Asia's Got Talent (season 2)


The second season of Asia's Got Talent premiered on October 12, 2017 at 8:30 pm across 27 countries in Asia. The winning act will receive a grand prize of US$100,000.
The show is hosted by Alan Wong and Justin Bratton, replacing Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez. David Foster and Anggun returned as judges, while Melanie C and Vanness Wu are replaced by Jay Park.
This show's official sponsor for this season is Traveloka.
Indonesian spooky magician, The Sacred Riana was declared as the second season winner.

Auditions

Open auditions

The open auditions for the second season took place in key cities in Asia. Open auditions were held in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Indonesia. The open auditions were judged by Asia's Got Talent producers. Auditionees were also allowed to submit their audition videos online via the show's official website. Those who passed will proceed to the live judges' auditions.

Judges' auditions

The judges' auditions were taped from July 28, 2017 at the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor, Malaysia like the first season.
This is the first season of the show to have three judges instead of four. This is also the first season where the hosts get an opportunity to press the golden buzzer.
The judges' auditions once again feature the Golden Buzzer. Each judge would have one chance to use the Golden Buzzer. New for this season, apart from the judges, the hosts get an opportunity to press the golden buzzer. The so-called Golden Acts, those on whom the Golden Buzzer is used, would automatically advance to the semifinals. Jay Park pressed his golden buzzer for Kyrgyz contortionist dance group, ADEM Dance Crew on the premiere episode. It was followed by Anggun who pressed the buzzer on the second episode for the Japanese comedic magician, Akira Kimura. Alan Wong and Justin Bratton would then use the golden buzzer together on Mongolian digital dancer, Canion Shijirbat. Finally, David Foster used the last golden buzzer on Taiwanese electric ukuleleist, Feng E.
Below are the acts who are confirmed within the show to have received at least two Yes votes and thus had successfully passed their auditions, as well as the Golden Acts. 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 or edited out completely from broadcast and are thus not listed.
Successful auditionees of Asia's Got Talent season 2

  • Pai Shih Wei – singing palms performer
  • DM-X Comvaleñoz – hiphop dance group
  • SMB – acro-dancers
  • D'Intensity Breakers – hooping dance group
  • The Sisters – sopranos
  • Champ Suppawat – singer/rapper
  • Mercifuletes Viola – singer/rapper
  • Edward Tirtananda – tenor
  • Garbkamol Limangkul – yo-yo player
  • Prasheela Ramesh – singer
  • Jay Tjung – aerial pole dancer
  • Yumbo Dump – comic duo
  • Andrew Lee – magician/mentalist
  • ADEM Dance Crew – contortionist dance group
  • Baby Storm – children dance group
  • Awksome Cooking Angels – dance troupe
  • Little K-Tigers – martial arts troupe
  • Alfred Ho – blind singer/acoustic guitarist
  • Garrett Bolden Jr. – singer
  • Angel Tornado – neo-traditional dance group
  • 218 Dance Crew – tron dance group
  • Triyogini – aerialist trio
  • Ryun Jin – pole dancer
  • 3GagaHeads – comic performance artist troupe
  • Fitri Cerado – singer/keyboardist
  • Akira Kimura – comic magician
  • Rocket Stunt Crew – double Dutch act
  • Urban Crew – hiphop dance group
  • Toy-Z – street dancer
  • The Sacred Riana – spooky magician
  • Bikoon! – comic stunt duo
  • D'Gemini – hiphop dance duo
  • Quinn Calista Masongsong – singer
  • Vimolwan Saisathit – electric guitarist
  • Cindy Kuncoro – drummer
  • Krittaya Ariyasit – aerialist
  • J.Andes Group – musical ensemble
  • XTRAP – finger tutting group
  • Lauren Yeo – soprano
  • Mafarikha Akhir – singer
  • Viriya Rici – breakdancer
  • Power Storm Crew – b-boy dance group
  • Christ Mahendra – pianist
  • Nyamgerel Gankhuyag - contortionist
  • Deniel Sarmiento – contortionist/contemporary dancer
  • Ekklesia – pop opera trio
  • Canion Shijirbat – digital dancer
  • Syah Riszuan – singer
  • Pannawach Dechapanya – singer
  • Ta O – cube spinner
  • Li Jun – acrobatic performer
  • The Juans – boy band
  • The Phoenix Team - street workout performers
  • Stripboys - comic dance group
  • Vin Chee – magician
  • Aekanut Jalearpon - street magician
  • Jeff Leong – magician
  • Sobhi Shaker – magician
  • The Annoying Brothers – comic juggler duo
  • The Makchicks – singing trio
  • Angela July – singer/harpist
  • Noah Velasco - crystal ball performer
  • Swan Team - hiphop dance group
  • Chiang Sui-Ying - street acrobatic performer
  • Regina Aurellia Utami – traditional dancer
  • Sumit Sadawarti – singer/keyboardist
  • Manit Chabutchin – extreme performer
  • The Next Eclipse – contortionists/contemporary dance group
  • Leonardo Hsu - singer/guitarist
  • Jane Callista – singer/tap dancer
  • Feng E – electric ukuleleist
  • Neil Rey Garcia Llanes – beatboxer
NOTE: Please be guided that the successful auditionees are listed according to their order of appearance. Golden acts are italicized. This list contains the aired auditions only.

Semifinals

The deliberation round was also held at the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor, Malaysia, as opposed to the previous season where it was held at the Marina Bay Sands. It was shown at end of the final auditions episode on November 9, 2017. During the entire auditions, 99 acts received at least 2 yeses from the judges. The judges then 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 was announced after the deliberation round, with the others to be revealed gradually as the semifinal rounds progress.
The semifinal rounds were also taped at the same studio as the judges' auditions. In the previous season, it was held at the Marina Bay Sands.
For the first time in Got Talent franchise history, this season makes use of completely online voting methods. The audience may vote through hashtags on Facebook, Messenger, and Google search. A maximum of 10 votes per method per day is implemented.
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This season of Asia's Got Talent uses a completely online voting, as compared to other Got Talent franchises where SMS votes are available. The revelation of results is slightly different, being revealed in the following week rather than the next night. The Golden Buzzer last season was replaced by the Judges' Pick, although its mechanics is the same where the judges would come to a unanimous decision 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' Pick, 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.
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 of any additional member who only appeared in the semifinal may or may not be within the range designated.
Name of actAgeGenreActHometownSemifinal WeekResult
'25MagicSpooky magicianIndonesia2'
DM-X Comvaleñoz 19–28DanceHiphop dance groupPhilippines2'
Neil Rey Garcia Llanes21MusicBeatboxerPhilippines1'
Canion Shijirbat 26DanceDigital dancerMongolia1'
ADEM Dance Crew 16–23DanceContortionist dance groupKyrgyzstan2'
Sobhi Shaker24MagicMagicianMalaysia
Syria		3'
Angela July 30SingingSinger/HarpistIndonesia1'
Feng E 10MusicElectric ukuleleistTaiwan3'
Urban Crew22–28DanceHiphop dance groupPhilippines3'
218 Dance Crew20–31Dance/NoveltyTron dance groupVietnam2Eliminated
Akira Kimura 36MagicComic magicianJapan3Eliminated
Andrew Lee31MagicMagician/MentalistMalaysia1Eliminated
Deniel Sarmiento17DanceContortionist/Contemporary dancerPhilippines1Eliminated
Ekklesia28–34SingingOperatic pop trioSouth Korea1Eliminated
Fitri Cerado14SingingSinger/KeyboardistPhilippines2Eliminated
Krittaya Ariyasit10AcrobaticsAeralistThailand3Eliminated
Mafarikha Akhir25SingingSingerMalaysia2Eliminated
Power Storm Crew20–35DanceB-Boy dance groupThailand1Eliminated
10 & 12SingingOperatic pop duoSingapore1Eliminated
Sumit Sadawarti22SingingSinger/KeyboardistIndia3Eliminated
Syah Riszuan12SingingSingerSingapore2Eliminated
Viriya Rici11DanceBreakdancerIndonesia3Eliminated
XTRAP28–33DanceFinger tutting groupJapan2Eliminated
Yumbo Dump31 & 33Comedy/NoveltyComic duoJapan3Eliminated

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Semifinals summary

Semifinals 1 (November 16)

Semifinals 2 (November 23)

Semifinals 3 (November 30)

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Finals

The finals, like the previous season, were held at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, over a span of two episodes, a performance night and a results night.
On the results night, David Foster, on piano, played "Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire", a song from the St. Elmo's Fire film. Anggun sang "What We Remember", a single from her latest album "8". Lastly, Jay Park, together with Yultron, debuted their newest song "Forget About Tomorrow".
ActOrderPerformance descriptionResult
Urban Crew1Did a multi-track urban area-themed dance, stunts, and breakdancing routine.Bottom three
Angela July 2Sang "Skyfall" by Adele.Bottom three
Canion Shijirbat 3Did a dance routine involving orbs of light and multiple dopplegängers, ending with a marriage proposal for his wife.Fourth place
The Sacred Riana4First performed close-up magic by transferring a pentagram drawn on a burning piece of paper onto the back of Anggun's right hand with ashes, then made several ghouls appear from inside a box on the stage. She then hid inside the box to escape from the ghouls, disappearing from within and magically reappearing behind the judges.Winner
Sobhi Shaker5Performed card magic using several blank cards, forming words and pictographs and hearts on them, ripping one card labeled "Dream," making it whole again, and disintegrating it into dust over the heart cards, with their backs forming a picture of his from earlier in the performance, all illustrating the realities of life, the destruction caused by war, and the rise of love and hope amidst them.Middle Two
Neil Rey Garcia Llanes6First acted as a DJ who experienced technical difficulties, then did a mashup composition which included "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, an original composition which was an amalgam of ten different sounds, and finally a composition using all sounds from his previous performances.Third Place
ADEM Dance Crew 7Did a routine where they acted as robots in a metal steampunk world. One was left out on the rain after picking up a flower bud, then found itself making smooth dance moves as opposed to rigid ones earlier before finally conking out as a rose grew amongst the metal. The background musical score included the chorus of the song "Secrets" by OneRepublic.Middle Two
Feng E 8Performed "Beautiful Day" by U2 with both acoustic guitar and electric ukulele.Bottom three
DM-X Comvaleñoz 9The group entered the stage in a fashion show-like manner, followed up with various stunts and acrobatics backed by heavy metal music, then switched to a feminine dance routine to the tune of "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee with funny group poses in between sets of steps before finishing with more stunts and acrobatics.Runner-up

Contestants who appeared on previous shows or seasons