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- AGT, did we come to party tonight?

- It was the most exciting, fun, scary audition.

- You had this entire room on their feet.

- I hope that I can win "America's Got Talent,"

so I can reach my dream.

- You've got an amazing, distinctive voice.

You have literally a glow about you.

- ♪ I wanna rock ♪

- Rock!

- ♪ I wanna rock ♪

- Rock!

- Season 18 is just blowing my socks off.

- That's one of my favorite, favorite auditions this year.

- You left it all on that stage.

Mic drop.

- ♪ I wanna rock, rock ♪

♪ Rock, rock, rock ♪

- All right, Penelope. It's our big moment.

I don't want to sing anymore.

What?

- ♪ I wanna rock ♪ - Rock!

- Wow! That was heart-stopping.

- Oh, the fire!

- You have an amazing chance at winning "AGT."

- Thank you.

- This is an audition we are all gonna remember.

- Rock!

- ♪ I wanna rock ♪

- Rock!

- Welcome to "America's Got Talent."

Who's excited?

- Number 745 to number 760, please come to the stage.

It's your time to audition.

- ♪ I wanna rock, rock, rock, rock, rock ♪

- When the room is full like this, there's so much energy.

- You guys are wild!

- Season 18!

- ♪ I wanna rock ♪ - Rock!

- Hello.

Can you hear me?

- Yes, I can hear you.

Can you hear me?

Yeah, no problem.

- What is your name, how old are you,

and where are you from, please?

- My name is Shaun Wines.

I'm 59 years old, and I'm from the South Coast of the UK.

- All right.

- Wow.

The UK, mate.

- What do you do for a living?

- I'm a music teacher.

- Ah. - I used to be an electrician.

- Yes.

- But 20 years ago, a chance meeting with someone,

said, "You should go into teaching."

And I did, and now I'm here, and I can't believe it.

It's incredible.

- And how old are your students?

- Ages of five, six, right the way up to 18.

- Where would you see yourself in five years' time?

- Still teaching, I hope,

because I absolutely love what I do.

And the kids keep me young.

- So what has taken you so long to come here to audition?

- I never thought about it,

but I've always said to all the kids, you know,

we do a lot of concerts, and they get really nervous.

And they say, "Sir, I'm really nervous."

And I say, "Well, look. If you weren't nervous,

I'd be nervous."

"Yeah, but it's not like that for you."

And I thought, OK, maybe I need to do something.

- Are you nervous right now?

- Nervous? Oh, just a little bit.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

All right.

Go ahead. Good luck.

- OK. Thank you very much.

- All right, well, I'm excited to see what he does.

- ♪ We will, we will rock you ♪

- Whoo!

- Yes!

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

- Whoo!

- ♪ 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 ♪

- I was not expecting that.

- ♪ You don't need money, don't take fame ♪

♪ Don't need no credit card to ride this train ♪

- You are so kind, too kind.

We want more, we want more!

- ♪ It might just save your life ♪

♪ That's the power of love ♪

- I'm getting emotional.

- That was so much fun to watch!

I mean, look.

You didn't think that you could be a teacher.

- No.

- Did you ever imagine that you could be a rock star?

- I have a mix of emotions.

It's the most nerve-racking thing I've ever done

but also the most exhilarating.

My legs are going.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much, guys. - Simon?

- You look so normal, and nice, and sweet.

And then you turn into somebody else when you perform.

I love that.

- Heidi.

- You did become a rock star,

and you did everything kind of like eyes closed.

And you couldn't believe your eyes

when were all standing up for you.

- I know. - You're the cutest!

- Oh, I was waiting for the red Xs.

- No. - Oh, no!

- I want to start

with a million percent yes.

- Sofía.

- Yes.

- Heidi.

- It's a yes from me too.

- You got four yeses!

- ♪ But it might just save your life ♪

♪ That's the power of love ♪

- I love him.

- ♪ That's the power of love ♪

- Bye!

- Wow!

- You just won over millions and millions of people.

OK, OK, now stand up.

I got you, I got you!

- That was amazing.

- Oh, not only... it was so unexpected, so surprising.

- Howie, you rock!

- No, he does.

- Well, that was unbelievable.

That's the surrealist day of my life.

- ♪ That's the power of love ♪

- Everything about this audition was what we love.

- Whoa!

- I hope that you are the one comedian

that finally wins "AGT."

- You dreamed about getting a Golden Buzzer.

I am honored to make that dream come true!

- "America's Got Talent"

genuinely can change your life.

This is, like, the biggest.

This is, like... This is a different level.

- Maybe you're gonna win that million dollars!

- There's so many good, talented people here.

- It still doesn't feel real.

- It's crazy this is where Darci performed.

- Just think about it, how four years ago or whatever,

you saw her on TV, and you were like,

I want to do this, and now you're here.

- Could you imagine how many stars

are in this room right now?

It can be anyone.

- Oh, I'm so proud of you, baby.

- Are you ready to go out and meet the judges?

Ready to go out there?

I'll be right behind you.

- Wow!

- Hi.

- What is your name?

- My name is Brynn Cummings, and I'm a ventriloquist.

- Aww.

- How old are you?

- I'm 12.

- Where are you from?

- We're from Paw Paw, Michigan.

- How did you get into doing this?

How did you know you could do this?

- Well, it was actually...

I remember seeing Darci Lynne on "AGT."

And that inspired me.

I literally looked at my parents as soon as I saw it.

And I went, that's what I'm going to do.

- Aw. - Aw.

- And look at you now, right here in front of us.

That's amazing.

What are you going to do if you win $1 million?

- I mean, it's a big thing, but probably,

I'd like to follow in Darci's footsteps and start touring.

So get a tour bus, and I also really want a bearded dragon.

- Oh, wow.

OK, we're ready.

Go ahead. - All right.

- All right, Penelope. It's our big moment.

Are you ready for me to cue the music?

I don't want to sing anymore.

What?

This is what we've practiced for weeks.

I've been thinking about it, and it's been done.

They want to see something else,

something new.

But we haven't practiced anything else.

What's your plan?

I've got it! Mentalism!

- Mentalism? - Wait, what?

- I don't mind read.

Quit playing around.

Let's just sing the song.

Trust me.

Take me down to the judges.

Is that allowed?

- Yeah, yeah. - Sure.

- She's so good. - She is good.

I have a bad feeling about this.

Oh, stop worrying.

Seriously?

I don't know what I'm supposed to do.

It's OK. We'll use a deck of cards.

Check your pocket.

Wait. What?

Ta-da!

Heidi, I'd like you to cut the deck one time.

Howie, I'd like you to take the top card.

- All right.

- Then look away and close your eyes.

Show me the card.

I will send my thoughts to Brynn

using my brilliant mental powers.

What do I do now?

Just concentrate.

What comes to mind?

A migraine.

Brynn!

OK, I'm focused.

I see.

I think it's black.

That's it. Keep thinking.

It's a club.

Is it the seven of clubs?

Open your eyes.

Oh, my gosh!

What?

- That's amazing.

Judges, in a moment, we're going to go back on stage.

But as we do, Sofía...

- Hi.

- Please take out any item from your purse,

but keep it hidden for now.

- OK.

- Simon, please run out into the audience

and grab an object, any object from anyone...

Yep... in the audience.

And, judges, don't let us see what you picked.

Do not let us see what you picked.

- Let's make this a little more interesting.

Terry, can you bring out the blindfold?

Blindfold?

Shh!

Terry, inspect the blindfold.

Hold it up to the light.

Can you see through it?

- No, I can't. - Perfect.

Please put it on Brynn.

- OK.

- Make it nice and tight.

Nice and tight.

Perfect. Perfect.

Thank you, Terry. You can go.

You can leave now.

Thank you so much.

You're going to figure out what objects the judges

are holding.

Sofía, hold your object up into the air.

Brynn, clear your mind.

So, Brynn, what do you see?

I see it's a food.

It might be... It has some sugar in it.

It might be a good treat.

Maybe you leave it when Santa comes.

Is it a cookie?

Sofía, what was your object?

- It's an oatmeal cookie!

- Oh, my gosh!

Since you're doing so well,

you're going to try this one solo.

Penelope, come on!

I need your help.

Fine. Here's a clue.

Simon's object can fit inside of this room.

Penelope!

Come on.

Wait, wait.

I'm getting something.

It's an accessory.

You might wear on your ank... No, you wear it on your wrist.

Is it an Apple Watch?

- Uh, yes.

- Oh, my gosh!

Wow!

Thank you, everyone.

- That's amazing. - Wow!

- ♪ There was a time when I was alone ♪

♪ Nowhere to go and no place to call home ♪

♪ My only friend was the man in the moon ♪

- Brynn, you are adorable!

- Thank you.

- It was so much fun.

It's so great to see you right up close,

how good you're doing it.

I loved it.

- Thank you so much.

- This is the season of mash-ups,

the fact that you did magic or mentalism and ventriloquism

at the same time.

You're amazing, young lady. - Thank you so much!

- I loved it too because you really figured out

a perfect little act for yourself.

You're part comedian too.

- I thought it was a lot of fun.

Well done. - Thank you so much.

- When did you realize that you have magic powers?

- When I was about nine years old, I would say.

- Aw. - That's cool.

You are so talented, so charming.

People are going to root for you.

You did something we've never seen before,

and for me, you never want to see the same thing again

but not quite as good.

You want to see it better or different,

and that's what you did.

- Thank you. - Cowell!

- OK. We're going to vote.

Sofía.

- I'm gonna give you your first yes!

- Second yes.

- Third yes.

- Four yeses!

- ♪ Run, run, lost boy ♪

- She did it! She did it!

- ♪ They say to me ♪

♪ Away from all... ♪

- Oh, cute!

- She's so cute. - Oh, my gosh.

- Good job. - Oh, my goodness.

You killed it.

- Aw.

- I'm so proud of you.

- Oh, my goodness.

Brynn, tell me how you're feeling right now.

- This is the best moment of my life.

Oh, that's so beautiful.

Thank you.

- OK, Terry's ready.

Let's get Roland to the wing.

- Hey, Roland. Please follow me.

- Are you ready for some more talent?

What do you say? Are you ready?

- Hello, hello. How you doing?

I'm Terry Crews.

- Roland. - Roland.

- You're gonna die.

- Why?

- Are you ready to go out there and meet the judges?

- Yes, ready.

- All right, go on out there and make it happen.

- Thank you. - OK.

- Hi.

- Hello. - Hi.

- What is your name, and where are you from, sir?

- I'm Roland Abante.

I'm from Philippines.

Ah, the Philippines!

What will you be doing for us today?

- So he's going to sing tonight.

- You're going to sing for us?

OK.

And so are you a singer in the Philippines?

- So in the Philippines, he's just sang

in the neighborhood where they have karaoke.

Ah, OK.

So you do it as karaoke.

For fun, for fun.

- Can I ask you a question?

You have a day job?

- So in the Philippines, my work is in the morning.

I'm a fisherman, and in the afternoon,

I do drive a motorbike,

and I deliver passengers and goods.

- Wow.

Amazing.

So why "America's Got Talent"?

- Oh, you make him cry.

Every night, I see in my...

Because this is my big dream to get here.

- To be here. - To be here.

- Aww!

- We're with you, Roland.

- Roland, do you want to have a hug before you start,

or are you good?

- OK.

- Thank you. - Good luck to you.

- Wow.

That's the biggest catch of the day.

- Yes.

- OK. Roland, are we ready now?

Yes.

Good luck to you!

- Vamos!

- ♪ When a man loves a woman ♪

♪ Can't keep his mind on nothin' else ♪

♪ He'd trade the world for the good thing he's found ♪

♪ If she is playing him for the fool ♪

♪ He's the last one to know ♪

♪ 'Cause loving eyes can never see ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ When a man loves a woman ♪

♪ I give you everything ♪

♪ I can ♪

♪ Trying to hold on to your precious love ♪

♪ 'Cause, baby, baby ♪

♪ Please don't treat me bad ♪

♪ When a man loves a woman ♪

♪ Deep down in his soul ♪

♪ She can bring him such misery ♪

♪ If she's playing him for a fool ♪

♪ Then he's the last one to know ♪

♪ 'Cause, baby, baby, when a man loves a woman ♪

♪ When a man loves ♪

♪ When a man loves a woman ♪

- Check this.

- ♪ So open your eyes and see ♪

- Thank you so much.

- ♪ The way our horizons meet ♪

♪ And all of the lights will... ♪

- Wow, wow.

Can I just say, boy, Heidi, that hug really worked?

- Thank you.

- I don't think you could've done it better.

Mic drop.

You left it all on that stage.

You were amazing.

You should be very proud of yourself.

- I have a feeling you're going to have

to stop fishing 'cause this is where you needed to be.

- Yes!

- You were so nervous I genuinely thought

for one moment you weren't going to be able to do this.

And then that happened, and it actually made me

love this audition even more.

And I really like you. - Yes.

- That was a great one.

- Yes. - That was brilliant.

- Thank you so much.

Thank you.

- I agree with what Simon said.

You know, you have...

- Oh, thank you so much, Simon.

- What? - Oh.

- No. It's OK.

- I think he gets excited with Simon, his favorite judge.

Oh.

This is...

- Go give him a hug!

Hug!

- ♪ So can you see the stars over Amsterdam? ♪

- Thank you.

- Ah.

I got to say that I think Simon's absolutely right.

It's the emotion, and we could feel your heart.

And I think that everybody just heard a life-changing moment.

- Thank you, sir.

- Let's vote.

I'm going to kick this vote off with your first yes.

Howie. - Thank you so much.

- Number two, second yes. - Yes.

Thank you! - Sofía.

- Yes! - Simon.

- Thank you! - Four yeses.

- Four yeses!

- ♪ Open your eyes and see ♪

- Thank you!

Thank you!

- ♪ All of these stars will guide... ♪

- Cowell!

- ♪ Us home, and oh ♪

- I saw you were so emotional.

- There's no space inside and in his heart

about his happiness right now, the joy.

- You are such a star.

This is an audition we are all going to remember.

- Mic drop!

- I think you have an amazing chance at winning "AGT."

- All right, let's take you to audio,

get you mic'd up for stage.

- So when you guys are done talking to the judges,

if you're out there looking at them,

they'll come from this way.

They'll get the microphones out of the way.

- Have a seat, guys. We're about to start back up.

Here we go.

- Hi. What's your name?

- My name is Alex. - OK.

And you are? - And my name is Alex.

OK, well, that clears it up.

- I want to ask a question, first of all.

What is your ultimate dream?

- I want really to be a pioneer of this instrument,

to bring it everywhere, to the pop music,

the rock music, everywhere.

To the movies.

- I can't wait to hear you.

Best of luck.

- I don't see this as a show in Las Vegas.

- No. - So I am going to say no.

I'm sorry.

- I wish you nothing but the best,

but it's a no for me.

- Thank you so much.

- No. - No.

That was not for "AGT."

- That's what I think.

- Well, it's sweet and nice, and sweet and nice it was.

Who's going next? - I don't know.

- Oh, look.

- Oh. - Hello, hello.

- Good evening. - Good evening.

- Wow. - Who are you?

What is your name?

- I'm Ricardo. I'm from Italy.

- Oh, where in Italy? - Wow.

- Yeah. - Palermo, Sicily.

- Sicily. Siciliano.

- Siciliano, yes.

- How old are you?

- I'm 21.

- Oh, you're baby.

Are you super nervous that you're here?

- Yeah.

It's a dream for me to be here.

- What is your talent?

- Today, I'm gonna perform a song.

- So you're a sing... Oh, I'm guessing it's like

some beautiful opera.

- Thank you. - Ah, I love your outfit.

You look very elegant. - Thank you so much.

- Yeah. - OK, we're ready.

Thank you.

- He doesn't look like he's 21.

- You're right. He looks 19.

- I bet that's really hard to do.

- The pride of Italy!

- And they love him!

- I don't think that's easy to do.

- ♪ I can make your hands clap ♪

- Howie's on his feet!

- ♪ I can make your hands clap ♪

- You flew all the way from Italy to do that.

Yeah.

- Simon, do you want a second song?

- No.

- It's OK.

- Howie, what did you think?

- You know what?

It's not so much how it sounds

but where it comes from.

No, because a lot of people listen to music

that is manufactured technically.

And yours is all handmade.

- Heidi.

- I mean, just try this. - I don't want to.

- It looks so easy, but it's like I can't even...

- It's a skill.

- I think it's hard, what you do.

- But does it make it good?

I think we should vote.

- I'm giving you your first yes.

- Thank you. - Seriously?

- Simon. - No.

- Ugh!

- That's OK. - And Heidi?

- I'm gonna give you a second yes.

- Thank you.

- You need one more yes.

- I don't know if you deserve to compete for $1 million.

- ♪ We could be screaming till the sun comes out ♪

Let him through, let him through!

- I don't know! I'm like... I'm a little torn.

- Sofía, have you ever seen anything like that before?

- Ye...

Maybe not, but...

- He's unique. - Come on!

- I'm going to do what the audience wants,

and I'm going to say yes.

- Oh!

- Grazie! Grazie, amore!

Ciao, amore!

- I think you did the right thing.

- You are actually nuts, all of you.

- Listen. You won the audience over.

It was amazing.

You didn't come all this way for nothing.

- ♪ So can I get a hand clap? ♪

- Get clear.

- Love you, Simon! - Who's that?

- ♪ The story of my life, I give her hope ♪

♪ I spend her love ♪

- Good audience.

Good atmosphere.

I like this energy.

- Good day.

- ♪ The story of my life ♪

♪ The story of my life ♪

- All right. Here we go again.

- I wonder who's coming now.

- ♪ The story of my life ♪

- Hi.

- Hello.

- What's your name and your age?

- My name is Ahren Belisle, and I'm 28 years old.

- OK.

And what is your talent?

- Well, I can't dance.

So I'm going to do stand-up comedy.

- Oh, wonderful. - OK.

- How long have you been doing this?

- I did my first open mic about a year ago.

- What got you into comedy?

- Last winter, I ended up in Portugal.

I ended up going to a comedy show there

and making all the comics laugh,

and they convinced me to try it.

- So comedy generally is about timing.

What is your process?

- Please hold while the operator types his response.

To do my comedy, I use a text-to-speech app.

Interestingly enough, the silence while I type

just builds tension during a set.

And I think people enjoy watching me laugh

at my own joke that I'm writing.

You should also know that if you heckle me,

my service dog is trained to go for the vocal cords.

- Oh, yeah.

- Can I ask, do you have a day job?

- I'm an engineer.

- So, young man, the stage is yours.

Best of luck.

- Most of you look super confused right now,

so let's talk about the elephant in the room.

I know what you're all thinking,

who ordered Stephen Hawking off of wish.com?

He might be smarter than me,

but I would beat him in a race.

Unless the race is downhill.

Then I'm screwed.

We also have different conditions.

He had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,

and I am Canadian.

Specifically, I'm half French, on my left side.

I also have a brain muscle disability called

cerebral palsy, but being French

is way worse than a brain disability.

- Wow.

- I used to have the word "handicapped"

in my social media bio.

And then some random white lady messaged me,

telling me I need to change it to "disabled."

- Oh!

- "You can't say that word anymore.

It is offensive to disabled people."

Hmm. I don't think it's offensive.

Last time I checked, I was pretty disabled.

"Well, you don't get to decide what is offensive

or not to disabled people."

Who the hell does then?

Some two-legged white woman on Facebook,

who is probably commenting on her phone

from a handicapped bathroom stall?

Thank you for listening.

- Yeah, Ahren!

- ♪ The story of my life, I take her home ♪

♪ I drive all night to keep her warm ♪

♪ And time is frozen ♪

- Brilliant. I mean, funny, fearless.

Your dog is beautiful.

It was just a great, great, great audition.

This, I think, is going to change your life.

- From the moment you started, you were funny,

making fun of yourself, your energy.

You're having such a good time up there.

I hope that you are the one comedian

that finally wins "AGT."

- I love how you found your way.

I think you're very clever.

You're cheeky, and you really were really funny.

I mean, we were all laughing.

It was fantastic.

- I cannot believe you've only been doing this

for one year because you seem to have

a grasp of timing and humor.

You open up the conversation and normalize humanity

and originality, and you're funny.

- Yeah.

- I think, sir, you're not going to be

doing engineering much longer.

I think you're going to be full-time performing.

That's my prediction.

So I'm going to start off the voting with a yes.

- And you're getting a big fat yes from me!

- Yes!

- That makes it four yeses.

- Yes!

- ♪ I give her hope ♪

♪ I spend her love until she's broke inside ♪

♪ The story of my life ♪

♪ The story of my life ♪

- You are one of the funniest comedians

I have ever seen in my life.

Al loved it.

He didn't have to choke anybody.

I saw that. It was good.

I held him back.

- Disability or no disability, it was good, right?

It was, like, just good.

- ♪ The story of my life ♪

- All right. Here we go, everybody!

We are here to find the winner,

and there's also some Golden Buzzers still in play.

Now, if the Golden Buzzer is hit,

that contestant is one step closer

to headlining our show in Vegas,

"AGT Presents Super Stars Live."

Well, let's go. Let's get it!

- All right. Grace, come on down.

- I'm ready.

My name is Grace Good.

I am 30 years old.

I love you.

And I am originally from Nashville, Tennessee.

- Is that a hula hoop?

- It looks like one.

- In this corset, I don't think I could hula hoop today.

- What are you going to be doing on "AGT"?

- So I'm going to be hula hooping.

- Hula hooping. This is good.

- But unlike anything you've ever seen.

I was pretty shy, honestly, growing up.

I got into hula hooping from scrolling online

and started teaching myself in college.

And there was a group of hula hoopers on campus,

and we all practiced together.

Honestly, I just became obsessed with it.

I had nothing else I wanted to do.

I couldn't figure out what major I wanted to do.

So I decided to take the leap and move to Las Vegas.

So being a performer, it's a lot of hustle.

It can get tough sometimes, so I started street performing.

And I started busking and just putting in the work.

Also, it's just been a personal goal of mine.

I need to make it on "America's Got Talent"

because it really can change the course of my career.

I've seen so many acts come through

that I've looked up to.

I've seen them have incredible careers.

- Are you ready to go out there and meet the judges?

- I'm ready. Let's do it.

All right, Grace.

Go out there and make it happen.

- OK. - OK.

- Hi. - Hi.

Hi.

- Hi there. And who are you, please?

- My name is Grace Good.

- And, Grace, how old are you?

I turn 30 tomorrow.

- Happy birthday.

- Happy birthday! - Thank you.

And where are you from?

- I currently live in Las Vegas.

- I knew you were going to say that.

What are you doing in Vegas?

- Just kind of bopping around, gig life.

- Are you in a show?

- I'm not in a show.

- Would you like to have your own show?

- I would love to have my own show one day.

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

Hopefully, I can impress some people and show you,

you specifically, Simon, something hopefully

you've never seen before.

- Ooh. - Hang on.

I keep saying this.

We're not the ones you've got to impress.

It's the audience. - Yeah.

That's true.

- Simple as that. So good luck.

- Thank you guys.

- Oh, wow.

- ♪ What I see I make my own ♪

♪ I'm here to tell ya, honey ♪

♪ That I'm bad to the bone ♪

- Whoa!

- ♪ I'm bad to the bone ♪

♪ I'm bad to the bone ♪

♪ I'm bad to the bone ♪

- Oh, my goodness.

- ♪ Ooh ♪

♪ I'm here to tell ya, honey ♪

- Wow.

- ♪ That I'm bad to the bone ♪

♪ I'm bad to the bone ♪

- Oh, the fire!

Do not try this at home.

- ♪ I'm bad to the bone ♪

♪ I'm bad, bad ♪

- Wow!

Oh, my God. She's burning herself.

Oh!

- Oh, God.

- Yes!

- ♪ There's something about the fast life ♪

♪ We all want a shot of that ♪

- Grace is good.

Unbelievable!

- ♪ Cuttin' through the clouds of the Po-dunk sky ♪

- Well, well, well.

Heidi, you were straight up on your feet.

- I really didn't expect that because we've seen a lot

of people do hula hooping and stuff,

but never like this.

- Thank you.

- Have you never burned your hair doing this?

I've burned my hair a lot.

- It was amazing, and you should be in Las Vegas.

- Thank you.

- ♪ Storm rider, I'm going down ♪

- That was the best hula hooping I've ever seen.

You're an aerialist, but that's not enough.

Let's light it on fire,

and at the end, you swallowed flames.

That was amazing.

- Thank you.

- That was a perfect audition.

It was exciting. It was fun.

It was unique.

- Thank you.

- You're going to do great in Vegas, for sure.

That was so amazing.

- Thank you.

- So, Grace, if you had to go through next round,

is it more of the same?

- Oh, you haven't seen anything yet.

- Oh, so you're holding something back.

- Wow!

- OK, Grace Good.

We're going to vote.

Let's start with Howie. - Yes.

- Whoo! - Heidi.

- I like you. Definite yes.

- Sofía.

- Yes.

- What do we think?

- ♪ Hot as Arizona, cold as Colorado ♪

- Four yeses.

- ♪ Catch that feeling like lightning in a bottle ♪

♪ I'm gonna go where the wild wind blows ♪

- Yes!

- Bye!

- Grace, Grace, Grace!

Oh, my God! That was amazing!

- I just, like, blacked out.

- She was unexpected. - Yeah.

- I didn't expect that she was gonna be that good.

- That was super fun.

- And I think she can do a whole bunch of crazy things.

- Yeah. - That was really good.

- I can't wait to see...

- Thank you, Terry. - What you're gonna do next.

Thank you so much for bringing your talent here.

- Absolutely. - You're incredible.

- ♪ Got me chasin' tornadoes ♪

- I think you're gonna be a rock star!

- Season 18 is just blowing my socks off.

- This is one of the best auditions this year.

- Go on, say bye-bye to Nana. - Come here.

- Bye. - Bye, darling.

- Good luck. - Go on then.

- Saying bye to the dogs. - Goodbye.

- Knock 'em dead, Alf.

- ♪ Every road you roam ♪

- My name is Alfie Andrew.

I'm 12 years old, and I'm from Manchester, England,

and I'm a singer.

I started singing when I was zero years old.

So my audition on "America's Got Talent,"

it means a lot because it's always been my dream

to become a singer, so I can record those songs

and have a sell-out tour.

- ♪ May good fortune be with you ♪

- My parents couldn't come because of work reasons,

but I'm happy that my auntie is here with me.

- Hi.

- Look where we are.

- I keep saying it.

The kids are taking over.

- Hi. - Hello.

- How are you? Feeling good?

- Yeah.

- Maybe we should make a kids version of this show

with kid judges.

- That would be fun.

- Here we go, guys. Clearing stage.

- I'm up next, so...

- Thanks.

- Thank you.

- ♪ Forever young ♪

♪ Forever young ♪

- Whoo!

- Hello.

- And who do we have here?

- I'm Alfie Andrew.

I'm 12 years old, and I'm from Manchester, England.

- Welcome, welcome, welcome.

- Thank you.

- Are you a comedian?

- No. I'm a singer.

- Ooh. - Wow.

- How does it feel like, all by yourself

on that stage, 12 years old?

I would be terrified, to be honest with you.

- I mean, I am definitely nervous.

- Can I say something?

The way you've dressed, you are so cool.

- Honestly. - Thank you.

- It just works.

You look super, super cool.

- Thank you. - Yeah, you are.

- So tell us a little bit.

Do you come from a family of musicians?

- No, my dad works for, like, cars,

and then my mom does, like, nails and stuff.

- And your parents came here with you?

- And I'm with my aunt.

- Hi, auntie.

- Are they waiting for the phone call?

- Yeah. - Yeah, I bet, OK.

- Good luck to you. - Good luck.

- Thank you.

- Why can't adults be like kids?

'Cause kids are nicer than adults.

- Lady Gaga. - It's going to be good.

- ♪ Hold my hand ♪

♪ Everything will be OK ♪

♪ I heard from the heavens that clouds have been gray ♪

♪ Pull me close ♪

♪ Wrap me in your aching arms ♪

♪ I see that you're hurting ♪

♪ Why'd you take so long to tell me you need me ♪

♪ I see that you're bleeding ♪

♪ You don't need to show me again ♪

♪ But if you decide to ♪

♪ I'll ride in this life with you ♪

♪ I won't let go till the end ♪

♪ So cry tonight ♪

♪ But don't you let go of my hand ♪

♪ You can cry every last tear ♪

♪ I won't leave till I understand ♪

♪ Promise me, just hold my hand ♪

♪ Hold my hand, hold my ♪

♪ Hold my hand, my hand ♪

♪ I'll be right here, hold my hand ♪

♪ I heard a story ♪

♪ A girl, she once told me ♪

♪ That I would be happy again ♪

- Wow!

- ♪ Hold my hand ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Hold my hand, hold my hand ♪

♪ Hold my, hold my, hold my hand ♪

♪ I heard from the heavens ♪

Thank you.

- ♪ This is heaven ♪

♪ And I don't know how this could get much better ♪

♪ Than you and me, here right now ♪

♪ This is heaven ♪

- Wow, Alfie.

I mean, you can really sing.

- Thank you. - You just nailed it.

- Thank you.

- Good for you!

- Yeah, I agree. You hit every note.

I think the only thing standing between you

and an amazing singing career is puberty.

Yeah.

- I mean, I want to buy your record already right now.

- Yeah. - Thank you.

- It's like, I think you're going to be a rock star!

- Thank you.

- You have a very distinct voice as well.

- Yes. - Thank you.

- It's the first time in America?

- Yeah, yeah. - OK.

Well, I think you made the right decision to come here.

The people are going to remember you,

and they're going to root for you.

And you're so cool.

I just can't get over that.

- All right. Shall we vote for Alfie?

- Yes, please. Yes.

- Thank you.

- Yes! - Thank you.

- Three yeses!

- And I'm going to give you a fourth yes!

- Thank you.

- That was amazing.

- Very good.

- Come on.

I want to see how cool you look.

Cool guys in jeans.

- Twinning!

- Twins!

- That was good.

- ♪ You and me, here right now ♪

♪ This is heaven ♪

- How amazing was that?

Alfie, Alfie, Alfie, Alfie!

- Hear that?

It's America, and they're all chanting your name.

- I got four yeses!

- I got standing from Simon, and he even came up on stage.

- That boy has style.

- He's going to be a... - He's a star.

- He's going to be a star. - But he has style.

He's just so...

- I thought eventually...

- You're setting a trend for the kids.

- It had to happen one day.

- Yeah.

- ♪ This is heaven ♪

- You look fabulous.

- My hair is a little weird today.

- Do you need a drink? - Sonic.

Yeah, give me one.

- OK.

- The beauty of Sonic is that you

can combine drinks and some of my favorite toppings.

- Heidi, who taught you how to do this?

- Really?

In your mind, this is cooking?

- You are lovely.

- Well, how did I do? - This is so delicious.

Isn't it good? - It's super fun.

Perfect for summer.

- Hydrate, and then we'll go back and judge.

No, no, with the drink.

It's not like a chaser.

- ♪ Try to be best 'cause you're only a man ♪

- David Rush.

Oh, my goodness.

Last time you were here,

you broke the Guinness World Record for ripping shirts.

What are you about to do today?

- We are going to break another record.

This time, we have an official Guinness adjudicator

on site with certificates.

- I'd like no rushing, no tapping.

Straight on, fist to fist.

- One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

- Are you ready to go out there and make another record?

- All right, here we go. - Here we go.

Here we go. Awesome, awesome!

- All right. Here we go.

- ♪ Nothing's gonna ever keep you down ♪

- Hello. - Hello.

- Welcome to "America's Got Talent."

- Thank you.

- What is your name and your age?

- My name is David "Record-Breaker" Rush,

and I am 38 years old.

- Are you actually a record breaker?

- I have broken over 250 Guinness World Records titles.

- What?

- Three years ago, I actually came on stage

and broke a record for T-shirt ripping with Terry Crews.

- Here? - Yes.

- Yeah. - Here three years ago.

- Oh, yeah, I remember that.

- And is that what you do for a living?

- I worked in product management

at a technology company.

But this year, I just quit my job in tech

because I want to be on stage to entertain and inspire.

So today I'm gonna break

another Guinness World Record title.

- Wow.

- So the feedback I got last time,

Heidi and Simon said yes.

But Howie, you're the one that stood up and said,

"I want something more exciting."

And so I came back today to get your yes.

And I thought, what better way than to have Howie

break the Guinness World Records title with me?

- Me?

- And I'm like, what is Howie good at?

And I thought, Howie, he is good at fist bumps.

- I have a fear of germs.

I don't want to be touched.

And I'm gonna help you do that?

- And you're going to come up here on stage

and do it with me.

Howie, Howie, Howie.

- Yes, you are. Yes, you are.

Howie, Howie, Howie.

- Yes, he is. He gonna do it.

- All right.

- Come on up.

And this time, I am prepared, and I brought

an official Guinness World Records adjudicator with me,

so we can make it certified live and official tonight.

Michael Empric.

- He's back. - How are you?

- So wait. Let me ask a question.

If we break the record,

do I get into the Guinness Book of World Records?

- You absolutely do.

This is a two-person record, both on the certificate.

- OK. - What?

- OK.

- So I've been practicing for months.

- I've been doing it for years.

- For your whole life. - Yes.

- So what we're gonna do is, your fist bumps here.

It's most alternating fist bumps in 30 seconds.

Put your hands out just like this.

- OK.

- Kind of press against my arm right like so.

- OK.

- Both hands flat against there,

and we go back and forth fast as we can for 30 seconds.

- Hang on, hang on.

What is the world record? - Yes.

- Yeah. So the existing record is 273.

David holds that record now

and is attempting to beat that today.

OK, here we go. You'll start on my go.

Three, two, one, go.

- ♪ Ha, ha, ha ♪

- 20 seconds remaining.

20 seconds remaining.

- ♪ Ha, ha, ha ♪

- 15 seconds remaining. 15 seconds remaining.

- ♪ Pump it ♪ - Louder!

- Ten seconds remaining.

- Louder!

- Push yourself! - Go ahead!

- Come on, come on, get it!

- Five, four, three, two, one.

Stop. - Come on!

- Whew!

- All right.

Michael, did they break the record?

- That was a little fast.

I think I need to review the tape backstage.

And we'll have the results shortly.

- Oh, we can't wait.

- I don't think they've made it in time.

- OK.

We'll be back shortly with the results.

Come on, Michael.

- I can't move my hands.

That is hurting.

- Why is he taking so long?

- Hurry up.

- All right.

Michael just reviewed the footage backstage.

For the first time, did they break the record?

- So the mark to beat was 273.

- Right.

- Today, Howie, David, you had...

380.

It's a new Guinness World Record.

- All right! - Oh!

- Let's bring out the certificate.

- I broke a record! - Yeah!

- I broke a record!

I'm in the Guinness Book of World Records!

- Whoop-de-doo.

- Now it's time for the other judges' feedback.

- There is no feedback I can give on this at all.

- Thank you. I broke a record!

- No, you didn't.

The other gentleman did.

However, it just wasn't an interesting world record.

- It was the most boring act I have ever seen.

I mean, like...

- It shouldn't be on "AGT." It shouldn't be anywhere.

- Yeah, it just looked very odd.

- I'm gonna break one right now.

Howie, Howie, Howie, Howie!

- ♪ Before the whole human race ♪

♪ And I ain't gonna lose ♪

- Howie, yes or no?

- Are you nuts? Yes!

Yes! - Heidi.

- Are you nuts? No!

- Absolutely no.

- I'm afraid that is a no.

- So you got one yes!

- ♪ We are the champions ♪

- From me.

- Thank you, Howie. - Thank you.

Thank you.

I need ice!

I need some ice.

I'm in so much pain.

Thank you.

Oh, thank you.

- ♪ We are the champions ♪

♪ Of the world ♪

- All right. Next?

- Agh!

- I haven't seen anything like this before.

- I absolutely loved it.

- Yes!

- So our next act, ladies and gentlemen, about to join us.

- Finally, we are here,

and I hope it will be a great performance.

- So I'm worried about how judges will rate.

- Hello, hi.

I'm Terry. What's your name?

- My name is Alex. - Alex.

- Lena. Nice to meet you.

- All right. Nice to meet you.

And what are you going to be doing here on "AGT"?

- Uh...

- It's complicated.

- We'll show our dance act with the holographic cube.

- And where are you guys from? Both: From Ukraine.

- It was really a long trip for us.

It's really important to be here,

and it's really amazing.

This is the biggest stage of the world.

- Yes, you've come a long way.

And I'm not going to hold you up anymore.

Are you ready to go out there and meet the judges?

- Oh, my God, maybe.

I don't... - Yeah, it's time, it's time.

- Get ready for our next act, ladies and gentlemen.

- Here we go.

- Hello.

- Hello. - Hi.

- Welcome to "America's Got Talent."

- Thank you so much. - Thank you.

- And what is your names?

- My name is Alexander.

- My name is Lena.

- It's my wife. - Oh, wow.

Well, congratulations.

How long have you been married?

- More than ten years.

- OK.

Where are you from?

- We are from Ukraine. - Oh.

America's got love for the Ukraine.

We're with you, and I should also say

that one of my favorite acts of all time

is Light Balance and Light Balance Kids,

which are also Ukrainian.

- That's our great friends.

- Yeah, it's our great friends.

Yeah. - Oh, yeah.

So what do you do?

- I work as choreographer and director,

and we created a dance show with the holographic cube.

- Wow.

And what did you do, Miss?

- She's my muse.

- I'm the creative producer.

Oh, wow.

- Well, I got to tell you, you know,

the Ukraine on this stage has preceded you

in showing us how original and creative

the Ukrainian people are.

And so I can't wait to see this,

but the bar is pretty high.

Good luck. - Thank you.

- ♪ Under a trillion stars ♪

♪ We danced on top of cars ♪

♪ Took pictures of the stage ♪

- Wow!

- ♪ So far from where we are ♪

♪ They made me think of you ♪

♪ Oh, lights go down ♪

♪ In the moment, we're lost and found ♪

- Wow!

- ♪ By your side ♪

♪ If these wings could fly ♪

♪ For the rest of our lives ♪

- Whoa!

♪ Lights go down ♪

♪ In the moment, we're lost and found ♪

♪ I just wanna be by your side ♪

♪ If these wings could fly ♪

♪ Oh, damn these walls ♪

♪ In the moment, we're 10 feet tall ♪

♪ And how you told me after it all ♪

♪ We'd remember tonight ♪

♪ For the rest of our lives ♪

♪ If these wings could fly ♪

♪ For the rest of our lives ♪

- ♪ I can see a light ♪

♪ Shining on all of the dark ♪

♪ Breaking through the clouds ♪

- If you don't mind, we want to invite Gustav.

- Hi. Who is he?

- He is our partner and is responsible for this beauty

which is around Alexander.

- What do you think, Sofía?

- That was the best thing I've seen this season.

That was insane.

Really, really good. - Thank you very much.

Thank you.

- For me, sometimes, because there was a lot of,

like, technology in this act,

and I think that can be a bit soulless.

But you combine it with everything else.

You are such a star.

This is an audition we are all going to remember.

- Thank you. - Well done.

- Thank you.

- Yeah, because we have seen a lot of mixture

between technology and reality put together,

but never quite like this before.

You dance so beautifully.

Like, you coming up from a split.

Like, this was, like, amazing.

We were all like...

- Thank you.

- There were just so many amazing wow moments.

It was incredible. Well done.

- What's amazing for me is,

when you come from the country you're from,

from such strife, and you have the ability

to just flourish creatively and just beautifully.

I set, personally, my bar really high

because I love Light Balance Kids.

You achieved that and even more.

- Yeah. - You really did.

I'm going to start off the voting with a yes.

- Thanks.

- I'm gonna give you a second yes.

- I think you guys are going to have an amazing chance

of winning "AGT" this year.

Yes.

- That's saying a lot.

- You've got four yeses.

- Thank you very much.

- Thank you so much.

- ♪ Experience the feeling ♪

- Thank you from Ukraine.

Thanks for all your support.

Thank you.

- That was amazing.

- Yeah. - Oh, my God!

Congratulations.

- I did like what you said, the technology,

and the dance, and everything.

I mean, that was amazing.

- My name is Aaron.

I'm 33 years old.

I'm from France.

My city is a small city, so it's not easy every day

because I'm the only artist in the family.

I'm a little bit shy in my life, you know.

When I'm on stage,

it gives me confidence and power.

- ♪ And I'm hungry like the wolf ♪

- What do you think this is?

- This looks promising.

- I decided to come to "America's Got Talent"

because it's a dream to be on this stage.

Yeah, it makes me nervous.

I feel that I have to be unique to come,

but this is my secret.

- ♪ Burning the ground ♪

♪ I break from the crowd ♪

♪ And I'm hungry like the wolf ♪

- Oh, hello, hello, hello, hello!

- Look, Sofía, are you jealous of the shoes?

- Wow!

- Who do we have here? - I'm Aaron.

I'm 33 years old, and I'm from France.

- Bonjour.

- Oh!

- And what will you be doing for us today?

- Let's see.

- Oh, it's a surprise.

- It's dangerous.

Ooh!

- So if you were to win the million dollars,

what would you do with that money?

- The first thing I do is buy one house for my mother.

- Aw. - Aw.

- Thank you. Thank you for her.

- Well, I wish you good luck.

- Thank you.

- And what is he going to do? - I don't know.

- Now I'm nervous.

- Oh. - Wait, what is that?

What?

- ♪ Baby, can't you see I'm calling ♪

♪ A guy like you should wear a warning ♪

♪ It's dangerous ♪

♪ I'm falling ♪

- I don't want to see this.

- ♪ There's no escape ♪

♪ I can't wait ♪

♪ I need a hit ♪

- ♪ You're dangerous ♪

♪ I'm loving it ♪

- ♪ With the taste of your lips ♪

♪ I'm on a ride ♪

♪ You're toxic, I'm slippin' under ♪

♪ With a taste of a poison paradise ♪

♪ I'm addicted to you ♪

♪ Don't you know that you're toxic ♪

- Oh!

- ♪ With the taste of your ♪

♪ With the taste of your ♪

♪ Taste of your, taste of your ♪

♪ Taste of your, taste of your ♪

- ♪ Too high, can't come down ♪

♪ Losing my head, spinning 'round and 'round ♪

♪ Do you feel me now ♪

♪ With a taste of a poison paradise ♪

♪ I'm addicted to you ♪

♪ Don't you know that you're toxic ♪

- No!

- You can see it in his throat!

- You can see it, oh!

- Oh!

No!

- That was great. - That was amazing.

- Aaron.

- Bravo!

- ♪ A lonely child who's waiting by the park ♪

- Look at Simon.

- What are you doing?

Wow.

Aaron. - Yes.

- Oh, my lord.

You are incredible.

- Thank you so much.

- I have to say, I love the combination.

I've never seen this combination,

and you looked so good doing it.

- Thank you so much.

- Your middle name needs to be "Danger."

- Because that was, like, heart-stopping.

Go to Vegas with this.

- Of course. Of course.

- You're going to be a success over there.

It was amazing.

It was very different.

- Thank you so much.

Thank you very much. - Howie.

- I feel like I'm repeating myself,

but season 18 is just blowing my socks off.

Like, we've seen sword-swallowing before.

Now you're hanging in the air and still doing it.

You're very unique.

I loved it.

- Everything about this audition was what we want.

I mean, it's different.

You have real showmanship.

This is one of the best auditions this year.

- Thank you very much. Thank you.

Thank you. - Really.

You're nuts.

- All right. Let's vote for Aaron.

- Of course.

Yes. - Thank you.

- Yes. - Thank you.

- Howie.

- Well, you got three ouis.

- Yes!

- Can I give you a quatre oui? - Yeah!

- ♪ The reflex is a lonely child ♪

- Aaron!

- Thank you so much.

- ♪ The reflex is in charge ♪

- I love he classy he is, every move.

- Yeah. He had this real showmanship.

- Yes, of course. Beautiful.

- I like that. - Yeah.

- ♪ Over lucky clover, isn't that bizarre? ♪

- ♪ I got a feeling ♪

♪ That tonight's gonna be a good, good night ♪

♪ A feeling ♪

- Whoa! - This is so exciting.

- Oh, my goodness.

- Can I be in your group? - Yes.

- Good luck, everyone.

- ♪ Jump off that sofa ♪

♪ Let's kick it off ♪

- Hi. I'm Terry.

And what is your name?

- My name is Keoma, and this is the Atlanta Drum Academy.

When I was one years old, my grandma gave me a drum,

and I just started beating on it.

I started taking classes when I was three

at the Atlanta Drum Academy.

And Mr. Riles taught me so much.

- Get ready for the next act, ladies and gentlemen.

- He's about to rock the stage.

I started Atlanta Drum Academy because I wanted

to have something that little kids can do.

They didn't have to wait until they got

in middle school or high school to join the band.

And they could start playing drums at a young age.

Atlanta Drum academy is a safe space

for all drummers, no matter the age,

that want to learn how to play drums.

- Being a part of Atlanta Drum Academy means a lot to me.

I was the youngest in the snare set kids.

Now I am trying to be the best drummer in the world.

- Now, why "AGT"?

- I had a dream that I was on "America's Got Talent,"

winning the Golden Buzzer.

And now I'm just right here.

I love this show.

We made a vision board with my mom,

and I had some glitter to make the Golden Buzzer.

I believe I can win.

- Are you ready to go out and meet America?

- Yes. - All right, go on out.

- Ah!

- Let's go!

- Hi! - I already love him.

Look at that smile.

- Hello again.

We met a little bit earlier on. - Yeah.

- Tell us your name and why you're here today, please.

- My name is Keoma Narcedence Williams and...

- Use the mic.

- Oh.

- What? - Yeah, we'll start again.

Yeah, so tell us your name and why you're here, please.

My name is Keoma Narcedence Williams,

and I am eight years old.

- Eight years old.

And where are you from?

- I'm from Georgia.

- Oh, OK.

Now, do you think you can win?

- Yes. - Yeah.

Just say yeah. - Definitely.

- Definitely. - Yeah!

- OK.

I'm guessing you're gonna play the drum?

- Yes.

- Shall we start the act?

- Yes. - Yes.

Thank you.

- Hello.

All: Whoo!

- Whoo!

- ♪ Oh, my God ♪

♪ Got me like, oh, my God ♪

♪ I'm so in love ♪

♪ I found you finally ♪

♪ You make me wanna say ♪

♪ Oh, my God ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, my God ♪

All: Whoo!

Drop that beat!

- ♪ Whoomp, there it is ♪

♪ Whoomp, there it is ♪

♪ Whoomp, there it is ♪

♪ Whoomp, there it is ♪

♪ Whoomp, there it is, there it is ♪

♪ There it is, there it is ♪

- Whoomp, there it is!

- Wow!

- ♪ Hey, girl, I'm waiting on ya ♪

♪ I'm waiting on ya ♪

♪ Come on and let me sneak you out ♪

- Oh, my God!

- Oh, yes!

- ♪ And have a celebration ♪

♪ A celebration ♪

♪ The music up ♪

- Whoomp! There it is.

It was fun.

It was energetic.

You guys are adorable.

I think everybody in this room loved you, and I love you.

- ♪ Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy till we see the sun ♪

- I love that you do something with your extra time

outside of school instead of being on your computers.

You're putting this amazing act together.

I love that.

- I haven't seen anything like this before on this stage.

And you guys might have a very big chance

to win this competition because I think

everyone is going to go crazy.

- Well...

I didn't like it.

- What? - No?

- What?

- I absolutely loved it.

- ♪ Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy till we see the sun ♪

- I mean, seriously.

What's not to like?

They're so much fun, and they're so talented.

This is one of my favorite, favorite auditions this year.

I really mean that.

- ♪ Live while we're young ♪

- OK.

I think I know where this is going,

and now we have to vote.

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

There is no need to vote!

No need!

Oh!

Keoma, you told me backstage that you dreamed

about being on "AGT" and getting a Golden Buzzer.

Now, Keoma and the Atlanta Drum Academy,

I am honored to make that dream come true!

- ♪ Tonight ♪

♪ We are young ♪

- ♪ So let's set the world on fire ♪

- Yeah!

- ♪ We can burn brighter than the sun ♪

- Thank you.

I'm gonna weep.

- ♪ Carry me home tonight ♪

- Oh! Love you kids!

- That was great.

- ♪ Carry me home tonight ♪

- Come here, Keoma!

Oh, give me the biggest hug.

How do you feel?

Your dream has just come true, sir.

- It is amazing!

- Atlanta Drum Academy, you are my Golden Buzzer!

- Yeah!

- You are going straight to the live show!

Come on!

You're my crew now!

- That's what it's all about.

- Oh, your dream came true!

- ♪ I'll carry you home tonight ♪