Mervant Vera was a magician from Season 17 of America's Got Talent. He finished in 3rd place in his Semifinal week. He returned for America's Got Talent: All-Stars where he was eliminated in the Preliminaries.
Background[]
Mervant is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mervant Vera is a magician and musician rolled into one. Leaving the world of sport and athletics to become an artist, Mervant grew up with a passion for songwriting and clever wordplay. He blends his passion for magic and sleight of hand with immaculate songwriting to create a unique magic performance. During the pandemic, Mervant created one of the world's most popular virtual shows performing for audiences across the globe. Mervant received four yeses and a verbal "4,000 yeses" from Simon.
Audition[]
Mervant Vera's audition in Episode 1701 consisted of performing a card trick while rapping a story at the same time. All 4 judges voted "Yes", sending him to the next round.
Deliberations[]
Mervant was selected to advance to the Semifinals.
Semifinals[]
Mervant Vera's Semifinals performance in Episode 1718 consisted of a magic routine using shuffled flash cards to create a freestyle rap. Howie Mandel and Simon Cowell gave him standing ovations. He received enough votes to enter the Top 5 of the night in Episode 1719 along with Mayyas instead of Jordan Conley, and the Top 3 instead of Kristen Cruz and urbancrew (Flyers of the South). He finished in 3rd place behind Mayyas and Kristy Sellars, eliminating him from the competition.
All-Stars Preliminary[]
Mervant Vera's Preliminary performance in Episode AS05 consisted of performing a magic routine incorporating freestyle rapping. Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Simon Cowell all gave him standing ovations. He did not receive enough votes from the Superfans to enter the Top 3 of the night, eliminating him from the competition.
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