'AGT' Season 19: Who are Attraction Juniors? Hungarian shadow puppetry group failed to make it to 'BGT' semifinal
HUNGARY, EUROPE: Attraction Juniors is a Hungarian shadow puppetry troupe that auditioned for 'Britain's Got Talent' Season 15. The group, which will now audition for Season 19 of 'America's Got Talent' on July 2, ranged in age from 10 to 17.
Martin Szűcs, son of original Attraction leader Zoltán Szűcs, led the group. Zoltán created the group's Junior version.
When asked who was better of the two Attraction groups, Martin said the Junior version.
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Attraction Juniors' 'BGT' audition had a powerful message
The group did a shadow puppetry act with an anti-bullying message during their audition, set to the song 'Tomorrow' by Alicia Morton from the musical Annie. The piece featured some group members who appeared to be being tormented by other group members, both in person and online.
The two individuals who were shown as being bullied seemed to do a dance routine towards the conclusion of the show. One of them appeared to propose with a Pretzel, and then the two appeared to stand in a big heart that was created using shadow puppets.
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'BGT' judges found Attraction Juniors' audition 'special'
Alesha Dixon said, "I think your using what you do, your talents to make a difference to put out positive message," while Simon Cowell said, "I had a feeling it was going to be special, I love this kind of audition."
The group went to the next round, however they were unable to reach the Semi-Finals.
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Who are Attraction?
The Attraction was a shadow dance ensemble from 'America's Got Talent: The Champions'. They were ousted in the preliminary rounds, placing second overall.
Attraction is a Hungarian shadow theater troupe. They gained prominence during a performance at the Hungary Olympic Oath Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics, when they performed renditions of many of the traditional sports within the five rings of the Olympic Games emblem.
Less than a year later, they were the first non-UK act to win the seventh season of 'BGT'.
They returned to 'BGT' a year later as guest artists in the last Semi-last, joining Richard and Adam. They competed in the eighth season of 'Das Supertalent', finishing seventh overall.
Furthermore, they later appeared on 'In the Mirage' and 'CCTVNew Year's Gala'. They later appeared on 'Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway', Best of 'Britain's Got Talent', and in a TV advertisement for Swinton Insurance.
Since winning the series, the trio has performed all around the world, captivating audiences with their distinct narrative. In 2018, they won the Britain's Got Talent World Cup on Facebook, where they were awarded the best act from the show's first 12 seasons.
As part of 'Britain's Got Talent Christmas Spectacular' in Winter 2020, the ensemble performed a Christmas-themed shadow puppetry act while Beau Dermott, Souparnika Nair, Fayth Ifil, Asanda, and Sarah Ikumu accompanied the performance with a version of Lily Allen's "Somewhere Only We Know". They ended their act by generating the words "Merry XMAS."
They then added a hand on the left side of the screen, a hand clutching a present on the right, and the words "Show someone they're loved this Christmas" in the center of the screen.
Check out Attraction Juniors' audition by tuning into NBC on July 2 at 8 pm ET.
