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BAD Salsa from Kolkata, India brought Bollywood to AGT with the perfect twist of Salsa! The dance duo of Sonali Majumdar (age 15) and Sumanth (age 20) performed to “Tattad Tattad” by Aditya Narayan during the Quarterfinals round of America’s Got Talent 2020 (Season 15).
Earning a standing ovation and 4 Yes votes from the AGT judges during their audition, BAD Salsa, who happen to be the winner of India’s Got Talent 2012, said “It’s now or never for us,” prior to their Quarterfinals performance.
BAD Salsa’s dazzling quarterfinals performance earned a standing ovation from the AGT judges Howie Mandel, Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum, and guest judge Kenan Thompson.
A total of 44 quarterfinalists will vie for a spot in the semi-finals, with 11 quarterfinal acts performing per live show.
Season: AGT 2020 (Season 15)
Contestant: BAD Salsa
Act: Dance Duo
BAD Salsa Performs Epic Style of Dance in India! – America’s Got Talent 2020
BAD Salsa AGT 2020 Quarterfinals
Judges’ Comments:
Heidi Klum thinks BAD Salsa is so good. “I want to say you are the best that we have ever had, you know, to the point where it’s like, is this a dance act or is it a danger act? I mean, it is insane what you guys do, you’re so fast, it should be BAD a** Salsa. It was amazing!”
Sofia Vergara said BAD Salsa’s performance was amazing and spectacular. “Before I die I need somebody to spin me like that because it looks amazing, so much fun,” she said. Sofia added that it’s admirable what they have overcome to be on AGT. She also loved their outfit and everything.
Howie Mandel commented BAD Salsa schooled them and said that’s precision and dance. “Number one you showed us precision, you showed us danger, you showed us your country, you showed us our life. It’s the first standing ovation of the night, you’re the best of the night.” Howie encouraged America to vote for BAD Salsa and said it should be the first act that they should vote for.
America’s Got Talent (AGT) Season 15 premiered in the United States on May 26, 2020, on NBC. For this season, AGT judges are Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, returning Heidi Klum, and newcomer Sofia Vergara.
This season is most notable for its production being affected by the COVID-19 or coronavirus pandemic in 2020, which impacted audition sessions. The program initially moved to filming without an audience present at auditions, before ultimately suspending production. Auditions were later allowed to continue, but via online applications from those quarantined in their homes.
The production staff decided to push through with the broadcast as planned and premiere on May 26.
Production resumed the week of June 22, 2020, filming on a film backlot in Simi Valley, decorated to look like a drive-in movie theater. Everyone, including the judges and host Terry Crews, wore masks when not on camera. The Judge Cuts round was reduced from four episodes to one, and the acts were reduced from 72 to 60. The live shows will feature 44 acts over four weeks, compared to 36 acts appearing over three weeks last season.
Producers decided to include a virtual audience for the Live Shows and Universal Studios Hollywood was chosen as the venue for performances to take place.
Prior to the first quarter-final’s live broadcast, Cowell became involved in an electric bike accident that left him with a severe back injury. Cowell had surgery to repair the damage, and the production staff recruited stand-ins like Kelly Clarkson and Kenan Thompson to stand in for him until doctors would allow him to return to AGT.
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