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[tense music]

♪ ♪

TERRY:

America's Got Talent

Season 16 starts right now.

HEIDI:

I have chills.

SOFÍA:

It was perfection.

SIMON:

We need you.

The world needs you.

HOWIE:

You know why I want

to stand for you?

So that I can do this.

[♪♪♪]

- Wow, look at that, Whiskers.

Golden Buzzer.

[cat meows]

♪ ♪

♪ The power of love

is a curious thing ♪

♪ Make a-one man weep,

make another man sing ♪

♪ Change a hawk

to a little white dove ♪

♪ More than a feeling,

that's the power of love ♪

♪ Don't need money,

don't take fame ♪

♪ Don't need no credit card

to ride this train ♪

♪ Tougher than diamonds

and stronger than steel ♪

- Get up! Get up!

Ahh!

- I loved it.

♪ It's strong

and it's sudden ♪

- So good.

- I loved you.

- ♪ That's the power of love ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Can you feel it? ♪

MAN:

Welcome the host

of America's Got Talent,

Terry Crews.

- Ahh!

♪ ♪

- Are you ready to meet

your AGT judges?

♪ To ride this train ♪

♪ Tougher than diamonds

and stronger than steel ♪

♪ ♪

TERRY:

Wow.

Man, the energy in here

is electric right now.

Yes.

Now, Simon...

- Yes.

- There have been amazing acts

right here on this stage

that have actually

taken over Las Vegas.

- Yeah.

You go down that strip now,

it's like every billboard

is someone, you know,

from this show now.

It's unbelievable.

- Yes.

SIMON: Yeah.

And in addition to that,

in November,

America's Got Talent

opens in Vegas

at the Luxor Theater. Yeah.

- Whoo.

- Yes.

- AGT takes over The Strip

at Luxor.

It's for real.

- Wow. Do you have coupons?

- I can get you a discount.

- Are you guys ready

to get this show started?

- Yes. Let's do it.

- Welcome to America's

Got Talent Season 16.

♪ You feel the power ♪

♪ Just feel the power

of love ♪

HOWIE:

We should go.

Really, Simon,

we should all go one night.

SIMON:

Oh, yeah.

- What is happening here?

♪ You feel the power

of love ♪

♪ Feel the power of love ♪

- Oh, fabulous.

- Oh, look at the little one.

♪ ♪

- Hi.

- Oh, they're adorable.

- Hello, beautiful ladies.

How is it going?

[together] Good.

- Good. Where are you all from?

- Mesquite, Texas.

[applause]

- From Texas. Welcome.

So tell me, who came up

with this routine

that you guys

will be doing for us?

- Our fearless, fabulous

teacher and director, Justin.

He's over there.

Come on out. Come on out.

- Oh.

[cheers and applause]

- Whoa.

- Justin?

- Hello, hello.

- It's so fabulous.

You're Justin?

- I am Justin,

also known as Alyssa Edwards.

- I was going to say,

you don't look like a Justin.

- Heidi said,

"Where is Justin at?" Exactly.

- Is there a big drag scene

in your town in Texas?

- There actually is,

and, you know,

I'm very fortunate

to have so many moms and dads

and families in Mesquite,

Texas,

that not only support me

but they celebrate me.

- Very good.

- Absolutely.

- As a very shy, young,

little boy,

dance was the only way

I could find the words

to express myself,

and I teach that each

and every day to these kids.

So I'm so very proud

of you all and so very honored

to be standing on the stage

with you guys.

SIMON: Aw.

[applause]

HEIDI:

Wow. Alyssa, I mean,

you are incredible.

Are you responsible for them

all looking so fabulous?

- What do you guys think?

- Oh, yeah.

- Yeah.

- Oh, yeah.

HEIDI:

Thank you so much

for being here today.

Thank you, Alyssa.

Good luck, girls.

- Thank you.

- I can't wait to see this.

- Good luck, you guys.

- Thank you.

- Wow.

- Come on, Let's do it.

[all shouting]

- Get it, get it, get it.

- Mm-hmm.

[cheers and applause]

- Okay, dolls,

y'all know what time it is.

Come on.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- ♪ Nails, hair, hips, heels,

face done, lips real ♪

♪ Purse full, big bills,

yes, I'm a big deal ♪

♪ Legs, legs, face, eyes,

thin waist, thick thighs ♪

♪ You, me, you wish,

new phone, who this? ♪

♪ Patty-pat-pat

[indistinct] ♪

♪ Mama yes God

when you pop that tongue ♪

♪ This whole club

is my runway, run ♪

♪ Y'all five, four,

three, twos, I'm a one ♪

♪ Girl, what did that girl

just say, girl?

♪ Girl, I don't dance,

I work ♪

♪ I don't play, I slay ♪

♪ I don't walk,

I strut, strut, strut ♪

♪ And then sashay ♪

- ♪ Okay ♪

- ♪ But I don't work

for free ♪

♪ No, that's not the tea,

hunty ♪

- ♪ No ma'am ♪

- ♪ So make it rain on me ♪

♪ And I might let you see ♪

- ♪ What you gonna

let them see? ♪

- ♪ My nails, hair,

hips, heels ♪

♪ Nails, hair, hips, heels ♪

♪ Nails, hair, hips, heels,

heels, heels ♪

- ♪ Stretch out those legs ♪

♪ Stretch out that wrist,

stretch out that weave ♪

♪ I don't want

to see you dance ♪

♪ I want to see you work,

come on ♪

♪ Snap for me, snap for me,

snap ♪

♪ Now clap for me,

clap for me, clap ♪

♪ Clap for me,

clap for me, clap ♪

- Ahh! Ohh!

- ♪ Pose, pose, pose, pose ♪

♪ That's all ♪

[laughs]

[cheers and applause]

- See that little one,

the little one is a superstar.

- What in the world?

That was incredible.

[cheers and applause]

[gentle piano music]

♪ ♪

- Ladies, whoo.

I'm going to start with Simon.

What did you think, Simon?

- I think this act

was sensational.

Absolutely sensational.

[cheers and applause]

I really loved you.

- Thank you.

- You know, you win

a million dollars.

What do you do

with the money if you win?

- I would probably have to pay

medical bills,

because I have spina bifida,

and I was born with a tumor

on my spine,

and it's, you know,

given me lots of complications.

SIMON:

I know a little bit

about this.

Obviously,

it's very restricting

in terms of normal things,

let alone dance,

so how do you deal with that?

- There's always days where,

you know, I'm weaker,

but Justin has really helped me

to find my motivation.

He always keeps me going.

No matter, like, how many times

the spina bifida tries

to knock me down,

he's always, like,

"Come on, girl.

You've got this."

Like, and my teammates, like,

they're my number

one supporters.

and, like...

- Aww.

[cheers and applause]

- You've got good friends

up there, haven't you?

- Yes, they're great.

- Yeah, I can sense that.

- I thought it was out

of this world.

It was perfect.

I wish the song was longer,

because I tried to focus

on each one of you.

Each one of you was doing their

own thing, different faces.

I mean, I couldn't get enough

of you guys.

I loved it.

[applause]

- Thank you.

HEIDI: Howie?

- You were fierce.

Your faces.

The little one there,

you are a superstar.

You really are.

I mean, you all are.

What are you thinking?

I see tears.

- I'm excited.

- [laughs]

- Well, I'm excited

to meet you.

HEIDI:

This was absolutely

incredible.

You could have

not done it better.

I mean, even down to the nails.

I see everyone

has different color nails.

- Yeah, everyone has the--

- I'm so a stickler for detail.

I mean, it was perfection,

so you're going to get

your first yes from me.

- Whoo

- Two yeses.

- Whoo.

HEIDI:

What are you going

to give them?

- Yes.

HEIDI: Exciting.

- And now you have four yeses.

[cheers and applause]

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- Thank you. Thank you. Thanks.

- So good.

♪ ♪

- Group hug. Group hug.

SOFÍA:

You show this anywhere

in the world,

I mean, it's a show, you know?

- You guys are on your way.

MAN 1:

Something brought us

together,

and here we are, meant to be.

WOMAN:

Remember, all those

long nights, hard work,

it's all going to pay off.

MAN 2:

They're going to see our

brotherhood and our connection

on that stage.

♪ I got love for you ♪

- All right. Let's go.

Let's make it happen, y'all.

♪ ♪

- ♪ I got love for you ♪

- ♪ Nice to meet you ♪

- Hello. I'm Terry.

And can you introduce

the group you have here?

SIMON:

I love working with groups.

- [speaking Japanese]

This is "UniCircle."

SIMON:

That's what I really want

to find this year,

like, an amazing group,

something new.

That would be my dream.

- Go out and make it happen,

all right?

Thank you so much.

America is waiting for you.

- ♪ I got love for you ♪

♪ I got love for you ♪

- ♪ To a drink ♪

- ♪ I got love for you ♪

- ♪ Nice to meet you ♪

SOFÍA:

Oh, wow.

This looks very exciting,

very different.

Who are you guys?

- We are "UniCircle Flow."

HOWIE: "UniCircle Flow."

- And you guys are from where?

- From Japan.

SOFÍA:

From Japan.

[cheers and applause]

- I just want to add

that this is

just only four members today,

but UniCircle

is bigger than them,

and they're representing

in whole 12 people today.

[cheers and applause]

SOFÍA:

Well, good luck tonight.

Thank you for coming

all the way from Japan.

You look great.

- Yeah.

- Let's see.

- Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

- Does this scare you, Simon,

when you see people on bikes?

- Well, now you mentioned it--

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

- Yeah!

♪ ♪

Oh-ho-ho!

SOFÍA:

Whoa!

♪ ♪

HEIDI:

Wow.

♪ ♪

- Wow.

♪ ♪

Whoo! Bravo.

- Yes!

[cheers and applause]

Oh, my goodness!

♪ ♪

- Man!

Wow.

SOFÍA:

Oh, my.

Can you hear them,

how excited they are?

This was amazing.

[cheers and applause]

- The energy, the music.

It all worked together.

It was so exciting.

And Howie was loving you.

- I was.

You know, traditionally,

we see somebody on a unicycle,

they're usually

a clown or a juggler.

For you to bring

beautiful dance,

we have never seen anything

like that before.

And what a great example

for Simon Cowell to see

even with one wheel

you're able to balance.

I don't know if you know

what happened to him

with two wheels.

There was no dancing.

- Don't ask.

HOWIE: Okay.

- I loved it too.

I loved the choreography.

You were all so in sync

and so fast too.

It was absolutely incredible.

[cheers and applause]

Great.

- But, yeah, I mean,

as they were saying,

this is normally 12 people.

It was amazing with just four.

You can only imagine what it's

going to look like with 12.

- Oh, my gosh.

- Let me tell you.

This is one of the most unique,

amazing acts we've seen

on America's Got Talent

over the years.

HEIDI: Very good.

HOWIE: Absolutely.

- Yeah.

I am absolutely

blown away by this.

It was sensational.

SOFÍA: Perfection.

- Thank you.

- So we're going

to start voting. Simon?

- Oh, 100% yes.

- Howie?

- Yes.

- Heidi?

- Yes.

- Yes. You're in!

[♪♪♪]

- That was amazing

in every way.

- I hope you can understand me

like this.

Yeah!

- Let's see.

Do you guys know this song?

HEIDI:

What?

- Do you guys know the moves

to this song?

I've been working on this.

Listen to it, and...

- ♪ I-I-I'm

in the stars tonight ♪

- Of course.

- I love that song.

- ♪ So watch me bring the fire

and set the night alight ♪

- We're nonstop on the way

to the top. Let's go. Let's go.

- This is K-pop.

You like K-pop?

- Yes.

HOWIE: I do too.

MAN:

Where are all my dancers at?

Dancers, make some noise.

- ♪ This is getting heavy ♪

♪ Can you hear the bass boom,

I'm ready ♪

TERRY:

Are you ready?

- ♪ Life is sweet as honey ♪

♪ Yeah, this beat cha-ching

like money, huh ♪

- One, two, three...

all:

LTF!

[together]

One, two, three, go.

- [laughs]

- We are...

We are Korean..

- We are--

You say we are...

- We are...

[together]

Korean Soul.

- Okay.

- Sorry.

- We are...

all:

Korean Soul.

- We are a boy band.

- ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪

- And we are...

all:

♪ Larger Than Life ♪

- We first met ten years ago

in a community choir in Seoul.

- I always wanted to be

in a boy band.

I felt like it was a calling,

so I said I'm going to build

my own boy band.

We've been a boy band

for about four years now,

and we've done so many,

like, awesome, amazing things.

One of those things

was performing with Joey Fatone

and Lance Bass from 'NSYNC.

- Yeah.

- In Cancun.

- Yes.

- ♪ Disco overload ♪

♪ I'm into that,

I'm good to go ♪

- We'd really love to be

famous like, you know, BTS.

- ♪ Let's go ♪

- ♪ 'Cause I-I-I'm ♪

- We had a great opportunity

to sign

with an agency in Korea,

but it didn't really go well.

We gave up musical career and

just settled in a normal life.

- So our fans like to be known

as the LTL Army.

And they have their merch.

They have our faces

on their shirts.

Some of them have tattoos.

- Yeah, don't forget

about that tattoos.

- Some of them literally have

our signatures

tattooed on their bodies.

- Yeah.

- Yeah, that's wild.

- So, it's wild.

- I was working

at a convenience store.

He's a, like,

a kindergarten teacher

and painter, and he

went into military service.

He was really sad

and devastating.

- This is our last chance,

so...

[speaks in Korean]

We desperate.

- We're finally here

in America's Got Talent,

the biggest stage, the biggest

competition in the world.

- Hello.

- It's your time right now.

Go ahead. Yeah!

- America, if you're ready

to have a good time,

let me hear you scream.

- Yes, bring the energy.

SIMON:

Hello.

And who are you?

- My name is Edvin.

- Okay.

Hello, Edvin.

And you are?

- I'm Chris.

- Yeah.

- I'm Price.

- And I'm Dan.

- And we are...

all:

Larger Than Life.

- Yeah. Larger Than Life.

- How old are you all?

- I'm the vintage one.

I'm a little old.

- How old are you?

- 39.

- Okay.

[cheers and applause]

- And you are?

- I'm 33.

- Yeah.

- 33.

- And I'm 30.

- Okay.

And what's been

your inspiration?

- Well, I always just wanted

to be in a boy band,

and I could never be

in a boy band,

so I found these guys

and made a boy band of our own.

- Okay. And tell me what--

I mean,

you must talk about this a lot.

So what is the big dream?

Where do you see yourself

in five years' time?

- To be here is, like,

the crux of everything

that we've worked for.

I mean, honestly,

getting something

like a Golden Buzzer tonight

would mean so much to us.

It would be so cool

to see our names in lights

in, like,

a residency in Vegas.

Like, I could just see us being

there walking down The Strip

and just walking

into our theater.

- We want to play bigger

venues and stadiums,

and we want to do it all.

- Okay. And do you think--

presumably,

you believe you can

win the show, yeah?

- Yes.

- 100%.

- Simon Cowell is out there.

Did you hear his voice

out there?

- Oh, my God.

SIMON:

And what are you

going to sing?

- We're going to sing a mash-up

of "Larger Than Life"

and "Tearin' Up My Heart"

by Backstreet Boys

and 'NSYNC.

- Of course. Okay. Good luck.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

[upbeat music]

all:

♪ All you people

can't you see, can't you see ♪

♪ How your love's

affecting our reality ♪

♪ Every time we're down ♪

♪ You can make it right ♪

♪ That makes you larger

than life ♪

[buzzer]

- Let me hear y'all scream.

♪ ♪

- Okay.

♪ ♪

all:

♪ That makes you larger

than life ♪

♪ ♪

[Indistinct].

Now you may get down.

♪ It's tearin' up my heart

when I'm with you ♪

♪ But when we are apart

I feel it too ♪

♪ And no matter what I do ♪

[buzzer]

♪ I feel the pain

with or without you ♪

- ♪ Baby, I don't understand ♪

♪ Just why we can't be lovers ♪

♪ Things are getting

out of hand ♪

- ♪ Everybody, let's go ♪

- ♪ Tryin' too much but ♪

all:

♪ Baby, we can win ♪

♪ Let it go ♪

♪ If you want me, girl,

let me know ♪

- Oh, oh, there's no way.

This-- I have to.

[buzzer]

- Ohh.

- ♪ I can't take it anymore ♪

- Let's go. Let's go.

all:

♪ It's tearin' up my ♪

- Let me hear y'all scream.

- Whoo.

[scattered cheers and applause]

- They hung in there.

They hung in there.

[somber music]

- Was that serious?

- That was our party. Yes.

[tense music]

SIMON:

Okay. Heidi?

- I mean, I was so rooting

for you guys.

When you came in here,

I love your energy.

I love you guys

all bought the same shoes.

You bedazzled your jackets.

And then it didn't sound

so great.

- Yes.

- And I wanted it

to sound great for you guys,

but it didn't really,

and I'm sorry.

SIMON: Sofía?

SOFÍA: Yes, unfortunately,

it was, like, a little bit,

like, forced,

so that was, like,

a big problem.

But I didn't want to give you

an X or anything.

They are too drastic.

It wasn't that horrific.

- Thank you so much.

- I would just stop right now.

Honestly, there--it's just--

HEIDI: Aww.

- No, without being rude,

it was...

[laughter]

- Without being rude.

- Look, it's hard enough

when you're good.

When you're terrible,

it's just...

I'm saying this to be kind,

right?

I would just give it up.

- Wow.

- ♪ It ain't no lie ♪

- Do you not want

to hear another song?

- No.

- Ooh.

- Oof.

- ♪ Baby, bye, bye, bye ♪

- ♪ Bye, bye ♪

HOWIE: Let's vote.

SIMON: Okay. Howie?

- No.

SIMON: Heidi?

- I really like you guys,

but it's a no. I'm sorry.

SIMON: Sofía?

- I don't think you guys

should stop, because

if that makes you happy...

[applause]

- Thank you so much.

- Keep doing it for yourself

but not for AGT, so no.

- In other words,

not in front of other people.

- No, for their friends

and family.

- I wouldn't even do it

for my friends.

Okay.

Thank you for coming, guys.

- No, thank you.

- Thank you, guys.

- Have a great day, guys.

- Bye, y'all.

- Oh, you're sweating. Oh, oh.

- I feel nervous.

- And at the end of the day,

it's four opinions

out of how many?

- Right.

- That's what I'm saying.

- I mean,

we've been touring nationally

for four or five years.

We bring the party

five nights a week,

and our audiences

of thousands love us.

- They're ready for you.

- Cool.

- You guys are

Larger Than Life.

- That's right.

- God, I love you guys.

- Thank you.

- Thank you. Thank you.

HOWIE:

I like when you say,

"You should just quit

altogether,

but I don't mean that

in a bad way."

- No.

- I think we've seen more

horrible things than that.

- No. I thought, genuinely,

that was a joke.

[cheers and applause]

SIMON: Hello.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- Very nice to meet you.

And who are you?

- I'm Soo-yong.

- I'm Yong-jae.

- I'm Sean.

- And I'm Chi-won.

- And we are...

all:

Korean Soul.

SIMON: Cool.

- Whoo.

- From South Korea.

SIMON: When did you arrive here?

- Ten days ago.

- Yeah.

- Okay. Are you

well-known in Korea?

- No.

SIMON: No.

So this is your opportunity?

- Right.

This is our big opportunity.

- And what's the dream, guys?

- We really want

to be pop star.

[cheers and applause]

- Okay. Good luck, guys.

[together]

Thank you.

- All right. Here we go.

[gentle piano music]

♪ ♪

- ♪ I will never find

another lover ♪

♪ Sweeter than you,

sweeter than you ♪

♪ And I will never find

another lover ♪

♪ More precious than you ♪

♪ More precious than you ♪

♪ Girl, you are ♪

all:

♪ Close to me

you're like my mother ♪

♪ Close to me

you're like my father ♪

♪ Close to me,

you're like my sister ♪

♪ Close to me,

you're like my brother ♪

- ♪ Close to me ♪

♪ You are the only one,

my everything ♪

♪ For you this song I sing ♪

all:

♪ All my life ♪

♪ I prayed for someone

like you ♪

♪ And I thank God ♪

♪ That I ♪

♪ That I finally

found you ♪

♪ All my life ♪

- Oh.

♪ I prayed for someone

like you ♪

♪ And I hope that you feel

the same way too ♪

- ♪ Ooh ♪

all:

♪ Yes, I pray

that you do love me ♪

♪ You're all I, I've ever,

ever known ♪

♪ When you smile all my face

always seems to glow ♪

- Whoo!

all:

♪ You're all

that I've ever known ♪

- ♪ When you smile

my face glows ♪

all:

♪ You picked me up

when I was down ♪

♪ And I hope that you feel

the same way ♪

♪ Pray that you do love me ♪

♪ All my life ♪

♪ I prayed for someone

like you ♪

♪ And I thank ♪

- ♪ God ♪

all:

♪ That I finally found you ♪

- ♪ Finally found you ♪

all:

♪ All my life ♪

♪ I prayed for someone

like you ♪

♪ And I hope that you feel

the same way ♪

♪ Pray that you do ♪

♪ Love me ♪

♪ Too ♪

[cheers and applause]

- Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

[cheers and applause]

[uplifting music]

- Bravo.

♪ ♪

- Howie?

- Oh, amazing.

Can I ask a question?

What is it

in the Korean culture

that makes so many

talented people?

HEIDI:

Yeah.

- You guys really check a lot

of the boxes that you need

to check to make it.

And you sounded great.

I loved it.

- Thank you.

- Thank you so much.

- Heidi, what did you think?

- It sounded great.

Super silky smooth.

The harmonies were beautiful.

You guys look great.

I love all

the color arrangements

that you guys have on.

Very nicely put together.

Why you looked at him?

Were you responsible for

all of you all looking so good?

- He's our fashion kid,

fashion freak.

- Yeah. Thumbs-up

for the fashion kid, yeah.

I like it.

SIMON:

Sofía, what did you think?

- You guys make

a great group together.

I think it's perfect.

You have all the talent.

Everything.

I thought it was spectacular.

[cheers and applause]

- Um...

♪ ♪

[cheers]

- Probably one of

the best auditions

we've had today, right?

- ♪ The story of my life,

I'll take her home ♪

♪ I drive all night ♪

- Absolutely.

- You know,

every lead was great.

The harmonies were great.

The song choice was great.

Good for you.

Okay, we're going to vote.

- Can I do the first one?

- Do it.

Yes.

- Okay. Heidi?

- I give you a yes.

- Yes.

- You got four yeses.

Congratulations.

- ♪ Until she's broke inside ♪

♪ The story of my life ♪

♪ ♪

- No, thank you.

♪ ♪

- That was beautiful.

- That was very nice. Yeah.

- Great song.

all:

Yeah!

- We did it.

[indistinct chatter]

SIMON:

We've seen extraordinary

things happen over the years.

2 minutes literally can change

your life on this show.

[tense orchestral music]

WOMAN 1:

I know how steep

the competition is.

MAN 1:

We've been training

our whole life for this.

MAN 2:

Today could change my life.

WOMAN 2:

And I'll tell you what,

I am here to win.

- I'm actually just about

to go onstage.

- So when I think about

what you're about to do,

it just drives me a bit crazy.

Ah, but that's why I love you,

though, because you're you.

SIMON:

It all comes down to this.

[cheers and applause]

- Whoa. Hello.

What is your name?

- My name is Matt Johnson.

- How old are you?

- I'm 47 years old.

- And where are you from, Matt?

- I'm originally from England,

but I've lived in Vancouver,

Canada, for 23 years.

[applause]

- What do you do for a living

in Vancouver?

- I'm an escape artist.

- Oh.

SOFÍA: Oh.

HOWIE:

I'm looking at the thing

behind you.

It already looks, like, crazy.

- Thank you.

[laughter]

HOWIE:

Wow. Are you married?

- Are you asking?

No, no, sorry, yeah.

- You mean am I proposing?

- Well, we have the same hair.

- No, because I always wonder

when people are escape artists,

it can be

very dangerous, right?

- My wife actually asked me

to stop doing it

because of something

that happened just a year ago.

She asked me

to not do it anymore.

- Oh, and you didn't listen?

- I have not done it since.

This is the first time.

- Okay.

- What happened?

- I was working

on a dangerous escape,

and I actually hung myself

and drowned at the same time,

and I ended up in the ER.

- No.

- And so then

after that happened,

I just got knocked off

my saddle.

I didn't do it anymore,

but I found it really hard,

because it's my life.

It's--you know what?

And this sounds so ridiculous,

but I'm here to face my fears.

I have something to prove,

that I can do it again.

- You're scaring me.

- I know.

- You're scaring me more, like,

this thing,

I see, like, a lot of sharpness

and things--

- Oh, this, I've never

done this before ever.

HOWIE: Ever?

- Ever.

HOWIE:

What about rehearsing

for this opportunity?

- Yesterday.

- Once?

- Yep.

- I didn't pay attention

at school,

so this is what I do

for a living.

[laughter]

- Well, I hope we have EMTs

ready in the back,

and I'm really scared.

Good luck.

- Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

- This is crazy.

- Fingers and toes crossed.

- Whew.

So, judges,

I'm going to be strapped

into a regulation straitjacket.

I will then be locked

by my ankles to the board

on this device

and flipped upside down.

I'll have to escape

the straitjacket in order

to use my arms to flip myself

the right way up.

That becomes dangerous when you

realize that hanging above me

are two circular saws that spin

at 2000 revolutions a minute.

They're attached

to that counterweight.

When the escape starts,

the clear box

will begin to fill with water.

When the water reaches

one of those two pink lines--

we're not sure exactly which--

it will trip those saws

to fall into the exact spot

where I'm hanging.

- You're not sure which line?

- We haven't done it enough.

- Ahh.

- I have to get myself out

the right way up

and get my ankles free

and escape

before the saw falls.

If I don't, I'm literally going

to be cut in two.

Wish me luck.

- Do not try this at home.

[tense music]

- Ohh.

This is crazy.

♪ ♪

- [gasping]

Wait, wait, wait, wait,

wait, wait, wait, wait.

[gasping]

Okay, start the saws.

♪ ♪

- Oh, my God.

Look how fast that water

is going up.

HEIDI:

And he doesn't know if it's

the first or the second line!

[audience gasping]

- Ahh!

- Oh, man. He looks like

he's in trouble.

♪ ♪

- [groaning]

- Okay, he's got his arm over.

He's got his arm over.

- It's about to hit--look.

- Hurry up!

It's almost at the first line.

[audience screaming]

-Ahh!

Hurry up!

- Go!

Hurry! Hurry!

♪ ♪

- Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

TERRY: Oh, my God.

HEIDI: It's at the pink line.

SOFÍA:

I can't.

♪ ♪

HEIDI: Stop!

HOWIE: Go! Go!

No! Stop it!

- Ahh!

- Stop it!

♪ ♪

- Get up! Get up!

[audience gasps]

[cheers and applause]

- I can't believe it.

[cheers and applause]

TERRY:

Oh, my God.

My heart.

[triumphant music]

♪ ♪

- Simon, what did you think?

- I mean, anyone who

puts himself in this position,

you know, because the trouble

is, things go wrong,

and that could have

been catastrophic,

but you are brilliant,

brilliant.

- Thank you very much.

- Respect.

[cheers and applause]

- I mean, that was insane.

That looked so dangerous.

I mean, my stomach still hurts,

because I was, like,

so nervous for you.

- I mean, it was so close,

because,

you know, it came down,

and it almost, like,

knocked you off the chair.

You're crazy,

and you should possibly listen

to your wife a little bit more.

- I should, actually.

- I'm just--

I'm actually speechless,

because I've never been

more scared

than I was looking

at this contraption,

listening to the amount of time

that you haven't rehearsed.

It's just crazy, but I want to

start the voting by saying yes.

[cheers and applause]

- It's a yes.

- Yes.

[cheers and applause]

- Your wife is going

to hate me,

but I want to see you again,

four yeses.

♪ ♪

- Thank you so much, guys.

♪ ♪

- Right on, Matt.

- I've never seen

anything like that.

- Good news is I'm alive.

- Dude, I have been

freaking out.

- We got four yeses.

- That's amazing.

MAN:

Having my show in Vegas,

it's what every magician

dreams of.

HOWIE:

If you drive the Las Vegas

strip, the billboards,

there's Mat Franco, Piff,

Shin Lim.

- Is your dream having

your own show in Vegas?

- Yes.

- Yes.

- Good luck.

[mystical music]

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

HOWIE:

What do you think

this can do for you?

- I would really like to get

a residency

straight out of high school.

- Good for you.

- Yeah.

- I think should

straight out of school

to Vegas.

- My name is Patrick Hyung,

and I'm a magician.

For as long as I can remember,

it has always been my dream

to have

my own show in Las Vegas.

- ♪ Who cares if we hit

the right stars ♪

[Indistinct]

put the cap into my pocket.

- ♪ That's who we are,

we got a story to tell ♪

- So my parents weren't

the biggest fan in magic.

They wanted me to go

to school, get good grades.

So what I did was,

I would order something online.

It would be shipped

to my friend's house.

I would pick it up

during lunchtime,

go to my room, lock the door,

and I would practice in my room

every single day.

My wife hates that I love

watching magic all day.

I would walk with

a deck of cards

in my hand,

and she would hate it,

because I'm not holding

her hand.

- ♪ Who cares if we hit

the right stars ♪

- I'm nervous

- I wish you luck.

[Indistinct]

- Okay, I love you. Bye.

- ♪ We got a story to tell ♪

- My dream is to do magic

the rest of my life.

- Make magic out there tonight

for America.

- America's Got Talent

I think will change my life.

♪ ♪

Hello.

HOWIE: Hello.

How are you?

- I'm good. How are you?

- Great. What's your name?

- My name is Patrick Hyung.

- Patrick, and where

you from, Patrick?

- I'm from Pittsburgh.

- Wow, Pittsburgh.

- My husband

is from Pittsburgh.

He loves Pittsburgh.

Do you love the Steelers?

- Of course.

- Okay.

HOWIE:

All right.

We got that out of the way.

And what do you do

for a living?

- I do magic.

- That's great.

- Were you born

with magical powers?

- Well, I sold my soul

a long time ago.

- Good, good, good.

Then you're very welcome here.

- Are you married?

- I am married, yes.

- Okay.

- Actually, last year.

- Is she a fan

or your assistant or...

- She liked magic before,

and now I think

she's a little bit--

SOFÍA:

Tired of it?

- Wait, she liked magic--

the magic is gone already

after one year?

- She think I love magic

more than her, so yeah.

I love both,

I will not be able to pick.

- Well, if you do well and win

the million dollars,

she'll love you regardless.

- Of course, yes.

[laughter]

- Go for it.

- So would you mind

if I joined you guys downstage?

- Please, join us.

- Awesome.

[cheers and applause]

- So I know this may sound

a little bit strange,

but the end

is the beginning.

I brought with me

a deck of cards,

and this will makes sense

in just a few moments.

Simon, a brand-new

deck of cards,

can you please unwrap

the deck for me?

- Yeah.

- Just pull this

little seal out.

Perfect,

and I'm gonna take this out.

A brand-new deck of cards come

factory sealed with sticker,

and as you can see,

every deck of cards

come in brand-new deck orders.

Jokers and the ad cards,

we don't need those.

All the cards, Simon,

your shuffle, please.

Give the deck a nice mix

and shuffle.

- He's almost as good as Sofía

with the shuffling.

- He's almost as good as me.

[laughter]

- Good?

Perfect. Now, watch closely.

The first one, the ace of

spades from shuffled deck...

The ace of spades.

And the rest

in just a few seconds.

Each one of the ace

is for each of you,

the spade, the diamond,

the clubs, and the hearts.

You can see there's markers

on the table.

I want you to sign on the card

nice and big,

so we know

that these are the only aces

that exist in this world

with your name on it

- Sign our name?

- Yes,

and make it nice and big.

Perfect, I'm going to take

the cards. Show the camera.

The hearts, the clubs,

the diamonds, and the spades.

You know why most people

don't believe magic?

It's because they haven't seen

real magic.

Watch closely.

As the first one travel

invisibly.

From invisible card

become visible.

- Aye.

- You're kidding me.

- I'll do it one more time.

- Do it again.

[mystical music]

♪ ♪

- From here, watch.

- [indistinct].

- What?

- We're shocked. We're shocked.

- Look, one last one,

check this out.

- You're amazing.

- Can you please

hold out your hands?

- Hold my hand out?

- Put your hand on top.

- Okay.

- I'm going to take the deck.

Watch closely.

Ace of hearts, this time

in slow motion,

one, two.

Do you feel it?

Lift up your hand.

- Lift up my hand?

- Yes. Open your hands.

The ace of hearts.

- What?

[applause]

- It traveled back.

- Wow. How did that happen?

- Check this out.

Tonight I want to leave you

with a piece of mystery.

All the aces has your name

on it,

and I'll do it one more time

and this time in reverse.

So watch closely.

Sofía and Heidi, I want you

to please lift up your hands,

hold out your hands,

and I want you to hold

both your hands out like this,

extend them out, facedown,

both hands, both hands.

Yes, perfect.

I want you to cover on top,

cover on top like this.

Perfect.

Hold it nice and tight.

You know, this may sound

a little bit strange.

The end is the beginning.

The beginning is the end.

Ladies,

slowly lift up your hands.

We made it back.

- Ohh!

- Brand-new sealed

deck of cards.

- He is really good.

- Wait, we've been here before.

Simon, you know what to do.

- I know what to do.

- That's your job.

Take out the cellophane.

Look, every brand-new deck

of cards come factory sealed

with a sticker.

I'm going to take out

all the cards out.

- No. And we're in there.

You're kidding me. No.

- Brand-new cards.

Ace to king, ace to king,

ace to king

except for one difference,

the ace of spade

has your name on it.

Wait not just that,

look, the ace of clubs

with your name on it,

the ace of diamonds

with Sofía's name on it,

and the last but not least,

Howie, your ace of hearts.

Thank you so much.

Hope you guys enjoyed the ride.

[cheers and applause]

[upbeat music]

- Dang it.

- That was amazing.

- Wow.

- [indistinct].

- How did you get us

back in the deck?

HOWIE:

I don't know.

- That was amazing.

HOWIE: Wow.

HEIDI: That is so crazy.

SOFÍA: That was--

HEIDI: It was incredible.

- Thank you.

- I mean, it was happening

right in front of our eyes,

like, this close.

How on Earth did you do this?

- Sold my soul a long time ago.

HEIDI: You're good.

- That was special.

That was, like, mind-blowing.

You were, like, right in front

of us. You are amazing.

- Thank you so much.

- Very good.

- Simon?

- There are certain things

that can't be explained,

which means it's magic.

People laugh at me for saying

that, but I do believe in it.

And I liked your whole

presentation.

It was very cool.

- Yes.

- It was a really, really,

really good audition.

Well done. Howie?

- First of all, I hope you win,

because I want you

to love your wife.

- Of course.

- I want to bring

the magic back.

- More than magic.

- Yes, equal at least.

Anyway, let's vote. Heidi?

- I'm going to start it

with a yes.

- Thank you so much.

- Sofía?

- Yes.

- Thank you.

- Simon?

- You've got your third yes.

- Four yeses.

- Yes.

HOWIE:

He was so good.

- How did he get us

back in the deck?

- It's one thing

to watch magic,

but when it's happening

against your own flesh,

like, it's under your hand,

and you don't

feel anything changing...

- Then it's so strange.

- That proves magic.

- Yeah.

[light music]

♪ ♪

[♪♪♪]

- My name is Johnny Showcase,

and I'm 40 years old.

I'm an entertainer, singer,

songwriter, mover, shaker,

music maker, part-time lover,

full-time parent.

♪ ♪

This is my spiritual advisor,

Rumi Kitchen, and my singers,

The Truth.

We've been performing

for 15 years.

We've done everything

you could do.

I've got enough sweat

in the game

to fill up a swimming pool.

♪ ♪

It's good.

A lot of the feedback

that I get that I'm sort of

a cross

between Prince,

Prince Harry...

- Let's go, Johnny.

- And a minotaur,

like, a man-horse.

You know,

for instance me if I'm nervous?

- Are you nervous?

- Neigh.

- ♪ Superfly ♪

- Let's go.

They say fake it

till you make it.

Well, I've been faking it

for a long time,

and this time I think

I'm going to make it.

MAN:

Okay, big applause, folks.

- Hi, everybody.

- Finally someone came dressed

to the party.

- Hello, Sofía.

- Hola, como estas?

- Hello.

[laughter]

- Who are you guys?

- Oh, my name

is Johnny Showcase.

This is my spiritual advisor,

Rumi Kitchen,

and they're collectively known

as The Truth.

- Ah, hello, ladies.

- That makes sense.

- So what are you

advising him on?

- Cosmic spirals,

centers in your body,

centers outside of your body.

[laughter]

- Uh-huh.

So, what got you into this?

- Well, I've been listening

and loving music

from the time that I was,

you know, just a little kid

with a radio and a microphone,

and I listened to all

the greats, you know,

Steve Wonders and Cindy Laupers

and, of course, the legendary,

Paula Abdul,

one of my favorites.

- Uh-huh, uh-huh.

- You know, I used to envision

that I was in

the "Opposites Attract" video,

and I was the cat.

Um...

- All right. Well, good luck.

[cheers and applause]

- I need a spiritual advisor.

- Well, get him.

I don't think he's that busy,

to be honest with you.

[laughter]

[microphone feedback]

- Wait, oh, wait.

[laughter]

[funky guitar music]

♪ ♪

♪ Girl,

I've been watching you ♪

♪ All night, girl ♪

♪ You know it ain't right ♪

♪ You got your

leopard-print skirt ♪

♪ And your alligator shoes ♪

- Whoo!

- ♪ I walked up with my

Sonic soda cup ♪

both:

♪ And a fever for you ♪

- ♪ But I got the situation

at home, girl ♪

♪ It makes me blue ♪

♪ I legally bound to it,

baby ♪

♪ So this is what

we got to do ♪

- Yeah!

- ♪ We got to be ♪

all: ♪ Sensual but not sexual ♪

- ♪ Because I'm married ♪

♪ We've got to be ♪

all: ♪ Sensual

but not sexual ♪

- ♪ Because I'm married ♪

- [laughs]

- ♪ You do the Electric Slide

so pretty, baby ♪

♪ And I've been looking

at your thing ♪

- ♪ That's right ♪

- ♪ But I can surmise

by the look in your eyes ♪

♪ That you've been looking

at my ring ♪

♪ Of course we could touch ♪

[together]

♪ Touch ♪

- ♪ But we can't do

all that much ♪

- ♪ Why? ♪

- ♪ Because I'm married ♪

- Don't hurt 'em,

Johnny Showcase.

- ♪ That's right,

I'm married ♪

both: ♪ Doo-doo-doo-doo,

doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪

♪ Girl,

if you like what you see ♪

♪ Come and look in my fridge ♪

both: ♪ Doo-doo-doo-doo,

doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪

- Oh, my God.

- ♪ I want to take it

to the bridge ♪

♪ Oh, girl

you're so attractive ♪

♪ You're so chic,

you're my queen ♪

♪ Oh, she wears the crown ♪

♪ And though we 'bout to

7-10 split ♪

♪ I'm not gonna

bowl you down ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

- ♪ We got to be ♪

all: ♪ Sensual but not sexual ♪

- ♪ Because I'm married ♪

♪ We've got to be ♪

all:

♪ Sensual but not sexual ♪

all:

♪ Because I'm married ♪

- Ohh!

[cheers and applause]

- Yes, yes.

[♪♪♪]

- There was no fakin' the funk.

♪ ♪

HEIDI:

Simon, what did you think?

I'm gonna be honest with you,

this is not your real name,

Johnny Showcase.

You were so annoying,

and then the act started,

and it was brilliant.

- Brilliant.

- One of my favorite acts--

I've got to be honest

with you--this year.

[cheers and applause]

- Yes, by far.

- Thank you.

HEIDI: Sofía?

- I really enjoyed it.

It was a really big surprise,

because all that you were

talking, I really like--

- Just rubbish.

- And then you, like,

transform yourself in this,

like, fantastic thing.

It was great. I loved it.

- Means a lot coming from you.

- What did you think, Howie?

- Oh, there aren't even words.

I got to say,

I've said this before to many

people who've been on the show,

but the key for me

is when you move an audience

and when you can transport us.

I think you're funny.

I think it's kitschy,

and it makes you smile,

makes you want to sing along.

I love it.

- Yeah.

HEIDI:

That was so much fun.

I also, girls,

love the hairy armpits.

- We are a body positive group.

We are body positive.

- That's right, nothing wrong

with that, natural.

- All right. Let's vote.

I'm going to kick it off

with a big fat yes.

- Yes!

HEIDI: Howie?

- Yes!

HEIDI: Sofía?

- Yes!

HEIDI: Simon?

- A ginormous yes.

[♪♪♪]

JOHNNY:

Thank you.

We'll do you proud.

- We needed you guys,

thank you.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

[♪♪♪]

TERRY:

Johnny Showcase!

- All right!

TERRY: Johnny Showcase!

- Yes

- They were great.

- Mwah! Mwah! Mwah! Mwah!

- That was amazing.

- Tell me how you're feeling,

Johnny.

- I feel--I feel like I'm--

I'm levitating right now.

♪ ♪

I think they liked us.

I think they liked us!

[echoing]

I think they liked us!

I think they liked us!

[♪♪♪]

- All right,

AGT bound, honey. You ready?

- Ready. Y'all ready?

- Is everybody good?

[together]

AGT, here we come.

♪ ♪

- ♪ Boogie fever ♪

- We are

the Curtis Family C Notes,

and we are

a rockin' family band.

- We're coming for you,

AGT.

- Both my wife and I

are music teachers.

These guys were

kind of born into this.

In every room in the house

there are instruments

on the walls,

behind doors, in the bathroom.

- We didn't have the intention

of, like, being musicians.

We just saw instruments

in the house and were like,

"Oh, what's this?

What does this do?"

- Our parents,

how they would wake us up,

is that they would play

a cymbal or something.

- Welcome to AGT.

- ♪ We did the bump,

bump, bump ♪

- ♪ Yes, we did,

yes, we did ♪

♪ Yes, we did, yeah ♪

- I've been a fan of,

like The Sylvers,

The Jacksons.

What is your flow?

- The golden age of music

was '50s through '70s,

and we just kind of vibe

with that.

- What is the best thing

about performing

together as a family?

- Being a family band

really builds a stronger

connection with our family.

all: AGT!

- Ow!

- I think America

needs you right now.

MAN:

Okay, folks, here we go.

We are back. Here we go.

- When we go out on stage,

you know, for movies,

when, like, you walk out,

and that sound effect

goes...

♪ Ahh ♪

[laughter]

[♪♪♪]

- Hi.

- Hi.

- It's so great to be here.

- You look fantastic.

- Fantastic.

- Oh, thank you.

- Really fantastic.

Come on, who are you?

- We're

the Curtis Family C Notes.

- And where are you from?

- We're from San Francisco.

- Okay.

And do you all like

the same kind of music?

- Yes, sir.

- Simon.

[laughter]

Okay.

- Sorry.

- Tell me something interesting

about the kids' personalities.

- Well, you know,

it's interesting, Phoenix,

she loves the universe.

She named her instrument

Neptune,

because it's the color

of the planet.

- Planet, yeah.

- And she named

Zahara's guitar Raya,

which is one of Saturn's moons.

Kiki has a question

for Simon, though.

- Okay.

- I...

- Yes.

- Don't have a name

for my guitar,

so I was wondering

if you could name my guitar.

- Yes.

I'm going to call it...

Moon.

- Aww.

- Okay.

- Yeah.

- Moon.

- That's really cool.

- That's beautiful.

That is beautiful.

Oh, my God. That is--

- Thank you, Simon, you know...

- We need a tissue.

- That's beautiful, Simon.

Well, think about it, Moon;

he just came out with that.

SIMON: Moon.

- Simon, that was...

- I'll tell you why, because

I can see it every day.

- I love that.

SIMON: All right.

No more questions,

just enjoy yourself, have fun.

I think it's going

to be amazing.

I've got a good feeling.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- I hope they're good.

- I hope they're good too.

I mean, that will be a real

stunner.

If they sound as good

as they look,

that would be really--

- Yeah, you're right.

[drumsticks clicking]

[upbeat funky music]

♪ ♪

- ♪ Whoo-ooh ♪

♪ Whoo-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ He was born in Little Rock ♪

♪ Had a childhood sweetheart ♪

♪ They were always

hand-in-hand ♪

- Ohh, that's hot!

- ♪ [indistinct] ♪

- ♪ Mama wore pigtails ♪

- My dawg, yeah!

- ♪ [indistinct] ♪

- ♪ Oh, his papa disapproved

And mama boo-hooed ♪

♪ And they told them time

and time again ♪

♪ He said I was made

for lovin' ♪

♪ [indistinct] ♪

all:

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

- ♪ She said I was made

for lovin' ♪

- Whoo!

all:

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

- ♪ All through thick

and thin ♪

♪ Love just won it ♪

- ♪ I love my baby,

love my baby ♪

- Yeah, Mama's good.

- ♪ Oh, my baby ♪

all:

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

- ♪ [indistinct] ♪

♪ Just about to crumble ♪

♪ [indistinct] ♪

all:

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ ♪

- Come on, y'all.

- Let's go, Curtis family.

- [indistinct].

all:

♪ Ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh ♪

♪ Ahh ♪

- [laughs]

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

- That's what we need

right now, a little family.

[cheers and applause]

- I loved them so much.

- Yes, yes.

[Earth, Wind & Fire's

"September"]

They kicked the house down.

SIMON: Wow, wow, wow...

- Thank you.

- Wow, wow, wow, wow. Howie?

- You're a beautiful family,

it's gorgeous,

and I loved their performance,

and I think you guys

are superstars,

and you inspired me. Heidi?

- Before you started, I said,

"I hope they sound

as good as they look."

And to me you did.

I loved it, and boy,

Mama knows how to sing.

HOWIE:

Yeah, she's got a voice.

- I mean,

everything was perfect.

I would love to see you again.

You know, I think you guys

are on the right track.

[cheers and applause]

- Thank you so much.

SIMON:

Let me ask Mom

and Dad a question.

Were you in the music business,

because I mean,

you have an amazing voice,

by the way, Mom?

- Thank you. Papa C comes

from a musical family.

He was one of

the youngest piano players

for the Duke Ellington

Orchestra.

He was signed by Earth,

Wind & Fire.

He doesn't like to brag

on himself,

but he plays

all the instruments.

That's why they're able

to play all of theirs.

- Yeah.

- He was their first teacher.

- Is that right? Wow.

- He's amazing.

- There are times, you know,

where we see these families,

and you can see the kids having

the worst time, you know,

because they're

kind of being forced into it.

This was the opposite.

Every one of you looked like

you were having a great time,

but there's so much

more to come.

I can just feel it.

I'm so happy that you've

come on our show, genuinely.

Let's start with Howie.

- Yes!

- Thank you.

- Heidi.

- Of course I'm going

to give you a yes! Of course!

- Sofía.

- I am going to have

to say yes too.

- You've got four yeses.

- ♪ Ba-dee-ya, say,

do you remember? ♪

- Thank you so much.

- ♪ Ba-dee-ya,

dancing in September ♪

- ♪ Ba-dee-ya, golden dreams

were shiny days ♪

- I love them too.

- I just started crying,

and it wasn't

because the judges were--

I'm just so proud.

And for the yeses,

it was just icing on the cake.

TERRY: Yes.

- I'm so proud.

TERRY:

Oh, to see the love

that you have for each other,

I'm even getting choked up now,

because it's so special.

What you guys are

is what we need.

[♪♪♪]

- [trills tongue]

- The stage is right there.

- If you had one word

that would describe

what you expect to see,

what word would that be?

- Surprises.

I like being surprised.

- I want to see the unexpected.

- That's the same thing.

- All right.

But in another word.

- Heidi, what do you

want to see?

- Vow.

- What is that?

- German for wow.

- Vow. I want to be vowed.

I want to go, "Wow!"

- I vant to be vowed.

- I vant to be vowed.

Okay.

Let's make it happen, y'all.

- Yes!

- Whoo!

- ♪ Those times I waited

for you seem so long ago ♪

- Hi, welcome. How are you?

- Good. I'm doing good. Thanks.

I'm excited to be here.

- What's your name, please?

- Danny Detri.

- And where are

you from, Danny?

- San Francisco.

- And, Danny, what's your job?

What's your day job?

- I'm a contractor

at an HR department.

- Okay.

And do your friends at work

know you're doing this today?

- No.

- All right, Danny.

No more questions.

Good luck. Hope it goes well.

- Okay. Thanks.

[clears throat]

[popping melody]

♪ ♪

[buzzers]

[audience jeering]

[buzzers]

See, I wanted to, like,

give you the chance.

I thought there

was something else.

- I want wow.

Then it went wah-wah-wah-wah.

- Yeah, actually, I can do

an hour worth of comedy.

- Okay, on the way home.

- Thank you so much.

Have a great day.

- All right.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- ♪ Goodbye to you ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

- Vow.

- That's it. It's over.

We had--we've had a great run.

Thanks a lot, Sofía.

Brought us so much good--

- It was a great season.

- You brought us

so much good luck.

- ♪ Goodbye to you ♪

- Guys, give it your best shot.

[cheers and applause]

- Hello.

- Welcome to AGT.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

HOWIE: What's your name?

- I'm Yohann.

- And I'm Raphael.

- We are Les Beaux Frères.

- Oh, French.

- French-Canadian.

- Yeah.

- Oh, I'm Canadian.

- Hey!

- Hey!

- What do you do?

- We are circus artists,

and tonight we will present

a little surprise.

- Well, best of luck.

- See you later.

- Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

- Where'd they go?

- Where did they go?

- They just walk off like that?

Whoa!

HEIDI: Oh! Wait, what?

What the heck?

[orchestral music]

- [laughs]

♪ ♪

- Whoa.

♪ ♪

- Oh!

- [laughs]

- Oh!

- Whoa!

- [laughs]

♪ ♪

[laughter]

♪ ♪

- Oh!

- Look at Terry's face!

- Whoa!

[laughter]

- [laughs]

HOWIE:

Whoa.

[laughter]

♪ ♪

HOWIE:

Oh, no.

both:

Ah!

[laughter]

- That is brilliant.

- I kind of want to do this

with you, Sofía.

♪ ♪

- Whoa!

♪ ♪

- [laughs]

♪ ♪

- Ohh.

- [laughs]

- Yeah.

- Whoa!

- Oh.

Oh!

- [laughs]

- Yo.

- Oh, no.

[laughter]

- You can do it.

- Oh, my...

[applause]

[laughter]

[cheers and applause]

[laughter]

[cheers and applause]

- Brilliant!

[♪♪♪]

That was amazing!

- Terry's face.

- I saw everything.

- You saw everything?

- Poor Terry.

[♪♪♪]

- Wow.

Congratulations.

That was fantastic.

You know, here we see so many

cockamamie things, but this...

HEIDI [laughs]:

What?

- I loved this. It's funny,

and I want you to keep going.

I don't want you

to throw in the towels.

- Oh, Howie.

- What'd you think, Heidi?

- What'd I think?

That is my cup of tea.

It really is.

- That's a vow.

- It was a vow for me.

I loved it.

That's my kind of humor,

and my boys at home,

they're just laughing

right now at you guys.

SIMON:

Sofía.

- Yeah, I thought

it was fantastic.

I can't wait to see what else

are you going to take off?

- That's what talk

about surprises, right?

- Yeah.

- That was very, very,

very fun.

I don't know

where you go next with this,

but that was hilarious.

Howie, yes or no?

- Yes.

- Heidi?

- Yes!

- Sofía?

- Yes.

- You have four ouis.

♪ ♪

Yes is oui.

Yes. Four yeses.

[cheers and applause]

- Thank you.

- Au revoir!

- Woo-hoo!

- Merci!

- That was absolutely

fully entertaining.

Man, I saw way too much.

[laughter]

HOWIE:

Did you see Terry's face?

- Because Terry had

another angle.

- The angle. That was great.

- Yes!

- Whoo-ee!

- Whoo!

- Are you guys ready

to show off your talents?

[together]

Yes!

both:

Guess where we're at. AGT!

- I'm about to go on stage.

- You're going to do great.

Do good.

I'll talk to you soon.

- All right. Love you.

WOMAN:

We all get to live that

dream on the stage today.

- I'm nervous.

I want--I'm scared.

- They're going to love you.

- I'm Gina Brillon.

I'm 41 years old,

and I'm a stand-up comedian.

I was and raised in

the South Bronx in New York.

There is five of us kids,

and so my parents spent

most of the time

working two or three jobs

to take care of us.

And I did whatever odd jobs

came my way

so that I could help

pay the bills.

I was a barista.

I worked at a cell phone store.

I babysat

for a couple of families,

a temp at a law office.

I just didn't know

what I'm meant to do in life,

and then I discovered comedy,

and it was like that moment

in Cinderella

where the shoe fits.

As you can see,

it's a packed house in there.

I didn't really know

how to do it.

I didn't know how to start it.

I just knew I had

to get out on the stage.

I got that work ethic

from my parents,

so I didn't mind

having to work every job

under the sun during the day

so that I could pay the bills

and do stand-up at night.

I never thought I could love

anything more

than I love comedy.

- [raspberries]

- [laughs]

But becoming a mom just

changed everything for me.

Aw, hi, bug.

I have to show him

that you can live your dreams,

and being able to be

on such an epic stage,

this means the world to me.

One day my son will see

I made it there.

I am here to win for my son.

I am here to win

for my family.

Whew.

SOFÍA: Good evening.

- Hi.

- What is your name?

- Gina.

- Where are you from, Gina?

- I'm from the Bronx, New York.

SOFÍA: Oh, wow.

HEIDI: Yeah!

HOWIE:

The Bronx.

- Yeah!

- What are you going

to do here tonight?

- I'm here to do some comedy

for you guys.

- Okay.

Thank you for being here.

- Thank you for having me.

This is crazy.

Y'all are so real.

- Are you nervous?

- I'm excited more than

anything else,

because this is epic.

- Yes.

- This is the dream

that I'm here.

That's crazy to me.

- Okay. So let's go.

Let's see what you can do.

[cheers and applause]

- My husband's a great guy.

I love him. I got a good one.

I got me a 1978 Caucasian.

[laughter]

That's a good model, good year.

That's right.

He's not

just regular white either.

He's Midwest white,

which that's organic.

[laughter]

That is farm-to-table white,

you guys, like...

[laughter]

I went to the source

to get my white man.

Like, I was not playing.

I was like,

"I'mma go

where they make y'all."

[laughter]

I was so nervous

to get married,

because my husband wanted us

to write our own vows,

and I grew up a tomboy.

I'm a little Puerto Rican girl

from the South Bronx, man.

I got a thick skin, and I was

so afraid that my vows

were going to be the most

New York gangster vows.

I was so afraid that I was

going to get up there

and be like,

"Yo, I dead-ass love you, son."

[laughter]

"On God, I love you, man."

[laughter]

And my husband is so excited

that he's married

a sassy Latina.

[laughter]

He loves it, and I get it.

I get it.

I'm the only Latin woman

he's ever been with,

so I'm his first.

[laughter]

Yeah, he's not

my first white guy.

[laughter]

I've been with

white guys before,

mainly to gather information,

bring it back to my people.

[laughter]

Luckily on my wedding day,

I actually had somebody to turn

to to help me with my vows,

because I was,

like, super nervous,

so I went to a better adult

than me,

my sister,

and me and my sister are tight.

We're identical twins.

I have a twin sister,

and I actually don't talk a lot

about being a twin,

because people ask really

stupid twin questions.

Like, whenever I say

I have an identical twin,

without fail, someone will go,

"Do you guys look alike?"

[laughter]

We are very different

personality wise,

me and my sister.

I'm very silly and playful.

My sister is very dark

and sarcastic,

and she has low self-esteem,

which is weird,

because she has my face.

[laughter]

Do you know what it's look

when someone that looks

exactly like you calls you up

and goes, "I feel so ugly"?

[laughter]

- That's good.

- That is our face.

[laughter]

Thank you so much, guys.

That's my time.

Thank you.

HEIDI: No.

[cheers and applause]

- Don't, don't, don't.

- Gina is a star.

- Whoo.

[uplifting music]

- Oh, my God, Gina!

What a great surprise.

That was amazing. I laughed

at every single joke you made.

- Thank you so much.

- Your energy, everything,

you look amazing,

and you were so funny,

I loved it.

So I want to know

what the other guys think.

- You know how I felt.

I felt that you were just

having a conversation with us.

- Right?

- Thank you.

SIMON:

It wasn't like a routine.

It was like,

"Yes, and my name is Gina,"

and off you went,

and...

- That's why you my boo.

[laughter]

That's why you my boo, Simon.

That's why you my boo.

- I wish your husband

was standing right here when

you were talking about him.

Like, I wanted to see--

- Oh, my God.

He actually loves it.

- You were hilarious.

- Thank you.

- You're funny.

I don't want to talk.

I don't want to interrupt you.

You are just on a roll.

You're beautiful.

You're funny. You're natural.

- Oh, my God.

- You checked every box

a comedian could check,

and what a great addition

to the 16th season

of America's Got Talent.

- Shut up.

- That's right.

- That felt so effortless.

I am going to give you

your first yes.

- Number two.

- Yes.

- Three yeses!

- What?

- Number four!

- What?

[cheers and applause]

- Thank you. Thank you so much.

- That was so good.

- She's very natural.

- It was so good.

- Yeah, she's funny.

- No nerves,

or you didn't see it.

- Yeah.

- I want to know

what just happened.

- What just happened?

- You just got four yeses

on America's Got Talent,

the world's biggest

talent show.

- You're her boo.

- I'm her boo.

I always wanted to be a boo.

WOMAN 1:

I am so proud of you.

I am

your number one supporter.

MAN:

Can you imagine our name

in lights?

Like, that's insane.

- You're going to do

great, honey.

- It's all come down to this.

WOMAN 2:

So proud of you.

This is your dream.

- [laughs]

- And where are you from?

- I'm from Ohio.

- Okay. Well, you know,

I'm from Michigan,

so I'm a Midwesterner.

- Oh, the state up north.

We don't say Michigan.

- [laughs] Okay.

Oh, no, that's true.

- That's what we call it,

the state up north.

- Yeah, yeah, you're for real.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[gentle piano music]

[cheers and applause]

- Hi.

- Hello.

- Hi. How are you?

- I'm awesome.

I'm so happy to be here.

- Well, we're happy you are.

What's your name?

- My name is Jane. When I sing,

I go by Nightbirde.

HEIDI: Aw, that's nice.

HOWIE: Nightbirde?

- That's right.

- Do you sing for a living?

- Not recently, but--

- Where are you from?

- I'm from Zanesville, Ohio.

- Okay. How old are you?

- I'm 30.

- 30 years old,

and the dream

is to be a singer?

What are you going to be

singing for us tonight?

- I'm singing an original song

called "It's Okay."

- "It's Okay."

- Yeah.

- It is.

- Yeah.

- It's okay.

- It's okay.

- What is "It's Okay" about?

- "It's Okay" is the story

of the last year of my life.

- All right.

And who you here with?

- I'm here by myself.

- It's okay.

[laughter]

And what do you do

for a living?

- I have not been working

for quite a few years.

I've been dealing with cancer.

- Oh, sorry.

- [laughs]

No, it's okay.

- Okay.

- Yeah. I'm okay.

- All right.

[applause]

- Can I ask you a question?

How are you now?

- Last time I checked,

I had some cancer in my lungs

and my spine and my liver.

- Wow.

- So you're not okay?

- Well, not in every way, no.

- You've got a beautiful smile

and a beautiful glow.

HEIDI:

Mm-hmm. You do.

- And nobody would know.

- I appreciate it. Thank you.

It's important that everyone

knows I'm so much more

than the bad things

that happen to me.

SOFÍA:

Yes.

- Yes.

- All right. Sing for us.

- Good luck, Nightbirde.

[gentle piano music]

♪ ♪

- ♪ I moved to California

in the summertime ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I changed my name thinking

that it would change my mind ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I thought

that all my problems ♪

♪ They would stay behind ♪

♪ I was a stick of dynamite

and it just was ♪

♪ A matter of time,

yeah ♪

♪ Oh, dang, oh, my,

now I can't hide ♪

♪ Said I knew myself

but I guess I lied ♪

♪ It's okay, it's okay

it's okay, it's okay ♪

♪ If you're lost ♪

♪ We're all a little lost,

and it's all right ♪

♪ It's okay, it's okay

it's okay, it's okay ♪

♪ If you're lost ♪

♪ We're all a little lost,

and it's all right ♪

♪ ♪

♪ It's all right,

it's all right ♪

♪ It's all right ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I wrote a hundred pages,

but I burned them all ♪

♪ Yeah, I burned them all ♪

♪ I blow through yellow lights

and don't look back at all ♪

♪ I don't look back at all ♪

♪ Oh, dang, oh, my,

now I can't hide ♪

♪ Said I knew what I wanted

but I guess I lied ♪

♪ It's okay, it's okay

it's okay, it's okay ♪

♪ If you're lost ♪

♪ We're all a little lost,

and it's all right ♪

♪ It's okay, it's okay

it's okay, it's okay ♪

♪ If you're lost ♪

♪ We're all a little lost,

and it's all right ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh,

it's all right ♪

♪ To be lost sometimes ♪

♪ ♪

- Wow.

[cheers and applause]

[uplifting music]

♪ ♪

HOWIE:

You know, it's funny,

because singers come on,

and I think about authenticity,

you know, when you feel it,

when it moves you.

That felt like

the most authentic thing

I've heard this season.

[cheers and applause]

SOFÍA:

That was surprisingly

beautiful.

It was powerful.

It was heartfelt,

and I think you're amazing.

[cheers and applause]

HEIDI:

You gave me chills.

I mean, your voice

is so beautiful to listen to.

It was beautiful

all the way around.

- Your voice is stunning.

HEIDI: Mm-hmm. It is.

- Absolutely stunning,

and I totally agree with what

Howie said, you know,

about authenticity.

There was something

about that song after the way

you just

almost casually told us

what you're going through,

and, oh, you know...

- You can't wait until life

isn't hard anymore

before you decide to be happy.

♪ ♪

[applause]

♪ ♪

- Um...

♪ ♪

There are, however ...

There have been

some great singers this year.

♪ ♪

Um...and I'm not going

to give you a yes.

[audience groans]

I'm going to give you

something else.

[drumroll]

- ♪ Follow me down where

the waters run deep ♪

♪ I'll let you drown

in the worst of me ♪

♪ Though my heart is

in my hands ♪

♪ I won't break,

give me faith to bend ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Am I looking for revival ♪

- Everything about that

was really special.

Good for you. Good for you.

- Thank you so much.

- ♪ Will I ever

breathe again ♪

♪ Again ♪

- I have a 2 percent chance

of survival,

but 2 percent is

not zero percent.

2 percent is something,

and I wish people knew

how amazing it is.

- You blew us all away.

You are the voice

we all need to hear this year.

- That was way more than okay.

- That was amazing!

- That was beautiful.

That was beautiful.

- God, that really got to me.

- It pushes all the

heart string buttons, right?

- And yet she's still

so strong.

- ♪ Will I ever

breathe again ♪

- I did it!

- ♪ Will I ever

breathe again ♪

[♪♪♪]