America's Got Talent (2006–…): Season 15, Episode 17 - Live Show 4 - full transcript
♪♪
YOU'RE THE BEST THAT WE'VE
EVER HAD
AMERICA HAS GOT SOME TALENT ♪♪
OH! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
BUCKLE UP, PEOPLE. YOU MOVED ME.
OH! ♪♪
"AGT" IS GOING DOWN RIGHT NOW.
LET'S DO THIS.
LIVE FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
HOLLYWOOD, IT'S "AMERICA'S GOT
TALENT."
HERE'S YOUR HOST, TERRY CREWS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: YEAH OH
♪♪
OH, OH, OH, OH
WELCOME TO THE BIGGEST TALENT
COMPETITION ON THE PLANET.
"AGT" GIVES ACTS FROM ALL ACROSS
AMERICA AND THE WORLD THE CHANCE
TO LIVE THEIR DREAM AND CHANGE
THEIR LIFE, FOR THE REST OF
THEIR LIFE
AND WE'VE GOT PEOPLE WATCHING
FROM EVERY CORNER OF AMERICA,
TOO!
YES. WHAT'S UP?
IT'S OUR LAST QUARTERFINAL
11 ACTS ARE COMING UP, ONLY 5
WILL SURVIVE
WE'VE GOT ACTS FROM AROUND THE
U.S. AND WE'VE GOT REMOTE
PERFORMANCES FROM AROUND THE
GLOBE, FROM ROMANIA AND GERMANY.
JUST THREE WEEKS UNTIL ONE ACT
IS CROWNED "AGT" CHAMPION.
LET'S GET DOWN TO THE DESK AND
WELCOME THE "AGT" JUDGES ‐
HEIDI KLUM HOWIE MANDEL
AND SOFIA VERGARA.
FIRST UP IS AN ACT PERFORMING
FROM THEIR HOMETOWN OF PLANO,
TEXAS.
THEY'VE NEVER WAVERED FROM THEI
DREAM.
IT'S THE C. A. WILDCATS
CHEERLEADERS ARE DUMB.
CHEERLEADING IS NOT A REAL
SPORT.
YES, WE'VE HEARD ALL THE
STEREOTYPES.
BUT WE DON'T JUST BREAK
STEREOTYPES.
WE DESTROY THEM.
I CAN BENCH 250.
I GRADUATED WITH A 4.0.
I HAVE AN ACADEMIC
SCHOLARSHIP.
I'M A COLLEGE GRADUATE.
AND WE DON'T WANT TO BE THE
WARMUP
WE WANT TO BE THE MAIN
ATTRACTION.
OUR TEAM IS MADE UP OF 29
MEMBERS, AGES 13 TO 30
WE PRACTICE TO BE PERFECT
WE PUSH OUR BODIES TO THE LIMIT.
AND SOMETIMES, WE FALL.
OH, MY GOD.
BUT WE ALWAYS GET BACK UP
TOGETHER, WE ARE STRONGER.
YOU NEED STRENGTH,
FLEXIBILITY, ENDURANCE
WINNING "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT"
WOULD TRULY VALIDATE US AS
ATHLETES TOGETHER, WE HAVE THE
HEART ‐‐
AND THE DETERMINATION TO GO
ALL THE WAY.
WE WANT TO PROVE THAT WE'RE
MORE THAN WHAT YOU SEE ON THE
SIDELINES.
WE WANT TO BE THE BEST IN THE
WORLD, AND SHOW EVERYONE WE HAVE
WHAT IT TAKES ‐‐
TO WIN "AMERICA'S GOT
TALENT." ♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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♪ ARE YOU READY ♪
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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: YES!
THE C. A. WILDCATS FROM WAY OUT
THERE IN THEPLANO, TEXAS
LET'S GET TO THE JUDGES. HEIDI?
YES I MEAN, CHILDWILDCATS
WHAT AN AMAZING JOB YOU GUYS DID
TO START THE SHOW LIKE THAT.
YOU'RE SO FULL OF ENERGY
YOU GUYS ARE LIKE A SODA THAT
YOU SHAKE AND THEN ‐‐ BOOM
I LOVED IT
I LOVE YOU GUYS. Terry: HOWIE?
I AGREE, IT'S VERY EXCITING,
AND THEY WERE AMAZING.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTS THROUGH
THE YEARS, THE UNBEATABLE, WHO
DANCES AND DOES THAT KIND OF
ACROBATICS
THIS IS THE AMERICAN VERSION OF
THAT KIND OF TALENT.
THE QUESTION I HAVE ABOUT THIS
PARTICULAR PERFORMANCE, WAS IT
BETTER
DID YOU UP IT FROM THE LAST
TIME >> YES, THEY DID.
YOU THINK THIS IS BETTER THAN
THE LAST TIME?
YES. >> YEAH, DON'T START.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GREAT LAST
TIME, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GREAT
THIS TIME.
AND I'M GOING TO BE CHEERING YOU
ON. >> Terry: THEY WERE AMAZING.
SOFIA? I THINK THEY WERE AMAZING
THE ENERGY THEY BRING TO THE
STAGE IS UNBELIEVABLE.
WHAT YOU GUYS DO IS NOT EASY
THE TRAINING, IT'S LIKE ATHLETES
ATHLETES
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND HOW
DIFFICULT IT IS.
AND I DO THINK YOU GUYS DID A
BETTER JOB THAN THE FIRST TIME
NO MATTER WHAT THIS GUY HERE
SAYS >> THANK YOU
I'VE BEEN JUDGING A LOT
LONGER THAN YOU.
Terry: NOW, TUCKER AND LEXIE
OF THE C. A. WILDCATS, HOW PROUD
OF THE CITIZENS OF PLANO, TEXAS,
FOR YOU GUYS RIGHT NOW
IT'S AWESOME.
WE'RE SO EXCITED AND PROUD TO
REPRESENT PLANO, ALONG WITH THE
ENTIRE CHEERLEADING COMMUNITY.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE PART OF
THE SHOW
Terry: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
IT WAS AMAZING
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, GUYS.
ALL RIGHT, IT IS ON.
VOTING IS OPEN NOW AND IT'S
GOING TO STAY OPEN UNTIL
7:00 A. M. EASTERN TOMORROW
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT ON THE APP
STORE OR GOOGLE PLAY
THIS IS FOR THE SEMIFINALS, SO
GET TO IT.
COMING UP ‐‐
I LOVED EVERY SINGLE PART OF
THAT AUDITION.
EVEN THE LITTLE ONE WAS SO
GOOD I LOVED IT
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
I FELT VERY EMOTIONAL.
IT WAS WONDERFUL.
THE STORY WAS SWEET.
I ENJOYED IT ♪♪
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE
FUTURE IS GOING TO BRING FOR
YOU. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT
YOU THINK ABOUT THE ACTS, THE
PERFORMANCES, MY SUIT,
EVERYTHING
AND YOU CAN FIND OUT WHAT THE
CONTESTANTS AND THE JUDGES ARE
FEELING BY FOLLOWING US ON
TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, OR FACEBOOK
@AGT GET YOURSELF INVOLVED.
UP NOW IS A YOUNG COUNTRY SINGER
WITH A SIMPLE DREAM.
SHE DRAWS HER INSPIRATION FROM
HER FAMILY
THIS IS HER SHOT AT THE
SEMIFINAL.
FROM NORTH LOGAN, UTAH, SHE IS
KENADI DODDS
MY DREAM IS TO BE A COUNTRY
SUPERSTAR.
I LOVE SINGING, AND I JUST LOVE
WRITING SONGS.
ONE OF MY BIGGEST INSPIRATIONS
IS MY LITTLE SISTER ALEXIS
I HAD ALWAYS WANTED A SISTER
SO WHEN SHE WAS BORN, I WAS SO
EXCITED.
HOLDING HER IN THE HOSPITAL, I
WAS MAKING ALL OF THESE PROMISES
TO BE THE BEST BIG SISTER AND TO
ALWAYS BE THERE FOR HER.
EVER SINCE THEN, SHE'S LIKE A
LITTLE SHADOW THAT JUST FOLLOWED
ME EVERYWHERE.
I'M SO LUCKY TO HAVE HER
SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN MY BEST
FRIEND. DO YOU LOVE YOUR SISTER
YEAH.
I JUST WANT US TO STAY BEST
FRIENDS FOREVER. ♪♪
OVER TIME, YOUR RETINA
DETERIORATES
DETERIORATES
YOU CAN LOSE YOUR VISION
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN,
BUT RIGHT NOW, SHE'S GOOD.
HI, ALEXIS I MISS YOU
I MISS YOU SO MUCH.
TONIGHT, I'M SINGING THE SONG
I WROTE FOR YOU.
ARE YOU EXCITED?
I HOPE I CAN MAKE YOU PROUD.
YOU WILL.
I LOVE YOU, ALEXIS.
I LOVE YOU, TOO
SO MUCH.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE AMAZING
YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE BEST.
THANK YOU
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪♪
♪ I PROMISE TO LOVE YOU TO
ALWAYS PROTECT YOU I PROMISE TO
KEEP YOU NEVER TO LEAVE YOU NO
MATTER WHAT I DO ♪
♪ YOU'RE PART OF MY HEAVEN AND
PART OF MY AMEN YOU'RE
EVERYTHING HOPED FOR AND ALL
THAT I PRAY FOR ♪
♪ WELCOME TO MY WORLD ♪
♪ WE'LL GO DANCING THROUGH THE
STARS ♪
♪ I'LL BE THERE THROUGH IT ALL
PROMISE I'VE GOT YOU IF YOU
FALL ♪
♪ IF THINGS GO WRONG JUST
REMEMBER WE'RE DANCING THROUGH
THE STARS ♪
♪ NOTHING CAN BREAK US IF WE
BELIEVE ♪
♪ ALWAYS FOREVER YOU'RE A PART
OF ME ♪
♪ YOU'LL ALWAYS BE DANCING OH
OH ♪
♪ DANCING THROUGH THE STARS
WHERE THE UNIVERSE IS OURS ♪
♪ I'LL BE THERE THROUGH IT ALL ♪
♪ I PROMISE I'LL CATCH YOU IF
YOU FALL ♪
♪ AND IF THINGS GO WRONG JUST
REMEMBER WE'RE DANCING THROUGH
THE STARS ♪
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: KENADI DODDS OUT ON
THE LOT HERE AT UNIVERSAL.
AMAZING.
BUT THAT'S WHAT I THINK.
WE'LL HEAR FROM THE JUDGES,
RIGHT AFTER THIS BREAK
COMING UP ‐‐
OH! >> WOW
THAT WAS FANTASTIC.
WHAT YOU JUST DID WAS LIT
THANK YOU
THATYOU NEED TO HOLD ON TO IT
YOU MOVED ME TO DO THIS ♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: BEFORE THE BREAK,
KENADI DODDS SANG FOR THE
SEMIFINALS
LET'S GET RIGHT DOWN TO THE
JUDGES AND GET THEIR THOUGHTS.
HEIDI? >> I THINK YOU'RE GREAT.
I THINK YOU'VE DONE A FANTASTIC
JOB.
AND NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS
TONIGHT OR TOMORROW IN THE
RESULTS SHOW, I DO BELIEVE
THEY'RE GOING TO CALL FOR YOU,
THE MUSIC WORLD.
I THINK YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY
AMAZING.
I ALSO LOVE THE BOND YOU HAVE
WITH YOUR SISTER
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL
THANK YOU >> Terry: HOWIE?
I'M JUST GOING TO BE TOTALLY
HONEST
I LOVE YOU, AND I THINK YOU'RE
AN AMAZING TALENT.
AND I LOVE THE BOND AND WHAT YOU
TALKED ABOUT WITH YOUR FAMILY
AND YOUR SISTER.
IT'S AN AMAZING STORY, AND YOU
SEEM TO TRIUMPH OVER THAT
HARDSHIP
I HAVE TO BE HONEST, THAT SONG
DIDN'T DO IT FOR ME PERSONALLY
IF YOU REMOVE THE STORY, YOU
REMOVE, YOU KNOW, WHAT IT WAS
ABOUT ‐‐ HE'S ALWAYS LIKE THAT
HE NEVER LIKES ORIGINAL SONGS.
IT WAS AMAZING.
I GAVE A GOLDEN BUZZER TO
GRACE VANDERWALT
PLEASE, PEOPLE, PLEASE
YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M NOT VOTING.
THEY'RE VOTING AT HOME
I JUST THINK THE SONG ‐‐ ENOUGH.
ENOUGH THANK YOU.
LET'S FIND OUT WHAT SHE THINKS.
Terry: I WILL, BECAUSE YOU'RE
WRONG. SOFIA?
I THINK HE'S BEING VERY
NEGATIVE TODAY.
YES.
BUT I THINK YOU WERE AMAZING.
YOU'RE SPECTACULAR
YOU HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL
FAMILY.
DID YOU LIKE THAT SONG AS
MUCH AS THE FIRST ONE?
NO, I LIKED THE FIRST ONE
BETTER
BUT I THINK IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
I DIDN'T SAY IT WASN'T
BEAUTIFUL.
AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO LOVE YOU, AND I HOPE PEOPLE
VOTE FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU DESERVE
IT
THANK YOU.
Terry: KENADI, YOU'RE SUCH A
WONDERFUL SINGER
WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY IF YOU WIN "AGT"
IF I WIN "AGT," IT WOULD MEAN
THE WORLD TO ME.
WE WORKED SO HARD AND SACRIFICED
SO MUCH.
I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL TO BE THIS
FAR. AND TO HAVE COME THIS FAR.
SO IF I GET VOTED THROUGH, IT
WOULD JUST MEAN THE WORLD TO ALL
OF US. Terry: YOU ARE AMAZING.
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, KENADI.
THANK YOU.
Terry: WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DOES KENADI DESERVE A SPOT IN
THE SEMIFINALS
SHE'LL ONLY MAKE IT IF YOU VOTE.
XFINITY CUSTOMERS, AS USUAL, YOU
CAN VOTE USING YOUR XFINITY
VOICE REMOTE
JUST SAY "VOTE FOR AGT."
AND EVERYBODY CAN VOTE UP TO TEN
TIMES FOR EACH ACT WITH EACH
VOTING METHOD, SO GET BUSY OKAY
I SAID THIS IS A GLOBAL
COMPETITION, AND THIS NEXT ACT
IS ALL THE WAY OVER IN ROMANIA
IT'S A PUPPET GROUP WHOSE
STORIES ARE ALWAYS MOVING AND
ALWAYS HAVE A POWERFUL MESSAGE
HERE'S LIGHTWAVE THEATER
COMPANY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WE'RE LIGHTWAVE THEATER
COMPANY FROM ROMANIA
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
I FELT VERY EMOTIONAL.
THIS IS APRIL 30th.
I THINK IT'S THE FIFTH WEEK OF
THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN
ROMANIA.
TRYING TO SEE HOW YOU CAN BE
OUTSIDE IN ROMANIA RIGHT NOW
YOU NEED THIS.
POLICE ARE EVERYWHERE.
THEY STOP YOU ON THE STREET AND
ASK IF YOU HAVE PAPERS.
THIS IS NOT A GOOD MOMENT IN
OUR LIFE.
THIS IS FRIDAY, THE 15th OF
JUNE
WE FINALLY HAVE A STORY, DURING
THE PANDEMIC
DID YOU MANAGE TO BUILD A
PUPPET NO, BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE
ACCESS TO THE WORKSHOP
I'M TRYING TO MAKE PANCAKES
TO CALM MYSELF DOWN.
BECAUSE ‐‐ OH.
WHEN YOU'RE WAITING ALMOST YOUR
WHOLE LIFE TO DO THIS, WE NEED
TO HAVE THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR
LIFE
BUT YOU CAN'T DO IT.
I JUST WANT TO BE ON THE
STAGE AND PERFORM.
THIS IS JULY 18th
WE STARTED BUILDING THE PUPPETS,
BUT WE'RE REALLY FAR BEHIND.
THESE DAYS ARE VERY IMPORTANT
DAYS
IT'S OUR FIRST REHEARSAL.
WE HAVE ONLY TWO WEEKS TO
PREPARE. >> OH, COME ON.
OKAY.
IT'S OUR LAST WEEK OF REHEARSAL.
WE HAD PROBLEMS COORDINATING
OURSELVES AFTER THE LOCKDOWN
TODAY IS THE DAY WHEN WE GO LIVE
ON "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
OKAY, LET'S GO
TWO HOURS BEFORE THE LIVE SHOWS,
WE REALIZED THE BRIDGE SEQUENCE
NEEDS A LOT MORE SPACE.
ONE HOUR, WE HAVE LEFT.
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME.
WE HAVE ONLY MINUTES BEFORE
WE PERFORM
THIS IS OUR DREAM, AND WE'RE
PUTTING EVERYTHING ON THE LINE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
[ BARKING
[ LAUGHTER ]
♪♪
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE
STAY INSIDE AND BE SAFE
WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS
BE THERE FOR EACH OTHER.
♪♪
♪ WHEN YOU TRY YOUR BEST BUT YO
DON'T SUCCEED ♪
♪ WHEN YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT BU
NOT WHAT YOU NEED ♪
♪ WHEN YOU FEEL SO TIRED BUT YO
CAN'T SLEEP ♪
♪♪
♪ LIGHT WILL GUIDE YOU HOME ♪
♪ AND I WILL TRY ♪
[ BUZZER ] ♪♪
♪♪
♪ WHEN YOU LOSE SOMETHING YOU
CANNOT REPLACE ♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪ LIGHT WILL GUIDE YOU HOME ♪
♪ I WILL TRY TO FIX YOU ♪
♪♪
[ BARKING
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: LIGHTWAVE THEATER OVER
IN ROMANIA
HOWIE, WHAT WAS IT YOU DIDN'T
LIKE
HOWIE, TELL US WHAT HAPPENED?
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE
DEPRESSED, I FOUND THAT VERY
DEPRESSING
HERE'S THE THING, MAYBE I'M ON
THIS SCHTICK TONIGHT ABOUT
UPPING IT.
IT'S THE SAME DOG, KIND OF THE
SAME PUPPETS, WITH A VERY
DEPRESSING ‐‐ I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE MESSAGE IS
THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING NICE
FOR SOMEONE ELSE
WE HAVE TO BE THERE FOR EACH
OTHER.
Terry: HEIDI, IS THAT WHAT
YOU WANTED TO SAY?
I KNOW IT'S SAD
BUT THIS IS REALITY.
THE REALITY IS, WE'RE ALL COOPED
UP IN OUR SPACES RIGHT NOW, AND
THEY'RE ALONE.
I HAVE A BIG FAMILY, SOME PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE A BIG FAMILY.
IT'S A NICE MESSAGE TO SAY, HEY,
DO SOMETHING FOR THE PERSON
LIVING NEXT DOOR WHO IS ALONE.
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF STORIES
LIKE THAT.
Terry: SOFIA, WHICH ONE DO
YOU AGREE WITH
I'M GOING TO SAY I AGREE WITH
HEIDI IN THE SENSE THAT, YES, IT
IS A BEAUTIFUL, YOU KNOW, STORY
AND TO REMIND PEOPLE TO HELP
EACH OTHER
BUT I DO HAVE TO SAY, I TOTALLY
UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT
YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN THROUGH TO
PREPARE THIS
BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SOUND
LIKE NEGATIVE HOWIE HERE,
BECAUSE ‐‐ >> YES.
IT WAS BETTER, THE FIRST ONE,
UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE
CHALLENGES
IT WAS BETTER, THE FIRST ONE
I'M UPSET WITH THAT DOG, YEAH.
Terry: OKAY, LIGHTWAVE
THEATER, WITH ALL THE OBSTACLES
YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH, WHAT IS
LIKE BE HERE ON THE WORLD'S
BIGGEST STAGE TODAY?
IT'S SIMPLY AMAZING
WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE, EVEN IF
WE'RE VERY FAR APART
AND WE'RE AMAZED WITH THE NUMBER
OF MESSAGES, SUPPORTING
MESSAGES, COMING FROM AMERICAN
PUBLIC AND WE THANK THEM ALL FOR
SUPPORTING US.
Terry: THAT'S RIGHT
IT'S UP TO THE VOTERS.
WELL, GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.
OR USE THE OFFICIAL "AMERICA'S
GOT TALENT" APP.
COMING UP, THREE SINGERS FROM
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, TAKE THE
STAGE WITH ONE GOAL ‐‐ MAKE THE
SEMIFINALS
THEY'RE UP, RIGHT AFTER THIS
BREAK.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪♪
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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: OKAY
THIS NEXT ACT JUST WANTS TO
SPREAD LOVE AND HOPE AND JOY
AND THEY DO IT WITH THEIR MUSIC.
FROM RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, HERE'S
RESOUND.
♪♪
♪ WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS
LOVE SWEET LOVE ♪
BEFORE "AGT," WE TOOK A HUGE
LEAP OF FAITH AND QUIT OUR JOBS
AND DECIDED TO GO FULL‐TIME WITH
MUSIC. BEING A MUSICIAN TODAY IS
REALLY HARD.
WE'RE REALLY STRUGGLING A LOT OF
TIMES.
IF YOU DON'T PERFORM, YOU DON'T
GET PAID.
THEN WE CAME TO "AMERICA'S
GOT TALENT." ♪♪
SO WE HAD THIS INCREDIBLE MOMENT
WE FELT LIKE, OKAY, THIS CAN
DEFINITELY OPEN SOME DOORS
THEN CORONA HIT RIGHT AFTER.
THE GIGS THAT WE HAD
CANCELLED.
IT WAS SUCH A STRUGGLE
WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD PAY
OUR BILLS.
THERE WAS NO LIGHT AT THE END
OF THE TUNNEL.
AND WE FELT LIKE MAYBE IT'S
TIME FOR US TO GIVE UP
AND THEN WE SAW SOME OF THE
MESSAGES OF PEOPLE THAT WERE
GOING THROUGH A HARD TIME,
SAYING OUR MUSIC GAVE THEM JOY
♪ WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS
LOVE SWEET LOVE ♪
THE MESSAGES INSPIRED US TO SING
JUST THAT FEELING OF, YOU CAN'T
GIVE UP.
YOU GOT TO KEEP GOING.
IT LIGHT A FIRE, YOU KNOW
WHAT, WE REALLY NEED TO USE OUR
VOICES
IT MAKES US GRATEFUL AND
BRINGS US BACK TO THE REAL
REASON WE'RE DOING THIS.
♪ LOVE ♪
THINGS CAN AND WILL GET BETTER
THAT'S THE MESSAGE WE STILL HAVE
TO KEEP SENDING.
♪ LOVE ♪
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
♪ I THOUGHT SOONER OR LATER THE
LIGHTS UP ABOVE WOULD COME DOWN
AND CIRCLES AND GUIDE ME TO
LOVE ♪
♪ I'M WILLING TO FIGHT FOR IT
CARRY THIS WEIGHT BUT WITH EVERY
STEP I KEEP QUESTIONING WHAT IS
TRUE ♪
♪♪
♪ FALL ON ME WITH OPEN ARMS ♪
♪ FALL ON ME FROM WHERE YOU
ARE ♪
♪ FALL ON ME WITH ALL YOUR
LIGHT ♪
♪ WITH ALL YOUR LIGHT ♪
♪ WITH ALL YOUR ♪
♪ I'M SEEING YOU EVERYWHERE ♪
♪ I STEP OUTSIDE IT'S LIKE I'M
BREATHING YOU WITH THE AIR ♪
♪ I CAN FEEL YOU THERE ♪
♪ FALL ON ME FALL ON ME ♪
♪ FROM WHERE YOU ARE ♪
♪ FALL ON ME WITH ALL YOUR
LIGHT ♪
♪ WITH ALL WITH ALL WITH ALL
WITH ALL ♪
♪ YOUR LIGHT ♪
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: RESOUND! OH, MY GOODNESS.
BEAUTIFUL. Terry: SO BEAUTIFUL
HOWIE? >> IT WAS.
IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.
YOU GUYS, COMING INTO TONIGHT, I
SAID IN THE MUSIC AREA OF OUR
COMPETITION, YOU GUYS DID SET A
BAR.
AND I THINK THAT BAR IS STILL
SET. I THINK YOUR HARMONIES ARE
BEAUTIFUL, AND YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL
PEOPLE
AS HUMAN BEINGS, I'VE TALKED TO
YOU A LITTLE BIT
I JUST THINK IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
AMERICA IS GOING TO HAVE TO
DECIDE
AND I KEEP SAYING, I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO COMPARE WHAT YOU DID
BEFORE WITH THIS, BUT I THINK
MORE THAN EVER, I KEEP SAYING
IT, PEOPLE GOT TO GO ONE STEP
HARDER WE NEED THOSE MOMENTS.
IF YOU'RE LISTENING BACKSTAGE
AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON SOON,
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, IN THAT
MOMENT, YOU WANT THE MOMENTS
WHERE PEOPLE SAY, HONEY, GET IN
HERE, YOU GOT TO SEE THIS.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF THOSE MOMENTS.
BUT YOU HAD THEM BEFORE.
DID YOU GIVE US MORE
I DON'T KNOW
Terry: SOFIA, WHAT WERE YOUR
THOUGHTS
I THOUGHT IT WAS FANTASTIC.
YOUR VOICES ARE AMAZING.
WHAT YOU BRING, YOU KNOW, THE
UPLIFTING ‐‐ I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING BAD TO SAY.
AND I LOVED IT
THANK YOU >> THANK YOU
GOOD FOR YOU, YOU HAVE
NOTHING BAD TO SAY.
Terry: HEIDI? I LOVED IT, TOO
WHAT IS NOT TO LOVE.
THREE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE WITH
THREE BEAUTIFUL VOICES
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
YOU SING ABOUT LIGHT, BUT YOU
HAVE THIS LIGHT AROUND YOU
LIKE THREE LITTLE ANGELS
SO PRETTY, I LOVE IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Terry: NOW, RESOUND, YES, YOU
DO HAVE THAT LIGHT
I WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO
SAY TO ANYONE OUT THERE WHO
NEEDS TO BE LIFTED OUT TODAY.
WE'RE ALL GOING THROUGH THIS
PANDEMIC, AND THINGS MIGHT SEEM
REALLY DARK.
BUT IN DARK SITUATIONS, WE WANT
TO ENCOURAGE YOU
IF YOU CAN'T FIND THE LIGHT, BE
THE LIGHT. >> Terry: I LOVE IT.
BE THE LIGHT, YES.
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF VOTES TO USE
YOU CAN VOTE UP TO TEN TIMES FOR
EACH ACT WITH EVERY VOTING
METHOD
SO GO MAKE SURE YOUR FAVORITES
STAY IN THE COMPETITION.
STILL TO COME, A SENSATIONAL
GROUP OF DRUMMERS AND DANCERS.
YOU GOT TO SEE THIS.
AND WE GOT A COMEDIAN WHO DIDN'T
MAKE IT ON "AGT" A COUPLE OF
YEARS AGO.
IS THIS HIS TIME TO SHINE?
STAY RIGHT THERE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪♪
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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: UP NEXT, AN ACT THAT
INSPIRES
INSPIRED US ALL, AND SHOWS HOW
HARD WORK CAN MAKE DREAMS COME
TRUE IT'S DIVASAND DRUMMERS OF
COMPTON.
TODAY, AS YOU GUYS GET READY
TO PERFORM, I WANT YOU TO THINK
LONG AND HARD.
WHERE WE'RE FROM, OPPORTUNITIES
LIKE THIS DON'T JUST HAPPEN.
THEY ARE EARNED.
YOU GUYS HAVE EARNED YOUR PLACE
ON "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YOU GUYS EPITOMIZE WHAT THIS
SHOW IS ABOUT.
THIS INSPIRES PEOPLE NOT ONLY IN
YOUR COMMUNITY BUT OTHER
COMMUNITIES. ♪♪
YOUR PERFORMANCE TONIGHT WILL
LET THE YOUTH IN URBAN CITIES
ALL ACROSS THE WORLD KNOW THAT
HARD WORK PAYS OFF
AND YOUR MESSAGE OF HOPE WILL BE
HEARD LOUDER AND REACH FARTHER
THAN WE COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ARE
THE LIGHT THAT WE NEED IN THIS
WORLD RIGHT NOW.
YOU ARE COURAGEOUS
YOU HAVE OVERCOME THE STREETS.
YOU HAVE OVERCOME DISAPPOINTMENT
AND HEARTACHE.
I'VE SEEN MANY OF YOU COME TO
REHEARSAL
REHEARSAL EMOTIONALLY BURNT OUT,
STRESSED OUT, FRUSTRATED
BUT YOU STILL ROSE TO THE
OCCASION
MILLIONS ACROSS THE WORLD WILL
BE INSPIRED BY YOUR HARD WORK
AND DETERMINATION.
YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM HOPE,
WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING THROUGH,
THEY CAN COME UP OUT OF IT
THEY CAN RISE FROM IT.
WHEN YOU GET OUT ON THAT STAGE,
LET THE WORLD KNOW, WE'RE THE
DIVAS AND DRUMMERS OF COMPTON,
AND WE DESERVE TO WIN "AMERICA'S
GOT TALENT."
ARE Y'ALL READY TO WIN
DIVAS AND DRUMMERS OF COMPTON ON
THREE.
DIVAS AND DRUMMERS OF COMPTON!
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: WHOA
SO WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THAT?
WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT THE JUDGES
THOUGHT IN JUST A COUPLE OF
MINUTES. >>> COMING UP ‐‐
WE'RE SEEING THE MOST AMAZING
PEOPLE
AND YOU'RE ONE OF THEM >> WOW
IT WAS EVERYTHING ♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: THE DIVAS AND DRUMMERS
OF COMPTON OUT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA GAVE IT THEIR BEST
SHOT BEFORE THE BREAK.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT
THE JUDGES THOUGHT HEIDI?
YOU GUYS WERE ABSOLUTELY
INCREDIBLE
LOVED THE CHOREOGRAPHY, THE
ENERGY
AND ALSO, YOUR SPEECH IN THE
BEGINNING WAS SO INSPIRING, SO
POWERFUL
I MEAN, I WISH WE HAD MORE
SPEAKERS LIKE YOU.
I'M INSPIRED BY YOU.
IT WAS AMAZING WHAT YOU SAID.
THANK YOU.
Terry: HOWIE?
WHY ARE YOU POINTING OUT
SOMEBODY'S BELLY
BECAUSE SHE WAS DANCING WHILE
SHE WAS PREGNANT
OH, YOU'RE PREGNANT
YES. >> OH, OKAY.
SO FAR, THIS HAS BEEN MY
FAVORITE ACT OF THE NIGHT.
WOW. AND I JUST LOVED THE WHOLE
PRODUCTION, AND APPARENTLY I
LOVED THE REPRODUCTION, TOO.
THANK YOU, YES, YES
Terry: SOFIA?
MY FAVORITE ACT OF THE NIGHT,
DEFINITELY
YOU GUYS ARE SO INSPIRING.
YOU'RE UPLIFTING
YOUR SPEECH WAS, I MEAN, BETTER
EVEN THAN THE PERFORMANCE.
THANK YOU.
I WISH YOU GUYS ALL THE LUCK
IN THE WORLD TONIGHT. THANK YOU.
Terry: GOOD LUCK, DIVAS AND
DRUMMERS OF COMPTON.
LOOK AT THOSE FACES.
DO YOU WANT TO PUT THEM THROUGH
TO THE SEMIS THEN VOTE FOR THEM
XFINITY CUSTOMERS, YOU CAN VOTE
USING YOUR XFINITY VOICE REMOTE.
OKAY
RIGHT NOW, HERE'S A SINGER WHO
HAS ALWAYS BEEN JUDGED BY PEOPLE
FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS.
TONIGHT, SHE GETS TO BE JUDGED
BY YOU AT HOME FOR HER PURE
TALENT
FROM SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, SHE
IS CELINA.
MY ENTIRE LIFE, I'VE ALWAYS
FELT DIFFERENT
I JUST WASN'T LIKE ALL THE OTHER
GIRS. GIR
GIR GIRLS.
BUT MUSIC DIDN'T JUDGE ME.
IT GAVE ME THAT SENSE OF FREEDOM
AND ACCEPTANCE
I SPENT HOURS AND HOURS
SCREAMING AND DANCING IN FRONT
OF THE MIRROR.
AND IT MADE ME REALLY HAPPY.
STILL TO THIS DAY, I DO THE SAME
THING.
I ALWAYS IMAGINED MYSELF ON A
STAGE WITH A SPOTLIGHT
AND THE CROWD CHEERING
BUT I DIDN'T THINK THAT I WOULD
BE ACCEPTED BECAUSE OF THE WAY
THAT I DRESS
THAT SHUT MY CONFIDENCE DOWN
SO COMING TO "AMERICA'S GOT
TALENT," MY HEART JUST WAS
POUNDING ♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THEY WERE CHEERING FOR ME,
FOR WHO I AM
IT GAVE ME A SENSE OF HOPE.
DON'T LET A STYLIST GO NEAR YOU.
THANK YOU. FOUR MASSIVE YESES.
I CAN'T TALK, I'M CRYING.
THAT JUST VALIDATED THE FACT
THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO CHANGE
IT GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE TO BE
WHO I WANT TO BE IN LIFE
IT'S DEFINITELY IMPORTANT FOR ME
TO PUT MYSELF OUT THERE NOW.
I WOULDN'T BEFORE, BECAUSE I WAS
TOO AFRAID OF WHAT PEOPLE WERE
GOING TO THINK
THIS IS MY CHANCE.
AND I GOT TO GO OUT THERE WITH
EVERYTHING I GOT
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
♪ EXCUSE ME FOR A WHILE ♪
♪ I'LL EXCUSE YOU FOR A WHILE ♪
♪
♪♪
♪ IT'S A CHILD A CHILD ♪
♪ IT MIGHT SEEM SO STRONG ♪
♪ IT MIGHT SEEM SO LONG ♪
♪ NEVER BEEN SO WRONG ♪
♪ EXCUSE ME FOR A WHILE TURN A
BLIND EYE ♪
♪ I HAVE A FEELING DEEP DOWN
YOU'RE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE ♪
♪ WHOA IT MIGHT SEEM SO LONG ♪
♪ NEVER BEEN SO WRONG ♪
♪ NEVER BEEN SO WRONG ♪
♪ EXCUSE ME FOR A WHILE ♪
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: WOW.
JUST WOW
SO IS THAT ENOUGH TO GRAB A
PLACE IN THE SEMIFINALS?
IT'S ALL UP TO YOU
AFTER THE BREAK, WE'LL HEAR FROM
THE JUDGES
STAY RIGHT THERE. COMING UP ‐‐
OH!
YOU'VE GOT FIRE IN YOUR EYES.
YOU HAVE THAT DETERMINATION.
I LOVE THAT.
♪♪
I REALLY LOVED YOU GUYS
I LOVE THE ROMANCE BETWEEN THE
TWO OF YOU
IT WAS PERFECT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
Terry: ALL RIGHT.
BEFORE THE BREAK, CELINA HAD HER
SHOT AT THE SEMIFINALS
LET'S GET TO THE JUDGES.
AND SEE IF THEY THINK SHE'S DONE
ENOUGH. SOFIA?
CELINA, I THINK YOU'RE THE
HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT
NO WAY. OH, MY GOSH, THANK YOU.
FLAWLESS, THE SONG, THE WAY
YOU LOOK
IF THIS THING WAS A GOLDEN
BUZZER, I WOULD GIVE IT TO YOU
BUT IT'S NOT, AND I CAN'T.
THANK YOU
Terry: HEIDI?
WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS BEFORE,
BECAUSE I HADN'T SEEN ANYTHING
ABOUT YOU BEFORE, IT FEELS LIKE
YOU'VE PREPARED FOR YOUR ENTIRE
LIFETIME FOR THIS PERFORMANCE,
AND YOU NAILED IT.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
Terry: HOWIE?
TRUTHFULLY, YES, I AGREE WITH
EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE SAYING
AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK AS A
SINGER ON THIS SHOW, YOU HAVE TO
UP YOUR GAME EVEN MORE THAN
OTHER TALENTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF SINGING SHOWS,
A LOT OF PEOPLE STAING.
SO YOU NEED TO STAND OUT
AND I THINK WHEN AMERICA IS
VOTING, I DO THINK THEY'RE GOING
TO REMEMBER YOU.
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO DO VERY
WELL
I AGREE ABOUT YOUR SOUND, YOUR
STYLE, YOUR TALENT.
Terry: CELINA, YOU HAVE
IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE
AUDI
AUDITIONS.
HOW DID YOU TAKE YOURSELF TO THE
NEXT LEVEL
I CHALLENGED MYSELF TO SING A
SONG I HAD NEVER HEARD BEFORE I
LEARNED IT
I PRACTICED, PRACTICED,
PRACTICED, AND HERE I AM
IT'S SO CRAZY. Terry: AMAZING.
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, CELINA.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE CELINA IN THE
SHE CAN ONLY GO THROUGH IF YOU
GET BUSY
UP NEXT IS A SEVENTH GRADER.
AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYONE
QUITE LIKE HIM
HE'S A DANCER, AND AN ACTOR,
AND ‐‐ WELL, SEE FOR YOURSELF.
FROM ASHBURN, VIRGINIA, HERE'S
NOAH EPPS.
I'M 12 YEARS OLD, FROM
ASHBURN, VIRGINIA, AND I'M A
DANCER
WHEN I DANCE, I ALWAYS WANT TO
DO IT WITH A CHARACTER AND WITH
A STORY.
BEING A CHARACTER ON STAGE, IT
MAKES PERFORMING SO MUCH MORE
FUN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪
YOU HAVE FIRE IN YOUR EYES.
YOU HAVE THAT DETERMINATION.
I LOVE THAT.
AFTER MY AUDITION AIRED, MY
VIDEO WENT SUPER VIRAL
56 MILLION VIEWS IS CRAZY.
I FEEL LIKE A FAMOUS PERSON, BUT
I'M ONLY 12.
SEEING AS A I HAVE A REALLY BIG
IMAGINATION, I TRY TO COME UP
WITH MORE CHARACTERS
I GET INSPIRATION FROM HALLOWEEN
COSTUMES, MOVIES, TV SHOWS
I TRY TO THINK ABOUT HOW THESE
CHARACTERS MOVE, AND I COME UP
WITH A ROUTINE BASED ON THAT
DANCING AS A CHARACTER LETS ME
EXPRESS MYSELF IN A WAY THAT I
COULDN'T IN REAL LIFE.
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A SUPER
COOL CHARACTER WITH SUPERPOWERS.
AND NOW, I GET TO PERFORM AT THE
LIVE SHOWS AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS.
NOW, I WILL BRING A NEW
CHARACTER TO THE STAGE, I GOT
THIS INSPIRATION FROM THE ARCADE
AND FROM SCARY MOVIES.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME I
WILL PERFORM THIS CHARACTER.
I'M ONLY ONE PERFORMANCE AWAY
FROM THE SEMIFINALS.
I'M DEFINITELY NERVOUS, BUT I
CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW WHAT I'M
ABOUT TO PERFORM
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
♪
♪
♪
♪
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: NOAH EPPS! WOW.
HEIDI? >> SO GOOD
YOU ARE SO GOOD.
YOU ARE LIKE A TOP‐NOTCH SOLO
DANCE PERFORMER.
IT'S HARD TO DO THIS ALL BY
YOURSELF
YOU KIND OF ARE TO ME LIKE THE
NEW MATTY ZIEGLER.
I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE WILL COPY
WHAT YOU JUST DID.
YOU'RE INCREDIBLE, THERE'S
ALWAYS SOMETHING UNUSUAL ABOUT
YOU.
I LOVED IT GOOD LUCK.
Terry: SOFIA?
YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE THE MOST
ABOUT YOU, YOU HAVE THAT STRONG
SENSE ALREADY OF WHERE YOU WANT
TO GO, WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, WHAT
YOU WANT TO LOOK LIKE.
IT'S AMAZING THAT YOU'RE NOT
LETTING ANYONE PRODUCE ALL THESE
THINGS FOR YOU
YOU ARE CREATING, YOU HAVE THE
VISION OF WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
SO I THINK THAT'S AMAZING AT
YOUR AGE, AND I THINK YOU'RE
GOING TO BE HUGE
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Terry: NOAH, WHAT WAS THE
INSPIRATION FOR YOUR
PERFORMANCE?
IT WAS FROM A MOVIE I WATCHED.
NORMALLY, I GET INSPIRATION FROM
MOVIES, BOOKS, CARTOONS, EVEN
STUFF THAT I LIKE.
HOBBIES, STUFF LIKE THAT
NORMALLY I USE THESE THINGS TO
EXPRESS PARTS OF ME IN A WAY
THAT I COULDN'T DO IN REAL LIFE.
Terry: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.
OKAY, DO YOU THINK NOAH DESERVES
A SPOT IN THE SEMIFINALS
IF YOU DO, YOU GOT TO VOTE
COMING UP, A UNIQUE COMEDIAN
GETS HIS SECOND SHOT AT MAKING
IT AND WE'VE GOT A FIRST FOR
"AGT."
HE'S A POET AND HE'S HOWIE'S
GOLDEN BUZZER.
STAY RIGHT THERE.
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: IN 24 HOURS, FIVE ACTS
WILL MOVE CLOSER TO THE DREAM.
WE'VE ALSO GOT A SENSATIONAL
PERFORMANCE FROM COUNTRY STAR
CAM ALONG WITH "AGT" FAVORITES
DUO TRANSCEND, AND SOFIA VERGARA
WILL BE SHOWING OFF HER
VENTRILOQUISM SKILLS
FOR REAL
THAT ALL STARTS AT 8:00 P. M.,
7:00 P. M. CENTRAL.
NOW, HERE'S SOMEONE YOU MIGHT
REMEMBER FROM 2018, BUT NOT
NECESSARILY FOR GOOD REASONS
HE'S BACK FOR A SECOND SHOT ON
"AGT."
FROM RIGHT HERE IN LOS ANGELES,
CALIFORNIA, HE IS ALEX HOOPER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I'VE BEEN ON THE SHOW BEFORE.
YOU'VE BEEN HERE?
WHEN I AUDITIONED IN 2018, IT
WAS HORRIBLE >> CALM DOWN
THIS SEASON, THE JUDGES GOT
IT, THEY CELEBRATED WHAT I WAS
DOING.
SIMON, HOW ARE YOU A VEGAN
AND THAT'S THE LEAST ANNOYING
THING ABOUT YOU?
ROASTING IS ALL IN FUN
THE LESS SERIOUSLY WE TAKE
OURSELVES, THE HAPPIER WE CAN
BECOME
CONGRATULATIONS.
I'M ECSTATIC ABOUT STILL BEING
HERE
THE FACT THAT I GET TO DO THIS
DURING A PANDEMIC, IT'S
EVERYTHING TO ME RIGHT NOW
HOWEVER, I HAVEN'T PERFORMED ON
A STAGE IN FIVE MONTHS
IF I DON'T HAVE AN AUDIENCE, I
HAVE TO PRACTICE
LITTLE LEAGUE CALLED, THEY
NORMALLY DON'T CUT, BUT IT'S A
NO EVERYTHING IN MY APARTMENT IS
SUDDENLY ROASTABLE
YOU'RE PLANT‐BASED, AND YOU
DO NOT LOOK HAPPY.
IF MY JOB WAS AS CRAPPY AS
YOURS, I WOULD THROW MYSELF IN
THE GARBAGE.
I FEEL LIKE AN OLD MAN
YOU CALL THAT A BURN
"AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" IS THE
BIGGEST COMPETITION SHOW IN THE
WORLD.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT I DO IS
SOMEWHAT CONTROVERSIAL
BUT I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL I'M
STANDING ON THAT STAGE, HOLDING
A CHECK FOR $1 MILLION
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
DO I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION?
DO I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION
DO I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION
DO I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
GOOD EVENING, KINGS AND QUEENS
IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR
SO INSTEAD OF ROASTING, I
THOUGHT I WOULD READ YOU ALL A
BEDTIME STORY.
IT'S CALLED "AS THE WORLD BURNS.
IT WAS SEASON 15 AND ACROSS
EVERY BORDER NOT A CREATURE WAS
STIRRING DUE TO STAY AT HOME
ORDERS
ONE FURLYRY LOBSTER WAS ESPECIAL
SAD.
THEN HE REMEMBERED HIS SPECIAL
BOOK, THE ONE WITH ALL HIS
JOKES, LET'S TAKE A LOOK
TERRY CREWS.
HE ACTS, HE PAINTS, PLAYS THE
FLUTE AND MUCH MORE.
IT MAKES ME WONDER WHAT HE'S
COMPENSATING FOR
NOW THAT REGIS IS DEAD, YOU'RE
MY SECOND FAVORITE HOST.
TYRA, IF YOU'RE WATCHING, I
STILL LOVE YOU THE MOST.
OH, WOW
YOU'RE SO HAPPY, YOU ARE SO
FULL OF LIFE
YOU USED TO BE OLD, NOW YOU'RE
ANCIENT SPICE.
HOWIE, THE FIRST TIME I WAS
HERE, YOU THOUGHT I WAS MEAN
REALLY, I WAS JUST HONORED TO
MEET MR. CLEAN
HOWIE HATES GERMS, THEY CAUSE
HIM MUCH STRIFE.
HE WROTE A BOOK CALLED "DON'T
TOUCH ME," CO‐AUTHORED BY HIS
WIFE
A 40‐YEAR CAREER, THAT REALLY
TAKES DRIVE.
WHEN YOU LOOK LIKE A TURTLE WHO
HAS BEEN BURNED ALIVE.
OH. >> OH, LOOK AT THAT.
HEIDI, YOU'RE A WONDERFUL
MOTHER, IT'S EASY TO SEE
AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT YOUR SIX
NANNIES WERE PAID TO TELL ME.
OH, WOW >> I HAVE EIGHT.
YOU'RE DIRECT FROM THE
HEAVENS, YOU MAKE ANGELS SING.
YOU USED TO FLY AMONG THEM UNTIL
THEY CLIPPED YOUR WINGS.
NOW YOU'RE MARRIED FOR A THIRD
TIME
ISN'T THAT SWEET
YOU COULD HAVE MORE RINGS THAN
TOM BRADY IF YOU LEARNED HOW TO
CHEAT.
OH!
SOFIA VERGARA, HOW LOVELY YOU
ARE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S MORE
SUPPORTIVE, YOUR FAMILY OR YOUR
BRA.
IT TAKES YOU HOURS TO GET READY
SO I'M NOT TRYING TO BE MEAN
BUT WHO DID YOUR MAKEUP, A DRUNK
DRAG QUEEN
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
WHEN HOLLYWOOD KICKS YOU OUT,
DON'T LET IT GET YOU DOWN.
YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE WORK AS A
RODEO CLOWN. >> OH, MAN
AND FINALLY, SIMON, THIS
ONE'S FOR YOU, DAD
MAY YOUR RECOVERY BE AS SPEEDY
AS THAT ELECTRIC BIKE YOU HAD NO
BUSINESS RIDING.
SIMON, YOU HAVE A YOUNG SON.
WOW. YOUR LIFE TOOK A TURN.
WHEN HE GRADUATES YOU'LL BE
FRONT ROW IN A BEAUTIFUL URN
OH. NOW PUT ON SOME DEODORANT, I
DON'T WANT YOU TO SMELL.
YOU AND I WILL GET SWEATY AS WE
FRY TOGETHER IN HELL
WE ONLY ROAST THE ONES WE LOVE
SO TRUST ME WHEN I SAY, ALL OF
YOU ARE ICONS.
YOU INSPIRE ME EVERY DAY
BUT I'VE RETURNED TO "AGT" SO I
CAN BURN IT TO THE GROUND.
SO VOTE FOR ME, AMERICA, I'VE
GOT SOMETHING EVEN BETTER NEXT
ROUND.
THE END. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: ALEX HOOPER. HOWIE?
HOW DID YOU FEEL, DID YOU FEEL
THE PAIN
I LOVE THE PAIN I LOVE THE HURT.
I DIDN'T GET IT THE FIRST TIME
HE WAS ON.
YOU ARE BRILLIANT, YOU WORKED
THE ROOM
I THINK IT'S FUNNY, I LOVE THIS
KIND OF COMEDY
I WAS A HUGE DON RICKLES FAN
YOU'RE THE NEW, YOUNG DON
RICKLES.
YOU ARE GREAT, AND I LOVE THE
BOOK WE SHOULD SELL IT ONLINE
CONGRATULATIONS.
Terry: SOFIA, I'M HURTING
RIGHT NOW. HOW ABOUT YOU?
MY PROBLEM IS NOT WITH HIM,
IT'S WITH HIM.
THE WHOLE NIGHT, HE'S BEEN SO
NEGATIVE
SUDDENLY THIS GUY COMES HOME,
DESTROYS US, AND HE'S CLAPPING,
YES.
THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN
LOOKING FOR.
I HAVE TO SAY
YOU ARE HORRIFIC, I WANT TO PUSH
IT FOR YOU CAN I PUSH IT?
YES YEAH
I LOVE FOR THAT. BUZZ ME AGAIN!
BUZZ ME AGAIN!
ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE
BLUE SOME PEOPLE ARE FUNNY.
NOT SURE ABOUT YOU >> OH!
BUZZ HIM! >> GIVE IT
GIVE IT! Terry: ALEX, GOOD NIGHT
TONIGHT, MY MAN. KIND OF.
OKAY, YOU KNOW THE SCORE
YOU CAN PUT ALEX INTO THE
SEMIFINALS, BUT ONLY IF YOU VOTE
VOTING IS ALREADY OPEN AND IT'LL
STAY OPEN UNTIL 7:00 A. M.
EASTERN TOMORROW COMING UP ‐‐
YEAH! >> THIS FRIENDSHIP AND
EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING, TO ME,
IS WHAT I BELIEVE THIS SHOW IS
ALL ABOUT. >> OH!
IT DIDN'T EVEN SEEM HUMANLY
POSSIBLE
I WOULD GO SEE YOU IN VEGAS. ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: NOW, SOMETIMES ON
"AGT," AN ACT IS UNABLE TO
PERFORM.
AND THAT HAS HAPPENED THIS WEEK.
THIS MEANS ANOTHER ACT HAS A
SECOND CHANCE ON FULFILLING
THEIR DREAM.
CAN THEY MAKE THEIR SECOND
CHANCE COUNT
LET'S WELCOME BACK BROKEN ROOTS.
LONG BEFORE WE MET, JOEY AND
I WALKED THE SAME PATH IN LIFE
WE DIDN'T KNOW IT YET, BUT WE
WERE FIGHTING FOR THE SAME
DREAM.
WE HAVE SO MANY SIMILARITIES IN
OUR LIVES, IT'S CRAZY.
OUR CAREERS, OUR BACKGROUNDS
WE PLAYED THE SAME VENUES FOR
15 YEARS AND NEVER CROSSED
PATHS.
WHEN HIS WIFE PASSED OF
CANCER, HIS BOY WAS 6 YEARS OLD.
AND I WAS 6 WHEN I WATCHED MY
MOM DIE OF CANCER.
AND THEN OUR PATHS CROSSED.
HE WAS PLAYING A VENUE.
MUSIC BROUGHT US TOGETHER
THAT FIRST AUDITION WAS OUR
FIRST PERFORMANCE TOGETHER
YOU REALLY CAME TOGETHER LIKE
YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR
DECADES.
PRETTY AMAZING.
THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
WHEN WE FOUND OUT WE WERE NOT
GOING THROUGH ‐‐
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU GUYS DID
NOT MAKE IT.
WE WERE ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATED
THEN WE GOT A CALL. CHECK, 1, 2.
GETTING THIS SECOND
OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AND BE
ON THE LIVE SHOWS ‐‐
WE NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD
EVER BE HERE IN THIS MOMENT.
I NEVER HAD A BIG BROTHER OR A
DAD UNTIL THIS MOMENT.
FATE, GOD, THERE'S A REASON WHY
WE'RE HERE, AND THERE'S A REASON
WHY WE'RE BROKEN ROOTS.
EVER SINCE WE CROSSED PATHS,
I'VE LEARNED THE SKY IS NOT THE
LIMIT, BUT THE BEGINNING.
NOW THAT WE'RE HERE, WE'RE
SWINGING FOR THE FENCES.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
♪ I HAVE CLIMBED THE HIGHEST
MOUNTAINS AND I HAVE ROVED
THROUGH THE FIELDS ONLY TO BE
WITH YOU ♪
♪ ONLY TO BE WITH YOU ♪
♪ I HAVE RUN I HAVE CRAWLED I
HAVE SCALED THESE CITY WALLS
THESE CITY WALLS ONLY TO BE WITH
YOU ♪
♪ BUT I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHA
I'M LOOKING FOR ♪
♪ I HAVE KISS HONEY LIPS FELTIN
THE HEALING FINGERTIPS FELT LIKE
FIRE THIS BURNING DESIRE ♪
♪ I HAVE HEARD THE SONG OF
ANGELS I HAVE HAVE HELD HANDS
WITH THE DEVIL ♪
♪ IT WAS WARM IN THE NIGHT ♪
♪ BUT I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHA
I'M LOOKING FOR ♪
♪ BUT I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHA
I'M LOOKING FOR ♪
♪ BUT I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND ♪
♪ WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR ♪
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: BROKEN ROOTS
SO WAS THAT GOOD ENOUGH TO MAKE
THE SEMIFINALS
WE'LL GET THOUGHTS AND REACTIONS
FROM THE JUDGES RIGHT AFTER THIS
BREAK. >>> COMING UP ‐‐
NOT ONLY BEAUTIFUL, BUT THE
SPEED THAT YOU DID THIS AT, IT
WAS SO ELEGANT AND PERFECT.
THAT'S THE COST OF LOVE
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: OKAY
NOW IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT WHAT
THE JUDGES THOUGHT OF BROKEN
ROOTS.
SOFIA?
I'M SO EXCITED THAT YOU GUYS
ARE HERE BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU
WERE NOT COMING BACK
AND IT'S A GOOD SURPRISE
I HOPE THAT TONIGHT IS, YOU
KNOW, BRINGS VERY GOOD THINGS
FOR YOU GUYS
BECAUSE I THINK YOU WERE MEANT
TO BE HERE
AND YOU REMIND ME OF, YOU KNOW,
THE ALL‐AMERICAN GOOD MEN.
AND THAT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY.
LIKE ME.
NO, YOU'RE CANADIAN
I WISH YOU THE BEST.
Terry: ALL RIGHT.
FROM CANADIAN HOWIE.
ALL CANADIAN MEN ARE GOOD, TOO.
YOU'RE GREAT
YOU HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY, YOU
ROSE TO THE OCCASION
BUT IS IT BIG STAGE "AGT" WORTHY
OF LIVE SHOWS, OR IS IT GREAT
COFFEEHOUSE MUSIC.
AMERICA HAS A TOUGH DECISION
GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
Terry: HEIDI?
LAST TIME, WE HAD JUDGES'
CUTS
I HAD TO TELL YOU I'M SORRY,
YOU'RE NOT GOING THROUGH
YOU HAD YOUR SECOND CHANCE, YOU
DID WELL GOOD LUCK.
Terry: WHAT WAS IT LIKE GOING
THROUGH BEING OUT OF THE SHOW TO
PERFORMING AT THE LIVES.
WHAT WAS THAT LIKE
THE CRAZIEST THING EVER
WE HAD GIVEN UP HOPE, AND WE GOT
THAT CALL ON A WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TO BE HERE ON THE NEXT DAY
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, SO HOW THE
STARS ALIGNED WAS AWESOME.
IT'S AMAZING, WE'RE SO THANKFUL.
Terry: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AND
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, BROKEN ROOTS.
IF YOU WANT TO VOTE FOR BROKEN
APP.
XFINITY CUSTOMERS, YOU CAN VOTE
USING YOUR XFINITY VOICE REMOTE.
JUST TWO MORE ACTS TO GO
FIRST, WE ARE GOING GLOBAL
AGAIN.
WE'RE HEADING OVER TO GERMANY
FOR THIS PERFORMANCE
I'M NOT SURE I'VE EVER SEEN THE
JUDGES MAKE SO MANY FACES AS
THEY DID AT THE AUDITION, FROM
STUNNED TO SURPRISED TO BLOWN
AWAY HERE'S THE BELLO SISTERS
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
INSTEAD OF SAYING GOOD NIGHT
STORIES, MY MOM TOLD US STORIES
ABOUT WHEN SHE WAS A PERFORMER
AT 8 YEARS OLD, SHE HAD HER
FIRST PERFORMANCE ON THE HIGH
WIRE SHE LOVES IT VERY MUCH
BUT THEN, UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN
SHE WAS A TEENAGER, MY MOM'S
UNCLE WAS ON THE HIGH WIRE, IT
JUST BROKE, AND HE FELL FROM
VERY, VERY HIGH.
AFTER THAT, MY MOM DECIDED TO
STOP
I THINK IT BROKE HER HEART TO
STOP
SHE HAD JUST REACHED HER GOAL,
AND DIDN'T REALLY GET TO LIVE IT
OUT.
GROWING UP, WITH MY MOM BEING A
PERFORMER, IT INSPIRED US TO BE
PERFORMER AS WELL.
SHE'S VERY SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT WE
DO SHE JUST GETS SCARED WHEN SHE
WATCHES US.
YOU MAY BE ONE STEP CLOSER TO
VEGAS.
THERE'S ALWAYS DANGER, IF YOU
LOSE CONCENTRATION, SERIOUS
INJURIES CAN HAPPEN.
WHILE WE WERE REHEARSING, I
FELL FROM ONE OF THE NEW
PYRAMIDS THAT WE WERE PRACTICING
UNFORTUNATELY, I FELL ON MY KNEE
IT WAS VERY SWOLLEN AND I
COULDN'T WALK.
IT DEFINITELY JEOPARDIZED THE
CHANCE TO TAKE PART IN THE LIVE
SHOWS.
BUT EVEN WITH THE PAIN, WE KEPT
TRAINING AND TRAINING AND
TRAINING
WE DEFINITELY WANT TO TAKE IT TO
THE NEXT LEVEL
IT WOULD BE OUR BIGGEST DREAM TO
GET TO PERFORM IN VEGAS TOGETHER
WITH OUR MOTHER.
WHEN WE SEE HER PROUD, IT MAKES
US VERY HAPPY.
I KNOW IT MEANS SO MUCH TO HER
THAT WE MADE IT TO THE LIVE
SHOWS.
TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE
100%
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: THE BELLO SISTERS! HEIDI?
WOW. >> HI, GIRLS
HI THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH.
I MEAN, IT CAN'T BE ANY BETTER
WHAT A GREAT COMBINATION OF
TALENT AND THREE STUNNING WOMEN.
I MEAN, I LOVED WATCHING IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
Terry: SOFIA?
IT WAS SPECTACULAR, YOU GUYS
LOOK SPECTACULAR
I DON'T SEE A REASON WHY YOU
GUYS WOULD NOT HAVE YOUR DREAM
COME TRUE OF BEING IN VEGAS.
I LOVED IT. >> Terry: HOWIE?
I SAID I'D COME SEE YOU IN
VEGAS, WE DON'T SEE, USUALLY
WITH THESE KINDS OF ACTS,
THERE'S A MAN INVOLVED TO DO
SOME OF THE LIFTING AND HOLDING.
TO SEE THREE WOMEN AS STRONG AND
AGILE AS YOU ARE, WE DON'T SEE
IT
I JUST THINK YOU DESERVE A
CAREER
AND I THINK THINGS ARE GOING TO
BE GOOD.
ONLY FIVE CAN GO THROUGH, I
THINK YOU'LL HAVE A CAREER, AND
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO AFFORD
FURNITURE FOR THAT LIVING ROOM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Terry: BELLO SISTERS, YOUR
ACT SEEMS SO DANGEROUS
IF YOU MAKE THE SEMIS, HOW CAN
YOU PUSH IT TO A WHOLE OTHER
LEVEL?
WE DEFINITELY PUSHED IT
ALREADY TO ANOTHER LEVEL WITH
THIS ROUND
BUT WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO
SHOW
A FEW MOVES WE HAVEN'T PERFORMED
YET, EVER.
SO WE'LL DEFINITELY KEEP IT
EXCITING. >> Terry: ALL RIGHT.
GOOD LUCK, BELLO SISTERS
DO THE SISTERS DESERVE A SPOT IN
THE SEMIS? THEN VOTE.
YOU CAN VOTE UP TO TEN TIMES FOR
EACH ACT WITH ALL OF THE VOTING
METHODS.
NOW, AT THE AUDITIONS, OUR LAST
ACT TONIGHT LEFT SOFIA IN TEARS,
SIMON WAS ALMOST SPEECHLESS, AND
HOWIE HIT THE GOLDEN BUZZER.
HE'S A FIRST FOR "AGT.
IT'S POET BRANDON LEAKE, RIGHT
AFTER THE BREAK.
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: AND RIGHT NOW, HERE'S
OUR LAST ACT OF THIS
QUARTERFINALS.
IT TAKES AN EXCEPTIONAL TALENT
TO MAKE ONE OF THE JUDGES REACH
FOR THE GOLDEN BUZZER.
BUT HOWIE MANDEL HIT THE BUTTON
FOR THIS NEXT ACT.
HOWIE, WHY THIS GUY?
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT WAS
A MOMENT OF SURPRISE
IT WAS A MOMENT OF WOW
AND THIS TIME MORE THAN EVER,
WORDS SEEM TO MOVE PEOPLE, AND
MYSELF, MORE THAN ANYTHING
MORE THAN MUSIC, MORE THAN
VISUAL HE HAS EVERYTHING.
AMERICA, JUST SIT QUIETLY,
LISTEN, TAKE IT IN.
Terry: OKAY
HERE'S POET BRANDON LEAKE.
THE WAY PROCESSED PAIN
PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY.
A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH WAS GIVEN
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE.
BUT I'M STILL FROM STOCKTON,
CALIFORNIA, I'M STILL A FATHER
TO A BABY GIRL WHO CHANGED MY
WORLD THE MOMENT SHE BECAME THE
APPLE OF MY EYE.
AND THESE DADDY DAYS DECREED MY
LEGACY, AND I'M STILL A HUSBAND
TO A WOMAN WHO IS MY MORNING
AND I'M STILL A SON, TO A WOMAN
WHO THE VERY MOMENT THEY PLAYED
ME INTO MY ARMS, AS I LOOK INTO
MY DAUGHTER'S EYES, I REALIZED
HOW MUCH SHE LOVES ME.
WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE THREE,
I'M AT A LOSS FOR WORDS.
AND THOUGH THEY'RE NOT HERE WITH
ME PHYSICALLY, I KNOW THEY'RE
STILL PRESENT WITHIN ME.
I CAN FEEL IT.
WITH EVERY SINGLE BREATH THAT I
TAKE, WITH EVERY BEAT OF THIS
HEART, WITH EVERY SECOND THAT I
LOVE
AND THAT'S WHY THIS "AGT" MOMENT
WILL BE OURS
I WILL POUR ALL OF MYSELF ON TO
THAT STAGE
SO OUR DREAM WILL BE ACTUALIZED.
I PROMISE, AND I LOVE YOU.
SINCERELY, BRANDON
WHEN I'M UP HERE ON STAGE, THEY
CALL ME BRANDON.
WHEN I'M WITH MY HOMIES, AND
WITH THE LADIES, THEY CALL ME
TAKEN BECAUSE I'M ALREADY
HAPPILY SPOKEN FOR
AT HOME, MY MAMA CALLS ME
POOKIE, AND AT THE MOST
INOPPORTUNE MOMENTS.
TODAY, ON THE WAY TO "AMERICA'S
GOT TALENT," MY MOM SCREAMED OUT
THE FRONT DOOR, MAKE SURE YOU
CALL ME WHEN YOU GET THERE,
POOKIE
AND I GET WHY MY MOTHER SAYS IT,
BUT TO BE REAL, I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY SHE'S SO
CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY,
PRAYING ME AS I LEAVE THE HOUSE
ON THE DAILY
I'M JUST A YOUNG MAN WHO HAS
FAITH IN JESUS, JUST LIKE THE
STARS PROTECT US FROM THE
GALACTIC BULLY CALLED GRAVITY.
I NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD THE
ISSUE.
AND THEN I WENT ON FACEBOOK, AND
I REALIZED THAT MY MAMA LOVED ME
THE SAME WAY EVERY MOTHER LOVES
THEIR SON.
FEARFULLY, BECAUSE NORMALLY
DEATHS DON'T BOTHER ME
I'M FROM SOUTH SIDE STOCKTON
SOME FAMILY REUNIONS ONLY TAKE
PLACE ON GRAVEYARD GRASS
BUT THERE IS SOMETHING SO
DIFFERENT ABOUT AHMAUD ARBERY,
GEORGE FLOYD, BREONNA TAYLOR,
JACOB BLAKE, AND THE COUNTLESS
OTHERS
AS I STARED AT THAT SCREEN, I
COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK I WAS
LOOKING AT A MIRROR IMAGE OF
MYSELF BEING CHOKED OUT FOR
DARING TO EXIST, BEING MORE THAN
THREE‐FIFTHS OF WHAT THEY WANTED
ME TO BE
AND MY MOTHER'S FEAR I WOULD BE
AMERICA'S NEXT MOST POPULAR
HASHTAG.
HER YOUNG STAR BEING GUNNED DOWN
BY GRAVITY
MY MOTHER'S GREATEST FEAR IS
THAT I WON'T RETURN HOME
BREATHING, BLOOD PULSING THROUGH
THESE VEINS.
MY MOTHER WARNED ME, SON, DON'T
YOU GET CAUGHT AT THE WRONG
PLACE, AT THE WRONG TIME, WITH
THE WRONG COLORED SKIN
THOSE THREE STRIKES LEAD TO PINE
BOX CONVICTIONS.
AND I SAID, MOM, I PROMISE YOU
THIS
I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER
TO MAKE IT BACK HOME TO SEE YOU.
BUT IF I DON'T, JUST KNOW, YOU
WERE THE VERY LAST THING ON MY
MIND
AND I WILL ALWAYS, ALWAYS, BE
YOUR POOKIE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: BRANDON LEAKE. HEIDI?
WOW THAT WAS POWERFUL.
THAT WAS VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY
POWERFUL
AND I'M HAPPY THAT YOU CHOSE
THIS PLATFORM TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
YOU JUST DID
I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
YOUR HONEST, TRUE, NECESSARY
WORDS.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE MY FAVORITE ACT OF THE
NIGHT. >> Terry: SOFIA?
WHAT A GREAT WAY FOR US TO
END THE NIGHT.
IT'S SOMETHING SPECIAL, THAT
TALENT THAT YOU HAVE
AND I REALLY WISH YOU THE BEST
LUCK TONIGHT
BECAUSE I WANT TO KEEP HEARING
YOU.
I WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN BRING
NEXT
Terry: HOWIE?
I GOT TO SAY, THIS IS ABOVE
AND BEYOND ANYTHING I'VE SEEN,
ANYTHING I'VE EVER HEARD,
ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME.
IT WAS SO PERFECT.
YOU TOOK AN OLDER WHITE GUY AND
PUT MYSELF INTO THE BODY OF AN
AFRICAN‐AMERICAN MOTHER, JUST
HOPING HER SON SURVIVES LIFE
AND THIS IS THE CONVERSATION
WE'RE HAVING NOW
THIS IS THE CONVERSATION, I'M
NOT GETTING POLITICAL, BUT THIS
IS THE CONVERSATION THAT AMERICA
NEEDS TO HAVE.
THERE'S NO BETTER, MORE
ENTERTAINING, MORE WOKE, MORE
EDUCATIONAL WAY.
I'M SO PROUD TO BE HERE, I'M SO
PROUD I PUSHED THE GOLDEN BUZZER
IN MY HEART, YOU JUST WON THE
WHOLE NIGHT.
YOU REALLY DID.
Terry: BRANDON, WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO SAY TO ANY OTHER ARTISTS
LIKE YOURSELF?
TO ANY ARTIST LIKE MYSELF,
YOU'RE CALLED TO MOVE.
CHASE YOUR DREAM.
Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT,
BRANDON. 11 ACTS.
YOU CAN PICK FIVE.
YOU CAN VOTE RIGHT NOW
IT'S ON UNTIL 7:00 A. M.
TOMORROW
WE WILL REVEAL THE LAST FIVE
ACTS TO MAKE THE SEMIFINALS.
I AM TERRY CREWS.
GOOD NIGHT, AMERICA!
YOU'RE THE BEST THAT WE'VE
EVER HAD
AMERICA HAS GOT SOME TALENT ♪♪
OH! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
BUCKLE UP, PEOPLE. YOU MOVED ME.
OH! ♪♪
"AGT" IS GOING DOWN RIGHT NOW.
LET'S DO THIS.
LIVE FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
HOLLYWOOD, IT'S "AMERICA'S GOT
TALENT."
HERE'S YOUR HOST, TERRY CREWS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: YEAH OH
♪♪
OH, OH, OH, OH
WELCOME TO THE BIGGEST TALENT
COMPETITION ON THE PLANET.
"AGT" GIVES ACTS FROM ALL ACROSS
AMERICA AND THE WORLD THE CHANCE
TO LIVE THEIR DREAM AND CHANGE
THEIR LIFE, FOR THE REST OF
THEIR LIFE
AND WE'VE GOT PEOPLE WATCHING
FROM EVERY CORNER OF AMERICA,
TOO!
YES. WHAT'S UP?
IT'S OUR LAST QUARTERFINAL
11 ACTS ARE COMING UP, ONLY 5
WILL SURVIVE
WE'VE GOT ACTS FROM AROUND THE
U.S. AND WE'VE GOT REMOTE
PERFORMANCES FROM AROUND THE
GLOBE, FROM ROMANIA AND GERMANY.
JUST THREE WEEKS UNTIL ONE ACT
IS CROWNED "AGT" CHAMPION.
LET'S GET DOWN TO THE DESK AND
WELCOME THE "AGT" JUDGES ‐
HEIDI KLUM HOWIE MANDEL
AND SOFIA VERGARA.
FIRST UP IS AN ACT PERFORMING
FROM THEIR HOMETOWN OF PLANO,
TEXAS.
THEY'VE NEVER WAVERED FROM THEI
DREAM.
IT'S THE C. A. WILDCATS
CHEERLEADERS ARE DUMB.
CHEERLEADING IS NOT A REAL
SPORT.
YES, WE'VE HEARD ALL THE
STEREOTYPES.
BUT WE DON'T JUST BREAK
STEREOTYPES.
WE DESTROY THEM.
I CAN BENCH 250.
I GRADUATED WITH A 4.0.
I HAVE AN ACADEMIC
SCHOLARSHIP.
I'M A COLLEGE GRADUATE.
AND WE DON'T WANT TO BE THE
WARMUP
WE WANT TO BE THE MAIN
ATTRACTION.
OUR TEAM IS MADE UP OF 29
MEMBERS, AGES 13 TO 30
WE PRACTICE TO BE PERFECT
WE PUSH OUR BODIES TO THE LIMIT.
AND SOMETIMES, WE FALL.
OH, MY GOD.
BUT WE ALWAYS GET BACK UP
TOGETHER, WE ARE STRONGER.
YOU NEED STRENGTH,
FLEXIBILITY, ENDURANCE
WINNING "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT"
WOULD TRULY VALIDATE US AS
ATHLETES TOGETHER, WE HAVE THE
HEART ‐‐
AND THE DETERMINATION TO GO
ALL THE WAY.
WE WANT TO PROVE THAT WE'RE
MORE THAN WHAT YOU SEE ON THE
SIDELINES.
WE WANT TO BE THE BEST IN THE
WORLD, AND SHOW EVERYONE WE HAVE
WHAT IT TAKES ‐‐
TO WIN "AMERICA'S GOT
TALENT." ♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
♪ ARE YOU READY ♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: YES!
THE C. A. WILDCATS FROM WAY OUT
THERE IN THEPLANO, TEXAS
LET'S GET TO THE JUDGES. HEIDI?
YES I MEAN, CHILDWILDCATS
WHAT AN AMAZING JOB YOU GUYS DID
TO START THE SHOW LIKE THAT.
YOU'RE SO FULL OF ENERGY
YOU GUYS ARE LIKE A SODA THAT
YOU SHAKE AND THEN ‐‐ BOOM
I LOVED IT
I LOVE YOU GUYS. Terry: HOWIE?
I AGREE, IT'S VERY EXCITING,
AND THEY WERE AMAZING.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTS THROUGH
THE YEARS, THE UNBEATABLE, WHO
DANCES AND DOES THAT KIND OF
ACROBATICS
THIS IS THE AMERICAN VERSION OF
THAT KIND OF TALENT.
THE QUESTION I HAVE ABOUT THIS
PARTICULAR PERFORMANCE, WAS IT
BETTER
DID YOU UP IT FROM THE LAST
TIME >> YES, THEY DID.
YOU THINK THIS IS BETTER THAN
THE LAST TIME?
YES. >> YEAH, DON'T START.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GREAT LAST
TIME, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GREAT
THIS TIME.
AND I'M GOING TO BE CHEERING YOU
ON. >> Terry: THEY WERE AMAZING.
SOFIA? I THINK THEY WERE AMAZING
THE ENERGY THEY BRING TO THE
STAGE IS UNBELIEVABLE.
WHAT YOU GUYS DO IS NOT EASY
THE TRAINING, IT'S LIKE ATHLETES
ATHLETES
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND HOW
DIFFICULT IT IS.
AND I DO THINK YOU GUYS DID A
BETTER JOB THAN THE FIRST TIME
NO MATTER WHAT THIS GUY HERE
SAYS >> THANK YOU
I'VE BEEN JUDGING A LOT
LONGER THAN YOU.
Terry: NOW, TUCKER AND LEXIE
OF THE C. A. WILDCATS, HOW PROUD
OF THE CITIZENS OF PLANO, TEXAS,
FOR YOU GUYS RIGHT NOW
IT'S AWESOME.
WE'RE SO EXCITED AND PROUD TO
REPRESENT PLANO, ALONG WITH THE
ENTIRE CHEERLEADING COMMUNITY.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE PART OF
THE SHOW
Terry: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
IT WAS AMAZING
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, GUYS.
ALL RIGHT, IT IS ON.
VOTING IS OPEN NOW AND IT'S
GOING TO STAY OPEN UNTIL
7:00 A. M. EASTERN TOMORROW
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT ON THE APP
STORE OR GOOGLE PLAY
THIS IS FOR THE SEMIFINALS, SO
GET TO IT.
COMING UP ‐‐
I LOVED EVERY SINGLE PART OF
THAT AUDITION.
EVEN THE LITTLE ONE WAS SO
GOOD I LOVED IT
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
I FELT VERY EMOTIONAL.
IT WAS WONDERFUL.
THE STORY WAS SWEET.
I ENJOYED IT ♪♪
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE
FUTURE IS GOING TO BRING FOR
YOU. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT
YOU THINK ABOUT THE ACTS, THE
PERFORMANCES, MY SUIT,
EVERYTHING
AND YOU CAN FIND OUT WHAT THE
CONTESTANTS AND THE JUDGES ARE
FEELING BY FOLLOWING US ON
TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, OR FACEBOOK
@AGT GET YOURSELF INVOLVED.
UP NOW IS A YOUNG COUNTRY SINGER
WITH A SIMPLE DREAM.
SHE DRAWS HER INSPIRATION FROM
HER FAMILY
THIS IS HER SHOT AT THE
SEMIFINAL.
FROM NORTH LOGAN, UTAH, SHE IS
KENADI DODDS
MY DREAM IS TO BE A COUNTRY
SUPERSTAR.
I LOVE SINGING, AND I JUST LOVE
WRITING SONGS.
ONE OF MY BIGGEST INSPIRATIONS
IS MY LITTLE SISTER ALEXIS
I HAD ALWAYS WANTED A SISTER
SO WHEN SHE WAS BORN, I WAS SO
EXCITED.
HOLDING HER IN THE HOSPITAL, I
WAS MAKING ALL OF THESE PROMISES
TO BE THE BEST BIG SISTER AND TO
ALWAYS BE THERE FOR HER.
EVER SINCE THEN, SHE'S LIKE A
LITTLE SHADOW THAT JUST FOLLOWED
ME EVERYWHERE.
I'M SO LUCKY TO HAVE HER
SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN MY BEST
FRIEND. DO YOU LOVE YOUR SISTER
YEAH.
I JUST WANT US TO STAY BEST
FRIENDS FOREVER. ♪♪
OVER TIME, YOUR RETINA
DETERIORATES
DETERIORATES
YOU CAN LOSE YOUR VISION
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN,
BUT RIGHT NOW, SHE'S GOOD.
HI, ALEXIS I MISS YOU
I MISS YOU SO MUCH.
TONIGHT, I'M SINGING THE SONG
I WROTE FOR YOU.
ARE YOU EXCITED?
I HOPE I CAN MAKE YOU PROUD.
YOU WILL.
I LOVE YOU, ALEXIS.
I LOVE YOU, TOO
SO MUCH.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE AMAZING
YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE BEST.
THANK YOU
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪♪
♪ I PROMISE TO LOVE YOU TO
ALWAYS PROTECT YOU I PROMISE TO
KEEP YOU NEVER TO LEAVE YOU NO
MATTER WHAT I DO ♪
♪ YOU'RE PART OF MY HEAVEN AND
PART OF MY AMEN YOU'RE
EVERYTHING HOPED FOR AND ALL
THAT I PRAY FOR ♪
♪ WELCOME TO MY WORLD ♪
♪ WE'LL GO DANCING THROUGH THE
STARS ♪
♪ I'LL BE THERE THROUGH IT ALL
PROMISE I'VE GOT YOU IF YOU
FALL ♪
♪ IF THINGS GO WRONG JUST
REMEMBER WE'RE DANCING THROUGH
THE STARS ♪
♪ NOTHING CAN BREAK US IF WE
BELIEVE ♪
♪ ALWAYS FOREVER YOU'RE A PART
OF ME ♪
♪ YOU'LL ALWAYS BE DANCING OH
OH ♪
♪ DANCING THROUGH THE STARS
WHERE THE UNIVERSE IS OURS ♪
♪ I'LL BE THERE THROUGH IT ALL ♪
♪ I PROMISE I'LL CATCH YOU IF
YOU FALL ♪
♪ AND IF THINGS GO WRONG JUST
REMEMBER WE'RE DANCING THROUGH
THE STARS ♪
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: KENADI DODDS OUT ON
THE LOT HERE AT UNIVERSAL.
AMAZING.
BUT THAT'S WHAT I THINK.
WE'LL HEAR FROM THE JUDGES,
RIGHT AFTER THIS BREAK
COMING UP ‐‐
OH! >> WOW
THAT WAS FANTASTIC.
WHAT YOU JUST DID WAS LIT
THANK YOU
THATYOU NEED TO HOLD ON TO IT
YOU MOVED ME TO DO THIS ♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: BEFORE THE BREAK,
KENADI DODDS SANG FOR THE
SEMIFINALS
LET'S GET RIGHT DOWN TO THE
JUDGES AND GET THEIR THOUGHTS.
HEIDI? >> I THINK YOU'RE GREAT.
I THINK YOU'VE DONE A FANTASTIC
JOB.
AND NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS
TONIGHT OR TOMORROW IN THE
RESULTS SHOW, I DO BELIEVE
THEY'RE GOING TO CALL FOR YOU,
THE MUSIC WORLD.
I THINK YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY
AMAZING.
I ALSO LOVE THE BOND YOU HAVE
WITH YOUR SISTER
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL
THANK YOU >> Terry: HOWIE?
I'M JUST GOING TO BE TOTALLY
HONEST
I LOVE YOU, AND I THINK YOU'RE
AN AMAZING TALENT.
AND I LOVE THE BOND AND WHAT YOU
TALKED ABOUT WITH YOUR FAMILY
AND YOUR SISTER.
IT'S AN AMAZING STORY, AND YOU
SEEM TO TRIUMPH OVER THAT
HARDSHIP
I HAVE TO BE HONEST, THAT SONG
DIDN'T DO IT FOR ME PERSONALLY
IF YOU REMOVE THE STORY, YOU
REMOVE, YOU KNOW, WHAT IT WAS
ABOUT ‐‐ HE'S ALWAYS LIKE THAT
HE NEVER LIKES ORIGINAL SONGS.
IT WAS AMAZING.
I GAVE A GOLDEN BUZZER TO
GRACE VANDERWALT
PLEASE, PEOPLE, PLEASE
YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M NOT VOTING.
THEY'RE VOTING AT HOME
I JUST THINK THE SONG ‐‐ ENOUGH.
ENOUGH THANK YOU.
LET'S FIND OUT WHAT SHE THINKS.
Terry: I WILL, BECAUSE YOU'RE
WRONG. SOFIA?
I THINK HE'S BEING VERY
NEGATIVE TODAY.
YES.
BUT I THINK YOU WERE AMAZING.
YOU'RE SPECTACULAR
YOU HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL
FAMILY.
DID YOU LIKE THAT SONG AS
MUCH AS THE FIRST ONE?
NO, I LIKED THE FIRST ONE
BETTER
BUT I THINK IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
I DIDN'T SAY IT WASN'T
BEAUTIFUL.
AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO LOVE YOU, AND I HOPE PEOPLE
VOTE FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU DESERVE
IT
THANK YOU.
Terry: KENADI, YOU'RE SUCH A
WONDERFUL SINGER
WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY IF YOU WIN "AGT"
IF I WIN "AGT," IT WOULD MEAN
THE WORLD TO ME.
WE WORKED SO HARD AND SACRIFICED
SO MUCH.
I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL TO BE THIS
FAR. AND TO HAVE COME THIS FAR.
SO IF I GET VOTED THROUGH, IT
WOULD JUST MEAN THE WORLD TO ALL
OF US. Terry: YOU ARE AMAZING.
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, KENADI.
THANK YOU.
Terry: WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DOES KENADI DESERVE A SPOT IN
THE SEMIFINALS
SHE'LL ONLY MAKE IT IF YOU VOTE.
XFINITY CUSTOMERS, AS USUAL, YOU
CAN VOTE USING YOUR XFINITY
VOICE REMOTE
JUST SAY "VOTE FOR AGT."
AND EVERYBODY CAN VOTE UP TO TEN
TIMES FOR EACH ACT WITH EACH
VOTING METHOD, SO GET BUSY OKAY
I SAID THIS IS A GLOBAL
COMPETITION, AND THIS NEXT ACT
IS ALL THE WAY OVER IN ROMANIA
IT'S A PUPPET GROUP WHOSE
STORIES ARE ALWAYS MOVING AND
ALWAYS HAVE A POWERFUL MESSAGE
HERE'S LIGHTWAVE THEATER
COMPANY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WE'RE LIGHTWAVE THEATER
COMPANY FROM ROMANIA
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
I FELT VERY EMOTIONAL.
THIS IS APRIL 30th.
I THINK IT'S THE FIFTH WEEK OF
THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN
ROMANIA.
TRYING TO SEE HOW YOU CAN BE
OUTSIDE IN ROMANIA RIGHT NOW
YOU NEED THIS.
POLICE ARE EVERYWHERE.
THEY STOP YOU ON THE STREET AND
ASK IF YOU HAVE PAPERS.
THIS IS NOT A GOOD MOMENT IN
OUR LIFE.
THIS IS FRIDAY, THE 15th OF
JUNE
WE FINALLY HAVE A STORY, DURING
THE PANDEMIC
DID YOU MANAGE TO BUILD A
PUPPET NO, BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE
ACCESS TO THE WORKSHOP
I'M TRYING TO MAKE PANCAKES
TO CALM MYSELF DOWN.
BECAUSE ‐‐ OH.
WHEN YOU'RE WAITING ALMOST YOUR
WHOLE LIFE TO DO THIS, WE NEED
TO HAVE THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR
LIFE
BUT YOU CAN'T DO IT.
I JUST WANT TO BE ON THE
STAGE AND PERFORM.
THIS IS JULY 18th
WE STARTED BUILDING THE PUPPETS,
BUT WE'RE REALLY FAR BEHIND.
THESE DAYS ARE VERY IMPORTANT
DAYS
IT'S OUR FIRST REHEARSAL.
WE HAVE ONLY TWO WEEKS TO
PREPARE. >> OH, COME ON.
OKAY.
IT'S OUR LAST WEEK OF REHEARSAL.
WE HAD PROBLEMS COORDINATING
OURSELVES AFTER THE LOCKDOWN
TODAY IS THE DAY WHEN WE GO LIVE
ON "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
OKAY, LET'S GO
TWO HOURS BEFORE THE LIVE SHOWS,
WE REALIZED THE BRIDGE SEQUENCE
NEEDS A LOT MORE SPACE.
ONE HOUR, WE HAVE LEFT.
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME.
WE HAVE ONLY MINUTES BEFORE
WE PERFORM
THIS IS OUR DREAM, AND WE'RE
PUTTING EVERYTHING ON THE LINE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
[ BARKING
[ LAUGHTER ]
♪♪
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE
STAY INSIDE AND BE SAFE
WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS
BE THERE FOR EACH OTHER.
♪♪
♪ WHEN YOU TRY YOUR BEST BUT YO
DON'T SUCCEED ♪
♪ WHEN YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT BU
NOT WHAT YOU NEED ♪
♪ WHEN YOU FEEL SO TIRED BUT YO
CAN'T SLEEP ♪
♪♪
♪ LIGHT WILL GUIDE YOU HOME ♪
♪ AND I WILL TRY ♪
[ BUZZER ] ♪♪
♪♪
♪ WHEN YOU LOSE SOMETHING YOU
CANNOT REPLACE ♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪ LIGHT WILL GUIDE YOU HOME ♪
♪ I WILL TRY TO FIX YOU ♪
♪♪
[ BARKING
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: LIGHTWAVE THEATER OVER
IN ROMANIA
HOWIE, WHAT WAS IT YOU DIDN'T
LIKE
HOWIE, TELL US WHAT HAPPENED?
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE
DEPRESSED, I FOUND THAT VERY
DEPRESSING
HERE'S THE THING, MAYBE I'M ON
THIS SCHTICK TONIGHT ABOUT
UPPING IT.
IT'S THE SAME DOG, KIND OF THE
SAME PUPPETS, WITH A VERY
DEPRESSING ‐‐ I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE MESSAGE IS
THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING NICE
FOR SOMEONE ELSE
WE HAVE TO BE THERE FOR EACH
OTHER.
Terry: HEIDI, IS THAT WHAT
YOU WANTED TO SAY?
I KNOW IT'S SAD
BUT THIS IS REALITY.
THE REALITY IS, WE'RE ALL COOPED
UP IN OUR SPACES RIGHT NOW, AND
THEY'RE ALONE.
I HAVE A BIG FAMILY, SOME PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE A BIG FAMILY.
IT'S A NICE MESSAGE TO SAY, HEY,
DO SOMETHING FOR THE PERSON
LIVING NEXT DOOR WHO IS ALONE.
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF STORIES
LIKE THAT.
Terry: SOFIA, WHICH ONE DO
YOU AGREE WITH
I'M GOING TO SAY I AGREE WITH
HEIDI IN THE SENSE THAT, YES, IT
IS A BEAUTIFUL, YOU KNOW, STORY
AND TO REMIND PEOPLE TO HELP
EACH OTHER
BUT I DO HAVE TO SAY, I TOTALLY
UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT
YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN THROUGH TO
PREPARE THIS
BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SOUND
LIKE NEGATIVE HOWIE HERE,
BECAUSE ‐‐ >> YES.
IT WAS BETTER, THE FIRST ONE,
UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE
CHALLENGES
IT WAS BETTER, THE FIRST ONE
I'M UPSET WITH THAT DOG, YEAH.
Terry: OKAY, LIGHTWAVE
THEATER, WITH ALL THE OBSTACLES
YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH, WHAT IS
LIKE BE HERE ON THE WORLD'S
BIGGEST STAGE TODAY?
IT'S SIMPLY AMAZING
WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE, EVEN IF
WE'RE VERY FAR APART
AND WE'RE AMAZED WITH THE NUMBER
OF MESSAGES, SUPPORTING
MESSAGES, COMING FROM AMERICAN
PUBLIC AND WE THANK THEM ALL FOR
SUPPORTING US.
Terry: THAT'S RIGHT
IT'S UP TO THE VOTERS.
WELL, GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.
OR USE THE OFFICIAL "AMERICA'S
GOT TALENT" APP.
COMING UP, THREE SINGERS FROM
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, TAKE THE
STAGE WITH ONE GOAL ‐‐ MAKE THE
SEMIFINALS
THEY'RE UP, RIGHT AFTER THIS
BREAK.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪♪
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: OKAY
THIS NEXT ACT JUST WANTS TO
SPREAD LOVE AND HOPE AND JOY
AND THEY DO IT WITH THEIR MUSIC.
FROM RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, HERE'S
RESOUND.
♪♪
♪ WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS
LOVE SWEET LOVE ♪
BEFORE "AGT," WE TOOK A HUGE
LEAP OF FAITH AND QUIT OUR JOBS
AND DECIDED TO GO FULL‐TIME WITH
MUSIC. BEING A MUSICIAN TODAY IS
REALLY HARD.
WE'RE REALLY STRUGGLING A LOT OF
TIMES.
IF YOU DON'T PERFORM, YOU DON'T
GET PAID.
THEN WE CAME TO "AMERICA'S
GOT TALENT." ♪♪
SO WE HAD THIS INCREDIBLE MOMENT
WE FELT LIKE, OKAY, THIS CAN
DEFINITELY OPEN SOME DOORS
THEN CORONA HIT RIGHT AFTER.
THE GIGS THAT WE HAD
CANCELLED.
IT WAS SUCH A STRUGGLE
WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD PAY
OUR BILLS.
THERE WAS NO LIGHT AT THE END
OF THE TUNNEL.
AND WE FELT LIKE MAYBE IT'S
TIME FOR US TO GIVE UP
AND THEN WE SAW SOME OF THE
MESSAGES OF PEOPLE THAT WERE
GOING THROUGH A HARD TIME,
SAYING OUR MUSIC GAVE THEM JOY
♪ WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS
LOVE SWEET LOVE ♪
THE MESSAGES INSPIRED US TO SING
JUST THAT FEELING OF, YOU CAN'T
GIVE UP.
YOU GOT TO KEEP GOING.
IT LIGHT A FIRE, YOU KNOW
WHAT, WE REALLY NEED TO USE OUR
VOICES
IT MAKES US GRATEFUL AND
BRINGS US BACK TO THE REAL
REASON WE'RE DOING THIS.
♪ LOVE ♪
THINGS CAN AND WILL GET BETTER
THAT'S THE MESSAGE WE STILL HAVE
TO KEEP SENDING.
♪ LOVE ♪
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
♪ I THOUGHT SOONER OR LATER THE
LIGHTS UP ABOVE WOULD COME DOWN
AND CIRCLES AND GUIDE ME TO
LOVE ♪
♪ I'M WILLING TO FIGHT FOR IT
CARRY THIS WEIGHT BUT WITH EVERY
STEP I KEEP QUESTIONING WHAT IS
TRUE ♪
♪♪
♪ FALL ON ME WITH OPEN ARMS ♪
♪ FALL ON ME FROM WHERE YOU
ARE ♪
♪ FALL ON ME WITH ALL YOUR
LIGHT ♪
♪ WITH ALL YOUR LIGHT ♪
♪ WITH ALL YOUR ♪
♪ I'M SEEING YOU EVERYWHERE ♪
♪ I STEP OUTSIDE IT'S LIKE I'M
BREATHING YOU WITH THE AIR ♪
♪ I CAN FEEL YOU THERE ♪
♪ FALL ON ME FALL ON ME ♪
♪ FROM WHERE YOU ARE ♪
♪ FALL ON ME WITH ALL YOUR
LIGHT ♪
♪ WITH ALL WITH ALL WITH ALL
WITH ALL ♪
♪ YOUR LIGHT ♪
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: RESOUND! OH, MY GOODNESS.
BEAUTIFUL. Terry: SO BEAUTIFUL
HOWIE? >> IT WAS.
IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.
YOU GUYS, COMING INTO TONIGHT, I
SAID IN THE MUSIC AREA OF OUR
COMPETITION, YOU GUYS DID SET A
BAR.
AND I THINK THAT BAR IS STILL
SET. I THINK YOUR HARMONIES ARE
BEAUTIFUL, AND YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL
PEOPLE
AS HUMAN BEINGS, I'VE TALKED TO
YOU A LITTLE BIT
I JUST THINK IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
AMERICA IS GOING TO HAVE TO
DECIDE
AND I KEEP SAYING, I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO COMPARE WHAT YOU DID
BEFORE WITH THIS, BUT I THINK
MORE THAN EVER, I KEEP SAYING
IT, PEOPLE GOT TO GO ONE STEP
HARDER WE NEED THOSE MOMENTS.
IF YOU'RE LISTENING BACKSTAGE
AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON SOON,
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, IN THAT
MOMENT, YOU WANT THE MOMENTS
WHERE PEOPLE SAY, HONEY, GET IN
HERE, YOU GOT TO SEE THIS.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF THOSE MOMENTS.
BUT YOU HAD THEM BEFORE.
DID YOU GIVE US MORE
I DON'T KNOW
Terry: SOFIA, WHAT WERE YOUR
THOUGHTS
I THOUGHT IT WAS FANTASTIC.
YOUR VOICES ARE AMAZING.
WHAT YOU BRING, YOU KNOW, THE
UPLIFTING ‐‐ I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING BAD TO SAY.
AND I LOVED IT
THANK YOU >> THANK YOU
GOOD FOR YOU, YOU HAVE
NOTHING BAD TO SAY.
Terry: HEIDI? I LOVED IT, TOO
WHAT IS NOT TO LOVE.
THREE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE WITH
THREE BEAUTIFUL VOICES
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
YOU SING ABOUT LIGHT, BUT YOU
HAVE THIS LIGHT AROUND YOU
LIKE THREE LITTLE ANGELS
SO PRETTY, I LOVE IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Terry: NOW, RESOUND, YES, YOU
DO HAVE THAT LIGHT
I WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO
SAY TO ANYONE OUT THERE WHO
NEEDS TO BE LIFTED OUT TODAY.
WE'RE ALL GOING THROUGH THIS
PANDEMIC, AND THINGS MIGHT SEEM
REALLY DARK.
BUT IN DARK SITUATIONS, WE WANT
TO ENCOURAGE YOU
IF YOU CAN'T FIND THE LIGHT, BE
THE LIGHT. >> Terry: I LOVE IT.
BE THE LIGHT, YES.
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF VOTES TO USE
YOU CAN VOTE UP TO TEN TIMES FOR
EACH ACT WITH EVERY VOTING
METHOD
SO GO MAKE SURE YOUR FAVORITES
STAY IN THE COMPETITION.
STILL TO COME, A SENSATIONAL
GROUP OF DRUMMERS AND DANCERS.
YOU GOT TO SEE THIS.
AND WE GOT A COMEDIAN WHO DIDN'T
MAKE IT ON "AGT" A COUPLE OF
YEARS AGO.
IS THIS HIS TIME TO SHINE?
STAY RIGHT THERE
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪♪
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: UP NEXT, AN ACT THAT
INSPIRES
INSPIRED US ALL, AND SHOWS HOW
HARD WORK CAN MAKE DREAMS COME
TRUE IT'S DIVASAND DRUMMERS OF
COMPTON.
TODAY, AS YOU GUYS GET READY
TO PERFORM, I WANT YOU TO THINK
LONG AND HARD.
WHERE WE'RE FROM, OPPORTUNITIES
LIKE THIS DON'T JUST HAPPEN.
THEY ARE EARNED.
YOU GUYS HAVE EARNED YOUR PLACE
ON "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YOU GUYS EPITOMIZE WHAT THIS
SHOW IS ABOUT.
THIS INSPIRES PEOPLE NOT ONLY IN
YOUR COMMUNITY BUT OTHER
COMMUNITIES. ♪♪
YOUR PERFORMANCE TONIGHT WILL
LET THE YOUTH IN URBAN CITIES
ALL ACROSS THE WORLD KNOW THAT
HARD WORK PAYS OFF
AND YOUR MESSAGE OF HOPE WILL BE
HEARD LOUDER AND REACH FARTHER
THAN WE COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ARE
THE LIGHT THAT WE NEED IN THIS
WORLD RIGHT NOW.
YOU ARE COURAGEOUS
YOU HAVE OVERCOME THE STREETS.
YOU HAVE OVERCOME DISAPPOINTMENT
AND HEARTACHE.
I'VE SEEN MANY OF YOU COME TO
REHEARSAL
REHEARSAL EMOTIONALLY BURNT OUT,
STRESSED OUT, FRUSTRATED
BUT YOU STILL ROSE TO THE
OCCASION
MILLIONS ACROSS THE WORLD WILL
BE INSPIRED BY YOUR HARD WORK
AND DETERMINATION.
YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM HOPE,
WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING THROUGH,
THEY CAN COME UP OUT OF IT
THEY CAN RISE FROM IT.
WHEN YOU GET OUT ON THAT STAGE,
LET THE WORLD KNOW, WE'RE THE
DIVAS AND DRUMMERS OF COMPTON,
AND WE DESERVE TO WIN "AMERICA'S
GOT TALENT."
ARE Y'ALL READY TO WIN
DIVAS AND DRUMMERS OF COMPTON ON
THREE.
DIVAS AND DRUMMERS OF COMPTON!
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: WHOA
SO WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THAT?
WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT THE JUDGES
THOUGHT IN JUST A COUPLE OF
MINUTES. >>> COMING UP ‐‐
WE'RE SEEING THE MOST AMAZING
PEOPLE
AND YOU'RE ONE OF THEM >> WOW
IT WAS EVERYTHING ♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: THE DIVAS AND DRUMMERS
OF COMPTON OUT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA GAVE IT THEIR BEST
SHOT BEFORE THE BREAK.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT
THE JUDGES THOUGHT HEIDI?
YOU GUYS WERE ABSOLUTELY
INCREDIBLE
LOVED THE CHOREOGRAPHY, THE
ENERGY
AND ALSO, YOUR SPEECH IN THE
BEGINNING WAS SO INSPIRING, SO
POWERFUL
I MEAN, I WISH WE HAD MORE
SPEAKERS LIKE YOU.
I'M INSPIRED BY YOU.
IT WAS AMAZING WHAT YOU SAID.
THANK YOU.
Terry: HOWIE?
WHY ARE YOU POINTING OUT
SOMEBODY'S BELLY
BECAUSE SHE WAS DANCING WHILE
SHE WAS PREGNANT
OH, YOU'RE PREGNANT
YES. >> OH, OKAY.
SO FAR, THIS HAS BEEN MY
FAVORITE ACT OF THE NIGHT.
WOW. AND I JUST LOVED THE WHOLE
PRODUCTION, AND APPARENTLY I
LOVED THE REPRODUCTION, TOO.
THANK YOU, YES, YES
Terry: SOFIA?
MY FAVORITE ACT OF THE NIGHT,
DEFINITELY
YOU GUYS ARE SO INSPIRING.
YOU'RE UPLIFTING
YOUR SPEECH WAS, I MEAN, BETTER
EVEN THAN THE PERFORMANCE.
THANK YOU.
I WISH YOU GUYS ALL THE LUCK
IN THE WORLD TONIGHT. THANK YOU.
Terry: GOOD LUCK, DIVAS AND
DRUMMERS OF COMPTON.
LOOK AT THOSE FACES.
DO YOU WANT TO PUT THEM THROUGH
TO THE SEMIS THEN VOTE FOR THEM
XFINITY CUSTOMERS, YOU CAN VOTE
USING YOUR XFINITY VOICE REMOTE.
OKAY
RIGHT NOW, HERE'S A SINGER WHO
HAS ALWAYS BEEN JUDGED BY PEOPLE
FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS.
TONIGHT, SHE GETS TO BE JUDGED
BY YOU AT HOME FOR HER PURE
TALENT
FROM SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, SHE
IS CELINA.
MY ENTIRE LIFE, I'VE ALWAYS
FELT DIFFERENT
I JUST WASN'T LIKE ALL THE OTHER
GIRS. GIR
GIR GIRLS.
BUT MUSIC DIDN'T JUDGE ME.
IT GAVE ME THAT SENSE OF FREEDOM
AND ACCEPTANCE
I SPENT HOURS AND HOURS
SCREAMING AND DANCING IN FRONT
OF THE MIRROR.
AND IT MADE ME REALLY HAPPY.
STILL TO THIS DAY, I DO THE SAME
THING.
I ALWAYS IMAGINED MYSELF ON A
STAGE WITH A SPOTLIGHT
AND THE CROWD CHEERING
BUT I DIDN'T THINK THAT I WOULD
BE ACCEPTED BECAUSE OF THE WAY
THAT I DRESS
THAT SHUT MY CONFIDENCE DOWN
SO COMING TO "AMERICA'S GOT
TALENT," MY HEART JUST WAS
POUNDING ♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THEY WERE CHEERING FOR ME,
FOR WHO I AM
IT GAVE ME A SENSE OF HOPE.
DON'T LET A STYLIST GO NEAR YOU.
THANK YOU. FOUR MASSIVE YESES.
I CAN'T TALK, I'M CRYING.
THAT JUST VALIDATED THE FACT
THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO CHANGE
IT GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE TO BE
WHO I WANT TO BE IN LIFE
IT'S DEFINITELY IMPORTANT FOR ME
TO PUT MYSELF OUT THERE NOW.
I WOULDN'T BEFORE, BECAUSE I WAS
TOO AFRAID OF WHAT PEOPLE WERE
GOING TO THINK
THIS IS MY CHANCE.
AND I GOT TO GO OUT THERE WITH
EVERYTHING I GOT
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
♪ EXCUSE ME FOR A WHILE ♪
♪ I'LL EXCUSE YOU FOR A WHILE ♪
♪
♪♪
♪ IT'S A CHILD A CHILD ♪
♪ IT MIGHT SEEM SO STRONG ♪
♪ IT MIGHT SEEM SO LONG ♪
♪ NEVER BEEN SO WRONG ♪
♪ EXCUSE ME FOR A WHILE TURN A
BLIND EYE ♪
♪ I HAVE A FEELING DEEP DOWN
YOU'RE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE ♪
♪ WHOA IT MIGHT SEEM SO LONG ♪
♪ NEVER BEEN SO WRONG ♪
♪ NEVER BEEN SO WRONG ♪
♪ EXCUSE ME FOR A WHILE ♪
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: WOW.
JUST WOW
SO IS THAT ENOUGH TO GRAB A
PLACE IN THE SEMIFINALS?
IT'S ALL UP TO YOU
AFTER THE BREAK, WE'LL HEAR FROM
THE JUDGES
STAY RIGHT THERE. COMING UP ‐‐
OH!
YOU'VE GOT FIRE IN YOUR EYES.
YOU HAVE THAT DETERMINATION.
I LOVE THAT.
♪♪
I REALLY LOVED YOU GUYS
I LOVE THE ROMANCE BETWEEN THE
TWO OF YOU
IT WAS PERFECT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
Terry: ALL RIGHT.
BEFORE THE BREAK, CELINA HAD HER
SHOT AT THE SEMIFINALS
LET'S GET TO THE JUDGES.
AND SEE IF THEY THINK SHE'S DONE
ENOUGH. SOFIA?
CELINA, I THINK YOU'RE THE
HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT
NO WAY. OH, MY GOSH, THANK YOU.
FLAWLESS, THE SONG, THE WAY
YOU LOOK
IF THIS THING WAS A GOLDEN
BUZZER, I WOULD GIVE IT TO YOU
BUT IT'S NOT, AND I CAN'T.
THANK YOU
Terry: HEIDI?
WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS BEFORE,
BECAUSE I HADN'T SEEN ANYTHING
ABOUT YOU BEFORE, IT FEELS LIKE
YOU'VE PREPARED FOR YOUR ENTIRE
LIFETIME FOR THIS PERFORMANCE,
AND YOU NAILED IT.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
Terry: HOWIE?
TRUTHFULLY, YES, I AGREE WITH
EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE SAYING
AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK AS A
SINGER ON THIS SHOW, YOU HAVE TO
UP YOUR GAME EVEN MORE THAN
OTHER TALENTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF SINGING SHOWS,
A LOT OF PEOPLE STAING.
SO YOU NEED TO STAND OUT
AND I THINK WHEN AMERICA IS
VOTING, I DO THINK THEY'RE GOING
TO REMEMBER YOU.
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO DO VERY
WELL
I AGREE ABOUT YOUR SOUND, YOUR
STYLE, YOUR TALENT.
Terry: CELINA, YOU HAVE
IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE
AUDI
AUDITIONS.
HOW DID YOU TAKE YOURSELF TO THE
NEXT LEVEL
I CHALLENGED MYSELF TO SING A
SONG I HAD NEVER HEARD BEFORE I
LEARNED IT
I PRACTICED, PRACTICED,
PRACTICED, AND HERE I AM
IT'S SO CRAZY. Terry: AMAZING.
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, CELINA.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE CELINA IN THE
SHE CAN ONLY GO THROUGH IF YOU
GET BUSY
UP NEXT IS A SEVENTH GRADER.
AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYONE
QUITE LIKE HIM
HE'S A DANCER, AND AN ACTOR,
AND ‐‐ WELL, SEE FOR YOURSELF.
FROM ASHBURN, VIRGINIA, HERE'S
NOAH EPPS.
I'M 12 YEARS OLD, FROM
ASHBURN, VIRGINIA, AND I'M A
DANCER
WHEN I DANCE, I ALWAYS WANT TO
DO IT WITH A CHARACTER AND WITH
A STORY.
BEING A CHARACTER ON STAGE, IT
MAKES PERFORMING SO MUCH MORE
FUN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪
YOU HAVE FIRE IN YOUR EYES.
YOU HAVE THAT DETERMINATION.
I LOVE THAT.
AFTER MY AUDITION AIRED, MY
VIDEO WENT SUPER VIRAL
56 MILLION VIEWS IS CRAZY.
I FEEL LIKE A FAMOUS PERSON, BUT
I'M ONLY 12.
SEEING AS A I HAVE A REALLY BIG
IMAGINATION, I TRY TO COME UP
WITH MORE CHARACTERS
I GET INSPIRATION FROM HALLOWEEN
COSTUMES, MOVIES, TV SHOWS
I TRY TO THINK ABOUT HOW THESE
CHARACTERS MOVE, AND I COME UP
WITH A ROUTINE BASED ON THAT
DANCING AS A CHARACTER LETS ME
EXPRESS MYSELF IN A WAY THAT I
COULDN'T IN REAL LIFE.
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A SUPER
COOL CHARACTER WITH SUPERPOWERS.
AND NOW, I GET TO PERFORM AT THE
LIVE SHOWS AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS.
NOW, I WILL BRING A NEW
CHARACTER TO THE STAGE, I GOT
THIS INSPIRATION FROM THE ARCADE
AND FROM SCARY MOVIES.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME I
WILL PERFORM THIS CHARACTER.
I'M ONLY ONE PERFORMANCE AWAY
FROM THE SEMIFINALS.
I'M DEFINITELY NERVOUS, BUT I
CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW WHAT I'M
ABOUT TO PERFORM
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
♪
♪
♪
♪
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: NOAH EPPS! WOW.
HEIDI? >> SO GOOD
YOU ARE SO GOOD.
YOU ARE LIKE A TOP‐NOTCH SOLO
DANCE PERFORMER.
IT'S HARD TO DO THIS ALL BY
YOURSELF
YOU KIND OF ARE TO ME LIKE THE
NEW MATTY ZIEGLER.
I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE WILL COPY
WHAT YOU JUST DID.
YOU'RE INCREDIBLE, THERE'S
ALWAYS SOMETHING UNUSUAL ABOUT
YOU.
I LOVED IT GOOD LUCK.
Terry: SOFIA?
YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE THE MOST
ABOUT YOU, YOU HAVE THAT STRONG
SENSE ALREADY OF WHERE YOU WANT
TO GO, WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, WHAT
YOU WANT TO LOOK LIKE.
IT'S AMAZING THAT YOU'RE NOT
LETTING ANYONE PRODUCE ALL THESE
THINGS FOR YOU
YOU ARE CREATING, YOU HAVE THE
VISION OF WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
SO I THINK THAT'S AMAZING AT
YOUR AGE, AND I THINK YOU'RE
GOING TO BE HUGE
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Terry: NOAH, WHAT WAS THE
INSPIRATION FOR YOUR
PERFORMANCE?
IT WAS FROM A MOVIE I WATCHED.
NORMALLY, I GET INSPIRATION FROM
MOVIES, BOOKS, CARTOONS, EVEN
STUFF THAT I LIKE.
HOBBIES, STUFF LIKE THAT
NORMALLY I USE THESE THINGS TO
EXPRESS PARTS OF ME IN A WAY
THAT I COULDN'T DO IN REAL LIFE.
Terry: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.
OKAY, DO YOU THINK NOAH DESERVES
A SPOT IN THE SEMIFINALS
IF YOU DO, YOU GOT TO VOTE
COMING UP, A UNIQUE COMEDIAN
GETS HIS SECOND SHOT AT MAKING
IT AND WE'VE GOT A FIRST FOR
"AGT."
HE'S A POET AND HE'S HOWIE'S
GOLDEN BUZZER.
STAY RIGHT THERE.
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: IN 24 HOURS, FIVE ACTS
WILL MOVE CLOSER TO THE DREAM.
WE'VE ALSO GOT A SENSATIONAL
PERFORMANCE FROM COUNTRY STAR
CAM ALONG WITH "AGT" FAVORITES
DUO TRANSCEND, AND SOFIA VERGARA
WILL BE SHOWING OFF HER
VENTRILOQUISM SKILLS
FOR REAL
THAT ALL STARTS AT 8:00 P. M.,
7:00 P. M. CENTRAL.
NOW, HERE'S SOMEONE YOU MIGHT
REMEMBER FROM 2018, BUT NOT
NECESSARILY FOR GOOD REASONS
HE'S BACK FOR A SECOND SHOT ON
"AGT."
FROM RIGHT HERE IN LOS ANGELES,
CALIFORNIA, HE IS ALEX HOOPER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I'VE BEEN ON THE SHOW BEFORE.
YOU'VE BEEN HERE?
WHEN I AUDITIONED IN 2018, IT
WAS HORRIBLE >> CALM DOWN
THIS SEASON, THE JUDGES GOT
IT, THEY CELEBRATED WHAT I WAS
DOING.
SIMON, HOW ARE YOU A VEGAN
AND THAT'S THE LEAST ANNOYING
THING ABOUT YOU?
ROASTING IS ALL IN FUN
THE LESS SERIOUSLY WE TAKE
OURSELVES, THE HAPPIER WE CAN
BECOME
CONGRATULATIONS.
I'M ECSTATIC ABOUT STILL BEING
HERE
THE FACT THAT I GET TO DO THIS
DURING A PANDEMIC, IT'S
EVERYTHING TO ME RIGHT NOW
HOWEVER, I HAVEN'T PERFORMED ON
A STAGE IN FIVE MONTHS
IF I DON'T HAVE AN AUDIENCE, I
HAVE TO PRACTICE
LITTLE LEAGUE CALLED, THEY
NORMALLY DON'T CUT, BUT IT'S A
NO EVERYTHING IN MY APARTMENT IS
SUDDENLY ROASTABLE
YOU'RE PLANT‐BASED, AND YOU
DO NOT LOOK HAPPY.
IF MY JOB WAS AS CRAPPY AS
YOURS, I WOULD THROW MYSELF IN
THE GARBAGE.
I FEEL LIKE AN OLD MAN
YOU CALL THAT A BURN
"AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" IS THE
BIGGEST COMPETITION SHOW IN THE
WORLD.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT I DO IS
SOMEWHAT CONTROVERSIAL
BUT I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL I'M
STANDING ON THAT STAGE, HOLDING
A CHECK FOR $1 MILLION
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
DO I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION?
DO I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION
DO I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION
DO I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
GOOD EVENING, KINGS AND QUEENS
IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR
SO INSTEAD OF ROASTING, I
THOUGHT I WOULD READ YOU ALL A
BEDTIME STORY.
IT'S CALLED "AS THE WORLD BURNS.
IT WAS SEASON 15 AND ACROSS
EVERY BORDER NOT A CREATURE WAS
STIRRING DUE TO STAY AT HOME
ORDERS
ONE FURLYRY LOBSTER WAS ESPECIAL
SAD.
THEN HE REMEMBERED HIS SPECIAL
BOOK, THE ONE WITH ALL HIS
JOKES, LET'S TAKE A LOOK
TERRY CREWS.
HE ACTS, HE PAINTS, PLAYS THE
FLUTE AND MUCH MORE.
IT MAKES ME WONDER WHAT HE'S
COMPENSATING FOR
NOW THAT REGIS IS DEAD, YOU'RE
MY SECOND FAVORITE HOST.
TYRA, IF YOU'RE WATCHING, I
STILL LOVE YOU THE MOST.
OH, WOW
YOU'RE SO HAPPY, YOU ARE SO
FULL OF LIFE
YOU USED TO BE OLD, NOW YOU'RE
ANCIENT SPICE.
HOWIE, THE FIRST TIME I WAS
HERE, YOU THOUGHT I WAS MEAN
REALLY, I WAS JUST HONORED TO
MEET MR. CLEAN
HOWIE HATES GERMS, THEY CAUSE
HIM MUCH STRIFE.
HE WROTE A BOOK CALLED "DON'T
TOUCH ME," CO‐AUTHORED BY HIS
WIFE
A 40‐YEAR CAREER, THAT REALLY
TAKES DRIVE.
WHEN YOU LOOK LIKE A TURTLE WHO
HAS BEEN BURNED ALIVE.
OH. >> OH, LOOK AT THAT.
HEIDI, YOU'RE A WONDERFUL
MOTHER, IT'S EASY TO SEE
AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT YOUR SIX
NANNIES WERE PAID TO TELL ME.
OH, WOW >> I HAVE EIGHT.
YOU'RE DIRECT FROM THE
HEAVENS, YOU MAKE ANGELS SING.
YOU USED TO FLY AMONG THEM UNTIL
THEY CLIPPED YOUR WINGS.
NOW YOU'RE MARRIED FOR A THIRD
TIME
ISN'T THAT SWEET
YOU COULD HAVE MORE RINGS THAN
TOM BRADY IF YOU LEARNED HOW TO
CHEAT.
OH!
SOFIA VERGARA, HOW LOVELY YOU
ARE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S MORE
SUPPORTIVE, YOUR FAMILY OR YOUR
BRA.
IT TAKES YOU HOURS TO GET READY
SO I'M NOT TRYING TO BE MEAN
BUT WHO DID YOUR MAKEUP, A DRUNK
DRAG QUEEN
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
WHEN HOLLYWOOD KICKS YOU OUT,
DON'T LET IT GET YOU DOWN.
YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE WORK AS A
RODEO CLOWN. >> OH, MAN
AND FINALLY, SIMON, THIS
ONE'S FOR YOU, DAD
MAY YOUR RECOVERY BE AS SPEEDY
AS THAT ELECTRIC BIKE YOU HAD NO
BUSINESS RIDING.
SIMON, YOU HAVE A YOUNG SON.
WOW. YOUR LIFE TOOK A TURN.
WHEN HE GRADUATES YOU'LL BE
FRONT ROW IN A BEAUTIFUL URN
OH. NOW PUT ON SOME DEODORANT, I
DON'T WANT YOU TO SMELL.
YOU AND I WILL GET SWEATY AS WE
FRY TOGETHER IN HELL
WE ONLY ROAST THE ONES WE LOVE
SO TRUST ME WHEN I SAY, ALL OF
YOU ARE ICONS.
YOU INSPIRE ME EVERY DAY
BUT I'VE RETURNED TO "AGT" SO I
CAN BURN IT TO THE GROUND.
SO VOTE FOR ME, AMERICA, I'VE
GOT SOMETHING EVEN BETTER NEXT
ROUND.
THE END. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: ALEX HOOPER. HOWIE?
HOW DID YOU FEEL, DID YOU FEEL
THE PAIN
I LOVE THE PAIN I LOVE THE HURT.
I DIDN'T GET IT THE FIRST TIME
HE WAS ON.
YOU ARE BRILLIANT, YOU WORKED
THE ROOM
I THINK IT'S FUNNY, I LOVE THIS
KIND OF COMEDY
I WAS A HUGE DON RICKLES FAN
YOU'RE THE NEW, YOUNG DON
RICKLES.
YOU ARE GREAT, AND I LOVE THE
BOOK WE SHOULD SELL IT ONLINE
CONGRATULATIONS.
Terry: SOFIA, I'M HURTING
RIGHT NOW. HOW ABOUT YOU?
MY PROBLEM IS NOT WITH HIM,
IT'S WITH HIM.
THE WHOLE NIGHT, HE'S BEEN SO
NEGATIVE
SUDDENLY THIS GUY COMES HOME,
DESTROYS US, AND HE'S CLAPPING,
YES.
THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN
LOOKING FOR.
I HAVE TO SAY
YOU ARE HORRIFIC, I WANT TO PUSH
IT FOR YOU CAN I PUSH IT?
YES YEAH
I LOVE FOR THAT. BUZZ ME AGAIN!
BUZZ ME AGAIN!
ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE
BLUE SOME PEOPLE ARE FUNNY.
NOT SURE ABOUT YOU >> OH!
BUZZ HIM! >> GIVE IT
GIVE IT! Terry: ALEX, GOOD NIGHT
TONIGHT, MY MAN. KIND OF.
OKAY, YOU KNOW THE SCORE
YOU CAN PUT ALEX INTO THE
SEMIFINALS, BUT ONLY IF YOU VOTE
VOTING IS ALREADY OPEN AND IT'LL
STAY OPEN UNTIL 7:00 A. M.
EASTERN TOMORROW COMING UP ‐‐
YEAH! >> THIS FRIENDSHIP AND
EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING, TO ME,
IS WHAT I BELIEVE THIS SHOW IS
ALL ABOUT. >> OH!
IT DIDN'T EVEN SEEM HUMANLY
POSSIBLE
I WOULD GO SEE YOU IN VEGAS. ♪
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Terry: NOW, SOMETIMES ON
"AGT," AN ACT IS UNABLE TO
PERFORM.
AND THAT HAS HAPPENED THIS WEEK.
THIS MEANS ANOTHER ACT HAS A
SECOND CHANCE ON FULFILLING
THEIR DREAM.
CAN THEY MAKE THEIR SECOND
CHANCE COUNT
LET'S WELCOME BACK BROKEN ROOTS.
LONG BEFORE WE MET, JOEY AND
I WALKED THE SAME PATH IN LIFE
WE DIDN'T KNOW IT YET, BUT WE
WERE FIGHTING FOR THE SAME
DREAM.
WE HAVE SO MANY SIMILARITIES IN
OUR LIVES, IT'S CRAZY.
OUR CAREERS, OUR BACKGROUNDS
WE PLAYED THE SAME VENUES FOR
15 YEARS AND NEVER CROSSED
PATHS.
WHEN HIS WIFE PASSED OF
CANCER, HIS BOY WAS 6 YEARS OLD.
AND I WAS 6 WHEN I WATCHED MY
MOM DIE OF CANCER.
AND THEN OUR PATHS CROSSED.
HE WAS PLAYING A VENUE.
MUSIC BROUGHT US TOGETHER
THAT FIRST AUDITION WAS OUR
FIRST PERFORMANCE TOGETHER
YOU REALLY CAME TOGETHER LIKE
YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR
DECADES.
PRETTY AMAZING.
THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
WHEN WE FOUND OUT WE WERE NOT
GOING THROUGH ‐‐
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU GUYS DID
NOT MAKE IT.
WE WERE ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATED
THEN WE GOT A CALL. CHECK, 1, 2.
GETTING THIS SECOND
OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AND BE
ON THE LIVE SHOWS ‐‐
WE NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD
EVER BE HERE IN THIS MOMENT.
I NEVER HAD A BIG BROTHER OR A
DAD UNTIL THIS MOMENT.
FATE, GOD, THERE'S A REASON WHY
WE'RE HERE, AND THERE'S A REASON
WHY WE'RE BROKEN ROOTS.
EVER SINCE WE CROSSED PATHS,
I'VE LEARNED THE SKY IS NOT THE
LIMIT, BUT THE BEGINNING.
NOW THAT WE'RE HERE, WE'RE
SWINGING FOR THE FENCES.
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♪
♪ I HAVE CLIMBED THE HIGHEST
MOUNTAINS AND I HAVE ROVED
THROUGH THE FIELDS ONLY TO BE
WITH YOU ♪
♪ ONLY TO BE WITH YOU ♪
♪ I HAVE RUN I HAVE CRAWLED I
HAVE SCALED THESE CITY WALLS
THESE CITY WALLS ONLY TO BE WITH
YOU ♪
♪ BUT I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHA
I'M LOOKING FOR ♪
♪ I HAVE KISS HONEY LIPS FELTIN
THE HEALING FINGERTIPS FELT LIKE
FIRE THIS BURNING DESIRE ♪
♪ I HAVE HEARD THE SONG OF
ANGELS I HAVE HAVE HELD HANDS
WITH THE DEVIL ♪
♪ IT WAS WARM IN THE NIGHT ♪
♪ BUT I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHA
I'M LOOKING FOR ♪
♪ BUT I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHA
I'M LOOKING FOR ♪
♪ BUT I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND ♪
♪ WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR ♪
♪
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Terry: BROKEN ROOTS
SO WAS THAT GOOD ENOUGH TO MAKE
THE SEMIFINALS
WE'LL GET THOUGHTS AND REACTIONS
FROM THE JUDGES RIGHT AFTER THIS
BREAK. >>> COMING UP ‐‐
NOT ONLY BEAUTIFUL, BUT THE
SPEED THAT YOU DID THIS AT, IT
WAS SO ELEGANT AND PERFECT.
THAT'S THE COST OF LOVE
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: OKAY
NOW IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT WHAT
THE JUDGES THOUGHT OF BROKEN
ROOTS.
SOFIA?
I'M SO EXCITED THAT YOU GUYS
ARE HERE BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU
WERE NOT COMING BACK
AND IT'S A GOOD SURPRISE
I HOPE THAT TONIGHT IS, YOU
KNOW, BRINGS VERY GOOD THINGS
FOR YOU GUYS
BECAUSE I THINK YOU WERE MEANT
TO BE HERE
AND YOU REMIND ME OF, YOU KNOW,
THE ALL‐AMERICAN GOOD MEN.
AND THAT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY.
LIKE ME.
NO, YOU'RE CANADIAN
I WISH YOU THE BEST.
Terry: ALL RIGHT.
FROM CANADIAN HOWIE.
ALL CANADIAN MEN ARE GOOD, TOO.
YOU'RE GREAT
YOU HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY, YOU
ROSE TO THE OCCASION
BUT IS IT BIG STAGE "AGT" WORTHY
OF LIVE SHOWS, OR IS IT GREAT
COFFEEHOUSE MUSIC.
AMERICA HAS A TOUGH DECISION
GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
Terry: HEIDI?
LAST TIME, WE HAD JUDGES'
CUTS
I HAD TO TELL YOU I'M SORRY,
YOU'RE NOT GOING THROUGH
YOU HAD YOUR SECOND CHANCE, YOU
DID WELL GOOD LUCK.
Terry: WHAT WAS IT LIKE GOING
THROUGH BEING OUT OF THE SHOW TO
PERFORMING AT THE LIVES.
WHAT WAS THAT LIKE
THE CRAZIEST THING EVER
WE HAD GIVEN UP HOPE, AND WE GOT
THAT CALL ON A WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TO BE HERE ON THE NEXT DAY
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, SO HOW THE
STARS ALIGNED WAS AWESOME.
IT'S AMAZING, WE'RE SO THANKFUL.
Terry: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AND
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, BROKEN ROOTS.
IF YOU WANT TO VOTE FOR BROKEN
APP.
XFINITY CUSTOMERS, YOU CAN VOTE
USING YOUR XFINITY VOICE REMOTE.
JUST TWO MORE ACTS TO GO
FIRST, WE ARE GOING GLOBAL
AGAIN.
WE'RE HEADING OVER TO GERMANY
FOR THIS PERFORMANCE
I'M NOT SURE I'VE EVER SEEN THE
JUDGES MAKE SO MANY FACES AS
THEY DID AT THE AUDITION, FROM
STUNNED TO SURPRISED TO BLOWN
AWAY HERE'S THE BELLO SISTERS
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INSTEAD OF SAYING GOOD NIGHT
STORIES, MY MOM TOLD US STORIES
ABOUT WHEN SHE WAS A PERFORMER
AT 8 YEARS OLD, SHE HAD HER
FIRST PERFORMANCE ON THE HIGH
WIRE SHE LOVES IT VERY MUCH
BUT THEN, UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN
SHE WAS A TEENAGER, MY MOM'S
UNCLE WAS ON THE HIGH WIRE, IT
JUST BROKE, AND HE FELL FROM
VERY, VERY HIGH.
AFTER THAT, MY MOM DECIDED TO
STOP
I THINK IT BROKE HER HEART TO
STOP
SHE HAD JUST REACHED HER GOAL,
AND DIDN'T REALLY GET TO LIVE IT
OUT.
GROWING UP, WITH MY MOM BEING A
PERFORMER, IT INSPIRED US TO BE
PERFORMER AS WELL.
SHE'S VERY SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT WE
DO SHE JUST GETS SCARED WHEN SHE
WATCHES US.
YOU MAY BE ONE STEP CLOSER TO
VEGAS.
THERE'S ALWAYS DANGER, IF YOU
LOSE CONCENTRATION, SERIOUS
INJURIES CAN HAPPEN.
WHILE WE WERE REHEARSING, I
FELL FROM ONE OF THE NEW
PYRAMIDS THAT WE WERE PRACTICING
UNFORTUNATELY, I FELL ON MY KNEE
IT WAS VERY SWOLLEN AND I
COULDN'T WALK.
IT DEFINITELY JEOPARDIZED THE
CHANCE TO TAKE PART IN THE LIVE
SHOWS.
BUT EVEN WITH THE PAIN, WE KEPT
TRAINING AND TRAINING AND
TRAINING
WE DEFINITELY WANT TO TAKE IT TO
THE NEXT LEVEL
IT WOULD BE OUR BIGGEST DREAM TO
GET TO PERFORM IN VEGAS TOGETHER
WITH OUR MOTHER.
WHEN WE SEE HER PROUD, IT MAKES
US VERY HAPPY.
I KNOW IT MEANS SO MUCH TO HER
THAT WE MADE IT TO THE LIVE
SHOWS.
TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE
100%
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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: THE BELLO SISTERS! HEIDI?
WOW. >> HI, GIRLS
HI THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH.
I MEAN, IT CAN'T BE ANY BETTER
WHAT A GREAT COMBINATION OF
TALENT AND THREE STUNNING WOMEN.
I MEAN, I LOVED WATCHING IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
Terry: SOFIA?
IT WAS SPECTACULAR, YOU GUYS
LOOK SPECTACULAR
I DON'T SEE A REASON WHY YOU
GUYS WOULD NOT HAVE YOUR DREAM
COME TRUE OF BEING IN VEGAS.
I LOVED IT. >> Terry: HOWIE?
I SAID I'D COME SEE YOU IN
VEGAS, WE DON'T SEE, USUALLY
WITH THESE KINDS OF ACTS,
THERE'S A MAN INVOLVED TO DO
SOME OF THE LIFTING AND HOLDING.
TO SEE THREE WOMEN AS STRONG AND
AGILE AS YOU ARE, WE DON'T SEE
IT
I JUST THINK YOU DESERVE A
CAREER
AND I THINK THINGS ARE GOING TO
BE GOOD.
ONLY FIVE CAN GO THROUGH, I
THINK YOU'LL HAVE A CAREER, AND
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO AFFORD
FURNITURE FOR THAT LIVING ROOM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Terry: BELLO SISTERS, YOUR
ACT SEEMS SO DANGEROUS
IF YOU MAKE THE SEMIS, HOW CAN
YOU PUSH IT TO A WHOLE OTHER
LEVEL?
WE DEFINITELY PUSHED IT
ALREADY TO ANOTHER LEVEL WITH
THIS ROUND
BUT WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO
SHOW
A FEW MOVES WE HAVEN'T PERFORMED
YET, EVER.
SO WE'LL DEFINITELY KEEP IT
EXCITING. >> Terry: ALL RIGHT.
GOOD LUCK, BELLO SISTERS
DO THE SISTERS DESERVE A SPOT IN
THE SEMIS? THEN VOTE.
YOU CAN VOTE UP TO TEN TIMES FOR
EACH ACT WITH ALL OF THE VOTING
METHODS.
NOW, AT THE AUDITIONS, OUR LAST
ACT TONIGHT LEFT SOFIA IN TEARS,
SIMON WAS ALMOST SPEECHLESS, AND
HOWIE HIT THE GOLDEN BUZZER.
HE'S A FIRST FOR "AGT.
IT'S POET BRANDON LEAKE, RIGHT
AFTER THE BREAK.
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: AND RIGHT NOW, HERE'S
OUR LAST ACT OF THIS
QUARTERFINALS.
IT TAKES AN EXCEPTIONAL TALENT
TO MAKE ONE OF THE JUDGES REACH
FOR THE GOLDEN BUZZER.
BUT HOWIE MANDEL HIT THE BUTTON
FOR THIS NEXT ACT.
HOWIE, WHY THIS GUY?
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT WAS
A MOMENT OF SURPRISE
IT WAS A MOMENT OF WOW
AND THIS TIME MORE THAN EVER,
WORDS SEEM TO MOVE PEOPLE, AND
MYSELF, MORE THAN ANYTHING
MORE THAN MUSIC, MORE THAN
VISUAL HE HAS EVERYTHING.
AMERICA, JUST SIT QUIETLY,
LISTEN, TAKE IT IN.
Terry: OKAY
HERE'S POET BRANDON LEAKE.
THE WAY PROCESSED PAIN
PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY.
A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH WAS GIVEN
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE.
BUT I'M STILL FROM STOCKTON,
CALIFORNIA, I'M STILL A FATHER
TO A BABY GIRL WHO CHANGED MY
WORLD THE MOMENT SHE BECAME THE
APPLE OF MY EYE.
AND THESE DADDY DAYS DECREED MY
LEGACY, AND I'M STILL A HUSBAND
TO A WOMAN WHO IS MY MORNING
AND I'M STILL A SON, TO A WOMAN
WHO THE VERY MOMENT THEY PLAYED
ME INTO MY ARMS, AS I LOOK INTO
MY DAUGHTER'S EYES, I REALIZED
HOW MUCH SHE LOVES ME.
WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE THREE,
I'M AT A LOSS FOR WORDS.
AND THOUGH THEY'RE NOT HERE WITH
ME PHYSICALLY, I KNOW THEY'RE
STILL PRESENT WITHIN ME.
I CAN FEEL IT.
WITH EVERY SINGLE BREATH THAT I
TAKE, WITH EVERY BEAT OF THIS
HEART, WITH EVERY SECOND THAT I
LOVE
AND THAT'S WHY THIS "AGT" MOMENT
WILL BE OURS
I WILL POUR ALL OF MYSELF ON TO
THAT STAGE
SO OUR DREAM WILL BE ACTUALIZED.
I PROMISE, AND I LOVE YOU.
SINCERELY, BRANDON
WHEN I'M UP HERE ON STAGE, THEY
CALL ME BRANDON.
WHEN I'M WITH MY HOMIES, AND
WITH THE LADIES, THEY CALL ME
TAKEN BECAUSE I'M ALREADY
HAPPILY SPOKEN FOR
AT HOME, MY MAMA CALLS ME
POOKIE, AND AT THE MOST
INOPPORTUNE MOMENTS.
TODAY, ON THE WAY TO "AMERICA'S
GOT TALENT," MY MOM SCREAMED OUT
THE FRONT DOOR, MAKE SURE YOU
CALL ME WHEN YOU GET THERE,
POOKIE
AND I GET WHY MY MOTHER SAYS IT,
BUT TO BE REAL, I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY SHE'S SO
CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY,
PRAYING ME AS I LEAVE THE HOUSE
ON THE DAILY
I'M JUST A YOUNG MAN WHO HAS
FAITH IN JESUS, JUST LIKE THE
STARS PROTECT US FROM THE
GALACTIC BULLY CALLED GRAVITY.
I NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD THE
ISSUE.
AND THEN I WENT ON FACEBOOK, AND
I REALIZED THAT MY MAMA LOVED ME
THE SAME WAY EVERY MOTHER LOVES
THEIR SON.
FEARFULLY, BECAUSE NORMALLY
DEATHS DON'T BOTHER ME
I'M FROM SOUTH SIDE STOCKTON
SOME FAMILY REUNIONS ONLY TAKE
PLACE ON GRAVEYARD GRASS
BUT THERE IS SOMETHING SO
DIFFERENT ABOUT AHMAUD ARBERY,
GEORGE FLOYD, BREONNA TAYLOR,
JACOB BLAKE, AND THE COUNTLESS
OTHERS
AS I STARED AT THAT SCREEN, I
COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK I WAS
LOOKING AT A MIRROR IMAGE OF
MYSELF BEING CHOKED OUT FOR
DARING TO EXIST, BEING MORE THAN
THREE‐FIFTHS OF WHAT THEY WANTED
ME TO BE
AND MY MOTHER'S FEAR I WOULD BE
AMERICA'S NEXT MOST POPULAR
HASHTAG.
HER YOUNG STAR BEING GUNNED DOWN
BY GRAVITY
MY MOTHER'S GREATEST FEAR IS
THAT I WON'T RETURN HOME
BREATHING, BLOOD PULSING THROUGH
THESE VEINS.
MY MOTHER WARNED ME, SON, DON'T
YOU GET CAUGHT AT THE WRONG
PLACE, AT THE WRONG TIME, WITH
THE WRONG COLORED SKIN
THOSE THREE STRIKES LEAD TO PINE
BOX CONVICTIONS.
AND I SAID, MOM, I PROMISE YOU
THIS
I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER
TO MAKE IT BACK HOME TO SEE YOU.
BUT IF I DON'T, JUST KNOW, YOU
WERE THE VERY LAST THING ON MY
MIND
AND I WILL ALWAYS, ALWAYS, BE
YOUR POOKIE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: BRANDON LEAKE. HEIDI?
WOW THAT WAS POWERFUL.
THAT WAS VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY
POWERFUL
AND I'M HAPPY THAT YOU CHOSE
THIS PLATFORM TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
YOU JUST DID
I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
YOUR HONEST, TRUE, NECESSARY
WORDS.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE MY FAVORITE ACT OF THE
NIGHT. >> Terry: SOFIA?
WHAT A GREAT WAY FOR US TO
END THE NIGHT.
IT'S SOMETHING SPECIAL, THAT
TALENT THAT YOU HAVE
AND I REALLY WISH YOU THE BEST
LUCK TONIGHT
BECAUSE I WANT TO KEEP HEARING
YOU.
I WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN BRING
NEXT
Terry: HOWIE?
I GOT TO SAY, THIS IS ABOVE
AND BEYOND ANYTHING I'VE SEEN,
ANYTHING I'VE EVER HEARD,
ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME.
IT WAS SO PERFECT.
YOU TOOK AN OLDER WHITE GUY AND
PUT MYSELF INTO THE BODY OF AN
AFRICAN‐AMERICAN MOTHER, JUST
HOPING HER SON SURVIVES LIFE
AND THIS IS THE CONVERSATION
WE'RE HAVING NOW
THIS IS THE CONVERSATION, I'M
NOT GETTING POLITICAL, BUT THIS
IS THE CONVERSATION THAT AMERICA
NEEDS TO HAVE.
THERE'S NO BETTER, MORE
ENTERTAINING, MORE WOKE, MORE
EDUCATIONAL WAY.
I'M SO PROUD TO BE HERE, I'M SO
PROUD I PUSHED THE GOLDEN BUZZER
IN MY HEART, YOU JUST WON THE
WHOLE NIGHT.
YOU REALLY DID.
Terry: BRANDON, WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO SAY TO ANY OTHER ARTISTS
LIKE YOURSELF?
TO ANY ARTIST LIKE MYSELF,
YOU'RE CALLED TO MOVE.
CHASE YOUR DREAM.
Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT,
BRANDON. 11 ACTS.
YOU CAN PICK FIVE.
YOU CAN VOTE RIGHT NOW
IT'S ON UNTIL 7:00 A. M.
TOMORROW
WE WILL REVEAL THE LAST FIVE
ACTS TO MAKE THE SEMIFINALS.
I AM TERRY CREWS.
GOOD NIGHT, AMERICA!