Season 10

Season 10
Information
Winner	Paul Zerdin
Runner-up	Drew Lynch
Judges	Howard Stern Heidi Klum Mel B Howie Mandel
Host	Nick Cannon
Held from	May 26, 2015 - September 16, 2015
Previous Season	Season 9
Next Season	Season 11

Season 10 of America's Got Talent premiered on May 26, 2015. It concluded on September 16, 2015. The entire judging panel and host from Season 9 returned.

Dunkin' Donuts was the official beverage sponsor of this season, having its products shown throughout the show and their cups on the judges' desks.

The America's Got Talent live shows were also performed at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. This was the last season to be set at Radio City Music Hall.

Howard Stern announced on his radio show that this season would be his last season as a judge. He made the decision to leave due to his busy work schedule.

Judging Panel

Howard Stern	Heidi Klum	Mel B	Howie Mandel

Guest Judges

Neil Patrick Harris	Michael Bublé	Marlon Wayans	Piers Morgan

Host

Nick Cannon

Episodes

Main article: Season 10 Episodes

Acts

Main article: Season 10 Acts

Auditions

Main article: Season 10 Auditions

Judge Cuts

Main article: Season 10 Judge Cuts

Symbol	Meaning
	Standing Ovation
	Buzzer
	Golden Buzzer

Week 1

Name	Act	Howard	Heidi	Neil	Mel B	Howie	Result
1. Freelusion Dance Company	Videomapping Dance Group						Moved On
2. Paul Ponce	Juggler						Eliminated
3. Silvia Silvia	Crossbow Archer						Moved On
4. Chapkis Dance Family	Dance Group						Moved On
5. Samantha Hess	Cuddler						Eliminated
6. Elin & Noah	Dancers						Eliminated
7. Los Angeles Children's Orchestra	Orchestra						Eliminated
8. Alondra Santos	Mariachi Singer						Eliminated (WC)
9. Michael John	Magician						Eliminated
10. Piff the Magic Dragon	Magician/Comedian						Moved On (GB)
11. Duo Ignite	Aerialist Duo						Eliminated
12. Myq Kaplan	Stand-up Comedian						Moved On
13. Nick & Eddie	Vocal Duo						Eliminated
14. Keith Klein	Singer						Eliminated
15. 3 Shades of Blue	Pop Rock Band						Moved On
16. Marc & Kiri	Ballroom Dancers						Eliminated
17. Vibez	Contortionist Dancer						Eliminated
18. X-Treme Tricking & Tumbling	Tumbling Group						Eliminated
19. Grand Master Qi Feilong	Kung Fu Artist						Eliminated
20. Samantha Johnson	Singer						Moved On

Week 2

Name	Act	Howard	Heidi	Michael	Mel B	Howie	Result
1. Aiden Sinclair	Card Magician						Eliminated
2. Jenna Renae	Singer/Pianist						Eliminated
3. Shirley Claire	Singer						Eliminated
4. Daniella Mass	Opera Singer						Moved On
5. Ira	Singing Puppet						Moved On
6. Benjamin Yonattan	Dancer						Moved On
7. Facinet Sylla	Dancer						Eliminated
8. Nastasya Generalova	Acrobatic Dancer						Eliminated
9. Wes Barker	Stunt Magician						Eliminated
10. Uzeyer Novruzov	Ladder Acrobat						Moved On
11. Ryan Shaw	Soul Singer						Eliminated
12. The CraigLewis Band	R&B Vocal Duo						Moved On (GB)
13. Dr. Danger's All Stars	Stunt Team						Eliminated
14. Center Stage	Dance Group						Eliminated
15. DADitude!	Dance Group						Eliminated (WC)
16. DM Nation	Hip-Hop Dance Crew						Moved On
17. The Chippendoubles	Impersonator Dance Group						Eliminated
18. Chris Jones	Hypnotist						Eliminated
19. Scott Heierman	Drag Stand-up Comedian						Eliminated
20. Selected of God Choir	Gospel Choir						Moved On

Week 3

Name	Act	Howard	Heidi	Marlon	Mel B	Howie	Results
1. Triple Threat	Vocal Trio						Moved On
2. Honor Roll Skate Crew	Roller Skate Dance Crew						Eliminated
3. Evoke Tap Movement	Tap Dance Group						Eliminated
4. The Squad	Dance Group						Eliminated
5. Animation Crew	Popping Dance Crew						Moved On
6. Oleksiy Mogylnyy	Hand Balancer						Eliminated
7. Johnny Shelton	Singer/Guitarist						Eliminated
8. Dana Daniels	Comedy Magician						Eliminated
9. Paul Zerdin	Ventriloquist						Moved On (GB)
10. Oz Pearlman	Mentalist						Moved On
11. Brittney Allen	Singer						Eliminated
12. Paul Blair	Hula-Hoop Performer						Eliminated
13. Pretty Big Movement	Dance Group						Eliminated
14. Stacey Kay	Singer						Eliminated
15. Mountain Faith Band	Bluegrass Band						Moved On
16. Randy Roberts	Drag Singer						Eliminated
17. Vita Radionova	Contortionist						Moved On
18. Cailyn Mathis	Dancer						Eliminated
19. Haley "Bulletproof" Glass	Martial Artist						Eliminated
20. Benton Blount	Country Singer/Guitarist						Moved On

Week 4

Name	Act	Howard	Heidi	Piers	Mel B	Howie	Result
1. The Gentlemen	Hip-Hop Dance Duo						Moved On
2. Technicianz	Dance Group						Eliminated
3. Duwende	A Cappella Group						Eliminated
4. Leroy Patterson	Pain Junkie						Eliminated
5. Derek Hughes	Comedian/Magician						Moved On
6. Duo Vladimir	Hand Balancer Duo						Eliminated
7. Duo Volta	Trapeze Duo						Moved On
8. Jamie Costa	Impressionist						Eliminated
9. Xavier Mortimer	Magician						Eliminated
10. Alicia Michilli	Singer						Moved On
11. The Move	Dance Group						Eliminated
12. Semeneya	Latin Dance Group						Eliminated
13. Aaron Smyth	Ballet Dancer						Eliminated
14. Siro-A	Video Projection Dance Group						Moved On (GB)
15. Kacey Jones	Comedy Singer/Guitarist						Eliminated
16. Gary Vider	Stand-up Comedian						Moved On
17. Kayvon Zand	Singer/Pianist						Eliminated
18. Vox	Opera Group						Eliminated
19. Alex Boyé	Singer						Eliminated
20. Stevie Starr	Regurgitator						Moved On

Quarterfinals

Main article: Season 10 Quarterfinals

Symbol	Meaning
	Standing Ovation
	Buzzer
	Judges' Choice Vote

Week 1

Name	Act	Howard	Heidi	Mel B	Howie	Result
1. Siro-A	Video Projection Dance Group					Moved On
2. Alondra Santos	Mariachi Singer					Moved On (JC)
3. Vita Radionova	Contortionist					Eliminated
4. Triple Threat	Vocal Trio					Eliminated
5. The Gentlemen	Hip-Hop Dance Duo					Eliminated (JC)
6. Piff the Magic Dragon	Magician/Comedian					Moved On
7. Benton Blount	Country Singer/Guitarist					Moved On
8. Craig and Micheline	Dancers					Eliminated
9. Drew Lynch	Stand-up Comedian					Moved On
10. Showproject	Gymnastics Team					Eliminated
11. Paul Zerdin	Ventriloquist					Moved On
12. Samantha Johnson	Singer					Moved On (DS)

Week 2

Name	Act	Howard	Heidi	Mel B	Howie	Result
1. DM Nation	Hip-Hop Dance Crew					Eliminated
2. Derek Hughes	Magician/Comedian					Moved On
3. 3 Shades of Blue	Pop Rock Band					Moved On (JC)
4. Animation Crew	Popping Dance Crew					Eliminated
5. Arielle Baril	Opera Singer					Moved On
6. Uzeyer Novruzov	Ladder Acrobat					Moved On
7. Ira	Singing Puppet					Moved On (DS)
8. Damone Rippy	Flyboarder					Eliminated
9. Myq Kaplan	Stand-up Comedian					Eliminated
10. The CraigLewis Band	R&B Vocal Duo					Moved On
11. Freckled Sky	Video Projection Dance Duo					Eliminated (JC)
12. Sharon Irving	Singer					Moved On

Week 3

Name	Act	Howard	Heidi	Mel B	Howie	Result
1. Chapkis Dance Family	Hip-Hop Dance Group					Eliminated
2. Metal Mulisha Fitz Army	Motocross Team					Eliminated (WC)
3. DADitude!	Dance Group					Eliminated
4. Alicia Michilli	Singer					Moved On
5. Gary Vider	Stand-up Comedian					Moved On (DS)
6. Mountain Faith Band	Bluegrass Band					Moved On
7. Oz Pearlman	Mentalist					Moved On
8. Selected of God	Gospel Choir					Eliminated
9. The Professional Regurgitator	Regurgitator					Moved On
10. Benjamin Yonattan	Dancer					Eliminated (JC)
11. Daniella Mass	Opera Singer					Moved On (JC)
12. Freelusion	Videomapping Dance Group					Moved On

Semifinals

Main article: Season 10 Semifinals

Symbol	Meaning
	Standing Ovation
	Buzzer
	Judges' Choice Vote

Week 1

Name	Act	Howard	Heidi	Mel B	Howie	Result
1. Ira	Singing Puppet					Eliminated
2. Mountain Faith Band	Bluegrass Band					Eliminated
3. Metal Mulisha Fitz Army	Motocross Team					Eliminated
4. Samantha Johnson	Singer					Eliminated (JC)
5. Derek Hughes	Magician/Comedian					Moved On
6. Drew Lynch	Stand-up Comedian					Moved On
7. The CraigLewis Band	R&B Vocal Duo					Moved On (JC)
8. Oz Pearlman	Mentalist					Moved On
9. Benton Blount	Country Singer/Guitarist					Moved On (DS)
10. Siro-A	Video Projection Dance Group					Eliminated
11. Arielle Baril	Opera Singer					Eliminated

Week 2

Name	Act	Howard	Heidi	Mel B	Howie	Result
1. 3 Shades of Blue	Pop Rock Band					Eliminated
2. Gary Vider	Stand-up Comedian					Moved On (JC)
3. Alondra Santos	Mariachi Singer					Eliminated
4. Freelusion	Videomapping Dance Group					Eliminated (JC)
5. Alicia Michilli	Singer					Eliminated
6. Piff the Magic Dragon	Magician/Comedian					Moved On
7. Daniella Mass	Opera Singer					Eliminated
8. Uzeyer Novruzov	Ladder Acrobat					Moved On (DS)
9. The Professional Regurgitator	Regurgitator					Moved On
10. Sharon Irving	Singer					Eliminated
11. Paul Zerdin	Ventriloquist					Moved On

Finals

Main article: Season 10 Finals

All 10 remaining acts performed to win one million dollars and the headlining of a show on the Las Vegas strip.

Symbol	Meaning
	Standing Ovation

Name	Act	Howard	Heidi	Mel B	Howie	Result
1. Oz Pearlman	Mentalist					3rd Place
2. Uzeyer Novruzov	Ladder Acrobat					Top 10
3. Benton Blount	Country Singer/Guitarist					Top 10
4. Gary Vider	Stand-up Comedian					Top 10
5. Piff the Magic Dragon	Magician/Comedian					Top 10
6. Paul Zerdin	Ventriloquist					Winner
7. The CraigLewis Band	R&B Vocal Duo					5th Place
8. Derek Hughes	Magician/Comedian					Top 10
9. The Professional Regurgitator	Regurgitator					4th Place
10. Drew Lynch	Stand-up Comedian					2nd Place

Notable past contestants

• Jenna Renae, who was eliminated in week 2 of the Judges' Cuts, later tried out for the final season of American Idol in 2016. She ended up finishing in the top 24.

Trivia

• Season 10 modified the rules of the Golden Buzzer. Instead of sending an act to the Vegas Round and ignoring the other judges' votes, the buzzer now sends an act straight to the live shows.
• Howard Stern stepped down from the panel after the conclusion of the season.
• Season 10 is the first season in the current format where at least one act that originally made the live shows withdrew from the competition.