V.Unbeatable | |
|---|---|
| Years active | 2017-present |
| Career | |
| Dances | Hip-hop dance,Acrobatic dance |
| Website | vunbeatable |
V. Unbeatable (also known as Vikas Unbeatable) is aMumbai-based dance crew.[1][2] They rose to fame inIndia when they took part in the dance seriesDance Plus forseason 4 in 2018 and finished in the top 4.[3][4] They received international coverage when they took part inseason 14 ofAmerica's Got Talent and received a Golden Buzzer from basketball player and guest judgeDwyane Wade.[2][5]
In February 2020, they won season 2 ofAmerica's Got Talent: The Champions.[6]
The dancers come from theslums of Mumbai. There they lived under poor conditions with little electricity or clean drinking water, and up to six or seven people living in a single room. In principle, they danced in secret.[citation needed]
The V in the name stands forVikas, after a former crew member, Vikas Gupta, who died performing stunts during a rehearsal.[7] In 2018, they competed on the Indian dance competitionDance Plus season 4 in TeamDharmesh Yelande and finished in 4th place. Prior to this they had taken part in a reality show calledIndia Banega Manch.[3]
OnAmerica's Got Talent in 2019, V. Unbeatable's Judge Cuts performance consisted of an acrobatic dance routine in tribute to their fallen founder, which included flipping members over the judges' table and into chairs held high above them.Howie Mandel,Gabrielle Union,Julianne Hough,Simon Cowell, and guest judgeDwyane Wade all gave them standing ovations. Impressed with their performance, Wade hit the Golden Buzzer, sending V. Unbeatable directly to the quarterfinals. They made it past the semifinals and performed in the finals. In the end, they took 4th place in the 2019AGT.
V. Unbeatable returned toAmerica's Got Talent: The Champions in 2020 (the second season of the show) after coming 4th inAmerica's Got Talent. After their first performance, they received a golden buzzer from judgeHowie Mandel, sending the dance group straight to the finals along with three other contestants. After a stunning performance in the finals and a performance withTravis Barker in the results episode they proceeded to make the Top 5. After announcing the 5th, 4th and 3rd place acts they announced the winner. In the end they won the competition receiving the title of "World Champion", a cash prize and the grand champions trophy.[6]
In 2024, V.Unbeatable was announced to be taking part in anotherAGT spinoff,America's Got Talent: Fantasy League on Howie Mandel's team. During the semi-final episode on February 5, 2024, they received the golden buzzer fromHeidi Klum sending them to the finals on her team. They finished in third place.
| Year | Network | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Colors TV | India Banega Manch | Contestants |
| 2019 | Star Plus | Dance Plus 4 | 4th Place[8] |
| 2019 | NBC | America's Got Talent (season 14) | 4th place |
| 2020 | America's Got Talent: The Champions | Winner | |
| 2020 | Star Plus | Dance Plus 5 | Guest |
| 2021 | Dance Plus 6 | ||
| 2024 | NBC | America's Got Talent: Fantasy League | 3rd place |