Asia's Got Talent Semifinalists Chosen

Asia's Got Talent auditions have ended and next week will be the start of the Semifinal rounds to be held at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

Asia's Got Talent Semifinalists

During tonight's episode of the talent show on AXN Asia, the judges selected twenty acts from the successful auditions to bring the number of those who will advance to the next round to twenty-four. Four auditionees called "Golden Acts" have earlier received an instant pass to the Semifinals after the judges pressed the Golden Buzzer. The twenty-four semifinalists were then divided into three groups and will perform in the next three episodes.

The first batch of semifinalists who will compete next week are the following:

1.The Velasco Brothers (Philippines) - acrobats/breakdancers
2. Gao Lin and Liu Xi (China) - acrobats/dancers [GOLDEN ACT]
3. Triqstar (Japan) - neo-traditional dance troupe
4. Oscar Chu (Taiwan) - harmonica performer
5. Nitesh Bharti (India) - sand artist
6. The Brothers (Indonesia) - trio of tenors
7. Gwyneth Dorado (Philippines) - singer/acoustic guitarist
8. Gonzo (Japan) - tambourine performance artist

Apart from Chinese acrobats Gao Lin and Liu Xi, the other "Golden Acts" are Time Machine from Japan (popping dancers), El Gamma Penumbra from the Philippines (shadow play troupe),  and Filipina soprano Gerphil Flores.

The names of the other semifinalists are expected to be announced in the coming episodes.