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Final performance :

America's Got Talent season 19
Finals summary (September 17)
10 acts, 6 from audience votes, 4 from golden buzzers
"Recap Special" and "Finale Results" with Guest Performers:
Tuesday, September 24

Ones I liked:

Roni Sagi & Rhythm Inspire With An Uplifting Dance To "Scars To Your Beautiful"
Last year's winner was a dog act. I was wrong in predicting that the producers would not allow another dog act beyond the Semis. Who knows? Maybe they'll win.
Top 4!!!
#2! Sorry, GoCubsGo, so close.

Sebastian & Sonia Defy All Odds With Stunning Aerial To "With Or Without You"

Semis: Sebastian & Sonia Deliver Mind-Bending Aerial
Sonia fell and broke her elbow in rehearsals Sebastian was a trooper and performed solo. Golden buzzer from Simon - skips the Semis and goes straight to the Final. Sonia thinks she'll be able to perform then

Will Sonia manage it? Watch and see.
Bottom 5

Hakuna Matata Acrobats Raises The Stakes With Blindfolded Stunts!
balancers from Tanzania
Bottom 5

Very, very tough to choose, but this is my favorite:
Solange Kardinaly Performs Lightning-Fast Quick Change to "Hot To Go!"
From Portugal, IIRC. GoSolangeGo!
Top 4!!!
4th, boohiss

Ones I sort of liked:

Brent Street Brings Justin Timberlake’s "Cry Me A River" To Life
Large Aussie dance crew
Bottom 5

AIRFOOTWORKS Defies Gravity With Jaw-Dropping Acrobatics!
Avant garde dance troupe from Japan
Bottom 5

Richard Goodall WOWS With Journey's 'Faithfully'
Singing middle school janitor in his 50s, no prior performing experience.
Top 4!!!
WINNER! He just got married, too. I think he's mopped his last floor. The school kids must be going NUTZ!

2 of 4 favorites and 1 I sort of liked into the Top 4. Cool.

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In case you didn't record last night, one last performance:


Brent Street, Roni Sagi & Rhythm, and Hakuna Matata Perform To "Hope" by NF | Finale | AGT 2024

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In case you didn't record last night, one last performance:


Brent Street, Roni Sagi & Rhythm, and Hakuna Matata Perform To "Hope" by NF | Finale | AGT 2024

I saw it live.

Rhythm should never be a supporting player.

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FIVE Balls. ONE Girl. You CANNOT Blink!

You’ve NEVER seen anything like this on Turkey’s Got Talent! Helena Polach stuns the judges and the crowd with her jaw-dropping freestyle football juggling skills — handling five footballs with a level of control, balance, and beauty that defies gravity.

In a sport dominated by men, Helena is breaking all expectations. With grace, power, and precision, she puts years of hard work and dedication on full display in this unforgettable performance.

Watch as Helena juggles, spins, and dances with 5 soccer balls like they’re floating in the air — all while keeping the audience on the edge of their seats....

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As impressive as it was...

Practice five hours a day for twelve years?

She may have redefined Stupid Human Tricks.

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As impressive as it was...

Practice five hours a day for twelve years?

She may have redefined Stupid Human Tricks.

How much do Cirque du Soleil performers earn?

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As impressive as it was...

Practice five hours a day for twelve years?

She may have redefined Stupid Human Tricks.

How much do Cirque du Soleil performers earn?

Cirque du Soleil performers earn an average salary of approximately $90,220 per year, which translates to about $43 per hour. Salaries can vary significantly based on experience, role, and the specific show, with some performers earning between $27,000 and $163,598 annually. The typical salary range for performers is between $74,136 and $96,521
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Average income in Turkey around $47K (equivalent). Maybe not such a waste of time.
Of course, there's still what's she gonna do when her juggling days are over? I'm guess she'd have developed other opportunities by then.

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Average income in Turkey around $47K (equivalent). Maybe not such a waste of time.
Of course, there's still what's she gonna do when her juggling days are over? I'm guess she'd have developed other opportunities by then.

Helena's daughter Sara, 15, is also a ball juggler. Helena can manage/coach her.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOtiygjiAzv/

Sirkus Finlandia is a pro outfit. This ain't some talent show.

Together!

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As impressive as it was...

Practice five hours a day for twelve years?

She may have redefined Stupid Human Tricks.

Not so stupid, 2022, mesmerizing:


This Isn't a Woman, She's the GODDESS of Seduction | Ukraine's Got Talent



Let's take a perilously tiny platform and make it wet and slippery.

Yulia Mikhailova, about 35 in 2022, performed with Cirque du Soleil until 2020. Looked to me like judge Kseniya Mishyna became a lesbian that night.

Leaving aside the money he's made (Net worth: $600 million), Simon Cowell did an amazing thing with the global Got Talent phenomena he created.

"over 60 countries"

"In April 2014, the format was named the world's most successful reality TV format ever by Guinness World Records.

Got Talent around the world

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This Isn't a Woman, She's the GODDESS of Seduction | Ukraine's Got Talent


Looked to me like judge Kseniya Mishyna became a lesbian that night.

Turned me into a lesbian too.

Took Flashdance to new levels.

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This Isn't a Woman, She's the GODDESS of Seduction | Ukraine's Got Talent


Looked to me like judge Kseniya Mishyna became a lesbian that night.

Turned me into a lesbian too.

Took Flashdance to new levels.

https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkP ... /giphy.gif

She's The Most BADA** Juggler The Judges Have Ever Seen! | BGT 2026

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This is pretty cool:

She Got The Crowd Singing In Unison! | Pub Choir | AGT

Instead of performing solo, Astrid Jorgensen conducts the whole AGT audience! Watch as the judges and audience sing along to "Africa" by Toto in perfect harmony.

... On August 5, 2025, it was announced that she would be part of the AGT live shows, in which she was scheduled to perform in quarterfinal week 4. However, on 25 August 2025, it was revealed that Jorgensen had dropped out of the competition for unknown reasons ...

Not a one hit wonder by a long shot, she created a new mode of mass entertainment.
How Astrid Jorgensen turned a suburban pub choir into a worldwide musical phenomenon

Astrid Jorgensen OAM (born 22 April 1990) is an Australian vocalist, conductor, composer and author. She is the founder and director of Pub Choir....

Pub Choir

In 2017 Jorgensen founded Pub Choir in West End, Brisbane. At each Pub Choir event, Jorgensen arranges a popular song and teaches it to a non-trained audience in three-part harmony, concluding with a performance which is filmed and shared on social media. Jorgensen utilises a unique form of musical notation incorporating colour-coded contoured text and comedic visual cues to teach at Pub Choir, so that musical literacy is not required for audience participation. Each show is improvised, with Jorgensen responding to the audience's progress in real-time. Pub Choir gained international attention in November 2017 when their rendition of "Zombie" by The Cranberries went viral online.

I can't find that version, but there's this memorial tribute to lead singer Dolores O'Riordan a few months later:

ZOMBIE (the Cranberries) - Pub Choir

361,388 views Feb 12, 2018
500 strangers gathered at the Elephant Hotel in Brisbane to say thanks and farewell to Dolores O'Riordan.

Pub Choir is a gathering of total strangers who learn a song by ear in 90 minutes in 3 part harmony. There is beer involved!

Filmed by Sleep Mountain Films (Paris Owen & Jacob Sosnowski)

Arranged and taught by Astrid Jorgensen and videoed with permission.

"There is beer involved!"

Couch Choir

In March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent cancellation of planned Pub Choir events, Jorgensen launched "Couch Choir".... attracting tens of thousands of participants from over 50 countries.

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ONE Feather. ONE Girl. You CANNOT Look Away!

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How would one even think of doing that, much less figuring out how to do it and then actually doing it. Incredible.

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How would one even think of doing that, much less figuring out how to do it and then actually doing it. Incredible.

Mushrooms and no internet?

The heavy breathing made it weird.

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How would one even think of doing that, much less figuring out how to do it and then actually doing it. Incredible.

Mushrooms and no internet? ...

Simon Cowell Didn’t See This Coming... And It Hit Him | BGT 2026

Swiss acrobats.
The women's costumer is also on mushrooms, nttawwt.

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Swiss acrobats.
The women's costumer is also on mushrooms, nttawwt.

Holy Moley!

(Does Simon Cowell spend all his time flying from back and forth from London to LA just judging shit?)

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(Does Simon Cowell spend all his time flying from back and forth from London to LA just judging shit?)

The seasons might be staggered to accommodate him. I think he's also still a music producer. Then, he's got his worldwide franchises to manage.