America's Got Talent (2006–…): Season 13, Episode 7 - Best of Auditions - full transcript

♪ My country 'tis of thee ♪

♪ Sweet land of liberty ♪

Welcome to "America's

Got Talent" season 13.

♪ Of thee I sing ♪

This is honestly one of
the most incredible things

I've ever seen
on any of these shows.

♪ Land where
my fathers died ♪

It has to be

the total package.

Mind blown, boom!



♪ Land of the... ♪

I don't think
you can be on this show

without your life changing.

Wow!

There is nowhere

in the whole world

you would see this

apart from on this stage.

What is the ultimate dream?

For me to show my boys
that nothing should prevent you

from making

your dreams come true.

Be an icon!

♪ Want to rock and roll



all night ♪

Ahhh!
♪ And party every day ♪

♪ I want to rock and roll

all night ♪

This is an audition
we're gonna remember

for a long time.

[cheers and applause]

What's up, everybody!

It is time to get started.
Are we ready?

all: Yes!
[cheers and applause]

Let's do this.

[cheers and applause]

Hello.
Hello, hello.

How are you?
Nervous.

Aww.
That's okay.

And what's your name, please?

My name is Michael Kidder.

Tell me a bit about you.
What do you do for a living?

I'm a pediatric

mental health nurse.

Wow.
Yeah.

[cheers and applause]
Okay.

And what are you
gonna be doing for us?

Are you a singer?
Yes, sir.

What's the ambition,
the dream here?

Well, my family's

my reason why I'm here.

My wife and my six children.
Six children?

Six?
Yeah.

[cheers and applause]

Yay, Daddy!

Yay, Daddy!

Me and my wife Ivy

got married really young.

And then, we had
our daughter, Sofia.

During the pregnancy,
my wife got really sick.

The doctor basically
came out and told me

the woman that I love
the most in life

and my new daughter,

they probably wouldn't make it
through the night.

I spent the whole night
just praying

and miraculously,

my daughter pulled through,
my wife pulled through.

But the doctors told us

if we got pregnant,

this would happen again.

So my wife and I
made the decision

we were not gonna have

any more children.

For seven years,
it was just the three of us.

And then our daughter, Sofia,

started having these dreams.

And in these dreams,

there were
always three little boys

that needed to be adopted.

I never thought of adoption.

It took my daughter two years

to convince us to adopt.

After we went
through the process

of getting certified to adopt,

our very first call that we got

was for these
three little boys.

I promise I'm not

making any of this up!

♪ ♪

They were being raised

in this horrific environment.

It was a meth lab in the home.

They didn't have

running water or power.

And the youngest,
because he was so hungry,

he had filled
his stomach with gravel.

He jumped into my arms,
and he said,

"Are you my new daddy?"

And I said, "Well, um...

You can call me that
if you want to."

And he said, "Okay,

I want to call you daddy."

♪ ♪

And that was the beginning

of these three boys
in our home.

Are you happy?
Yeah.

After having the boys
about a year and a half,

we get this phone call.

And it was for another

little boy.

[strains]

Sean was living
homeless on the street.

We got him when
he was four years old.

After that, we thought

we were for sure done.

And then we get a call

and the reason why
we get this call

is because I'm a nurse,

and this little boy

had cerebral palsy.

And after our home

getting so full,

I was like,

"If this is my son,

"then I need a sign.

I need a sign."

I got in the car

and they had just put up
this big billboard

and it was this man

who pushed his son
through marathons

with cerebral palsy.

And it said,
Father been behind his son

for over, like,
so many marathons.

And I just broke down,

because I was like,

"You literally gave me a sign.

And this little boy

is my son."

[laughs]

[giggles]

Me and Rodrigo
have a special bond

because he absolutely

loves music,

and I love to sing
and make music.

Give me a high five.
Come on, buddy.

Yeah!
Yeah!

Every dad likes to think

that they're a hero
to their kids.

Good luck, Daddy!

I feel like
"America's Got Talent"

could absolutely change
my family's life.

♪ ♪

You know, one

of the things that happens,

especially because my children

came out of foster care,

when you're surviving,
you can't dream.

[crowd murmurs]

And that has been one of
the most rewarding things,

is providing them with a home

and a safe environment,

where they're free to dream.

That's nice.

[cheers and applause]

And so I'm here

because I want to show them
that if their dad

can live out his dreams,

then nothing's impossible
for them.

[cheers and applause]

Good for you.

Okay, Michael, well, listen,

we're all rooting for you.

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

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

[The Bee Gee's

"To Love Somebody"]

♪ ♪

♪ And there's a light ♪

♪ A certain kind of light ♪

♪ That's never shone on me ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I want my whole life to be ♪

♪ Lived with you ♪

♪ Lived with you ♪

♪ 'Cause, baby, you don't ♪

♪ Know what it's like ♪

♪ Baby, you don't ♪

♪ Know what it's like ♪

♪ To love somebody ♪

♪ To love somebody ♪

♪ ♪

♪ The way that I love you ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Oh, the way that I love you ♪

♪ ♪

♪ And no, you'll never know ♪

♪ You'll never ever,

ever know ♪

♪ Just the way

that I love you ♪

♪ Oh, the way

that I love you ♪

♪ ♪

♪ And baby, you don't know ♪

♪ What it's like ♪

♪ Baby, you don't know ♪

♪ What it's like ♪

[cheers and applause]

[song continues]

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

Can I just say
that was absolutely,

amazingly incredible?

And you sing from your soul!

Thank you
for gracing this stage.

Thank you.

Seriously!

[cheers and applause]

I think that you

have a great voice.

I am just blown away.

[cheers and applause]

I feel like when I watch you

and listen to you,

I just want to be,

you know, a fraction

of the human being

that I believe that you are.

[cheers and applause]

Aww...
Aww...

♪ ♪

You're a great performer,

and you're a star human being.

[cheers and applause]

Mike, do you know what?

Sometimes, for me,

it's just about

being real

and a surprise.

If I'm being honest with you,

'cause you were so nervous,

I was concerned for you.

♪ ♪

But I think sometimes,

actions speak louder

than words.

♪ Baby you don't know

what it's like ♪

♪ Baby, you don't know ♪

♪ What it's like ♪

♪ To love somebody ♪

♪ To love somebody ♪

♪ The way I love you ♪

[song intensifies]

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ You don't know

what it's like ♪

Hello, guys.

Oh, yes!

What a fantastic audition!

Thank you, man.
Who's this?

This is Roddy.
Oh!

Hello, was Daddy good?

[cheers and applause]

♪ To love somebody ♪

Let me tell you,

something about your voice,

I genuinely mean this,

is special.

And everything was perfect.

You deserve it.
Thank you, sir.

I really mean that.
Thank you.

Good for you.

♪ ♪

♪ Baby, you don't know

what it's like ♪

♪ You don't know,

you don't know ♪

♪ You don't know

what it's like ♪

Oh, my gosh!

I feel like I just wanted to do

my best for my family,

and I didn't want to let
anybody down.

And um...
You could never let us down.

[laughter]
Yeah, right.

Whoa!

♪ Love somebody ♪

♪ To love somebody ♪

♪ The way I love you ♪

Oh, my God!

.

My name is Shin Lim. I am

from Boston, Massachusetts,

and I am a magician.

I was 16 when

I first found magic.

My first performance ever
was at my parents' church.

I was doing close-up magic.

And I just got a bunch
of pity claps.

"AGT" stage.
Yeah, I've seen it

ever since I was young.

I was like, oh, my gosh,
one day, hopefully,

I can go on this stage

and perform.

I was pretty shy
talking to girls

and so I thought magic
would be a good way

to kinda get a girlfriend.

But it turns out,
you have to talk to girls.

So, I--I-[laughs] Is that all?

You're just gonna take
a deck of cards?

That's all I do.

It's just a deck of cards.

It's not just the clubs.

That would be
all of the diamonds,

all of the hearts.

Guys, thank you so much.
You guys have been awesome.

Honestly, I've started
to get a little bit bored

with card trick magicians.

I know the judges have seen
quite a lot of card magic.

So, yeah, I'm pretty nervous.

"AGT" is such
a big deal for me,

and so I really hope
the judges think

I'm special enough

for my own Vegas show.

That would mean
the world to me.

Hello.

Hi.
Hi, welcome.

What's your name, please?
My name is Shin Lim.

Shin, where are you from?
Boston, Massachusetts.

Wow.
[cheering]

And what do you do?

I am a card magician.

[cheers and applause]

Okay, whoopie.

I'm not gonna ask
any more questions.

So good luck.
Thanks.

Thank you.
Thank you, guys.

He just winked at you,

like--

Did you see that? [laughs]

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

Just pick one.

Any one?

♪ ♪

Oh, you can see. Oh, okay.
Yeah.

Can you write your name?
Okay.

♪ ♪

Wait, it's on the front now.

Wait, oh, my gosh.

Wow.

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

Wow.

Oh, God. No way!

♪ ♪

What?

[cheers]

Can I have your hand?

Other hand on top.
Make sure I don't touch it.

Okay.

♪ ♪

What?
Wow!

[cheers and applause]

What?!

Oh, my God!

What?

This is freaky.

♪ ♪

Wow.

What?

♪ ♪

Shut up!

Yeah!

What's going on?

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

What? Now they're clear?

Now they're clear.

What the heck?

Oh, my God.

Whoa! I'm going to stand.

Wow.

Put it in here.

♪ ♪

And your hand, flat.

Now hold it.

Ahh!

[crowd screaming]

♪ ♪

Lift up your hand.

[cheering]

Is that your name?
That is my name.

Oh, my God.

My name is inside of,

like, glass or something.
Yeah.

It's, like, sealed inside.

Can you take it out?

No.

What?!
What?

[cheers and applause]

I was super close and didn't--

That was some crazy magic.

What?
Uh, well, everyone

stood on their feet.

Howie?
Oh, my God.

By leaps and bounds

is the best sleight of hand

close-up magic I have ever
seen in my life.

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

It was.

You have really good, like,
ballerina hands.

It's gorgeous.
Thank you.

And you are just

unbelievable.

Heidi.

Literally, I feel like
I was like this.

Yeah, I think we all were.

Thank you. Thanks.

Well, Shin, I did say

to somebody earlier on,

I think I've had it

with card magic.

Yeah, you did.
You did say that.

I did say that. I'm now gonna
take that back, Shin.

Yes!

[cheers and applause]

Because this was--

Incredible.

I mean, this was

unbelievable.

Right. Howie, yes or no?

Oh, my God.

You have your first yes.

Mel B.
You have your second yes,

brother.

And I'm gonna

give you a third yes.

[cheering]

I think there are, what,

3,400 people in here?

[cheers and applause]

So I think you've got

3,400 yeses.

[cheering]

So good.

I can't wait to see

what he does next.

♪ Yeah, every time ♪

[laughs]
You were so amazing.

Absolutely.

♪ I do what it takes ♪

.

Remember what I said?

Be the future.

Be the future.

We're about to inspire
all the youth around the world.

What are you doing in the show?

I rap.
No way.

Yeah, just telling my story.

I think it's time.

Through--give Mama love.

You got it.

All right.

[cheers and applause]

[squeals]

Welcome. Who are you?

I'm Flau'Jae.
That's a cool name.

Where are you from?
I'm from Savannah, Georgia.

And how old are you?

I'm 14.

Oh--14?

Oh, God.
Oh, wow.

Okay, and who are you
here with today?

I'm here with my mom.

So why have you decided
to come on

"America's Got Talent"?
First off, I'm a rapper.

I rap.
[cheering]

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

I started off because
before I was born,

my father--he was a rapper.
Yeah.

And, um...

[exhales]
He died before I was born.

So he couldn't really...

fulfill his dreams,

so that's what I'm here to do.
For him, good.

[cheers and applause]

Wow.

[somber piano music]

My dad's name

was Camouflage.

He was on his way, like,
he was--

He had signed

with Universal Records.

My mom, she found out
she was pregnant.

She was happy,

they were happy.

Flau'Jae's dad--
we started dating

when we were, like, teenagers.

We were in love.

We were on track

to really become a family.

We had just moved in

our first house.

A week or so later, I got

the call that he's been shot.

I think it was, like,
a rap rivalry.

I'm not sure.

The day he passed, me being

pregnant with his child--

it was the most devastating

day of my life.

He was 20 years old.

He was a baby.

When I listen
to my father's music,

it inspired me

to make my own.

I really feel Flau'Jae's

inheriting her dad's talent.

In my city, Savannah,

a lot of people said,

"Being on
'America's Got Talent'"?

[inhales sharply]
"I don't know, Flau'Jae."

Like, "Girl, really?"

But I don't care
how people feel about it.

Tonight, I have
my father behind me.

I'm ready to
take over the world.

[cheers and applause]

And this is something
that you've written yourself?

Yes, I wrote it.
I was scared.

I was like, I don't know
if I should put this out.

'Cause I don't know
if they're ready yet.

[laughter]
Well, if you feel passionate

about it, this is exactly
what you should be doing.

Yes.
Okay, so good luck.

We're rooting for you.
Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

[hip-hop music]

Yeah.

Uh.

Oh.

Look...

♪ If he woulda
put that gun down ♪

♪ Then he woulda been here
right now ♪

♪ And if he woulda

put that gun down ♪

♪ Then she would've

been here right now ♪

♪ And if he woulda
put that gun down ♪

♪ Then they would've

been here right now ♪

♪ If he woulda

put that gun down ♪

Listen.

♪ Do you know what it's like
to not have a father? ♪

♪ No one to talk to
when you get mad at your Mama ♪

♪ I know you ain't gon'
pick up the phone ♪

♪ I still call you ♪

♪ The reason that
it hurts so bad ♪

♪ I never saw you ♪

♪ The way my grandma
be acting ♪

♪ They got me losing hope ♪

♪ I swear to God
I hate to see her ♪

♪ On and off the coke ♪

♪ She said, Baby girl ♪

♪ This is just the way I cope ♪

♪ Man, all this weight
up on my shoulders ♪

♪ Trying to stay afloat ♪

♪ But no, I don't
want your sympathy ♪

♪ I'm just telling y'all
this was ♪

♪ Really, really meant for me ♪

♪ This industry- ♪
They're feelin' it, Mama.

They standing up.
♪ What I really meant to be ♪

♪ That's why the labels
and the TV shows ♪

♪ Yeah, they keep on
hittin' me ♪

♪ And Mama was struggling,
trying to keep the lights on ♪

♪ Then I had some
snakes in my grass ♪

♪ Yeah, those pythons ♪

♪ It's hard to see
the silver lining ♪

♪ When the light's off ♪

♪ But I know one day
that I'm gon' be an icon ♪

Yeah!
♪ Yeah, so I gotta ♪

♪ Keep pushin',
people still hatin' on me ♪

♪ Least I know that
they lookin' ♪

♪ And they see me coming up ♪

♪ So they peek
through the bushes ♪

♪ But I'm just trying
to raise awareness ♪

♪ For the people that lookin' ♪

♪ And yo, if he would've

put that gun down ♪

♪ Then he would've
been here right now ♪

Whoo!
♪ If he woulda ♪

♪ Put that gun down ♪

♪ Then she would've
been here right now ♪

♪ And if he woulda

put that gun down ♪

♪ Then they would've been here
right now ♪

♪ If he woulda

put that gun down ♪

♪ Everybody,

put your guns down ♪

[cheers and applause]
Yes.

Whoa!

[Camila Cabello's
"Something's Gotta Give"]

♪ ♪

Whoo! Let's go!

♪ Loving you, I thought
I couldn't get no higher ♪

♪ Your November rain could

set the night on fire ♪

♪ Night on fire ♪

♪ But we could only

burn so long ♪

Wow, Flau'Jae.

Mel, let me go to you.
Ohh, gosh!

Wow.

You are so on point

and so honest

and you're only 14?

Oh! I love you.
Thank you.

I love you.
Thank you so.

Heidi.

Well, it is a crazy world

that we're living in right now.

And at the same time,
I am so happy

that there's a 14-year-old
girl like you

who's writing a song like that.

Because so many kids
are listening.

Yeah.

So thank you so much.

[cheers and applause]

Howie.
You know, you said

before you sang you didn't know
if we were ready for it.

Yeah.
We're not only ready for it,

we need it.
Thank you. Thank you so much.

[cheers]

Well, even though I don't know

a lot about rap music,

I do know talent.

And right now, I believe,

we are witnessing the start

of somebody's career big time.

Oh, my God.

I really do.

[cheers and applause]

I genuinely do.

I wanna meet your mom.
Yes!

Mom!

Come here.

And what's your mom's name?

My name is Kia.

How did that feel, Kia?

So good.

I'm so proud of her.

Yes.
You should be.

We're gonna vote on this.

Let's do it. Howie.

I hope America all puts

their guns down

and spends time voting

for you, so it's a yes.

[cheers]
Mel.

A definite yes from me!

Yes!

Oh, my--oh, my God-- Heidi.

Definite yes.

Yeah!

Okay, Flau'Jae,
get ready for the next round

'cause you got four yeses.
Yeah!

♪ Something's gotta give ♪

♪ Something's gotta break ♪

♪ But all I do is give ♪

♪ And all you do is take ♪

♪ Something's gotta change ♪

♪ But I know that it won't ♪

Well done.

You're good.

That was amazing!

Girl! Ahh!

♪ Is a good reason to go ♪

Hey. Come here, you.

That was incredible.

Honestly incredible.

Like I said, I don't know
a lot about rap music.

I think what you just did there

was so important and fantastic.

I'm thrilled for you.

.

So what do you do?

Besides modeling,

I'm a comedian.

Oh, is that what you do
on the side?

Yeah, that's my day job.
Got it.

I'm Vicki Barbolak,

I'm sexty--or 60,

as a lot of people say.

I'm from Oceanside, California.

More specifically,
Rancho Calevero trailer park.

[ding]
How long have you been

doing this comedy thing?
20 years.

20 years?
20 years, yeah.

One day I was, you know,

in the restroom,

and there was some thing
in the trash

and I noticed it and it said

"Stand-up Comedy Classes."

I was, like, 38,

and I'm like, hmm,

am I too old to do this?

I've been married three times.

I have two kids.

Since you don't make much
in the stand-up world,

I started
a wedding chapel business

and I became

an ordained minister.

I even have a bed in the back

for a half-hour honeymoon

for an extra $29.95.

"America's Got Talent"
could really change my life.

This could take me from my

trailer park in Oceanside

to a trailer park in Malibu.

That cracks me up.
That's so sad.

I need a better dream.

Here we go, here we go.

[cheers and applause]

Hi. What's your name?

My name is Vicki Barbolak.

What are you gonna
be doing for us today?

I'm a ballerina.

[laughter]

Ballerina?

No, no.

No, I can't--I can't
be a ballerina

'cause I want dinner.

I'm a comedian.
You're a comedian.

Okay.

[laughter and applause]

You know, comedy, I think,
is one of the hardest things

to do because you have to
entertain a whole entire room

and make us all laugh.
Is that what's going on here?

Oh, shoot.
I can't wait to see this.

Good luck.

All right, thank you.

[cheers and applause]

Heidi, you're looking at me
like you never

saw a trophy wife
in Los Angeles before.

I'm sorry.

I gotta say, yesterday,
I had a lot of nervous energy.

And I decided I'd go out

to Donnelly men's prison

for a conjugal visit.

And, uh, it was, like,

raining--three drops of rain.

You know, in San Diego,
that's like a blizzard.

So it took, like, three hours
to get out to Donnelly

for the conjugal visit.

And I'm not kidding you,
I drive all the way out there

and it turns out at Donnelly,

you have to know somebody.

Is that horrible?

It's ridiculous.

I hated that.

Some things just
don't make sense to me.

like that Elon Musk guy.

He can put a rocket

up in the sky, you know,

and it comes
back down to Earth,

lands on a paper cup, right,

but nobody, nobody

can design a bra

that doesn't feel
like recycled shrapnel.

What's up?

Right, Heidi? Get on that.

[cheers and applause]
I can.

Please. I'm gonna try
one of yours.

I need a bra.
It's necessary, right?

I take my bra off,

my boobs fall down

like a broken mini blind,
I'm serious.

Saggin'.

I mean it.

This has all been
taken care of.

This is all--I'm in therapy.

I'm in therapy.

We're good, we're good.

You know, it's like

a status symbol today.

Like, [imitating] "I'm in
therapy, yeah, therapy.

I have really good insurance."

It was actually
a court order for me.

Okay, so--

I'm not lying.

And you have to be really
careful with therapists.

Like, it's their only job
to find things

wrong with you, right?

This woman, she's like,

"So, Vicki,

do you ever drink alone?"

No! No way.

Only alcoholics drink alone.

Right? I read all those

pamphlets in your office, man.

Yeah, no.

I always wait till

the kids get home

from school, right?

Yeah.

Thank you guys, thank you.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

[laughs]

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

That's so nice.

Thank you.

Vicki--Vicki,
you look emotional.

What are you thinking?

That was just the nicest thing

that's, like, ever happened
to me pretty much I think.

[crowd awws]

Oh. So many things
have happened

to me in the last year.

I said to myself,

all I wanna do is laugh.

Right.
You just made

properly belly laugh.
Thank you, thank you.

I love you. Oh!

Thanks.

Heidi.
I loved you, too.

To be honest,
you had me already

with your opening line.

And if you need help
with bras, I can help you.

Oh, I'm so excited.
I'm all in.

I can help you.
Howie.

I have always felt
that there's this huge void

for female comics,

since Joan Rivers
is no longer with us.

You know something?

Tonight, in this moment,

you just filled that void.

You really do.
You're so wonderful.

[cheers and applause]

Simon.

Vicki.

I love stand-up comedy,

I'm gonna be honest with you.

But you are the funniest person

we've had on the show.

[cheers and applause]

Yes!

People are really

gonna relate to you

because there are times

when you think the world has
lost its sense of humor.

I think you're an absolute
little star.

Congratulations.
Thank you so much.

[cheers and applause]

Right, we're gonna vote.
Howie.

I wanna give you
your first yes.

Thank you.

Definite, definite yes from me.

I love you.
Thank you, thank you.

Getting your third yes from me.

[cheering]

You got four yeses.

Thank you, thank you,

thank you.

♪ You should know

you're beautiful ♪

I love, I love, I love her.

♪ And you don't have to
change a thing ♪

♪ The world could change
its heart ♪

♪ No scars to your beautiful ♪

Very good.

I--I--you know, I'm shot down
all the time because of my age

and stuff and I just wanted

some validation.

And I know that's wrong
to want it.

No it's not.
But I did and I was

so worried, you know?

This was huge to me

and it went so well,

I'm just so happy.

Ohh, can I hug you?

You go away.
We'll be right back.

♪ We're stars

and we're beautiful ♪

.

[spooky music]

I have seen this kind
of act before,

and I don't know
where it goes next.

It just needs a bit more danger

at the end or something.

What I'm trying to say is

it has to be
something quite large

and could be catastrophic

if it went wrong,
that's all I'm saying.

[ominous music]

[helicopter whirring]

♪ ♪

This looks interesting.

Who are you?

Do you not want to talk?

Are you excited?

Do you think that you're hot.

[laughter]

Okay. Good luck.

What is it?
Magic?

[cheers and applause]

[intense music]

That's an apple.

♪ ♪

[audience oohs]

Wait, he's coming down here?

Why is he coming here now?

He's coming here.

No, no.

Yeah.

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

Are you agreeing to this?

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

I don't shake hands.

Hi, how are you?

Really?

[cheers and applause]

Bye.

Ah-ah.

Howie.

What are we doing?

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[laughter]

[laughter and applause]

No!

Really?

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

[laughter]

Are you kidding?

♪ ♪

Really?
Oh, my gosh.

[heart monitor beeping]

Ohh.

No!

[audience groans]

He's sticking his eyes shut

with the wax.

[heartbeats accelerate]

[crowd groaning]

Oh...

Guys, he can't see!

[crowd groaning]

♪ ♪

That's not funny.

[mouthing words]

♪ ♪

Oh, my God.

And now black tape too.

Oh, my God!

It's fine, Howie, it's fine.

♪ ♪

Do not try this at home!

Do not try this at work!

Do not try this at school!

Just leave!

♪ ♪

[crowd screams]

How does he know
where everything is?

♪ ♪

Up higher.

How does he know?

I don't know.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

[crowd shouting]

[crowd screaming]

♪ ♪

Oh, my God.

♪ ♪

Nunchucks!

Howie!

[crowd clamoring]

♪ ♪

[music intensifies]

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

This is like a horror movie.

♪ ♪

No!

He's gonna use the sword!
No!

No!

Don't!

[crowd screaming]

No!

[screams]
Howie, don't move!

No!
Howie, don't move.

Don't move.
No!

Don't move!
[screams]

Don't move!

♪ ♪

No!

Oh, my God!

Ooh!

[screams]

[gasping]

♪ ♪

[heart monitor beeping]

Oh, my God.
Oh, no.

[squelch]

[screams]

[crowd clamoring]

[cheers and applause]

[triumphant music]

♪ ♪

Yes!

[cheers and applause]

Oh, my God. That is...

Oh, my Gosh.

You're walking a little funny.

Did you poo-poo
in your pants a little bit?

[laughter]

That was horrible!
That is ama--I mean...

I wanted to leave,

but I was frozen stiff.

You know what people
will be saying tomorrow?

What?
How much of an idiot

is Howie Mandel

to do that?

Howie, I gotta tell you,
that takes balls.

I wouldn't have done that.
Good for you.

That was a great act.
Now you're telling me that.

I think it's even better,

the fact that you
nearly killed Howie.

I mean literally,

you were two inches away

from being dead there.

That was incredible.
Well done.

["Too Close" by Alex Clare]

Mel?

I actually, for once,

I felt your pain.

I felt really sorry for you.
I know, I know.

But having said that,

I loved it, I loved it,
I loved it, I loved it.

You're mysterious.

You got everybody engaged.

And you're hot!

[laughter]

Heidi?

You put the wax
right in your eyeballs,

and then put tape on them.

I mean, you could
really not see anything.

I thought it was incredible.
Well done!

[cheers and applause]

All right, let's vote.
Howie?

My brain is saying,

"Please say no."

But I know as a judge,

the real answer is yes.

[cheers and applause]

Mel?

I loved it.
It's a definite yes from me.

Heidi?
Well, I want to see

what you do next.

Definite yes for me.

I am going to say yes.

[cheers and applause]

Four yeses.
Well done.

♪ And it feels like I am ♪

♪ Just too close to love you ♪

♪ ♪

♪ There's nothing

that I can really say ♪

Howie, I actually thought
it was the end of you.

♪ ♪

[laughs]

♪ So I'll be on my way ♪

♪ ♪

.

Are you here with anyone?

My mom.

I love you, Mom.
I love you too.

Where's my kiss?
Give Heidi a kiss.

[smooches]

Say--say bye to Simon too.

Good night, trouble.

Ow, ow.
Not too hard, not too hard.

Ow, ow, ow.

[laughs]

Go on out there.
I'm gonna be here

with your mama.
All right, come on, Mama.

[mellow music]

[cheers and applause]

Welcome!
Thank you.

What's your name?
My name's Amanda Mena.

And how old are you, Amanda?
I'm 15 years old.

15 years old.
Yeah.

Where are you from?

I'm from Boston, Massachusetts.

What do you do?
Do you sing?

I sing.
I love singing.

Do you love music?
Mm-hmm.

Is it something you do
as a hobby?

Does it make you feel good?

I feel like my experiences

really connect me

to, like, music.

I just--I love it.

[cheers and applause]

What is your experience that...

I was raised
in Dominican Republic

till I was four years old,

so when I came here,

I didn't know a word
of English.

Really?

And I got bullied a lot,

so, um...

Aww.
All that kinda...

gave me "tough skin."

I just wanna ask a question.

And I do hear this a lot,
unfortunately.

You got bullied.

What got you through

that whole period?

I think it was really music

and my mom.

[stirring piano music]

My family immigrated
to the United States

from Dominican Republic.

My mom and dad really
wanted to, like,

build a better life--

a life that was stable.

[speaking Spanish]

When I came here,
it was really hard in school.

I didn't look
like everybody else,

you know,
I didn't speak the language.

I got made fun of a lot.

People would just be like,
"Oh, no, get out of here,"

like, "We don't
want you here."

That really hurt.

I was really scared

to, like, let people in.

It made me not wanna show

people who I was.

When I found music,

it was kind of like
this escape from all of it,

and it just kind of took over,
and that's--and that's--

that was the way that
I expressed myself.

I kept my singing private,

'cause I was really
embarrassed by it.

I was not confident

in myself at all.

But one time, my mom heard me,
like, in the bathroom,

just singing my heart out,

and she was like,

"You need to keep this going."

My mom is always there for me
whenever I need her.

She inspired me

to, you know,

not be ashamed of who I am.

[whispers indistinctly]

♪ ♪

[speaking Spanish]

This opportunity is so big,

because I never
in a million years

thought I would ever be
on "America's Got Talent."

And my mom always told me,
"We all have a purpose

on this Earth,

so just try and fulfill it."

[cheers and applause]

Are you nervous?
Little bit.

A little bit?
Yeah.

You ready to wow us?

Uh, yeah. [laughs]
Go ahead, young lady.

Okay.
Thank you.

Best of luck.

[applause]

[Aretha Franklin's

"A Natural Woman" playing]

♪ Lookin' out

on the morning rain ♪

♪ I used to feel

so uninspired ♪

♪ Before the day I met you ♪

♪ Life was so unkind ♪

♪ But you're the key

to my peace of mind ♪

♪ 'Cause you make me feel ♪

♪ You make me feel ♪

♪ You make me feel like

a natural woman ♪

[cheers and applause]
Yes!

♪ Ooh ♪

Whoo!

♪ Look what you're

doing to me, yeah ♪

♪ And, ooh ♪

♪ You make me feel

so good inside ♪

♪ And I just wanna be, yeah ♪

♪ Close to you ♪

♪ You make me feel ♪

[vocalizing]

♪ So alive ♪

[vocalizing continues]

♪ You make me

feel like a natural ♪

♪ Woman ♪

[cheers and applause]

Oh, yes!

Whoo!

[cheers and applause]

[sweet piano music]

♪ ♪

Thank you.

♪ ♪

Yeah!

♪ ♪

Yes!

Thank you so much.

I mean, wow.

I am just blown away...

Thank you so much.
With your beautiful voice.

I mean, you have
a beautiful voice,

and you're a beautiful girl.

Thank you.
I loved it.

[cheers and applause]

Well, I gotta say,

you sang "Natural Woman."

You are a supernatural talent.

Thank you. [laughs]

[cheers and applause]

Simon?

Do you know
what you have, Amanda?

You have genuinely

natural soul.

Thank you.
You really, really do.

I mean, that's not

an easy song to sing.

This is an audition
we're gonna remember

for a long time, Amanda.

[cheers and applause]

Whoo!

All right.
Mel B, what do you think?

Oh, my gosh.

Where do I start?

That was just incredible.

Thank you.
All--

I've got all goose pimples

all over.

I mean, it's just crazy.

I love you.
I love you too.

I love your voice.

Thank you.

And this is what I'm gonna
say to all those bullies.

[drum roll]

[wild cheers and applause]

[Grace VanderWaal's "Clearly"]

♪ I can see clearly now ♪

♪ The rain has gone ♪

[transcendent pop music]

♪ I accept all the things

that I cannot change ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Gone are the dark clouds ♪

♪ The dawn has come ♪

♪ It's gonna be a bright ♪

Well done, well done.

You are--you're incredible.

Do you know what

raw talent you have?

You are amazing--

absolutely amazing

and beautiful.

Come here.

[laughs]

Aww, aww.

Don't cry.
They're happy tears.

Good.

So you are skipping

all the way

to the lives in Hollywood!

Yes!
Yes, she is!

[cheers and applause]

Yes, you are.

Yes!

♪ Gone are the dark clouds ♪

♪ The dawn has come ♪

Now, that girl can sing.

Amazing.
♪ It's gonna be a bright ♪

Where'd you learn how
to sing like that, girlfriend?

Wowza.

Do you know how rare that is,
at fourteen,

to have that gift like that

and understand it?

Oh!

My Golden Buzzer.

She's my Golden Buzzer!

[laughs]

She's gonna win
the whole thing.

[laughs]
Sorry, everybody else.

The beauty of this show
is that each year

the bar keeps getting set
higher and higher.

What you just did there
was very powerful,

very memorable.

It was perfection.

[cheers and applause]

.

♪ You are my sunshine ♪

So much bigger than I imagined.

♪ You are my sunshine ♪
This is big.

♪ You make me happy

when skies are grey ♪

♪ Please don't take

my sunshine- ♪

[music warps]

[eerie piano music]

♪ ♪

[shrieking]

[cheers and applause]

Ohh.

Creepy.

Hi. What's your name?

Oh, she's scary.

Um, do you not

want to talk?

That's a no.

Okay, let me try again.

Well, welcome to

"America's Got Talent" anyway.

[intense music]

Oh, my God.

[crowd clamoring]

♪ ♪

Oh, my God.
[laughs]

This is scary.

♪ ♪

Oh, my God.

[light, eerie music]

♪ ♪

[gasps]
Oh, my God.

"12 People Died in a--"
both: "Building Blaze."

"Suicide Victim To Blame."

Yes?

Who caused the fire?

Choose a name?

I say Bob.

[buzzer blares]

[all scream]

Why would you do that?

Why would you do that?

[camera shutter clicks]

[whirring]

[low, eerie music]

♪ ♪

"Suicide Victim to Blame."

Oh, my God.

That says Bob.

It's Bob.

Bob.

My hands are shaking.

And what's under the Polaroid?

Don't even ask.

I just guessed a random name.

[labored breathing]

He is here.

Who?

Who's here?

Look.

I'm turning this over?
Look.

[eerie music builds]

Ohh, my God!

Bob is behind me!

[audience clamoring]

Oh--

Look at that.

That is--you--
you should go away.

Go away, now.

That's crazy.

[cheers and applause]

[eerie music]

♪ ♪

Can I just say something?

The magic is incredible,

but the horror is real.

You know what? You need
to watch some Disney movies

or something.
[laughter]

Seriously,

like "Snow White."

I thought it was great.

I mean, what you

actually did is magical.

[cheers and applause]

Heidi.
I love how creepy you are.

I do. Mel picked Bob

and it was folded up

the whole entire time.
Yes.

And Bob was in there.
So it happened

right here in front of our eyes
and it was pretty fantastic.

[applause]

Simon, you buzzed it.

Why did you buzz it?
I just want this to end,

Howie, so you kicked this off.

Where do you wanna go?
Yes or no?

Yes, yes.
What?

One of the most original,
creepy,

wonderful magic I ever saw.
Yes.

[cheers and applause]

Heidi.

I give you a yes, too. Yes.

Two yeses.

I think if I say yes,

we're cursed.

So I'm gonna say no.

[crowd booing lightly]

Even though I'm scared,
I'm gonna give you

your third yes,
'cause I wanna see

what you're gonna do next.

I have to.

Great, so Linda Blair

wins "America's Got Talent" 13.

Think about that.

[laughter]

♪ ♪

Oh, my gosh, you got yeses.

You're moving on to

the next round, how do--

I don't like being scared.
I like being scared.

Why are you not
watching scary mo--

I've never watched--see.

Oh, no.
I don't like being scared.

I don't--are you kidding me?

[tense music builds]

.

People are using modern

technologies every day.

Technology sometimes

can bring some dangers.

My name is Yuri.

I'm 43 years old.

Ever since I was a kid, I was

obsessed with technology.

I wanted to bring

science fiction to life.

As I grew older,

I started to realize

that technology has two sides:

good side and bad side.

Sometimes you can't
understand what is real,

and sometimes it's

very hard to escape.

Where's your phone?

I haven't got a phone.

Why?
I don't want them.

Tonight, we will have
an interesting combination

of dancer

and cutting-edge technology.

We will be pushing the limits

of what is possible onstage.

We have created a performance

that shows the dangers
of technology

taking over the world.

Welcome to virtual reality.

Please select

your destination.

[audience cheering]

Forest.

Please select your avatar.

Wolf.

Loading.

[techno music]

♪ ♪

[birds and insects chirping]

♪ ♪

That's cool.

[alarm beeping]

Oh, no.

Error.

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

Wow.

♪ ♪

Yes!

♪ ♪

Now he's underwater.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Whoa!

Connection lost.

Oh, my God!

[cheers and applause]

[uplifting music]

♪ ♪

Gentlemen, gentlemen,

tell me what
your name is, please.

Konstantin.
And your name, please, sir?

It's Yuri.
Howie, let me go to you.

Can I just say that
just what you're able to do

with the technology
and the amount of creativity

that goes into that,

that was amazing.

[cheers and applause]
Thank you. Thank you.

Mel?

You crammed so much

into that,

it kind of blew my mind,
actually.

I loved it. Well done.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Heidi?

One of the most amazing
things I've ever seen.

I really, really enjoyed it.

Thank you.

It's exciting to see things

we've never really seen before,

because it's like
going into the future.

That was perfection,

I think, this act.

Wow.

Thank you.

Shall we vote? Howie?

It's a yes from me.

It's a definite yes from me.

You are amazing.

And it's a definite yes

from me.

You've got four yeses.
Congratulations.

♪ Standing in
the hall of fame ♪

Thank you very much.
Thank you.

♪ And the world's

gonna know your name ♪

♪ ♪

It was absolutely fantastic.
Thank you.

Absolutely.

That was amazing.

That was really amazing.

♪ Standing in

the hall of fame ♪

.

If you want

to change your life

and win a million dollars,

auditions are already
open for next season.

for more information.

Next year, this could be you.

Welcome to "AGT."
What's your name?

Courtney.

And what's your talent?
Um, singer.

[classical music]

♪ ♪

Oh, my God.

It's overwhelming.

[cheers and applause]

Watch your back.

You gotta go over to the right.

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

[buzzer blares]

[buzzers blaring]

Scared me.

I felt that the nerves
got in the way

of what your real talent is.

My name's Courtney Hadwin.

I'm 13.

I'm just scared

to go onstage,

because it's a really

big experience.

I'm just, like, a normal girl,

and then I'm here.

In school, I'm kind of quiet

and sticking to my own path.

She's really shy.

She can't really seem to
communicate with other children

as well as she can

with her siblings.

I think she comes

alive in herself

when she's doing what
she loves, when she's singing.

At school, I joined the choir

because I feel like
when I sing,

I can express myself
to everybody

instead of having
to say it in words.

♪ ♪

You'll be great,
I'm telling you.

You'll be absolutely great.

I'm really, really nervous
for my audition.

I'm so scared that the judges

will press the red buzzers,

but I just want

to give it all I can.

[cheers and applause]

Hi, my lovely.

Hi.

Welcome to

"America's Got Talent."

How are you?

Um, a little bit nervous.

That's okay to be nervous.

That's totally understandable.
What's your name?

Courtney.

And how old are you?

13.

13.

And what's your favorite
subject in school?

Music.

What kind of music?

I don't know.

You're very sweet.

And I'm guessing
you gonna be singing for us?

Yeah.
Listen, don't be nervous.

I know this is a big stage and

there's lots of people here,

but you're here for a reason,

so go for it, and good luck.

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

[The Black Crowes'

"Hard to Handle" begins]

♪ ♪

♪ Baby, here I am ♪

♪ I'm the girl on the scene ♪
Oh, my God!

♪ And I can give you
what you want ♪

♪ But you've got to

come home with me ♪

♪ And I have got
some good old lovin' ♪

♪ And I've got some in store ♪

♪ When I get to

throwing it on ♪

♪ You've got

to come back for more ♪

♪ Boys, they come

a dime by the dozen ♪

♪ That ain't nothing
but ten cent lovin' ♪

♪ Pretty little thing,
let me light your candle ♪

♪ Because mama, I'm sure hard
to handle now, get around ♪

♪ ♪

Yes!

♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪

Wow.

♪ Action speaks louder
than words ♪

♪ And I'm a girl
of great experience ♪

Oh, my God.

♪ I know you've got
another girl ♪

♪ But I can love you

better than her ♪

♪ Take my hand,

don't be afraid ♪

♪ I'm gonna prove

every word I say ♪

♪ I'm advertising

love for free ♪

♪ So you can place

your ad with me ♪

♪ Boys, they come a dime
by the dozen ♪

♪ That ain't nothing

but ten-cent loving ♪

♪ Pretty little thing,
let me light your candle ♪

♪ Because mama, I'm so hard
to handle now, get around ♪

[wild cheering]

Whoo!

[vocalizing]

Whoa!

♪ I'm the girl on the scene ♪
Hey!

Oh, my God.
Whoa!

[wild cheering]

Bloody hell, Courtney.

[laughter]

You were like this shy little
thing when you first came out,

and then you sing,

and you're like a lion.

I mean, genuinely incredible.

Howie, what did you think?

Oh, my God.

You are not from this era.

You're from
a whole different era.

Yes.

[cheers and applause]

And I'm a huge

Janis Joplin fan,

and there's a story,
if you ever watch

the documentary, Clive Davis,

he goes to the
Monterey Pop Festival,

and he sees this young girl

that nobody
has ever seen before,

that nobody knows.

It was the first time

Janis Joplin got signed.

And that changed her life.
Do you know that story?

Yeah.

I'm not Clive Davis.

I'm Howie Mandel, and I can't

sign you to a record deal.

The only thing I can do for

you, young lady, is give you...

[cheers and applause]

♪ Pretty, pretty please ♪

♪ Don't you ever, ever feel ♪

♪ Like you're less than,

less than perfect ♪

Yeah!

♪ If you ever, ever feel ♪

♪ Like you're nothing ♪

♪ You are perfect to me ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Ohh ♪

♪ Oh pretty, pretty please ♪

♪ Pretty, pretty please ♪

♪ Don't you ever, ever feel ♪

♪ Like you're less than,

less than perfect ♪

♪ Pretty, pretty please ♪

♪ If you ever, ever feel ♪

♪ Like you're nothing ♪

♪ You are perfect to me ♪

Amazing.

Courtney, you are going

straight to the live show!

[cheers and applause]

♪ To me ♪

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

No, thank you so much.

Oh, my gosh.

You were absolutely amazing.

I've never seen

anything like that.

Can we give her some love?

[cheers and applause]

Oh, my gosh.

The best I've ever seen.

♪ Pretty, pretty please
don't you ever, ever feel ♪

I am gobsmacked.

♪ Less than,
less than perfect ♪

Amazing.
See, that's natural, right?

She come on beforehand
and she said she's scared

she was gonna get a buzzer.

She thought she was gonna
get a red buzzer?

She thought she
was gonna get a buzzer.

You thought you were
gonna get a red buzzer,

like get sent home,

and the complete
opposite happened.

Yeah.

That's my Golden Buzzer.

I'm so jealous.

I'm so jealous!

♪ Pretty, pretty please ♪

I knew you could do this.
I knew you could do it.

♪ Like you're nothing,

you are perfect ♪

I can't believe
I just got the Golden Buzzer!

♪ To me ♪

.

[cheers and applause]

Good evening.
What's your name?

My name is Samuel J. Comroe.

I'm a stand-up comedian.

Oh, wow.
Yeah.

How long have you
been doing that?

I've been doing comedy

for ten years now.

Do you do it full-time?
Yeah, I do it full-time.

Okay. Are you nervous?

No, I have Tourette's

syndrome, so I twitch a lot.

I blink real fast,
my head flops around.

If you see that,

it's kind of cute.

[laughs]

It is.

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

I'm Samuel J. Comroe.

I'm a stand-up comedian,
30 years old,

and from Los Angeles,
California.

I was born with Tourette's
syndrome, so I twitch a lot.

My face twitches a lot.

It's a neurological disorder,

and there's no cure.

I was diagnosed
when I was six years old.

It just happened out
of nowhere, and it was rough.

I had no idea what was
happening with my body,

it was physically painful,

I got a lot of migraines, it

felt like almost a person was,

like, pulling my face

in different directions.

At school, I got bullied,

nicknames, teased,

being the one
left out of things.

There was really no safe zone.

The most upsetting part

was just feeling like

I was this outsider

for something

that I couldn't control.

When I first saw

stand-up comedy on TV,

a light bulb flashed on,
and I was like,

"I could do this."

It was so cool that somebody

could just
talk about their lives

and also relate to a group

of strangers by doing that,

which is something I've been
trying to do my entire life.

First time I hit the stage,
I was so scared.

That first laugh

changed my life.

How are you feeling?

You're about to go out in front
of the audience and the judges.

I'm just anxious and excited,
and I thought I'd be nervous,

but I just want to get
out there and do it.

I've worked
really hard for this.

I just had
a beautiful daughter.

It's a 50% chance she might
end up with Tourette's.

We're wishing you lots of love.

We love you so much.

Coming on
"America's Got Talent"

is an opportunity to show her

that I took my
Tourette's syndrome

and I turned it

into a positive.

Bye. We love you.

Going out on stage tonight
is going to be

an unforgettable moment.

I want to be the first comedian
to win this thing.

I want to prove to my daughter
she can do anything.

And what does this mean to you,

coming to "AGT" now?

This means everything.

I've worked my entire life
for a moment like this.

They don't come very often.
I'm really grateful.

I just had a baby girl,

and this is
a beautiful opportunity.

Wow. I just want
the best for you, I really do.

Thank you.
Thanks so much.

Go ahead.

Thank you.

So like I said,
I have Tourette's syndrome.

It's why my head flops around
and I blink real fast.

It's weird.

It always looks like I'm trying
to tell you a secret.

This twitch gets me in trouble.

My roommate
came home from work.

I was like,

"Dude, our neighbor died."

He said, "Did you kill him?"

And I was like, "Nah."

Yo, this is a true story.

When I was ten years old,

my parents sent me

to Tourette's camp.

Yeah, that's where
the joke should end.

It's a real place, and I didn't
realize it till this moment,

but I found out

that when other people twitch,

it makes me twitch more.

So on the first day,

they put us in a circle

with a hundred kids.

Oh, no!

The kid next to me

did a shoulder roll,

and my Tourette's saw that

and took that as a challenge,

and I threw him a head flop.

The girl next to him

did a full body twitch,

and everybody saw that,

and all hell broke loose.

[cheers and applause]

That is funny.

Kids were rolling
on the ground.

I was in the corner like,
"Why'd they send us here?"

Our parents were on top
of the hill like,

"Oh, they're breakdancing."

I'm Samuel J. Comroe.
Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

[uplifting music]

♪ ♪

Oh, my gosh. Mel?

I love that you've taken
the Tourette's syndrome

and you've made into

such a positive thing,

and a hilarious thing.

Thank you.
You're very good.

Appreciate it.

Heidi?

Obviously,
I'm also very impressed,

because you are very talented,

and I thought that you
were very funny.

Thanks so much.

Thank you.
Simon, what do you think?

I mean, God, what

an incredible guy you are.

What a fantastic attitude
you've got to life.

Thank you.
You are funny, full stop.

I really, really like you.

This is what this show
is all about,

finding people like you,
if I'm being honest with you.

Thank you.
It really is.

Thank you, Simon.

Oh, yay!

I agree. I think

it's the toughest thing

to come out here

and make somebody laugh.

Yeah.
Yeah.

And you know what,
this is exactly why

they say laughter
is the best medicine.

Yes.
You know? It really is.

You're amazing.

Thank you. Thank you.

So let's vote.

Vote. Simon?

I'm gonna kick this off
with a yes.

Thank you.
Heidi?

Definite yes.
Thank you.

Mel?
It's a definite,

definite yes from me.

Four yeses.

♪ Impossible, impossible ♪

♪ Impossible, impossible ♪

Thank you.

♪ Impossible, impossible ♪

He was funny.

He was funny.
That's--it was beautiful too.

I love that.

He's great.

So I just got offstage,

and I got all four yeses

from the judges.

Ahhhh!

I'm super excited,

and I can't wait to share
this moment with you.

Yes! Whoo!
I'm so happy for you.

See, I told you
you were gonna do it.

.

[gentle piano music]

America is

a nation of freedom.

We are the land

of opportunity.

This, right here,
"America's Got Talent,"

is the American dream.

Now we are the dreamers.

This stage is one special.

So give your best

performance ever.

[cheers and applause]

Wowzer.

Hello.
Hi.

And who are you?

We are Zurcaroh.

Okay. What do you do?

We do acrobatic and gymnast.

Ohh.
Okay, and why did you decide

to come on
"America's Got Talent"

with this act?

Because this is

the biggest stage in the world

where I can show our skills
and our talent.

That's the reason.

Okay.

[cheers and applause]

My name is Peterson da Cruz.

I am the creator of Zurcaroh.

I think that
we are special because

we are not
professional dancers.

And everybody's welcome.

And so how long have you been
leading this troupe?

The group is almost ten years.

Ten years.
Yeah, yeah.

I started this group because

I want to change people's life.

I want to give them

opportunity.

I grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil,

in a really poor area.

And I had five friends.

We were always together.

But I'm the only one

who survived.

I knew that I would
have no future

if I would stay

in this world.

And then that moment, I decide

that dance could be my rescue.

This group--

I live my life for them.

I want to work
with the new generation

and give them some future.

Peterson is kind of

a father for us.

Yeah, he provides a place

where you can live your dreams.

If it wasn't for him,

we would not be here.

"America's Got Talent"
is the biggest

platform in the world

and through this performance,

our life can change.

[applause]

Okay, well, listen,
best of luck, guys.

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

Here we go.

[intense music]

[chorus singing

in native language]

♪ ♪

[upbeat percussive music]

♪ ♪

[chorus singing

in native language]

♪ ♪

[music stops]

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

[Keala Settle's "This Is Me"]

Oh, my gosh!

♪ ♪

Wow!

Wow.

Ohh, wow, wow, wow.

Yeah, it was okay.

[laughs]
What?!

I'm kidding.
Howie, what did you think?

Wow!

[cheers and applause]

Wow!

That's the--I--we see dancing,

we see tumbling, we--

That's--wow!

Thank you!

Mel.
For all of you

to be that in sync,

I'm just--I, yeah--

Wow, too.
Wow!

Yes, wow.
Thank you.

On point. So good.

Heidi.
You are unbelievable.

I mean, there's kids
flying all over the air.

I can't even believe
how you caught them.

I was in Simon's lap
for a second

because one did, like,
I don't know how many spins.

It was absolutely incredible.

Loved it.

Wow!

Wow!

[cheers and applause]

There's something
in the air right now.

I've done this a long time
and this is honestly

one of the most incredible
things I've ever seen

on any of these shows.

[cheers and applause]

I mean, it was breathtaking.

And I'm absolutely honored

that you've come onto our show.

[cheers and applause]

Okay, let's vote. Howie.

Hold up, hold up, hold up.

I am collecting my breath

and I just--

I need some oxygen right now.

I'm, like, freaking out
right now.

This is so crazy that you know

what I have to do!

[screaming]

♪ This is brave,

this is bruised ♪

♪ This is who
I'm meant to be ♪

♪ This is me ♪

♪ Look out,
'cause here I come ♪

♪ Look out 'cause here

I come ♪

♪ And I'm marching on

to the beat I drum ♪

♪ Marching on, marching on ♪

♪ I'm not scared
to be seen ♪

♪ I make no apologies

this is me ♪

♪ Whenever the word

is gone ♪

♪ Whenever the word

is gone ♪

Congratulations.

You are skipping

straight to the lives!

[cheering]

♪ No apologies,
this is me ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

I am thrilled for all of you.

That's what the Golden
Buzzer's all about.

Well done, guys.
Thank you.

Let's go celebrate!

Whoo-hoo!

♪ Oh, oh, oh,

oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

So what does this mean to you?

This moment--
this life-changing

Golden Buzzer moment.

I told my group

that we could change our life

with this performance,

and then I think we just did.

♪ ♪

♪ Whenever the word's gone ♪

That was a good call.

That was incredible.

♪ ♪

♪ This is me ♪

[dramatic music]

When you hit this stage
of the competition,

it's critical.
These are the middle rounds.

Today we determine
who will go to the live shows.

♪ ♪

Jeez!

Whoa!

♪ ♪

We worked way too hard
just to go home.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

Bring it!

[all vocalizing]

♪ ♪

It is time for judge cuts.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

[tense music]

[exciting music]

This is a very rough, hard

decision that we have to make,

and we didn't all agree always.

♪ ♪

You're going through

to the live show!

[all screaming]

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