Artem Shchukin was a magician from Season 18 of America's Got Talent. He was eliminated in the Deliberations.
Background
Artem Shchukin hails from the Russian region of Saratov. Artem previously competed on the first, second and the fourth seasons of Minuta Slavy. Artem first began performing magic at the age of 9, however he himself described his first ever performance as having been terrible.
Audition
Artem Shchukin's audition in Episode 1806 consisted of performing a magic routine wherein he caught playing cards in his mouth before levitating a playing card to "The Addams Family" theme tune by Andrew Gold. All 4 judges voted "Yes", sending him to the next round.
Deliberations
Artem was not chosen as one of the 55 acts to advance to the Semifinals, eliminating him from the competition.
After The Show
Additionally in 2023, Artem appeared on an episode of the tenth season of Penn & Teller: Fool Us but did not fool the duo.
