America's Got Talent (2006–…): Season 15, Episode 8 - AGT: Best of Auditions - full transcript

[light piano music]

‐ These two minutes could
change your life forever.

♪ ♪

I think we have discovered
a future star.

‐ It was unbelievable.

‐ I don't cry
for a whole lot of things,

but that was very powerful.

‐ ♪ Ready or not, here I come ♪

‐ This year, we are meeting
the most amazing people.

[exciting music]

‐ Wow! ‐ Look at that!



‐ Amazing.

‐ [screams]

♪ ♪

I couldn't take my eyes off you.

‐ ♪ Ready or not ♪

‐ Yes, yes, yes, yes,
yes, yes, yes!

‐ You blew the roof
off this house!

‐ ♪ Ready or not, here I come ♪

‐ This is an audition
I will never forget

for the whole of my life.

‐ [vocalizes]

‐ This is what I wanna see

when I watch
"America's Got Talent."

♪ ♪



[cheers and applause]

[GRiZ x Big Gigantic's
"Good Times Roll" playing]

‐ Whoo. ‐ Yo, bro.

‐ Can you really believe this
right now?

This is like a dream come true.

‐ ♪ No, I ain't got nothing
but a bag of green ♪

♪ Two dancing shoes
and my friends with me ♪

‐ Two tickets? Enjoy.

‐ ♪ A little tune to play
to make the good times roll ♪

‐ Raising the sound.

‐ ♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na ♪
‐ Here we go!

‐ All right, here we go, guys.

Stand by for the top
of the show.

And Terry's entrance
in three, two, one.

‐ Whoo. Welcome to the show!

Are you ready

to meet your "AGT" judges?

Howie Mandel!

Heidi Klum!

Sofía Vergara!

Simon Cowell!

You guys ready
to get this started?

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

‐ Hello.
You look amazing, you guys.

‐ Thank you.
We really appreciate that.

Thank you. ‐ Okay, right.

Tell me first of all,
please, the name.

‐ We are the W.A.F.F.L.E. Crew.

We go by We Are Family
For Life Entertainment,

and we're a crew all the way
from New York City.

The Bronx, New York.
‐ Ooh, I love that name.

[cheers and applause]

So it's dance?
‐ Yes, we're dancers.

‐ So how long have you
known each other for?

‐ We've known each other
for about 10‐plus years.

This is like a brotherhood
right here, for real.

‐ Tell me why this year "AGT"?

What's the dream
and what's the plan?

‐ Uh, the dream right now,
especially this year,

it's 2020, you know?

We should never waste
any more time.

We're from a city where there's
no hope, there's no influence.

We don't see the right things
when we go back home,

but we never gave up
on our hopes and dreams.

So we wanna give the young
people something positive

to look into, you know?

It's about our culture,
our city, our family,

our family back home
that's watching right now.

And we understand
that there's, like,

a million dollars at stake
right now...

We already invest
in our community

with just as little
as our pocket money,

so a million dollars right now,

we will really, really
put on for our city.

‐ Good for you.

‐ Yeah, yeah, that's awesome.

‐ Let's hope 2020's your year.
‐ We can't let no one down.

‐ You look ready for this.
I've got a good feeling.

‐ I just wanna ask,
are you guys ready?

‐ Yes. ‐ I'm ready!

‐ Yes.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Let's do it!
‐ Yeah, let's do it!

[Chaka Khan's
"Like Sugar" playing]

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ It's like sugar, so sweet ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Get up on a‐yo' feet ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Why with the state
that I'm in ♪

♪ Everybody here is dancing ♪

♪ All I wanna do is get
ya body next to mine, yeah ♪

♪ Baby, won't you stand up
to me ♪

♪ Come around and make a move ♪

♪ Maybe teach ya something
like this ♪

♪ Funky, funky groove ♪

♪ It's like sugar, so sweet ♪

♪ Good enough to eat,
I like it ♪

♪ Like sugar, like sugar,
it's like sugar, like sugar ♪

♪ It's like sugar,
like sugar, it's like sugar ♪

♪ Like sugar, it's like sugar ♪

♪ It's like sugar,
it's like sugar ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ ♪

♪ It's like sugar ♪

♪ So sweet ♪

♪ Get up on ♪

♪ A‐yo' feet ♪

♪ Why with the state
that I'm in ♪

♪ Everybody here is dancing ♪

♪ Baby won't you stand up
to me ♪

♪ Come around and make a move ♪

♪ Maybe teach ya something
like this ♪

♪ Funky, funky groove ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

‐ [screams]

[wild cheering]

Oh, my God.

[J2's "Lean on Me" playing]

♪ ♪

I've never seen anything
like that in my life.

‐ I'm gonna be honest with you.

I‐‐we've seen a lot
of dance acts on this show.

I wouldn't say they're
my favorite category

because I've seen a lot
of repetition over the years.

‐ ♪ Sorrow ♪

♪ But if we are wise ♪

‐ But I think something
about your energy

from the second you came on,

and your determination
is everything.

‐ ♪ Lean on me ♪

♪ When you're not strong ♪

‐ This was, I think,
my favorite audition so far.

‐ ♪ Friend ♪

♪ I'll help you carry on ♪

‐ And I also understand

how important‐‐

[cheers and applause]

How important this is to you.

‐ ♪ Somebody ♪

♪ To lean on ♪

‐ I wanna give you
a little head start here.

‐ ♪ Lean on me ♪

♪ When you're not strong ♪

♪ I'll be your friend ♪

♪ I'll help you ♪

♪ Carry on ♪

♪ For it won't be long ♪

‐ W.A.F.F.L.E. Crew!

You have received
the Golden Buzzer

from Simon!

You're going straight
to the live show!

‐ Fantastic.

It's an audition
I will never, ever forget.

‐ ♪ Sometimes ♪

‐ Simon, what made you push

this Golden Buzzer
for these amazing young men?

‐ Talent, determination,

and everything

I have been waiting for
on this show.

And they've delivered it. ‐ Yes!

‐ Whoo!

‐ ♪ We know that there's ♪

‐ I'm so happy for you.
‐ Thank you so much.

‐ ♪ Tomorrow ♪

‐ You saved my life, man.
‐ No, you saved my life.

‐ Give it up one more time‐‐
the W.A.F.F.L.E. Crew!

‐ ♪ Lean on me
when you're not strong ♪

‐ That was special.

‐ Simon gave us
the Golden Buzzer,

and oh, my...

this is really‐‐
this is unreal, baby.

This is unreal.

‐ ♪ Carry on ♪

‐ Auditions for the next season

of "America's Got Talent"
just opened.

‐ You blew the roof
off this house!

Sign up or submit a video

at AGTauditions. com...

‐ The best I have ever seen!

‐ For your chance to be
on the "AGT" stage.

‐ It was unbelievable.

‐ You could be the next winner.

‐ I think we have discovered

a future star here.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Audience, are you ready
for our next act?

‐ [panting] ‐ [speaking Spanish]

Don't be nervous for this.

‐ Go out there,
and just go get it!

‐ You get it!
‐ Oh, man, you got it!

‐ We can do this!
We practiced for this!

[upbeat music]

Whoo!

[cheering]

‐ Hey, guys.

♪ ♪

Who are you, please?

‐ I am Andrea. ‐ And I'm Irene.

‐ We both together are‐‐
both: Double Dragon.

[laughter, cheers]

‐ Wow, okay. Where are you from?

‐ We are from
San Francisco, California, but

we're originally from Lima‐‐
both: Peru.

‐ Go, Andrea! Go, Irene!

‐ And just tell me
how old you both are.

‐ I am 31. ‐ Okay.

‐ We are 31, Andrea.
‐ You guys are twins.

‐ Sí, we both are twins.
‐ Got it.

Could've started with that.
Okay.

Tell me about why
you came on the show.

I'm curious.

‐ We like to think that
we are more than just singers.

We are a performance.
We are performers.

And what we actually like
is make people happy.

[cheering]

‐ And is this what you do
as a day job?

‐ We work in customer service.

[applause]

‐ Okay, enough questions.
The stage is yours.

And I hope the next two minutes
changes your life.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Amen.

[cheering]

‐ Andrea! ‐ Go Irene, whoo!

[The Weather Girls'
"It's Raining Men" playing]

‐ Hola, "America's Got Talent."

[both vocalizing]

♪ It's raining men ♪

both: ♪ Hallelujah,
it's raining men ♪

♪ Amen ♪

‐ ♪ I'm gonna go out,
I'm gonna let myself get ♪

both: ♪ Absolutely soaking wet ♪

♪ Whoa, oh ♪

♪ God bless mother nature ♪

‐ ♪ She's a single woman too ♪

both: ♪ She took off to heaven ♪

‐ Sing it!

‐ ♪ And she did
what she got to do ♪

both: ♪ She taught every angel ♪

‐ ♪ To rearrange the sky ♪

both: ♪ So that each
and every woman ♪

♪ Find her perfect guy ♪

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Oh ♪

‐ ♪ Humidity's rising ♪
‐ Ooh, rising.

‐ ♪ Barometer's getting low ♪

‐ ♪ Oh, oh, for the first time ♪

♪ In history ♪

‐ ♪ It's gonna start
raining men ♪

‐ ♪ Men ♪

‐ That's what I'm talking about!

‐ ♪ It's raining men ♪
‐ ♪ Hallelujah ♪

♪ It's raining men, yeah ♪
‐ ♪ Oh, raining ♪

‐ ♪ It's raining men ♪
‐ ♪ Tall, dark, and lean ♪

both: ♪ Rough and tough ♪

♪ And strong and mean ♪

♪ Yeah, it's raining men ♪

[cheers and applause]

‐ Yes, that's what
we needed right now!

[Lady Gaga's
"Stupid Love" playing]

‐ ♪ You're the one that
I've been waiting for ♪

♪ Gotta quit this cryin' ♪

‐ Aw, she's crying.
She's shaking.

[cheering]

‐ Irene.

‐ Yes, yes! ‐ Family, family!

‐ ♪ Believe, gotta have
faith in me ♪

‐ Okay. ‐ That was perfect!

‐ Well, how are you feeling
right now?

‐ Los amo mucho. ‐ Gracias.

‐ [chuckles]

‐ Wow. Sofía?

‐ I think you guys were amazing.

‐ Thank you. ‐ So much.

‐ I love to see
two Latina girls...

‐ Gracias.
‐ Having fun on that stage.

I mean, it was fun.
It was, like, full of energy.

‐ [laughs]

‐ Heidi, what do you think?

‐ I found you guys
super entertaining,

but then you have the pipes
to back it all up too.

I mean, you can sing
the roof off this building.

I mean, I was like, "Whoa."
‐ Thank you so much.

‐ Oh, my God.
‐ Howie, did you like them?

‐ I loved them.
You guys are campy and funny.

And you said at the beginning,

"I just wanna
make people smile."

You did it. ‐ You did it.

‐ Yes! ‐ You did it.

‐ You know what I loved?

I loved your reaction

as much as I loved
the performance.

‐ We love you. ‐ Thank you.

We love you so much.

[laughter]

‐ So now we have to get
to the important part.

Howie? ‐ Sí.

Both: Sí. ‐ Sí.

Both: Sí.

‐ Sofia? ‐ Sí.

‐ Yes! ‐ Sí.

‐ Uh, you have four sís.

‐ Thank you! ‐ Viva Perú.

‐ Oh, my God. ‐ Viva Perú.

Muchas gracias.
‐ Thank you so much!

‐ ♪ We got a stupid love, love ♪

[cheering]

‐ They have the fire,
the Latina fire.

‐ Yes, they build the fire.
You're right.

‐ I got in! I got in right now.

‐ Hey, could you ask for more?
You can't ask for more.

Thank you. ‐ Ay, mama.

‐ Gracias.

‐ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

all: Dragons!

‐ ♪ I want your stupid love ♪

‐ One minute
till the next act, everyone.

‐ Here we go.
‐ My name is Brandon Leake.

I am 27 years old, and I am
from Stockton, California.

I just left teaching
high school English,

and I am now a counselor

at a local community college
called Delta.

I did grow up
in a neighborhood where,

like, drugs and gang violence
were rampant.

My mom worked 15 different jobs

to make sure that
I was provided for.

When I was four,
my little sister was born.

I don't even think
I understood what

being an older brother
really meant at four years old.

I just knew that this
little person was here.

My family very much insulated me

into this very loving household.

Then when I became a teenager,
it became this anger.

And what I did was I let
all that frustration out

through creativity.

Writing most certainly
was an escape for me.

‐ All right, here we go.

‐ They're all about originality
right now, Brandon.

‐ And I got something for 'em.

‐ Go out there
and make it happen, brother.

All right, it's a pleasure
to see you, my man.

It's your time.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Thank you, sir.

♪ ♪

‐ Hello.

I do like my job,

but in terms of my passion,
what I would love to do

is being able to turn my art
into my full‐time work.

Hi. ‐ How are you?

What is your name?
‐ My name is Brandon Leake.

‐ Hi, Brandon Leake.

And where are you from, Brandon?

‐ I am from a small, little city

called Stockton, California.

‐ Stockton, California.

And what do you do for a living?

‐ Uh, for a living, I work
at a high school and a college,

but I also run poetry workshops
with youth in my city.

‐ Well, that's wonderful. ‐ Wow.

‐ So poetry, is that what
you're gonna be doing tonight?

‐ Yes, I'm actually
the first spoken word artist

that you guys are ever
gonna have hit this stage,

so I'm super excited
to bring poetry to y'all.

‐ Tell me because, uh,

I don't really
understand poetry.

I'm gonna be honest with you.

‐ I'm a great intro for you.
‐ Okay.

‐ So tonight's poem,
it's something you wrote?

‐ Oh, I only perform stuff
that I write,

never be able to perform
anything else.

‐ Well, and what is it‐‐
what is this one about?

‐ So tonight's poem is actually
an ode to my sister.

‐ Are you close to your sister?

‐ Very much.
She's here with me now.

‐ Oh, she's backstage?

‐ Kind of. [chuckles]

‐ Well, we already love you.
Make us love your poem.

‐ Beautiful. I got you for that.

I have two facts for you.

One, I'm six feet tall.

And two,

love is the most vulnerable
thing one will ever have.

And you must learn
to hold onto it loosely

so when it leaves,
it won't exit so painfully.

On July 14, 1996,

an angel was brought
to this earth.

Her name; Danielle Marie Gibso,

but I only know her as Puff.

Her smile is
as wide as the universe.

Her eyes, they glimmer
like the stars.

She is my world, and my sister.

I, just four years old
at the time,

learned what it meant
to love selflessly,

for on days in which
my strength was but knee‐high

seeing her smiling face
would make my soul fly, but

on March 23, 1997,
I've been ground bound

because she left earth to go
back home amongst the stars,

right next to God,
but I was left here

to manufacture wings out
of tears and broken dreams.

Yet I'm still haunted
by these nightmares 'cause

I have a really creative mind

and sometimes it designs
these alternate realities

where she is still here,
still alive

and all the things
I wish we could've done

are played again,
and again, and again.

And I'm tired of playing God
'cause I gotta come to terms

with the fact that my sister
ain't never coming back.

And that's the cost of love,

caring for someone so much

that you can't imagine
living life without them.

Staring at a grave like

"How about I trade
my six feet for yours,"

but that's not real.

And I know I said earlier
to hold onto love loosely

so when it leaves,
it won't exit so painfully,

but if this pain

and these memories are
all that I got left of you,

I won't never regret these scars

from just trying
to hold onto you.

[Seinabo Sey's "Burial" playing]

♪ ♪

‐ Wow. ‐ It is a "wow."

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Flowers cross the sea ♪

♪ Memories aren't
what they used to be ♪

‐ Gosh.

‐ You're tearing up.

‐ My brother passed away
the same year

that your sister passed away.

‐ Man. ‐ Yeah.

I can feel your pain.
I know what this is.

I know what it is
to have somebody taken

from you without you knowing.

But it was very beautiful
for me.

‐ Thank you.

‐ What an amazing tribute.

There's something very,
very special about you.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Really.

This is a very difficult thing
for me to judge.

I shouldn't be judging it.

I just want to compliment you
on what you just did

because it was,
uh, extraordinary.

‐ Thank you for that so much.

‐ Really. ‐ So much.

‐ Well, it's amazing to me
that on season 15,

it's the first time
that we're hearing

somebody of spoken word.

There was something more raw
in the way

it's like, singing, and talking,

and just being a human
a capella.

No music, no nothing,

just a raw heart beating
in front of us.

We feel your pain,
we feel your love.

And you moved me...

to do this.

‐ ♪ They speak
of a better place ♪

♪ They speak of kingdoms ♪

‐ Yes!

‐ ♪ Kingdoms and how they come ♪

‐ Whoo!

‐ ♪ They speak of freedom ♪

♪ Freedom and marching drums ♪

♪ Freedom and marching drums,
freedom ♪

‐ You're amazing, buddy.
You are so amazing.

‐ Brandon Leake! ‐ Thank you.

‐ You have received
the Golden Buzzer

from Howie Mandel.

You are going straight
to the live shows.

‐ Oh, God.

‐ How do you feel
right now, sir?

‐ Man, like, ecstatic.
Y'all don't even know.

Like, my daughter was just born,

and the only thing that I've
been thinking about is like,

"Man, I don't want
time to slip by

being at this nine‐to‐five
while she's at home growing."

Like, this is my shot.
[chuckles, whimpers]

‐ Brandon, can I have an elbow?
‐ [laughs]

♪ ♪

‐ All right. ‐ All right.

Thank you, Brandon.
Brandon, well deserved.

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.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Forever, Brandon.

[playing "You Can't Always Get
What You Want"]

‐ My name's Brett Loudermilk.

I'm 31 years old,
and I'm from North Carolina,

and I am an entertainer.

You know, I really like
to make people feel something

with my performance.

Um, seeing my grandfather do
it, you can really move people.

He was a Pentecostal preacher,

did this snake handling,
the faith healing.

People were speaking in tongues,

and he was, you know,
jumping up and down,

and everybody was singing
with their hands in the air,

and it was a show.

‐ ♪ But if you try sometimes ♪

‐ At that point, I knew 100%
that this is what I'm doing.

‐ ♪ You get what you need ♪

‐ When I was 17, I decide
I'm gonna drop out,

move to New York City,
and be a street performer.

‐ ♪ Whoo ♪

‐ You know, for a long time,
I was really living

that struggling
artist lifestyle.

It was just me and my case.

I never thought that
I could one day be here.

♪ ♪

‐ Good evening.
‐ Where did he come from?

‐ And what is your name?
‐ My name is Brett.

‐ And where are you from, Brett?

‐ I'm from North Carolina.

‐ And what do you do
in North Carolina?

‐ I like to entertain people,
you know?

I come from a musical family.

My grandfather was
an entertainer

and my dad grew up wanting
to be a rock star.

And that's why I'm here to kind
of live that dream for him.

‐ He didn't become a rock star?
‐ He's a cop.

‐ Okay. ‐ [laughs]

‐ And why did you choose to
come on "America's Got Talent"?

‐ I've gone as far as I can go.

All roads have led to this X.

‐ Aw. ‐ Uh, sappy?

Too sappy? ‐ No, I like it.

‐ Okay, all right. Thanks, man.

‐ Show us what you do.
And we can't wait to see it.

[eerie music]

‐ My name is Brett Loudermilk,

and I am a sword swallower.

‐ Oh. [crowd oh‐ing]

‐ Uh, I need a woman from
the audience to help me out.

Let's see. Oh.

[overlapping chatter]

Sofía. ‐ Hi.

‐ Can I please use you?
‐ Go, Sofía.

Help him.

‐ Oh, Sofía's going.

[cheering]

‐ Great, join me‐‐
join me over here, Sofía.

Join me right over here.

‐ I'm not gonna
swallow anything.

‐ No, no, no. You‐‐ [laughter]

I'm gonna place the sword
into my throat and let go.

I'm gonna hold it there with
the muscles in my esophagus.

I'll snap my fingers,
open everything up.

It's gonna drop down the rest
of the way by itself.

‐ Ay.

‐ I'll bend myself into halves.
I'll turn towards you and wink.

You grab the sword,
and you pull it out.

‐ No, I'm not going to pull it!
‐ Yes! Yes!

‐ What if I kill you?

‐ You were the wrong choice.
Okay.

Um, are you ready? ‐ No.

‐ Just nice and slow. ‐ Okay.

‐ Okay, here we go.

♪ ♪

You have to watch! ‐ I don't...

[music swells]

♪ ♪

‐ [gags]

Sorry, sorry, sorry. No!

‐ [laughs]

‐ My collar was too tight.

‐ You gotta go back,
and you gotta stay right there.

‐ All right. ‐ Right there.

‐ All right. ‐ Focus, focus.

‐ You focus! Face me.

All right. Here we go.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

‐ Look at his face.
Look at his face.

‐ I don't want to. Oh, no, no.

‐ Pull it, pull it! ‐ All right!

‐ Pull it. [hollering]

‐ Pull it! ‐ I can't do this.

‐ Pull on the sword! ‐ I can't!

‐ Just pull it out!
‐ It's stuck.

‐ It's not stuck, I promise you.

This is so easy.
I promise, okay, yeah.

All right, last time.

[suspenseful music]

Okay, here we go.

♪ ♪

‐ Pull, pull, pull, pull, pull.

‐ Pull!

[cheering]

[triumphant music]

‐ Hey, hey, hey, yes!

♪ ♪

‐ Can I be honest with you?
Sofía was atrocious.

‐ No, you don't know
what it felt like.

When you touch it, it feels
like it's stuck in there

and I was going to hurt him.

[laughter]

‐ Is he finished?
That's not his act.

‐ I've got more!

‐ Can I pull one out?

‐ Seriously? ‐ Yeah.

‐ Let's do it. ‐ Okay.

‐ Come on. ‐ Come on, come on.

‐ Wait, wait.

Howie, would you do it too?
‐ Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Let me ask something.

‐ And Sofía.
All three, all three.

‐ Wait. ‐ I already did it.

‐ Come on.

[cheering]

All right,
find your safety spot.

‐ It just so happens
that I have not one,

not two, but three swords...
‐ Three swords.

‐ That I'm gonna swallow
at the same time.

And each one of you is
gonna pull out a sword.

I'm jazzing right now.
This was not planned.

‐ I know, I know.

I had no idea what
was gonna happen.

‐ Have you done this before?
‐ No, it doesn't matter.

‐ You're gonna put all three
in your mouth?

‐ I'm gonna swallow
the three swords.

‐ The whole sword? ‐ All three.

Here we go.
You start with the top‐‐

‐ Yeah, I got it.
I got it, I got it.

‐ Oh. ‐ [wails]

‐ Oh, no.

‐ And here we go.

Here we go. Here we go.

‐ And concentrate.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

‐ Which is the top one?
‐ Come on!

‐ That one or that one?
‐ Top one! Top one!

[screaming]

‐ Oh, my God!

[heartbeat pulsing]

‐ You're gonna get acid reflux.

‐ ♪ You can't always get
what you want ♪

‐ Whoa! An outstanding act!

‐ Wow. ‐ It's hard.

‐ You nearly killed him
the first time.

‐ How did that go for you?

‐ Not as planned.
‐ Not as planned.

Well, you know what?
Here's the thing.

The fact that you are able
to improvise,

and have fun,
and play in the moment

tells me that you're an
entertainer with some talent,

and that's what I like.
‐ Thank you.

‐ ♪ You get what you need ♪

‐ That was super fun
and I loved it.

‐ [laughs]

‐ Sofía, without being rude,
you were horrendous, but‐‐

‐ We don't do that in Colombia.
‐ Okay.

‐ [laughs]

‐ But where we ended up
is that he's never put three

down his throat, uh,
at the same time before.

This is the first time,
thanks to us.

So, uh, for that,
you 100% get a yes.

‐ ♪ You can't always get
what you want ♪

‐ Yes.

‐ Thank you so much. Thank you.

‐ Yes.

‐ Thank you.

‐ ♪ Need, oh, yeah, baby ♪

‐ I loved that kid.

‐ That was never done before.
You've never done that before.

‐ I've never had
three swords in me,

and then have three
separate people pull them out,

and also take that long!

♪ ♪

[clears throat]

‐ Hi, I'm Terry. How are you?

What's your name?
‐ I'm Cristina Rae.

‐ Cristina‐‐oh, my goodness.
And who is this little guy?

‐ Jeremiah. ‐ Oh, my goodness.

He ready to go out there.
Is he gonna be performing?

‐ Please forgive him.
‐ Oh, he's okay, he's okay.

[cheering]

‐ Oh, wow. Look at that.

‐ Oh, no. [chuckles]

‐ "Bright lights.
Bright lights."

Are you coming on the stage?

‐ Is that the contestant?

‐ Have you been performing
your whole life?

‐ Yes, yes, I have.
‐ Oh, there he is!

‐ Yes, I have.

‐ And what made you decide

that "AGT" was the thing
for you to do?

‐ I just feel like
it's gonna change my life

and my son's life.

He's the reason I'm here.

‐ Yeah.

Let's think about it.

‐ Give me a kiss.

‐ Mom.
‐ We gon' stay right here.

‐ Do you wanna hold my hand
and stay here?

‐ Hold his hand.
‐ We can watch Mommy.

[giggles]

[cheers and applause]

‐ Wow.

Hi. ‐ Hi.

‐ What's your name?
‐ I'm Cristina Rae.

‐ Hi, Cristina Rae.
And where are you from?

‐ I'm from Nashville, Tennessee.

‐ Nashville, Tennessee. ‐ Whoo!

‐ And what do you do
for a living?

‐ I do laser lipo,
and I melt people's fat.

[giggles] You don't need that.

‐ Oh, trust me. ‐ [laughs]

‐ And who are you here
with today?

‐ My son, Jeremiah.
‐ We just saw him.

‐ Was that your son? ‐ Yes.

‐ He was so cute!
‐ You wanna say hi?

‐ Come here, baby. ‐ Hi.

‐ Put him there. ‐ Hi.

‐ How adorable.
‐ He's a sweetheart.

‐ Why "AGT"?
Why did you come to "AGT"?

‐ I need this to change my life.

And as you can see,
I'm a single mom,

and I was living in my vehicle
while pregnant.

‐ Wait, wait, wait, homeless?
You're living in your car?

‐ I was before I gave birth
to my son.

And, um, this will change my
life by putting us in a home‐‐

my own home, not just
in family situations.

And I want him
to have his own room.

Like, I want us to live
in our own home, not a house.

‐ Yes.

‐ Well, so do we.
We want that for you.

‐ Thank you.

‐ Are you gonna be singing?
‐ Yes.

‐ I want you think
of this building right now

and that stage as your house.

‐ Yes. ‐ And we are your family.

‐ This is a lovely house.
‐ Isn't this great?

‐ [giggles] ‐ Entertain us.

‐ Aww. both: Bye.

‐ What, what? Start, stop.

‐ I know. He likes the stage.

Oh, no. [laughter]

‐ Aww, that's my man.
‐ [chuckles]

[The Rolling Stones'
"Gimme Shelter" playing]

‐ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

‐ Whoa. ‐ Oh, wow.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ I see the storm
is threatening ♪

♪ My very life today ♪

♪ If we don't get no shelter ♪

♪ We're gonna fade away ♪

♪ War, children ♪

♪ ♪

♪ It's just a shot away,
it's just a shot away ♪

♪ War, children ♪
‐ Whoo!

‐ ♪ It's just a shot away,
it's just a shot away ♪

[vocalizing]

♪ ♪

♪ Oh, see the fire is sweepin' ♪

♪ Our very street today ♪

♪ Burns for the purple carpets ♪

♪ And bull has lost its way ♪

♪ War, children ♪

♪ It's just a shot away,
it's just a shot away ♪

♪ War ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Whoo, ooh ♪

♪ ♪

♪ It's just a shot away ♪

♪ ♪

♪ It's just a shot away,
a shot away ♪

♪ Shot away ♪

[cheers and applause]

[Jennifer Hudson's
"I'll Fight" playing]

♪ ♪

‐ Whoo! High five!

‐ Wow.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ When you feel you're
taking all that you can take ♪

♪ And you're sure you're
never gonna catch a break ♪

♪ And the tears are rivers
running down your face ♪

‐ What a voice.

‐ ♪ I will take up
the struggle ♪

‐ Okay, wow.

Sofía? ‐ It was fantastic.

Heidi and I, we were
getting goosebumps.

♪ ♪

I mean, I know it's not yet
the time to vote,

but I am gonna vote now‐‐yes.

‐ Wow. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Yes!

‐ You know, we handed you
this house.

‐ Yes, you did.

‐ And you know what you did
to this brand new house?

You blew the roof
off this house!

‐ ♪ I know it's a fight ♪

‐ Simon? ‐ Cristina.

There is only one way
to describe your voice.

It is insanely good.
‐ Thank you.

‐ Look. ‐ Thank you so much.

‐ There is absolutely no point

making shows like this

unless we find people like you.

‐ Thank you.

‐ I adore you.
‐ Thank you so much.

‐ Heidi, what do you think?

‐ I think you are absolutely
out of this world.

‐ Thank you.

‐ My heart is racing
for you right now.

It really is.

Are you ready for this
right now?

‐ I'm ready.

‐ Are you ready for this
right now?

♪ ♪

‐ Oh, my God. ‐ Do it!

‐ Because I'm ready
to push this button for you.

‐ [crying]

‐ Cristina, are you ready
for this?

Are you ready for this?

‐ ♪ So I'll fight ♪

♪ Fight that war for you ♪

♪ I'll fight ♪

♪ Stand and defend you ♪

♪ Take your side,
that's what I'm here to do ♪

‐ Oh, my‐‐do you wanna
say hi to Mommy?

‐ ♪ I'll be there
to be strong, oh ♪

‐ Aw.

‐ ♪ Keep on the fight ♪

‐ You're amazing, and I want
you to have that house.

And you're on your way
to getting it right now.

‐ Oh, look at the little guy.
‐ Aw.

‐ Thank you so much.
‐ You're gonna win this.

‐ Cristina Rae

has Heidi's Golden Buzzer!

You are going straight
to the live show!

[cheers and applause]

‐ ♪ So I'll fight ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Fight that war for you ♪

♪ I'll fight ♪
‐ I'm so happy for you.

Do you mind if we hug?
‐ Thank you so much.

‐ I think you might be one

of the best singers
we've ever had.

‐ Thank you so much!
‐ Cristina Rae!

‐ Thank you so much.

‐ ♪ I'll be there to be strong ♪

♪ Oh, I'll keep on, keep on ♪

‐ We did it, baby. We did it.

‐ ♪ I'll fight ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I'll fight ♪

[BANNERS' "Someone to You"
playing]

‐ My name is Marco Angelo.

I am 25 years old,
and I am a diabolo performer.

[vocalizes, giggles]

‐ ♪ Be somebody to someone ♪

‐ I am the biggest fan of
"America's Got Talent" ever.

I can name most of the winners
in "America's Got Talent,"

but I hopefully, am one of them.

Well, it's always good to dream.

I believe in miracles.
That can happen.

I was 10 years old when my mom
bought me my first diabolo.

I practiced four
to eight hours a day.

‐ ♪ The kingdom come ♪

‐ I still can't believe

I'm on "America's Got Talent,"
actually.

This is the first stage
of my dream.

I just hope it can go further,

but right now, I made my dream
here right now.

‐ ♪ Somebody to you ♪

♪ I just wanna be somebody
to someone, oh ♪

‐ Hello. What's your name?

‐ My name is Marco Angelo.
‐ Where are you from?

‐ I'm from Queens, New York,

and I'm also
from the Philippines.

‐ Oh, wow. ‐ Uh‐huh.

‐ I noticed you have
the diabolo there.

How long have you been
doing that?

‐ I've been doing it
for 11 years.

‐ All right, you nervous?

‐ Very anxious,
but very excited.

‐ Well, I like your passion.
I wish you the best,

And show us why
you're worth $1 million.

‐ Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Oh, look, his shoes light up.
Look at his shoes.

[Fall Out Boy's "Last
of the Real Ones" playing]

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ I am a collapsing star ♪

♪ With tunnel vision ♪

♪ But only for you,
but only for you ♪

♪ My head is stripped
just like a screw ♪

♪ That's been tightened
too many times ♪

♪ When I think of you,
when I think of you ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Whoa!

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ I was just an only child ♪

♪ Of the universe ♪

♪ And then I found you,
and then I found you ♪

‐ Whoa!

‐ ♪ Sun and I am
just the planets ♪

♪ Spinning around you,
spinning around you ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Yeah! Yes!

‐ ♪ Even if it's
not true, yeah ♪

♪ 'Cause you're the last
of a dying breed ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

‐ ♪ You never walk away from ♪

‐ Whoa, whoa.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ You're just the last
of the real ones ♪

♪ ♪

♪ You're just the last
of the real ones ♪

♪ ♪

♪ You're just the last
of the real ones ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Hey! Whoa, ho, ho!

Whoa!

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ You're just the last
of the real ones ♪

♪ ♪

♪ You're just the last
of the real ones ♪

[cheers and applause]

‐ Yeah, we did it! We did it!

My brother!

‐ That was incredible!

[Rod Stewart's
"I'll Stand by You" playing]

♪ ♪

[laughter]

‐ Now you know they're brothers.

‐ That was amazing.
That was amazing!

You're so‐‐ ‐ Really?

‐ You're really amazing!

‐ Really?

‐ ♪ Come on and come to me now ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Wow. ‐ You know what, Howie?

I've been watching "AGT."
I'm the biggest fan.

I know every winner.

Since Kodi Lee‐‐
he had a disability.

I was born with a delayed
language disability.

I was put through special
education and I was bullied.

I couldn't come to here
because I got severely bullied.

‐ Well, you wanna
know something?

You are amazing.

You're a winner.

‐ ♪ Don't be ashamed to cry ♪

‐ First of all, just so we know,

because I didn't know, who's he?

‐ Um, I'm Marco's
little brother, Marc.

And together, we are called
the Spyros‐‐

‐ We are‐‐
both: The Spyros Bros.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Well, you know, I love you.
I love everything about you.

And you guys were
incredibly entertaining.

‐ Thank you so much.
Thank you so much.

‐ Go ahead. ‐ I loved it.

I've never seen anything
like this.

The way that you were, like,

with this energy,
that it was amazing.

I really enjoyed this.
‐ I agree.

I've never seen
a reaction like that

before you've had the comments.

I mean, it was‐‐
it was incredible.

Um, the performance,
the audience reaction,

our reaction says it all.

‐ Let's all vote together

because I can guess
how good this is gonna be.

‐ I agree.

‐ Okay, one, two, three.
All: Yes!

‐ ♪ I'll stand by you ♪

♪ I'll stand by you ♪

♪ Won't let nobody hurt you ♪

‐ We love you all, America!

‐ ♪ I'll stand by you ♪

♪ I'll stand by you ♪

♪ ♪

[cheering]

‐ Wow.

‐ Okay, this is real.
Oh, my God, I'm so excited!

‐ Oh, my God.
‐ The crowd, oh, my goodness.

‐ It was the best reaction
before a "yes" I've ever seen.

‐ That was so beautiful.

[both cheering]

‐ ♪ I'll stand by you ♪

♪ Won't let nobody
hurt you, babe ♪

‐ Are you guys ready
to keep the show going?

‐ Yes. ‐ Here we go!

It's time.
"America's Got Talent."

‐ I know it. ‐ Show them what

you're all about. ‐ Thank you.

[cheering]

‐ Hello! ‐ A lot of them.

♪ ♪

‐ A choir. ‐ Oh, yeah.

‐ It's a choir.

‐ It's a big one.

♪ ♪

‐ Hello. ‐ Well.

‐ Hi, everyone. ‐ Welcome.

Okay, and tell me the name
of the choir, please.

‐ This is
the Voices of Our City Choir.

It's a choir I started
about four years ago

for people experiencing
homelessness in San Diego.

‐ Oh, wow. ‐ Yes.

‐ What an amazing idea.

‐ There were so many people
living unsheltered

in my neighborhood.

I met musicians and singers,
and I was like,

"Wow, we could put together
a group and sing together."

And there's people
who are in the choir.

They can't afford medicine,
they can't afford rent,

so we help them out. ‐ Right.

‐ And through the money
that we've raised,

we've helped people
get off the street.

‐ Wow. ‐ Wow.

[cheers and applause]

‐ What's the song
you're gonna do?

‐ The choir actually
wrote the song.

‐ Oh, wow.

‐ We have
a songwriting workshop.

‐ Okay, good.

Let's see what happens in
the next two or three minutes.

‐ Awesome.

[cheers and applause]

♪ Listen to the sound ♪

all: ♪ Ooh ♪

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Of the sidewalk ♪

♪ ♪

all: ♪ Listen to the sounds
of the sidewalk ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Listen to the sounds
of the sidewalk ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Rolling on the pavement
with the one, two beat ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Smooth and steady,
rolling easy down the street ♪

‐ Yeah.

All: ♪ Even though I'm not
quite back up on my feet ♪

‐ Hey. ‐ Whoo!

All: ♪ I'm helping myself
stand up independently ♪

‐ ♪ I gotta keep that hope
for tomorrow ♪

all: ♪ With the dignity
in sight ♪

♪ What's mine is yours
to borrow ♪

♪ And we're rollin',
rollin', rollin' ♪

‐ Yes!
All: ♪ Listen to the sounds ♪

♪ Of the sidewalk ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Listen to the sounds
of the sidewalk ♪

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Hopeful eyes searching ♪

♪ Restless arms reaching ♪
‐ Wow.

‐ ♪ A battle's going down ♪
‐ Oh.

‐ ♪ With chaos all around ♪

♪ And the mother
reassures herself ♪

♪ Everything will be all right ♪

♪ As she steps in rhythm ♪

♪ To the sounds
of the sidewalk ♪

all: ♪ I said listen
to the sounds of the sidewalk ♪

‐ Come on, crowd!

All: ♪ Listen to the sounds
of the sidewalk ♪

‐ ♪ Hey, hey ♪

all: ♪ Listen to the sounds
of the sidewalk ♪

‐ Come on, America!

All: ♪ Listen to the sounds
of the sidewalk ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

‐ Incredible.

‐ [cheers] Yes!

‐ Bravo!

[James Bay's "Us" playing]

‐ ♪ Sometimes I'm beaten ♪

‐ Thank you so much.

‐ ♪ Sometimes I'm broken ♪

♪ 'Cause sometimes
this is nothing but smoke ♪

‐ Uh, let me start
with, um, Sofía.

‐ That was beautiful.

The words of the song
were really special.

They were so perfect
for you guys.

I think we need more people
like you that are really,

you know, taking matters
in their own hands.

It was fantastic.

‐ Thank you. Thank you so much.

‐ Mr. Mandel, please?

‐ You know, homelessness
is pervasive, I think,

all over the world,
but it's huge in this country,

and we need
to solve this problem,

and we need to come together.

And I have to say, who you are,
and why you're doing it, and

what you're doing does blow me
and the entire audience away.

‐ Uh, Heidi?
‐ Well, I feel the camaraderie.

I feel the togetherness
of all of you guys.

And it moved me, it moved me.
It really did.

That was really,
really beautiful.

‐ Thank you.

‐ I'd say that how I felt
watching this choir is that

there's no question or doubt

that there is strength
in numbers.

And my favorite moment

was the talking.

I've never heard that happen
in a choir before.

‐ Thank you.

‐ The tone of your voice,
it's just sensational.

‐ Thank you.

‐ What we have here is
a collection

of really talented people,

and we need that raw talent
to begin with,

and that's what we've got.

Um, we live in a world
at the moment‐‐

there is so much talking,

but you've actually
made something happen.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Simon, Simon, Simon.

Simon, I gotta stop you
right now.

I thought you said there's
nothing but talk going on,

but it's time to make something
happen right now.

‐ Aw, Terry.

‐ For everybody on this stage...

‐ [laughs]

♪ ♪

‐ What they did today
has moved me...

♪ ♪

To this point right now.

[cheers and applause]

‐ ♪ Tell me how to be
in this world ♪

♪ Tell me how to breathe in
and feel no hurt ♪

♪ Tell me how 'cause
I believe in something ♪

♪ I believe in us ♪

♪ Tell me when
the light goes out ♪

♪ That even in the dark,
we will find a way out ♪

‐ She fell down.

♪ ♪

‐ No, she's happy, she's happy.
‐ Oh, good.

‐ ♪ Tell me when
the light goes out ♪

♪ That even in the dark,
we will find a way out ♪

♪ Tell me now 'cause
I believe in something ♪

‐ Oh, my gosh! I love you guys!

‐ ♪ I believe in us ♪

♪ ♪

‐ This is so incredible.
‐ Thank you so much.

I appreciate you so much.

‐ So beautiful.
‐ Thank you so much.

‐ I love you guys!
Man, come here.

You deserve it!

Voices of our City Choir,

you are going straight
to the live show!

‐ ♪ Tell me when
the light goes out ♪

‐ Thank you.

‐ I believe in you.
I believe in you!

‐ ♪ 'Cause I believe
in something ♪

‐ Congratulations. ‐ Thank you.

Thank you so much, Simon.
‐ Congrats, everyone!

‐ ♪ I believe in something ♪

♪ I believe in us ♪

♪ Tell me how to be
in this world ♪

‐ I love you guys.
I'm honored to help you today.

What you're doing right now
is beyond‐‐

it's totally beyond.

You deserve it.

‐ ♪ I believe in us ♪

[stirring music]

‐ You want to help Daddy
with his magic?

‐ [gurgles]

‐ Wow.
‐ Look at all these lights.

‐ Is your son here?
‐ He comes down occasionally.

‐ He's so adorable.
‐ Oh, thank you.

‐ High five! both: Fist bump.

‐ Yes. [vocalizes]

‐ Okay, here we go.

♪ ♪

‐ Blow kisses.
‐ Okay, Alan, it's time.

It's time. Here you are, sir.

‐ Thank you.

[music swells]

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

‐ Hello.

Welcome to
"America's Got Talent.'

‐ Thank you.

‐ What's your name?
‐ My name is Alan.

‐ And where are you from, Alan?
‐ I was born in Brazil.

‐ Ah. ‐ Oh.

‐ But I'm proud to be
an American citizen, so...

‐ Hey. ‐ Awesome!

‐ I'm noticing behind you
that you have silks.

What got you into
this kind of act?

‐ Well, I come
from a circus family,

so I love to perform,

but people always told me
that I should just be a clown

because... yeah.

Because...

of my size.

‐ Aww.

‐ I've been bullied
my entire life,

and people judge me
for my appearance.

So I'm a little nervous
about that too, so‐‐

‐ Don't be nervous
about that here.

[cheers and applause]

‐ So who are you here
with today?

‐ I have my wife here with me,

and my son, and my daughter.

And it's, uh, first time that
they actually see me perform.

‐ They've never seen you
perform before?

‐ No. ‐ Wow!

Hi‐‐oh. They're adorable.

‐ I can see them.

‐ And why did you decide
to come to "AGT"?

‐ I saw what "AGT" actually did
to my brother

a couple years ago.

‐ Who's your brother?

‐ Uh, he's Alfredo
from Deadly Games.

‐ That's your brother?
‐ Do you know what?

I knew you were gonna say that.

‐ How did you know that?
‐ Because they look alike.

[laughter]

‐ Is he here today?
‐ Yeah, he's in the audience.

[cheers and applause]

‐ I love you.

‐ You know they're one
of my favorite ever acts?

‐ I know. He told me that.

[giggles]

‐ Is your dream to have
your own Vegas show?

‐ Yeah, I think
the sky's the limit,

and, you know, dreams come true.

‐ Good for you.

Well, we're all
wishing you well, Alan.

Be safe. ‐ Thank you very much.

‐ Okay. ‐ Okay.

‐ Here we go. ‐ Here we go.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo.

‐ Go, Papa. Go, Papa.

[all aww‐ing]

‐ Go, Papa. Go, Papa.

‐ "Go, Papa." ‐ "Go, Papa."

[Sia's "Alive" playing]

‐ Oh!

[cheering]

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ I was born
in a thunderstorm ♪

‐ Oh, my God, look how high
and no net.

‐ ♪ Overnight ♪

‐ Oh, my goodness‐‐whoa! ‐ Whoo!

‐ ♪ I played alone,
I played on my own ♪

♪ I survived ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Hey ♪
‐ No!

‐ ♪ I wanted everything
I never had ♪

‐ Whoa, yes!

‐ ♪ Where the wind
don't change ♪

♪ And nothing in the ground
can ever grow ♪

♪ No hope, just lies ♪
‐ Wow.

‐ ♪ And you're taught to cry
into your pillow ♪

♪ But I survived ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I'm still breathing ♪

♪ I'm still breathing,
I'm alive ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Oh, my God!

‐ ♪ I'm alive ♪

‐ Oh, that is incredible!

‐ ♪ I'm alive ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I'm alive ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I found solace
in the strangest place ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Way in the back of my mind ♪

♪ ♪

♪ No hope, just lies ♪

♪ And you're taught to cry
into your pillow ♪

‐ Whoa!

‐ ♪ But I survived ♪

♪ I'm still breathing,
I'm still breathing ♪

♪ I'm alive, you took it all,
but I'm still breathing ♪

♪ You took it all,
but I'm still breathing ♪

♪ I'm alive, you took it all,
but I'm still breathing ♪

♪ You took it all,
but I'm still breathing ♪

♪ I'm alive ♪

‐ There he goes!
‐ Are you ready?

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ I'm alive ♪

‐ No! Oh, my God!

‐ ♪ I'm alive ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I'm alive ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

[Phil Wickham's "What
a Wonderful World" playing]

‐ Whoo!
‐ ♪ I see skies of blue ♪

♪ ♪

♪ And clouds of white ♪

♪ ♪

♪ The bright blessed day ♪
‐ I'll start.

You're entertaining,
and you're talented,

but it's thrilling,
and scary, and graceful.

Every possible human emotion

that can be elicited
from one act, you have it all.

I'm also watching the faces
of your children watching you,

and I think when you go home,
remove the drapes

'cause they're gonna wanna
grow up to be just like Daddy.

‐ Alan, uh,

when you did that last maneuver
and you‐‐

it looked like you were going
to land on this desk,

all I can tell you is

you made the hair on the back
of my neck stand up

and tears come out of my eyes.

‐ Thank you.

‐ A lot of people come
on the show

and have amazing talent, right?

But how many people get
to come on the show

and then also inspire people

that don't look like
everyone else

to pursue
and follow your dreams?

♪ ♪

‐ Sofía?

‐ Alan, I thought that was
the performance of a giant.

It was unbelievable.

‐ Whoo!
‐ Congratulations, I love it.

‐ Thank you, Sofía. ‐ Simon?

‐ What I love about you, Alan,

is that you're
a natural performer.

And it is the best
possible feeling

when we meet people like you.

‐ Thank you.

‐ You are, without question,

the best act we've seen
all day long.

‐ Yay.

‐ So let's vote.

I'm gonna start off
the voting with a yes.

♪ ♪

Eric? ‐ Yes.

‐ Sofía? ‐ Yes.

‐ Whoo! That's good.

‐ You now have four

very, very well‐deserved yeses.

‐ Four yeses!

[cheering]

‐ Thank you.

‐ [vocalizing]

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ I see friends ♪

♪ Shaking hands
saying how do you do ♪

‐ That was great.

‐ I mean, it's unbelievable.

‐ You like see Papa is flying?

‐ Yeah! ‐ Yeah?

‐ Yeah, that was so cool!
‐ That was so cool?

‐ Yeah!

‐ Okay, L‐U‐C‐K, right?

‐ Yeah, I found a C
to make "luck."

Mine says "AGT" on it.
‐ It says "AGT"?

‐ Yeah, "'AGT' Luck."
‐ "'AGT' Luck," yeah.

‐ My name is Roberta Battaglia

and I'm 10 years old.

‐ Now what are you gonna be
doing here today?

‐ I'm gonna be singing.
‐ You're gonna be singing.

Now do you get your singing
talent from your mom?

‐ No, no, no, no, no.
I get it from my dad.

It really all started
when I was three and a half.

My dad is an engineer
at a local radio station.

And he would sing
at restaurants,

and I would sing
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"

when he would leave
the microphone on the floor.

‐ She had the courage
to be in front of people

and start singing a song.

‐ From then on, I loved singing
and I just learned more songs.

‐ Thank you, Dad.

Thank you.

‐ When was the first time
you saw "America's Got Talent"

and said "I wanna be
on that show"?

‐ When I was little,
I would just watch it

and I would say, "Oh, my gosh,
Mom, I wanna be there one day."

And here I am now! ‐ Wow.

‐ I feel like I'm just dreaming,

but it's actually real life
and I just...

I can't believe it.

‐ This is your dream, right?
So go for it, okay?

‐ I might only be 10 years old,

but I have... big dreams.

‐ Okay, go out there

and show 'em what you got, okay?

Thank you so much.

‐ ♪ Colors shining through ♪

‐ Hi.

‐ ♪ So don't be afraid ♪

♪ To let them show
your true colors ♪

‐ Hi, everyone. Hi.

‐ Hello, how are you?
‐ I'm good.

How are you? Oh, my gosh.

Uh, let me just say I love you

and I watch you
on "Modern Family."

I just adore you.

‐ Thank you so much. ‐ Aww.

‐ I am so happy
that you're here.

You look nervous.
How old are you?

‐ I'm 10 years old.

‐ What? ‐ 10?

‐ So what are you
gonna do today?

‐ Today, I'm gonna
sing "Shallow"

by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.

‐ Oh, wow.

Have you thought
of what you're gonna do

if you win the million dollars?

‐ I really wanna give my dog,
whose name is Happy,

a little girlfriend.

[laughter]

‐ Your dog's called Happy?
What a great name.

‐ It's a great name.
Okay, good luck.

Let's hear you.
‐ Okay, thank you.

‐ She's very sweet. ‐ Right.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Sorry.

[cheering]

‐ Oh, my gosh. ‐ Go, girl!

‐ [sighs shakily]

‐ Do you want some water?
‐ Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Roberta, let me give you
a little water.

Here, have some water. ‐ Okay.

‐ Look how tiny she is.

‐ There you go.

‐ She's 10.
‐ I have a 10‐year‐old.

She would never get
on that stage.

‐ No.

[Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's
"Shallow" playing]

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Tell me somethin', boy ♪

♪ Aren't you tired tryin'
to fill that void? ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Or do you need more? ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Ain't it hard keeping it
so hardcore? ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I'm falling ♪

♪ ♪

♪ In all the good times,
I find myself longing ♪

♪ ♪

♪ In all the bad times,
I fear myself ♪

♪ I'm off the deep end ♪

‐ Whoo! ‐ ♪ Watch as I dive in ♪

♪ I'll never meet the ground ♪

♪ Crash through the surface ♪

‐ Yeah.
‐ ♪ Where they can't hurt us ♪

♪ We're far
from the shallow now ♪

♪ ♪

[vocalizing]

♪ ♪

♪ I'm off the deep end ♪

♪ Watch as I dive in ♪

♪ I'll never meet the ground ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Crash through the surface ♪

♪ Where they can't hurt us ♪

♪ We're far
from the shallow now ♪

♪ ♪

♪ In the shallow, shallow ♪

♪ ♪

♪ In the shallow,
shal‐la‐la‐low ♪

♪ ♪

♪ In the shallow, shallow ♪

♪ We're far
from the shallow now ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

‐ Yes, yes, yes!

[Lily Allen's "Somewhere
Only We Know" playing]

‐ Aww, she's emotional.
‐ [whimpers]

‐ Yes!

♪ ♪

‐ You gotta be so proud.
‐ I am proud.

‐ You gotta be so proud.
‐ Bravo!

♪ ♪

‐ Gee.

♪ ♪

I mean, it's amazing.
It's amazing what you just did.

‐ It was so beautiful.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Your talent is unbelievable.
Your age is unbelievable.

This moment is unbelievable!

♪ ♪

‐ That wasn't you singing,
was it?

‐ No. [chuckles]

‐ It wasn't someone behind you.
‐ [giggles]

‐ Like Lady Gaga?

‐ It was me.
‐ It really was you.

You know what?

You are so likeable,

so humble bearing in mind
you've got this amazing‐‐

you must have great friends.

‐ Yeah. ‐ And great parents.

‐ But sometimes
I do get bullied, so‐‐

‐ Do you? ‐ Yeah.

‐ Okay, well, you know, we hear
this unfortunately a lot,

but there's one way
you win over bullies‐‐

it's by being happy
and successful.

You know that. ‐ Yes.

‐ Bullies are always threatened

about talented people.

So in a weird way,
it's a compliment.

And it shows your strength
that you've come

all the way from Canada
to be here,

and we are honored
to have you as our guest.

‐ Sorry. [crying]

It was always my dream
to be on "AGT,"

and now‐‐sorry‐‐
that's coming true.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

‐ What did you think, Sofía?
‐ It was amazing.

It was breathtaking.
You're 10 years old.

That's impossible to sing
like that at 10 years old.

And you know what?

Let's see who is going
to bully you after this.

[music swells]

‐ ♪ And if you have a minute ♪

♪ Why don't we go ♪

♪ Talk about it ♪

‐ Yeah!

‐ ♪ Somewhere only we know ♪

♪ 'Cause this could be
the end of everything ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Sofía Vergara

has given Roberta
the Golden Buzzer!

♪ ♪

‐ You are so amazing!
You were so good!

‐ Roberta is going straight
to the live show

in Hollywood!

♪ ♪

‐ Hey, Dad,

I got the Golden Buzzer!

‐ It's right here.

‐ Look, these are the confetti.

‐ Thank you.

‐ ♪ Know ♪

‐ I just got here, guys.
I am super excited.

‐ There's a lot of people here.
‐ Like, oh, my gosh.

‐ Who's ready to see the judges?

‐ Hey, it's our first day!

And look who I'm with!
Both: [scream]

‐ And stay tuned.
Big things coming, as always.

My name is Vincent Marcus.

I'm from El Paso, Texas,
and I do impressions.

Look at that, so you wanna be
a star someday, kid?

Look at that.

I grew up in kind
of a stereotypical family.

My dad was a police officer,
my mom's a teacher.

I've been doing impersonations
since I was very little.

In college,
one of my friends told me,

"Hey, you should get
on this app called Vine."

She's like, "Yeah, you'd be
really good for it.

You do comedy and voices
and impressions."

And I was like, "Okay."

Out of my way.
I'm going to be late.

I started to build a following,
and I have not stopped.

I've been doing it
for six years.

But I've actually never done

a live performance... before.

[phone chimes]

‐ Hey, yo, what's up, Dad?
‐ Hey, son, how are you?

‐ I'm good.
I'm a little stressed.

‐ I've been in law enforcement
for 35 years,

and I'm more nervous
for this moment.

Just go out there and have fun.

‐ Performing in front
of a large audience like this,

it's something that I've wanted
to do for the past six years,

but it was just
super intimidating

going from social media,
in my own room,

no judgments, multiple takes

versus going on the
biggest stage in the world

with celebrity judges,
a live audience,

and an audience at home.

[buzzer]

Right now, I'm terrified.

‐ Without being rude,

it is a no,
but very nice to meet you.

‐ If I crash and burn
and fail at this thing,

then everything I've
been doing for six years‐‐

it's done.

This is my one shot

to prove that I have
what it takes

to be
in the entertainment business.

‐ Make it happen, my man.
‐ Thank you.

‐ It's your time,
it's your time.

‐ So that's why I'm here‐‐it's
to make my dreams come true.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Hello. ‐ Hi, how are you?

‐ Welcome
to "America's Got Talent."

What's your name?
‐ I'm Vincent Marcus.

‐ And what do you do
for a living?

‐ I do social media.

‐ Social media. ‐ Yeah.

‐ So what are you doing tonight
for us?

‐ I'm doing, uh, impressions.

‐ Wait, have you done it
in front of an audience?

In front of a live audience?
‐ Never.

[laughs] ‐ Okay.

Well, best of luck, young man.

‐ All right, cool.

[hip‐hop music]

‐ Yo, we're gonna do
a little nursery rhyme rap

with a couple rappers
you might know.

Here we go.

♪ ♪

[as Eminem]
♪ The itsy bitsy spider ♪

♪ Went up the water spout ♪

♪ Down came the rain,
and washed the spider out ♪

♪ Ha, ha, out came the sun,
and dried up all the rain ♪

♪ The itsy bitsy spider
went up the spout again ♪

‐ It's Eminem.

‐ [as Snoop Dogg]
Yeah, uh, yeah, okay.

♪ Pattycake, pattycake,
baker's man ♪

‐ Snoop. ‐ ♪ Bake me a cake ♪

♪ Yo, as fast as you can ♪
‐ Oh!

‐ ♪ We got to roll it up, roll
it up, and mark it with "B" ♪

♪ Gonna put it in the oven
for that D‐O‐Double G ♪

[whistles]

[Latin music]

[as Pitbull, trills]

♪ Pitbull, Mr. 305 ♪

♪ Mary had a little lamb,
little lamb, little lamb ♪

♪ Mary had a little lamb,
its fleece was white as snow ♪

♪ And everywhere that Mary
went, Mary went, Mary went ♪

♪ And everywhere that Mary
went, the lamb was sure to go ♪

♪ Twinkle, twinkle,
little star ♪

♪ How I wonder what you are ♪

♪ Up above the world so high,
like a diamond in the sky ♪

♪ Twinkle, twinkle,
little star ♪

♪ How I wonder what you are ♪
‐ It's Pitbull!

♪ Pitbull, Mr. 305 ♪

[as Wonder Mike]
♪ Uh, yeah, I said a hip‐hop ♪

♪ Hickory dickory dock, the
mouse went up the clock, yeah ♪

‐ That's Wonder Mike!

♪ The mouse went down, I said
hickory dickory dock, yeah ♪

[low tempo music]

[as Jay‐Z]
♪ Yeah, Humpty Dumpty ♪

♪ Sitting on a great wall ♪

♪ Yeah, Humpty Dumpty ♪
‐ Oh, Jay‐Z!

‐ ♪ All the king's horses
and all the king's men ♪

♪ They couldn't put
that Humpty Dumpty ♪

[gasps] ♪ Back together again ♪

[record scratches]

[as Eminem] That's it, I'm done.

A‐Yo, Simon, what you think
of the rhyming, dawg?

I'm out.

[cheers and applause]

[Tim Halperin's "Forever
Starts Today" playing]

♪ ♪

Thank you so much.

‐ Isn't that nice
to get actual feedback

instead of just likes?

‐ Oh, yeah.
What do likes even mean?

‐ You did fantastic.

‐ Sofía?
‐ Your presence, everything.

It was like a joy to see you,

and you picked great,
recognizable voices.

I loved it. ‐ Oh, thank you.

♪ ♪

‐ As somebody who does
stand‐up comedy on stage,

I am addicted to live response.

And I think the fact that
you've never done it before,

and you did it tonight,
and you heard this response...

I think your life is
gonna chance

because you are an amazing
live performer.

‐ Thank you so much, Howie.

‐ Uh, I think you have

real star quality about you.

‐ Oh, wow. ‐ I really do.

And I think you're very current,

and I think the fact that
you started on social media

is a really interesting story.

Uh, you could tell
from the audience

this was a great,
great audition.

♪ ♪

‐ Let's vote. Sofía?
‐ I have to say yes.

‐ Thank you so much. ‐ Heidi?

‐ It's a yes from me as well.
‐ Thank you, Heidi.

‐ I'm gonna be your third yes!
‐ Thank you.

‐ I am delighted to tell you

you have four yeses.

‐ Yes!

‐ ♪ All the world is
ours to take ♪

‐ Thank you, guys. Thank you.

‐ ♪ You and me, we'll find
a way, here we are ♪

‐ Vincent Marcus!
Vincent, you killed it!

Dude, that was
absolutely incredible.

How do you feel right now?
‐ I feel good.

I got Simon to stand up.
‐ Yes, he did!

‐ Yeah, that's‐‐
I can retire happy now.

[line trilling]

Hey, Dad, guess what?

Four yeses!

‐ Yes, sir. ‐ Oh, yeah!

Yeah!

‐ That's‐‐that's‐‐

‐ Wow. Wow.

♪ ♪

‐ Ooh!

‐ Is this everything
you thought it would be?

‐ It was so exciting.

You feel like
you just wanna do this.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

‐ Five seconds, Archie.
Three, two...

[exciting music]

♪ ♪

‐ Whoa.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Welcome. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Let's start with your name,
please, sir.

‐ My name is Archie Williams.

‐ And where are you
from, Archie?

‐ I'm from Louisiana.
‐ Louisiana.

Right, let's get to know you
first of all,

Archie, a little bit.

‐ Okay.

I, uh...

I was just incarcerated
for 37 years

for somebody else's crime.

‐ Ooh.

[crowd oh‐ing]

‐ DNA freed me, uh‐‐

‐ Oh, wow. ‐ Oh, my God.

[cheers and applause]

On the morning
of December the 9th of 1982,

a 30‐year‐old white woman was
raped and stabbed in her home.

[solemn music]

I was arrested
on January the 4th.

I knew I was innocent.
I didn't commit a crime.

But being a poor black kid,

I didn't have
the economic ability

to fight the state of Louisiana.

At the trial,

none of the fingerprints
at the scene matched mine.

Three people testified
that I was at home,

but they wanted somebody to pay.

I was sentenced
to life and 80 years

without the possibility
of parole or probation.

I was sent
to Angola State Penitentiary.

It was classified
as the bloodiest prison.

♪ ♪

Days turned into weeks,
into months, into years,

and into decades.

It's like a nightmare, you know?

When, you know, you're faced
with dark times,

what I would do is
I would pray and sing.

This is how I got peace.

You know, and when the
Innocent Project took my case,

I just kept hope that
they will prevail.

There was an order to, you know,

run the fingerprints
in the database.

Within hours,
they matched the prints

to, uh, a serial rapist.

After 37 years, I was released

on March the 21st, 2019.

‐ How does it feel right now

to be out, to be vindicated?

‐ Man, it's a feeling
I'm still trying to grab.

I'm still trying to digest

the freedom that I have
right now.

I watched "America's
Got Talent" in prison,

and I would visualize myself
being there.

I always desired to be
on a stage like this.

And now I'm here.

Thank God.

I know it's my chance
of a lifetime.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Wow, Archie,
well, I'm so sorry

you had to go through
what you went through,

but thank God the right thing
happened and you're out.

‐ Thank you.

‐ So what are you going
to be doing today, Archie?

‐ I'ma sing. ‐ Okay.

Take a deep breath.
We're all with you, Archie.

[Elton John's "Don't Let the
Sun Go Down on Me" playing]

‐ ♪ I can't light ♪

♪ No more of your darkness ♪

♪ ♪

♪ All my pictures ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Seem to fade
to black and white ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I'm growing tired ♪

♪ ♪

♪ And time stands still
before me ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Frozen here ♪

♪ ♪

♪ On the ladders of my life ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Don't let the sun ♪

♪ Go down on me ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Although I search myself ♪

♪ It's always someone else
I see ♪

‐ Mm!

‐ ♪ And just another fraction
of your life ♪

♪ ♪

♪ To wander free ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ But losing everything ♪

♪ Is like the sun going down ♪

♪ On me ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Don't let the sun ♪

♪ Go down on me ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Although I search myself ♪

♪ There's always someone else
I see ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I'd just allow a fragment
of your life ♪

♪ ♪

♪ To wander free ♪

♪ ♪

♪ But losing everything ♪

♪ Is like the sun going down ♪

♪ On me ♪

[cheers and applause]

[London Grammar's
"Strong" playing]

♪ ♪

‐ Yes! Amazing!

♪ ♪

‐ Oh, my gosh. [chuckles] Heidi?

‐ I mean, um, I don't cry
for a whole lot of things,

but that really,
like, did it to me,

I have to tell you.

It just, I don't know, went
from you to me,

and I felt you, and I've been

thinking about you
and your life.

That was very, um, powerful.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Howie?

‐ 37 years‐‐I can't imagine.
They took a life away from you.

But if there's anything
that can be given to you,

it is‐‐and I feel it right now,

is the love‐‐is the love
that you are getting.

‐ ♪ Would you not listen? ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Even though you did 37 years,

it didn't break you.

‐ ♪ Cries would you
not give them? ♪

‐ I can picture you
watching the show,

hoping, hoping,
holding to something.

And now you're here,
and we love you.

♪ ♪

‐ Archie?

I will never, ever
listen to that song,

uh, in the same way ever again
after you sang that.

It took on a whole
different meaning for me.

And you're a very,
very courageous person.

And by the way, you have
a really good voice.

‐ Thank you, Simon.

‐ This is, uh, an audition

I will never forget for
the whole of my life, Archie.

♪ ♪

Now we have to do
the important part.

Let's start with Howie.

‐ Oh, I love you. Yes.

♪ ♪

‐ Heidi?

‐ It's a definite,
definite yes from me.

‐ Sofía?

‐ And you get your third yes
from me.

♪ ♪

‐ Um, I'm gonna work out....

I'd say we got
about 3,500 yeses here.

‐ ♪ Yeah, I might seem ♪ ‐ Yes.

‐ ♪ So strong ♪

♪ Yeah, I might speak so long ♪

‐ Look at his smile.

‐ ♪ I've never been so wrong ♪

‐ Bravo!

♪ ♪

‐ [chanting] Archie, Archie.

‐ ♪ Yeah, I might seem
so strong ♪

♪ Yeah, I might speak so long ♪

♪ I've never been so wrong ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Archie, come here.
Give me a hug, man.

‐ 37 years.

[music swells]

‐ Oh, you did it!

[all laughing,
overlapping chatter]

‐ ♪ Yeah, I might speak
so long ♪

‐ That was amazing!
‐ Wonderful, wonderful.

Awesome. I knew we would win.
‐ Four yeses.

[dramatic music]

‐ Tonight, we need to decide

who is gonna make it
to the live shows.

‐ I can't wait
to see them again.

‐ This is the hardest part
of this show.

‐ This is gonna be difficult.

‐ Hi, Terry. ‐ Welcome, judges.

‐ Here we go, guys. ‐ Whoo.

All right, let's do this.

[cheering]

‐ Oh, he was amazing.
‐ Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

‐ I wanna say yes to him.
‐ [vocalizes]

‐ I loved them. ‐ I love him.

‐ It just didn't wow.

‐ He was great.
‐ I'm on the fence.

♪ ♪

He could win.

[dramatic musical sting]

‐ This is the biggest talent
competition in the world.

‐ Big decision.

‐ There are too many
good people.

‐ I have some
definite nos, though.

‐ So do I.

‐ Shall we tell them? ‐ Yeah.

‐ It's now or never.

I'm gonna be fighting for you
at the end.

‐ I've been wanting this
for so long.

[crying]