Sheldon Riley was a singer from Season 15 of America's Got Talent. He was eliminated in the Quarterfinals. He returned for America's Got Talent: Fantasy League, competing on Mel B's team where he was eliminated in the Semifinals.
Background[]
Sheldon Riley, 21, is far from being considered to fit within the constraints of the titles “singer”, “songwriter”, or “performer”. He is what you can only describe as a force, the perfect reminder that music is intended to be felt, and not just simply heard. Sheldon’s mesmerizing, emotional sound paired with his Avant-Garde, high fashion style have truly laid the foundation for a disruptive entry into the music industry. His style of music has been described as "dark pop", but this only scratches the surface of his creative capabilities. Intending to make an impact, his voice and unwavering stance against discrimination has resulted in being a frontline of difference in Australia. Although currently based in Sydney, his energy is not limited to being a mere droplet in Australian waters, he will, and already is, making waves worldwide.
Sheldon was a contestant on The Voice Australia in 2018 in which he finished 3rd place and competed again on the series' All Stars season in 2019 where he was eliminated in the semifinals.
Audition[]
Sheldon Riley's audition in Episode 1507 consisted of singing Billie Eilish's "idontwannabeyouanymore." Heidi Klum was not present, but Howie Mandel, Sofia Vergara, and Simon Cowell all voted yes, sending him to the Judge Cuts.
Judge Cuts[]
Sheldon Riley automatically advanced to the Quarterfinals without performing in Episode 1508, though his verdict was not televised.
Quarterfinals[]
Sheldon Riley's Quarterfinals performance in Episode 1513 consisted of singing Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Head" via satellite from Luna Park in Sydney. Sheldon did not receive enough votes to advance to the Semifinals in Episode 1514, eliminating him from the competition along with Annie Jones instead of Cristina Rae.
After the Show[]
Sheldon won Eurovision: Australia Decides 2022 and represented his country at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy with the song "Not The Same". He qualified from the second semifinal in 2nd place and finished 15th overall in the final. He later won the inaugural "You're a Vision Award" presented by Belgian site songfestival.be for the most remarkable outfit of the 2022 competition.
He later participated in the 4th season of The Masked Singer Australia as Snapdragon, finishing in 2nd place.
Fantasy League Nominations[]
Sheldon Riley was nominated as one of the top 40 acts, sending him through to the Draft Pool.
Fantasy League Draft Pool[]
Sheldon was drafted onto Mel B's team.
Fantasy League Preliminary[]
Sheldon's Preliminary performance in Episode FL02 consisted of unmasking himself singing Loreen's "Tattoo". Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Mel B and Simon Cowell all gave him standing ovations. He received enough votes to advance to the Semifinals instead of MerseyGirls.
Fantasy League Semifinals[]
Sheldon Riley's Semifinal performance in Episode FL06 consisted of singing JVKE's "Golden Hour". Mel B gave him a standing ovation. He did not receive enough votes to enter the top 3 of the night, eliminating him from the competition.
Trivia[]
- Sheldon is the second AGT alum to cross over to the Masked Singer franchise, following Jackie Evancho who participated in the third US series as "Kitty".
- He is also the second person to cross over from AGT to Eurovision, following Johnny Manuel who participated in the 2018 contest in Portugal as part of the Bulgarian supergroup Equinox.
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