UniCircle Flow was a unicycle group from Season 16 of America's Got Talent. They were eliminated in the Semifinals in the Judges' Choice.
Background[]
UniCircle Flow is a unicycle dance performance group from Japan that has been likened to "land figure skating." The group was founded in 2021 by Kenichi Ebina and comprises champion unicyclists with the goal of spreading recognition of unicycling as an artistic performance. While new to American audiences, this style of dance has been celebrated in Japan for more than 40 years and is renowned for its unique and fascinating style.
Audition[]
UniCircle Flow's audition in Episode 1602 consisted of performing a dance routine on unicycles to Lindsey Stirling's "Roundtable Rival". Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara, and Simon Cowell all voted "Yes", sending them to the next round.
Deliberations[]
UniCircle Flow was chosen to advance to the Top 36.
Quarterfinals[]
UniCircle Flow's Quarterfinals performance in Episode 1613 consisted of performing a unicycle dance routine. Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara and Simon Cowell all gave them standing ovations. The group finished in 6th, 7th or 8th place in America's Vote. In the Instant Save, they received fewer online votes than Michael Winslow. In the Judges' Choice, Heidi Klum did not vote for them but Howie Mandel, Sofia Vergara and Simon Cowell did, advancing to the Semifinals in Episode 1614 instead of Storm Large.
Semifinals[]
UniCircle Flow's Semifinals performance in Episode 1617 consisted of performing a unicycle dance routine with a futuristic theme set to Dua Lipa's "Physical". Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara and Simon Cowell all gave them standing ovations. The group finished in 4th, 5th or 6th place in America's Vote. In the Instant Save, they received fewer online votes than Léa Kyle. In the Judges' Choice, Howie Mandel voted for them but Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara and Simon Cowell did not, eliminating them from the competition in Episode 1618 instead of Victory Brinker.
Trivia[]
- UniCircle Flow is the first variety act Simon Cowell voted for over a singing act in the Judges' Choice in the main series since he joined the judging panel in Season 11.
- UniCircle Flow is the first unicycle act to make the live shows since Champions Forever and Red Panda in Season 8 as well as the fourth in the show's history.
After The Show[]
In 2022 UniCircle Flow auditioned for the 9th season of the Italian competition series Tu Si Que Vales on which they were eliminated before the semifinals. In 2023, they participated in the first season of Japan's Got Talent.
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