- Viva La Muerte, Dancer/Stripper
- Shemika Charles, Fire limbo acrobat
Footnotes
Quarterfinals
The Quarterfinals began on July 12, 2011, and ended on August 17, 2011, with the conclusion of the Wild Card results episode. This round includes the Top 48 acts which passed through Las Vegas Week, the acts that passed through the YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
audition rounds, and a Wild Card show featuring previously eliminated quarterfinalists.
| Key | > Buzzed out |
 Judges' choice |
Advanced to the semifinals. | Finished in either fourth or fifth place; Won the judges' vote. | Finished in either fourth or fifth place; Lost the judges' vote. |
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Top 48, Week 1 (July 12–13)
Guests: Avril LavigneAvril Lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Buzzes and Judges' Choices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandel Howie Mandel Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on... |
Osbourne Sharon Osbourne Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne.... |
Morgan Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children.... |
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| Miami All-Stars | Dance Troupe | |
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| Dezmond Meeks | Singer | ||||
| Those Funny Little People | Novelty Dancers/Performers | |
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| Fearless Flores Family | Stunt Motorcyclists | ||||
| Squonk Opera | Operatic Band | |
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| J. Chris Newberg | Comedic Singer | |
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| Snap Boogie | Dancer | ||||
| Echo of Animal Gardens | Talking Bird Act | ||||
| The Fiddleheads | Bluegrass Band | ||||
| Duo Aero | Acrobatics/Trapeze Aerialists | |
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| Anna Graceman | Singer | ||||
| Sandou Trio Russian Bar | Russian Bar Acrobats | ||||
Footnotes
Top 48, Week 2 (July 19–20)
Guests: Hot Chelle RaeHot Chelle Rae
Hot Chelle Rae is a pop rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2005. The band consists of Ryan Follese , Nash Overstreet , Ian Keaggy , and Jamie Follese . Their debut album, Lovesick Electric, was released on October 27, 2009...
, Traces
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Buzzes and Judges' Choice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandel Howie Mandel Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on... |
Osbourne Sharon Osbourne Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne.... |
Morgan Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children.... |
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| Attack Dance Crew | Dance Crew | ||||
| Dani Shay | Singer/Musician | ||||
| Geechy Guy | Stand-up Comedian | |
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| Daniel Joseph Baker | Singer/Pianist | ||||
| The Rhinestone Ropers | Wild West Performers | |
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| Dylan Andre | Singer/Musician | ||||
| Landon Swank | Magician/Illusionist | |
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| Smage Brothers Riding Shows Smage Brothers Riding Shows The Smage Brothers Riding Show consists of two brothers, Pat and Phil Smage. Both are from Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Their bike show competed on the sixth season of America's Got Talent, which airs on NBC. They were eliminated in the Top 10 round on September 6-7, 2011 episode.-Phil Smage:Phil Smage is a... |
Stunt Motorcyclists | |
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| Thomas John | Comedic Juggler | |
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| Steven Retchless | Pole Dancer | |
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| Mona Lisa | Twin singers | ||||
| Silhouettes | Silhouette Dance Group | ||||
Top 48, Week 3 (July 26–27)
Guests: Stevie NicksStevie Nicks
Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums...
, Fighting Gravity
Fighting Gravity (performance artists)
Fighting Gravity is a performance art troupe from Blacksburg, Virginia, who utilize black light and phosphorescence effects to entertain crowds.The group was among the finalists on the fifth season of America's Got Talent...
, The Smurfs
The Smurfs (film)
The Smurfs is a 2011 American 3D family film based on The Smurfs comic book series created by Peyo and the 1980s animated TV series it spawned. It was directed by Raja Gosnell and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria, Jayma Mays, and Sofía Vergara. It is the first CGI/live-action hybrid film to...
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Buzzes and Judges' Choices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandel Howie Mandel Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on... |
Osbourne Sharon Osbourne Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne.... |
Morgan Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children.... |
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| Summerwind Skippers | Jump Rope Acrobatic Troupe | ||||
| SH'Boss Boys | Rapping Trio | ||||
| Mauricio Herrera | Singer/Showman | |
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| Seth Grabel | Magician | |
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| POPLYFE | Band | ||||
| Ian Johnson | Yo-Yo Performer | |
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| Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. | Jazz Singer | ||||
| Purrfect Angelz | Dance Troupe | |
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| Monét | Singer | ||||
| Captain and Maybelle | Sideshow Performers/Danger Act | ||||
| Lys Agnès | Opera Singer | ||||
| Professor SplashIt was on this night that Professor Splash broke the world record for highest shallow water dive Shallow diving Shallow Diving is an Extreme Sport, whereby enthusiasts attempt to dive from the greatest height into the shallowest depth of water, without sustaining injury. It is typically associated with travelling circuses along with the Strong man, performing animals, clowns and other such... at . Professor Splash had to perform outside the show's studio due to safety concerns. The judges did not have buzzers in the outside studio, instead having hand-carried signs with the familiar red "X", although they never used them. |
High Diver | |
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Footnotes
Top 48, Week 4 (August 2–3)
Guests: Maroon 5Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...
, Jason Derülo
Jason Derulo
Jason Joel Desrouleaux , better known by his stage name Jason Derülo, is an American singer-songwriter, actor and dancer. After producing records for several artists and writing songs for Cash Money Records, co-founder of the label Birdman, Young Money Entertainment owner Lil Wayne and rapper...
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Buzzes and Judges' Choices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandel Howie Mandel Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on... |
Osbourne Sharon Osbourne Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne.... |
Morgan Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children.... |
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| The Kinetic King | Kinetic Artist | |
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| Zuma Zuma | Tumblers/Acrobats | ||||
| Avery and the Calico Hearts | Singing Trio | ||||
| Charles Peachock | Juggler | |
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| Sam B | Dancer | |
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| Taylor Davis | Singer/Musician | style="text-align:center;"> |
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| Melissa Villasenor | Comedian/Impressionist | |
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| Scott Alexander | Magican/Illusionist | ||||
| Fatally Unique | Dance Crew | ||||
| Yellow Designs Stunt Team | Stunt Bikers | ||||
| Frank Miles | Dangerous Performer | ||||
| Team iLuminate | Glow-Light Dance Group | ||||
YouTube Special (August 9–10)
Guests: OK GoOK Go
OK Go is a rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, USA, now residing in Los Angeles, California, USA. The band is composed of Damian Kulash , Tim Nordwind , Dan Konopka and Andy Ross , who joined them in 2005, replacing Andy Duncan...
and Pilobolus
Pilobolus (dance company)
Pilobolus is a contemporary dance company whose origins are traced to a 1971 Dartmouth College dance class taught by Alison Becker Chase. The group first began performing in October 1971....
, Keenan Cahill
Keenan Cahill
Keenan Cahill is a teenager from Elmhurst, Illinois whose lip-syncing of popular songs has brought his videos on YouTube to some of the most viewed online videos. Guest artists on his channel have included rapper 50 Cent in November 2010, David Guetta in January 2011, and Jersey Shore's Paul...
, Tay Zonday
Tay Zonday
Adam Nyerere Bahner , better known by the pseudonym Tay Zonday, is an American musician, YouTube personality and voice actor. He is well known by listeners for his deep baritone voice whilst singing. He garnered mainstream exposure when his song "Chocolate Rain", and accompanying video on YouTube,...
, Rebecca Black
Rebecca Black
Rebecca Renee Black is an American pop singer who gained extensive media attention with the 2011 single "Friday". Her mother paid $4,000 to have the single and an accompanying music video put out as a vanity release through the record label ARK Music Factory. The song was co-written and produced...
, Up and Over It (a YouTube act from Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent (series 5)
The fifth series of Britain's Got Talent began on 16 April 2011 and ended on 4 June 2011. The winner of the show was Jai McDowall, who received £100,000 and a place at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance. The show was hosted by Ant & Dec on ITV, while Stephen Mulhern presented Britain's Got More...
).
This special quarterfinal featured acts who submitted their auditions via YouTube.
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Buzzes and Judges' Choices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandel Howie Mandel Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on... |
Osbourne Sharon Osbourne Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne.... |
Morgan Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children.... |
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| TNC Elite | Clogging Dance Troupe | ||||
| Illusionist Brett Daniels | Magician/Illusionist | style="text-align:center;"> |
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| Gabe Rocks | Dog Trick Act | style="text-align:center;"> |
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| Aeon | Parkour Acrobats | style="text-align:center;"> |
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| Breena Bell | Gymnast/Dancer/Contortionist | style="text-align:center;"> |
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| Kevin Colis | Singer/Musician | ||||
| Beth Ann Robinson | Dancer | |
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| Gymkana | Gymnastics/Acrobatic Troupe | ||||
| Kalani Basketball Freestyle | Basketball Juggler | style="text-align:center;"> |
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| West Springfield Dance Team | Dance Troupe | |
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| Matt Wilhelm | Blacklight Stunt Cyclist | ||||
| Powerhouse | Show Choir | style="text-align:center;"> |
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Wild Card Show (August 16–17)
This year, the Wild Cards were selected by the judges with input from an online audience on the show's website, although it was up to producers to decide whether the public audience's opinion was necessary.All 5 acts that were not picked in the judges choice have been invited back to the wild card show.
Guests: Colbie Caillat
Colbie Caillat
Colbie Marie Caillat is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. She debuted in 2007 with Coco, which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", which won a Grammy. Caillat released her...
, Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
| Order | Chosen By | Performer | Act Description | Buzzes and Judges' Choices | ||
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| Mandel Howie Mandel Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on... |
Osbourne Sharon Osbourne Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne.... |
Morgan Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children.... |
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| The Kinetic King | Kinetic Artist | |||||
| Those Funny Little People | Novelty Dancers/Performers | style="text-align:center;"> |
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| Avery and the Calico Hearts | Singing Trio | style="text-align:center;"> |
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| Seth Grabel | Magician | |||||
| Shevonne Phillidor | Singer/Musician | |||||
| West Springfield Dance Team | Dance Troupe | |||||
| J. Chris Newberg | Comedian | style="text-align:center;"> |
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| Yellow Designs Stunt Team | Stunt Bikers | |||||
| Charles Peachock | Juggler | |||||
| The Fiddleheads | Bluegrass Band | |
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| Summerwind Skippers | Jump Rope Acrobatic Troupe | |
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| Landon Swank | Magician/Illusionist | |||||
Footnotes
Semifinals
The semifinals of season 6 of America's Got Talent began on August 23, 2011, and concluded on August 31, 2011. At this stage of the competition, 24 acts that advanced past the quarterfinals performed live for a viewers' and judges' votes. Also, in this round, five acts advanced instead of four.| Key | > Buzzed out |
Judges' choice |
Advanced to the Top 10. | Finished in either fifth or sixth place; Won the judges' vote. | Finished in either fifth or sixth place; Lost the judges' vote. |
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Round 1 (August 23–24)
Guests: Demi Lovato, Prince PoppycockPrince Poppycock
John Andrew Quale is an American singer, songwriter, and performer best known by the stage name and persona of Prince Poppycock. Quale, who specializes in musical theater and opera, describes Prince Poppycock on his website as a "roguish operatic dandy."...
, New Boyz
New Boyz
New Boyz is an American hip hop/rap group and a former jerkin crew duo made up of rappers Earl "Ben J" Benjamin and Dominic "Legacy" Thomas from Hesperia, California. They debuted in summer 2009 with their viral hit, "You're a Jerk", taken from their debut studio album Skinny Jeanz and a Mic,...
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Buzzes and Judges' Choices | ||
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| Mandel Howie Mandel Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on... |
Osbourne Sharon Osbourne Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne.... |
Morgan Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children.... |
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| Zuma Zuma | Tumblers/Acrobats, Finished 8th in the voting | ||||
| Beth Ann Robinson | Dancer, Finished 7th in the voting | ||||
| Sandou Trio Russian BarSandou Trio Russian Bar decided not to perform their Russian Bar act, instead their performance involved a singer Cassie who's playing the piano turning upside down through the air. | Russian Bar Acrobats, Finished 12th in the voting | style="text-align:center;"> |
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| Kevin Colis | Singer/Musician, Finished 11th in the voting | style="text-align:center;"> |
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| Matt Wilhelm | Blacklight Stunt Cyclist, Finished 10th in the voting | ||||
| POPLYFE | Band | ||||
| West Springfield Dance Team | Dance Group | |
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| Melissa Villasenor | Comedian/Impressionist, Finished 9th in the voting | ||||
| Team iLuminate | Glow-Light Dance Group | ||||
| Daniel Joseph Baker | Singer/Pianist | ||||
| Miami All-Stars | Dance Troupe | ||||
| Lys Agnès | Opera Singer | ||||
Footnotes
Round 2 (August 30-31)
Guests: David GuettaDavid Guetta
Pierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...
, Flo Rida
Flo Rida
Tramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...
, Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj , better known by her stage name Nicki Minaj; ), is a Trinidadian-born American recording artist...
, Susan Boyle
Susan Boyle
Susan Magdalane Boyle is a Scottish singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV programme Britain's Got Talent on 11 April 2009, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from ...
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Buzzes and Judges' Choices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandel Howie Mandel Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on... |
Osbourne Sharon Osbourne Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne.... |
Morgan Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children.... |
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| The Kinetic King | Kinetic Artist, Finished 7th in the voting | ||||
| Fatally Unique, | Dance Crew, Finished 9th in the voting | ||||
| Landon Swank | Magician/Illusionist | ||||
| GymkanaGymkana's performance was ended prematurely due to a performer colliding into a ring of fire. | Gymnastics/Acrobatics Troupe, Finished 12th in the voting | style="text-align:center;"> |
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| Summerwind Skippers | Jump Rope Acrobatic Troupe, Finished 10th in the voting | style="text-align:center;"> |
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| Snap Boogie | Dancer | |
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| Anna Graceman | Singer | ||||
| Steven Retchless | Pole Dancer, Finished 8th in the voting | style="text-align:center;"> |
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| Smage Brothers Riding Shows Smage Brothers Riding Shows The Smage Brothers Riding Show consists of two brothers, Pat and Phil Smage. Both are from Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Their bike show competed on the sixth season of America's Got Talent, which airs on NBC. They were eliminated in the Top 10 round on September 6-7, 2011 episode.-Phil Smage:Phil Smage is a... |
Stunt Motorcyclists | |
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| Professor Splash Professor Splash Professor Splash is the show name of Darren Taylor. Taylor is an American show diver from Denver, Colorado. He is well known for breaking high diving records using small pools. He holds the Guinness World Records for highest shallow water dive. Taylor has been on The History Channel's Stan Lee's... Professor Splash had to perform outside the show's studio again due to safety concerns. The judges did not have buzzers in the outside studio, instead having hand-carried signs with the familiar red "X", although they never used them. |
High Diver, Finished 11th in the voting | ||||
| Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. | Jazz Singer | ||||
| Silhouettes | Silhouette Dance Group | ||||
Footnotes
Top 10
The Top 10 round was consisted of two episodes in one week. The performance episode aired on September 6, 2011, and the results episode concluded on September 7, 2011. The performance show featured an appearance from season 5America's Got Talent (season 5)
The fifth season of America's Got Talent, an American television reality show talent competition, premiered in the United States on the NBC network and on Canada's Global on June 1, 2010...
winner Michael Grimm. The results show featured performances by Il Divo
Il Divo
Il Divo is a multinational operatic pop vocal group created by music manager, executive, and reality TV star Simon Cowell. Formed in the United Kingdom, they are also signed to Cowell's record label, Syco Music...
.
Top 10 Elimination Table
| Key | Advanced to the finals. |
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| Order | Contestant | Performance Description | Notes |
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| 1 | Miami All-Stars | Dance Troupe, danced a cheerleading-themed Salsa routine to Will Smith Will Smith Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood... 's "Miami Miami (Will Smith song) "Miami" is a 1998 single from Will Smith's debut solo album Big Willie Style. It samples The Whispers' 1980 hit "And the Beat Goes On". The song charted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the UK charts. It won an MTV VMA Best Male Video award. The video features an early... ". |
Buzzed by Piers Morgan Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children.... . |
| 2 | Lys Agnès | Opera Singer, sang "Dream On Dream On (Aerosmith song) "Dream On" is the first single by Aerosmith from their 1973 debut album, Aerosmith. Written by lead singer Steven Tyler, this blues-influenced power ballad became their first major hit and classic rock radio staple... " by Aerosmith Aerosmith Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many... . |
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| 3 | Landon Swank | Magician/Illusionist, performed an illusion to Gavin DeGraw Gavin DeGraw Gavin Shane DeGraw is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is known for his songs "Chariot", "Follow Through", "I Don't Want to Be" , "In Love with a Girl", and "Not Over You".-Early life:DeGraw grew up in the Catskills in South Fallsburg,... 's "I Don't Want to Be I Don't Want to Be "I Don't Want to Be" is a song by Gavin DeGraw appearing on his 2003 debut album Chariot. It was released as a single in Australia in 2004, and in the UK in 2005.... " and OneRepublic OneRepublic OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, the band achieved massive success on MySpace, becoming the most prominent unsigned act on the website then... 's "Secrets Secrets (OneRepublic song) "Secrets" is the second single released from OneRepublic's second studio album Waking Up. It was released as the first single in Germany and Austria owing to its presence on the soundtrack of Til Schweiger's new film Zweiohrküken. The movie is the sequel to the film Keinohrhasen, for which... ", where he conjured a live goldfish from a goldfish cracker. In the second part of the illusion, he pushed his hand and arm through an apparently solid piece of glass and released the goldfish into an aquarium. It was revealed he came in 5th place finishing 1% behind PopLyfe. |
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| 4 | Anna Graceman | Singer, sang Cyndi Lauper Cyndi Lauper Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album... 's "True Colors True Colors (song) "True Colors" is a song written by songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, additional lyrics by Cyndi Lauper. It was both the title track and the first single released from Cyndi Lauper's second album. It was the only original song on the album that Lauper did not help write... ".She came in 6th |
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| Silhouettes | Silhouette Performers, performed to a theme based on a child's American Dream to "I Believe I Believe (Blessid Union of Souls song) -Peak positions:-End of year charts:-External links:* hosted on YouTube.... " by Blessid Union of Souls Blessid Union of Souls Blessid Union of Souls is an American rock band from Morrow, Ohio that was formed in 1990 by friends Jeff Pence and Eliot Sloan.... . |
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| 6 | Smage Brothers Riding Shows | Stunt Motorcyclists, perform motorcycle tricks on a skateboarding park-like set to Sum 41 Sum 41 Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of members Deryck Whibley , Tom Thacker , Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz .In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records... 's "Fat Lip Fat Lip "Fat Lip" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian punk rock band Sum 41. It was released in April 2001 as the lead single from their debut album All Killer No Filler. It is the band's most successful single to date, topping the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart... ". |
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| POPLYFE | Band, performed a medley of the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There", "I Want You Back I Want You Back "I Want You Back" was released in 1969 and in early 1970s became a number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. The song, along with a b-side cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Who's Lovin' You", was the only single from the first Jackson 5 album, Diana Ross Presents... ", and "The Love You Save The Love You Save "The Love You Save" is a 1970 number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. It held the number-one spot on the soul singles chart for six weeks. It held the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks, from June 27 to July 4, 1970... ". |
Accidentally buzzed by Sharon Osbourne Sharon Osbourne Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne.... after their performance. |
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| 8 | West Springfield Dance Team | Dance Troupe, danced to a vampire theme. | Buzzed by Piers Morgan. |
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Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. | Jazz Singer, sang "Ain't That a Kick in the Head? Ain't That A Kick In The Head? Ain't That a Kick in the Head? is a song which was written in 1960 with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was first recorded on May 10, 1960 by Dean Martin, with conducting by Nelson Riddle... " by Dean Martin Dean Martin Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"... . |
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| Team iLuminate | Glow-Light Dance Group, danced to a remix of "Thunder" by Nuttin' But Stringz Nuttin' But Stringz Nuttin' But Stringz, also known as N.B.S., consists of brothers Damien and Tourie Escobar who both play violin. The musicians from Jamaica, Queens play a blend of classical music, hip-hop, jazz and R&B.-Biography:... , who performed on the third season of America's Got Talent America's Got Talent (season 3) The third season of America's Got Talent, an American television reality show talent competition, premiered on MediaCorp Channel 5 on September 3, 2008. Opera singer Neal E. Boyd was named the winner on January 28, 2009.... . |
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Finals
The finals of the sixth season of America's Got Talent took place over two nights. The one-hour performance episode aired on September 13, 2011, and featured a performance from season 2America's Got Talent (Season 2)
The second season of America's Got Talent, an American television reality show talent competition, premiered on the NBC network on June 5, 2007 with a two-hour episode. Tabloid talk show host Jerry Springer succeeded Regis Philbin as host. Piers Morgan and David Hasselhoff returned as judges,...
winner Terry Fator
Terry Fator
Terry Wayne Fator is a ventriloquist, impressionist, comedian, and singer from Dallas, Texas. Fator is capable of doing over 100 ventriloquial impersonations, and uses 16 different puppets in his act. He was the winner of Season 2 of America's Got Talent, and received the million dollar prize...
.
The two-hour finale aired on September 14, 2011, featuring special performances from many guest performers, including Def Leppard
Def Leppard
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...
, OneRepublic
OneRepublic
OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, the band achieved massive success on MySpace, becoming the most prominent unsigned act on the website then...
, a duet with Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz....
and Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
Dana Elaine Owens , better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American singer, rapper, and actress. Her work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy...
, the cast of Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil , is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy...
's Iris
Iris (Cirque du Soleil)
Iris, the first show produced by Cirque du Soleil to be located at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California, premiered on September 25, 2011 after preview performances which began on July 21. The cost for production of the show is , and is scheduled to run for 10 years. Iris is directed by...
, and Season 5 runner-up Jackie Evancho
Jackie Evancho
Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Evancho is an American child singer described as a classical crossover artist. After entering some talent competitions, issuing an independent album, Prelude to a Dream, and attracting interest on YouTube, she gained wider popularity in 2010 with her performances in the...
. It also included celebrity-contestant duet performances. Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. performed with Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards , better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry...
, Team iLuminate with Cobra Starship
Cobra Starship
Cobra Starship is an American synthpop band created by former Midtown bassist and lead vocalist Gabe Saporta in 2003 in New York City, New York...
, the Silhouettes with LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her...
, and POPLYFE with Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
.
The performance show was watched by 13.67 million viewers, and the finale achieved 14.37 million viewers. In its last half hour, the AGT final had 16.56 million viewers. The combined two-night final was watched by an average of 14.02 million viewers. Even though down from last year's finale, AGT notably rated higher than the 23rd season premiere of CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
's hit reality series Survivor: South Pacific
Survivor: South Pacific
Survivor: South Pacific is the twenty-third season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor, which premiered on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. The season was filmed in the vicinity of Upolu, Samoa, which is the same filming location as season 19 and season 20, and it will...
.
Finals Elimination Table
| Key | Winner | Runner-Up | Third Place |
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| Order | Contestant | Performance Description | Result (September 14, 2011) | Notes |
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| 1 | Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. | Jazz Singer, performed "My Way My Way (song) "My Way" is a song popularized by Frank Sinatra. Its lyrics were written by Paul Anka and set to music based on the French song "Comme d'habitude" composed in 1967 by Claude François and Jacques Revaux, with lyrics by Claude François and Gilles Thibault. Anka's English lyrics are unrelated to the... " by Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the... . |
Winner | |
| 2 | Team iLuminate | Glow-Light Dance Group, performed a large scale, synchronized routine with kaleidoscopic effects to "Feel So Close Feel So Close "Feel So Close" is a song by Scottish recording artist Calvin Harris from his upcoming third studio album. It was released as the album's second single on 19 August 2011. Harris returns to singing on this song, after previously stating he had quit singing in concerts. The song debuted at number two... " by Calvin Harris Calvin Harris Calvin Harris is a Scottish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. His gold-selling debut album, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top ten singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"... . |
Third Place | |
| 3 | POPLYFE | Band, performed "We Will Rock You We Will Rock You "We Will Rock You" is a song written by Brian May and recorded and performed by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. Rolling Stone ranked it #330 of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004, and the RIAA placed it at #146 on its list of Songs of the Century... " and "We Are the Champions We Are the Champions "We Are the Champions" is a power ballad written by Freddie Mercury, recorded and performed by British rock band Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. One of their most famous and popular songs, it remains among rock's most recognisable anthems... " by Queen Queen (band) Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor... . |
Fourth Place | |
| 4 | Silhouettes | Silhouette Performers, performed to a routine about a young girl who dreams of traveling to see the world to the song "What a Wonderful World What a Wonderful World "What a Wonderful World" is a song written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released as a single in 1968. Thiele and Weiss were both prominent in the music world . Armstrong's recording was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999... " by Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.... . |
Runner-Up | Act's start was delayed by technical difficulties. Sharon Osbourne Sharon Osbourne Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne.... 's buzzer went off accidentally after the performance. |
Round chart
The following is the list of the 48 quarterfinalists who passed through Las Vegas Week, the 12 contestants that were picked from a separate circuit of YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
auditions, and one Wild Card Act who was originally eliminated in Las Vegas.
Italic indicates the act was picked from a YouTube audition and was not featured in the preliminary auditions or Las Vegas Week; therefore, the quarterfinals were their debut to the competition.
| Key | Winner | Runner-up | Finalist | 5th or 6th place | Top Ten finalist | Semifinalist | Wild Card |
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| Name/Name of Act | Age(s) | Genre | Act | Hometown | Qtr. Final (Week) | Semi Final (Week) | Position Reached |
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| Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. | 36 | Singing | Jazz Singer | Logan, West Virginia Logan, West Virginia Logan is a city in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along the Guyandotte River. The population was 1,779 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Logan County.-History:... |
3 | 2 | First Place |
| Silhouettes Silhouettes (dance group) The Silhouettes are a dance group from Denver, Colorado. The group is best known for performing on the sixth season of America's Got Talent. Led by Lynne Patton, a choreographer from the Denver area, the 42 members of the Silhouettes range from 4-18 year olds... |
3-18 | Dancing | Silhouette Dancers | Denver, Colorado | 2 | 2 | Runner-up |
| Team iLuminate Team iLuminate Team iLuminate is a group of glow-suit dancers from Los Angeles. They are best known for performing in the sixth season of America's Got Talent... |
25-33 | Dancing | Glow-Light Dance Group | Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , California |
4 | 1 | Third Place |
| POPLYFE Poplyfe POPLYFE is a teen pop band from Oakland, California that performed in the sixth season of America's Got Talent. The band finished in fourth place by audience vote after performing a medley by Queen in the finals... |
12-16 | Musical | Band | Oakland, California Oakland, California Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724... |
3 | 1 | Fourth Place |
| Anna Graceman | 11 | Singing | Singer | Juneau, Alaska Juneau, Alaska The City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900... |
1 | 2 | Fifth or sixth place |
| Landon Swank | 26 | Magic | Magician/Illusionist | Wasilla, Alaska Wasilla, Alaska Wasilla is a city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, United States and the sixth-largest city in Alaska. It is located on the northern point of Cook Inlet in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley of the southcentral part of the state. The city's population was 7,831 at the 2010 census... |
2, 6 | 2 | Fifth or sixth place |
| Lys Agnès | 27 | Singing | Opera Singer | Denver, Colorado | 3 | 1 | Eliminated |
| Miami All-Stars | 13-43 | Dancing | Dance Troupe | Miami, Florida | 1 | 1 | Eliminated |
| Smage Brothers Riding Shows Smage Brothers Riding Shows The Smage Brothers Riding Show consists of two brothers, Pat and Phil Smage. Both are from Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Their bike show competed on the sixth season of America's Got Talent, which airs on NBC. They were eliminated in the Top 10 round on September 6-7, 2011 episode.-Phil Smage:Phil Smage is a... |
18-25 | Performing | Stunt Motorcyclists | Elkhorn, Wisconsin Elkhorn, Wisconsin Elkhorn is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It is southwest of Milwaukee and northwest of Chicago. The population was 7,305 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Walworth County... |
2 | 2 | Eliminated |
| West Springfield Dance Team | N/A N/A n/a, which uses lowercase letters, is a common abbreviation for not applicable or not available, used to indicate when information in a certain field on a table is not provided, either because it does not apply to a particular case in question or because it is not available... |
Dancing | Dance Troupe | Springfield, Virginia Springfield, Virginia Springfield is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States and a suburb of Washington, D.C. The Springfield CDP is recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau with a population of 30,484 as of the 2010 census. Homes and businesses in bordering CDPs including North Springfield,... |
5, 6 | 1 | Eliminated |
| Beth Ann Robinson | 14 | Dancing | Dancer | Dothan, Alabama Dothan, Alabama Dothan is a city located in the southeastern corner of the US state of Alabama, situated approximately west of the Georgia state line and north of Florida. It is the seat of Houston County, with portions extending into nearby Dale County and Henry County... |
5 | 1 | Eliminated |
| Daniel Joseph Baker | 20 | Singing | Singer | Katy, Texas Katy, Texas Katy is a city located in Harris, Fort Bend and Waller Counties in the U.S. state of Texas, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area... |
2 | 1 | Eliminated in Judge's Choice |
| Fatally Unique | 13-22 | Dancing | Dance Crew | Rockford, Illinois Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated... |
4 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Gymkana | N/A | Performing | Acrobatic Group | College Park, Maryland College Park, Maryland College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA. The population was 30,413 at the 2010 census. It is best known as the home of the University of Maryland, College Park, and since 1994 the city has also been home to the "Archives II" facility of the U.S... |
5 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Kevin Colis | 33 | Singing | Singer | New Braunfels, Texas New Braunfels, Texas New Braunfels is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas that is a principal city of the metropolitan area. Braunfels means "brown rock" in German; the city is named for Braunfels, in Germany. The city's population was 57,740 as of the 2010 census, up 58% from the 2000... |
5 | 1 | Eliminated |
| The Kinetic King | 47 | Variety | Kinetic Artist | Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city... |
4, 6 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Matt Wilhelm | 32 | Performing | Stunt Bike Rider | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , Illinois |
5 | 1 | Eliminated |
| Melissa Villasenor | 23 | Comedy | Comedian/Impressionist | Whittier, California Whittier, California Whittier is a city in Los Angeles County, California about southeast of Los Angeles. The city had a population of 85,331 at the 2010 census, up from 83,680 as of the 2000 census, and encompasses 14.7 square miles . Like nearby Montebello, the city constitutes part of the Gateway Cities... |
4 | 1 | Eliminated |
| Professor Splash Professor Splash Professor Splash is the show name of Darren Taylor. Taylor is an American show diver from Denver, Colorado. He is well known for breaking high diving records using small pools. He holds the Guinness World Records for highest shallow water dive. Taylor has been on The History Channel's Stan Lee's... |
50 | Danger | High Diver | Denver, Colorado | 3 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Sandou Trio Russian Bar | 25-43 | Danger | Russian Bar Acrobats | San Antonio, Texas | 1 | 1 | Eliminated |
| Snap Boogie | 18 | Dancing | Dancer | Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , Massachusetts |
1 | 2 | Eliminated in Judge's Choice |
| Steven Retchless | 24 | Dancing | Pole Dancer | Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
2 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Summerwind Skippers | 22-36 | Performing | Jump Rope Acrobats | Boise, Idaho Boise, Idaho Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,... |
3, 6 | 2 | Eliminated |
| Zuma Zuma | 28-42 | Performing | Tumblers/Acrobats | Las Vegas, Nevada | 4 | 1 | Eliminated |
| Avery and the Calico Hearts | 9-10 | Singing | Singing Trio | Lubbock, Texas Lubbock, Texas Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University... |
4, 6 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Charles Peachock | 35 | Juggling | Juggler | Kent, Ohio Kent, Ohio Kent is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the largest city in Portage County. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeastern Ohio on the western edge of the county. The population was 27,906 at the 2000 United States Census and 28,904 in the 2010 Census... |
4, 6 | N/A | Eliminated |
| The Fiddleheads | 21-23 | Musical | Bluegrass Band | Dahlonega, Georgia Dahlonega, Georgia Dahlonega is a city in Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,242.... |
1, 6 | N/A | Eliminated in Judge's Choice |
| J. Chris Newberg | 41 | Comedy | Comedian/Guitarist | Birmingham, Michigan Birmingham, Michigan Birmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan and an affluent suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,103... |
1, 6 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Seth Grabel | 29 | Magic | Magician/Showman | Los Angeles, California | 3, 6 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Shevonne PhillidorShevonne was a Wild Card act previously eliminated prior to the quarterfinals in Las Vegas Week. | 20 | Singing | Singer/Musician | Tampa, Florida Tampa, Florida Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709.... |
6 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Those Funny Little People | 23-53 | Performing | Novelty Dancers/Performers | Chicago, Illinois | 1, 6 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Yellow Designs Stunt Team | 25-41 | Performing | Stunt Bikers | Monument, Colorado Monument, Colorado Monument is a growing town situated on the Rampart Range in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Monument is bordered by Pike National Forest on the west, Colorado Springs and the United States Air Force Academy to the south, foothills and rock outcroppings to the north and rolling plains to... |
4, 6 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Aeon | N/A | Performing | Parkour Performers | Los Angeles, California | 5 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Attack Dance Crew | 19-25 | Dancing | Dance Crew | Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by... |
2 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Breena Bell | 8 | Dancing/Performing | Dancer/Gymnast | Lincoln, Alabama Lincoln, Alabama Lincoln is a city in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 4,577. It was named for Major General Benjamin Lincoln, who served in the American Army during the Revolutionary War.-Geography:... |
5 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Brett Daniels | 50 | Magic | Magician/Illusionist | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 5 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Captain and Maybelle | 38, 32 | Danger | Sideshow Performers/Danger Act | Douglasville, Georgia Douglasville, Georgia The city of Douglasville is the county seat of Douglas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 30,961... |
3 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Dani Shay | 22 | Singing | Singer/Musician | Orlando, Florida Orlando, Florida Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States... |
2 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Dezmond Meeks | 28 | Singing | Singer/Pianist | Pineville, Louisiana Pineville, Louisiana Pineville is a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is adjacent to the city of Alexandria, and is part of that city's Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,829 at the 2000 census.... |
1 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Duo Aero | 23, 24 | Performing | Trapeze Aerialists | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 1 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Dylan Andre | 19 | Singing | Singer/Musician | Zieglersville, Pennsylvania Zieglersville, Pennsylvania Zieglerville is an unincorporated community in Lower Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its ZIP Code is 19492.-Geography:Zieglerville is located at It is 220 feet above sea level.... |
2 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Echo of Animal Gardens | 15, 32 | Animal Act | Talking/Singing Bird | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Lake Geneva is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,148 at the 2000 census. A resort city located on Geneva Lake, it is southwest of Milwaukee and popular with tourists from metropolitan Chicago and Milwaukee.-History:... |
1 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Fearless Flores Family | 8-35 | Performing | Stunt Motorcyclists | Myakka City, Florida Myakka City, Florida Myakka City is an unincorporated community in southeastern Manatee County, Florida, United States. It lies along State Road 70 southeast of the city of Bradenton, the county seat of Manatee County. Its elevation is , and it is located at... |
1 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Frank Miles | 50 | Performing | Danger Act | San Francisco, California | 4 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Gabe Rocks | N/A | Animal Act | Dog Act | Bellingham, Washington Bellingham, Washington Bellingham is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the twelfth-largest city in the state. Situated on Bellingham Bay, Bellingham is protected by Lummi Island, Portage Island, and the Lummi Peninsula, and opens onto the Strait of Georgia... |
5 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Geechy Guy Geechy Guy Michael Paul Cathers , known by his stage name, Geechy Guy, is a stand-up comedian who hails from the U.S. state of Michigan. He is probably best known for his appearances on Star Search, the nationally televised talent competition hosted by Ed McMahon... |
46 | Comedy | Stand-Up Comedian | Rochester, Michigan Rochester, Michigan Rochester is an affluent city in north Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan on the northern outskirts of metro Detroit. The population was 12,711 at the 2010 census... |
2 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Ian Johnson | 16 | Performing | Yo-yo performer | Hebron, Illinois Hebron, Illinois Hebron is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census the village population was 1,216, up from 1,038 at the 2000 census.... |
3 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Kalani Basketball Freestyle | 24 | Performing | Basketball Juggling | Honolulu, Hawaii | 5 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Mauricio Herrera | 33 | Singing | Singer/Showman | Orange, California Orange, California Southern California is well-known for year-round pleasant weather: - On average, the warmest month is August. - The highest recorded temperature was in 1985. - On average, the coolest month is December. - The lowest recorded temperature was in 1950... |
3 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Mona Lisa | 29 | Singing | Singing Duo | Santa Ana, California Santa Ana, California Santa Ana is the county seat and second most populous city in Orange County, California, and with a population of 324,528 at the 2010 census, Santa Ana is the 57th-most populous city in the United States.... |
2 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Monet | 12 | Singing | Singer | Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
3 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Powerhouse | N/A | Singing | Choir | Burbank, California Burbank, California Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340.... |
5 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Purrfect Angelz | 22-36 | Dancing | Dance Troupe | Hollywood, California | 3 | N/A | Eliminated |
| The Rhinestone Ropers | 28, 52 | Performing/Danger | Western-style Danger Act | Jerome, Idaho Jerome, Idaho Jerome is a city in Jerome County, Idaho, U.S.A. The population was 10,890 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Jerome County, and sits at an elevation of 3763 feet above sea level. It is part of the Twin Falls, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Jerome is located at ... |
2 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Sam B | 32 | Dancing | Dancer | Falls Church, Virginia Falls Church, Virginia The City of Falls Church is an independent city in Virginia, United States, in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The city population was 12,332 in 2010, up from 10,377 in 2000. Taking its name from The Falls Church, an 18th-century Anglican parish, Falls Church gained township status within... |
4 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Scott Alexander | 41 | Magic | Magician/Illusionist | Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities... |
4 | N/A | Eliminated |
| SH'Boss Boys | 5-7 | Performing | Rapping Trio | Atlanta, Georgia | 3 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Squonk Opera Squonk Opera Squonk Opera is a group of interdisciplinary performing artists from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Led by artistic directors Jackie Dempsey and Steve O'Hearn, Squonk Opera formed in 1992 and has created ten distinct shows and performed in over 250 venues in the United States... |
33-52 | Musical | Operatic Band | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Taylor Davis | 18 | Singing | Singer/Musician | Leesburg, Georgia Leesburg, Georgia Leesburg is a city in Lee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,965 at the 2009 census estimate. The city is the county seat of Lee County.Leesburg is part of the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
4 | N/A | Eliminated |
| Thomas John | 22 | Comedy/Performing | Juggler | San Francisco, California | 2 | N/A | Eliminated |
| TNC Elite | N/A | Dancing | Clogging Dance Group | Charlotte, North Carolina | 5 | N/A | Eliminated |
Footnotes
Production
On July 27, 2010, Piers MorganPiers Morgan
Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan , known professionally as Piers Morgan, is a British journalist and television presenter. He is editorial director of First News, a national newspaper for children....
announced that he had signed a three-year contract with the show, on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny...
. The show's taping began in March 2011 and all of the judges were present which confirmed that all three judges, as well as host Nick Cannon
Nick Cannon
Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon is an American actor, comedian, rapper, entrepreneur, record producer, radio, and television personality. On television, Cannon began as a teenage sketch comedian on All That before going on to host The Nick Cannon Show, Wild 'N Out, and America's Got Talent...
, were returning. However, in November 2011, Morgan announced that he would not be returning to the show for its seventh season due to him focusing on his CNN show, Piers Morgan Tonight
Piers Morgan Tonight
Piers Morgan Tonight is a talk show on CNN, hosted by Piers Morgan. The show premiered on January 17, 2011 and filled the former Larry King Live timeslot. The theme music is written by Anthony James, composer and CEO of British company Music Candy, and his writing partner Yiorgos Bellapaisiotis,...
.
NBC started promos for the show during the premiere of The Voice
The Voice (U.S. TV series)
The Voice is an American reality talent show that premiered on April 26, 2011 on the NBC television network. Based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, the series was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. It is part of an international series...
on April 26, also noting a change in some of the color schemes in the logo with the United States in the foreground. The judge's desk is converted to be more like that of Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent is a British television talent show competition which started in June 2007 and originated from the Got Talent series. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's TalkbackThames and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The show is broadcast on ITV in Britain and TV3 in Ireland...
with a three dimensional "X".
On May 16, 2011, Mandel had a television appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....
where he talked about the show. Mandel described the show as the most dangerous. During the interview, he said that the ambulance came to the set about six times to care for some of the injured contestants.
This year, the show generally carried over its format from the previous season. The auditions process and Las Vegas Week were unchanged, while the live shows, which consisted of multiple rounds of quarterfinals (including two special weeks for YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
acts and "Wild Card" performers), two weeks of semifinals, and two subsequent final rounds, had only minor changes from Season 5.
US ratings
| Order | Episode(s) | Airdate | Rating | Share | Rating/Share Nielsen Ratings Nielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States... (18-49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Rank (Timeslot) |
Rank (Night) (18-49) |
Rank (Night) (Total viewers) |
Rank (Week) (Total viewers) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Los Angeles Auditions & Atlanta Auditions" | May 31, 2011 | 8.8 | 14 | 4.3/12 | 15.28 | #1 | #3 | #1 | #3 |
| 2 | "Seattle Auditions" | June 7, 2011 | 7.4 | 13 | 3.7/12 | 12.93 | #1 | #3 | #2 | #5 |
| 3 4 |
"Houston Auditions" "Minneapolis Auditions" |
June 8, 2011 | 7.1 | 12 | 3.7/10 | 12.64 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #6 |
| 5 | "Seattle Auditions" (Part 2) | June 14, 2011 | 7.3 | 12 | 3.5/11 | 12.59 | #1 | #2 | #1 | #1 |
| 6 | "Atlanta Auditions" (Part 2) | June 21, 2011 | 7.1 | 12 | 3.4/11 | 12.30 | #1 | #2 | #1 | #2 |
| 7 | "New York Auditions" | June 22, 2011 | 7.5 | 12 | 3.9/11 | 13.49 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 8 | "New York Auditions" (Part 2) | June 28, 2011 | 7.3 | 13 | 3.3/11 | 12.46 | #1 | #2 | #1 | #3 |
| 9 | "Auditions Episode 9" | June 29, 2011 | 7.6 | 13 | 4.1/12 | 13.71 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 10 | "Final Auditions" | July 5, 2011 | 7.2 | 12 | 3.6/11 | 12.59 | #1 | #2 | #2 | #4 |
| 11 | "Las Vegas Week" (Part 1) | July 5, 2011 | 8.8 | 14 | 4.6/13 | 15.78 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 12 | "Las Vegas Week" (Part 2) | July 6, 2011 | 7.3 | 12 | 3.6/11 | 12.85 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #3 |
| 13 | "Quarterfinals, Week 1" | July 12, 2011 | 7.9 | 13 | 4.0/11 | 14.07 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 14 | "Quarterfinals, Week 1" (Results) | July 13, 2011 | 6.8 | 11 | 3.0/9 | 11.43 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| 15 | "Quarterfinals, Week 2" | July 19, 2011 | 7.3 | 12 | 3.6/10 | 13.04 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 16 | "Quarterfinals, Week 2" (Results) | July 20, 2011 | 5.9 | 10 | 2.7/8 | 10.32 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| 17 | "Quarterfinals, Week 3" | July 26, 2011 | 6.6 | 11 | 3.1/9 | 11.54 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 18 | "Quarterfinals, Week 3" (Results) | July 27, 2011 | 6.0 | 10 | 2.8/8 | 10.74 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| 19 | "Quarterfinals, Week 4" | August 2, 2011 | 6.8 | 11 | 3.1/9 | 11.92 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 20 | "Quarterfinals, Week 4" (Results) | August 3, 2011 | 5.8 | 10 | 2.5/7 | 9.96 | #1 | #2 | #1 | #2 |
| 21 | "Quarterfinals, YouTube" | August 9, 2011 | 6.6 | 11 | 3.0/8 | 11.46 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 22 | "Quarterfinals, YouTube" (Results) | August 10, 2011 | 5.7 | 9 | 2.5/7 | 9.73 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #3 |
| 23 | "Quarterfinals, Wildcard Show" | August 16, 2011 | 6.0 | 10 | 2.8/5 | 10.40 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| 24 | "Quarterfinals, Wildcard Show" (Results) | August 17, 2011 | 5.6 | 9 | 2.5/7 | 9.74 | #1 | #2 | #1 | #3 |
| 25 | "Semifinals, Round 1" | August 23, 2011 | 7.0 | 11 | 3.3/9 | 11.99 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 26 | "Semifinals, Round 1" (Results) | August 24, 2011 | 6.4 | 10 | 2.9/8 | 11.12 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| 27 | "Semifinals, Round 2" | August 30, 2011 | 6.8 | 11 | 3.1/8 | 11.14 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 28 | "Semifinals, Round 2" (Results) | August 31, 2011 | 6.5 | 10 | 2.6/7 | 10.65 | #1 | #2 | #1 | #2 |
| 29 | "Top Ten" | September 6, 2011 | 7.1 | 11 | 3.1/8 | 11.85 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #9 |
| 30 | "Top Ten" (Results) | September 7, 2011 | 7.2 | 11 | 3.0/8 | 12.36 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #7 |
| 31 | "Finals, Performances" | September 13, 2011 | 8.1 | 13 | 3.8/10 | 13.67 | #1 | #1 | #1 | #4 |
| 32 | "Finale" | September 14, 2011 | 8.5 | 14 | 3.6/10 | 14.37 | #1 | #2 | #1 | #3 |