[Simon] That was bloody fantastic.
Amazing, inspirational, current.
Everything just worked.
Yeah!
[person woops]
-[opera singing] -[buzzing]
That was the worst live performance I've ever seen.
You guys have put the whole competition on notice.
That was unbelievable.
Best performance I have ever witnessed.
[Terry] Twelve acts are coming up tonight.
Only seven will survive the heat of the competition.
They're all focused on one thing:
Making it to the semifinals.
But the harsh truth is...
is if you don't nail it, your dream could come crashing down.
[announcer] Live from Hollywood,
it's America's Got Talent.
Here's your host, Terry Crews.
[rock music playing]
Woo!
[laughs]
How y'all doing?
Tonight this stage is gonna be full
of passion, hopes, dreams and maybe tears.
Twelve more acts are coming up,
they've already faced big challenges just to get to the live shows,
but now they're in a whole new battle.
The semifinals start next week,
and only seven of tonight's acts will make it through.
It is on!
[cheering & applauding]
Down at the desk are four people who brought all of the acts here,
the America's Got Talent judges!
Howie Mandel.
Gabrielle Union.
Julianne Hough.
And the Simon Cowell.
So, tonight is all about making it to the semifinals.
Twelve acts are coming up,
and nothing less than the best performance of their lives will do.
And it's AGT, anything can happen.
Are you ready?
Okay, okay. Look, look, look.
Right now, I've just got to keep it real.
Man, I find it hard to talk about this next act without choking up.
It's a choir who are all about giving kids hope, and I feel that.
[cheering & applauding]
It's my golden buzzer. It's the Detroit Youth Choir.
[cheering & applauding]
[crow cawing]
[White] Detroit.
A place where you learn to survive, love, and fight for what you believe.
Each and every one of you represents what's extraordinary about Detroit.
Hard work, grit, dedication and determination.
Some of you are from single-parent homes.
[police siren wailing]
Some of you have dealt with unimaginable tragedy.
Some of you have fallen in with the wrong crowd,
and you all face the day-to-day grind
of being a kid growing up in this unforgiving city.
[airplane taking off]
Despite adversity, you haven't let it beat you down.
You have stood strong and you have stood together.
Your voices are heard.
I believe in you.
And from the moment it rained gold, the whole of America did, too.
This is the moment, tonight is the night.
We'll fight till it's over, so let me hear it.
[choir] DYC!
♪ I've been waiting my whole life ♪
♪ To see my name in lights ♪
♪ I'll be the last one standing Two hands in the air, I'm a champion ♪
♪ You'll be looking up at me When it's over ♪
♪ I live for the battle I'm a soldier, yeah ♪
♪ I'm a fighter like Rocky Put you flat on your back like Ali ♪
♪ Yeah, I'm the greatest, I'm stronger ♪
♪ Paid my dues, can't lose I'mma own ya, ay ♪
♪ Been working my whole life ♪
♪ And I wouldst do or die ♪
♪ I am invincible, unbreakable ♪
♪ Unstoppable, unshakable ♪
♪ They knock me down, I get up again ♪
♪ I am the champion Gonna know my name ♪
♪ Can't hurt me now, can't feel the pain ♪
♪ I was made for this Yeah, I was born to win ♪
♪ I am the champion ♪
♪ The C is for the courage I possess through the drama ♪
♪ H is for the hurt But it's all for the honor ♪
♪ A is for my attitude Working through the patience ♪
♪ Money comes and goes So the M is for motivation ♪
♪ Gotta stay consistent The P is to persevere ♪
♪ The I is for integrity Innovative career ♪
♪ The O is optimistic Open and never shut ♪
♪ And the N is necessary 'Cause I'm never giving up ♪
♪ I am the invincible, unbreakable ♪
♪ Unstoppable, unshakable ♪
♪ They knock me down, I get up again ♪
♪ I am the champion Gonna know my name ♪
♪ Can't hurt me now, can't feel the pain ♪
♪ I was made for this, Yeah, I was born to win ♪
♪ I am the ♪
♪ I can't wait until Oh, yeah, oh, yeah ♪
♪ I'm the champion ♪
♪ I can't wait until Oh, yeah, oh, yeah ♪
♪ I'm the champion ♪
♪ I can't wait until Oh, yeah, oh, yeah ♪
♪ I'm the champion ♪
♪ I can't wait until Oh, yeah, oh, yeah ♪
♪ I am the champion ♪♪
[Terry] Detroit Youth Choir!
Yeah!
Gabrielle!
[Gabrielle] Oh, my word, oh, my word, hallelujah!
Yes!
[audience chanting] DYC! DYC! DYC! DYC!
This... This crowd, and America,
is saying everything I want to say.
You are showing that you are unbeatable, invincible and you deserve all of it.
Thank you for coming out here and killing it
and inspiring a nation, thank you so much.
-[White] Oh, wow, thank you so much. -[Terry] Howie!
You know what I want to say? From the moment--
Listen, you are wonderful, and you are champions,
and you deserve to be here and it's inspiring.
But I gotta tell you sir, from the moment that package started,
your voice, you could take the-- the-- The word "Detroit" out of it,
it's the world.
-Those words spoke to the world. -[White] I agree.
-[Julianne] Yeah! -[Howie] Those words inspired.
-Thank you so much. -You are a hero.
The world has to listen to you,
and through their music and through these faces
and through this energy, this is the message, and you delivered.
[Terry] Julianne.
I couldn't agree more with Howie.
This is, I beg to even dare to say this, but this is bigger than AGT.
This is-- This is a-- This is a movement
of bringing music and dance together,
and you guys are better when you're together.
And we should think about that when we think about the world.
-Simon. -I'm with Howie.
I think just even the package beforehand would've made me want to vote you through,
and then you stepped up from what you did from the previous audition.
Forgive me, sir, but I have to say this, you lot are bloody fantastic.
And actually better tonight than your first audition.
[Terry] Yeah!
Mr. White, I want to ask you,
how does winning the coveted golden buzzer,
how-- How has it impacted these kids' lives?
Well, let me tell you, this opportunity has shown me and the world
what hard work and dedication, and these young people,
what they'll do if you just apply it to 'em.
[Terry] Yes! I love you, I love you guys.
Good luck tonight, everybody.
There is a lot going on tonight, on stage, offstage,
for the contestants and the judges.
If you want to get the lowdown on another crazy AGT ride,
follow us on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.
Okay, up now are two performers who first met
when one of them peed on the other one's leg.
Now, wait, it's not as bad as it sounds.
Here's Lukas & Falco.
[cheering & applauding]
[Lukas] Falco means the world to me.
We share everything together.
We have a special bond between us and that makes me really happy.
He's charming and funny, he really gives me so much love and joy.
We have so much fun together.
But Falco's getting older, and soon he'll be too old to perform.
I think it's one of the most important things
to create memories in your life,
and if you have the possibility to create this together with your best friend,
it's the best thing on earth.
He has amazing personality, but also importantly, so do you.
-[Julianne] Mm-hmm. -[Simon] Because both have got to work.
[Lukas] Hearing that the judges and also the audience loves Falco
makes me proud,
and these memories will stay with me forever.
For tonight's performance, Falco has to learn so many new tricks,
and we're going to fight to make it to the next round.
Words cannot describe my feelings when I think about Falco retiring.
My life wouldn't be the same.
But the longer we stay in the competition,
the more time I get to perform with my best friend.
[audience cheering]
["All the Small Things" by Blink-182 playing]
[audience cheering]
[audience applauding]
[audience cheering]
[Terry] Lukas & Falco!
Simon.
Oh, my God, this-- This dog is unbelievable.
Um, without being rude--
-Uh, it is Falco, right, the dog? -[Lukas] Yes.
Yeah, Falco is better than you tonight, actually, Lukas, which is important.
Always remember, people watching at home, if you're nice to a dog,
a dog will put their life up to save your life.
-So, always remember that. -[Lukas] Yes.
[Simon] And it is your kindness and your relationship
which makes this act so special.
I adore both of you, but Falco, tonight you were just amazing.
Congratulations.
[audience cheering]
[Terry] Gabrielle.
I-- You know, we have five dogs at home and they don't do, like, anything.
Um-- [chuckles]
But what-- What you guys really did,
you went back to the drawing board and you-- You really did learn new tricks.
People come out and say they're gonna do new stuff,
and they really don't.
You guys actually up the ante
to an incredibly high standard, and it was amazing.
And nice nod to American Ninja Warrior.
I see you, Falco. I see you trying to stay on brand. Okay.
Julianne.
I agree with Gabrielle.
I mean, you pulled out all these new tricks,
I didn't think it could get better, but it got 10 times better, the parkour--
I mean, you guys were jump roping together,
it was unbelievable.
Yeah, Mario Kart. It was like a-- It was unbelievable.
-[Lukas] Thank you so much. -[Julianne] I like your haircut, too.
-You're-- You're stepping everything up. -[Terry] Howie?
I'm-- I'm the judge from a different show, because I didn't see new tricks.
-[Simon] Boo! -[Julianne] Whoa!
[audience booing]
You know how they say, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks?"
-[buzzing] -You didn't.
[buzzing]
It's an old dog, there were no new tricks. Move on.
-Never mind Howie. Never mind Howie. -[Howie] Okay!
Listen, I-- I've gotta say,
how do you guys keep such a long friendship?
This is crazy.
I think the most secret I have is that I have the right treats with me.
[Terry & Lukas laughs]
Treats are the key.
Well, listen, good luck tonight.
Years ago, a grandfather wanted to bond with his grandson.
So, he shared his love of magic with him.
Tonight, that grandchild could make it to the AGT semifinals.
Here's Dom Chambers.
When I was growing up, I think I was your average kid.
My mom's a teacher, my dad's an accountant.
We had a house in the suburbs.
There was nothing that different about it.
But then, the first time I saw magic it took over.
From that point, magic was a part of me.
The more I performed magic, the more I wanted to make
my own type of magic that uses everyday items to blow some minds.
But I'm not the only magician on this week.
Eric Chien is one of the best close-up magicians in the world.
So, to say that this has been stressful is an understatement.
For the last couple of weeks, as I've gone through my everyday life,
waking up, having breakfast, all I'm thinking about is this next act.
Usually the magic that I do is with everyday objects like beer.
But this time, it's gonna be bigger than usual.
I'm not working by myself, I have a whole team on stage with me.
And let me tell you, they can be a nightmare to work with.
I'm hoping that America likes it, and I can make it to the finals.
That would be cool.
[audience cheering]
Tonight, my biggest piece of magic yet.
A piece so big, I couldn't do it alone.
So, to help me out, it's another Dom.
Hey, Dom.
Hey, man. Look what I bought.
Nice.
[audience laughing]
But we're not doing the beer trick tonight.
I know, I just really wanted a drink.
Oh, my bad.
[beer pouring]
[audience cheering]
Cheers. Let's do this.
Now, mate, two Doms, not enough.
Hey, third Dom, love the T-shirt.
You should try it.
Let's switch.
[audience cheering]
I like it. But for tonight's big trick, we're gonna need more Doms.
Thirteen Doms!
[all Doms chattering]
And for my big team of assistants, I have some big cards,
each with the face of some of the biggest AGT stars of all time.
Here, take these.
Go on, pass them around.
That'll do it.
So, keeping things big,
I'm gonna need the biggest man in the room.
It's Terry Crews, ladies and gentlemen!
[audience cheering]
Terry, uh, all these notes have different instructions on them.
For example, this one says diagonal and male.
That's gonna make more sense in a moment.
Terry, pick four notes.
And put them into any of the glasses, one into each glass.
Now, the notes that Terry picks here
will determine the outcome of tonight's performance.
So, free choice, and if you want, you can switch any of the glasses.
-Perfect. Terry Crews. -All right.
[audience cheering]
And finally, the biggest number of participants,
all 12 million of you.
Everyone here,
and everyone watching this at home right now.
Everyone try this.
Hold out your arm.
Point your finger.
And aim it at any of the--
-Terry, choose male or female? -Uh, male.
Male. Aim it at any of the male AGT contestants,
including you at home.
Now, let's make things more random using Terry's decisions.
Let's see where they take you.
So, first, staying in the same row,
slide your finger left or right to the nearest female.
Next, staying in the same column,
slide your finger up or down to the nearest male contestant.
Then, you're gonna slide your finger diagonally
to the nearest female contestant.
And finally...
staying in the same row,
slide your finger left or right to the nearest male contestant.
Keep pointing, and keep focusing.
We should all now be pointing at an AGT contestant
as determined by your unique moves and Terry's random choices.
So, now for the big moment.
When I say go, I want you to imagine a beam of energy
coming from your finger to the contestant that you are now pointing at.
Ready?
Three, two, one.
Go!
[glass shatters]
-[audience cheering] -[Terry laughing]
If you were pointing to Tape Face--
If you were pointing to Tape Face, please stand up.
I wanna see who was pointing at Tape Face, please stand up.
And that's okay.
Everyone in this room except for Simon.
Because I also have a tiny prediction with my big prediction.
The only person in this room, "Simon won't stand up."
I knew this.
[Terry laughs]
But what's more amazing, after all these random choices,
this moment was predicted by every single Dom
with tape on their face.
Turn over your cards to reveal your big prediction,
that is Tape Face, which matches--
Ladies and gentlemen, my big... prediction right here,
"Everyone will pick Tape Face."
And that is my big prediction.
But it's not the big finish.
This is the big finish!
[audience cheering]
[Simon speaking indistinctly]
[Terry] Dom Chambers!
And a big thanks to Tape Face!
Wow.
Julianne?
I'm just laughing because Simon is so lost right now.
[Julianne & Terry laugh]
Uh, which makes it really cool.
Uh, I've said it from the beginning, and I'll say it again,
you make magic cool.
It's interactive. We all felt a part of it.
And that, to me,
is one of the greatest acts that you've done so far.
-Thank you so much. I appreciate that. -[Julianne] It was amazing. Well done.
[Terry] Simon, you didn't stand up. What's happening?
Well, I love the fact that me being totally stupid
makes you look really better.
-[all laughing] -I appreciate that. Take one for the team.
[Simon] I swear to God, this was not planned.
I didn't have a clue what was going on.
I wasn't sure that we were supposed to be part of it.
You were asking me, I was like, "Shh, I'm concentrating."
I said, "Why are you pointing?" And then that happened.
It was genius.
-I mean, your best performance by a mile. -[Terry] Yeah.
Howie?
You know, the truth is, Tape Face said it best.
-[Dom laughs] -I mean-- No, it's-- [chuckles]
There are no words to describe how wonderful I believe you just did.
You used technology and fun and comedy,
and the audience at home.
You are amazing. You're against Eric Chien tonight.
People gotta vote. Only seven people going through.
Will it be a magician? It's up to America.
[Terry] Gabrielle?
I mean, I gotta reassess Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy.
I mean, I believe. You make people believe.
I mean, that is your gift.
-You're actual magic, Dom. Way to go, man. -[Howie] Yeah.
-[Julianne] Whoo! -Thank you so much.
[Terry] Good luck, Dom.
Okay. At the additions,
this singer got a standing ovation from all four judges.
That is hard to do,
especially when you're a shy 14-year-old.
Tonight, he's performing an original song.
Here's Benicio Bryant.
[announcer] Please welcome up-and-coming artist and contestant
on the current season of America's Got Talent,
Benicio Bryant.
[cheers and applause]
♪ Oh, say can you see? ♪
♪ By the dawn's early light ♪
[Benicio's Dad] You know what's really funny to me
is just how you're kind of a shy kid.
♪ At the twilight's... ♪
[Benicio's Dad] But then, you'll just get up in front of a stadium,
and sing for everybody. [chuckles]
♪ And the rocket's red glare ♪
To me it just seems like, yesterday, that you were literally in diapers.
[Benicio laughs]
To be even on AGT, it's just so crazy, you know.
[Benicio's Dad] As soon as you walked on stage,
it really hit me, like, "Oh, my God, that's my kid out there."
It's just really amazing to see your son, like,
you know, living his dream.
-Here we are, man. -Yeah.
[sobs] I'm just so proud of you, Benny. I really am.
♪ O'er the land of the free ♪
I'm really excited to see where it goes from here.
♪ And the home of the brave ♪
[solemn music playing]
♪ I know things are different But I hope you can understand ♪
♪ Making my decisions I'm doing the best I can ♪
♪ People all around me They get in my head ♪
♪ I'm trying to ground me So I don't forget ♪
♪ I need you to help me With something ♪
♪ Promise me that you will be honest ♪
♪ Call me out if I'm losing sight Of what it's all about ♪
♪ I need you to tell me If I'm lost, losing touch ♪
♪ If it all becomes too much ♪
♪ When I need a hand ♪
♪ Don't let me forget who I am Who I am ♪
♪ Who I am, who I am ♪
♪ Don't let me forget who I am Who I am ♪
♪ Who I am, who I am ♪
♪ Don't let me forget who I am ♪
♪ Don't you be afraid When I go astray ♪
♪ Will you lead to be the right way ♪
♪ I hope you never question Wasn't my intention ♪
♪ When I need directions ♪
♪ Don't let me forget who I am Oh, oh ♪
♪ I need you to tell me if I'm lost Whoa, oh ♪
-♪ Don't let me forget who I am ♪ -[backup singers] Who I am, who I am
♪ Don't let me forget who I am ♪
[cheers & applause]
[Terry] Benicio Bryant!
Wow.
Julianne?
-I have been waiting for this moment. -[Gabrielle laughs]
I'm serious. You know I'm such a big fan of yours.
But that was extremely risky, to do your own song,
that's an original, that you don't know--
Uh, the audience doesn't know this song.
Half of the battle is just people feeling familiar with something,
so that's a very big risk.
But I think you did an unbelievable job.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
-[Terry] Simon? -[Julianne] But--
Really quick. I am a fan of that song, and I will be listening to that song.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
[Terry] All right. Now Simon. -I love you. I absolutely love you.
You have a--
You've just got a natural, natural talent.
-[Simon] Look, if-- -Thank you.
My advice would have been, I would have stripped the song down.
-[Gabrielle] Yeah. -The backing track overwhelmed it.
The lights were ridiculous in the background.
What it needed was just you.
Uh, it just needed you, your voice,
maybe just one instrument, no production.
Because you are someone, I guarantee you this,
has a great future ahead of you.
-You really, really do. -Thank you so much. Thank you.
[Simon] Uh, but going forward,
you don't need all that stuff going on behind you.
It's you, your talent, the voice, the lyrics,
everything that really count.
-And there's more to come. -[Benicio] Thank you.
-[Simon] Sorry for taking up so much time. -Thank you.
Howie?
You know, for me, I--
Whether it was stripped down or not, I didn't respond to that song.
But I gotta say, in your package,
when you sang the national anthem, you were a superstar.
-And that was amazing. -[audience booing]
And people should vote for you for your talent.
I don't know that this choice was the right choice.
-I'm sorry. -[booing continues]
[Terry] Gabrielle?
Benicio, you're a rock star.
This whole audience knows you're a rock star.
-That song is a surefire hit! -[audience cheering]
Bet on your truth, buddy, you have it.
-[Benicio] Thank you so much. -Vote.
All right, good luck tonight, Benicio.
[Terry] All of our judges looking amazing,
and Simon decided to wear the red buzzer today.
Oh, wow. That's good. [laughing]
-I am my own buzzer. -I know.
-You look amazing, by the way. -Wait-- I've never seen you in this.
-But you look incredible. -Oh, thank you.
-Look at you. I've got to try that. -I've got to keep it right.
Listen, just when you think you've seen it all on AGT,
along comes this guy who does stuff. With a tambourine.
Look, you'll see what I mean. Look, here's Gonzo.
[audience cheers]
[Gonzo] When I first moved to Tokyo, I loved watching karaoke.
But I never went to the stage because I can't sing
[singing out of tune]
Horrible.
One day, somebody signed me up.
I hear, "Next up, Gonzo."
All I thought was,
[shouting] "No!"
I was very scared.
I did not know what to do.
[clock ticking then slowing down]
But then I saw it.
It was looking right at me.
[dramatic music playing and tambourine jingling]
Tambourine gave me life.
I want to share that life with America.
["Juice" by Lizzo playing]
[tambourine jingling]
[jingling continues]
[tambourine playing continues]
[buzzer sounds]
-[tambourine jingling] -[music continues playing]
-[music ends] -[audience cheering]
[Terry] Gonzo!
Come on up.
Howie, you were on your feet, man.
Oh, my God. I-- I, I love him.
Let me just say, [chuckles]
you know the saying, "Less is more?"
He is so much less,
-and he gives us so much more. -[audience laughs]
No, I like-- I know people are gonna probably hate me online and everything,
but let me tell you something, there's a million singers,
there are people who are acrobats, there are people -- but who does this?
I would go to see this.
It's just so crazy and campy and silly.
-[audience cheering] -I'll always remember you.
Simon, you disagree here.
Well, yes. I mean, look, the good news was it didn't last very long.
-Look, Gonzo, the point was... -[Howie laughs]
you actually did nothing there.
-[Howie] Right. -[Simon] Nothing.
-[Howie] He made something from nothing. -[Simon] Yeah, but that's my whole point.
It was nothing.
[Howie] Which is something.
[Terry] Gabrielle?
Oh, goodness. Uh, oh, Gonzo.
Uh, there is so much about this act to love.
Like the other four little dancers that you brought out.
[Simon] They were good.
[audience cheering]
[Gabrielle] Let's give it up for those little kids.
I mean, you are special and unique.
-[audience laughs] -[Simon] But nothing happened.
[Terry] Julianne.
You know what? I think I gotta put my glasses on.
[clears throat and clicks tongue]
I agree with Gabrielle that, uh, that was your best--
-[audience screams then claps] -[Howie] Whoa! Wow!
[Terry] It's getting violent in here. It's getting violent.
All I'm saying is that was your best performance
because of those four little dudes that were just crushing it.
Uh, I was thoroughly entertained though.
Thoroughly.
[Gonzo] Thank-- Thank you so much!
[Terry] All right.
Gonzo, good luck tonight, Gonzo.
[audience cheering]
Tonight you're voting for the act you wanna see in the semifinals.
It'll be a massive step up for the contestants,
and tomorrow night we find out who's in and who's heading home.
Seven will stay, five will go, it's that simple and that tough.
Also tomorrow some of your favorite acts from past seasons are coming together
in a spectacular performance from the new Vegas show Celestia.
-Okay. -Who are you talking to?
This young musician does things with a guitar
that should not be possible, but it is so cool.
He is Marcin Patrzalek.
That's who I'm talking to. Them!
[indistinct dialogue]
[Marcin] I've been writing music since I was 12.
It really doesn't take much to trigger my creative process.
The most normal and mundane sounds around me can lead me
to create something different, something unique.
It can start with just the general ambience of the room.
[rhythmic sounds playing]
When the sounds start blending together,
that's when the music arises.
No matter where I go there's always a soundtrack in my head.
I'll immediately think, is this possible to put that into guitar?
The fact that this performance is going to be live in the Dolby Theater
adds quite a bit of pressure.
I basically pulled from every resource I could
to make sure that this performance is special.
Most people see the world, but I hear it.
[strumming guitar]
[audience cheering]
[guitar strumming and tapping]
[guitar riffing continues]
[intense guitar strumming]
[intense guitar strumming and tapping continues]
[guitar riffing]
[audience cheering]
[Terry] Marcin Patrzalek!
Gabrielle.
[Gabrielle] I'm blown away.
This is what I imagine our parents and our grandparents felt
when they first heard Carlos Santana and Jimi Hendrix and Clapton.
What Marcin is doing is revolutionizing the guitar for a whole new generation.
You are such a rock star.
I cannot wait to see you in concert, you are absolutely amazing.
Thank you.
[Terry] Julianne.
I mean, like, my body is just wanting to move.
[Julianne scream]
It's like... I'm serious, I just wanna do Flamenco and Pasodoble
and, like, I hear music and all of a sudden
I see an entire visual of what a dance could be,
so what you do is so important
because you create what other creators pull from.
That was so special, that is artistry at its finest.
-That's a great compliment, thank you. -[Julianne] Wow.
-[Terry] Simon.
[indistinct]
I think technically you are without question
one of the most talented people we've ever had on these shows, ever.
[audience cheering]
My only advice would be, Marcin,
I would've stuck with the white background, it was more dramatic.
The song to me was all over the place,
but with the right song,
with this ability, and your stage presence,
you're a contender.
-Thank you so much, sir. Thank you. -[Terry] Howie.
[Howie] I've never seen anything like that before.
You are like a one-man band.
You're the rhythm section, you're the guitar player,
[Howie] you're the bass, you're everything.
Ever thought about tambourine?
[Marcin laughs]
[Julianne & Simon laughs]
[Marcin] Of course I have.
Now Marcin, can you give us some tips on how to be a true original?
I don't think there are any tips, you know,
the only tip I can give is to just follow what you believe is true, you know?
When I started playing classical music and Flamenco music
this style just came together,
so when you stick to what you know is right and you go forward and forward,
eventually this will happen.
Oh, that's a good tip. I love it.
[audience cheering]
Good luck tonight, Marcin.
Here's a magician who's known for quite a while what he wanted to do,
but making it happen turned into a really tough challenge.
Here's Eric Chien.
I fell in love with magic when I was in high school
because it created so much amazement and wonder and joy for other people.
I was raised in America, but I was born in Taiwan,
so I had to go back to Taiwan
for mandatory military service five years ago.
We weren't allowed to bring anything,
which was really hard for me because I was not allowed to bring cards.
I felt lost.
Without magic, you know, I felt like my identity was gone.
One day we were doing laps and I found a coin on the ground,
and I figured out that I could do magic with it.
And I realized whenever we had breaks
I could practice with leaves, rocks, candies, rubber bands,
anything I could find around me.
So, during that time my imagination just grew,
which has led me to be the magician I am today.
For the Dolby Theater, I'm already nervous,
like, my palms are sweating right now.
But I'm also really, really excited.
I want to show America
that even the smallest things contain the world of magic,
because I really believe that there's magic everywhere.
[audience cheering]
Hello, Julianne, it's great to be back.
-Now do you love chocolate? -I love chocolate.
You love chocolate. Then you're going to love this.
Fantastic.
[slow music playing]
-You wanna have one? -Heck yeah.
[Eric chuckles]
-How is it? -[Julianne] I took like four, it's good.
[Eric laughs]
Watch.
[audience clapping]
Here. Can you mix up the cube for me? Just go ahead and mix it up?
Yep.
Actually, you know what? If we just add a little more chocolate...
[Julianne] Ooh.
Then we can use this cube.
[Julianne] Okay.
Split into two.
[audience cheering]
Okay, just give all of them a quick mix,
and when you're done just place them back onto the table.
Take your time.
As long as I don't have to figure it out.
Make sure it's empty.
[Julianne] Yes, empty.
Perfect. Now when you're done, just put it back on the table.
Awesome.
[instrumental music playing]
Oh, you see the first one.
Two more.
[instrumental music playing]
[Julianne laughing]
[applauding]
All of them, completely solved.
[Julianne gasps]
[audience cheering]
Watch.
[Julianne gasps]
[audience clapping and cheering]
But you have to remember, in the very beginning,
every single cube was simply just made out of chocolates.
[thud]
But these are real chocolates too, you can see.
[Julianne screams]
Not only that...
[audience clapping]
And of course.
Thank you, Julianne.
Thank you everyone.
[cheering & applauding]
[Julianne] Thank you.
[Terry] Eric Chien.
[Terry chuckles]
[Terry] Howie.
[Howie] That was crazy.
That's... And it's amazing,
your magic melts in your hands, not in your mouth.
Yeah.
That was truly unique, you rose to the occasion,
I think you even upped it from your last one.
You know, Dom, the other magician, had a great, spectacular, big show,
this was very small, but close up, you're each in your own lane,
I think there's room for two of you, there's only room for seven going on,
[Howie] America's gotta vote.
You deserve it, young man.
Thank you so much.
[cheering]
[Terry] Gabrielle.
I mean, from the words of your competition,
you are literally one of the best magicians in the world,
and you did not disappoint, Eric Chien, on this stage.
You raised the level of this entire competition
and you put everybody on notice again.
That means a lot. Thank you.
[Terry] Simon.
[Simon] You know what?
Going into tonight if I had to put my money on
whether comparing magician to magician,
whether who was gonna be the best, Eric or Dom, I would have said Eric.
But on the night, I think Dom actually was better than you on the night.
I genuinely do.
Because this, to me,
[booing]
I'm getting a little bit bored of the close-up magic,
and as much as I think you have an amazing, again, technical talent,
that didn't wow me, I'm afraid.
Sorry.
[boos & jeers]
[Terry] Okay, Julianne, you were sitting right there.
[Terry] Were you bored with the close-up magic?
Did I look bored? Um, I was gasping because I was right there
and it was, I mean, I was eating the chocolate, like,
there's no way-- I don't know how you did that, that was unbelievable,
and you said to me right before you started, "Oh, I'm a little nervous."
You have nothing to be nervous about.
[Eric] Thank you.
[cheers & applause]
[Terry] Now Eric,
what do you think about what Simon just said about your performance?
You know, during the judge cuts Simon told me I have to make it bigger,
and Dom did make it bigger for him, so he took your advice.
So, for me, um, I think I should-- I'm pretty sure if I do make it through
I will try to make it bigger for you.
Thank you.
Okay, that's fair, that's fair. Good luck tonight, Eric.
Coming up now is a beatbox crew,
but that doesn't even begin to describe what these guys can do.
Can their skills get them to the semifinals?
Here's Berywam.
[cheers & applause]
[man] Three, two, one.
[beatboxing]
[man] Ten years ago we were struggling musicians trying to get by on our own.
And it just wasn't happening.
But then we started working together, and we became best friends.
[beatboxing continues]
Individually we are good beatboxers,
but when we came together it changed everything.
We created magic.
[beatboxing intensifies]
Together we are like a full band.
Luoi does the vocals, Lui does the drums,
I do the high notes, and Fabian does the bass.
When we're on stage we have no instruments,
no backing tracks, it's just our voices and four microphones.
From struggling to make it on our own,
to performing as brothers at the live shows on America's Got Talent.
Individually we wouldn't have made it this far,
but together we are here to win.
[beatboxing continues]
[beatboxing ends]
Yeah!
[laughing]
[cheers & applause]
[vocalizing]
[vocalizing in a four part harmony]
[singing "O Fortuna" by Carl Orff while beatboxing]
[beatboxing]
[singing "O Fortuna" by Carl Orff while beatboxing]
[cheering and screaming]
[continues to sing "O Fortuna" by Carl Orff while beatboxing]
[beatboxing]
[beatboxing ends]
[singing "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas] ♪ I'm gonna take my horse ♪
♪ To the old town road ♪
♪ I'm gonna ride 'Til I can't no more ♪
♪ Take my horse to the old town road I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more ♪
♪ Take my, take my horse ♪ [singing "Old Town Road" while beatboxing]
♪ Take my, take my horse ♪
[beatboxing intensifies]
[two part high-note vocalization while beatboxing]
[singing "O Fortuna" by Carl Orff while beatboxing]
[cheers & applause]
[Terry] Berywam!
[cheers & applause]
[Terry] Julianne.
[Julianne] Oh, I am such a fan of your guys.
I have to say that in the past auditions you've done something
that has been like boom, boom, like, crazy,
like it felt full on the stage, this one felt a little bit more intimate,
and showcased more of your technicality,
so it really kind of just depends on America
if they're going to understand the technicality and the-- [stutters]
How hard it is underneath that.
So, I love both, but this one was different tonight.
-Thank you. -[cheers & applause]
[Terry] Simon, do you agree?
Well, we have a product in England called Marmite,
which you spread on your bread or your toast,
and people either love it or hate it.
That's what I call a Marmite.
Some people are going to love it,
some people are going to go, what the hell was that?
But I actually think that you needed to probably do something like that,
you know, which is take a bit of a risk, be talked about.
There's no questioning your talent, and you are great guys as well.
-[cheers & applause] -Thank you so much. Thank you.
I really hope the audience recognize that, because you should be in the semifinals.
[Terry] Howie, your thoughts?
That was so much more than just beatbox.
That was your voices, your range, the high notes you hit, whether--
-I don't know, marmalade? What is it? -[Simon] Marmite.
Marmite. Well, you know, if you either hate it or love it,
I happen to love Marmite, I think.
If he's comparing it. Because I love you guys. [Simon laughs]
-Have you thought about a tambourine? -[Simon] I'll get you some.
[cheers & applause]
[Terry] Gabrielle.
What I love is that, okay, it wasn't-- [stuttering]
You guys weren't all over the stage, but you can sing.
Y'all gave us all of your full voices,
your full potential, you put all of your talents on display,
and I think America agrees with me.
Y'all killed it.
Vote.
[cheers & applause]
All right, Berywam. Good luck tonight, guys.
[cheers & applause]
Up next is a performer who realized
he needed a major change of direction in this life, and that led him here.
Tonight, he's telling a very personal story.
He's Matthew Richardson.
[Matthew] Most of my life, I followed the path
that was set for me, but I wasn't happy.
I quit my job to chase this dream,
and then, when I started performing, I had a massive injury.
I tore my bicep completely.
I spent a year recovering, and then, tore it again.
Life has knocked me down hard, but each time, I've come back stronger.
Being on AGT, it felt like things finally started working out for me.
We're gonna have to say no this time.
So to not make it through was devastating.
That made me want to just stop.
I just felt like I wasn't good enough.
And then, I got the call.
I am a wildcard, so the dream is back, and I'm giving everything I've got.
I'm doing something I haven't done before,
but this is the live shows, so you have to take risks.
As a wildcard, I feel like I need to prove that I belong here.
I know what it feels like to be eliminated and I don't want that to happen again.
[cheering & applauding]
["All for Us" by Labrinth & Zendaya playing]
[scattered cheers]
[cheering]
[buzz]
[cheering & applauding]
[Terry] Matthew Richardson!
Yes.
Julianne.
Oh, my goodness. You know what?
You do belong.
That is what you set up there. You do belong.
I think it shows the absolute tenacity when you come into the,
like, the difficulty of coming into the next round.
America said it.
They wanted you as their wildcard, and I think you just proved it.
That was phenomenal.
Thank you.
[cheering & applauding]
[Terry] Simon, you hit your X. What's going on?
I like you, Matthew, very much.
Our problem before was it's not going any further.
[Julianne] Are you kidding?
-You can't see this in Vegas? -[Simon] No.
-Are you kidding me? That was so sexy. -[Simon] No, and I'll tell you why.
Because every time, it's you with a hoop,
and this time, it was you with a hoop getting wet.
It wasn't to me enough of a progression.
This is not--
[booing]
And I tell you why I say this. You're right. This is about headlining Vegas.
I don't think this is a headlining Vegas act.
[Julianne] You have not been to Vegas in a while.
[Simon] Oh, yes, I have.
-[Julianne] Oh, you have? -[Simon] Yes, I have.
[Julianne] You have not seen Magic Mike.
-[Terry] Gabrielle. -[Simon] No, I haven't, actually.
I mean, on that note, I mean, listen.
You, that hoop, and some water,
that's a pretty spicy Tuesday night in my book, I mean...
[Matthew laughs]
[Gabrielle] Some of us need a little extra.
Um, yeah, I mean, like, your previous performances
have been super emotional and almost lyrical and had us in tears,
but this gave us spice and fire
-and you gave the Flashdance realness... -[Julianne] Yeah!
...and I was here for all of it.
-Way to go. -[Matthew] Thank you. It's so hard.
It's really hard.
[cheering & applauding]
[Terry] Howie.
I agree with Simon. It was more of the same, but moist.
[booing]
More, and moist.
[theme music playing]
All right, Matthew, how do you feel about your chances
coming back as a wildcard for America?
America's got to vote.
I mean, I feel good. I showed my best. This is so hard.
I can't tell you how hard this is with water,
so I feel really good. I'm proud of myself.
Well, good luck tonight, Matthew.
On AGT if you have a talent, you have a shot, like this guy.
It took a while, but he finally found his passion in church.
He is Mackenzie.
[cheering & applauding]
[Mackenzie] I grew up in a small little farm town
in northern Virginia.
I was definitely very shy as a kid, and I kept to myself,
but when I was in church, I felt completely different.
That's where I discovered my love and my passion for music.
[piano music playing]
I remember the first time I ever sang a solo in church,
and I remember just feeling like a key got put in the lock, and a door opened.
[music swells]
That was the moment that clicked for me that stage was home.
Ever since then, it's just been like,
yeah, you have to have that mic in your hand.
But every year I get older, and chasing this dream, it's hard.
There were so many moments that I wanted to quit,
but faith in music has been the backbone for me and my family.
That faith makes it easier to get back up every time I get knocked back down.
When I auditioned for America's Got Talent,
it was a huge leap of faith.
As a kid, I used to have these dreams of myself on large stages,
and now, I get to be on that stage.
I want more. I'm this close. Now, I wanna go all the way.
From singing in the church in a small town to performing at the Dolby Theater,
it feels like everything is finally coming true.
[cheering & applauding]
[piano music playing]
♪ It's a God-awful small affair For the girl with the mousy hair ♪
♪ And her mommy is yelling no But her daddy has told her to go ♪
♪ And the film is a saddening bore ♪
♪ 'Cause she's lived it Ten times or more ♪
♪ She could spit in the eyes of fools As they ask her to focus on ♪
♪ Sailors fighting in a dance hall ♪
♪ Oh, man, look at those cavemen go ♪
♪ It's the freakiest show ♪
♪ Take a look at the lawman Beating up the wrong guy ♪
♪ Oh, man Wonder if he'll ever know ♪
♪ He's the best-selling show Is there life on Mars? ♪
[cheering & applauding]
♪ But the film is a saddening bore ♪
♪ 'Cause I wrote it ten times or more ♪
♪ It's about to be writ again ♪
♪ As I ask you to focus on Sailors fighting in a dance hall ♪
♪ Oh, man Look at those cavemen go ♪
♪ It's the freakiest show ♪
♪ Take a look at the lawman Beating up the wrong guy ♪
♪ Oh, man Wonder if he'll ever know ♪
♪ He's the best-selling show ♪
♪ Is there life on Mars? ♪
[cheering & applauding]
[Terry] Mackenzie.
Simon.
[Simon] Let me hear from the other three first.
[Terry] I'll go to Howie then. Howie?
Yeah. So, I'm a huge David Bowie fan, and I'm a huge Mackenzie fan.
You have an amazing instrument, and, uh, my question is just this.
It's like-- People at home, we hand it over to America now,
and I'm thinking that this year, tonight, we need something special.
So, I think you're special, but it's just singing.
It's just that song. Was it enough?
And I don't know that I have the answer to it, but it's up to America.
It's not up to me, thank God.
[Mackenzie] Thank you.
[Terry] Gabrielle.
I mean, Mackenzie, what I think we all agree with is you are enough.
Your voice is enough. Your talent is more than enough.
[cheering & applauding]
We just need America to vote and agree with us all
because, I mean, your voice is just special.
It just is.
[Terry] Julianne.
I'm trying to find my words because I love your voice.
Your voice is effortless. You have this power that's subtle.
It's like you're not pushing it.
But there was something that I, like, I was craving, I was missing.
-Like, I wanted to connect with you. -[Howie] Tambourine.
Hang on, I'm being serious.
Like, I wanted to connect with you,
and maybe it was because you were far away or something,
but there was something that was missing that I wanted to connect with you.
But I love you, and I think you are beautiful.
-And your voice is beautiful. -[Mackenzie] Thank you.
[Terry] And now Simon.
Well, I wanted to hear what the others said, Terry,
because for me, uh, and I don't wanna be a downer
because everyone who's got to this stage deserves to be here.
For me, the last 20 seconds of the song was the best part of the performance
because it was the moment you let go.
Um, and I think America is a very forgiving audience.
In fact, all our shows actually have forgiving audiences, but, um--
-[Julianne] Vote, basically. -[Simon] Yeah, just vote. I mean--
[theme song playing]
[Simon speaks indistinctly]
[Terry] All right, good luck tonight, Mackenzie.
[cheers & applause]
Welcome back to AGT. Okay, buckle up, America.
She's single and she's looking for love.
Give it up for Jackie Fabulous!
[woman] Hi, everybody. Welcome to speed dating.
You have five minutes to make this date a thing.
Once you hear that ding, you got to move.
Let's get to it.
[bell dings]
Listen, I'm gonna be honest, this is my first speed dating, I'm a nervous.
-Oh, don't be. -So, you won't hurt me?
No. I mean, if you want me to. [chuckles]
Hola. I'm, uh, Jack.
-Spanish. -[Jack] Yeah.
-You are so beautiful. -Gracias.
And you are muy...
-gorda? -What?
[bell dings]
[awkward laugh]
So, full disclosure, I'm currently a contestant on America's Got Talent.
If I win, I win $1 million.
-How much? -A million dollars.
-One more time. -A million dollars!
You were kind of yelling that time, but I heard you.
It is a little bit harder for a comedienne because it's just me and a microphone.
I'm not being shot out of a cannon, I'm not an acrobat, I'm not a dancer.
It's just me standing still.
It is a big show, but it's something I'm prepared for.
And by prepared, I mean I pray a lot. Oh, God, it's hot in here. Is it hot?
-You're getting ready to do the live show? -Yeah, live.
All those millions of people watching? Jeez, I hope you don't bomb.
[cheers & applause]
[upbeat music playing]
Hey, hey. I'm inside the Dolby Theater, I'm not trespassing this time. Hey.
[audience laughs]
Anybody here do online dating and want to admit it?
All right, she does. I, uh...
I love it, it's called shopping, it's my man mall.
Go online, get a clutch purse, a pair of shoes, a boyfriend,
it's all the same thing, and...
I went online one time and I met a guy, we saw like three movies in a week,
I said when are you when I going to stop watching movies and start making some?
I'm kind of bored.
[audience laughs]
And he said you're a nice lady, I want to be a gentleman.
I said who told you to do that?
He said you're the kind of girl I could marry.
I said I met you on hotchocolatelust.com.
[audience laughing]
You're not my soulmate, FYI.
I am always the only black girl surrounded by white guys,
and you white guys, you guys will not ask me out,
I don't know why. I do everything I'm supposed to do.
I watch Seinfeld, I watch Friends, I listen to Coldplay.
What the hell do you guys like? I'm trying to get...
[audience laughing]
I want some Caucasian cuddling up in here. I don't know what I gotta do.
But when it comes to black guys, you know what I attract?
I attract black guys who have not had a black girlfriend in years.
I'm always the re-acclamation black girl.
I met a black guy in LA and he's like,
"Jackie, because of you, I want to come back.
I want to come back to the black community, can you train me?"
I'm like, "Train you? You need to watch BET,
ain't nobody got time to train you on how to be black."
[judges laughing]
But I knew that he and I weren't gonna work. You know why?
He had too many white requests that I couldn't fulfill.
The first one, he was like, "Jackie, let's get up at 5 AM
and go for a run
on the beach."
I'm like, "Why? Who's chasing us? Why we doing that? That seems dumb."
The gym opens at 9. that's silly.
The second one, he was like, "Jackie, let's make love in the shower.
I want to make love to you in the shower."
I'm like, "Can you see me? I don't do water activities.
[audience laughing]
I'm a black girl,
I've got to put on my big pink plastic floral Walmart shower cap.
If I put that hat on and come back in the room and you're still turned on,
you deserve it, okay?
That is... That is not a come get it hat, you know what I'm saying?
We all got one.
But the deal breaker, the deal breaker on the first date,
the first date,
he asked me to go hiking.
[judge laughing]
Hiking!
That's white, I'm sorry. Hiking is white, I'm sorry.
I'm like, "Hey there, Law & Order,
how about I not act out my own homicide, how about that?"
[audience laughing]
Olivia Benson taught me in Season 1,
a man plus me plus the woods equals hell no.
That's my time, guys. Thank you so much.
[cheers & applause]
[Terry] Jackie Fabulous!
That was fabulous. [laughs]
[Terry] Gabrielle.
[Gabriel] Jackie Fabulous,
once again you were absolutely fabulous.
You had this audience in the palm of your hand
and you didn't let us go.
-I can't wait for your special. -[Jackie] Yeah?
You're a star, you're a star.
Thank you, girl. Thank you.
[Terry] Simon.
You're my favorite kind of person, very naughty, very unpredictable,
uh, but most importantly, tonight, you know,
this is the Dolby Theater, it just felt that you belonged here, Jackie.
It really did. I really liked you,
-Thank you. -I've liked you from day one,
I pray that America puts you through.
I think for me this is one of my favorite performances tonight.
Oh, thank you, Simon.
[Terry] Howie.
Oh. This is real. You know, you're real, you're authentic, you're funny.
I don't have the app but I'm feeling that hot chocolate lust.
But I just... I just... I think...
Okay, shh, I've gotta judge.
Anyway, I think that you deserve to be-- to go further,
and I think that America should vote for you.
Thank you, Howie.
[Terry] Julianne.
I mean, any reference to Law & Order: SVU, Olivia Benson,
I mean, that just got me to the core.
But even before you came out,
I looked over to Gabrielle and I said, "Look at this stage with JF,"
I was like, "That is amazing."
That is who you are. You are a star. I love you.
Thank you. Thank you.
Jackie, listen, can we get up at 5 AM and run on the beach sometime?
Hell no. Hell no.
[Terry laughs]
Our last act of the night sings opera.
She has a world-class voice, and she's just 10 years old.
She's Jay Leno's golden buzzer, she is Emanne Beasha.
[Emanne] Opera for me is magical.
When I'm singing I close my eyes,
the world around me transforms, and the journey begins.
[sings in foreign language]
Every song tells a story.
You can be in a world full of love,
but also full of heartbreak and sadness.
Every note can be so powerful,
but also so soft.
I feel like I can reach the stars,
and anything is possible.
[Jay Leno] I feel like I'm a witness to something extremely special.
[Emanne] When I got the golden buzzer,
I felt like I was one of the characters in one of my opera songs.
And now that I'm here in the live shows of America's Got Talent,
I don't want this dream to end.
[applause]
[singing opera in foreign language]
[audience applauding]
[singing opera in foreign language]
[crowd roaring]
[Terry] Emanne Beasha!
Simon.
Emanne, I mean, look, you weren't just in a different league tonight,
you're on a different planet from everyone else.
-Thank you. -[Simon] I mean, honest to God,
your voice, from a 10-year-old, it was like being hit by something.
This is one of those times I'm gonna remember.
It's like watching the Olympics.
When someone with a God-given talent does something so amazing,
you're just gobsmacked.
If you don't get through, I will eat this judging table after that.
[Julianne laughs]
-[Emmane] Thank you so much. -That was unbelievable.
Thank you.
[Terry] Julianne.
What you just did transcended anything that I have ever heard.
Whether you're 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, or 60 years old,
that was beyond anything that I have ever heard.
You are literally an icon at 10 years old,
because people are going to be trying to follow in your footsteps.
-That was mind-blowing. -[Simon] Amazing.
-You are... I'm in awe. -Yeah.
Thank you.
[Terry] Gabrielle.
-The opera world should thank you. -[Simon] Yeah.
You just created millions of fans worldwide
with the gift that is your voice.
-You are a true blessing, young lady. -[Simon] Hear, hear.
[Terry] Howie.
Well, in true honesty, personally, I don't like opera,
I don't go to the opera, I don't buy opera, I don't download opera.
Even with all that, you are purely an amazing talent.
You can't deny that, whether you like it or not.
All right, good luck, Emanne.
The semifinals begin next week.
Who do you wanna see? You gotta vote, vote, vote.
I'm telling you, it's crucial results tomorrow night.
I'm Terry Crews.
Good night, America!