America's Got Talent (AGT) (2011) - 6th Season - 09/14/2011 - Finale Results Show

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Montage of many acts, mostly the top 10.
Opening Segment
Four acts, one winner, one prize.
Intro of the judges

Intro of the Finalists:
Team iLuminate
Landau Eugene Murphy Jr
Poplyfe
Silhouettes

Montage of last night's performances with some judges' comments
Piers: I think America had a very hard time (picking a winner). One act, we know from their emotions, that they let themselves down, I don't agree. The pressure on America to vote was huge. The pressue on these acts is tremendous.

The acts will each perform with one of their heroes tonight.

Landau Eugene Murphy Jr with Patti LaBelle
Song - "You're All I Need (To Get By)"
LEM - It's been a dream come true. When all this started, my mother asked me who I would like to sing with, and I said, Miss Patti LaBelle.
GREAT performance by both - Patti at 67, Landau at 37. WOW.

Commercials / Segment #2

Def Leppard perform short versions of "Rock of Ages" and "Pour Some Sugar on Me".
VERY COOL. These guys still got it!

A look at what was going on backstage when they had a technical issue (Backstage doors wouldn't open. This is when they played the montages at the end.)

Commercials / Segment #3

Team iLuminate perform with Cobra Starship
Song: "You Make Me Feel"
Neat. Never heard of Cobra Starship (I'm old. Sue me!) but I liked the song.
And Team iLuminate showed they were more than just a fancy light show.

Commercials / Segment #4

Judges - How they have no clue what they're going to see when they come into auditions.
Showing a lot of the acts that were buzzed by all, and many that Nick joined them.

The Audition All Stars perform.
That was so bad it was good. LOL

Commercials / Segment #5

Silhouettes perform with LeAnn Rimes "Give"

Commercials / Segment #6

What the judges think of each other.
Sharon: This thing between Piers and Howie... It makes me feel like a school marm.
Montage of the judges, especially Piers and Howie.
Sharon: This is the wackiest year ever.

Auditions for next year start in October. See NBC.com/AGT

One Republic perform short versions of "Secrets" and "Good Life"
Good songs. I'm gonna have to start paying attention to music again!

Commercials / Segment #7

Jerry Springer joins Nick onstage.
The winner will get not just a million dollars but will headline a show in Vegas.
Details: Starting Oct 28 at Caesar's Palace in Vegas with Jerry Springer, all top 4 acts, the best of the top 10 and Michael Grimm, last year's winner.

Orville Lounge After Party

Tony Bennett and Queen Latifa perform "Who Can I Turn To"
Wonderful.

Commercials / Segment #8

Poplyfe and Stevie Wonder perform "Higher Ground"
Pretty damn good.
Stevie, does Poplyfe have it? They got it. It's Poplyfe and Team Wonder!

Commercials / Segment #9

Cirque du Soleil perform
That's one of those "How in the Hell do they do some of that stuff?" acts.

Top 4 are welcomed to the stage.
Silhouette, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr, Poplyfe, and Team iLuminate
For one act, the end of the road.
America has voted. The act finishing in fourth place and leaving the competition is: Poplyfe
Montage of the AGT journey from Auditions to now, mostly the judges' comments.
Favorite memory - Probably the one we just made (performing with Stevie Wonder). We had so much fun.
Piers: Watching their very first audition, it's hard to believe it's the same band. Be proud, go on, continue, and win the next competition you enter.

Commercials / Segment #10

Next act out: America has voted. The act finishing in third place and leaving the competition is: Team iLuminate (ARE YOU KIDDING ME?)
Montage of their AGT Highlights.
[It's GOTTA be that America figured they were already stars and needed to help someone else. GEEZE!]
This was the most amazing experience of our lives. Thank America for the opportunity, the judges for their comments...
Sharon: Every time they have performed, their concept has amazed myself, the other judges and America.

[I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I'm sure. I hope that producers around America and the world are watching this show. There are a LOT of good acts that haven't made it. Every one of the top 10 deserve their own acts somewhere, and there are at least several in the groups before them.]

Commercials / Segment #11

Montage of Jackie ... Best selling debut artist ever, and latest album went straight to #1.
Jackie Evancho performs Nessun Dorma (an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot)
WOW! Fan-damn-tastic.

Commercials / Segment #12

America, your top two acts are Silhouettes and Landau Eugene Murphy Jr
Howie: They are both phenomenal. The only bad thing there is only one winner, and one million dollars.
Montage of both acts "jouney" through AGT... Silhouettes first, then Landau.
The whole competition has been leading up to this moment.

America has voted. The winner of the $1,000,000 and the star of the headline show in Las Vegas is: LANDAU EUGENE MURPHY JR. Wow! (From carwasher to $1,000,000 crooner.)
Thank you so much for believing in me. It's been a long hard journey.
He's surrounded by every one of the Silhouettes.

LANDAU WINS!

That's it, America. You voted for the crooner. And he proved tonight he can do more. What a year! This was one of the best ever. I hope to see you all next year.

TTFN! ;-)