By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the first set of America’s Got Talent: Season 11 semifinalists took the Dolby Theatre stage for their shot to appear in the finals! Several acts such as the Edgar Family Band, Jon Dorenbos, Malevo, and Musicality Vocal Group stepped up to the plate and gave some of their personal […]
Jake’s Take’s On: My dream “America’s Got Talent: Season 11” finalists
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The America’s Got Talent (AGT): Season 11 Semifinals are upon us! Throughout the two weeks, America and the judges will vote the acts that they deserve to perform in the Season 11 finale. My friend, award-winning marketing maven and fellow AGT fan Becky Wilson, and I have a friendly competition on […]
“America’s Got Talent: Season 11” returns with the final quarterfinals round!
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome back, America’s Got Talent! I missed you so much! (I even missed Heidi Klum, too!) Tonight, the Dolby Theatre hosted the final quarterfinals round. Which of the last 12 acts impressed Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Mel B, and Howie Mandel and might have a chance to move on to the […]
Jake’s Take’s 5th Anniversary: The Top 30 Greatest Reality TV Performances of All-Time-Part Two
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Missed Part One? Click here to read it! Here’s a little fascinating fact about the artists that are featured in part two of my Top 30 Greatest Reality TV Performances of All-Time. I have interviewed ALL of these excellent performers! #20-Sharon Irving: “Glory” (America’s Got Talent, 2015) Sharon Irving kicks off […]
iLuminate returns to “AGT” with Fitz & The Tantrums
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com One of the greatest acts in America’s Got Talent (AGT) history returned home tonight! Since their first audition in Season Six, Team iLuminate’s excellent combination of technology, dance, and music blew audiences away, and their performances took them all the way to the Season Six finale, where they took home third […]
Mat Franco & Paul Zerdin return home as “AGT: Season 11” reveals its first results!
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the America’s Got Talent: Season 11 live shows began at their new home: The Dolby Theatre. Several acts (Hara, Jon Dorenbos, Jayna Brown, Musicality Vocal Group, Deadly Games, and Laura Bretan) “shifted into turbo” and delivered some of the most exciting performances from this season. Other acts such as […]
“AGT: Season 11” Goes Live!
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This is it! After countless auditions and four celebrity-packed episodes of Judge Cuts, we are now down to 36 acts. In addition to the 9 Golden Buzzer acts, who received automatic golden tickets to the Season 11 party, 24 acts were invited by judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Mel B, and […]
Jake’s Take: “America’s Got Talent: Season 11” Top 10 Challenge
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last week, I was issued a challenge by my friend and award-winning marketing maven Becky Wilson. Both of us are huge fans of the NBC talent competition series: America’s Got Talent! Because of our passion for the show, Becky challenged me to pick out my Top 10 favorite acts from this […]
1D’s Louis Tomlinson concludes the “AGT: Season 11” Judge Cuts
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Directioners, rejoice! Former One Direction member and Simon Cowell’s protégé, Louis Tomlinson, escaped the tabloids’ hot lights and arrived at the America’s Got Talent judges’ desk to join his mentor, Heidi, Mel B and Howie to determine the final seven acts who will perform at the Dolby Theatre for the Season […]
George Lopez visits “America’s Got Talent”
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Comedian George Lopez is the latest celebrity to visit America’s Got Talent. The actor, comedian, and former talk show host joined Simon, Heidi, Mel B and Howie at the Judges’ Desk for the third round of the Judges’ Cuts. Like previous guest judges Ne-Yo and Reba, George Lopez is armed with […]