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JASON DERULO TO PERFORM ON NBC'S "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" AUGUST 7 LIVE RESULTS SHOW
12 More of the Top 60 Acts Perform This Week to Compete for the $1 Million Prize
NEW YORK - August 2, 2013 - Global chart-topping star Jason Derulo will perform his hit single "The Other Side" on NBC's "America's Got Talent" results show, Wednesday, August 7 (9-10 pm ET).
Since bursting on the scene in 2009, Derulo has sold over 25 million tracks worldwide (15 million domestically) with almost 10 billion in cumulative radio audience, and nearly 700 million views on his YouTube channel. With a string of Top 10 singles - "Watcha Say," "In My Head," "Ridin' Solo," "Don't Wanna Go Home" and "It Girl" - he was named Songwriter of the Year at the BMI Pop Awards in 2011, and has been nominated at the Teen Choice Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, MOBO Awards and others.
"The Other Side," Derulo's fourth Top 5 record, was produced by Ammo (Katy Perry, Ke$ha) and Martin Johnson (Taylor Swift, Hot Chelle Rae, Hannah Montana, The Used). It became the #1 most added record on the Top 40 charts in 2013 with over 120 adds across the country in its first week, just 25 stations short of the all-time record set by former touring mate Lady Gaga. His third, untitled album hits stores this fall.
"America's Got Talent" continues the quarter-final rounds on Tuesday, August 6 (9-11 pm ET), where twelve more of the Top 60 acts perform for America's vote. Four of those acts will move on to the semifinals to compete against Anna Christine, Angela Hoover, Branden James, Collins Key, Forte, Innovative Force, the KriStef Brothers and Marty Brown.
The twelve contestants performing Tuesday, August 6 are:
AeroSphere Aerial Balloon Show
American Military Spouses Choir
Brandon & Savannah
Chicago Boyz Acrobatic Team
David "The Cobra Kid" Weathers
Deanna DellaCioppa
Illusionist Leon Etienne & Romy Low
Jim Meskimen
Jonathan Allen
Kelsey and Bailey
Kenichi Ebina
Mitsi Dancing School
More information, including bios and social media contacts for each act, can be found at http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/contestants/
Now in its eighth season, "America's Got Talent" stars celebrity judges Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howard Stern. With the talent search open to acts of all ages, "America's Got Talent" has brought the variety format back to the forefront of American culture by showcasing performers from across the country.
"America's Got Talent" is produced by Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia North America. Simon Cowell, Jason Raff, Sam Donnelly, Trish Kinane and Rob Wade are the executive producers.
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