Jake’s Take’s The Best ‘AGT’ Performances of the 2010s

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is hard to believe that on Wednesday, Sept. 18, America’s Got Talent (AGT) will air its final episode in the 2010s. Over the past seven years, Jake’s Take has covered eight regular seasons and the inaugural season of America’s Got Talent: The Champions. Countless singers and musicians have graced the […]

Jake’s Take: The Top 20 Reality TV Performances of 2016-Part Two

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Did you miss Part One? Click on the link. Here is the conclusion of Jake’s Take’s annual Top 20 Reality TV Performances of 2016!   #10: Sundance Head- “The Climb” (The Voice USA: Season 11) Team Blake’s Sundance Head kicks off our countdown with his compelling interpretation of Miley Cyrus’ “The […]

The “America’s Got Talent: Season 11” champion is crowned!

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This is it! Tonight, America’s Got Talent awarded its $1,000,000 grand prize to the nation’s next big act at the Dolby Theatre. Was history made this evening? Did another Golden Buzzer act win?  Read on to find out… After Nick had introduced the Top 10 and the judges, the show took […]

The “America’s Got Talent: Season 11” Top 10 duke it out for $1,000,000

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Thousands auditioned, but hundreds of acts were invited to face the America’s Got Talent (AGT) judges: Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum, and the first time in AGT history: show creator Simon Cowell. While only nine acts received the Golden Buzzer, several performers have built passionate fan bases, and they have […]

Meet your second set of “America’s Got Talent: Season 11” finalists

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the second set of America’s Got Talent: Season 11 semifinalists took the Dolby Theatre stage by storm. I believe that there was a fine line between “not ready for prime time” and “ready for Las Vegas” and several of the semifinalists proved that not only willing to win the […]

“America’s Got Talent: Season 11” Semifinalists make their case

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com America, you disappointed me last week! By voting through Grace Vanderwaal and Laura Bretan, you sent home two acts who should have been standing in the winner’s circle (Malevo and Musicality Vocal Group). Grace felt the pressure of the unorthodoxly high expectations during her third performance, while Laura won another Got […]

Jake’s Take’s On: My dream “America’s Got Talent: Season 11” finalists

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The America’s Got Talent (AGT): Season 11 Semifinals are upon us! Throughout the two weeks, America and the judges will vote the acts that they deserve to perform in the Season 11 finale. My friend, award-winning marketing maven and fellow AGT fan Becky Wilson, and I have a friendly competition on […]

Recycled Percussion returns to “America’s Got Talent” for the final Season 11 quarterfinals results show

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Seven years ago, a Manchester, New Hampshire-based band took America’s Got Talent by storm. Recycled Percussion has grown leaps and bound since they took third place at the end of the fourth season.  They are one of the hottest acts on the Vegas strip as their successful show leapfrogged from venue […]

“America’s Got Talent: Season 11” returns with the final quarterfinals round!

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome back, America’s Got Talent! I missed you so much! (I even missed Heidi Klum, too!) Tonight, the Dolby Theatre hosted the final quarterfinals round.  Which of the last 12 acts impressed Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Mel B, and Howie Mandel and might have a chance to move on to the […]

Jake’s Take: “America’s Got Talent: Season 11” Top 10 Challenge

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last week, I was issued a challenge by my friend and award-winning marketing maven Becky Wilson.  Both of us are huge fans of the NBC talent competition series: America’s Got Talent! Because of our passion for the show, Becky challenged me to pick out my Top 10 favorite acts from this […]

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