Who is Andrei Burton? 'AGT' Season 19 contestant set impressive records as a professional mountain biker
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA: Andrei Burton, the extreme biker of 'America's Got Talent' Season 19, hails from Devonshire, England. Burton is a professional mountain bike trials rider driven by a desire to inspire the next generation of cyclists. With a track record of competing in numerous extreme events, he's shattered several records, including Guinness World Record.
In May 2014, Andrei made waves at a mountain bike festival in Heubach, Germany. There, he made history by breaking the Guinness World Record for the most bicycle jumps between two platforms. Notably, he achieved twenty-one bicycle jumps in just one minute at the 'Bike the Rock' event. In August 2014, the NBC show contestant shattered another Guinness World Record for the 'Highest 360 vertical drop on a bicycle onto a target.'
Andrei achieved a distance of 2.52 metres at Prudential RideLondon FreeCycle, in London, UK. Additionally, Andrei broke the Guinness World Record for 'Highest bicycle side hop' with a distance of 1.575 meters in 2016.
In 2017, Andrei set a new Guinness World Record for the 'Longest bar-to-bar bicycle jump' with a distance of 2.81 meters (9 feet and 2.6 inches). So far, he has broken four records and aims to beat around 10 bike records.
Andrei Burton invites Bruno Mars to participate in his bike stunt
'AGT' Season 19 contestant Andrei Burton has previously auditioned for 'Britain's Got Talent,' describing his performance as 'Parkour on a bike.' During his audition, Andrei performed bicycle parkour on a set of apparatus on stage. His performance was set to Bruno Mars' song, 'Uptown Funk'.
Bruno notably joined the biker on stage, lying down on his back as Andrei skillfully rode his bike around him with his legs open. Andrei was also impressed by jumping over Bruno's body with his legs closed while on his bike. Bruno was highly impressed with the biker's performance and advanced him to the following rounds.
He complimented, "What I saw before I was tortured was absolutely the best thing that I've ever seen." However, he failed to reach the Semi-Finals.
Andrei Burton to audition for 'AGT' Season 19
After his 'BGT' gig, Andrei Burton is now gearing up to audition for 'America's Got Talent' Season 19. He's aiming high, hoping to secure the coveted Golden Buzzer on the NBC show. He previously showcased his talents in other competitions such as 'Ninja Warrior UK'.
He reached the final of the second series of 'Ninja Warrior UK'. Moreover, Andrei teamed up with fellow extreme biker Gabi Orban to compete in 'Romania's Got Talent' Season 14.
Catch the new performances of 'America's Got Talent' Season 19 on Tuesdays on NBC at 8 pm ET.