Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-36491208-20190806224302/@comment-25150955-20190808225312

This Tuesday is such a weird lineup. I honest to god can’t say any of these acts besides Kodi are definitive finalist contenders, but here’s what I think.

I think Messoudi Brothers and Greg Morton are gonna actually do better than some may anticipate. Messoudi fits the bill that Billy & Emily and Duo Transcend did (an artistic, unique, impressive acrobatic act) and people tend to flock to acrobats in the votes if they vote for anything dangerous. As for Greg, he’s the only comedy act of the night and is a likable working man with big dreams—a personality that people tend to gravitate towards. I think them, along with Kodi Lee (duh) and Voices of Service (military support), are good to advance.

I think Emerald Belles are done for being Emerald Belles. Unfortunately, I have to say the same about Bir Khalsa, as, despite their relative popularity, their kind of act notably never receives much support in votes, though they could definitely surprise us. The other singing acts of the night are sort of in weird spots, as I think they all have some sort of factor going against them advancing: Luke’s genre may not appeal to the older generation of music, GFORCE is an “annoying little kid” act that sometimes gets cut early on (i.e., Artyon & Paige), Ansley (if she is actually a wildcard) has proven that she cannot submit a strong performance with music behind her (they can’t stop her live, can they?), Sophie has gotten considerable flack online (Facebook and Youtube) as the generally agreed upon, “worst golden buzzer”, and Carmen fits snugly in the same category as Ronee Martin did: competent, but potentially not enough of a presence.

And then there’s Alex Dowis, who I genuinely have no idea about in terms of placement. I think his act is gonna be very much based on his performance—if he can give a performance like his Judge Cuts, he may break through the vote barrier against recent light acts. Besides, America typically like art acts, right?

So my current guess at a Top 7 is: Kodi, Luke, Voices of Service, Messoudi, Greg, Sophie, and Alex.