Shadow Ace, A Filipino Hand Shadow Artist, Impresses 'Asia's Got Talent' Judges & Goes Straight To Semi-Finals

A 20-YEAD OLD Pinoy using the name Shadow Ace scored the hosts’ Golden Buzzer in the last episode of “Asia’s Got Talent”. The hand shadow artist, together with his parents, were overwhelmed with joy as the hosts Alan Wong and Justin Bratton joined them on a stage filled with golden confetti. Growing up in a neighborhood where blackouts are frequent, Shadow Ace entertained himself with candlelight and it slowly became a passionate hobby that he’s actively pursuing.

“Shadow Ace, it’s a silly little thing I guess, just to say that you play with your hands and make figures like that, but I’ll let you know, I forget they were hands. They were people to me,” judge David Foster said.

“I am so glad that you are on this show. I really love that performance,” Anggun, another judge, added.

“He’s brilliant and amazing!” Alan and Justin said, before running to the judges’ table and pressing the Golden Buzzer.

The Golden Buzzer will send Shadow Ace straight to the Semi-Finals in March where he will have a shot at the USD100,000 grand prize and the winning title.  Watch the encore telecast of this episode on Saturday at 7:30pm on AXN. New episode of Asia’s Got Talent airs every Thursday at 8:30pm on AXN. To follow the journey of this season’s acts, check out #AXNAsia and #AsiasGotTalent.

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