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The Clairvoyants were a mentalist duo from Season 11 of America's Got Talent. They were the runner-up of the competition. The Clairvoyants returned to America's Got Talent: The Champions, where they were eliminated in the Preliminaries. They returned again for America's Got Talent: Fantasy League, competing on Heidi Klum’s team where they were eliminated in the Preliminaries.

Background[]

The Clairvoyants consists of Thommy Ten and Amélie van Tass from Vienna, Austria. They appear worldwide together in a variety of shows, galas, cruise ships and corporate events

Together with his partner Amélie, Thommy Ten celebrates entertainment for a new generation. Their repertoire ranges from short magical scenes to full length shows. At the World Championships of Magic in 2015 the jury enthusiastically chose him and Amélie to be "World Champions of Mentalism", the first time after 30 years this award was given.

Amélie van Tass discovered her love for performing at an early age. In 2010 she graduated as a professional dancer from MoveOn Dance Center in Vienna, where she uncovered a growing passion for performing arts and illusions. She claims to be the only female Clairvoyant worldwide. With her special connection with Thommy Ten, Amélie entrances the audience using what she claims is her unique art of intuition. [1]

Audition[]

The Clairvoyants' audition in Episode 1101 consisted of Tommy asking Heidi Klum for her handbag and having her pick a random item from it. Amelie, blindfolded, then correctly guessed information about that one item (lipstick). Amelie proceeded to correctly deduce information about a phone from an audience member and eyedrops from Howie Mandel. Howie, Mel B, Heidi, and Simon Cowell all voted "Yes," sending the duo to the Judge Cuts.

Judge Cuts[]

The Clairvoyants' Judge Cuts performance in Episode 1110 consisted of first inviting Howie Mandel to roll a die on a table and covering it with his hand. Then, Amelie, blindfolded and feet away from the judges' table, correctly guessed the rolled number. Next, they invited guest judge Louis Tomlinson to pick a playing card, and again, Amelie correctly named it. Finally, Amelie read the numbers correctly from a bill's serial number. Howie, Louis, and Heidi Klum gave the duo standing ovations. The Clairvoyants' performance was strong enough for the judges to send the duo to the Quarterfinals along with ThroWings.

Quarterfinals[]

The Clairvoyants' Week 2 Quarterfinals performance in Episode 1113 consisted of Amelie standing with her back turned on the stage as a chalkboard was hoisted into the air. Next, Amelie correctly guessed which jelly beans Simon Cowell and then Heidi Klum picked from a basket. Next, Mel B scooped up a random number of beans (later revealed to be 22) into a glass. Next, Howie Mandel named his dream flavor of jelly beans. Next, Amelie correctly predicted the number of beans in Mel B's cup before she actually counted them. Finally, the Clairvoyants revealed on the lowered chalkboard predictions written for the eaten beans, number of beans in the glass, and dream bean flavor. Howie, Mel B, Heidi, and Simon all gave the duo standing ovations. The Clairvoyants received enough votes to be sent to the Semifinals in Episode 1114 instead of Sos and Victoria.

Semifinals[]

The Clairvoyants' Week 2 Semifinals performance in Episode 1119 consisted of gathering the judges around a table to make predictions related to their memories, as if they were asking real clairvoyant in London in an age before the internet. The Clairvoyants received enough votes to be sent to the Finals in Episode 1120 instead of Kadan Bart Rockett and The Passing Zone.

Finals[]

The Clairvoyants' Finals performance in Episode 1121 consisted of performing a variety of mentalist tricks that called back to their previous performances on the show. First, the duo invited Heidi to throw a ball into the theatre to a random audience member. Amelie correctly predicted the contents of the member's pockets and his exact birthday. Next, they pushed Mel B to call Howie a "Wanna Bean". Next, Howie and Simon’s wallet joined the stage. Next, Amalie suspended herself in a tank of water as Howie pulled out one of Simon’s credit cards. Before he read the expiration date and the last four numbers of the card, Amelie while still underwater, wrote the same information on surface of the glass tank. Finally, Amelie dropped a pendent in front of Mel B with the word she uttered earlier, "Wanna Bean", etched in the metal. Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum, and Simon Cowell all gave the duo standing ovations.

Finale[]

For the finale in Episode 1122, The Clairvoyants invited the judges to name a series of numbers related to the judges' antics as guest Paula Abdul wrote them on a marker board. The duo then revealed a lottery ticket in the box on which the numbers exactly as the judges said them were printed. The Clairvoyants received enough votes to advance to the Top 5 instead of Viktor Kee. The Clairvoyants finished in second place in the competition overall, in front of Jon Dorenbos, Brian Justin Crum and Sal Valentinetti, but behind Grace VanderWaal.

The Champions Preliminary[]

The Clairvoyants returned for The Champions. Their Preliminary performance in Episode TC01 consisted of requesting Simon Cowell to pick a postcard of a destination city, Heidi Klum to select a candle from a table, Howie Mandel to write about a dream date on a board and asking Mel B to take care of a secret box.  The Clairvoyants then correctly guessed Heidi’s candle, Simon’s city and Howie’s written phrase.  Lastly, Mel opened the box to reveal a remote control that when played on the screen, showed The Clairvoyants earlier in the day predicting the three things the judges had selected.   Howie MandelMel BHeidi Klum and Simon Cowell all gave them standing ovations.  The Clairvoyants did not receive enough votes to advance to the night's Top 3, eliminating them from the competition.

The Champions Finale[]

The Clairvoyants returned as guest performers in Episode TC07.  Their performance consisted of having Terry Crews shoot a cannon of balls into the audience with only four of the balls having the names of the four judges.  The four audience members who caught the judges’ balls brought them up to the judges' table along with an envelope with a picture in it that each audience member already had.  Only four people had envelopes with pictures of the judges inside them.  Terry randomly chose Howie Mandel out of the four judges – and though Simon Cowell , Heidi Klum and Mel B ’s envelopes had their own photos inside, the one brought to Howie did not.  Instead, the reveal was that the hot air balloon photo inside Howie’s envelope was actually predicted because The Clairvoyants had a painting of Howie in a hot hair balloon already printed on the backside of their game sign.

After The Show[]

Since their success in Season 11, Thommy and Amélie have been touring the world with their own act. Additionally, they appeared in the show The Illusionists: Turn of the Century on Broadway. They returned to AGT in Episode 1612 as guest performers.

In August 2021, the duo announced that they would begin a residency at the Luxor in Las Vegas as part of America's Got Talent Live beginning in November 2021. They appeared on the hit podcast, AGT Time, to talk about their residency.

In 2022 they competed on Britain’s Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician in which they lost to Eric Chien.

On October 30, 2022, Thommy and Amélie got married at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas.

Fantasy League Nominations[]

The Clairvoyants were nominated as one of the Top 40 acts, sending them through to the Draft Pool.

Fantasy League Draft Pool[]

The Clairvoyants were drafted onto Heidi Klum’s team.

Fantasy League Preliminary[]

The Clairvoyants preliminary performance in Episode FL04 consisted of performing a mentalist routine where Amélie successfully attempts to decipher what each judge did during a wild night in Las Vegas. The numbers add up to 5312016, or May 31, 2016, the date of their very first audition. Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Mel B and Simon Cowell all gave them standing ovations. They did not receive enough votes to advance to the Semifinals, eliminating them from the competition instead of Ghetto Kids.

Trivia[]

  • The Clairvoyants were the first non-solo act to finish in the Top 2 since Olate Dogs.
  • They progressed further than any other act that did not receive the Golden Buzzer since Season 10.
  • They progressed further than any other mentalist act in the show's history.
  • Season 13 and The Champions winner Shin Lim also attended the 2015 FISM world championships, where he was named co-champion in the card magic category.
  • Their performance in Fantasy League marked their first AGT appearance as a married couple.

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