12 acts will be returning to compete for a spot in the Top 24 this week on America’s Got Talent. Airing on August 21st, the ‘Wildcard’ show will find 12 eliminated acts selected by judges Howard Stern, Sharon Osbourne, and Howie Mandel getting a shot at rejoining the competition.
Howard’s chosen Ben Blaque, Horse, Spencer Horsman, and Todd Oliver & Irving. All That!, Bandbaz Brothers, Jake Wesley Rodgers, and Lindsey Norton were selected by Sharon Osbourne to return for another shot at fame. And Howie showed Andrew De Leon, Jarrett & Raja, Sebastian El Charro, and Cristin Sandu some love by naming them as his four favorite eliminated acts.
Of the 12 returning acts, four will make it to the Semi-Finals for a shot at winning $1 million.
Joked Stern, “How we going to end this season? Every time the audience gets rid of somebody we bring them back. It’s like Godfather 3… just one too many.”
“This year has had such a great amount of talent that with only 4 choices allowed per show, deserving acts got let go. I believe America will be happy to see my choices get a second chance,” added Judge Howie Mandel.
The live results show on August 22nd at 9pm will include a performance by Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen of their summer hit single, Good Time. In addition, Bring It On: The Musical will perform.
Details on Owl City [Courtesy of NBC]:
Owl City achieved worldwide success with his platinum-selling major label debut Ocean Eyes, which spawned the quadruple-platinum first single “Fireflies” – a No. 1 smash hit in 26 countries including the U.S. where it hit the top spot twice, and sold more than 12 million downloads worldwide. For his third album, The Midsummer Station, Owl City’s Adam Young took a bold step forward by choosing to work with co-writers and outside producers for the first time.
On the album’s first single, the incredibly infectious summer hit “Good Time” he’s joined in a duet with the incredibly talented Carly Rae Jepsen. Owl City will kick off a world headlining tour on September 5th in support of The Midsummer Station which will be released on August 21st on Republic Records.
More on Carly Rae Jepsen [Courtesy of NBC]:
Multi-platinum Canadian singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen has taken America by storm after bursting onto the scene in the US with her hit single “Call Me Maybe.” Unforgettably catchy, the hit song which she co-wrote, quickly rose to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart where it remained for nine consecutive weeks claiming the longest Hot 100 No. 1 run of 2012. Certified quintuple-platinum in Jepsen’s native Canada the track is also an international sensation, climbing to No. 1 on the iTunes Singles charts in over 37 countries.
Carly has now joined forces with Owl City on their new single “Good Time” which has already reached the Top 5 on iTunes. Carly Rae Jepsen will release her debut album Kiss on September 18th and hits the road this fall with Justin Bieber on the multi-platinum Pop/R&B sensation’s 2012 headlining tour of North America.
