Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1650307-20160530041825/@comment-1609742-20160702130307

^ The appeal of AGT is the fact that anyone can audition, so I don't agree with banning any of these groups, including solo singers. Gross/sideshow acts will almost never get the votes, but I feel they are an important part of the show that displays true talent.

What I think needs to happen, though, is that the producers cut down the number of solo singers. It's annoying when we get literally the same kind of singers every year.

For example, here are the list of accepted kid/teen female singers so far:

Brennley Brown, Calysta Bevier, Grace VanderWaal, Jayna Brown, Kadie Lynn Robinson Laura Bretan, Marian Mulock

Aside from Laura and Grace, this group is pretty boring in terms of uniqueness.

Now, compare the magicians we have seen:

Jon Dorenbos, Hara, Karan Bart Rockett, Sos & Victoria Petrosyan, The Clairvoyants

Each of them has a distinct, memorable identity. Magicians from the show have had genuine careers in Vegas (Mat Franco, MURRAY, Nathan Burton) and have done well on the show like they did last year. Yet, I am worried there will be more kid female singers in the Top 36 than magicians.