Shadow Ace was a shadow act from Season 18 of America's Got Talent. He finished in 3rd place in his Semifinal week. He returned for America's Got Talent: Fantasy League, competing on Howie Mandel's team where he finished in the Bottom 5 of the Top 10.
Background
Shadow Ace is from the Philippines. Shadow Ace’s real name is Philip Galit. His dream is to one day meet his idol, Beyoncé.
He was on season 5 of Pilipinas Got Talent, under his real name: Philip Galit, where he was eliminated in the semifinals.
He was also on season 3 of Asia’s Got Talent, where he received a Golden Buzzer from the hosts, Alan Wong and Justin Bratton, and reached the Final.
Audition
Shadow Ace's audition in Episode 1801 consisted of performing a shadow puppetry routine to Ginuwine's "Pony", Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" and PSY's "Gangnam Style". All 4 judges voted "Yes", sending him to the next round.
Deliberations
Shadow Ace was chosen to advance to the Semifinals.
Semifinals
Shadow Ace's Semifinals performance in Episode 1816 consisted of performing a shadow puppetry routine to a medley of Los del Rey's "Macarena", Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" and MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This". Howie Mandel, Sofia Vergara and Simon Cowell gave him standing ovations. He received enough votes to enter the top 5 of the night in Episode 1817 instead of Orlando Leyba, and the top 3 instead of D'Corey Johnson and Zion Clark. He finished in 3rd place behind Chibi Unity and Anna DeGuzman, eliminating him from the competition.
Fantasy League Nominations
Shadow Ace was nominated as one of the top 40 acts, sending him through to the Draft Pool.
Fantasy League Draft Pool
Shadow Ace was drafted onto Howie Mandel’s team.
Fantasy League Preliminary
Shadow Ace's Preliminary performance in Episode FL01 consisted of performing a shadow puppetry routine with the top of Howie Mandel's head to Sir Mix-A-Lot’s "Baby Got Back", Nelly’s "Hot In Here" and Vanessa Carlton’s "A Thousand Miles". Simon Cowell, Mel B and Heidi Klum gave him standing ovations. He received enough votes to advance to the Semifinals.
Fantasy League Semifinals
Shadow Ace's Semifinal performance in Episode FL06 consisted of performing shadow puppetry on Simon Cowell's shadow to a medley of Tag Team's "Whoomp! (There It Is)", Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart", C+C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat" and One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful". Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Mel B gave him standing ovations. He received enough votes to enter the top 3 of the night. He finished ahead of Adrian Stoica and Hurricane and Kseniya Simonova, advancing to the Final.
Fantasy League Final
Shadow Ace's Finals performance in Episode FL07 consisted of performing shadow puppetry on Heidi Klum's shadow to a medley of Kelis' "Milkshake", Boyz II Men's "I'll Make Love to You", Heidi's own song "Chai Tea with Heidi" and Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy". Howie Mandel gave him a standing ovation.
Fantasy League Finale
In the Episode FL08 finale, Shadow Ace performed shadow puppetry on the shadow of Olympic wrestler David Taylor to a medley of Surfaris' "Wipeout", Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" and Queen's "We Will Rock You". He did not receive enough votes to enter the Top 5, eliminating him from the competition instead of The Pack Drumline.
After Fantasy League
Additionally in 2024, Shadow Ace auditioned for the 19th season of France’s Got Talent, however he was eliminated in the Judge Cuts.
In December 2024, Shadow Ace was featured on ITV’s TikTok: Top 100 2024, where his content was ranked as the 14th most viewed.
Trivia
- Shadow Ace is the only act in Season 18 to close out a Semifinal show, yet fail to reach the Final as he placed 3rd in the night's vote.
- Shadow Ace & 82nd Airborne Chorus are the only two non-Golden Buzzer acts to perform last on a Semifinal night in Season 18.
- Shadow Ace is the first hand shadow puppeteer act to advance to the live shows and is one of only two such televised acts in the show's history, the other being Fun With Hand Shadows in Season 3.
- Shadow Ace and The Pack Drumline are the only acts to make it to the Final of AGT: Fantasy League without the Golden Buzzer.
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