V. Unbeatable (also known as Vikas Unbeatable) is a

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-based dance crew. They rose to fame in

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when they took part in the dance series ''

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in 2018 and finished in the top 4. They received international coverage when they took part in season 14 of ''

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'' and received a Golden Buzzer from basketball player and guest judge

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. In February 2020, they won season 2 of '' America's Got Talent: The Champions''. The dancers come from the

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. There they lived under bad conditions with no electricity, barely any clean drinking water, with six or seven people living in one room. They were very poor, and in principle, they danced secretly.

Background

The V in the name stands for ''Vikas'', after a former crew member, Vikas Gupta, who died performing stunts during a rehearsal. In 2018, they competed on the Indian dance competition ''

'' and finished in 4th place. Prior to this they had taken part in a reality show called ''India Banega Manch''.

''America's Got Talent''

On ''

'' 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.

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, and guest judge

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 2019 ''AGT''.

''America's Got Talent: The Champions''

V. Unbeatable returned to '' America's Got Talent: The Champions'' in 2020 (the second season of the show) after coming 4th in

. After their first performance, they received a golden buzzer from judge

, sending the dance group straight to the finals along with three other contestants. After a stunning performance in the finals and a performance with

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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.

Television

References

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