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The America's Got Talent (AGT) spin-off AGT: All-Stars aired a brand new episode on Monday, February 7, 2023, at 8 pm ET on NBC.
The installment documented the final round of auditions. 10 former contestants from all over the world and across several Got Talent franchises are competing against each other to make it to the Grand Finale to eventually take home the coverted title and $1 million.
On this week's episode of AGT: All-Stars, Eric Chien's magic impressed the audience and all the judges but Simon, who wished the magic would have been large-scale. Fans loved watching the magician and applauded his skills, with one tweeting:
The latest spin-off has been extremely well-received by the audience. Over the past five weeks, viewers have seen an incredible amount of talent and have been rooting for their favorites. Contestants have given it their all to impress judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel as well as the superfans.
Eric Chien impresses audience with his magic skills on AGT: All-Stars
Tonight's episode of AGT: All-Stars began with host Terry Crews welcoming the judges and the audience to the final round of auditions, where the superfans had the only power to advance one of the 10 acts to the Grand Finale. The golden buzzer won't be used this week. The judges noted that it was an extremely tough competition as they didn't have the power to help.
Eric Chien, who previously participated on Season 14 of AGT, returned for yet another chance at winning the title on AGT: All-Stars. Ahead of his audition, the magician reflected on his journey. The contestant explained that being the only Asian in school led to him being bullied by peers, and he found love and comfort in magic and has been honing his skills ever since.
He received a standing ovation for his audition on Season 14 of the competition. However, Simon Cowell did not want him to stick to close-up magic, but do something big. However, Eric chose against it and performed close-up magic again. Eventually, he was eliminated.
After making his debut on AGT, Eric performed all over the world. He was also a part of many other talent shows, including China’s Got Talent, Indonesia’s Got Talent, and Britain’s Got Talent. He even won the title of "the ultimate magician" while in BGT.
The AGT: All-Stars contestant decided to continue his love for close-up magic and called on Heidi to witness the audition up close. He made the judges' faces and the All-Stars season theme materialize on a deck of cards, made coins appear, and disappear, and also made a vase pop up for a rose he held as an aid for his magic. At the end of the performance, he handed the rose to Heidi.
The judges and the audience loved the audition and Eric received thunderous applause and was complimented for his magic skills. Howie called the performance "beautiful and elegant." As he held the rose, the judge stated that the contestant "rose" to the occasion.
Heidi noted that that AGT: All-Stars contestant had "insane" magic skills and that it was even more surprising to watch up close beside the magician. Simon, however, stuck to his original idea of liking large-scale magic and that the audition was "cute."
Fans loved to watch Erich Chien perform his magic on AGT: All-Stars
Fans took to social media to applaud the magician for his skills. Check out what they had to say:
Season 1 of AGT: All-Stars has been an extremely interesting watch so far. As the installment progresses, the contestants will have to deliver their talent to stay in the running for the title. Viewers will have to stay tuned to witness more interesting content on display.
Don't forget to tune in to a brand new episode of AGT: All-Stars next Monday, February 13, 2023, at 8 pm ET on NBC.
