America’s Got Talent season 17 continues on Tuesday (July 26) with acts including singers, dancers, comics and more. Howie Mandel, Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum and Simon Cowell sit on the judges panel, while Terry Crews returns to host.
Featured this week: A singer who helped her hometown deal with tragedy, a tap dancer from down under, and a singing fairy.
Check out the list of acts auditioning on the eighth night of auditions, plus a photo gallery at the bottom of the page. And for a look at many of the acts viewers will meet this season, check out our America’s Got Talent preview.
America’s Got Talent 2022 Auditions 8 Contestant List
Additional reporting by Blake Busch
Auzzy Blood – Horror freak show performer – Member of Ghost Light Odyssey (their website describes themselves as “a new age cabaret that meets EDC, nightlife, and circus with a hint of naughtiness”). He performs dangerous stunts involving corkscrews, meat hooks, sword swallowing, and more. He also has appeared on Cirque Du Soleil. Website Instagram
Ava Swiss – Singer – 18-year-old angelic pop singer from the Detroit Area. She recorded a version of “Rise Up” after performing it in the wake of a shooting at her high school in Oxford. There is more about how she helped heal her community HERE. Watch “Rise Up” HERE Instagram Tik Tok
Bayley Graham – Tap dancer – Tap dancer from New Zealand. Bayley won TVNZ’s talent show 60 Seconds this year. Has won numerous other awards and dance competitions. Performance from 60 Seconds HERE Viral Elvis video (1.4 million views, 245.7K likes) HERE Instagram Tik Tok
Catwall Acrobats – Acrobats – The act performs a variety of acrobatic acts including Trampwall, Butterfly Trampoline, Powertrack, Teeterboard, Russian Swing, Cyr Wheel, and Sway poles. They are an international group that performs all over the world. They have appeared at various festivals and TV shows. Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris appearance HERE. Website Instagram Tik Tok
Ciara Hines & Trey Rich – Teen dancers – This super talented dancing duo who are best friends have won competitions together. But both dancers are accomplished themselves. Trey is NY/LA based and Ciara is a KAR Protégé, Immerse Artist Elite, and Platinum Dance Apprentice, performing in several competitions. Winning 1st Place Performance HERE Ciara: Instagram Tik Tok Trey: Instagram Tik Tok
Debbii Dawson – Singer/Songwriter – Debbii is an indie pop/R&B singer with a very unique tone. She describes herself as a singer-songwriter producer. She is originally from Minnesota and has since relocated to San Francisco and then Los Angeles. Instagram Tik Tok
Don McMillan – Comedian – Don has appeared on Dry Bar and has a number of viral videos. He worked as an engineer, so his comedy revolves around that world. He was named #1 corporate comedian by CBS Business Network. He’s made appearances on The Tonight Show, HBO, and Comedy Central. The year he quit his job (after 15 years in the tech world), he won $100,000 as Comedy Grand Champion on Star Search. “The difference between a dork and a nerd” special HERE Website Instagram Tik Tok
Duo Mico – Aerial strap duo – Award-winning duo. Their name comes from their names, Maxime and Caroline. Maxime is from Quebec and Caroline is from Boston, Massachusetts. Cirque Du Soleil in Hangzhou, China (2019) was casting for a Caucasian male and Asian female and Max was already casted, and having never doing strings before, Caroline was called to try out and in three short months they debuted their act, X Land of the Fantasy. The duo appeared on China’s Got Talent in 2021, earning a golden buzzer and have also appeared in a lot of festivals. China’s Got Talent HERE Website Instagram
Freckled Zelda – Singing Fairy – She dresses like a real-life fairy, describes herself as the “music fairy”, and has 7 million followers on Tik Tok. NBC leaked her audition, in which she received 4 yeses after singing “Colors of the Wind.” Simon Cowell told her not to play her “flute-like” instrument again, but that’s what has made her the most viral. She has a big following, even with an online shop. Watch Freckled Zelda’s AGT audition HERE. Watch a viral video HERE Website Instagram Tik Tok
Gina Stahl-Haven – Comedian – Gina is a San Francisco based comedian. Additionally, she is a consultant and an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco, teaching Rhetoric and Communication. Her comedy involves being a mom and romance. She uses tags like momedy and mama be cray. – Instagram Tik Tok
Jessica Fishenfeld – Variety act – Jessica Fishenfeld is a versatile performer. She is an aerialist, actress, opera singer who also implements comedy into her acts. She spends her time in Savannah, Georgia and NYC. Website Instagram Tik Tok
Kim Evey – Comedian – : Kim is an LA-based comedian who started her career in Seattle and has decades of experience. She was guest cast member on the Emmy-winning sketch comedy show Almost Live! (1984). She was also the founding member of the critically acclaimed long-form improv group Kings’ Elephant Theater. Laugh Factory (Adult) WATCH Bio Instagram Tik Tok
Maxence Vire – Magician – He was a semi-finalist on La France a un Incroyable Talent (France’s Got Talent). He is a Spain’s Got Talent Golden Buzzer and grand finalist. Spain’s Got Talent Watch Instagram Tik Tok
RCC Aruba – Acrobats – Acrobat/performance art group from Aruba “Bronze winner of Budapest Internacional Circus Festival 2022 CHINA WUQIAO International Circus Festival 2019”. They implement dance into their act. Bronze winner Korean Plan WATCH Instagram
The Big Apple – Giant apple!!!
