They call themselves 'Bad Salsa' but they are anything but bad. Kolkata based dancers Sumanth and Sonali were part of the premiere episode of 'America's Got Talent' season 15 and impressed the judges as well the audience with their electrifying performances. 
 
Part of Bivash Academy of Dance (BAD), the two travelled all the way from Kolkata, India to Los Angeles to participate in the reality show and had everyone in awe with their performance which was a mix of acrobats and salsa.&nbsp; They danced to the song ‘Dhating Naach’ from the Bollywood film 'Phata Poster Nikhla Hero' and had the judges and audience cheering for them throughout. 
 
The video of their performance has been widely circulated and has gone viral on the internet. A video has over 4.2 million views on Facebook alone and over 6.4 million views on Youtube.

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Sumanth is 20-years-old while Sonali, daughter of a farmer, is only 15 years old. Their performance got a standing ovation from judges as well as the audience. 
 
Sonali, in fact, is not new to reality shows. She first rose to fame appearing on 'India’s Got Talent' as a child and was a winner of the show in 2012. She was also part of the dance reality show 'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa'. 
 
Indian groups have participated in the AGT before. Mumbai's dance group 'V Unbeatable' won the top prize at AGT's spin-off The Champions Show. Indian fans are now hopeful that 'Bad Salsa' would create similar magic.

They call themselves 'Bad Salsa' but they are anything but bad. Kolkata based dancers Sumanth and Sonali were part of the premiere episode of 'America's Got Talent' season 15 and impressed the judges as well the audience with their electrifying performances.

They call themselves 'Bad Salsa' but they are anything but bad. Kolkata based dancers Sumanth and Sonali were part of the premiere episode of 'America's Got Talent' season 15 and impressed the judges as well the audience with their electrifying performances. Part of Bivash Academy of Dance (BAD), the two travelled all the way from Kolkata, India to Los Angeles to participate in the reality show and had everyone in awe with their performance which was a mix of acrobats and salsa. They danced to the song ‘Dhating Naach’ from the Bollywood film 'Phata Poster Nikhla Hero' and had the judges and audience cheering for them throughout. The video of their performance has been widely circulated and has gone viral on the internet. A video has over 4.2 million views on Facebook alone and over 6.4 million views on Youtube. Sumanth is 20-years-old while Sonali, daughter of a farmer, is only 15 years old. Their performance got a standing ovation from judges as well as the audience. Sonali, in fact, is not new to reality shows. She first rose to fame appearing on 'India’s Got Talent' as a child and was a winner of the show in 2012. She was also part of the dance reality show 'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa'. Indian groups have participated in the AGT before. Mumbai's dance group 'V Unbeatable' won the top prize at AGT's spin-off The Champions Show. Indian fans are now hopeful that 'Bad Salsa' would create similar magic.

Indian dancing duo 'Bad Salsa' impress 'America's Got Talent' judges with their moves, video goes viral

Dreams do come true. Archie Williams, who spent 36 years in jail for false charges of rape and murder, is now one of a frontrunner at the current season of 'America's Got Talent'. 
 
Archie spent 36 years in a Louisiana prison for a rape that he did not commit. Now, a year after he was released, he is on AGT stage wooing the show's judges with his soulful renditions of popular songs. 
 
Archie, while interacting with judges, revealed that it was the music reality show that kept him going inside the prison. He'd perform and catch episodes of the show that he hoped he'd someday audition for. 
 
&nbsp;Singing saved him from succumbing to the darkness of his situation. 
 
"I watched 'America's Got Talent' in prison and I would visualize myself there," he said before his audition. "I always desired to be on a stage like this, and now I'm here." 
 
Archie was an easy target. A white woman in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was raped and stabbed in 1982, she repeatedly identified Williams as her rapist. 
 
Williams, then 22, said he was home asleep at the time of the assault, and his fingerprints weren't found at the scene, but because he was "a poor black kid, (he) didn't have the economic ability to fight the state of Louisiana," he said in an interview before his performance. 
 
In 1983, he was convicted for attempted murder, aggravated rape and aggravated burglary and sentenced to life in prison without parole. 
 
It's only in March 2019, Williams' fingerprints were submitted to a powerful fingerprint ID system. And finally, it was proven that a man who'd committed other sexual assaults in the neighborhood was responsible for the crimes Williams was convicted of, according to the registry. He was released from prison later that month- at the age of 58. 
 
Archie's rendition of 'Don't Let The Sun Down On Me' had the audience and judges swooning with them giving him a standing ovation.

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"I will never, ever listen to that song the same way after you sang that," judge Simon Cowell told him. "This is an audition I will never forget for the whole of my life, Archie." 
 
Archie was voted and qualified for the next round of the competition. 'America's Got Talent' has Cowell along with Howie Mandell, Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara as its celebrity judges.

Dreams do come true. Archie Williams, who spent 36 years in jail for false charges of rape and murder, is now one of a frontrunner at the current season of 'America's Got Talent'.

Dreams do come true. Archie Williams, who spent 36 years in jail for false charges of rape and murder, is now one of a frontrunner at the current season of 'America's Got Talent'. Archie spent 36 years in a Louisiana prison for a rape that he did not commit. Now, a year after he was released, he is on AGT stage wooing the show's judges with his soulful renditions of popular songs. Archie, while interacting with judges, revealed that it was the music reality show that kept him going inside the prison. He'd perform and catch episodes of the show that he hoped he'd someday audition for. Singing saved him from succumbing to the darkness of his situation. "I watched 'America's Got Talent' in prison and I would visualize myself there," he said before his audition. "I always desired to be on a stage like this, and now I'm here." Archie was an easy target. A white woman in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was raped and stabbed in 1982, she repeatedly identified Williams as her rapist. Williams, then 22, said he was home asleep at the time of the assault, and his fingerprints weren't found at the scene, but because he was "a poor black kid, (he) didn't have the economic ability to fight the state of Louisiana," he said in an interview before his performance. In 1983, he was convicted for attempted murder, aggravated rape and aggravated burglary and sentenced to life in prison without parole. It's only in March 2019, Williams' fingerprints were submitted to a powerful fingerprint ID system. And finally, it was proven that a man who'd committed other sexual assaults in the neighborhood was responsible for the crimes Williams was convicted of, according to the registry. He was released from prison later that month- at the age of 58. Archie's rendition of 'Don't Let The Sun Down On Me' had the audience and judges swooning with them giving him a standing ovation. This is Archie Williams. I will never forget this audition for the rest of my life. And I’ll never listen to this song in the same way ever again. pic.twitter.com/UCco7OwdGx — Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) May 22, 2020 × "I will never, ever listen to that song the same way after you sang that," judge Simon Cowell told him. "This is an audition I will never forget for the whole of my life, Archie." Archie was voted and qualified for the next round of the competition. 'America's Got Talent' has Cowell along with Howie Mandell, Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara as its celebrity judges.

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