There are Talents in America (Season 2)

Overview

Castings for the second season are very similar to castings for the first season, except that there was a beep when the X-button was pressed. When all the judges pressed the X-buttons, one blue color was displayed in the number, indicating that it had been crossed out. Unlike the previous season, the numbers that passed the audition then visit the camp in Las Vegas, where they have the opportunity to improve their skills. At the moment, the numbers are divided into 2 groups, musical and diverse. Musical numbers consist of singers and instrumental groups. A diverse group consists of other rooms. Musical numbers were the first to perform, then various numbers followed. Each number will be performed within three minutes, and their performance does not stop until the judges press the buttons. After the completion of each group, the judges will separate the groups on the lines, either the yes or no lines. Those judges who say yes are on the short list of 35 appearances. Those who say no go home. After that, the judges will shorten the list from 35 to 25 final numbers.

In the semifinal episodes, 20 numbers will be divided into 2 groups of 10 each. America will vote and remove 5 from the first and 5 from the second group. The remaining 10 numbers will perform head to head in the next round, where the field will narrow until there are 4 numbers left for which spectators vote at home. In the second season, the judges can stop the performance each time if they want to press the buttons. Verified ones drop out of the project, and judges can only comment. There is not a choice of judges this season, but the vote is completely transmitted to the audience.

Season 1 Differences

Unlike the first season, in which the numbers after listening were divided into 4 groups and the road went straight to the finals, the numbers went to the Las Vegas camp, where participants could improve their skills. In Las Vegas, the numbers were divided into 2 groups, “musical” and “diverse”. The judges selected 35 numbers from both groups to create their short list; after that (without additional appearances after the first division of talents), the judges chose 20 numbers for the semi-finals.

In the semifinals of the first season within each group of 14 or 15 numbers, only 10 could have performed. In the second season, the remaining numbers were divided into 2 groups of 10 in each. America excluded 5 numbers from each group. The remaining 10 competed head-to-head with the elimination of the project every week.

There is no longer a “choice of judges” as well as white flags to indicate approval. Judges can still press the X-buttons during a participant’s performance, but this rarely happens, since only Morgan used her button in the semi-finals of the second season (although, as a joke, Hasselhoff spread the rumors of Luigi Padilla, like Boy Britney after his speech in the semifinals).

Dallas Auditions

The first round (06/05/2007)

Numbers that have been excluded include:

• Tony La Brea , took off his robe and sang shirtless, wore a collar, tie and cuffs. After his speech, the judges noticed that the voice was similar to the voice of singer Berry White. However, from the moment they took off their shirt, the judges removed it using the X-buttons. He sang the song “Don't Cha” by The Pussycat Dolls.
• Adam Aaron Michaels , imitator of Elvis Presley, the judges expelled him immediately after his release. Then he had one more chance, but was again excluded after singing the first lines of the song “Release Me”. David commented on the fact that they considered his desire "his release."
• Erica Marx , the 12-year-old singer who sang Jennifer Holliday’s song “And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going”. Morgan says she is trying to copy the style of last year’s winner Bianca Ryan, who sang the same song.
• Mr. Bill , the bus driver, sang “Climb Every Mountain” from the movie “Sound Of Music”. At the end of his speech, Morgan noticed that if the show had been condemned separately, he would have won the competition.
• Human Slinky , a male acrobat with a covered large coil for appendages. David created a link to the dance column on stage.
• Ari Marx , violinist. Her husband Nicholas Marx competed separately this season and moved on to the next round. In the first season, they auditioned for a duet.
• Breeze , 9, performed cheerleading in a competing routine. All the judges pressed the buttons, and Morgan said that her mother should have pressed the button during her speech. Spring escorted her mother to the stage and said, "She is not here for trial." In response to comments, Morgan Osbourne said that she left the show because of the audience and returned to her dressing room. Morgan followed her and talked through the closet doors. When they heard that the rival is still waiting for her on stage, she returned to the court table and apologized to her.
• Sam Adu , sang the song "I Wish" by Steve Wonder.
• Bronzon Gold (Tom Zemke) , disco dancer. He told the judges that his dance was a combination of old and new movements, but Osborne noted that she saw all the movements that he made.
• Bob Moore and his Amazing Mongrels did tricks with 10 dogs that he saved from a homeless animal shelter. Pierce indicated that 2 dogs out of a dozen did nothing.
• David and Joel Letterman ("The Pec Brothers") , strained their pectoral muscles under the motive of the composition "Dueling Banjos". The judges laughed, but excluded them.
• Braidon Pereida , aerial acrobat. He defeated the audience, but the judges decided that his performance was fragmentary and unprofessional and asked him to practice.

Las Vegas Auditions

Second round (12.06.2007)

Numbers that have been excluded include:

• Latisia Widman , sang the song “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor with her mouth closed.
• Normandie Manchester , the drag quins who danced Tony Basil's Mickey.
• Tammy Brown , drag queen.
• " Galadin ", a belly dancer.
• " Maximilliana ", a male impressionist. She sings like a man and scares the judges. She received a button press from the judges.
• Tika Raine , Valley Girl rapper with two backup singers. She is also known as Sweetie in the first season of Flavor of Love. After the judge did not vote for her, she moved them like in a dream, showing pixelation, wore no underwear under her skirt.
• Jason and Nolan , twin violinists.
• Fred Grzybowski , acrobat on a standstill .
• Hanne Frederick , singer.

Auditions in Chicago

Third round (06/19/2007)

The numbers that dropped out of the project include:

• Consuelo Campbell , sang in evangelical, opera, religious, blues styles.
• Frances Elaine , 10, sang Kelly Clarkson's song “A Moment Like This”. All judges agreed that she would be much better in a few years.
• John England , the pianist, as his name suggests, is from England, dressed in red, white and blue. He could not impress the judges, especially Pierce.
• " Mr. Heart & Soul, ” memes that have been criticized for speaking and singing throughout his speech. Morgan responded: “You have terrible singing, so if I were in your place, I would just be silent.”
• Charlie Whistler (Charlie King) , played the banjo and showed several styles of Tuvan throat singing.
• " Serpentia ", a dance group with an ordinary boa constrictor.
• LA Penetrate , a rock band.
• " Coolaid the Clown ", a troupe of the hip hop dancers youth center. Although Hasselhoff decided to pass them by, Morgan and Osborne did not vote for them.
• Hot Pink Feathers , a parody of a cabaret dance group.
• Alex Mooney , who broke or bent small things, such as a ruler and a spoon, squeezing them between his cheeks.

New York Auditions

The fourth round (06/26/2007)

Out of show numbers include:

• “ Sexy Techno Boy, ” from Astoria, NY — Producer of techno music from New York. He sang the original Beat Conductor track during the dance.
• S.K. Thoth , a self-proclaimed “prayer-driver” - violinist, singer, dancer. Singing was in the language that Thoth invented.
• Ricardo Aleman , a sedentary comedian who insulted Morgan and Hasselhoff after refusing to participate in Las Vegas Callbacks.
• " Pennsylvania Hand Band, " made music by clutching their hands together, with one group of performance members in a giant hand costume.
• Abenz , rapper. Initially, he performed with Byrain Vynbush against the background of the singer, but the judges did not tell Abenz and suggested that Vynbush would come later to solo audition.
• Sunshine , a 51-year-old hippie who sang the song "Amazing Grace."
• Shad Dai , 2 sister sisters.
• Jay Green , the juggler.

Las Vegas Callbacks

The first installment of Las Vegas Callbacks was held on July 10, 2007. The remaining 70 rooms were cropped to a short list of 35 rooms.

The second part of the Las Vegas Callbacks was held on July 11, 2007. A short list of 35 numbers was reduced to the first 20 and put to the vote by the audience.

Numbers that were excluded during callbacks include:

• Ada lynn
  • Auditions in Chicago: 80-year-old singer / comedian.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The presentation was non-television.
• Bruce Block and Skippy A La King
  • Auditions in New York: Number of the talkative ventriloquist rabbit. The judges generally loved the number, but thought that the actual material was weak.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): It was originally planned to have a dancing lady on it, although it was lying on a bed with nails. After striking out his assistant at the last minute, he regrouped and performed the “rabbi hat pull” trick (played by Anthony Salazar), but actually made his head disappear.
• Byrain Vynbush
  • Auditions in New York: Roxbury, Mass., Kicked off resident day as backup singer rapper Abenz, who dropped out. However, Vynbush was invited by the judges to their own audition. He returned to sing “Treat Her Like a Lady” with little preparation time and went through the judges.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Sang the song "Superstar".
• Christian Atayde Stoynev
  • Auditions in Chicago: The artist “The Big Apple Circus” only appeared briefly in the installation and was not completely mentioned at that moment. The acrobatic balance was with a chihuahua dog.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): A dog named Scooby was injured several days earlier by the bites of large dogs and was unable to perform, forcing Stoynev to carry out her solo balance number.
• Cinda Ramsur
  • Auditions in Los Angeles: Sang the song "One Night Only" from the musical Broadway "Dreamgirls".
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Sang Steve Wonder’s song “I Just Called to Say I Love You”.
• Diana Ogone
  • Auditions in Los Angeles: 75 years old, who sang Donna Summer's song “Last Dance” and danced.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The presentation was non-television.
• Grandma Pearl
  • Los Angeles Auditions: Sedentary Comedian.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Joked about what she would do with a million dollars if she won. The joke fell into the flat area of ​​the judges who commented about it “some trick”.
• " The Great Throwdini "
  • Auditions in New York: A room with throwing knives by a priest and his assistant.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): It was only briefly shown in the montage. One of his knives did not attach to the back holder (as was the case in the auditions in New York), and the judges had the same impressions as the first time.
• Ivan "Urban action figure"
  • Los Angeles Auditions: Acrobatic Dancer.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): I tried to jump through a row of chairs, but fell over and crashed to the floor, knocking myself out. After passing a short time and a medical examination, he returned, stunned, but, apparently, everything is in order. He was taken to hospital as a precaution.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Returned to try again, but received an official removal. The judges noted that he should return and try next year.
• " JabbaWockeeZ "
  • Auditions in Dallas: A group of male hip-hop dancers.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The dances in the montage were only briefly shown.
• John Mitchell
  • Auditions in Chicago: Twisting Wands.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Morgan named him the most superior numbers from the first round.
• Jordan and Nasco
  • Auditions in Dallas: Balanced melee number of father and son.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television.
• Liang Patti
  • Los Angeles Auditions: A Chinese acrobat balancing 8 spinning sticks throughout his performance. Morgan stormed her to see if she would react, but during her performance, none of the plates fell. She began to cry on stage after he complimented her about her preparations; then Hasselhoff went on stage to hug her.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television.
• The Magic of Eli Kerr
  • Los Angeles Auditions: A magical and illusionary number includes eating fire and the disappearance and appearance of girls.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Only briefly shown in the installation. He had defective support in the production of his assistant from the shadow box.
• Megan Miller
  • Auditions in Dallas: Ventriloquist, sang " Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious " with her boy and girl dolls. While his number was regarded as more suitable for the children of Morgan and Osborne, she is still advanced.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Sang “And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going” with one of her dolls.
• Nicholas Marx
  • Auditions in Dallas: A flamenco guitarist who went into the second round as a solo artist one year after his performance with his wife Ari was rejected by the judges.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television.
• T. Plowden from Philadelphia
  • Auditions in New York: A Sedentary Comedian.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television.
• " Rhythm Extreme "
  • Auditions in New York: A stomp-style strike group.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television.
• Rubberboy (Daniel Browning Smith)
  • Auditions in New York: Acrobat from Santa Monica, California.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television.
• Westminster Choir
  • Auditions in Chicago: The male acapellary choir, head of the Barbershop Harmony Society ("Association of Harmonious Hairdressers"), and almost consists of men under the age of 30.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television.

Performances that were on the “short list,” but were not on the “Top 20,” include:

• Ahmir
  • Auditions in New York: 4 representatives of a group from Boston ( Massachusetts ) sang the song “In the Still of the Night” by “ The Five Satins ”.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Eliminated by Judges.
• Magic Anthony Reed
  • Auditions in New York: A magician from Las Vegas , Nevada , who worked with pigeons, combining them to make a duck.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Performance at Aquarian Illusion.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Eliminated by the judges in favor of his mentor Kevin James.
• Cocoa Brown
  • Los Angeles Auditions: Sedentary Comedian.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Although they told her that she was “the funniest comedian we saw,” the judges did not let her through.
• Fallon franklin
  • Auditions in Dallas: A 25-year-old singer who sang the song “Who Will Save Your Soul” by singer Jewel while playing the guitar.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): -.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Eliminated by the judges.
• " Illmatic Styles" with Lazy Legs (Luke)
  • Auditions in New York: Consists of acrobatic dancers from Montreal (Quebec) who want to inspire people. Onion was born with a form of the disease called arthrogryposis (a disease of the musculoskeletal system): it has very few muscles in the legs.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was briefly shown in the montage.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Number not shown, but not in the "Top 20", most likely eliminated by the judges.
• Leonid the Magnificent
  • Auditions in New York: He performed with two girls who were dressed in costumes of lions. Just like Shakira Boy, he was judged through Hasselhoff's objection, who threatened to quit the show if 2 other judges let him in the next round.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): The judges made the choice to “consider him as a performer, not a joke,” and the participant dropped out. Behind the scenes, Leonid promised not to try to speak again, saying: “Enough, enough.”
• Lil si
  • Los Angeles Auditions: 11-year-old rapper / dancer. He was told that he simply had to stick to the dancing of the judges as his necessary rapper job.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Number not shown, but not in the "Top 20", most likely eliminated by the judges.
• Michael Arrow-Smith
  • Auditions in Los Angeles: A music teacher in elementary school who sang the song “This is the Moment” from the musical novel “Jekyll & Hyde”, in which, by the way, Hasselhoff once played a major role, acapellarily.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Sang Josh Groban's song “You Raise Me Up”.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Recommended by the judges to follow his dreams, but not missed.
• Mr. Big "Who's the Guy" Bill
  • Auditions in Dallas: Played the tune “Pick Up the Pieces” by the artist “Average White Band” on the saxophone, dancing.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Number not shown, but not in the "Top 20", most likely eliminated by the judges.
• Odysy
  • 4 members of a hip hop group who sang the song “Real Love” by Mary Jane Blige .
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Number not shown, but not in the "Top 20", most likely eliminated by the judges.
• The Rascals (not to be confused with a 1960s band)
  • Auditions in Dallas: 3 teenage male rock singers.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The number was only briefly shown in the montage.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): They said they were a “bright future,” but “not yet ready.”
• Sage
  • Auditions in New York: 7-year-old Sage (sage) and his grandfather from Novato ( California ). Sage sang when both played the piano “St. James Infirmary Blues »Cab Calloway. They were put up by Osborne and Hasselhoff, although Morgan says in advance that their number is nowhere near a million dollars. The criticism was heavier than the grandfather, who noticed how he left the scene for Sage to go, but that he himself dropped out.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television, but from the photos on America's Talent website, it was obvious that Sage was now a solo rival, without his grandfather.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): The judges said, “This is not the end, this is the beginning.” Dropped out.
• " The 3 Redneck Tenors "
  • Auditions in New York: Closed acapelles harmonious singing, although dressed as rednecks, performed Beethoven's Fifth Symphony .
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Left even after saying, “One day is the biggest.”

Part 1

The first part of the live performances in the semifinals was aired on July 17, 2007. 10 out of the remaining 20 numbers have been executed, viewers vote for the selected 5 out of 10 to continue.

The numbers that were presented but dropped out include:

• Johnny lonstar
  • General: Performer of Western art.
  • Los Angeles Auditions: Trick Ropping.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The number was only briefly shown in the montage, but this time there was a whip trick.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed.
  • Semifinals (part 1): Trick roping to the song “Big a Rich” by “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)”. The number ended with Johnny on the judges table, twisting a giant lasso around him and all three judges.
  • Semifinals (Part 2): Out.
• Kevin james
  • General: Veteran at creating rooms for other magicians. He is currently considering his career as an artist on his own right. He previously appeared on The World's Greatest Magic Show in Las Vegas.
  • Auditions in Chicago: In his first routine, he turned the dolls into a living Charlie Chaplin.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): In a simple view, I cut the assistant in half, and continued to move with the halves. Then he returned his assistant back to one piece.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed.
  • Semi-finals (part 1): He performed the trick with his open hand (inspired by the cult film “Re-Animator”) that fell to the plane with the judges.
  • Semifinals (Part 2): Out.
• " Jonny Come Lately "
  • General: Rockabilly group consisting of 4 15 year olds.
  • Los Angeles Auditions: Elvis Presley's Hound Dog performed.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): They performed the song “Rock Around the Clock” by “Billy Haley and His Comets”.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): They said: “We can only allow more numbers that you are ready for. So get ready. ”
  • Semifinals (Part 1): They performed the song “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” by Queen .
  • Semifinals (Part 2): Out.
• Mohammad Kashif
  • General: "Inspired by Bollywood" is a dancer from Pakistan.
  • Auditions in Chicago: Performed a dance from the song “Ek Pal Ka Jeena” from the movie “Kaho Naa ... Pyaar Hai” (Hindi: कहो ना प्यार ह - “Tell me ... you love me”).
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Performed a dance from the song “Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukara” from the movie “Kaho Naa ... Pyaar Hai”.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Sharon liked the fact that he “brought his own culture” to the show and was accepted.
  • Semifinals (part 1): I danced “Say Shava Shava” from the film “ Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ” (“Sometimes there is happiness, sometimes there is sadness”).
  • Semifinals (Part 2): Out.
• Manuel Romero
  • General: 18 year old singer.
  • Los Angeles Auditions: Sang Steve Wonder's song “My Cherie Amour”.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed.
  • Semifinals (Part 1): Sang Brian Adams song “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?”.
  • Semifinals (Part 2): Out.

Part 2

The second episode of live performances in the semifinals was aired on July 24, 2007. 10 semifinalists who did not perform in the first part of the semifinals performed, and the audience with their votes will choose 5 out of 10 to continue participation. In addition, groups from the first semifinal were named according to the results of the audience voting.

The numbers that are dropped out include:

• Luigi Padilla (performed under the stage names of Boy Shakira and Boy Britney ).
  • General: female simulator / dancer.
  • Auditions in Chicago: Boy Shakira, the personification of Shakira, Luigi was nominated in the second round, contrary to Hasselhoff's objections. Hasselhoff stormed the scene in protest.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Hasselhoff described his performance as “the three longest minutes of his life,” but Morgan believes he has changed for the better.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed, to Hasselhoff's apparent amazement.
  • Semifinals (Part 2): Boy Britney, the personification of Britney Spears, danced to the song "Baby One More Time". Morgan told Luigi to be his gloating. Each time Morgan reached the spread of Luigi's noise, he laughed instead.
  • Top 10: Out.
• The fault line
  • General: Progressive vocal rock band.
  • Auditions in Chicago: Sang the song "Some Kind of Wonderful" by the American hard rock band " Grand Funk Railroad ".
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The number was shown for installation only.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed.
  • Semifinals (Part 2): They performed with Michael Jackson's song “The Way You Make Me Feel”. They criticized for choosing the wrong type of song for their band.
  • Top 10: Eliminated.
• Theater of Comedy Favorites Gregoriy Popovich
  • General: Room with a trained animal.
  • Los Angeles Auditions: Room with a trained cat.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The number was shown for installation only. This time a show with a trained dog was shown.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Gone.
  • Semifinals (Part 2): They performed a parody called "Homeless Clown". Popovich was criticized by the judges for compiling the numbers more about themselves and less about animals.
  • Top 10: Out.
• Second story guys
  • General: Dance group on stilts.
  • Auditions in Chicago: (see 06/19/2007)
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The number was shown for installation only.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Gone.
  • Semifinals (Part 2): They performed with the song “Turn the Beat Around” by Gloria Estefan. They were generally praised by the judges, with Osborne, calling them "pure diversity" and "infectious."
  • Top 10: Eliminated.
• Southern girl
  • Total: 3 singers.
  • Auditions in Dallas: (see June 5, 2007).
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Listening was not television.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Gone.
  • Semifinals (part 2): Sang the song “If I Ain't Got You” by Alicia Keys.
  • Top 10: Eliminated.

Top 10

The episode of live performances in the Top 10 semi-finals was aired on July 31, 2007. Last week's voting results were announced, showing the 5 remaining slots in the top 10. The voices of the audience for the participants narrowed to the top eight.

• Calypso tumblers
  • General: Reggae-inspired dance group from Saint Kitts .
  • Auditions in Chicago: (see June 19, 2007).
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The number was shown for installation only.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Gone.
  • Semifinals (part 2): They performed with the song “Hot Hot Hot” by the musician Arrow. They were slightly criticized for falling less in their room this time, but otherwise, as a rule, received high marks from the judges.
  • Top 10: They performed with the song “Conga” by Gloria Estefan.
  • 1/8 finals: Eliminated.
• The duttons
  • General: A group of peasant families of 9 adults, with 5 children attached at the end of the performance.
  • Auditions in Dallas: Morgan said no because he thought they could not provide for every member of the family, as he put it, but Hasselhoff and Osborne conceived him.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The number was shown only in the montage, although they seem to have accepted Morgan's advice, and the youngest members of the family left.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Gone.
  • Semifinals (Part 2): They performed with the song “La Bamba” by Richie Walesa . They were heavily criticized for choosing the wrong song and for having too much attention on all the solo moments received, made in the performance “a little crazy.”
  • Top 10: They performed with the song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by Charlie Daniels.
  • 1/8 finals: Eliminated.

1/8 Finals

The 1/8 finals of live finals were aired on August 7, 2007. The voices of the audience for the participants narrowed to the top 4.

• Robert Hatcher
  • General: A sewer worker from the city of Cincinnati , Ohio .
  • Auditions in New York: The number was shown in montage only.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The number was shown for installation only.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed.
  • Semi-finals (part 1): The number was shown only in the installation.
  • Semifinals (part 2): Passed.
  • Top 10: Celine Dion sang the song “Because You Loved Me”.
  • 1/8 finals: Sang the song “Let's Stay Together” by El Green .
  • 1/4 finals: Out.
• Side Swipe ("Strong blow from the side")
  • General: Martial arts dance number. They performed with this in the second round in 2006, but had to refuse because a leg was injured in one of the members of the group.
  • Auditions in Chicago: (see June 19, 2007).
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): It was proposed to add even more dances to their room and went through.
  • Semifinals (Part 1): They seemed to follow the judge’s advice and put more dances in their room.
  • Semifinals (part 2): Passed.
  • Top 10: Made a cancan . In the middle of the issue, they added several of their students to the performance. Morgan sharply criticized them for this choice (at that moment Osborne told her “not to start with children”), saying that identifying children would most likely cost the group her million dollar chance.
  • 1/8 finals: They performed with a “daring” pirate parody.
  • 1/4 finals: Eliminated.
• The glamazons
  • General: 4 full ladies from Astoria (NY) who sing and dance burlesque (not to be confused with numbers by dragging the same names).
  • Auditions in New York: Patti Labelle performed with the song “Lady Marmalade”.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Peggy Lee made the song “Big Spender”.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Gone.
  • Top 10: Peggy Lee performed the song “Fever”.
  • 1/8 finals: They performed the song “It's Raining Men” by the American band The Weather Girls .
  • 1/4 finals: Eliminated.
• Jason Pritchett
  • General: A singer / guitarist from Independence , Missouri. The driver of the cruise ship.
  • Auditions in Chicago: He performed with the song “Live Like You Were Dying” by Tim McGraw.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was shown only in montage.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Unable to appear on the show, he called Sharon Osbourne, who said she got to the Top 20.
  • Semifinals (part 2): Sang the song “Life is a Highway” by Canadian musician Thomas William “Tom” Cochrane without a guitar. Morgan criticized him for choosing the wrong song and “pretending to be Bon Jovi,” but Osborne liked the performance.
  • Top 10: Sang the song “When You Say Nothing at All” by Keith Wheatley.
  • 1/8 finals: Sang the song “If Tomorrow Never Comes” by Garth Brooks.
  • 1/4 finals: Out.

1/4 Finals

The 1/4 finals of live finals were aired on August 14, 2007. Audience voices determined the winner of the season. Numbers 1/4 finals were performed twice: once with their numbers, and one chosen by the judges.

In real results in the final, shown on air on August 21, 2007, all 4 finalists performed a duet with a famous guest. There were also special performances with the duo “Quick Change” (David and Dania), the dance group “Stomp Out Loud”, and David Hasselhoff.

4th place

• Julien Irwin
  • General: 14-year-old singer from Bel Air (Maryland).
  • Auditions in New York: Sang the song "How Do I Live" by Lianne Rimes .
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The number was shown only in montage, but she sang the song "At Last" by Ett James.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed.
  • Semifinals (Part 1): Sang the song "Bless the Broken Road" of the group "Rascal Flats".
  • Semifinals (part 2): Passed.
  • Top 10: Sang the song “Til I Can Make It On My Own” by Tenny Wynette. She was told by all the judges that her number was not the best, and that next time she would choose a better song.
  • 1/8 finals: Sang the song "Crazy" by Patsy Kline.
  • 1/4 finals (judges' choice): Sang the song “What Hurts the Most” of the group “Rascal Flats”.
  • 1/4 finals (contestants' choice): Sang the song “Over the Rainbow” by Judy Garland.
  • Finale of the season (duet with a celebrity): Sang the song "Teardrops on My Guitar" Taylor Swift.

3rd place

• Butterscotch
  • Antoinette Clinton (pseudonym Butterscotch) - beatboxer and singer from Davis (California).
  • Auditions: She performed with the song “Love to Love You Baby” by Donna Summer.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Started singing while playing the piano on the piano. In the middle of her performance, she vocally switched to the beatbox while continuing to play the piano.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): The judges said she “acted like a star” and went on to the next round.
  • Semifinals (part 1): She performed with the song "Summertime" by Ella Fitzgerald.
  • Semifinals (part 2): Passed.
  • Top 10: She performed with the song “It's Your Thing” by The Isley Brothers.
  • 1/8 finals: She performed with the song “My Funny Valentine” from the movie “Babes in Arms”, again added a piano game with beatbox and singing.
  • 1/4 finals (judges' choice): Sang the song “What's Going On” by Marvin Gaye.
  • 1/4 finals (contestants' choice): She performed the song “Dance to the Music” by “Sly & the Family Stone” with a beatbox.
  • Finale of the season (a duet with a celebrity): Sang the song "Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston.

2nd place

• Kes haley
  • General: Dad at home from Arlington, Texas. Singer / Guitarist.
  • Auditions in Chicago: He performed with the reggae-inspired song “Sting on the Moon” by Sting.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): He performed with Steve Wonder's song “Living for the City”.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed.
  • Semifinals (Part 2): He performed with the song “Higher and Higher” by Jackie Wilson.
  • Top 10: Acted with the song "Bring it on Home to Me" by Sam Cook. Morgan ordered to stick to the type of reggae of his songs, as there was no blues in his “stuff”.
  • 1/8 finals: Sang the reggae version of the song “ Easy ” by “ The Commodores ”.
  • 1/4 finals (judges' choice): Sang the song “Can't Help Falling in Love” by the group “UB40”.
  • 1/4 finals (contestants' choice): Sang the song “Sir Duke” by Steve Wonder.
  • The finale of the season (a duet with a celebrity): Sang the song "Red Red Wine" with the band "UB40".

Winner

• Terry Fator
  • General: Ventriloquist / Impressionist from Dallas, Texas.
  • Auditions in Chicago: His doll Emma Taylor sang the song " At Last " by Etta James .
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): The performance was not television.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed.
  • Semifinals (Part 2): He performed with the song “ What a Wonderful World ” with his tortoise doll Winston personified the frog Kermit and made himself Louis Armstrong .
  • Top 10: He performed with the song “ Unforgettable ” by Nat King Cole as a duet between him and his doll Emma Taylor, personifying Natalie Cole .
  • 1/8 finals: His doll Johnny Vegas sang the song “That's Amore”, personifying Dean Martin , and the song “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”, personifying Tony Bennett .
  • 1/4 finals (judges' choice): His doll Walter T. Airdale sang the song “Friends in Low Places”, personifying Garth Brooks .
  • 1/4 finals (contestants' choice): His turtle doll Winston sang the song “ Crying ”, personifying Roy Orbison . Pierce applauded him.
  • Finale of the season (a duet with a celebrity): With the guest frog Termite (and 4 Muppet hens), his doll Johnny Vegas sang the song “You've Got a Friend”, personifying James Taylor .

Season Summary

• 8 out of 10 finalists were eligible to sing as part of their performance, or as solo singers, bands, or (the case of Fator) ventriloquism as part of the show. This is contrasted with a wide variety of numbers where the finalists of the first season were.
• To listen to and call back the show, an audience could participate through the game “Lucky X”. Viewers were asked to select which judges would press the X-button. All the correct answers were included in a random drawing with three winners with a win of $ 10,000 per episode. Entries were taken online at NBC.com and by text message.
• White buttons for activating the check from the last season are still present on the referee table, despite this they dropped out of the game.
• Morgan spread rumors about at least one member from each episode, excluding the finale.
• As in previous seasons, the final division of the participants included people who included singing in their numbers.

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