Asia's Got Talent (AGT) is the regional version of the Got Talent franchise that is airing on AXN Asia.[1] It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for a prize of US$100,000 and an opportunity to perform at the Marina Bay Sands.[2] It started airing on March 12, 2015 across 20 countries in Asia.[3][4]
Asia's Got Talent | |
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Genre | Interactive talent competition |
Created by | Simon Cowell |
Based on | Got Talent franchise |
Presented by | Marc Nelson Rovilson Fernandez |
Judges | Anggun David Foster Melanie C Vanness Wu |
Country of origin | Singapore |
Original language | English |
Original release | |
Network | AXN Asia |
Release | March 12, 2015 present | –
The show is hosted by Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez; while the judges are Anggun, David Foster, Melanie C, and Vanness Wu.[4] Melanie C is the third member of the Spice Girls to become a Got Talent judge (after Mel B and Geri Halliwell), while Anggun is judging on a second Got Talent franchise after sitting in the panel in the second season of Indonesia's Got Talent. This show is also co-hosted by Singaporean Youtuber and Power98FM DJ's Dee Kosh for sneak previews, highlights, recaps, and behind the scenes.
Development
After being acquired by AXN Asia, Asia's Got Talent became the sixty-third version of the Got Talent franchise.[4] On 15 January 2015, the judges were officially revealed: Anggun, David Foster, Melanie C, and Vanness Wu.[5] On 24 January 2015, Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez were announced as the hosts of the show.[6]
The show will feature acts from the following 14 countries:[7]
- With individual Got Talent franchises:
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- With no existing Got Talent franchises:
Broadcast
Aside from being broadcast via AXN Asia, FremantleAsia has also secured deal via various free-to-air channels in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and India to broadcast the franchise after its original airing.[8]
Country | Local title | Network | Premiere date | Timeslot | Backstage Host |
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Indonesia[9] | Asia's Got Talent | antv | March 15, 2015 | Sunday, 06.00 PM | Indra Bekti, Shaheer Sheikh[10][11] |
Thailand[9] | เอเชียก็อตทาเลนต์ | BEC Multimedia | March 15, 2015 | Sunday, 08.15 PM (Premiere episode on 3 SD) Monday, 09.30 AM (Encore on Ch3 and 3 HD) Saturday, 04.00 PM (Encore on 3 Family) |
Victor Zheng[12] |
Vietnam[9] | Tìm kiếm tài năng Châu Á | VTV | March 15, 2015 | Sunday & Monday, 07.55 PM (Premiere episode on VTV6) Monday & Tuesday 11.00 AM (Encore on VTV3) |
Phạm Hồng Thúy Vân[13] |
India[9] | Asia's Got Talent | VH1 India | April 18, 2015 | Saturday & Sunday, 09.00 PM IST[14] |
Auditions
The following were the location for the open ground auditions:
Date | City | Audition location | Ref. |
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27 September 2014 | Singapore | Basement 1, Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands | [15] |
28 September 2014 | Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia | Taylor's University Lakeside Campus | [16] |
Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines | SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia | [17] | |
5 October 2014 | Taipei, Taiwan | Legacy Taipei | [18] |
Auditionees were also allowed to submit their audition videos online via the show's official website.
Auditions in front of the judges (and a live audience) were held for several days in early January 2015 at the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor, Malaysia.[19] They would be screened across five episodes.[7]
The judges' auditions also feature the Golden Buzzer. Each judge would have one chance to use the Golden Buzzer. The so-called Golden Acts, those on whom the Golden Buzzer is used, would automatically advance to the Semi-Finals. Wu was the first to press the Golden Buzzer on Japanese popping act Time Machine, followed by Melanie C on Chinese acrobat-dancer couple Gao Lin and Liu Xin and Anggun on Filipino shadow play group El Gamma Penumbra. Foster was the last judge to push the Golden Buzzer, using it on Filipina singer/soprano Gerphil Flores.
Below are the acts who are confirmed within the show to have received at least three Yes votes and thus had successfully passed their auditions, as well as the Golden Acts. As implied by the addition of acts whose performances were exclusively seen on the Indonesian broadcast of the show, the list does not cover everyone who had passed. Due to time constraints, some acts, named or otherwise, are seen with their fates partially known (only one or two known Yes votes) or edited out completely from broadcast and are thus not listed.
Successful auditionees of Asia's Got Talent |
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NOTE: Please be guided that the successful auditionees are listed according to their order of appearance. Golden acts are italicized. Those in asterisks (*) are acts exclusively seen on ANTV. Also note that this list is incomplete. |
Semifinals
The deliberation round was held at the Marina Bay Sands, the venue for the semifinals and finals.[7] It was shown at end of the final auditions episode first aired on April 9, 2015. Wu was not physically present during the deliberation round, his input being relayed through Foster, who along with Anggun and Melanie C chose the 20 remaining acts who would compete in semi-finals. The four Golden Acts and the judges' picks would bring the total number of semifinalists to 24. The first eight semifinalists were announced after the deliberation round, with the others to be revealed gradually as the semifinal rounds progress.
While the voting is similar to other voting processes in the Got Talent franchise, the revelation of results would be slightly different, to be revealed in the following week rather than the next night (as semifinal rounds are only once weekly, barring replays). Also, in another twist, the Golden Buzzer returns wherein each semifinal round, the judges would use it as one unit to send one act straight to the finals. This is similar to the Judges' Choice in the other local franchises, albeit one ahead of the vote rather than after and based on the vote. Aside from the Judges' Choice through the Golden Buzzer, the two acts with the most public votes would also advance to the finals. There would thus be a total of nine finalists emerging from the three semifinal rounds.
Key | Automatic finalist through Golden Buzzer | Finalist through public vote | G Golden act |
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Semifinalist summary
Ages listed are as of the time of the auditions. In the case of group acts, the age ranges only accounted for the members present at the auditions. The age(s) of any additional member(s) who only appeared in the semifinal may or may not be within the range designated.
Name of Act | Age(s) | Genre | Act | Home country | Semifinal (week) | Position Reached |
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AltType | 26 – 29 | Performance Art | Double Dutch act | Japan | 3 | TBD |
Bảo Cường | 23 – 35[note 1] | Performance Art | Extreme performance artist | Vietnam | 2 | TBD |
Bebop | 19 – 24 | Music | Girls' rock band | South Korea | 2 | TBD |
Billy Chang | 31 | Dance/Performance Art | Contemporary dancer | Taiwan | 3 | TBD |
The Brothers | 30 – 34 | Music | Tenors | Indonesia | 1 | Semifinalist |
Dance Thrilogy | 8 – 12 | Dance | Girls' tap dance group | Singapore | 3 | TBD |
El Gamma Penumbra | 22 – 40 | Performance Art | Shadow play group | Philippines | 3 | TBD |
Fathin Amira | 22 | Music | Singer | Singapore | 2 | TBD |
Gao Lin and Liu Xin | 26 & 22 | Acrobatics | Dancers/Acrobats | China | 1 | Finalist (Golden Buzzer) |
Gerphil Geraldine Flores | 24 | Music | Singer/Soprano | Philippines | 2 | TBD |
Gonzo | 29 | Music/Performance Art | Tambourine performance artist | Japan | 1 | Semifinalist |
Gwyneth Dorado | 10 | Music | Singer/Acoustic guitarist | Philippines | 1 | Finalist (Public vote) |
Junior New System | 16 – 23 | Dance | Multi-genre dance act | Philippines | 2 | Finalist (Golden Buzzer) |
Khusugtun | 25 – 38 | Music | Musical ensemble | Mongolia | 2 | TBD |
Nitish Bharti | 25 | Performance Art | Sand artist | India | 1 | Semifinalist |
Oscar Chu | 18 | Music | Harmonica performer | Taiwan | 1 | Semifinalist |
Sada Borneo | 21 – 23 | Music | New-age band | Malaysia | 3 | TBD |
Sydney Uke | 12 | Music | Ukelele player | Thailand | 2 | TBD |
The Talento | 11 – 12 | Music | Boys' rock band | Thailand | 3 | TBD |
Time Machine | 23 – 32 | Dance | Popping dance act | Japan | 3 | TBD |
Toshanbor Singh Nongbet | 23 | Music | Tenor | India | 3 | TBD |
Triqstar | 23 – 33 | Dance | Neo-traditional dance troupe | Japan | 1 | Finalist (Public vote) |
The Velasco Brothers | 22 – 33 | Dance/Acrobatics | Acrobats/Breakdancers | Philippines | 1 | Semifinalist |
Young Boys | 14 – 24 | Music | Comic piano ensemble | Indonesia | 2 | TBD |
- Note
- ^ The multiple ages accounted for Bảo Cường's age as well as those of his two assistants present at the time of his audition.
Semifinals, Round 1 (April 16)
There were no intentional buzzers from the judges in this round.
Act | Order | Performance description | Result |
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Gonzo | 1 | Tambourine performance artist; performed a superhero-inspired tambourine routine to the tune of "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler. | Eliminated |
Gwyneth Dorado | 2 | Singer/acoustic guitarist; sang "Nobody's Perfect" by Jessie J. | Advanced (Public vote) |
Oscar Chu | 3 | Harmonica performer; performed "Rondo Alla Turca" from Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 11 using a total of eight harmonicas. | Eliminated |
Triqstar | 4 | Neo-traditional dance troupe; performed a popping dance routine centered on cherry blossoms and the folk song "Sakura Sakura." | Advanced (Public vote) |
The Velasco Brothers | 5 | Acrobats/breakdancers; performed a mob/bar fight-inspired routine. | Eliminated |
Nitish Bharti | 6 | Sand artist; used multiple sand boards to convey a story of a world seen by a blind girl temporarily given sight. | Eliminated |
Gao Lin and Liu Xin | 7 | Dancers/acrobats; performed a routine based on the tango. | Advanced (Golden Buzzer) |
The Brothers | 8 | Tenors; sang "All by Myself" by Eric Carmen, as popularized by Celine Dion. | Eliminated |
Semifinals, Round 2 (April 23)
Foster intentionally used his buzzer on Bebop during their performance, while Anggun and Melanie C used theirs on Bảo Cường during his performance.
Act | Order | Performance description | Result |
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Young Boys | 1 | Comic piano ensemble; performed a tropical island-themed routine using a total of seven instruments: a piano, a electronic organ, a pair of kettledrums, a marimba, a pair of bongo drums, a pair of conga drums, and a cajón. | TBD |
Gerphil Geraldine Flores | 2 | Singer/soprano; sang "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" from the movie Love Story. | Advanced (Golden Buzzer) |
Bebop | 3 | Girls' rock band; sang "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins. | TBD |
Khusugtun | 4 | Musical ensemble; performed a traditional Mongolian musical piece, initially starting with bird chirps and a few instruments before reaching an a capella climax. | TBD |
Bảo Cường | 5 | Extreme performance artist; inserted various objects through his nose and mouth and stopped an running motorized electric fan blade with his bare tongue before eventually swallowing a sword weighted down by a pot and several knives. | TBD |
Sydney Uke | 6 | Ukelele player; performed "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Frankie Valli. | TBD |
Fathin Amira | 7 | Singer; sang "Chandelier" by Sia. | TBD |
Junior New System | 8 | Multi-genre dance act; performed a multitrack dance and stunts performance using a medley composed of "We Will Rock You" by Queen, "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan, "María" by Ricky Martin, "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez, and "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé. | TBD |
Semifinals, Round 3 (April 30) thursday |D'intensity breaker Dance Troupe TBD
|Order
Performance description
Result
| Dance Thrilogy
| TBD
| girls' tap dance group
| TBD
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| Sada Borneo
| TBD
| new-age band
| TBD
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| Billy Chang
| TBD
| contemporary dancer
| TBD
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| El Gamma Penumbra
| TBD
| shadow play group
| TBD
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| Time Machine
| TBD
| popping dance act
| TBD
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| Toshanbor Singh Nongbet
| TBD
| tenor
| TBD
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| The Talento
| TBD
| boys' rock band
| TBD
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| AltType
| TBD
| Double Dutch act
| TBD
|}
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