| Kseniya Simonova | |
| Information | |
| Age | 33 |
| Sex | Female |
| Act | Sand Artist |
| Seasons | BC |
| Position Reached | 5th Place |
Kseniya Simonova was a Sand Artist act from FantasyAGT: Battle of the Champions. She finished the competition in 5th Place.
Background[]
Kseniya Simonova is a sand animation artist, the 2009 winner of the TV contest Ukraine’s Got Talent, which is part of the Got Talent series. She is a performance artist in sand animation, graphic artist, illustrator, film director and a philanthropist, and is a Merited Artist of Ukraine. [1]
Kseniya provided the animations for Mika Newton's performance of her song "Angel" at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf, Germany, which finished in 4th place in the grand final. She also did the animations for Anna Odobescu of Moldova at the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Preliminary[]
Kseniya Simonova's preliminary performance in Episode BC03 consisted of telling a story through sand art about a person who grew up to become a famous artist and over time forgot his parents. Mike, Saf, Pennies and Fresh all gave her standing ovations. Moved by her performance, Saf pressed his Golden Buzzer, sending Kseniya directly to the Quarterfinals.
Kseniya Simonova sand artist WINS GOLDEN BUZZER Audition - America's Got Talent Champions 5 AGT
Quarterfinals[]
Kseniya Simonova's Quarterfinal performance in Episode BC012 consisted of telling another story through sand art depicting the story of a child diagnosed with cancer with a very young age to Rachel Platten's "Fight Song". The child's mother then sat by the child as she placed the words "Never Give Up!" beside this, depicting the child's recovery. Mike, Saf, Pennies and Fresh all gave her standing ovations, applauding her for her very strong storytelling. Kseniya received enough votes to move onto the Semifinals instead of The Kings.
Kseniya Simonova- AMAZING Sand Artist Gets GOLDEN Buzzer!- Britain's Got Talent- The Champions
Semifinals[]
Kseniya Simonova's Semifinal performance in Episode BC016 consisted of telling another story through sand art as a tribute to Princess Diana from the UK. Mike, Saf, Pennies and Fresh all gave her standing ovations noting that it was not as emotionally appealing, but the storytelling and drawings were still very beautiful and inspiring. Kseniya received enough votes to move onto the Finals instead of Tom Cotter.
Kseniya Simonova- Ukrainian Sand Artist Leaves Simon Speechless!- Britain's Got Talent- Champions
Finals[]
Kseniya Simonova's Finals performance in Episode BC017 consisted of telling a story through sand art about how a couple and family were affected by war with a theme of love. Mike, Saf, Pennies and Fresh all gave her standing ovations.
Kseniya Simonova sand artist - America's Got Talent Champions Finals AGT
Finale[]
For the Finale on Episode BC018, Kseniya Simonova collaborated with violinist Tyler-Butler Figueroa and singer Angelina Jordan. Kseniya told another sand story as the other two performed to Lewis Capaldi's "Someone You Loved".
Top 10's Journey[]
| Kseniya easily dominated JayGT: 6th Sense as a huge frontrunner the whole competition. She was Guest Judge Ryan's GB and that helped propel her to the top. After 6th Sense, Kseniya competed on the real life AGT Champions and BGT Champions and got a GB and third place in both. On this season, Saf gave her the Golden Buzzer in Preliminaries and sent her straight to the live shows, making her a huge threat to win this all. Will Kseniya get stuck with third place again, do worse, or will she take the spot on the throne? |
Kseniya Simonova finished the competition in 5th Place, ahead of Haley Reinhart, Mat Franco, Brian Justin Crum, V.Unbeatable and 2CELLOS, but behind Darci Lynne, Zurcaroh, Sohyang and Dimash.