America's_Got_Talent:_The_Champions_(season_1)
America's Got Talent: The Champions season 1
Season of television series
The first season of America's Got Talent: The Champions featured around 50 participants from across the Got Talent franchise, ranging from winners, live round participants – quarter-finalists (where applicable), semi-finalists and finalists – and other notable acts. The judging panel consisted of Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Mel B, and Howie Mandel, all of whom judged the previous season of the main series. Terry Crews served as host.[1]
Quick Facts America's Got Talent: The Champions, Hosted by ...
| America's Got Talent: The Champions | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Hosted by | Terry Crews |
| Judges | |
| Winner | Shin Lim |
| Runner-up | Darci Lynne |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | January 7 (2019-01-07) – February 18, 2019 (2019-02-18) |
| Season chronology | |
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The contest's preliminaries rounds that featured around 10 participants who competed to secure a place within the finals. Twelve were chosen, five from Golden Buzzers, five from public votes, and two chosen as Wildcards. The following table lists each participant that took part, their history in the Got Talent franchise – the respective international version and season they appeared in, and the result of their corresponding performance in each – and their overall result in the contest:
More information Got Talent History Key ...
| Got Talent History Key | AGT — America's Got Talent | AuGT — Australia's Got Talent | BGT — Britain's Got Talent | BeGT — Belgium's Got Talent | ČSMT — Česko Slovensko má talent | DHT — Danmark Har Talent | DS — Das Supertalent |
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| FIT — La France a un incroyable talent | GTE — Got Talent España | HGT — Holland's Got Talent | IGT — Italia's Got Talent | MS — Minuta slavy | SAGT — South Africa's Got Talent | UMT — Ukrayina maye talant |
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- Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Finalist
- Eliminated |
Golden Buzzer Finalist | 
Wildcard Finalist
More information Participant, Act ...
| Participant [2][3] | Act | Got Talent history | Preliminary [4] | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Magala | Sword Swallower | AGT: S8 – Quarter-finalist ; IGT: S5 – Finalist ; MS: S8 – Winner ; UMT: S6 – Semi-finalist ; FIT: S9 – Participant ; BGT: S10 – Finalist ; ČSMT: S6 – Semi-finalist |
1 | Eliminated |
Angelica Hale  |
Singer | AGT: S12 – Runner-up | 3 | Finalist |
| Ashleigh & Sully | Dancing Dog Act | BGT: S6 – Winner (as Ashleigh and Pudsey) | 2 | Eliminated |
| Attraction | Shadow Theatre Group | DS: S6 – Semi-finalist ; BGT: S7 – Winner | 5 | Eliminated |
| Bianca Ryan | Singer | AGT: S1 – Winner | 1 | Eliminated |
| Billy & Emily England | Extreme Rollerskating Duo | BGT: S9 – Semi-finalist ; AGT: S12 – Semi-finalist | 3 | Eliminated |
| Brian Justin Crum | Singer | AGT: S11 – Grand-finalist | 4 | Finalist |
| Colin Cloud | Mentalist | BGT: S6 – Participant ; AGT: S12 – Semi-finalist | 5 | Eliminated |
| Cosentino | Escape Artist & Illusionist | AuGT: S5 – Runner-up | 5 | Eliminated |
| Courtney Hadwin | Singer | AGT: S13 – Finalist | 2 | Eliminated |
| Cristina Ramos | Opera & Rock Singer | GTE: S1 – Winner | 2 | Grand-finalist |
Darci Lynne  |
Singing Ventriloquist | AGT: S12 – Winner | 2 | Runner-up |
| Darcy Oake | Illusionist | BGT: S8 – Finalist | 3 | Eliminated |
| DDF Crew | Jump Rope Dance Crew | HGT: S5 – Winner ; BeGT: S4 – Semi-finalist | 2 | Eliminated |
| Deadly Games |
Extreme Knife Throwers | AGT: S11 – Semi-finalist ; FIT: S12 – Semi-Finalist | 2 | Finalist |
| DJ Arch Jnr | DJ | SAGT: S6 – Winner | 3 | Eliminated |
| Drew Lynch | Comedian | AGT: S10 – Runner-up | 4 | Eliminated |
| Issy Simpson | Magician | BGT: S11 – Runner-up | 4 | Eliminated |
| Jackie Evancho | Opera Singer | AGT: S5 – Runner-up | 5 | Eliminated |
| Jon Dorenbos |
Magician | AGT: S11 – Third place | 3 | Finalist |
| Justice Crew | Dance Troupe | AuGT: S4 – Winner | 1 | Eliminated |
| Kechi Okwuchi |
Singer | AGT: S12 – Finalist | 4 | Finalist |
| Kenichi Ebina | Dancer | AGT: S8 – Winner | 4 | Eliminated |
| Kseniya Simonova |
Sand Artist | UMT: S1 – Winner | 5 | Third place |
| Light Balance | Electronic Dance Troupe | BGT: S8 – Semi-finalist ; AGT: S12 – 3rd Place | 2 | Eliminated |
| Lost Voice Guy | Comedian | BGT: S12 – Winner | 5 | Eliminated |
| Moonlight Brothers | Dance Duo | DHT: S4 – Winner | 4 | Eliminated |
| Paul Potts | Opera Singer | BGT: S1 – Winner | 3 | Finalist |
| Paul Zerdin | Ventriloquist | AGT: S10 – Winner | 4 | Eliminated |
| Piff the Magic Dragon | Comic Magician | AGT: S10 – Finalist | 2 | Eliminated |
| Preacher Lawson | Comedian | AGT: S12 – Finalist | 1 | Grand-finalist |
| Prince Poppycock | Opera Singer | AGT: S5 – Grand-finalist | 3 | Eliminated |
| Ryan Stock & AmberLynn | Sideshow Duo | AGT: S11 – Quarter-finalist | 3 | Eliminated |
| Sal Valentinetti | Singer | AGT: S11 – Grand-finalist | 5 | Eliminated |
| Samuel J. Comroe | Comedian | AGT: S13 – Grand-finalist | 3 | Eliminated |
| Sara & Hero | Dog Tricks Act | AGT: S12 – Grand-finalist | 1 | Eliminated |
| Shin Lim | Card Magician | AGT: S13 – Winner | 5 | Winner |
| Sofie Dossi | Aerialist Contortionist | AGT: S11 – Finalist | 1 | Eliminated |
| Sons of Serendip | Band | AGT: S9 – Grand-finalist | 5 | Eliminated |
| Susan Boyle |
Singer | BGT: S3 – Runner-up | 1 | Finalist |
| Tape Face | Mime | AGT: S11 – Finalist | 4 | Eliminated |
| Taylor Williamson | Comedian | AGT: S8 – Runner-up | 2 | Eliminated |
| The Clairvoyants | Mentalist Duo | AGT: S11 – Runner-up | 1 | Eliminated |
| The Professional Regurgitator | Regurgitator | BGT: S4 – Semi-finalist; DS: S4 – Finalist ; ČSMT: S2 – Finalist ; DS: S5 – Semi-finalist ; IGT: S4 – Semi-finalist ; FIT: S9 – Grand-finalist ; AGT: S10 – Grand-finalist ; DS: S12 – Winner |
4 | Eliminated |
| The Texas Tenors | Country & Classical Vocal Group | AGT: S4 – Finalist | 4 | Eliminated |
| Tokio Myers | Pianist/Drummer/Remixer | BGT: S11 – Winner | 5 | Eliminated |
| Tom Cotter | Comedian | AGT: S7 – Runner-up | 3 | Eliminated |
| Uzeyer Novruzov | Ladder Acrobat | AGT: S10 – Finalist ; FIT: S11 – Semi-finalist (as Freeladderman) | 1 | Eliminated |
| Vicki Barbolak | Comedian | AGT: S13 – Finalist | 1 | Eliminated |
| Viktor Kee | Juggler | AGT: S11 – Finalist | 2 | Eliminated |
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Preliminaries Summary
- Golden Buzzer Advancement | Won the Superfan vote | Eliminated – 2nd in Vote
- Eliminated – 3rd in Vote | Eliminated |
Buzzed out
Preliminary 1 (January 7)
More information Participant, Order ...
| Participant | Order | Act | Buzzes | Result | |||
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| Cowell | Klum | Mel B | Mandel | ||||
| Bianca Ryan | 1 | Singer | Eliminated (2nd in Superfan Vote) | ||||
| The Clairvoyants | 2 | Mentalist Duo | Eliminated | ||||
| Sara and Hero | 3 | Dog Tricks Act | Eliminated | ||||
| Uzeyer Novruzov | 4 | Ladder Acrobat | Eliminated | ||||
| Vicki Barbolak | 5 | Comedian | Eliminated | ||||
| Alex Magala | 6 | Sword Swallower | Eliminated | ||||
| Justice Crew | 7 | Dance Troupe | Eliminated | ||||
| Susan Boyle | 8 | Singer | Advanced | ||||
| Sofie Dossi | 9 | Contortionist & Aerialist | Eliminated (3rd in Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Preacher Lawson | 10 | Comedian | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
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Preliminary 2 (January 14)
More information Participant, Order ...
| Participant | Order | Act | Buzzes | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Klum | Mel B | Mandel | ||||
| Darci Lynne 1 | 1 | Singing Ventriloquist | Eliminated (2nd in Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Ashleigh and Sully | 2 | Dancing Dog Act | Eliminated | ||||
| Light Balance | 3 | Electronic Dance Troupe | Eliminated | ||||
| Taylor Williamson | 4 | Comedian | Eliminated | ||||
| Cristina Ramos | 5 | Opera & Rock Singer | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
| DDF Crew | 6 | Jump Rope Dance Crew | Eliminated | ||||
| Viktor Kee | 7 | Juggler | Eliminated | ||||
| Courtney Hadwin | 8 | Singer | Eliminated (3rd in Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Deadly Games | 9 | Extreme Knife Throwers | Advanced | ||||
| Piff the Magic Dragon | 10 | Comic Magician | Eliminated | ||||
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- ^1 Darci Lynne was later made a wildcard act for the Grand-final by the judges.
Preliminary 3 (January 21)
More information Participant, Order ...
| Participant | Order | Act | Buzzes | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Klum | Mel B | Mandel | ||||
| DJ Arch Jnr | 1 | DJ | Eliminated | ||||
| Darcy Oake | 2 | Illusionist | Eliminated | ||||
| Angelica Hale | 3 | Singer | Advanced | ||||
| Tom Cotter | 4 | Comedian |  |
Eliminated | |||
| Prince Poppycock | 5 | Singer | Eliminated | ||||
| Ryan Stock & AmberLynn | 6 | Sideshow Duo | Eliminated | ||||
| Samuel J. Comroe | 7 | Comedian | Eliminated | ||||
| Paul Potts | 8 | Opera Singer | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Jon Dorenbos 2 | 9 | Magician | Eliminated (3rd in Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Billy and Emily England | 10 | Extreme Rollerskating Duo | Eliminated (2nd in Superfan Vote) | ||||
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- ^2 Jon Dorenbos was later made a wildcard act for the Grand-final by the judges.
Preliminary 4 (January 28)
More information Participant, Order ...
| Participant | Order | Act | Buzzes | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Klum | Mel B | Mandel | ||||
| Issy Simpson | 1 | Magician | Eliminated | ||||
| The Texas Tenors | 2 | Vocal Trio | Eliminated | ||||
| Drew Lynch | 3 | Comedian | Eliminated (Tied 3rd in Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Paul Zerdin | 4 | Ventriloquist | Eliminated (2nd in Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Moonlight Brothers | 5 | Dance Duo | Eliminated | ||||
| Tape Face | 6 | Mime Act | Eliminated (Tied 3rd in Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Kechi Okwuchi | 7 | Singer | Advanced | ||||
| The Professional Regurgitator | 8 | Regurgitator | |
Eliminated | |||
| Brian Justin Crum | 9 | Singer | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Kenichi Ebina | 10 | Dancer | Eliminated | ||||
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Preliminary 5 (February 4)
More information Participant, Order ...
| Participant | Order | Act | Buzzes | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell | Klum | Mel B | Mandel | ||||
| Attraction | 1 | Shadow Theatre Group | Eliminated (2nd in Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Jackie Evancho | 2 | Opera Singer | Eliminated | ||||
| Colin Cloud 3 | 3 | Mentalist | Eliminated | ||||
| Lost Voice Guy | 4 | Comedian | Eliminated | ||||
| Sal Valentinetti | 5 | Singer | Eliminated | ||||
| Tokio Myers | 6 | Pianist & Musician | Eliminated | ||||
| Kseniya Simonova | 7 | Sand Artist | Advanced | ||||
| Cosentino | 8 | Escape Artist | Eliminated | ||||
| Sons of Serendip | 9 | Band | Eliminated (3rd in Superfan Vote) | ||||
| Shin Lim | 10 | Card Magician | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) | ||||
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- ^3 David Hasselhoff, a former judge of America's Got Talent and Britain's Got Talent, made a special appearance as part of Colin Cloud's performance.
Finals Summary
Top 12 Final (February 11)
More information Finalist, Order ...
| Finalist | Order | Act | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cristina Ramos | 1 | Opera & Rock Singer | Advanced |
| Preacher Lawson | 2 | Comedian | Advanced |
| Darci Lynne | 3 | Singing Ventriloquist | Advanced |
| Deadly Games | 4 | Extreme Knife Throwers | Top 12 Finalist |
| Kechi Okwuchi | 5 | Singer | Top 12 Finalist |
| Brian Justin Crum | 6 | Singer | Top 12 Finalist |
| Jon Dorenbos | 7 | Magician | Top 12 Finalist |
| Angelica Hale | 8 | Singer | Top 12 Finalist |
| Kseniya Simonova | 9 | Sand Artist | Advanced |
| Paul Potts | 10 | Opera Singer | Top 12 Finalist |
| Shin Lim | 11 | Card Magician | Advanced |
| Susan Boyle | 12 | Singer | Top 12 Finalist |
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Grand-final (February 18)
- Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place
Guest performers: Tokio Myers & Voices of Hope Children's Choir, The Clairvoyants, Cirque du Soleil, and Jackie Evancho
More information Grand-finalist, Act ...
| Grand-finalist | Act | Performed with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cristina Ramos | Opera & Rock Singer | Brian Justin Crum & Deadly Games | 4th |
| Darci Lynne | Singing Ventriloquist | Rowlf the Dog | 2nd |
| Kseniya Simonova | Sand Artist | N/A | 3rd |
| Preacher Lawson | Comedian | N/A | 5th |
| Shin Lim | Card Magician | Melissa Fumero | 1st |
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