America's Got Talent: All-Stars Explained

America's Got Talent: All-Stars (also known as AGT: All-Stars) is an American reality television and talent competition series that premiered on NBC on January 2, 2023. The "all-stars" series is a spinoff featuring winners, finalists, fan favorites, and others from previous seasons of America's Got Talent and across the Got Talent franchise. Terry Crews hosts the series, with Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel serving as judges. In the finale, the winner receives a cash prize of $500,000.^[2]

Production

On October 7, 2022, NBC announced its third spin-off of the main series. Similar to the first spin-off, , the "all-stars" format will include past winners, finalists, and fan favorites from across previous seasons of the franchise, competing for the All-Star title. The series, with judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel as well as host Terry Crews, began production in October 2022, and premiered on January 2, 2023.^[3]

Overview

The contest's preliminaries features 10 acts per episode. While those receiving a golden buzzer in each preliminary secure an automatic place in the grand finale, contestants compete for the remaining places. The following table lists each contestant who took part, and their history in the Got Talent franchise – per respective international version, season, and performance, in chronological order from first to more recent appearance:

Got Talent History Key	AGT — America's Got Talent	AsGT — Asia's Got Talent	AuGT — Australia's Got Talent	BGT — Britain's Got Talent	BGTC —	BGTTUM —	BeGT — Belgium's Got Talent
	BuGT — Bulgaria's Got Talent	CGT — Canada's Got Talent	ChGT — China's Got Talent	DGT — Dominicana's Got Talent	DS — Das Supertalent	FGT — France's Got Talent	GrGT — Greece's Got Talent
	IGT — India's Got Talent	IsGT — Israel's Got Talent	ItGT — Italia's Got Talent	PGT — Pilipinas Got Talent	RT — Romania's Got Talent	SGT — Got Talent España	UGT — Ukraine's Got Talent

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Golden Buzzer Finalist

Participant[4]	Act	Got Talent history	Preliminary	Results
Aidan Bryant	Aerialist	AGT: S16 – Runner-up	2
Aidan McCann	Comedy Magician	BGT: S14 – Finalist	4
Alan Silva	Aerialist	AGT: S15 – Grand-finalist	1
Ana-Maria Mărgean	Ventriloquist	RT: S11 – Winner	5
Aneeshwar Kunchala	Poet	BGT: S15 – Finalist	1
Archie Williams	Singer	AGT: S15 – Finalist	5
Avery Dixon	Saxophonist	AGT: S17 – Finalist	3
Axel Blake	Comedian	BGT: S15 – Winner	5
Bello Sisters	Balancing Trio	AGT: S15 – Finalist	1
Berywam	Beatboxing Group	FGT: S13 – Third Place; AGT: S14 – Quarter-finalist	1
Bir Khalsa	Danger Group	IGT: S2 – Third Place; AGT: S14 – Quarter-finalist; AuGT: S10 – Semi-finalist	3
Brandon Leake	Poet	AGT: S15 – Winner	6
Brett Loudermilk	Sword Swallower	AGT: S15 – Semi-finalist	6
Caly Bevier	Singer	AGT: S11 – Semi-finalist	1
Captain Ruin	Knife Thrower	AuGT: S9 – Semi-finalist	3
Cristina Rae	Singer	AGT: S15 – Third Place	4
Dance Town Family	Dance Group	AGT: S15 – Semi-finalist	3
Daneliya Tuleshova	Singer	AGT: S15 – Finalist	6
Darius Mabda	Dancer	RT: S12 – Winner	4
Detroit Youth Choir	Trap Choir	AGT: S14 – Runner-up	2
Divyansh & Manuraj	Beatboxer & Flautist	IGT: S9 – Winner	2
Dustin Tavella	Magician	AGT: S16 – Winner	2
Dustin's Dojo	Comedy Karate Group	AGT: S9 – Participant	3
Emil & Dariel	Cello Duo	AGT: S9 – Finalist	4
Eric Chien	Magician	AsGT: S3 – Winner; AGT: S14 – Semi-finalist; ChGT: S7 – Finalist; BGTTUM: S1 – Winner	6
Flau'jae	Rapper	AGT: S13 – Quarter-finalist	6
Human Fountains	Water Spitting Group	AGT: S13 – Quarter-finalist	4
Jackie Fabulous	Comedian	AGT: S14 – Semi-finalist	2
Jamie Leahey	Ventriloquist	BGT: S15 – Runner-up	2
Jasper Cherry	Magician	BGT: S14 – Finalist	5
Jeanick Fournier	Singer	CGT: S2 – Winner	1
Jimmie Herrod	Singer	AGT: S16 – Finalist	1
Josh Blue	Comedian	AGT: S16 – Third Place	6
Keiichi Iwasaki	Comedy Magician	ItGT: S7 – Semi-finalist; SGT: S3 – Finalist; BuGT: S7 – Finalist; DS: S15 – Finalist; BGT: S15 – Semi-finalist	3
Keren Montero	Singer	DGT: S2 – Winner	3
Kodi Lee	Singer & Pianist	AGT: S14 – Winner	6
Light Balance Kids	LED Dance Group	UGT: S9 – Participant; AGT: S14 – Finalist; DS: S15 – Finalist	1
Lioz Shem Tov	Comedy Mentalist	IsGT: S1 – Semi-finalist; AGT: S13 – Participant; AuGT: S9 – Grand-finalist; FGT: S14 – Participant; BGT: S14 – Participant	1
Lukas & Falco	Dog Act	DS: S7 – Winner; AGT: S14 – Semi-finalist	6
Malevo	Malambo Group	AGT: S11 – Semi-finalist	2
Mandy Harvey	Singer & Ukulelist	AGT: S12 – Grand-finalist	5
Mervant Vera	Magician & Rapper	AGT: S17 – Semi-finalist	5
Mike E. Winfield	Comedian	AGT: S17 – Finalist	3
Mini Droids	Dance Group	BeGT S7 – Winner	4
Ndlovu Youth Choir	Choir	AGT: S14 – Finalist	4
Peter Antoniou	Magician	AGT: S16 – Semi-finalist	3
Peter Rosalita	Singer	AGT: S16 – Semi-finalist	5
Power Duo	Dance Duo	PGT: S5 – Winner; AsGT: S3 – Third Place	4
Robert Finley	Singer	AGT: S14 – Semi-finalist	4
Sacred Riana	Horror Magician	AsGT: S2 – Winner; AGT: S13 – Quarter-finalist; BGTC: S1 – Participant; FGT: S17 – Semi-finalist	4
Sara James	Singer	AGT: S17 – Finalist	2
Sethward	Novelty Act	AGT: S13 – Participant; AGT: S14 – Participant; AGT: S16 – Quarter-finalist; AGT: S17 – Participant	6
Terry Fator	Ventriloquist	AGT: S2 – Winner	1
Tom Ball	Singer	BGT: S15 – Third Place	5
Tone the Chief	Rapper	AGT: S8 – Semi-finalist	2
Vitória Bueno	Dancer	DS: S15 – Runner-up	2
Viviana Rossi	Aerialist	RT: S10 – Participant; AGT: S17 – Participant	3
Voices of Hope Choir	Choir	AGT: S13 – Semi-finalist	6
World Taekwondo Demonstration Team	Martial Arts Troupe	ItGT: S11 – Finalist; AGT: S16 – Finalist; FGT: S16 – Finalist	5
Yumbo Dump	Novelty Act	AsGT: S2 – Semi-finalist; AGT: S13 – Quarter-finalist; FGT: S14 – Semi-finalist; DS: S13 – Finalist; IsGT: S2 – Participant; GrGT: S7 – Participant	5

• The act is made up of members of both Light Balance and Light Balance Kids, as some members of Light Balance Kids were unable to leave Ukraine due to the ongoing conflict. However, the act is still credited as just Light Balance Kids.^[5]

Preliminaries Summary

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Buzzed out

Preliminary 1 (January 2)

Participant	Order	Buzzes			Result
Bello Sisters	1
Aneeshwar Kunchala	2
Caly Bevier	3
Lioz Shem Tov	4
Jeanick Fournier	5
Light Balance Kids	6
Berywam	7
Alan Silva	8
Jimmie Herrod	9
Terry Fator	10

Preliminary 2 (January 9)

Participant	Order	Buzzes			Result
Divyansh & Manuraj	1
Sara James	2
Malevo	3
Tone the Chief	4
Dustin Tavella	5
Aidan Bryant	6
Jamie Leahey	7
Jackie Fabulous	8
Detroit Youth Choir	9
Vitória Bueno	10

Preliminary 3 (January 16)

Participant	Order	Buzzes			Result
Avery Dixon	1
Peter Antoniou	2
Viviana Rossi	3
Dustin's Dojo	4
Mike E. Winfield	5
Keiichi Iwasaki	6
Dance Town Family	7
Keren Montero	8
Captain Ruin	9
Bir Khalsa	10

• Iwasaki intentionally hit Mandel's buzzer as part of his act.

Preliminary 4 (January 23)

Participant	Order	Buzzes			Result
Power Duo	1
Cristina Rae	2
Human Fountains	3
Emil & Dariel	4
Darius Mabda	5
Sacred Riana	6
Aidan McCann	7
Robert Finley	8
Mini Droids	9
Ndlovu Youth Choir	10

• Simon Cowell attempted to buzz the act but the buzzer was disabled.

Preliminary 5 (January 30)

Participant	Order	Buzzes			Result
Peter Rosalita	1
Axel Blake	2
Mandy Harvey	3
Yumbo Dump	4
Mervant Vera	5
Tom Ball	6
World Taekwondo	7
Jasper Cherry	8
Ana-Maria Mărgean	9
Archie Williams	10

Preliminary 6 (February 6)

Participant	Order	Buzzes			Result
Daneliya Tuleshova	1
Eric Chien	2
Voices of Hope Choir	3
Brandon Leake	4
Lukas & Falco	5
Kodi Lee	6
Brett Loudermilk	7
Flau'jae	8
Josh Blue	9
Sethward	10

• Although Cowell's buzzer was pressed by Sethward during his performance, he admitted he would have done so himself regardless of Sethward's action.
• Mandel and Klum's buzzers were pressed by Cowell in an attempt to end Sethward's performance. Their buzzers were not counted, so Sethward was allowed to finish his performance.

Finals (February 20)

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Finalist	Order	Performed with (2nd Performance)	Result (February 27)
Detroit Youth Choir	1	Weezer
Ana-Maria Mărgean	2	Terry Fator
Power Duo	3	Lindsey Stirling
Tom Ball	4	Voices of Hope Choir
Aidan McCann	5	Mat Franco
Bello Sisters	6
Mike E. Winfield	7	N/A
Light Balance Kids	8	N/A
Avery Dixon	9	Babyface
Kodi Lee	10	N/A
Aidan Bryant	11	Adam Lambert

• Bello Sisters and Aidan Bryant conducted a joint routine for their second performance, and thus shared the same guest performer.
• Light Balance Kids and Kodi Lee conducted a joint routine for their second performance.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'America's Got Talent': Jason Raff Out as Showrunner After 19 Seasons Due to Budget Cuts. Hailu. Selome. October 28, 2024. October 31, 2024. Variety.
2. Web site: Everything to know about America's Got Talent: All-Stars. Gold Derby. Paul Sheehan. December 31, 2022. January 1, 2023. January 1, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230101174732/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2022/americas-got-talent-all-stars-premiere-judges-everything-to-know/. live.
3. Web site: America's Got Talent: All-Stars Greenlit At NBC; Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum & Howie Mandel Set To Judge. Deadline Hollywood. Rosy Cordero. October 7, 2022. October 7, 2022. October 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221007180612/https://deadline.com/2022/10/americas-got-talent-all-stars-greenlit-at-nbc-simon-cowell-heidi-klum-amp-howie-mandel-judges-1235138423/. live.
4. Web site: America's Got Talent: All-Stars cast: Meet the 60 returning AGT acts. Gold Derby. Marcus James Dixon. January 2, 2023. January 3, 2023. January 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103211429/https://www.goldderby.com/gallery/americas-got-talent-all-stars-cast/. live.
5. Web site: Howie Mandel 'brings even more light' to Light Balance Kids with the Golden Buzzer [WATCH]]. Gold Derby. John Benutty. January 3, 2023. January 3, 2023. January 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103130035/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2023/americas-got-talent-all-stars-light-balance-kids-golden-buzzer/. live.