America’s Got Talent 2025 Final Auditions Recap Live Blog (Videos)
America’s Got Talent season 20 auditions end tonight (August 5) as Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Sofia Vergara and the returning Mel B. take their seats on the panel. Terry Crews once again serves as host. At the end of the episode, the Top 44 competing in the Live Shows will be revealed.
The Golden Buzzers are back, but all ten buzzers (2 each for the judges and Terry) have been handed out.
The Osso Brothers – Hand Balancers
NBC previewed this audition earlier today. The teen brothers from Kazakhstan are sons of acrobat coaches. They hope they can get their hand balancing sport into the Olympics.
Hand balancing acts are usually muscled men and women dressed in work out wear or barely anything, demonstrating feats of strength. The duo aren’t obviously muscled and they perform in street clothes. Maybe not the greatest hand balancing act to appear on AGT, but they do perform a few hair raising tricks. That young boy gets tossed around so much, he’s in danger!
Mel calls them shocking and unexpected. Howie notes how young they are. Sofia calls it flawless and nerve wracking. Simon compares them to caterpillars who turn into beautiful butterflies by the end of the routine – 4 yeses
B Unique Crew – Dance group
NBC previewed this audition last week. B Unique Crew started after a member LEFT last week’s Golden Buzzer Unreal crew. The group aims to compete against Howie Mandel’s golden buzzer.
While Unreal displays precise and impressive synchronized dance moves, Unique mixes technology and magic tricks with bone breaking contortion and dance moves. At one point, it seems one of the dancers literally lost his head before dancing around.
Weirdly, Simon criticizes them, saying they need to go bigger. This, although the crew is unlike anything that’s been on AGT before. However, the rest of the panel is impressed. Howie wants to give them a Golden Buzzer so much, he turns to the producers to ask if he can break the rules. Probably, it’s a set up, with Simon playing the role of spoiler. Still, the judges say yes. No doubt, they’ll make the Top 44 expressly to set up a WWE type throw down in the lives. – 4 yeses
Matt O’Brien – Comedian
Montaged comedian has been at it for 20 years. He’s a comedian, just like Howie! He loves his fellow Canuck. Matt gets 4 yeses.
Julia Hladkowicz – Comedian
Julia is also a Canadian comedian and PLOT TWIST Matt is her husband. She admits that they are competing against each other. She’s going to get a full segment while her husband was cut short! She tells some drinking jokes “Most people drink to forget, I drink to remember.” Then she tells a bunch of husband jokes while he stands off stage!
Simon calls what she did “hard.” Simon thinks one of them secretly hopes the other doesn’t get a yes. Julia is appalled! Sofia thinks she’s as good at Matt, maybe even better. Mel loves her. Howie is impressed that she was willing to put her relationship on the line for AGT. (Well, not really) – 4 yeses
Church Friends – Music group
The little snip we hear sounds off key. They admit that AGT is the band’s first time in front of a big crowd. – 4 Nos
Fruit Punch – Silly Dance act
Four guys vamp it up on stage. Only Mel B was impressed – NO
Alex Blanchard – Dancer
18 year old contemporary dancer is from Liverpool, England. At first, I assumed she was a singer, but no. Interestingly, outside of big “crews” there has been very little dance on AGT this season. She’s the only solo dancer to audition, and she’s pretty great. Watching her is reminiscent of great dance competitions like So You Think You Can Dance and World of Dance.
Mel B calls her routing “brilliant.” Howie notes her energy and athleticism. Sofia calls the act “exciting.” Simon loves that she came so far by herself to audition. He calls her “brilliant.” – 4 yeses
Avalon Penrose – Singer
Avalon was a childhood opera singer. But at 14, she quit “dramatically” after suffering panic attacks. After 15 years, she’s back, fighting through her stage fright. She sings a tune no opera singer has ever performed on AGT before. PSYCH. Of course she sings Nessun Dorma. But oh boy. She sings while two guys cover her with confetti and paint. Mel B. hits her buzzer. I wonder if her story is even true? She insists it is! Turning opera performances into comedy is the only way she can do it.
Simon wants to hear another song, and he and Howie volunteer to throw stuff at her as she sings. Howie can’t bear to hit her face, so he throws a pie on her head. But then he turns around and targets Mel and Sofia. Here comes Simon with a pie… and ad break! Smash, right in Howie’s face. Oh look, the ladies have black shrouds conveniently handy! Howie nails Terry and then Terry gets Mel and Sofia. It ends in pandemonium. – 4 yeses
Now, it’s time to reveal the Top 44. AN ENTIRE HOUR DEVOTED TO THE REVEAL. Usually, NBC drops a press release after the final audition episode.
America’s Got Talent 2025 Top 44
It’s possible this lineup changes if an act becomes sick, has visa problems (COULD TOTALLY HAPPEN) or drops out. But four now, here are the acts performing in the Quarter finals.
Quarter Finals Week 1
Steve Ray Ladson – Country Singer
B Unique Crew – Dance crew
Loco Pop Familia – Meow Meow cat act
Citilimitz – Vocal group
Phobias – Horror clown magic
Shuler King – Comedian (Funeral director)
Tom Sandoval – Reality star scumbag turned singer
Sirca Marea – Married acrobats
Lightwire – Light show – Simon Golden Buzzer
Charity Lockhart – Singer – Mel B Golden Buzzer
Jourdan Blue – Singer – Howie Golden Buzzer
Quarter Finals Week 2
Leo High School Choir – Group from Chicago
Ben Hightower – Singer – Vet who covered Pink Pony Club
EDT Dance Team – New Orleans dance group
Alan Simonov – Magician
Bay Melnick-Vigilio – Kid singer/guitarist. Lenny Kravitz noticed.
Alex Zinger – Goofy dancer gets a second chance
Mama Duke – Singer – performed a funky original song
Boston Dynamics – Robot dogs
Jonglissimo – Light + Juggling from Austria
Duo Stardust – Acrobats – Sofia Golden Buzzer
Unreal dance crew – Howie Golden Buzzer
Quarter Finals Week 3
Micah Palace – Singer – Used his mama’s ironing board. His audition went viral
Maceo Harrison – Goofy dancer
Mastermind – High tech magic
Benn Family Singers – Group lost their Altadena home in the Eaton Fire
Anna Saranina – Danger act. Was part of Deadly Games
Austin Brown – Homefree lead singer Simon made him come back (FAKE drama)
Chris Turner – Freestyle rapper that incorporated judges suggestions into performance
GIrish and the Chronicles – Rock band from India
Jaqueline and Wagner – Acrobats with roller skates and silks
Messoudi Brothers – Knife jugglers – Mel B Golden Buzzer
Jessica Sanchez – Singer – American Idol alum and AGT kid singer. She’s 8 months pregnant.
Quarter Finals Week 4
Team Recycled – Dance group uses lights and the big stage
Zak Mirz – Magician
Chuck Adams – Singer – Mom signed him up
Gendai – Light dancer from Japan
Cole Swensen – Singer – Mom played cello accompaniment
TT Boys – Acrobats
Crash Adams – Singing duo – Social media stars
Astrid Jorgensen – Turns audience into a choir. Judges were skeptical, but the audience went viral
The Funkateer Dancers – Old dudes are Terry’s Golden Buzzer
Birmingham Youth Fellowship Choir – Simon’s Golden Buzzer
The Boykinz – Sister country act – Terry’s Golden Buzzer
Next week, it’s a special 20th Anniversary clip show. The Lives Shows begin on Tuesday August 19. Viewers vote for the first time. Results air on Wednesdays beginning August 20. The two part finale airs on Tuesday September 23 and Wednesday September 24.
Notice that B Unique Dance Crew were the ONLY act from tonight to advance to the Top 44.
