Asia's Got Talent (season 1)

Asia's Got Talent
Season 1
Broadcast from	March 12 – May 14, 2015
Judges	Anggun David Foster Melanie C Vanness Wu
Host(s)	Marc Nelson Rovilson Fernandez
Broadcaster	AXN Asia
Winner
El Gamma Penumbra
Origin	Philippines
Genre(s)	Shadow play group
Runner-up
Khusugtun

The first season of Asia's Got Talent (AGT) started airing on March 12, 2015, across 15 countries in Asia,^[1]^[2] culminating to a grand final airing nine weeks later on May 14, 2015. It featured a grand prize of US$100,000 and an opportunity to perform at the Marina Bay Sands.^[3]

The show is hosted by Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez; while the judges are Anggun, David Foster, Melanie C, and Vanness Wu.^[2] This show is also co-hosted by Singaporean Youtuber and Power98FM DJ's Dee Kosh for sneak previews, highlights, recaps, and behind the scenes.

Filipino shadow play group El Gamma Penumbra was declared the winner of the show's first season. News of their win leaked early through social media even before the broadcast of the results,^[4]^[5] causing dismay among netizens due to the spoiler nature of the leak.^[5]

Auditions

Season 1 Judges

The following were the locations for the open ground auditions:

Date	City	Audition location	Ref.
27 September 2014	Singapore	Basement 1, Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands	^[6]
28 September 2014	Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia	Taylor's University Lakeside Campus	^[7]
28 September 2014	Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines	SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia	^[8]
5 October 2014	Taipei, Taiwan	Legacy Taipei	^[9]

Auditionees were also allowed to submit their audition videos online via the show's official website.

Auditions in front of the judges (and a live audience) were held for several days in early January 2015 at the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor, Malaysia.^[10] They would be screened across five episodes.^[11]

The judges' auditions also feature the Golden Buzzer. Each judge would have one chance to use the Golden Buzzer. The so-called Golden Acts, those on whom the Golden Buzzer is used, would automatically advance to the Semi-Finals. Wu was the first to press the Golden Buzzer on Japanese popping act Time Machine, followed by Melanie C on Chinese acrobat-dancer couple Gao Lin and Liu Xin and Anggun on Filipino shadow play group El Gamma Penumbra. Foster was the last judge to push the Golden Buzzer, using it on Filipina singer/soprano Gerphil Flores.

Below are the acts who are confirmed within the show to have received at least three Yes votes and thus had successfully passed their auditions, as well as the Golden Acts. As implied by the addition of acts whose performances were exclusively seen outside AXN Asia's broadcast of the show, the list does not cover everyone who had passed. Due to time constraints, some acts, named or otherwise, are seen with their fates partially known (only one or two known Yes votes) or edited out completely from broadcast and are thus not listed.

Successful auditionees of Asia's Got Talent
Junior New System – multi-genre dance act Gwyneth Dorado – singer/acoustic guitarist Tatueng Mong – improv percussion musicians AltType – Double Dutch act Gonzo – tambourine performance artist Toshanbor Singh Nongbet – tenor Time Machine – popping dance act Oscar Chu – harmonica performer Ra-L – singer Shawn Chua – ventriloquist Han Bok Hee – singer Fe and Roadfill – singer and comic Gao Lin and Liu Xin – dancers/acrobats Suwanna Hong - fusion band Khusugtun – musical ensemble Stefano Koukas – dancer/popper Fitri Cerado – singer The Talento – boys' rock band Ira Christy Pitaloka^ID - pianist () Dance Thrilogy – girls' tap dance group Angelico "Echo" Claridad – singer Chiqaz – girls' dance troupe Rachzonja Adhy Kirana Putra – boy drummer The Miss Tres – transgender singing group Nitish Bharti – sand artist Fathin Amira – singer Bảo Cường – extreme performance artist KST Lion Dance Troupe – lion dance troupe Avijit and Tinku – acrobatic performers Nhật Anh – male pole dancer D'Intensity Breakers – dance group Ni Luh Ayu Leny^ID – dancer Sandy Arief^ID/YT – acrobatic fire dancer The Blessing^ID – singing duet Nguyễn Thị Huyền Trang – flute player Bebop – girls' rock band Flexie Buddies – acrobatic performers Dai Dali – female pole dancer Billy Chang – contemporary dancer El Gamma Penumbra – shadow play troupe Neil Rey Garcia Llanes – beat boxer Sada Borneo – new-age band Chao Tun Yi – cube spinner Triqstar – neo-traditional dance troupe Helen Renata Gunawan^ID - whistler Ari Wibowo^ID - opera singer Djitron Pah^ID - sasando player The Velasco Brothers – acrobats/breakdancers Symmetry – mirror image dancers The Brothers – tenors Vilas Nayak – blindfold speed painter Rifki Ardiansyah^ID – violinist Young Boys – comic piano ensemble Wei Wei – contortionist Koteka^ID - neo-traditional dance group Mask Performers – comic/shock performance artist troupe Filomena Litani – singer Gerphil Geraldine Flores – singer/soprano Vina and Darko^ID – sand artist duo Zheng Yongcang – diabolo performer King of Connexion – martial arts troupe Katsumi – animation martial arts performer Clarence Kang – pianist Sydney Uke – ukulele player () Matthew Giffen^YT - stand-up comedian Vernon De Vera^YT - magician Jinu Joy^YT - male pole dancer
NOTE: Please be guided that the successful auditionees are listed according to their order of appearance. Golden acts are italicized. Those labelled "ID" are acts exclusively seen on ANTV (Indonesia), while those with the "YT" label are acts seen only on the show's official YouTube channel. Also note that this list is incomplete.

Semifinals

The deliberation round was held at the Marina Bay Sands, the venue for the semifinals and finals.^[11] It was shown at end of the final auditions episode first aired on April 9, 2015. Wu was not physically present during the deliberation round, his input being relayed through Foster, who along with Anggun and Melanie C chose the 20 remaining acts who would compete in semi-finals. The four Golden Acts and the judges' picks would bring the total number of semifinalists to 24. The first eight semifinalists were announced after the deliberation round, with the others to be revealed gradually as the semifinal rounds progress.

While the voting is similar to other voting processes in the Got Talent franchise, the revelation of results would be slightly different, to be revealed in the following week rather than the next night (as semifinal rounds are only once weekly, barring replays). Also, in another twist, the Golden Buzzer returns wherein each semifinal round, the judges would use it as one unit to send one act straight to the finals. This is similar to the Judges' Choice in the other local franchises, albeit one ahead of the vote rather than after and based on the vote. Aside from the Judges' Choice through the Golden Buzzer, the two acts with the most public votes would also advance to the finals. There would thus be a total of nine finalists emerging from the three semifinal rounds.

Key	Buzzed	Automatic finalist through Golden Buzzer	Finalist through public vote	G Golden act

Semifinalist summary

Ages listed are as of the time of the auditions. In the case of group acts, the age ranges only accounted for the members present at the auditions. The age(s) of any additional member(s) who only appeared in the semifinal may or may not be within the range designated.

Name of Act	Age(s)	Genre	Act	Home country	Semifinal (week)	Position Reached
AltType	26 – 29	Performance Art	Double Dutch act	Japan	3	Semifinalist
Bao !Bảo Cường	23 – 35^{[note 1]}	Performance Art	Extreme performance artist	Vietnam	2	Semifinalist
Bebop	19 – 24	Music	Girls' rock band	South Korea	2	Semifinalist
Billy Chang	31	Dance/Performance Art	Contemporary dancer	Taiwan	3	Semifinalist
Brothers !The Brothers	30 – 34	Music	Tenors	Indonesia	1	Semifinalist
Dance Thrilogy	08 !8 – 12	Dance	Girls' tap dance group	Singapore ( Australia)^{[note 2]}	3	Finalist
El Gamma Penumbra	22 – 40	Performance Art	Shadow play group	Philippines	3	Finalist
Fathin Amira	22	Music	Singer	Singapore	2	Semifinalist
Gao Lin and Liu Xin	26 & 22	Acrobatics	Dancers/Acrobats	China	1	Finalist
Gerphil Geraldine Flores	24	Music	Singer/Soprano	Philippines	2	Finalist
Gonzo	29	Music/Performance Art	Tambourine performance artist	Japan	1	Semifinalist
Gwyneth Dorado	10	Music	Singer/Acoustic guitarist	Philippines	1	Finalist
Junior New System	16 – 23	Dance	Multi-genre dance act	Philippines	2	Finalist
Khusugtun	25 – 38	Music	Musical ensemble	Mongolia	2	Finalist
Nitish Bharti	25	Performance Art	Sand artist	India	1	Semifinalist
Oscar Chu	18	Music	Harmonica performer	Taiwan	1	Semifinalist
Sada Borneo	21 – 23	Music	New-age band	Malaysia	3	Semifinalist
Sydney Uke	12	Music	Ukulele player	Thailand	2	Semifinalist
Talento !The Talento	11 – 12	Music	Boys' rock band	Thailand	3	Finalist
Time Machine	23 – 32	Dance	Popping dance act	Japan	3	Semifinalist
Toshanbor Singh Nongbet	23	Music	Tenor	India	3	Semifinalist
Triqstar	23 – 33	Dance	Neo-traditional dance troupe	Japan	1	Finalist
Velasco !The Velasco Brothers	22 – 33	Dance/Acrobatics	Acrobats/Breakdancers	Philippines	1	Semifinalist
Young Boys	14 – 24	Music/Comedy	Comic piano ensemble	Indonesia	2	Semifinalist

Note

↑ The multiple ages accounted for Bảo Cường's age as well as those of his two assistants present at the time of his audition.
↑ Some of the newly added members of Dance Thrilogy are from Australia.

Semifinals, Round 1 (April 16)

(For the Buzzes columns in this section and the next two, Melanie C is referred to by her surname Chisholm.)

Act	Order	Performance description	Buzzes				Result
Act	Order	Performance description	Foster	Anggun	Wu	Chisholm	Result
Gonzo	1	Tambourine performance artist; performed a superhero-inspired tambourine routine to the tune of "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler.					Eliminated
Gwyneth Dorado	2	Singer/acoustic guitarist; sang "Nobody's Perfect" by Jessie J.					Advanced
Oscar Chu	3	Harmonica performer; performed "Rondo Alla Turca" from Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 11 using a total of eight harmonicas.					Eliminated
Triqstar	4	Neo-traditional dance troupe; performed a popping dance routine centered on cherry blossoms and the folk song "Sakura Sakura."					Advanced
The Velasco Brothers	5	Acrobats/breakdancers; performed a mob/bar fight-inspired routine.					Eliminated
Nitish Bharti	6	Sand artist; used multiple sand boards to convey a story of a world seen by a blind girl temporarily given sight.					Eliminated
Gao Lin and Liu Xin	7	Dancers/acrobats; performed a routine based on the tango.					Advanced
The Brothers	8	Tenors; sang "All by Myself" by Eric Carmen, as popularized by Celine Dion.					Eliminated

Semifinals, Round 2 (April 23)

Act	Order	Performance description	Buzzes				Result
Act	Order	Performance description	Foster	Anggun	Wu	Chisholm	Result
Young Boys	1	Comic piano ensemble; performed a tropical island-themed routine using a total of seven instruments: a piano, an electronic organ, a pair of kettledrums, a marimba, a pair of bongo drums, a pair of conga drums, and a cajón.					Eliminated
Gerphil Geraldine Flores	2	Singer/soprano; sang "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" from the movie Love Story.					Advanced
Bebop	3	Girls' rock band; sang "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins.					Eliminated
Khusugtun	4	Musical ensemble; performed a traditional Mongolian musical piece, initially starting with bird chirps and a few instruments before reaching an a cappella climax.					Advanced
Bảo Cường	5	Extreme performance artist; inserted various objects through his nose and mouth and stopped a running motorized electric fan blade with his bare tongue before eventually swallowing a sword weighted down by a pot and several knives.					Eliminated
Sydney Uke	6	Ukulele player; performed "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Frankie Valli.					Eliminated
Fathin Amira	7	Singer; sang "Chandelier" by Sia.					Eliminated
Junior New System	8	Multi-genre dance act; performed a multitrack dance and stunts performance using a medley composed of "We Will Rock You" by Queen, "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan, "María" by Ricky Martin, "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez, and "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé.					Advanced

Semifinals, Round 3 (April 30)

Act	Order	Performance description	Buzzes				Result
Act	Order	Performance description	Foster	Anggun	Wu	Chisholm	Result
El Gamma Penumbra	1	Shadow play group; performed a routine based centrally on war, recovery from war, and peace.					Advanced
() Dance Thrilogy	2	Girls' tap dance group; performed a sailor-themed dance routine, set to the music of "Anything Goes" from the musical with the same name.					Advanced
Sada Borneo	3	New-age band; performed an original composition inspired by the rainforest and nature in general.					Eliminated
AltType	4	Double Dutch act; performed a toys-inspired routine.					Eliminated
The Talento	5	Boys' rock band; sang "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi.					Advanced
Time Machine	6	Popping dance act; performed a science-fiction/mad scientist's laboratory-inspired routine.					Eliminated
Toshanbor Singh Nongbet	7	Tenor; sang an operatic rendition of "The Lord's Prayer" as written by Albert Hay Malotte.					Eliminated
Billy Chang	8	Contemporary dancer; performed a dance routine based on the four classical elements of earth (represented by sand), wind (from a wind machine), fire (a flaming hoop), and water.					Eliminated

Finals

The finals, like the semifinals, will be held at the Marina Bay Sands over a span of two episodes, a performance night and a results night.^[11] It is presumed that the final two public vote finalists from the third semifinal round would be present together the finalists who already advanced.

Charice and illusionist Cosentino (Australia's Got Talent season 5 runner-up) performed in the results night, Charice singing "Lay Me Down" with Foster on piano and Consentino performing a metamorphosis/escape act involving a cage and spikes. Anggun also sang "Snow on the Sahara" before joining the rest of the judges in covering their own version of "Let's Groove" by Earth, Wind & Fire. There were no intentional buzzes towards the acts but Wu buzzed after Gao Lin & Liu Xin's proposal aiming it at Foster.

Key	Winner	Second place	Third place	Fourth place
Key	Middle two	Bottom three	Finalist through Golden Buzzer	Finalist through public vote

Act	Order	Performance description	Result
The Talento	1	Boys' rock band; sang "The Final Countdown" by Europe.	Fourth place
Gao Lin and Liu Xin	2	Dancers/acrobats; performed a ballet and acrobatics routine to the tune of "Unconditionally" by Katy Perry. (An actual and unexpected wedding proposal ensued between the two after the performance.)	Bottom three
Gwyneth Dorado	3	Singer/acoustic guitarist; sang "Titanium" by David Guetta featuring Sia.	Bottom three
() Dance Thrilogy	4	Girls' tap dance group; performed a dance routine to the tune of "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)" from the musical 42nd Street.	Bottom three
Khusugtun	5	Musical ensemble; performed an original composition with the use of traditional Mongolian musical instruments.	Second place
Triqstar	6	Neo-traditional dance troupe; performed a dance routine wholly inspired by the traditional Japanese arts, highlighted by dancing while still kneeling, contortionism, and popping routines.	Middle two
El Gamma Penumbra	7	Shadow play group; performed a routine themed centrally on man's destruction of Mother Earth's resources, its effects, and ecological salvation, set to the tune of "Colors of the Wind" by Vanessa Williams.	Winner
Gerphil Geraldine Flores	8	Singer/soprano; sang "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" from the musical Man of La Mancha.	Third place
Junior New System	9	Multi-genre dance act; performed an American football-inspired multitrack dance and stunts performance using a medley which included, among others, "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls, "Run the World (Girls)" by Beyoncé, "Let Me Clear My Throat" by DJ Kool, and "Who Let the Dogs Out?" by Baha Men.	Middle two

References

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↑ "PH dance troupe El Gamma Penumbra wins 'Asia's Got Talent'". Rappler.com. May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
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