| Brian Justin Crum | |
| Information | |
| Age | 28 |
| Sex | Male |
| Act | Singer |
| Seasons | BC |
| Position Reached | 8th Place |
Brian Justin Crum was a Singer act from FantasyAGT: Battle of the Champions. He finished the competition in 8th Place.
Background[]
Brian Justin Crum was born in San Diego, CA and attending the School of Creative and Performing Arts. He left San Diego at 17 to join the cast of WICKED as the Universal Swing, performing in all of the US productions of the show. He moved to New York City shortly after and joined the cast of Altar Boyz (Mark) and Grease on Broadway. He then played the role of Doody on the first National Tour. He was a huge fan of the Broadways Next to Normal and dreamed of being a part of the show, that dream came true when he became the standby for Gabe and Henry. Next to Normal won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Brian has starred in many regional productions including Tarzan, Jesus Christ Superstar and Snapshots, where he met his mentor Stephen Schwartz. He has performed along side Mr. Schwartz all over the country.
He toured with The Addams Family as Lucas Beineke and most recently as Galileo Figaro in QUEENS rock theatrical We Will Rock You. He sang with the original members of the band Brian May and Roger Taylor. We Will Rock You was written and directed by Ben Elton (writer of Mr. Bean). His performance won him a few Best Actor in a Musical awards and garnered reviews that called him "a Triumph". He is now living in Los Angeles pursuing a career in Pop music. He can be seen in the acclaimed For the Record series in West Hollywood playing Gatsby in the Baz Lurhman and The Athlete in Dear John Hughes. [1]
Preliminary[]
Brian Justin Crum's preliminary performance in Episode BC05 consisted of singing Queen's "Somebody To Love". Mike, Saf, Pennies and Fresh all gave him standing ovations. Astounded by his performance, they all chose to give Brian their golden buzzer, sending him straight to the Quarterfinals.
America's Got Talent 2016 Brian Justin Crum Amazing Singer Hits The Highs Full Audition Clip S11E
Quarterfinals[]
Brian Justin Crum's Quarterfinal performance in Episode BC014 consisted of singing Radiohead's "Creep". Mike, Saf, Pennies and Fresh all gave him standing ovations, noting this as one of the best vocal performances they have ever heard. Brian received enough votes to be sent to the Semifinals instead of Naturally 7.
Brian Justin Crum Creep America's Got Talent July 19, 2016 AMAZING-
Semifinals[]
Brian Justin Crum's Semifinal performance in Episode BC016 consisted of singing Tears For Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World". Mike, Saf, Pennies and Fresh all gave him standing ovations, praising him for his amazing singing. Brian received enough votes to be sent to the Finals instead of Queen and Chris Blue.
Brian Justin Crum- 'Wants To Rule The WORLD!' Semi-finals (FULL) - America's Got Talent 2016
Finals[]
Brian Justin Crum's Finals performance in Episode BC017 consisted of singing "Your Song" by Elton John. Mike, Saf, Pennies and Fresh all gave him standing ovations.
Brian Justin Crum - Your Song - America's Got Talent - The Champions Four - January 28, 2019
Fianle[]
For the Finale on Episode BC018, Brian Justin Crum collaborated with opera and rock singer Cristina Ramos and fellow semifinalist Deadly Games. They sang "The Show Must Go On" by Queen while Deadly Games performed some knife tricks.
Top 10's Journey[]
| Brian Justin Crum is one of the three acts in our finale that never had the chance to actually compete on JGT. He was selected as one of the 5 participants to represent Season 11 on this season and he managed to make it further then all his counterparts. In Battle of The Champions, the 4 main judges gave him the Golden Buzzer together in the preliminaries because of his AMAZING talent. On the real Season 11, Brian was ROBBED in 4th place and many people were satisfied. After being one of the biggest fan favorites this season, will he be able to beat that 4th place position? |
Brian Justin Crum finished the competition in 8th Place, ahead of Haley Reinhart and Mat Franco, but behind V.Unbeatable, 2CELLOS, Kseniya Simonova, Darci Lynne, Zurcaroh, Sohyang and Dimash.