By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last week, America’s Got Talent returned! The longtime NBC talent competition series kicked off with a bang thanks to creator Simon Cowell joining veteran judges Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Mel B at the Judges’ Desk. Also, 13-year-old Laura Bretan’s omnipotent vocals received the very first Golden Buzzer of Season 11 […]
Simon Cowell joins “America’s Got Talent” for Season 11
May 31, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com For the first time in 11 years, Got Talent franchise creator and Executive Producer Simon Cowell is joining veteran judges Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Mel B at the judges’ table! Recently, Jake’s Take named Simon: “The Greatest Talent Competition Show Judge of All-Time” and hopefully throughout the season, Simon will […]
An all-star cast celebrates the end of “AGT’s” 10th Anniversary Season
September 16, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the America’s Got Talent: Season 10 Top 10 took the Radio City Music Hall stage one final time to prove that they had what it takes to win $1,000,000! So who won? Which celebrities joined the Top 10 in epic duets? Read on to find out… Up first, the […]
Frontrunners Drew Lynch, Oz Pearlman and Siro-A take charge of Week 1 of “AGT” Semifinals
September 1, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com After three impressive quarterfinal rounds, it is time to for the Semifinals! At this stage of the game, I could divide the acts into a couple of different categories: sure thing finalists (Drew Lynch, Oz Pearlman, Siro-A, Samantha Johnson and the CraigLewis Band), middle of the pack acts [that might be […]
It’s “All About the Judges” on “AGT” results show
August 26, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the final set of AGT quarterfinalists performed on the Radio City Music Hall stage. Some acts like Alicia Michilli, Freelusion, Metal Mulisha Fitz Army and Oz Pearlman delivered spectacular performances; others like Benjamin Yonattan and the Selected of God Choir soared and inspired the nation. Unfortunately, DADitute became the […]
Emily West and William Close return to “AGT”
August 19, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Two of my favorite music acts that appeared on America’s Got Talent are William Close and the Earth Harp Collective (Season Seven) and Emily West (Season Nine). Tonight, they came home just in time as host Nick Cannon revealed the results of America’s votes. Did your favorites make it? Which acts […]
Mat Franco returns home to “America’s Got Talent”
August 12, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last year, magician Mat Franco’s life was forever changed as he beat out Emily West, AcroArmy, Quintavious Johnson and thousands of hopefuls to win the $1,000,000 prize. Since his win, Mat joined fellow AGT alums Terry Fator, Recycled Percussion and the Jabbawockeez as the only alums to have a headlining show […]
Piers Morgan returns to “AGT” as the Judges’ Cuts conclude
August 4, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com When America’s Got Talent debuted 10 years ago, a British journalist named Piers Morgan joined Brandy and David Hasselhoff on the inaugural judges’ panel. Throughout the six seasons that he was on the panel, Piers was the judge that almost every act dreaded as he became infamous for hitting his buzzer […]
Marlon Wayans joins “AGT” for the third round of Judges’ Cuts
July 28, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com America’s Got Talent is continuing with its dreaded Judges’ Cuts round! So far this season, each judge has invited a special guest to assist the panel in making these difficult decisions. Two weeks ago, Howard Stern brought in Neil Patrick Harris to kick off the festivities while Heidi Klum recruited Michael […]
Neil Patrick Harris assists “AGT” judges as the Cuts begin
July 14, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com America’s Got Talent (AGT) just wrapped up their 10th Anniversary auditions! Now, the game really begins. All of the acts have gathered in New York City for the most dreaded and tension-filled part of AGT…. the Judges’ Cuts! Because it is the tenth anniversary each judge got to invite a special […]
