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[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[Queen's

"We Are The Champions"]

- Over the next seven weeks,

the best talent from America

and across the globe gather

in the ultimate showdown.

- What's your name, darling?

- My name is Susan Boyle.

- My name is Kenichi Ebina.

- Darci Lynne.

- Cristina Ramos.

- Shin Lim.

- To see who will be crowned

the greatest talent

in the world.

- This is "America's Got

Talent: The Champions."

- ♪ We are the champions

my friends ♪

♪ ♪

♪ And we'll keep on fighting

till the end ♪

♪ ♪

♪ We are the champions ♪

♪ We are the champions ♪

♪ No time for losers ♪

- It's like the Olympics.

The best of the best.

You're not just

taking on America.

You're taking on the world.

- ♪ Of the world ♪

♪ We are the champions

my friends ♪

- I think you are a total,

total star.

I absolutely love you.

- ♪ And we'll keep on fighting

till the end ♪

- Start the party.

Come on.

- Mind blowing.

- Boom, out comes

the fire cracker.

Boom, boom, boom!

- ♪ No time for losers ♪

- Right here, right now,

you are the champion.

- You came here to win.

- ♪ We are the champions

my friends ♪

- This guy is nuts.

♪ ♪

♪ And we'll keep on fighting

till the end ♪

♪ ♪

♪ We are the champions,

we are the champions ♪

♪ No time for losers

'cause we are the champions ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Of the world ♪

[cheers and applause]

- Please welcome the host

of "America's Got Talent:

The Champions,"

Terry Crews.

[upbeat music]

- Welcome to the toughest

talent battle of all time.

We've brought together 50

of the very best "Got Talent"

winners from around the world

and acts who deserve

a second shot at super stardom.

They're fighting to be crowned

best in the world.

[cheers and applause]

Tonight, ten acts will perform

and two will go through

to the finals.

One will be put through

with the Golden Buzzer.

Yes.

The other will be put through

by our panel of super fans

from all 50 states of America.

And they're representing you.

And your favorite

judges are back.

[cheers and applause]

Simon, this is the best

of the best.

How are you feeling

about this show?

- Let me--Let me

tell you something.

First of all, welcome.

Uh, like you said,

previous winners,

people we think deserve

a second chance

to be basically

the ultimate champion.

This is a little bit like

a roller coaster right now.

I'm not sure where this

is going to end up.

- I'm gonna put an end to

a little bit of the mystery,

because Mel B, you

get the Golden Buzzer tonight.

- Yay!

- What?

[cheers and applause]

- I got the first one.

Come on.

- What?

- Thank you.

- Okay, look, look.

Let's get it going.

We are all set.

Ten acts.

Two will move forward

into the finals.

Let's do it.

It's "America's Got Talent:

The Champions."

[cheers and applause]

- It's exciting.

Who's gonna be on?

Who's gonna be on?

- All right,

take your seat, folks.

First act coming out.

[cheers and applause]

- Mel B!

- Yeah?

- We love you!

- Why?

- [laughs]

- Bianca Ryan, how are you?

- [laughs]

Oh, I'm doing good.

I'm so star struck.

- I am a big fan.

- My name is Bianca Ryan

and I was the first season

winner of

"America's Got Talent."

- What are you gonna do for us?

- Um, I'm going to be singing.

♪ And I am telling you ♪

My first audition for

"America's Got Talent"

was one of the first videos on

YouTube to hit a million views.

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

I remember in the middle

of the song,

I had opened my eyes from,

like, hitting a high note,

and I seen Brandy on her feet.

♪ Ah ♪

That's when, like,

I truly felt like,

"I think I did it."

- The winner is Bianca Ryan.

- ♪ Yeah ♪

After "America's Got Talent,"

my life was a total whirlwind.

I was touring.

I was doing, like,

music videos.

[uplifting music]

And then after, like,

a few years,

I had noticed my voice just,

like, wasn't working with me.

I finally went to an ENT,

and he was like,

"Basically one of your vocal

chords is paralyzed.

"You're gonna need surgery.

"And there is a chance

that you may never

be able to sing again."

It felt like the moment where,

like, "Oh, my gosh,

this is all, like,

crashing down on me."

[dramatic music]

I had to go to speech

therapists to, like,

relearn how to, like, speak.

♪ ♪

I'd started getting

less fan mail.

You know, less comments.

Less views.

I felt like I had

just disappeared,

and everybody

was just forgetting.

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

I have been working a lot

the last year and a half

just to--to make

this comeback.

♪ ♪

I'm the first winner

of "America's Got Talent."

I lived 12 years in shadows.

And I'm--I'm ready.

I'm ready to see

the light again.

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

[A Great Big World's

"Say Something"]

♪ Say something

I'm giving up on you ♪

♪ ♪

♪ And I'll be the one

if you want me to ♪

♪ ♪

♪ And I ♪

♪ Will stumble and fall ♪

♪ I'm still learning to love ♪

♪ Just starting to crawl ♪

♪ Say something

I'm giving up on you ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ I'm sorry that

I couldn't get to you ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ And I ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Will swallow my pride ♪

♪ You're the one that I love ♪

♪ And I'm saying good-bye ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Say something

I'm giving up on you ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Say something

say something ♪

♪ And I'm sorry that

I couldn't get to you ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ And anywhere I would

have followed you ♪

♪ You ♪

♪ Say something

I'm giving up on ♪

♪ You ♪

[cheers and applause]

[dramatic piano music]

♪ ♪

[laughs]

- Bianca, just so you know,

Bianca, how old were you?

- Um, I was just 11 when I won.

- Um, I think without you

we may not have been

sitting here today,

if I'm being honest with you.

- Oh, my goodness.

- Bianca, I'm genuinely

thrilled that you're back.

- Thank you.

I worked hard.

[cheers and applause]

- Howie, what'd you think?

- You know, I gotta say

that I've, uh--

I wasn't on the first season,

but I watched you,

and you were an adorable little

girl with the most powerful

voice I've ever seen,

and I was wondering,

you know, what happened to you.

And to have these barriers

put up and then to have

the wherewithal to, you know,

overcome that,

you truly are a champion

in life.

- Thank you so much.

I'm just--I'm so thankful.

- That was just amazing.

My gosh.

- [laughs]

Thank you.

- I mean, I always--I always

say to singers on this show,

you know, you've got

to take us on a journey.

You did beyond.

You delivered with the key

change and the softness

and the light and the dark.

It was just magnificent.

- Thank you.

- Well done.

Well, well, well done.

- Thank you so much.

♪ ♪

Oh.

- Well, first of all,

I wanna say I'm really happy

for you that you have your

voice back, you know?

For yourself and of course

for all of us to hear.

I guess it's kind of like for

you like bike riding, right?

You hop right back

on that bike and boom,

see what you can do again.

Absolutely amazing.

- Thank you so much.

- So, good for you.

I'm really happy for you.

- Thank you.

- Bianca, that was what

we call a moment.

Um, what was amazing is that

you're shaking like a jelly.

- [laughs]

- Um--

- Yeah, I haven't done this

in so long.

- I know, and that is what

makes you so charming.

- [cheers and applause]

- I've gotta tell you,

This is a show I've always,

always wanted to make.

I am fascinated to see how

America is gonna judge

the best of the world

from these competitions.

There's 50 states gonna be

voting for you tonight.

Let's see what happens.

But it was a great start

for the show.

- Thank you.

- So good.

- ♪ Something's gotta give

something's gotta break ♪

♪ But all I do is give

and all you do is take ♪

- She can sing,

but she was really nervous.

- Well, that's because

she hasn't done it

in so many years.

Think about it.

- Bianca, I can see you're

getting a little emotional.

Please, tell--

- Yeah, I didn't wanna--

I didn't wanna cry on stage.

I knew--

I told myself I was gonna wait

till I got off.

- Ah--Heidi's house.

- I know, wait a minute.

- Heidi wants those.

- What happened to them?

- What's happening

to these wings?

- I want the feathers.

- No, I get them first.

- We can--

- I said it first!

- Every other season

of "Got Talent," you know,

the standard's been

incredibly high.

But this one, Champion series,

it's unimaginable.

- It's a brutal cut.

Ten to two.

- Yeah.

- And we got Susan Boyle.

- But you know what?

- How lucky are we?

- The whole country's

weighing in on this.

- That was pretty incredible.

You guys ready

for another one?

[cheers and applause]

- What you're about to do

is going to be a whole

different thing

than before, or...

- Absolutely.

- Yes.

- Okay.

- And we had time--

two years--to prepare for it.

[dramatic music]

I'm Amélie van Tass.

- And I'm Thommy Ten.

And together we are

the Clairvoyants.

We can make

the impossible possible.

- You chose the five of hearts.

- This is the creepiest thing

I've ever seen in my life.

[cheers and applause]

- The final moment

on "America's Got Talent,"

it was only us

and Grace on stage,

all America was watching.

- Grace VanderWaal!

[cheers and applause]

- It was very hard.

But it also pushed us.

♪ ♪

Since then we have spent

all the time working

on our performance.

- We knew that together

we can step it up,

do something bigger,

something better.

Now we're a part

of "AGT Champions."

On "AGT" it was about

the best acts of America.

Now it's about the best acts

in the whole world.

- There is a lot of pressure,

but we will put all our heart

and passion into it.

- For the last two years,

we've been preparing

for that second opportunity

to show the judges,

but also to show America we

are ready for the first place.

And tonight,

it will pay off.

[cheers and applause]

[gentle music]

♪ ♪

After our incredible journey,

we are thrilled to be back

on "America's Got Talent:

The Champions."

- We've been so lucky

to travel around the world.

We also received tons of mail.

People want to know

everything about us.

But also about the judges.

- Yes.

- Oops.

- And probably the number one

question they have

about the judges

is about your love lives.

- [groans]

- Oh, I love this act already.

- Yes, fantastic.

- Already.

- Please stand up

and join us on stage.

- Judges, join us.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- We're about to get

in their business.

♪ ♪

- Simon, always a pleasure.

- Likewise.

Nice to see you.

- Right next to Heidi.

Thank you.

- Okay.

- Howie, right next to me.

- Yes, okay.

- Excellent.

So judges, I need you

to imagine a dream date.

Okay?

- [laughter]

Simon, Heidi, come with me.

[laughter]

- There's a dream date.

[cheers and applause]

- Perfect.

On the table, Simon,

here I have 100 different

postcards from cities

all over the world, okay?

Look through them.

They're all different.

I'd like you to pick one city

for your dream date, okay?

Don't show it to anyone.

Just put it inside

this envelope,

hold it like this,

and bring it back

to the judge's table, okay?

- Okay.

- And Heidi.

- Yes.

- You will select one candle.

- Okay.

- Any one you like.

Put it inside this bag.

And also you can bring it

back to the table.

- Okay.

- In the meanwhile,

Amélie will blindfold herself

and I will look away.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[laughter]

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

Howie.

- Yes.

- You are next.

- Okay.

- Think about a gift bringing

to your dream date, okay?

- Okay.

- Any gift you like.

Make it random.

Be creative.

Not the usual--I don't know--

uh, flowers, candy.

Okay?

- Okay.

- Whatever it is...

- Yeah.

- Write it down here and place

the board face down

on the table, okay?

- Okay.

- That's for you.

Please do that on your seat.

- Oh, oh.

- Thank you so much, Howie.

- All right, thank you.

- Thank you.

Oh, thank you.

[cheers and applause]

- Mel B, you will be caretaker

of this box.

- Okay.

- Hold on to it.

Please don't open it yet.

Just bring it

to the judge's table.

Thank you so much, Mel B.

- Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- Do me a favor.

Imagine your dream date

involving your choices

and send your thoughts

towards Amélie now.

♪ ♪

- I will start with...

♪ ♪

Heidi.

I want you to imagine

the fragrance you chose.

I think it's something

very romantic.

It reminds me of a nice

summer evening.

The scent you chose...

♪ ♪

I believe it is campfire.

- Can we see your candle?

Campfire?

Was Amélie right?

- She was.

[cheers and applause]

Wow!

- What?

- Whoa.

[cheers and applause]

- Now, Simon,

let me continue with you.

You're not in

the United States.

You went further away.

I believe the city you chose,

it must be Shanghai, China.

- Is that correct?

Can we see your postcard?

- I'm gonna be honest with you.

I did pick somewhere different,

and at the last moment

I changed it to Shanghai.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- Now finally, Howie.

- Okay.

- I believe it is something

very unusual to bring

to your dream date.

- Okay.

[laughter]

- But, Howie, I believe to your

dream date you will bring--

simple--pants.

- Pants?

Is that correct?

- Pants.

- Yes, it is!

- No!

- What?

- A big round of applause

for Amélie.

[cheers and applause]

- You don't wanna show up

without pants.

- That is correct.

Oh, one last thing.

Mel B, you have the box.

- Yes.

- Do us a favor.

Open the box and let us all

know what's inside.

- A remote control.

- Take it out because we saved

the best for last.

Mel B, press play.

[clicks]

Hi, everybody.

The show hasn't loaded in yet.

Nobody is here.

But this morning Amélie said

there is something

she has to do.

Let's look what

she's been up to.

♪ ♪

Amélie knew that Heidi

would pick Campfire,

that Simon would

go to Shanghai,

and that Howie

would bring pants!

- What?

[cheers and applause]

That's crazy.

- What?

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- I love Simon's face.

[laughs]

- Amazing.

- This is what scares me.

'Cause they got second.

And I feel like they're

a little mad,

and they're like,

"You know what?

We ain't getting second again."

- My God,

that's just crazy.

Oh, you're brilliant.

You're absolutely brilliant.

- Thank you so much, Mel B.

Thank you.

- You really, really are.

- Heidi.

- First of all I have go tell

you guys you definitely

were one of my favorites

two years ago.

And you just totally wowed us

again with this amazing act.

I mean, pants.

How random is that?

- That's so random.

- I mean, it is unbelievable.

You guys are so great.

- Thank you so much.

- Well done.

- Thank you, Heidi.

- Simon.

- I mean, I was like, "Ah!"

I mean, this has just

blown my mind.

I mean, seriously.

Boy, you set the standard,

because that is gonna be

tough to follow.

The whole purpose of this show

was for people like you

who didn't win,

let's give you another shot

and let's see

if you've improved.

This was way beyond anything

we'd seen before.

I'm going to be really

honest with you.

- Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- Why not the Golden Buzzer?

- But it's my golden

buzzer today.

- Why?

Why not?

♪ ♪

- I was just being random.

- I changed my card.

- You really just

changed it like--

- Did you really?

- Yeah, I had Honolulu.

And then I put it down,

and then I put Shanghai

in the envelope.

- You are the Clairvoyants.

- Yes.

- Who's gonna win tonight?

Tell me that.

Tell me.

- We'll send it to you.

- There's some secrets.

- [laughs]

- You know?

- That was great.

all: Golden Buzzer!

Golden Buzzer!

- It's my day

for Golden Buzzer,

and I decide.

- Who are you talking to?

- When it's your day for

Golden Buzzer or your day,

you can decide.

- Who are you talking to?

- I'm talking

to my inner voice.

- [laughs]

- To myself.

- Five, four, three--

big applause, folks.

[dog barking]

[cheers and applause]

- Oh.

- Yes.

[dramatic music]

Aww.

[dog barking]

- Hello.

[laughs]

- My favorite.

- Oh, I know it's

your favorite.

- I missed you.

- Oh, my God.

I've missed you.

Hero, how are you?

- [barks]

- Wow, he answers now.

I agree, I agree.

- And he has a lot to say.

- I'm excited as well.

Welcome back.

- Aww.

- Thank you.

- How has life changed since

the last appearance?

- Um, I mean, the last time

I was here,

I was living in my car,

traveling, uh,

the United States,

and now we have a house.

- Aww, yay.

- And we've--

we've settled down

a little bit.

[laughs]

[Rachel Platten's

"Better Place"]

- A lot of people tell me that

being a dog trainer

was a crazy dream and there

wasn't really a future in it.

All right, Hero.

We're home.

But now we have settled down

in a house without wheels,

and as you can see,

he's very happy.

He's very happy, yes.

- "America's Got Talent"

added so much to our lives,

but it almost didn't happen.

- Aww, look at that dog.

- My first audition on the

show was a great experience

up until Mel and Howie said

that they didn't like it.

[laughs]

Then it wasn't.

- I'm gonna say no.

- I'm sorry.

I'm gonna have to say no.

- What?

- I felt at that moment that

everybody that told me

it was a crazy dream

was right.

Everything was, yeah, true.

- ♪ Everything's all right ♪

- It was hard.

It was hard, yeah.

- I've got to say something.

I'm asking you.

Trust me on this.

I saw something

you didn't see.

- Okay, okay.

I'll tell you what.

I'll change it to a yes.

- I definitely owe everything

to Simon.

Thank you.

After that experience,

I swore that we weren't

gonna have

any more close calls.

So we put a lot more into each

routine and we got

all the way to the finals.

And I think the best part

about it was just

doing the journey

with my best friend.

That final was not

our best routine.

It really wasn't.

- The act leaving the

competition is Sara and Hero.

♪ ♪

- I watch it back to this day

and I can't watch it

without crying.

So it's an incredible honor

to get the second chance

to try again.

♪ ♪

- He's getting a little older,

and this could possibly be

one of his last

big performances.

To be here with Hero again,

it means--it means a lot.

Yeah.

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

[Hall & Oates'

"You Make My Dreams"]

[dog barks]

- ♪ What I want you've got

and it might be hard ♪

♪ To handle but like a flame

that burns the candle ♪

[dog barking]

- ♪ The candle feeds

the flame ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ What I've got's full stock

of thoughts and dreams ♪

♪ That scatter

you pull them all together ♪

- [laughs]

- ♪ And how I can't explain ♪

♪ Oh yeah well, well you ♪

[alarm blaring]

- Oh.

- ♪ You make my

dreams come true ♪

- [laughs]

♪ ♪

- ♪ Well, well you ♪

- Whoa!

- Ah, he don't know

what he's doing!

- ♪ You make my dreams

come true ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Oh yeah ♪

♪ ♪

[dog barking]

♪ On a night when bad dreams

become a screamer ♪

- [laughs]

- ♪ When they're messing

with a dreamer ♪

♪ I can laugh it in the face

Oh yeah ♪

♪ Because you ♪

- Aww.

♪ ♪

- ♪ Mm-hmm you make

my dreams come true ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Oh yeah ♪

[dog barking]

♪ Ah yeah you ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh

you make my dreams come true ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Whoa yeah ♪

♪ Ah you ♪

[dog barking]

[siren blaring]

- Ah!

- ♪ You make my

dreams come true ♪

♪ ♪

[all laughing]

[cheers and applause]

[Jessie J's "Flashlight"]

♪ ♪

- Oh, my God!

That's so cute!

♪ ♪

- ♪ When tomorrow comes

I'll be on my own ♪

♪ Feeling frightened of the

things that I don't know ♪

♪ When tomorrow comes ♪

- Well done, Sara.

Well done, Hero.

- Thank you so much.

- Mel.

- You know what?

This act just makes me smile.

It warms my heart so much.

You're such a lovely person

and your dog is just adorable.

I could see how happy this dog

is to be on stage.

It just makes me happy.

- Thank you.

- It really does.

♪ ♪

- Good boy.

- I remember your story

when you first came here.

You said that your family

didn't support you

and didn't think

there was a future.

Not only are you making

a life of it,

you were able to buy a house.

You entertain millions.

And now it's up to those

50 states to allow you

to go further.

[dog barks]

- [laughs]

Thank you so much.

- I mean, amazing.

I mean, we've missed you.

So, to have you back,

it's fantastic.

- Thank you.

- And, look.

You deserve a place

in the final.

I would love to see you

in the final.

Stiff competition,

but let's see what happens.

- Thank you so much.

- Good luck.

- Thank you.

- ♪ I got all I need

when I got you and I ♪

♪ I look around me ♪

- He was gonna get in the bag.

[laughs]

- ♪ I'm stuck in the dark

but you're my flashlight ♪

- All right, come on in.

Sara, that was awesome.

You and Hero back

together here.

- Thank you.

- On "America's

Got Talent" stage.

- She bought a house, she said.

- I know.

- I'm excited for her.

- This was a homeless person

who had nobody behind her.

- She was living in a car.

- In a car.

- Where do you think you

stand tonight so far?

- I mean, I--I think

we have a chance.

Um, he's--he's a pretty

darn good dog act.

- Yes, he is.

- So, hopefully--

hopefully we have a chance.

It'd be really fun

to come back.

- You guys,

this is a dream job.

I'm telling you.

This show is big and wacky

and it's just like me.

- We all like the madness.

- Terry, we love you!

- Thank you, guys.

[shouting]

[cheers and applause]

You guys are amazing.

[dramatic music]

- Uzeyer, can you come with me?

- Good luck.

Have fun, man.

Kill it.

- You guys have been

an amazing audience.

Are you ready for some more

talent tonight?

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- Yes.

- I remember him.

- Good evening.

- Yeah!

- Oh, my gosh.

Good evening.

- I remember.

- Thank you.

- Uzeyer, what I do remember--

and oh, my gosh.

As I see your fa--

- Forget.

- You want me to forget it?

- Yes.

[quirky music]

♪ ♪

- My name is Uzeyer

from Azerbaijan.

I'm 42 years old.

I was in "America's Got Talent"

show season ten.

♪ ♪

"America's Got Talent"

definitely changed my life.

- One, two, three...

all: Yes!

- I always dreamt to show

the world what I can do,

then to have my own show.

- Oh, my God.

You are amazing.

- You're through

to the live shows.

- So when I get to live shows,

I really believed

that I could win

that competition.

♪ ♪

[all screaming]

[dramatic music]

It could have been worse

than that, honestly.

I could have died

on that trick.

It was really, really, uh,

emotional moment, it was.

[sirens blaring]

So after that fell,

I--I recovered

and I wasn't plan to touch

that ladder again.

But I came back to "America's

Got Talent" champion show

to have a chance

to redeem myself.

♪ ♪

I've been waiting

for this moment.

I cannot fail at this trick.

I am here to prove

I can be a champion.

♪ ♪

- You probably in all my years

here have had the worst

accident on live TV

that I've ever seen.

- Yeah.

- Oh, no.

You're not doing the ladder,

are you?

- Are you doing

the ladder tonight?

- No.

- Yes.

all: No!

- Aren't you nerv--

Have you been doing this trick?

- Uh, to be honest,

I quit it.

Uh, I--I never touch

that ladder anymore.

That high ladder.

So--And just for you guys

I bring back again tonight.

- No, wait, you haven't touched

it since that accident,

and now you're gonna do it

on "Champions?"

- Exactly, yes, yes, yes.

- Okay, Uzeyer,

we wish you the best.

Everybody at home

and everybody here,

just cross your fingers.

- Thank you.

- Dazzle us, but please,

just be safe.

- Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

- This guy's my favorite.

[cheers and applause]

[Irving Berlin's

"Puttin' On the Ritz"]

♪ ♪

- Yes!

♪ ♪

- Oh!

Oh!

♪ ♪

- Oh, God!

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

- Ah!

- That's a big ladder.

This is the moment of truth.

♪ ♪

Do not try this at home,

people.

♪ ♪

- God, oh!

- So, he fell last time

he did this, right?

- Oh, God.

- Do they have medics

over there for him?

♪ ♪

- Oh, no.

♪ ♪

- Why?

♪ ♪

- Pray, cross your fingers,

do what you gotta do.

♪ ♪

- Get down, get down,

get down, get down.

Hurry, quick, get down!

Oh!

- God!

- Oh!

♪ ♪

- He's doing it,

he's doing it,

he's doing it!

- Ah!

Yes!

- Yes!

He did it!

A standing O for Uzeyer!

[cheers and applause]

[Jackie Wilson's

"Higher and Higher"]

♪ ♪

- That was nuts.

- I feel like I need

to lay down after that.

- Oh, you're still here.

- [rolls tongue]

- Wow.

Mel.

- I am so relieved for you,

for everyone.

Well done, well done,

well done, well done.

- Thank you, thank you.

- Well done.

- Heidi.

- You are the mixture

of Charlie Chaplin

and, uh, Evel Knievel.

- Thank you.

- And I love this about you.

Good luck.

- Simon?

- You've got balls.

You almost didn't, but...

- Yes, we know.

[laughter]

- What is the definition

of a champion?

I think it's someone who has

the guts to come back

and do it again, and I'm

so happy you came back.

Good for you.

- You have the spirit

of a champion,

the act of a champion.

Thank you so much

for being here.

- Thank you.

♪ ♪

- Uzeyer!

Give me a hug!

Yeah!

- It's like a Jack in the Box

or Whipper Snipper.

- He's like Charlie Chaplin.

- Listen, let's get those super

fans to put you in the finals

for that performance.

- Yes, thank you.

- Awesome.

[dramatic music]

- I'm Vicki Barbolak.

I'm from Rancho Calevero

Trailer Park

in Oceanside, California,

and I'm a comedian.

[slurping]

I started stand-up comedy,

like, 20 years ago.

So when I auditioned for

"America's Got Talent,"

I was totally prepared

for the buzzer, you know?

Not the golden one, either.

Yesterday I decided I'd go out

to Donoly Men's Prison,

yeah, for a conjugal visit.

And, uh--and it turns out

at Donoly,

you have to know somebody.

[laughter]

And Simon said,

"Vicki, I usually don't..."

- Love stand-up comedy.

I'm gonna be honest with you.

But you are the funniest person

we've had on the show.

[cheers and applause]

- I was stunned.

I mean, flat out,

completely stunned.

That was just the nicest

thing that's, like,

ever happened

to me pretty much, I think.

- Aww.

- It's like a--It's

a dream come true.

I knew right then and there

that I could keep going.

[cheers and applause]

- The minute you walk on,

you've got this great energy,

and you are naturally funny.

- There's always rejection.

But there isn't any tonight.

- [laughs]

You know, every round I got

through made me stronger.

- I have a crush on you

and I want to take you

for a--what do you call it?

A Grand Slam at Denny's, or--

- Yes sir, yes.

- Denny's.

- Vicki Barbolak.

- When I got into finals,

I mean,

it all of the sudden meant that

I--I was who I hoped I was

and that I wasn't invisible,

that I was funny.

I wish everybody could

have that moment,

'cause it just fills you up.

These are happy tears.

- The act leaving

the competition is...

Vicki Barbolak.

♪ ♪

All of the sudden,

it just rose up in me that

I did really want

this to happen.

♪ ♪

When I found out I was

getting on "Champions,"

I couldn't believe it.

I was just bowled over.

And then I was told

that I was competing

against Preacher Lawson.

I'm not even gonna go there

in my brain.

I'm a huge fan of his comedy.

But I am here to prove

that I am a champion.

This is more important

than being

on "America's Got Talent."

- Here we go, gang.

Here we go.

- And I am going for the gold.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- Trailer Nasty

is in the house!

- Trailer Nasty!

[cheers and applause]

- Congratulations

on all your success.

We're driving through Vegas

and we see your face

on billboards now.

- Wanted, yeah.

- Yeah.

[all laughing]

- Don't tell them

you found me, man.

[all laughing]

- Vicki, I just wanna

ask one question.

Many times, things happen

in life and you don't win.

And then the following

day you go,

"What would I have

done differently?"

I'm curious to see what you

would have done

with all that knowledge

you now have.

- All right,

I'll be right back.

[laughter]

[cheers and applause]

- Okay.

- This is what she would

have done differently.

Hold on.

[upbeat music]

[cheering]

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

- Dante and Jay.

Don't leave home

without them, ladies.

[cheers and applause]

Some trailer nasty action

right there.

So, I just bought

the second best trailer

in my trailer park.

Yeah!

Right, I've been wanting it

for years.

Now that I'm on "AGT,"

I got a tour,

I could buy it,

and I bought it.

Thank you!

Thank you!

And my trailer is on

the tippy top of the hill.

And I look down on

all the other trailers.

Yeah.

I know.

Now I know what it feels like

to be a Kardashian.

[cheering]

[both laughing]

[cheering]

That's for you, Simon.

So I think I'm gonna buy

a second trailer in L.A.

Yeah, 'cause I'm here so much.

I'm going around

these fancy streets in L.A.

I'm walking down Rodeo Drive.

[laughter]

And there's these skinny rich

people walking their dogs.

So annoying with all the,

"It's a rescue.

"It's a rescue.

It's a rescue.

I rescued it."

Like, of course it's a rescue.

That's a hideous-looking dog.

[laughter]

Gary Busey is more attractive

than that dog, okay?

- Oh, oh, oh.

- I mean, like, you know how

they say people look

like their dogs?

I don't wanna look like

my dog, okay?

I want a beautiful dog, okay?

You know?

Now that I'm thinking

about L.A.,

I'm thinking maybe I'll get me

a little celebrity dog.

So I go to Beverly Hills

to the fancy shelter, right?

And this dog was so pretty.

It had long, blonde fur.

And it actually barked

with a French accent.

"Woof, woof," right?

- [laughs]

- But as soon as these

shelter people found out that

I lived in a trailer,

they're not giving me that dog,

you know?

No.

They're like, "You know, Vicki,

"a dog is a very expensive

responsibility.

"Could get in an accident.

"That could cost

upwards of $5,000.

Are you prepared to pay that,

Vicki?"

I'm like, "No."

You know?

"Well, you know, Vicki,

"you have to think of it as if

it was your daughter.

You know, if your daughter

was in an accident..."

I'm like, if my daughter

was involved in an accident,

God forbid, I would have to sit

her down and say, "Lily,

you're gonna have

to limp a little."

[laughter]

Thank you so much, everybody.

[cheers and applause]

Thank you.

- ♪ Well she's all

you'd ever want ♪

- Trailer Nasty just took over.

- ♪ Take to dinner ♪

- I gotta get me

some dog jokes.

- Yeah, I was gonna say,

how do you feel about that?

- I'm gonna just open up with,

"What up, dog?"

You know, just to have them.

- [laughs]

- ♪ She's got style

she's got grace ♪

♪ She's a winner ♪

- Vicki, Vicki, Vicki.

I just love you.

[cheers and applause]

Heidi, what did you think?

- With you on the stage,

is way too short.

I want to have you way longer.

Your skirt, on the other hand,

is getting shorter and shorter

every time we see you,

and I love that.

- Thank you, beautiful.

Thank you.

- ♪ Always something nice

to say, oh, what a blessing ♪

- We have people from 50 states

voting tonight,

and, you know, only

two of ten champions

can go through

every night.

I think that you got a real

good shot because you relate

to America almost more

than anybody else.

- Thank you.

- I agree.

I agree.

- You're so naughty,

so funny.

We are seeing

a different Vicki,

if you want my honest opinion.

I can see this real confidence.

You are owning the stage.

I think if you'd have done

that on the final,

this may have been

a different outcome.

- Thank you so much.

Thank you, thank you.

- Well done.

- Thank you, everybody.

- ♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa

she's a lady ♪

She's the only other

comedian on my round,

and she slaughtered, so...

- She's pretty good.

- She's really good.

- The super fans are gonna vote

people through,

and hopefully you make it

all the way to the finals.

- That would be crazy.

Oh, my God.

- What do you--What do you do?

Are you, like, a dancer--

- I'm a sword swallower.

- You're a sword--Excuse me?

- Sword swallower.

- See, I thought

I heard you say that,

but I was like, "No."

- Yeah.

[laughs]

[intense music]

- My name is Alex Magala,

I'm 29 years old,

and I'm a sword swallower.

I'm originally from Moldova.

I'm from poor family.

I was a person

with no talents.

But then one night I'm watching

"America's Got Talent"

and I'm seeing this person.

He's swallowing sword.

I'm in shock.

How did he do that?

I want to learn it,

and he was just my inspiration.

I quit university and I went

and purchased a sword.

Everybody around me,

including my parents,

thought that

I'm just insane.

[cheers and applause]

In 2014, I competed in

"Russia's Got Talent."

And I won.

- Alexandr Magala.

[cheers and applause]

- Since that moment, my life

was never been the same.

I performed on opening

ceremony of Olympic Games

in Sochi.

But I never stopped

pushing myself.

There's one idea that makes me

sweat at night.

And it won't let me go

until I show it to the world.

This is why I'm back.

Tonight, I want to win.

And I just feel that "America's

Got Talent: Champions,"

it is my destiny.

[cheers and applause]

- Alex Magala is in the house,

everybody.

- Oh, my God.

[cheers and applause]

- Everyone who's been on this

stage is absolutely incredible,

and now having you here is even

more mind blowing because

you are the best sword sw--

[stammers]

- Sword swallower.

- Sword swallower in the world.

And I do remember you did win

"Russia's Got Talent."

- Exactly.

- Congratulations.

- Thank you.

- All right! Well done!

- Yes.

And I heard that today your act

is one of the scariest things

that you have ever done.

- I actually never done it.

- Oh!

- Everybody put on

your seatbelts.

- Yes.

- And get ready.

- Okay, let's buckle up,

everyone.

- Can I just put this

on the record?

We haven't asked you

to do this ourselves.

This is your decision.

- Exactly.

- And don't try it at home.

- I can't wait to see this.

Alex, good luck.

- Whoo!

[cheers and applause]

[Joseph William Morgan's

"Time After Time"]

- ♪ If you're lost

you can look ♪

- This guy is nuts.

- ♪ And you will find me ♪

♪ Time after time ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

all: Oh!

♪ ♪

- Oh, no!

- Oh!

[cheers and applause]

[inaudible dialogue]

Oh, no, don't do it!

- ♪ If you're lost you can

look and you will find me ♪

♪ Time after time ♪

♪ If you fall

I will catch you ♪

♪ I'll be waiting ♪

♪ Time after time ♪

[all shouting]

♪ ♪

- Oh!

♪ ♪

♪ I will be waiting ♪

- Oh, my God!

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- What the heck is this?

♪ ♪

[all shouting]

♪ ♪

- Ah!

[all shouting]

- ♪ You will find me ♪

♪ Time after time ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I will be waiting ♪

- How is that possible?

- ♪ Time after time ♪

[cheers and applause]

- There's more?

There's more?

- No, that's a big,

fat sword!

- Oh, it's even longer.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

[all shouting]

♪ ♪

- Oh, no!

♪ ♪

- Oh!

[all shouting]

- No, no!

- He's gonna do a death drop.

- No, no, no!

- He's gonna do a death drop.

- Oh, no, I know!

♪ ♪

- Oh, man.

- [shushes]

♪ ♪

[all screaming]

- Oh!

[all oohing]

[cheers and applause]

- Oh, my God.

That was close.

- He hit the floor.

[Imagine Dragons' "Natural"]

♪ ♪

That was crazy.

♪ ♪

- Alex, I have to tell you,

this was really difficult

to watch.

- I think it was more

difficult to do.

- Yeah, but it was difficult

to watch also.

- How did you do it, Heidi?

- I mean--

- How were you able

to watch it?

- I really don't know.

It's also he's looking very

good on top of it,

but wow, that was scary

and hot at the same time.

- Thank you.

- Whoo!

I mean, Mel, you hardly looked.

I saw you turn around

many times.

- My gosh, you're bloody crazy.

Absolutely crazy.

Oh, I feel sick.

- Thank you.

- Thank you!

- I love it.

- Howie, what did you think?

- This "AGT Champion" show,

everybody I see is worthy

of going on to the finals.

Only two can go through.

You just made it so much

tougher and, uh--

I have no more.

- Thank you, everyone!

- Simon.

- Well, I mean, it's like

watching the Olympics

of talent here,

you know?

You've got the winner of

"Russia's Got Talent"

versus winners of other shows.

I mean, I have to tell you,

Alex,

you were millimeters away

from killing yourself,

and for some reason, I loved it.

- Awesome.

- It was extraordinary.

Congratulations.

- Thank you.

- Whoo!

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- Alex Magala, this was great!

- What? What?

- Hey, listen, man.

I have never been more

terrified in my life.

Never!

- Now, how was it

pulling that out?

- It's like a heavy sword.

- Well, did you feel like--

[stammers]

- Yeah, was it getting--

- Did it come out smooth?

- It's just a big sword.

- How can you compete

with that?

- He was flipping

with a sword.

- We are...

all: Justice Crew.

And we are the winners of

"Australia's Got Talent"

season four.

- Before

"Australia's Got Talent,"

we actually used to perform

on the street.

- And we'd rely on donations.

After the performance then

we kind of split the coins.

- And it'd be all of maybe

dinner and a train ticket home.

- Walking on that stage

that first audition

was very nerve-racking,

didn't know what to expect.

- The stunts and the theatrics

you put into it

and the humor that you

put into it,

you're doing things no one

else is doing,

and that's the end of the show.

[cheers and applause]

- We're just sitting

there like this.

- Yeah.

- "And the winner of

'Australia's Got Talent' is..."

- Justice Crew!

[cheers and applause]

- It was incredible.

After winning the show,

we thought,

"Why stop at dancing?

Let's do music.

"Let's make music videos.

Let's take it

to the next level."

- ♪ At the end of the day

some you win some you don't ♪

- And we've established

ourselves and made a bit

of a name in our country,

Australia.

- Had five top ten singles,

two of which were number ones.

- But we really wanna

crack the U.S.

That's why we're here.

- You.

♪ ♪

- We know what's

at stake here.

- We need to put 110%

into our show.

- How does it feel performing

against the other champions

from all over the world?

- We're like little fish

in a big pond now, I think.

You know?

- ♪ At the end of the day ♪

- Because we won

"Australia's Got Talent,"

we've still got that

reputation to hold.

- We need to go out there

and prove that we deserve

to be called champions.

[cheers and applause]

[Justice Crew's "Boom Boom"]

♪ ♪

- I love a good dance routine.

- ♪ Okay the gang's

all here ♪

♪ And everything

feels all right ♪

♪ Ladies, the drink's on me ♪

♪ Yeah, we can do

shots all night ♪

♪ That's right, I'm on that ♪

♪ And it's about to go,

go down all night ♪

♪ We ain't gonna quit and all

I need is a few more chicks ♪

♪ Ladies be dropping

so low man ♪

♪ It's hot in here and we got

money to blow oh, oh ♪

♪ The party is rocking

the whole crew is popping ♪

♪ We on this, we got this

let's go oh, oh ♪

♪ Calling all sexy girls

all around the world ♪

♪ Looking airplane fly

up on cloud nine ♪

♪ Damn, you so sexy

oh, and the things you do ♪

♪ Drive me out of my,

my, my mind ♪

♪ 'Cause the body goes boom,

boom, boom ♪

♪ New York to Cali

boom, boom ♪

♪ London, Miami, boom, boom

them girls be slamming ♪

♪ Boom, boom 'cause the body

goes boom, boom, boom ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

- Here we go.

all: One, two, three, let's go.

♪ ♪

Let's go!

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

[One Direction's "Infinity"]

- That has to hurt.

♪ ♪

- Okay.

Howie.

- You know what?

This is what this

"Champions" show is.

To see people who have risen

to your heights on these stages

all across the world.

- That's right.

- But there's a lot

of competition because,

you know, you're competing

with the best of the best.

But you guys are very good.

Congratulations and thanks

for being here.

- Thank you, thank you.

- Mel.

- I liked the song.

It was really catchy.

That's a song that

I'm gonna remember.

"Body goes boom, boom, boom."

I like that a lot.

I do think you acrobatic stuff

is definitely flashy

and definitely

a highlight point.

I was just expecting more

from the dance.

But as a group all together,

you are boom, boom, boom.

[laughs]

I liked it.

It was very exciting.

- Thank you.

♪ ♪

- Look, there were a couple

of people who had won this show

before and we asked them

to come back.

And you know why they didn't?

Because they're afraid

of losing.

You won and you've had the guts

to come back and compete again.

And I'm really proud of you.

- Thank you very much.

Peace out.

- ♪ To count the stars ♪

♪ That's the time it would

take to fix my heart ♪

- It is actually interesting

to see winners in other

countries in the context

of our show.

- Yeah.

- It's up to

the super fans now.

Good luck to you guys.

I'm with you.

All right, Justice Crew!

- People watching backstage,

I think they're all feeling

the atmosphere.

They're all up in their game.

- Oh, yeah.

- My name is Susan Boyle.

I am from Scotland.

And I'm a singer.

I was runner up in

"Britain's Got Talent"

season three in 2009.

- What's the dream?

- I am trying to be

a professional singer.

- Most of the audience

was laughing.

But then I opened my mouth,

and that seemed to change.

[vocalizing]

- Wow!

- Look at that!

- You don't expect people

to actually, you know,

be that excited about you.

- You got three yeses.

[cheers and applause]

- In an instant, the world fell

in love with Susan Boyle.

- I had no idea.

But I'm glad I stepped

on that stage.

- Diversity!

- When I didn't win,

that gave me a bit of a shock.

- The dramatic end to the

"Britain's Got Talent--"

- Susan Boyle finished second.

- Susan Boyle became

the runner-up

in the "Britain's Got

Talent--"

- "Britain's Got Talent"

absolutely changed my life.

Before "Britain's Got Talent,"

people saw me as somebody

quite ordinary.

Well, I lived alone

with my cat, Pebbles.

"BGT" brought me away

from obscurity.

I've sold over

20-odd million records.

God, whew.

[laughs]

Even I'm overwhelmed.

[dramatic music]

It's helped to fulfill

the dream I've had

since I was five.

- Maybe a champion for those

who maybe don't have

the confidence to do things.

For those who maybe

don't have a voice.

The ones who people

tend to ignore.

I feel I'm a--

a champion for them.

So I couldn't possibly walk

away from a second chance.

I proved myself.

I just thought I had

a unfulfilled promise.

- Susan Boyle.

- I'm excited to show Simon

how much I've grown

since the last time I saw him.

I'm really looking forward

to seeing him.

This time I have

something to prove.

And I would love to win.

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

- Oh, my God!

♪ ♪

- Thank you.

- And what's your name?

[laughter]

I'm kidding you, Susan.

Oh, my--

- I know you are.

How are you?

- God, this brings back

so many great memories,

having you back.

- It's great to be back.

- What are you gonna sing

for us tonight, Susan?

- I'm gonna sing "Wild Horses."

- Brilliant.

- This is the first time

she's singing for Simon

in nine years.

- Susan, I mean, genuinely,

I'm--I'm beyond thrilled

that you're here tonight.

- I'm happy to be here.

It's great to be in America.

- Aww!

- America loves you.

Good luck, Susan.

[cheers and applause]

- Is she nervous?

- I think so.

- Come on, darling!

["Wild Horses" begins]

- ♪ Childhood living ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Is easy to do ♪

♪ ♪

♪ The things that you wanted ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Well I bought them for you ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Graceless lady ♪

♪ ♪

♪ You know who I am ♪

♪ ♪

♪ You know I can't let you ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Just slide through my hands ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ Wild horses ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Couldn't drag me away ♪

♪ ♪

♪ And wild horses ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Couldn't drag me away ♪

♪ ♪

♪ No sweeping exits ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Or off-stage lines ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Could make me feel bitter ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Or treat you unkind ♪

♪ Wild horses ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Couldn't drag me away ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Away ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

- Wow.

- That's Susan Boyle,

the legend, y'all.

[cheers and applause]

[Susan Boyle's

"The Impossible Dream"]

♪ ♪

- Thank you.

Thank you.

♪ ♪

- You know what, Susan?

I can't think of any other

contestant who has defined

this show better than you,

if I'm being honest with you.

- Thank you, Simon.

- You're the one.

- Thank you.

- You made a huge difference

in a lot of people's lives,

and I--I'm absolutely thrilled

that you're here.

[cheers and applause]

- That moment of watching you

sing and watching you show up

is the epitome--

We use that as a vernacular

here in "America's Got Talent."

I said, "You know what I want?

I want that Susan Boyle moment.

I want that jaw-dropping

moment."

- Yes.

- 'Cause you are what

this show is.

[cheers and applause]

- I just want to say what an

absolute honor and a pleasure

it is to be sitting here

and listening to you,

your angelic voice.

And I want to be the woman

that gives you something

that you deserve.

- ♪ This is my quest ♪

♪ To follow that star ♪

♪ No matter how hopeless ♪

♪ No matter how far ♪

♪ To fight for the right ♪

♪ Without question or pause ♪

- Ms. Boyle, Mel B has given

you the Golden Buzzer!

- You should have got that

the first time around.

- Oh.

[laughs]

[cheers and applause]

- Yo!

- You sounded amazing.

- Thank you.

- Look at that.

- Incredible!

Incredible!

- Incredible!

- Gosh, she's so sweet.

- Yeah.

- Ah!

- How do you feel right now

to get that Golden Buzzer?

- Very happy.

Very humble.

Thank you all very much.

- Everybody, Susan Boyle.

A legend.

- ♪ To fight

the unbeatable foe ♪

♪ To reach ♪

♪ The unreachable ♪

- She's very sweet.

- ♪ Star ♪

- I can't believe that there's

only one act that's gonna

get through now out of

the nine that are remaining.

- Did you get the Golden Buzzer

one time?

- Oh, God, no.

- Oh, you didn't get

the Golden Buzzer?

- I never got

the Golden Buzzer.

- I got it on "Judge Cuts."

- You did?

- Look, no one cares about you.

We're talking about

me and Vicki.

All right?

Okay?

January, February conversation.

March your way out.

No one's talking to you.

- My name's Sofie Dossi.

I'm 17 years old.

And I'm a contortionist.

[cheers and applause]

- I think actions speak

louder than words.

[Alessia Cara's "Wild Things"]

♪ ♪

- In "Judge Cuts" when Reba

hit her Golden Buzzer,

it was probably

the best moment of my life.

[laughs]

Each round showed me

I had more in me

than I thought I did.

- It was brilliant

and beautiful.

Thank you.

- Thank you.

When I made it all

the way to the finale,

I was like, "I can do this."

- The story ends here

for Sofie Dossi.

- My heart just stopped.

It was really hard.

- I was so close, I feel like

I could just taste it.

- Here we go.

Ten seconds.

- Now to be a part of

"America's Got Talent:

The Champions,"

I've never been

more determined.

If I'm gonna compete

with the best,

I have to bring out my best.

I want to win this time.

[cheers and applause]

["Que Será, Será" begins]

- ♪ When I was just

a little girl ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I asked my mother

what will I be ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Will I be pretty ♪

♪ Will I be rich ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Here's what she said to me ♪

♪ ♪

- Ah!

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

[screaming]

♪ ♪

- Nothing.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

- [screaming]

- Oh, my God!

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

[Sia's "Unstoppable"]

♪ ♪

- That was one of the most

athletic things

I have ever seen

in my entire life.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- I mean, we get dizzy

just watching you do this.

Mel, what did you think?

- Well, I did think

at the very beginning,

"Oh, my gosh,

there's no bow and arrow."

And I kind of started to miss

what I've seen you do before.

But let me tell you,

you gave us

a whole different act that was

even better and even more

exciting and even

more dramatic.

- Thank you so much.

- Well done, Sofie.

- Thank you.

- Sofie, I think that you are

absolutely amazing.

You know,

you're only 17 years old,

you're so poised,

you're so together at your age

because you have to rehearse

and work on this craft

so hard every single day to be

as good as you are.

And you really brought

your A-game today.

So well done.

Good luck.

- Thank you so much.

- Simon, what did you think?

- That was incredible.

And I mean incredible.

- Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

- We chose you because

we always had this feeling

about you there was more to go,

and this was by far

the best performance

we've ever seen from you.

- Thank you so much.

- That was unbelievable.

- Thank you so much.

- Good luck.

- Thank you.

- Good luck.

- Well done.

- I mean, you had to be going

at least 65 miles an hour.

That was crazy.

- Yeah, um, it was probably

the fastest I've ever spun.

- A lot of people are rising

to the title of this show.

This is "Champions."

- I love her.

- Okay, guys,

last act coming right up.

[cheers and applause]

- It's really tough

to be a comedian

on "America's Got Talent,"

right?

- Yeah, super tough.

For some people.

Not me.

- [laughs]

- Not me!

No, I'm just playing.

Yeah, it is.

- My name is Preacher Lawson,

I'm 27,

and I was a part of season 12

of "America's Got Talent."

- What do you do for a living?

- I'm a stand-up comedian.

Which means I'm unemployed

and I do stand-up on the side.

Let the blessings rain down!

- I think you are

unbelievably talented,

and I think this

could be your time.

- Thank you so much.

To hear all the judges be like,

"We love you,"

that was a good feeling.

'Cause I was like--

[scoffs]

"I'm about to win it!"

[cheers and applause]

- Darci Lynne!

- And then I was wrong,

but you know,

it doesn't matter.

It's okay.

12-year-old ventriloquist.

[upbeat music]

Before I was on

"America's Got Talent,"

it was really hard

to get gigs.

I would go to

a lot of open mics,

and I would be there for hours

and I wouldn't even

get on stage.

At one point I was so broke,

I had negative $14.87

in my bank account.

I'll never forget that number.

I'll never forget that number.

Now, since being on the show,

I sold out every comedy club

I've ever been to,

and I'm not broke anymore.

[laughs]

- Let's roll, Hollywood.

- Oh, I'm Hollywood now?

I'll show you Hollywood.

[dramatic music]

After "America's Got Talent,"

I got both of my brothers

out to LA.

Growing up,

things were super rough.

My family,

we used to sleep in cars.

But my brothers

always had my back.

So now it's really cool

to return the favor.

If I'm not broke,

we all ain't broke.

♪ ♪

Did it go in?

- No, man.

Nice try, though, Hollywood.

[upbeat music]

- "America's Got Talent"

changed my life.

And it's helped me provide

a better life

for my whole family.

So when they called me to be

a part of this show, man,

it was crazy.

I had butterflies

all over again.

- Here we go, five seconds.

Four, three.

[cheers and applause]

- I definitely want

to prove to people

that I've gotten better.

And, I mean, it's

a second chance to win.

[cheers and applause]

- Yay!

- I am ready to do this!

[laughs]

- Preacher Lawson.

Welcome, welcome.

- Thank you.

Thank you so much.

I appreciate it.

- So, what's been going on

with you since we last saw you?

- Uh, lots of stuff.

I've been touring and stuff.

You know, because of y'all,

you know, people know me now.

That's pretty cool.

Yeah!

- Good.

- Yeah.

- And how is your family life?

How's all that working

out for you?

- Oh, they love my money.

So, it's all good, man.

No, it's--it's great.

I mean, I remember when I--

[laughs]

Before the show,

I crashed my mom's car.

And she was like,

"Pay me back

when you start

making some money."

And I got to pay her back,

so that's pretty cool.

Very exciting.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- That's good.

- Yeah.

Yeah.

- And if my memory is, um,

good today,

you have a son, that's correct?

Right?

- I have a--I have a son?

- Nope.

No.

- You have a--

I thought you had a son.

- No, I don't have any kids.

At all.

Where did you even

get that from?

- Wait, no, no.

Let me get this correct.

- Do you want me to have a son?

Is that what you're

trying to do?

Is that what you...

I mean, yeah, yeah.

I'll give you my number

after the show.

- [laughs]

- Oh!

- This dude is hilarious.

- Go for it, Preacher.

I don't wanna ask you

any more questions

'cause I'm getting

it all wrong,

but I'm so glad that you're

here and I can't wait to have

a good belly laugh. Go on.

- Yeah,

[cheers and applause]

- How you feeling?

- Oh, I can't wait

to watch him.

I mean, he's gonna kill it.

I know it.

- All right.

Uh, a little about myself,

I'm a vegan.

Yes, I'm a vegan.

Which means I don't--Yeah.

All right, thank you,

three vegans.

All right,

I appreciate it.

So, a vegan,

we don't eat animals.

We don't eat meat or whatever,

and the reason I decided

to be a vegan is 'cause I had

a dog and I fell in love

with my dog,

and I was like,

"I can't eat my dog,"

you know?

I can't.

Can't do it.

And I know most of us

don't eat our dogs.

You know?

But we eat pigs.

And guess what?

Pigs are smarter than dogs.

Pigs are smarter

than chimpanzees.

They're just ugly.

And you can't eat something

just because it's ugly.

'Cause if that's the case,

some of y'all looking

tasty tonight.

All right?

That's...

If I'm being real.

All right?

And I know what some

of y'all are thinking.

"A black vegan?

He must be married

to a white girl."

Psych, we broke up.

So, uh, that's not true at all.

Nice try.

Yes.

My ex is white, all right?

I dated one white girl,

which is annoying,

'cause I went black, black,

blackity, black,

Puerto Rican black, white.

And everyone's like,

"I knew it!"

Like I came out the closet

or something.

They was like, "I knew you like

Avocado King while eating

salt and vinegar chips."

I don't even know what that

means, okay?

I have no idea what that is.

White women aren't my type.

I just happen to live next

to Trader Joe's.

Like, it's not something

I'm searching for.

You know?

Different dating a white girl.

Especially if it's a black man.

Super different dating.

It's different kissing

a white girl.

'Cause white women

have white make up.

[laughter]

I don't know if y'all noticed,

but I got a black face, okay?

So, kinda like making out with

a powdered donut, you know?

Like, it just gets

all over your face.

When I looked in the mirror,

I thought I was turning white.

I was like,

"She got it on me!"

[laughter]

Some black people look at me,

they get mad.

"You had a white girlfriend?

You can't get a black queen?

You don't like being black?"

Are you kidding me?

I love being black so much that

I got a white girlfriend

so I could make

her babies black.

I was trying to take over!

Yeah!

I was doing it for us!

Wakanda forever.

That's my plan.

My name is Preacher Lawson.

Thank you so much.

I love y'all.

Thank you.

Hey! Hey!

- You're the man.

- You the man.

[Aloe Blacc's "The Man"]

Thank you, thank you,

thank you, thank you.

Thank you.

- Look at that.

Incredible.

They love him!

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- Thank you.

- Preacher Lawson,

no word of a lie.

If I would have kept hold

of that Golden Buzzer,

it would have been yours,

brother, right now.

- Ooh, thank you.

- I swear to God.

- Thank you.

- My cheeks are hurting.

Everything, everything.

Okay, I'm gonna stop now.

Oh, God, Heidi.

- I think you were

on fire today.

And I do remember you

from the past,

but I think today you really,

really brought everything.

- Thank you.

- You really were fantastic

and are those jeggings,

by the way?

- Are these jeggings?

Uh, no, they're not.

I mean, they're tight.

I know they're tight, but no.

- They're good.

I just wanted to say--

- It's just for

my booty to pop.

Bam, you see that?

- That's right, yeah.

Yes.

- You're welcome.

You're welcome.

[laughter]

- Yes, yes.

- I got it.

I got it.

All real.

I got it.

- This man is a natural.

♪ ♪

- Howie.

- There aren't even

words to describe

how good I believe you are.

I think you're a superstar.

I think every dream you have

should come true.

This is a champion right here.

- Thank you.

- Right on.

- Simon.

- Preacher, I'll tell you what

this reminded me of.

I run a record label,

and sometimes you put

a single out and it's a hit.

And then the next year you put

a second single out,

and it becomes a bigger hit.

This is how I feel

about you just now,

is that you were great before.

Tonight, you were fantastic.

Congratulations.

- So good.

- Thank you, thank you.

Thank you.

Hey...

- Look at that booty.

- Hopefully I will

see you in the finals.

- I appreciate it.

Yes.

- Let's get these super fans

to vote for you.

- Vote for me!

- 'Cause they got you.

- Yes!

Now let's do the chest thing.

- Oh, we got--

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh!

- What?

Ah!

How many other

contestants do this?

- Preacher Lawson

in the house!

- I know exactly what

he's talking about,

about the makeup.

When I was with Seal,

it was the same thing.

He always had white

everywhere here.

- [laughing]

[cheers and applause]

- We started with ten

of the best "Got Talent" acts

from around the world.

Susan Boyle has already gone

through to the finals

thanks to Mel B's

Golden Buzzer.

And now it gets serious.

A place in the finals

is at stake.

♪ ♪

- There's one spot left

to the finals.

Everybody's nervous.

Who's it gonna be?

You know?

♪ ♪

- To perform again would just

mean the world to me.

- It would be all the

validation that everything

I went through didn't

just happen for nothing.

♪ ♪

- Being on "America's

Got Talent" initially

just changed my life.

And so I couldn't imagine what

it could do for me now.

And I would love to just

be a comedian

that wins the whole thing,

the whole "Got Talent."

Come on.

♪ ♪

[Avril Lavigne's

"Head Above Water"]

♪ ♪

♪ Don't let me drown ♪

- One of these acts is going

into the finals.

Whoever makes it through will

have a chance of being

crowned "AGT: Champions,"

best in the world.

It all hangs on how our panel

of super fans voted.

They come from all 50 states

of America, representing you.

Their votes will decide

who's going through.

And the votes are locked now.

[cheers and applause]

Here we go.

First, we're gonna find out

who's in tonight's top three.

[suspenseful music]

The first act into

the top three is...

♪ ♪

Bianca Ryan!

[cheers and applause]

- Oh!

♪ ♪

- The next act into

the top three is...

♪ ♪

- Preacher Lawson!

- Yeah!

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- There's one spot left.

The third act into tonight's

top three is...

♪ ♪

- Sofie Dossi!

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

Please step forward.

♪ ♪

Big thanks to the rest of you.

Let's hear it

for all our other acts.

♪ ♪

Okay, these are tonight's

top three acts.

Congratulations to all of you,

but only one act can go

into the finals.

First, let's find out who

finished in third place.

- Oh, gosh.

[suspenseful music]

- Here we go.

♪ ♪

The act finishing in third

place is...

[cheering]

♪ ♪

Sofie Dossi.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

Let's hear it one more time

for Sofie Dossi!

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- She did well.

- That leaves us

with Bianca Ryan

and Preacher Lawson.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

Our states have voted.

Bianca, your biggest success

was in the west.

Preacher,

over half of your votes

were from women under 34.

Here we go.

The act going into

the finals is...

- ♪ Someone help me ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I'm crawling in my skin ♪

♪ Sometimes I feel

like giving up ♪

♪ But I just can't ♪

- Preacher Lawson!

- ♪ It isn't in my blood ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ It isn't in my blood ♪

- Oh, thanks to Bianca Ryan.

♪ ♪

You have been

so awesome and great.

Wow!

Please welcome back

our Golden Buzzer act,

Susan Boyle!

[cheers and applause]

These two acts will be back

in the finals.

[cheers and applause]

Simon, what are your thoughts?

- Oh, you know what?

Mel got it right.

The 50 states got it right.

- ♪ It isn't in my blood ♪

- Good luck to both of you.

Give it up for Susan Boyle

and Preacher Lawson!

[cheers and applause]

- Yes!

- That's "AGT: The Champions."

We're back next week

with more acts,

hoping to be the greatest

talent in the world.

I'm Terry Crews.

Goodnight, America!

- ♪ It isn't in my blood ♪

♪ ♪