{"id":176827,"date":"2025-06-25T15:41:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T15:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/25\/tom-sandoval-performs-on-agt-did-he-advance\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T15:41:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T15:41:24","slug":"tom-sandoval-performs-on-agt-did-he-advance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/25\/tom-sandoval-performs-on-agt-did-he-advance\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Sandoval Performs on AGT: Did He Advance?!?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tom Sandoval would like to prove he\u2019s more than just a reality television star.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, the Vanderpump Rules cast member took to the America\u2019s Got Talent stage as the frontman for his band, Tom Sandoval &amp; the Most Extras.<\/p>\n<p>The group performed a rendition of A-ha\u2019s 1985 single \u201cTake on Me\u201d for judges Simon Cowell, Sof\u00eda Vergara, Howie Mandel and Mel B, actually earning strong praise for their audition of the classic track.<\/p>\n<p>(To be clear, Bravo and NBC are both owned by the Comcast Corporation, so this wasn\u2019t exactly a coincidence; it was corporate synergy.)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dc79f566-0bb2-42eb-af7b-08a84cb83672_1750816136.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-528610 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dc79f566-0bb2-42eb-af7b-08a84cb83672_1750816136.avif 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dc79f566-0bb2-42eb-af7b-08a84cb83672_1750816136-300x222.avif 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dc79f566-0bb2-42eb-af7b-08a84cb83672_1750816136-768x569.avif 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dc79f566-0bb2-42eb-af7b-08a84cb83672_1750816136-960x712.avif 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dc79f566-0bb2-42eb-af7b-08a84cb83672_1750816136.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tom Sandoval and his band on the America\u2019s Got Talent stage.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou made me smile,\u201d the Spice Girls alum gushed, for example. \u201cYou gave me happy vibes. And apart from that song being one of my favorite songs, you all look like you were fully enjoying yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sandoval, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/11\/vanderpump-rules-stars-were-blindsided-by-firing-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">now-former Vanderpump Rules star<\/a>, was also told he looked \u201camazing\u201d by Mel, while Howie dubbed him \u201ca showman\u201d and added:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe really takes this seriously. For me, it was great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For his part, of course, Cowell has always been a difficult judge to please. But even <em>he<\/em> wasn\u2019t totally against Sandoval and his fellow musicians.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-787x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Sandoval attends the premiere party for Season 11 of Bravo's &quot;Vanderpump Rules&quot; at the Hollywood Palladium on January 17, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-515288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-787x1024.jpg 787w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-768x999.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-1574x2048.jpg 1574w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-738x960.jpg 738w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-830x1080.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-922x1200.jpg 922w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-scaled.jpg 1967w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-787x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Sandoval attends the premiere party for Season 11 of Bravo's &quot;Vanderpump Rules&quot; at the Hollywood Palladium on January 17, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-515288 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-787x1024.jpg 787w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-768x999.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-1574x2048.jpg 1574w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-738x960.jpg 738w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-830x1080.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-922x1200.jpg 922w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-scaled.jpg 1967w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1941437603-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tom Sandoval attends the premiere party for Season 11 of Bravo\u2019s \u201cVanderpump Rules\u201d at the Hollywood Palladium on January 17, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Amanda Edwards\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe vocals weren\u2019t great Tom, I\u2019m gonna be honest with you,\u201d Simon began. \u201cHowever, not everyone comes on this show to get a record deal. Sometimes, it\u2019s about being true to who you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With four mostly positive reviews and four yes votes from the panel, Tom Sandoval &amp; the Most Extras were moved on to the next round of competition.<\/p>\n<p>This means they\u2019re one step closer to winning the $1 million prize, which might just light the Internet on fire if Sandoval actually takes home the championship after he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/07\/tom-sandoval-sues-ariana-madix-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cheated on ex Ariana Madix with her good friend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Sandoval is still largely known to small screen audiences for what has become the <em><strong>Scandoval<\/strong><\/em>\u2026 which refers to Madix learning in early 2023 that he had been sleeping with Rachel Leviss after Madix and Tom had been together for years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-515292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-515292 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1696375730-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tom Sandoval attends the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 22, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by David Becker\/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI want to first and foremost apologize to everyone I\u2019ve hurt through this process,\u201d Sandoval wrote on Instagram on March 8, 2023.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cMost of all, I want to apologize to Ariana. I made mistakes. I was selfish, and made reckless decisions that hurt somebody I love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his America\u2019s Got Talent audition, Tom told the judges what his band meant to him amid this cheating scandal, emphasizing that he was \u201cin a very, very dark place\u201d at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt as though I had nothing in my life,\u201d he said on air. \u201cAnd this band was the only thing that kept me going.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1387167115-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix attend the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on March 22, 2022. Broadcasted live on FOX.\" class=\"wp-image-498864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1387167115-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1387167115-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1387167115-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1387167115-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1387167115-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1387167115-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1387167115-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1387167115-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix attend the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on March 22, 2022. Broadcasted live on FOX.\" class=\"wp-image-498864 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1387167115-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1387167115-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1387167115-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1387167115-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1387167115-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1387167115-1080x719.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1387167115-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1387167115-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix attend the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on March 22, 2022. Broadcasted live on FOX. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by JC Olivera\/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019re not sure if Sandoval has learned his lesson, based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/12\/tom-sandovals-new-gf-accuses-him-of-cheating-but-thats-just-the-beginning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on a rumor from last year<\/a>, but Mel B made it clear she doesn\u2019t care about the star\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t give a f-cl about his scandal,\u201d she admitted after the audition. \u201cWho cares? I liked it because I\u2019m cheesy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>America\u2019s Got Talent airs Tuesdays at 8\/7c on NBC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/06\/tom-sandoval-performs-on-americas-got-talent-doesnt-totally-suck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Tom Sandoval would like to prove he\u2019s more than just a reality television star. On Tuesday night, the Vanderpump Rules cast member took to the America\u2019s Got Talent stage as the frontman for his band, Tom Sandoval &amp; the Most Extras. The group performed a rendition of A-ha\u2019s 1985 single \u201cTake [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":176828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-176827","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}