America's Got Talent (2006–…): Season 17, Episode 5 - Auditions - S17 - E5 - full transcript

[bright music]

[people singing in German]

[sighs]

Heidi, are you sure
that we know where we're going?

Of course. I know exactly
where we're going.

-[monitor beeps]
-Please proceed

to the highlighted route.

Did you just turn on
the navigation?

Don't worry, Sofía,
I'm gonna get us there.

Yeah, maybe next month.

♪ ♪



[sighs]

Hey, is that...

Simon?

Hello.

Simon, are you sure

you should be riding
that thing?

Yes, these things
are completely safe.

Don't be silly.

Heidi, let's pack up that bike.

-Come on.
-Oh.

Ooh, nice trunk space.

Hey, wait a minute,
why is this closing?

-Did you push any buttons?
-No.

♪ One, two, three ♪



See you.

-[engine revs]
-[gasps]

[laughs]

-Should we go get coffee?
-Yeah.

[engine revs]

Simon!

-No chance.
-[laughing]

♪ Wishing they could have
this much fun ♪

♪ Can't tell you
why we do it ♪

♪ Gotta show you
how we move it ♪

♪ Just let your worries
fade away ♪

Ready?

Let's do it.

[cheers and applause]

I just think you're a star.

The whole act was perfect.

♪ ♪

[laughs]

It's acts like you
that's gonna make

this competition fascinating.

Absolutely genius.
Four yeses.

♪ ♪

♪ Keep it groovin' ♪

♪ Keep it, keep it groovin' ♪

-[cheers and applause]
-It's you!

♪ ♪

♪ Keep it groovin' ♪

♪ Keep it, keep it groovin' ♪

♪ ♪

Wow.

♪ ♪

Welcome
to "America's Got Talent."

[Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke"]

Are you ready to meet
your judges?

[cheers and applause]

♪ They can feel it
all over ♪

♪ They can feel it
all over, people ♪

-Wait, wait.
-Simon?

Where's everybody else?

-Oh, something went wrong.
-I'll explain to you later.

-Long story.
-Hold on, hold on.

You know what?
Okay. I'm hearing--

Wait, we have more judges
in the house.

Put your hands together

for Heidi Klum
and Sofía Vergara.

♪ They can feel it
all over, people ♪

♪ They can feel it all over ♪

Please, give it up
for Howie Mandel.

♪ They can feel it
all over ♪

♪ They can feel it
all over, people ♪

Oh, what--first of all,
Sofía, are you okay?

You went down hard. [Laughs]

Again.

It's the second time
I do the same thing.

-Is that why you're late?
-You were supposed to be here.

You were supposed to come
down together.

We are late because
Simon just took off without us.

He just left us there.

They stole my bike, Terry.

Somebody needs to.

[laughter]

Are you guys ready
to get this started?

-Ready.
-Let's go.

♪ You can feel it all over ♪

I love you, Simon!

-Whoo!
-Who was that?

-What are you doing?
-I fell again.

-Here we go.
-Grab your seats, folks.

Grab your seats.

Guys, we're getting
the show started real soon.

Who's excited to be at
"America's Got Talent" today?

[cheers and applause]
[choir vocalizing]

-Okay, here we go.
-Here we go, gang.

[cheers and applause]

Hello. Welcome
to "America's Got Talent."

Thank you.

-Who do we have here?
-Who are you?

What's your name?

-My name is Nicolas RIBS.
-And my name is Emma.

Ah, and I hear an accent.

And I think it's a French one.

-Yes, I'm French.
-Yes.

Parlez-vous Français.

[chuckles]

-Are the two of you related?
-Friends?

Um, that's my father.

-Ah, okay.
-[chuckles]

So this is
a father and daughter act?

Uh, no, I'm just here
to translate.

Ah, okay, so what is
your father doing for us today?

He is going to do magic.

We love magic!

Tell us,
how did you get into magic?

Um, when he was 20
he begins to learn magic power.

-Magic power.
-[chuckles]

And he was so crazy about magic
that he left his job

and now is doing only magic.

-Oh, good.
-What was his job?

An audiologist.

-Hearing aids?
-Yes, exactly.

So why all of a sudden
"America's Got Talent"?

Um, actually,
I'm a huge fan of the show,

-so, uh--
-Ahh.

[cheers and applause]

So you gave him
a little push.

So I told him

that if he wants to participate

to the greatest show
in the world,

he have to audition
to "America's Got Talent,"

-so there we are.
-Okay!

All right,
we wish you good luck.

Both: Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

-Poor guy's super nervous now.
-[chuckles]

He was just laughing
the whole way.

Every time she said anything,

he was just cracking up
laughing.

Okay, here we go.

I think it's nervousness.

[applauds]

[entrancing music]

♪ ♪

[audience gasps]
[applause]

Whoa.

♪ ♪

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

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

Whoa!

♪ ♪

Where the heck is he getting
that all from?

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

How?

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

[audience gasps]

What the heck?

Where did he get that from?

Whoa.

[cheers and applause]

That is amazing!

Bravo!

♪ ♪

Wow.

[cheers and applause]

That was so cool.

Such a different way
of presenting magic.

I want to know,
what did you think?

It think it's incredible,
but it's my father, so--

-[chuckles]
-Yeah.

-Did he do it well?
-Yes, he did well.

-What did you think, Howie?
-Oh, beyond well.

He said he was an audiologist.

I always think
when people give something up,

like, a profession,
you keep your fingers crossed

that they do well.

He made the best decision
I've ever seen anybody make.

I've never seen magic better.

I've never seen magic
more unique.

-Thank you.
-I loved it.

Why are you laughing,
Nicolas?

He's nervous laughing.

I work so hard
on writing material

and doing may act.

This is the biggest laugh
I've had in five years.

-[laughs]
-It's the stress.

-It's the stress.
-[laughs]

Actually, laughter
is a good remedy.

You're so right.

Anyway, what I loved
about your father is

I think what he did was
very unique.

And I think
if there is one thing

we're all gravitating towards
this year,

it's seeing auditions
we haven't seen before.

And I've never seen
anything like that before.

[cheers and applause]
C'est bon.

All right, Nicolas RIBS,

we're gonna start voting now.

Howie?

-Oui.
-Both: Yes!

You have deux oui.

Thank you.

-Sofía?
-Tres oui.

-Ah. Yes!
-Thank you.

Simon?

Nicolas RIBS,

you have four very large ouis.

Thank you!

-Thank you.
-Yes!

♪ ♪

Merci.

You found the judges
very, very funny.

[laughs]

Does he laugh
when he gets nervous?

-Yes, he does.
-Yes.

-Aw, that's good.
-That's okay.

He's not, like, a typical
kind of, I mean, magician.

-Yes.
-Like, this is it.

He was very subtle,
very elegant, very--

-Very cool.
-Both: Yeah.

Four yeses! Yes!

-We got it!
-[laughs]

Coming up...

Wow! Incredible.

You are original,
super talented, funny.

I just think you're a star.

That was spectacular.

[cheers and applause]

I found you annoying.

[demonic voice] Who the hell
you think you're talking to?

[laughter]

You were perfect.

You are really talented.

Bravo!

I fell in love with you.

Acts like you make
this competition fascinating.

I love it.

-What's up?
-Hey, how's it going?

Damn right. Oh!

Oh, hey, you guys like
bicycles?

-Whoo.
-Hey, all right.

Yeah! Oh, nice.

[bell dings]

-Hey, could you do me a favor?
-I'll hold it. I'll hold it.

-Oh, I appreciate it.
-Thank you.

-You got it, you got it.
-I got you.

I got you, brother.

[cheers and applause]

-[chuckles]
-Good evening.

What is your name?

I am Keegan,
the bicycle comedian.

-Okay.
-Uh-oh.

Well, you know,
Simon loves bikes.

Oh, is that right?

Do you wear a helmet
like that?

No, because they don't look
great, do they?

What?

-Keegan, how old are you?
-Where are you from?

I am 39 years old
from Chicago.

And why are you here
on "AGT"?

I've done stand-up
for ten years.

-Wow.
-I feel like I have

-something unique to bring.
-Okay.

So you think you can win
the million dollars?

-I think so.
-And you want to go to Vegas?

-Hell yeah.
-Okay.

So let's see what you've got.

-All right.
-[cheers and applause]

Went on a date recently.

She goes, "What do you do?"

I go, "Like, I'm a comedian,

"but I do jokes
only about bicycles.

So I'm single... speed."

Like a bicycle.

[buzzer blares]

All right, okay, you ever see

those old bikes
with the banana seat?

I think they're making
a comeback.

I've been seeing a bunch.

[buzzer blares]

-Okay.
-[groans]

You know my favorite
kind of bicycle?

Trek.

You know my favorite star?
Trek.

[buzzer blares]

Give me a break.
Give me a break.

It's been a rough week, okay?

This guy tried selling me
a stolen bike.

I'm like, "Hey, no peddling."

Ooh.

[buzzer blares]

-It's over.
-Aw.

These are top-notch bike jokes.

Oh, your thing
is bad jokes.

-No, no, bike jokes.
-[laughs]

We still have to vote,

but I know it's gonna be no.

-Howie?
-It's a no for me.

-No. Heidi, no.
-No.

-Me, no. Simon?
-See you later.

-Take care.
-All right.

And off into the sunset
he rides.

That man got a helmet
and gloves

and decided he had an act.

Why would you wait in line
all day long to do that?

You need more than one joke
to create an act.

My name is Mr. Pants.

And I will be performing jokes
about pants.

I know that they're
going to love it.

Hello, Simon.
[buzzer blares]

I've had many jobs,
and I've had many careers,

but the truth is,
comedy chose me.

-Terry, I'm going home.
-Okay. [Chuckles]

But stand-up comedy
is a very difficult path.

I've done horrible shows

to crowds that are
less than ten.

Some jokes are clearly better
than other jokes.

So to be able to perform
to theater of people,

let alone the country,
would mean the world.

I've been honing and crafting
my routine all these years.

Oh, God.

So I hope to knock
your socks off.

Hello.

Hello, everybody.

Nice to meet you
and what's your name?

My name is Mr. Pants.

Mr. Pants,
I don't know how to say it,

but your fly is open
and something is poking out.

-[groans]
-[laughs]

Is that your real name?

Yes.

-What, Mr. Pants?
-Mr. Pants.

Can we get a Q-tip
for Simon over here?

It's Mr. Pants.

-[laughs]
-Okay, Mr. Pants,

tell me where you're from.

Brooklyn, New York.

What is your day job?

Well, I used to go
to the office every day,

but since the pandemic,

I've been virtually replaced
by sweatpants.

Okay. Okay.

-You're a comedian?
-Sir, yes, sir.

I'm here to dazzle you with
my stand-up comedy routine.

So what's the dream,
Mr. Pants.

Vegas, baby.

Okay, I'm not gonna ask
any more questions.

It's a complete waste of time.
Good luck.

-Thank you.
-[both chuckle]

Be right back.

-Ladies and gentlemen...
-[both laugh]

Mr. Pants.

[cheers and applause]

Please, Terry,
my father was Mr. Pants.

[laughter]

Look, I'm gonna make
this brief.

I only got one day left
on my return policy.

I inherited my father's
"jeans."

He emigrated here
from a Banana Republic.

He was very hard
on me growing up.

He used to call me
a huge "waist."

[chuckles]

You see, both of my parents
wanted me to become a lawyer.

Never even came close
to becoming a lawyer,

but I was once involved
in a "suit."

[laughter]

But I've since traveled
the world.

Went to Spain,

fell madly in love
with a Spanish sundress.

[laughter]

Then we broke up
and I was "pant-alones."

[laughs]

Yeah!

[applause]

I love him.

-But I'm happily married now.
-Aw.

[laughter]

My wife and I are poly.

-That's polyester.
-Oh.

[laughter]

Our daughter Capri...

[applauds]

Brought home a pair
of sweatpants.

Hey, I want to be
a supportive father,

but I want to see
her date someone

ironed with a crease.

This guy looked
like he'd been donated.

[laughter]

She asked if he could spend
the night, I said,

"In my house, you'll sleep
in separate drawers."

[laughs]

Hey, guys, I'd love
to tell you more jokes,

but unfortunately,
I left them in my other pants.

[laughter]

Thank you so much.

You've been a lovely crowd
of people.

[cheers and applause]

-I like him.
-I like him too.

He's funny.

Standing ovation
for Mr. Pants.

["(Shake, Shake, Shake)
Shake Your Booty"]

♪ ♪

Okay, Mr. Pants.

Well, I mean,
I'm gonna go to Howie

because that's
the loudest laugh

I think I've ever heard
from you.

-Whoa.
-You're hysterical,

and you didn't slack off.

Oh, Howie.

I don't know why I bother.

Howie had that one
in his back pocket, did he not?

Okay. Heidi?

You did exactly what
comedians are supposed to do.

You made us laugh.

I can't wait
for you to come back

and really let your pants down.

-[groans]
-[laughs]

Sofía?

I thought it was so simple
but so funny.

I would have never thought
that you could relate

so many things
to a pair of pants.

You're amazing!

Thank you.

♪ Shake, shake, shake ♪

Uh, Mr. Pants,
when you were talking,

I thought you were
really annoying.

And then, actually,
you were very funny.

It was silly funny,
but I like silly funny.

And nobody's ever looked
like this before.

-[laughs]
-He got that right.

So, like,
people are gonna remember you.

Thank you.

-Howie, yes or no?
-Oh, yes.

-Heidi?
-Yes!

-Sofía?
-Yes.

-You have four yeses.
-Congratulations.

♪ Shake your booty ♪

-Yes!
-Yeah, Mr. Pants.

♪ Come on,
shake, shake, shake ♪

-He was funny.
-He was silly.

I mean, after the bike deal,
I thought, "Oh, great."

-I know.
-[laughs]

I'm gonna get
so many wrinkles here.

It's terrible.

♪ Shake, shake your booty ♪

[Alice Cooper's
"School's Out"]

♪ ♪

[bell rings]

[children playing]

Welcome, welcome, welcome
to "America's Got Talent."

How you doing?

-Hi.
-I'm so excited.

We're so excited!

♪ ♪

You guys went far in school.

You did--did you go
far in school?

I know you were
almost a dentist.

I bet you were always
outside of the classroom, no?

-I was forced out.
-Did you finish school?

-I left when I was 16.
-Oh, my God.

I was 17. And you?

-17.
-Oh, wow.

So you are the most educated
at the desk.

-[chuckles]
-Yeah, you are.

♪ School's out for summer ♪

#AGT.

♪ School's out forever ♪

[speaking indistinctly]

-What's your name?
-My name's Mia Morris.

-Mia Morris.
-And your name?

-Oh.
-And who's performing?

I see you got the mic.

-I--I'm performing.
-You are performing?

-And...
-I'm here to carry gear.

He's my roadie.

-He's your roadie?
-In the flesh, yes.

-Are you guys related?
-Yeah, he's my dad.

-Are you ready?
-Can't wait.

-She's gonna be great.
-All right.

Well, go right out there, Mia.
Go make it happen.

♪ School's out forever ♪

[cheers and applause]

Hi.

-Hi.
-Hello.

Welcome
to "America's Got Talent."

Thank you.

-What's your name?
-My name is Mia Morris.

Hi, Mia Morris.

And how old are you, Mia?

I'm 17.

Junior in high school.

Where ya--where you from?

Nashville, Tennessee.

-Obviously you go--
-You go to school.

I do, unfortunately, yes.

-Unfortunately?
-[laughs]

You're not enjoying school?

-School schmool.
-It is what it is.

-I agree.
-[laughs]

Could live without it,
you know.

That's funny.

And what are you gonna be
doing for us tonight?

So I'm a songwriter.

I'm gonna be playing
one of my songs.

But I'm also
a multi-instrumentalist.

Um, and I'm--
[chuckles]

[cheers and applause]

I'm playing
as a one-woman band.

How do you play
as a one-woman band?

How do you play everything?

With this here loop pedal.

Oh, looping.

Explain to the people
what looping is.

So I like to describe
a loop pedal

as a recording studio
at your feet.

-Right.
-I'll show you.

Check.

This is what a loop pedal does.

This is what
a loop pedal does.

This is what a loop pedal does.

So you record
each individual sound yourself

and then it plays on a loop
and hopefully it comes together

-and magic happens.
-And hopeful--

Hopefully it comes together,
yeah.

I love that.

Is this what you want to do
for a living?

Like, what's the dream?

My dream is to share
my music and my writing

with the world.

-Wow.
-Yeah.

I cannot wait to hear
what you do.

-Thank you.
-[cheers and applause]

I like this kind of thing.

[beatboxing]

[playing bass guitar]

Whoo.

♪ ♪

Wow.

♪ ♪

[vocalizing]

-That's cool.
-Isn't that cool?

♪ Your daddy thinks
I'm a loser ♪

♪ He likes his life
of illusion ♪

♪ I got a bad reputation,
yeah ♪

♪ Like the rest
of my generation ♪

♪ Don't want you
to trying to fix me ♪

Whoo!

♪ I don't care what you think
I should be ♪

♪ What I should be ♪

♪ Before you even say ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪

♪ I've already gone my way ♪

Whoo!

♪ So if anyone's asking,
I'm not ♪

♪ La, la, la dee la ♪

[cheers and applause]

They loved it.

-She did it, man.
-She did it.

[Paramour's "Ain't it Fun"
playing]

Thank you.

♪ ♪

I--I--I just want to start.

I just think you're a star.

-I think looping is so cool.
-Thank you.

The fact that you're playing
every instrument--

I could watch a concert.

I could watch you doing this.

I--I just love what you did.

-Heidi, what do you think?
-I thought it was

a lot of fun.
One-woman show.

-Both: Yeah.
-Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

-Sofía?
-I think you're one

of the coolest girls
that's been standing

-in that stage.
-[giggles]

Simon?

-I think, Mia--
-You know, look,

it was at times
a bit of a mess,

but then again, it should be.

You know, it's kind of, like,
it's all done in the moment,

so therefore it's not perfect,

but it shouldn't be perfect,

which is why I loved it
so much.

Thank you.

I'd rather listen
to somebody like you

who's original and talented
rather than someone

who comes with some horrible
backing track

and sings a song I've heard
a million times.

This year it's
all about originality.

I can do that.

We're gonna vote
really quickly.

I'm giving you your first yes.

-[cheers and applause]
-Thank you!

-I give you a second yes.
-Thank you.

Sofía?

-I love you.
-Yes.

-Thank you.
-Three yeses.

Whoo!

-This is genius, Mia.
-Absolutely genius.

-Four yeses.
-Four yeses!

Thank you guys so much!

♪ Your rule of thumb
makes me worrisome ♪

♪ Oh, I'm just a girl ♪

-I love you!
-Thank you.

♪ What I've succumbed to
is making me numb ♪

♪ Oh ♪

All right, Mia,
you rocked that.

You rocked it.

-Cute.
-I loved that.

-Yeah, that was cool.
-It was so cool.

-It was cool.
-It's cool.

Let's go!

-You did so good, honey.
-That was great.

Thank you so much.

♪ Here ♪

All right,
send out the next act.

[upbeat music]

[cheers and applause]

-Hi.
-How are you doing?

-I'm great. I'm here.
-This is awesome.

-You're here!
-[cheers and applause]

Who are you?

My name's Willem Roelants.

-And what is your talent?
-I'm a musician.

And how long have you been
a musician?

I've been playing
since I was ten.

Tell us how old you are.

I'm 25.

Well, we can't wait
to see this, right, guys?

-Thank you.
-[cheers and applause]

[orchestral music]

♪ ♪

[balloons popping]

[buzzer blares]

-He was tricking us, Howie.
-That's it?

[buzzer blares]

[balloons popping]
[buzzer blares]

[buzzer blares]

Did you not have
birthday parties

when you were a child?

[laughs]

-I think you're bleeding.
-I think so too.

I really get into it.

We have people who dive

three stories in the air.

We have people that set
themselves on fire.

You popped a balloon
and you're bleeding.

[laughter]

I think I know
where this is going,

but we have to do it.
No.

-Okay, all right.
-Sofía?

-No.
-It's a no for me, and--

-You know what that means.
-Four nos.

-Thank you very much.
-Bye.

Hey, Willem, I'm sorry
it didn't go so well,

but let's get you
over to the medic, sir.

Stay clear,
we are striking the floor.

We have the next act
here on standby, guys.

Next act on standby.

Make your way
right on out there.

[cheers and applause]

-Buenas noches.
-Buenas noches.

-Ah. Buona notte.
-Uh, what is your name?

-Conocido por Chico.
-Chico.

Sorry, my English not good.

-So I'm gonna help you.
-[chuckles]

Thank you, hermosa.

And where do you come from?

[speaking Spanish]

He's from Cuba,

but he lives in Spain
right now.

What are you going
to show us tonight?

[speaking Spanish]

He's gonna do
a very dangerous balancing act.

-Oh.
-Ooh.

-I'm nervous.
-I'm very nervous.

[cheers and applause]

We're ready for you.

Bueno, Chico, adelante.

Muchas gracias.

[cheers and applause]

[mysterious music]

♪ ♪

Do not try this at home.

[cheers and applause]

Oh.

Chico!

♪ ♪

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

Oh, no.

He's getting up there.

♪ ♪

-So wobbly.
-I know.

-Look how it wobbles.
-What? No!

Whoa!

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

He's going up again.

♪ ♪

Look how high that is.

♪ ♪

No! No.

♪ ♪

[screams]

-Whoa.
-Aah!

[tense music]

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

Are those knives?

Those are knives.

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

Yay!

-Yes!
-Yeah.

Wow.

[cheers and applause]

Whoo.

Chico, how long--

How long have you been doing
this act for?

[speaking Spanish]

-What?
-What?

Second time he does it
in his life.

-What?
-No.

-Really?
-Wow.

That was really scary.

-Pero mucho miedo.
-Yes.

-Amazing.
-Fantástico.

-Um, the knives--there's no--
-La cuchillos.

The puchillos.

[laughter]

I love it.

[cheers and applause]

It leaves me wanting more.

I want to see
what else you're gonna do.

-Ella quiere ver mas.
-Yes, she wants to see

your pachitos.
[laughter]

-Chico, what is his name?
-Eh, Michael.

-Mike.
-Michael.

[speaking Spanish]

He's his brother who is
his partner, his friend.

Aw, that's nice.

We love you, both of you.

I wanted to say
your cuchillos are fantástico.

[laughter]

Thank you.

-Let's vote.
-Sí.

-Sí!
-Sí.

-Heidi?
-Sí!

-Thank you.
-Super sí.

-Super, super sí.
-Cuatro sís!

♪ So what a man gotta do ♪

♪ What a man gotta do ♪

Bravo!

♪ To be totally locked up
by you ♪

♪ Totally locked up by you ♪

♪ What a man gotta say ♪

-♪ Man gotta say ♪
-♪ What a man gotta pray ♪

♪ What a man gotta pray ♪

♪ To be your last
"Good night" ♪

♪ And your first "good day" ♪

Well done, Sofía.

You should speak Spanish
for a living.

♪ What a man gotta do ♪

Coming up...

It was mesmerizing.

I was, like, in a trance.

♪ Before you can fly ♪

We are the
Dreamacha Choir.

[audience gasps]

-[buzzer blares]
-What?

In season 17,

we see people take things
to a whole new level.

Yes!

Being a singer and singing

in front of Simon Cowell
and all the other judges is

really nerve-wracking.

I hope I win over Simon.

He's a hard guy.

-No, no, no, no, no.
-Terrible.

Come back in a thousand years.

I think he's probably
one of the most honest judges.

What was that?

He knows
what he's looking for.

He knows what works,
so to impress him is

-obviously the dream.
-That's extraordinary.

[ both singing scales]

Performing in front
of Simon Cowell is

the scariest thing.

We really care
about his opinion.

And we know he's always right
about pretty much everything,

so it's terrifying.

[sighs]

♪ Came in
from a rainy Thursday ♪

♪ On the avenue ♪

♪ Thought I heard
you talking softly ♪

♪ I turned on the lights,
the TV, and the radio ♪

Girls.

Yeah, that was a little bit
stodgy, I thought.

Simon the hater.

[audience booing]

It's, like,
is this act better

than what I've seen before?

Is it different?

Am I gonna remember it?

And this, unfortunately,
I don't think

I'm gonna remember it.

[audience booing]

So I really wanted
you to do well,

but based on this audition
it's gonna be a no.

[audience booing]

I'm low-key kind of nervous
and freaking out right now.

No, stop.

-♪ Get up ♪
-Ow!

[singing indistinctly]

♪ With the base line,
move those hips ♪

♪ Get up like the 808
and make your booty shake ♪

[buzzer blares]

Oh.

[buzzer blares]

Simon, why did you push?

Well, I wanted it
to be great.

-[groans]
-'Cause I liked you all

before you started to sing.

And then--no, I did.

I meant that as a compliment.

I didn't mean it that way.

But, look, the song
wasn't very good.

So that's why we have the Xs.

♪ I'm still breathing ♪

♪ I'm still breathing ♪

None of what you're saying
offends or scares me,

so thank you for the feedback.
I appreciate it.

-Thank you.
-Sorry.

But thank you so much
for coming.

All right, Connor,
how do you feel right now?

-All right.
-The ti--tiny bit nervous.

Boo.

Ugh, Simon.

[audience booing]

Hater.

-Are you ready to do it?
-Yeah.

-All right.
-Go on out there, man,

and meet the judges.

♪ I'm alive ♪

♪ I'm alive ♪

♪ I'm alive ♪

-He's so handsome.
-Hi!

Hello.

-How's it?
-Very nice to meet you.

-Who are you?
-My name's Connor Johnson.

Where are you from?

-I'm from Hawaii.
-And how old are you, Connor?

-I'm 23.
-Okay.

So tell us about you.

Uh, I'm a street performer
and surfer and stuff like that.

[chuckles] Surfer!
Let's go.

Your family here?

Uh, yeah, my mom's here.

-Okay.
-Yeah.

She's in the military.

She's been in for, like--yeah.
Whoo!

[cheers and applause]

She's a nurse.

And she's been active
for, like, almost 30 years now.

-Wow.
-So, yeah.

How does she feel about you
being on the show, Connor?

Oh, she's really surprised.

Like, I don't know
if that's a good thing

or a bad thing, but--
[chuckles]

Well, we're gonna find out
in a minute, aren't we?

Yeah, I know.

Okay, Connor, tell me
what your big dream is.

To be able to play
to this every night.

You know, like, um--
[chuckles]

[cheers and applause]

-Okay, well, good luck then.
-Awesome, thank you.

[cheers and applause]

[playing acoustic guitar]

♪ ♪

♪ Caught me off guard ♪

♪ I wish that I'd been sober ♪

♪ Still here we are ♪

♪ Back in Hanover '99 ♪

♪ Just like old times
all over ♪

♪ Under the exit lights ♪

♪ As beautiful as ever ♪

♪ I really wish ♪

♪ That I'd dressed up
a little better ♪

♪ No regrets is what we said ♪

♪ We can't go back again ♪

♪ I never said
that we would die ♪

-Hold up.
-♪ Toget-- ♪

I've gotta be honest
with you,

-that was a bit boring.
-Oh. [Chuckles]

[audience booing]

-You try doing that.
-Right?

[chuckles]

[audience booing]

And the audience agree.

-No, what?
-Oh, no.

-They loved it.
-They were loving it.

-You have a second song?
-What was that?

-You have a second song?
-I do.

Okay, um--

[playing acoustic guitar]

♪ ♪

♪ 'Cause you lift my heart up ♪

♪ When the rest of me
was down ♪

♪ And you, you enchant me ♪

♪ Even when you're not around ♪

♪ And if there are boundaries ♪

♪ I will try
to knock them down ♪

♪ And I'm latching on, babe ♪

♪ Now I know
what I have found ♪

♪ 'Cause now I've got you
in my space ♪

♪ I won't let go of you ♪

♪ I got you shackled
in my embrace ♪

♪ I'm latching on to you ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ Now I got you in my space ♪

♪ I won't let go of you ♪

♪ I got you shackled
in my embrace ♪

♪ I'm latching on to you ♪

♪ I feel
like we're close enough ♪

♪ Could I lock in your love ♪

Yeah.

♪ Now I've got you
in my space ♪

♪ I won't let go of you ♪

♪ I've got you shackled
in my embrace ♪

♪ I'm latching on to you ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ These are the moments ♪

♪ The moments we live for ♪

♪ Once in a lifetime ♪

♪ Never think we want more ♪

♪ This is the start
of a new day ♪

♪ The good life ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh ♪

♪ These are
the moments we live for ♪

-Well done.
-Thank you very much.

Do you have a third song?

-[laughs]
-No, I'm kidding,

I'm kidding, I'm kidding. Okay.

-[laughs]
-Okay, Sofía.

-Usually when Simon asks--
-Even though it's annoying,

when he asks
for a second song, he's right.

-This one was so much better.
-Thank you.

And your voice is beautiful.

-Thank you so much.
-[cheers and applause]

You do have
a beautiful voice,

but you're also
very easy on the eyes.

-[chuckles]
-I'm just, like, looking

at all these gorgeous girls
right here,

and they have all little hearts
in their eyeballs.

I think you're gonna be able
to come in off the street

and perform
in a building like this

every night you want.

[cheers and applause]

This was
a really good audition.

You have a good voice.

If you go forward,
you probably gotta go

a little bit outside
your comfort zone.

And good for you,
when we stopped you quick,

you just took a beat.

And then you really did deliver
so much better

on the second song.
So well done.

-Awesome.
-Thank you so much.

-Bravo.
-Now the important part.

-Howie, yes or no?
-Yes.

-One. Heidi?
-Yes.

-Two. Sofía?
-Yes.

Three.

And now you've got four yeses.

Congratulations.

[cheers and applause]

Thank you so much.

♪ Once in a lifetime ♪

♪ Never think we want more ♪

Bye.

♪ This is the start
of the new day ♪

♪ The good life ♪

How do you feel
right now, man?

Good, I was like--

For a second, I was like,
"Oh, no."

-No, it looked awesome.
-[chuckles]

Oh, my God he got one of
the biggest reactions so far.

They love him.

-Yeah.
-It's true.

-Good job!
-Thank you.

No problem.

♪ ♪

-My name is Yuji.
-My name is Isami.

-Denna.
-[speaking indistinctly]

[speaking indistinctly]

And my name is Icaru,
and I'm the translator for...

[together] M++.

[speaking Japanese]

For this performance,
we have invented

a ribbon with an LED light.

[epic music]

It's something that has
never been seen before.

For 12 years, he's prepared
all the hardware,

all the new technologies.

And now he's here.

As a team,

they've never had
a show before,

so they are a bit nervous
about Simon, but...

[all yell]

We're gonna find out.

[cheers and applause]

Hello.

Hello.

Now, who are you, please?

We are M++ from Japan.

[cheers and applause]

Okay, tell us
about the group,

what they're gonna do.

Yes, we are a group
of engineers and performers.

We have prepared for this stage

for 12 years.

12?

12 years?

Do you think you can win?

-Of course.
-Of course.

-[laughs]
-That's the spirit.

-Yes.
-No more questions.

[cheers and applause]

I already like
the way they look.

-It's cool. Yeah.
-Yeah, I love it.

We will be taking the lights
in the theater down.

So everyone stay
safely in your seats, please.

Whoo!

["Good Day for Dreaming"
by Ruelle]

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

♪ Can you see ♪

♪ The sky cascading ♪

♪ The colors are infinite ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Feel it now ♪

♪ A new sun... ♪

Beautiful.

♪ Rising within me ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ We're flying higher ♪

♪ Than we've ever been ♪

♪ We're flying high ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ It's a good day
for dreaming ♪

♪ There's a hope,
there's a spark ♪

♪ There's a fire ♪

♪ There's a light in the dark
burning brighter ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ It's a good day
for dreaming ♪

[cheers and applause]

I mean, that was
actually quite amazing.

It was beautiful. Very Vegas.

Very original.

Thank you.

It was mesmerizing.

It was so delicate, so uniform.

The colors of the light
was so soothing

I was, like, in a trance.
I loved it.

♪ ♪

Heidi?

I kind of forgot
where I was for a minute.

I thought I was under the water
and I just saw jellyfish.

But, I mean, your dancing is
on point, too.

I loved it.
It was a real treat.

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

Wow.

You did it in the dark.
You made it glow.

It became a light show.

I loved it.

[cheers and applause]

It's acts like you
that's gonna make

this competition fascinating
this year,

because we're seeing things

we've genuinely never seen.

♪ ♪

What are the votes?

-Heidi?
-It's a yes for me.

[cheers and applause]

-And Howie?
-Yes!

[cheers and applause]

-Sofía?
-Your third yes.

♪ And I said ooh ♪

-Now you've got four yeses.
-Congratulations.

♪ I'm blinded by the lights
♪

-There you go.
-M++.

♪ Until I feel your touch ♪

-Congratulations, M++.
-[cheering]

Can't wait to see
what you come back with.

♪ I'm blinded
by the lights ♪

♪ No, I can't sleep
until I feel your touch ♪

Hi, welcome
to "America's Got Talent."

♪ Oh, happy day ♪

I am so happy.

♪ Oh, a happy day ♪

♪ Oh, happy day ♪

♪ I want to be there ♪

I can't believe
this day is finally here.

The energy is unbelievable.

I'm happy for you.

[choir vocalizing]

Well, I'm just so happy
that we're here.

Actually, I'm happy
to be anywhere.

♪ Oh, happy day ♪

We are happy to be here.

You are our favorite audience
of the year.

[cheers and applause]

Now, talk to me,
what is the message

of your choir?

You guys look so regal
and beautiful.

♪ Message of love ♪

Oh, I love it.

Okay, here we go.

Can you give me
a little warm-up?

[all matching pitch]

I can't wait,
I can't wait.

Go make it happen, guys.

-Whoo!
-Yeah!

♪ Oh, happy day ♪

♪ Oh, happy day ♪

-♪ Oh, happy day ♪
-♪ Oh, happy day ♪

-Uh, hi.
-Hello.

-What is your name?
-My name is Pier,

-and we are the Dreamacha Choir.
-Okay.

[cheers and applause]

-Oh, you love choirs.
-I do.

What is the dream
if you should win.

"America's Got Talent"?

What would you do
with the money?

You know, there's one thing
that we're passionate about.

It's music
and sharing the music,

so we'd use the money
so we could do this full-time.

-Yeah.
-Ah, yes.

What does it mean,
"dreamacha"?

Dreamacha is
a very ancient word

that means dream machine.

And we're here
to make you dream.

Oh, that's wonderful.

Share the music.
We cannot wait.

-Good luck.
-Thank you.

Whoo!

[Jerry Goldsmith's
"Ave Satani"]

[all growling]

♪ ♪

This is scary.

♪ ♪

Ooh. "The Omen."

I'm getting scared.

♪ ♪

-Something else must happen.
-That can't be it.

♪ ♪

Yeah!

[Metal-style
"Toxic" by Britney Spears]

♪ Toxic, toxic ♪

[laughs]

♪ With the taste of your lips
I'm on a ride ♪

-[buzzer blares]
-What?

♪ With a taste
of a poison paradise ♪

♪ I'm addicted to you ♪

-Are you glad?
-I love them.

♪ With the taste of your lips
I'm on a ride ♪

♪ You're toxic,
I'm slipping under ♪

♪ With a taste
of a poison paradise ♪

♪ I'm addicted to you ♪

♪ Don't you know
that you're toxic? ♪

-Yah.
-Yah.

♪ With a taste of your lips
I'm on a ride ♪

♪ Your toxic,
I'm slipping under ♪

♪ With a taste
of a poison paradise ♪

♪ I'm addicted to you ♪

♪ Don't you know
that you're toxic? ♪

[cheers and applause]

-I love it!
-I'm with you.

-Oh, my God.
-[speaks indistinctly]

♪ ♪

Oh, my God.

I love how Simon doesn't like
my high-pitched angel voice,

but that he loves.

This is another unexpected
thing today, eh?

Yeah, very.

You won't be singing
"Oh, Happy Day" will you?

♪ Oh, happy day ♪

It was like demons in a choir

singing the song
from "The Omen,"

then going into Britney Spears.

It was so fantastically creepy.
[both chuckle]

But I'm all for going over
to the dark side occasionally,

-so I get it.
-Whoo!

-Whoo.
-Yeah!

-You too?
-Yeah.

-Thank you.
-Sofía?

Well, I thought it was
so unexpected.

I thought this was gonna be
super boring.

I was dreading it.

But then suddenly,

I was, like,
in some kind of movies

with dragons or vampires
or something.

But it was very spectacular
and creative.

-Thank you so much.
-Thank you.

As you can see,

I'm the odd one out here
on this table.

I didn't particularly
love it.

I don't think that people
necessarily would buy

a ticket to come
and watch this.

But what about on Halloween?

People love demons,
and vampires, and werewolves.

Whoo.

[growls]

Oh, ho, ho.

It's a bit normal

that you're surprised
to see us,

because we are
the only metal choir

-in the world.
-Whoa.

This is the first time
in history.

Wow.

-I love it.
-I didn't know you even existed.

And I'm so thrilled
that I think you're opening

the eyes and ears of America
on our stage.

-Thank you so much.
-Thank you.

Thanks.

Do you want to start voting?

Well, absolutely.

It's original.

I wasn't expecting that,
so I want to give you

your first yes.

-Thank you so much.
-Whoo!

I'm gonna give you
your second yes.

-That was spectacular.
-Whoo!

Please don't take it
personal,

but the act was not for me.
It's a no for me.

It's fine.

The queen of Halloween
gave you a no.

Nothing thrills me more

than to give you
your third yes.

[cheers and applause]

[growls]

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

It was so different.

They could come back
dressed as monsters

in the next round.

-Tell me how to do it.
-[growls]

-Yeah, you--
-[all growl]

Coming up...

The crowd is going crazy
for you.

I paid them all to do that,
so that was...

Immediately
I fell in love with you,

so I'm gonna do this.

[buzzer blares]

Welcome
to "America's Got Talent."

What are you doing today?

We're dancers.

♪ Like a bird
with open wings ♪

♪ I can do anything ♪

Can we get the next act

to the side of the stage,
please?

There's a lot of people.

A lot of nervous people.

75, head below.

♪ I can do anything ♪

That 90 seconds
could change your life.

Now's the time
for me to do something.

Now I'm finally here
in front of the world.

And here we are.

♪ I'm not ever coming down ♪

All right,
here we go, folks.

What is the ultimate dream?

I'll just show them
the inside of my soul.

You think it's gonna be you?

[sighs] I hope so.

And when I call
the next number,

you guys are gonna stand up.

♪ Up in the air ♪

♪ I'm walking on gold rays ♪

♪ I'm going up ♪

How are you?

I'm doing pretty good.

-How are you?
-Good.

Yeah, great, thank you.

Uh, what's your name, please?

-My name is Lily Meola.
-I'm a singer-songwriter.

-Okay.
-And how old are you?

-I'm 27.
-And what makes you different

from all the thousands
of other people trying to get,

you know,
noticed at the moment?

The song I'm gonna do today
is an original song

that I wrote
and it's called "Daydream."

And it's kind of evolved
over the past couple of years,

the meaning of it for me.

Which is?

I wrote it
at a time in my life

when things were
really beautiful.

And I was essentially living
my daydream.

I had a major label
record deal.

I had a publishing deal.

I had butterflies
I was hatching.

It was just--it was magical.
It was just so beautiful.

And I wanted other people
to be able to feel that.

And so that's
where it originated.

And then my life
flipped upside down,

and my mom was diagnosed
with cancer.

And I became
her full-time caretaker.

I lost my record deal
during that,

but I think maybe it was
a bit of a blessing,

'cause it gave me
some extra time

to really be there for her.

[exhales sharply]

Is she okay?

-No, she passed away.
-I'm sorry, Lily.

-It's okay.
-[laughs]

I really told myself
I wasn't gonna cry.

-Um--
-That's all right.

Um, she was
my biggest cheerleader

and...[sighs]

Lily, I have to ask you this,

are you okay to do
this audition?

I don't know
how I'm gonna be able

to make it through a song
without crying--[chuckles]

But, you know,
singing was something

my mom and I
really connected with.

And it's how I fell in love
with music in the first place,

her playing music in the car.

So I'm just trying
to make her proud.

And... continue to live
my daydream.

-Good for you.
-Good for you!

-[cheers and applause]
-Whoo.

Okay, well, best of luck.

We're rooting for you, Lily.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

♪ When we were kids
in the back yard ♪

♪ Playing astronauts
and rock stars ♪

♪ No one told us to stop it ♪

♪ Called us unrealistic ♪

♪ Then suddenly you're 18 ♪

♪ Go to college
for your Plan B ♪

♪ What you want is too risky ♪

♪ Live for weekends
and whiskey ♪

♪ We all got these big ideas ♪

♪ One day they're replaced
with fears ♪

♪ How did we get here? ♪

♪ Darlin', don't quit
your daydream ♪

♪ It's your life
that you're making ♪

♪ It ain't big enough ♪

♪ If it doesn't scare
the hell out of you ♪

♪ If it makes you nervous ♪

♪ It's probably worth it ♪

♪ Why save it for sleep ♪

♪ When you could be living
your daydream ♪

♪ So scared of failure
that we fail to try ♪

♪ Turnin' around
before the finish line ♪

♪ Gotta fall for a minute
before you can fly ♪

♪ So daydream ♪

♪ It's your life
that you're making ♪

♪ It ain't big enough ♪

♪ If it doesn't scare
the hell out of you ♪

♪ If it makes you nervous ♪

♪ It's probably worth it ♪

♪ Why save it for sleep ♪

♪ When you could be living
your daydream ♪

♪ Why save it for sleep ♪

♪ When you should be living
your daydream ♪

[cheers and applause]

Bravo.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

First of all,
you have a beautiful voice.

And I could feel the emotion.

And, you know, you told us
the story

before you the song
about this time in your life

when things were perfect
and you hatched butterflies.

-[chuckles]
-You know?

And this moment right now,

you are that butterfly
on the way.

[cheers and applause]

I think your mother
was watching you tonight.

And the way you were, like,
feeling what you were doing,

that what it was so special
about your performance.

And I really enjoyed that song.

-But you didn't--
-You didn't put anything out

when you had a deal?

-No.
-You didn't.

Okay, so you've never really
tested the waters, have you?

-Mm-mm.
-Okay.

I haven't--

Yeah, this was my first time
putting music out

and I just went for it.

[cheers and applause]

There is something special
about you.

You know, everything
you've been through

you told us about.
You know, and I'm sure

those memories came
flooding back to you

during that audition,
and you're thinking,

"I've still gotta get
through the song."

And I know you've gone through
a very difficult period.

I think the fact
that you've come back

after what you've gone through,

that says a lot about you,
Lily, so good for you.

Bravo.

[cheers and applause]

I don't know what to say.

I'm, like, speechless,
you know?

Like, sometimes you have
someone on the stage

and you hear their voice--

And just everything about you,
you just light up.

I see a light around you.
And I don't know, I--

Like, immediately
I fell in love with you.

And for this season,
season 17, I was like,

"There's always a lot
of singers on the stage."

And I was like,

"I want to give
someone else a shot."

But I can't help it,

'cause I really, really
like you.

-So I'm gonna do this.
-[gasps]

I'm gonna push
this Golden Buzzer for you.

It's you!
[audience gasps]

♪ I'm not a princess ♪

♪ This ain't a fairy tale ♪

♪ I'm not the one
you'll sweep off her feet ♪

♪ Lead her up the stairwell ♪

♪ This ain't Hollywood ♪

♪ This is a small town ♪

♪ I was a dreamer ♪

♪ Before you went
and let me down ♪

♪ Now it's too late ♪

♪ For you
and your white horse ♪

I think you're gonna
knock it out of the park.

Thank you.

I think you're really,
really, special.

Lily!

You are going
straight to the live show!

♪ Try and catch me now ♪

What are you feeling?

I, honestly--

I'm just--I want to know
what my mom has to say.

[laughs]

She'd be so mad at me

if I wasn't pursuing
what I love.

And "Daydream" was one
of her favorite songs.

So I think she'd be
really happy

wherever she might be.

♪ It's too late ♪

♪ To catch me now ♪

Coming up...

You are original, funny.

-Siri...
-[notification chimes]

Why then, oh, why can't I?

You are just super, super
talented.

Sir, with your camera,

you're right in front
of our camera.

♪ You'll never feel happy ♪

-Let's cheer everybody on.
-Good luck, everybody.

♪ You'll never feel happy ♪

[both chuckling]

-[vocalizing]
-[chuckles]

There's a lot
of weird people here.

♪ You'll never feel happy ♪

♪ Until you even try ♪

[dog barks]

♪ Until you even try ♪

♪ You'll never feel happy ♪

I bring you
the gift of laughter.

♪ ♪

All right, here we go.

♪ You'll never feel happy ♪

♪ Until you even try ♪

♪ You'll never feel happy ♪

♪ Live it, live it,
live it, live it ♪

♪ Until you even try... ♪

[cheers and applause]

I love this man already.

♪ Until you even try ♪

I mean, hello, hello.

-Hey.
-You haven't done anything

and already the crowd
is going crazy for you.

I paid them all to do that,
so that was--

-Ah, okay.
-I got you, Venmo, okay?

[laughter]

What is your name?

Uh, my name is
Jordan Conley.

-How old are you?
-I'm 29.

And where do you come from?

I'm from Garden Grove,
California.

-And you came here to dance?
-No.

I actually came here to do
stand-up comedy.

-Oh.
-[cheers and applause]

[chuckles]

Jordan, how long
have you been a comedian?

I've been doing it
for seven years now.

-Okay.
-Yeah.

And that's how you make
a living?

I--I would like to say yes,

but also, do you want
your fries with more ketchup?

You know what I mean?
Like, does that make sense?

Okay, I just wanted to confirm.
That's--so yeah.

But that didn't
discourage you,

-because here you are.
-Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.
[cheers and applause]

-[chuckles]
-So what is your dream?

What--where do you see yourself
in the future?

I have very, very big dreams.

So my dream right now
is all based off of Kevin Hart.

Kevin Hart did
a football stadium

I think with, like,
73,000 people.

My goal is 73,001.

[cheers and applause]

Wow. That's ambition.

Okay, so let's see
what you've got.

Okay, thank you.

So I come
from a very tough upbringing.

Like, I have a military family.

My parents met
in the Marine Corps.

Like, that's
where my parents met, right?

Like, my dad came to me,
he was like,

"Yo, it'd be so cool

if my oldest son
could join the military."

I was like,
"Dad, it'd be so cool

if you adopted somebody
older than me, yeah."

-[chuckles]
-I'm--[chuckles]

I'm not that guy.
I feel like,

if you're gonna go overseas,

you need to be willing
to take secrets to the grave.

I'm not that guy, okay?
You know what I mean?

Like--like, if I go overseas--

Let's say I get captured.

I become a prisoner of war.

I'm telling my secrets,
your secrets,

and Victoria's secrets.
You know what I'm saying?

[laughter]
[cheers and applause]

I'm telling them all.

Like, I could be
in a hostage situation

and this guy's trying
to threaten me.

He's like,
"What's it gonna take

to get these secrets from you?"

I'm like,
"Sir, a pen and paper.

"Just--get--
Listen, give me that,

"put the knives away,
this is a celebration.

You caught the right guy,
okay?"

[laughs]

[cheers and applause]

The toughest person
in my family is

by far my mom.

She's tough. She's old-school.

Like, if you ever got
in trouble with her,

she would turn
whatever situation with you

into a horror movie scene,
I promise you.

[chuckles]
This one day she says,

"Jordan, didn't I tell you

"to come downstairs
and do these dishes?

You better do these dishes
before you get in trouble."

I lost at a video game.

I got angry. I snapped.

I said, "You ain't done
nothing all day.

"I suggest you stay downstairs
and do them dishes

before you get in trouble."

[chuckles] Out of nowhere,
this is all I heard.

[demonic voice] "Who the hell
you think you're talking to?"

-[laughs]
-[chuckles]

As soon as I heard that voice,

all the power in my house
cut off, okay?

The lights cut off.

These crows came
out of my closet.

My windows opened up.

There were
these two little girls

in a school uniform
jumping rope and singing.

They were like, "One, two,
you're mama's coming for you."

[laughs]

I woke up a week later
confused.

Thank you guys.

[cheers and applause]
I'm Jordan.

["Ain't No Mountain High
Enough" by Marvin Gaye]

Wow. Wow.

♪ ♪

I thought it was spectacular.

There's something
about your energy.

I think you have
all the future ahead of you.

Thank you so much.

You are just naturally funny,

because you are
super, super talented.

Absolutely.

♪ Ain't no mountain
high enough ♪

♪ Ain't no valley low enough ♪

When you did the voice,

you really cracked me up.

[chuckles]

This was a really, really,
really good audition.

I like you a lot.
[cheers and applause]

♪ Remember the day
I set you free ♪

I mean, you are so fast.

It's crazy how you go
from here to there

and here to there, but, like,
I was, like following.

And then we're in your house,
and I was there with you.

And it was all funny.

And I'm doing the same thing
to my kids.

When they don't behave,
guess what?

You know, there are
certain people--

You've mentioned Kevin Hart.

And one of the things
that makes these people stars

is there are people
that come out

and then they do an act.

And then there are people
that come out,

you believe there's
no separation

between who that person is
and this is not an act.

The difference is people go,
"I love Kevin Hart."

People are gonna say
"I love Jordan Conley.

It's not his act. I love him."

♪ 'Cause, baby, there ain't
no mountain high enough ♪

♪ Ain't no valley low enough ♪

♪ Ain't no river wide enough ♪

So we're gonna vote.

I'm gonna give you
your first yes.

-Howie?
-Your second yes.

[cheers and applause]

-Third yes.
-Simon?

I'm gonna give you
roughly 4,000 yeses.

[cheers and applause]

♪ Ain't no valley
low enough ♪

[sighs]

Bravo!

I've never seen
you laugh so much.

-He was so funny.
-It was that voice.

-Yeah, you were really, like--
-You were doing, like,

-this thing. [Laughs]
-Yeah.

[laughs]

Oh, Jordan.

Hey, man, give me a hug.
Give me a hug.

Aw. [Chuckles]
You look emotional.

Ah, man, a bee
fell in my eye.

[laughs]

Coming up...

Celine Dion.

[vocalizing]

We are the new superstars
of magic.

-[chuckles]
-[cheers and applause]

["Express Yourself"
by Charles Wright]

♪ Express yourself ♪

[vocalizing]

I'm singing opera.

♪ Express yourself ♪

[giggling]

-[vocalizing]
-[singing operatically]

♪ You don't ever need help ♪

-Just one more step.
-You can hang right here.

What are you gonna be
doing here on "AGT"?

I am an opera singer.

All right.

How did you get into opera?

"AGT" season five.

I heard Jackie Evancho sing
"O Mio Babbino Caro."

Mm-hmm.

About ten minutes
after I heard her sing,

I went
to my mother's computer,

I put on the karaoke
for "O Mio Babbino Caro,"

and I started, you know,
singing along with it...

[singing opera]

when I as 12-years-old.

-This "AGT" is making stars.
-You know what I mean?

So many people
growing up on it.

You are about to go out
and meet

the actual Simon Cowell,
Howie Mandel, Heidi, Sofía.

And they are ready
to see you right now.

Merissa, go out there
and make it happen.

-You ready?
-I'm ready.

All right,
I've got your back.

[funky music]

Hi.

Hello there.

Welcome
to "America's Got Talent."

-Thank you so much.
-Thank you.

I'm so excited to be here
representing New York.

Whoo! Yonkers, Yonkers.

And what is your name?

-My name is Merissa Beddows.
-I'm 23-years-old.

And I'm a student right now

at the Curtis Institute
of Music.

I'm an opera singer.

-Ah.
-Ooh.

[cheers and applause]

Whoopee.

Well, I'm ready
if you guys are all ready?

All right, good luck.

[cheers and applause]

Uh-huh.

So, Heidi, I would like
to play a game.

This die has six

of some of my most favorite
impressions that I do on it.

-Oh.
-Okay.

I'm going to begin singing
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"...

-Okay.
-As me.

And then I'm going to ask you
to give me a name.

-Okay.
-Okay. Here I go.

♪ Somewhere over the rainbow ♪

♪ Way up high ♪

♪ There's a land
that I heard of ♪

♪ Once in a lullaby ♪

Ariana Grande.

♪ Somewhere
over the rainbow ♪

[laughs]

[chuckles]

♪ Skies are blue, baby ♪

Your grandma.

♪ ♪

♪ And the dreams
that you dare to dream ♪

♪ Really do come true ♪

Stevie Nicks.

♪ Someday I'll wish
upon a star ♪

♪ And wake up where the clouds
are far behind me ♪

Celine Dion.

♪ Where troubles melt
like lemon drops ♪

♪ Way above the chimney tops ♪

♪ That's where you'll find me ♪

Snow White.

♪ Somewhere, ah-ha-ha ♪

♪ Over the rainbow ♪

[chuckles]

♪ Blue birds fly ♪

-Siri?
-[notification chimes]

-[robotic voice]
-Birds fly over the rainbow,

why then oh why can't I?

-[cheers and applause]
-Bravo!

Very good.

She was really talented.

♪ I'm every woman ♪

♪ It's all in me ♪

That is tremendous skill.

You know,
the truth of the matter is,

that even before you started
doing the impressions,

-you're a very good singer.
-Thank you.

And you're
a great impressionist.

You're original in the way

you want to present
your impressions musically.

So I think you did
an amazing job.

-Thank you so much, Howie.
-I loved it.

It's a different way
of doing impersonations.

I love that I was part
of your act a little bit.

And my favorite, I think,
was Celine Dion and Siri.

Yay.

I think
the whole act was perfect.

You nailed every single voice.

Oh, thank you.

[cheers and applause]

I think the square,
or the cube,

going forward I would lose,

-'cause it slowed down the act.
-Okay.

However, you are original,
super talented, funny.

On top of that,

there is a gigantic gap
in the market right now

for somebody like this,

so your timing is on the money.

[sighs] Oh, thank God.

I thought you were gonna say
something else.

Let's vote.

I'm gonna start
with your first yes.

A big, fat yes from me.

Thank you so much.

-Howie?
-Yes.

-[cheers and applause]
-Sofía?

-Yes!
-Simon?

You've got four yeses.

♪ I'm every woman ♪

-Thank you.
-Well done.

♪ ♪

♪ I'm every woman ♪

I love the Siri

because the Siri had
a little glitch.

That was so great,
the glitch in it.

We can't wait to see
what you do next, Merissa.

You were absolutely phenomenal.

[vocalizing]

Coming up...

-The suspense--
-What is happening?

There are moments like this

when you're really, really
proud to be a German.

I didn't get it.

-Whoa.
-Is that your card?

-Yeah.
-That's a good trick.

♪ And I got something
to say ♪

We are here to find
the winner of $1 million

and a chance to headline

the "AGT" Las Vegas Live
at Luxor Hotel.

There are so many
great magicians in Vegas

who are
from "America's Got Talent."

And that's
the reason why we are here,

because we are Las Vegas.

♪ ♪

We will win
this entire show.

♪ The power ♪

[cheers and applause]

-Wow.
-Hi.

Good evening, how are you?

-Hello.
-And who are you?

-This is Siegfried.
-This is Joy.

-And we are...
-[together] Siegfried and Joy.

-Good.
-Yippee.

[cheers and applause]

And where are you from?

We are from Berlin, Germany.

-Oh, Berlin, Germany.
-Super.

Oh, thank you so much.

Have you flown in
just to do this show?

-Yeah, of course.
-Yes, of course.

We are just here
for the show.

-Amazing.
-[speaking indistinctly]

[chuckles]

Is what you do full-time?

-We are full-time magicians.
-We do magic all the time.

So magic is in us,

and we want to share
the magic with everybody.

-[cheers and applause]
-I love that.

So are you the best magicians
in the world?

We are the new superstars
of magic.

Okay, that'll do.

In the end,
let the people decide.

-Yeah.
-Exactly.

That's what we're here for.
Good luck.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

-Let's go.
-Let's do it.

-Welcome to Las...
-[together] Vegas.

[Alan Parsons Project's
"Sirius"]

♪ ♪

Is this "Sirius"?

♪ ♪

Whoa.

Whoa.

♪ ♪

[laughs]

[dramatic music]

[laughs]

♪ ♪

[laughs]

♪ ♪

-The suspense.
-[chuckles]

What is happening?

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

[laughs]

[cheers and applause]

[laughs]

-[chuckles]
-I love that.

I love that.

Gone. [Sighs]

But now, ladies and gentlemen,
right here behind me,

We have this vorhersage tunnel.

-What?
-Vorhersage tunnel.

And inside this tunnel,
there is a fruit.

And nobody knows
which fruit is inside.

-We don't.
-But you will decide.

Look--look, Simon,
I have five cards.

-Yes.
-Five cards.

-I'm watching.
-[laughs]

-Five numbers.
-Yup.

-Five different fruits.
-Yep.

Pick one.

-Any one.
-Oh, gosh.

Um, number one?

-You pick one?
-Yeah.

-Really?
-Yeah.

Okay.

Let me pull this out.

-Okay. Simon...
-Yes?

-You could have picked every--
-Any fruit.

-Are you ready?
-[chuckles]

-He could--
-Simon could pick any fruit,

but Simon says banana.

-[chuckles]
-[cheers and applause]

That doesn't say banana.

♪ ♪

Oh.

♪ ♪

♪ This magic moment ♪

♪ So different and so new ♪

♪ Was like any other
until I kissed you ♪

Thank you so much.

Thank you, America.

[cheers and applause]

Thank you, America.

♪ Sweeter than wine ♪

You know, there are
moments like this

when you're really, really
proud to be a German.

-How do you guys do it?
-I don't know.

[speaking German]

[speaking German]

I have another one.

It's a present for you.

We brought it
all the way from Germany.

-Yes, give it to me.
-You catch this.

-Ooh.
-Look at this.

-Wow.
-It's a strawberry.

-Thank you.
-Howie?

Love this.

This is the year, I think,
on our show,

where comedy is becoming king.

We are magicians.

[laughs]

-[coughs]
-[spits]

both: Oh!

[laughs]

♪ Time in my life ♪

You guys are brilliant.

This is so creative.

-This is so much--
-Whoa, dang.

-Joy, not again.
-Thank you so much.

I mean, I want to be
part of your act one day.

[cheers and applause]

Ah, Sofía, thank you.

I'm slightly confused
because I didn't get it.

And I found you two annoying.

[audience booing]

Well, I'm sorry, but there were
quite a few people

in the audience
who agree with me.

[audience booing louder]

Why don't we vote?

I'm gonna start
with your first ja.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I'll be the second,
so it's a ja ja.

Thank you, thank you.

Simon?

I thought it all was
a bit stupid,

if I'm being honest with you.

It doesn't matter.

I'm gonna give you
the third yes.

♪ Could it be magic now ♪

♪ ♪

-This is Siegfried.
-This is Joy.

-And we are...
-[together] Siegfried and Joy.

[cheers and applause]

[chuckles]

♪ Could it be magic ♪

[energetic music]

♪ ♪

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