America's Got Talent (2006–…): Season 13, Episode 8 - Judge Cuts 1 - full transcript

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[footsteps]

♪ I've been working

my whole life ♪

♪ ♪

♪ And now it's do or die ♪

♪ I'm invincible,

unbreakable ♪

♪ Unstoppable, unshakable ♪
Incredible!

♪ They knock me down,

I get up again ♪



Hold still! Hold still!
Ahh!

That was amazing.

One of the maddest things

I've seen
on any of these shows.

♪ I was born to win ♪

♪ I am the champion ♪

[screaming]

18 acts.

only 7 can go through

to the live shows.

[echoing]

Live shows, live shows...

[exciting music]

♪ ♪



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

[cheers and applause]

[vocalizing]

[trilling]

♪ ♪

Drop this fire!

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

What's up?

Give it up for your

"America's Got Talent" judges!

[cheers and applause]

[upbeat pop music]

♪ ♪

Now introducing our special

guest judge, comedian and actor

best known for his roles

in "The Hangover"

and NBC's comedy series

"Community," it's Ken Jeong.

Give it to me!

[funky music]

♪ ♪

Ken Jeong,
you're my idol.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

Now, Ken,
you got some moves, Ken.

What was all that?

He does have moves.
[laughing]

It's feeling good to be here,
isn't it?

Yes, an honor to be here.
Thank you so much.

I choreographed
those dance steps

for three months
in preparation for that.

It shows. It totally shows.

Well, Ken, you are one
of the most established

comedians of today,

but you didn't start
your career that way.

Nope, I used to be a doctor,

and then I made

the difficult decision

to quit my day job

and pursue acting full-time,

and look, if a hack like me

can make it, so can you.

I like that.
Now, Ken,

there is something
very special for you.

Oh, okay.
The Golden Buzzer, mm-hmm.

[cheers and applause]

If you love an act,

you have the power to send them

straight through

to the live shows,

and it's a lot
of responsibility.

I don't know
if you can handle it.

I don't--I--

[cheers and applause]

Using golden.

What would you do if you got
the Golden Buzzer?

Lose my mind.

All right,
we got to keep this going.

It is time for Judge Cuts.

Love you, Ken!

Thank you so much.

It's just an honor to be here.
I love you guys.

Oh, shut up.

[laughing]

Here we go, guys.

This is it.
This is it.

Here we go.
Who's first?

The Junior New System.

With the heels?
Bunch of guys with...

Oh, my God, I love this.

[dramatic music]

To be different
from other dancers,

we knew we wanted something

that is unique and unusual,

so we had this idea

to wear 6-inch stilettos heels

when we dance.

[cheers and applause]

Look at his heels!

At first it was terrible.

We'd fall over.

We had blisters,

but we keep practicing,

and now we're here

in Hollywood.

You guys have got four yeses.

Congratulations.
Thank you so much!

[cheers and applause]

[stirring music]

This means everything to us.

This is our chance

to change our lives.

♪ ♪

Our life in the Philippines
is very difficult.

Many of us lives in one room
with our families.

Some shares mattresses, five

people in the same mattresses.

♪ ♪

[crying]

♪ ♪

Dance gave us hope.

Miss you!
We love you!

It's our dream

to make it through

to the live show because

our future depends on it.

[cheers and applause]

[indistinct chatter]

Oh, okay.

This is our American dream.

[cheers and applause]

Junior New System,

I'm so happy to see you.

How are you guys
feeling about tonight?

We're so nervous because

it's the middle round.
Yeah.

And at the same time,

we're excited,

because if you have a dream,

just believe it,

and you can do it.

Good.

Well, good luck.
Thank you so much.

[cheers and applause]

[dramatic chord]
Let's go!

♪ Buddy you're a young man ♪

♪ Hard man shouting
in the street ♪

♪ Gonna take on the world
someday ♪

♪ You got blood on your face ♪

♪ You big disgrace ♪

Whoa!

♪ All over the place ♪

♪ We will, we will rock you ♪

Huh!

[dramatic percussive music]

Whoo!

♪ ♪

Whoo!

♪ This is how we do it ♪

[cheers and applause]

[lively music]

Ya Jenny llegó!

Hey, hey, hey!

Here we go!

♪ Let's get loud,

let's get loud ♪

♪ Ain't nobody

gotta tell you ♪

♪ What you gotta do ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

Yeah!

♪ ♪

♪ Let's get loud ♪

Oh, I love this!
I love this!

♪ Let's get loud ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Let's get loud ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Let's get loud,

let's get loud ♪

♪ Ain't nobody
gotta tell you ♪

♪ What you gotta do ♪

[cheers and applause]

Oh, my God!

[funky music]

Huh! Huh! Hahh!

[cheering]

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah-ah-ah-ah ♪

♪ Live and direct rockin' this
scene ♪

♪ Don't stop
and keep it goin' ♪

♪ Do it, let's get it on ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ La-da-dee-dah,

dah-dee-dah ♪

♪ On the stere-ere-ere-ereo ♪

♪ Let the speakers

blow your mind ♪

♪ To let it go, let it go,
here we go ♪

Louder!

Pump it!
Louder!

♪ Turn up the radio ♪

♪ Blast your stereo ♪

♪ Right now ♪

♪ This joint is fizzlin' ♪

♪ It's sizzlin' right ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

Whoa!

Yeah!

I love these guys!

[cheers and applause]

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

How do we compete with that?

I know.
I don't know.

[cheers and applause]

You are incredible!

And you do all your own

choreography.

You stuck to wearing--wearing
the heels again.

Oh, you're amazing.

You're absolutely amazing.
Thank you so much.

[cheers and applause]

Heidi, what did you think?

I think your dancing
is explosive.

I think you create

so many moments

that the time goes by so fast.

Can we not see it
one more time?

I would love to see it again.

Thank you so much.

Howie?

You know, you did step it up.

You made it better
than last time,

but we can only allow

7 out of 18 acts to go through.

I'm gonna fight for you guys.

This is one of those things
where if you

looked at it on paper,

you may not think

this was gonna work,

but the audience says
everything I need to say.

[cheers and applause]

Ken, what did you think?
Wow.

I am so rooting
for you guys right now.

You have no idea.
I loved every second of it.

Thank you. Thank you so much.
It was an honor to watch you.

This is gonna be a very,
very hard evening.

[cheers and applause]

[stirring music]

♪ ♪

I love that.
I love that.

I mean,
I loved it too.

How are we feeling?

I'm speechless,
so speechless now.

Speechless?
Yeah.

Well, the audience
is not speechless.

They would not sit down.

Thanks.

I had the best seat
in the house

watching--literally
watching this,

this is--it's incredible.

[exciting music]

18 acts,

only 7 can go through.

Simon, do something.

[screaming]

That was amazing.

From all of us to all of you.

I'm sorry to say you're not
gonna be going through

to the live shows.

.

I love you.

I love you.

We can do this.
We can do it.

♪ Love and marriage,

love and marriage ♪

We've been married

for six years,

and we write together
and perform together.

What are we doing next?

Harold and Regan.

What?
Harold and Regan!

Yelled at you like...

Like I was a kid.
We're an old married couple.

[laughter]

Are you guys a couple?

We're not.
We used to be.

Really?

Here we go.
[speaks indistinctly]

[cheers and applause]

[playful music]

From what I remember,

you were in a relationship.

She dumped you.

It was mutual.

Well, it's never mutual.

[laughter]

Tell me, what would you really
like to happen from this show,

where this goes to?

Well, I install
windows and doors.

My partner,

she's an accountant,

and we would love
to, like, dance full-time.

Okay, good luck.

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

[dance music]

Wow!

♪ ♪

♪ There's nothing

holding me back ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

I don't think you,
young lady,

are a very good actress,

because he was looking at you

like he was really
in love with you,

and you barely looked at him.

[laughter]

That aside, you definitely

did step up your game.

[cheers and applause]
Thank you so much.

♪ ♪

This is the--this is absolute

lack of chemistry.

Simon's so intimidating.
Yes.

He makes me nervous
just looking at him.

I know.

both: ♪ I will stand by you ♪

We are Us the Duo.

We sing together,

and we just happen
to be married.

It's a bonus.

both: ♪ I will be the rock ♪

♪ That holds you up
and lifts you high ♪

It was love at first sight,
no doubt, for me.

Took me a little bit
more time...

both: ♪ I won't let you go ♪

And then one day he was like,
"Hey, I have a song

that I think
we could sing together"...

both: ♪ I'll take care
of you ♪

And in that moment,
it kind of snapped for me,

and I was like,
"Oh, I'm gonna marry you."

both: ♪ I won't let you fall ♪

Come on!

both: ♪ Won't let you go ♪

That fact that you did
something original

makes you stand out.

We're gonna remember you.

both:
♪ No matter where you are ♪

♪ I'll be there ♪

The crowd loved it.
The judges loved it.

Everyone except Howie.

It is great to do
an original,

but you didn't hit me
that hard.

We got to work on him
a little bit.

So what is the big dream?

We want to start
a family soon,

so this would actually

make that dream come true.

[cheers and applause]

And we did.

Yeah.

We're pregnant.
[laughs]

♪ Fall, won't let you fall ♪

Whoa.

I'm gonna have to learn
how to change a diaper.

Ready to hit that stage?
Yes, let's do it.

Let's do it.
All right, good luck.

In you go.

We are one performance away
from the Dolby Theater,

and now that we know

we have a baby on the way,

that makes this

so much more important.

[cheers and applause]

They would make
very good-looking babies.

[cheers and applause]

Welcome back, you guys.

Thank you so much.
Tell us your names again.

I'm Carissa Alvarado.

And I'm Michael.

And we are Us the Duo.

[cheers and applause]

And what have you prepared
for us today?

Is it another

original song or--

It is another original, yes,
called "Stop, Just Love."

What have you guys been up to
since the last time we saw you?

Well, we are pregnant.

Oh, no!

I just said--I
just said they'd make

very good-looking babies.
They will.

Yes, now.

They--yeah.

So now we know
what you've been up to

since we last saw you.

Well, I can't wait
to hear you guys again.

It was fantastic last time.

Awesome, thanks.
Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

They're so cute together.

Yeah, they are.

[upbeat piano music]

both: ♪ Stop ♪

♪ Just wait ♪

♪ We've traveled

this old road before ♪

♪ And always come around ♪

♪ Stop ♪

♪ Don't think ♪

[audience clapping in rhythm]

♪ Just love ♪

♪ Ain't nothing gonna

bring us down ♪

♪ We can yell

all we want to ♪

♪ But that won't change

a thing ♪

♪ We can pay someone
to listen ♪

♪ And fix it temporarily, oh ♪

♪ Or we can stand up ♪

♪ And fight for the life
we built ♪

♪ Oh, love

will always save us ♪

♪ Love will always win ♪

both: ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Just wait ♪

both: ♪ We've traveled this

old road before ♪

♪ And always come around ♪

♪ Stop ♪
Hey!

both: ♪ Don't think ♪

♪ Just love ♪

♪ Mm ♪

both: ♪ Ain't nothing gonna

bring us down ♪

♪ Stop ♪

[cheers and applause]

[soft music]

Thank you so much.

♪ ♪

♪ Take my hand ♪

♪ I'll teach you to dance ♪

Simon, what did you think?

What do I think?

You're very good songwriters,
obviously amazing chemistry,

great musicians,

you sound great together.

I'm not sure I liked this one
as much as the first audition,

if I'm being honest with you...

♪ Give it a try ♪

But I love you two.
I really do.

[cheers and applause]

I mean, you guys harmonize
well together.

You guys just really were

in step the whole time,

and you guys love each other.

You guys love each other
too much, in my opinion,

a little too much.

It was beautiful.

Thank you so much.

I think that you are

a beautiful couple

who are amazingly talented.

Personally, I'm not as much

a fan of the songwriting.

[audience booing]

If you guys had a song

that was already a hit,

that'll move you along.

That's my feeling.

Howie, I am gonna
disagree with you

on that, actually.
Yeah.

Yeah, I--
I am too.

I really am because I think

it is really important
that these guys

do their own material.

I think it was
just two different kinds

of--kinds of songs.

I do.

This is a window
into what's gonna be

going on late into the night,

so hopefully it works
out for you.

Thank you so much, everyone.
Thank you, guys. Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

[pop music]

Did you love that song?

I preferred
the first audition.

This one I didn't
like at all.

I still like them though.
Yeah.

I like them too.
I hear you. I hear you.

♪ All about us ♪

.

Even if you were amazing

in your first audition,

if you don't do something new
or something

that was better
than the last time, you're out.

You're out.
Like, that's it.

Okay, here we go.

[cheers and applause]

Welcome back, Kevin.
Thank you.

Thank you.
Could you just tell

the audience
a little bit about you?

Sure.
My name's Kevin Blake,

and I work
as a copywriter by day,

and I'm a magician

by night, yeah.

Well, we weren't all big fans

of you last time.

♪ I got to do a crazy trick ♪

♪ To make it with these four ♪

♪ They've seen
every trick in the book ♪

♪ Except for ♪

The three of diamonds.

I was gonna give you a yes,

but the rap was crap.

I took your advice

to heart, Simon.

I trashed the rap.

[laughter]

So...

I brought a gift.
This is for you guys.

I don't want
to open it quite yet.

Now, Mel, will you come
with me outside?

Yeah.

[cheers and applause]

Let's go, come on.
Let's go.

Uh-oh.

Oh, my gosh,
he's taking Mel outside.

What is he doing?

Now, I notice you have
a couple very large diamonds.

Yeah, that's--
Would you take it off?

Okay, I'm glad--
Now, I brought a ring box.

The ring box is so that

we can keep the ring safe.

It's a nice diamond, right?

Yes.
Now, I'm gonna take the ring,

and I'm gonna attach it
to these balloons here, right?

Right.
But I want you to hold on

to this string for me
just like this.

Right.
Right?

And I'm just gonna take this

and just attach it

to the ring box just like that.

Now, by letting go, you've
given me your implicit trust

that I'm not gonna do something
stupid, right,

just, like, like, just kind of
letting it go into the sky.

You're not gonna let it go.
No, I wouldn't let it go.

Oh, my God!

I wouldn't let it go.

I wouldn't let it go.

Where's it going then?

[laughter]

Let's go back inside.

Come on, this way.

[cheers and applause]

Now, Mel is not happy with me.

Yeah.

But I hope you'll

forgive me with a gift.

Now, Simon,
last time you were here,

you said I was a bad rapper,
and you're exactly right.

I have a badly-wrapped gift
just for you.

For me?

Simon, could you unwrap

that box you have right here?

Yes, I can. Okay.

So if you could--there's

a little lock on that box.
If you wouldn't mind...

Sure.
Just unlocking it for me.

There's another box.
Another box.

Yeah.

And inside that other box

is perhaps...

No way.

Let me see this.

A ring.
Yes, that is.

This is my ring.

I love you.

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

Oh, there's so much
talent tonight.

How in the world are they
gonna decide who they want?

I love that you're original,

and originality aces

almost anything on this show.

I think today you were better

than you were the first time.

[cheers and applause]

Well done, Kevin.

Thank you.

This is such a hard

apples and oranges competition.

The talent is unbelievable.

Yeah, and so unique.

[electronic music]

My name is Mochi.

I'm 29 years old.

I'm a diabolo artist.

Diabolo is my life,

my universe.

You must practice every day.

Every day six hour.

What?

I never had a normal job.

I just do diabolo.

So do you have a girlfriend?

No.

Because I love diabolo.

♪ ♪

My audition was amazing.

all: Mochi! Mochi!

I will never forget

the sound,

"Yeah, Mochi, Mochi, Mochi."

How do you feel?

Ah, it's like a dream.

Yes.
But it's reality.

♪ ♪

I want to have my own show

in Las Vegas.

Okay, here we go.

"America's Got Talent"

can make my dream come true.

[cheers and applause]

Oh, Mochi.

Good evening, Mochi.

Welcome back.

Thank you so much.
You're welcome.

I know that last time
we talked,

you said that your family does

not support you doing this.

Yes, yes, my family

didn't like me to play diabolo,

but now my family support me.

Aww.
Because they see

how important
this is to you, right?

Yes, yes.

And the million dollars.

[laughter]

I gonna give my Mochi

power for you.

Thank you.
And please watch.

Thanks so much.

[cheers and applause]

[dramatic chord]

[cheers and applause]

[electronic dance music]

♪ ♪

♪ 'Cause you're a sky ♪

♪ 'Cause you're a sky

full of stars ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

♪ 'Cause you're a sky ♪

♪ 'Cause you're a sky

full of stars ♪

♪ I think I saw you ♪

♪ ♪

Yes!

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

Arigato!

Thank you so much!

[cheers and applause]

Ken, what did you think?

I mean, I tried it myself
the other day.

I could do an exact
replicate of it.

We're Asian.

We could easily do it.

[laughter]

But you're doing this not only
for a million dollars,

which is a lot of money,
but you're doing it

for the love of what you do,

and I salute you.

Thank you.

Simon?

Wow, wow, wow. You know what?
You made something

which could be quite boring

unbelievably fantastic.

Thank you so much.

I mean, genuinely,

you are a great showman.

Yeah.
Thank you so much.

I am very happy.

I am very happy.

And I love
your personality as well.

I do, too, because you're
so excited about everything.

Good luck.
We'll be talking about you.

Thank you so much.

Well done.
Thank you so much. Arigato.

[cheers and applause]

How could you not
like that guy?

Yes. Yes!
Yes!

Oh, my gosh.

Oh, my gosh.

Ahh!

Oh, my God!

Whoa.

[exciting music]

.

You know, I'm colorblind.

No, you're not.

I am.
What, literally?

Yes.
So you're like a dog?

'Cause you know dogs
are sort of colorblind?

I am like a dog,

though I'm totally housebroken.

[uplifting music]

Hi, Oscar.

How you doing today?

No worries.
I speak your language.

[barking]

Well, let's start
with the introduction.

Tell everyone who you are,
where you're from.

My name is Lily Wilker.

Yup.

I'm 11 years old,

and I'm from New Bremen, Ohio.

So the last time, we were

literally down on the farm.

[gobbling]

[neighs]

Where are we going
to be today?

We are going to be
in the jungle.

Oh, in the jungle?
The jungle?

[chattering]

[trumpeting]

[trilling]

[cheers and applause]

Who do you think your biggest
competition is

in the show so far?

I really don't have

a competition yet.

There you go.

Well, good.

When Oscar gets up
on that stage,

he's gonna give her
some competition.

Oh.
Yeah.

I'm Pam, and this

is my singing dog, Oscar.

[dog howling]

We may have found our first

singing dog, genuinely.

[cheers and applause]

There has never been any act

like Oscar's.

He reminds me

of Andrea Bocelli.

[cheers and applause]

Hi.
Hello.

Is Oscar going to be singing

the actual words this time?

No; he may sing in Italian,
but no.

I think we found
your leading competition.

If that dog sings in Italian,
I'm out.

[dog howling]

[gentle piano music]

♪ ♪

[buzzer blares]

[crowd booing]

I actually can't believe

what you just did, Mel.

I just couldn't

take it anymore.

It was actually, like,

torturing my ears a little bit.

From the girl who sang
on the Spice Girls.

Howie?

[laughter]

You are gonna
so get it, Simon.

I love that you're getting
into a serious argument

about comparing that
to your group.

Well, he compared
the Spice Girls to howling.

A dog to the Spice Girls.

Trust me, I am going to fight
for you to be in the final.

Thank you.
I have to.

Thank you, Simon.

You normally think of Simon
as, like, the critic.

Yeah.
Exactly.

He's the one that I know
when I walk out there,

I'm the most terrified

to sing in front of.

What's your name,
and where are you from?

My name is Daniel Emmet,

and I'm from Rochester,
New York.

[singing in Italian]

The first audition

was a roller coaster.

♪ ♪

I felt like I had
a great performance...

♪ ♪

And then...

What's your second song?

Have you got another song?

No, I don't.

You can't come out
on a show like this

and say you haven't got
a second song.

That's when you say

to yourself,

"Did I not do well?"

I think that you deserve

another shot.

We're gonna tell you
later on what the song is,

and I want you to come back
and sing it later on.

I just remember being

completely terrified,

but I came back out

on stage and...

[singing in Italian]

♪ ♪

Oh, yes, baby.

Four yeses.
Congratulations.

[cheers and applause]

When I was 15 years old,

I moved to Las Vegas
with my family.

[horns honking]

At that time,

having my own name

or my face up on those
billboards

just felt like it was

a million years away,

but now it feels kind of close.

♪ ♪

Let them all see

what we know of you,

and we're really proud of you.

[rousing music]

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

Simon really stressed

the importance of song choice,

and I just hope

I picked the right one.

Now, this is someone
that I need to look out for.

He's a singer.
'Cause this boy can sing.

Yes.
Yeah, he can.

Hi, Daniel.
Hi there.

Tell me what you've thought
about since the last audition,

song choice
and everything else.

The thing I've been focusing
most on is song choice.

You really emphasized that

that's the most
important thing.

Yeah.
Well, you know the score,

18 acts, 7 go through.

Good luck.

[cheers and applause]

[dramatic, sweeping music]

♪ ♪

[singing in Italian]

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Yes!

That's what I'm talking about.

[cheers and applause]

Well, four of the judges

are up, but not Simon.

I mean, how good is he?

I--words can't--oh.

[cheers and applause]

Your singing is just

out of this--

it's just out of this world.

I could listen to that

all night long,

and I didn't even know
what you were saying,

but I was just right there
with you.

It was brilliant.

Thank you.

Bellissima.

Yes.

You look amazing too.

You're very good-looking
on top of this--

Very hot.
On top of--

Did I say it out loud?
On top of your amazing voice,

and I'm gonna be
fighting for you today.

Thank you.
Yes.

♪ ♪

I'm--I'm so thrilled
to watch you,

yet at the same time, wow,
there is just gonna be

a lot of hard choices
being made tonight,

and my hat's off to you.

Thank you so much.

♪ ♪

This is so snobby

to say,

and the people

who've crossed over

have always chosen beautiful,

great songs.

I think--look,

I think you've worked this out.

Thank you.

Every time I hear you sing,

it always sounds

like it's too--

like we haven't heard enough

of you as well.

Okay, well done.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

So Simon likes him.

Everybody liked him.

I mean, he sang

so beautifully. Wow.

He's great, but there's a lot
of greatness tonight.

This is so hard, man.

This is so hard to choose.

[exciting music]

Hold still! Hold still!

Ahh!

You burned that song
to ashes.

Oh, my God.

[screaming]

.

[somber music]

We know what we have
to do today, right?

Yes.
Yeah.

We need to go out there

and sing it from your souls.

We are Voices of Hope
Children's Choir

from Orange County,
California.

And what's your name?
My name is Sarah,

and I'm the director
of this beautiful choir.

♪ When the sharpest words
want to cut me down ♪

I thought we did really well
in our first audition.

♪ Gonna send a flood,

gonna drown them out ♪

This is a group

I believe will,

if you get through
to the next round,

is gonna rehearse,
gonna commit.

We worked on it a lot,
but we didn't really have a lot

of performance experience

with that particular song.

Well, I am gonna
give you a yes.

Yes!

Yes.

[cheers and applause]

If someone had told me at 21

that my biggest
passion project

was going to be directing
a children's choir,

I would have been so surprised.

I graduated from college,

and I was gonna pursue

a solo singing career,

and then I got the no,

and then I got the no again,

and then I got the no again,

and I felt really lost.

♪ I am not a stranger

to the dark ♪

Then I was approached

with this amazing opportunity

of starting a children's choir.

♪ When the sharpest words
want to cut me down ♪

I am so unbelievably grateful

for the amount of time

that Sarah puts into us.

No matter what it is,
even if it's ironing

these shirts
that we're wearing right now--

Every single one.
Every single--all 70.

♪ Look out
'cause here I come ♪

My biggest dream now

is to make the dreams

of all these
children come true.

Angelic.
She could be having albums,

and she's here with us.

Yeah. Miss Sarah could

literally be, like, Beyoncé.

♪ ♪

They would love to make it

into the live show,

and they're rising
to the occasion.

I've made lifelong friends.

I love them like family,
and I love them like sisters.

[whispers] And brothers.
And brothers!

[laughter]

♪ ♪

My calling found me

in the form of this

children's choir.

Oh, my God,
they've multiplied.

It's, like, amazing.

I want to grow up to be
just like Miss Sarah.

♪ Is this
who I'm meant to be? ♪

I love her.

Nice to have you back, guys.

Well, you made
quite the impression

when you first came--
came on the auditions.

We remember this very well,

but you know where we are:

18 acts,

only 7 can go through.

Yeah.
Tell me the song

you've chosen today and why
you've chosen it, please.

We have chosen to do
"How Far I'll Go."

One of your comments last time
was that you felt

like "This Is Me"
wasn't rehearsed enough.

We feel just
a little bit more tight

and solid on the vocals
with this one.

Cool. Are we ready
to win this thing?

We are so ready.
all: Yeah!

[cheers and applause]

Good.

[cheers and applause]

[soft music]

♪ ♪

♪ I've been staring

at the edge of the water ♪

♪ Long as I can remember ♪

♪ Never really knowing why ♪

♪ I wish I could be

the perfect daughter ♪

♪ But I come back

to the water ♪

♪ No matter how hard I try ♪

♪ Every turn I take,

every trail I track ♪

♪ Every path I make,

every road leads back ♪

♪ To the place I know

where I cannot go ♪

♪ Where I long to be ♪

all: ♪ See the line
where the sky meets the sea? ♪

♪ It calls me ♪

♪ And no one knows

how far it goes ♪

♪ If the wind in my sail

on the sea stays behind me ♪

♪ One day I'll know ♪

♪ If I go, there's just

no telling how far I'll go ♪

♪ I know everybody

on this island ♪

♪ Seems so happy

on this island ♪

♪ Everything is by design ♪

♪ I can lead with pride,

I can make us strong ♪

♪ They'll be satisfied

if I play along ♪

But this voice inside sings
a different song ♪

all: What is wrong with me?

♪ ♪

♪ See the light as it shines
on the sea? ♪

♪ It's blinding ♪

♪ But no one knows

how deep it goes ♪

♪ And it seems like
it's calling out to me ♪

♪ So come find me ♪

♪ And let me know ♪

♪ What's beyond that line ♪

♪ Will I cross that line? ♪

♪ The line where the sky

meets the sea ♪

♪ It calls me ♪

♪ And no one knows

how far I'll go ♪

♪ I'll go ♪

[cheers and applause]

[rousing music]

♪ ♪

You know what? This actually

made me really emotional.

It really did, and--

and I can see you really,

really want it.

Every single one of you on this

stage really, really wants it.

Good job, guys.

Good job, good job. Yes.

[cheers and applause]

I thought you guys
all sounded great,

especially you,
the lead vocalists.

I also want to say
I think it is so great

what you all do
with your spare time

instead of sitting at home

doing video games.

Kudos to all of you.

[cheers and applause]

I think of all the acts

we've seen so far

from the audition

to this round,

and you are the most improved.

[cheers and applause]

And what you project and what

I felt was unbelievable energy.

Sarah, I think what you've done
is actually incredible.

I'm really proud
of all of you.

[cheers and applause]

♪ So just give me

all of you ♪

♪ ♪

♪ It feels impossible,

is it impossible? ♪

Well, from all of us...

to all of you.

[cheers and applause]

Oh, my gosh,

what just happened?

♪ ♪

♪ Nothing

can keep us apart ♪

♪ 'Cause you are the one

I was meant to find ♪

♪ It's up to you

and it's up to me ♪

♪ No one can say

what we get to be ♪

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

♪ Changing the world

to be ours ♪

Well, Voices of Hope

are going straight

to the live shows!

[cheers and applause]

Sarah, how do you feel

right now?

I--I don't even know
what to feel.

I'm so proud of these kids, so

I'm really--I'm really happy.

Well, I have to ask
all the kids.

How do you feel right now?

[cheers and applause]

All righty, well, let's go

backstage and celebrate.

Are you ready to do that?
All right.

Come on, come on.

Come on!

Absolutely right thing.
I was actually crying.

♪ How do we

rewrite the stars ♪

♪ Say you were

made to be mine ♪

♪ Nothing can keep us apart ♪

Wow.

We got into the live shows!

[cheers and applause]

.

It's so sad it's over.

So that means there's only--
Six spots.

Six spots left.

Oh, my God.

Okay, so there's this--this

next guy coming out, crazy.

[dramatic music]

I mean, I'm telling you that

he's a, like, mysterious guy.

I saw the pineapple.
That was--

I came this close to dying.

♪ ♪

Oh, my God.
Oh, no.

[crowd screaming]

[cheers and applause]

Is he here?

Oh, yeah.

♪ ♪

Hey, what do you think
he's gonna do

with that bow and arrow?

Dangerous.

We've told everybody
to step it up

because this
is the judge cuts.

Can't imagine how somebody
steps up something

when they just
about decapitate a judge.

[cheers and applause]

Oh.

[groans]

♪ ♪

Oh.
Oh.

Aaron Crow, wow.

What--what are you planning

to do to Howie tonight?

[laughter]

[shouts from audience]

He doesn't speak.
He doesn't speak?

No.
He does not.

Okay, so this makes it

challenging. Um.

[laughter]

Well, I guess
it's gonna be a surprise.

Yup.

Good luck.

[cheers and applause]

[dark industrial music]

There's no way
I would get up there.

♪ ♪

Whoa. Okay, a laser.

This is great.

Oh, my God,

he's putting it on you.

[cheers and applause]

Hi.

Oh, my God.

He wants you to go.

[cheers and applause]

You and Heidi, you go.

Is there a way

I can get out of--

♪ ♪

I don't feel good about this.

[laughter]

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

I have a bad

feeling about this.

[dramatic chord]

♪ ♪

What is that?

What--what is that?

I don't know.

What is that? A knife!

Oh, it's a--
A bow and arrow.

It's a bow and arrow.

Oh, cr--oh, got you.

[cheers and applause]

Gonna put it on her head?
No.

No.

No.

Oh, my God.

Oh.

No. No.

Is he gonna shoot an arrow

at Heidi's head?

Oh, my God.

Hold still!
Hold still! Hold still!

Ahh!
What's happening now?

Hold still. Hold still.

Oh, my God.

Hold still!

I don't feel good.

[cheers and applause]

Simon, do something.

[cheers and applause]

Oh, my God, just turns

around like that?

Oh, my goodness,

just tell me when it's over!

Oh, my God.

Ahh!

[thumping]

No!

♪ 'Cause we're gonna be-♪

[cheers and applause]

How did he do that?

[cheers and applause]

Do that?
How on earth did he do that?

[cheers and applause]

Look at Ken.
Look at him.

[laughter]

The ring's
gonna be on the thing.

Is that the ring?

That's the ring.
Shut up.

No!

No way.

[cheers and applause]

♪ 'Cause we're gonna
be legends ♪

♪ Legends ♪

Oh, now they're gonna
get married.

[cheers and applause]

Get down
on one knee.

♪ It's about

to be legendary ♪

♪ We're gonna be legends ♪

♪ Legends ♪

Whoo!

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ It's about

to be legendary ♪

♪ This is what we came for ♪

♪ ♪

Well, I'll just start
this thing.

That was amazing.

He was on

this platform spinning.

I didn't e--I was so scared,
I didn't even see it.

I know.
Neither of you knew.

Feeling it was--was even

more intense, but it--

Yeah, how do you think it
felt on my head?

Everything about your essence

creeps me out.

I salute you.

Well done.

I salute you, too,

for not killing me.

Thank you very much.

Simon?

We talk about showmanship.
Yeah.

Mm-hmm.
You have it.

I just want to make something
absolutely clear

before the deliberations.

If you go through, I am not
gonna be any part of your act.

Me neither. Me neither.
Just so we're clear.

Me neither.
I like to be--

I like to watch people
nearly die.

I don't want
to be the person

who could die
in the next round.

[laughter]

Normally you would ask
somebody

to give you their word.

He doesn't speak.

He ga--he gave me the nod.

He gave me the nod.

You did step it up.

You made it better
than last time.

We are gonna have

a hard time picking

just six acts
to go through.

Thank you so much.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

This was spinning.

He was turning around
like this.

Why didn't you tell me?

I was too scared.

You were too scared
to tell me?

Yes. No.
You should have just told me.

You should have said,
"Get out of there."

[exciting music]

No way.

It's one of the maddest
things

I've ever seen on

any of these shows.

[uneasy music]

.

I would imagine, more than

any other guest judge,

you kind of know
what this feels like.

Yeah, I used

to be a physician,

but my heart was performing,

so I connect to this show

on another level.

Here we go.

[cheers and applause]

Love her.
I like her.

I love her.

Hello, Carmen.

Hi.

How are you doing?
Good.

I heard that you left

your job in finance

to pursue comedy.

Well done.

That takes a lot of guts.

What do you want
to get out of this?

I want your life.

[laughter]

Great. Can't wait to see it.

I'm in therapy. It's great.

I love complaining to someone
who can't leave the room.

[laughter]

Everyone in New York
is in therapy.

You don't even have
to have real problems.

You could be like,

"I lost my shoe,"

and someone will be like,
"You need to talk

"to someone about this.

I think it has to do
with your parents' divorce."

[laughter]

My therapist is great
because she analyzes dreams.

She told me that everyone that

shows up in your dream is you,

and then I had a dream
that this big brown bear

was chasing me,

and I woke up, and I was like,
"I need to get a bikini wax."

[laughter]

It was a little bear.

It wasn't anything gross.

Like, it wasn't, like,

a '70s bear.

[laughter]

Thank you. That's it.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

You have a very
specific point of view.

You're a great writer.

You have a very dry wit,

which goes a long way.

I'll be fighting for you.

Thank you. Thanks.

I thought you were very good.

We laughed a bit,
but, you know,

we're looking at

18 different acts,

and only 6 will go through
to the live shows,

so I think it's gonna
be a little tough today.

Thank you so much.

[cheers and applause]

She has to do

the live shows.

So Ken said that it was great
to see people move

from their day job

to their dreams.

I love being a nurse, but...

Of course.
I just really want to sing.

19-year-old me
would have never believed

this would have happened.

I auditioned for a theme park.

They liked my voice,

they liked my energy,
but they ended up cutting me,

and they told me it was
because of my weight.

[soulful music]

You just really end up
putting away

that very special part
of yourself,

that part of you that--
it's your light, you know?

Everybody has that.
They have a light or a gift.

I just put it away.

I put it away for a long time.

[cheers and applause]

Growing up, our mom

was always singing to us.

We always knew inside that

she should be sharing this
with other people.

We shouldn't be her
only audience.

♪ Pride in our hearts ♪

♪ To lift us to tomorrow ♪

♪ 'Cause just to sit still

would be a sin ♪

I finally felt like I was doing

exactly what I was

put on this earth to do.

♪ Lord knows I know ♪

The real greats, you know,

you don't think about

how much they weigh.

They're just amazing,

bloody fantastic singers,

and you're one of those people.

Oh, thank you.

Okay, you ready?

I'm ready.

Dolby Theater,
it's right there.

Yeah. I'm get--I'm coming
for you, Dolby Theater.

Right there. Okay.
I'm coming for you.

All right.

Kenny, this next girl
was really good.

Applause, folks.

[cheers and applause]

Someday I want to be able
to introduce myself,

and I want to say,

"My name is Christina Wells.

I'm a singer."

Go, Mama!

Hi.

Hi.

Hello, Christina.
Hello.

Do you want to introduce
yourself to the audience?

Yes.
So my name is Christina Wells.

I'm a nurse by day

and a singer by night.

And Christina, what's--what's
the song you're gonna sing?

I'm going to sing
"Never Enough"

from "The Greatest Showman."

I think this is one of the

best songs I've heard in years.

Thank you. Thank you.
So no pressure.

Not at all, no.

Let's do it, Christina.

Okay.

Whoo!

[cheers and applause]

[piano chord]

♪ I'm trying

to hold my breath ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Let it stay this way ♪

♪ Can't let this moment end ♪

♪ All the shine

of a thousand spotlights ♪

♪ All the stars we steal

from the night sky ♪

♪ Will never be enough ♪

♪ Never be enough for me ♪

♪ Never, never ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Never, never ♪

♪ Never for me, for me ♪

♪ For me ♪

♪ Towers of gold

are still too little ♪

♪ These hands

could hold the world ♪

♪ But it'll never be enough ♪

♪ Never be enough ♪

♪ Never enough ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Never enough ♪

♪ Never enough for me ♪

♪ For me, for me ♪

♪ For me ♪

[cheers and applause]

[guitar music]

♪ ♪

♪ Don't lose who you are ♪

♪ In the blur of the stars ♪

Go, Mama!

♪ Tears don't mean you're
losing, everybody's bruising ♪

♪ Just be true

to who you are ♪

Well, I know it's been

a long day for you today.

Yes, ma'am.
And I know that you're

on an emotional roller coaster,
so I'm not gonna lie to you.

It was a little bit pitchy,

but your voice is incredible.

When you hit those notes

right in the middle,

you took us all right there.

Thank you. Thank you.

As a person who gave up

medicine to perform,

my wife told me,

"You're no longer a doctor.

You're a comedian."

You are no longer a nurse.

You are a singer.

You're an artist.

[cheers and applause]

Yeah!

We love the song.

We love you.

Mel is right.

You were off key.

Okay.

But let me say this.

I think you are
an incredibly genuine person.

When your vocal hit,

it was amazing,

so what I'm always

curious about is the growth.

I think there's still
better to come.

Okay.
And we are gonna

be talking about you later.

Thank you. I'll take it.
Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

Do I--do I go now?
Okay.

Thank you.

♪ Tears don't mean
you're losing ♪

♪ Everybody's bruising ♪

♪ Just be true

to who you are ♪

That was awesome.
Do you think I did good?

You did great.

You're amazing.

I mean, I--I didn't
want to lie. You were right.

I mean, she was off key
at the beginning.

But I think when
you're emotional, too,

and it's a long day.
Yeah.

Really? It didn't sound flat?
No.

No.
Okay.

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

.

Patches is next.

He's a 13-year-old rapper.

I like him a lot.
Right?

Pretty excited?
You got a new rap?

Yeah, yeah.
A tongue-twister?

Yeah, lot--lots--

I'm getting tongue-tied now.

That's not a good sign.

[funky music]

♪ ♪

My name's Maddoc Johnson.

I'm 13 years old.

But my rap name is Patches.

♪ I got so much heat ♪

♪ You better turn down
the thermostat ♪

I got to tell you,
I wasn't expecting that.

I like you.

Thank you.

I first started rapping

when I was nine years old.

It was at a sailing camp.

But I think I've gotten

a lot better since then.

My son from rural

New Hampshire

here as a hip-hop artist

on national television.

I'm like, what?

[laughs]

My big dreams are to perform

in front of big audiences

and make people smile,

but also I've always wanted

to have one of those
blue verification checks

on Instagram.

I actually wrote a song
about that.

It's called "Verified."

Do you have, like,
groupies now?

[laughs]

I guess you could say that.

Patches, Patches!
Here we go.

♪ Baby you got it ♪
♪ Just bust a move ♪

Now that I'm here,
I feel like I'm getting just,

like, a little bit closer
to my dream,

and I want so badly

to get one of those spots.

[cheers and applause]

Welcome back.

Hello.

How are you doing, Patches?

I'm doing very well,
thank you.

Can you tell the audience
what you did last time?

I performed an original song,

a rap that I wrote.

Wow.

Patches, tell me honestly

where you would like to be

in a year, two years,
three years.

I'm genuinely interested.

My goal is Broadway.

I love "Hamilton."

I love the stuff that
Lin-Manuel Miranda's doing.

Okay, great.
And what are you gonna be

performing for us today,

another original?

Yeah, it's about, like,

just how fast everything's been

happening since the audition.

Well, we can't wait
to hear it.

Good luck, Patches.

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

There he goes.

[cheers and applause]

[hip-hop beat plays]

Nostradamus.

♪ Lickety-split,
flow ice cold like Christmas ♪

♪ So take a seat 'cause you're
not gonna want to miss this ♪

♪ Witness a young boy

spitting sickness ♪

♪ So witless legitness,

and get this ♪

♪ People know my name ♪

♪ My life is changing,
never gonna be the same ♪

♪ Keeping up the energy
and keeping up the flame ♪

♪ Only got one life,

this ain't a video game ♪

♪ Set a goal,
and now I'm way past it ♪

♪ They day I die,
you put a mic in my casket ♪

♪ I'm Patches ♪

Yeah!

♪ I burn these mics
to ashes ♪

♪ Call me Patches ♪

♪ I burn these mics to ashes ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm Patches ♪

♪ You better watch out

before I get in my zone ♪

♪ I'm the king of my kingdom,
and I sit on my throne ♪

♪ If you want to step to me,
you got backbone ♪

♪ Bet your life
that I'm gonna beat yo ♪

♪ Your mind will be blown when
my flow is flowin' ♪

♪ Don't need you,
I could do it all on my own ♪

♪ 'Cause I step up
to the microphone ♪

♪ I am loaded, drop lyrical
bombs like a drone! ♪

♪ Heidi, you wanted to know
what's coming next ♪

♪ I'm just giving out more
than the people expect ♪

♪ I'm Patches ♪

♪ I burn these mics to ashes ♪

both: ♪ Call me Patches ♪

♪ I burn these mics
to ashes ♪

♪ What? Patches ♪

Yes, Patches!

[cheers and applause]

Thank you, guys.

Thank you so much.

Well, well, well, well, well.

Ken, what did you think?

Man, you--you burned

that song to ashes.

That's, uh... and what's

your name again?

Oh, Patches.

[laughs]

From the first time
I saw you, it's unexpected.

When you come out, I don't
expect it to be what it is,

and I love these surprises.

Awesome, thank you.

Well, first of all,
I have to tell you

I'm very honored that

I made it into your rap song!

Thank you very much.

Maybe mention me next time.
Yeah.

I mean, this was really
a step up from last time.

Oh, thank you.
Well done.

Patches, tell me,

when you say you're going

to burn this place to ashes,

you're not gonna burn
the studio down?

[laughs]

No, probably not, no.

"Probably."

Well, then put him through.

There are six acts

going through today.

Trust me, we will be talking

about you later.

Thank you. Bye.

♪ Bad, bad, bad, bad boy,

you make me feel so good ♪

He's like a kid's "Hamilton."

Yup.
I get that.

Yeah, I get that.
I was--I heard more Eminem.

Oh, no, come on, Mel.

I get what he was doing.

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, sweetie!

We're so proud of you.

I'm so proud of you.

♪ Bad, bad, bad, bad boy ♪

.

I'm still a little in a--

in a quandary

about certain people.
Yeah, and me.

'Cause there's

so many good ones.

This round especially,

originality is just,

you know, so important.

You really
have to step it up.

[cheers and applause]

♪ I hope someday

you'll join us ♪

♪ And the world

will live as one ♪

[cheers and applause]

I'm not gonna lie to you.

Something for me
isn't connecting,

and it's--obviously
you have an amazing voice.

You're just playing it

too safe, in my opinion.

This was just too predictable.

[crowd booing]

It wasn't very exciting.

He's just sweet and shy.

Personality is everything.

[playful music]

♪ ♪

[smooches] Ay-iy-iy!
[laughs]

When she saw Filiberto

for the first time,

she says that it was,

like, love at first sight.

Oh, my goodness.

By day

they're just your usual

very kind, humble couple.

N43.

Bingo!

Celina!

But at night, we get crazy.

♪ Talk dirty to me ♪

Oh, my God!

[cheers and applause]

♪ Talk dirty to me ♪

When I first saw my mom

and Filiberto dancing,

I couldn't believe with that

age how they can actually move.

[cheers and applause]

Some things should just
be done in private.

I don't understand
your problem, Mel.

I genuinely want to see
what's gonna happen next.

[cheers and applause]

Tonight they're adding a lot

more passion, a lot more fire.

You're going to love it.

[cheers and applause]

♪ Talk dirty to me ♪

[cheers and applause]

Last time it was

so inappropriate.

[cheers and applause]

Hi. Good evening,

everybody.

Welcome back to
"America's Got Talent."

Thank you.

And what has changed

from last time to today

in order to step up the game?

I don't know
if you can step this up,

to be honest with you, but.

Well, I believe they can,
but it's a surprise.

Okay.

All right.

[cheers and applause]

Well, we love to be surprised.
Good luck.

[cheers and applause]

This is where it starts.

I don't know if I want to look.

[cheers and applause]

[DJ Snake and Lil Jon's
"Turn Down For What" playing]

♪ ♪

♪ Fire up that loud

another round of shots ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ Turn down for what ♪

♪ ♪

[laughing]

♪ Turn down for what ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Turn down for what ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Turn down for what ♪
Yes!

♪ ♪

♪ Turn down for what ♪

♪ ♪

Go, grandmama!

Go, granddaddy!

♪ ♪

♪ Turn down for what ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Turn down for what ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Turn down for what ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Turn down for what ♪

[cheers and applause]

Oh, no, granddaddy didn't.

Oh, no, he didn't.

[cheers and applause]

[Flo Rida's "Low" playing]

That was--wow.

Okay, okay,

you did step it up

a little bit.

I think we've just seen

100 Shades of Gray.

[laughter]

Okay, first I would like
to go to our guest judge, Ken.

What do you think?

Um.

Oh, man, where do I start?

As a former doctor,

I was a little bit--

I was a little bit nervous
for your heart and your knees,

but you're so lovable,

and everything that you did,

you--you completely

entertained me.

You are shredded, by the way.

♪ Shorty got low, low, low,

low, low, low, low, low ♪

Okay.

Mel, the first performance
you Xed.

Yes, I did say no

last time...

[audience booing]

But I didn't X you this time
because you had a routine.

You had dancers,

whereas the last time,

it was just grinding,

so I actually really

enjoyed this performance.

♪ She hit the floor,
she hit the floor ♪

Simon, what did you think?
You know what?

When it makes you feel good,
when the audience love it,

this is what the show
is all about.

It's not just about
being professional.

Yeah.
It's about being

talked about.
It's about being fun.

You've got to remember, people,
you know,

you two, from the minute
I met you,

I couldn't get you out of my

head, for some strange reason,

but there are only

six spaces left.

We'll see what happens
later on.

Thank you very much.

[cheers and applause]

♪ She hit the floor,
she hit the floor ♪

They're so much fun.
People love them.

[cheers and applause]

Look at them.

How do you feel?

Mucho hot.

Mucho hot?

Mucho hot. Hot, baby, hot.

Ooh, so hot. Ooh, it's hot.

Though if that continues
for more

than four hours,
they should call a doctor.

Yeah.

Why are we touching
our heads?

♪ She hit the floor,
next thing you know ♪

♪ Shorty got low, low, low,
low, low, low, low, low ♪

Oh, my God, okay.

Okay, it's sad
that he's helping me up.

Yeah.

[upbeat music]

Ahh!

You haven't made it through
to the live shows.

.

There are so many

dangerous acts.

I mean, how can we even
compete with this?

Ken, do you have any
medical equipment here?

I just brought
some Band-Aids.

[cheers and applause]

Oh, God.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

She's balancing it
on the knife.

♪ Here we go, here we go ♪

I've never been so happy

that something is over,

over in a good way.

All right, are you ready
to do whatever the hell

you're about to do?

Oh--ahh!

What was that?
Did someone get electrocuted?

♪ ♪

How have you
stepped up your game

from the last time?

I have a little twist

just for Simon.

I remember the twist.

He had a request.

No!

[cheers and applause]

Are you willing to do it

next time without shorts?

[gasps]

If that's what it takes.

If that's the case,
I'm gonna give you a yes.

♪ ♪

No.
No.

Simon requested that?

[cheers and screams]

Oh, my God.

Oh, come on.
They're gonna Taser him?

That's ridiculous.

[screaming]

[audience screaming]

[buzzer blares]

♪ ♪

That's one of the maddest
things I've ever seen

on any of these shows.

Good for you.

It's just not my thing.
I buzzed the last time.

I don't get it.

It's not my cup of tea.

And this is coming
from an over-actor myself.

That was a bit too much.

[cheers and applause]

both: Wow.

When that's a bit
too much for Ken,

you know it's dangerous

and terrifying.

Oh!

[laughing]

Oh!

Good boy.

It actually scared me too.

Sorry, Howie.

That's mini Simon.

He's a little scary.

[dramatic music]

So who's here
with you tonight?

We have our son Jax.

Aww.
Yeah.

We're really excited he's here.
He's in the audience?

Yeah, he's gonna be watching.

Oh, wow.

All right, here we go, guys.

You remember these people
you said no to?

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

Baby, Daddy!

Welcome.

I used to look
like that last month.

[laughter]

Do you want to introduce
yourselves

to the audience, please?

So my name's Mary.
And I'm Tyce.

We're married for six years,

and we perform
duo trapeze together.

Tyce, you--you actually can't

see very well, can you?

Yeah, I've got--I have

a progressive eye disease

that--it requires

a cornea transplant.

So you are gonna be doing

a trapeze act,

and you can't really see?
Yeah.

We've had to rely a lot on

just the feeling of what we do.

[somber music]

I'm legally blind

in my right eye.

One of the most important

senses to have,

especially doing what we do,

I don't have it.

Everything I see

is very fuzzy.

Because I can barely see her
when we perform,

I do rely on the other senses

that I have.

I feel where she's at.

I know if I've done it right

by the sound that her skin

makes on my skin.

♪ ♪

Seven years ago, I fell

and shattered my foot.

Right now I have two plates

and eight screws in my foot.

♪ ♪

We want this so bad that we're

willing to take these risks.

♪ ♪

Oh!
Tonight we're going all out

because we're determined
to win over Mel.

I do think you're very good
at what you do,

but I wasn't wowed enough.

♪ ♪

As a mother,

watching my sweet daughter

up there doing these crazy,

scary things,

if she falls, she will fall on

her head or her neck,

so that's always

in the back of my mind.

I wouldn't do this
if I didn't 100%

trust him and our connection.

We are one performance away
from the Dolby Theater.

We feel so close

to achieving this dream
that we've always had.

[cheers and applause]

Well, good luck.
Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

[dramatic music]

♪ Mm ♪

♪ In violent times ♪

♪ You shouldn't have to sell

your soul ♪

♪ Shout, shout ♪

♪ Let it all out ♪

♪ These are the things

I can do without ♪

♪ Come on ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ ♪

Fire, are you kidding me?

Are you kidding me?

♪ ♪

♪ Mm ♪

♪ Let it all out ♪

♪ Shout, shout ♪
Whoa!

Oh, my God.

♪ Let it all out,

come on ♪

♪ These are the things
I can do without ♪

Ahh!

Whoa!

♪ Come on ♪

Oh. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

No!

♪ ♪

Oh, look how high she is.

♪ ♪

♪ Come on ♪

Oh, he's gonna do
a death drop or something.

[screaming]

♪ Shout, let it all out,

come on ♪

♪ These are the things

I can do without ♪

♪ Shout, shout ♪

Oh, my--

♪ Let it all out,
come on ♪

♪ These are the things

I can do without ♪

He's gonna blindfold himself!

No! Gosh.

[dramatic chord]

Come on.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

Oh, oh, God.

[screams]

[audience screaming]

.

Oh.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

Oh. Oh, God.

[screams]

[audience screaming]

Is she okay?

[cheers and applause]

Oh, my gosh.

♪ ♪

♪ Take a hit,

shoot me down ♪

♪ Shoot me down,
I will never hit the ground ♪

♪ Hit the ground ♪

Are you okay?
We would like to try

the blindfold trick
one more time.

No! No, it's fine.

It's fine.

I don't think
they should try that.

It's not "America's
Got Perfection."

This is "America's Got Talent."

No one can do this.

I mean, it's okay.

It's okay.

Look, I think just picking up
from what Ken said,

I don't think there's
ever been a singer

on any of our competitions

who's been note perfect.

It's still doesn't make them
not amazing.

It makes them human,

and as you've got

the--the consequences on this

are slightly worse

than falling off-key,

whereas you nearly
broke your neck,

and the fact that you're nearly

blind makes this incredible.

Yeah.
Thank you. Thank you so much.

Everything about it,

the music, the suspense,

the fire--just incredible!

Yes, thank you.

And yes, you both did

take my advice.

You stepped up your game

higher than
I could ever have expected.

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

You almost got hurt
very badly,

and your first thought was,
"Let me do that again,"

and only on "America's

Got Talent" does that happen.

[cheers and applause]

What are you thinking?

Why are you crying?

We work on the road a lot,

and we have a two-year-old son,

and we have to leave him
at home most of the time,

so the dream is to be in Vegas

so that our family

can be together,

and he's actually here.

He's up--he's up there.

[cheers and applause]

I see so much passion,
passion between the two of you,

passion in the craft
that you have.

I want that.
You know, really doing

something different.

We can see that. Huh?

I want that feeling.
Yeah.

Well, you've had
a guy drop you.

Oh!

[laughter]

Just for the record,
I dropped them.

[cheers and applause]

Six more acts are gonna

make it through.

You're gonna
be in the mix, guys.

Well done. Congratulations.

Thank you so much.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

Look at that massive red mark
on her back.

Big bruise on her back.
Massive.

Oh, really?
Yeah, I was just hoping

that she was gonna be okay.

And she is, thank God.

Yeah.

So do you think

you have a clear six?

Yes.
Really?

You do?
Yes, I do.

No, I don't.
This is tough.

I think this is gonna be
harder than we think.

[dramatic music]

The performances are over,

and now it's time to decide

who moves on

to the live shows.

So we've got six spaces left.
Six more.

This one.
Yes.

But there's others
that I prefer.

No.
Oh, no, no, it's amazing!

Are you kidding me?

I don't think I ever thought
I would make it this far,

but now that I have,
I don't want it to stop.

This.
This.

Even though
it wasn't perfect.

It's a hard decision.

There is definitely
that chance

that the mistake we made

could cost us
from going to the live shows.

He's a no, right?

No, he's a yes.

No.
Oh.

No, he's a definite yes.
Oh.

One more, Mel. One more.
One more.

I want this more than
I've wanted anything else

in my entire life.

We've agreed
to disagree,

but we've actually
got somewhere, right?

Was Ken not great?
Oh, my God, yes, Ken.

Yes!
Thank you for having me.

You were wonderful.
So much fun.

Did you enjoy it?
I had the best time ever.

You were great.

Will the following acts

please come to stage?

Kevin Blake,

Celina and Filiberto,

Harold and Regan.

There are only

six spaces left, and...

it is actually bad news.

♪ ♪

You haven't made it through

to the live shows.

Oh, boy,
that's heartbreaking.

It's very difficult.

♪ Help me ♪

♪ It's like the walls

are caving in ♪

No matter what happens
moving forward,

just know that

you gave it your all,

but we had to make
a decision...

♪ Someone help me ♪

And only six can go through.

♪ I'm crawling in my skin ♪

We decided...

♪ Sometimes I feel like

giving up ♪

♪ But I just can't ♪

We want to see you

on the live shows.

[cheering]

Yeah, yeah!

♪ ♪

♪ It isn't in my blood ♪

Oh, my gosh, I've never

seen so many men cry.

Thank you so much.
Welcome, guys.

All right, guys.

♪ I need somebody now ♪

No words can explain

how much we are happy

because this is for family.

This is for our dream.

This is for everyone.

[cheering]

♪ It's like the walls

are caving in ♪

This is a competition

at the end of the day,

and competitions are tough.

I'm sorry to say you're not

going to be going through

to the live shows.

I'm sorry, guys.

Love you.

I love you, Dad.

I'm never gonna forget
this experience,

and it was just wonderful

being out here.

♪ ♪

I want you to understand

how tough this is for us

and why we make

the decisions that we make.

Other people dance.

Other people do projection.

Other people do the diabolo.

Yes.

But nobody does it all.

And that's why you're going on.

Yes.

Yay! Yay!

Yay!

Really?

Yes, really.

♪ It isn't in my blood ♪

[applause]

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!
Thank you.

[stammering]

It's like a dream.

It's not a dream.

♪ It isn't in my blood ♪

[shouting indistinctly]

[shoes tapping]

♪ It isn't in my blood ♪

Daniel, how are you feeling?

Absolutely terrified.

I know. I don't blame you.

This is very difficult for us

because we have to eliminate

so many people.

I'm gonna cut
to the chase, Daniel.

You haven't made it through.

[dramatic chord]

This was the hardest decision.

Yeah.
Don't give up.

Life throws

disappointments at us,

and we have to be strong enough

to overcome anything

that stands in our way.

I know that I gave it
everything I had,

and unfortunately,

it wasn't enough,

but it's not gonna stop me.

That's a mistake.
That is a mistake.

I mean, we just had
too many good people.

That was horrendous.

♪ ♪

We didn't all agree,

but we feel that there

wasn't enough of a step up,

and because of that,

it is no for all three acts.

I'm so sorry.

We saw 18 acts today,
and after the Golden Buzzer,

there were only

six places left,

and gosh, it is so hard

to hear a no...

♪ ♪

But none of you
need to hear a no,

because you both are going

through to the live show.

Congratulations.

♪ ♪

What happened?

You smiled.

♪ ♪

♪ I'm surrendering ♪

It means so much to us.

It's been such a long road
to get here,

and to be through

to the live shows,

we're one step closer
to our dream.

♪ ♪

Today, I'm gonna be honest
with you, Christina,

this wasn't better

than the first audition.

We had to make decisions

based on who do we think

could really do something

special in the live show,

and that's why, Christina,

unanimously, we have decided

to put you through
to the live shows.

Are you serious?
[laughs] Yes.

[laughter]

Aww.

Yeah, we're very serious.
Are you serious?

Oh, yes.
Yes.

I thought you were
gonna tell me no.

No.
Oh, my God!

I'm gonna sing
at the Dolby Theater!

I'm gonna sing at the Dolby
Theater!

Yes, you are.

[laughing]

♪ ♪

♪ I'm surrendering ♪

Guess what! I did it!
I'm gonna go on!

[all screaming, laughing]

Oh, my gosh, I did it.

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