With 10 acts remaining in the competition, the finals of “America’s Got Talent” Season 21 are officially upon us. The two-night event kicked off on Tuesday, bringing the contestants back to the “AGT” stage for one last chance to earn viewers’ votes before the winner is revealed live on Wednesday.
Dog group Acro Canine Crew, dance crew Come Here, magician Geno Ploeger, magic group Hundred Fingers, singer Lai Noelle, rocker Nene Royal, dog act Olivia Befus, light-up dance group Royal Lasers, robot dance group Unitree, and aerialist Veronika Goroshkova are all still in the running to win Season 21, with their fates now in the hands of the viewers at home.
Some of those acts fought hard in the semifinals, while a lucky few sailed through thanks to a Golden Buzzer. But it’s anyone’s game now. The playing field is level. It’s all about which act has really captured the viewers’ hearts (and votes).
Read on for a breakdown of what the final 10 acts brought to the “AGT” stage on Tuesday, along with our predictions for how the results will shake out on Wednesday. When you’re finished, vote for the act you think deserves to win Season 21.
Acro Canine Crew
Acro Canine Crew wagged its way back to the “America’s Got Talent” stage for Tuesday’s finals, delivering another impressive routine set to Whitney Houston’s “I Want To Dance With Somebody.”
“AGT” viewers have a long-standing appreciation for dog acts, so it’s no surprise that Acro Canine Crew has made it to the Season 21 finals. But while we’d love to see the confetti fall on these four-legged phenoms on Wednesday, we can’t shake the feeling that viewers’ votes will ultimately be split between the two remaining dog acts — Acro Canine Crew and Olivia Befus — preventing either of them from taking the top spot.
Come Here
Come Here gave the Swifties something to vote for on Tuesday, returning for the finals with another electrifying performance — this time set to the tune of Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do.”
This South Korean dance crew absolutely deserves its spot in the Season 21 finals, but a win on Wednesday is a bit of a reach. Our prediction is that Come Here ends up somewhere around sixth or seventh place, and that feels right.
Geno Ploeger
The magic prince of Season 21 returned for the “America’s Got Talent” finals on Tuesday with one last routine to boggle the judges’ minds.
“AGT” has a long history of celebrating magicians, so it’s possible that Ploeger could place higher than we expect, but based on the acts he’s going up against, we predict a sixth-place finish in Wednesday’s finale.
Hundred Fingers
Always beautiful, always breathtaking, Hundred Fingers returned to “America’s Got Talent” for the finals with another stunning routine that took us on a magical journey.
This South Korean group has been consistently mesmerizing all season, and we believe it’s one of the few acts capable of winning against frontrunner Nene Royal. Barring a surprise victory, we foresee Hundred Fingers somewhere in the top three on Wednesday.
Lai Noelle
A double Golden Buzzer winner this season, Lai Noelle returned for the “America’s Got Talent” finals on Tuesday with another absolute banger, belting out a powerful rendition of Bruno Mars’ “Risk It All.”
Barely even a teenager, this girl has a voice beyond her years, and she’ll definitely be remembered as one of the best young singers on “America’s Got Talent.” As for her placement in Wednesday’s finale, we definitely expect to see her crack the Top 5, landing in either fourth or fifth place.
Nene Royal
A viral sensation multiple times over, Nene Royal made her triumphant return to “America’s Got Talent” during Tuesday’s finals with another epic performance, this time tackling The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.”
Our prediction is that Nene will win Season 21, and it won’t even be close. She’s been in a league of her own from the first seconds of her viral audition, and while several other acts have also made the rounds online, no one else this season has captured the public’s attention quite like Nene. The voters will be showing up big-time for Nene.
Olivia Befus
For her Season 21 finals performance on Tuesday, Olivia Befus invited viewers into her own personal toy land — a wondrous place full of animals, stuffed or otherwise.
Befus has been a fan favorite all season, but as we said earlier, we’re concerned that viewers’ votes will be split between the two remaining dog acts — Befus and Acro Canine Crew — which will keep them both from earning enough to win.
Royal Lasers
This Las Vegas-based light-up dance crew took us on one last “mission” during Tuesday’s live show, transforming the “America’s Got Talent” stage into a glow-in-the-dark club that we never wanted to leave.
No matter where Royal Lasers places in Wednesday’s finale, this thoroughly entertaining act has an undeniably bright future ahead of it. A fourth- or fifth-place finish feels right, but it’s definitely the best act of its kind this season. Even without the title of “Season 21 winner,” there’s no way they won’t end up with a residency somewhere in their home city.
Unitree
“I believe everyone has a destiny, and this is mine,” Wu Yufei said before taking the “America’s Got Talent” stage during Tuesday’s finals, where he and his robot dance partners took us on another entrancing journey, blending the beauty of the past with the wonder of the future.
Easily the most mind-blowing act this season, Unitree regularly leaves the audience and judges speechless. The same was true on Tuesday when the robot-human dance crew once again shook their money makers for viewers’ votes. Anything is possible, but as we said earlier, we predict that Unitree and Hundred Fingers will end up taking second and third place in either order.
Veronika Goroshkova
Fall Out Boy’s “Light ‘Em Up” was the perfect soundtrack for Veronika Goroshkova’s finals performance on Tuesday; the young aerialist turned up the heat with one last performance that had us grateful to be on the ground.
Far be it for us to bring down this gravity-defying queen, whose talent we are in no way diminishing here, but we’ll be surprised if Goroshkova cracks the Top 5 in Wednesday’s finale. In a season with so many out-of-the-box acts, she feels a little too safe to win.
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This story originally appeared on TVLine
