America's Got Talent (2006–…): Season 15, Episode 24 - Live Finale Results - full transcript

LIVE FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

HOLLYWOOD, IT'S "AMERICA'S GOT

TALENT" FINALE NIGHT

HERE'S YOUR HOST TERRY CREWS

♪♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

Terry: TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT,

THE NIGHT WE FIND OUT THE WINNER

OF "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" FOR

- 2020
- LAST NIGHT TEN ACTS PERFORMED

FOR YOUR VOTE, ONLY ONE CAN WIN,



WHO HAVE YOU CHOSEN, AMERICA

WE HAVE A BUNCH OF CELEBRITY

GUESTS LIKE USHER, BLAKE

SHELTON, AVA MAC, ONE REPUBLIC,

BISHOP SPRAUGEIGS, JULIAIA MICHA

AND MUCH MORE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A NIGHT TO

REMEMBER

SO TO KICK IT OFF, LET'S CHECK

OUT SOME MEMORABLE MOMENTS AND

NEVER BEFORE-SCENE OUTTAKES.

ARE YOU GOING TO TEST ME.

I'M READY

DOESN'T MATTER, THIS IS THE



COUNTDOWN.

WE KNOW THAT 2020 IS JUST ONE

OF THOSE YEARS.

THIS YEAR IS DIFFERENT THAN

EVERY OTHER.

I GET COVID TEST...

OH, MAN, SEASON 15, IT WAS

GREAT.

MISS SOFIA VERGARA!

IT WAS LIKE GOING TO SCHOOL

THE FIRST TIME IN A NEW SCHOOL

AH

♪♪

[ BUZZER ]

♪♪

[ BUZZER ]

♪♪

I JUMPED OUT OF THE CHAIR,

FELL ON TOP OF THE AUDIENCE.

I JUST WANTED TO RUN AWAY FROM

HIM.

♪♪

I FAELEEL

LIKE HEIDI'S OLDER BROTHER

I LAUGHED THIS YEAR MORE THAN

I'VE EVER LAUGHED BEFORE

A LOT OF THINGS

HA HA.

SIMON COWELL.

I ALMOST DID NOT RECOGNIZE

SIMON.

HELLO

HE'S BEEN EXERCISING, SO IT'S

ALL LIKE

CLICK CLICK CLICK

HE'S CLICK CLICK

SIMON COWELL, SIMON COWELL ♪

♪ OH, YOU KNOW WE LOVE YOUR

STYLE ♪

♪

BUZZER.

THAT WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

SONG I EVER HEARD.

WE LOVE WORKING WITH HOWIE

BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS IN THIS FUN

BACK AND FORTH

KISS ME DURING THE CLASSIC.

THIS IS GREAT LIKE BEING IN

MY MASTER BEDROOM WITH MY WIFE.

SO MUCH WENT ON THIS SEASON

WE COULDN'T SHOW YOU EVERYTHING

THAT HAPPENED.

DING DONG DING.

YEE.

THE FEELING OF LITTLE GOAT

HOOVES ON YOUR BACK IS THE MOST

WONDERFUL LITTLE FEELING.

HOW MANY TIMES HAS TERRY SAID

COME ON GET OFF MY BACK.

HELLO

PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE WHAT WAS

GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENE.

IT'S NOT EVEN A REAL ROCK

THIS IS MOVIE MAGIC PEOPLE

THIS IS PROBABLY NOT EVEN A REAL

- BUSH - OW

THE A REAL BUSH.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE WAS MORE

EXCITED ABOUT BEING HERE AT

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS THAN HOWIE.

- >> I'M IN THE BANK.
- >> HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE

BIT TOO EXCITED.

HERE LOOK AT THAT

THAT'S LIKE, I THINK IT'S A

GOPHER HOLE OR SOMETHING

ALL RIGHT WE GOT TO MOVE ON.

LET'S MOVE

IS

HOWIE STOPS EVERY FIVE

- SECONDS.
- >> I WANT TO TELL YOU THIS AREA

- IS AMAZING
- YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS.

- OH, MY GOD - THIS

IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE TOUR

[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ].

YES

WELL, I AM A VENT RILQUIS T

I'VE BEEN DOING IT ELEVEN YEARS.

IT'S AMAZING ALL OF THE PEOPLE

INVOLVED IN THE SHOW I FEEL LIKE

I'M PART OF IT

IT'S BEEN ONE OF THE BEST YEARS

IN MY CAREER

♪♪

2020 WAS ALL THESE CRAZY

THINGS THAT HAPPENED AND WE MADE

IT WORK AMERICA, WE HOPE YOU

LOVED IT.

Terry: WHAT A FUN SEASON.

FOR OUR FINALISTS STARTED WITH A

LIFE-CHANGING PERFORMANCE WHEN

THEY AUDITIONS FOR THE VERY

FIRST TIME

WILL NEVER FORGET ARCHIE

WILLIAMS WHO SPENT ALMOST 37

YEARS IN PRISON FOR CRIMES HE

DID NOT COMMIT.

TO MEET HIM AND UNDERSTAND

WHAT ARCHIE WILLIAMS HAS BEEN

- THROUGH IS UNBELIEVABLE.
- >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN OUT?

I JUST GOT OUT LAST YEAR AND

FOUND OUT I HAVE A DAUGHTER.

ALL THESE YEARS SHE WENT THROUGH

LIFE NOT EVEN KNOWING...

FREEDOM IS OFF THE MIND I.

I WENT TO PRISON BUT NEVER LET

MY MIND GO TO PRISON.

WHAT A STORY AND HE BLOWS US

AWAY WITH THIS AMAZING VOICE

THAT WAS DEVELOP IN PRISON

♪♪

DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME

- ♪ - ♪

ARCHIE WAS OUT TO MAKES UP

FOR LOST TIME.

♪♪ SOMEONE ELSE I SEE ♪

♪

37 YEARS, A PERSON THAT HAS

LOST MOST HIS LIFE

I HAVE NO IMAGINATION WHAT THAT

MUST FEEL LIKE BUT I CAN HEAR

THE SADNESS, THE HOPE, I COULD

HEAR IT IN EVERY NOTE HE SANG.

♪ LOSING EVERYTHING ♪

♪ IS LIKE ♪

♪ THE SUN ♪

♪ GOING DOWN ♪

♪ ON ME ♪

♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

THE BEST.

I FOUND OUT I'VE BEEN CRYING

EVER SINCE

- MY NUMBER ONE THING IS TO MAKE
- HER HAPPY.

FOREVER.

WANT TO MAKE HER PROUD

♪ ALTHOUGH I SEARCH MYSELF ♪

♪

THE MOST FANTASTIC THING

ABOUT ARCHIE WILLIAMS AFTER ALL

THE HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE HE HAD

TO GO THROUGH HE DOESN'T COME

ACROSS LIKE A BROKEN MAN

♪ WONDER FREE ♪

♪

FREE FREE FREE ♪

♪

NOT ONLY WAS I MOVED, ELTON

JOHN HIMSELF WAS MOVED ENOUGH TO

CALL HIM

THAT SAYS SOMETHING.

THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY DAY.

- ♪ ON ME ♪ - ♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

ARCHIE, I WILL NEVER, EVER

LISTEN TO THAT SONG IN THE SAME

WAY EVER AGAIN AFTER YOU SANG

- THAT
- IT TOOK ON A WHOLE DIFFERENT

MEANING FOR ME

THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER

HAPPENED TO ME

THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW

LIFE

OF A REAL LIFE

I FEEL LIKE THIS IS MY TIME NOW.

IT'S MY TIME

♪♪

Terry: IS TONIGHT ARCH'S

NIGHT?

STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT

WHEN WE COME BACK, MORE

MEMORABLE MOMENTS AND WE CHECK

WELCOME BACK TO "AGT" 'S

COUNTDOWN TO THE FINALE.

TONIGHT ONE OF TEN FINALISTS

WILL BECOME THE WINNER OF "AGT"

SEASON 15.

HI HIDE JI.

MY GOLDEN BUZZER IS STILL IN

THE RUNNING.

THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S LOOK AT CRISTINA RAE'S

FIRST COMPETITION.

HI, WHAT'S INJURE NAME?

CRISTINA RAE.

CRISTINA RAE WAS A SINGLE MOM

ALL BY HERSELF

SHE REALLY JUST WANTED TO

MAKE SURE THAT SHE AND HER

LITTLE BOY HAD A PLACE AND SHE

WAS GOING TO DO IT WITH HER

VOICE.

♪♪

CRISTINA ASK I HEAR YOU

CRISTINA, CAN I HEAR YOUR SECOND

SONG PLEASE.

THIS IS THE FIRST SONG EVER

PERFORMED LIVE

♪♪

CHEER SCHEER

>>

- .
- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

IT WAS LIKE, SO CRAZY

LIKE, HAVE I REALLY BEEN THIS

PERSON ALL MY LIFE

LIKE, Y'ALL LIKE ME?

- >> YOU BLEW THE ROOF OFF THIS
- PLACE.

I WAS ALREADY READY TO PUSH

MY BUZZER FOR HER BECAUSE I FELL

IN LOVE WITH HER IMMEDIATELY

I HOPE NOBODY ELSE WILL PUSH THE

BUZZER, I WAS THINKING THE WHOLE

TIME I WANT TO PUSH THE BUZZER

FOR HER.

SHE'S MINE I WANT HER.

ARE YOU READY FOR THIS RIGHT

NOW?

I'M READY, YEAH, I'M READY

FOR THE NEXT ROUND BUT I DIDN'T

KNOW SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE

GOLDEN BUZZER.

I DON'T THINK I SAW HER PUSH THE

GOLDEN BUZZER BECAUSE I WAS

ALREADY CRYING

I WAS LIKE, SAY YOU'RE ABOUT TO

GET THIS

JUST CRYING.

I'VE WATCHED EVERY GOLDEN BUZZER

NOW.

NORMALLY THE JUDGE WHO PUSHES

THE GOLDEN BUZZER IS THE ONE

THAT COMES ON STAGE.

ALL OF THEM CAME UP THERE.

I THINK SHE MAY BE ONE OF THE

BEST WE EVER HAD.

I WANT IT

I WANT IT BAD.

THIS IS MY MOMENT AND I'M READY.

♪♪

.

HOW HOUSE CRISTINA RAE FOUND

HER WAY TO THE FINALE.

CAN HER POWERFUL VOICE MATCH THE

STRENGTH OF THE FINALISTS.

GOOD EVENING, BEAUTIFUL

SISTERS.

WHERE WOULD YOUR ACT LIKE TO

BE IN FIVE OR TEN YEARS TIME.

SO OUR FATHER WAS A PERFORMER

AND HE NEVER GOT TO PERFORM IN

VEGAS WHICH IS ONE OF HIS DREAMS

SO WE'D LIKE TO OPEN A FAMILY

SHOW AND GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY

TO WORK IN VEGAS TO WITH US.

LIKE A BIG SHOW.

HAVE THE BELLO SISTERS AS THE

HEADLINE

BELLO SISTERS, I HAVE TO SAY

HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE MOST

ENTERTAINING THINGS FOR ME TO

WATCH DURING THIS SHOW

UNBELIEVABLE HOW MUCH POWER AND

GRACE THAT THEY HAVE

I THINK MANY TIMES PEOPLE

UNDER ESTIMATE THE STRENGTH OF

WOMEN.

I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN IT ONE

SISTER WAS DOING A HAND STAND ON

ANOTHER SISTER'S LEG THAT WAS

BENT BACK.

IT WAS PAINFUL WATCHING IT

THEY'RE AMAZING.

I'M SO HAPPY THEY'RE IN THE

FINALE.

LOOK AT THAT!

THAT IS AMAZING

THANK YOU

MY GOD, THAT'S A FUN, FUN

THING.

RIGHT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS

- BREATHTAKING
- IT WAS SURPRISING.

- >> WHERE IS YOUR FATHER BY THE
- WAY.

HE'S BACK STAGE, HE'S OVER

THERE.

HI

AH.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SIR?

STEVEN.

STEECHBL, VEN, YOU MAY BE ONE

STEP CLOSER TO VEGAS ALL OF YOU

- AFTER THIS.
- >> I HOPE OUR PARENTS ARE PROUD

WE'RE FOLLOWING IN THEIR

FOOTSTEPS.

- >> I WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
- >> THANK YOU SO MUCH

THANK YOU.

I KNOW FOR US IT'S ALREADY

LIKE A BIG THING

WINNING "AMERICA'S GOT

TALENT" WOULD BE AMAZING, WOULD

BE EVERYTHING WE EVER DREAM OF.

CONGRATULATIONS

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, AMAZING.

- CONGRATS.
- >> COULD BELLO SISTERS BE THE

FIRST SISTERS TO WIN "AGT" OR

COULD IT BE BROKEN ROOTS WHO

FORMED A BROTHERLY BOND THROUGH

MUSIC.

- >> WHEN IS THE FIRST TIME YOU
- MET?

JULY 2019.

SO YOUR FIRST TIME PERFORMING

TOGETHER AS BROKEN ROOTS WILL BE

IN FRONT OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE

- ON "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT"?
- >> THAT'S RIGHT.

NO PRESSURE.

THEY'RE GOING TO FIND OUT

- JUST LIKE WE'RE GOING TO FIND
- OUT.

HA, HA

♪♪

WE REHEARSED MAYBE TWICE.

EVERY NERVE IN THE WORLD THAT

YOU CAN DESCRIBE GOING THROUGH

YOUR BODY.

WE DOESN'T KNOW

HOW AMERICA WAS GOING TO TAKE

IT.

WANTED.

- >> - >>

♪♪ WANTED ♪

♪ DEAD OR ALIVE ♪

- ♪ WANTED ♪ - ♪ DEAD OR ALIVE ♪

♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

- .
- >> AFTER US PLAYING I FELT THE

WIND FROM THE CLAPS OF PEOPLE.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT BECAUSE WE

HADN'T BEEN PLAYING TOGETHER AND

DID IT WITH NO PREPARATION.

- >> NOT TOO SHABBY FOR YOUR FIRST
- TRY.

I HAD AN EMOTION I NEVER FELT

IN MY LIFE.

FOR ME IT WAS PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

WHEN THE JUDGES RESPONDED.

IT WENT BETTER THAN WE COULD

HAVE EVER POSSIBLY IMAGINED.

YOU'RE GOING FORWARD,

- CONGRATULATIONS.
- >> THANK YOU.

THEY DID FINE

THEY GOT THE CUT AND THEIR DREAM

WAS KIND OF OVER.

BUT THEN A SPOT OPENED UP,

- AND WE SAID LET'S BRING BROKEN
- ROOTS BACK AND HERE THEY ARE IN

THE FINALE.

GIVEN.

THE WILD CARD.

GETTING THE SECOND OPPORTUNITY

WE'RE GOIN "THE VOICE" PREMIERES

19th ON NBC.

Terry: IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE

YOUR LIFE AND WIN $1 MILLION,

AUDITIONS ARE ALREADY OPEN FOR

NEXT SEASON.

INFORMATION.

- NEXT YEAR THIS COULD BE YOU.
- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

♪♪

Terry: WELCOME BACK TO "AGT"

I AM HERE ON THE UNIVERSAL

STUDIOS BACK LOT AND WE'RE

GETTING READY FOR THE FINALE

I'M GOING TO CHECK IN WITH

- SOFIA.
- >> COME IN.

HEY

HOW YOU DOING.

I'M STILL IN MY STREET

CLOTHES.

HOW ARE YOU, ARE YOU READY

FOR THIS FINALE.

SUPER EXCITED

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M NERVOUS FOR

- EVERYONE
- TODAY ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE MIGHT

BECOME A MILLIONAIRE

I HOPE IT IS ONE OF MY PICKS.

LISTEN, LET'S RELIVE THE

FIRST TIME WE SAW ROBERTA

BATTAGLIA AT THE AUDITIONS

YOU MUST HAVE GREAT FRIENDS

YEAH.

AND GREAT PARENTS.

BUT SOMETIMES I DO GET

BULLIED SO

OH.

THE FIRST TIME I MET ROBERTA

WAS AMAZING BECAUSE IT WAS FIRST

NIGHT WORKING AT "AGT.

♪

ALL THE GOOD TIMES ♪

♪

JUST SHUT YOUR EYES

WHEN HE TOLD ME TO CLOSE MY

EYES AND JUST LISTEN WAS GREAT

BECAUSE I WAS JUST FOCUSSING ON

THE VOICE, SO UNIQUE

♪♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

S

THAT WAS YOU SINGING?

THERE WASN'T SOMEONE BEHIND YOU?

IT WAS ME.

IT REALLY WAS YOU.

I WAS LIKE OH, MY GOD THAT'S

ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING VOICES

OUT OF THAT LITTLE GIRL.

AND I LOOKED AT SIMON LIKE, CAN

I... HE'S LIKE, YOU CAN DO

WHATEVER YOU WANT.

I WAS SO OVERWHELMED, EMOTIONAL

AND EXCITING

IT WAS THE MOST AMAZING MOMENT

- I'LL PROBABLY EVER HAVE IN MY
- LIFE

I'VE BEEN DOING ONLINE CLA

CLASSROOM SESSIONS AND PEOPLE

HAVE BEEN CONGRATULATING ME.

EVEN THE BULLIES

I'M JUST SO CLOSE AND IT'S

AVENUE AMAZING JOURNEY AND I

DON'T WANT IT TO END.

WE'LL NEVER FORGET ROBERTA'S

GOLDEN BUZZER MOMENT BUT WINNING

SEASON 15 MIGHT NOT BE SO EASY

ESPECIALLY AGAINST CONTESTANTS

LIKE THIS FATHER WITH A HEART OF

- GOLD
- HELLO SIR, HOW ARE YOU, GOOD TO

- SEE YOU.
- >> GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO.

ALL RIGHT

ALLEN MY GOOD NGSNESS, WHEN I ME

ALLEN HERE'S THE THING HIS

BROTHER IS ONE OF THE MOST

DANGEROUS ACTS EVER IN

EXISTENCE.

THAT'S YOUR BROTHER?

YES ACTUALLY.

WHOA DON'T SHOOT ME.

AND ALLEN HAS A WIFE AND TWO

BEAUTIFUL KIDS AND HIS KIDS HAVE

NEVER SEEN HIM PERFORM BEFORE.

ALLEN SILVA, I DIDN'T KNOW

WHAT TO EXPECT

I'M NOTICING BEHIND YOU THAT

YOU HAVE SILKS

WHAT GOT YOU INTO THIS KIND OF

ACT.

WELL I COME FROM A

CIRCUMSTANCE...

CIRCUS FAMILY

I LOVE TO PERFORM.

PEOPLE TOLD ME I SHOULD BE A

CLOWN BECAUSE OF MY SIZE.

HE WAS FLYING THROUGH THE AIR

LIKE SUPERMAN.

ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT

THINGS TO WATCH AS A JUDGE HAS

BEEN ALAN SILVA BECAUSE I'M

ALWAYS THINKING SOMETHING

HORRIBLE IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

YOU SEE HOW ALAN LIGHTS UP

WHEN HE FLIES THROUGH THE AIR.

THAT'S WHAT HE'S MEANT TO DO

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

THE WAY THE AUDIENCE WAS

LIKE, SCREAMING, AND EVERYBODY,

I BROKE OUT IN TEARS BECAUSE IT

WAS VERY EMOTIONAL FOR ME TO BE

RECOGNIZELAND AS AN ARTIST

...

RECOGNIZED

AS AN ARTIST

MY KIDS WERE SO HAPPY AND

- EXCITED.
- IT WAS THE MOST AMAZING THING.

I FELT LIKE A PIECE OF MY HEART

WAS OUTSIDE AND I WAS HOLDING

IT

I JUST WANT THEM TO BE PROUD OF

- ME
- >> YOU ARE WITHOUT QUESTION THE

BEST ACT WE'VE SEEN ALL DAY

LONG

SO LET'S VOTE.

WE NOW HAVE FOUR VERY, VERY

WELL-DESERVED YESES.

THANK YOU

I'M SO HAPPY FOR HIM.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND

MY HEART BURST BECAUSE OF ALL

THE THINGS HE'S BEEN THROUGH AND

- TO GET TO THAT MOMENT AND TO
- MAKE IT THROUGH.

OH, MAN, I'M STILL EMOTIONAL

OVER THAT.

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.

AND IF I WIN "AGT" I KNOW IT

WOULD JUST CHANGE MY LIFE AND

WOULD CHANGE MY KID'S LIFE

FOREVER.

HA HA

- >> SO COOL - >> YEAH.

THAT WAS SO COOL.

WILL ALAN STEAL THE WIN

WE'LL SOON FIND OUT.

HE'S HERE BACKS STAGE.

ALAN, WHO ARE YOU PERFORMING

WITH TONIGHT

OH, TERRY, I'M SO EXCITED

TONIGHT, I'LL BE PERFORMING WITH

MY BROTHER ALFREDO FROM DEADLY

GAMES AND AMAZING UPGRADE.

GOING TO BE AWESOME.

NOW BROKEN ROOTS YOU GUYS ARE

- PERFORMING WITH BLAKE SHELTON
- RIGHT.

- MY GOODNESS, THAT'S ALL COMING
- UP

- WE'RE COUNTSING DOWN TO THE
- FINALE

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

Terry: WELCOME BACK AMERICA,

IT'S FINALE NIGHT ON "AMERICA'S

GOT TALENT."

LET'S CHECK IN WITH HOWIE.

MY GOLDEN BUZZER IN THE

FINALE

BRANDON LEAKE, LET'S CHECK IN TO

SEE THE FIRST TIME WE SAW

BRANDON LEAKE AUDITION.

SLOOEKSBRANDON LEAKE

IS A SPOKEN-WORD ARTIST.

I WAS CONCERNED.

THERE'S NEVER BEEN A POET HERE

AND MAYBE THERE'S A REASON WHY

TONIGHT'S POEM WHAT IS THIS

ABOUT?

IT'S AN ODE TO MY SISTER.

MAKE US LOVE YOUR POEM.

LOVE IS THE MOST VULNERABLE

THING ONE WILL EVER HAVE AND YOU

MUST LEARN TO HOLD ON TO IT

LOOSELY SO WHEN IT LEAVES IT

WON'T EXIT SO PAINFULLY.

I CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY I THOUGHT

OF TRYING OUT FOR THIS SHOW, I

GUESS IT WAS TO SHOW MY ART AND

MY SKILL TO THE WORLD IN A WAY

MY LOCAL COFFEE SHOP WILL NEVER

BE ABLE TO GIVE ME.

SHE'S MY WORLD AND MY SISTER,

BUT MARCH 23, 1997, SHE LEFT

EARTH TO GO HOME IN THE STARS

NEXT TO GOD, ALL THE THINGS I

WISH WE COULD HAVE DONE ARE

PLAYED AGAIN AND AGAIN AND I'M

TIRED OF PLAYING GOD BECAUSE I

GOT TO COME TO TERMS MY SISTER

AIN'T NEVER COMING BACK.

BRANDON HAS BEEN A SURPRISE

TO ALL OF US

BEFORE SPOKEN WORDS I DON'T

- THINK I EVER PAID ATTENTION TO
- IT

THIS PAIN AND THESE MEMORIES

ARE ALL I GOT LEFT OF YOU.

I WON'T NEVER REGRET THESE SCAR

FROM JUST TRYING TO HOLD ON TO

YOU.

♪♪

[ APPLAUSE ]

- >> WOW - IT IS A WOW.

I WAS SO TAKEN BACK.

MY HEART WAS JUST POUNDING

THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO

JUDGE, I SHOULDN'T BE JUDGING

IT, I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT

YOU ON WHAT YOU JUST DID, IT WAS

- EXTRAORDINARY.
- >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE BULLED

OVER BY JUST WORDS

THIS WAS RAW.

WE FEEL YOUR PAIN

WE FEEL YOUR LOVE.

AND YOU MOVED ME TO DO THIS.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

THE GOLDEN BUZZER FELT LIKE A

LOT OF VALIDATION.

NOT JUST FOR ME BUT FOR MY ART

FORM

AND FOR MY POWER GIANT 234 THE

- INDUSTRY THAT IS WORTH A MILLION
- DOLLARS.

IT'S GRATIFYING.

IT'S REALLY GRATIFYING.

- >> THANK YOU - THANK YOU.

YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE GOLDEN

BUZZER FROM HOWIE MANDEL.

I THINK EVERYBODY IN TERRIBLY

WANTS A SHOT TO WIN, LIKE, $1

MILLION IN MY POCKET IS GREAT,

THE TITLE OF "AMERICA'S GOT

TALENT" CHAMPION IS GREAT.

I WON'T STOP THERE

I WERE GOING TO USE A SINGLE

PHRASE TO DEFINE THIS MOMENT FOR

ME HERE ON THE SHOW I WOULD SAY,

ABOUT TIME

I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT IF I KEEP

THAT IN MIND I CAN DEFINITELY

WIN THIS CHAMPIONSHIP ANYWAY

YOU ARE ABOUT TO PUT SPOKEN

WORD ON THE MAP LIKE IT'S NEVER

BEEN PUT ON THE MAP BEFORE

THAT'S YOU

YOUR LIFE HAS CHANGED.

BRANDON CONTINUES TO MOVE

AMERICA WITH THE DEPTHS OF HIS

POETRY, LET'S LOOK BACK AT THE

FIRST TIME 14-YEAR-OLD DANELIYA

TULESHOVA

TOOK OUR STAGE.

WHEN I FIRST AUDITIONED MY

LEGS WERE SHAKING A LOT.

I'M VERY NERVOUS BUT IT'S

OKAY

NERVOUS IS GOOD.

I WAS INTRIGUED BY HER, LIKE,

THERE'S SOME MYSTERY ABOUT HER.

IT WAS MY DREAM TO COME HERE.

- VERY UNREACHABLE AND I CAN'T
- BELIEVE IT

OH.

WHEN I MET DANELIYA FOR THE

FIRST TIME SHE'S VERY SHY, VERY

NERVOUS AND THEN SUDDENLY, LIKE,

SHE GETS UPSET

♪♪

WHEN THEY STARTED SINGING

THAT LITTLE GIRL DISAPPEARED AND

THIS MATURITY CAME OUT IN HER

VOICE WHICH WAS ABSOLUTELY

INCREDIBLE

♪

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT HER

UNFORGETTABLE.

♪

SHE COULD HAVE BEEN MY SECOND

GOLDEN BUZZER IF I HAD GOTTEN

ANOTHER ONE.

♪

BEING ON "AMERICA'S GOT

TALENT" IS AMAZING BECAUSE I

REALIZE HOW BIG IS MY DESIRE TO

SING ON STAGE.

THAT WAS AMAZING!

YOU GOT GREAT TASTE AND

YOU'RE VERY COOL

THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLE FIRST

AUDITION

AMAZING

YOU GOT A REAL, REAL SHOT

HERE

I WANT TO WIN, LIKE, I REALLY

WANT TO WIN, THIS IS MY DREAM.

WOW

SO MUCH TALENT ON THE SHOW

"AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" STAGE.

YOU GOT SOME TALENT YOURSELF.

YOU KNEW.

WATCH THIS.

TERRY CREWS

I LOVE TERRY CREWS BUT HIS

PETS HAVE A LIFE OF THEIR OWN.

TERRY IS LIKE A GREYHOUND OUT

OF A TRAP WHEN TOLD HE'S GOING

TO GET A TUSSLE.

TERRY, HE'S THE STAR OF THE

- SHOW - ♪♪

WHOA.

♪

MACHO, MACHO MAN ♪

♪

I MUST INCREASE MY BUTTOCKS.

IS IT CONTAGIOUS PECK

FLAPPING.

I CAN DO IT NOW IN RHYTHM TO

MUSIC.

♪ MACHO, MACHO MAN ♪

♪

YEAH, I LEARNED THAT FROM

TERRY.

THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD ME

♪♪

Terry: WELCOME BACK

WE ARE JUST 13 MINUTES AWAY FROM

THE START OF THE FINALE.

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING BACK AT THE

FIRST OF THIS WEEK'S OF OUR

FINALIST

UP NEXT IS BAD SALSA

WOW

HI, WHO ARE YOU GUYS?

I'M SUMON.

AND WE ARE CALLED THE BAD

- SALSA.
- >> BAD SALSA.

BAD SALSA.

WHEN I FIRST SAW BAD SALSA I

- DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND THE
- NAME

WE CALL IT BAD SALSA BECAUSE

IT'S AN ACRONYM.

THEY WERE FROM ACROSS THE

WORLD FROM MUMBAI, I THOUGHT IT

WOULD BE LIKE A BALL ROOM DANCE,

LIKE JUST A SALSA.

♪♪

SINCE THE DOOR HAS OPENED TO

THE WORLD ON THIS SHOW AND

PEOPLE ARE COME FROM FAR AND

- WIDE
- THEY SHOW UP BIGSER AND BADER

AND MORE EXCITING THAN ANYTHING

WE SAW BEFORE.

- >> YOU WERE SO FAST IT'S LIKE
- LIGHTNING FAST

THEY ALSO HAVE SO MANY CRAZY

MOVES.

YOU KNOW HOW PEOPLE DO THE DEATH

DROP HE DOES IT ON HER LIKE HER

- HEAD IS OFF THE GROUND LIKE
- THIS

IT IS INSANE

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

BAD SALSA IS BAD ASS SALSA.

CAN I SAY ASS, HA, HA.

YOU SAY BAD SALSA B.A.D., YOU

ARE THE OPPOSITE OF BAD.

THANK YOU.

IT WAS EXCITING

I WANTED TO DANCE BECAUSE THEN I

GOT SCARED BECAUSE I COULDN'T

TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU

I WATCH THE SHOW EVERY NIGHT

WITH MY FAMILY WHEN IT AIRS AND

MY FAMILY HAS GONE CRAZY WITH

THEM TWO

SO I MEAN, I REALLY WISH THEM

THE BEST.

I LOVE YOU GUYS TOO.

THANK YOU FOR FLYING OVER

CHOOSING OUR SHOW TO BE ON,

MEANS A LOT TO US BECAUSE

WITHOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU WE HAVE

NO SHOW.

SO THIS IS AMAZING

- >> BEING ON "AMERICA'S GOT
- TALENT" IS THE GREATEST THING TO

HAPPEN TO US

YOU HAVE FOUR YESES

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

WE'RE GOING TO WIN IN, WANT

IT SO VERY BADLY

WE ARE GIVING IT ALL

OUR LIFE HAS CHANGED.

BAD SALSA, THAT WAS AMAZING

THAT WAS TRULY ONE OF THE MOST

UNFORGETTABLE THINGS I'VE EVER

- SEEN
- COULD BAD SALSA BE THE WINNER OF

SEASON 15 OR WILL KENADI DODDS

TAKE THE CROWN

WALKING INTO "AMERICA'S GOT

TALENT" FOR THE FIRST TIME IT'S

HARD TO NOT FREAK OUT OVER EVERY

LITTLE THING

FIRST TIME I SAW THE STAGE IT

WAS MIND-BLOWING, EVERYWHERE YOU

LOOK OH, MY GOSH, THERE'S SIMON,

THERE'S TERRY CREWS.

HI GUYS, MY NAME IS TERRY

HOW ARE YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

I WAS LIKE, I CAN'T BELIEVE

- I'M GOING TO BE STANDING ON THAT
- STAGE.

- >> GO OUT THERE AND DO YOUR
- BEST.

- >> ALL RIGHT, GUYS, COME ON WITH
- ME

WALKING OUT ON THE ICE WITH

THE AUDIENCE NOT BEING THERE,

EVERY FOOT STEP ECHOED

IT WAS JUST SO QUIET

I SAW THE JUDGES THERE

HI.

HELLO

IT WAS NERVE-RACKING.

WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO COME

HERE AND SHARE YOUR TALENT WITH

"AMERICA'S GOT TALENT"

SO MY FAMILY HAS A RARE

DISEASE WHERE YOU LOSE VISION

UNTIL YOU ARE FULLY BLIND SO MY

LITTLE SISTER TOLD ME THAT SHE

WANTED TO SEE ME ON THE BIGGEST

STAGE IN THE WORLD BEFORE IT'S

TOO LATE AND HER VISION IS GONE

SO.

KENDALL'S

.

KENADI DODDS'S STORY IS SO

BRAVE.

♪

I WANT TO SHOW MY LITTLE

SISTER, IF YOU WORK HARD YOU CAN

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS

ON "AGT" I SAY IT'S RISKY TO

SING OREGONIGINAL

SONGS BUT KENADI DODDS AUDITION

FELT SO SPECIAL.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO BE HERE

AND SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS

OPPORTUNITY AND FOR ALL THE

PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED ME THIS

- FAR.
- >> YOU KNOW SOMETHING, THIS IS

JUST THE BEGINNING FOR YOU, I

PROMISE YOU.

BEING ON "AMERICA'S GOT

TALENT" HAS BEEN LIFE-CHANGING

AND IT REALLY HAS, LIKE, YOU

HEAR A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY IT BUT

IT'S TRUE.

LIKE, IT JUST CHANGED

- EVERYTHING.
- >> THANK YOU.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE

FUTURE IS GOING TO BRING FOR

- YOU.
- >> THANK YOU SO MUCH

EVEN IF SHE DOESN'T WIN "AGT"

SHE'S GOING TO HAVE A GREAT

CAREER IN MUSIC.

I LOVE ARTISTS WHO KNOW WHAT

KIND OF LANE THEY WANT TO GO

DOWN AND I THINK WE CAN HELP YOU

GET THERE.

I AM NOT READY FOR THIS

JOURNEY TO END.

FOUR ONE-WAY TICKET TO CENTER

- STAGE.
- >> THANK YOU SO MUCH

CONGRATULATIONS

WELL-DONE.

AH!

IT WOULD BE SO COOL TO WIN IT

AND I WANT IT SO BAD AND I WANT

TO WORK AS LONG AS MUCH AS I CAN

TO WIN IT.

♪

Terry: WE'RE COUNTING DOWN TO

TONIGHT'S FINALE

WHEN WE COME BACK MORE BEHIND

THE SCENES MOMENTS WITH OUR

JUDGES

STAY RIGHT THERE

♪♪

WE ARE LIVE, BACK STAGE,

JUST MINUTES AWAY FROM FINDING

OUT WHO WINS THE MILLION-DOLLAR

PRIZE.

I'M SO EXCITED

OKAY BEFORE SIMON'S ACCIDENT WE

HAD A LITTLE FUN WITH HIM AND

THE OTHER JUDGES, WE ASKED A

SIMPLE QUESTION, WHO SAID IT.

OKAY.

I'M GOING TO READ A COMMENT AND

GUESS WHO SAID THE COMMENT.

I HAVE TO GUESS WHO SAID

THESE THINGS.

I LOVE THIS.

YOU'RE WALKING A LITTLE FUNNY

DID YOU POO POO IN YOUR PANTS A

- LITTLE BIT.
- >> GOT TO BE SIMON

DID YOU POO POO IN YOUR PANTS A

LITTLE BIT

DID YOU MAKE A LITTLE POO POO,

NO, NOT SIMON.

I WANT TO SAY THAT IS HOWIE.

HOWIE.

IS IT ME?

HEIDI

YEAH, THAT SOUNDS VERY...

IT WAS ME, HA, HA, HA

YOU'RE WALKING A LITTLE

FUNNY, DID YOU POO POO IN YOUR

- PANTS A LITTLE BIT
- >> POO POO I WOULD NEVER SAY

SUCH A THING.

YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A

- LITTLE GIRL AGAIN.
- >> THAT'S GOT TO BE HEIDI.

YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A

LITTLE GIRL AGAIN.

YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A

LITTLE GIRL AGAIN.

- >> SIMON - >> SIMON

HOWIE

SOMEBODY MADE ME FEEL LIKE A

LITTLE GIRL AGAIN?

WHEN WAS THAT HOWIE.

YOU MADE ME FEEL LIKE A

LITTLE GIRL AGAIN.

MY NIPPLES HURT.

THAT'S GOT TO BE TERRY.

HE WILL POP HIS PECKS UNTIL HIS

NIPPLES HURT.

HOWIE

ME.

BECAUSE THEY HURT ALL THE TIME.

SIMON.

- >> YEAH?
- DING DING.

- >> SIMON, HOW DID HE HURT HIS
- NIPPLES.

AH, MY NIPPLES HURT

AWESOME

MY NIPPLES HURT.

I MEAN, THIS COULD BE KIND OF

FUN BETWEEN MEALS ON A CREW

CRUISE SHIP.

- >> SOFIA.
- >> OH, THAT WAS SOFIA.

THAT WAS ME

THIS COULD BE KIND OF FUN IN

BETWEEN 3450E8S ON A CRUISE

SHIP

I REMEMBER THAT

I'M LIKE THAT'S NOT A

COMPLIMENT

YOU HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A

- WEDGY.
- >> I WOULD WANT YOU TO TELL ME

- IF I HAD A WEDGY.
- >> HOWIE.

IT DOES SOUND LIKE ME

I WOULD SAY, YOU HAVE A WEDGY.

I COULD HEAR HIS VOICE, HEY

YOU, YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A

WEDGY.

IT WASN'T!

HEIDI.

HEIDI.

YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A

WEDGY, I WOULD WANT YOU TO TELL

ME IF I HAD A WEDGY.

I THINK I DID PRETTY GOOD

BECAUSE I HAVE A GOOD MEMORY.

WE'RE JUST SECONDS AWAY FROM

THE FINALE

LOOK AROUND AT OUR INCREDIBLE

- CREW WHO HELP MAKE THIS SHOW
- HAPPEN DURING THIS UNPRECEDENTED

TIME

IT'S BEEN A CRAZY BUT AMAZING

SUM AROUND ALL COMES DOWN TO

TONIGHT, WHOSE LIFE WILL