America’s Got Talent Season 4 – Episode 01

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The new season started of with a bang and a fresh face. Nick Cannon seemed to fill the role perfectly in the two hour special premiere of the fourth season of America’s Got Talent. In all, sixteen acts made to the Vegas call backs and nineteen acts were sent packing. The auditions began in New york, then headed to Chicago and finally Seattle.

The first act to make it through were a dance troupe made up of inner city kids called FootworKINGz. The group performed an almost flawless routine, although it did lack stand out moves and technique. They passed through with all three judges voting yes. Sharon thought they were awesome and David said he liked their Chicago attitude.

The next act to make it through was Peter Peterkin, otherwise known as The Rock & Roll President. He made it through by doing a spot on impression of President Barack Obama and James Brown. He made it through with all three judges voting yes and with Piers Morgan commenting on how he’d never seen anyone else be able to impersonate the president so exact. Piers also thought he was fresh and exciting.

The third act that made it through was Blackfire Percussion, a group of drummers. The group brought a lot of energy and noise along with routine. The drummers ranged in age from eight to eighteen The odd of them making it through Vegas week is slim unless they a can step it up.

The next act to pass through was Anointed S., who is a Vocal percussionist. He showed the audience and the judges just how much control he has over his voice and different sounds he can make. Piers thought he was the best he’d ever seen.

The fifth act was a group of step dancers called the Unexpected Step Team. Although they lacked any signature moves, they did present a lot of energy and fast paced moves.

Next up was Tony Hoard & Rockin’ Rory, a dog Frisbee act. They had it through with all judges saying yes. Rory was spot on with all of his tricks and brought a lot of energy to the act. Piers thought that the act was the most incredible thing he’d ever seen.

The seventh act to make it through was a Brad Byers, who performed a sideshow act. Although Sharon Osbourne wasn’t too fond of the act and voted no, Piers Morgan and David Hasselhoff both voted yes. The act was painful to watch at times as Brad stuck a fishing hook through his nasal passage and then a power drill. There is a lot of potential for things to go wrong, but yet a wide variety of acts that he could try to pull off.

Next to make it through were the singing EriAm Sisters. The sisters were 11, 14, and 15 years old. They sang “I Want You Back” by the Jackson Five. Sharon thought they were fantastic and Piers told them to stay closer together on stage. All three girls sang in harmony and could make it past the Vegas callbacks. All three judges voted yes and the EriAm Sisters are off to Vegas.

The Jesse White Tumbling Team were the ninth act to make it through to Vegas week. They were full of excitement and energy. They showcased a variety of tumbling tricks and high flying acrobatics. The Jesse White Tumblers were joined on stage by Illinois Secretary of State himself, Jesse White.

The tenth act to make it through was the Urban Nation Hip Hop Choir. They sang “Celebrate Good Times” by Kool & The Gang. Although they didn’t stand out, they all sang in unison and sounded pretty good. If they want to make it through Vegas week, they need to work on standing out, and not just being another choir group.

The husband and wife fire act of Draconik were the next to pass through. They blew the judges and audience away with spitting fire and twirling a hula hoop while it was on fire. They have a vast variety of tricks that they could perform to fill up an hour long show in Vegas. They brought high suspense levels and thrills to the stage.

The next to make it through was a singer, and comedian named David Johnson. Once again, although Sharon Osbourne voted no, Piers, who had already xed him, and David both voted yes. He started off rough, but once he worked through the booing audience and started singing about his crush on David Hasselhoof, things turned around. David said he was honored and humbled that someone wrote a song about him and it’s too bad he had to be a man.

Bruce & Simone, aerialists, were the next group to make it through. This time, David Hasselhoff voted no, while Piers and Shannon voted yes. They showed that they had precision and strength as they wowed the audience. During Vegas week, they need to step it up and pick up the pace of their performance.

The fourteen group to make it to Vegas was the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus. As far as choir acts go they didn’t stand out at all. In order to become the first choir to ever make it to the top 24 acts, they need to step in up and throw in some unique stuff.

Next up was Paradizo Dance (Dave & Zoe), an equilibrium act. The duo was very impressive to watch and demonstrated a great deal of strength and grace. They took their time to perfect every position. Zoe who weighs only 100 pounds was about to lift Dave, who weighs 240 pounds. It was an amazing thing to see. They made it through with all three judges saying yes. Piers thought their act was on of the most extraordinary things he’d ever seen and Sharon thought they were fantastic.

The last act to pass through was the sister and brothers singing act called Voices of Glory. They sang “God Bless America.” They all sang in harmony and all in tune. They won the group over not only because of their voices, but because of the fact that they were what the competition was all about according to David. All three judges voted to send them through to Vegas.

The acts that didn’t make it through were:
Ray Schwarz — Singer/Dancer
Jay Brunelle — Unicyclist singer
Andy Lopata — Rapper
Sky & Vlad Eros Fire — Fire Dancers
Moses Lanham — Variety Act
Shine — Brothers and Sisters Singers
Positive Brothers — Dancers
Laura & Alicia Velgros — Singer/Dancer
Jay Jay — Keyboard Player
Debbie Vicker — Animal Sounds
Tommy & Diane Long — Pony Act
EmpeROAR Fabulous — Singer/Stripper
Leapin’ Louie Lichtenstein — Suitcase Lassoer
Kerry Christensen — Ochordian Yodeler
Cirkus Pandemonium — Circus Troupe
Johnny Bagpipes — Bagpipe Player
Neal The Freak — Variety Act
Joseph Maracina — Impersonator

The contestants that made it through were:
FootworKINGz — Dancers
The Rock & Roll President (Peter Peterkin) — Impressionist
Blackfire Percussion — Drummers
Anointed S. — Vocal percussionist
Unexpected Step Team — Step Dancers
Tony Hoard & Rockin’ Rory — Dog frisbee act
Brad Byers — Sideshow act
The EriAm Sisters — Singers
The Jesse White Tumbling Team — Tumblers
Urban Nation Hip Hop Choir — Singers
Draconik — Fire act
David Johnson — Singer/comedian
Bruce & Simone — Aerialists
NYC Gay Men’s Chorus — Singers
Paradizo Dance (Dave & Zoe) – Equilibrium
Voices of Glory — Singer