America's Got Talent (2006–…): Season 13, Episode 10 - Judge Cuts 3 - full transcript

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[dramatic music]

[cheers and applause]

[cheers and applause]

[vocalizing]

♪ ♪

Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.

[clicks]

[dramatic tones]

For me,
"America's Got Talent"

will always welcome anyone
from all over the world



to compete on this show,

but now we want to see
a big step up.

The bar keeps getting set
higher and higher,

so tonight, you have to rise
to the occasion.

Here on the stage,
you have to give everything.

We're looking at 18
different acts,

and only 7 can move forward
to the next round.

This is when the word
"competition"

starts to mean something.

This is the judge cuts.

♪ Our sanctuary ♪

Let's give it up for your
"America's Got Talent" judges!

♪ This is our sanctuary ♪

♪ You can find shelter
and peace ♪



♪ This is our sanctuary ♪

And now,
ladies and gentlemen,

our very special guest judge,

a country legend who has
sold over 18 million albums

and earned 14
Grammy nominations.

It's Martina McBride.

♪ Let freedom ring ♪

♪ Let the white dove sing ♪

Welcome, Martina.
Thank you.

How does it feel
to be a judge up in here

with "America's Got Talent"?

It's so exciting.
Like, I never dreamed

that I would be doing this,
so it's really awesome.

Now, Martina, in front of you
is the Golden Buzzer.

Yes.
If you love an act and you

want to send them straight
to the lives, you hit it.

Do it.
Hit it. Do it.

♪ Let freedom ring ♪

Imagine if she gave it to us.

I would ball my eyes out.
I'd be like, "Ahh!"

All right. Let's do this.

It's judge time.

♪ Guilty pay
it's Independence Day ♪

[cheers and applause]

Seven lives are gonna
be changed after this.

How are you?
Okay.

A little nervous.
You know what?

Whatever you'd say at home,
you just do the same thing.

all: Simon, Simon, Simon...

[cheers and applause]

Are you nervous?
Nervous? Yes!

I hope she likes me.

[exhales]

[cat meows]

Don't be a scaredy cat.

Everything will be okay.

[cat whines]

I'm Marina.

I am Svetlana.
We are mother and daughter,

and we love to perform
with our cats.

We've been doing this act
for three years,

but my mom has been
training cats about 21 year.

When she grew up,
she dreamed to train lions,

but when she saw the lions,
she thought,

"Oh, no.
I'd rather train cats."

Growing up, my mom used
to take cats from the streets

and bring them home,

and now these cats
are my brothers and sisters.

The crazy thing is that
both me and my mom

are allergic to cats,
but this sacrifice worth it

because we love
these guys a lot.

♪ ♪

Yes!
Yeah!

♪ ♪

Our first audition
was really incredible.

You know why that was
so impressive?

Because dogs want to please.
Cats are like, "Make me,"

and they had sort of,
like, cattitude.

[cat meows]

How are they acting now
that they've gotten

to this next level?
Are they being divas?

Oh, of course.

They say, "We are the queens,
and we will do what want."

[cats meowing]

Hey, Josh.

These cats have got minds
of their own.

[blows raspberry]

We hope the cats will
perform, but nobody knows.

[cat meows]

It's making me
a little nervous for tonight.

[chuckles]

Okay, here we go.

[cheers and applause]

Good luck.

Hi.

Hello, girls.
Hello.

Let's just introduce
yourselves first of all.

You are...

My name is Marina.
This is my mom Svetlana.

And you have cats, don't you?
Yes, we do.

Which are very difficult
to train, aren't they?

Of course.
Yeah.

And how have you made this part
better than the first audition?

This time, we bring new
tricks and new cats that

had never performed before.
Oh, okay.

Well, you know
what's gonna happen today:

only 7 acts go through
out of about 18,

so you got to up
the game now, all right?

Thank you. Let's go.

[cheers and applause]

Here we go.

[swing music]

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

Aw, I love
the little white one.

♪ ♪

Oh!
Whoa.

♪ ♪

Wow.

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

[laughter]

Doesn't want to.

♪ ♪

Oh, no.

Come on now.
Come on, now.

[cat meows]

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

Oh!
Whoa!

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

[uplifting music]

♪ ♪

Just to be clear,
those are real cats.

Yes.
Okay. Howie?

I loved it.
You did exactly what

we ask you here on
"America's Got Talent" to do.

You stepped it up...
Yes.

But one almost didn't dance.

That was this close
to being a cat-astrophe.

Aw.

[laughter]

[cheers and applause]

Okay. Martina.

I loved it.
There was so much to see.

It was thrilling to watch.

I can imagine how much work has
gone into training those cats,

and they're cute cats.

Thank you.
Heidi.

I also, of course,
think it's incredible

that you can do this with cats.

You put on a real show,

and this is what
this is all about,

so you are perfect right now.

[cheers and applause]

Mel?
I really liked it,

'cause it made me smile.

It made me feel
all warm and fuzzy.

Like a cat.
Like a cat.

Yeah, exactly.

I'm just curious:
where would you like to be

if you and your cats
won the show?

We hope to create
a cat theater in America.

I think you can go further
than just a cat theater.

I see this as a TV show,

even like a cat soap opera
or something.

[laughter]

"These are the days
of our cats."

[laughter]

Look, it was great,
you did well,

but only 7 acts
go through out of 18,

so we will see
and talk about you later.

Congratulations.

♪ I got the eye
of the tiger ♪

♪ The fire,
dancing through the fire ♪

♪ 'Cause I am a champion ♪

Wow.
How do you follow that act?

I don't know.
I don't want to.

How do you get a cat to walk
backwards on its hind legs?

I know, or on
each other's backs.

But is that enough?
Like, would you think--

just because
it's that hard to do?

Yes, I think so.
You think so?

Yeah.

[lively music]

Ahh!
Wow.

More flips and more tricks
than you had the first time.

Whoa!
Oh, wow.

Damn, you guys are good.

I can't sing like that,

and I've had a 25-year career.

[audience screaming]

I'm sorry to say you guys

won't be going through
to the next round.

.

We definitely won't get

through the live shows

if we show them
what we did last time.

The judges are expecting
so much tonight.

Yeah.
It is the second round.

I watched their
first audition.

They were so good.

They were so good.
Shh!

Blue Tokyo.

Yes, we are Blue Tokyo.

So, tell us,
how did you step it up?

We put in new tricks,

new flips, and new props.

Good luck.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

Wow.

♪ ♪

Whoa!

How do they do that?

♪ ♪

Whoa!

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

How are we supposed
to compete with that?

I'm so nervous now.
Damn, you guys are good.

I actually disagree with you,
and I'll tell you why.

Because for me,
it left me a little bit cold.

I'm gonna be honest with you.

Really?
I don't--yeah, it did.

I disagree with you 100%,

because there was more tricks
than you had the first time.

I'm gonna fight for you.

Thank you very much.
Thank you so much.

Thank you.

You don't think that could
be a stage show?

I don't see this
as a step up at all.

I agree with you,
Simon, for once.

Baloney.

It looks like the judges
had mixed feelings.

Welcome back. Let's start
with the introduction again.

We are OC Music and Dance
School from Irvine, California.

And what are you gonna
change this time?

Well, last time,
you guys told us

that you would like everybody
to have more of a moment,

so we applied that tonight.

All right, well, listen.
Good luck, guys.

♪ Someday
I hope you see the light ♪

♪ Whoa, some say ♪

♪ In life,
you get what you give ♪

all: ♪ I hope you're somewhere
praying ♪

♪ Praying ♪

♪ I hope your soul
is changing ♪

♪ Changing ♪

♪ ♪

Overall as a group, when you
all sang together, it worked.

It's definitely a step up from
the first time that we saw you.

You know, here's where
I disagree with you.

I don't know that it was
a step up from the first one.

You did a good audition,
not a better audition.

Some of the judges
aren't impressed,

but some of them are, so
they're definitely gonna fight.

They're very serious.

It's like, have a bit
of fun here.

We just gotta kill it.

[light music]

We are...

all: The PAC Dance Team.

A high school group
from Sahuarita, Arizona.

We are definitely a family,
and our teacher,

Miss Lopez, is our mom.

Five, six, seven, eight.
One...

We are so blessed
and thankful

to have to Miss Lopez.

She doesn't want to see
anything happen to us

besides being successful.

One and freeze. Good.

My experience with dance
growing up was that it had

given me a sense of purpose,

so I wanted to start a program
for kids

where they would feel
a sense of belonging.

I've seen so many kids
do a complete 180.

In 9th grade,
I was going to the wrong path.

I actually got suspended from
school for being intoxicated.

All my decisions were horrible.

One day, I saw
the PAC Dance Team performing,

and it was just like,
their energy

and their love for dance,
and I was just like,

"Oh, my gosh, I want to be
on the team."

♪ Hold tight ♪

Miss Lopez gave me
the chance of a lifetime.

If it wasn't for this team
and for Miss Lopez,

I wouldn't be
graduating at all.

♪ ♪

Are you well known?

I mean, a couple
of our videos

for our homecoming
assemblies got viral.

We started watching them
over and over again.

They racked up over,
like, 2 million views, so.

2 million?
Yeah.

♪ Hold tight ♪

Our first audition was
just so surreal, but...

I thought this was
really good for school,

not good for us.
It's a no.

Howie's "no" is definitely
disappointing.

Now we want to prove to Howie
that we can still do this.

We want to keep going.

Genuinely, I thought
you were amazing.

The audience loved you.

You're through
to the next round.

Congratulations.

Even though we are just
a high school group,

we are here to win.

This looks interesting.
They're a dance troupe.

And they always have
a good concept.

And we are not going down
without a fight.

[cheers and applause]

Hi, everyone.

Tell us who you are
again, please.

We're the PAC Dance Team
from Walden Grove High School.

Okay.

So it was a little bit mixed,

I think, you know,
what happened last time.

Some people liked you,
some not so sure,

so how are you gonna
step things up?

We added a lot more tricks
and challenging choreography

to prove to you guys
that we can do it.

We just want to
inspire people out there,

showing that
anything's possible.

All right.

[cheers and applause]

Who came up with
the theme and the music?

That was all our teacher,
Miss Lopez.

Yes.

I liked you guys a lot

from the very first time
we met you...

Thank you.
So I'm really hopeful

this is gonna go well for you.

[cheers and applause]

[twinkling]

♪ You don't get them girls
loose, loose ♪

♪ You don't get the world
loose, loose ♪

♪ You don't get money,
woof, woof ♪

♪ But I do, I do ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I say, y'all having
a good time, I bet ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Que no pare la fiesta ♪

♪ Don't stop the party ♪

♪ They can't, they won't ♪

♪ They never will
stop the party ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ Stop the party,
stop the party ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I say, y'all having
a good time, I bet ♪

[laughter]

♪ Off, off, off, off, off,
off, off, off ♪

♪ Off with your head ♪

♪ Dance, dance
till you're dead ♪

♪ Heads will roll,
heads will roll ♪

♪ Heads will roll
on the floor ♪

♪ Off, off with your head ♪

♪ Dance, dance
till you're dead ♪

♪ Heads will roll ♪

[buzzer blares]

♪ Heads will roll
on the floor ♪

[whistle blasts]

♪ Every day I'm shufflin' ♪

♪ Party rock is
in the house tonight ♪

♪ Everybody just have
a good, good, good time ♪

♪ Whoa ♪
♪ Put your hands up ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ Put your hands up ♪

[twinkling]

♪ Put your hands up ♪

[dramatic tone]

[cheers and applause]

[soft music]

♪ ♪

♪ Times that I've seen you
lose your way ♪

♪ You're not in control
and you won't be told ♪

Uh, let's start with Howie.

Why the X?

I appreciate all the work
and effort that you've put in,

but this is the biggest stage
in the world for talent.

Only seven can go through,
and this is hard for me to say,

but this show is so much more

than just a high school
dance team.

♪ ♪

That's pretty rough.
I think you're wrong.

I definitely don't think
that this was buzzer-worthy.

"America's Got Talent"
is for everyone.

It's not just for people
who are professional already.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Well, I loved that so much.

I just love that you guys
are just in the moment,

loving it, and having fun.

You're in high school.

That's what
you should be doing.

[cheers and applause]

I actually do think the show
needs acts like you.

Yeah.

The problem for me was
that the tracks didn't go

with what--the theme
you were trying to do,

so it didn't tell
the story well enough.

You might have to blame
your teacher for this,

I'm afraid, because
if she chose the music,

uh, it wasn't a good choice.

Well, I will say,
if you let us go through,

we will come back
with something even better

and prove you guys wrong.

I would be sorry
to lose you guys,

'cause I love your energy
and your enthusiasm

and what you stand for.

I think tonight, we're gonna
have a lot more disagreements.

Yeah.
Yeah.

We'll see you later.
Thank you.

Aww.

♪ I'll be keeping
your head up ♪

I got a feeling
that the judges

are gonna end up
in a little catfight

about who is the seven.

You know,
competition's tough,

and we don't think
we're gonna make it through.

We really want this.

We really, really do want this.

♪ And I won't let you down ♪

.

So, I know that

in this evening's show,

we are--there's gonna
be a lot of singers.

A lot of young singers.
Yeah.

What advice would you
as a singing superstar

give these young people?

I just think relax and enjoy
and be in the moment.

♪ May you have
the confidence ♪

♪ To always do your best ♪

My name is Jeffrey Lee,
I'm 13 years old,

and I'm in 7th grade.

Are you singing tonight?
Yes.

[coughs, clears throat]

Are you nervous?
Yeah.

My name is Angel Garcia,
I'm 12 years old,

and I'm in 6th grade.

We're both kind of, like,
competition, 'cause, like...

Singers.
Yeah, singers.

I like Jeffrey.
He's the same age as me.

I like your shoes.

Thank you.
Nice.

I like your shoes.
Thanks.

Angel has this cool vibe
about him.

He has these cool glasses,
and he's really confident.

How do you say
"I love you" in Spanish?

Te amo.
Te amo.

[girls giggling]

I wish I could
be more confident.

Honestly, it's very
nerve-racking, and...

A lot of people. Like...

And a lot of people
watching you, you know?

Whole America.

[singing in Spanish]

♪ ♪

In my first audition,

Howie just said my song was
a little bit too old for me.

You're much younger
than this song.

That kind of threw me.
That was a disconnect for me.

So now I'm singing
a new song.

My dad introduced me to music,

and that's where I fell
in love with singing.

Even when I sleep,
I dream about it.

This is Angel Garcia,
the 12-year-old.

Oh, I remember him.

Tonight, I want to show
the judges I can be versatile

and that I deserve a spot
in the live shows.

[cheers and applause]

Hi, Angel.

So what are you gonna
be singing for us?

I'm gonna be singing
"Just the Way You Are"

by Bruno Mars.

[cheers and applause]

[singing in Spanish]

♪ No puedo ocultar ♪

♪ Que al mirarte tiemblo
sin parar ♪

♪ Por como tú eres ♪

♪ Yo te voy a amar ♪

♪ Te voy a amar ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Te voy a amar ♪

♪ Como tú eres ♪

♪ Yo te voy a amar ♪

♪ ♪

♪ When I see your face ♪

♪ There's not a thing
that I would change ♪

♪ 'Cause you're amazing ♪

♪ Just the way you are ♪

[cheers and applause]

12 years old! 12!

Amazing!

[cheers and applause]

You know, this choice

was a little more current
and a little more you,

and you did step it up
from last time,

but your eyes are closed
the whole time.

You need to just
enjoy the moment.

His eyes weren't closed.

He was looking and singing
at me the whole entire time.

What are you talking about?

I love the passion,
and I thought that the choice

of music was perfect.
Thank you.

It was great.
Thank you.

He performed really well,
and he's really talented.

You've just got to go out
there and do that,

but do it your way,
and it'll be awesome.

It's gonna be so awesome.

I've never done anything
like this before.

[vocalizing]

There's cameras, there's
judges, there's lights,

and honestly,
it's really nerve-racking.

[cheers and applause]

My first audition
was terrifying.

Wow.

There's a lot of people.
Yeah. It's a lot of people.

They make you nervous
at all, or...

Yeah.
Yeah?

[cheers and applause]

♪ You raise me up ♪

♪ So I can stand on mountains ♪

I was just so happy that I
actually got through the song.

[vocalizing]

[cheers and applause]

There is only seven spots
to get to the live shows,

and we have 18 people.

That's less than 40%
of a chance.

Are you nervous?
Yeah.

I can tell.

It's gonna be okay.
I hope so.

I know that if I want
to compete,

I need to overcome my nerves.

Being here,

it makes you believe
many things can come true.

I dream to become a singer.

Oh, I remember him.

[cheers and applause]

Hello, you.
Hello.

You're Jeffrey Lee,
aren't you?

Yes.
Tell me the song

you've chosen
to sing this time.

I'm gonna be singing Whitney
Houston's "One Moment in Time."

Are you?
Whoa.

Wow.
Wow.

All right, well, best of luck.

[cheers and applause]

[soft music]

♪ Each day I live ♪

♪ I want to be ♪

♪ A day to give
the best of me ♪

♪ I rise and fall ♪

♪ Yet through it all ♪

♪ This much remains ♪

♪ I want one ♪

♪ Moment in time ♪

♪ When I'm more than ♪

♪ I thought I could be ♪

♪ Then in that
one moment of time ♪

♪ I will feel ♪

♪ I will feel eternity ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ You're a winner ♪

♪ For a lifetime ♪

♪ If you seize
that one moment in time ♪

♪ Make it shine ♪

♪ Give me one ♪

♪ Moment in time ♪

♪ When I'm racing
with destiny ♪

♪ Then in that one
moment of time ♪

♪ I will be, I will be ♪

♪ I will be free ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

Oh, my goodness.

[cheers and applause]

Well, Jeffrey.

[cheers and applause]

Martina, what do you
think of Jeffrey?

I mean, you seem
kind of nervous,

which is understandable,
but I love your voice.

I mean, I can't sing like that,
and I've had a 25-year career,

so I think it's incredible.

[cheers and applause]

On paper, this should
not have worked,

you at 13 singing one of
the biggest songs of all time,

but you did really well,
Jeffrey,

I've got to hand it to you.
Thank you.

♪ So open your eyes ♪

♪ And see ♪

He is so nervous.

♪ The way
our horizons meet ♪

Both of them were great.

Is it one or the other
of those guys?

Good question.

♪ I can see the stars ♪

Good luck.
Good luck to you too.

♪ From America ♪

.

As much as this show

is probably

the best opportunity
in the world,

it's the biggest pressure
cooker in the world,

because, you know,
like tonight,

we are definitely sending
people home.

Definitely.

You know, part of performing
is getting

those nerves under check.

We have 90 seconds to show
these judges what we've got,

and we have to show
we want to be here.

That's what they're
looking for.

Yep.
They're looking for,

what did you do
to make it better?

[cheers and applause]

Hello, trouble.

Miss Trish,
how's everything been?

Oh, my God,
so many sleepless nights.

You know, it's some fierce
competition tonight.

Well, look, last time,
you had a great voice.

Good luck.
Thank you.

♪ If you don't know me by now ♪

♪ You will never, never,
never know me ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ ♪

[inhales]

♪ ♪

♪ Though we act like
children ♪

She forgot the words?

[dramatic music]

[groans]
I'm really nervous now.

The competition is so high,

so that kind of pressure
affects the performance.

Don't worry.
I don't know

why that happened.

Having the fear of that

happening, and it
really happened, it's like...

Ugh.

How are you, Cazzie?
I'm great.

You blew me away
in your first audition

with your song lyrics,

and melodies, so I can't wait
to hear this song.

♪ I've been known
for telling a tale ♪

♪ And getting lost on a trail ♪

♪ Could never find
my way back ♪

I don't think this song
was as strong

as the first time we heard you,
but thank you.

Thank you guys.

Don't worry, don't worry.
[sniffles]

♪ ♪

I'm very nervous, you know?

Bone Hampton.

I like you, Bone.

Thank you.
I like you, too, Howie.

I think that you could
be a big star comic.

You ready, people?
Are you ready to laugh?

So I was watching "Dr. Oz."

Dr. Oz said
that your waist size

is supposed to be half
the size of your height.

Guess I'ma have to start
wearing heels then.

[light laughter]

Hey, that's my time.
I'm Bone Hampton.

It just didn't go as well

as it should have done for me,
or for you.

I can see that you're
a little bit disappointed.

♪ ♪

I didn't do enough.

[sighs, scoffs]

"Overwhelming"
is an understatement.

[cheers and applause]

Quin and Misha, welcome back.

Thank you.

For those that don't know,
your age is...

I'm 71 on Tuesday.

71 years old.
Wow.

I know.
It's incredible, right?

Only seven acts are going
through tonight.

Is there a lot
of pressure back there?

Yes. Yes.
Are you excited?

Yes.
Yes, we are, so excited.

He is.
So excited.

Yes.
You found a young partner.

Yes.
You're a married woman.

This is not your husband.
No.

But you're still happily
married, right?

Oh, yes.
Okay.

I just want to make that clear.

And he support us 150%.
I try.

[cheers and applause]

In a million years,
I would never have thought

I would be here today.

I grew up in a small village
in Thailand.

My father was rice farmer.

We were very poor,

but my parents taught me
very, very hard work,

and I learned not to give up.

I met my husband Rick
46 years ago.

We fell in love,
so I came to America,

and I'm so grateful every day
to live in this country.

I still appreciate it so much.

Ten years ago, Rick and I do
ballroom dance class together.

It was amazing.

I have never experienced
anything like it in my life.

I realize dance was my dream.

After three years, my husband
can't keep up with me,

and he said,
"Okay, honey, you do it."

After that, I got to find
a young man to dance with.

[laughs]

Misha and I have been dancing
together for five years.

We've been working so hard,

and now we want to go
to the live shows,

because I want to show
the world, hey, listen,

just because you're 60, 70,
don't sit there.

If we won
"America's Got Talent,"

that would mean
the world to me.

[cheers and applause]

Best of luck.
We wish you the best of luck.

Take the stage. It's yours.

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

All right. Let's go.

♪ Give it to me! ♪

[funky music]

♪ Baby, baby,
I've been waiting ♪

♪ For you to blow my mind ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I need to stick around ♪

♪ The way you chase
round south ♪

♪ The type of red hot love ♪

♪ That got me
freezing 'cause ♪

♪ Say you can go all night ♪

♪ The way you lay that track ♪

♪ But if you wanna
hear me sing ♪

♪ You better play that sax ♪

♪ Give it to me! ♪

Whoo!
Whoo!

♪ ♪

♪ You better play that sax ♪

Yes! Go!

♪ ♪

[screams]
[laughing]

♪ You better play that sax ♪

♪ I need to stick around ♪

♪ The way you chase
round south ♪

♪ Say you can go all night ♪

♪ The way you lay that track ♪

♪ But if you wanna
hear me sing ♪

♪ If you wanna hear me sing ♪

♪ If you wanna
hear me sing ♪

♪ You better
play that sax ♪

♪ Give it to me! ♪

♪ ♪

♪ If you wanna
hear me sing ♪

♪ You better
play that sax ♪

[cheers and applause]

[tender music]

♪ ♪

You have definitely
inspired me.

I think you are an absolutely
incredible woman.

I love what you do.
I love watching you guys.

I'm very impressed. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

The best part about you guys
is your personality.

Every time you come on,
you light up the stage.

This was great. This is
everything we're looking for.

[cheers and applause]

Wow.

You know, you say
you want to inspire people

of a certain age,

but you inspired everybody.

Yes.

Of all ages.
Thank you.

It was truly a remarkable
performance.

I don't know,
it just really moved me.

I think it's incredible, so...

♪ There goes
my heart beating ♪

♪ 'Cause you are the reason ♪

♪ That I'm still breathing ♪

♪ I'm hopeless now ♪

♪ I'd climb every mountain ♪

♪ And swim every ocean ♪

Yeah!
Yes.

I knew she was gonna get
the Golden Buzzer.

♪ To see ♪

♪ That you are the reason ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ I don't wanna cry
no more ♪

♪ You are the reason ♪

♪ Closer now,
just a little closer now ♪

Beautiful.

♪ I need you
to hold me tonight ♪

Congratulations.

Hello!
Hello.

♪ ♪

Quin and Misha are going
straight to the live shows!

Whoo!

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

[squealing] Oh!

Oh, this is unbelievable.

You have a very inspiring
Golden Buzzer.

Yes.
Yeah.

There's so many people
that just kind of give up

at a certain point
in life, you know?

And, I don't know, I just
really think that that message

is something that so many
people can benefit from here.

♪ You are the reason ♪

[exciting music]

Whoa!
Yeah!

both: ♪ 'Cause I give up ♪

That was one of the best
first lines I've ever heard.

[cheers and applause]

Your first audition,
you tumbled and fell.

Oh, my God!

.

We were talking about

our jobs beforehand.

She was a pizza waitress,
and I was a jack of all trades.

I did many things.

I got a job selling T-shirts
for Garth.

The Garth Brooks tour.
She was selling the T-shirts.

Yeah. And then,
about seven months later,

I got my record deal and I--
he asked me to open his tour.

That's fantastic.
No way.

So I went literally
from T-shirt booth

to opening act.

Martina McBride's
sitting there.

14 Grammy nominations?
Yeah.

Are you kidding me?
Yeah.

We'll see how it goes.
All right, here we go.

[cheers and applause]

Hello.

And let's start
from the beginning.

Remind everyone around tonight
who you are.

Well, my name
is Noah Guthrie,

and I'm 24 years old.

I'm a singer-songwriter
from South Carolina.

Okay.
I was on the last season

of "Glee" a couple years back,
and, you know,

kind of got a little taste
of success with that,

and I've been trying
to get back to that ever since.

When you got that break
on "Glee,"

and it was cancelled,
how did you pick yourself up?

I'm--I'm curious.

It was kind of a weird
transition period.

It was--you know,
it was back to the grind,

and luckily I had my dad

helping me kind of stay
on track and get back to music.

Is he here with you today?
He is.

He's always with me.
Yeah.

Aw.
Where are you, Dad?

There he is.
There he is.

[cheers and applause]

[tender music]

Everyone assumes that once
you're on a show

that was as big as "Glee,"

the offers keep rolling in.

It's just not reality.

♪ ♪

He packs up and comes back
to this small town

in South Carolina,
and he was a bit shell-shocked.

He was struggling.

It's really hard
to see your son like that,

so I thought to myself,

I'm gonna get on the road
with Noah,

and we're gonna drive
across the country,

and we're gonna get
his head back into music.

I went out and found
one of the ugliest cars

that's ever been on
the streets, but it ran great.

♪ ♪

My dad is my biggest
supporter.

He really helped me
to get back the confidence

to sing and perform
in front of people.

♪ ♪

Being on that stage,
my first audition,

I felt a little vulnerable.

I was playing a character
on "Glee,"

and for the first time
in front of America,

I was just me.

♪ Must be love on the brain ♪

♪ I just saw
Halley's comet ♪

♪ She waved ♪

Sometimes it's about timing,

and maybe this
is your time now.

♪ Sometimes goodbye
is a second chance ♪

As a father, just watching
how far Noah has come,

I can't think of anything
that would make me prouder.

I have a second chance
to perform

for my living
for the rest of my life,

and this is the make-or-break
moment. I can't mess up.

[cheers and applause]

Okay, Noah.

We really, really liked
your first audition.

Good luck.

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

♪ I'm not a woman ♪

♪ I'm not a man ♪

[acoustic guitar music]

♪ I am something
you'll never understand ♪

♪ I'll never beat you ♪

♪ And I'd never lie ♪

♪ If you're evil,
forgive you by and by ♪

Can I stop this
for one second?

[dramatic tone]

No.

[tense music]

Noah, this is the stage
of the competition

where you've got to stand out
from the pack.

I like your voice,
but I'm not sure,

if I'm being honest with you,
I would have chosen that song.

[audience booing]

What was your second song,
out of interest?

It's "Whipping Post"
by Allman Brothers.

Okay.
Let me hear that, please.

All right.
Whoo.

Whoo! I was scared there
for a minute.

Oh, my God.

[acoustic guitar music]

♪ I been run down ♪

♪ I been lied to ♪

♪ And I don't know why ♪

♪ I let that mean woman
make me a fool ♪

♪ Sometimes I feel ♪

♪ sometimes I feel ♪

♪ Like I've been tied
to the whipping post ♪

♪ Tied to the whipping post ♪

♪ Tied to
the whipping post ♪

♪ Good Lord,
it feels like I'm dying ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ My friends tell me ♪

♪ That I've been such a fool ♪

♪ And I have to stand by
and take it, baby ♪

♪ Oh, for loving you ♪

♪ Sometimes I feel ♪

♪ Sometimes I feel
like I've been tied ♪

♪ To the whipping post ♪

♪ Tied to the whipping post ♪

♪ Tied to
the whipping post ♪

♪ Good Lord,
it feels like I'm dying ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

Thank you.
Thank you.

Thank you very much.

[cheers and applause]

Well, even though I loved
the first song lyrics,

I wasn't quite sure
where you were going with it.

The second song
was so much more you.

Not only did we get
to hear your voice,

but we got to see more
of your personality.

Thank you very much.

I think Simon says
this more than anybody:

the word "choice."

You know, it's choices.

When you sang
the Allman Brothers,

that was just out
of the park for me.

Personally,
I think you have it.

Thank you very much.
Thank you.

For me, it's like,

I just really love
the tone of your voice.

It's very heartfelt
the way you sing.

Thank you very much.

Careers change, you know?

Things change, and you said

you were trying
to get back to that.

Well, I would say from tonight,
you are well on your way, sir.

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

My only struggle right now

is I think
that if you go forward,

you've got to do something
surprising the first time.

You shouldn't need
a second chance.

[dramatic tone]

But having said that,
I don't even think

we've come close to realizing
how good you could be.

[cheers and applause]

♪ I'm not angry ♪

♪ I'm just saying ♪

Well done.
Thank you very much.

♪ Sometimes goodbye
is a second chance ♪

I love his voice.

He has got a great voice.

How are you feeling
right now?

I feel good.
I feel like I've taken

a good step
to get back to where I was.

I think that if you
succeed here,

it's not going back to where
you were; it surpasses.

I love that
his voice has grit,

and it also has clarity,
and that he can do both.

♪ ♪

♪ Sometimes goodbye
is a second chance ♪

Great job.
Did you like it?

I loved it.
Great job.

♪ Sometimes goodbye
is a second chance ♪

.

Knowing there's

18 acts tonight,

only 6 are going through.

I think they need
to step it up,

because they're one step away
from the live shows,

which is then the time
when America gets to vote.

You have to outdo yourself
the first time.

Yeah.
Hello, guys.

Is this something that's
really serious to you,

that you think this performance
could change your life?

For sure.
That's what it's all about.

[cheers and applause]

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

There's no question
or doubt you're talented,

but I want to see you guys
step things up.

I need something that makes it
a bit more dangerous.

We want to know who's got
the ambition in the next stage

to do something
even more incredible.

Can you do that?

Yes.
Yes.

[cheers and applause]

I just think that they
are not good enough...

Dangerous enough.

That it is not
dangerous enough.

I'm a little bit scared,
actually.

My name is Ricardo Rossi.

I'm Alejandro Rossi.

Our father,

he was five generation
of family performers.

We are the sixth.

It's not like the normal life

as a child that have to go
to the school and that's it.

We have to practice for hours.

As children,
we used to fight...

A lot.
A lot.

He is always wrong.
But not wrong.

He is the wrong one.
It's true. No.

So our father decided

to put it together
to make this amazing act,

because need a lot of trust
and love and passion

and--what we have.

Our first audition,
we were really worried.

Because seven months ago,
I tore my ACL,

and "America's Got Talent"
was the first show

that I did after the surgery.

Everything was going great...

But then...

[cries out]

[crowd gasps, screams]

The only thing I remember

was me laying on the floor--
the first time ever.

It was a terrible moment.

He trusted me,
and I failed him.

[inspiring music]

It's something
that you cannot forget...

But now we have
to do something bigger.

We're gonna do something
that nobody did before.

It is so dangerous
that we cannot practice.

I just have to trust him
more than ever.

♪ ♪

We left Spain chasing
the American dream.

Now, we are so close.

Tonight, we risk everything

to have a spot
in the live shows.

We cannot make any mistakes.

So this next act,

I was told by the producers

that even if there was
a horrible accident,

don't stop them;
they're gonna try again.

Oh, my God.
Yeah, they did say that.

[cheers and applause]

Oh, boy.
Remember them?

Alejandro, right?

Alejandro and Ricardo.

Yes. You make me nervous.
Ooh.

Your first audition
on our show,

you actually tumbled and fell,
and now you're doing something

that could
be very dangerous, right?

The trick that we're gonna do
today, we didn't practice...

You didn't practice?
We didn't--no.

Why wouldn't you practice?

Because it's very,
very dangerous.

[audience groans]

That's counterintuitive.

Good luck.

[cheers and applause]

Oh, I'm nervous.

I'm nervous too now.

♪ If you're lost,
you can look ♪

♪ And you will find me ♪

♪ Time after time ♪

[cheers and applause]

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[groaning]

♪ ♪

Whoo!

♪ ♪

Wow.

♪ ♪

Oh, my gosh!

♪ ♪

[screams]

How does he get him to do it?

♪ ♪

Oh, my gosh!

Oh, whoa!

♪ Time after time ♪

♪ ♪

Yeah!

♪ If you're lost, you can
look, and you will find me ♪

Oh, no, what's next?

I would like invite
Martina McBride.

[dramatic tone]

Invite?
Yeah, you're invited.

Oh, my God.

Martina, no.
No, Martina.

Abort. Abort.

We're gonna do our most
difficult

and dangerous trick:

a double somersault,
blindfolded.

Oh.

We want you to try our masks
to see there is no cheating.

All right.
Okay?

Yep. I can't see anything.
Yeah.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

Oh, this is crazy.

♪ If you're lost,
you can look ♪

♪ And you will find me ♪

♪ Time after time ♪

♪ If you fall,
I will catch you ♪

♪ I will be waiting ♪

♪ Time after time ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ Sometimes I feel ♪

♪ Like giving up ♪

♪ But I just can't ♪

♪ It isn't in my blood ♪

♪ ♪

You know what they say:
"no practice" makes perfect.

[laughter]

Okay.
Martina?

I don't even have words.
My heart was in my throat.

I was just so nervous
for you guys.

It was very dramatic.

I was just fully engaged

and engrossed the entire time
you guys were performing.

Thank you.
Heidi?

I just love, love, love
to watch you guys,

and it's scary
at the same time,

and I love that you
stepped it up

doing this blindfold
at this time.

Very well done.

Thank you.
Simon?

You know what I love
about you two

is that you are interesting.

The fact that you're
so dedicated to this is really

important and inspiring.

This was great.

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

I believe you stepped it up.

You scared the whatever
I had in me out of me.

[laughter]

I like the drama
that you created.

Let's find out if you end up
in the next round.

Only six acts
are going through.

We're gonna talk about it.
Thank you for your time.

Thank you very much.
Thank you. We appreciate it.

♪ ♪

You notice how many acts
have, like, trust?

You mean trusting
the other person?

Yeah.
Want to do a trust fall?

And then you will catch me?
Stand up.

Okay, just fall back,
and just trust.

Let's see how
much trust she has.

Don't do it!
What are you doing?

I just wanted--
Now I have trust issues.

But that's what I'm--
With you.

Yes.

[exciting music]

Oh, no!

I actually want this
to end right now.

You will not be going through
to the live shows.

.

[jazzy music]

My name is Richardson,

and I bring a lot
of love for you guys tonight.

♪ ♪

I heard that if you make it
through to the live shows,

that the president of Haiti

would also come
to the live shows.

Yes.
Oh, wow.

I mean, that would
be very exciting.

I like your personality.
You exude confidence.

The whole entire vibe
made me feel so good.

♪ ♪

[soft music]

I'm Oliver Graves. I'm 32.

I mostly just do retail jobs,
but I am pursuing comedy.

♪ ♪

For years, I would watch
"America's Got Talent,"

and I would say,
"I could do that.

That's something I could do.
I'd be good at that."

But I was just kind of
a wallflower, almost a hermit.

One day, I got tired
of being the kind of guy

that--just kind
of floating through life.

It's like, "Wake up.
Dude, like, go do something."

And I did.

I once had my identity stolen.

It's okay,
they gave it right back.

[laughter, applause]

It's not unusual for me
to have people stand up

at my performances,

although usually that's
so they can get up to leave.

It was amazing.

I, um...

I've never really had
something like that happen.

Oh, give me hugs.

♪ ♪

If I won this competition,

I would be able to support
myself with stand-up comedy.

I don't want to work retail
the rest of my life.

I'm funny, and I can do this,

and I'm just trying
to prove it.

[cheers and applause]

I love this guy.
I love this guy.

[cheers and applause]

Oliver.
Welcome back, Oliver.

Thank you.
How are you feeling?

I'm trying not
to have feelings.

[laughter]

Now, what you been doing
to prepare

for this audition today?

Traveling around, trying
to get in front of audiences

that have never seen me before,

and trying to pick my best
material moving forward.

Good. Well, I don't want
to hold you back any longer,

so go for it.

[cheers and applause]

So I'm transitioning...

Whoo!
[crowd murmuring]

My diet.

[laughter]

I'm a big believer
in the saying,

"You are what you eat.

That's why I eat nothing."

[laughter]

So I'm unemployed
and live with my parents,

but it's all right,
'cause my mom's a hoarder,

so she'll never throw me out.

[laughter]

So I get made fun of a lot.
Happened a lot in school.

I even had a teacher
that made fun of me.

I was home-schooled.

[laughter]

[cheers and applause]

So I sleep
with stuffed animals.

I just--I can't help it.

I just love taxidermy.

[laughter]

Oh, my God.
[laughing]

Something I do sometimes

to get people
to leave me alone, like,

so no one will flirt with me,
is I'll wear a wedding ring.

And it works.
No one ever...

flirts with me.

Actually, a lot of times,
I forget to wear the ring.

Still, no one ever...

[laughter]

Flirts with me.

[cheers and applause]

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

[playful music]

♪ ♪

Howie, you were
laughing pretty hard.

I was.
I got to tell you something.

This guy is so unique
and so different.

I think you're one
of the most original

new, young comics I've seen.

There's only six spots tonight,
but I'll fight for you.

I love you. I really do.

♪ ♪

What do you think?

I think comedy is subjective
and really hard.

I love your timing.

It was really clever,
really great.

Thank you.

Simon?

You are definitely someone
we're gonna remember.

Sometimes the material from
comedians we get on the show,

it just goes way
over people's heads,

where you've found
the right balance.

♪ ♪

Oliver, we're gonna
speak to you later.

Bye, guys.

♪ ♪

He's so awful.
I love him.

I love the weirdness,
I love the originality.

I want to keep going forward.
I want to keep doing this.

This is--it's what I want.

This is it, you know?

.

Are you having fun, Martina?

Yeah.

You're really good.
Oh, thank you.

Where you from, man?
From Russia, Siberia.

Oh. Y'all are the UDI guys.
Yeah.

Y'all cut off the lights...
Yeah, yeah.

Put the UV lights up...
You watch?

Dude, yes.

Tell me who you are, please.

We are dance team UDI.

[cheers and applause]

Whoa!

Wow.

[dramatic music]

What?

♪ ♪

What just happened?

[cheers and applause]

Our audition was amazing,

because we have been
through so much to be here.

We met when we were at
a school for poor children.

It was a very bad place, but
we had each other and dance.

Dance gave us something
to dream about.

[uplifting music]

We created our own dance crew

and traveled around Russia
performing.

♪ ♪

So do you guys
teach dance as well?

Yeah, we started
our own dance school.

Really?
Yeah. Well, look.

♪ ♪

We created this dance school

for children who have no money,

children who are like we were.

Now we have 800 children,

and 80 of them
have disabilities.

It makes us so happy when we
see the smiles on their faces.

♪ ♪

We want to give
the kids a future.

We want to show them
anything is possible.

Now the competition is high,
so tonight,

we are ready to fight for
our place in the live shows.

[cheers and applause]

Hello.
Hello, everybody.

I remember you guys
very well from last time,

because you guys dance
glowing in the dark,

which was absolutely fantastic.

Thank you.
Thank you very much.

We loved it last time,
and I hope

we're gonna love it today.
Good luck, you guys.

Thank you very much.
Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

Whoa.

♪ ♪

Wow.

♪ ♪

Wow.

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

[industrial music]

♪ ♪

[thumping]

Whoa.

♪ ♪

[music intensifies]

♪ ♪

[somber music]

♪ ♪

What?
Oh, he got healed?

[stirring music]

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

[cheers and applause]

♪ It's been
a long time coming ♪

♪ Since I've seen your face ♪

♪ I've been everywhere
and back ♪

♪ Trying to replace ♪

♪ Everything that I've had
till my feet went numb ♪

♪ Praying like a fool
that's been on the run ♪

Mel, what do you think?

You just blow my mind
every time I see you.

Thank you.
Thank you very much.

I think your creation
and your creative--

just out of this world.
I loved it.

Thank you.
Thank you very much.

[cheers and applause]

Well, I've never seen
anything like that before.

That was just
a first-time experience,

and it's so creative and
so powerful, and I loved it.

[cheers and applause]

And you, Simon?
I thought it was terrific.

As you said,
the fact you are literally

a few feet away from us

and we can suspend
our disbelief

and believe what we're seeing

is what this is
all about for me,

and this is why we made
this show in the first place,

is so that acts like you could
have an opportunity to perform.

This was good.
This was really good, actually.

Well done.
Thank you.

♪ ♪

Okay.

Well, only six acts
are going through.

We're gonna talk about it.
Thank you.

Thank you very much.

♪ ♪

Well, they rose.
They did.

They rose.
They stepped it up.

I think this might be tough.

[all cheering]

.

There's just a few

more acts to go.

6 out of 18...

It would mean a lot
to get one of those slots.

Playing at the Dolby Theatre
would be incredible

if we got that chance.
Definitely the most

amount of people
we've played in front of.

Yeah, I'd say so.
If we get there.

[cheers and applause]

And what's your name, please?
We are We Three.

Okay.
We're a sibling band

from McMinnville, Oregon.

Our dad had a family band
with his siblings,

and we kind of decided
to do the same thing.

I like that.

Our dad was as in a band
with our aunts and uncles.

Baby was born, and my wife,
who was the sound woman,

she carried Joshua on her back,
and we continued to do music

until I found out
I couldn't make money,

and a friend said, "You need
to take care of your family."

I got a job for you.

Dad ended up getting a job
as a garbage man,

and still remains a garbage man
to kind of make ends meet.

Why don't you wave
to the camera, honey?

Mom and dad were
an incredible team.

Thinking back on them,
they're just amazing,

but I think that we didn't know
what we had in the moment, so.

Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Mother's Day!

My wife was diagnosed with
carcinoma cancer, stage 4.

♪ Each breath
getting harder ♪

We had four hard,
but really wonderful,

treasured months with her.

She passed away on January 5th.

♪ ♪

At 6:00 in the morning,
I caught her, and I said,

"You're trying to sneak away,"

and I caught her,
and we gathered the kids there,

and we watched her
take her last breath.

♪ Asked him to take care
of his little brother ♪

♪ And he's not really sure
about life ♪

Our first song was about
Mom and our loss with her.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

♪ 'Cause they can talk
to me anytime ♪

Something really special
about you guys.

I believe it's, like, real.

I honestly think we're at the
start of something big here.

[cheers and applause]

This next song is just
about life

that keeps going
and that happens afterwards.

♪ I gave you life ♪

And here we go.

It's really important for us
to keep getting better.

We've got this one chance
to impress.

We have so much more we want
to share with them.

One of her things that
she would always say

when there was something
big that happened,

she would always say,
"Are you kidding me?"

[chuckles]

I can just hear her
say that now.

[cheers and applause]

Welcome back to "AGT."
Thank you.

Thank you so much.
I got to tell you,

when you first came on

and you honored
the legacy of your mother,

it was incredibly
moving to all of us,

and the song that
you're singing tonight,

is it an original,
or is it a cover?

It's an original.
It's an original.

So another one you wrote,
and what is this one about?

This song is about dealing
with your demons

and coming to the realization
that sometimes in life,

it's okay to not be okay,

and that being vulnerable
can be really, really powerful.

Wow.
And it's called "Lifeline."

[cheers and applause]

Okay. Go ahead,
and best of luck to you.

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

I like them all as people.

♪ Can you call my lifeline? ♪

♪ 'Cause I give up ♪

♪ ♪

[whispers] Come on, buddy.

♪ And I'll raise my white flag
and just give in ♪

♪ ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm barely breathing ♪

♪ Got no reason for grieving ♪

♪ That's just how I feel ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I'm just trying to be real ♪

♪ Wish I could turn
this switch on ♪

♪ And leave it on
all damn day long ♪

both:
♪ Get it tattooed on my arm ♪

♪ Just because
they told me not to ♪

♪ Wish I could
turn you all off ♪

♪ Say it without going soft ♪

both: ♪ But we all know
that I'm not ♪

♪ One to tell you
you have got to ♪

♪ Shiver, feel it, take it ♪

♪ Break it,
make it what you want ♪

♪ And lose it,
choose it, find it ♪

♪ Mind it, bruise it,
use it how you're gonna ♪

♪ Shiver, feel it, take it ♪

♪ Break it,
make it what you want ♪

♪ And lose it,
choose it, find it ♪

♪ Mind it, bruise it,
use it how you're gonna ♪

♪ Can you call my lifeline? ♪

♪ 'Cause I give up ♪

♪ ♪

♪ And I'll raise my white flag
and just give in ♪

♪ ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm barely breathing ♪

♪ Got no reason for grieving ♪

♪ That's just how I feel ♪

♪ ♪

♪ And I feel the pressure ♪

♪ To be perfect forever ♪

♪ That's just how I feel ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I'm just trying to be real ♪

all: ♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ I'm just trying to be real ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪
♪ Yeah ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I'm just trying to be real ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

Mama would be proud.

♪ I can hold my breath ♪

Oh, I just love, love,

love everything
about you guys--

your passion,

the music, the words--
I mean, just everything.

♪ I can dance
and play the part ♪

I want you there
in those live shows.

I really do, guys.

I really believe in you.
Really do.

Thank you.
You know, I've had

a really good career
with songs that affect people

and make a difference
in somebody's life,

but from the very first line,

that was one of the best
first lines I've ever heard.

[cheers and applause]

Just so vulnerable and real,
and I think that people

need to hear that song
and more from you guys.

Whoo!
Wow.

I love you guys, too,
and when you stand there

and when we chat to you guys,

you seem so humble
and down-to-earth,

and then when
you start singing,

you really, like,
knock it out of the park.

Thank you.

You know, the one word
that comes to mind,

and it's kind of corny,
but it's "beautiful,"

and you guys are beautiful,
and today, you tell a story

about, you know,
the trials and tribulations

of just trying
to get through life.

We're all human.
We're all flawed.

We all have hard times.

I love you guys,

and I think that you're on
your way to greatness.

♪ I'm only human ♪

Look, the great thing
about you guys are

is that you need nothing from
us other than a platform,

because it all comes from you,
and the last line you sang,

"I'm just trying to be real,"

actually is what
it's all about.

[cheers and applause]

This will work if you
write songs yourselves,

and you're gonna find out
if we're right or not,

because this should resonate
really quickly.

I have a feeling
this is gonna happen.

[cheers and applause]

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

♪ I'm only human ♪

♪ And I crash
and I break down ♪

♪ Your words in my head ♪

They're really good.

I love how humble they are.

Wow.
This is really tough.

There's just so much
talent that's here.

♪ I'm only human ♪

You're a crying mess.

♪ ♪

.

If you want

to change your life

and win $1 million,

auditions are already open
for next season.

Next year, this could be you.

♪ ♪

So this next act, beware.
This girl is scary.

Very scary.

[dark music]

♪ Twinkle, twinkle ♪

♪ Little star ♪

Do you want to play?

♪ How I wonder
what you are ♪

There's something in the air,

season 13
"America's Got Talent."

[eerie music]

Oh, my God!

♪ ♪

That's crazy.

♪ Up above the world
so high ♪

The magic is incredible,
but the horror is real.

♪ Like a diamond ♪

♪ In the sky ♪

That's really scary,
and I don't like scary things.

[ominous music]

That Rihanna girl
is freaking me out.

She's always got
that creepy doll with her.

♪ ♪

[audience booing, laughing]

Hello.

Okay. Okay.

It says here that you are
the sacred Rihanna.

How have things changed
since your audition?

Wow.
She's just...

[audience shouting]

She's coming toward us.

[dark music]

♪ ♪

Oh, my God.

Oh! Oh, my God.

Oh, no, no!

Why do I have to hold it?

Oh.

[crowd murmuring]

I don't like things like this.

♪ ♪

My imaginary friend
likes to play...

♪ ♪

And she also likes fear.

Oh, great.

♪ ♪

It's a candle.

♪ ♪

Ooh.

It lit.

♪ ♪

Hold it.

You hold it.
Hold it.

You hold it.

♪ ♪

"Do you want to play?"

Who?

♪ ♪

[bell ringing]

Is that the bell
inside there?

[bell ringing]

♪ ♪

Oh, there's blood.

Oh, God. Oh, no.

I don't like this.

♪ ♪

No. No. No.

No, I don't want
to play with it.

I don't want it.

What does this mean?
Hold it. Hold it.

What do you mean
what does it mean?

She wants to play
with you, Mel.

Okay, well then how
is she gonna do that?

♪ ♪

I don't like
things like this.

Hold it.

♪ ♪

Come out.

Let's play.

♪ ♪

Let's play with our new friend.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[audience screaming]

[cheers and applause]

[creepy music]

♪ ♪

My...

Simon, what did you think?

I actually want this
to end right now.

Me too.

Well, thank you, thank you.
Go away now. Go away now.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

I feel like I'm in
a horror film right now.

I'm really scared.
The blood is wet.

Oh, there's blood all over it!

Oh, no, no.

Mel looks completely freaked.

This is too much for me.

I'm gonna go
to my dressing room.

[intense music]

Come out. Let's play.

No, no, no, no.
No, no.

No, no.

[shrieking]

♪ ♪

[screams]

We only have six spots left.

I'm really sorry to say

you won't be going through
to the next round.

.

The performances are over,

the audience is gone,

and the judges have begun
deliberating

on which six acts
will make it to the live shows.

I think this
is gonna be tough.

Yeah.

I really, really want this,
and I'm really hoping

that all the work that
I put in, you know, pays off.

Is it one or the other
of those guys?

No.
Yes.

Oh, my God,
I'm really nervous right now.

I'm not kidding.
I'm this close.

I just want that "yes."

I actually like them.
I don't think

they were great today...
No.

But I do like them.
This is huge.

We didn't even think
we would be here today,

but if we were to make it
to the live shows,

that would be
a dream come true.

That's the seventh.
Seven.

That's the seventh.
Okay. We're happy.

Yep?
Got it.

Thank you.
Thank you guys.

Martina, seriously,
thank you.

Thank you.
Great to see you again,

by the way.
You too.

Now we have to
break the news:

who is going to the live shows
and who is out.

[upbeat music]

We saw 18 acts, and after
Martina's Golden Buzzer,

there were only 6 more acts
that we can put forward.

Both of you did
a fantastic job today,

but the competition was really
tough, and unfortunately,

you will not be going through
to the live shows.

I'm really, really sorry.

♪ ♪

I'm really sorry.
Sorry, guys.

♪ ♪

That was a tough one.
[sighs]

Not good news.

Not good news.
Yeah.

Devastated.

Give me a hug.

You're an amazing man.

Thank you, Tyra.

♪ ♪

This has been a very
difficult night for everybody.

We have to make
some tough choices,

and we made a decision.

You're going through.

♪ Like when I close
my eyes ♪

♪ And don't even care ♪

♪ If anyone sees me dancing ♪

Thank you.
Thank you.

This is the best day

in our life
and in the life of our cats.

[cats meow]

♪ Skip, like an open page ♪

♪ Like a one way trip ♪

I want to thank all of you

for auditioning
for "America's Got Talent."

You have really entertained us
with your passion

and enthusiasm,
and I'm really sorry to say,

you guys won't be going through
to the next round.

♪ ♪

Sorry, guys.
Sorry, guys.

[clicks tongue] Aww.

They made a big mistake,

'cause I would have rocked
the live shows.

[stirring music]

What I've always liked, from
the very first time we met you,

is that you have personality,

but--and I'm gonna
be honest with you--

I think other acts
similar to you

technically were better,
and in the end, I'm sorry.

You're gonna have a lot
of rehearsals to do,

because you're going through
to the live shows.

What? What?
Oh, my God.

What? What?

♪ If anyone
sees me dancing ♪

Well done.

We want to see a whole
different ballgame

next time, right?
Show us that we're right.

♪ Like a heartbeat skip ♪

We thought we were
going home,

but we're going
to the live shows.

We're going!

It feels so real.

It feels so real, honestly.

We made it.
We made it!

[all cheering]

♪ ♪

[somber music]

♪ ♪

This was quite difficult
for us to judge.

We actually didn't
even judge it.

We just ran away
from the table.

The truth is a demon has never
won at "America's Got Talent,"

but the decision we make,
a lot of it is based on,

do we believe the public
would be interested

in seeing you
in the next round?

And in the end,
we did all agree...

that they would like to see you
in the next round.

♪ ♪

I think she's happy.

Are you happy?

[ominous music]

Congratulations.
Congratulations.

♪ ♪

We can see how hard you work
and how good you are.

Unfortunately, the other acts
were really, really strong,

and therefore I hate
to tell you guys,

none of you are going forward
to the live shows.

♪ ♪

Sorry, guys.
I'm really, really sorry.

♪ ♪

I feel so bad.

We tried the hardest trick
we ever did,

and clearly wasn't enough,

but we have to live with that.

♪ ♪

This is not easy.

Tonight, we're telling people
to go home,

that maybe on any other season,

they might be
lucky enough to stay,

but we had to make a decision.

You're going to the live shows.

[all cheering]

Well done.
Well done, guys.

♪ ♪

Siberia's going
to the live shows.

Siberia's going
to the live shows.

♪ ♪

You're both
extraordinary singers.

We've thoroughly enjoyed
your performances.

We had to make a decision,
and neither of you

are going to be going through
to the live shows.

I'm so, so sorry.

Sorry, you guys.
Yeah, sorry.

But thanks so much.

They are taking it
like real big men.

Don't they?
Yeah.

They're taking it
like really big men.

We love you, Jeffrey.
We love you. Don't worry, okay?

We love you.

♪ ♪

You both had really,
really good first auditions,

but we only had six spots,

and we've come to the decision.

We are gonna be seeing
both acts in the live shows.

Oh, my God.
Well done.

[indistinct chatter]

Absolutely great,
both of you.

Oh, my God.

♪ Happy endings ♪

Thank you.
Congrats, guys.

See you at the live show.
Well done.

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

It's incredible to put
in all the work

and to make it this far.

It's just, you know,
it's a second chance,

and it's the second chance
I've been wanting

for a very, very long time.

Did you do it?
Yeah.

You guys did it!

[laughter]

We're always gonna
feel Mom with us

in anything that we do,

so tonight, for sure,
especially we felt her here.

Give me another hug.
I'm so proud of you guys.

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