America's Got Talent season 3
| America's Got Talent season 3 | |
|---|---|
| File:America's Got Talent.jpg | |
| Created by | Simon Cowell Ken Warwick Cécile Frot-Coutaz Jason Raff |
| Presented by | Jerry Springer |
| Judges | Piers Morgan Sharon Osbourne David Hasselhoff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Simon Cowell Ken Warwick |
| Running time | Varies |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | June 17, 2008 – present |
The third season of America's Got Talent, an American television reality show talent competition, premiered on the NBC network on June 17, 2008.
NBC announced in August 2007 that the network had renewed the show for a third season. Preliminary auditions were held in Charlotte, Nashville, Orlando, New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Chicago from January to April. Sharon Osbourne, Piers Morgan and David Hasselhoff returned as judges. Jerry Springer also returned as host. It will also be shown in the United Kingdom on ITV2.
This season, the audition stage became different. This season, the X on the stages (above) and (judges table) matched the ones from Britain's Got Talent or has been borrowed for this season.
Preliminary Auditions
Week 1
Aired on June 17, 2008, 2 hours. Auditions from New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles were shown.[1][2][3]
Advanced
Acts that advanced to the second round include:
- Jonathan Arons, a trombonist/dancer performed to "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer.[4]
- Indiggo, Romanian twin sisters Mikaela and Gabriela sang "New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra[5]
- Nuttin' But Stringz, sibling violinists Tourie and Damien. They combine classical music with hip-hop.[6]
- David Martin, an illusionist
- Scott Land, a puppeteer that created an unusual marionette, an uncooked chicken, that danced, laid an egg and picked up a flag. The act is named "The Amazing Sal Monella"
- Plastic Musik, Stomp-like performers with trash cans and colorful batons
- Jazmin, a quartet of female singers
- Kaitlyn Maher, a four year old that sang "Somewhere Out There" by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram[7]
- Slippery Kittens, a group of high-energetic burlesque strippers comprised of mothers.
- Jonathan Burkin, baton twirler[8]
- Derrick Barry, male Britney Spears impersonator performed to "Toxic".[9]
- Polina Volchek, a woman hula-hooper
- Sterling Silver, a clog dancing troop
- Cafidia Stuart, 15 year old sang Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing"
- Sick Step, a hip hop dance troop.
- Extreme Dance FX, a contemporary young clog team
- Neal Boyd, 32 year old insurance salesman and opera singer sang "Nessun dorma" from the opera Turandot.[10]
Eliminated
Acts that were eliminated include:
- Serious Mysterious Bill Curlee sang and danced to It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones.[11]
- Nick Afanasiev, a teenager with a flexible tongue
- Lady “J” Huston, a dancer/trumpeter
- The Quiddlers, a puppet act with puppets that look like midgets
- Ed Jacques, a guy who hummed on his hand[12]
- Adam Ace, a comedian who put a shower cap over his face.[12]
- Mary Bly, 80 year old tap dancer[13]
- Chay Vang, Siamese electric guitar player[14]
- Terry Christiansen, songwriter
- Singing Santa Claus, a Santa-singer
- Stumblebum Brass, a group of percussionists
- Dallas Dance Company, group of dance teachers
- The Renegades, dance group performed to Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
- Daniel Burton, a hip hop dancer
- The M&M Twinz, a pair of twin dancers
- Daisy Taste, a grandma on roller skates
Week 2
Aired on June 24, 2008, 2 hours. Auditions from New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles were shown.[15][16][17]
Advanced
Acts that advanced to the second round include:
- Eli Mattson - sang and played piano, performing "Walking in Memphis" by Marc Cohn.[18]
- Miss Pussykatt - grinding act, pressed an angle grinder onto metal plates that had been affixed to various parts of her clothing to send sparks flying.[19]
- Lil Countrie and Page 1ne - street dancers/tumblers[20]
- Next II None (N2N) - family boy band performed "Bye Bye Bye" by 'N Sync[21]
- Russian Bar Trio - acrobatic act, with a lady performing aerial acrobatics on a four inch wide Russian Bar held by the other two members.[22]
- The Taubl Family - family performing group. Sang and played various instruments to "The Sound of Music".[23]
- The DC Cowboys - danced to "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" by Big & Rich.[24]
- Kevin "Big K" Taylor - martial arts brick breaking act.[25]
- Chellena Black-Harris - singer[26]
- The Pendragons - 54 year old husband and wife magicians. Performed their Guinness world record holding version of the metamorphosis illusion.[27]
- Joseph Hall - "young Elvis" impersonator sang "Hound Dog".[28]
Eliminated
Acts that were eliminated include:
- Victoria, the Singing Fairy sang "When You Wish Upon a Star"[29]
- Daniel Avila - singer/songwriter
- Ken Butler - one man band
- Polina Nikiforova - played cymbals and trombone while in a Groucho mask.
- Michael Droll, the "Ozzman", Ozzy Osbourne impersonator sang "Crazy Train"[30]
- Drumtasia - cacophonous drum act[31]
- Johnny Olshavsky - magician[32]
- Dan "the Magic Man" Stapleton - magician[33]
- Dorian - magician[33]
- Dennis Keith - self "levitating" magician[33]
- Becky Blaney - magician[33]
- Bizarro - flame throwing magician[33]
- John Morgan - George W. Bush impersonator
Week 3
Aired on July 1, 2008, 2 Hours. Auditions from Dallas, Chicago and Atlanta.[34] [35] [36]
Advanced
Acts that advanced to the second round include:
- Holly Hardin - sang "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Jessica Simpson
- Duo Genesis - hand balancers
- Lewis Warren, Jr. - 11 year old pianist
- Shaolin Warriors of Chinatown - martial arts performers
- Beyond Belief Dance Company - 22 member dance troupe from Mesquite, Texas. Danced to "Fashionista". Morgan disliked the group's outfits and makeup, but loved their performance.[37]
- Paul West and Tucker - frisbee catching dog act[38]
- Paul Salos - Frank Sinatra style singer/performer sang "Fly Me to the Moon"[39]
- Junior & Emily - brother-and-sister salsa dance duo[40]
- George "the Giant" McArthur - 7' 3" carnival sideshow style performer. Drank milk through a long bendy straw that went through his nasal passage and around an audience volunteer, and then set off firecrackers on his chest.[41]
- Jessica Price - 24 year old sang "I Can't Make You Love Me" by Bonnie Raitt[42]
- The Southern Belles - cloggers[43]
- Dan Meyer - sword swallower[44]
- David Militello - 9 year old sang "Ben" by Michael Jackson[45]
Eliminated
Acts that were eliminated include:
- Corky Duke - line dancer danced to "Cotton-Eyed Joe"[46]
- The Rodeo Rhythm Kings - bluegrass trio, Morgan commented that the violinist "Should be charged with possession of an offensive weapon"
- Nolan Leach - trick roping on a horse
- Juli Blue - singer and banjo player
- Jacque Kendall - hoop dancing
- Smithfield - painting pot-bellied pig[47]
- Diana Ross and Twinkle - dancing lady and dog
- Sean Paul & Julianne - trained monkey act
- The Busy Bee Dogs - trained dog act, left a dog on-stage after being X'd out
- Zane & Stephanie - married singers, sang "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers[48]
- Alistair McQueen - stripper [49]
- Coburn Hartsell - stripper
- Gravity Plays Favorites - pole dancers
- Scandalesque - burlesque fire dance
- The Hollywood Men - strippers
- Busty Heart - crushed things with her breasts
Week 4
Aired on July 8, 2008, 1 hour. Auditions from Atlanta, and New York.[50][51][52]
Advanced
Acts that advanced to the second round include:
- Elite - Alexandra Pyles, a 10 year old martial artist, beat up her dad.[53]
- Sarah Lenore - Sang "Before He Cheats" by Carrie Underwood[54]
- Flambeaux - Fire breather[55]
- Nichole - Pole dancer
- Giwayen Mata - African dancers
- SQ Entertainment - family hip-hop dance troop[56]
- The James Gang - Dressed as newsies, this hip-hop rap quartet mixed lots of old fashioned style into their routine.[57]
- Victoria Jacoby - 11 year old contortionist[58]
- Kyle Rifkin - R&B singer. Sang "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by The Temptations[59]
Eliminated
Acts that were eliminated include:
- Billy Dodson - countertenor that was told to "sing like a man" [60]
- Polka Today - polka dancers[61]
- Philip Weiner - singer[62]
- Peter McIntosh - ventriloquist who did not close his mouth.[62]
- Ursula Knudson - singer
- Rachel Star - read poetry while standing barefoot on broken glass
- Debra Weiner - singer. She did not stop singing when X'ed by all three judges, and had to be escorted off the stage by Hasselhoff.
Week 5
Aired on July 15, 2008, 1 hour. Auditions from Atlanta, and Dallas.[63][64] [65]
Advanced
Acts that advanced to the second round include:
- Bruce Block and Sarah Jessica - magician/general performer. Appeared in the previous season of the show as well. This time, he lay on a bed of nails and held a board on top of himself for his assistant to dance on and sing "Anything Goes". Hasselhoff then asked to stand on Brock as well, to establish that the bed of nails was indeed real.[66]
- Dorae Saunders - Tina Turner impersonator lip-synced and danced to "Proud Mary".[67]
- Tropidanza - salsa dance troupe
- Fast Wally - juggler
- Bryan Cheatham - stripper who sang "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith.
- Zooperstars - Oversized animal mascot versions of various sports celebrities, already a popular act at various minor league baseball games and other sporting events. Performed to "Tootsee Roll".[68]
- Dallas Desperados Dancers - The dance team of the Dallas Desperados Arena Football team.[69]
- Xclusive - Kenneth Parrio - robotic miming to a self-mixed sound effect track.[70]
- Donald Braswell II - sang "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban. Former professional opera singer, his vocal cords were severed in a freak car accident eleven years back. He was told by doctors he might never speak normally again, let alone sing. This was his first time back on a professional stage since the accident.[71][72]
Eliminated
Acts that were eliminated include:
- Michelle Wallace - sang "All by Myself" by Celine Dion.[73]
- Barry Collier - barnyard animal noises[74]
- Nance Upchurch - singer
- The Freak Show - dance troupe
- Music Makes the World Go Round - accordion duo. Morgan commented that the only thing worse than one accordion is two accordions.
- Mac Jay - dancer
- Fancy Ray McCloney - Little Richard impersonator
Week 6
Aired on July 22, 2008, 1 hour. Auditions from New York, and Los Angeles.[75][76][77]
Advanced
Acts that advanced to the second round include:
- Fun with Hand Shadows - hand shadows of various historical figures[78]
- XL - 25 year old Xavier Lewis sang "Ordinary People" by John Legend[79]
- Texas State Strutters - precision dance team from Texas State University. Performed to "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire.[80]
- Shakes - 10 year old dancer
- The Awakening - dance crew
- Georgia Force - Dance team for the Georgia Force Arena Football team
- Ronny B - Ron Belala danced and sang to "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie[81]
- Michael Harrison - ventriloquist, used an audience member as a human puppet.[82]
- Queen Emily - Emily David sang "Chain of Fools" by Aretha Franklin[83]
Eliminated
Acts that were eliminated include:
- Perry Zanett - Shakespeare reading[84]
- The Inflatable Theater - stunts in an inflatable costume
- Sweet-Lou Fusco - sang "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson
- The Power Team' - fire and ice stunts
- The Seed and Feed Marching Abominable - huge, cacophonous group
- Anita Aloha - twirler
- The Snake Kissers - Robert & Daryl Ackerman, snake charmers, performed the "Kiss of Death"[85]
References
- ^ "Preliminary auditions, week 1". America's Got Talent. Season 3. Episode 1. 2008-06-17.
{{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|episodelink=(help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ http://www.buddytv.com/articles/americas-got-talent/americas-got-talent-season-3-p-20580.aspx Buddy TV summary Episode 1
- ^ http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=4&article=article8080.art&page=1 RNO summary Episode 1
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=266460 Jonathan Aron's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=266465 Indiggo's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=266100 Nuttin' But Stringz's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=266081 Kaitlyn Maher's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=266461 Jonathan Burkin's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=266101 Derrick Barry's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=266082 Neal Boyd's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=266463 Serious Mysterious's audition
- ^ a b http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=266436 Week 1 "Bad Acts"
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=266464 Mary Bly's audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=266099 Chay Vang's audition
- ^ "Preliminary auditions, week 2". America's Got Talent. Season 3. Episode 2. 2008-06-24.
{{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|episodelink=(help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ http://www.buddytv.com/articles/americas-got-talent/americas-got-talent-3-episode-20739.aspx Buddy TV summary Episode 2
- ^ http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article8093.art&page=1 RNO summary Episode 2
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=268791 Eli Mattson's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=269208 Miss Pussykatt's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=269209 Next II None's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=269241 Lil Countrie and Page 1ne's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=268884 Russian Bar Trio's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=268853 The Taubl Family's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=268852 The DC Cowboys's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=269207 Big K's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=269240 Chellena's initial audition
- ^ "Magic & Illusions". Guinness Book Of Records. 50. Guinness World Records: p.182. 2005.
{{cite journal}}:|page=has extra text (help) - ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=268888 Joseph Hall's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=269205 Singing Fairy's audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=269234 Ozzman's audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=269232 Drumtasia's audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=269242 Johnny Olshavsky's audition
- ^ a b c d e http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=269237 Week 2 "Bad Acts"
- ^ "Preliminary auditions, week 3". America's Got Talent. Season 3. Episode 3. 2008-07-01.
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- ^ http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article8106.art&page=1 RNO summary Episode 3
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=272121 BBDC's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=272132 Paul West and Tucker's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=271766 Paul Salos's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=271769 The Southern Belles's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=271709 George the Giant's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=271764 Jessica Price's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=271770 The Southern Belles's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=272122 Dan Meyer's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=271761 David Militello's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=272150 Corky Duke's audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=272131 Smithfield's audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=272096 Zane & Stephanie's audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=271776 Alistair McQueen's audition
- ^ "Preliminary auditions, week 4". America's Got Talent. Season 3. Episode 4. 2008-07-08.
{{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|episodelink=(help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ http://www.buddytv.com/articles/americas-got-talent/americas-got-talent-3-episode-21059.aspx Buddy TV summary Episode 4
- ^ http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article8123.art&page=1 RNO summary Episode 4
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=273674 Elite's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=273675 Sarah Lenore's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=273737 Flambeaux's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=273678 SQ Entertainment's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=273700 The James Gang's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=273701 Victoria Jacoby's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=273694 Kyle Rifkine's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=273693 Billy Dodson's audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=273684 Polka Today's audition
- ^ a b http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=273695 Week 4 "Bad Acts"
- ^ "Preliminary auditions, week 5". America's Got Talent. Season 3. Episode 5. 2008-07-15.
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- ^ http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article8136.art&page=1 RNO summary Episode 5
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=276147 Bruce Block's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=276177 Dorae Saunders' initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=276176 Zooperstars' initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=276053 Dallas Desperados Dancers' initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=276048 Xclusive's initial audition
- ^ http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/columnists/jjackle/stories/MYSA060408.SAL.1G.jakle.19b149b.html San Antonio Express News column on Donald Braswell
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=276035 Donald Braswell's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=276146 Michelle Wallace's audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=276178 Barry Collier's audition
- ^ "Preliminary auditions, week 6". America's Got Talent. Season 3. Episode 6. 2008-07-22.
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- ^ http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article8163.art&page=1 RNO summary Episode 6
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=278451 Fun with Hand Shadows' initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=278459 XL's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=278462 Texas State Strutters' initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=278438 Ronny B's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=278445 Michael Harrison's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=278447 Queen Emily's initial audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=278446 Perry Zanett's audition
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=278461 The Snake Kissers's audition