Is Arshiya's act the scariest in 'AGT' history? Indian contortionist stuns NBC judges

13-year-old contortionist, Arshiya's performance of a Nursery rhyme sends chills down judges's spines
Arshiya delivers one of the spookiest performances in 'AGT' history (@nbc)
Arshiya delivers one of the spookiest performances in 'AGT' history (@nbc)

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA: Arshiya performed a horror-themed contortion technique to a spooky rendition of 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' during her 'America's Got Talent' Season 19 Quarterfinal performance on August 13. Before giving her a standing ovation, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara, and Simon Cowell first became utterly alarmed, hinting this could be one of the spookiest acts in the franchise's history.

Arshiya, an Indian girl in the ninth grade, tells everyone she's just a regular girl. She began by doing Bollywood dances.

This week, she's not sure if she should switch things up. Her previous performance had a scary theme.

She remains horrified. A major alteration would not have been appreciated by Simon.

The sound effects as she squirms around are really creepy, which heightens the ick factor. She started removing things from her face at one point.

She slithered toward the judges' table as she descended the steps. Sofia seemed rather perturbed.



 

Simon Cowell wants to see Arshiya in 'The Exorcist'

Heidi is certain she will have nightmares after the show.

"You are incredible." Sofia asks, "You’re so beautiful, how can you do this! Mesmerizing!"

Simon considers her one of her favorites. She is just thirteen, he'd cast her in 'The Exorcist'.

"I imagine when Simone Biles has a nightmare, this is what she sees," Howie says with a smile.

Simon Cowell blown away by Arshiya's 'AGT' Season 19 quarter-final performance (NBC)
Simon Cowell blown away by Arshiya's 'AGT' Season 19 quarter-final performance (@nbc)

AGT's Arshiya is a dancer turned contortionist

Arshiya's full name is Arshiya Sharma. She hails from Jammu & Kashmir, India.

She had never traveled outside of her own country prior to her audition.

Furthermore, she told Times of India that, "I'm a dancer, but I don't want to be like the others. I want to be different. So I began to incorporate gymnastics and flexible skills into my dance to make it stand out."

'AGT' Season 19 contestant Arshiya Sharma hails from India (YouTube/AGT)
'AGT' Season 19 contestant Arshiya Sharma hails from India (YouTube/@agt)

How to vote for Arshiya in 'AGT' Season 19?

There are two ways to vote for 'AGT'. The first is at NBC​.com/AGTVote.

All you have to do is register and click on "sign in," then select the artists you want to vote for, allocate the number of votes you want to cast to each artist, and then click save.

You can vote up to ten times per mode of voting, thus you could vote ten times for one artist or split those ten votes across artists.

You can also vote by installing the 'AGT' app from either the Apple App Store or Google Play. Once you've downloaded the app, you must set up an account and log in.

After that, click on "Vote Now." Similarly, you'll select the artist you want to vote for, allocate the number of votes you want to cast, and then click the save button.

You can vote for your favorites beginning every Tuesday at 8 pm ET during the live programs, and the voting window closes on Wednesdays at 7 am.

'AGT' Season 19 contestant Arshiya Sharma turns into a zombie during her audition (YouTube/AGT)
'AGT' Season 19 contestant Arshiya Sharma turns into a zombie during her audition (YouTube/@agt)

Watch 'America's Got Talent' Season 19 on NBC every Tuesday and Wednesday.

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