America’s Got Talent 2024: Meet the acts appearing on Auditions Week 6
America’s Got Talent season 19 continues on to Auditions Week 6 which airs on Tuesday, July.
This season, the Golden Buzzers expand. The audience and group buzzers are gone. But now each of the judges get TWO buzzers, while Terry holds on to his one. That’s nine golden buzzers in all! Only TWO Golden Buzzers remain. AGT will go on hiatus during the Olympics and will return with LIVE shows in August.
America’s Got Talent 19 will have more Golden Buzzers Than Ever Before
The assorted acts include dancers, jugglers, a singer whose brother competed on The Voice, and more. Sofia and Howie each have one more Golden Buzzer to choose.
Terry Crews hosts while Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Simon Cowell and Sofia Vergara sit on the judges panel.
Awesome contestant research by Blake Busch
America’s Got Talent airs on NBC Tuesdays at 8 pm ET/PT. Next day streaming on Peacock.
Ada Filppa – Hobbyhorse athlete
Ada Filppa is a 23-year-old hobbyhorse athlete from Finland. She has posted several videos of others competing in the sport alongside her own performances. Essentially a person rides a toy horse stick while jumping over hurdles. A video of herself competing has 24K likes and 756K views on Tik Tok.
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Alex Sampson – Singer
Alex is a 20-year-old viral pop singer from Atikokan, Canada. He has 3.6 million followers on Tik Tok and 989K followers on Instagram. His 2020 song “Play Pretend” has over 17 million Spotify streams. His sing-along videos have gone the most viral with a video of him singing along to Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” garnering 3.2 million likes and 23 million views on Tik Tok.
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B. Thompson – Saxophone player
B. Thompson is a pop and R&B instrumentalist from Indianapolis, Indiana who plays the saxophone. According to his website the musician suffers from hearing loss in his right ear. B. has toured as a part of Babyface’s band and has been recognized and performed for many other prominent names. He has a solid social media following with 217K followers on Instagram and 167K followers on Tik Tok. His saxophone cover of Whitney Houston’s version of “I Will Always Love You” racked up 1.9 million views and 122K likes on Tik Tok.
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Balloon Taro – Variety act
Fusen Taro also known as Balloon Taro performs an unusual variety act. He wears an inflated balloon and performs obstacle courses within the balloon. The somewhat comedic act has posted videos of himself performing a similar act that dates back to 14 years ago.
Espiritu – Hip-hop dance crew
Espiritu is a hip hop dance crew from California who is fronted by 19-year-old dancer and choreographer Kenneth Espiritu. Kenneth is a viral Tik Tok dancer who has 328K followers on the platform. The group also went viral with their routine from Maxt Out 2023 to “The Way I Are.” It racked up 3.7 million views and 289K likes. They have performed in a number of regional competitions including World of Dance Los Angeles.
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Full Steel Combat – Martial arts group
Full Steel Combat is a medieval martial arts group. Their exhibition show features both 1 v. 1 duel fights and team fights with axes, swords, shields, and more. According to their website, their exhibition fighting is not staged or choreographed.
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Helen the Foot Juggler – Foot juggler
Helen Wonjila performs a circus-type act that involves foot juggling. She juggles objects with her bare feet including chairs and balls. Her audition was previewed by AGT where she juggles multiple objects including a chair. Based on her social media, she elevates her skills even further as she can do some of her tricks mid-air via a harness.
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Kalina Moolina – Viral dancer
Kalina Maynor also known as Kalina Moolina is a viral sensation who dances in an inflatable cow suit. Her Tik Tok account has blown up in the past few years where she has 557K followers. One video of her dancing from 2020 received 17.9 million views and 2.9 million likes.
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Missy Galore – Singer/instrumentalist
Missy Galore is a singer and musician who can make several meditative sounds including a jaw harp. She also performs with crystal wands which she also sells on her website.
Praveen Prajapat – Indian folk dancer
Praveen Prajapat is a performer from India. His dance is a traditional folk dance that has a danger aspect to it as it involves balancing large items on his head. He has experience performing on a Got Talent stage as he appeared on Season 9 of India’s Got Talent.
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Reid Wilson – Singer
Reid Wilson is a 14 year-old soul and R&B singer from Montgomery, Alabama. His brother who is Season 23 The Voice semi finalist, Ryley Tate Wilson, manages his social media accounts. His viral cover of “Ain’t No Way” which has 6.3 million views and 437K likes on Instagram got the attention of The Jennifer Hudson Show where he got to sing a duet of the song with Jennifer alongside his brother Ryley accompanying them.
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Ridiculous Nicholas – Juggler
Nicholas Polini, also known as Ridiculous Nicholas is a comedic juggler who possesses the ability to juggle items with his mouth. One video of him performing to a Harry Potter theme has 320K likes and 5.2 million views on Tik Tok. He also has been featured on The Tonight Show.
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Ry The Healer – Healer
Ry The Healer performs sound healing music and meditations. They perform with a native flute and sound baths.
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Super Silva Jr. – Trapeze performer
Weddington Alves, also known as Super Silva Jr. is an acrobatic trapeze performer from Brazil who performs at high heights with swings and different types of obstacles. He appeared on Spain’s Got Talent Season 9 in 2023 where he was a semi finalist.
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Tyler Burke – Danger act
Tyler Burke who also calls himself The Jade Eye, is a Guinness world record holder who performs dangerous trick shots. He often performs with a whip and a large bow and arrow. A video of him performing a complicated shot has received 184K likes and 858K views on Tik Tok.
