My Top 8

My Top 8 based on the audition & quarter-final performances:

Barbara Padilla
Drew Thomas Magic
EriAm Sisters
Fab Five
FootworKINGz
Texas Tenors
Hairo Torres
Lawrence Beamen

Top 20 Checklist

How did MY Top 20 match up with America's?

*Green Box with a check mark means we both picked that act.
*Red box with an X mean America picked it but I didn't.

13 / 20 :  Not bad at all; over half the acts I wanted were voted through!

Quarter-Finals Round 4 RESULTS

The last of the top 20:

1. Barbara Padilla
She has a great voice and will undoubtedly go far in this competition. She is bascially the female Neal E. Boyd, and well, he won!

2. Erik & Rickie
They are very cute and definitely have talent. Will they make it past the semi-finals? I'm not so sure...

3. Drew Stevyns
What?!? That was sort of unexpected. I'm sure all the ladies like him, but his voice really isn't that great. Ishaara was way better.

4. Recycled Percussion
They definitely have a really energetic act, but I really want to see them do something different.

5. EriAm Sisters
They are very good, and I can tell America likes them. I hope to see them move to the finals, but only time will tell.

4/5 but not my favorite act (Ishaara)!

Quarter-Finals Round 4 REVIEWS

1. Ishaara
They are by far my favorite dance act of the season. They are unique, precise, and fun to watch! I like how they are doing something different. I definitely thought their first audition was better, but I hope America listens to Sharon and votes for them!

2. Barbara Padilla
She is an amazing singer! She has a great voice and really performed well tonight. She looked beautiful, sang beautiful, and has a beautiful story to back it all up.

3. Pam Martin
It was good but not great. It was sort of boring and she did the same stuff as her first audition.

4. African High Fliers
It was really cool, but there wasn't enough variety in the act.

5. Mia Boostrom
She's good, but not great, especially compared to Barbara Padilla.

6. Erik & Rickie
They are really talented, but I'm not sure how America will like them.

7. Coney Island Chris
He was terrible, boring, and stupid. He did nothing jaw-dropping, and that's what he needed to do to even be considered for America's vote.

8. Matt & Anthony
He's a good tap dancer but the singing isn't that great. I like the moving set but the Fab Five are better.

9. The Lollipop Girls
I don't see anything special about them. They are just a stupid stripper act which requires no talent.

10. Drew Stevyns
He was good but not great.

11. Recycled Percussion
I thought it was full of energy and really cool, but I would have liked to see more unique props being used.

12. EriAm Sisters
They were good but I thought there first audtion was better. I really like them and they are definitely talented.

This was the best quarter-finals night so far, but here are my top 5:
-Ishaara
-Barbara Padilla
-EriAm Sisters
-Erik & Rickie
-Recycled Percussion

Quarter-Finals Round 3 RESULTS

America's & the Judge's decent picks for the Top 20: 

1. FootworKINGz
I'm not sure how I feel about this choice. I think Pixie Mystere is still better than some of the other acts on this list, but FootworKINGz is great and would rather see both through

2. Hairo Torres
Not surprised by this. He's great.

3. Jeffery Ou
Wow, I'm with the judges. I can't believe he got through. He's great, but Pixie Mystere is better.

4. Mario & Jenny
I still don't think they're that great no matter how 'Vegas-like' the judges say they are; they were boring.

5. Lawrence Beamen
He's got a great voice and will go far in life no matter what happens.

3/5 is not bad, but I'm upset about Pixie Mystere...

Quarter-Finals Round 3 REVIEWS

1. FootworKINGz
They ARE probably the best group technically, and they can really dance and even do some flips. They are really great, really talented, and it was a really good performance on their part.

2. Marcus Terrell and the Serenades
Not a great song choice in my opinion, and I think Marcus's voice was a little "eh" today. The serenades were great, but it just didn't sound that good when he went really high into falsetto.

3. Pixie Mystere
These girls were really great tonight. They had the perfect mix of dancing, 'cortionism', and gymanstics. For kids they were perfectly together, and I just thought it was a really great act.

4. Jay Mattioli
Wow, I was REALL dissapointed by him today. After his first audition I was absolutely blown away, and I was even more blown away by the fact that he didn't make it into the top 40. When I found out he was a wild card act I was so happy, but tonight he really blew it. He didn't do anything big & grand, and stuck to small little tricks that everyone has seen before.

5. Bri
She has a pretty good voice, but there's just something about it that doesn't make it as smooth as some of the other voices on the show. It was good, but not great.

6. U4RIA
They were pretty good tonight, and I really liked the story behind it. The dancing was pretty good but I wish they had done more of it.

7. Dave Johnson
He can't sing and he's not funny.

8. Hairo Torres
His act is really cool but I like the contortionist stuff he did in his first audition better. He is very talented and very unique.

9. G-Force
They can't really sing, and therefore are not getting through, but that little girl is a really good drummer.

10. Jeffery Ou
It REALLY stinks that the microphone didn't work for most of his performance, but we all know he is a good piano player. I wish he would have gone more crazy like the Hoff said, but he is still pretty talented.

11. Mario & Jenny
It was very big and grand, but I wasn't that impressed. All they did was light a few guitars and a giant cube on fire. Sorry, but I've seen way cooler things than that.

12. Lawrence Beamen
He has a great voice, and although very low, it's really nice. I think Neal E. Boyd was better, but this guy has potential.

I'm still not overly impressed by any of these acts, but here are my top 5:
-FootworKINGz
-Pixie Mystere
-Hairo Torres
-Lawrence Beaman
-U4RIA

Quarter-Finals Round 2 RESULTS

THE NEXT OF THE TOP 20:

1. Fab Five
Good pick on America's part; one of my favorite acts of the night

2. Tony & Rory
I was dissapointed to see Charles DeWayne go home, but Tony & Rory were pretty good and probably in my top 8 at least.

3. Paradizo Dance
Glad to see them go through.

4. Texas Tenors
My favorite act of the night, and a good choice from America.

5. Voices of Glory
Talented, charming, and young. Happy to see them through.

YAY! America agreed with me on everyone! The judges didn't, but I am sure Charles DeWayne will still go far with his voice.

Quarter-Finals Round 2 REVIEWS

1. Fab Five

Really, really great tonight. I don't know if it was there dancing, the song choice, the set, the costumes, or a combination of all four that made it such a great act, but it was very entertaining, and man, those ladies can really tap dance!

2. Charles DeWayne
I don't think this was the best song choice for him, but he's definitely a great singer AND piano player. My only problem with him is that he's very similar to Eli Manning who, yes, made it into the top 5, but I don't know if America would vote for virtually the same act, twice. I think he is very talented, and has a great voice, but I'm not sure he really compares to the other singers.

3. Carol Loo
For sixty-some years old she certainly has a lot of talent, and energy, but I'm not sure she's quite right for this show. She was obviously one of those acts they put through to add some comedy to the show, but America never votes through those kinds of acts when it comes down to it (thankfully).

4. Tony & Rory
Yes, that dog is extremely intelligent AND talented. But No, I don't think it would work too well in Vegas. The guy only has one dog, and I don't think it can stay focused every single night for 90 minutes. It's a great act, but it gets pretty boring after a while.

5. Eleisha Miller
She IS cute, but she just can't sing. It's really unfortunate, because if she had a good voice she would have potential. She can play the piano decently and dance OK, but when you can't sing you can't sing.

6. Paradizo Dance
They're definitely very good and entertaining, but I've seen better dance/balance acts like that before. I think they are great when you look at them alone, but compared to some of the other acts I just don't see them winning.

7. Texas Tenors
They were really great tonight, great singing, great song choice (although the judges are partially right about what they said), and I think they are pretty good.

8. SQ Entertainment
There dance moves weren't synchronized enough, and the 'story' in their act was hard to understand. Especially compared to other dance acts, they really aren't that great, and I really just wasn't WOWed by it.


9. Pete Peterkin
I thought his first audtion was much better. I love how he impersonated Obama, but his jokes were pretty weak this week, and his impersonation was good but overall just bland.

10. Alizma
I don't know what they were thinking, especially when that girl tried to hit that really high notes. They aren't TERRIBLE singers, but they should have played the violin more and sang less.

11. Beale Street Flippers
This act really wasn't that special, and even if they make it through they would never beat AcroDunk anyways. It was just a bunch of stupid little flips and nothing that big or amazing.


12. Voices of Glory
I thought there first audition was better, and there vocals seemed to be a little off during some of their performance. Their voices didn't blend together as well as before, but they are definitely talented kids.

Not exactly a night full of AMAZING talent, but here are my top five...
-Texas Tenors
-Fab Five
-Paradizo Dance
-Voices of Glory
-Charles DeWayne

Quarter-Finals Round 1 RESULTS

America (and the judges) voted, and here are the first of the Top 20:

1. Grandma Lee
She would have been sixth choice if I could have picked one, so I guess I'm fine with her getting through.

2. Acrodunk
I don't care what anybody still says, their act, although cool, is still pretty boring and repetative, and I can't see them sustaining in Las Vegas. 

3. Arcadian Broad
He was in my top 5, so I'm glad to see him go through. It still stinks that the judges had to pick between him and Thia, but I probably would have picked him too because I am more than posotive that there will be plenty more singing acts to go through. 

4. Drew Thomas Magic
He was in my top 5 too. Glad to see America made at least one right choice. 

5. Kevin Skinner
I figured this was coming, but I'm still not happy about it. But I'm not really worried, there are plenty more singers that will surely beat him by the end.

WOW, only TWO of the acts I picked to go through actually did. How dissapointing...

Quarter-Finals Round 1 REVIEWS

Overall some pretty weak talent in my opinion, but there are a few acts worthy of the semi-finals.
My review of the first night of performances:

BREAKS8
I liked their first audition much better. This performance was indeed very slow, just as Sharon pointed out. There was not much dancing; it was more just them standing in place and doing things with their upper body. I understand they wanted to do something more and add a 'story' to it how they were being robbers, but I think they needed to save that for the semi-finals/finals. They should have just done pure dance/skating/break dancing. It was really just mediocre.

THIA MAGUIA
There is no doubt that Thia Maguia has an amazing voice. She really performed "The Climb" very well, but I really don't think she will win. She is basically Bianca Ryan II, and Bianca won but did not do very well after she won. She is amazing, but I don't know how far she will go.

PLATT BROTHERS
The judges were spot on. The Platt Brothers did too many different things, and it was very confusing. I really don't know what to call their act. They needed to focus on one idea, and I liked their first audition much better. I thought they had potential, but now I'm not so sure.

THE DIVA LEAGUE
I'm sorry, but this is just not an entertaining act. They lip-synced to a song while doing minimal dance moves in place. Yes, the effects and smoke and costumes were very cool, but it's about the talent, and in my opinion they really do not have any.

MANUELA HORN
I don't think she should have gotten past the audition phase in the first place, but Manuela Horn really failed with this performance. She did not yodel, and that was her only talent which was minimum anyways. It was an interesting idea, but poor execution. She better not pass this round...

GRANDMA LEE
I have to say I liked her first audition better, but Grandma Lee is definitely pretty funny. She has some good jokes, but I have trouble seeing it sustain a Las Vegas show. It is generally very hard for non-music acts to get far in America's Got Talent, but Grandma Lee IS talented, and I think she did pretty well.

MOSAIC
I found Mosaic to be the best act all night. Their vocal performance was outstanding, and they really did well. Their arrangement wasn't the best, but I definitely think they have talent and will most likely go far in this competition. They really sang well and the whole thing was just very cool.

ACRODUNK
I still can't see what everybody saw in them during their performance. Yes, I thought their first audition was really really good and very cool, but I thought this performance was very bland with a little too much going on. I just can't see them dunking for an hour straight in Las Vegas. It gets sort of boring. Yes, they are talented, but this performance didn't do it for me.

ARCADIAN BROAD
He is truly a talented boy. I really liked him and thought he danced AND played the piano very well. He really is a great dancer, and this was a great song choice for him. Overall it was great.

DREW THOMAS MAGIC
The act was good, but I have to say that it was very boring sitting their and watching nothing going on for 90 seconds while 'the magic happened'. It was literally 90 seconds of three people walking around a box with blow torches, and that was boring. I think I might now how part of the trick was done, so he really didn't do it for me this time, but I would still like to see him do more. I just love magicians in general.

KEVIN SKINNER
I honestly don't think he is that talented. The song was fine but I don't see anything special in him. They are just trying to make him out to be another Susan Boyle, and I don't think it's working. This performance was just mediocre and I don't think he sings that well.

LAKE HOUSTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
I thought they did very well tonight. I liked their dance, and I thought it was neat idea to do the sleepover thing. However, I think they can get repetitive and all they seemed to do were those spinning kicks. I think they are talented, but I'm not sure what else they can bring to their performance.

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Here are the five acts I think deserve a spot in the semi-finals:

-Mosaic
-Arcadian Broad
-Lake Houston Performing Arts Center
-Drew Thomas Magic
-Thia Maguia
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