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Rocsi: Tonight,

the head-to-head matchups continue

as four more alter egos are paired for a sing off

- only one can win. - Yeah!

We're both queens, but it's only one throne.

- Game on, baby. - Ooh!

Contestants will perform live backstage

as their alter egos try to impress our judges

and audience onstage

in hopes of avoiding elimination

and revealing their true identities.

You have what it takes to be the next digital superstar.

- Up for grabs... - ( vocalizing )

...A spot in the semi-finals

and a chance at winning the grand prize of $100,000,

as well as the opportunity to be mentored

by our superstar judges.

I got a feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night.

Who will become a household name

and be crowned the world's first digital superstar

of our next generation?

That's the kind of energy I'm talking about.

- This is "alter ego." - ♪ it feels good to be alive

this is "alter ego." I'm your host rocsi diaz.

Now, we have discovered some of the most talented singers from all over america,

and they're all here with the hopes of becoming

the next generation superstar.

All right, let's meet our amazing panel of judges.

Give it up for musician,

producer, and tech entrepreneur will.I.Am.

Singer, song writer, and artist, the legendary alanis morissette.

Producer, artist, and innovator grimes.

And actor, singer, and host nick lachey.

'sup, guys!

What's up? What's up?

Right now, at the head-to-head round,

what are you exactly looking for from the alter egos?

I am looking to see how integrated they are

and how much they're embodying their alter ego.

And also I'm gonna add,

is this a person who is going to comfort humanity, uplift?

They're unique position to be in front of a lot of people

feeling many things right now in these times.

Now two sets of alter egos will face off against each other.

Only one alter ego from each match will win a place

in the next round.

The other will, sadly, be sent home.

It's time to introduce the at-home audience to

the two alter egos facing off against each other

in our first head-to-head tonight,

seven and siren.

Yeah!

Alanis: Siren versus seven.

This is another very tough matchup

because all of us can see both of them as artists.

( vocalizing )

in the audition, siren lured us in with her amazing vocals.

- ( vocalizing ) - is your hair the ocean?

You know, I just decided for a wavy look.

Hey! I like this girl.

♪ deathless death, good god, let me give you my life ♪

but seven's incredibly unique voice made them an enigma.

♪ take me to church

I wanna show people you can be who you are.

You don't need to be anyone else.

I already know this is gonna be an incredibly hard decision for us.

Yeah!

So how are you both with competition?

Is there a kumbaya vibe going right now?

You know, like, there is a kumbaya,

but it's an honest kumbaya.

I do want that diamond tonight,

so I'm gonna do everything that I can.

That's right. Game on, baby.

- Game on. Let's do it. - Yeah, I like it.

So is there anything that intimidates you about seven?

Yeah, definitely, but you know,

remember I'm a warrior, so I'm here.

Will's gonna like that one.

That's the kind of energy I'm talking about.

All right, well, good luck.

Seven, you're up first,

and, siren, we'll see you in a little bit.

♪ amen

my audition went very surprisingly well.

♪ take me to church

♪ I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies ♪

I was just so afraid to sing

because I really wasn't sure

what the judges were going to say

in terms of my voice being very masculine or deep.

You're one of the most original voices I've heard.

- It was just gorgeous. - Wow.

And it gave me a new sense of confidence.

Oh, my gosh.

( gasps )

I want seven to really inspire people

to really be themselves.

For my head-to-head,

seven is performing against siren.

It's a tough scenario being, like, pit against a powerhouse singer.

I just think that you're amazing.

I'm gonna, like, cry. You're just so good.

I think you're amazing too. Girl, don't cry.

We just got our makeup done. We cute.

Because I have all this different range in my voice that I can work with,

it allows me to time moments of excitement and surprise.

I'm going to go all out in our head-to-head,

and I'm hoping to be the next generation superstar.

♪ white shirt now red, my bloody nose ♪

♪ sleeping, you're on your tippy toes ♪

♪ creeping around like no one knows ♪

♪ think you're so criminal

♪ bruises on both my knees for you ♪

♪ don't say thank you or please, I do ♪

♪ what I want when I'm wanting to my soul? ♪

♪ so cynical

♪ so you're a tough guy, like-it-really-rough guy ♪

♪ just-can't-get-enough guy

♪ chest-always-so-puffed guy

♪ I'm that bad type, make-your-mama-sad type ♪

♪ make-your-girlfriend-mad type, might-seduce-your-dad type ♪

♪ I'm the bad guy

♪ duh

♪ I'm only good at being bad

♪ bad

♪ you're a tough guy, like-it-really-rough guy ♪

♪ just-can't-get-enough guy, chest-always-so-puffed guy ♪

♪ I'm that bad type, make-your-mama-sad type ♪

♪ make-your-girlfriend-mad type, might-seduce-your-dad type ♪

♪ I'm the bad guy

♪ ooh

♪ I'm the bad guy

yeah!

- Rocsi: Amazing! - Sick!

Rocsi: Wow. Judges, is seven our next generation superstar?

- Nick? - We've sat here at this desk

and watched and heard a lot of performances.

That was, like, top three performances of all the ones we've heard,

and it's because superstars leave you wanting to know more

and hear more, and you just can't get enough.

And tonight, I wanna know more. I wanna hear more.

Thank you, nick. Thank you.

Rocsi: Will.I.Am?

You performed vulnerably.

The low register was wobbly, but it's okay,

because you delivered on the part that is the most important part,

and that is the transmission of emotion.

And your show was awesome, so thank you.

Thank you so much, will.

Rocsi: Alanis?

When you started the song,

I thought, "oh, no, we're just gonna stay low on this one again.

I really wanna hear the range."

and then, boom, you gave the range to us.

You also gave us the flipping into falsetto

in a way that can be hard for some people.

You just did it with agility and flexibility,

so that was exciting.

Thank you so much.

I am really curious about who's behind the scenes in a way that I haven't been perhaps

with some of the other contestants.

We're here to find, like, who's gonna be a great artist,

and I really got that from you tonight, and...

Thank you.

I would say it was basically a perfect show.

Like, yeah, um,

you have a good chance of winning the competition.

Wow.

Seven, how is performing as your alter ego

helping you as a performer?

You know, for so long, my voice has never fit any mold.

But now that I'm here,

my voice is not only accepted, it's celebrated.

So I'm so thankful for this opportunity. It's phenomenal.

Nick: Seven, you know what? You said it, but it's true.

Your voice doesn't fit any mold,

and that's what makes it cool as hell.

It's a hot, sexy voice. I'm just gonna say it.

It's just hot.

All right, guys, well, after the break,

find out who makes it to the semi-finals

and who has to go home right after this.

I sort of see seven as non-binary or something.

Really? But I thought seven was a female.

I had no idea. I mean, I still don't know.

( vocalizing )

siren: Siren's ready for a fight.

That was exceptionally perfect.

♪ yeah, yeah

your performance tonight wasn't quite what I had hoped it would be.

I still feel bad sending people home.

- ( groans ) - good luck.

- This is rough. - The studio audience has voted for,

by only four votes...

- Oh, no! - Oh, my god.

Nick: It doesn't get much closer than that.

Welcome back. Now, before the break,

seven set a very high standard for this head-to-head,

but I'm pretty sure siren is ready to meet

and possibly exceed it.

Let's see what she can do. Make it loud for siren.

Siren: ♪ I put a spell on you

during the audition round,

when I was able to see siren take the stage,

I just saw all of the fights that I've done for myself

to keep going.

My father is palestinian muslim.

My mother's ashkenazi jewish.

So when I was a kid, I got pretty heavily bullied,

just people constantly telling me I can't do something.

Siren allows me to be protected

and to really focus on what I do, which is sing.

For the head-to-head round, siren is going against seven,

who is incredible.

But siren doesn't mind who she goes up against.

She's willing to just focus on what her lane is,

what she needs to do, what she wants to do, and handle it.

Siren's ready for a fight.

♪ time on my hands

♪ since you've been away, boy

♪ and I ain't got no plans

♪ no, no, no, no

♪ and the sound of the rain

♪ against my windowpane

♪ is slowly, slowly

♪ driving me insane, boy

♪ I'm going down

♪ I'm going down

♪ 'cause you ain't around, baby ♪

♪ my whole world's upside down ♪

whoo!

♪ oh, I don't know what to do ♪

♪ if I ever lose you

♪ said I'll be going down

♪ I'll be going down

♪ my whole world's up

♪ I'm going down

♪ I'm going down, d-d-d-d-down

♪ 'cause you ain't, you ain't around ♪

♪ my whole world's

♪ up

♪ side down

yeah!

- Yeah! - Amazing!

First, let's take a second and hear it for our spectacular house band.

It's adam blackstone and the alter ego band.

Whoo!

Great job. Wow.

Judges, is this someone you can see winning

the entire competition?

Alanis, I'll start with you.

I've been a fan of you since the second I met you

and your wave hair.

Superstar. There was a point in time

where you were hitting a certain note,

and I thought it was a keyboard, and I thought--

yeah, I had to hit her. I was like, "yo!"

and he was like, "that's her voice!"

- the whole performance - oh, thank you!M drizzled.

Rocsi: Grimes?

That was exceptionally perfect.

I don't think anyone's done whistle voice in this whole competition yet,

so that was just-- high risk and high reward.

Grimes, what do you mean when you say "whistle voice?"

- like, really, really-- - ( vocalizing )

- yes! - What the what?

- Siren: Yes! - Man, you got tricks.

- You got tricks. - I've never heard it called that either.

That's what she was talking about.

Man, everyone's bringing it tonight,

and the way the band was incorporated onstage

and the horns and the whole thing was just--

it was really a moment.

I felt like I was at a concert.

I really did. I felt like I was at a show.

If I could give you one small note,

I guess it would just be to continue to explore your alter ego

and how to make siren a star,

but she sure feels like one to me.

- That's all I can say, so... - Aw, I love that, nick.

Thank you.

- That song is a - yes.Ong to sing.

And then here you come

and you bringing all type of flow, power, soul.

You know, I didn't hear not one off note.

You weren't flat, you weren't sharp.

Your voice is spectacular.

One more time for siren.

After two fantastic performances,

we'll find out who the judges will send on to the diamond

and to the semi-finals, and who they will send on home when we come back.

More "alter ego" after this.

Siren had such a crazy good performance to me that--

- I know. - Grimes: But so did seven.

Both of them are superstars to me, so this is a rough one.

Places, everybody.

Here we go. In three, two, one.

Rocsi: Welcome back.

It's time to find out if seven or siren

will be voted up to the diamond and into the semi-finals.

Judges, it's time to make your decision.

Nick.

Seven, this next generation superstar that we're hunting for,

I think you really truly embody what that could be,

the best combination of talent,

technology, presentation.

Your whole persona is really fascinating,

and your treatment of that song tonight was really unique.

Just overall, great job. I can't say enough great things about what you did.

I'm just--

I'm just a sucker for that voice.

And siren blew me away--

blew me away in the audition round.

And for me I was, like, unless siren

does something tonight to pull me back down

off that high I was on from the audition,

I just couldn't see myself not voting for her again tonight.

In fact, she elevated my high tonight.

So in a very, very heartbreaking and tough decision,

I am going to vote to put siren through

- to the semi-finals. - Rocsi: Grimes.

Siren, I'm, like, invested in the vocal.

Like, I fully had chills, which I almost never get.

But then I'm caring about the full artist package more here,

and I don't think I've ever seen anything like seven ever,

so I will say seven, but, ugh!

Rocsi: Alanis.

So, siren, I love your alter ego,

and I really feel as though you're one with your alter ego.

And I love the ocean so much,

so your hair just brings great joy to me personally.

Seven, there is something magical about your range,

and then tonight, my hearing

that your range can go in the opposite direction

- equally as beautifully... - Grimes: True, true, true.

Alanis: ...Was exciting.

I am going to put seven on the diamond.

So that is two votes for seven,

one vote for siren.

Remember, if there is a tie,

it will go to the audience to decide

who makes it to the next round.

Will, it's up to you.

Siren, what a name for your talent.

You sing in perfect pitch. It's dope.

- Thank you. - And then, like, seven,

you have this ability to connect with emotional intelligence,

to articulate exactly how you're feeling.

And that's the difference between a good singer

and an artist, and you have that,

which makes my decision, like, super hard.

My decision reflects your voice,

and the voice transports you to a different world.

All I know is when I was in the projects growing up,

I don't like sirens.

But I like this siren.

I wanna see you on the diamond.

That's two votes for seven and two votes for siren.

- Whoo! - The votes are tied.

Which means our studio audience

will determine which alter ego is moving on to the diamond

and into the semi-finals,

so please place your votes.

I see a lot of sevens in the audience.

I see a lot of people doing that.

Rocsi: Is it gonna be seven or siren?

It is up to you guys right now.

( groans )

the votes have been counted,

and I can officially confirm

by only four votes...

- Oh, no! - Oh, my god.

That the studio audience has voted for...

Seven!

Congratulations, seven!

You will now move on to the diamond

and off to semi-finals.

( groans )

seven, we will see you at the semi-finals.

Ugh, unfortunately, siren, you'll be leaving us tonight.

Would you do us the honor to sing one last time

before you come out here and reveal your true identity?

- I'd love to. - Yeah!

- Damn. - Wow, that was--

- doesn't get much closer than that. - No.

I think we made the right decision.

The fact that it was only four votes difference

validates that we were bottle-necked.

I'm actually really curious to see who she is.

Yeah.

♪ you're broken down and tired ♪

♪ of living life on the merry-go-round ♪

♪ and you can't find the fighter ♪

♪ but I see it in you, so we gonna walk it out ♪

♪ and move

- ♪ mountains - wow.

♪ we gonna walk it out

♪ and move

♪ mountains

♪ and we'll rise up

♪ rise like the waves

♪ we'll rise up, in spite of the ache ♪

♪ we will rise up a thousand times again ♪

yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

♪ for you

♪ for you

♪ we'll rise

- whoo! - Siren, siren, siren!

( imitates siren )

guys, this is mama yaya, aka siren.

- Nick: Mama yaya! - Yes.

How does it feel coming out on this stage

as mama yaya waving siren off?

Siren has been such a great shield for me

because, you know, I'm a plus-size woman!

Like, it's not easy out here!

It's not! Especially in the music industry.

Yeah, you still feel the pressure and the oppression, frankly,

of having to show up visually in a certain way

in order to even get in some doors.

But if those are the doors with those requirements,

I'm not sure I want to be in that room.

I agree.

I look forward to seeing what your journey continues to be.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

I'm still a warrior. I'm still a fighter.

I'm still gonna come out here and do whatever I can

to make things work for me, so...

That's powerful, mama yaya.

You know what? You are an amazing talent.

And everyone got to see that, so-- you changed me.

I'm so honored to listen to you sing.

Thank you, nick.

Rocsi: Thank you so much for being here, mama yaya.

- Thank you so much. - You were freaking amazing.

Up next, will aster's raw and vulnerable vocals

secure her a spot on the diamond once again?

Or will queen dynamite's powerhouse voice reign supreme?

It's aster versus queen dynamite.

Who's going to move on to the semi-finals?

Find out after this.

So amazing.

Welcome back to "alter ego." I'm rocsi diaz.

This is the only singing competition

that implements unbelievable technology

to give our contestants a second shot at stardom

and possibly change the future of music.

No big deal. I know.

Let's meet our second head-to-head tonight.

It's aster versus queen dynamite.

Aster versus queen dynamite.

So during the auditions,

aster brought her vulnerability to stage.

Growing up, I was told I was a star,

and I really hoping to embody that.

And queen dynamite showed off her diva queen style.

♪ ain't nobody

each of them is unique.

♪ well, the sky is always open

but aster needs to make more of a connection with us.

Thumbs up.

And queen dynamite needs to show us

what kind of artist she truly wants to be.

Grimes: I actually think your voice

would suit well in all kinds of genres.

I think that is gonna be one of the qualities

that takes you really far in this competition.

Yeah!

Aster, it's good to see you again.

Good to see you.

I got feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night.

What's up-- what's up, miss dynamite?

Hey!

How are you guys feeling since your auditions?

I'm feeling great.

I got over that first audition,

over the nerves, so I'm just ready to rock it.

And you, aster?

Honestly, I'm just hoping that I can show you guys

how I've grown throughout just a short time,

and I really just want to bring my artistry into this song.

How are you as competitors?

I believe that, you know, it's hard,

but we're both queens, but it's only one throne.

Oh! "game of thrones!"

I think that we're both gonna bring it,

and her being so amazing

is really gonna make me work harder.

- Good luck. - Good luck to you, too.

- But I hope I win. I'm sorry. - We will see.

- Whoo! - Let's do this.

All right, guys, have a good show. Bring the best out.

Aster, you're gonna be up first.

Aster: ♪ darling, I'm just trying to tell ya ♪

being able to go out there and just absolutely kill it

for my audition round felt amazing.

♪ your head

I do think that aster deserves to be on the diamond.

- Rocsi: There we go. - Whoo!

I was just kind of in shock.

I'm so excited!

Me being on this show is a journey of self acceptance.

Being a child of adoption,

what was difficult was struggling through

feeling a sense of abandonment.

That's something that has affected me throughout my life

including performance and music in general.

There was something raw.

It was taking all those insecurities that you've experienced

and channeling them, using them as fuel.

Aster: I feel myself growing so much.

I'm gaining so much self confidence.

In my head-to-head, aster will be going against queen dynamite.

She can do a lot of acrobatics with her voice.

Even though she sounds pretty awesome,

I think I can do better.

Only one alter ego can make it to the next round,

and that's aster. That's me.

And that's what I'm here to do.

( whispering )

♪ chill out, what you yelling for? ♪

♪ lay back, it's all been done before ♪

♪ and if you could only let it be ♪

♪ you would see

♪ I like you the way you are

♪ when we're driving in your car ♪

♪ and you're talking to me one-on-one ♪

♪ but you've become

♪ somebody else 'round everyone else ♪

♪ you're watching your back like you can't relax ♪

♪ you're trying to be cool

♪ you look like a fool to me

♪ so tell me

♪ why'd you have to go and make things so complicated? ♪

♪ I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else ♪

♪ gets me frustrated

♪ life's like this

♪ and you, and you fall and you crawl and you break ♪

♪ and you take what you get and you turn it into ♪

♪ honesty, you promised me I'm never gonna find you fake it ♪

♪ no, no, no

♪ no, no, no

♪ why'd you have to go and make things so complicated? ♪

♪ life's like this and you

♪ and you fall and you crawl and you break ♪

♪ and you take what you get and you turn it into ♪

♪ honesty, you promised me I'm never gonna find you fake it ♪

♪ no, no, no

- aster! - Yes, ma'am?

- That was hot. - Thank you. Thank you.

Well, you just made it complicated for the judges.

That's for sure.

Nick, I'll start with you.

Aster, overall I thought really, really nice job.

I noticed a couple pitchy notes, but I think all in all,

it was a really, really a kinda cool take on that song,

- and nice job. Nice job. - Thank you. Thank you.

Your performance was solid.

I love your version of the song.

You were rushing a little bit.

Those are just nerves,

but they're the special moments and things you always remember

if you can learn from them. Thank you for the performance.

I'm still trying to get over how freaking bomb the technology is

with the belt you got on.

I love you performance.

I felt there was a fluidity to it.

The moments of humanity within your alter ego performance were exciting to me.

There was more movement in your physicality in your alter ego today,

so that was exciting to see that growth.

And I also just kind of like you.

- So that-- - thank you. I like you, too.

So that counts for a lot for me.

I don't care about missed notes.

I just like a personality vocal,

and I feel like you have a personality vocal.

- Mm-hmm. - I think with the right song,

you have what it takes to be the next digital superstar.

Thank you so much.

All right, guys, well, after the break,

a performance from an audience favorite, queen dynamite,

and we'll find out which alter ego the judges put on the diamond

and into the semi-finals.

More "alter ego," the head-to-heads, after this.

- What game is that? - You should play.

- Nice shot. - That is bananas.

- That's dope. - Target eliminated.

- Wanna play? - Unless you got space invaders on there,

it's probably out of my wheelhouse.

It just reminds me of how old I am.

Game over.

Here we go. Places, everybody.

Coming to the top of the act in three, two, one.

This "alter ego." I am rocsi diaz.

Now before the break, aster came out here and brought her best.

But remember, this is a competition,

and only one of these alter egos can move on to the semi-finals.

And we have one more alter ego performance to go,

and it's the one and the only queen dynamite.

♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, ain't nobody, come on ♪

to take the stage as queen dynamite,

it was like I was a new person.

It kinda helped me see, "okay, you can really do this."

( vocalizing ) ♪ nobody

queen dynamite really came through.

♪ feel this way

queen dynamite will be singing dua lipa, "don't start now."

listening to the lyrics, it talks about heartache.

We've all got our heart broken before,

so, you know, I believe that everyone can relate to this song.

And it's basically saying, "look at me now.

Look at me now."

well, I believe that aster,

she has to look out for queen dynamite's power.

♪ yeah, yeah, yeah

the competition is serious.

This experience with queen dynamite

has been a total life-changer.

Fear can't stop me. Nerves can't stop me.

This is something that I've dreamed of,

and now I will never stop pursuing my dream.

Look at me now.

♪ if you don't wanna see me

♪ did a full one-eighty, crazy

♪ thinking 'bout the way I was

♪ did the heartbreak change me? ♪

♪ maybe

♪ but look at where I ended up

♪ I'm all good already

♪ so moved on, it's scary

♪ I'm not where you left me at all, so ♪

♪ if you don't wanna see me dancing with somebody ♪

♪ yeah

♪ if you wanna believe that anything could stop me ♪

♪ don't show up, don't come out ♪

♪ don't start caring about me now ♪

♪ walk away, you know how

♪ don't start caring about me now ♪

♪ yeah, yeah

♪ yeah, yeah, yeah

♪ yeah, yeah

♪ don't show up

♪ don't come out, hey!

♪ don't start caring about me now ♪

♪ walk away

♪ you know how

♪ don't start caring about me now ♪

♪ yeah, yeah, yeah

- she had a powerful voice. - Yeah, her voice is in the driver's seat.

Great job. I love it.

When she was calm, it was still full and rich,

and you know she has all kind of riff capabilities.

But she was like, "nah, I'm not even gonna hit you with all that stuff right now."

you know, she got, like, so much more.

Yeah.

I was wondering, like, with the disco balls, like, where did they come from?

'cause you were just like, "whazam!"

- and they were just like... - Disco balls-- yes!

- Woo-ooh! - Wow.

I feel like I'm in a party now.

I wanna bring that to the grocery store with me

while picking out papaya, just...

I loved how integrated you are with your alter ego.

I'm just seeing queen dynamite.

I'm not thinking about anything else.

Your vocal is so powerful and tasteful and elegant

and just-- I just feel like

there's zero fear around hitting any notes,

and it's just-- it's in your back pocket and you got it.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

You're probably one of the highest, like,

singing ability to alter ego awesomeness ratios.

Queen dynamite: Thank you so much.

I really feel like the auditions,

it kind of made me realize the fire that I have for singing.

Because, yes, anxiety and fear stopped me a long time.

But from this day forward, I will never stop singing.

Those days are over.

Hearing performances like that

remind us all of why we enjoy music.

If you have any struggle at all, and you didn't have it in that song,

it's just allowing your voice to sink into the subtle moments of the song,

- 'cause your voice - yes.Big and powerful.

And also, did you guys see the way the sash on her dress, I mean, the way that moves...

- Yo, I know. - Rocsi: Right.

...While you're performing, it's, like--

the subtle things with this technology,

it's just crazy. Crazy, crazy.

Nick, question, after seeing this performance,

are you buying tickets to the queen dynamite show?

I already bought my tickets.

Yes!

Rocsi: All right, well, don't go anywhere.

We'll find out how the judges vote when we come back.

This is "alter ego" on fox.

- That was really good. - That was amazing.

Her voice just comes alive in those big wailing moments.

- It's like... - I know.

Whoo!

Welcome back to "alter ego." I am rocsi diaz.

We've just seen performances

both of the alter egos in this head-to-head matchup,

and now there's only one thing left to do--

find out which one the judges feel

deserves the spot on the diamond...

...And also in the semi-finals.

So, judges, who will it be?

It's time to cast your votes.

Aster, like, I really like how much personality you have.

I feel like you have a strong artistic identity,

and everything about you is amazing to me

except that I don't know if it's fully coming together

in the actual performance itself.

Queen dynamite, your show has a whole package.

You know, I feel your vulnerability.

You're great at singing, you're great at dancing.

You just have a whole thing.

I think I'm gonna save queen dynamite.

Queen dynamite has a dynamic voice.

Aster has an amazing way that she embodies the alter ego,

but the vocal ability suffers.

The audition was far better than tonight.

So, my decision is based on, like, what's coming next.

So, queen dynamite.

That is two votes for queen dynamite.

Nick.

You know, the marketability of the next generation superstar

is a big part of the equation.

So, aster, I think your performance tonight

wasn't quite what I had hoped it would be.

We're looking for everyone to kind of step their game up.

Queen dynamite, I think you're still discovering who queen dynamite is,

and you're still discovering how to bring that alter ego to life.

So taking all those things into consideration,

I agree with my two friends,

and I'd like to see queen dynamite on the diamond.

Rocsi: There you go!

Queen dynamite, that is three votes for you.

You automatically head up onto that diamond.

Alanis, I'm just curious, what is your vote?

They both have my vote for superstardom,

but I was going to ask queen dynamite to step on that diamond.

Rocsi: Unanimous.

Queen dynamite, take that diamond.

You have been put on there with a unanimous decision,

which means you have secured a spot in the semi-finals.

Congratulations to you, queen dynamite.

Aster, that means this is the end of your time here at "alter ego."

and we'd love you to perform one last time

and reveal your identity to the judges

by coming out here yourself. How does that sound?

- I'm excited. - Nick: Yeah!

Rocsi: I love it.

We'll meet her soon, but for right now,

give it up for aster!

- This is rough. - Agreed.

So who do you think she is? Young girl?

Yeah, like, young.

♪ that arizona sky

♪ burning in your eyes

♪ you look at me and, babe, I wanna catch on fire ♪

♪ it's buried in my soul

♪ like california gold

♪ you found the light in me that I couldn't find ♪

♪ so when I'm all choked up

♪ and I can't find the words

nick: Yeah!

♪ every time we say goodbye

- ♪ baby, it hurts - yeah!

♪ when the sun goes down

♪ and the band won't play

♪ I'll always remember us this way ♪

♪ yeah, I'll always

♪ remember us

♪ this way

yeah!

Judges, this is kaylee, aka aster.

- Whoo! - Whoo!

Kaylee, how are you feeling right now?

I honestly am just so happy and glad

that I was able to have this experience.

I feel like, "okay, I can do this."

that performance was confident, strong,

and that's kaylee doing that. That's not aster.

I guess it is. That's kinda crazy.

Why do you feel you needed an alter ego?

I really wanted to be able to perform

without fear of kinda, like, what I look like

or what people may perceive me as,

and I'm excited to take what I've learned

through that out into the real world.

- Thank you so much, kaylee. - Thank you, guys.

We're sending you home with a lot of love

and a huge round of applause from the audience.

Don't miss next week, when we get even closer

to finding our next generation superstar.

We'll see you then. Good night.

Thank you, guys, so much.