# America's Got Talent: The Champions season 2

The second season of America's Got Talent: The Champions featured around 40 participants from across the Got Talent franchise, ranging from winners, live round participants – quarter-finalists (where applicable), semi-finalists and finalists – and other notable acts. This season had the same host and judges, except Mel B was replaced by Alesha Dixon.

## Overview

The contest's preliminaries featuring around 10 participants. While those receiving a golden buzzer in each preliminary would secure an automatic place in the grand-final, remaining places would be competed for in two semi-finals, each consisting of the two highest voted in each preliminary, along with a third in each voted for by the judges from amongst those placing 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively in the audience vote. The following table lists each participant that took part, and their history in the Got Talent franchise – per respective international version, season, and performance, within chronological order from first to more recent appearance:
| Got Talent History Key | AGT — America's Got Talent | AIT — L'Afrique a un Incroyable Talent | AuGT — Australia's Got Talent | BGTC — Britain's Got Talent: The Champions |
| Got Talent History Key | BGT — Britain's Got Talent | DS — Das Supertalent | FIT — La France a un incroyable talent | GTE — Got Talent España |
| Got Talent History Key | HGT — Holland's Got Talent | IGT — Italia's Got Talent | MS — Minuta slavy | MGT — Myanmar's Got Talent |
| Got Talent History Key | MT — Mam talent! | NT — Norske Talenter | PGT — Pilipinas Got Talent | RT — Românii au talent |
    Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Finalist | Semi-Finalist
    Eliminated | Golden Buzzer Finalist
| Participant | Act | Got Talent history | Preliminary | Results |
| Alexa Lauenburger | Dog Tricks Act | DS: S11 – Winner; BGTC: S1 – Finalist | 3 | Finalist |
| Angelina Jordan | Singer | NT: S6 – Winner | 1 | Finalist |
| Bars and Melody | Rapper & Singer | BGT: S8 – 3rd Place ; BGTC: S1 – Finalist | 4 | Eliminated |
| Ben Blaque | Crossbow performer | AGT: S7 – Quarter-Finalist; BGT: S10 – Semi-Finalist | 2 | Eliminated |
| Ben Hart | Magician | BGT: S13 – 3rd Place; BGTC: S1 – Participant | 3 | Eliminated |
| Boogie Storm | Dance Group | BGT: S10 – Third Place; BGTC: S1 – Participant | 2 | Finalist |
| Brian King Joseph | Violinist | AGT: S13 – Third Place | 4 | Eliminated |
| Christian Stoinev & Percy | Hand Balancer & Dog Tricks Act | AGT: S2 – Participant, S9 – Top 12 Finalist; DS: S13 – Winner | 4 | Eliminated |
| Collabro | Musical Theatre Group | BGT: S8 – Winner; BGTC: S1 – Participant | 2 | Eliminated |
| Connie Talbot | Singer | BGT: S1 – Finalist; BGTC: S1 – Participant | 4 | Eliminated |
| Dan Naturman | Stand-up Comedian | AGT: S9 – Semi-finalist | 1 | Eliminated |
| Dania Diaz | Magician | GTE: S3 – Finalist | 1 | Semi-finalist |
| Duo Destiny | Acrobatic Duo | MT: S11 – Winner | 3 | Semi-finalist |
| Duo Transcend | Trapeze Duo | AGT: S13 – Finalist | 1 | Runner-up |
| Eddie Williams | Singer | AuGT: S9 – Semi-Finalist | 1 | Eliminated |
| Emil Rengle | Dancer | RT: S8 – Winner | 4 | Eliminated |
| Freckled Sky | Video Projection Dance Duo | AGT: S10 – Quarter-finalist | 3 | Eliminated |
| Hans | Singer, Accordionist & Dancer | AGT: S13 – Quarter-finalist | 1 | Finalist |
| Jack Vidgen | Singer | AuGT: S5 – Winner | 1 | Eliminated |
| JJ Pantano | Comedian | AuGT: S9 – Semi-Finalist | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| Junior Creative Dance | Shadow Dance Group | MGT: S5 – Winner | 1 | Eliminated |
| Luke Islam | Singer | AGT: S14 – Semi-finalist | 2 | Eliminated |
| Marc Spelmann | Magician & Mentalist | BGT: S12 – Semi-finalist, S13 (as X) – Runner-up | 2 | Semi-finalist |
| Marcelito Pomoy | Falsetto Singer | PGT: S2 – Winner | 2 | Grand-finalist |
| Michael Grimm | Singer | AGT: S5 – Winner | 3 | Eliminated |
| Mike Yung | Singer | AGT: S12 – Semi-finalist | 1 | Eliminated |
| Miki Dark | Magician | HGT: S10 – Semi-finalist; FIT: S14 – Participant | 3 | Eliminated |
| Moses Concas | Harmonica Player | IGT: S7 – Winner | 3 | Eliminated |
| Oz Pearlman | Mentalist | AGT: S10 – Third Place | 2 | Eliminated |
| Paddy and Nico | Salsa Dancer | BGT: S8 – Finalist; FIT: S11 – Semi-finalist; BGTC: S1 – Finalist | 1 | Eliminated |
| Puddles Pity Party | Singing Clown | AGT: S12 – Quarter-finalist | 2 | Eliminated |
| Quick Style | Dance Group | NT: S2 – Winner | 3 | Eliminated |
| Ryan Niemiller | Stand-up Comedian | AGT: S14 – Third Place | 2 | Semi-finalist |
| Sandou Trio Russian Bar | Acrobats | AGT: S6 – Semi-finalist | 4 | Grand-finalist |
| Silhouettes | Silhouette Dance Group | AGT: S6 – Runner-up | 4 | Finalist |
| Spencer Horsman | Escape Artist | AGT: S7 – Quarter-finalist; FIT: S9 – Semi-finalist | 2 | Eliminated |
| Strauss Serpent | Contortionist | AIT: S2 – Winner; FIT: S13 – Finalist | 4 | Semi-finalist |
| Tyler Butler-Figueroa | Violinist | AGT: S14 – Finalist | 3 | Third place |
| V.Unbeatable | Acrobatic Dance Group | AGT: S14 – Grand-finalist | 3 | Winner |
| Voices of Service | Vocal Group | AGT: S14 – Grand-finalist | 4 | Eliminated |

### Preliminaries Summary

    Golden Buzzer Advancement | Semi-final Advancement – Superfan Vote | Semi-final Advancement – Judges' Vote
    Eliminated – Judges Vote | Eliminated | Buzzed out | Judges' choice

#### Preliminary 1 (January 6)

| Participant | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result |
| Participant | Order | Cowell | Klum | Dixon | Mandel | Result |
| Paddy and Nico | 1 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Mike Yung | 2 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Junior Creative Dance | 3 | | | | | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) |
| Hans | 4 | | | | | Advanced (Won Judge's Vote) |
| Jack Vidgen | 5 | | | | | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) |
| Duo Transcend | 6 | | | | | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) |
| Dan Naturman | 7 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Angelina Jordan | 8 | | | | | Grand-Final Advancement |
| Eddie Williams | 9 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Dania Diaz | 10 | | | | | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) |

#### Preliminary 2 (January 13)

| Participant | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result |
| Participant | Order | Cowell | Klum | Dixon | Mandel | Result |
| Marcelito Pomoy | 1 | | | | | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) |
| Oz Pearlman | 2 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Boogie Storm | 3 | | | | | Grand-Final Advancement |
| Ben Blaque | 4 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Collabro | 5 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Ryan Niemiller | 6 | | | | | Advanced (Won Judge's Vote) |
| Puddles Pity Party | 7 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Marc Spelmann/X | 8 | | | | | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) |
| Luke Islam | 9 | | | | | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) |
| Spencer Horsman | 10 | | | | | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) |
* ^1 Ben Blaque's performance was terminated mid-way into his routine, due to an overwhelming concern from the judges it was too life-threatening to continue.
* ^2 Mandel did not cast his vote, due to the majority support for Ryan Niemiller from the other judges, but noted his vote would have made it unanimous.
* ^3 Shin Lim, a noted participant in the Got Talent franchise, made a special appearance as part of Marc Spelmann's performance.
* ^4 For health and safety reasons, Spencer Horsman's performance had to be conducted outside the venue and with paramedics on standby; both the audience and judges were in attendance for this.

#### Preliminary 3 (January 20)

| Participant | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result |
| Participant | Order | Cowell | Klum | Dixon | Mandel | Result |
| Alexa Lauenburger | 1 | | | | | Advanced (Won Judge's Vote) |
| Tyler Butler-Figueroa | 2 | | | | | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) |
| Ben Hart | 3 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Freckled Sky | 4 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Moses Concas | 5 | | | | | Eliminated |
| V. Unbeatable | 6 | | | | | Grand-Final Advancement |
| Michael Grimm | 7 | | | | | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) |
| Duo Destiny | 8 | | | | | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) |
| Quick Style | 9 | | | | | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) |
| Miki Dark | 10 | | | | | Eliminated |
* ^5 Due to the majority vote for Alexa Lauenburger, Klum's voting intention was not disclosed.

#### Preliminary 4 (January 27)

| Participant | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result |
| Participant | Order | Cowell | Klum | Dixon | Mandel | Result |
| Christian Stoinev & Percy | 1 | | | | | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) |
| Voices of Service | 2 | | | | | Eliminated |
| JJ Pantano | 3 | | | | | Advanced (Won Judge's Vote) |
| Emil Rengle | 4 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Silhouettes | 5 | | | | | Grand-Final Advancement |
| Brian King Joseph | 6 | | | | | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) |
| Connie Talbot | 7 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Sandou Trio Russian Bar | 8 | | | | | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) |
| Bars and Melody | 9 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Strauss Serpent | 10 | | | | | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) |

### Semi-finals (February 3)

    Grand-finalist Advancement – Superfan Vote | Grand-finalist Advancement – Judges' Vote
    Eliminated – Judges Vote | Eliminated | Buzzed out | Judges' choice
| Participant | Order | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Buzzes and Judges' votes | Result |
| Participant | Order | Cowell | Klum | Dixon | Mandel | Result |
| JJ Pantano | 1 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Tyler Butler-Figueroa | 2 | | | | | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) |
| Marc Spelmann/X | 3 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Duo Destiny | 4 | | | | | Eliminated (Lost Judge's Vote) |
| Hans | 5 | | | | | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) |
| Dania Diaz | 6 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Duo Transcend | 7 | | | | | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Strauss Serpent | 8 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Ryan Niemiller | 9 | | | | | Eliminated |
| Alexa Lauenburger | 10 | | | | | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) |
| Sandou Trio Russian Bar | 11 | | | | | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) |
| Marcelito Pomoy | 12 | | | | | Advanced (Won Superfan Vote) |
* ^6 Due to the majority vote for Duo Transcend, Mandel's voting intention was not disclosed.

### Finals (February 10)

    Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place
Guest Performers: KISS, Kseniya Simonova, Lindsey Stirling, Shin Lim, Colin Cloud, Kodi Lee, Travis Barker
| Finalist | Order | Act | Result (February 17) |
| Alexa Lauenburger | 1 | Dog Tricks Act | Top 10 Finalist |
| Duo Transcend | 2 | Trapeze Duo | 2nd |
| Angelina Jordan | 3 | Singer | Top 10 Finalist |
| Boogie Storm | 4 | Dance Group | Top 10 Finalist |
| Silhouettes | 5 | Silhouette Dance Group | Top 10 Finalist |
| Hans | 6 | Singer, Accordionist & Dancer | Top 10 Finalist |
| Tyler Butler-Figueroa | 7 | Violinist | 3rd |
| V.Unbeatable | 8 | Acrobatic Dance Group | 1st |
| Marcelito Pomoy | 9 | Falsetto Singer | 4th |
| Sandou Trio Russian Bar | 10 | Acrobats | 5th |

## Ratings

| Episode | Title | First air date | Rating (18–49) | Share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | Nightly Rank |
| 1 | The Champions One | January 6, 2020 | 1.3 | 6 | 8.06 | 2 |
| 2 | The Champions Two | January 13, 2020 | 1.0 | 4 | 6.52 | 2 |
| 3 | The Champions Three | January 20, 2020 | 1.1 | 5 | 7.05 | 2 |
| 4 | The Champions Four | January 27, 2020 | 1.1 | 5 | 7.35 | 2 |
| 5 | The Champions Semifinals | February 3, 2020 | 1.1 | 5 | 6.73 | 3 |
| 6 | The Champions Finals | February 10, 2020 | 1.0 | 5 | 7.16 | 2 |
| 7 | The Champions Results Finale | February 17, 2020 | 1.2 | 5 | 7.16 | 3 |