SEASON 5 ACTS: Haspop

French born dancer & mime Haspop competes on 'America's Got Talent'
TALENT: Dancer
BORN: August 1, 1977
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA
FINISHED: Top 24
Part dancer, part mime – French born Haspop took his high energy act from the streets of Santa Monica to the national stage on season five of “America’s Got Talent.”
A founding member of the Pokemon Crew, Haspop (real name Hassa El-Hajjami) relocated to the United States in 2005 when he won the role of The Walrus in the cast of Cirque du Soleil’s “Love” at the Mirage in Las Vegas.
A one-time Popping Champion of France, then Europe, and then the World, he created his own self-taught Popping style – and called it Has-Pop Style.
Trivia
- Haspop was a finalist on the fifth season of La France a un incroyable talent (“France’s Got Talent”)
- Haspop pursued boxing from a young age at the request of his father.
- He auditioned in Los Angeles