The third season of Asia's Got Talent (AGT) premiered on February 7, 2019 at 8:30 pm (UTC+8). The winner of this season received a grand prize of US$100,000.
The show is hosted by Alan Wong and Justin Bratton, both returning from the previous season. David Foster, Anggun, and Jay Park returned as judges for this season.
The show's official sponsor for this season is Princess Cruises.
Taiwanese close-up magician, Eric Chien, was declared as the third season winner, making him the first winner from outside Southeast Asia as well as the first winner from a country with no separate Got Talent franchise.
Auditions Open auditions The open auditions for the third season will take place in key cities in Asia. Open auditions will be held in Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The open auditions will be judged by Asia's Got Talent producers.
Auditionees are also allowed to submit their audition videos online via the show's official website. Entries will be accepted from May 16 to July 9, 2018. Due to popular demand, the online auditions were extended for another week until July 16, 2018. Those who will pass will proceed to the live judges' auditions.
Date of Open AuditionOpen Audition VenueCityRef. May 16 – July 16, 2018 Online Auditions June 17, 2018 Ultra Arena, Show DC Bangkok, Thailand June 23, 2018 Blackbox Theatre, Goodman Arts Centre Marine Parade, Singapore June 30, 2018 Quezon City Experience Quezon City, Philippines July 1, 2018 Giai Phong Studio Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam July 7, 2018 Gor Bulungan Jakarta, Indonesia July 8, 2018 Taylor's University Lakeside Campus Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Judges' auditions
The judges' auditions were taped from September 19 to 27, 2018 at the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor, Malaysia like the previous seasons.
The judges' auditions once again feature the Golden Buzzer. Each judge would have one chance to use the Golden Buzzer. The hosts (as one) also get an opportunity to press the golden buzzer. The so-called Golden Acts, those on whom the Golden Buzzer is used, would automatically advance to the semifinals. Jay Park pressed his golden buzzer for the Singaporean digital magician, TK Jiang, on the first episode. Anggun pressed her golden buzzer for the Taiwanese hiphop dance group, Maniac Family, on the second episode. Alan & Justin pressed their golden buzzer for the hand shadow performer, Shadow Ace, from the Philippines, on the third episode. Lastly, David Foster gave his golden buzzer to Eleana Gabunada, a musical singer also from the Philippines, on the fourth episode.
Below are the acts who are confirmed within the show to have received at least two Yes votes and thus had successfully passed their auditions, as well as the Golden Acts. The list does not cover everyone who had passed. Due to time constraints, some acts, named or otherwise, are seen with their fates partially known (only one known Yes vote) or edited out completely from broadcast and are thus not listed. Successful auditionees of Asia's Got Talent season 3 YuiYui – robotic dancer Real X Tyle – hip-hop dance group Mark Polowat – acoustic-electric guitarist Yan Pei Ru – hula hoop dancer Ibnu Fikri – yo-yo player SVARN Crew – folk dance group Contortionist Aditya – contortionist Ronnie – singer TK Jiang – digital magician Ariane – soprano Anne-Sophie – singer HK Sisters – soprano & alto duet Frans Sisir – combophonist Ichikawa Koikuchi – comic performer Raisa Putri – singer Zeexhie – toddler cheerleader Once Upon A Time – children acrobatic duo Junior Good Vibes – hip-hop dance group
Power Duo – contemporary acrobatic duo Expression Crew – b-boy dance group Freaky Girls – modern dance group Sudhir.R – flute player/beatboxer Meleena – singer J&K Voices – duet Oge Arthemus – escape artist Mr. Headbox – singer Park Go-eun – gayageum player Putra Purnaydha – traditional dance group Maniac Family – hip-hop dance group
Kyle Macdonald – hip-hop dancer Putri Sridevi – traditional dancer Awesome Junior – hip-hop dance group Hoang Zoon – sword swallower Louis Sue – pole dancer David Feng – magician/mentalist Yubio – finger snapper Rock Opong – singer/guitarist DSDJ Kids – b-girl dance group Fabulous Sisters – contemporary dance group Shadow Ace – hand shadow performer
LIFEDANCE Team – urban dance group Que Jianyu – Rubik's Cube juggler The Painters – dancing painters Boyon Boyon – yo-yo hacks Nama – quartet Dian Bokir – traditional contemporary dancer Yang Shih Hao – cyr wheel performer TanBA – dangerous magician Takumi Takahashi – close-up magician PP Anapat – singer/ukulele player Eleana Gabunada – musical singer
Crescendo Acoustic – musical quartet Matt 'n Flo Drum Couple – drummer duo Hanoi XGirls – hip-hop dance group The 15 – dancing band Monica – singer Nok La Fiesta – singer/guitarist Ayalas – a capella beatboxers Yaashwin Sarawanan – human calculator Techno Circus – digital dance group Battmagic – digital magic group Ale Funky – electric guitarist Aman Alhamid – comedy magician Budshana Kalapuge – visual magician Eric Chien – close-up magician Siti Saniyah – singer United States of Bandung Percussion – percussion group Nuha – singer Kajii – improvised percussion duo Marlou M – hip-hop dancer JSwag – hip-hop dancer TeamLED – LED dance group Yogeshwari Mistry – acrobatic dancer Victoria Angela Paulus – singer BAD X TEN – comedy act NOTE: Please be guided that the successful auditionees are listed according to their order of appearance. Golden acts are italicized. This list contains the aired auditions only.
Semifinals Like the previous season, the deliberation round was held at the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor, Malaysia. It was shown at end of the final auditions episode. Throughout the entire auditions, 99 acts received at least 2 yeses from the judges, including the four golden buzzer acts. Aside from the four acts that received the golden buzzer, the judges chose 20 more acts who would compete in semifinals. The four golden buzzer acts and the judges' picks would bring the total number of semifinalists to 24. The first eight semifinalists were announced after the deliberation round, with the others to be revealed gradually as the semifinal rounds progress.
The semifinal rounds were taped on December 6, 10, and 13, 2018 at the same studio as the judges' auditions.
Just like in the previous season, only online voting methods are available, but the Facebook hashtag voting was dropped. The audience may vote through Facebook Messenger and Google search. A maximum of 10 votes per day, per user, per platform is implemented.
Facebook Messenger The viewer must search for Asia's Got Talent on Facebook Messenger. A photo carousel will appear with the pictures of the week's semifinalists. Click the picture to assign 1 to 10 votes for the chosen act.
Google Search The user must have a Google account first. The phrase "Asia's Got Talent vote" must be typed on the search box. The photos of the week's acts will appear. Click the photo to choose the act. The slider on the right assigns 1 to 10 votes for that act.
The revelation of results is slightly different, being revealed in the following week rather than the next night (as semifinal rounds are only once weekly, barring replays). The Judges' Pick returns this season. The judges would come to a unanimous decision to send one act straight to the finals. This is similar to the Judges' Choice in the other local franchises, albeit one ahead of the vote rather than after and based on the vote. Aside from the Judges' Pick, the two acts with the most public votes would also advance to the finals. There would be a total of nine finalists emerging from the three semifinal rounds.
Name of actGenreActHometownSemifinal WeekResult Eric Chien Magic Magician Taiwan 2 Yaashwin Sarawanan Variety Human Calculator Malaysia 2 Power Duo Acrobatics Acrobat Duo Philippines 3 Maniac Family Dance Dance Taiwan 1 Siti Saniyah Singing Singer Indonesia 1 Shadow Ace Variety Shadow Act Philippines 1 Yang Shih Hao Acrobatics Cyr Wheel Acrobat Taiwan 3 Junior Good Vibes Dance Dance Group Philippines 2 Nama Singing Singing Group Malaysia 3 The Painters Variety Painting Dance Group South Korea 2 Eliminated Ale Funky Music Electric Guitarist Indonesia 1 Eliminated Awesome Junior Dance Dance Group Thailand 2 Eliminated Eleana Gabunada Singing Singer Philippines 2 Eliminated Fabulous Sisters Dance Dance Group Japan 1 Eliminated Frans Sisir Music Combophonist Indonesia 3 Eliminated Hanoi XGirls Dance Dance Group Vietnam 3 Eliminated HK Sisters Singing Opera Duo Philippines 3 Eliminated J&K Voices Singing Singing Duo Indonesia 2 Eliminated Once Upon a Time Acrobatics Acrobat Duo Vietnam 1 Eliminated Rock Opong Singing Singer Philippines 1 Eliminated Sudhir.R Music Flute Player India 3 Eliminated Takumi Takahashi Magic Magician Japan 1 Eliminated TK Jiang Magic Magician Singapore 3 Eliminated YuiYui Dance Dancer Japan 2 Eliminated
Semifinals summary
Semifinals 1 (March 14) Voting for this round took place exclusively through Google Search due to technical problems experienced on Facebook services by users in numerous countries several hours before the episode aired. Act Order Performance description Buzzes ResultFosterAnggunPark Fabulous Sisters 1 Performed an interpretative dance amongst a clock tower machinery motif to the tune of a violin solo and dance version of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D minor." Eliminated Ale Funky 2 Performed an electric guitar/rock solo version of Mozart's "Rondo alla turca". Eliminated Shadow Ace 3 Performed a comedy shadow performance related to each of the three judges. Highlights included "Park" dancing to "Gangnam Style" by Psy (complete with horses), "Foster" trying his hand at break dancing despite his age, "Anggun" having water problems in the bathroom, and several lovers' spats. Advanced Siti Saniyah 4 Sang "Valerie" by The Zutons. Advanced Takumi Takahashi 5 Made Foster to pick a card which was stabbed with a butterfly knife. The identity of the stabbed card was revealed through magically turning the other cards of the same suit face up amongst a deck of face-down cards. Eliminated Once Upon a Time 6 Performed a series of dance routines, culminating in one while suspended by ropes, all while in clown get-up. Eliminated Rock Opong 7 Sang "I Believe" by Frankie Laine. Eliminated Maniac Family 8 Performed a tribal and fire-themed dance routine. Advanced
Semifinals 2 (March 21)