Finally. The seemingly never-ending season of America’s Got Talent 2010 is finally drawing to a close, as the final four contestants perform one last time, vying to win the 1 million dollar prize.
Who will win America’s Got Talent? Will it be outrageous Prince Poppycock, the soulful Michael Grimm, Kid Opera singer Jackie Evancho or blacklight-wielding Fighting Gravity?
I thought everybody played it kind of safe tonight. Piers was right, Prince Poppycock did blow it, singing a straight-up version of “Nessun Dorma”. The Prince’s over-the-top tongue-in-cheek humor is what earned him fans, not the gender-bender’s mediocre opera chops. His chance to win the prize is gone.
Michael Grimm turned out a respectably solid rendition of “When a Man Loves a Woman” but….zzzz… Could he have picked a song that’s been more overplayed on talent competition shows? Michael was always a longshot to begin with. He needed to turn out something spectacular and surprising tonight. He didn’t.
Ten-year old opera-bot Jackie Evancho proved tonight that she’s not all that. If you totally took the fact that she was a kid out of the equation, you’re left with a decent, but not spectacular opera singer. She’ll probably make the Top 2 though. People seem to love her.
Closing out the night were Fighting Gravity. This band of fraternity brothers from Virginia Tech have been consistently entertaining, and tonight was no exception. While I was hoping for something really mind-blowing for their final performance, they still brought it tonight. They’ve got a chance to take it all, and I’m hoping they do.
What about you? Which of the Final Four were your favorites?
Video after the JUMP…
Prince Poppycock – Nessun Dorma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGBZ7wPZvCY
Michael Grimm – “When a Man Loves a Woman”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-ANfjz3FPk
Jackie Evancho – Ave Maria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCUl5_Y_jG0
Fighting Gravity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVIHSpO43J4
