Following the two-hour “Auditions 2” episode of “America’s Got Talent” season 19 on June 4, we asked YOU, “Who was your favorite act?” Among the contestants that performed for the judges were five-year-old drummer Chrisyius Whitehead, band Ashes & Arrows, balancing act Hakuna Matata Acrobatic, dancer Alex Zinger, classically trained musicians The Otama Collective, Chinese instrument player NiNi, acrobatics Cata & Jay, Japanese dance group Sabrina, baton twirler Phillip Lewis, and danger trick act Bao Cuong.
Based on your votes in our Auditions 2 poll, danger act and illusionist Bao Cuong was your favorite with over 48% popularity. In his performance, Bao was able to show Simon Cowell something he’s never sen before: giant scissors put into a human body. For that reason, Simon thought Bao delivered something “incredible,” and even if Sofia Vergara was hesitant to setting herself up to see such a hard-to-watch act again, she joined the other judges in a unanimous vote for “yes” for him to advance to the next round.
Here’s how all of the acts fared in our poll results as of this writing:Not present in our poll are the two acts that received the Golden Buzzer this week. Simon awarded the “punch in the face” from soul singer Liv Warfield with his first golden buzzer and then surprised everyone, even the producers, when he hit the button for the second time to send drone artists Sky Elements through as well. The Golden Buzzer twist has been integral to the reality TV show since it was first introduced in Season 10, but this is the first installment that allows for the judges to press it multiple times.
Based on your votes last week, the favorite act from “Auditions 1” was dance group Los Osos High School and the acts that received the Golden Buzzer were comedian Learnmore Jonasi from Terry Crews and 55-year-old singer Richard Goodall from Heidi Klum.
“America’s Got Talent” will continue to air throughout the summer on NBC and the finale of Season 19 will likely air in mid-September, when the next winner will be crowned. Refresh your memory on all of the former champs by scrolling through our “AGT” winners list. The program is such a monumental success that it’s spawned countless versions around the globe, plus four spin-offs in the U.S. alone: “America’s Got Talent: The Champions,” “America’s Got Talent: Extreme,” “America’s Got Talent: All-Stars” and “America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League.”
