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[Deep Purple's "Hush"]

♪ ♪

[crowd cheering]

‐ I think we've got 3,004 yeses.

[crowd cheers]

I had a nightmare that I'd be, like, 90 years old

doing this show and nobody'd be watching it.

[laughter]

Here we are.

♪ ♪

This is what an audition is actually like.

This is gonna be much harder for them.

I love you.

‐ [gasps] And I love you back.

‐ Even though empty, we're here to support you.

Are we ready? Let's do it.

‐ ♪ Love, love ♪

‐ Whoo!

‐ ♪ Love, love ♪ ‐ Everybody!

‐ I thought it was fantastic. Like, it gave me goosebumps.

‐ [screams]

♪ ♪

‐ I have got such a buzz out of thinking

we have discovered a future star.

‐ This means so much to me. It means so much.

‐ You moved me to do this.

[Birgir's "Can You Feel It"]

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ I've got a feeling that I've never felt before ♪

‐ We all know how important this day is.

♪ ♪

‐ That's a lot of stuff.

‐ This is the biggest stage in the world

that we are competing on.

We need to go out on the floor,

give the judges what they want...

‐ Vámonos!

‐ And go hard every single time.

This is all riding on us, and I feel like we can do it.

‐ ♪ Whoa ♪

‐ All right, guys, Heidi is still under the weather,

and thank you so much, Eric, for being here.

‐ I've been waiting to replace Heidi

in this business for a long time.

I've been following her around,

and we auditioned for a lot of the same things,

and I finally, finally did it.

[laughter]

‐ Without the audience feedback,

it is gonna be tough. I'm not gonna lie.

‐ My thing is the red buzzer's gonna be extra loud.

‐ Should we see what it sounds like?

‐ Oh, no. ‐ Oh, no.

[buzzer]

‐ Oh! ‐ Aww!

‐ Already? ‐ It's echoing.

‐ That's actually gonna be worse.

‐ I mean, that kills any virus that is flying.

‐ ♪ Can you feel it here tonight? ♪

‐ We are Wildcats,

and we are a competitive cheer group

from Plano, Texas.

‐ Our team is comprised of people from,

really, all different walks of life.

‐ We love this sport so much, and it shows

whenever we take the mat 'cause you just see,

like, passion and the fire in our eyes

and, like, you can tell that we all have heart

about the same thing, and that's what makes the bond

so incredible.

‐ The amount of hours and the amount of training

that go into fine‐tuning and detailing,

it's very intense.

‐ What's the mood like backstage?

[all cheering and applauding]

‐ Every person involved in the routine

is critical to the success.

If they're not in the right headspace,

and they make a mistake,

it affects every person out there.

‐ One, two, three‐‐ all: Whoo!

‐ We only get one chance.

When you compete, you go out, you do your routine one time,

and they judge it, and that's all you get.

‐ Make it happen. It is your time.

Welcome to "AGT." ‐ Thank you.

‐ All right, go right ahead, guys.

‐ All right, here we go. Five seconds.

‐ All right, here we go! Here we go!

Yeah, yeah! Go, go, go!

‐ Hey! ‐ Hey!

‐ Hello, hello! ‐ Hi, guys.

‐ How are you?

‐ Good, how are you? ‐ I'm good.

‐ Who are you guys? ‐ We are the Wildcats.

‐ Where are you coming from? ‐ We are from Plano, Texas.

‐ Do you have, like, a special team

that you go and work with or, like, a college?

‐ It's more like a club, so we cheer at a gym,

practice there, and then we go compete against other teams

that are similar to us.

‐ How long have you guys been doing this?

‐ All of us have been doing it for different amount of times,

so some people have done it

for, like, 2 years or, like, 20.

‐ Who's the youngest? Who's the oldest?

‐ Tyler. ‐ I'm the oldest unfortunately.

[laughter]

‐ How old are you, sir?

‐ Almost 30.

‐ Okay, well, that makes it more interesting.

‐ Good. ‐ And the youngest?

‐ I'm 13. ‐ 13, wow.

‐ Oh, my God. ‐ Wow.

‐ Okay, we're very excited that you guys are here.

We have no audience, but we're gonna be

cheering for you guys, and‐‐

‐ They're gonna be cheering for us.

‐ Yes. Okay, go ahead.

‐ All right, we're ready.

[Wildcats clapping rhythmically]

‐ Oh, they pumped. They pumped.

They pumping me up right now!

[punchy music]

‐ ♪ I feel a wild streak ♪

♪ Put that thing on repeat ♪

♪ One more time shutting the door ♪

♪ And the whole wide world is shutting the door ♪

‐ Yes, let's go! ‐ Whew.

‐ ♪ Who want to scrap with the wild thing? ♪

♪ Getting sick, no limit ♪ ‐ Whoo!

‐ ♪ Wild fam, let's go get it ♪

♪ Let's turn up ♪

‐ ♪ Boom, pusher, and I'm back ♪

♪ With the legendary Wildcats ♪

‐ Oh!

‐ ♪ Get loud ♪

♪ Show 'em how the cats roll out ♪

♪ Got your TV ♪

♪ Watch the show out ♪

♪ Can't help it when we hit the scene ♪

♪ Got to hold the crowd back, don't scratch ♪

‐ ♪ You're messing with the wild ones ♪

‐ ♪ It's us against the world and we raising the stakes ♪

♪ Forever is forever, that's the model today ♪

♪ Can we have a moment of silence? ♪

‐ Let's go for it!

‐ ♪ It's gonna be righteous ♪

‐ ♪ You can't survive the wild ♪

‐ Damn!

‐ ♪ The alpha has arrived ♪

♪ ♪

♪ You can't survive the wild ♪

‐ Look at the height.

‐ ♪ Headed for the run of your life ♪

‐ Whoa!

‐ ♪ There they go now ♪ ‐ Whoa!

‐ ♪ It's a wildcat or two ♪

♪ If you want to get crunk ♪ ‐ ♪ All round up ♪

‐ ♪ Get wild, get wild ♪

♪ If you can't get enough ♪

‐ Hey, they right with me! They right with me!

‐ ♪ Wild, get wild ♪

♪ Family through thick and thin ♪

‐ Watch the middle.

‐ ♪ We the most decorated, imitated ♪

‐ Ah!

‐ Whoo!

‐ Whoa!

‐ ♪ We the best of the best ♪

♪ Period ♪

[cheers and applause]

[Ruelle's "Where We Come Alive"]

‐ ♪ I can feel it rising ♪

‐ Incredible!

‐ Wow. ‐ Wow.

‐ Wow, that was amazing. It was so synchronized.

It was so beautiful.

You guys were so happy up there.

I loved it. Howie?

‐ You guys are terrific, and let me just say something.

Cheerleading has become a sport in itself,

and I watch it.

It's incredibly competitive but even more dangerous

than the actual sports that they're cheering for.

I love you.

[spirited orchestral music]

‐ How about you, Eric?

‐ You are just affirmation that cheerleading

is not some appetizer at a sporting event.

You are a main course, really great.

‐ Thank you.

‐ How about you, Simon?

‐ Well, look, there is nothing more exciting

than when you see a group of people

who are unbelievably talented, and I can see

the ambition and the kind of the steel

in every one of your eyes.

I love that, and I think our audience

are gonna love you guys.

‐ So let's start voting.

I'm gonna give you your first yes.

‐ Thank you.

[cheers and applause] Eric?

‐ 100% my answer is yes. Congratulations.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Howie?

‐ I'm giving you your third yes.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Yes!

‐ Simon? ‐ You now have four yeses.

[all cheering]

♪ ♪

‐ Thank you! ‐ Thank you so much!

‐ They're all cheering, yay!

[laughter]

‐ Thank you, guys.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ This is where we come alive ♪

‐ You guys left nothing to chance.

Talk to how you feel right now.

‐ We feel great. ‐ Right.

[laughter]

[all cheering]

‐ Man, this show better be funny!

‐ She got a appetizer, entrée, and dessert.

‐ Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

‐ Oh!

‐ And that was definitely worth a standing ovation.

‐ You look like you were having the best time.

‐ Yeehaw!

‐ This is actually one of my favorite auditions

of the season so far. ‐ This means so much to me.

‐ Yeah!

‐ You moved me to do this.

‐ Whoo!

[rock and roll music]

‐ [squeals] "AGT" here we come!

[cheering]

♪ ♪

‐ Have you heard from Heidi?

‐ I'll leave. I promise, Sofía‐‐

I promise I'll leave. ‐ Oh, Eric.

‐ I won't stay forever. [chuckles]

[chuckling]

♪ ♪

‐ Hello. ‐ Hi.

‐ Hello. ‐ Hello.

‐ What's your name?

‐ My name's Jacob Velazquez, I'm twelve years old,

and I play the piano. ‐ Well, welcome.

And who are you here with, Jacob?

‐ I'm here with my mom, my dad,

and my sister over there.

‐ Okay, so where do you live, Jacob?

‐ I live in South Florida, specifically Pembroke Pines.

‐ Okay, well, I've got to ask you what you're holding.

‐ I'm so glad you asked.

So this is my vision board because I'm the type of person

who doesn't just sit back and wait for things to happen.

I'm the type of person who comes up with a plan

of how to achieve that goal.

Right here, I did a standing ovation

on "America's Got Talent." ‐ Standing ovation, got it.

[laughter]

‐ I think I see a Golden Buzzer there.

‐ Yeah, that's you.

‐ I do these vision boards all the time.

I think they're really important.

‐ Can I say one more thing? ‐ Yes, of course.

‐ I want to be on "America's Got Talent"

to show people that just because you have

some kind of disability or some kind of diagnosis

doesn't mean you're incapable of great things.

‐ When you say that,

is it something you've gone through?

‐ Yeah, so I actually have PDD‐NOS,

which stands for pervasive developmental disorder

not otherwise specified... ‐ Oh.

‐ Which is similar to Asperger syndrome

but with a speech delay.

[tender piano music]

PDD‐NOS affects my brain, and because of that,

I actually think very literally.

I think differently than the way other kids think.

I have had people at school call me weird.

I do have a few friends, but, you know,

I wish I could have, like, more.

♪ ♪

Music has definitely helped me,

especially with expressing my emotions with my piano.

My brain takes those feelings and puts them into my fingers,

and I just kind of‐‐ you know?

Oh, my goodness.

I can't believe I'm going out there.

I'm performing.

‐ Isn't it a dream come true, buddy?

‐ I love "America's Got Talent" because I love to watch

people's dreams, their hard work,

their lifetime goals coming true.

But for right now, I just have to perform for the judges,

and no matter what happens, I feel like I'm going to be

always going for my dream.

It's just right there, and I'm just about to grab it.

♪ ♪

This is the beginning.

So I've had a lot of therapy throughout my life

and a lot of struggles throughout my life,

and I want to show America that, with hard work,

I've overcome and risen above these struggles

and that they can too.

‐ Good for you, Jacob. ‐ Wow, awesome, man.

‐ You sound great. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Already, I love you. ‐ I can't wait.

‐ Exactly‐‐ you have a fantastic outlook.

I love that, Jacob. ‐ Thank you.

‐ And what are you gonna sing for us, Jacob?

‐ I wrote an original song that actually

I'm gonna be performing for you guys.

‐ Okay, we're here to support you.

‐ Okay, thank you so much. ‐ All right, good luck.

I want to know what's behind the curtain.

‐ There's a microphone.

[soaring piano music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[Fall Out Boy's "Centuries"]

‐ ♪ Some legends are told ♪

♪ Some turn to dust or to gold ♪

♪ But you will ♪ ‐ Where'd he go?

‐ ♪ Remember me ♪

♪ Remember me for centuries ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Remember me for centuries ♪

♪ Mummified my teenage dreams ♪

♪ No, it's nothing wrong with me ♪

‐ Oh, oh?

‐ ♪ Heavy metal broke my heart ♪

♪ Come on, come on, and let me in ♪

‐ Oh, my God!

‐ ♪ Bruises on your thighs like my fingerprints ♪

♪ And this is supposed to match ♪

♪ The darkness that you felt ♪

♪ I never meant for you to fix yourself ♪

♪ Some legends are told ♪

♪ Some turn to dust or to gold ♪

♪ But you will remember me ♪

♪ Remember me for centuries ♪

♪ And just one mistake is all it will take ♪

♪ We'll go down in history ♪

‐ I love that.

♪ Remember me for centuries ♪

[all cheering]

‐ Whoo! ‐ Yes, yes, yes!

‐ Jacob! ‐ Bravo, Jacob!

‐ Whoo! ‐ My goodness.

‐ Oh, my gosh. ‐ Wow.

‐ Anything else? ‐ [chuckles]

‐ I wasn't ready. ‐ You got a standing ovation!

‐ Like on your board. ‐ Thank you.

‐ And that was definitely worth a standing ovation.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Sofía, what did you think?

‐ I thought it was spectacular. It was surprising.

It was so beautiful and romantic and heartfelt

when you were in the piano... ‐ Thank you.

‐ And then so much fun‐‐ I loved it.

‐ Howie, what did you think?

‐ You are an amazing‐‐ like a prodigy.

‐ I mean, the range of music... ‐ Yeah.

‐ From being able to playing those drums,

but I was bowled over by that piano‐‐

by that song that you played. It seemed like‐‐

‐ Beautiful.

‐ You know, I'm gonna refer to you‐‐

in my mind, you're Boy‐thoven.

[laughter]

‐ Eric, what did you think?

‐ Well, listen, I don't play the piano,

but I do play the drums. ‐ Do you?

‐ I do, and your tone and your dynamics

on the piano were amazing, and then you go over

to the drums‐‐incredible, bud. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Incredible. ‐ Thank you.

‐ You just have this amazing kind of aura about you, Jacob.

When Howie used the word "prodigy,"

that's exactly what I was thinking,

is that some people rarely just have this gift.

Combined with hard work, combined with your showmanship,

I think you're gonna inspire an awful lot of people.

There's something really, really,

really special about you,

and this is actually one of my favorite auditions

of the season so far, so the fact that you are here,

you're kind of making my dreams come true right now, Jacob.

‐ Thank you. ‐ So you're gonna go...

‐ This has made my dreams come true.

‐ Good. ‐ Oh, man.

‐ Okay, well, let's get to the important part.

Howie?

‐ Yes. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Eric.

‐ Yes. ‐ Thank you so much.

‐ Sofía.

‐ Absolutely, yes.

‐ Okay, you got four yeses.

‐ Let's give him another standing ovation.

‐ Whoo! ‐ Yes!

‐ Bravo! ‐ Bravo!

‐ Thank you.

‐ Whoo‐hoo! ‐ Yes!

‐ Whoo! ‐ Whoo‐hoo!

‐ ♪ This is gonna be the best day of my life ♪

‐ Amazing.

[American Authors' "Best Day of My Life"]

‐ Thank you so much.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ This is gonna be, this is gonna be ♪

♪ This has got to be the best day of my life ♪

‐ You know, that melody was absolutely stunning.

‐ I wasn't ready! I wasn't ready.

It was like‐‐the piano was absolutely amazing,

and then you disappeared, and there was the drums.

♪ ♪

‐ Follow me to your audition! Let's go!

♪ I said hey, uh‐huh, you can't stop me ♪

♪ If you break my heart, it's one, two, three ♪

♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪

‐ Never say never.

Keep dreaming, keep believing, because one day,

your dream will come true.

‐ I know. Never give up on your dream.

‐ Never give up on dreams. ‐ That is the whole key.

‐ This is the moment we've been waiting for, Gia.

‐ I know‐‐for the dreamers. ‐ For the dreamers.

[X Ambassadors' "BOOM"]

♪ I can't wait, no ♪

‐ Hello. ‐ Good evening.

‐ Hi. ‐ Hello.

‐ What is your name? ‐ Michael Yo.

I've actually interviewed every single one of you.

So I was a news reporter as well,

so I've interviewed you‐‐ ‐ That's why you look familiar.

‐ Yes, yes, yes.

‐ ♪ My feet go boom, boom, boom ♪

‐ I'm Michael Yo, I'm 45 years old,

and I'm a stand‐up comedian.

‐ ♪ High speed go zoom, zoom, zoom, ♪

‐ I love comedy so much, but I never knew

I could be a stand‐up comedian.

I did local radio in Houston.

I went to Austin, went to Miami,

and I got a call to come to LA to do TV on E!

So I, all of a sudden,

became an entertainment news correspondent.

All I did was go out and interview celebrities.

Are you ready, Khloé? ‐ Ready.

‐ At this show, I've interviewed Howie.

I've interviewed Simon. I've interviewed Heidi Klum.

I interviewed Eric and Sofía Vergara

on the set of "Modern Family," and I loved that,

but when you interview celebrities,

they're 100% living out their dream,

and I'm sitting there going...

[both imitating electric guitar riff]

‐ "Huh, is my best life interviewing these people

or going for what I want to go for?"

‐ "America's Got Talent."

‐ Yeah. ‐ Yay.

‐ About two years ago, I had a long talk

with my wife, and I go,

"Look, this is not gonna be easy.

"We're gonna lose a lot of money,

but I need to go after my dream."

I love you guys so much. ‐ You're gonna do so good.

‐ And she goes, "Whatever we need to do,

let's do it.

I got your back."

And that's what's so amazing about‐‐

she has‐‐

100% she has my back.

[punchy music]

My wife is amazing, and she supports me.

She's in the stands,

and it's all about family and love,

so that's why I'm here. ‐ You came to the right place.

‐ That's right, that's right!

‐ There's only family and love here on "America's Got Talent."

‐ Yeah.

‐ Out of the four of us,

who did you like interviewing the most?

‐ Uh, you, Simon.

‐ Ah. ‐ What?

‐ [chuckles]

‐ Anyways, we're very happy that you're here,

so I'm guessing you're gonna do some comedy.

‐ I'ma do some stand‐up for you.

‐ Okay, so we're ready for you.

‐ Yeah. ‐ So go ahead.

‐ All right, all right, so we're all getting older.

Now, if you're watching, and you're 20 years old,

enjoy it, but don't take it for granted

because you can do things us older people can't do.

You can go to sleep tonight, wake up in the morning,

jump out of bed, and just go, no problem.

For all the people 35 and up like us,

you ever go to bed feeling fine and then when you wake up,

it feels like somebody beat the crap out of you?

[laughter]

Who is beating us up in our sleep?

[laughter]

How do you get sore not moving?

[laughter]

I tell you something‐‐

20‐year‐olds, they love unpredictability.

Ask a 20‐year‐old

what they're doing after this show.

They'll be like, "I don't know, but it's gonna be crazy!"

But when you get older‐‐ that sounds dangerous to me.

‐ Yeah, yeah. [laughs]

‐ That's like me going, "Hey, where we gonna eat?"

And you go, "I don't know,

but we gonna get food poisoning!"

[laughter]

Yeah, because when you get older,

we like predictability, right?

That's why we do the sleep math.

Oh, you know what the sleep math is.

We gotta know how much sleep we gonna get

before we even leave the house. You did it tonight!

You're like, "Okay, the show starts at 8:00.

"It's gonna be over around 10:00.

"I'm gonna leave around 10:45 and be home around 11:30.

"I'll be sleeping by 12:15. My kid wakes up at 5:00 a. m.

"That's only 4 hours and 45 minutes of sleep?

Man, this show better be funny!"

‐ Yeah, that's it. ‐ [laughs]

‐ Yeah, if you're in your 20s, enjoy it

'cause you can do things we can't do.

Like, your bodies work all the time.

My left knee is messed up right now.

You know how I hurt it? Walking across the street.

I was walking across the street,

and my knee Beyoncé'd me. It was like, "Bye, boy."

I was like... [screams]

[laughter]

I tell you, I'm just falling apart.

Like, when you're 20, you can work out

on all the machines in the gym‐‐everything.

I'm older. I can't do that.

I'm on the elliptical. Yeah, yeah.

Nothing takes your man card away

like an elliptical.

If you don't believe me,

look where they put the ellipticals‐‐

behind the treadmills

so you can watch real athletes run.

[laughter]

I think I look so good on this elliptical

till I see myself in the mirror like this.

[laughter]

I'm a punk. That's what I'm saying.

I'm a punk.

[laughter]

But if you're still confused

on if you're getting old or not,

here's how you really know you're getting old.

When you start saying things

your parents used to say to you.

I checked into the hotel not too long ago.

The guy at the front desk was like,

"Good morning, Mr. Yo. How are you?"

I said, "Any day you wake up is a great day."

‐ Oh, my gosh.

[laughter]

‐ All right, guys, my name is Michael Yo.

Thank you so much.

‐ Go, Michael. ‐ Good job, man.

‐ Thank you, thank you. ‐ Michael!

‐ Thank you. Thank you so much.

‐ I really loved it, and I want to see

what the judges think.

Howie?

‐ Let me tell you something, buddy.

Your rhythm is great. Your voice is great.

your passion is great.

you're loveable and relatable and likeable.

You made the right choice, and your kids and family

and wife have to be very proud of you right now.

‐ Thank you, thank you, thank you.

‐ I love your story. I love your attitude.

I love you, full stop.

I think you did a fantastic audition.

‐ Thank you. ‐ ♪ It isn't in my blood ♪

[Shawn Mendes' "In My Blood"]

‐ Eric? ‐ It was great, man.

You said, "Get busy living your dreams."

It's happening. That was hilarious.

You didn't push.

You did exactly what you would do.

You were playing for 3,000 people,

and you nailed it, bro. Nailed it.

‐ Thank you.

‐ I would go hug you, but there's,

like, a virus going on, so...

[laughter]

‐ We're sending you hugs. ‐ Yeah.

‐ Let's hug him with votes.

‐ We are gonna vote for you.

I'm gonna give you your first yes.

I really enjoyed it.

‐ Thank you so much. ‐ Wow, wow.

‐ Howie? ‐ Yes!

‐ Eric? ‐ Yes!

‐ Simon?

‐ I'm even kissing you at the same time.

‐ Mwah, thank you. ‐ Okay, don't go crazy now.

‐ Four yeses. ‐ You're amazing, buddy.

‐ Good job, dude. ‐ This means so much to me.

It means so much. Thank you.

♪ ♪

‐ Oh, my God, amazing. ‐ So good.

‐ You know, my wife supports me so much, and this is a dream.

I've always wanted to just do stand‐up.

‐ Where is she? Where is she?

You know what? Come on, we gotta find her.

We gotta find her. Anybody‐‐oh, there.

Oh, yeah!

‐ ♪ To help me out ♪

♪ I need somebody now ♪

‐ ♪ It isn't in my blood ♪

‐ I don't know what I was looking at.

[buzzer]

‐ [screams] ‐ I love you.

‐ Whoo! Bow!

‐ That's crazy.

‐ Oh. ‐ Whoa.

[both singing]

‐ There's something very, very special about you.

‐ You moved me to do this.

[dramatic music]

[triumphant music]

‐ Music is therapy. ‐ Oh, yeah, absolutely.

‐ ♪ Had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪

‐ ♪ Shooting for the stars ♪

♪ When I couldn't make a killing ♪

♪ Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision ♪

‐ Simon, really, I love the sweaters and stuff.

I like your... ‐ Do you?

‐ Style this year. ‐ Oh, thank you.

‐ Mixing it up. ‐ Well, thank you.

‐ Well, mixing it up‐‐ I think he wears anything

different than a white T‐shirt, it's mixing it up for Simon.

[laughter]

[Panic! At the Disco's "High Hopes"]

‐ ♪ Had to have high, high hopes for a living ♪

♪ Shooting for the stars ♪

♪ When I couldn't make a killing ♪

‐ I'm Brody. I'm 15.

‐ I'm Alex. I'm 17.

‐ We're the Brothers Gage. ‐ And we're a harmonica duo.

‐ ♪ High hopes ♪

♪ Mama said ♪

‐ When I see harmonica,

I always see, like, 70‐year‐old people on a stoop.

‐ Yeah. ‐ You know what I mean?

Doing their thing, and‐‐ [imitates harmonica]

‐ We started to learn harmonica

when we were about five years old.

[both playing harmonica]

‐ We live in an area called Topanga,

and there's been a Topanga talent show every year.

That's where we actually had our first performance.

I was playing guitar and singing.

‐ And I was playing harmonica.

‐ And then he moonwalked off the stage at the end.

‐ ♪ Mama said ♪

‐ You have to have a different harmonica

for every key, so we have, like, a lot of harmonicas

at our house. They're everywhere.

We have hundreds at least.

‐ I always have a harmonica on me.

‐ Yeah, we‐‐I might have a couple in my school backpack.

‐ Yeah, it's part of me.

If I don't have my harmonica, I don't have my life, you know?

Now, how many harmonica playing brothers

have you seen? ‐ I think zero.

If we become famous after tonight,

and there are a bunch of girls chasing us, I don't know.

We're just too busy. I mean...

[chuckles]

I mean, what else is there to say?

I mean, not yet.

‐ We're married to our jobs. ‐ Yeah.

♪ ♪

‐ Ladies and gentlemen,

here comes Brody and Alex Gage.

‐ I think the big dream is, we would like

to play the Superbowl. I think that would be fun.

‐ Or the Grammys.

I think we would perform at the Grammys.

‐ Go out there and make it happen, man.

‐ Thanks. ‐ Thank you.

‐ All right, guys, it's your time.

Thank you.

♪ ♪

‐ Hello. ‐ Hello.

‐ Hi. ‐ Hello.

‐ What's your name? ‐ I'm Brody.

‐ I'm 15. ‐ And I'm Alex.

I'm 17. ‐ And we're the Brothers Gage.

‐ And what do you do? You go to school?

‐ Yep, and we have a harmonica duet.

‐ Wow, there aren't a lot of people your age

playing the harmonica.

‐ We play other instruments too.

We sing.

We're gonna show you our harmonica today

just because it's really what I think sets us apart.

We're very serious about this.

‐ And then, going forward, it would be something else?

‐ Well, we play guitar, keyboards, bass, drums.

We both sing.

Yeah, we have a whole array of things.

‐ But harmonica is what you've chosen

for us today. ‐ [laughs]

‐ Yeah. ‐ Yeah.

‐ Yeah.

‐ Now, how many harmonicas do you have?

‐ So here are three harmonicas. ‐ Right.

‐ 'Cause the song is in three different keys.

We're gonna play an original instrumental,

and we produced the track ourselves.

‐ Cool. ‐ I can't wait to hear it.

Let's do it.

‐ All right. ‐ Okay.

‐ Ready.

[upbeat harmonica music]

♪ ♪

‐ This is cool!

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Uh‐oh, oh, my goodness. The showmanship.

♪ ♪

[together] ♪ Two, three, four ♪

♪ ♪

‐ [laughs]

♪ ♪

‐ Yes! ‐ Bravo!

‐ Thank you. ‐ Love that.

‐ Incredible! ‐ Thank you so much.

[Andy Grammer's "I Found You"]

‐ That was pretty amazing... ‐ Wow.

‐ And unexpected.

‐ I keep forgetting there's no audience,

so I'm yelling as loud as I can

'cause I'm still excited.

‐ At the beginning, when you guys started talking

about the harmonica, I was already dreading it,

but you made it exciting, and your guys' face

playing was, like, beautiful. I loved it.

‐ Thank you so much. ‐ Thank you so much.

‐ Simon, what'd you think of 'em?

‐ Young guys who do something pretty amazing.

‐ Thank you. ‐ That means so much.

‐ And I really like the track

'cause the track wasn't overproduced.

I like the fact it was an original song,

and the likeability factor is ginormous.

I loved it. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Thank you so much.

‐ It was great, and I loved your choreography.

I loved how you step forward, step back,

and the dueling sort of aspect of the performance.

I think sky's the limit for you guys.

‐ Thank you.

‐ You know, we always talk about the surprises,

and I'll be honest with you, up until tonight,

I thought the harmonica was probably one of

the most annoying instruments to ever be invented.

‐ [laughs] ‐ No, it's the flute.

‐ Hey.

‐ The ukulele. ‐ Accordion.

‐ Yeah, actually, that's close. ‐ [laughs]

‐ You made it so entertaining, so amazing,

and I've never seen harmonica just alone

be the focal point of a show.

I think we've only seen the beginning

of who you are on that stage. It was wonderful.

I want to start off the voting with a yes.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Eric?

‐ Thank you so much.

‐ Brothers Gage, yes.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Sofía?

‐ Yes. ‐ Simon?

‐ Four yeses.

‐ Yes! [laughs]

‐ ♪ I found you ♪

‐ Congratulations.

‐ ♪ I found you ♪

‐ Thank you so much. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Wow, well, they were great. That was a surprise.

‐ That was awesome.

‐ You are the Brothers Gage. Your energy was infectious.

It was amazing.

‐ Yeah, they were fun. ‐ That was super surprising.

‐ Thank you, guys. Congratulations.

‐ Thank you. ‐ All right, thank you.

‐ ♪ I found you ♪

♪ I found you on the way ♪

‐ Finally here. [laughs]

‐ All right, you guys ready?

It's four, one, five, zero, and below.

[upbeat music]

‐ And what are you gonna be doing?

‐ I'm gonna be singing. ‐ All right.

♪ ♪

‐ I'm so excited to see the stage.

If you make 'em feel it,

they're gonna love it, you know?

‐ Go out there and show the world what you have.

‐ Thank you. ‐ All right, thank you so much.

♪ ♪

‐ Hi.

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

‐ Where are you from, Shevon? ‐ I was born in Jamaica.

I grew up in New York, but I live here in California now.

‐ Whoa, I love your accent. ‐ [laughs]

‐ New York.

‐ And so how old are you?

‐ How old do I look? ‐ Well‐‐

‐ 19. ‐ Yeah.

‐ That's the question. ‐ 20?

‐ I'm 37.

‐ 37? ‐ You look great.

‐ You're a baby. ‐ You look great.

‐ Thank you, thank you.

‐ What do you do for a living, Shevon?

‐ I am a two‐time Olympic runner.

I run the 400 hurdles.

‐ Wow. ‐ Wow.

‐ When I was in high school, I joined the track team,

and I realized I had‐‐ I was pretty fast.

And I set my eyes on the Olympics at that point,

and I've been competing all this time,

but I retired in 2016 when my boyfriend but now husband

got in a jumping accident, which left him paralyzed

from the chest down. ‐ What?

‐ A jumping accident?

‐ Yeah, he's also a two‐time Olympic high jumper.

[ambient electronic music]

As a ninth grader, I was number three

in New York State in the 400 meters,

and my coach said, "Making it to the Olympics

was like winning the lottery."

And I was like, "Okay, well, I'm gonna win."

[laughs]

I competed in 2004 Olympic Games in Athens

and 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

[Calum Scott's "You Are the Reason"]

And then, in 2016, I got a phone call

that changed my life.

‐ And Nieto‐‐ an excellent clearance.

‐ Jamie was coaching Olympic hopeful athletes,

and Jamie's foot slipped on one of his jumps.

[crowd clamoring]

[phone ringing]

‐ At that time, Jamie and I had been dating

for about three years, and we had discussions

of kids and getting married.

Even though I was actually getting ready

for my third Olympic Games,

when I got the news that he...

‐ ♪ There goes my heart beating ♪

‐ ♪ 'Cause you are the reason ♪

‐ When I got to the hospital, he was laying there,

and he could no longer move.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Please come back now ♪

‐ They said "He's paralyzed."

Walking was not‐‐ that was not in that equation.

Jamie just kept saying, "I'm sorry."

He felt like he messed up our dream.

♪ ♪

‐ It breaks my heart every time I think about that.

I think that hurts me more than actually me getting hurt.

[laughs]

‐ ♪ I'm hopeless now ♪

♪ ♪

‐ But I said, "I'm used to challenges."

‐ ♪ Every mountain ♪

‐ She decided to retire at that moment,

which was heartbreaking for me, you know?

♪ ♪

I didn't want to be the person

that stopped her career, you know?

‐ ♪ And fix what I've broken ♪

‐ You know, every year,

he makes more and more improvements.

He's super determined. He works really hard.

During this time, I found a lot of comfort in music.

That's when these songs started to come

into my mind, and I started

writing these songs for Jamie.

‐ They were so moving.

‐ ♪ And you are the reason ♪

‐ Shevon used music to help me get through this.

She had this other passion.

Maybe that could be your new gold medal.

‐ He said, "I want you to try out

for 'America's Got Talent.'"

‐ ♪ If I could turn back the clock♪

‐ I would like the world to know

I married the woman that storybooks talk about...

♪ ♪

And I'm so looking forward to when we can walk

through this life together.

♪ ♪

I think that'll be amazing. [laughs]

‐ ♪ Every mountain ♪

‐ We have our goals.

Like, this is our Olympics, and it feels really good

to win your races, you know?

But it's the hardest races, those are the best ones.

That win is worth everything.

♪ ♪

‐ That's incredible.

What are you gonna be‐‐ you're gonna be singing today?

‐ Yes, I'm gonna be singing you guys a special song

that I wrote for Jamie called "Through the Good and the Bad."

‐ Ooh, okay, all right.

‐ Well, welcome to the Olympics of talent.

‐ Yes.

‐ Good luck, we're rooting for you.

‐ Thank you.

[tender music]

♪ ♪

♪ Through the years that we've had ♪

♪ Together ♪

♪ Built our love that will last ♪

♪ Forever ♪

♪ You will see that to get through the weather ♪

♪ It ain't easy to have what we have ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Made a vow that we would

♪ Never, ever ♪

♪ Break the bond that we made ♪

♪ To each other ♪

♪ We will stay rich or poor ♪

♪ Our love's a treasure ♪

♪ It ain't easy to have what we have ♪

♪ Through the good and the bad ♪

♪ Through the good and the bad ♪

♪ All I ever needed was you ♪

♪ I'll hold your hand ♪

♪ And do anything I can do ♪

♪ To give you all of me ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Through the good and the bad ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Now we stand here together ♪

♪ 'Cause we made it ♪

‐ Wow.

‐ ♪ Built a love that will last ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ And if the times get too tough ♪

♪ You know we'll make it ♪

♪ Through the good and the bad ♪

♪ The good and the bad ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Through the years that we've had ♪

♪ Together ♪

♪ Built a love that will last ♪

♪ Forever ♪

‐ Very good. ‐ Very good.

‐ Thank you.

[Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful"]

‐ Yay.

‐ [laughs] Whoo!

‐ Wow. ‐ [whistles]

‐ Thank you.

‐ Thank you. ‐ That was great.

Howie?

‐ Listen, I thought that that was beautiful,

and I'll tell you why.

You know, you wrote that song with such great meaning,

and not only are you singing that song,

you're living that song, and I always feel like,

in today's world, people don't really stick together.

‐ Yeah.

‐ And I thought it was a wonderful, real,

moving performance.

‐ Thank you.

‐ Yeah, that was amazing.

You put a big, giant smile on my face

from the bottom of my heart.

You have a great singing voice too,

so I appreciate that. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Sofía?

‐ I think you're beautiful.

I think your story's amazing‐‐

that you're here with hope

after, you know, all you've been through.

I think the song was very meaningful.

I love your voice. I think it's wonderful.

‐ Thank you.

‐ You know, Shevon, your whole story, I mean,

It's such a powerful story,

and it really got us to know you.

‐ ♪ So beautiful ♪

‐ It is an absolute pleasure and an honor to meet you.

The audition was in a different class.

I absolutely love your voice.

You have a fantastic talent, and you're an athlete,

and you know it's all about training and hard work,

which will give you a better chance

of doing well in this competition.

Now we have to vote. Howie?

‐ I'd like to start with a yes.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Eric?

‐ It's a yes for me. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Sofía?

‐ Yes. ‐ Thank you.

‐ I think you 100% deserve to go forward

to the next round. You've got four yeses.

‐ Bravo! ‐ Thank you, guys.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ You're everything I hope for ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Everything I need ♪

‐ I'm just so thankful to be here through all

that we've been through. ‐ Yes.

‐ That's beautiful. ‐ I mean, think about that.

At the top of your profession‐‐

‐ Guys, it's heartbreaking. ‐ Heartbreaking.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Yeah.

‐ Guess what. ‐ What's up?

[together] We're expecting.

‐ Oh, my God.

Wait, wait, you are just announcing now?

‐ Yeah. ‐ Yeah.

‐ Aww. ‐ Congratulations.

‐ Thanks so much. ‐ Congratulations.

‐ [laughs] ‐ What a beautiful couple.

We have a "AGT" family right now.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Yeah.

[Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird"]

♪ ♪

‐ Oh.

♪ ♪

‐ Whoa.

♪ ♪

[buzzer]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[buzzers]

♪ ♪

[buzzer]

[music slows to a halt]

‐ [laughs] It's over.

‐ Did we have‐‐ we have an audio problem?

‐ Yes. ‐ Yeah‐‐a big one.

‐ No way to change your mind? ‐ No.

‐ [laughs] ‐ No.

‐ All right, Rob, thank you. ‐ Thanks.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Is that air guitar?

Was that just an air guitar player?

Is that the thing?

‐ I think, but I didn't‐‐

he wasn't actually holding the guitar.

♪ ♪

‐ They'll love you. ‐ Yeah.

I'm Elijah. I'm‐‐okay, can I start over?

[laughs]

I started playing the cello when I was two years old.

I had‐‐ I had, like, a mini cello.

It was, like, this tall.

‐ ♪ I like to dance under streetlights ♪

‐ Yay.

‐ We have nine kids in our family,

and I'm the third.

‐ [laughs] That's incredible.

‐ I live in a three‐bedroom house.

I sleep with three of my brothers,

and then there's five sisters in the next room,

so it's really fun.

[The Strumbellas' "Salvation"]

‐ Do your siblings play other things too?

‐ Oh, my goodness.

So you guys jam all the time at home, huh?

‐ There's always something going on.

It's never boring.

‐ ♪ Hey now, kid, you're my salvation ♪

‐ Being able to be on "America's Got Talent"

has been my dream for so long.

I think I've memorized every act.

One of the acts that really inspired me‐‐

there were two brothers that played the cello,

Emil and Dariel.

I watched them, and it made me really want

to be a famous cellist. ‐ You're gonna do fine.

[buzzer]

‐ Simon, seeing him on a screen for so many years,

and then finally getting to talk to him is,

like, crazy, scary.

‐ Make it happen, man.

This is "AGT." You got it.

‐ ♪ Hey now, kid ♪

♪ You're my salvation ♪

‐ Hi. ‐ Hey.

‐ Hello. ‐ Hello.

‐ What is your name? ‐ My name is Elijah.

‐ And where are you from? ‐ I'm from San Diego.

‐ Oh, so very close by. ‐ Yeah.

‐ Are you nervous? ‐ Yeah.

‐ Oh no, don't be.

‐ Shake it out. ‐ It's only us here.

‐ Shake it out. Shake it out, yeah.

‐ Did you bring your family with you?

‐ My brother and my parents are with me.

‐ Aw, that's great.

‐ Well, I'm really hoping this goes well.

We're rooting for you. ‐ Okay, thank you.

‐ Good luck. ‐ Thank you.

[Rodgers and Hammerstein's "My Favorite Things"]

[spirited cello playing]

‐ Whoo!

♪ ♪

‐ Look at his face.

♪ ♪

[punchy cello playing]

♪ ♪

‐ What?

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Wow.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Bravo! ‐ Yes!

‐ Wow. ‐ Whoo!

‐ Wow!

[rousing orchestral music]

‐ You must be so proud.

‐ You look like you were having the best time up there.

You love it, don't you? ‐ Yes.

‐ Is it your favorite thing in the world?

‐ Yeah. ‐ I thought it was fantastic.

I loved how you enjoyed yourself being up there.

You know, usually, it's an instrument

that doesn't, like, make me, like, you know, excited,

but I was.

I was so, like, you know, having a great time

watching you. I loved it.

Howie?

‐ You don't think, as you were saying,

a cello being out front and solo,

but the highlight for me was your face.

It was just so beautiful just watching somebody

enjoy playing so much.

That joy was infectious,

and I think we all felt that joy.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Eric.

‐ Yeah, Elijah, and I love that you just go by Elijah

like Madonna, Cher, you're right up there with 'em.

You relaxed me in my chair with your enthusiasm

in yours, so thanks for that, and awesome job, bud.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Simon, what did you think?

‐ I'm gonna be honest with you, Elijah.

I didn't like the track you chose,

but that's good news, which means

there's progression to come.

Who made the backing track on that song?

‐ Well, my mom and dad kind of put it together.

‐ Ah, okay, you may have to fire

your mum and dad, Elijah.

[laughter]

No, I think there's great potential for you.

You have fantastic charisma, Elijah.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Okay, incredible talent.

So kids are taking over this show.

I love that, so I'd love to be the first

to give you your first yes.

‐ Thank you.

‐ And I'm gonna give you your second yes.

‐ I'm gonna give you your fourth‐‐

third yes. ‐ Thank you.

‐ You almost gave mine away. ‐ I know.

‐ But he was right‐‐ four yeses.

‐ Yeah! ‐ Bravo!

♪ ♪

‐ Yeah.

♪ ♪

‐ So adorable. ‐ He's so cute.

♪ ♪

‐ Oh! ‐ Sweetie!

♪ ♪

[dramatic music]

‐ That was awesome.

‐ Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

‐ Yeehaw!

‐ What is going on?

‐ [vocalizing]

‐ Your future is already set in stone from this moment.

‐ Yay! ‐ If it goes wrong,

it goes wrong.

♪ ♪

[Buddy Holly and the Crickets' "Everyday"]

‐ ♪ Every day, it's a‐getting closer ♪

♪ Going faster than a rollercoaster ♪

‐ I love you so much. ‐ I love you too.

‐ ♪ Love like yours will surely come my way ♪

‐ How we met‐‐ it's kind of mysterious.

It's kind of magical.

♪ Everyday ♪

‐ It's very magical. ‐ Yes, yes.

‐ I had just gotten out of a relationship.

A mutual friend I haven't heard from in years

tells me, "Let's go on a picnic."

And she brought this lovely thing with her.

And... ‐ It's me.

‐ At first, you know, we connected

just over our friendship.

Then it started getting a little stranger, you know?

‐ Right.

‐ These coincidences started piling up and piling up.

‐ ♪ Do you ever long for ♪

‐ You're so cute. ‐ Thank you‐‐you're cute.

‐ Oh, my gosh. ‐ Thank you.

[laughter]

‐ ♪ Every day, it's a‐getting closer ♪

‐ And I had written a list of all the attributes

I wanted in a soulmate.

Somebody who had an appreciation for music,

and he does.

And somebody who loves roller coasters

as much as I do.

‐ I'm a card carrying member

of the American Coaster Enthusiasts.

‐ And I wanted somebody who loved all things

magical and mystical, and he does.

‐ Absolutely.

‐ I love you. ‐ I love you so much.

♪ ♪

‐ Oh, my goodness. What are you guys about to do?

You look great. ‐ Cool, thank you.

‐ We are magicians.

After we started dating,

it was a pretty fast transition

to performing together.

‐ To be here on "America's Got Talent"...

[sighs]

It's‐‐it's a huge opportunity to share something

that we love and to share our love for one another

onstage in front of the world.

‐ ♪ True love from me ♪

‐ It's your time. ‐ Thank you so much, Terry.

‐ Thank you. Go right ahead.

‐ ♪ Love like yours will surely come my way ♪

‐ Hi. ‐ Hello.

‐ Welcome, and what's your names, please?

‐ My name is Anthem. ‐ And I'm Aria.

‐ And where are you from? ‐ We're from Denver, Colorado.

‐ Are you a couple?

‐ Yes, we are. ‐ Yes, we are.

It's six years in two days. ‐ Mm‐hmm.

‐ Okay, wow, so where did you meet?

‐ We met through a mutual friend.

‐ Yeah.

‐ We just connected over all the crazy coincidences

like Anthem and Aria, our names, two kinds of songs.

‐ Oh. ‐ Great.

‐ And the fact that we both had

the same magic kit when we were young

and all sorts of things that connected us.

‐ Yes. ‐ Wow.

‐ Yeah. ‐ So you're magicians?

‐ Yes. ‐ Oh.

‐ Yes, we are.

‐ Okay, so what's the big dream?

‐ It's being able to start our life, our family together‐‐

our independence together.

‐ Yeah.

‐ So based on how well you do, you'll have a child?

‐ That's what I would like to happen at some point, yeah.

‐ Okay, right, let's do it.

[together] All right.

‐ [chuckles] [sighs]

‐ ♪ There were bells ♪

‐ Oh, I thought they were magicians.

‐ ♪ On a hill ♪

♪ But I never heard them ringing ♪

‐ ♪ No, I never ♪

[buzzer]

♪ Heard them at all ♪

♪ Till there was you ♪

♪ ♪

♪ There were birds ♪ ‐ ♪ There were birds ♪

‐ ♪ In the sky ♪ ‐ ♪ In the sky ♪

[together] ♪ But I never saw ♪

♪ Them winging ♪

♪ No, I never saw them at all ♪

♪ Till there was you ♪

‐ ♪ And there was music ♪

‐ ♪ And there were wonderful roses ♪

[together] ♪ They tell me ♪

♪ In sweet, fragrant meadows ♪

♪ Are dawn and dew ♪

‐ ♪ There was love ♪

[buzzer]

♪ All around ♪ ‐ ♪ All around ♪

‐ Oh.

[together] ♪ But I never ♪

‐ ♪ Saw it singing ♪ ‐ ♪ Heard it singing ♪

[together] ♪ No, I never ♪

♪ Heard it at all ♪

♪ Till there was you ♪

♪ ♪

[buzzer]

‐ Thank you.

Thank you very much. ‐ [laughs]

‐ [chuckles]

‐ Eric. ‐ I need more magic.

‐ Understood. ‐ Or some magic.

‐ Or some, yeah. ‐ Sofía.

‐ I thought you guys were gonna do magic,

but then you started singing.

I didn't know really what was happening‐‐

that maybe something was gonna come,

but it never came, so I'm not really sure.

[Buddy Holly and the Crickets' "Everyday"]

‐ Look, it was sweet. It was very corny.

Um... [laughs]

Sorry. ‐ What's going on?

‐ Well, that's‐‐listen, I always say,

if you can make one person laugh...

‐ ♪ Love's a little stronger ♪

‐ Okay. [laughs]

[laughter]

‐ ♪ True love from me ♪

‐ Okay, we have to vote. ‐ No.

‐ No.

‐ It's a no. I'm sorry.

‐ [laughs] ‐ Thank you.

‐ Thank you so much.

‐ ♪ Love like yours ♪

‐ I think it's very funny. Just making me laugh.

‐ You guys are just so beautiful.

‐ Thank you.

‐ I can feel your love from right here.

‐ ♪ But I never heard 'em singing ♪

You know, that song is what

I used to annoy Jesse with onstage.

‐ That song?

‐ That's the song I would sing, like, just to pass time.

‐ It is the corniest song I've ever heard.

‐ Yeah.

‐ Here we go, guys. Clearing stage‐‐thank you.

‐ [screams] ‐ What is going on?

[Meghan Trainor's "Me Too"]

What's happening?

♪ ♪

[buzzer]

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Who's that sexy thing I see over there? ♪

‐ What was that? ‐ [laughs]

‐ ♪ That's me ♪

♪ Standing in the mirror ♪

♪ What's that icy thing ♪

[buzzer]

♪ Round my neck ♪

♪ That's gold ♪

‐ Ta‐da. ‐ Ta‐da?

‐ Ta‐da? ‐ Is that a ta‐da?

‐ [laughs] ‐ Ta‐da.

♪ ♪

‐ It's time to vote. ‐ It's a no for me, guys.

‐ Yeah, it's a no for me. ‐ No.

‐ [chuckles] ‐ Hey, thank you very much.

‐ What happened?

‐ He missed the broom in his head.

He couldn't hold it. It fell down.

This day is getting weirder and weirder.

♪ ♪

‐ 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]

[tender music]

‐ "AGT."

‐ This room is amazing. ‐ It's so cool.

‐ It looks so cool in here. ‐ I can't believe it.

‐ That's great.

‐ Kenadi, we're finally here.

‐ All right, I guess we just wait now, right?

‐ All right, Kenadi and family,

we're ready to take you backstage.

‐ Whoo! ‐ All right, here it goes.

‐ Kenadi. ‐ Okay.

‐ Will you guide Daddy?

♪ ♪

‐ This is so cool. ‐ So proud of you.

You've worked so hard.

‐ Whoa.

Look at it. ‐ So cool.

‐ I see Simon's seat.

‐ It's just what I imagined.

‐ It's better than what I imagined.

‐ Okay, here we go.

‐ Go out there and do your best.

‐ All right, guys.

♪ ♪

[applause]

♪ ♪

‐ Hi. ‐ Hello.

‐ How's it going? ‐ It's‐‐I'm good.

‐ Is this pretty crazy? ‐ It's so crazy.

‐ Yeah, we're so excited that you're here.

Tell us your name.

‐ I'm Kenadi Dodds, and I'm 15 years old

from Logan, Utah. ‐ All right.

I'm guessing by that guitar you're a musician.

‐ Yes. ‐ How did you get into music?

What inspired you to pick up a guitar?

‐ So my dad used to play the guitar for me‐‐

just one song that he knew‐‐

and I started singing when I was really little.

My parents heard me singing in the car along to the radio,

but I was on tune, and I was kind of singing

in baby jabber because I didn't know how to talk yet.

‐ Oh, my gosh, so you were really little.

‐ Yeah.

‐ What inspired you to come here

and share your talent with "America's Got Talent"?

‐ So my family has an eye disease

called retinitis pigmentosa or RP for short

where you lose vision until you are fully blind,

and so I'm the only one in my family right now

who doesn't have it.

My little sister told me that she wanted to see me

on the biggest stage in the world

before it's too late, and her vision's going, so...

‐ Oh. ‐ Oh.

‐ I've worked really hard to get here,

and it's been crazy.

‐ Wow, that's unbelieve‐‐ how old's your sister?

‐ She's nine. ‐ Wow.

And where is she today? ‐ She's right there.

‐ Ah. ‐ Aww.

‐ Wow. ‐ Okay.

‐ Well, we can't wait to hear you sing.

‐ Thank you.

‐ Just out of interest, are you gonna sing

an original song or a cover?

‐ I'm singing an original. ‐ And what's it called?

‐ "One‐Way Ticket to Tennessee."

‐ Can you tell me what it's about?

‐ It's about all the support my parents have given me

for chasing my dreams to be a country singer.

‐ Okay, so this could be your ticket to Tennessee.

‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ Got it, okay.

I've got a good feeling about you‐‐good luck.

‐ Thank you.

‐ Thank you.

‐ ♪ Daddy always tells me ♪

♪ To follow my dreams ♪

♪ He says I can go far if I don't care ♪

♪ What people think ♪

♪ And if I want to be a star ♪

♪ The key is working hard ♪

♪ Yeah, that is how you become ♪

♪ Your daddy's country sweetheart ♪

♪ ♪

♪ What lies before me heaven only knows ♪

♪ ♪

♪ But one thing is for sure ♪

♪ You'll find me ♪

♪ On that music road ♪

‐ Whoo!

‐ ♪ I got my one‐way ticket ♪

♪ To Tennessee ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I took my one‐way ticket ♪

♪ I can hardly breathe ♪

♪ ♪

♪ One one‐way ticket ♪

♪ Next stop's the Grand Ole Opry ♪

♪ ♪

♪ One one‐way ticket ♪

♪ It's time to chase my dreams ♪

♪ One one‐way ticket ♪

♪ To Tennessee ♪

Oh, Nashville, here I come.

♪ ♪

[all cheering]

‐ Thank you.

[Jessie J's "Flashlight"]

‐ Oh, my God.

‐ Well, you're a little firecracker,

aren't you? ‐ [laughs]

‐ That's your sister.

‐ Kenadi, that‐‐ that was great,

and I loved the notion of that song.

One‐way ticket to Nashville means no looking back.

What a goal to set for yourself.

Let's hear what everybody else thinks.

Howie?

‐ You know, you kind of transform

from who you are right now when you're talking to us

to when you start playing.

‐ ♪ When tomorrow comes, I'll be on my own ♪

‐ You're getting emotional. Tell me what you're thinking.

‐ Just so happy to be here, and I'm so grateful

for this opportunity and for all the people

who've supported me this far.

‐ Well, you know something?

This is just the beginning for you.

I promise you your future is already set in stone

from this moment. ‐ Thank you so much.

‐ ♪ I got all I need when I got you and I ♪

♪ I look around me and see the sweet life ♪

‐ Sofía. ‐ I enjoyed it very much.

I love your boots.

Actually, Eric helped me pick boots like that,

and I love how you look. I love your country look.

I love that you play the guitar,

that you write your own songs. ‐ Thank you.

‐ I can't wait to see what the future's gonna bring you.

‐ Thank you so much.

‐ Yeah, you've got great style, I've gotta tell you.

It's very authentic, and you're from Utah.

‐ Yeah.

‐ Is that where your family are originally from?

‐ Yeah.

‐ I'm only asking because your voice sounds as if

you were from Nashville... ‐ Thank you.

‐ When you sing. ‐ Yeah.

‐ Sounds very authentic to me. ‐ Thank you so much.

‐ I love artists, particularly people your age,

who know what kind of lane they want to go down.

This was very, very clear.

You know where you want to go, and I think

we can help you get there. ‐ Thank you so much.

‐ Let's take a vote.

Howie? ‐ Yeehaw!

That's a yes in country music. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Yes for me. Yes for me.

‐ Yes for me. ‐ Thank you.

‐ That means four one‐way tickets

to Tennessee from us. ‐ Thank you so much.

♪ ♪

‐ Congratulations.

♪ ♪

‐ Well done, Kenadi. ‐ It was so great.

‐ ♪ You and I ♪

‐ Aw. ‐ Aw.

♪ ♪

‐ Aw, what a beautiful family.

Hi, ladies. ‐ Hi, ladies.

‐ Thank you.

‐ ♪ Shine it in my eyes ♪

‐ You were right‐‐it sounds like she was from there.

‐ Yeah.

‐ Talk to us.

I saw you were emotional up there.

What are you feeling?

‐ I just feel so grateful, you know?

♪ ♪

I'm just glad that I did it, you know?

‐ You did it. You more than did it.

♪ ♪

[dramatic music]

[buzzer]

‐ You moved me to do this.

‐ Her eyes, they glimmer like the star.

She is my world.

‐ No music, no nothing, just a raw heart

beating in front of us.

♪ ♪

‐ There's something very, very special about you.

‐ Whoo!

♪ ♪

[Yma Sumac's "Gopher Mambo"]

♪ ♪

[singer vocalizing]

♪ ♪

[buzzer]

♪ ♪

[buzzer]

♪ ♪

‐ I don't know what I was looking at.

I got very confused.

‐ It was more like a children's birthday party.

It's four nos, but a pleasure to meet you.

♪ ♪

‐ We're gonna call numbers.

4,500 and below, we're ready for you

at the stage, everyone.

[Lizzo's "Juice"]

‐ My name is Crystal Powell. I am 46 years old.

I am from Tatum, Texas, and today,

my talent is that of a comedian.

‐ ♪ Mirror, mirror on the wall ♪

‐ Tatum, Texas is a very, very small, rural town.

We have one red light that only blinks.

It never gets a chance to turn green.

It's very, very small.

I think it might be 2,000 people there.

‐ When was the first time

you knew you were funny, Crystal?

‐ When my mama would have company,

she would be‐‐ you know how your parents do.

"Come in here and do that dance!"

‐ That was me! ‐ Yeah!

‐ Listen, I'm a natural showoff.

‐ Oh, you are? See.

‐ That's how we do it. You know how it is.

We gonna keep it going. ‐ Yeah.

My mom was like, "You're getting out of Tatum."

So ten years ago, I moved to LA to pursue my dreams.

The first time I tried stand‐up comedy,

I loved it, and I lived for the laughter.

‐ ♪ David, you ain't being slick ♪

‐ Now, I'm gonna be a ball of nerves,

but I'll just listen to all the people

that are up here, and I'll have enough people to talk to.

[laughs]

♪ ♪

‐ You ready? ‐ I am ready.

‐ You've been waiting a long time.

‐ All day. I'm greasy and stuff.

You seeing my teeth‐‐ ‐ No, no, you good, you good.

‐ Okay, I'm good? ‐ You look great.

‐ Being on this stage as a comedian changes everything.

Unless I get the buzzer!

‐ ♪ Blame it on my juice ♪

‐ Ooh, good evening. ‐ Hi.

[laughs] ‐ How are you?

‐ I am great. How are you, gorgeous?

Oh, my goodness. ‐ Thank you, you too.

You're amazing. ‐ Thanks.

‐ What is your name? ‐ Crystal Powell.

‐ And how old are you?

‐ Whoo! 46.

‐ We want to know what you're here to do.

‐ I am here to tell the funny‐‐

To bring some laughter to the world.

‐ Howie's a comedian.

‐ Getting constructive criticism

from the god. Sorry.

[laughter]

‐ Where are you from? ‐ I am from Texas.

‐ And you live in Texas?

‐ No, I live here in Los Angeles now.

I do comedy part‐time,

and I still have a marketing gig as well.

‐ Have you had, like, a horrific gig

that you still remember? ‐ I got booed once.

When I left, they were like, "You cute, though.

You got cute shoes, girlfriend."

‐ Oh, my God.

‐ Anytime somebody starts talking

about your shoes instead of your set,

that's when you know you tanked.

‐ Why "AGT"?

‐ 'Cause this is the biggest stage in the world,

and the world gets to see my talent,

and this is a career changer for me.

This is it. ‐ Okay, so we're ready for you.

‐ All right. ‐ Go ahead.

‐ Let's do it. ‐ Make us laugh.

‐ All right, let's do it.

You all need different types of friends.

See, me? I got my Caucasian friends.

You know, Becky and them with the good hair.

I got Keisha and them. Cuckoo!

And for those that are culturally challenged,

Keisha, nine times out of ten, is a Black girl,

but see, unfortunate for me, my husband got caught cheating,

but my girlfriends were there to see him.

So when Becky called me... [imitates phone ringing]

Hello, Crystal? She said, are you sitting down?

Do I need to be?

She says, I just saw your husband

with a lady we've never seen before.

I've never seen her in the carpool lane.

She's not even in Zumba, but when he gets home,

ask him who this strange woman was.

[high‐pitched] It was probably nothing!

[laughter]

‐ The problem with that is Keisha seent him too.

So Keisha called me, and when Keisha call me,

her ringtone is totally different.

[beatboxes]

Keisha was like, sis, is your husband home?

I was like, no.

She said, I know he not,

'cause he right downtown Pasadena

with a woman at a restaurant.

I see him. Didn't you say he was laid off?

'Cause she got a appetizer, entrée, and dessert.

[laughter]

‐ Wait a minute. I mean, she cute and all.

She ain't got nothing on you. You the real MVP.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

They leaving. Her license plate is 776‐298.

[laughter]

‐ You need different friends. ‐ Yeah!

‐ It's a must. ‐ [laughs]

‐ Another way I can show you‐‐ "The Star Spangled Banner."

When Becky sings "The Star Spangled Banner"...

♪ Oh, say can you see ♪

[together] ♪ By the dawn's early light ♪

That's the way it's supposed to go.

But how do you think that same song goes

when Keisha sings it?

Turn my mic up, turn my mic up.

♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi, mi ♪

‐ [laughs]

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh, say ♪

♪ Can you ♪

♪ See‐be‐be‐be‐be‐be‐be‐be ♪

‐ [laughs]

‐ ♪ By ♪

♪ The dawn's ♪

♪ Er, er... ♪

♪ Early ♪ ‐ [laughs]

♪ Li‐i‐i‐i‐i‐i‐ight ♪

♪ What so prou‐ah‐oudly ♪

♪ We hailed ♪

[sustains note]

That's my time, guys. [screams]

‐ All right, all right! ‐ That was hot!

‐ Whoo, whoo, whoo! [laughs]

‐ Whoo! ‐ Yay!

‐ Can I go first? ‐ Yes, please.

‐ Uh‐oh. ‐ I love you.

‐ [gasps] And I love you back!

Sorry for the pelvic thrust. Don't know where it came from.

So sorry. [laughs]

‐ From the minute you came on, you're just naturally funny.

‐ Yay!

‐ I really, really do, and I like you.

‐ ♪ Pudding in the proof ♪

‐ Howie, what did you think? ‐ Uh‐oh.

‐ You're beautiful and funny and energetic,

and you just make people smile. ‐ Thank you, man.

‐ Eric, what did you think? ‐ I think you're great.

I love your physicality.

That's the first time I've ever seen

a stool used as a window peeking in.

‐ [laughs]

‐ That routine is unique and different,

and it was awesome. ‐ Phew, all this sweat.

You see it?

‐ And I thought it was super fun.

You look beautiful onstage. Your voice is great.

So let's start voting.

I'm gonna give you your first yes.

‐ Yay! ‐ Howie.

‐ Yes! ‐ Whoo!

‐ Eric. ‐ Yes!

‐ Simon. ‐ You got four yeses.

Well done. ‐ Aha!

‐ ♪ It ain't my fault ♪

‐ Sorry. Yay!

Thank you! Do I leave now?

‐ Yes. ‐ Leave‐‐I'm sorry.

Yay, thank you! Have a good night!

Keep washing your hands! ‐ Good night!

‐ I love her. ‐ Keep washing your hands.

‐ Oh! Hug it out!

‐ No, no, no, we gotta do an air hug.

[both shouting]

[laughter]

‐ You deserve it. You deserve it.

A celebration robot. Celebration robot.

You are going to the next round.

♪ ♪

‐ Eric, I know you gotta leave today,

but it really has been a pleasure.

‐ It was great, man. Being here was incredible.

So thanks for that.

‐ We hope we see you again soon.

Thanks for being here.

‐ Thank you.

‐ You're the One Wheel Wonder. ‐ That's it.

‐ That's hard to say. It's probably harder to do.

‐ Eric was great, wasn't he? ‐ So lucky to have him.

‐ Yes. ‐ Yeah.

‐ I loved him. ‐ He's so much fun.

‐ All right, go out there, show 'em what you got, man.

Wheel on out there. ‐ Thank you, I appreciate it.

‐ All right, whoo! ‐ Here we go.

‐ [laughs] Oh, my goodness.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

‐ Hello, you. ‐ Hello, how are you?

‐ Well, we're old friends. ‐ You know this guy?

‐ Well, we're old recent friends.

Wesley was on "Britain's Got Talent."

‐ Oh, you did "Britain's Got Talent."

‐ Yeah. ‐ Yes.

‐ This guy doesn't mess around. Introduce yourself again.

‐ I'm Wesley Williams, the One Wheel Wonder.

I'm from Miami, Florida area... ‐ Ooh.

‐ And I am 22 years old.

‐ So you're a unicyclist, I see.

‐ I'm a unicyclist.

I like to think of myself

as a more modern, extreme, daring type act.

‐ Why did you get into this?

‐ When I was about five years old,

toy magazines would come in the mail,

and I'd always circle the unicycle,

and one Christmas, Santa Claus brought me a unicycle,

and the rest is history.

‐ Have you ever gotten hurt doing this?

‐ No, I've been pretty lucky,

but it's certainly a possibility.

‐ Why "America's Got Talent"?

‐ Well, my grandmother was my biggest supporter

when I was young, and she always told me to dream big,

and...

she passed away from brain cancer,

and we always watched

"America's Got Talent" together,

and she said when she was about to pass away,

you know, "Dream big and don't let anything stop you," so...

‐ Oh. ‐ She'll be watching.

‐ Thank you so much. ‐ All right.

Go to it. ‐ Good luck.

‐ Thank you.

[UNSECRET and Vo Williams' "Higher"]

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Are you ready? ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Are you ready? ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Oh, wow.

‐ ♪ Let's go ♪

♪ Time to rise for the anthem ♪

♪ You are looking at the champion ♪

♪ Out of bounds, running through the clouds ♪

‐ Whoa.

‐ ♪ I don't plan on landing ♪

♪ I'm a wild dream realized ♪

♪ Long awaited, but I just arrived ♪

♪ Excuse me while I kiss the sky ♪

♪ I feel so alive ♪

♪ Higher, higher ♪

♪ Can we go even higher? ♪

♪ Whoo, higher ♪

♪ Can we go even higher ♪ ‐ Whoa.

‐ ♪ We gonna live a little liver ♪

♪ We gonna take it even higher ♪

♪ Look around, look around, yeah ♪

♪ I can't even see the ground, yeah ♪

♪ Going way, way, way up ♪

♪ We ain't never coming down here ♪

♪ Look around, look around, yeah ♪

♪ I can't even see the ground ♪

‐ Whoa.

‐ ♪ We the dawn and horizon ♪

♪ On the rise like a pilot ♪

♪ Yeah, they try to put me in a box ♪

♪ But the fire to giant ♪

♪ Elevated and we changed the rules ♪

♪ Hand tied, gravitational ♪

♪ Eat dust when I say deuce ♪

♪ Ready or not, we gonna break through ♪

♪ Higher, higher ♪

♪ Can we go even higher ♪

♪ Whoo, higher ♪

♪ Can we go even higher? ♪

‐ Oh, my God. Whoa!

‐ Oh! ‐ Oh, my God.

‐ ♪ Come on ♪

♪ Once we get into the utmost ♪

♪ We gonna take it even higher ♪

♪ Look around, look around ♪

‐ What‐‐knife?

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ We gonna take it even higher ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Can we go even higher? ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Can we go even higher? ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Higher ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Can we go even higher? ♪

♪ ♪

♪ We gonna take it even higher ♪

‐ Yeah!

[dramatic music]

Uh‐oh.

♪ ♪

No.

♪ ♪

Are you kidding me? That's crazy.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Ooh! ‐ Whoa.

♪ ♪

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! ‐ Oh, no, no, no.

♪ ♪

‐ That nearly went wrong.

♪ ♪

‐ Whoo! ‐ [laughs]

♪ ♪

[Imagine Dragons' "On Top of the World"]

‐ Bravo! ‐ Whoo!

[applause]

‐ Wow.

♪ ♪

How high was that?

‐ That one was 20 feet high.

‐ I was so scared.

At some point, when you were, like, in the tall, tall one,

it's like‐‐I thought, it's like, what happens‐‐

we can't help him if something goes wrong there, no?

‐ No. ‐ [laughs]

‐ If it goes wrong, it goes wrong.

‐ Yes.

‐ There's no catching on to anything.

‐ Yep.

‐ It's really just guts and glory

when you get up there.

‐ I really felt, at one moment, this was gonna go horribly,

horribly wrong. ‐ Yeah.

‐ I felt it, and you pulled it together,

so you've got real guts. ‐ Thank you.

‐ We've had unicyclists here... ‐ Sure.

‐ And you're more of a stunt‐‐

‐ Danger. ‐ Danger.

‐ Yeah, that's what I'm trying to change is

that a lot of people think 'cause you ride a unicycle,

you're a clown automatically, and I'd like to change that

to be a daring act, you know? By taking it up a notch.

‐ Well, you took it up a notch.

I want to start off the voting by giving you your first yes.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Sofía?

‐ I'm gonna say yes. I loved it.

‐ Thank you so much. ‐ You got three yeses.

‐ ♪ I'm on top of the world ♪

‐ Okay, well done. ‐ Thank you.

‐ ♪ Been waiting on this for a while now ♪

‐ He was very, very, very nervous.

‐ Yes.

‐ Wesley, you are a One Wheel Wonder.

‐ I can see him at one point. ‐ Really?

‐ Yeah, I swear to God,

I really thought that was get rough.

‐ You don't want to be nervous up there.

‐ No. ‐ No, but he was.

‐ ♪ I'm on top of the world ♪

‐ 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. [chuckles]

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.

I have a 14‐day‐old daughter.

‐ Wait, 14 days? ‐ 14 days.

‐ Congratulations. ‐ Thank you‐‐first kid.

[sighs]

I want to be able to do what I love,

to be able to create my own schedule,

and to be able to make sure that I can give her

the best experience of having a father around

that I possibly can.

‐ 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 you from, Brandon?

‐ I am from a small, little city

called Stockton, California. ‐ Stockton, California.

And what do you do for a living?

‐ 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 the stage,

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

‐ Tell me‐‐because I don't really understand poetry.

I'm gonna be honest with you. ‐ I'm a great intro for you.

I bring more about life experience,

things that everyday people go through.

‐ And where could this lead to

if you did well on the show, Brandon?

‐ Well, I have, like, a huge aspiration

of being able to put on my own large production one‐man show.

‐ Okay.

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

‐ Oh, I only perform stuff that I write.

Never be able to perform anything else.

‐ 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 6 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 14th, 1996, an angel was brought to this earth.

Her name, Danielle Marie Gibson,

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 on which my strength was but knee‐high,

seeing her smiling face would make my soul fly,

but...

on March 23rd, 1997, I'd 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"]

♪ ♪

‐ [applauds] ‐ 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 extraordinary.

‐ Thank you so much, so much. ‐ Really.

‐ 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, acapella.

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 ♪

♪ Kingdoms and how they come ♪

♪ They speak of freedom ♪

♪ Freedom and marching drums ♪

♪ Freedom and marching drums ♪

‐ 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.

♪ ♪

‐ 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 a map before.

That's you. Your life has changed.

♪ ♪