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America’s Got Talent: The Champions returned last week with a group of ten performers. This week, ten more will take the stage to compete for a shot at the Golden Buzzer. The talent competition features 40 acts from past seasons of AGT competing for the ultimate “champion” title trophy.
The 10 acts performing on AGT tonight are: Ben Blaque, Boogie Storm, Collabro, Luke Islam, Marc Spellman, Marcelito Pomoy, Oz Pearlman, Puddles Pity Party, Ryan Niemiller, and Spencer Horsman.
Here’s what you need to know about the 10 acts performing during tonight’s episode of America’s Got Talent: The Champions 2020:
Ben Blaque
Ben Blaque is a crossbow sharpshooter appeared in season 7 of America’s Got Talent, going on to ultimately be eliminated in the quarterfinals. However, he returned for the Wild Card Show but was eliminated again. He also appeared in series 10 of Britain’s Got Talent but was eliminated in the first semi-final.
Boogie Storm
Boogie Storm is a dance group who reached the final of Britain’s Got Talent in series 10. Throughout the series, the group dressed as stormtroopers. They refused to speak in the audition when the judges asked them to introduce themselves. The group received Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer after a performance. They finished the series in third place.
Collabro
Collabro is a musical theater group that won series 8 of Britain’s Got Talent in 2014. The group consists of Michael Auger, Jamie Lambert, Matthew Pagan and Thomas J. Redgrave. They went on to get a record deal with Cowell’s company Syco Music and released their first album in 2015. They toured in 2015; original member Richard Hadfield left the band in 2017.
Luke Islam
Luke Islam is a thirteen-year-old Garden City South singer who was a semifinalist on the most recent season of America’s Got Talent. Since appearing on AGT last year, LI appeared at the UNICEF Snowflake Ball at Ciprani Wall Street. He dreams of becoming a Broadway professional and has already been approached by agents seeking to represent him. He received the Golden Buzzer from Julianne Hough last time he appeared on the show.
Marc Spelmann
Marc Spelmann is a magician who recently appeared on Britain’s Got Talent when he went undercover as “magician ‘X'” and made it through to the finals. He had appeared on the show before, in series 12, when he received a Golden Buzzer and reached the top three.
Marcelito Pomoy
Marcelito “Mars” Castro Pomoy is a Filipino singer who can sing in both tenor and soprano. He won the second season of Pilipinas Got Talent. He has released two studio albums since that time, one in 2011 and one in 2013. He appeared on The Ellen Show in 2018, where he sang “Beauty and the Beast” and met his idol, Celine Dion.
Oz Pearlman
Oz Pearlman is an Emmy-winning Israeli mentalist and magician who won third place on season 10 of America’s Got Talent in 2015. He also appeared on a travel show called Oz Knows in 2018, which was about Pearlman visiting tourist attractions and performing mentalism. The show won an Emmy Award in 2019. He made waves on AGT when
Puddles Pity Party
Puddles Pity Party is Michael Geier. Geier is a singer, entertainer and leader of the band “Kingsized,” but he’s most well-known for his clown act. He participated in season 12 of America’s Got Talent and advanced to the quarterfinals, at which point he was eliminated. Since then, Geier, as Puddles, began a headline act at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Ryan Niemiller
Ryan Niemiller is a stand-up comedian. He appeared on season 14 of America’s Got Talent, where he finished the competition in 3rd place. He was born with ectrodactyly, which involves the deficiency or absence of one or more central fingers or toes. For his audition, he made jokes related to his disability.
Spencer Horsman
Spencer Horsman was an escape artist act from Season 7 of America’s Got Talent. He was originally eliminated in the quarterfinals but returned for the Wild Card Show. He was then eliminated again.
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