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>>> THIS MEANS MORE THAN ANY OTHER PERFORMANCE.

THIS IS IT >> THE PEOPLE NOW WHO MAKE THE

TOP TEN, WHETHER IT'S VEGAS, WHETHER IT'S A RECORDING

CONTRACT, THIS IS THE MOMENT THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

>> SURVIVAL, TO BE THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST

IT'S THE AMERICAN DREAM. >> THIS IS THEIR LAST CHANCE TO

SHOW US WHAT THEY'VE DONE. SO THEY NEED TO STEP IT UP AS

MUCH AS THEY CAN >> YOU HAVE TO SHAKE OFF ALL THE

NERVES AND MAKE YOURSELF INTO A SUPERHERO ON THAT STABLE. GE

YOU ONLY HAVE THAT ONE SHOT TO DO WHAT YOU DO BEST AND DO IT

NOW. >> I REALLY WANT TO WIN AND I

WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN DO TO MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE

>> IT WILL CHANGE MY KIDS' LIFE FOREVER.

>> I CAN'T WAIT TO GIVE IT MY ALL.

>> WE'RE AT WHERE WE NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD BE.

IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE FOR ALL OF US.

>> I WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON NOTHING.

I'M HERE TO WIN. >> WOW

>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL. >> YOU ARE THE ONE TO BEAT

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Announcer: LIVE, FROM

HOLLYWOOD, IT'S "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT: THE FINALS!"

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

>> Terry: THESE TEN ACTS HAVE COME FROM ALL OVER AMERICA AND

AROUND THE WORLD AND TONIGHT, THEY ARE FACING

THEIR BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF THE SEASON

THEY ARE THIS CLOSE TO WINNING IT ALL ‐‐ A WHOLE NEW LIFE AND A

SENSATIONAL NEW FUTURE JUST ONE LAST PERFORMANCE STANDS

BETWEEN THEM AND ALL THEIR DREAMS COMING TRUE

YOU KNOW WHAT'S AT STAKE THE WINNER WILL WALK AWAY WITH A

HEADLINE SHOW IN LAS VEGAS AND $1 MILLION

[ APPLAUSE ] THAT IS THE BEST PRIZE IN SHOW

BUSINESS AND YOUR VOTES WILL DECIDE THE

WINNER OF COURSE, ALL OF THE TOP TEN

ARE IN THE FINALS BECAUSE OUR JUDGES SPOTTED THEIR TALENT

RIGHT FROM THE WORD GO PLEASE WELCOME HEIDI KLUM,

HOWIE MANDEL AND SOFIA VERGARA [ APPLAUSE ]

OKAY, HERE WE GO IT'S TEN ACTS, ONE PERFORMANCE

EACH, FOR $1 MILLION FIRST UP IS SOFIA'S GOLDEN

BUZZER THIS 11‐YEAR‐OLD'S PASSION FOR

MUSIC AND SINGING TRULY RUNS IN THE BLOOD.

NOW SHE'S PERFORMING TO WIN. HERE'S ROBERTA BATTAGLIA

[ SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE >> SEEING HER ON "AMERICA'S GOT

TALENT," I'M SO HAPPY FOR HER BECAUSE SHE'S FOLLOWING HER

DREAMS, HER BIG DREAMS MUSIC HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN

ROBERTA'S LIFE I REMEMBER I WAS SINGING AT AN

ITALIAN RESTAURANT WHEN SHE WAS JUST 3 YEARS OLD

SHE GRABBED MY MICROPHONE AND WHEN SHE STARTED TO SING, SHE

WAS SO HAPPY WE STARTED TO DO GIGS TOGETHER

SHE'S THE STAR OF THE SHOW I'M JUST IN THE BACKGROUND

SHE HAS A NATURAL TALENT BUT ALSO SHE WORKS HARD AND SHE

IS VERY DETERMINED SHE'S STILL A KID BUT SHE'S AN

OLD SOUL AND NOW MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE

FINALS I'M SO HAPPY

FOR ME AND FOR MY WIFE, IT'S INDESCRIBABLE.

WE LOVE HER TOO MUCH >> YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T BE

SINGING RIGHT NOW IF IT WASN'T FOR MY DAD BRINGING ME

EVERYWHERE ALONG WITH HIM. AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL.

HE'S ALWAYS BEEN A VERY BIG INSPIRATION FOR ME

HE'S AMAZING >> I DON'T HAVE WORDS TO

EXPLAIN. ROBERTA IS THE BEST THING TO

HAPPEN IN MY LIFE. HER COURAGE AND STRENGTH

I AM SO PROUD. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

♪♪ ♪ SHE JUST WANTS TO BE

BEAUTIFUL, SHE GOES UNNOTICED, SHE KNOWS NO LIMITS ♪

♪ SHE CRAVES ATTENTION, SHE PRAISES AN IMAGE, SHE PRAYS TO

BE SCULPTED BY THE SCULPTOR ♪ ♪ OH, SHE DOESN'T SEE THE LIGHT

THAT'S SHINING, DEEPER THAN THE EYES CAN FIND IT ♪

♪ MAYBE WE HAVE MADE HER BLIND, SO SHE TRIES TO COVER UP HER

PAIN AND CUT HER WOES AWAY ♪ ♪ CAUSE COVER GIRLS DON'T CRY

AFTER THEIR FACE IS MADE ♪ ♪ BUT THERE'S A HOPE THAT'S

WAITING FOR YOU IN THE DARK SHUKS YOU SHOULD KNOW YOU'RE

BEAUTIFUL JUST THE WAY YOU ARE ♪ ♪ AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE

THING, THE WORLD COULD CHANGE ITS HEART ♪

♪ NO SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL, WE'RE STARS AND WE'RE

BEAUTIFUL ♪ ♪ OH, OH, OH ♪

♪ AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE THING, THE WORLD COULD CHANGE

ITS HEART NUKES NO SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL, WE'RE STARS AND WE'RE

BEAUTIFUL ♪ ♪ YOU SHOULD KNOW YOU'RE

BEAUTIFUL JUST THE WAY YOU ARE ♪ ♪ YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE A

THING, THE WORLD COULD CHANGE ITS HEART ♪

♪ NO SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL, WE'RE STARS AND WE'RE

BEAUTIFUL ♪ ♪ OH, OHIO ♪

♪ NO SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL, WE'RE STARS AND WE'RE

BEAUTIFUL ♪♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

>> Terry: ROBERTA BATTAGLIA! SOFIA, YOUR GOLDEN BUZZER.

>> ROBERTA, I MEAN, THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOU ONSTAGE, YOU

SURPRISED ME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, TO BE A 10‐YEAR‐OLD, NOW YOU'RE

11 YEARS OLD, AND WHAT A BIG, BEAUTIFUL SURPRISE

BUT YOU KEEP SURPRISING ME EVERY TIME YOU'RE ONSTAGE MORE AND

MORE I REALLY HOPE THAT THE PEOPLE IN

AMERICA LOVE YOU AND VOTE FOR YOU BECAUSE I LOVE YOU

AND YOU HAVE A VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART.

YOUR PERFECT >> THANK YOU

>> Terry: HEIDI. >> Heidi: YOU WERE BORN TO SING,

YOU KNOW THAT, WE JUST SAW THAT. YOU'VE BEEN DOING IT YOUR WHOLE

ENTIRE LIFE. THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING FOR

YOU. I SEE YOU SINGING IN YOUR 20s,

YOUR 30s, 40s, 50s, GOING ON FOREVER.

YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AT 11 YEARS OLD

GOOD LUCK TO YOU >> THANK YOU

>> Terry: HOWIE. >> Howie: WATCHING THAT PACKAGE

AT THE BEGINNING BEFORE YOU CAME ON, YOU TALKING TO YOUR FATHER

AND SEEING THE PRIDE AND THE LOVE, I FEEL THAT PRIDE, BECAUSE

YOU'RE JUST SUCH A ‐‐ YOU'RE BABY ON OUR SHOW, AND WE WATCHED

YOU JUST BLOSSOM FOR THE WORLD TO SEE

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU YOU ARE THE ONE TO BEAT TONIGHT.

I REALLY BELIEVE THAT. YOU HAVE BEEN AN AUDIENCE

FAVORITE THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AND CANADA

ISN'T THE SONG FROM CANADA TOO SHE'S CANADIAN

>> YES, ALESSIA CARA, I LOVE YOU, ALESSIA

>> Terry: ROBERTA, YOU'RE ONE STEP AWAY FROM WINNING "AGT.

HOW DO YOU FEEL? >> I CANNOT BELIEVE IT, I'M SO

GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE'S VOTES, FOR EVERYONE'S SUPPORT

THANK YOU SO MUCH, AMERICA AND ALL AROUND THE WORLD

>> Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, ROBERTA.

SO THIS IS FOR THE TITLE WHO DO YOU WANT TO WIN

VOTING IS OPEN NOW AND WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 7:00 A. M. EASTERN

TOMORROW GET ONLINE AT NBC.COM, OR USE

THE "AGT" APP. YOU HAVE UP TO TEN VOTES FOR

EACH ACT WITH EACH VOTING METHOD

THIS IS THE BIGGEST VOTE OF THE SEASON, SO GET TO IT

COMING UP NEXT, AN ACT THAT HAS COME ALL THE WAY FROM INDIA FOR

THESE FINALS THEY'RE HERE, AND THEY'RE ABOUT

TO PERFORM ON THIS LIVE SHOW STAGE FOR TH

VERY FIRST TIME. IT'S BAD SALSA, RIGHT AFTER THIS

BREAK.

>> Terry: YOU CAN GET EVEN CLOSER TO THE ACTION OF THESE

"AGT" FINALS BY FOLLOWING US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM OR FACEBOOK

@AGT TAP INTO THE TENSION, THE

ADRENALINE AND THE EXCITEMENT AND CONNECT WITH YOUR FAVORITE

FINALISTS. IT'S THE BIGGEST NIGHT OF THEIR

LIVES, AND YOU CAN JOIN THEM ON THIS WILD RIDE

OKAY, HERE'S A DANCE DUO WHO HAVE TRAVELED HALFWAY ROUND THE

WORLD FOR THESE FINALS IT'S BAD SALSA

>> WE KNEW THIS WOULD BE THE GREATEST JOURNEY OF OUR LIFE

>> WE HAVE WORKED HARD AND SOMETIMES IT HAS BEEN LIKE

CLIMBING THE BIGGEST MOUNTAIN. >> LAST WEEK ‐‐

>> BAD SALSA OUT OF INDIA. >> ‐‐ WE WERE VERY, VERY

NERVOUS. WE PRAYED AND PRAYED THAT WE

COULD MAKE IT TO THE FINALS. >> BAD SALSA

>> WE BURST OUT CRYING I NEVER CRIED LIKE THAT IN MY

WHOLE LIFE BUT I WAS SO THANKFUL THAT WE

MADE IT THROUGH. >> I COULD NEVER IMAGINE AS A

LITTLE GIRL ON A FARM THAT ONE DAY I WOULD BE IN THE FINALS OF

"AMERICA'S GOT TALENT. OUR FAMILIES, WE WANT TO GIVE

THEM A BIGGER LIFE BEING ON "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT"

WILL NOT ONLY CHANGE OUR LIVES BUT ALSO THEIRS.

>> NOT EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE LIKE THIS.

OUR COUNTRY IS SO PROUD OF US. >> I'M SO GLAD YOU GUYS ARE IN

THE FINALE >> I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU ON

THE FINALS >> IT TRULY MOVES US

AND WE DON'T WANT TO LET THEM DOWN

BEING IN THE FINALS IS LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE.

THE PERFORMANCE WE ARE GOING TO DO WILL BE THE BEST ACT OF OUR

LIVES. AND WE ARE PUTTING EVERYTHING ON

THE LINE FOR THIS. IT'S ALL IN AMERICA'S HANDS.

LET OUR DREAMS BECOME REALITY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

>> Terry: BAD SALSA! HEIDI.

ON YOUR FEET, WOW! >> Heidi: BAD SALSA, I JUST LOVE

YOU GUYS SO MUCH YOU REALLY HAVE CHANGED THE

GAME YOU BROUGHT SO MUCH MORE

CREATIVITY TO THIS TYPE OF DANCE LIKE WE HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE

IT'S REALLY NEW, WHAT YOU GUYS DO

I'M SO THANKFUL YOU CAME FROM INDIA FOR THIS PERFORMANCE

IT'S SO AMAZING TO SEE YOU GUYS IN THE FLESH

I WOULD FLY TO LAS VEGAS TO SEE YOU, I WOULD FLY TO INDIA TO SEE

YOU. GOOD LUCK.

>> Terry: HOWIE. >> Howie: I AGREE.

I HOPE THE PEOPLE AT HOME ‐‐ WE'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU EVERY

WEEK AND I THINK YOU'RE THE BEST DANCERS I'VE SEEN THIS SEASON.

SEEING YOU IN PERSON IS SO DYNAMIC AND SO SCARY, THE

ABILITY TO SPIN AS LONG AS YOU WERE SPINNING AND THEN JUMP ON

HIS SHOULDERS AND NOT BE DIZZY AND BE ABLE TO SURVIVE THAT,

THAT WAS AMAZING YOU CHECKED EVERY BOX.

TO FLY 22 HOURS AND HAVE THE ROOM SEEM LIKE YOU'RE STILL AT

HOME SEEMS LIKE A WASTE. BUT I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

>> Terry: SOFIA. >> Sofia: I CANNOT BELIEVE IT, I

CANNOT WAIT TO WATCH THIS SHOW AT HOME WITH MY FAMILY AND SEE

THEIR FACES WHEN YOU DO WHAT YOU DID TONIGHT.

YOU TOOK IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL YOUR ACT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE

ACTS, NOT ONLY OF THIS COMPETITION, IT'S ONE OF THE

FAVORITE ACTS I HAVE SEEN IN MY LIFE

>> THANK YOU >> Terry: WOW.

PEOPLE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, YOU GUYS GOT HERE SUNDAY MORNING

HOW ARE YOU FEELING? >> IT'S BEEN AMAZING, LIKE WE'VE

ALWAYS DREAMED TO COME OVER HERE AND PERFORM IN FRONT OF YOU

PEOPLE, AND YOU LOVELY JUDGES. AND WE ARE SO EXCITED AND WE ARE

SO PROUD THAT WE ARE HERE. AND BELIEVE ME, FOR US, IT'S NOT

AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, IT'S THE WORLD'S GOT TALENT

WE'RE SO PROUD THAT WE'RE STANDING HERE REPRESENTING

INDIA. >> THANK YOU,

>> Terry: THANK YOU, THANK YOU GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.

DO YOU WANT THESE GUYS TO WIN? THEN YOU GOTTA VOTE.

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

JUST SAY, "VOTE FOR 'AGT'" IT'S NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT

>> Announcer: COMING UP. >> YOU WERE SINGING LIKE A ROCK

STAR >> THIS PERFORMANCE WAS A HUGE

STEP UP. ♪ FLYING WITHOUT WINGS ♪

>> WHAT YOU MAKE US FEEL IS INCREDIBLE

>> HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYONE DO

>> Terry: IT HAS BEEN AN

ASTONISHING SEASON ON "AGT," FROM AUDITIONS TO LOCKDOWN TO

VIRTUAL JUDGE CUTS AND, OF COURSE, THERE'S ONLY

THREE JUDGES HERE RIGHT NOW INSTEAD OF FOUR.

MAN, WE MISS SIMON FOR THE ACTS, IT'S BEEN MONTHS

OF AUDITIONS, JUDGE CUTS AND LIVE SHOWS

HERE'S THE STORY OF THIS INCREDIBLE "AGT" SEASON FROM WAY

BACK AT THE VERY BEGINNING

♪♪

>> WE HAD THE BEST YEAR EVER >> IT IS THE MOST AMAZING

FEELING TO BE BACK ON THE SET. >> I CANNOT BELIEVE I'M HERE

I FEEL SO LUCKY. >> THIS IS THE BIGGEST STAGE IN

THE WORLD. >> THE COMPETITION THIS YEAR IS

GOING TO BE INTENSE. WHAT'S YOUR NAME, PLEASE

>> WE ARE BAD SALSA. >> CRISTINA RAE.

>> BRANDON LEAKE >> KENADI DODDS.

>> HIT IT, BABY. >> HI, DAD

>> WHOA, WHOA! >> THIS SHOW BETTER BE FUNNY

>> NO, NO, I DON'T WANT TO >> PULL IT

>> I CAN'T >> YOU WERE THE WRONG CHOICE

>> GIVE A KISS TO MAMA >> THIS YEAR WE ARE MEETING THE

MOST AMAZING PEOPLE. >> TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. >> YOU BLEW THE ROOF OFF

>> IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE >> THIS IS AN AUDITION I WILL

NEVER FORGET FOR THE WHOLE OF MY LIFE

>> IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME. >> WHAT THEY DID TODAY HAS MOVED

ME TO THIS POINT RIGHT NOW.

>> WHO IS GOING TO BOO YOU AFTER THIS

>> YOU MOVE ME TO THIS >> I WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE

HEAD START >> HI.

>> HOW ARE YOU GUYS? >> IT'S A PAJAMA PARTY

>> THIS GUY IS NUTS. >> I WAS IMAGINING THIS AUDITION

WITH 3 OR 4,000 PEOPLE BEHIND ME AND I KNOW THEY WOULD BE ON

THEIR FEET RIGHT NOW >> HERE WE GO AGAIN.

>> WOW >> ISN'T THIS CREDIBLE

>> THAT'S NOT BIG ENOUGH >> I THINK IT'S AMAZING.

>> WE JUST COULDN'T MAKE UP OUR MINDS.

AND WE ARE GOING TO ASK YOU TO PERFORM AGAIN.

>> IS THAT WORTHY OF MOVING ON >> I HATE TO TELL YOU, YOU WILL

NOT BE JOINING US ON THE LIVE SHOWS.

>> IT'S BEEN HARD, BUT YOU GUYS DESERVE TO GO TO THE LIVE SHOWS.

[ SCREAMING >> READ MY LIPS, WE'RE GOING

LIVE >> WE ARE PSYCHED TO HAVE KELLY

CLARKSON >> SIMON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT.

BELLO WAS IN AN ACCIDENT >> I HAD TO COME UP WITH A WHOLE

NEW SOLO ACT >> AMERICA HAS GOT SOME TALENT

>> HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NIGHT.

>> SEMIFINALS, ROUND ONE >> WHOO!

>> YOU GAVE AMERICA WHAT THEY NEED

YOU'VE PAVED A PATH FOR YOURSELF TO THE FINALS.

>> SOUNDS SO GOOD. >> THE FIRST ACT GOING INTO THE

FINALS IS ‐‐ BROKEN ROOTS! BRANDON LEAKE!

ALAN SILVA DANELLE I CAN'T TULESHOVA!

CHRIS TINA RAE BAD SALSA!

BELLO SISTERS! KENADI DODDS

ARCHIE WILLIAMS IS ON HIS WAY TO THE FINALS

IT IS GOING TO BE EPIC [ APPLAUSE ]

>> Terry: SOFIA, THIS WAS YOUR FIRST EXPERIENCE ON "AGT."

CAN YOU SUM UP THE SEASON? >> Sofia: I MEAN, I CAN'T SAY

ANYTHING I JUST SAW IT IN THAT VIDEO, IT

WAS LIKE AMAZING IT WAS PERFECTION.

IT WAS MORE THAN I EVER IMAGINED

IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE ALL THIS TALENT, FOR ME FOR THE

FIRST TIME TO BE PART OF THIS, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE IN THE

MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC AND SIMON'S ACCIDENT AND EVERYTHING.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS GOING TO SOUND HORRIBLE BUT I WOULDN'T

CHANGE A THING >> Howie: MAYBE ONE THING.

>> Sofia: OKAY, MAYBE ONE THING. I'VE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME,

BECAUSE OF AND YOU THEM AND BECAUSE AMERICA LOVES THIS SHOW

SO MUCH. >> Terry: WE LOVE YOU, SOFIA

AFTER THE BREAK, W GET BACK TO THE FIGHT FOR THE

TITLE. NEXT UP IS AN AMAZING YOUNG

SINGER FROM NORTH LOGAN, UTAH. IT'S KENADI DODDS.

AND WE'RE HEADING OVER TO GERMANY FOR A SENSATIONAL

ATHLETIC, BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE. IT'S THE BELLO SISTERS

STAY RIGHT THERE

>> Announcer: THIS SEASON'S WINNER WILL WALK AWAY WITH $1

MILLION AND A CONTRACT AT LUXOR VEGAS RESORT

HEAD OVER TO NBC.COM/AGTLIVE FOR MORE INFORMATION

>> Terry: NOW, OUR NEX FINALIST IS FROM A SMALL TOWN IN

UTAH SHE'S ONLY 15, BUT MUSIC IS

ALREADY AN ESSENTIAL PART OF HER LIFE

SHE IS KENADI DODDS. >> MUSIC IS ONE OF THE MOST

IMPORTANT THINGS IN MY LIFE. IT'S THE WAY THAT I EXPRESS

MYSELF AND MUSIC IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT

BRINGS MY FAMILY TOGETHER. THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SEE

WHAT I'M DOING, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER WITH MUSIC BECAUSE THEY

CAN HEAR ME AND THEY CAN FEEL ME

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE HELP US

WITH IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO

TOGETHER, JUST US. WHEN I SING, I FEEL LIKE I'M

TRYING TO TAKE MY FAMILY ON A JOURNEY WITH ME IN MY

IMAGINATION. YOU DON'T NEED TO SEE MUSIC.

YOU CAN FEEL IT IN YOUR HEART. YOU CAN FEEL IT INSIDE YOUR

BODY IT CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY.

IT CAN MAKE YOU SAD. IT CAN PAINT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

PICTURES FLOATING COLORS.

MUSIC IS MAGIC >> GOING INTO THE FINALS, KENADI

DODDS! >> AND NOW MUSIC HAS BROUGHT ME

ALL THE WAY TO THE FINALS. BEING A SMALL TOWN GIRL FROM

UTAH, IT'S SOMETHING I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT COULD BE

POSSIBLE BUT I'M HERE

CRAZY. TONIGHT IS THE BIGGEST MOMENT OF

MY LIFE AND I AM READY TO LIVE IT OUT THERE ON THE STAGE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

♪ ♪ I, I BELIEVE WE'RE MADE TO BE

HERE FOR EACH OTHER ♪ ♪ AND WE'LL NEVER FALL IF WE

WALK HAND IN HAND ♪ ♪ PUT A WORLD THAT SEEMS BROKEN

TOGETHER AGAIN ♪ ♪ YEAH, I, I BELIEVE IN THE END

LOVE WINS ♪ ♪ SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LOT OF

FAITH TO KEEP BELIEVING THERE WILL COME A DAY ♪

♪ WHEN THE TEARS AND THE SADNESS, THE PAIN AND THE HATE,

THE STRUGGLE, THIS MADNESS, WILL ALL FADE AWAY, YEAH, ♪

♪ I, I BELIEVE YOU AND ME ARE SISTERS AND BROTHERS ♪

♪ AND I, I BELIEVE WE'RE MADE T BE HERE FOR EACH OTHER ♪

♪ AND WE'LL NEVER FALL IF WE WALK HAND IN HAND ♪

♪ PUT A WORLD THAT SEEMS BROKEN TOGETHER AGAIN ♪

♪ YEAH, I, I BELIEVE IN THE END LOVE WINS ♪

♪ I, I BELIEVE YOU AND ME ARE SISTERS AND BROTHERS ♪

♪ AND I, I BELIEVE WE'RE MADE T BE HERE FOR EACH OTHER ♪

♪ AND WE'LL NEVER FAIL IF WE WALK HAND IN HAND ♪

♪ PUT A WORLD THAT SEEMS BROKEN TOGETHER AGAIN ♪

♪ YEAH, I, I BELIEVE IN THE END LOVE WINS ♪

♪ LOVE WINS ♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

>> Terry: KENADI DODDS SOFIA.

>> Sofia: KENADI, CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU'RE A SMALL TOWN GIRL WITH BIG DREAMS AND HERE YOU ARE WITH

YOUR SHINY DRESS AND YOUR BALLOBOOTS

AND I LOVE WHAT YOU DID BEFORE, THE PERFORMANCES AT THE PIANO,

BUT TO SEE YOU STANDING WITH YOUR GUITAR IS SO MUCH MORE

ENERGETIC. CONGRATULATIONS, YOU STEPPED IT

UP A LOT TONIGHT >> THANK YOU

>> Terry: HEIDI. >> Heidi: I SEE A BEAUTIFUL

BRIGHT FUTURE FOR YOU, I SEE A COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD.

I SOMETIMES THINK OF YOU AS LIKE A YOUNG TAYLOR SWIFT WHEN SHE

STARTED WRITING HER OWN SONGS WITH HER GUITAR.

I THINK YOU'RE JUST AS AMAZING I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.

GOOD LUCK. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH

>> Heidi: VOTE, GUYS, VOTE >> Terry: HOWIE.

>> Howie: TONIGHT IS A SPECIAL NIGHT, ONLY ONE ACT OUT OF

EVERYONE IS GOING TO WIN THE MILLION DOLLARS.

SO YOU HAVE TO STEP IT UP AND DO BIGGER

I QUESTIONED SOME OF YOUR CHOICES BEFORE, ORIGINAL MUSIC

UNTIL TONIGHT. UNTIL YOU ‐‐ YOU KNOW, YOU SAID

WHEN SHE STOOD UP WITH THE GUITAR, FOR ME IT'S WHEN YOU

THREW THE GUITAR ASIDE AND BELTED IT OUT, YOU ROSE TO THE

OCCASION THAT'S YOUR FORTE, DON'T HIDE

BEHIND PIANOS OR GUITARS YOU HAVE TO DO IT ALONE, YOUNG

LADY, YOU'RE WORTH IT YOURSELF >> Terry: KENADI, FROM NORTH

LOGAN, UTAH TO THE WORLD'S BIGGEST STAGE, WHAT DO YOU HAVE

TO SAY TO SOMEONE IN A SMALL TOWN WITH BIG DREAMS

>> DON'T EVER GIVE UP AND ALWAYS GO FOR YOUR DREAMS BECAUSE YOUR

DREAMS CAN MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE

>> Terry: I AGREE, I AGREE GOOD LUCK TONIGHT,

KENADI DO YOU WANT KENADI TO WIN?

THEN YOU GOTTA VOTE. GET ONLINE, USE THE APP, HOWEVER

YOU DO IT, GO PICK A WINNER. THIS IS FOR THE TITLE.

>> Announcer: COMING UP ‐‐ >> FOR THE FIRST TIME I CAN

HONESTLY SAY I LOVE YOU. >> THIS IS SO MUCH MORE THAN A

PERFORMANCE. >> MY HEART IS LIKE POUNDING OUT

OF MY CHEST.

>> YOU'RE THE ONE TO BEAT.

>> Terry: UP NOW IS ANOTHER GOLDEN BUZZER,

AND THIS IS HOWIE'S. ALL OF OUR ACTS TAKE A BIG RISK

WHEN THEY STEP UP TO COME ON "AGT."

BUT THIS POET TOOK THE SHOW WHERE IT'S NEVER BEEN BEFORE

HE IS BRANDON LEAKE. >> WHAT IS YOUR NAME

>> MY NAME IS BRANDON LEAKE. KNOWING THAT I WAS THE FIRST

POET TO BE ON "AGT" SCARED THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME

>> AND YOU MOVED ME TO DO THIS >> GETTING THE GOLDEN BUZZER WAS

A DREAM COME TRUE. I NEVER EXPECTED THAT RESPONSE

I'M JUST DOING MY PASSION. >> A HUGE SHOUTOUT TO BRANDON

LEAKE. >> I'M FROM GUYANA

>> SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA >> IT'S LIKE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

VERSION I COULD HAVE EVER ASKED FOR.

>> I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A POEM I WROTE FOR BRANDON.

>> BOUNCING THE WORLD ON HIS PEN.

>> YOU ARE THE FIRST AND THE GOLDEN ONE BUT YOU WON'T BE THE

LAST BECAUSE YOU'RE MOLDING SOME

>> OH, MAN >> BECAUSE YOU'RE ON "AGT," ONE

DAY THAT WILL BE ME. >> WHATEVER MOUNTAINS YOU'VE

CLIMBED BE THE REASON THAT AMERICA'S NOT ONLY GOT TALENT

BUT HAS GOT HEART. >> SHINING BRIGHT.

>> EVERYBODY IS SAYING WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS WHAT YOU SHOULD

BE DOING >> BECAUSE WE ALL FEEL THE SAME

THINGS >> PEOPLE THOUGHT THEY WERE

VOICELESS. YOUR WEAPON OF CHOICE IS TO

INSPIRE. >> YOU PAVED THE WAY FOR KIDS

LIKE ME TO WALK THE ROUTE THAT YOU'VE BEGUN

>> THANK YOU FOR SHOWING THE WORLD JUST HOW POWERFUL WORDS

CAN BE >> "AGT" GAVE ME A CHANCE TO

SHOW MY DAUGHTER HER DREAMS CAN BE AS BIG AS SHE WANTS THEM TO

BE AND THOSE DREAMS DO COME TRUE

>> WE LOVE YOU AND WE'RE CHEERING FOR YOU

>> WE LOVE YOU, DADDY. >> OH, MAN

>> WE LOVE YOU >> YES, JESUS LOVES ME, YES

JESUS LOVES ME YES, JESUS LOVES ME FOR THE

BIBLE TELLS ME SO. I LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER SING THE

SONG TO YOU EVERY NIGHT AND THE CRAZIEST PART IS YOU AIN'T GONNA

REMEMBER ANY OF THIS ALL THESE MOMENTS WE SHARE WILL

SIMPLY SLIP INTO THE FORGOTTEN PACE OF THE PAST

BUT FOR YOU, ONLY FOR YOU, BECAUSE I WILL NEVER FORGET.

NEVER FORGET ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU MADE ME FEEL HOW I WAS

ALREADY IN LOVE WITH YOU BEFORE I COULD EVER HOLD YOU, AS YOUR

MOTHER CRADLED YOU INTO EXISTENCE, I PRAYED FOR YOU.

THE BEST WAY I KNEW HOW, BY PRAYING FOR ME

PRAYING MY INADEQUACY SIES DON'T AFFECT YOU

WHAT I'M SAYING IS I NEVER WANT YOU TO BE FORCED TO PLUCK

PAINFUL MEMORIES OF ME OUT OF YOUR PSYCHE SO WHEN YOU LOOK

BACK ON THESE DAYS, YOU REMEMBER HOW SWEET THE SMELL IS

I'LL NEVER FORGET THE DAY YOU CAME INTO THIS WORLD, THE HELL

YOU CAUSED YOUR MOTHER TECHNICALLY IT WAS MY FAULT YOU

WERE THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE BUT THAT'S A BIOLOGY LESSON FOR

ANOTHER DAY. I'LL NEVER FORGET HOW YOUR

PRESENCE COMPELLED TIME TO STAND STILL BECAUSE I KNEW IN THAT

MOMENT NOTHING ELSE MATTERED, HOW WITH YOU IN MY GRASP I

UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANT TO WEAR YOUR HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE, YOU

AND I STARING EYE TO EYE, ALL COULD SEE THE LOVE WE SHARED AND

THE SAFETY YOU FELT. I WONDERED COULD YOU SEE THE

FEAR THAT LAY BEHINDMINE, THE WAY DADDY'S LIFE WAS FOREVER

CHANGED BY THE GIFT OF YOUR PRESENCE

BECAUSE THE MOMENT YOU ENTERED THE PICTURE IT DREW OUT ALL MY

SELFISHNESS, ILLUSTRATED HOW FAR I HAVE TO GO

BUT THERE'S NO MORE TIME LEFT FOR FEAR

ONLY TIME LEFT TO BUILD, MORE MEMORIES, LONGER LEGACIES.

AALIYAH AND YOU, I WILL PLANT THE BEST IN ME, MY LOVE, MY

PASSION, IT ALL LIES IN YOU. WHAT YOU HAVE YET TO REALIZE IS

SO MANY NIGHTS AS A CHILD I WOULD PRAY FOR THE EARTH IN

HOPES THAT I COULD CHANGE IT AND BABY GIRL, YOU HAVE BECOME

MY WORLD AND I KNOW THAT IF I CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOR THE

BETTER, THEN GOD MUST BE REAL DUE TO THAT ANSWERED PRAYER.

SO AALIYAH, MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER, BE YOU

AND WHATEVER THAT ENTAILS, LET PASSION BE YOUR MOTIVE, AND I

WILL BE YOUR BIGGEST CHEERLEADER ON THE SCENE, BECAUSE BOO‐BOO,

THIS LIFE WILL KNOCK YOU ON YOUR BEHIND MORE TIMES THAN YOU CAN

COUNT. BUT YOU MUST STAND UP QUEEN,

WEAR YOUR CROWN QUEEN, BECAUSE YOU'RE SO MUCH STRONGER THAN YOU

THINK. ALL THOSE NIGHTS IN WHICH THESE

LIPS PRESS PRAYERS THROUGH THEM FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR NOW AND

SOON TO COME BOO‐BOO, YOU GOT HEAVEN STANDING BEHIND YOU SO

WHO IN HELL CAN STAND AGAINST YOU?

AALIYAH, I PROMISE TO GIVE YOU A CHILDHOOD OF SPLENDID

RECOLLECTIONS AND DADDY'S BEST PROTECTION, A PRAYER

DEAR GOD, I KNOW THAT YOU CARE FOR MY DAUGHTER BEFORE SHE WAS

EVER IN HER MOTHER'S WOMB AND I JUST PRAY THAT YOUR LARGEST OF

BLESSINGS WAIT IN HER STOREHOUSE OF DESTINY BECAUSE I KNOW AIN'T

NONE OF US PERFECT BUT MY DAUGHTER, SHE'S WORTH IT

AMEN [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

>> Terry: OH, WOW! MAN, THAT WAS POWERFUL

WE'LL GET HOWIE'S REACTION AND HEAR FROM THE OTHER JUDGES IN

JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES THEN, WE HAVE TWO GUYS WHO ONLY

FORMED THEIR ACT LAST YEAR THEY HAVE INCREDIBLE CHARISMA

TOGETHER BUT CAN IT TAKE THEM ALL THE WAY

TO THE TITLE IT'S BROKEN ROOTS, AFTER THE

BREAK.

>> Terry: BEFORE THE BREAK,

HOWIE'S GOLDEN BUZZER, BRANDON LEAKE, GOT HIS SHOT AT

WINNING THE WHOLE COMPETITION. HOW DID HE DO?

LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO THE JUDGES

HOWIE. >> Howie: AGAIN, YOU LEAVE ME

SPEECHLESS, YOU REALLY DO. I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING

LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE, ESPECIALLY ON THIS SHOW

NUMBER ONE, I'VE NEVER REALLY EXPERIENCED POETRY

YOU MOVE PEOPLE, YOU MUFT WORLDO WORLD, YOU MOVE US

YOU TOOK US ON A JOURNEY WE MET YOU AND FOUND OUT YOU HAD

A TERRIBLE LOSS AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR LIFE AND HOW YOU DEALT

WITH THAT. WE FOUND OUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO

BE A BLACK MAN TODAY AND THROUGH THE EYES OF YOUR MOTHER.

AND THEN WE FOUND OUT NOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A FATHER

YOU TAKE US ON THESE JOURNEYS. OR HOW TO DEAL WITH A SINGLE

PARENT YOU'RE AMAZING

I KNOW IN 2017 YOU TRIED OUT FOR THE SHOW

WE SAID NO I'M GLAD WE SAID NOW BECAUSE NOW

YOU ARE BETTER AND MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU WILL EVER BE.

I LOVE YOU, BUDDY. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

>> Terry: SOFIA. >> Howie: LIKE HOWIE SAID, THIS

IS A NEW EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND I HAVE LOVED IT.

I HAVE GONE FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END, ENJOYING EVERY TIME

THAT YOU ARE HERE ON THIS STAGE. IT'S SO MEANINGFUL

I THINK THIS WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PERFORMANCES THAT YOU

HAVE DONE, BECAUSE IT WAS VERY HOPEFUL.

IT WAS TO YOUR BABY. AND I LIKE THAT FOR THE FIRST

TIME YOU WERE OUTSIDE OF THE STAGE, YOU WERE LIKE IN THAT

FEELING ‐‐ WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT?

>> WE'RE OUT OF TIME >> Sofia: OH, SORRY.

YOU'RE GREAT >> Terry: HEIDI.

>> Heidi: WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GIFT YOU ARE TO YOUR DAUGHTER AND TO

ALL OF US. I TRULY BELIEVE YOU DESERVE A

SHOW IN LAS VEGAS AND WE AS PEOPLE DESERVE MORE ARTISTS LIKE

YOU THAT SPEAK THE TRUTH, ARTISTS THAT ARE HUMBLE, BECAUSE

THAT REALLY HITS HOME AND THAT IS POWER

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH >> Terry: BRANDON, YOU'RE

AWESOME, I HAVE FOUR DAUGHTERS, SO I GET YOU, MAN.

GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, BRANDON.

LISTEN, IF YOU WANT BRANDON TO WIN, YOU HAVE TO VOTE FOR HIM.

IF YOU WANT TO USE THE OFFICIAL "AGT" APP, DOWNLOAD IT FROM THE

APP STORE OR GOOGLE PLAY OKAY, LET'S KEEP IT GOING.

WHAT AN AMAZING JOURNEY THIS ACT HAS BEEN ON.

EVEN THOUGH THEY ONLY MET LAST YEAR, THEIR LOVE OF SINGING GOES

WAY BACK HERE'S BROKEN ROOTS.

>> DUDE, THIS IS MY FIRST GUITAR, BRO.

I STILL HAVE IT. >> DUDE, THAT DON'T EVEN LOOK

LIKE YOU, MAN. >> I ATE A PIECE OF CAKE BEFORE

THAT PICTURE >> YOU HAD A COUPLE OF CAKES

BEFORE THAT PICTURE. >> THAT'S MY MOM, BRO.

>> THAT'S MY MOM, BRO. >> HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU

STARTED MUSIC? >> I STARTED PLAYING GUITAR WHEN

I WAS 9. THE MOMENT I HEARD THAT STRING,

DUDE, I WAS HOOKED >> WHEN DID YOU HAVE THE MOMENT

OF, LIKE, THIS IS MY DREAM, I CAN ACTUALLY PINPOINT IT

I WAS IN EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS I WAS 9 YEARS OLD.

I PERFORMED "SKIP TO MY LOU" AT A RECITAL.

I GOT DONE AND THEY ALL STOOD UP AND WERE CLAPPING.

I WAS LIKE, THIS IS AWESOME, THIS IS WHAT I CAN DO.

>> DUDE, YOUR RECITAL WAS BIGGER THAN ANY CONCERT I EVER PLAYED

IN MY LIFE >> YEAH, MAN, I REMEMBER MY DAD,

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO, I'LL ALWAYS BE PROUD OF YOU

BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS, HE GOES, I WANT YOU TO PROMISE ME

THAT YOU'LL NEVER LET GO OF MUSIC, THAT YOU'LL NEVER LET IT

OUT OF YOUR HEART. >> IT'S CRAZY WHEN YOU LOOK

BACK, HOW IMPACTFUL THOSE LITTLE MOMENTS ARE, SITTING AT THE

PIANO WITH MY MOM I ACTUALLY HATED IT AND,000 NOW I LOOK BACK

THOSE WERE THE BEST DAYS OF MY ENTIRE LIFE.

IT'S AWESOME THAT WE BOTH GET TO SHARE THIS OPPORTUNITY, LEAVING

OUR FOOTPRINT. >> I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING

THAT REALLY MAKES ME HAPPY LOOK AT THOSE PICTURES

>> DUDE, WHERE DID YOU GET THESE?

>> CAN YOU NOT FEEL EVERY EMOTION?

THOSE PICTURES, I'M GOING TO KEEP FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE

>> WE'RE BLESSED TO BE HERE. >> I AGREE, WE HAVE TO TAKE THIS

OPPORTUNITY, MAN >> IF I HAD TO HAND‐PICK

SOMEBODY ON THIS JOURNEY WITH ME, I WOULD GO BACK AND PICK YOU

AGAIN. >> AWW THANKS, MAN

>> LOVE YOU, BROTHER >> LOVE YOU TOO.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

♪♪

♪ WELL, IF YOU TOLD ME YOU WERE DROWNING, I WOULD NOT LEND A

HAND ♪ I'VE SEEN YOUR FACE BEFORE, M

FRIEND, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW WHO I AM ♪

♪ I WAS THERE AND I SAW WHAT YO DID, I SAW IT WITH MY OWN TWO

EYES ♪ ♪ SO WIPE OFF THAT GRIN, I KNOW

WHERE YOU'VE BEEN, IT'S ALL BEEN A PACK OF LIES ♪

♪ AND I CAN FEEL IT COMING IN THE AIR TONIGHT, OH, LORD ♪

♪ AND I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THI MOMENT FOR ALL MY LIFE, OH, LORD

LORD ♪ ♪ OH, LORD, I REMEMBER, I

REMEMBER, DON'T WORRY, HOW CAN I EVER FORGET THE HURT DOESN'T

SHOW, THE PAIN STILL GROWS ♪ ♪ IT'S NO STRANGER TO YOU AND ME

ME ♪ ♪ I CAN FEEL IT COMING IN THE

AIR TONIGHT, OH, LORD ♪ ♪ I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

MOMENT FOR ALL MY LIFE, OH, LORD LORD ♪

♪ I CAN FEEL IT COMING IN THE AIR TONIGHT, OH, LORD, OH,

LORD ♪ ♪ I CAN FEEL IT COMING IN THE

AIR TONIGHT, OH, LORD ♪ ♪ OH, LORD ♪♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

>> Terry: THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT WAS THAT ENOUGH TO WIN THE

TITLE? WE'LL HEAR FROM THE JUDGES RIGHT

AFTER THE BREAK. >> Announcer: COMING UP.

>> IT DOESN'T LOOK HUMAN >> IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

>> LOOK AT THAT! >> SPECTACULAR

YOU'RE SHINING LIKE A STAR ALREADY.

>> Terry: OKAY, BEFORE THE BREAK, BROKEN ROOTS GOT THEIR

SHOT AT WINNING THE WHOLE COMPETITION.

LET'S GO TO THE JUDGES SOFIA.

>> Sofia: I MEAN, GUYS, THIS MUST HAVE BEEN ‐‐ WHAT AN

AMAZING RIDE FOR YOU I MEAN, IT'S CRAZY

I LOVE IT, THE SONG THAT YOU PICKED THIS TIME, THIS

PERFORMANCE. EVERY TIME THAT I SEE YOU, I

LIKE YOU MORE. I REALLY HOPE THAT AMERICA LOVES

YOU TONIGHT, THAT THEY VOTE, AND THAT TOMORROW MAYBE YOU GET A

GOOD SURPRISE. >> THANK YOU

>> Terry: HEIDI, WHAT DID YOU THINK?

>> Heidi: I THINK YOU GUYS HAD TO IN A WAY FIGHT A LITTLE

HARDER TO GET HERE TO THE FINALE

US, THE JUDGES, SENT YOU HOME AT ONE POINT.

YOU REALLY SHOWED US WRONG I LOVE YOU GUYS, AND GOOD LUCK,

VOTE, AMERICA. >> WE LOVE YOU GUYS TOO, THANK

YOU. >> Terry: HOWIE, WHAT'S UP

>> Howie: WHAT'S UP? WE'RE DOING THE FINALE AND I'M

GOING TO BE JUDGING BROKEN ROOTS RIGHT NOW BUT THANKS FOR ASKING.

THAT'S MY FAVORITE SONG THAT YOU'VE SUNG IN THE COMPETITION

NOW THAT WE'RE WATCHING, AND WE'RE ONLY A QUARTER OF THE WAY

THROUGH THE SHOW, THE SINGERS TONIGHT, YOU HAVE THE HARDEST

JOB, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF SINGERS ON TONIGHT AND YOU'RE

GOING TO CANCEL EACH OTHER OUT SO I CAN ONLY WISH YOU THE BEST

OF LUCK AND I'M THRILLED THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO VOTE

GOOD LUCK, AMERICA >> Terry: BROKEN ROOTS, AMERICAN

HAS SHOWN YOU SO MUCH LOVE WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO

AMERICA AS YOU CONVINCE THEM TO VOTE FOR YOU ONE MORE TIME

>> WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WITHOUT YOU GUYS, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE

WE OWE OUR ENTIRE JOURNEY TO EVERYONE WHO PICKS UP THEIR

PHONE AND VOTES FOR US WE HOPE WE MAKE YOU PROUD.

WE LOVE YOU. >> GOD BLESS YOU

WE'RE NOT DONE YET, THEY'RE MORE TO COME.

>> Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, GUYS

THERE IS $1 MILLION AT STAKE HERE

IF YOU WANT IT TO GO TO BROKEN ROOTS, VOTE FOR THEM.

TO VOTE ONLINE, GO TO NBC.COM, OR YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE "AGT"

APP. LET'S KEEP IT GOING.

AND WE'RE HEADING OVER TO GERMANY NOW.

FAMILY IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF OUR FINALISTS, BUT FOR THIS ACT,

THE FAMILY BOND CONTINUES RIGHT ONTO THE STAGE

IT'S THE BELLO SISTERS >> WE ARE BEST FRIENDS

WE'RE TOGETHER 24/7. WE TRAIN TOGETHER.

WE GO SHOPPING TOGETHER. WE'RE TOGETHER TOO MUCH.

>> THIS IS JUST A DREAM COMING TRUE, THE GIRLS BEING IN THE

FINAL. IT'S JUST SOMETHING SO SPECIAL

I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER AND PROUDER.

>> SELENE IS DEFINITELY THE FUNNY ONE IN OUR FAMILY BUT

SHE'S ALSO THE RISK TAKER. SHE PUSHES OUR ACT TO ANOTHER

LEVEL. WE HAVE TO PAY THE PRICE

>> JOLENE IS THE LITTLE ONE OF THE GROUP.

SHE GETS THE MOST NERVOUS. BUT SHE'S ALSO OUR TOP

SO SHE'S THE ONE THAT NEEDS THE MOST STRENGTH.

>> LAUREN IS VERY STRICT BUT THAT'S VERY GOOD BECAUSE WE

ALSO NEED A PERSON THAT KEEPS US ON THE RIGHT ROAD.

>> WHEN THE THREE OF US ARE TOGETHER, WE'RE UNSTOPPABLE.

IT IS SURPRISING TO TELL PEOPLE THAT WE GO FROM INNOCENT GIRLS

TO BEING THESE STRONG WOMEN ONSTAGE.

>> WE KNEW SINCE WE WERE SMALL THAT WE WANTED TO BE AN

ACROBATIC TRIO PHYSICALLY IT IS VERY, VERY

HARD BUT WE ALWAYS KEPT BELIEVING IN

OUR DREAM. >> SO IF WE CAN INSPIRE GIRLS TO

KEEP BEING THEMSELVES AND DOING WHAT THEY LOVE, THAT'S THE

GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT WE'RE IN THE FINAL OF "AMERICA'S

GOT TALENT." FOR US, IT WOULD MEAN THE WORLD

TO WIN SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL

PERSON PERFORMING WITH US BECAUSE THIS HAS TO BE THE

PERFORMANCE OF A LIFETIME. I'M JUST SO HAPPY AND PROUD.

WINNERS OR NOT, YOU ARE OUR WINNERS.

[ APPLAUSE ]

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[ APPLAUSE ] >> Terry: THE BELLO SISTERS OVER

IN GERMANY WITH A SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY THEIR DAD.

JOLENE IS ONLY 14, IT'S 3:00 A. M. IN GERMANY ANDGERMAN LAW

DOESN'T ALLOW MINORS TO STAY UP THAT LATE.

I NEED THAT FOR MY OWN KIDS. HEIDI.

>> Heidi: I LOVE YOU GIRLS, I SEE THIS IS A FAMILY AFFAIR,

YOUR DAD IS SHOOTING ‐‐ THIS IS CRAZY.

I THINK YOU'RE INCREDIBLE. TRUE ATHLETES, SO BEAUTIFUL TO

WATCH. I KEPT LOOKING OVER AT HOWIE AND

HE'S LITERALLY DROOLING. >> Howie: I WASN'T DROOLING.

>> Sofia: I WAS DROOLING FOR SURE

>> Heidi: YOU'RE FROM MY PART OF THE WOODS, FROM COLOGNE, THAT'S

WHERE I'M FROM TOO >> Terry: HOWIE, WERE YOU

DROOLING >> Howie: I THINK THEY'RE

BEAUTIFUL, I THINK THEY'RE WONDERFUL.

THIS WAS THE SLOWEST OF THEIR PERFORMANCES AND A LITTLE SHAKY

FOR ME >> Sofia: HOW DO YOU SEE SHAKSHA

HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WAS SHAKING >> Howie: I WAS WATCHING THEM.

>> Terry: SOPHIE >> Sofia: YOU GUYS WERE

STUNNING, IT WASN'T SHAKY, HE'S SHAKY.

I HOPE PEOPLE KEEP VOTING FOR YOU BECAUSE I THINK THOSE THREE

BEAUTIFUL, STRONG WOMEN DESERVE A PLACE ‐‐ DON'T POINT AT ME

OKAY, BEAUTIFUL. >> Heidi: I THINK HOWIE WAS

SH SHAKY.

>> Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, LADIES

TO VOTE FOR THE SISTERS, GET ONLINE AT NBC.COM, OR YOU CAN

USE THE "AGT" APP. YOU HAVE A LOT OF VOTES, UP TO

TEN FOR EACH ACT WITH EACH VOTING METHOD.

SO USE THEM WISELY XFINITY CUSTOMERS, VOTE USING

YOUR XFINITY VOICE REMOTE. COMING UP, AN EXTRAORDINARY

SINGER WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY.

HE'S HAD TO BATTLE NOT ONLY IN THIS COMPETITION BUT IN THIS

LIFE TOO ARCHIE WILLIAMS GETS HIS SHOT AT

WINNING HIS DREAM AFTER THE

>> Terry: THIS IS THE "AGT"

FINALS, AND IT'S HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS THE EXPERIENCE OF

THIS CONTESTANT. HE'S FIGHTING TO GET HIS LIFE

BACK AFTER JUST ABOUT THE BIGGEST SETBACK ANY PERSON COULD

SUFFER AND BY DOING SO, HE'S INSPIRING

OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD, TOO EVERY WEEK, HE PROVES THAT THE

HUMAN SPIRIT WILL NOT BE CRUSHED.

HE IS ARCHIE WILLIAMS.

>> DEAR ARCHIE MY NAME IS RONNY LONG AND I AM

WRITING FROM NORTH CAROLINA WHERE I SERVED OVER 44 YEARS FOR

A CRIME I DID NOT COMMIT YOUR VOICE AND YOUR STORY HAS

TOUCHED AND INSPIRED SO MANY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY ME.

I NEVER GAVE UP FIGHTING AND JUST LAST MONTH I WAS

FINALLY RELEASED FROM PRISON BUT MY FIGHT FOR JUSTICE ISN'T

OVER THERE ARE MANY OTHERS LIKE US.

DEAR ARCHIE. YOU HAVE NOT ONLY TOUCHED MY

SPIRIT BUT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME HOPE

AND BOY, DID I NEED THIS TODAY I HAVE A SON THAT'S THIS

HE'S 26. JUST SENT TO PRISON FOR 15

YEARS. 13 YEARS

I WOULD NOT LOSE FAITH THAT HE WILL BE FREE ONE GLORIOUS DAY.

>> KNOWING THAT I GAVE PEOPLE HOPE

THAT IS THE MOST AMAZING THING IN MY LIFE

IT BRINGS ME TO TEARS, REALLY. >> DEAR ARCHIE

>> DEAR MR. WILLIAMS YOUR STRENGTH ‐‐

>> GIVE ME HOPE. >> THIS JOURNEY HAS BEEN THE

BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME

I COULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED MAKING IT THIS FAR

I REALLY FEEL LIKE I'M LIVING MY DREAM.

BEING HERE IN THIS MOMENT, IT ACTUALLY MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME.

EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE GONE THROUGH, I REALLY FEEL THAT IT

WAS FATE THAT LED ME THIS WAY. TONIGHT I'M IN THE FINALS AND

I'M HERE TO WIN. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

♪ BLACKBIRD SINGING IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT ♪

♪ TAKE THESE BROKEN WINGS AND LEARN TO FLY ♪

♪ ALL YOUR LIFE, YOU WERE ONLY WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT TO ARISE

ARISE ♪ ♪ BLACKBIRD SINGING IN THE DEAD

OF NIGHT ♪ ♪ TAKE THESE SUNKEN EYES AND

LEARN TO SEE ♪ ♪ ALL YOUR LIFE ♪

♪ YOU WERE ONLY WAITING FOR THI MOMENT TO BE FREE ♪

♪ BLACKBIRD, FLY ♪ ♪ BLACKBIRD, FLY ♪

♪ INTO THE LIGHT OF A DARK BLAC NIGHT ♪

♪ BLACKBIRD SINGING IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT ♪

♪ TAKE THESE BROKEN WINGS AND LEARN TO FLY ♪

♪ ALL YOUR LIFE, YOU WERE ONLY WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT TO ARISE

ARISE ♪ ♪ BLACKBIRD, FLY ♪

♪ BLACKBIRD, FLY ♪ ♪ INTO THE LIGHT OF A DARK BLAC

NIGHT ♪ ♪ ALL MY LIFE, I WAS ONLY

WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT TO BE FREE ♪

♪ I WAS ONLY WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT TO BE FREE ♪♪

>> THANK YOU [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

>> Terry: ARCHIE WILLIAMS! HOWIE.

>> Howie: ARCHIE, ONLY ONE ACT IS GOING TO WIN TONIGHT, BUT I

FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALREADY A WINNER

YOU KNOW, YOU WON YOUR FREEDOM, YOU WON JUSTICE, YOU WON A DREAM

OF COMING FROM A TINY CELL TO THE BIGGEST STAGE ON EARTH

THE SONGS YOU PICK ARE ALL SONGS I KNOW BUT WHEN I HEAR YOU CLEAR

THEM, THE MEANING IS SO MUCH CLEARER AND MORE POINTED TO YOU.

I LOVE WHAT YOU DO I LOVE THAT THE WORLD GOT A

CHANCE TO MEET YOU AND YOU LOOK GOOD IN THAT SUIT

>> THANK YOU >> Terry: SOFIA.

>> Sofia: IT WAS MOVING, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

YOU MADE THIS SONG YOUR SONG I DEFINITELY THINK THIS WAS YOUR

BEST PERFORMANCE AND YOUR SUITS KEEP GETTING

BETTER AND BETTER. >> THANK YOU

>> Terry: HEIDI. >> Heidi: ARCHIE, I DEFINITELY

HAVE A SPECIAL SPOT IN MY HEART. WHEN I HEAR YOU SING THIS TOO, I

HEAR IT DIFFERENTLY THAN I'VE HEARD IT BEFORE.

IT SEEMS LIKE THE BEATLES WROTE IT FOR YOU

YOU'RE FLYING, OR YOU'RE NOT FLYING, YOU'RE SOARING

>> THANK YOU >> Terry: ARCHIE, CONSIDERING

ALL YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH, CAN YOU TELL AMERICA WHAT'S NEXT FOR

ARCHIE WILLIAMS? >> GOING OUT, TRYING TO SAVE THE

WORLD WITH MY MINISTRY >> Terry: AWESOME.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, ARCHIE, GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.

DO YOU WANT TO COMPLETE ARCHIE'S DREAM FOR HIM?

THEN VOTE FOR HIM TONIGHT. GET ONLINE

USE THE APP. VOTING STAYS OPEN UNTIL

7:00 A. M. EASTERN TOMORROW GO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

COMING UP, A YOUNG SINGER WHO'S TRAVELED HALF WAY AROUND THE

WORLD TO TRY AND WIN HER DREAM IT'S DANELIYA TULESHOVA.

AND LATER, SINGLE MOM CRISTINA RAE GETS HER CHANCE TO

CHANGE HER LIFE FOREVER. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

>> Terry: TOMORROW NIGHT IN OUR FINALE, WE WILL FIND OUT WHO'S

GOING TO WIN IT ALL. IT IS GOING TO BE AN

UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT. THE TOP TEN WILL BE JOINED BY

SOME TRUE GLOBAL SUPERSTARS IN SPECTACULAR DUETS AND MASHUPS.

WE'VE GOT BLAKE SHELTON, AVA MAX, MARVIN WINANS,

ONE REPUBLIC, BISHOP BRIGGS, LESLIE ODOM JR., JP SAXE AND

JULIA MICHAELS OH, AND USHER!

FOR REAL IT ALL STARTS AT 9:00,

8:00 CENTRAL AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT, WE

HAVE A COUNTDOWN SHOW BUILDING UP TO THE FINALE

AND THAT STARTS ONE HOUR EARLIER, AT 8:00, 7:00 CENTRAL

ALL IN ALL, IT IS GOING TO BE ONE INCREDIBLE "AGT" NIGHT

NOW, AS YOU'VE SEEN, "AGT" IS TRULY A GLOBAL COMPETITION

AND THIS YOUNG SINGER HAS COME THOUSANDS OF MILES TO TRY AND

WIN HER DREAM RIGHT HERE IN HOLLYWOOD.

SHE IS DANELIYA TULESHOVA. >> MY JOURNEY ON "AMERICA'S GOT

TALENT" HAS TAKEN ME SO FAR. I'M JUST A 14‐YEAR‐OLD GIRL FROM

BIG DREAMS I'VE FLOWN THOUSANDS AND

THOUSANDS OF MILES TO BE HERE. I'M SO, SO HAPPY

IS THIS A DREAM? I LOVE AMERICA SO MUCH

WHEN I GOT TO HOLLYWOOD, I FELT LIKE A STAR.

BUT I WAS SO, SO SCARED BECAUSE EVERYONE IS SO TALENTED AND I

WAS SCARED I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH BUT WHEN I'M PERFORMING, IT'S

THE MOST ELECTRIFYING FEELING IN THE WORLD.

SOMETHING HAPPENED IN MY BODY. AND I FEEL LIKE I'M ALIVE.

I FEEL ELECTRIC. WAITING ON THE STAGE ON THE

RESULTS NIGHT TO FIND OUT IF I WAS GOING TO THE FINALS, I WAS

SO NERVOUS MY HEART WAS BEATING IN MY

CHEST. >> DANELIYA TULESHOVA!

>> BEING HERE, IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A MOVIE STAR, I LOVE IT

AND NOW I'M ONE STEP AWAY FROM MAYBE BEING CROWNED A WINNER ON

"AGT".." I JUST CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE THAT

I WILL WORK SO HARD BECAUSE WINNING "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT"

WOULD CHANGE MY LIFE FOREVER IT WOULD BE AMAZING IF ONE DAY

MY NAME WAS UP IN LIGHTS [ APPLAUSE ]

♪♪ ♪ I WAS BORN IN A THUNDERSTORM ♪

♪ I GREW UP OVERNIGHT, I PLAYED ALONE ♪

♪ I PLAYED ON MY OWN ♪ ♪ I SURVIVED ♪

♪ HEY, I WANTED EVERYTHING I NEVER HAD ♪

♪ LIKE THE LOVE THAT COMES WITH LIGHT, I WORE ENVY AND I HATED

THAT ♪ ♪ BUT I SURVIVED ♪

♪ I'M STILL BREATHING, I'M STIL BREATHING ♪

♪ I'M STILL BREATHING, I'M STIL BREATHING ♪

♪ I'M ALIVE, I'M ALIVE ♪ ♪ I'M ALIVE, I'M ALIVE ♪

♪ YOU NEVER NOTICED, I KNEW WHA I WANTED, I WAITED, I GOT IT

♪ DID ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU SAID THAT I WOULDN'T ♪

♪ I TOLD YOU THAT I WOULD NEVER BE FORGOTTEN ♪

♪ AND ALL IN SPITE OF YOU ♪ ♪ I'M STILL BREATHING, I'M STIL

BREATHING ♪ ♪ I'M ALIVE, I'M ALIVE ♪

♪ I'M ALIVE, I'M ALIVE ♪ ♪ I'M ALIVE, I'M ALIVE ♪♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

>> Terry: DANELIYA TULESHOVA SOFIA.

>> Sofia: DANELIYA, YOU'RE AMAZING.

I'M SO HAPPY THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP ‐‐ YOU KNOW, THAT WE ARE

NOT AMERICA RIGHT NOW AND THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO DECIDE.

YOU ESPECIALLY ARE FLAWLESS, EVERY TIME YOU'RE HERE YOU'RE

BETTER AND BETTER. YOU'RE SO COMFORTABLE.

>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Terry: HEIDI.

>> Heidi: YES, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY A CLASS ACT

YOU HOLD YOUR OWN. YOU HIT EVERY NOTE

THIS WAS PERFECTION. I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK TODAY

YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD, IT WAS REALLY GOOD.

>> Terry: HOWIE. >> Howie: LIKE MY FELLOW JUDGES,

YOU SAID COMFORTABLE AND YOU SAID PERFECTION.

OUT OF ALL THE SINGERS, YOU'RE A BABY BUT YOU SEEM LIKE THE MOST

COMFORTABLE AND THAT YOU NEED TO BE HERE.

I SAID TONIGHT IT'S GOING TO BE ‐‐ THE SINGERS HAVE IT THE

TOUGHEST, BECAUSE YOU'RE UP AGAINST SOME GREAT SINGERS

YOU GUYS ARE COMPETING, AND AS YOU SAID, AMERICA, I'M SO

THRILLED NOT TO BE YOU TONIGHT I WAS HOLDING ON TO MY SEAT.

>> Terry: DANELIYA, YOU'VE COME FROM THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY AND

NOW YOU'RE SO CLOSE TO YOUR DREAM RIGHT HERE IN AMERICA.

HOW DO YOU FEEL? >> I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE

A CHANCE TO BE ON THE STAGE. AND I THOUGHT THAT BEING IN THE

FINALS OF "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" WOULD NEVER BE POSSIBLE FOR ME

AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK AMERICA FOR THE VOTES AND FOR

GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE

I'M REALLY HAPPY THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> Terry: THANK YOU SO MUCH DANELIYA, GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.

LISTEN, IF YOU WANT DANELIYA TO BE THE CHAMPION, YOU HAVE TO

VOTE GO TO NBC.COM, USE THE APP, OR

XFINITY CUSTOMERS, USE YOUR XFINITY VOICE REMOTE

HOWEVER YOU DO IT, YOU GOTTA DO IT

COMING UP, A SENSATIONAL AERIALIST WHO'S BEEN FEARLESS ON

STAGE AND IN LIFE. HE'S RISKED HIMSELF WEEK IN,

WEEK OUT, AND NOW HE'S JUST ONE PERFORMANCE AWAY FROM WINNING

EVERYTHING HE'S EVER WANTED. IT'S ALAN SILVA, NEXT.

>> Terry: THIS TIME TOMORROW NIGHT, WE WILL BE ON THE VERGE

OF ANNOUNCING THIS SEASON'S WINNER

NOW, IMAGINE YOURSELF ONE YEAR FROM NOW, HEARING YOUR NAME READ

OUT AS THE CHAMPION. IT COULD HAPPEN.

AUDITIONS FOR NEXT SEASON ARE GETTING UP AND RUNNING SOON.

YOU CAN SEND US A VIDEO OF YOUR TALENT OR DO A VIRTUAL AUDITION

FROM HOME. GO TO AGTAUDITONS.COM AND START

CHANGING YOUR WORLD. OKAY, THIS NEXT FINALIST ALWAYS

BELIEVED SOME THINGS IN LIFE WEREN'T MEANT FOR HIM.

BUT THEN, LIFE FOUND A WAY OF MAKING HIS DREAMS COME TRUE.

HE IS ALAN SILVA >> MY ENTIRE LIFE I FELT

REJECTED BY SOCIETY BECAUSE OF MY SIZE.

IT WAS HARD. SO GROWING UP, I NEVER THOUGHT I

WOULD GET MARRIED, BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DREAM OF MEETING THAT

TALL, HANDSOME GUY, THEIR PRINCE CHARMING

I KNOW I'M NOT THAT. SO I GAVE UP ON LOVE

I WAS OKAY BEING ALONE FOREVER WHEN I MET MY WIFE BETHANY,

EVERYTHING CHANGED BETHANY WAS WORKING IN THE

WARDROBE DEPARTMENT. AND WE ENDED UP GETTING TO KNOW

EACH OTHER I STARTED TO LIKE HER MORE AND

MORE BUT I WAS AFRAID THAT SHE WOULD

NEVER BE ABLE TO LOVE ME THE WAY I WAS.

ONE DAY, SHE SAID I LOVE YOU IT WAS A DIFFERENT LIFE THAN I

HAD ENVISIONED YEARS LATER, HERE WE ARE, SHE IS

A LIGHT IN MY LIFE I WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT MY

WIFE, SHE IS MY BIGGEST SUPPORTER.

I COULD NOT IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT MY FAMILY.

BEING HERE ON "AGT" MEANS I'M AWAY FROM MY FAMILY.

THEY'RE ALL GOOD BACK HOME I MISS THEM SO MUCH.

>> ALAN? SURPRISE

HI >> SUCH A SURPRISE

I HAD NO IDEA. BEING AT THE FINALS, I CANNOT

BELIEVE IT IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE AND I

COULD NEVER DO THIS ALONE. I HOPE I'M MAKING YOU GUYS

PROUD. >> YOU ARE

>> I LOVE YOU. >> I LOVE YOU.

[ APPLAUSE ]

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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

>> Terry: SENSATIONAL! JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT HE CAN'T

GET ANY BETTER, HE DOES. WE ARE GONNA HEAR FROM THE

JUDGES RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK AND THEN, IT'S THE LAST ACT OF

THE FINALS SHE'S HEIDI'S GOLDEN BUZZER, AND

IT'S HER SHOT AT WINNING A WHOLE NEW LIFE FOR HERSELF AND HER

SON. CAN SHE STEP IT UP ONE MORE TIME

AND WIN IT ALL IT'S CRISTINA RAE, WHEN WE COME

BACK

>> Terry: BEFORE THE BREAK, ALAN

SILVA SWOOPED AND SOARED AND PUT HIS LIFE ON THE LINE TO WIN THE

TITLE. WAS IT ENOUGH?

LET'S CHECK IN WITH THE JUDGES HEIDI.

>> Heidi: I MEAN, PEOPLE REALLY UNDERESTIMATED YOU

PEOPLE BULLIED YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR SIZE.

AND I REALLY DO HOPE THAT ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE WATCHING RIGHT

NOW, BECAUSE YOU'RE SO TALENTED, YOU HAVE THE MOST GORGEOUS WIFE,

THE MOST GORGEOUS FAMILY, OKAY, AND YOU'RE ONE STEP AWAY FROM

POSSIBLY WINNING THAT MILLION DOLLARS.

I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK, I LOVE YOU AND I LOVE YOU BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU, HEIDI. >> Terry: SOFIA.

>> Sofia: IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER, ALAN

IT WAS SO ARTISTIC, THE WATER, THE FIRE

YOU LOOK AMAZING UP THERE AND DOWN HERE TOO, YOU LOOK GREAT.

I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOUR WIFE IS HERE

AND I WISH YOU THE BEST TOMORROW

IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY HARD COMPETITION GOING ON

>> THANK YOU, SOFIA. >> Terry: HOWIE.

>> Howie: FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD THINK, AND WE USUALLY GET TO

TALK BEFORE WE SEE AN ACT, THAT SEEMED LIKE THE MOST DANGEROUS

ONE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HANG ON FOR YOUR DEAR LIFE AND IT WAS

SOAKING WET. THAT SEEMED MORE DANGEROUS BUT

IT ALSO LOOKED MORE DANGEROUS. SO ‐‐ AND THAT IS ULTIMATELY

UPPING YOUR GAME I THINK YOU SOARED TO THE

HEIGHTS. I LOVE YOUR STORY AND YOUR

FAMILY AND THE SURPRISE, I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE, I'M HERE DOING

THIS AND I'M AWAY FROM MY WIFE >> IS SHE ‐‐

>> Terry: SHE'S NOT HERE ALAN, YOU RISK YOUR LIFE EVERY

TIME YOU DO YOUR ACT HOW DOES IT FEEL BEING ONE STEP

AWAY FROM WINNING "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT"?

>> FOR ME IT REALLY FEELS LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE.

AND TO BE ON THE GREATEST STAGE IN THE WORLD, WITH ALL THESE

AMAZING PEOPLE, TO GET THIS FAR, I JUST WANT TO EMPOWER PEOPLE

AND HELP PEOPLE REALIZE THAT THEY WERE BORN FOR GREATNESS NO

MATTER HOW THEY LOOK, NO MATTER WHAT THEY GO THROUGH

I HOPE I CAN INSPIRE PEOPLE. >> Terry: I AGREE, ALAN, GOOD

LUCK TONIGHT IF YOU WANT ALAN TO WIN, THERE'S

JUST ONE THING YOU HAVE TO DO ‐‐ VOTE

GET ONLINE AT NBC.COM OR USE THE OFFICIAL "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT"

APP. OKAY

WE ARE DOWN TO THE LAST ACT OF THESE FINALS

SHE'S HEIDI'S GOLDEN BUZZER AND, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE SPEND A

LIFETIME SEARCHING FOR WHAT MAKES THEM HAPPY

BUT THIS SINGER HAS ALREADY FOUND IT

SHE IS CRISTINA RAE. >>

>>. ♪ TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR ♪

>> FOR A LONG TIME, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR MY HOME.

AND THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE, I HAVE FOUND ONE

YOU KNOW, THEY SAY HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS

AND BY BEING HERE AT "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT," EVERY DAY I RECEIVE

MORE LOVE, STABILITY, AND PEACE. AND MY BABY IS AT HOME

I BELIEVE THAT I AM SHOWING JEREMIAH THAT EVERYTHING THAT

YOUR HEART DESIRES, DESIRES YOU AS WELL.

I FELT LIKE WHEN I GOT TOHE GOLDEN BUZZER, HEIDI KLUM FOUGHT

FOR ME IN THAT MOMENT AND I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT.

I'VE EXPERIENCED SO MUCH MY BOY IS BIGGER THAN ALL THE

BAD I'VE GONE THROUGH. AND NOW, I AM IN THE FINALS ON

"AMERICA'S GOT TALENT. ALL THE HARD WORK, ALL THE

STRUGGLES STRUGGLES.

WHEW, THEY'VE LED ME HERE. >> I LOVE YOU, MOMMY

>> THANK YOU, BABY [ APPLAUSE ]

♪♪ ♪ WHEN THE DAYS ARE COLD AND TH

CARDS ALL FOLD ♪ ♪ AND THE SAINTS WE SEE ARE ALL

MADE OF GOLD ♪ ♪ WHEN YOUR DREAMS ALL FAIL AND

THE ONES WE HAIL ♪ ♪ ARE THE WORST OF ALL AND THE

BLOOD'S RUN STALE ♪ ♪ I WANT TO HIDE THE TRUTH, I

WANT TO SHELTER YOU ♪ ♪ BUT WITH THE BEAST INSIDE,

THERE'S NOWHERE WE CAN HIDE ♪ ♪ NO MATTER WHAT WE BREED, WE

STILL ARE MADE OF AGREED ♪ ♪ THIS IS MY KINGDOM COME, THIS

IS MY KINGDOM ♪ ♪ WHEN YOU FEEL THE HEAT, LOOK

INTO MY EYES ♪ ♪ IT'S WHERE MY DEMONS HIDE,

IT'S WHERE MY DEMONS HIDE ♪ ♪ DON'T GET TOO CLOSE, IT'S DAR

INSIDE ♪ ♪ IT'S WHERE MY DEMONS HIDE,

IT'S WHERE MY DEMONS ♪ ♪ THEY SAY IT'S WHAT YOU MAKE,

SAY IT'S UP TO FATE ♪ ♪ IT'S WOVEN IN MY SOUL, I NEED

TO LET YOU GO ♪ ♪ YOUR EYES, THEY SHINE SO

BRIGHT, I WANT TO SAVE THAT LIGHT ♪

♪ I CAN'T ESCAPE THIS NOW, UNLESS YOU SHOW ME HOW ♪

♪ WHEN YOU FEEL MY HEAT, LOOK INTO MY EYES, OH ♪

♪ DON'T GET TOO CLOSE, IT'S DAR INSIDE ♪

♪ IT'S WHERE MY DEMONS HIDE, IT'S WHERE MY DEMONS HIDE ♪♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

>> Terry: CRISTINA RAE OUT ON THE UNIVERSAL LOT.

COME ON OUT HERE, CRISTINA HEIDI, YOUR GOLDEN BUZZER.

>> Heidi: MY GOLDEN BUZZER I LOVE YOU

>> I LOVE YOU. >> Heidi: CRISTINA RAE, WE SAVED

THE BEST FOR LAST. I DO LOVE EVERYONE AND EVERYONE

IS AMAZING BUT YOU ARE THE MOST AMAZING.

YOU DEFINITELY HAVE A LIGHT THAT CANNOT BE DIMMED

YOU SPARKLE, YOU SHINE WHAT WAS THAT?

WHAT WAS THAT? YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING

I WISH NOTHING MORE THAN FOR YOU TO GET A MILLION DOLLARS

TOMORROW OH, MY GOD, FINGERS, TOES

CROSSED. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

>> Terry: SOFIA. >> Sofia: WE HAVE SEEN YOU

BECOME A STAR, EVERY WEEK, MORE AND MORE

DID YOU EVEN KNOW THAT YOU LOOK SO AMAZING IN THIS OUTFIT?

DID YOU EVEN IMAGINE THAT YOU COULD LOOK LIKE THAT

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. >> I DIDN'T.

>> Sofia: THOSE NOTES, WHAT A SONG

IT WAS PERFECTION. I WISH THE BEST FOR YOU

TOMORROW >> THANK YOU

THANK YOU. >> Terry: HOWIE.

>> Howie: I'LL JUST SAY, YOU SANG ABOUT YOUR KINGDOM, THIS IS

YOUR KINGDOM TONIGHT, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE,

YOU ARE THE QUEEN, YOU ARE THE ONE TO BEAT.

THAT'S MY PREDICTION WATCH TOMORROW

YOU COULDN'T HAVE DONE BETTER. >> WHOO, THANK YOU

>> Terry: CRISTINA, WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO WIN "AGT"

>> IT MEANS MY HOME, MY SON'S FUTURE, IT MEANS BEING FREE,

JUST KNOWING MORE OF MYSELF. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

>> Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, CRISTINA

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY HERE HAS DONE ALL THEY CAN.

THE CLOCK IS TICKING, PEOPLE THIS TIME TOMORROW, WE WILL HAVE

A WINNER AND WE'VE GOT USHER,

BLAKE SHELTON, AVA MAX AND A BUNCH OF OTHER STARS JOINING US.