America's Got Talent: The Champions season 1 explained

Module1:	Host: Terry Crews Judges: Simon Cowell Heidi Klum Mel B Howie Mandel Winner: Shin Lim Runner Up: Darci Lynne
Num Episodes:	7
Network:	NBC

The first season of 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]

Overview

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:

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
	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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Golden Buzzer Finalist | Wildcard Finalist

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
Angelica Hale	Singer	AGT: S12 – Runner-up	3
Ashleigh & Sully	Dancing Dog Act	BGT: S6 – Winner (as Ashleigh and Pudsey)	2
Attraction	Shadow Theatre Group	DS: S6 – Semi-finalist ; BGT: S7 – Winner	5
Bianca Ryan	Singer	AGT: S1 – Winner	1
Billy & Emily England	Extreme Rollerskating Duo	BGT: S9 – Semi-finalist ; AGT: S12 – Semi-finalist	3
Brian Justin Crum	Singer	AGT: S11 – Grand-finalist	4
Colin Cloud	Mentalist	BGT: S6 – Participant ; AGT: S12 – Semi-finalist	5
Cosentino	Escape Artist & Illusionist	AuGT: S5 – Runner-up	5
Courtney Hadwin	Singer	AGT: S13 – Finalist	2
Cristina Ramos	Opera & Rock Singer	GTE: S1 – Winner	2
Darci Lynne	Singing Ventriloquist	AGT: S12 – Winner	2
Darcy Oake	Illusionist	BGT: S8 – Finalist	3
DDF Crew	Jump Rope Dance Crew	HGT: S5 – Winner ; BeGT: S4 – Semi-finalist	2
Deadly Games	Extreme Knife Throwers	AGT: S11 – Semi-finalist ; FIT: S12 – Semi-Finalist	2
DJ Arch Jnr	DJ	SAGT: S6 – Winner	3
Drew Lynch	Comedian	AGT: S10 – Runner-up	4
Issy Simpson	Magician	BGT: S11 – Runner-up	4
Jackie Evancho	Opera Singer	AGT: S5 – Runner-up	5
Jon Dorenbos	Magician	AGT: S11 – Third place	3
Justice Crew	Dance Troupe	AuGT: S4 – Winner	1
Kechi Okwuchi	Singer	AGT: S12 – Finalist	4
Kenichi Ebina	Dancer	AGT: S8 – Winner	4
Kseniya Simonova	Sand Artist	UMT: S1 – Winner	5
Light Balance	Electronic Dance Troupe	BGT: S8 – Semi-finalist ; AGT: S12 – 3rd Place	2
Lost Voice Guy	Comedian	BGT: S12 – Winner	5
Moonlight Brothers	Dance Duo	DHT: S4 – Winner	4
Paul Potts	Opera Singer	BGT: S1 – Winner	3
Paul Zerdin	Ventriloquist	AGT: S10 – Winner	4
Piff the Magic Dragon	Comic Magician	AGT: S10 – Finalist	2
Preacher Lawson	Comedian	AGT: S12 – Finalist	1
Prince Poppycock	Opera Singer	AGT: S5 – Grand-finalist	3
Ryan Stock & AmberLynn	Sideshow Duo	AGT: S11 – Quarter-finalist	3
Sal Valentinetti	Singer	AGT: S11 – Grand-finalist	5
Samuel J. Comroe	Comedian	AGT: S13 – Grand-finalist	3
Sara & Hero	Dog Tricks Act	AGT: S12 – Grand-finalist	1
Shin Lim	Card Magician	AGT: S13 – Winner	5
Sofie Dossi	Aerialist Contortionist	AGT: S11 – Finalist	1
Sons of Serendip	Band	AGT: S9 – Grand-finalist	5
Susan Boyle	Singer	BGT: S3 – Runner-up	1
Tape Face	Mime	AGT: S11 – Finalist	4
Taylor Williamson	Comedian	AGT: S8 – Runner-up	2
The Clairvoyants	Mentalist Duo	AGT: S11 – Runner-up	1
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
The Texas Tenors	Country & Classical Vocal Group	AGT: S4 – Finalist	4
Tokio Myers	Pianist/Drummer/Remixer	BGT: S11 – Winner	5
Tom Cotter	Comedian	AGT: S7 – Runner-up	3
Uzeyer Novruzov	Ladder Acrobat	AGT: S10 – Finalist ; FIT: S11 – Semi-finalist (as Freeladderman)	1
Vicki Barbolak	Comedian	AGT: S13 – Finalist	1
Viktor Kee	Juggler	AGT: S11 – Finalist	2

Preliminaries Summary

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Buzzed out

Preliminary 1 (January 7)

Participant	Order	Buzzes				Result
Bianca Ryan	1
The Clairvoyants	2
Sara and Hero	3
Uzeyer Novruzov	4
Vicki Barbolak	5
Alex Magala	6
Justice Crew	7
Susan Boyle	8
Sofie Dossi	9
Preacher Lawson	10

Preliminary 2 (January 14)

Participant	Order	Buzzes				Result
Darci Lynne	1
Ashleigh and Sully	2
Light Balance	3
Taylor Williamson	4
Cristina Ramos	5
DDF Crew	6
Viktor Kee	7
Courtney Hadwin	8
Deadly Games	9
Piff the Magic Dragon	10

• Darci Lynne was later made a wildcard act for the Grand-final by the judges.

Preliminary 3 (January 21)

Participant	Order	Buzzes				Result
DJ Arch Jnr	1
Darcy Oake	2
Angelica Hale	3
Tom Cotter	4
Prince Poppycock	5
Ryan Stock & AmberLynn	6
Samuel J. Comroe	7
Paul Potts	8
Jon Dorenbos	9
Billy and Emily England	10

• Jon Dorenbos was later made a wildcard act for the Grand-final by the judges.

Preliminary 4 (January 28)

Participant	Order	Buzzes				Result
Issy Simpson	1
The Texas Tenors	2
Drew Lynch	3
Paul Zerdin	4
Moonlight Brothers	5
Tape Face	6
Kechi Okwuchi	7
The Professional Regurgitator	8
Brian Justin Crum	9
Kenichi Ebina	10

Preliminary 5 (February 4)

Participant	Order	Buzzes				Result
Attraction	1
Jackie Evancho	2
Colin Cloud	3
Lost Voice Guy	4
Sal Valentinetti	5
Tokio Myers	6
Kseniya Simonova	7
Cosentino	8
Sons of Serendip	9
Shin Lim	10

• 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.
• Cowell, Klum & Mel B pressed their buzzers as part of Colin Cloud's performance.

Finals Summary

Top 12 Final (February 11)

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

Grand-final (February 18)

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Guest performers: Tokio Myers & Voices of Hope Children's Choir, The Clairvoyants, Cirque du Soleil, and Jackie Evancho

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'AGT: The Champions' crowns sleight-of-hand artist Shin Lim: 'Such a fun run'. USA TODAY. en. February 20, 2019.
2. News: Swift . Andy . America's Got Talent: The Champions Reveals 25 Returning Acts . January 8, 2019 . . November 16, 2018.
3. News: Swift. Andy. America's Got Talent: The Champions Reveals Final 25 Returning Acts. TVLine. November 30, 2018.
4. Web site: America's Got Talent NBCUniversal Media Village. NBCUniversal Media Village. January 16, 2019.