After weeks of auditions and live shows, 11 finalists have now been named and will battle it out one last time to be crowned the winner of Season 17.
The public voted for its favorite two acts each week of the five semifinal rounds, which took place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles, and the 11th Wild Card act was chosen by the judges.
For this season, the judging panel was made up of Simon Cowell, Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel, and the show was hosted by Terry Crews.
The finalists chosen by the public were saxophonist Avery Dixon, country singer Drake Milligan, country singing trio Chapel Hart, magician Yu Hojin, pop singer Sara James, magician Nicolas Ribs, artificial intelligence act Metaphysic, stand-up comedian Mike E. Winfield, Lebanese dance act Mayyas and pole dancer Kristy Sellars.
Spanish ventriloquist Celia Muñoz was then chosen by the judges as the Wild Card during the “instant save” round of the semifinals.
All 11 acts will take to the stage during the grand finale, with the hopes of walking away with the grand prize of $1 million and the chance to headline America’s Got Talent Las Vegas Live.
In addition to the finalists, fans will be treated to some very special performances by guest stars.
Newsweek has everything you need to know about the lineup for the America’s Got Talent 2022 finale live shows.
Who Is Performing at the America’s Got Talent 2022 Finale?
It has been confirmed that the guest performers on the finale of America’s Got Talent will include country stars Darius Rucker and Jon Pardi.
Former America’s Got Talent winner Shin Lim will also be back to take to the stage. The magician is the only act to ever win the show twice consecutively.
He was first crowned champion during Season 13 of America’s Got Talent in 2018 and he then won AGT: The Champions the same year.
Viewers will also be treated to a performance by Silhouettes, a dance group that competed on Season 6 of America’s Got Talent. They finished in second place during their first run in the competition and then returned for AGT: The Champions in 2020.
Happy Days actor Henry Winkler is also set to appear on the show.
According to a press release distributed ahead of the America’s Got Talent finale, more surprise performers will be announced on the night.
The performances will take place during the Tuesday, September 13, episode of America’s Got Talent, which will begin at 8 p.m on NBC.
The winner of America’s Got Talent will then be revealed during the two-hour season finale on Wednesday, September 14, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
