Simon Cowell was greeted by an act from his previous on the most recent episode of America’s Received Expertise.
The Ukrainian curler skating and aerial act Stardust made their AGT debut on the present’s Tuesday, June 24, episode. Members Yevhenii Yemelianenko and Vlada Kamyshnikova went on the NBC competitors sequence with one purpose in thoughts: win over Cowell after being eradicated from Britain’s Received Talent final yr.
“Standing within the darkness and understanding that the dream is completed at that time, it was actually onerous to just accept. We simply felt heartbroken,” Yemelianenko recalled in a confessional. “We determined that that’s not the end of the story, that we have to see Simon once more and show him mistaken, that we will do much more. We all know how painful it’s to go dwelling, so we have to show ourselves this time.”
Not solely did they obtain their purpose, however the duo acquired a Golden Buzzer from decide Sofía Vergara. Scroll all the way down to get to know Stardust forward of this season’s AGT reside exhibits.
What occurred throughout Stardust’s America’s Received Expertise audition?
Upon taking the stage, Cowell quipped that the three of them “know one another” from their time on BGT. Whereas Cowell appeared hesitant to see the pair once more, Yemelianenko assured the decide, “We mounted our errors. We got here up stronger this time. And we got here right here to win Simon again.”
Earlier than the couple started their act, Cowell instructed fellow decide Howie Mandel that Stardust “weren’t excellent,” to which Mel B. retorted, “Oh, God. Be optimistic.”
On the AGT stage, Stardust wowed the judges with their spectacular high-flying act. It wasn’t till their closing trick —which noticed a firework gentle from Kamyshnikova’s shoe as she spun mid-air whereas hanging from Yemelianenko’s neck — that they obtained Cowell to smile.
A delighted Cowell gave the act a standing ovation and thumbs up. “Wow. Look, I don’t wish to take the credit score for this, as a result of that was you up there,” he joked after the efficiency. “Nevertheless, I do really feel that with constructive, constructive criticism, you may make act an incredible act. So, I believe we did so significantly better this time. I do. However critically, that was superb. Severely superb.”
Vergara, in the meantime, was so amazed by Stardust’s audition that she gave the pair a Golden Buzzer, sending them straight to this season’s reside exhibits. Cowell even greeted the couple on the fringe of the stage to congratulate them with a hug.
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What occurred to Stardust on Britain’s Received Expertise?
Stardust’s AGT journey obtained off to the same begin as their time on BGT. Following their audition — throughout which they pulled the identical firework trick — the duo obtained a standing ovation from all 4 judges and the viewers. Whereas the opposite judges sang their praises for the act, Cowell skipped giving any feedback and reached instantly for the Golden Buzzer.
“It was improbable, critically,” he instructed Stardust throughout their on-stage celebration.
It was through the present’s semi-finals that Stardust did not impress Cowell. “This was nice. It wasn’t pretty much as good because the audition, although. I’m disenchanted,” he mentioned in his critiques. “I believe you let the manufacturing overshadow your expertise tonight, which is an actual disgrace. And I’m saying this about an act I gave a Golden Buzzer to, however I can solely say how I really feel, which was that. We misplaced the main target of you.”
Stardust had been in the end eradicated throughout BGT‘s semi-final cuts.
Have Stardust competed on different competitors exhibits?
Along with AGT and BGT, the act made it to the finals of Ukraine’s Received Expertise again in 2021. Stardust went on to compete on extra of the franchise’s exhibits, together with Indonesia’s Received Expertise, Spain’s Received Expertise, and Lithuania’s Received Expertise.
Are Stardust a pair IRL?
Yemelianenko and Kamyshnikova are companions on the stage and in actual life. The spouses celebrated their fourth wedding ceremony anniversary earlier this yr. “In the present day is the 4th anniversary of our marriage!” the pair captioned images from their wedding ceremony day by way of Stardust’s Instagram on January 28. “Let’s see the way it was again in 2021, because it was a magical day for us after we turned a household❤️.”
Are Stardust world document holders?
Stardust broke the Guiness World Document for essentially the most consecutive rotations on curler skates whereas supporting an individual in a vertical place with a complete of 26 again in March. “Such an unbelievable expertise for us, and such an honor to have our personal Guiness world document,” they wrote by way of Instagram earlier this yr.
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