Judges cuts is the second level after auditions. This is the fourth and final episode of judges cuts and features Louis Tomlinson from the group One Direction as a guest judge.
The performances this week, especially by teenagers, were a little distracting. The teenagers kept oooing and awing over Louis.
ThroWings (25 & 29) - Acrobatic husband/wife duo act where the husband stands on an apparatus 10 feet in the air and throws his wife up in the air. She then does acrobatic routines. Tonight she did some of her acrobatic routines blind folded. Heidi does this thing with her hands like a kid does when they are pretending to look through binoculars. Not sure what that is. Simon said he loved the act and said that they stepped it up. Louis said this is an act he would see in Vegas, "They are legit"
Campbell Walker Fields (14) - Piano player/singer. His backstory is that he has two dads and has never met his birth mom. He Sang "A Thousand years" by Christian Perri. I'm not familiar with this song, but he seemed to put a lot of passion and feeling into the song. His dads in the audience were crying during his performance. Heidi said that his performance was not perfect; there were some mistakes, but she was moved. Louis and Simon gave him high praise for his song. Simon said that there were some issues with the tuning
Flip (14-17) - Dancing group of teenage girls. I'm not impressed with the dancing acts this year, but this group seems pretty good. We didn't get to see their entire act.
Shane and Shannon Jensen (27 & 26) - Ballroom dancing married couple. They performed quite a few good dance moves, but AGT only showed a portion of their act. Mel B said their act was "seamless"
Outlawz (17-20) - Teenage boy dancing group. Another dancing act that is not very impressive. They did some dance moves with spotlights where different spot lights would come on and a dancer would do his movies. They started out a mess but seemed to get better through the act. Heidi gave them a No in the first round but said that they stepped it up this time. Howie loved it and said it was everything they needed it to be. Simon said that their imperfections makes them more likable
Ary Hill (20) - A singer that "The Wanderer" by Dion. It was a very abbreviated performance. Louis said he wasn't crazy about the song but that she has a lovely voice.
Avonlea Martin (16) - Singer/piano player. Another abbreviated AGT edit. Louis said she needed to pull her personality out a little more
Jayna Brown (14) - Singer that sang "Rise Up" by Andra Day. The audience stood up and started swaying with her singing. I'm not familiar with this song, but she did not sing it like a 14-year old. She sang it like she had been singing it for years. All of the judges gave a standing ovation when she finished. Heidi said her voice was so beautiful. Mel B called her a natural. Simon that she has turned this competition upside down. Louis said that she has everything and hit the Golden Buzzer on her. Her hands were shaking so hard while the judges were talking to her @TheJaynaBrown
John Hetlinger (82) - Singer that sings death metal songs. He sang "Dragula" by Rob Zombie. Louis said he wasn't sure what he just saw but he hopes he's like John when he's 82. Heidi gave him a buzzer. Heidi said that she can't detect his talent. I love this dude. I think it's great what he does, but I'm not sure he's Vegas material.
Nathan Bockstahler (6) - Kid comedian that tells jokes from the point of view of someone his age. He says he comes up with his own jokes. This kid is really cute and tells it how it is. Mel B tells him he needs to practice if he moves on to the next round. Howie said he's adorable and cute. Louis said he wants to be his best friend. Simon thinks he will be a little movie star @NathanBocks
Victor Kee (45) - Ukrainian juggler that lost his brother due to heart attack 2 weeks after his audition. He now performs for his brother and uses a "light ball" to represent his brother. Before he started, Simon said that jugglers are usually boring, but his performance was incredible. Mel B said that she feels like he is everything this show is about. Louis said that there are so many layers to Victor's performance. Everyone loved the performance, but Heidi has to be the downer and remind him that only 7 acts get to go through @VictorKee
Sos and Victoria - Quick change illusionist couple. Sos designs all of the outfits that Victoria changes into. Heidi said that she is so excited to see them again, I think it's mainly because of the outfits. Simon is not impressed by their performance. I know there are a lot of quick-change acts out there, but they seem original. Simon didn't like the dancing in the first act, so they put magic tricks in this act. The judges like the quick-change part of their act, but not the magic part
John Bernhardt (52) - Musician that plays this weird instrument without touching it. It's a funny act, but I don't believe it's a Vegas act. The first act I've seen where someone got 4 buzzes in the second round. Four buzzers means that he goes directly home.
Jonathan Nosan (47) - Contortionist that wore this head-to-toe outfit that has reflectors all over it. Simon gave him a buzzer. He did one contortion act and it was over. The judges didn't know what they just saw and said his audition was much better.
The Amazing Armando (30) - Magician. He brought Mel B up on the stage. Simon didn't seem very impressed with his act and gave him a buzzer. Louis then pressed Mel B's buzzer, then Howie, and then Heidi. He will now go straight home
Musicality - Singing group. They saying "Skyscraper" by Demi Lovato. This is a group of approximately 20 teenagers. In the middle of the song, the audience stood. They are one of the strongest singing groups on the show. They have a director that directs them while they sing. I think they need to work on removing him from the equation and let them just sing. After the performance, all of the judges stood. Louis said it was incredible to watch them perform. They talked about how music programs are getting cut all across the country. We need to keep music and arts programs in schools. We need to have the arts available for those that want to pursue singing, instruments, or painting. @MusicalityVocal
Oksana Grishina (38) - Dancer that we did not get to see much of. They consider her a "strength" act because some of the tricks she does while dancing.
The Baron of the Universe - This guy is the epitome of Vegas strength acts. In his audition, he hung weights from his nipples. Tonight he pulled a dragster by his nipples along with his girlfriend sitting on the car. Louis said that his nipples are sore by watching him. Of course gave him a buzzer. She said that it makes her gag a little but. Howie said that he could see something like this in Vegas. I think I could also see something like this in Vegas. It's going to be tough in the live show with the other acts, but I think he could go far. This type of act is why I love watching AGT
DJ Demers (30) - Comedian that makes fun of his hearing disability. This dude is really funny. Simon wasn't for sure that it was better this time. We saw an abbreviated edit by AGT, but I'm hoping he can make it through.
Clairvoyants (28 & 29) - This group is one of the top acts on the show. It is a husband-wife duo that uses their talents to detect objects that the husband is holding. I could definitely see this as a Vegas show. This couple is incredible. She can detect things and it's an incredible trick. She guessed the number that Howie rolled on a die, then guess the card that Louis picked from a deck. Finally, she read a serial number from a $100 from Simon. All while blindfolded. This is one of the greatest tricks out there. Everyone is just blown away by this.
**Spoiler - The acts bolded below moved on to the live show**
- Jayna Brown - Golden Buzzer
- Campbell Walker Fields, Ary Hill, Avonlea Martin
- Sos and Victoria, John Hetlinger, Oksana Grishina
- Clairvoyants, ThroWings
- Flip, Outlawz
- The Baron of the Universe, Shane and Shannon Jensen, Jonthan Nosan
- Victor Kee, DJ Demers
- Nathan Bockstahler
- Musicality
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