{"id":244902,"date":"2025-09-21T22:39:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T22:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/244902\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T22:39:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T22:39:12","slug":"whos-in-the-finals-heres-the-top-10-deseret-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/244902\/","title":{"rendered":"Who’s in the finals? Here’s the top 10 \u2013 Deseret News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent<\/a>\u201d is officially down to a top 10. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at the acts that will compete for a headlining slot in Vegas and the $1 million prize in the Season 20 finale.<\/p>\n

Who is competing in the \u2018AGT\u2019 2025 finals? <\/p>\n

Chris Turner<\/b><\/p>\n

Chris Turner, a 35-year-old improv rapper from Manchester, England, has impressed all season with his ability to take random suggestions on the spot and piece them together into a coherent storyline and rap.<\/p>\n

For his audition, he showed off his creativity by transforming the following suggestions from the judges into a rap: meat empanada, sparkly pants, belly button, ripe and juicy papayas, and quantum physics. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m fascinated by what you just did,\u201d \u201cAGT\u201d judge Howie Mandel said. <\/p>\n

\u201cTo be able to rhyme and make it make sense, and for you to be so articulate and creative. That is such a talent,\u201d judge Mel B added. \u201cWe could have thrown anything at you.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Turner took it up a notch during the quarterfinals by having the audience submit ideas for the judges to pick. During the semifinals, he directly interacted with the audience as he walked around and rapped on the spot about the items people had in their pockets. <\/p>\n

The semifinal routine had judge Simon Cowell laughing so hard he couldn\u2019t offer up any feedback.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have never seen you like this, Simon,\u201d host Terry Crews said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAGT\u201d judge Sofia Vergara declared that the rapper should win the competition. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Jessica Sanchez<\/b><\/p>\n

Singer Jessica Sanchez is one of the front-runners to win this season of \u201cAGT\u201d \u2014 her audition alone has 10 million views. <\/p>\n

During her audition, which featured a performance of Benson Boone<\/a>\u2019s \u201cBeautiful Things,\u201d the 29-year-old singer revealed that she had actually competed on the first season of \u201cAGT\u201d 20 years ago and made it to the semifinals.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A few years later, she competed on \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d and was the runner-up to winner Phillip Phillips. <\/p>\n

But Sanchez told the judges that she ended up taking a break from music because she was so young when she started and wanted to make sure she was doing it for herself and not for others.<\/p>\n

Marking another step in her return to music, Sanchez has wowed all season long on \u201cAGT.\u201d <\/p>\n

Following Sanchez\u2019s audition, Vergara hit her golden buzzer to advance the singer straight to the quarterfinals. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Sanchez almost didn\u2019t perform in the live quarterfinals (she was eight months pregnant at this point). But she ultimately decided to take the stage and perform Alex Warren\u2019s \u201cOrdinary\u201d \u2014 a rendition that had the judges in awe.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am absolutely blown away,\u201d Cowell said. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou have never sounded better,\u201d Mel B added. <\/p>\n

Sanchez\u2019s performance during the semifinals didn\u2019t go over as well, with Mandel in particular criticizing her song choice (JKVE\u2019s \u201cGolden Hour\u201d). But the singer\u2019s fate was in the hands of viewers, who pushed her through to the finale. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Steve Ray Ladson \u2014 Sofia Vergara\u2019s quarterfinal golden buzzer <\/b><\/p>\n

Steve Ray Ladson<\/a>\u2019s self-described \u201cBlackgrass Brothercana\u201d music wowed the judges to such a high degree during his audition that Sofia Vergara said it was her \u201cfavorite music act of the whole season, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the quarterfinals, Vergara doubled down on her love for the singer from South Carolina. The \u201cModern Family\u201d star hit her golden buzzer to send Ladson and his band past the semifinals and straight to the finale.<\/p>\n

Ladson has only performed originals so far on \u201cAGT\u201d \u2014 \u201cBack of My Truck,\u201d which Mandel said was \u201c100% a hit song\u201d; and \u201cBoots Like Mine,\u201d which led Vergara tp declare Ladson a \u201csuperstar.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Leo High School Choir <\/b><\/p>\n

When 22 singers of the Leo High School Choir took the stage to audition for \u201cAGT,\u201d their music director, LaDonna Hill, was visibly emotional.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese young men are amazing \u2014 they\u2019ve never had music experience,” Hill said of the students from the South Side of Chicago. \u201cI take whoever desires to sing. I am extremely proud of them.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The choir quickly won over the judges with their passionate performance of The Score\u2019s \u201cBorn For This.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt like that was your song, and you were singing it from the heart,\u201d Mel B said. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou guys deserve to be on this stage,\u201d Vergara added. <\/p>\n

The choir performed Imagine Dragons\u2019 \u201cBeliever\u201d for the quarterfinals, and Fall Out Boy\u2019s \u201cCenturies\u201d for the semifinals. Following the choir\u2019s energetic semifinal performance, Cowell said he believed their act was the one that had progressed the most out of all the acts in the competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou guys literally tear at my heartstrings because I can see how much this means to you,\u201d Mel B said. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

LightWire<\/b><\/p>\n

LightWire, a Brazilian LED dance troupe, earned a golden buzzer from Simon Cowell during their audition, which has more than 2 million views on YouTube.<\/p>\n

In their first international appearance, per Parade<\/a>, the group combined dance, art and technology to bring the Amazon rainforest to the \u201cAGT\u201d stage. Following the performance, the dancers were visibly touched by the enthusiastic response from the crowd.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou never, ever, ever know, when you\u2019re doing a new year, whether you\u2019re going to see something better than you\u2019ve seen before,\u201d Cowell said. \u201cAnd honestly \u2014 I\u2019m not just saying this \u2014 this was one of the most beautiful, stunning acts I\u2019ve seen across all of the \u2018Got Talents.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Cowell\u2019s high praise continued during the quarterfinals. The cheers from the crowd nearly drowned out his feedback as he called it one of the best live performances he\u2019s seen on the show \u2014 a production on par with the opening ceremony at the Olympics. <\/p>\n

Mandel said LightWire was tailor-made for the show, and praised the act\u2019s \u201cspectacular visuals.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the epitome of what somebody would buy tickets for and see in Vegas,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

But Mandel didn\u2019t have as much praise during the semifinals, noting that the thrill of LightWire\u2019s routine had worn off for him by this point. The other judges, though, were quick to praise the dance troupe. <\/p>\n

\u201cI could not imagine the final without this act,\u201d Cowell said. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Mama Duke \u2014 Mel B\u2019s quarterfinal golden buzzer<\/b><\/p>\n

Mama Duke, a singer-songwriter-rapper from Austin, Texas, auditioned for \u201cAGT\u201d with a rap she wrote.<\/p>\n

The YMCA worker\u2019s upbeat performance of \u201cFeels So Good To Be You\u201d had the judges dancing and even got a standing ovation from Cowell when it was over.<\/p>\n

The rapper seemed to be in disbelief as she received praise from the judges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s already a hit,\u201d Mel B said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

During the quarterfinals, Mel B went even further with her praise for Mama Duke, choosing to hit her golden buzzer to send the singer straight through to the finale. <\/p>\n

\u201cI loved you the first time, and I love you even more right now,\u201d Mel B said. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Jourdan Blue<\/b><\/p>\n

Jourdan Blue had one of the most popular \u201cAGT\u201d auditions this season, with over 6 million views on YouTube. <\/p>\n

The 23-year-old singer from New Orleans felt inspired to audition for the show following a truck attack<\/a> on the street where he frequently performs earlier this year. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt made me realize that there\u2019s so much more to live for,\u201d he told the judges. \u201cThat\u2019s what made me choose \u2018AGT.\u2019 I feel like this is the best way to level up.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"\"Jourdan Blue performs during the quarterfinal round of “AGT.” | Trae Patton\/NBC <\/p>\n

Following his audition, which featured a performance of The Script\u2019s \u201cBreakeven,\u201d the judges praised his distinctive voice. Mandel ended up hitting his golden buzzer for Blue, who smiled and pocketed some of the gold confetti as it fell around him.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Blue was sick during the \u201cAGT\u201d quarterfinals, but told the judges he was determined to keep going and powered through for a performance of Calum Scott\u2019s \u201cBiblical.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThis means everything to me and there wasn\u2019t going to be anything that held me back from that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really truly believe that you can win this,\u201d Mandel told the singer. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think you\u2019re going to do amazing in this competition,\u201d Vergara added. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Although Blue had more energy during the semifinals, the judges weren\u2019t as impressed.<\/p>\n

Following the singer\u2019s rendition of Myles Smith\u2019s \u201cStargazing,\u201d Mel B said she wanted more \u201cgrit\u201d from Blue and felt like he was holding back a little bit. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think you\u2019re playing it safe,\u201d Cowell added, encouraging Blue to \u201cdo something unexpected\u201d if he made the finals. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Micah Palace \u2014 Simon Cowell\u2019s quarterfinal buzzer<\/b><\/p>\n

Micah Palace has only performed original music on the \u201cAGT\u201d stage, starting off his debut on the show with \u201cNo Sabo\u201d \u2014 a song he said references a term \u201cused to make fun of kids who came from Latin descent but don\u2019t speak a lot of Spanish.\u201d <\/p>\n

Palace told the \u201cAGT\u201d judges he grew up in an Argentine household in America so he \u201cnever felt like I belonged in either culture.\u201d <\/p>\n

The energetic performance \u2014 which took a page out of Benson Boone\u2019s book by ending in a backflip \u2014 got high praise from the judges.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Cowell ramped up his support during the quarterfinals, which featured Palace performing \u201cRodeo\u201d \u2014 a song he hopes can become a soccer anthem.<\/p>\n

After Vergara declared that \u201cthis could work for the World Cup, definitely,\u201d Cowell chose to hit his golden buzzer to immediately advance Palace to the finale.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Sirca Marea<\/b><\/p>\n

There\u2019s been a number of high-flying trapeze acts on \u201cAGT\u201d over the years, but for the judges, the duo Sirca Marea is standing out for the risks they take in their routines.<\/p>\n

The married couple from Barcelona has had the judges on edge as they fly through the air, rotating between swinging by their hands and their feet.<\/p>\n

Following the audition, Cowell called it \u201cthe most complicated, difficult aerial act\u201d he\u2019s seen on \u201cAGT.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you are one of the best in the world,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The aerialists took it up a notch for the quarterfinals \u2014 to such a degree that they were actually out of breath as the judges gave feedback.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a combination of danger, dedication and dance all in one,\u201d Mandel said, praising the risk factor of their act that shows how badly they want to win. \u201cIt\u2019s epic.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

After Sirca Marea\u2019s semifinal act \u2014 where both of the aerialists performed blindfolded \u2014 Cowell praised them for always doing something new each time they take the stage. <\/p>\n

Cowell said the routine \u2014 which got a standing ovation from all of the judges \u2014 \u201cfelt like a final performance.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cIf you don\u2019t vote them through, if you send them home, you were blindfolded,\u201d Mandel said. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Team Recycled \u2014 Howie Mandel\u2019s quarterfinal golden buzzer<\/b><\/p>\n

Not all of the \u201cAGT\u201d judges were on the same page about the dance group Team Recycled. <\/p>\n

Although Mandel called the act \u201cperfect for Season 20,\u201d Mel B said she found the choreography boring at the start and that it \u201cdid not blow me away.\u201d <\/p>\n

But with the backing of three out of four judges, the group ended up advancing to the quarterfinals. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

During the quarterfinals, Mandel said he had been waiting to give his golden buzzer to an act he believed really stepped it up. That distinction went to Team Recycled, immediately sending the dance act through to the finale. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

When is the \u2018AGT\u2019 2025 finale? <\/p>\n

The top 10 acts will perform in the \u201cAGT\u201d finals on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m. MDT on NBC.<\/p>\n

\u201cAGT\u201d will reveal the Season 20 winner \u2014 based on voting from viewers \u2014 at the end of the two-hour finale airing on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. MDT. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d is officially down to a top 10. Here\u2019s a look at the acts that will…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":244903,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[171,974,173,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-244902","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-news-feed-national","10":"tag-tv","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115244693357913941","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244902\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}