Wes-P was a novelty act from Season 13 of America's Got Talent. He was eliminated in the audition round. He returned for America's Got Talent: Fantasy League competing on Simon Cowell's team where he was eliminated in the Preliminaries.
Background[]
His real name is Kazuhisa Uekusa. Wes-P is a Japanese comedian who also performs under the name Mr. Uekusa. In 2017, he auditioned for Georgia's Got Talent (as Naked Comedian) where he received the Golden Buzzer from the show's hosts Vano Tarkhnishvili and Giorgi Kipshidze and was eliminated in the Semifinals. He performed under a different name on Britain's Got Talent in 2018, where he was eliminated in the Semifinals. He is the second act to compete on both BGT and America's Got Talent in the same year, after Charlie Plaçais.
Audition[]
Wes-P's audition in Episode 1304 consisted of first removing a tablecloth with two teacups on it and then proceeding to strip his clothes off, place a tablecloth with teacups on top of his genitals and removing the tablecloth several times. The third time, he removed the tablecloth with a fan blowing. Mel B, Heidi Klum and Simon Cowell buzzed the act. Although Howie Mandel voted "Yes," Mel, Heidi and Simon voted "No," eliminating Wes-P from the competition.
After The Show[]
Wes-P was a contestant on the 2018 season of France's Got Talent under his original name "Uekusa". This feat made him the first known contestant in Got Talent history to be on three different versions in one year. On the show, Uekusa received a Golden Buzzer from judge Sugar Sammy, and finished in the bottom half of the Finals. Additionally in 2018 he auditioned for Italian competition series Tu Si Que Vales, wherein he failed to reach the following round.
In 2019, Uekusa competed on the third season of Asia's Got Talent, as a part of novelty superhero group "BAD X TEN". They were eliminated in the Judge Cuts.
In 2020, Uekusa auditioned for Romania's Got Talent.
In July 2020, Uekusa competed upon France Got Talent’s: Battle of the Judges, which was most probably the countries format for The Champions, however his team was eliminated during The Duels.
In 2022, Uekusa auditioned for Greece's Got Talent, Bulgaria's Got Talent, and the tenth season of Australia's Got Talent.
In 2023, Uekusa reached the Semi-Finals of the ninth season of Spain’s Got Talent.
Fantasy League Nominations[]
Wes-P was nominated as one of the Top 40 acts, sending them through to the Draft Pool.
Fantasy League Draft Pool[]
Wes-P was drafted onto Simon Cowell's team.
Fantasy League Preliminary[]
Wes-P's Preliminary performance in Episode FL02 consisted of stripping his clothes off, whipping across a table with straps attached to his nipples, strategically placing things on his private areas and setting off two pyro-topped plungers on his chest set to LMFAO's "Sexy And I Know It". Mel B buzzed the act but Simon Cowell have him a standing ovation. He did not receive enough votes to advance to the Semifinals, eliminating him from the competition instead of Vardanyan Brothers.
Trivia[]
- Wes-P is the first act on America's Got Talent: Fantasy League to be buzzed.
- Wes-P is the first act to be buzzed by Mel B as well as the first reject to compete on a spinoff season.
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