Murmuration wows judges on ‘America’s Got Talent’ live show: It was ‘literally perfection,’ raves Simon Cowell [WATCH]
Howie Mandel‘s eye-popping Golden Buzzer, Murmuration, wowed the judges during the “America’s Got Talent” Season 18 live show on Tuesday, August 29. (Read our minute-by-minute recap.) The 65-member dance group from Nimes, France hypnotized viewers with their in-sync movements set to a fast-paced track, which gave us flashbacks to The Mayyas, a similar act that ultimately won last year’s competition. Watch the live “AGT” video above.
Following their live act, which incorporated top hats, white gloves and hand lights, the members of the dance crew spelled out “STOP HATE WE NEED LOVE AND UNITY” with their arms. Howie praised their “uniqueness” and urged America to vote for Murmuration because, “They have to be in the finals.”
Simon Cowell proclaimed, “This was in a different league to anything we’ve seen so far,” and called them “literally perfection.” Sofia Vergara chimed in that Murmuration was “breathtaking” and predicted they would have a “special night.” And Heidi Klum apologized for not giving them “enough credit” at their initial audition because they “all are amazing.”
Back in their “AGT” audition, Murmuration “mesmerized” Howie so much with their routine that he just had to slam his hand down on the Golden Buzzer. “I find what you hypnotic and I think it’s very original,” the Canadian judge said at the time. “I find it almost more magnificent when you get a large group of people, and the movements are smaller but perfect. It blew me away.”
Competing against Murmuration during the “Qualifiers 2” round were these 10 contestants: stand-up comedian Ahren Belisle, singer Alfie Andrews, sword swallower Andrew Stanton, drummer group Chioma & the Atlanta Drum Academy, singer and guitarist Dani Kerr, comic dancer Erica Coffelt, magician Ryland, singing group Sharp Family Singers, rock band Steel Panther and hand balancers Three G.
Unfortunately, only two of these 11 acts can make it through to the finale based on America’s overnight votes. Do YOU think Murmuration has what it takes to advance to the next round?
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