America's Got Talent (2006–…): Season 15, Episode 19 - Semi-Finals 1 - full transcript

THE CHALLENGE IS OFF THE
CHARTS AS THE ACTS FIGHT FOR A

SPOT IN THE FINALE HERE WE GO

NEVER BEEN MORE MOVED IN MY
LIFE ON THIS SHOW FROM ANY OTHER

ACT.
YOU ARE THE BEST WE HAVE EVER

HAD. >> AMERICA KNOWS THAT YOU

DESERVED THIS.
YOU ARE MY FAVORITE OF THE

SEASON
IT'S BIGGER AND BETTER THAN

ANYTHING I'VE EVER SEEN ON THIS
SHOW

THIS IS WHERE WE REALLY SEE
THAT SOMEONE HAS STAR POTENTIAL.

THIS STAGE MAKES YOU OR
BREAKS YOU

IT'S LIKE EXPLOSIVE
SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR.



YOU'RE ALREADY A STAR
YOU'VE PREPARED YOUR WHOLE

LIFETIME FOR THIS PERFORMANCE.
IT WAS BREATHTAKING

IT WAS EXCITING.
IT WAS PERFECTION.

THEY'RE GOING TO REMEMBER
YOU.

HANDS DOWN THE BEST EVER.
IN MY HEART, YOU JUST WON THE

WHOLE NIGHT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

Announcer: LIVE FROM
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD,

IT'S "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT: THE
SEMIFINALS!"

HERE'S YOUR HOST, TERRY CREWS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

♪
Terry: WHOO

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Terry: YES, WELCOME TO

SEMIFINAL NUMBER ONE
SINCE THE END OF LAST SEASON,

ACTS ALL ACROSS AMERICA AND
AROUND THE WHOLE WORLD HAVE BEEN

PRACTICING, REHEARSING, PUSHING
AND DEVELOPING THEIR TALENT,



WHATEVER IT IS, DREAMING OF
MAKING IT RIGHT HERE ON "AGT."

FOR THE 11 ACTS COMING UP
TONIGHT, THAT DREAM IS IN SIGHT.

THEY ARE NOW JUST ONE AWESOME
PERFORMANCE AWAY FROM THE

FINALS
SO WHAT DOES ALL THAT MEAN FOR

YOU AND ME
IT MEANS WE ARE IN FOR ONE

SENSATIONAL NIGHT.
AND A BIG PART OF THAT WILL BE

DOWN TO OUR THREE "AGT" JUDGES
GIVE IT UP FOR HEIDI KLUM!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
HOWIE MANDEL

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
AND SOFIA VERGARA!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
HOWIE, 11 ACTS

ONLY FIVE GO THROUGH
WHAT DO THESE ACTS HAVE TO DO

TONIGHT TO GET AMERICA TO VOTE
FOR THEM

Howie: SAME THING I ALWAYS
SAY.

STEP IT UP
YOU'VE GOT TO EITHER GO BIG OR

GO HOME.
IT HAS TO BE BIGGER AND MORE

SPECTACULAR THAN IT EVER WAS
THIS WILL EVENTUALLY IN THE

FINALS COME DOWN TO ONE ACT.
THAT ONE ACT COULD BE YOU.

DOING WHAT YOU DID GOT YOU HERE
BUT YOU HAVE TO DO MORE THAN YOU

DID TO MOVE ON
Terry: I AGREE, I AGREE

THANK YOU. OKAY

YOU'LL SEE 11 ACTS
TONIGHT, INCLUDING 2 WILD

CARDS ‐‐ MORE ON THAT LATER.
THE FINALS ARE IN JUST TWO

WEEKS.
WHAT IS GOING TO MAKE YOU VOTE

TONIGHT?
YOU HAVE TO PICK FIVE ACTS TO GO

THROUGH. LET'S DO IT!

AND BRACE YOURSELVES
THESE TWO SISTERS ALWAYS START

THEIR PERFORMANCES AT 100% MAX
ENERGY ‐ ‐ AND THEN THEY TAKE IT

UP FROM THERE.
HERE'S DOUBLE DRAGON

WE ARE DOWN TO THIS WEEK'S
LAST TWO ACTS.

SORRY, LET'S DO THAT AGAIN.
Terry: THERE'S ONLY ONE SPOT

LEFT IN THE SEMIFINALS
WHEN WE'RE IN ‐‐ WHAT IS ‐‐

SOMETHING'S HAPPENING.
Terry: JUDGES, OVER TO YOU.

YOU HAVE TO WANT IT SO BADLY
BECAUSE ‐‐ HOW DO THEY RECORD

MOVIES HERE?
LIKE I SAID, DOUBLE DRAGON.

OH, MY GOD! >> [ BLEEP ]

GROWING UP IN PERU, WE ALWAYS
DREAMED TO BE A SINGER, TO BE A

STAR [ CAR HORN ]

WE HAD A BLACK AND WHITE TV.
WE WOULD TELL OUR FRIENDS, MAYBE

WE CAN GO TO "AMERICA'S GOT
TALENT."

THEY WERE LIKE, THAT'S NOT GOING
TO HAPPEN, YOU'RE NOT GOOD

ENOUGH
YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO MAKE

IT
THE ONLY PERSON TO TRUST IN

US WAS OUR DAD
HE WAS THE REASON WHY WE

BECAME PERFORMERS.
MY DAD WAS A PERSON WHO WAS

ALWAYS HAPPY
THAT WAS HIS TALENT.

AND I GUESS HE GAVE THAT TO US
HE WOULD SAY, "ALWAYS WITH A

SMILE.
WE'RE FINALLY HERE, DADDY

IN THIS PERFORMANCEFIESTA, PA
WE'RE MAKING OUR AMERICAN

DREAM COME TRUE.
I CAN SEE YOU NOW

I HOPE THIS IS IMPORTANT
WE'LL HAVE TO REPEAT

EVERYTHING
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING

HI, MY NAME IS IRENE, THIS IS
ANDREA

[ APPLAUSE ]

♪ MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL ♪
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"AGT," ARE YOU READY?
LET'S GO!

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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

Terry: DOUBLE DRAGON! WOW.

THAT'S HOW YOU START A
SEMIFINAL.

WE ARE UP AND RUNNING AND WE'LL
HEAR FROM THE JUDGES ON THAT

PERFORMANCE, RIGHT AFTER THIS
BREAK.

Announcer: COMING UP ‐‐
THAT WAS PERFECTION

IT WAS SO ON FIRE, IT WAS
BEAUTIFUL.

YOU MAKE THE DIABLO LOOK SO
EASY AND YOU MAKE JUDGING LOOK

SO DANGEROUS
THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL

PERFORMANCE. >> SPECTACULAR

SPECTACULAR
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

Terry: BEFORE THE BREAK,
DOUBLE DRAGON WERE TEARING IT UP

OUT ON THE UNIVERSAL LOT
SO DID ALL THAT ENERGY GET TO

THE JUDGES LET'S FIND OUT

SOFIA.
Sofia: YOU GUYS MAKE ME HAVE

SUCH A GOOD TIME EVERY TIME THAT
YOU PERFORM.

I AM OBSESSED WITH YOU
I MEAN, YOU GUYS WERE NOT LIP

SYNCING.
AND YOU HAVE ENERGY TO SING,

DANCE, PERFORM
I'M CONCENTRATING ON THIS.

PICK IT UP, PLEASE
SO YOU GUYS ARE UNBELIEVABLE

EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE, I
THINK YOU'VE GOTTEN BETTER AND

BETTER
MORE SPANISH, WHICH IS SUPER

IMPORTANT FOR ME
AND THESE OUTFITS, YOU REALLY,

REALLY ‐‐ I MEAN, I WISH I COULD
WEAR ONE OF THESE TONIGHT.

OH, I CAN HANDLE IT, BELIEVE ME.
Terry: HEIDI.

Heidi: I LOVE YOU GUYS TOO,
YOU HAVE THE CONFIDENCE OF REAL

DIVAS.
I LOOK AT THE TWO OF YOU AND I

SEE JENNIFER LOPEZ AND SHAKIRA
AT THE SUPER BOWL.

EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO, OWNING
THE STAGE, THE UNIVERSAL LOT

I LOVE YOU GIRLS
MOST IMPORTANTLY, I LOVE YOUR

PERSONALITY, I THINK THIS IS ALL
ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY AND THAT

SHINES >> THANK YOU SO MUCH

Heidi: GOOD LUCK!
Terry: HOWIE.

Howie: I AGREE, I LOVE THEM,
I LOVE THEIR PERSONALITY

YOU'RE NOT THE BEST SINGERS,
YOU'RE NOT THE BEST DANCERS.

Sofia: WHAT
Howie: LAST WEEK THEY BOOED

ME DON'T BOO ME, VOTE FOR THEM.

I'M JUST BEING HONEST.
IS IT A MILLION DOLLAR ACT

Heidi: YES.
I WOULD GO AND WATCH THEM IN LAS

VEGAS AND THEY WERE IN LAS VEGAS
AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE

WOULD.
Terry: IT'S UP TO AMERICA

THANK YOU
Terry: DOUBLE DRAGON, FIRST

OF ALL, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE
THIS CLOSE TO THE FINALS

OUR EMOTIONS ARE LIKE A
ROLLER COASTER

RIGHT NOW WE REALLY WANT THIS TO
BE REAL.

WE WANT TO BE IN THE FINALS.
WE WANT TO REPRESENT MY COUNTRY,

I WANT TO LIVE AN AMERICAN
DREAM.

Terry: YOU DESERVE IT
WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE.

Terry: YOU DESERVE IT, DOUBLE
DRAGON, GOOD LUCK TONIGHT,

LADIES THIS IS FOR THE FINALS

VOTING IS OPEN NOW, AND STAYS
OPEN UNTIL 7:00 A. M. EASTERN

OR YOU CAN USE THE OFFICIAL
"AGT" APP.

AS ALWAYS, YOU CAN VOTE UP TO
TEN TIMES FOR EACH ACT WITH EACH

VOTING METHOD.
OKAY, MOVING RIGHT ALONG, COMING

UP NOW IS TONIGHT'S FIRST WILD
CARD ‐ ‐ AN ACT THAT'S BEING

GIVEN A SECOND SHOT AT MAKING
THE FINALS BY THE JUDGES

HEIDI, WHAT MADE YOU GUYS PICK
THIS ACT

Heidi: BECAUSE THEY WON OUR
HEARTS BY DANCING INTO OUR

HEARTS
WE LOVED THEM SO MUCH THAT WE

WANTED TO GIVE THEM A SECOND
CHANCE, AND HERE THEY ARE.

Terry: ALL RIGHT.
LET'S CATCH UP

WITH DANCE TOWN FAMILY
HI, GUYS, I'M DOING A CALL

WITH YOU TODAY TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT THE JUDGES DECIDED THAT

DANCE TOWN FAMILY WILL BE ONE OF
THE WILD CARDS IN THIS WEEK'S

SEMIFINAL. [ CHEERING ]

WHEN WE GOT THAT CALL, MY
DAD, YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO SEE

MY DAD >> WE ARE ON FIRE!

THE DIRECTOR AND
CHOREOGRAPHER OF DANCE TOWN

FAMILY IS MANNY CASTRO BUT ALSO
OUR DAD.

MY DAD WAS BORN IN SANTIAGO,
CHILE.

HE IS THE OLDEST OF FIVE
SIBLINGS

HE LOVES DANCE SO MUCH BUT
KNEW IN CHILE IT WOULDN'T BE A

CAREER FOR HIM
SO CAME TO AMERICA AND STARTED

WORKING AT A DANCE STUDIO BUT
NOT AS A DANCE TEACHER

HE WAS A JANITOR
THAT'S WHY I THINK DANCE TOWN

FAMILY MEANS SO MUCH TO HIM
BECAUSE HAVING A STUDIO IS WHAT

HE WANTED TO DO HIS WHOLE LIFE
AND FINALLY WORKED HIS WAY UP TO

DOING.
FROM SUCH A YOUNG AGE, MY DAD

WAS SO DISCIPLINED, HARD WORK,
AND ESPECIALLY PASSION

AND NOW THAT WE'RE TEACHERS AT
THE STUDIO, I FEEL LIKE IT'S OUR

JOB TO INSTILL THAT INTO THE
NEXT GENERATION, BECAUSE DANCE

TOWN IS WAY MORE THAN JUST A
STUDIO

WE TRULY ARE A FAMILY.
SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT

THINGS THAT MY DAD HAS TAUGHT US
IS THAT IF YOU TRULY WANT

SOMETHING, YOU HAVE TO GO AND
GET IT

AND NOW WE ARE IN THE SEMIFINALS
OF "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."

I'M EXCITED JUST SAYING THAT.
I COULDN'T IMAGINE THIS IN MY

WILDEST DREAMS
DAD, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU

[ APPLAUSE ]

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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Terry: DANCE TOWN FAMILY OVER

IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA

THE JUDGES BROUGHT THEM BACK
LET'S SEE WHAT THEY THINK NOW.

HEIDI.
Heidi: I AM SO HAPPY THAT WE

BROUGHT YOU GUYS BACK, BECAUSE
YOU'RE SO GOOD

AND YOU NEEDED TO HAVE THAT NEXT
CHANCE, THAT ONE MORE CHANCE

I MEAN, IT'S HARD TO COMPARE YOU
GUYS TO OTHERS BECAUSE IT'S LIKE

APPLES AND ORANGES
BUT AS DANCERS, THE COMMITMENT

I'VE DANCED 15 YEARS, THREE
TIMES A WEEK

REHEARSAL, REHEARSAL, YOUR
OUTFITS, EVERYTHING.

THERE IS SO MUCH YOU HAVE TO DO
TO PUT TOGETHER WHAT YOU GUYS

DID.
I THINK PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW

MUCH WORK THIS ACTUALLY ENTAILS.
SO I LOVE YOU GUYS

I HOPE I'M GOING TO SEE YOU IN
THE FINALS

Terry: SOFIA.
Sofia: IT WAS DEFINITELY THE

RIGHT DECISION FOR US TO BRING
THEM BACK.

THEY DESERVE IT.
YOUR DANCING IS ON POINT, THE

ENERGY
YOU KNOW, YOU BRING JOY TO ALL

OF US.
I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC WHAT YOU

DO TO PICK FT. LAUDERDALE, THE

OCEAN BEHIND YOU, PERFECTION
I'M HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS

Terry: HOWIE.
Howie: I AGREE, WE ALL AGREE

THEY SHOULD COME BACK.
AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE

THAT WAS, FOR ME, A STEP UP.
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY.

I LOVE THAT ‐‐ YOU KNOW, WE HAVE
A LOT OF DANCE GROUPS.

THERE IS ONE STYLE, THERE WAS
RAGTIME DANCING, THERE WAS TAP,

THERE WAS ACROBATICS, THERE'S A
RANGE IN THE AGE

THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
THE ONLY THING SURPRISING IS

THAT SHE TAKES DANCE LESSONS
THREE TIMES A WEEK

I HAD NO IDEA.
Heidi: I DID WHEN I WAS

YOUNG, IN MY PAST LIFE
Terry: DANCE TOWN FAMILY,

SORRY FOR MESSING UP YOUR NAME
EARLIER.

GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.
DID THEY LOOK LIKE FINALISTS TO

YOU? THEN YOU GOTTA VOTE.

XFINITY CUSTOMERS, YOU CAN VOTE
XFINITY VOICE REMOTE USING YOUR

XFINITY VOICE REMOTE
JUST SAY "VOTE FOR 'AGT.'"

COMING UP UP LATER, A A SINGER
WHO HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT

RECENTLY, THOMAS DAY
AND AFTER THE BREAK, TWO GUYS

WHO THEMSELVES GOT A SECOND
CHANCE IN THE QUARTER‐FINALS

NOW THEY ARE JUST ONE STELLAR
PERFORMANCE AWAY FROM MAKING THE

FINALS. THE PRESSURE'S ON FOR

BROKEN ROOTS, RIGHT AFTER THIS
BREAK.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Terry: THIS IS THE BIGGEST

NIGHT OF THE SEASON SO FAR FOR
THE ACTS, FOR THE JUDGES, FOR

ME AND FOR YOU.

SO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER,
INSTAGRAM, OR FACEBOOK @AGT AND

DIG DEEP INTO THE MOJO OF AN
"AGT" SEMIFINAL.

NOW, LAST WEEK, THIS ACT WAS A
LATE ARRIVAL INTO THE

QUARTER‐FINALS, BUT MAN ‐‐ THEY
MADE THE MOST OF THEIR

OPPORTUNITY.
HERE'S BROKEN ROOTS.

GOT IT. >> READY

DAMN READY.
MY KIDS THINK THAT I'M

FAMOUS
WHEN THEY TALK TO THEIR FRIENDS,

THEY'RE LIKE, MY DAD'S FAMOUS.
I'M LIKE, I'M NOT FAMOUS, I'M

JUST SOME DUDE
IT'S A REALLY GOOD FEELING THAT

YOU KNOW YOUR FAMILY IS PROUD OF
YOU FOR DOING SOMETHING THAT'S

REALLY TOUGH
I'M PROUD OF YOU TOO.

THANKS, DAD.
HAVING THE CHANCE TO PERFORM

LIVE WAS AMAZING
DON'T FORGET, WE LOST OUR

OPPORTUNITY, WE GOT SENT HOME.
AND HAVING A SECOND CHANCE TO

WIN AMERICA OVER WITH WHAT WE'RE
DOING WAS AMAZING IN ITSELF.

BEFORE OUR NAME WAS CALLED, I
HAD THIS EMOTION I HAVEN'T HAD

SINCE MY CHILDREN WERE BEING
BORN

Terry: BROKEN ROOTS
I WAS FLOORED

IT MADE ME FEEL SO HAPPY
PEOPLE LOOK AT JOEY AND I AS

GUYS THEY WOULD NEVER SEE.
IT'S ACTUALLY THE OPPOSITE,

EMOTION SHOWS YOU CARE, IT SHOWS
THAT YOU GIVE A CRAP

IF YOU HIDE THEM, YOU'RE LYING
YOU'RE LYING TO YOURSELF.

AFTER MY MOM PASSED, I DIDN'T
KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH IT

I SHUT MYSELF OUT.
I KNEW WHEN MY KIDS CLOSE THEIR

DOOR, I NEED TO KNOCK ON IT.
I DON'T WANT MY KIDS TO FEEL

LIKE THEY HAVE TO HIDE THEIR
FEELINGS

WE'VE ALWAYS TAUGHT OUR
CHILDREN TO FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS,

NO MATTER WHAT
THAT WAS ALL TALK UNTIL NOW.

NOW THEY SEE THEIR DADDIES
FIGHTING AND NEVER GIVING UP,

WHICH IS WHY WE'RE GOING FOR THE
BIG DREAM THIS TIME.

AWESOME [ APPLAUSE ]

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♪♪

♪ SAVED BY THE SOUND OF THE BEE
FOUND ♪

♪ DIXIE WHISTLED IN THE WIND,
THAT WILL GET YOU HEAVEN BOUND ♪

♪ THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGI
BUT HE DIDN'T STICK AROUND ♪

♪ THIS IS GOD'S COUNTRY ♪
♪ WE TURNED THE DIRT AND WORKED

UNTIL THE WEEK'S DONE ♪
♪ AND WE TAKE A BREAK AND BREAK

BREAD ON SUNDAY ♪
♪ AND THEN DO IT ALL AGAIN ♪

♪ BECAUSE WE'RE PROUD TO BE FRO
GOD'S COUNTRY ♪

♪ I SAW THE LIGHT IN THE
SUNRISE, SITTING BACK IN A 40 ON

THE MUDDY RIVERSIDE ♪
♪ GETTING BAPTIZED IN HOLY WATE

AND SHINE WITH THE DOGS
RUNNIN' ♪

♪ SAVED BY THE SOUND OF THE BEE
FOUND, DIXIE WHISTLED IN THE

WIND, THAT WILL GET YOU HEAVEN
BOUND ♪

♪ THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGI
BUT HE DIDN'T STICK AROUND ♪

♪ THIS IS GOD'S COUNTRY ♪
♪ OH, WHOA ♪

♪ IT'S GOD'S COUNTRY ♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

Terry: BROKEN ROOTS, OUT BY
HITCHCOCK'S INFAMOUS

"BATES MOTEL" SET, HERE
AT UNIVERSAL

WE'LL HEAR FROM THE JUDGES IN
JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES

AND AFTER THE BREAK, WE'VE GOT
TWO BROTHERS WHO HAVE ALREADY

EXPLODED WHAT YOU THOUGHT WAS
POSSIBLE WITH THE DIABLO

BUT CAN THEY TAKE IT TO THE NEXT
LEVEL AGAIN TONIGHT?

FIND OUT, WHEN WE COME BACK.

Terry: BEFORE THE BREAK, WE

SAW BROKEN ROOTS OUT ON THE LOT,
GIVING IT EVERYTHING

LET'S SEE IF IT IMPRESSED THE
JUDGES

HOWIE.
Howie: BROKEN ROOTS, YOU'RE

DOING IT RIGHT
AS SOFIA SAID LAST WEEK, YOU'RE

THE ALL AMERICAN MEN
YOU GRACED US WITH BON JOVI AND

NOW COUNTRY, BLAKE SHELTON
YOU'RE CHECKING EVERY BOX.

MORE THAN HALF THE ACTS ARE
GOING HOME TONIGHT

IF I WAS A BETTING MAN, AND I'M
GOING TO BE A BETTING MAN, I

THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE VOTED
THROUGH, I THINK YOU'LL BE IN

THE FINALS >> Terry: SOFIA.

Sofia: I HOPE SO BECAUSE YOU
GUYS DESERVE TO BE HERE.

IT WAS AMAZING, I THINK THIS WAS
YOUR BEST PERFORMANCE SINCE THE

WHOLE COMPETITION STARTED.
I LOVED IT

THE VOCALS WERE AMAZING.
YOU GUYS, YOUR OUTFIT.

Howie: THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID
TO ME IN THE BREAK, THESE GUYS

ARE YOUR ‐‐ SO FAR TONIGHT
Sofia: MY FAVORITE.

Howie: YES. >> Terry: HEIDI.

Heidi: I LIKE YOU MORE EVERY
TIME WE SEE YOU, I ALSO FEEL

LIKE YOU'RE GETTING BETTER EVERY
TIME, MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU GET

TO REHEARSE HERE LIVE IN FRONT
OF EVERYONE, I DON'T KNOW.

YOU GUYS ARE A HUGE INSPIRATION.
THERE ARE SO MANY MUSICIANS OUT

THERE WHO PLAY IN THEIR
BASEMENTS OR BARS.

YOU GUYS HAVE SHOWED UP, AND
LOOK, MAYBE YOU'RE GOING TO BE

IN THE FINALE, MAYBE YOU'LL MAKE
THE MILLION DOLLARS, YOU NEVER

KNOW
NEVER GIVE UP OR YOUR DREAM.

Howie: YOU'RE DEFINITELY
FAMOUS

Terry: NOW, BROKEN ROOTS, YOU
HAVE BEATEN ALL THE ODDS TO GET

HERE RIGHT NOW
HOW DOES IT FEEL BEING SO CLOSE

TO THE FINALS?
IT IS ABSOLUTELY SURREAL.

IT IS A FEELING THAT IS
IMMEASURABLE

I COULDN'T GIVE YOU A
MEASUREMENT OF HOW I FEEL.

WE'RE ELATED, WE'RE THANKFUL TO
BE BACK.

THANK YOU, AMERICA THANK YOU.

Terry: THIS IS GREAT, THIS IS
GREAT.

BROKEN ROOTS, THANK YOU, GOOD
LUCK TONIGHT

WHETHER OR NOT THESE TWO MAKE
THE FINALS ALL DEPENDS ON YOU.

SO VOTE.
VOTING IS OPEN NOW AND CLOSES AT

7:00 A. M. EASTERN TOMORROW
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE FIND

THEIR LIVES CHANGE WHEN THEY
DISCOVER THEIR TALENT, BUT NONE

MORE SO THAN THESE TWO BROTHERS.
IT CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR THEM

HERE ARE SPYROS BROS
MY NAME IS ALBERTO AND I AM

THE FATHER OF MARK AND MARCO,
THE SPYROS BROS.

THEY'RE ONE WEEK AWAY FROM THE
FINALS AND IT'S A DREAM COME

TRUE HE WAS

HE STARTED DEVELOPING A PROBLEM
IN SCHOOL.

OTHER KIDS DON'T UNDERSTAND,
START NAME CALLING, BULLYING

WE SEE HIM SUFFERING AND YOU
COULDN'T HELP HIM.

WATCHING YOUR CHILD BEING
HELPLESS, ALONE, THAT'S THE

HARDEST PART
ESPECIALLY SINCE HE HAD A

DELAYED LANGUAGE PROBLEM
HE HAD LANGUAGE THERAPY, SOCIAL

THERAPY.
AND MARK TOOK ON THE ROLE OF

BEING THE PROTECTIVE BROTHER,
ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOL

I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE
SPECIAL BONDING THAT THEY HAVE

AND THEN WHEN MARCO DISCOVERED
THE DIABLO, IT WAS LIKE AN

EUREKA MOMENT.
IT COMPLETELY CHANGED HIS LIFE

HE FOUND HIMSELF, HE FOUND HIS
GIFT

EVENTUALLY MARK JOINED IN.
AND THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF

THE SPYROS BROS.
AND NOW THEY'RE HERE AT THE

SEMIFINALS TOGETHER.
AS A FATHER, I CAN'T EXPRESS IT,

IT'S AMAZING
THE SKY IS THE LIMIT TO MY BOYS.

AND I'M SO UNBELIEVABLY PROUD OF
THEM

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

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BLINDFOLDED
THIS WILL NOT WORK.

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WHOA! >> WHOA!

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WHOA. THAT HURTS

THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT HURTS.

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HE DROPPED IT AGAIN
HE'S GOING TO BE MAD

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THAT IS SO PRETTY >> WOW

YES [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

Terry: INCREDIBLE, GUYS
I KNOW WHAT I THINK, BUT WE'LL

FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH
THE MINDS OF THE JUDGES IN JUST

A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
AND LATER, WE'VE GOT THOMAS DAY

AND BRANDON LEAKE, TWO ACTS, ONE
GOAL, TO GET TO THE FINALS

WILL THEY GET THERE?
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

Terry: BEFORE THE BREAK, THE
SPYROS BROS PERFORMED AT THE

WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER
AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, IN FRONT

OF HOGWARTS CASTLE
LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO THE

JUDGING. SO FAR I CAN'T SOFIA

Sofia: WE ALWAYS LOVE YOUR
PERFORMANCES, WE SEE THE PASSION

OF IT, THE DANGER.
YOU GUYS KEEP PUSHING YOURSELVES

TO ANOTHER LEVEL, WHICH IS
AMAZING.

THIS TIME MAYBE IT WAS TOO RISKY
AND THAT'S WHY IT WASN'T THAT

FLUID LIKE THE OTHER
PERFORMANCES

BUT I HOPE THAT AMERICA LIKES IT
ANYWAY AND THEY KEEP VOTING FOR

YOU GUYS BECAUSE YOU GUYS
DESERVE IT

THANK YOU SO MUCH, SOFIA.
Terry: HEIDI.

Heidi: YEAH, I MEAN, YOU GUYS
DID STRUGGLE A LITTLE BIT.

I COUNTED IT TWICE, WHERE IT
FELL

BUT TO ME, HONESTLY, IT DID NOT
TAKE AWAY THE WOW EFFECT FROM

YOUR ACT, BECAUSE IT IS SUPER
DIFFICULT WHAT YOU GUYS DO

IT SHOWS THAT THIS IS LIVE, THAT
THIS IS REAL

THERE IS NO TRICK.
THEY'RE NOT ATTACHED

SO THINGS CAN HAPPEN
BUT I STILL ADMIRE WHAT YOU DO

AND I THINK YOU GUYS ARE GREAT
LUCKILY IT DIDN'T HIT YOU

Heidi: EXACTLY.
Terry: THAT'S THE TRUTH

HOWIE.
Howie: I THINK AMERICA AND

EVERYBODY AT THIS TABLE WILL
AGREE THAT WE LOVE YOU AND WE

LOVE HEARING FROM YOU AND WE
LOVE YOUR PASSION FOR THE SHOW

AND WANTING TO BE ON AND GETTING
TO SEE YOUR FATHER AND HOW JUST

THE BOND BETWEEN BROTHERS IS
AMAZING.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS GO BIG OTHER
GO HOME.

YOU WENT MUCH BIGGER THAN LAST
TIME

BUT YOU DROPPED IT A COUPLE OF
TIMES.

BUT IF YOU DON'T TRY, YOU CAN'T
FAIL

AND MAYBE THOSE LITTLE FAILURES,
THOSE TWO LITTLE FAILURES,

PEOPLE STILL MAY VOTE YOU
THROUGH.

IT'S NOT UP TOUS, IT'S UP TO
THEM

AMERICA, MORE THAN HALF ARE
GOING THROUGH.

IF YOU LOVE THEM, VOTE
EXACTLY RIGHT, HOWIE, THANK

YOU SO MUCH.
Terry: SPYROS BROS.

I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND,
THAT WAS REAL FATHER YOU WERE

USING IN THOSE DIABLOS
HOW DANGEROUS WAS THAT

IT WAS SO DANGEROUS AND
RISKY, JUST TO DEAL WITH THE

WIND AND, YOU KNOW, ME TO TUMBLE

THROUGH A FLAME OF FIRE, AND FOR
ME TO HAVE SPARKS JUMPING OUT OF

THE DIABLO IN THE AIR, ANYTHING
COULD HAVE HAPPENED.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I AM SO
THANKFUL, WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO

DO THIS BECAUSE WE ACCOMPLISHED
IT

WE'RE NOT HURT, WE'RE NOT BURNED
UP, WE'RE NOT HURT

THE POINT IS, THIS IS JUST A
TASTE WHAT HAVE WE CAN DO WITH

FIRE
HOPEFULLY IF AMERICA VOTES US

THROUGH THE FINALE, WE'LL DO
MORE WITH FIRE AND IT WILL BE

THROWN ACROSS THE JUDGING PANEL,
WHO KNOWS?

Terry: OH, WOW, THAT IS
AWESOME.

GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, SPYROS BROS
DO YOU WANT TO SEE MORE DIABLO

IN THE FINALS? THEN VOTE.

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OKAY, RIGHT NOW, HERE'S OUR

ACT BROUGHT BACK BY THE JUDGES
SOFIA, WHY DID YOU ALL DECIDE TO

GIVE THIS GUY A SHOT
Sofia: WELL, BECAUSE THOMAS

WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT WASN'T
ABLE TO PERFORM IN THE

QUARTERFINALS.
SO WE THOUGHT THAT WE NEEDED TO

GIVE AMERICA THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SEE HIM AND VOTE FOR HIM

AND HE'S GOING TO TELL YOU RIGHT
NOW WHY HE COULDN'T DO IT.

Terry: THIS IS HI
CHANCE TO MAKE THE FINALS.

HERE'S THOMAS DAY.
WHAT ARE YOU BE DOING FOR US

TODAY?
I WILL BE SINGING FOR YOU

YOU'VE GOT YOUR THIRD YEAR.
YOU WILL BE JOINING US ON THE

LIVE SHOWS >> YES

THAT'S AWESOME
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING WHY I

DID NOT PERFORM AT THE LIVE
SHOWS.

ME AND MY MOM WERE IN HOLLYWOOD,
CALIFORNIA, I'M REHEARSING, I'M

SINGING MY SONGS, AND THEN MY
MOM CAME IN HER ROOM FROM A CALL

AND TOLD ME THAT SHE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR COVID‐19.

AND I'M LIKE, OH, GOD, NO,
PLEASE DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO

HIM.
A LOT OF THINGS WENT THROUGH

MY HEAD, LIKE WAS SHE GOING TO
BE OKAY.

IT WAS VERY SCARY FOR ME
IT WAS JUST LIKE A BOMB

DROPPING
THEY HAD TO SEPARATE ME FROM

HER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, I
COULDN'T CHECK IN ON MY MOM EVEN

THOUGH SHE WAS RIGHT DOWN THE
HALL

HE WAS GETTING TESTED EVERY
OTHER DAY, NEGATIVE.

AND THEN POSITIVE.
I WAS SCARED FOR MY HEALTH.

BUT MY MOM AND I WERE FORTUNATE,
WE GOT THROUGH IT.

I'VE WATCHED THE SHOW, I'VE SEEN
ALL THE PEOPLE GO THROUGH.

AND I MEAN, I KNOW MY DREAM IS
OVER, I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE

FLIGHT TO GO BACK HOME
AND OUT OF NOWHERE, ON THE LAST

DAY OF QUARANTINE, THAT'S WHEN I
GOT THE CALL

THEY TOLD ME I WAS BEING BROUGHT
BACK ON THE SHOW AS A WILD CARD.

JUST, WHAT?
I FEEL SO BLESSED AND

THANKFUL >> THIS ISN'T THE END.

THIS IS THE BEGINNING.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE'RE

ON THIS EARTH FOR.
READY TO GO HOME?

NO, I'M READY TO PERFORM.
NOW THAT I HAVE THIS "AGT"

DREAM IN MY HANDS I'M NOT GOING
TO LET IT SLIP OUT

♪♪
♪ DON'T YOU KNOW I'M NO GOOD FO

YOU ♪
♪ I'VE LEARNED TO LOSE YOU,

CAN'T AFFORD TO ♪
♪ TORE MY SHIRT TO STOP YOU

BLEEDIN' ♪
♪ BUT NOTHING EVER STOPS YOU

LEAVIN' ♪
♪ I'M QUIET WHEN I'M COMING HOM

AND I'M ON MY OWN ♪
♪ I COULD LIE AND SAY I LIKE IT

LIKE THAT, LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪
♪ I COULD LIE AND SAY I LIKE IT

LIKE THAT, LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪
♪ NOTHING IS BETTER SOMETIMES,

ONCE WE'VE BOTH SAID OUR
GOODBYES ♪

♪ LET'S JUST LET IT GO, LET ME
LET YOU GO ♪

♪ I'M QUIET WHEN I'M COMING HOM
AND I'M ON MY OWN ♪

♪ I COULD LIE AND SAY I LIKE IT
LIKE THAT, LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪

♪ I COULD LIE AND SAY I LIKE IT
LIKE THAT, LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Terry: THOMAS DAY

THE JUDGES ARE ON THEIR FEET
HEIDI.

Heidi: THOMAS DAY >> HEIDI

Heidi: I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU
THANK YOU

Heidi: FIRST OF ALL, I'M
HAPPY THAT YOU'RE BETTER NOW,

GOING THROUGH THAT MUST HAVE
BEEN A NIGHTMARE, I'M SO HAPPY

YOU'RE HERE, I'M SO HAPPY WE HAD
THE CHANCE, FOR AMERICA TO HAVE

THE CHANCE TO HEAR YOU AGAIN
IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH, THE

COMPETITION IS SO TOUGH TONIGHT
ESPECIALLY WITH THE SINGERS.

I WISH YOU LUCK.
ULCER A REALLY GOOD JOB JUST

NOW. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH

Terry: HOWIE.
Howie: YOU'RE A YOUNG MAN

WHO'S GONE THROUGH A REALLY
TOUGH JOURNEY.

AS TOUGH AS THAT WAS, WELL WORTH
IT

NO, TONIGHT, YOU JUST SHONE.
TONIGHT I THINK YOU GAVE AMERICA

WHAT THEY NEED
I THINK TONIGHT YOU'VE PAVED A

PATH FOR YOURSELF TO THE FINALS,
I REALLY, TRULY BELIEVE THAT

THANK YOU SO MUCH, IT MEAN
THE WORLD.

Terry: SOFIA.
Sofia: WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH,

IT MAKES IT SPECIAL THAT YOU'RE
HERE TONIGHT, BECAUSE YOU

DESERVE TO BE HERE
YOU'RE SO HANDSOME, YOUR VOICE

IS BEAUTIFUL
I THINK THE GIRLS WILL GO CRAZY

WITH YOU
AND IT WAS AMAZING, THE SONG WAS

PERFECT FOR YOU.
I AM SO HAPPY THAT YOU GOT

BETTER AND THAT YOU MADE IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, THAT MEANS

THE WORLD FOR ME
Terry: THOMAS DAY, WE'RE SO

HAPPY FOR YOU.
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, THOMAS.

YOU KNOW THE SCORE, THERE'S A
BUNCH OF WAYS FOR YOU TO VOTE

AND XFINITY CUSTOMERS, YOU CAN
VOTE USING YOUR XFINITY VOICE

REMOTE
HOWEVER YOU DO IT, MAKE SURE YOU

DO IT.
COMING UP, AN ACT WHO HAS REALLY

BATTLED TO BE WHERE HE IS NOW.
THE QUESTION IS, CAN HE MOVE

THINGS FORWARD TONIGHT AND MAKE
IT TO THE FINALS

AERIALIST, ALAN SILVA IS NEXT,
AFTER THIS BREAK

Terry: WELCOME TO THE
UNIVERSAL PLAZA.

WE'RE HERE FOR ONE OF THE MOST
GRACEFUL AND BREATHTAKING ACTS

WE'VE SEEN ALL SEASON.
HE'S A MAN WHO STUCK TO HIS

DREAM NO MATTER WHAT
IF HE NAILS THIS PERFORMANCE, HE

COULD BE THROUGH TO THE FINAL.
HERE, ALAN SILVA

THE MOMENT THAT I BECAME A
DAD WAS THE HAPPIEST MOMENT OF

MY ENTIRE LIFE
AND IT'S CRAZY BECAUSE I DIDN'T

WANT TO HAVE A FAMILY.
GROWING UP, I WOULD GO TO SCHOOL

AND KIDS WOULD COME AND HARASS
ME

THEY WOULD PUSH ME, THROW STONES
AT ME.

I DID NOT WANT TO HAVE KIDS
BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO BE

LIKE ME.
I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO SUFFER

LIKE I DID
REJECTED NOT JUST BY MY FAMILY

BUT BY SOCIETY, MY ENTIRE LIFE
[ CRYING ]

AND I MET MY WIFE, EVERYTHING
CHANGED BECAUSE SHE JUST SHOWED

ME LOVE.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE

HOLDS.
I'M JUST GLAD I TOOK THE PATH

THAT I TOOK TO MEET MY WIFE AND
TO HAVE MY FAMILY.

I DO WANT TO BE A GOOD EXAMPLE
FOR MY KIDS.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE THEM PROUD
I WANTED TO FLY ON THE SILK

MY DAD IS AMAZING
HE IS STRONGER THAN A

SUPERHERO.
I WANT TO FLY LIKE A BIRD.

LOOKS LIKE HE HAS WINGS
MY DAD CAN FLY TO THE MOON

AND BACK
I WANT MY DAD TO MAKE THE FINALS

SO MUCH. I LOVE YOU, DAD.

♪♪

A CHAIN THIS TIME OH, MY GOD

OH, MY GOSH

♪♪

♪♪

WOW, LOOK AT THE SPLIT.

♪♪

♪♪

I'VE GOT SWEATY PALMS

♪♪

HE'S GOING TO GIVE ME A
HEADACHE

♪♪

THAT'S CRAZY.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

THERE'S NO NET.
WAIT A MINUTE

ONE FOOT

♪♪

THAT'S CRAZY.

WHAT IS THAT?

♪♪

♪♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

Terry: I AM BLOWN AWAY, THAT
WAS AMAZING.

UP NEXT, WE'LL HAVE THOUGHTS AND
REACTIONS FROM THE JUDGES.

YOU STAY RIGHT THERE
Announcer: COMING UP.

I THINK YOU ARE AMAZING
IF THERE WAS AN AUDIENCE, THEY

WOULD ALL STAND UP FOR YOU
WHO SAID THAT IT CAN'T BE THE

Terry: ALAN SILVA GOT HIS
CHANCE TO MAKE THE FINALS BEFORE

THE BREAK.
LET'S SEE IF THE JUDGES THINK HE

DID ENOUGH SOFIA.

Sofia: ALAN, I DON'T THINK I
CAN TAKE IT, WATCHING YOU AGAIN.

NEXT TIME I'M JUST GOING TO
COVER MY EYES THE WHOLE TIME,

IT'S TOO MUCH.
AND THESE CHAINS, IT GAVE

ANOTHER LOOK OF DANGER
IT WAS, LIKE, AMAZING.

THIS WAS MY FAVORITE TIME.
I LOVED THE SILKS.

Howie: YOU THOUGHT THCHSIS WA
BETTER THAN THE LAST ONE

I DON'T AGREE.
I LOVE YOU, ALAN, BUT THE LAST

TIME YOU CAME YOU SAID YOU WERE
GOING TO DO A TRICK WHERE YOU

BROKE YOUR NECK THE LAST TIME.
Sofia: SO YOU WANTED HIM TO

BREAK HIS NECK
Howie: NO, BUT THERE WAS MORE

DANGER
THIS SEEMED LIKE MORE OF THE

SAME
Heidi: I'M WITH SOFIA TOO,

BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE LIKE WRAPPED
UP IN THE SILK, WE DON'T REALLY

SEE YOU THAT WELL.
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE CHAINS, IT IS

SO HIGH UP THERE, ALREADY I'M
AFRAID OF HEIGHTS, I HAD THE

SWEATIEST OF PALMS
Sofia: WE WERE DYING.

Heidi: IT WENT SO FAST, THEN
YOU WERE ON ONE FOOT

Howie: THE POINT IS EVERYBODY
AGREES WITH ME

Terry: FIRST OF ALL, FIRST OF
ALL, NEVER MIND WHAT HOWIE SAYS.

WHEN YOU ARE UP THERE, HUNDREDS
OF FEET IN THE AIR, DANGLING BY

ONE FOOT WITH YOUR FAMILY
WATCHING, WHAT'S GOING THROUGH

YOUR MIND, ALAN?
I FELT I STEPPED IT UP, I

FELT I WAS DOING MORE DANGEROUS
THINGS

I FELT THAT I WAS LIKE TWISTING
FROM MY NECK AFTER BREAKING MY

NECK, I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE
ENOUGH

Sofia: NOT ENOUGH FOR HIM
Heidi: YOU WERE GOING SO FAST

BY YOUR NECK, AROUND AND AROUND.
IF I CAN JUST INSPIRE PEOPLE

TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS AND TO DO
SOMETHING AMAZING WITH THEIR

LIFE, THAT'S WHAT I WANT
AND, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO MAKE MY

FAMILY AND MY SON PROUD.
LOOK AT MY JACKET.

I HAVE THEIR HAND PRINTS
Terry: YOU GOOD IT, ALAN.

LISTEN, IT IS UP TO AMERICA.
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.

OKAY, THIS NEXT SINGER SAYS SHE
WANTS TO REACH PEOPLE "HURTING,

HOPELESS, AND IN NEED OF
INSPIRATION.

BUT WHO INSPIRES HER
CHECK OUT SHAQUIRA McGRATH

BEING ON "AGT" IS A DREAM
COME TRUE.

HONESTLY, I WOULD NOT BE SITTING
HERE TODAY IF IT WEREN'T FOR MY

MOM.
AND I KNOW THAT ALL MOMS ARE

AMAZING.
BUT MY MOM, SHE'S A SUPER WOMAN.

WITH HER SACRIFICING AS MUCH AS
SHE DID, SHE TAUGHT ME TO NEVER

GIVE UP.
I WAS 16 IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN

I FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT
IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD AND

LONELY
AFTER I HAD SHAQUIRA, I HAD TO

LEAVE FOSTER CARE.
I STAYED IN A HOTEL.

I WAS EXTREMELY SCARED
I WOULD CRY BECAUSE I WANTED TO

GIVE HER THE LIFE THAT I NEVER
HAD.

BUT WITH NO JOB, I THOUGHT I
WOULD HAVE TO PUT HER UP FOR

ADOPTION
I FELT LIKE A FAILURE AS A MOM

I WAS DOWN TO MY LAST DIME
BUT I WAS DETERMINED TO FIGHT.

EVENTUALLY I FOUND A DAY‐CARE
THAT WATCHED HER FOR FREE.

THEY GAVE ME TWO WEEKS TO FIND A
JOB AND SOMEONE WHO WOULD HIRE

ME
AND MY LIFE STARTED TO CHANGE.

SEEING SHAQUIRA ON "AGT" HAVING
THE COURAGE TO FIGHT FOR HER

DREAMS
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN DETERMINED NOT

TO GIVE UP
I SEE THAT FIGHT IN HER.

SO YOU GO OUT THERE AND YOU GIVE
IT YOUR ALL.

GIVE IT 100% [ APPLAUSE ]

♪♪

♪ LISTEN TO THE WIND BLOW, WATC
THE SUN RISE ♪

♪ RUNNING IN THE SHADOWS, DAMN
YOUR LOVE, DAMN YOUR LIES ♪

♪ AND IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME NOW,
YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ME AGAIN ♪

♪ I CAN STILL HEAR YOU SAYING
YOU WILL NEVER BREAK THE CHAIN ♪

♪ AND IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME NOW,
YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ME AGAIN ♪

♪ I CAN STILL HEAR YOU SAYING
YOU WOULD NEVER BREAK THE

CHAIN ♪
♪ LISTEN TO THE WIND BLOW, DOWN

GOES THE NIGHT ♪
♪ WHOA, RUNNING IN THE SHADOWS,

DAMN YOUR LOVE, DAMN YOUR LIES ♪
♪ AND IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME NOW,

YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ME AGAIN ♪
♪ I CAN STILL HEAR YOU SAYING

YOU WILL NEVER BREAK, NEVER
BREAK THE CHAIN ♪

♪ CHAIN KEEP US TOGETHER,
RUNNING IN THE SHADOW ♪

♪ YOU BETTER KEEP RUNNING,
RUNNING ♪

♪ WHOA, CHAIN KEEP US
TOGETHER ♪♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

Terry: SHAQUIRA McGRATH, WOW!
SOFIA.

Sofia: I THINK THIS IS YOUR
NIGHT AND DAY, FROM YOUR LAST

PERFORMANCE.
YOU WERE SO CONFIDENT TODAY.

THE SONG WAS PERFECT FOR YOU,
THE WAY YOU LOOK, EVERYTHING, I

LOVE IT.
AND I LOVE YOUR STORY WITH YOUR

MOM. SEND HER A BIG KISS.

I WILL.
Terry: HEIDI, WHAT DID YOU

THINK?
Heidi: I LOVE YOU, YOU ARE SO

AMAZING.
YOU ARE AN ALL‐AROUND TALENT

YOU CAN DO IT ALL.
YOU'RE LIKE A SINGING CHAMELEON.

YOU'VE DONE POP, YOU'VE DONE
COUNTRY, NOW YOU DO ROCK

THIS IS SUCH A TRICKY, HARD,
DIFFICULT SONG TO SING

STEVIE NICKS
YOU JUST SANG THE ROOF OFF

IT WAS
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH
Howie: I AGREE WITH

EVERYBODY. YOU OWNED IT

IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE YOU WERE
NERVOUS.

I SAID PEOPLE NEED TO STEP IT UP
AND TONIGHT MEANS MORE THAN ANY

OTHER NIGHT PREVIOUSLY AND YOU
OWNED IT

YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NEED TO JUDGE
YOU.

AMERICA IS GOING TO VOTE FOR
YOU.

YOU WERE THERE
WE SAID YOUR STRONGEST LANE WAS

COUNTRY.
EVEN THE FLEETWOOD MAC SONG, YOU

GAVE IT A LITTLE COUNTRY FLAIR
YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO.

STAY IN THIS LANE AND I BELIEVE
WE'LL SEE MORE OF YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, HOWIE.
Terry: SHAQUIRA, FROM GEORGIA

TO HOLLYWOOD, TO ONE STEP AWAY
FROM THE FINALS.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO STAY TO YOUR
INSPIRATION, YOUR MOM?

MOMMY, I JUST WANT TO THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING

YOU'VE DONE.
EVERY CHILD DESERVES THE WORLD

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING
ME YOUR WORLD AND MAKING ME

REALIZE THAT THIS IS MY DREAM
AND I'M HERE TO DO THIS FOR US

Terry: THANK YOU, SHAQUIRA,
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.

REMEMBER, ONLY FIVE ACTS CAN GO
INTO THE FINALS.

IF YOU WANT SHAQUIRA TO BE ONE
OF THEM, YOU HAVE TO VOTE FOR

HER.
YOU CAN VOTE UP TO TEN TIMES FOR

EACH ACT WITH ALL OF THE VOTING
METHODS.

STILL TO COME, AMERICA'S HOTTEST
NEW POET, BRANDON LEAKE, GETS

HIS SHOT AT THE FINALS, AND OUR
SENSATIONAL DRUMMER MALIK DOPE

TAKES HIS TALENT TO A WHOLE NEW
LEVEL.

STAY RIGHT THERE

Terry: TOMORROW NIGHT, WE'LL
FIND

OUT WHICH ACTS WILL BE TAKING
THAT HUGE LEAP FORWARD, TO THE

BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF THEIR
LIVES.

AND, ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST
MAGICIANS WILL BE HERE WITH THE

WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS MAGIC
DRAGON ‐

‐‐ YES, WE'VE GOT
DAVID COPPERFIELD AND

PIFF THE MAGIC DRAGON TOGETHER.
AND LAST YEAR'S FINALISTS THE

NDLOVU YOUTH CHOIR WILL HAVE A
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FOR US

FROM AFRICA.
THAT ALL STARTS AT 8:00,

7:00 CENTRAL TOMORROW!
NOW, ALL OF THIS SEASON'S GOLDEN

BUZZER ACTS HAVE MADE IT TO
THROUGH THE SEMIFINALS, AND TWO

ARE COMING UP TONIGHT.
HERE'S THE FIRST

IT'S HOWIE'S PICK.
AND THIS GUY IS A UNIQUE POET

WHOSE WORDS HAVE GOT THE WHOLE
WORLD TALKING.

HE IS BRANDON LEAKE.
[ APPLAUSE ]

THERE IS MOST CERTAINLY POWER
IN WORDS

WORDS, THEY DEFINE WHAT LIES IN
OUR HEART AND MIND AND WHO WE

ARE.
THEY'RE A WINDOW TO YOUR SOUL.

THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS THAT
DEFINE ME ARE FAMILY, DREAMER,

BLACK, AND PERSEVERING
I REMEMBER GETTING MY COLLEGE

ACCEPTANCE LETTER.
THE ONLY THING I HAD WAS MOM

I HELD UP THE LETTER AND THAT
WAS ALL I NEEDED TO SAY.

I WILL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST
WORDS I SHARED WITH MY DAUGHTER,

WERE HEY, POOH POOH.
I TOLD HER I LOVED HER AND I

WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE.
WHEN I FIRST BECAME AN ENGLISH

TEACHER THE FIRST LESSON I
TAUGHT MY STUDENTS WAS TO MAKE

SURE THEY LEARNED AND UNDERSTOOD
THEIR OWN VALUES

CALLING MY STUDENTS INTELLIGENT,
CALLING MY STUDENTS WISE

AS A SPOKEN WORD ARTIST, I WANT
MY WORDS TO BRING JOY, TRUTH,

AND PEACE.
WORDS CAN DESTROY FEAR AND HATE.

I BELIEVE THAT IN THESE TIMES,
RESTORATION AND HEALING IS

POSSIBLE
SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS WORDS ARE

WHAT BROUGHT ME HERE TO
"AMERICA'S GOT TALENT," ALL

THOSE NIGHTS THAT I WAS
PRACTICING THESE POEMS, ALL THE

NIGHT I WAS PRAYING FOR THIS
DREAM.

AND IT'S HERE, HAPPENING RIGHT
HERE IN FRONT OF MY EYES

I SEE THE PRIDE THAT MY FAMILY
HAS IN ME.

FOR MY DAUGHTER TO LOOK AT HER
FATHER AND MY WIFE TO LOOK AT

HER HUSBAND AND SAY, HE CHASED
THIS

WINNING IS PART OF THE
VOCABULARY

I WOULD BE LYING IF I DID NOT
SAY THAT I ALREADY WON ON THE

ROAD TO THIS SLOT.
AND SO I'M GRATIFIED, JUST NOT

SATISFIED.

HEY, DAD.
MY FIFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY IS

COMING UP AND THIS YEAR I THINK
I'M GETTING AN ICE CREAM CAKE.

DO YOU LIKE ICE CREAM CAKES?
I'LL SAVE YOU A SLICE.

LOVE YOU BRANDON.

HEY, DAD
MY TENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY IS NEXT

WEEK
AND WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING,

THE FIRST THING MOM SAID WAS,
DANG, YOU LOOK JUST LIKE YOUR

DADDY.
MAYBE THAT'S WHY MY REFLECTION

IS SO UNFAMILY FAMILYUNFAMILIAR
ANYWAY, I HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT

TO THE PARTY I MISS YOU A LOT

I'LL SEE YOU AT THE PARTY.
HOPEFULLY.

SINCERELY, BRANDON HEY, TYRONE.

I JUST TURNED 16 YEARS OLD
TODAY.

AND ABOUT A WEEK AGO I THOUGHT
ABOUT INVITING YOU TO MY

BIRTHDAY PARTY THIS YEAR BECAUSE
ALL THE KIDS AT SCHOOL ALWAYS

ASK, ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE IT?
YOU

I ALWAYS END UP TELLING THEM
YOU'RE OUT OF TOWN

MAMA TOLD ME TO STOP LYING SO
MUCH BUT TECHNICALLY YOU ARE OUT

OF TOWN SO IT SHOULDN'T BE I
WASN'T LYING

WHAT'S A LITTLE HALF TRUTH WHEN
YOU'VE ONLY EVER KNOWN HALF YOUR

ROOTS?
I'M TIRED OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS,

COMING UP WITH EXCUSES FOR YOUR
ABSENCE.

I'M TRYING TO REFORM MY
SELF‐IMAGE INTO SOMETHING YOU

WOULD CONSIDER TO BE BEAUTIFUL
I'M TIRED OF TRYING TO EARN THE

TITLE OF BEING CALLED YOUR SON
AS IF IT WASN'T MY BIRTHRIGHT.

YOU KNOW WHAT, DAD OR TYRONE OR
WHATEVER THE HELL YOU ARE, I'M

DONE
BECAUSE ALL I EVER WANTED WAS

FOR YOU TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY
EXISTENCE.

BUT DESPITE MY PERSISTENCE, I'VE
MET WITH RESISTANCE, AND

ABSENCE.
AND THE FACT THAT I STILL WANT

YOU HERE
BUT I'M DONE BEING CAUGHT IN

THIS DELUSION.
THE IDEA THAT YOU, A MIRAGE, CAN

ALEVELEVIATE MY CONFUSION
I DON'T NEED YOU

I NEVER DID.
THIS IS MY LAST LETTER TO YOU,

TYRONE GOODBYE.

DEAR TYRONE.
FOR 25 YEARS I CRIED IN THE

PILLOW SHEETS, WONDERING WHY YOU
LEFT ME, WONDERING WHAT I COULD

HAVE DONE TO HAVE EARNED YOUR
LOVE OR HOW I PUSHED YOU SO FAR

AWAY, YOUR ABSENCE LIKE A FLAME
FOUND HOME IN THE KINDLING OF MY

INSECURITIES AND MY MIND BECAME
A WILDFIRE

AND AS I ASCENDED IN AGE, I
TURNED TO RAGE

I WANTED TO MOVE ON BUT SIMPLY
COULDN'T TURN THE PAGE

I DIDN'T WANT TO, BECAUSE
SOMEHOW BEING ANGRY WITH YOU

STILL MADE ME FEEL CLOSE TO YOU.
AND DESPITE OUR LACK OF HISTORY,

TYRONE, I'VE COME TO LEARN THAT
PAIN, LIKE SECRETS, CAN ONLY

CONTROL YOU IF YOU HOLD THEM
WITHIN

I'VE LAID DOWN THESE WORDS AT
THE ALTAR OF CHRIST SO I CAN

TELL YOU THIS. I FORGIVE YOU.

I FORGIVE YOU.
I FORGIVE YOU SO I CAN FINALLY

BE FREE.
NO LONGER SHACKLED TO MY MISERY

BECAUSE THIS SITUATION IS SO
MUCH BIGGER THAN YOU AND ME.

THIS RIGHT HERE IS GENERATIONAL
HEALING.

BECAUSE I'M GETTING MARRIED SOON

AND I WANT OUR FIRST CHAPTER
TOGETHER TO BE STARTED OFF ON

THE RIGHT PAGE WITH YOU BY MY
SIDE AS I MARRY MY BRIDE,

BECAUSE, TYRONE, FOR THE FIRST
TIME EVER, I CAN HONESTLY SAY I

LOVE YOU AND I ACTUALLY MEAN IT.
SO WILL YOU BE THERE

FOR MY BIGGEST DAY EVER.
SINCERELY, YOUR SON.

BRANDON. [ TELEPHONE RINGING

HELLO? HEY, TYRONE.

I, UH ‐‐ I GOT SOMETHING I WOULD
LIKE TO READ TO YOU.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

Terry: BRANDON LEAKE. HOWIE.

Howie: BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING,
IS HE IN YOUR LIFE

UH, YES, HE IS.
I ACTUALLY TALKED TO HIM TODAY

AND TOLD HIM TO TUNE IN.
SO THIS IS ALSO HIS FIRST TIME

HEARING.
Howie: YOU SAID IN YOUR PIECE

YOU'RE A TEACHER, AND YOU ARE A
TEACHER.

YOU'RE AN EDUCATOR
THIS WAS MORE THAN A

PERFORMANCE.
THESE WORDS TEACH, THEY'RE REAL,

THEY'RE HUMAN.
I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO SAY,

THOSE ARE ALL THE WORDS, THEY
SHOULD BE YOURS, NOT MINE.

Terry: HEIDI.
Heidi: DEAR BRANDON, I THINK

YOU JUST EARNED YOURSELF A SPOT
INTO THE FINALS.

XOXO, HEIDI.
P. S., I KNOW YOU THINK THAT

HOWIE IS YOUR BIGGEST FAN, BUT I
THINK I AM TOO

[ APPLAUSE ] >> Terry: SOFIA.

Sofia: I LOVED THE THEMES
THAT YOU PICK.

LIKE YOU SAID, YOUR WORDS ARE
DEFINITELY THE WINDOW TO YOUR

SOUL, BECAUSE WE SIT HERE AND WE
DEFINITELY GET YOU

WE FEEL WHAT YOU'RE FEELING.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

IT'S SUCH A SPECIAL TALENT THAT
YOU HAVE AND I HOPE THAT AMERICA

LOVES WHAT YOU'RE DOING AS MUCH
AS WE ALL LOVE IT.

THANK YOU ALL
Terry: BRANDON, THANK YOU FOR

YOUR GIFT. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.

OKAY, LISTEN UP.
YOU CAN PUT BRANDON INTO THE

FINALS
VOTING IS ALREADY OPEN AND IT'LL

STAY OPEN UNTIL 7:00 A. M.
EASTERN TOMORROW

AFTER THE BREAK, AN ACT WITH A
SINGLE‐MINDED PASSION.

MALIK DOPE GETS HIS CHANCE TO
GRAB A SPOT IN THE FINALS.

WILL IT BE ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU
VOTE FOR HIM

HE'S UP, WHEN WE COME BACK
Terry: OKAY

HERE'S OUR NEXT ACT HOPING TO
MAKE THIS YEAR'S FINALS.

HE STARTED DRUMMING WHEN HE WAS
ONLY 5

HIS PASSION GOT STRONGER AND
STRONGER

HE IS MALIK DOPE
DRUMMING IS HOW I EXPRESS

MYSELF
IT'S LIKE THE WORLD STOPS.

AND IT'S FOLLOWING MY TEMPO.
I'M CONSTANTLY PUSHING MY BODY

TO THE LIMIT, I'M TALKING ABOUT
DRUMMING FOR HOURS NONSTOP UNTIL

MY HANDS ARE BLEEDING.
BUT I HAVE TO KEEP GOING

THIS IS MY PASSION
I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO BREAK THE

BARRIERS OF WHAT I THINK I CAN
DO

GOING OUT FOR A STREET
PERFORMANCE IS MY LIFELINE, HOW

I FEED MYSELF, HOW I CLOTHE
MYSELF

THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOME HARD
DAYS

BEING ON "AGT" IS THE
OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.

WHO SAYS DRUMS CAN'T BE THE
MAIN EVENT

I COULD BE GOING HOME
THE DECISION IS NOW IN THE

HANDS OF THE JUDGES.
BEING ON THAT STAGE, WAITING

FOR THE RESULTS, WAS LIKE SEEING
A BASKETBALL IN SLOW MOTION,

FIVE SECONDS BEFORE THE BUZZER,
IT'S LIKE, IS THE SHOT GOING TO

MAKE IT, IS IT GOING TO MISS
MALIK

MALIK
MALIK, I'M LIKE, WHOO, LET'S

GO
YES, I'M BACK IN, LET'S GET IT

AND NOW I'M IN THE SEMIFINALS.
I'VE GOT TO TURN IT UP

WHEN YOU'RE KNOCKED DOWN, YOU
HAVE TO GET RIGHT BACK TO THAT

GRIND.
THE BLOOD, THE SWEAT, THE TEARS.

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS MOMENT
RIGHT HERE

SO TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO BRING
THE HOUSE DOWN

[ APPLAUSE ]

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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Terry: MALIK DOPE

SENSATIONAL!
BUT WHAT DID YOU THINK

WE'LL GET REACTION FROM THE
JUDGES, RIGHT AFTER THIS BREAK

Announcer: COMING UP.
YOUR STORY, YOUR VOICE.

I CAN FEEL ALL THE PAIN THAT
YOU'VE GONE THROUGH.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
OH, MY GOSH

I THINK THE WORLD IS GOING TO
OPEN UP FOR YOU, AFTER THIS

EXPERIENCE [ APPLAUSE ]

Terry: OKAY, NOW IT'S TIME TO
FIND OUT WHAT THE JUDGES THOUGHT

OF OUR INSANE DRUMMER,
MALIK DOPE

HOWIE.
Howie: OH, IT WAS INSANE, IT

WAS DOPE, IT WAS YOU, MALIK,
EVERYTHING THAT ‐‐ YOU KNOW, YOU

SAID LAST WEEK, WHO SAYS THE
DRUMMER CAN'T BE THE MAIN EVENT.

YOU ARE THE SHOW, YOU'RE A VEGAS
SHOW

YOU'RE SOMEPLACE BETWEEN THE
BLUE MAN GROUP ‐‐ BUT IT'S FUN,

IT'S DANCERS, YOU COULD HAVE
SINGERS AND DANCERS THERE.

YOU COULD EVEN WORK WITH BRANDON
LEAKE.

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THEY
COULD DO IN THAT ROOM.

I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO A MALIK
DOPE VEGAS SHOW.

Terry: SOFIA.
Sofia: I THOUGHT THIS

PERFORMANCE WAS SO MUCH MORE
AMAZING THAN THE LAST TIME WE

SAW YOU. YOU PUSHED YOURSELF.

YOU WENT TO A COMPLETELY OTHER
LEVEL.

YOU'RE A SHOWMAN, YOU CAN DO
EVERYTHING

Terry: HEIDI.
Heidi: YOU THINK LIKE A

SHOWMAN, LIKE A REAL
ENTERTAINER, IT'S NOT JUST

MUSIC.
YOU GIVE US SO MUCH MORE, YOU'RE

DRUMMING BACKWARDS, COMING DOWN
THE FIRE HOSE ‐‐ POLE.

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS YOU DID
IN THAT ACT.

YOU MAKE IT EXTRA SPECIAL, EXTRA
ENTERTAINING

YOU'RE VERY UNIQUE, MR. DOPE
THANK YOU

Terry: MALIK, HOW DO YOU KEEP
TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL,

MAN?
IT'S JUST PURE DOPENESS, IT

JUST COMES OUT, I DON'T EVEN
HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT, I JUST

GO >> Terry: YOU ARE INCREDIBLE

GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, MALIK
IF YOU WANT TO GIVE MALIK A SHOT

AT WINNING THE WHOLE
COMPETITION, VOTE FOR HIM

THE OFFICIAL
"AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" APP.

XFINITY CUSTOMERS, YOU CAN VOTE
USING YOUR XFINITY VOICE REMOTE.

OKAY NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO, THI

SINGER HAD NOT JUST HIS DREAM
TAKEN AWAY, BUT HIS WHOLE

FUTURE
NOW HE'S STARTING TO GET HIS

LIFE BACK, AND IF HE CAN NAIL
THIS PERFORMANCE, HE COULD TAKE

THE NEXT STEP TOWARDS HIS DREAM
AND MAKE THE "AGT" FINALS.

HE IS ARCHIE WILLIAMS.
MUSIC ACTUALLY JUST RUNS

THROUGH MY VEINS
WHEN I WAS 7 YEARS OLD, I WAS

STANDING ON THE PORCH WITH MY
SISTERS, WE WAS ALL SINGING, I

OPENED MY MOUTH AND STARTED
SINGING AND THEY STOPPED AND

LOOKED AT ME, THEY WERE LIKE,
WOW, HE CAN SING

AND EVER SINCE THEN, I WAS THE
SINGER OF THE HOUSE.

THAT WAS MY DREAM, TO GROW UP
AND BE ON A BIG STAGE WITH MY

FAMILY
MANY TIMES WHEN I WAS IN PRISON,

I FELT LIKE GIVING UP.
MUSIC WAS REALLY WHAT GOT ME

THROUGH TO FREEDOM
WHEN I GOT OUT OF PRISON, 37

YEARS, THAT'S WHEN I FIRST FOUND
OUT I HAVE A DAUGHTER.

I NEVER KNEW THAT SHE EXISTED.
I WASN'T ABLE TO BE A PART OF

HER LIFE
BUT WHEN WE MET, I KNEW THAT

THAT WAS MY CHILD.
AFTER SO MANY YEARS APART, WE'RE

DEFINITELY NOT LETTING ONE MORE
MOMENT PASS US BY.

MY FIRST PERFORMANCE, SHE WAS ON
MY PHONE LISTENING, SHE WAS IN

MY POCKET ON MY PHONE,
LISTENING.

HEY, DAD. >> YOU ENJOYED IT?

YES, I STARTED CRYING THEN.
AWW

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, YOU'RE
THE BEST THING THAT EVER

HAPPENED TO ME
I LOVE YOU, BABE.

THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A
NEW LIFE, OF A REAL LIFE

THE SONG I'M GOING TO BE SINGING
TONIGHT, I'M SINGING IT FOR MY

DAUGHTER
I WANT TO MAKE HER PROUD

[ APPLAUSE ]

♪♪

♪ EVERYBODY'S LOOKING FOR THAT
SOMETHING, ONE THING THAT MAJORS

IT ALL COMPLETE ♪
♪ YOU FIND IT IN THE STRAINEST

PLACES, PLACES YOU NEVER KNEW IT
COULD BE ♪

♪ SOME FIND IT IN THE FACE OF
THEIR CHILDREN, SOME FIND IT IN

THEIR LOVER'S EYES ♪
♪ WHO CAN DENY THE JOY IT

BRINGS, WHEN YOU FOUND THAT
SPECIAL THING ♪

♪ YOU'RE FLYING WITHOUT WINGS ♪
♪ SO IMPOSSIBLE AS IT MAY SEEM,

YOU'VE GOT TO FIGHT FOR EVERY
DREAM ♪

♪ CAUSE WHO'S TO KNOW WHICH ONE
YOU LET GO ♪

♪ WOULD HAVE MADE YOU COMPLETE ♪
♪ IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT I

KNOW ♪
♪ THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAK

YOU MINE ♪
♪ AND IT'S LIKE FLYING WITHOUT

WINGS ♪
♪ CAUSE YOU'RE MY SPECIAL THING

I'M FLYING WITHOUT WINGS ♪
♪ OH, YOU'RE THE PLACE MY LIFE

BEGINS, AND YOU'LL BE THERE
WHERE IT ENDS ♪

♪ I'M FLYING WITHOUT WING SS ♪♪
THANK YOU

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Terry: ARCHIE WILLIAMS!

HEIDI, YOU'RE ON YOUR FEET
Heidi: I'M ALWAYS ON MY FEET

FOR YOU, ARCHIE. >> THANK YOU

Heidi: YOU DO IT TO ME EVERY
TIME

YOU KNOW, ARCHIE, WE SEE SO MANY
ACTS, WE HEAR SO MANY STORIES,

HEART‐WRENCHING STORIES, SO MANY

AND MOST OF THE TIME I CAN
FORGET ABOUT THEIR STORIES AND

JUST FOCUS ON THE ACTS
AND I ALWAYS TRY WITH YOU, AND I

ALWAYS FAIL.
I JUST CAN'T, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE

I ALWAYS HAVE TO THINK MORE
ABOUT YOU THAN THE ACT

AND I JUST KIND OF GO INTO MY
OWN LITTLE WORLD WHEN I HEAR YOU

SING
AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL VOICE, A

BEAUTIFUL TONE
I HEAR YOUR STORY, I HEAR ALL

THE LAYERS IN YOUR VOICE
AND I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK IN THIS

COMPETITION.
AND I HOPE WE SEE YOU ONE MORE

TIME IN THE FINALE
Terry: SOFIA.

Sofia: SO HAPPY AND EXCITED
THAT YOU'RE HERE TODAY, BECAUSE

IT'S AMAZING
IT'S A TREAT EVERY TIME THAT YOU

COME TO THE STAGE.
I THINK WHEN I HEAR YOU, IT'S

NOT AS IMPORTANT, YOUR VOICE,
BUT IT'S THE CONNECTION THAT YOU

MAKE WITH THE AUDIENCE, WHAT YOU
MAKE US FEEL IS INCREDIBLE

I HAVE TO SAY THAT YOU'RE THE
ONE PERFORMER THAT EVERYBODY,

WHEN I AM IN MY HOUSE, AND MY
FRIEND

FRIENDS, THEY ALWAYS ASK ME
ABOUT YOU AND HOW GREAT YOU ARE.

Terry: HOWIE.
Howie: YOUR IMPERFECTION IS

PERFECTION
TONIGHT WAS A GREAT STORY THAT

YOU ENDED WITH A HAPPY ENDING,
YOU'LL LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER,

AND WE ALL WILL. VOTE, EVERYONE

Terry: ARCHIE, ON TOP OF
HAVING TO REBUILD YOUR LIFE,

WHAT IS IT LIKE HAVING TO REGAIN
RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR LOVED

ONES LIKE YOUR DAUGHTER?
EVERY DAY, JOY.

EVERY DAY, JOY
IT'S THE MOST PROFOUNDEST

EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE.
Terry: THANK YOU, ARCHIE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.

SO, DO YOU THINK ARCHIE SHOULD
BE IN THE FINALS

IF YOU DO, VOTE.
YOU'VE GOT UP TO TEN VOTES FOR

EACH ACT WITH EACH OF THE VOTING
METHODS.

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO HIS
LIFE

AFTER THE BREAK, IT'S OUR LAST
ACT OF THIS SEMIFINAL, AND IT'S

SOFIA'S GOLDEN BUZZER.
SO CAN ROBERTA BATTAGLIA DELIVER

FOR A SPOT IN THE FINALS
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

Terry: IN JUST TWO WEEKS, WE
WILL HAVE A CHAMPION

AND THEN, NEXT STOP ‐‐ VEGAS
THE WINNER WILL BE HEADLINING AN

AMAZING SHOW AT THE FAMOUS
LUXOR LAS VEGAS, AND YOU CAN

UP NEXT TONIGHT, IT'S SOFIA'
GOLDEN BUZZER.

SHE'S BEEN SINGING SINCE SHE WAS
3 YEARS OLD.

SHE'S STILL ONLY 11 NOW, BUT
MAN, DOES SHE KNOW HOW TO

DELIVER A PERFORMANCE.
SHE IS ROBERTA BATTAGLIA

I JUST TURNED 11 YEARS OLD SO
BEING HERE IS A TOTAL DREAM COME

TRUE >> ROBERTA BATTAGLIA

NOW THAT MILLION DOLLARS IS
CLOSER THAN EVER

FIRST THINGS FIRST
I WOULD LOVE TO GO ON A TROPICAL

VACATION >> I'M SO PROUD OF YOU

IT WOULD BE SO FUN TO SPEND
MY TIME ON THE BEACH WITH THE

PEOPLE THAT I LOVE, MY PARENTS
GUYS, THIS IS ONLY A FAKE

BEACH FROM THE SET OF "JAWS.
[ SCREAMING

THE NEXT THING I WOULD DO, MY
DOG HAPPY NEEDS A FURRY FRIEND

ARE YOU THE MATCH FOR HAPPY?
I LOVE DOGS JUST SO, SO, SO

MUCH COME ON.

NO, COME BACK!
I HAVE TO RETHINK THAT ONE.

I LOVE GOING TO CONCERTS AND I
WOULD DEFINITELY BUY SO MANY

TICKETS TO SEE MY FAVORITE
ARTISTS.

I WOULD LAYOFF TO SEE KELLY
CLARKSON, ARIANA GRANDE, KATY

PERRY, LADY GAGA, ALL OF THEM.
BEING IN THE FRONT ROW, THAT

WOULD BE AMAZING
AND MAYBE I COULD EVEN COME BACK

TO "AGT" AS A JUDGE.
WOW, THAT IS SOME AMAZING

TALENT THANK YOU, AMERICA

THERE IS A LOT THAT AN
11‐YEAR‐OLD CAN DO WITH $1

MILLION. [ APPLAUSE ]

♪
♪ WE ARE PROBLEMS THAT WANT TO

BE SOLVED ♪
♪ ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ♪

♪ WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT ALL
THE TIMES YOU SAID YOU HAD THE

ANSWERS? WHAT ABOUT US?

WHAT ABOUT ALL THE BROKEN HAPPY
EVER AFTERS ♪

♪ WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT ALL
THE PLANS THAT ENDED IN

DISASTER ♪
♪ WHAT ABOUT LOVE, WHAT ABOUT

TRUST, WHAT ABOUT US ♪
♪ I DON'T WANT CONTROL, I WANT

TO LET GO ♪
♪ CAUSE NOW IT'S TIME TO LET

THEM KNOW ♪
♪ WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT ALL

THE TIMES YOU SAID YOU HAD THE
ANSWERS ♪

♪ SO WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT
ALL THE BROKEN HAPPY EVER

AFTERS ♪
♪ OH, WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT

ALL THE PLANS THAT ENDED IN
DISASTER ♪

♪ WHAT ABOUT LOVE, WHAT ABOUT
TRUST, WHAT ABOUT US ♪

[ APPLAUSE ]

Terry: ROBERTA BATTAGLIA,
WOW!

SOFIA.
Sofia: I MEAN, WHAT AM I

GOING TO SAY
IT'S SPECTACULAR, IT'S

PERFECTION
DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING.

YOU LOOK AMAZING
I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU ARE 11

YEARS OLD WITH THAT VOICE.
AND YOU SOUND LIKE ALREADY YOU

HAVE RECORDED MANY, MANY RECORDS
ALREADY.

I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU WIN
THANK YOU SO MUCH, SOFIA.

Terry: HEIDI.
Heidi: I MEAN, THIS VOICE

DOES NOT FIT YOUR 11‐YEAR‐OLD
YOU.

IT REALLY DOESN'T.
THERE'S SO MUCH MATURITY IN YOUR

VOICE AND SO MUCH CONTROL IN
YOUR VOICE, AND POISE.

YOU'RE JUST INCREDIBLE FOR 11
YEARS OLD OR ANY AGE

THANK YOU SO MUCH, HEIDI.
Terry: HOWIE.

Howie: I AM SO PROUD OF YOU
FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT REASONS.

NOT ONLY BECAUSE I THINK THAT
YOU'RE GREAT AND I AGREE WITH

EVERYTHING MY CO‐JUDGES SAID
BUT YOU'RE FROM TORONTO.

AND IF YOU DO WIN MONEY, YOU
KNOW, WITH THE EXCHANGE, IT WILL

BE WORTH $1.25 MILLION SO YOU
CAN GET AN EXTRA PUPPY THERE

BUT I THINK THAT YOU'RE AMAZING.
AND IT'S NOT ONLY HOW GOOD ‐‐

BECAUSE WE KNOW, YOU WOULDN'T BE
HERE IF YOU WEREN'T GREAT, BUT

HOW UNDER THIS KIND OF PRESSURE
YOU'RE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT

LEVEL. I DON'T SENSE ANY NERVES

I DON'T SENSE THAT YOU'RE TRULY
A PROFESSIONAL

AND WHAT A GREAT TOPPER TO ONE
OF THE BEST SEMIFINALS I'VE EVER

BEEN PART OF
Terry: ROBERTA, GOLDEN

BUZZER, ONE STEP FROM THE FINALS

WHAT ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW
ONE STEP.

I'M FEELING SO GRATEFUL AND SO
THANKFUL FOR ALL OF MY

SUPPORTERS THANK YOU, EVERYBODY

THANK YOU TO ALL THE AMERICANS,
THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE

AROUND THE WORLD
I'M JUST FEELING SO THANKFUL

Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT,
ROBERTA.

OKAY, 11 ACTS HAVE GONE ABOVE
AND BEYOND

NOW IT'S UP TO YOU
ONLY FIVE CAN GO THROUGH TO THE

FINALS I'M TERRY CREWS.

GOOD NIGHT, AMERICA.