America's Got Talent (2006–…): Season 13, Episode 13 - Live Quarterfinals 1 - full transcript
The first 12 acts perform during the live shows
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♪♪ got to be a joker.
He just do what he please ♪♪
♪♪ come together, right now ♪♪
♪♪ over me ♪♪
♪♪ come together, right now ♪♪
Live from Hollywood, it's
"America's Got Talent."
Here is your host, Tyra banks.
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yes, yes, yes.
It is time for America to come
together, because tonight your
voice is the only one that
matters.
Who stays?
Who goes home?
And who eventually wins.
It is all up to who?
You.
All the action going on tonight
has been brought here by our
judges.
Time to show them some love.
Howie mandel.
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Mel b.
Heidi Klum.
Mr. Boss man, Simon Cowell.
All right.
So you guys saw the auditions.
This is our biggest season ever.
We have already had over
1.5 billion, with a "b," views
online.
But right here, right now, is
where it gets serious.
These acts are live.
This is the biggest and the
toughest competition in the
entire world.
You win agt, you change your
life.
Period.
It is that important.
You hear me?
And we have the best prize.
It's what every artist dreams
of.
$1 million, and a headline show
in Las Vegas!
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Simon, just how big of a deal is
this, winning this competition?
I have seen over the years
that, when you actually win the
competition in the right year,
it doesn't just change your
life.
It is -- it will give you a huge
career, whether it's Vegas or
whatever.
I have seen people win this show
and go on to make $100 million
deals.
It's that important.
He is right, y'all.
We have 12 acts coming up.
Amazing acts tonight.
Only seven will survive.
I ask you.
Are you ready?
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Here is our first act.
This is an ancient Chinese art
form.
This performer from Japan takes
it way into the future.
Here is mochi.
When I step on the stage,
there is always silence.
Shh!
I need focus, focus.
When I lift my diablo, the
energy starts to flow through
me.
When my arms move, the magic
begins.
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Diablo and I become one.
Like an orchestra in my hands.
I feel like I am conducting a
symphony.
Diablo is my passion, is my
soul, is my life!
It has led me to the biggest
stage in the world!
I came all the way from Japan to
chase this dream.
I can touch it.
I can feel it.
I will not let this chance slip
away.
I am here to win!
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Heidi, you were up on your
feet.
Tell us how you're feeling right
now.
I mean, I have to tell you
guys, I tried this, and I nearly
knocked my tooth out.
No, really, it is so hard to do.
I could barely keep that thing
on the string.
You mochi.
You are the best diablo artist
in the world, and we are so
lucky to have you on "America's
got talent."
Thank you very much.
Thanks so much.
It is so hard.
And you make it look so easy.
You definitely make it look
easy.
Simon.
Basically it's a big yo-yo.
To make that interesting, which
is what you did, was incredible.
It was like being on a roller
coaster, which was thrilling.
At the same time I wanted to
throwup because there was so
much going on.
I mean that as a compliment.
I think what you did was
actually fantastic.
It was a show.
Thank you.
It's like a yo-yo, but it's
not attached.
The red thing is loose.
You know what I mean.
Howie.
You got to start voting.
I don't know when they can start
voting but they should start
voting now.
You need to be in the finals.
I have watched diablo before.
The precision you have with the
video that's going on, it's not
following you.
You're following it.
There is fire, and it's four
dimensional.
It's precision.
It's perfect.
You need to be in the finals.
Only seven can go through.
America, vote!
Mel b.
Well, I absolutely do think
that you are super talented.
And what you did tonight was
amazing.
You have got tenacity.
That's right the right word,
right?
I don't know what you're
trying to say.
Tenacity.
The will power, the thrive, the
drive to go on to be creative.
I have to say, the music --
didn't like it.
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Oh, my gosh.
This is like, really, crazy
right now.
Red buzzers for comments.
The voting starts now.
I need you guys to get on it.
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You're looking at me like you
never saw a trophy wife before.
You are the funniest person
we have had on the show.
Get it undone.
I've never seen anything like
this before.
The only thing I can do for
you, young lady, is give you --
welcome back to Hollywood.
Stepping up from auditions to
live shows is a really big deal
for the acts.
If you want to show them some
love or find out how they're
feeling, follow them on
Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.
Go ahead.
We want you to get involved.
All I have to say about the next
act -- y'all, you know what, I
ain't going to say nothing.
It's crazy.
It kind of speaks for itself.
Here is human fountain.
For the second round, we
left the stage feeling like we
put it all out there.
But then the dream was over.
You're not going through to
the live shows.
We were devastated.
But when we received the phone
call that we got the wow card,
we were thrilled.
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since we were given a second
chance, we are putting
everything into this act.
We are coming at this with a
completely scientific approach.
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this is the live shows, so we
are not messing around anymore.
If we keep our strings at these
angles, we are going to get
streams that we have never seen
before.
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Simon, he is not a fan of
sloppy streams.
Simon seemed to be a huge fan
of our act.
It was stupid.
Our goal is to bring Simon to
our side.
If he were to give a spit for
us, it would make our world.
We got this, guys.
The talent of our competitors
is incredible.
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we want to show the judges that
they made the right decision
bringing us back.
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Stinks so bad up here.
Simon, you gave them a red buzz.
You said x, hell no.
Shocker.
How the hell am I supposed to
comment on what I just saw?
It was -- I'll give this --
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-- Oh, shut up.
I'll give this to you.
What's your problem?
It's the most stupid act we have
ever had on the finals of agt.
I will give you that.
They're the most something.
Howie?
Simon, we made you a drink.
Not only that, you guys teach
us a lesson.
Young people are watching.
What's the lesson?
What is the takeaway?
Sharing is it caring.
Thank you, Howie.
That's what I got from that.
Mel b?
You know what?
You are something to remember.
You really are.
You are original.
I love the song choice, by the
way.
Brilliant -- stop it!
I mean, you must really love
each other that much to share
that much.
Come on!
We love sharing.
You know, you're original and
you will be remembered.
Heidi?
Well done.
Honestly, just when I thought
it can't get any more
ridiculous, out comes the
weiner.
The weiner!
Do you mean the hot dog?
It was a weiner.
She's German.
They call it that.
Mustard vomit.
It's disgusting.
But I kind of liked it.
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Yeah.
I have a two and a half-year-old
son.
I think he's going to be
obsessed with you guys.
Good luck.
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Stop it!
That's disgusting!
Coming up, a sensational
close-up magician.
Your eyes are not going to
[ cheers and applause ]
Welcome back to agt.
This act has 151 performers.
Each of their names are -- I'm
kidding y'all.
I know you're about to kick my
butt.
Forget everything that you think
you know about choirs.
These guys are changing the
game.
Here's angel city chorale.
There is no other place like
Los Angeles.
It's a hustling, bustling city
of dreamers trying to make their
way in the maze.
It's so easy to feel lost in a
big city.
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I came here wanting to go to
cleng college.
Then the revolution happened and
I couldn't go back to Iran
anymore.
We lost everything.
I didn't have a home anymore.
When I was 18 my oldest
brother was involved in a fatal
car accident.
After my brother passed away it
was difficult to be in los
Angeles.
I felt alone.
Being gay and coming out when
I was growing up wasn't really
an option for me.
I felt like I needed to move to
a place where I would be
accepted.
Angel city chorale made me
fall back in love with los
Angeles.
I was able to find a lot of the
healing I needed.
I sing with these people and
there is a feeling of liberation
and freedom.
It was the first time in my
life that I felt like this is
where I belong.
Angel city chorale makes
people feel that this is their
home.
That's what makes us unique.
We are so ready to bring it on.
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♪♪ I am not a stranger to the
dark ♪♪
♪♪ hide away, they say ♪♪
♪♪ cause we don't want your
broken parts ♪♪
♪♪ but I won't let them break me
down to dust ♪♪
♪♪ when the sharpest words want
to cut me down ♪♪
♪♪ I'm going to send a flood ♪♪
♪♪ drown them out ♪♪
♪♪ I am brave ♪♪
♪♪ I am bruised ♪♪
♪♪ I am who I'm meant to be ♪♪
♪♪ this is me ♪♪
♪♪ look out cause here I come ♪♪
♪♪ I'm marching on to the beat I
drum ♪♪
♪♪ I'm not scared to be seen ♪♪
♪♪ I make no apology jis sies ♪♪
♪♪ this is me ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ we are bursting through the
barricades and reaching for the
sun ♪♪
♪♪ we are warriors ♪♪
♪♪ yeah, that's what we've become
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♪♪ look out cause here I come ♪♪
♪♪ I'm marching on to the beat I
drum ♪♪
♪♪ I'm not scared to be seen ♪♪
♪♪ I make no apologies ♪♪
♪♪ this is me ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ this is me ♪♪
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Oh, my goodness!
Oh, my goodness.
Wow!
Wow!
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Howie, this is like "the
greatest showman" gospel.
I have a worry.
America, you've got to vote.
The problem with America right
now is, you know, we were
totally surrounded in this room,
in this audience.
The music just went right
through you.
People at home are watching it
on TV and maybe some of them
don't have great speakers.
I'm here to tell you, it's
amazing!
Trust me.
Mel b.
You know what I like about
you guys?
You're not perfect.
What?
What you are is feel-good.
You make me feel good.
You made the whole room smile.
You're very uplifting.
Very, very, very uplifting.
Perfect is boring.
Who does the choreography?
Billy.
Where you at, Billy?
Wave your hands in the air like
you just don't care.
Billy's shy.
I like your choreography.
It's a bit cheesy.
I like it.
Oh, no!
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I still like it.
It's not cheesy.
No, no, no.
It's not cheesy.
It is.
I like cheesy.
Your sound is so powerful,
all 150 of you.
I think you are united.
It doesn't matter what belief
you are, what race, how old you
are.
I think we all learned from you
guys.
Well done!
It's not cheesy!
Simon.
I'll make this quick.
If I had died during this
performance and this is heaven,
I'm happy because that's what it
felt like.
Good luck, good luck.
All right.
Okay.
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Still to come, our high school
dance family is heating up the
stage.
They have what it takes -- or do
they -- to make it to the
[ cheers and applause ]
Welcome back to Hollywood.
Now, the first time we saw this
act, Mr. Howie was not
impressed.
I'm sorry.
Whatever.
Whatever.
They blew the other judges away
with their incredible energy and
dance skills.
Here's the pac dance team,
Howie.
[ Cheers and applause ]
This is a very special day
flying the flag for walden grove
on "America's Got Talent."
I'm super proud of these kids.
Help me welcome the pac dance
team!
[ Cheers and applause ]
We started rehearsing in a
storage closet.
Kind of the underdogs of this
high school.
But now we are running in front
of the entire school like the
football team.
It's just beyond what we ever
imagined.
In judge cuts, Howie hit the x.
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This show is so much more
than just a high school dance
team.
Howie, you're wrong.
No, we are not just a high
school dance team.
People do underestimate us.
We are dedicated young dancers.
Our whole town and community are
behind us.
We are definitely going to
step up our game.
We want to prove Howie wrong.
We want to win this.
We cannot wait to go out and
perform live for all of America.
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Whoa!
Tootsie rolling up in here.
Wow!
Mel b.
What do you think of that?
Well, there are a few things
that I think.
For a start, I think that this
is by far your best performance
to date.
Thank you!
I really do think so.
But halfway through, didn't like
it.
Your music choice was great.
Like I said, it's your best
performance to date.
But there is still something not
clicking.
I still feel like it's what my
10-year-old would do at school.
Which is fine, but this is
"America's Got Talent."
No!
Heidi, what do you think?
I like the energy you put
out.
I like that you always pick a
theme of a movie that we all
know and love.
What movie was that?
Willie wonka.
Wasn't it?
That was the golden ticket.
Maybe this is your golden ticket
to get to the next round.
Who knows?
Simon?
I have always been a fan of
you guys.
I like that you come from this
school.
Every time I see you, there is
an optimism about you.
It's fun.
It's not perfect, but that makes
it great.
I think the show needs an act
like this in the competition.
You are getting better.
Bearing in mind what we saw
before you, this is brilliant,
trust me.
Stop hating on my boys.
Okay, Howie.
What we saw before breaks
through the noise.
This is like a million things I
have seen.
I deserve another pie in the
face.
I don't get it.
I don't.
It's very good.
I agree.
I do.
Howie is sticking to his guns
here.
Good luck.
If you like them, vote for them.
Howie wasn't feeling it.
You can vote with your xfinity
remote.
Vote up to ten times with each
voting method.
Mel b, your golden buzzer is
coming.
They're about to raise the roof.
One of the scariest acts we have
ever seen, lord nil will be
taking the stage along with 20
rattlesnakes.
Lord help me.
We'll be right back.
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[ Cheers and applause ]
Welcome back to Hollywood.
Next up it's Mel b's golden
buzzer.
Mel b, what made you slap that
baby and just say, I have to do
this?
You know what?
She's an incredible talent.
She's young, enthusiastic,
hungry and reminds me a little
bit of me.
Oh!
Because she can sing.
You know how much she loves
her.
No.
As in -- no, nobody accepted
her.
She fought and she --
but she has a good voice.
Ooh, Simon.
Stop it.
All right.
Here's little Mel, Amanda mena.
My mom and dad came here to
set up a better life for us.
For the first four years of my
life I lived in the Dominican
Republic.
When we moved here, I didn't
know the culture.
I didn't know the language.
Kids would say, go back to your
country.
You don't belong here.
I felt like an outsider.
My family always taught me,
don't let what people say hold
you back.
You can do anything that you
want.
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[ Cheers and applause ]
Getting that golden buzzer, I
still can't believe it.
Can you believe that?
I can't believe it.
It means a lot to my family,
too.
Even though they came from
poverty, they sacrificed so much
so I could have this
opportunity.
My family is everything to me.
Tonight is my chance to give
back to them.
I'm not going to waste it.
I'm not going to waste it.
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♪♪ what about us ♪♪
♪♪ what about all the times you
said you had the answer ♪♪
♪♪ what about us ♪♪
♪♪ what about all the broken
happy ever afters ♪♪
♪♪ oh ♪♪
♪♪ what about us ♪♪
♪♪ what about all the plans that
ended in disaster ♪♪
♪♪ what about love ♪♪
♪♪ what about trust ♪♪
♪♪ what about us ♪♪
♪♪ sticks and stones ♪♪
♪♪ they may break my bones ♪♪
♪♪ but I'll be ready ♪♪
♪♪ are you ready ♪♪
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♪♪ what about us ♪♪
♪♪ what about all the plans that
ended in disaster ♪♪
♪♪ what about love ♪♪
♪♪ what about trust ♪♪
♪♪ what about us ♪♪
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Wow!
Mel, that's your baby girl.
That's your little you.
My gosh.
I just want to clarify.
When I say that you remind me of
me, I mean as in the story that
you didn't fit in.
Everyone told you to go back to
your country.
You look different.
You didn't speak the same
language.
But you know what?
You overcame those odds and you
are here on this stage.
I'm so proud of you.
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That's what I mean when I say
you remind me of me.
Mel, are you talking about
coming to America or -- give us
more.
She came here --
no, you, you.
I came here 15 years ago.
Nobody could understand a bloody
word I said.
We still -- shut up, Howie.
I'm saying the strength.
You're only 14.
And the maturity and the self
belief.
I wish I had that at your age.
I'm 43.
Finally, thank you, Jesus.
Heidi?
I think you nailed it.
My favorite part is when you let
go, let loose, when we can feel
that you're having fun and when
you hit the high notes and show
everyone what you can do.
Well done.
Thank you so much.
Simon?
I think what Mel -- you gave
this girl Amanda the golden
buzzer was the best thing you
needed.
It was that real vote of
confidence.
You did the right thing, Mel.
This girl, you have the real
potential to be a star.
I have a feeling you should be
in a group going forward.
But -- >> stop.
Stop you right there.
She's a solo artist.
She will always be one.
Thank you, Amanda.
Mel, you were in a group and
you're amazing.
I don't think it's a bad thing.
I couldn't sing that good.
I needed four other girls with
me.
You can vote up to ten times
for each act.
Put your favorites in the
semifinals
semifinals.
Coming, you won't believe what
these guys can do in heels.
And the singer blowing up the
Internet gets a shot at the
semifinals.
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[ Cheers and applause ]
All right, welcome back.
The competition is on.
It is serious and it all depends
on you.
Keep those votes coming.
Voting stays open until 7:00
A.M. eastern tomorrow.
Next up tonight, a dance crew
who's had a really super tough
start in life.
They have made it to Hollywood
and they are looking to win,
baby.
Here's junior new system.
Here are 11 friends who grew
up in the slums of Manila,
Philippines.
Our life was full of struggles.
To build our homes, we use
materials we find in the street.
With entire families, there are
like 12 in one small room.
When it rains, water comes
inside.
That's everyday life for our
families.
We came from nothing.
We never could have imagined
this.
Look at the heels!
Finally, this has given us
hope.
"America's Got Talent" could
change our lives.
We want to see you on the
live shows.
Here in America, we are
working in restaurants and fast
food places while we pursue this
dream.
From where we have been, we
can't afford to let this
opportunity slip through our
fingers.
I miss my whole family.
I'm working hard because I want
to help them.
That's why we're here.
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Okay, okay.
Okay.
They make me want to break out
the runway walk.
I gotta break out the runway
walk.
I'm feeling y'all.
I'm feeling y'all.
Mel b, tell me how you're
feeling.
They're stepping all over my
dress.
Oh, my.
Is it me first?
Yes, honey.
Oh, my god!
My god!
I mean, wow!
Everything about you guys --
where you've come from, where
you are now, you do your own
choreography, you met in the
slums and the streets of the
Philippines, right?
Yes.
You are united and together
and you are showing us some
moves.
Yes!
Thank you so much.
Howie?
You know what?
I think that you're amazing.
I'm sure the people at home are
thinking the same thing at home.
If I could be a little bit
critical.
Don't be.
I love what you do in your
heels.
The first half without the heels
is not as exciting.
You guys are known as the guys
who dance in heels.
They have to introduce the
heels halfway through.
That's the thing.
No.
I know why you're saying that.
They remind you of you.
Heel, yes.
I mean, the fact that you guys
are dancing in heels make you
stand out from all the other
dance troupes.
I love watching you guys.
Love it.
Thank you.
Simon?
It's not just the heels.
It's the determination, the
passion, the personality.
It's wanting to win that makes
watching you every time so
exciting.
For me, I think this is probably
going to be the most talked
about act so far.
You deserve it for all the right
reasons.
Good luck tonight, guys.
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Announcer: Coming up --
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magic I have ever seen in my
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wow.
You had me from the very first
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[ Cheers and applause ]
Welcome back to Hollywood.
Now to make it to the lives at
"America's Got Talent" it's not
good enough to just be good.
You have to be OMG what just
happened great.
And this band is just that.
Ladies and gentlemen, we three.
"America's Got Talent" is the
biggest moment in my kids'
lives.
I have seen them at their
youngest stages.
I have watched them become
adults.
When we lost their mother, it
was very difficult.
The ground underneath us just
shook.
We didn't know exactly what to
do.
But we came together as a family
and we are going to move
forward.
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everybody needs an outlet for
their feelings.
I think their music is that
outlet.
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When I heard it for the first
time it was like, oh, my
goodness.
Where did this come from?
It just touched my soul.
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I'm just brought to tears every
time.
They have experienced life and
they are putting it into their
music because they are
celebrating the struggle.
Agt is a new beginning.
This is the moment their lives
could move forward.
I'm very proud of them.
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♪♪ having to correct every
thought I had ♪♪
♪♪ that's the reason I feel sad ♪♪
♪♪ life supposedly gets easier ♪♪
♪♪ or so they say ♪♪
♪♪ oh, yeah ♪♪
♪♪ I guess I just can't give in
when the world tells me no ♪♪
♪♪ I just feel it in my bones ♪♪
♪♪ this is our society ♪♪
♪♪ but I'm coming clean ♪♪
♪♪ I'm still a believer ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ still a believer ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ I've been out all night just
trying to find the light ♪♪
♪♪ cause I'm still a believer ♪♪
♪♪ stuck inside my mind ♪♪
♪♪ been lost a thousand times ♪♪
♪♪ but I'm still a believer ♪♪
♪♪ been out all night just trying
to find the light ♪♪
♪♪ cause I'm still a believer ♪♪
♪♪ stuck inside my mind ♪♪
♪♪ been lost a thousand times ♪♪
♪♪ but I'm still a believer ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ still a believer ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ I'm still a believer ♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Howie, what do you think of
that?
Oh, I thought that was amazing.
Here's what it is.
On our show we sometimes have
people come to us like you did
with a very sad story.
I think you transcended your
story, Rose above it.
I'd like to say that I would
guess -- I would guess, we
three, that we four all enjoyed
we three.
Yes.
You have risen above it.
We love you.
Mel b.
Oh, my gosh.
I just love you guys.
I love everything about you.
You're original.
You write your own music.
It comes from the heart.
I kind of see you as like a
young current dire straits kind
of band.
Yeah.
You've got something.
You've got that extra special
niche.
And you're all very hot.
They are hot, aren't they?
Heidi?
I just think you have a
beautiful sound.
I think you harmonize
beautifully together.
I love the harmonies.
And I love that you're
siblings and you can be on the
journey together.
Simon?
I don't think this worked
tonight.
What?
I don't.
I think tonight you looked
like -- to me, you looked like
the support band with an okay
song.
This was not, for me, a step up.
I think you've got to rethink
about how you restage yourselves
going forward.
Don't keep doing the same thing.
If you want to pop -- >> boo.
Boo.
You have to pop.
This is not what a live show
performance should be like
coming from you, what you are
capable of, in my opinion.
It was brilliant.
You were brilliant.
All right.
So the king of music said
something harsh.
How are you going to make
America not listen to what he
said?
Well, they never do.
So he's clearly not the king
of music.
We are having the time of our
lives.
We are getting to make music for
America.
We cannot thank you guys enough
for supporting us and allowing
us to be here.
We're just going to keep working
hard for you.
Harder and harder.
Listen to that man.
Listen to that man.
Good luck, guys.
Remember, a spot in the
semifinals is at stake here.
You can vote on line at nbc. Com
or if you want to use the app,
download it from the app store
or Google play.
Coming up, it's America's
trailer park comedy queen, Vicki
barbolak.
And after the break, an escape
artist puts his fiancee in
mortal danger.
Crazy!
We'll be back in a couple of
minutes.
Welcome back to Hollywood.
Now this next act -- I can't
even -- I mean, in the last
round he just escaped being
lunch for three live alligators.
It was crazy.
Tonight he's taking it to the
next level.
This is going to freak me out,
guys.
It's insane.
Here's lord nil.
We met when I was a dancer at
his show.
Now we have been together for
eight years.
Maya is my support, my rock.
In previous rounds she has been
watching from the side of the
stage.
But for the live show, I want to
do something that I have never
done before.
So for the escape, there will be
not only my life in danger but
also the life of the woman I
love.
Tonight we both have to escape.
I will be locked in a tank of
water.
I will be suspended over a
pit of rattlesnakes with a lock
pick.
In this escape we are
responsible for each other's
lives.
This is my first escape.
My biggest fear is that I panic
and freeze.
If I don't give him the lock
pick, he will drown.
I am scared, but I love him.
So tonight I cannot be afraid.
The competition and the live
show is tough.
So this time for the escape, we
are going to risk our lives
together.
[ Cheers and applause ]
All right.
Take a deep breath, everybody.
Maya is in a cage which will be
lowered onto 20 deadly
rattlesnakes.
Now the only way to release her
is for lord nil to hit the
button on top of the water tank.
But he's going to be chained and
locked underwater in that tank.
He has to get out of the chains
to save Maya's life.
This is the ultimate double
death escape.
The chains are on.
Lord nil is now preparing his
body.
Ready to hold his breath for as
long as he can.
Are you ready, lord nil?
Good luck.
Just to recap, lord nil must
escape from the chains so he can
free Maya before she reaches the
snakes.
Then she must help him escape
from the tank before his breath
runs out.
The cage is on its way down.
Lord nil has just a few moments
to save Maya.
♪♪♪♪
so Maya is free.
She has a lock pin in her hair.
Lord nil must use it to escape
from the tank and save his own
life.
She dropped it.
She's looking for it.
Okay, she's got it.
[ Buzzer ]
♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
All right.
Let's get going on this.
Mel, you buzzed.
Why?
You should be ashamed of
yourself, Mel.
I'm ashamed of you.
What made you do that?
I don't get it.
Why would you do that to your
wife?
Why would you do that to your
husband?
And the snakes involved.
Then I just thought --
you wouldn't do that to your
ex-husband?
Yes, of course I would.
But still, she lost the key.
It's too dramatic.
It's too much.
Losing the key made it too
dramatic.
Love each other and go live
on an island.
Hayeidi?
I mean, that was a close
call.
You have to be alive to spend
that million dollars, okay?
First you have the scorpions and
the alligators.
Today the snakes.
It's always very entertaining,
but you need to be alive to
spend the million bucks.
[ Buzzer ]
Oh, my gosh, Mel.
It's too much.
But it's a good thing.
You're disturbed but this is the
act.
It's disturbia.
Simon?
First of all, I want to
congratulate the snakes.
They were outstanding.
The point is you guys every time
step the game up.
I think we need something more
deadly, more dangerous in the
tank next time.
Not that.
I'll suggest we put Mel and
Heidi in the tank.
Don't say that, Simon.
Howie?
We just witnessed our first
viral moment of the evening.
It was special, terrifying and
dangerous.
That's an std.
Our first viral moment.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Thank you.
All right.
So nil, Mel isn't liking it
because she's terrified.
Isn't that what the act is
about?
Yeah.
But I respect her point of view.
I respect what she said.
I try to do my best.
You did.
Also not to just entertain
people but give them real
danger.
It was entertaining, but you
are husband and wife.
Love each other, be happy.
They're not married yet.
In another life, I will try
to sing.
Good luck, you guys.
If you want to vote online go to
from land lines but they are
866, not 800 numbers.
If you dial the wrong number you
were vote ain't going to count,
okay?
Announcer: Coming up --
how are you?
A little bit nervous.
♪♪♪♪
You're like this shy little
thing when you came out.
Then you sing like a lion.
You're only 14.
Oh, I love you.
>>
welcome back.
Tomorrow night we're going to
find out which acts are going
through to the semifinals and
winning is everything.
Your votes will put seven acts
one step closer to that dream.
Now brace yourselves for this.
Last year's superstar adorable
winner Darcy Lynn will be up in
the house tomorrow night at
8:00/7:00 central.
Yes.
Up now is living proof that no
matter what life throws at you,
no matter how dark things get,
real talent can help you rise
above it all.
Do you hear me?
Here's flau'jae.
[ Sirens ]
♪♪♪♪
♪♪ I'm from Savannah down by the
border ♪♪
♪♪ where the project windows are
by the borders ♪♪
♪♪ a beautiful city ♪♪
♪♪ dark and deep ♪♪
♪♪ same place my father was taken
from me ♪♪
♪♪ they're hating on me ♪♪
♪♪ ain't no debating on me ♪♪
♪♪ I'm putting in work 24/7 ♪♪
♪♪ I know you're with me so we'll
grind together.
When the rain goes we'll
shine forever ♪♪
you, the lyrics, everything
feels real.
♪♪ I'm from a small city doing
big things ♪♪
♪♪ I know you're proud of me ♪♪
♪♪ I'm going to take our dreams
to the roof ♪♪
♪♪ ain't no boundaries ♪♪
♪♪ I hope we get to reach
somewhere out of reach ♪♪
♪♪ we shine together forever ♪♪
♪♪ daddy, I miss you ♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Hey, put your hands up.
Put 'em up.
♪♪♪♪
♪♪ you got too many let downs ♪♪
♪♪ so let down your hair ♪♪
♪♪ when you let down ♪♪
♪♪ put your best down ♪♪
♪♪ don't get left out there ♪♪
♪♪ in the world full of let
downs ♪♪
♪♪ I don't know why but I'm
feeling like the best now and
kicking it comfortably ♪♪
♪♪ ain't no stress now ♪♪
♪♪ I got my foot on the neck and
I will press down ♪♪
♪♪ and take a rest now like I got
asthma but I'm still breathing ♪♪
♪♪ I'm still eating ♪♪
♪♪ I'm the front runner and I'm
leading ♪♪
♪♪ put your hands up ♪♪
♪♪ the let downs ♪♪
♪♪ so let down your hair ♪♪
♪♪ when you let down get down
there ♪♪
♪♪ in a world full of let downs ♪♪
♪♪ we can get down ♪♪
♪♪ put your best down, yeah ♪♪
♪♪ too many let downs ♪♪
♪♪ hey, put 'em up ♪♪
♪♪ put 'em up ♪♪
♪♪ I need your hands in the air ♪♪
♪♪ don't let me down ♪♪
♪♪ listen to me though ♪♪
♪♪ if you feeling let down ♪♪
♪♪ then get up ♪♪
♪♪ I ain't gonna sugar coat it ♪♪
♪♪ sometimes you got to turn
tragedy into a challenge ♪♪
♪♪ my own city ain't think I have
it ♪♪
♪♪ now America know I got
talent ♪♪
♪♪ you got way too many let
downs ♪♪
♪♪ let downs ♪♪
♪♪ let down your hair ♪♪
♪♪ when you let down ♪♪
♪♪ put your best down ♪♪
put 'em up!
Hey, put 'em up!
Hey.
♪♪ I need your hands in the air ♪♪
♪♪ don't let me down ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ put 'em up ♪♪
♪♪ hands in the air don't shoot
me down ♪♪
♪♪ hands in the air ♪♪
♪♪ keep 'em up there ♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Let down, let down, let down.
Everybody's up, up, up on their
feet.
Mel b, you were jamming.
I saw you, girl.
Oh, you know I love you.
I love your message, courage,
passion and maturity.
But, I have to say tonight --
oh, no.
-- You did one thing that I
loved and the rest I didn't love
so much.
I loved the flow that you have.
Give me more of that.
You are so talented.
No more of the easy stuff.
You're wrong.
That's you.
You are unique when you do that.
I want more of that, sister.
Okay.
More of that.
Heidi?
See, I like that you sing
about dark things or dark
issues.
But you always try to find the
light in them.
Yeah.
That's what you do.
You try to find a solution.
I like that you're real, raw,
honest.
I loved your performance yet
again.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Simon?
I'm really taken aback by that.
Just remind me how old you are
flau'jae?
14.
14 years old.
There is nothing much I can add
to what you have done other than
rarely in life I see artists
with what I call steel in their
eyes.
You have the steel which is a
compliment.
You're a winner.
I thought that was outstanding.
Thank you.
Howie.
You inspire, aspire young
people to be as good as you, as
smart as you.
I love you.
You're a star.
People need to vote for you.
Thank you, thank you!
I want to hear the quick
thing, go.
[ Rapping rapidly ]
That's what she wants!
That's what she wants!
I get it.
Right, Mel.
Good luck, flau'jae.
Remember, all of tonight's acts
are depending on you.
You've got to vote.
Voting is open now and stays
open until 7:00 A.M. eastern
tomorrow.
America's hottest new comedian
Vicki barbolak is up after the
break.
And close-up magician shin lim
will be here.
Can he pull off the toughest
tricks he's attempted?
I don't know.
We'll see when we come back.
Welcome back to agt.
All right.
I need you to listen up.
Whatever you do during the next
act do not blink.
Not even a little bit.
If you do, you're going to miss
how amazing this magician is.
He's shin lim.
Being here at the live
rounds, this is my dream.
By leaps and bounds, the best
close-up magic I have seen in my
life.
The judge cuts went well
which added pressure.
Just unbelievable.
Bringing in an act so small
to a stage as big as "America's
got talent."
All right.
Here we go.
It's intimidating.
I know tonight I'm going head to
head against these amazing acts.
Some of the acts are so huge.
They really fill up the stage
with their props and they are
adding fire.
But for me, I'm still just using
a deck of cards.
Despite all of that, I really
feel like I belong here.
What I want to show America is
that even something so small can
create so much wonder.
I really want to win.
I'm ready to fight for it.
[ Applause ]
♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Okay, like what?
What the heck?
What?
What?
Oh, my god.
Howie?
I know.
You know, I can't give a better
compliment than this.
I have said it by leaps and
bounds the best close-up magic I
have ever seen.
Yes.
As a germaphobe I mean it in
the best way.
It is clean and seamless.
I'm looking right there.
You are wow.
People have to vote.
If you're not in the finals then
America doesn't know what they
are doing.
Okay, thanks.
Mel, do you see how he's
winking at us going -- so sexy.
I just like the whole
performance.
What you do with your hands,
amazing.
I was saying to Heidi, you
insured your legs for a million
dollars?
Each leg?
I didn't, a client did.
You need to insure your hands
for at least $5 million per
hand.
What you do is amazing and
fantastic.
Fantastic.
Heidi?
I agree with Howie.
You definitely are the best
close-up magician I have ever
seen.
Normal cards, then I love
America, then I love America's
got talent, into the box, out of
the box and gone.
What?
You do it so smoothly.
God, those hands.
What's amazing is she
understands.
Fantastic.
Simon.
You're like Harry Potter
without the glasses, aren't you?
Yep.
Genuinely.
The only thing I would say is I
think moving forward we have to
move away from the cards and do
what John dorenboast does, more
of a performance.
You need a sexy woman.
That was a performance.
It was an amazing performance.
There are a lot of women in
America and across the world.
You're going to like it.
It has to do with cards.
I promise you will like the next
one.
All right.
Good luck.
We'll keep it moving.
This is a comedian who tells it
like it is.
She's captured the hearts of
people all across America.
And her funny bone just keeps
tickling all of us.
It's Vicki barbolak.
♪♪♪♪
Morning!
To our local celebrity.
Hey, Carol.
Pull up a chair.
How are you?
So excited.
To be seen by everybody is
like --
there it is.
I'm dying to tell you something.
What?
You know Ken and Gloria?
Yeah.
They're splitting up.
Get out.
Guess who has a crush on you.
Gloria?
No, Ken.
I can imagine the talk.
You have a wedding today,
don't you?
It's about time to get going.
It's really happening.
The dolby theater.
You're going to nail it.
Good luck, Vicki.
Thank you.
I can't believe the whole
park is behind this.
Everybody is rooting for you.
Clark, it's Vicki.
Vicki who?
You know I'm on "America's
got talent" this year.
Good for you.
You tell me when.
Do you want to be on the show
with me, Clark?
Not really.
Oh, boy.
Good-bye.
♪♪♪♪
Dave, do you promise to love,
honor, and vote for Vicki on
"America's Got Talent" for the
rest of your life?
I do.
Brenda, do you promise to
love, honor and laugh at all of
my jokes for the rest of your
life?
I do.
Maybe you'd be interested in
my $29 half hour honeymoon.
[ Applause ]
♪♪ brick house ♪♪
♪♪ yeah, she's mighty, mighty ♪♪
I'm sorry, guys.
♪♪ She's a brick house ♪♪
♪♪ she's mighty mighty ♪♪
♪♪ just letting it all hang out ♪♪
yeah.
Hello.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Listen, I know I look all smart
and stuff, but that's just the
dress talking.
You don't have to be a rocket
scientologist to know a little
bit about men though.
Right, ladies?
No.
No.
Like you don't want to leave a
voicemail on your husband's
phone, huh?
They're not going to listen,
right?
Number one, they know who it is.
Right?
Number two, they don't listen
when we're yelling in their
face, right?
They're not going to press a
button to hear us, right?
I know a little bit about
husbands because I have had a
bunch.
Yeah.
I have been married so many
times that Elaine's wedding
cakes gave me a punch card and
the cake after next is going to
be free.
Oh, yeah.
I'm good.
Oh, yeah.
I got so many of the single
monogram towels I can spell out
messages in the bathroom.
Leave the seat down, please.
It's my own fault.
I always marry for money.
You know what I'm talking about,
Heidi, right?
You know.
Oh, yeah.
I can't help it.
I can just smell it.
I can just smell assistant shift
manager.
Oh, yeah.
Bring me those keys, baby.
My last husband, smoking hot.
Smoking.
Walmart greeter.
He was.
He was.
He had me at hello.
Last time I got married to my
favorite and current husband
Lou -- so far.
Anyway, last time, all my
girlfriends were like, slow
down, Vicki.
Get to know this guy a little
bit.
A long engagement?
That works for a lot of you
girls.
It will never work for me.
I can only hold my stomach in
for, like, two weeks, okay?
I have to close the deal fast.
Where do you want to go on the
honeymoon?
The buffet, baby.
Simon.
Yes?
You ever been with a trailer
park girl before?
Yeah.
Oh, yeah, you have.
You have?
You remember it because it's
different.
It's trailer nasty.
First thing that happens, you
come over, I get it dark, turn
off the lights so I look just
like Heidi.
Trailer nasty.
I throw you on the couch.
There's an old pepperoni pizza.
I don't care.
I'm going to kiss that pepperoni
right off your face.
[ Smooching ]
Trailer nasty.
You take a girl like Mel b out
to dinner.
She's glorious.
Glorious.
It's going to cost you $250,
$300 and she'll eat two bites.
What a waste.
Forget it.
Me and you, we go down to 7-11.
Whatever's rolling on the wheel,
baby.
Trailer nasty.
Thank you guys so up many.
-- So much.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you, everybody.
Nasty, nasty.
Nasty girl.
Oh, no.
Howie.
Oh, wow.
I think you just came up with
your own sit-come oesit-com, trailer nasty.
And a certain trailer park
manager named Howie mandel.
Also, there is room now for a
woman like you in a sit-com.
There is an opening.
You're wonderful.
I love you.
Simon.
I'm going to have some weird
dreams tonight.
You know what, Vicki?
I just love you.
I think America is going to love
you.
I think you are just genuinely,
naturally funny.
I've got to know you.
You're a great person.
What people don't know about
Vicki is she's a bag of nerves
before she comes out on stage.
That makes you more relatable.
I really hope America gets
behind you.
You deserve this shot.
You really do.
Thank you.
Heidi.
Thank you so much, Simon.
You are one funny lady.
I feel like I can learn a lot
from you.
Trailer nasty?
No, I can learn from you.
I have learned from you, Heidi.
Do you want to meet me after
the show and give me jokes.
You can finally give me that
bra.
I think that zebra is working
for you.
Thank you so much.
Well done.
And for the fans that wrote
me letters that said I cheered
them up, that's why I was able
to hold it together.
Thank you.
All right.
Mel b?
You know what?
You are just a strong,
independent, funny as heck
woman.
I love you.
I love you, too.
You're standing there in all
your shining glory.
But you know what?
Be a little bit more edgy.
I like it when you're naughtier.
What?
Yeah.
I like it naughty.
Even naughtier.
They did start laughing more,
the naughtier she got.
Good luck, Vicki.
Every vote counts.
Get busy.
The voting methods are open now.
Back to the auditions.
Do you remember the little shy
girl that walked out on stage
and was one of the biggest
surprises of the season?
Courtney hadwin.
Do you remember her?
She sings for the semifinals
when we come back.
All right.
Welcome back.
Here is our last act.
Since the auditions, get this.
She's had over 200 million views
online.
She's this man's golden buzzer.
Howie, what blew you away about
her?
The biggest surprise of the
season.
The biggest talent of the
season.
She's Janis joplin rnaeincarnatedreincarnated.
2 million people can't be wrong.
Here's Courtney hadwin.
♪♪♪♪
I'm quite shy.
I do find it a bit difficult to
talk to people.
People at school didn't really
get my music.
Some would say that I sound like
a boy and that I was weird when
I'd dance.
I got the feeling that maybe I
should change and listen to
everybody.
But then I remembered that
people like Janis joplin didn't
listen to anybody.
And they got what they wanted in
the end.
People don't really expect me to
perform the way I do.
When I hear music, I come alive.
I feel electrified.
♪♪♪♪
I just get into the music and
I start moving.
♪♪ Cry baby ♪♪
tonight I'm just going to
leave it all out on the stage.
I don't know.
I'm just going to do it.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪ Oh ♪♪
♪♪
♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪
♪♪ come here mama ♪♪
♪♪ dig this crazy scene
he's not too fancy ♪♪
♪♪ but his line is pretty clean ♪♪
♪♪ he ain't no drag ♪♪
♪♪ papa's got a brand new bag ♪♪
♪♪ he's doing the jerk ♪♪
♪♪ he's doing the fly ♪♪
♪♪ don't play him cheap ♪♪
♪♪ cause you know he ain't shy ♪♪
♪♪ he's doing the monkey ♪♪
♪♪ the mashed potato ♪♪
♪♪ jump back Jack ♪♪
♪♪ see you later alligator ♪♪
♪♪ come here sister ♪♪
♪♪ papa's in the swing ♪♪
♪♪ he ain't too hip now ♪♪
♪♪ about that new breed thing ♪♪
♪♪ he ain't no drag ♪♪
♪♪ he's got a brand new bag ♪♪
♪♪ he's doing the jerk ♪♪
♪♪ he's doing the fly ♪♪
♪♪ don't play him cheap ♪♪
♪♪ cause you know he ain't shy ♪♪
♪♪ he's doing the monkey ♪♪
♪♪ the mashed potatoes ♪♪
♪♪ jump back Jack ♪♪
♪♪ see you later alligator ♪♪
♪♪ papa's got a brand new bag ♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Come here, pumpkin.
Come here, little amazing girl.
Heidi, Heidi has a beautiful
smile on her face.
I have not been this excited
about a new artist in a very,
very long time.
Yes.
You definitely are in a
category of your own.
I love the way you dance.
I love the way you sound.
I love you.
I think you're very, very
special.
Thank you so much.
Mel b?
So how old are you?
14?
Yeah.
People made fun of the way
you danced, the way you moved.
People really don't get me.
We get you.
You are incredible.
You know what?
Screw them.
I want tickets to your show
tonight.
Thank you.
And the next night and the
next night.
You're amazing.
Simon?
Normally, I give people
advice what to do next.
This is my advice.
Don't listen to a single word I
say.
Do everything exactly what you
did tonight.
Because that's what made this so
incredible.
Howie, an amazing pick again.
We should be starting a record
label together.
Oh, look.
It was outstanding.
Howie is gloating and
smiling.
Glowing.
I'm so glowing.
You are so amazing.
Simon came over and gave me a
hug in the middle.
There aren't words.
I want to tell people to vote
and scream.
Can I scream?
[ Screaming ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
I love you.
Thank you.
How are you feeling, pumpkin?
Speechless.
Speechless.
You're amazing!
Thank you.
All right.
She needs your votes.
She cannot go through without
you.
There are a bunch of ways to do
it.
We'll see you formtomorrow for the
results at 8:00/7:00 central.
Darcy will be in the house.
Bye!
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Here we go
♪♪ got to be a joker.
He just do what he please ♪♪
♪♪ come together, right now ♪♪
♪♪ over me ♪♪
♪♪ come together, right now ♪♪
Live from Hollywood, it's
"America's Got Talent."
Here is your host, Tyra banks.
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yes, yes, yes.
It is time for America to come
together, because tonight your
voice is the only one that
matters.
Who stays?
Who goes home?
And who eventually wins.
It is all up to who?
You.
All the action going on tonight
has been brought here by our
judges.
Time to show them some love.
Howie mandel.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Mel b.
Heidi Klum.
Mr. Boss man, Simon Cowell.
All right.
So you guys saw the auditions.
This is our biggest season ever.
We have already had over
1.5 billion, with a "b," views
online.
But right here, right now, is
where it gets serious.
These acts are live.
This is the biggest and the
toughest competition in the
entire world.
You win agt, you change your
life.
Period.
It is that important.
You hear me?
And we have the best prize.
It's what every artist dreams
of.
$1 million, and a headline show
in Las Vegas!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Simon, just how big of a deal is
this, winning this competition?
I have seen over the years
that, when you actually win the
competition in the right year,
it doesn't just change your
life.
It is -- it will give you a huge
career, whether it's Vegas or
whatever.
I have seen people win this show
and go on to make $100 million
deals.
It's that important.
He is right, y'all.
We have 12 acts coming up.
Amazing acts tonight.
Only seven will survive.
I ask you.
Are you ready?
[ Cheers and applause ]
Here is our first act.
This is an ancient Chinese art
form.
This performer from Japan takes
it way into the future.
Here is mochi.
When I step on the stage,
there is always silence.
Shh!
I need focus, focus.
When I lift my diablo, the
energy starts to flow through
me.
When my arms move, the magic
begins.
♪♪♪♪
Diablo and I become one.
Like an orchestra in my hands.
I feel like I am conducting a
symphony.
Diablo is my passion, is my
soul, is my life!
It has led me to the biggest
stage in the world!
I came all the way from Japan to
chase this dream.
I can touch it.
I can feel it.
I will not let this chance slip
away.
I am here to win!
[ Cheers and applause ]
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Heidi, you were up on your
feet.
Tell us how you're feeling right
now.
I mean, I have to tell you
guys, I tried this, and I nearly
knocked my tooth out.
No, really, it is so hard to do.
I could barely keep that thing
on the string.
You mochi.
You are the best diablo artist
in the world, and we are so
lucky to have you on "America's
got talent."
Thank you very much.
Thanks so much.
It is so hard.
And you make it look so easy.
You definitely make it look
easy.
Simon.
Basically it's a big yo-yo.
To make that interesting, which
is what you did, was incredible.
It was like being on a roller
coaster, which was thrilling.
At the same time I wanted to
throwup because there was so
much going on.
I mean that as a compliment.
I think what you did was
actually fantastic.
It was a show.
Thank you.
It's like a yo-yo, but it's
not attached.
The red thing is loose.
You know what I mean.
Howie.
You got to start voting.
I don't know when they can start
voting but they should start
voting now.
You need to be in the finals.
I have watched diablo before.
The precision you have with the
video that's going on, it's not
following you.
You're following it.
There is fire, and it's four
dimensional.
It's precision.
It's perfect.
You need to be in the finals.
Only seven can go through.
America, vote!
Mel b.
Well, I absolutely do think
that you are super talented.
And what you did tonight was
amazing.
You have got tenacity.
That's right the right word,
right?
I don't know what you're
trying to say.
Tenacity.
The will power, the thrive, the
drive to go on to be creative.
I have to say, the music --
didn't like it.
[ Buzzer ]
Oh, my gosh.
This is like, really, crazy
right now.
Red buzzers for comments.
The voting starts now.
I need you guys to get on it.
On top of the usual voting this
season we have a new way to get
your votes in.
Use your xfinity x1 remote.
Say the words vote agt into the
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Coming up.
You're looking at me like you
never saw a trophy wife before.
You are the funniest person
we have had on the show.
Get it undone.
I've never seen anything like
this before.
The only thing I can do for
you, young lady, is give you --
welcome back to Hollywood.
Stepping up from auditions to
live shows is a really big deal
for the acts.
If you want to show them some
love or find out how they're
feeling, follow them on
Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.
Go ahead.
We want you to get involved.
All I have to say about the next
act -- y'all, you know what, I
ain't going to say nothing.
It's crazy.
It kind of speaks for itself.
Here is human fountain.
For the second round, we
left the stage feeling like we
put it all out there.
But then the dream was over.
You're not going through to
the live shows.
We were devastated.
But when we received the phone
call that we got the wow card,
we were thrilled.
♪♪♪♪
since we were given a second
chance, we are putting
everything into this act.
We are coming at this with a
completely scientific approach.
♪♪♪♪
this is the live shows, so we
are not messing around anymore.
If we keep our strings at these
angles, we are going to get
streams that we have never seen
before.
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Simon, he is not a fan of
sloppy streams.
Simon seemed to be a huge fan
of our act.
It was stupid.
Our goal is to bring Simon to
our side.
If he were to give a spit for
us, it would make our world.
We got this, guys.
The talent of our competitors
is incredible.
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we want to show the judges that
they made the right decision
bringing us back.
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Stinks so bad up here.
Simon, you gave them a red buzz.
You said x, hell no.
Shocker.
How the hell am I supposed to
comment on what I just saw?
It was -- I'll give this --
[ booing ]
-- Oh, shut up.
I'll give this to you.
What's your problem?
It's the most stupid act we have
ever had on the finals of agt.
I will give you that.
They're the most something.
Howie?
Simon, we made you a drink.
Not only that, you guys teach
us a lesson.
Young people are watching.
What's the lesson?
What is the takeaway?
Sharing is it caring.
Thank you, Howie.
That's what I got from that.
Mel b?
You know what?
You are something to remember.
You really are.
You are original.
I love the song choice, by the
way.
Brilliant -- stop it!
I mean, you must really love
each other that much to share
that much.
Come on!
We love sharing.
You know, you're original and
you will be remembered.
Heidi?
Well done.
Honestly, just when I thought
it can't get any more
ridiculous, out comes the
weiner.
The weiner!
Do you mean the hot dog?
It was a weiner.
She's German.
They call it that.
Mustard vomit.
It's disgusting.
But I kind of liked it.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Yeah.
I have a two and a half-year-old
son.
I think he's going to be
obsessed with you guys.
Good luck.
If you want to vote for these
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Stop it!
That's disgusting!
Coming up, a sensational
close-up magician.
Your eyes are not going to
[ cheers and applause ]
Welcome back to agt.
This act has 151 performers.
Each of their names are -- I'm
kidding y'all.
I know you're about to kick my
butt.
Forget everything that you think
you know about choirs.
These guys are changing the
game.
Here's angel city chorale.
There is no other place like
Los Angeles.
It's a hustling, bustling city
of dreamers trying to make their
way in the maze.
It's so easy to feel lost in a
big city.
♪♪♪♪
♪♪ all the leaves are brown ♪♪
I came here wanting to go to
cleng college.
Then the revolution happened and
I couldn't go back to Iran
anymore.
We lost everything.
I didn't have a home anymore.
When I was 18 my oldest
brother was involved in a fatal
car accident.
After my brother passed away it
was difficult to be in los
Angeles.
I felt alone.
Being gay and coming out when
I was growing up wasn't really
an option for me.
I felt like I needed to move to
a place where I would be
accepted.
Angel city chorale made me
fall back in love with los
Angeles.
I was able to find a lot of the
healing I needed.
I sing with these people and
there is a feeling of liberation
and freedom.
It was the first time in my
life that I felt like this is
where I belong.
Angel city chorale makes
people feel that this is their
home.
That's what makes us unique.
We are so ready to bring it on.
[ Cheers and applause ]
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♪♪ I am not a stranger to the
dark ♪♪
♪♪ hide away, they say ♪♪
♪♪ cause we don't want your
broken parts ♪♪
♪♪ but I won't let them break me
down to dust ♪♪
♪♪ when the sharpest words want
to cut me down ♪♪
♪♪ I'm going to send a flood ♪♪
♪♪ drown them out ♪♪
♪♪ I am brave ♪♪
♪♪ I am bruised ♪♪
♪♪ I am who I'm meant to be ♪♪
♪♪ this is me ♪♪
♪♪ look out cause here I come ♪♪
♪♪ I'm marching on to the beat I
drum ♪♪
♪♪ I'm not scared to be seen ♪♪
♪♪ I make no apology jis sies ♪♪
♪♪ this is me ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ we are bursting through the
barricades and reaching for the
sun ♪♪
♪♪ we are warriors ♪♪
♪♪ yeah, that's what we've become
♪♪
♪♪♪♪
♪♪ look out cause here I come ♪♪
♪♪ I'm marching on to the beat I
drum ♪♪
♪♪ I'm not scared to be seen ♪♪
♪♪ I make no apologies ♪♪
♪♪ this is me ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ this is me ♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Oh, my goodness!
Oh, my goodness.
Wow!
Wow!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Howie, this is like "the
greatest showman" gospel.
I have a worry.
America, you've got to vote.
The problem with America right
now is, you know, we were
totally surrounded in this room,
in this audience.
The music just went right
through you.
People at home are watching it
on TV and maybe some of them
don't have great speakers.
I'm here to tell you, it's
amazing!
Trust me.
Mel b.
You know what I like about
you guys?
You're not perfect.
What?
What you are is feel-good.
You make me feel good.
You made the whole room smile.
You're very uplifting.
Very, very, very uplifting.
Perfect is boring.
Who does the choreography?
Billy.
Where you at, Billy?
Wave your hands in the air like
you just don't care.
Billy's shy.
I like your choreography.
It's a bit cheesy.
I like it.
Oh, no!
[ Booing ]
I still like it.
It's not cheesy.
No, no, no.
It's not cheesy.
It is.
I like cheesy.
Your sound is so powerful,
all 150 of you.
I think you are united.
It doesn't matter what belief
you are, what race, how old you
are.
I think we all learned from you
guys.
Well done!
It's not cheesy!
Simon.
I'll make this quick.
If I had died during this
performance and this is heaven,
I'm happy because that's what it
felt like.
Good luck, good luck.
All right.
Okay.
151 singers are counting on you.
Now, if you want to use your
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Still to come, our high school
dance family is heating up the
stage.
They have what it takes -- or do
they -- to make it to the
[ cheers and applause ]
Welcome back to Hollywood.
Now, the first time we saw this
act, Mr. Howie was not
impressed.
I'm sorry.
Whatever.
Whatever.
They blew the other judges away
with their incredible energy and
dance skills.
Here's the pac dance team,
Howie.
[ Cheers and applause ]
This is a very special day
flying the flag for walden grove
on "America's Got Talent."
I'm super proud of these kids.
Help me welcome the pac dance
team!
[ Cheers and applause ]
We started rehearsing in a
storage closet.
Kind of the underdogs of this
high school.
But now we are running in front
of the entire school like the
football team.
It's just beyond what we ever
imagined.
In judge cuts, Howie hit the x.
[ Buzzer ]
This show is so much more
than just a high school dance
team.
Howie, you're wrong.
No, we are not just a high
school dance team.
People do underestimate us.
We are dedicated young dancers.
Our whole town and community are
behind us.
We are definitely going to
step up our game.
We want to prove Howie wrong.
We want to win this.
We cannot wait to go out and
perform live for all of America.
[ Cheers and applause ]
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Whoa!
Tootsie rolling up in here.
Wow!
Mel b.
What do you think of that?
Well, there are a few things
that I think.
For a start, I think that this
is by far your best performance
to date.
Thank you!
I really do think so.
But halfway through, didn't like
it.
Your music choice was great.
Like I said, it's your best
performance to date.
But there is still something not
clicking.
I still feel like it's what my
10-year-old would do at school.
Which is fine, but this is
"America's Got Talent."
No!
Heidi, what do you think?
I like the energy you put
out.
I like that you always pick a
theme of a movie that we all
know and love.
What movie was that?
Willie wonka.
Wasn't it?
That was the golden ticket.
Maybe this is your golden ticket
to get to the next round.
Who knows?
Simon?
I have always been a fan of
you guys.
I like that you come from this
school.
Every time I see you, there is
an optimism about you.
It's fun.
It's not perfect, but that makes
it great.
I think the show needs an act
like this in the competition.
You are getting better.
Bearing in mind what we saw
before you, this is brilliant,
trust me.
Stop hating on my boys.
Okay, Howie.
What we saw before breaks
through the noise.
This is like a million things I
have seen.
I deserve another pie in the
face.
I don't get it.
I don't.
It's very good.
I agree.
I do.
Howie is sticking to his guns
here.
Good luck.
If you like them, vote for them.
Howie wasn't feeling it.
You can vote with your xfinity
remote.
Vote up to ten times with each
voting method.
Mel b, your golden buzzer is
coming.
They're about to raise the roof.
One of the scariest acts we have
ever seen, lord nil will be
taking the stage along with 20
rattlesnakes.
Lord help me.
We'll be right back.
♪♪♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Welcome back to Hollywood.
Next up it's Mel b's golden
buzzer.
Mel b, what made you slap that
baby and just say, I have to do
this?
You know what?
She's an incredible talent.
She's young, enthusiastic,
hungry and reminds me a little
bit of me.
Oh!
Because she can sing.
You know how much she loves
her.
No.
As in -- no, nobody accepted
her.
She fought and she --
but she has a good voice.
Ooh, Simon.
Stop it.
All right.
Here's little Mel, Amanda mena.
My mom and dad came here to
set up a better life for us.
For the first four years of my
life I lived in the Dominican
Republic.
When we moved here, I didn't
know the culture.
I didn't know the language.
Kids would say, go back to your
country.
You don't belong here.
I felt like an outsider.
My family always taught me,
don't let what people say hold
you back.
You can do anything that you
want.
♪♪♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Getting that golden buzzer, I
still can't believe it.
Can you believe that?
I can't believe it.
It means a lot to my family,
too.
Even though they came from
poverty, they sacrificed so much
so I could have this
opportunity.
My family is everything to me.
Tonight is my chance to give
back to them.
I'm not going to waste it.
I'm not going to waste it.
[ Applause ]
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♪♪♪♪
♪♪ what about us ♪♪
♪♪ what about all the times you
said you had the answer ♪♪
♪♪ what about us ♪♪
♪♪ what about all the broken
happy ever afters ♪♪
♪♪ oh ♪♪
♪♪ what about us ♪♪
♪♪ what about all the plans that
ended in disaster ♪♪
♪♪ what about love ♪♪
♪♪ what about trust ♪♪
♪♪ what about us ♪♪
♪♪ sticks and stones ♪♪
♪♪ they may break my bones ♪♪
♪♪ but I'll be ready ♪♪
♪♪ are you ready ♪♪
♪♪♪♪
♪♪ what about us ♪♪
♪♪ what about all the plans that
ended in disaster ♪♪
♪♪ what about love ♪♪
♪♪ what about trust ♪♪
♪♪ what about us ♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Wow!
Mel, that's your baby girl.
That's your little you.
My gosh.
I just want to clarify.
When I say that you remind me of
me, I mean as in the story that
you didn't fit in.
Everyone told you to go back to
your country.
You look different.
You didn't speak the same
language.
But you know what?
You overcame those odds and you
are here on this stage.
I'm so proud of you.
[ Cheers and applause ]
That's what I mean when I say
you remind me of me.
Mel, are you talking about
coming to America or -- give us
more.
She came here --
no, you, you.
I came here 15 years ago.
Nobody could understand a bloody
word I said.
We still -- shut up, Howie.
I'm saying the strength.
You're only 14.
And the maturity and the self
belief.
I wish I had that at your age.
I'm 43.
Finally, thank you, Jesus.
Heidi?
I think you nailed it.
My favorite part is when you let
go, let loose, when we can feel
that you're having fun and when
you hit the high notes and show
everyone what you can do.
Well done.
Thank you so much.
Simon?
I think what Mel -- you gave
this girl Amanda the golden
buzzer was the best thing you
needed.
It was that real vote of
confidence.
You did the right thing, Mel.
This girl, you have the real
potential to be a star.
I have a feeling you should be
in a group going forward.
But -- >> stop.
Stop you right there.
She's a solo artist.
She will always be one.
Thank you, Amanda.
Mel, you were in a group and
you're amazing.
I don't think it's a bad thing.
I couldn't sing that good.
I needed four other girls with
me.
You can vote up to ten times
for each act.
Put your favorites in the
semifinals
semifinals.
Coming, you won't believe what
these guys can do in heels.
And the singer blowing up the
Internet gets a shot at the
semifinals.
♪♪♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
All right, welcome back.
The competition is on.
It is serious and it all depends
on you.
Keep those votes coming.
Voting stays open until 7:00
A.M. eastern tomorrow.
Next up tonight, a dance crew
who's had a really super tough
start in life.
They have made it to Hollywood
and they are looking to win,
baby.
Here's junior new system.
Here are 11 friends who grew
up in the slums of Manila,
Philippines.
Our life was full of struggles.
To build our homes, we use
materials we find in the street.
With entire families, there are
like 12 in one small room.
When it rains, water comes
inside.
That's everyday life for our
families.
We came from nothing.
We never could have imagined
this.
Look at the heels!
Finally, this has given us
hope.
"America's Got Talent" could
change our lives.
We want to see you on the
live shows.
Here in America, we are
working in restaurants and fast
food places while we pursue this
dream.
From where we have been, we
can't afford to let this
opportunity slip through our
fingers.
I miss my whole family.
I'm working hard because I want
to help them.
That's why we're here.
[ Cheers and applause ]
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[ Cheers and applause ]
Okay, okay.
Okay.
They make me want to break out
the runway walk.
I gotta break out the runway
walk.
I'm feeling y'all.
I'm feeling y'all.
Mel b, tell me how you're
feeling.
They're stepping all over my
dress.
Oh, my.
Is it me first?
Yes, honey.
Oh, my god!
My god!
I mean, wow!
Everything about you guys --
where you've come from, where
you are now, you do your own
choreography, you met in the
slums and the streets of the
Philippines, right?
Yes.
You are united and together
and you are showing us some
moves.
Yes!
Thank you so much.
Howie?
You know what?
I think that you're amazing.
I'm sure the people at home are
thinking the same thing at home.
If I could be a little bit
critical.
Don't be.
I love what you do in your
heels.
The first half without the heels
is not as exciting.
You guys are known as the guys
who dance in heels.
They have to introduce the
heels halfway through.
That's the thing.
No.
I know why you're saying that.
They remind you of you.
Heel, yes.
I mean, the fact that you guys
are dancing in heels make you
stand out from all the other
dance troupes.
I love watching you guys.
Love it.
Thank you.
Simon?
It's not just the heels.
It's the determination, the
passion, the personality.
It's wanting to win that makes
watching you every time so
exciting.
For me, I think this is probably
going to be the most talked
about act so far.
You deserve it for all the right
reasons.
Good luck tonight, guys.
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Announcer: Coming up --
that's the best close-up
magic I have ever seen in my
life.
♪♪♪♪
wow.
You had me from the very first
se
♪♪♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Welcome back to Hollywood.
Now to make it to the lives at
"America's Got Talent" it's not
good enough to just be good.
You have to be OMG what just
happened great.
And this band is just that.
Ladies and gentlemen, we three.
"America's Got Talent" is the
biggest moment in my kids'
lives.
I have seen them at their
youngest stages.
I have watched them become
adults.
When we lost their mother, it
was very difficult.
The ground underneath us just
shook.
We didn't know exactly what to
do.
But we came together as a family
and we are going to move
forward.
♪♪♪♪
everybody needs an outlet for
their feelings.
I think their music is that
outlet.
♪♪♪♪
When I heard it for the first
time it was like, oh, my
goodness.
Where did this come from?
It just touched my soul.
♪♪♪♪
I'm just brought to tears every
time.
They have experienced life and
they are putting it into their
music because they are
celebrating the struggle.
Agt is a new beginning.
This is the moment their lives
could move forward.
I'm very proud of them.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪♪♪
♪♪ having to correct every
thought I had ♪♪
♪♪ that's the reason I feel sad ♪♪
♪♪ life supposedly gets easier ♪♪
♪♪ or so they say ♪♪
♪♪ oh, yeah ♪♪
♪♪ I guess I just can't give in
when the world tells me no ♪♪
♪♪ I just feel it in my bones ♪♪
♪♪ this is our society ♪♪
♪♪ but I'm coming clean ♪♪
♪♪ I'm still a believer ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ still a believer ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ I've been out all night just
trying to find the light ♪♪
♪♪ cause I'm still a believer ♪♪
♪♪ stuck inside my mind ♪♪
♪♪ been lost a thousand times ♪♪
♪♪ but I'm still a believer ♪♪
♪♪ been out all night just trying
to find the light ♪♪
♪♪ cause I'm still a believer ♪♪
♪♪ stuck inside my mind ♪♪
♪♪ been lost a thousand times ♪♪
♪♪ but I'm still a believer ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ still a believer ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ I'm still a believer ♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Howie, what do you think of
that?
Oh, I thought that was amazing.
Here's what it is.
On our show we sometimes have
people come to us like you did
with a very sad story.
I think you transcended your
story, Rose above it.
I'd like to say that I would
guess -- I would guess, we
three, that we four all enjoyed
we three.
Yes.
You have risen above it.
We love you.
Mel b.
Oh, my gosh.
I just love you guys.
I love everything about you.
You're original.
You write your own music.
It comes from the heart.
I kind of see you as like a
young current dire straits kind
of band.
Yeah.
You've got something.
You've got that extra special
niche.
And you're all very hot.
They are hot, aren't they?
Heidi?
I just think you have a
beautiful sound.
I think you harmonize
beautifully together.
I love the harmonies.
And I love that you're
siblings and you can be on the
journey together.
Simon?
I don't think this worked
tonight.
What?
I don't.
I think tonight you looked
like -- to me, you looked like
the support band with an okay
song.
This was not, for me, a step up.
I think you've got to rethink
about how you restage yourselves
going forward.
Don't keep doing the same thing.
If you want to pop -- >> boo.
Boo.
You have to pop.
This is not what a live show
performance should be like
coming from you, what you are
capable of, in my opinion.
It was brilliant.
You were brilliant.
All right.
So the king of music said
something harsh.
How are you going to make
America not listen to what he
said?
Well, they never do.
So he's clearly not the king
of music.
We are having the time of our
lives.
We are getting to make music for
America.
We cannot thank you guys enough
for supporting us and allowing
us to be here.
We're just going to keep working
hard for you.
Harder and harder.
Listen to that man.
Listen to that man.
Good luck, guys.
Remember, a spot in the
semifinals is at stake here.
You can vote on line at nbc. Com
or if you want to use the app,
download it from the app store
or Google play.
Coming up, it's America's
trailer park comedy queen, Vicki
barbolak.
And after the break, an escape
artist puts his fiancee in
mortal danger.
Crazy!
We'll be back in a couple of
minutes.
Welcome back to Hollywood.
Now this next act -- I can't
even -- I mean, in the last
round he just escaped being
lunch for three live alligators.
It was crazy.
Tonight he's taking it to the
next level.
This is going to freak me out,
guys.
It's insane.
Here's lord nil.
We met when I was a dancer at
his show.
Now we have been together for
eight years.
Maya is my support, my rock.
In previous rounds she has been
watching from the side of the
stage.
But for the live show, I want to
do something that I have never
done before.
So for the escape, there will be
not only my life in danger but
also the life of the woman I
love.
Tonight we both have to escape.
I will be locked in a tank of
water.
I will be suspended over a
pit of rattlesnakes with a lock
pick.
In this escape we are
responsible for each other's
lives.
This is my first escape.
My biggest fear is that I panic
and freeze.
If I don't give him the lock
pick, he will drown.
I am scared, but I love him.
So tonight I cannot be afraid.
The competition and the live
show is tough.
So this time for the escape, we
are going to risk our lives
together.
[ Cheers and applause ]
All right.
Take a deep breath, everybody.
Maya is in a cage which will be
lowered onto 20 deadly
rattlesnakes.
Now the only way to release her
is for lord nil to hit the
button on top of the water tank.
But he's going to be chained and
locked underwater in that tank.
He has to get out of the chains
to save Maya's life.
This is the ultimate double
death escape.
The chains are on.
Lord nil is now preparing his
body.
Ready to hold his breath for as
long as he can.
Are you ready, lord nil?
Good luck.
Just to recap, lord nil must
escape from the chains so he can
free Maya before she reaches the
snakes.
Then she must help him escape
from the tank before his breath
runs out.
The cage is on its way down.
Lord nil has just a few moments
to save Maya.
♪♪♪♪
so Maya is free.
She has a lock pin in her hair.
Lord nil must use it to escape
from the tank and save his own
life.
She dropped it.
She's looking for it.
Okay, she's got it.
[ Buzzer ]
♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
All right.
Let's get going on this.
Mel, you buzzed.
Why?
You should be ashamed of
yourself, Mel.
I'm ashamed of you.
What made you do that?
I don't get it.
Why would you do that to your
wife?
Why would you do that to your
husband?
And the snakes involved.
Then I just thought --
you wouldn't do that to your
ex-husband?
Yes, of course I would.
But still, she lost the key.
It's too dramatic.
It's too much.
Losing the key made it too
dramatic.
Love each other and go live
on an island.
Hayeidi?
I mean, that was a close
call.
You have to be alive to spend
that million dollars, okay?
First you have the scorpions and
the alligators.
Today the snakes.
It's always very entertaining,
but you need to be alive to
spend the million bucks.
[ Buzzer ]
Oh, my gosh, Mel.
It's too much.
But it's a good thing.
You're disturbed but this is the
act.
It's disturbia.
Simon?
First of all, I want to
congratulate the snakes.
They were outstanding.
The point is you guys every time
step the game up.
I think we need something more
deadly, more dangerous in the
tank next time.
Not that.
I'll suggest we put Mel and
Heidi in the tank.
Don't say that, Simon.
Howie?
We just witnessed our first
viral moment of the evening.
It was special, terrifying and
dangerous.
That's an std.
Our first viral moment.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Thank you.
All right.
So nil, Mel isn't liking it
because she's terrified.
Isn't that what the act is
about?
Yeah.
But I respect her point of view.
I respect what she said.
I try to do my best.
You did.
Also not to just entertain
people but give them real
danger.
It was entertaining, but you
are husband and wife.
Love each other, be happy.
They're not married yet.
In another life, I will try
to sing.
Good luck, you guys.
If you want to vote online go to
from land lines but they are
866, not 800 numbers.
If you dial the wrong number you
were vote ain't going to count,
okay?
Announcer: Coming up --
how are you?
A little bit nervous.
♪♪♪♪
You're like this shy little
thing when you came out.
Then you sing like a lion.
You're only 14.
Oh, I love you.
>>
welcome back.
Tomorrow night we're going to
find out which acts are going
through to the semifinals and
winning is everything.
Your votes will put seven acts
one step closer to that dream.
Now brace yourselves for this.
Last year's superstar adorable
winner Darcy Lynn will be up in
the house tomorrow night at
8:00/7:00 central.
Yes.
Up now is living proof that no
matter what life throws at you,
no matter how dark things get,
real talent can help you rise
above it all.
Do you hear me?
Here's flau'jae.
[ Sirens ]
♪♪♪♪
♪♪ I'm from Savannah down by the
border ♪♪
♪♪ where the project windows are
by the borders ♪♪
♪♪ a beautiful city ♪♪
♪♪ dark and deep ♪♪
♪♪ same place my father was taken
from me ♪♪
♪♪ they're hating on me ♪♪
♪♪ ain't no debating on me ♪♪
♪♪ I'm putting in work 24/7 ♪♪
♪♪ I know you're with me so we'll
grind together.
When the rain goes we'll
shine forever ♪♪
you, the lyrics, everything
feels real.
♪♪ I'm from a small city doing
big things ♪♪
♪♪ I know you're proud of me ♪♪
♪♪ I'm going to take our dreams
to the roof ♪♪
♪♪ ain't no boundaries ♪♪
♪♪ I hope we get to reach
somewhere out of reach ♪♪
♪♪ we shine together forever ♪♪
♪♪ daddy, I miss you ♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Hey, put your hands up.
Put 'em up.
♪♪♪♪
♪♪ you got too many let downs ♪♪
♪♪ so let down your hair ♪♪
♪♪ when you let down ♪♪
♪♪ put your best down ♪♪
♪♪ don't get left out there ♪♪
♪♪ in the world full of let
downs ♪♪
♪♪ I don't know why but I'm
feeling like the best now and
kicking it comfortably ♪♪
♪♪ ain't no stress now ♪♪
♪♪ I got my foot on the neck and
I will press down ♪♪
♪♪ and take a rest now like I got
asthma but I'm still breathing ♪♪
♪♪ I'm still eating ♪♪
♪♪ I'm the front runner and I'm
leading ♪♪
♪♪ put your hands up ♪♪
♪♪ the let downs ♪♪
♪♪ so let down your hair ♪♪
♪♪ when you let down get down
there ♪♪
♪♪ in a world full of let downs ♪♪
♪♪ we can get down ♪♪
♪♪ put your best down, yeah ♪♪
♪♪ too many let downs ♪♪
♪♪ hey, put 'em up ♪♪
♪♪ put 'em up ♪♪
♪♪ I need your hands in the air ♪♪
♪♪ don't let me down ♪♪
♪♪ listen to me though ♪♪
♪♪ if you feeling let down ♪♪
♪♪ then get up ♪♪
♪♪ I ain't gonna sugar coat it ♪♪
♪♪ sometimes you got to turn
tragedy into a challenge ♪♪
♪♪ my own city ain't think I have
it ♪♪
♪♪ now America know I got
talent ♪♪
♪♪ you got way too many let
downs ♪♪
♪♪ let downs ♪♪
♪♪ let down your hair ♪♪
♪♪ when you let down ♪♪
♪♪ put your best down ♪♪
put 'em up!
Hey, put 'em up!
Hey.
♪♪ I need your hands in the air ♪♪
♪♪ don't let me down ♪♪
♪♪ oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ put 'em up ♪♪
♪♪ hands in the air don't shoot
me down ♪♪
♪♪ hands in the air ♪♪
♪♪ keep 'em up there ♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Let down, let down, let down.
Everybody's up, up, up on their
feet.
Mel b, you were jamming.
I saw you, girl.
Oh, you know I love you.
I love your message, courage,
passion and maturity.
But, I have to say tonight --
oh, no.
-- You did one thing that I
loved and the rest I didn't love
so much.
I loved the flow that you have.
Give me more of that.
You are so talented.
No more of the easy stuff.
You're wrong.
That's you.
You are unique when you do that.
I want more of that, sister.
Okay.
More of that.
Heidi?
See, I like that you sing
about dark things or dark
issues.
But you always try to find the
light in them.
Yeah.
That's what you do.
You try to find a solution.
I like that you're real, raw,
honest.
I loved your performance yet
again.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Simon?
I'm really taken aback by that.
Just remind me how old you are
flau'jae?
14.
14 years old.
There is nothing much I can add
to what you have done other than
rarely in life I see artists
with what I call steel in their
eyes.
You have the steel which is a
compliment.
You're a winner.
I thought that was outstanding.
Thank you.
Howie.
You inspire, aspire young
people to be as good as you, as
smart as you.
I love you.
You're a star.
People need to vote for you.
Thank you, thank you!
I want to hear the quick
thing, go.
[ Rapping rapidly ]
That's what she wants!
That's what she wants!
I get it.
Right, Mel.
Good luck, flau'jae.
Remember, all of tonight's acts
are depending on you.
You've got to vote.
Voting is open now and stays
open until 7:00 A.M. eastern
tomorrow.
America's hottest new comedian
Vicki barbolak is up after the
break.
And close-up magician shin lim
will be here.
Can he pull off the toughest
tricks he's attempted?
I don't know.
We'll see when we come back.
Welcome back to agt.
All right.
I need you to listen up.
Whatever you do during the next
act do not blink.
Not even a little bit.
If you do, you're going to miss
how amazing this magician is.
He's shin lim.
Being here at the live
rounds, this is my dream.
By leaps and bounds, the best
close-up magic I have seen in my
life.
The judge cuts went well
which added pressure.
Just unbelievable.
Bringing in an act so small
to a stage as big as "America's
got talent."
All right.
Here we go.
It's intimidating.
I know tonight I'm going head to
head against these amazing acts.
Some of the acts are so huge.
They really fill up the stage
with their props and they are
adding fire.
But for me, I'm still just using
a deck of cards.
Despite all of that, I really
feel like I belong here.
What I want to show America is
that even something so small can
create so much wonder.
I really want to win.
I'm ready to fight for it.
[ Applause ]
♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Okay, like what?
What the heck?
What?
What?
Oh, my god.
Howie?
I know.
You know, I can't give a better
compliment than this.
I have said it by leaps and
bounds the best close-up magic I
have ever seen.
Yes.
As a germaphobe I mean it in
the best way.
It is clean and seamless.
I'm looking right there.
You are wow.
People have to vote.
If you're not in the finals then
America doesn't know what they
are doing.
Okay, thanks.
Mel, do you see how he's
winking at us going -- so sexy.
I just like the whole
performance.
What you do with your hands,
amazing.
I was saying to Heidi, you
insured your legs for a million
dollars?
Each leg?
I didn't, a client did.
You need to insure your hands
for at least $5 million per
hand.
What you do is amazing and
fantastic.
Fantastic.
Heidi?
I agree with Howie.
You definitely are the best
close-up magician I have ever
seen.
Normal cards, then I love
America, then I love America's
got talent, into the box, out of
the box and gone.
What?
You do it so smoothly.
God, those hands.
What's amazing is she
understands.
Fantastic.
Simon.
You're like Harry Potter
without the glasses, aren't you?
Yep.
Genuinely.
The only thing I would say is I
think moving forward we have to
move away from the cards and do
what John dorenboast does, more
of a performance.
You need a sexy woman.
That was a performance.
It was an amazing performance.
There are a lot of women in
America and across the world.
You're going to like it.
It has to do with cards.
I promise you will like the next
one.
All right.
Good luck.
We'll keep it moving.
This is a comedian who tells it
like it is.
She's captured the hearts of
people all across America.
And her funny bone just keeps
tickling all of us.
It's Vicki barbolak.
♪♪♪♪
Morning!
To our local celebrity.
Hey, Carol.
Pull up a chair.
How are you?
So excited.
To be seen by everybody is
like --
there it is.
I'm dying to tell you something.
What?
You know Ken and Gloria?
Yeah.
They're splitting up.
Get out.
Guess who has a crush on you.
Gloria?
No, Ken.
I can imagine the talk.
You have a wedding today,
don't you?
It's about time to get going.
It's really happening.
The dolby theater.
You're going to nail it.
Good luck, Vicki.
Thank you.
I can't believe the whole
park is behind this.
Everybody is rooting for you.
Clark, it's Vicki.
Vicki who?
You know I'm on "America's
got talent" this year.
Good for you.
You tell me when.
Do you want to be on the show
with me, Clark?
Not really.
Oh, boy.
Good-bye.
♪♪♪♪
Dave, do you promise to love,
honor, and vote for Vicki on
"America's Got Talent" for the
rest of your life?
I do.
Brenda, do you promise to
love, honor and laugh at all of
my jokes for the rest of your
life?
I do.
Maybe you'd be interested in
my $29 half hour honeymoon.
[ Applause ]
♪♪ brick house ♪♪
♪♪ yeah, she's mighty, mighty ♪♪
I'm sorry, guys.
♪♪ She's a brick house ♪♪
♪♪ she's mighty mighty ♪♪
♪♪ just letting it all hang out ♪♪
yeah.
Hello.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Listen, I know I look all smart
and stuff, but that's just the
dress talking.
You don't have to be a rocket
scientologist to know a little
bit about men though.
Right, ladies?
No.
No.
Like you don't want to leave a
voicemail on your husband's
phone, huh?
They're not going to listen,
right?
Number one, they know who it is.
Right?
Number two, they don't listen
when we're yelling in their
face, right?
They're not going to press a
button to hear us, right?
I know a little bit about
husbands because I have had a
bunch.
Yeah.
I have been married so many
times that Elaine's wedding
cakes gave me a punch card and
the cake after next is going to
be free.
Oh, yeah.
I'm good.
Oh, yeah.
I got so many of the single
monogram towels I can spell out
messages in the bathroom.
Leave the seat down, please.
It's my own fault.
I always marry for money.
You know what I'm talking about,
Heidi, right?
You know.
Oh, yeah.
I can't help it.
I can just smell it.
I can just smell assistant shift
manager.
Oh, yeah.
Bring me those keys, baby.
My last husband, smoking hot.
Smoking.
Walmart greeter.
He was.
He was.
He had me at hello.
Last time I got married to my
favorite and current husband
Lou -- so far.
Anyway, last time, all my
girlfriends were like, slow
down, Vicki.
Get to know this guy a little
bit.
A long engagement?
That works for a lot of you
girls.
It will never work for me.
I can only hold my stomach in
for, like, two weeks, okay?
I have to close the deal fast.
Where do you want to go on the
honeymoon?
The buffet, baby.
Simon.
Yes?
You ever been with a trailer
park girl before?
Yeah.
Oh, yeah, you have.
You have?
You remember it because it's
different.
It's trailer nasty.
First thing that happens, you
come over, I get it dark, turn
off the lights so I look just
like Heidi.
Trailer nasty.
I throw you on the couch.
There's an old pepperoni pizza.
I don't care.
I'm going to kiss that pepperoni
right off your face.
[ Smooching ]
Trailer nasty.
You take a girl like Mel b out
to dinner.
She's glorious.
Glorious.
It's going to cost you $250,
$300 and she'll eat two bites.
What a waste.
Forget it.
Me and you, we go down to 7-11.
Whatever's rolling on the wheel,
baby.
Trailer nasty.
Thank you guys so up many.
-- So much.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you, everybody.
Nasty, nasty.
Nasty girl.
Oh, no.
Howie.
Oh, wow.
I think you just came up with
your own sit-come oesit-com, trailer nasty.
And a certain trailer park
manager named Howie mandel.
Also, there is room now for a
woman like you in a sit-com.
There is an opening.
You're wonderful.
I love you.
Simon.
I'm going to have some weird
dreams tonight.
You know what, Vicki?
I just love you.
I think America is going to love
you.
I think you are just genuinely,
naturally funny.
I've got to know you.
You're a great person.
What people don't know about
Vicki is she's a bag of nerves
before she comes out on stage.
That makes you more relatable.
I really hope America gets
behind you.
You deserve this shot.
You really do.
Thank you.
Heidi.
Thank you so much, Simon.
You are one funny lady.
I feel like I can learn a lot
from you.
Trailer nasty?
No, I can learn from you.
I have learned from you, Heidi.
Do you want to meet me after
the show and give me jokes.
You can finally give me that
bra.
I think that zebra is working
for you.
Thank you so much.
Well done.
And for the fans that wrote
me letters that said I cheered
them up, that's why I was able
to hold it together.
Thank you.
All right.
Mel b?
You know what?
You are just a strong,
independent, funny as heck
woman.
I love you.
I love you, too.
You're standing there in all
your shining glory.
But you know what?
Be a little bit more edgy.
I like it when you're naughtier.
What?
Yeah.
I like it naughty.
Even naughtier.
They did start laughing more,
the naughtier she got.
Good luck, Vicki.
Every vote counts.
Get busy.
The voting methods are open now.
Back to the auditions.
Do you remember the little shy
girl that walked out on stage
and was one of the biggest
surprises of the season?
Courtney hadwin.
Do you remember her?
She sings for the semifinals
when we come back.
All right.
Welcome back.
Here is our last act.
Since the auditions, get this.
She's had over 200 million views
online.
She's this man's golden buzzer.
Howie, what blew you away about
her?
The biggest surprise of the
season.
The biggest talent of the
season.
She's Janis joplin rnaeincarnatedreincarnated.
2 million people can't be wrong.
Here's Courtney hadwin.
♪♪♪♪
I'm quite shy.
I do find it a bit difficult to
talk to people.
People at school didn't really
get my music.
Some would say that I sound like
a boy and that I was weird when
I'd dance.
I got the feeling that maybe I
should change and listen to
everybody.
But then I remembered that
people like Janis joplin didn't
listen to anybody.
And they got what they wanted in
the end.
People don't really expect me to
perform the way I do.
When I hear music, I come alive.
I feel electrified.
♪♪♪♪
I just get into the music and
I start moving.
♪♪ Cry baby ♪♪
tonight I'm just going to
leave it all out on the stage.
I don't know.
I'm just going to do it.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪ Oh ♪♪
♪♪
♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪
♪♪ come here mama ♪♪
♪♪ dig this crazy scene
he's not too fancy ♪♪
♪♪ but his line is pretty clean ♪♪
♪♪ he ain't no drag ♪♪
♪♪ papa's got a brand new bag ♪♪
♪♪ he's doing the jerk ♪♪
♪♪ he's doing the fly ♪♪
♪♪ don't play him cheap ♪♪
♪♪ cause you know he ain't shy ♪♪
♪♪ he's doing the monkey ♪♪
♪♪ the mashed potato ♪♪
♪♪ jump back Jack ♪♪
♪♪ see you later alligator ♪♪
♪♪ come here sister ♪♪
♪♪ papa's in the swing ♪♪
♪♪ he ain't too hip now ♪♪
♪♪ about that new breed thing ♪♪
♪♪ he ain't no drag ♪♪
♪♪ he's got a brand new bag ♪♪
♪♪ he's doing the jerk ♪♪
♪♪ he's doing the fly ♪♪
♪♪ don't play him cheap ♪♪
♪♪ cause you know he ain't shy ♪♪
♪♪ he's doing the monkey ♪♪
♪♪ the mashed potatoes ♪♪
♪♪ jump back Jack ♪♪
♪♪ see you later alligator ♪♪
♪♪ papa's got a brand new bag ♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Come here, pumpkin.
Come here, little amazing girl.
Heidi, Heidi has a beautiful
smile on her face.
I have not been this excited
about a new artist in a very,
very long time.
Yes.
You definitely are in a
category of your own.
I love the way you dance.
I love the way you sound.
I love you.
I think you're very, very
special.
Thank you so much.
Mel b?
So how old are you?
14?
Yeah.
People made fun of the way
you danced, the way you moved.
People really don't get me.
We get you.
You are incredible.
You know what?
Screw them.
I want tickets to your show
tonight.
Thank you.
And the next night and the
next night.
You're amazing.
Simon?
Normally, I give people
advice what to do next.
This is my advice.
Don't listen to a single word I
say.
Do everything exactly what you
did tonight.
Because that's what made this so
incredible.
Howie, an amazing pick again.
We should be starting a record
label together.
Oh, look.
It was outstanding.
Howie is gloating and
smiling.
Glowing.
I'm so glowing.
You are so amazing.
Simon came over and gave me a
hug in the middle.
There aren't words.
I want to tell people to vote
and scream.
Can I scream?
[ Screaming ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
I love you.
Thank you.
How are you feeling, pumpkin?
Speechless.
Speechless.
You're amazing!
Thank you.
All right.
She needs your votes.
She cannot go through without
you.
There are a bunch of ways to do
it.
We'll see you formtomorrow for the
results at 8:00/7:00 central.
Darcy will be in the house.
Bye!
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