‘America’s Got Talent’ auditions in Atlanta Feb. 20-21

February 10, 2010, by Rodney Ho

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Viewers of “America’s Got Talent” have seen a variety of acts, from trampoline jumping basketball players to weird oversized cartoon characters to sword swallowers. It’s a veritable circus of weirdness.

If you want to at least try to get on the show and think you have talent (or just plain weirdness), the show is holding open auditions at AmericasMart Feb. 20 and 21 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The celebrity judges, though, are not going to be there. They might come for a later round, like “American Idol.”

Despite the mix of oddball acts early on, voters tend to favor crooners, based on past finalists and winners. Season one featured child singer Bianca Ryan; season two was Terry Fator, the singer/ventriloquist who is now a regular in Vegas and biggest success yet; season three was opera singer Neal Boyd and last year was country singer and former chicken farmer Kevin Skinner.

But the show is seeking anybody who can do something visually interesting for 90 seconds. There is no age limit.

The show after four seasons axed judge and former Atlantan David Hasselhoff, who was replaced by "Deal or No Deal" host and comic Howie Mandel for this season's fifth round. (That's not a good trade in my mind but he is beloved by NBC.) Sharon Osborne and Piers Morgan return as judges and Nick Cannon as host.

The show has become NBC’s biggest summer hit, averaging 12 to 13 million viewers a week. That’s more than most of its regular season shows.

From the press release:

ATLANTA, GEORGIA

February 20-21

America’s Mart 2 West