Who Went Home on ‘Star Search’ on Night 6 and Who Made it Through!
- - Who Went Home on ‘Star Search’ on Night 6 and Who Made it Through!
Paulette CohnFebruary 5, 2026 at 4:20 AM
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The sixth night of competition on Season 1 of Star Search on Netflix took place on Wednesday night with showstopping performances from eight contestants -- two acts from each of four categories -- challenging each other head-to-head, with audiences tuning in globally and voting on their performances in real time, followed by results revealed immediately in-show.
Four of last week’s winners competed again tonight against new challengers in four epic faceoffs in their respective categories. They were H3rizon (Music, Group), Harry Merlin Piper (Junior, Variety), Duo Vespertilio (Variety, Acrobatics), and JR De Guzman (Comedy).
The five-week live show will search for the stars of tomorrow with the winner taking home the grand prize of $500,000.
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Hosted by Anthony Anderson, the judges for the version of the talent competition are Jelly Roll,Sarah Michelle Gellar and Chrissy Teigen.
The Star Search categories are Music, Dance, Juniors, Comedy and Variety (which includes multiple sub-categories, such as magic).
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Who went home tonight on Star Search?David and StellaGood Cop/Rad CopKenji and JabuKiran and NiviWho went through on Star Search Night 4?Duo VespertilioHarry Merlin PiperH3rizonJR De GuzmanStar Search Night 6 Results Show RecapRound 1: Music (Group)
H3rizon from Sydney, Australia vs Kiran and Nivi, 26, San Diego, CA
H3rizon’s Song: “Lay Me Down” by Sam Smith
Sarah Michelle said: “I don’t know if you guys heard me but for the past week, I’ve been saying, I want H3rizon to sing ‘Where’s My Husband.’ Your best performance yet.”
Judges’ scores: Chrissy: 4, Jelly: 4, Sarah Michelle: 5
Kiran and Nivi’s song: “Creep” by Radiohead
Jelly said: “You all were 3 seconds away of me getting emotional but I remembered Anthony Anderson has a cry jar for me, so I pulled it back in. Whatever that thing was y’all did, I thought I was on acid. It felt like I was in an echo chamber. It was cool.”
Judges scores: Chrissy: 3, Jelly: 4, Sarah Michelle: 4
Winner: H3rizon held onto its title with a combined score of 4.01 [4 .3 Judges, 3.7 Viewers]
Round 2: Junior (Variety)
Harry Merlin Piper, 15, Salou, Spain vs David and Stella, 11, Orem, Utah
Harry Merlin Piper (Magic)
Chrissy said: “I love this category so freaking much. You make it so much fun. We were so close to you, I wanted to point out something really bad. I was waiting for something to say but I have nothing to say. You did a great job, Harry.”
Judges scores: Chrissy: 4, Jelly: 5, Sarah Michelle: 4
David and Stella (Dance, Latin Ballroom)
Sarah Michelle said: “You guys were so incredible. I love the holds. You brought smiles to the dance. Your arms were perfect.”
Judges scores: Chrissy: 4, Jelly: 5, Sarah Michelle: 4
Winner: Harry Merlin Piper held onto his title with a combined score of 4.25 [4 .3 Judges, 4.25 Viewers]
Round 3: Variety
Duo Vespertilio, Denver, CO vs Kenji, 36, Los Angeles, CA and Jabu, 34, Pittsboro, NC
Duo Vespertilio (Acrobatics)
Chrissy said: “How many times can you see the same thing? But it’s not the same thing. You proved that tonight. I imagine when you’re doing choreography and planning execution, you look at each other and say, 'how can we make it harder?' You did that. It’s an incredible display of strength and storytelling.”
Judges scores: Chrissy: 4, Jelly: 4, Sarah Michelle: 4
Kenji and Jabu (Tap Dance)
Jelly said: “That was hotter than the asphalt in August. I don’t know much about dancing but I am from the South and we would watch them clog at the county fair, so I know a little something about this. This is what makes Star Search so cool. This is the only platform that would have something like that.”
Judges scores: Chrissy: 4, Jelly: 4, Sarah Michelle: 4
Winner: Duo Vespertilio held onto its title with a combined score of 3.95 [4 .0 Judges, 3.9 Viewers]
Round 4: Variety (Comedy)
JR De Guzman, 35, Pangasinan, Philippinesvs Good Cop (Dave, 33)/Rad Cop (Ryan, 40), Atlanta, GA
JR De Guzman
Chrissy said: “You know I love you so much. God bless the Asian parents, they're roasted constantly. You are consistently very funny to me. I love seeing you on this stage.”
Judges scores: Chrissy: 3, Jelly: 4, Sarah Michelle: 4
Good Cop/Rad Cop
Jelly said: “Where did the cop come from? This is the most non-cop thing I’ve ever seen. It was crazy, man. It was punk-rock-ish.”
Judges scores: Chrissy: 2, Jelly: 3, Sarah Michelle: 3
Winner: JR De Guzman held onto his title with a combined score of 3.7 [3 .6 Judges, 3.8 Viewers]
Star Search airs Tuesday and Wednesday nights live at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT only on Netflix.
Next, Everything to Know About Netflix’s Star Search Reboot—Judges, How to Watch and How to Audition
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