[Simon] The finals is the moment where we get an opportunity
to see people really at the top of their game.
-This is the best performance ever. -[singing]
[Gabrielle] You are a world-class talent and you deserve to be in the finals.
Oh, you killed it up there.
[rock music playing]
You can win this thing.
Whoa!
[Terry] The act going into the finals is...
Ndlovu Youth Choir!
Benicio Bryant!
Tyler Butler-Figueroa!
Light Balance Kids!
Kodi Lee!
Emanne Beasha!
Ryan Niemiller!
Voices of Service!
Detroit Youth Choir!
V.Unbeatable!
[Simon] It's the most important night of your life.
Because you guys are in it to win it.
[announcer] Live from Hollywood,
it's America's Got Talent, the finals.
Here's your host, Terry Crews.
[rock music playing]
[cheering & applauding]
Yes!
Are you ready for the biggest battle of the season?
[theme music playing]
Yeah, it all comes down to this.
In the next two hours, one of the top 10 acts
is going to deliver a performance that will win $1 million.
[cheering & applauding]
All of the finalists were first spotted at the auditions by the AGT judges.
Give it up for Howie Mandel.
[audience cheers]
Gabrielle Union.
[audience cheers]
Julianne Hough.
[audience cheers]
And the Simon Cowell.
[audience cheers]
Simon, this year, the competition is the closest it's ever been.
What do these acts have to do to win?
I don't know what the actual results each week, I never do.
But what I do know,
it's the most open competition we've ever had.
Thinking about, uh, the ride over, uh, to the, uh, theater tonight,
I was thinking, every one of these acts, in their own way, has been an inspiration.
And tonight, what they've gotta do
is they've gotta persuade the audience at home
that their act will change their lives.
So, it's not about us, it's about what they do for the audience at home.
Every one of them, literally tonight, has the ability to win this show,
and it's all gonna come down to the next two hours live.
Well said, Simon. Well said.
Look, this year,
AGT has already had over 2.5 billion views online.
I mean, that is insane.
[audience cheers]
Since day one, it's been a wild ride leading up to tonight.
Check out this crazy season.
["Smoke on the Water" playing]
I am your host of America's Got Talent, Season 14, y'all.
[audience cheering]
And making their debut this season,
Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough!
Welcome to the party, ladies.
[both] Woah!
[cheering & applauding]
[cheers fading & echoing]
[Howie] Ah! Oh!
That was the craziest, most dangerous thing I have ever seen.
Whoa, man. You made a believer out of all of us.
What the bloody hell was that?
-[buzzing] -What did I just witness?
[Simon] You are getting on my nerves right now.
-[buzzing] -[Julianne screams]
Well, we've had 14 fantastic years
and now it's over.
[laughing]
-[truck honks] -[man] Woah!
-All right, well, how do I get out? -Right here.
Hi, Howie.
You are so talented. You are so, so talented.
[Julianne] Oh, my gosh. [screams]
-Who's your favorite judge? -Julianne.
[buzzing]
It was an accident.
You wanna leave a footprint.
All it takes is one person to believe.
Welcome to judge cuts.
[screaming]
You're willingly trying to die. You're just nuts.
I will fight for you.
[Gabrielle] You upped your game by a thousand percent.
This is y'all house.
[announcer] It's America's Got Talent, live from Hollywood.
It's live, y'all. Let's go.
[Howie] Whoa!
[woman screams]
This is called "voluptuous mochaccino."
-And we have a surprise for Howie. -Oh, wow.
[cheering & applauding]
-I love you. -Oh, I love you.
Show me the money!
You are unbeatable, invincible, and you deserve all of it.
[Howie] You're the biggest star that could come out of this season.
[Simon] You are one of the most talented people we've ever had.
[Howie] Just a couple of months ago,
you walked on the AGT stage for the first time,
and now your life is going to change forever.
Oh, my God, do you hear that?
-Do you fear the judges? -Oh, yeah.
[giggles]
♪ Even when the dark Comes crashing through... ♪
[Julianne] Hi, what's your name?
Hi, my name's Benicio Bryant.
Two minutes could change your life forever.
♪ I've been so many places In my life and time ♪
[DYC member 1] Thinking of the kids we were at that first audition
to the kids we are now, we've grown so much.
[Tyler] Being in the finals means a lot
because I feel like I'm making my family proud.
[woman] I can just imagine what a whole show of us would be like.
[girl] My dreams are so close to coming true.
[singing]
I could win this thing. Dude, what?
I can almost grab it, and I don't have a very far reach.
-[shouting] -[violin playing]
[pop music playing]
[Gabrielle] No one in this theater will forget what we just saw.
You were born to be on this stage.
The best performance I have ever witnessed on this show.
[Simon] You are one of the most extraordinary people
we've had on any show we've ever made.
-I love you. -I love you, too.
Oh!
♪ Will it be fine? ♪
[Simon] Those two words, "got talent," mean nothing
if we don't find people like you.
[audience cheering]
And here we are at the finals.
These acts started their AGT adventure many, many months ago.
Now they have just a couple of minutes to win it all,
and it's your votes that will decide the winner.
Nobody else, just you at home.
They need you.
This is like the Super Bowl of talent.
It's the fourth quarter, fourth and one, and there's ten seconds left.
Everything hangs on what these acts do now,
[theme music playing]
This is AGT, the finals.
We've got 10 acts, one performance each, for $1 million.
Who saved the best for last? Here we go.
First up is the only dance crew left in the competition.
If you've ever wondered why V.Unbeatable
have that "V" in their name, well this is why.
Here is V.Unbeatable.
[V.Unbeatable member] People think "V" in V.Unbeatable stands for very,
but it actually stands for Vikas.
He was a cofounder of this group with Om Prakash.
Since they were children,
it was their dream to build a better life for themselves.
So, they started a dance group and then named the group Unbeatable.
But in 2014, we were rehearsing for a show
when suddenly Vikas fell from 12 feet and hit the ground on his neck.
We took him to the hospital where the doctor said, "Vikas is no more."
[somber music playing]
[V.Unbeatable member] We were ready to give up, and some of us
wanted to leave the group.
But Vikas always told us to be united,
and that together we are strong.
So, we renamed the group V.Unbeatable for him.
It is because of him, we are here in America's Got Talent.
Being on AGT has been completely life-changing,
and that was Vikas's dream for all of us.
Now, we are on the finals, we are determined to finish
what Om Prakash and Vikas started together.
[V.Unbeatable member] We never perform without his name on our back,
because Vikas will forever be the "V" in V.Unbeatable.
[audience cheering]
Judges...
May I...
Come in...
again.
[dance music playing]
[audience cheering]
[audience cheers]
[audience cheering]
[dubstep music playing]
[audience cheers]
[dance music playing]
[audience cheering & applauding]
[Terry] V.Unbeatable!
All the--
Judges--
The judges are on their feet right now.
Oh, my goodness.
[audience cheering & applauding]
Howie, have you ever seen anything like this in your life?
I have never seen anything like this.
This is the most exciting, the most dangerous,
the most thrilling act in the history of AGT.
[V.Unbeatable members] Thank you!
[Howie] The homage that you are paying--
Paying to your partner, and--
Uh, you know, uh, my heart is filled with that.
The "V" from his name also stands in English
for the "V" for victory,
and I think that performance was a victory.
-[Terry] Gabrielle. -[Gabrielle] I-- That was--
My adrenaline is-- [stammers] Out of this world.
That was un-freaking-believable!
[audience cheers]
We didn't-- We didn't know where to look.
Everywhere you look, it was pure excellence.
-You guys killed that performance. -[Julianne] Whoo!
-My husband made an amazing choice. -[Om Prakash] Thanks.
Amazing. Oh, my goodness.
-[Terry] Julianne. -I mean, my mind is exploding.
Everything that you guys do is precision.
It is excellence.
It is everything that a dance crew has to be.
To be partners, to be connected.
You guys absolutely crushed it.
I didn't know how you guys were gonna top yourselves.
And you're just, like, you--
You can fly, you can float, you can do it all.
-It's unbelievable. Wow! -[Terry laughs]
[Terry] Simon.
I-- I wasn't-- I actually wasn't up there.
Um, I think the VT, your film, put everything into--
-I can't do this like this. -[judges laughs]
Your film put everything into perspective in terms of the danger level.
Um, rarely do we see an act from the first audition
do something as good in the finals.
That, if we had one, would have been
-a golden buzzer performance. -[Howie] Absolutely.
[audience cheers]
Genuinely. And lastly, all I wanna say is--
Uh, the VT described--
Or Terry said, that you're the last dance group.
You're not a dance group, you are what I would call a movement.
-You are a game changer. -[Julianne] Yeah!
-And my absolute respect. -[theme music plays]
[Terry] Good luck tonight, V.Unbeatable.
[audience cheering]
Man, it is going crazy online.
It's the finals.
So, just imagine what's going on backstage,
and what's going through the mind of the acts.
Well, you can find out.
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook,
and get the lowdown.
Okay. This next act as my golden buzzer.
They're from a city that is so special to me,
and they are representing.
Tonight, they're here to win.
It's the Detroit Youth Choir.
Ladies and gentlemen, straight from the D,
I present to you the Detroit Youth Choir.
♪ Mama said fulfill your prophecy and be something great ♪
♪ Go make a legacy ♪
♪ Manifest destiny Back in the days we wanted everything ♪
♪ Wanted everything ♪
♪ Mama said don't give up ♪
♪ It's a little complicated ♪
♪ All tied up, no more love ♪
♪ And I'd hate to see you waiting ♪
♪ Had to have high High hopes for a living ♪
♪ Shooting for the stars When I couldn't make a killing ♪
♪ Didn't have a dime But I always had a vision ♪
♪ Always had high, high hopes ♪
♪ Stay up on that rise... ♪
[girl 1] Detroit Youth Choir has taught us...
-[girl 2] Strength. -[girl 3] Love.
-[boy 1] Confidence. -[boy 2] And friendship.
[girl 1] We embody the spirit of Detroit.
People from Detroit know how to fight back despite the obstacles in their way.
♪ DYC let's get to steppin' ♪
[girl 1] Our experience on America's Got Talent
has shown us that we are somebody.
Together we are an unstoppable force.
When we perform, we are fierce.
[girl 2] And we find something in ourselves
that we didn't know was there before.
♪ Had to have high, high hopes... ♪
[girl 1] Tonight, we're performing for Detroit,
Mr. White, and for ourselves.
We fight for what we believe.
And we're gonna to fight to win America's Got Talent.
♪ Had to have high High hopes for a living ♪
♪ Shooting for the stars When I couldn't make a killing ♪
♪ Didn't have a dime But I always had a vision ♪
♪ Always had high, high hopes ♪
[cheers & applause]
["Can't Hold Us" playing]
♪ Can we go back? This is our moment ♪
♪ Tonight is the night We'll fight till it's over ♪
♪ So, we put our hands up ♪
♪ Like the ceiling can't hold us ♪
♪ Like the ceiling can't hold... ♪
♪ Us ♪
[rapping] ♪ DYC, get them what it is What it does, what it is, what it isn't ♪
♪ Looking for a better way To get out of bed ♪
♪ Instead of getting on the Internet, Checking who hit we up ♪
♪ Thrift shop pimp strut walking ♪
♪ Little bit humble Little bit cautious ♪
♪ Somewhere between Rocky and Cosby sweater game ♪
♪ Nope, nope, y'all can't copy, yeah ♪
♪ Bad moonwalking This is our party ♪
♪ My posse's been on Broadway And we did it our way ♪
♪ Grown music I shed my skin and put my bones ♪
♪ Into everything I record And yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm on ♪
♪ Trust me on my I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T We hustling ♪
♪ Chasing dreams since we was 14 With the four-track bussing ♪
♪ Halfway 'cross that city With a backpack fat cat crushing ♪
♪ Can we go back? This is our moment ♪
♪ Tonight is the night, We'll fight till it's over ♪
♪ So, we put our hands up Like the ceiling can't hold us ♪
♪ Like the ceiling can't hold us ♪
♪ Can we go back? This is our moment ♪
♪ Tonight is the night We'll fight till it's over ♪
♪ So, we put our hands up Like the ceiling can't hold us ♪
♪ Like the ceiling can't ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na ♪
[vocalizing]
[rhythmic clapping & tap dancing]
♪ Can we go back This is our moment ♪
♪ Tonight is the night We'll fight till it's over ♪
♪ So, we put our hands up Like a ceiling can't hold us ♪
♪ Like the ceiling can't hold us ♪
♪ This is our moment ♪
[cheers & applause]
[Terry] Detroit Youth Choir!
[chuckling] Oh!
Gabrielle?
-[audience chanting] DYC! DYC! -[Gabrielle] Detroit versus everybody!
You're representing for the culture.
You represented all the excellence that are in so many people
that get overlooked and cast to the side,
and what can happen when you recognized that you are excellent from birth.
And sometimes, it just takes a little bit of extra love and attention.
And if we give it to all our kids, all of us can shine.
And you guys shined so bright on that stage.
-[Mr. White] Thank you so much. -[Gabrielle] Way to go.
[Terry] Julianne?
There really is no ceiling for you guys.
That was unbelievable.
Mr. White, thank you so much for, especially in the final,
giving every single one of them a chance to shine and have moments.
-Thank you. -[Julianne] I noticed that was specific.
You all had specific moments, and then you came together,
and you just absolutely just took us to a whole new level.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Simon?
[Terry laughs]
I don't see a choir.
I see a group of individuals
who, throughout this entire competition,
have done everything you possibly can
with enthusiasm, friendship, talent, personality.
[audience cheers]
[Simon] You represent your city.
You have meant so much to us.
This is gonna be such a tough competition tonight.
-And God bless you, Mr. White. -[Mr. White] Thank you, Simon.
DYC!
-Howie? -There are no words.
What you do is amazing.
You know, tonight, especially like with V.Unbeatable, then followed by you,
the youth and the passion and the excitement,
I feel like I'm attending the, uh,
the Simon Cowell Daycare Center.
-I can imagine that's what it's like. -[Simon laughs]
[Howie] This is amazing. You better vote.
-Only one can win. -[Terry] Hey!
-[Mr. White] Hey. -[Terry] Listen.
Mr. White, you know, downtown Detroit,
the Spirit of Detroit is actually wearing a shirt
that says, "Detroit Youth Choir" on it right now.
How do you feel?
It's so awesome, y'all. Detroit!
Detroit, stand up!
[audience cheering]
[Terry] Good luck tonight, Detroit Youth Choir.
Okay, up next, is our young opera singer,
and check this, she'll be 11 years old tomorrow.
What a way to celebrate a birthday, winning $1 million.
Here's Emanne Beasha.
[dramatic music playing]
[Emanne] My parents told me when I was little
that if it's your dream, the sky's the limit.
Making it this far on AGT,
it's like a dream come true.
The first time I stepped on the stage,
my heart was just pounding in my chest.
It was a moment I would never forget.
When I got the golden buzzer at Judge Cuts,
it was like...
epic.
Gold confetti everywhere.
Coming into live shows,
I had butterflies in my stomach. [chuckles]
But I had my lucky unicorns with me,
and they made everything better.
You weren't just in a different league tonight.
You're on a different planet from everyone else.
Tomorrow, on the finale of AGT,
it's my birthday.
I'm turning 11.
And if I were to win,
that would be the best birthday present ever.
I feel like the stars are aligning to this moment.
Tonight is the biggest performance of my life.
My dreams are so close to coming true,
and I'm gonna give it everything I got.
[audience cheering]
[singing opera in foreign language]
[singing continues]
[singing high notes]
[audience clapping]
-[holds high notes] -[audience clapping]
[holds high notes]
[audience cheering]
[Terry] Emanne Beasha!
I see my judges are caught up in a cloud right now.
[Terry chuckles] Julianne?
I mean, that's right. Last week we said that you were from another planet,
but I think you just took us all to another planet,
because that was otherworldly.
You are-- we said it a thousand times but you are an angel,
-and you're perfect. -[Simon] Literally.
You're literally perfect.
The stars are aligned for you right now.
Own it.
[Terry] Simon.
Emanne, this is like when I used to watch the Olympics
and you'd see these young kids do these gymnastics,
which I haven't got a bloody clue what it's all about,
other than you sit there and go, that talent is extraordinary.
I've never heard the song before, doesn't matter,
you have the most incredible, incredible voice,
and my God, do you deserve to be here tonight.
-[Julianne] Yes. -Thank you so much. Thank you, Simon.
[Terry] Howie.
I gotta say, there's no denying that that is amazing.
I told you I'm not a fan of opera, but it just so happens
that's the one song that you sang tonight is the song I work out to.
-[all laughs] -And-- It is.
And I'm also-- I hear that you're also a BTS fan,
so somebody who's a BTS fan singing that kind of music,
you span the entire gambit for talent.
-I love you. -[Emanne] Thank you!
[Terry] Gabrielle.
Emanne, we love you so much. Your voice is literal perfection.
You act-- if an angel, like, dropped down to earth today she would sound like you.
You are an actual angel on this earth, and such a blessing to us all,
and such a loving, kind young woman in real life.
I love you. I love you, love you, love you.
-[audience cheering] -Thank you, guys.
[Terry] Great job, Emanne. [chuckles]
This comedian has faced plenty of struggles in his life,
but he's always managed to find the funny and get the whole country laughing.
Can he go all the way and win?
He is Ryan Niemiller.
[Ryan's brother] It's all yours. Come on, take it.
-Get me that chicken here. -[laughs] Never mind.
[Ryan's sister] [laughs] Chicken.
You know, we all grew up poor trailer kids, you know?
Now being in the finals where if I win this I get a million dollars,
that seems like the most money anyone could ever have.
It's definitely weird, uh, going from, like, just seeing you in every day
to seeing your brother on TV. [chuckles]
And I'm still begging you to tie my shoes, and--
[laughs] Which you haven't paid me for that, by the way.
Exactly. Well, if I win the million I'll...
-Thank you. -not pay you still.
He still owes me money from when I invested in him early on.
-He says that. -See, I don't know what that means.
When you were three and I think I was five
and made you swallow a couple dimes and a penny.
[all laughs]
Just to see if you could do it.
It shows that I was never scared of a challenge.
-Even though you're a jackass. -[laughs]
-Mostly. -I'm right here.
[Ryan's sister] Oh, my bad.
I might not have arms, but I do have feelings.
When you were little and you always made everybody laugh--
You're like, you kind of have to think I'm funny, though.
No, I don't.
You know, like, your mom's supposed to love you, that's all.
I love you, that goes without saying.
But, you know, I'm really, really, really proud of you.
I couldn't be more prouder.
And, you know, I know you're where you wanna be,
and that means more to me than anything. [sniffs]
Thank you, Mom. That means a lot.
Uh, yeah, this is-- it's a little nuts.
[slow instrumental music plays]
I don't want this to end.
["Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus]
[audience cheering & applauding]
Oh, thank you guys so, so much.
It's fun to be on TV, I hear the camera adds 10 fingers.
-Let's do this. -[audience laughing]
People have been asking me how my life has changed since being on AGT.
I'm being recognized in public a lot,
which I don't know how to feel about.
Like, I'm really confident here, but out in the wild it's a little different.
I'll give you an example.
After my audition aired,
that following Saturday I went to a garage sale because I party,
[Howie laughs]
that's how we celebrate in Indiana,
and I was walking up to the sale, the guy who was running it,
he saw me approaching and he went, Cripple Threat!
[audience laughs]
Which was awesome, because that means that he saw me on AGT.
But no one else at the garage sale had.
[laughing]
So it sounded like he was just warning people
that a handicapped a guy was approaching.
Like, you said I was crazy but it's real!
The cripple threat is here, they're among us!
He learned to pick locks, he got out of his cage.
And it's hard to haggle down the price of a blender at that point, so...
[laughing]
And I'm fist bumping a lot, everybody, I'm fist bumping.
Just all day, just...
I got tennis elbow from fist bumping so much, it's crazy.
Like, I like to shake hands, that's what I do.
Like, if you ever see me out on the street, like, I'm coming in hard and fast.
Just, pow, let's do this.
But, like, everyone... Like, everyone is fist bumping me.
I've been so many people's clearly first fist bump ever,
I'm like you're 95, Ruth, all right?
You don't fist bump.
[laughing]
I've been trying to figure out why no one wants to shake my hand
and I've narrowed it down to two reasons.
I think number one, people don't wanna shake my hand
because they're afraid they're gonna, like, break it.
Like, it's not made of crackers, everybody, all right?
Like, there's bone in there.
Terry Crews has shaken my hand many times, and I'm fine.
None of you are Terry Crews, I promise.
[audience cheering]
And the second reason I think people don't wanna shake my hand,
and I swear this is true,
I think some people are concerned they're gonna catch it.
[Julianne] Oh, my God.
Because they're coming in, just, "Mmm, no."
And that is ridiculous,
the only way you're gonna catch it is if I sneeze in your mouth,
that's the only way.
[laughing]
And I feel a cold coming on.
[laughing]
And I'm inspiring a lot of people, which is amazing,
but I think some people are getting inspired the wrong way.
I had someone come up to me after a show recently
and they were like, "Ryan, you know what?
I was having a pretty rough day.
Things in my life just haven't been going that great.
And then I saw you.
[laughs]
And I realized my life's not so bad anymore."
[audience laughing]
If any of you thought that when you saw me walk on this stage tonight
I want you to do me a huge favor and get out, all right?
You don't deserve the rest of this.
That is ridiculous.
Because I can't do that to anyone else.
I couldn't stop a woman on the street and be like, "Ma'am, you know what?
I was having a pretty rough day.
I just wasn't feeling like a very attractive person.
[audience laughing]
And then I saw you.
And I realized I am at least a seven, so thank you. Thank you."
Before I get out of here
I'm gonna end on a sappy note,
I wanna thank America's Got Talent
and I wanna thank all of you in America for voting me this far,
it means the world to me.
Thank you so much.
[audience cheering]
If you could all vote for me tonight I would really appreciate it,
and if you don't vote for me, it's technically a hate crime, so...
[laughing]
[laughing] I'm Ryan Niemiller, you guys.
Thank you also, so much.
[cheering]
[Terry] Ryan Niemiller!
Woo.
[audience cheering & applauding]
[Terry laughing]
[Terry] They're on their feet.
Simon?
Well, you know what, Ryan,
I'm gonna stop myself from gushing for a moment,
because you know how much I love you.
I wanna put this thought out there.
There are so many comedies and movies being made every month, every year...
[sighs]
...there has to be somebody watching this show tonight
who is gonna make something like The Hangover 6 or whatever it is,
or the next sitcom,
who I really want you to consider Ryan,
doesn't have to be a lead role, it can be a supporting role,
but this guy has done enough to show that he is box office,
-he is popular, he is talented. -Thank you, thank you.
[Simon] You have to take a risk, he's not a risk.
Give him the part and break he deserves from doing so well, please.
[Terry] Yes!
[audience cheering]
[Terry] Howie.
You know what, Ryan, you know I love you,
you know I love the fact that there's a comedian in the finals,
I would love a comedian to win this whole thing.
I think you're so deserving.
Not only are you funny, not only are you talented,
you have an amazing heart.
From watching your package with your family
and knowing who you are and what this means to you,
I love you, I laugh at you, I wanna hug you,
I want you to be a star, and you are a star.
Thank you.
[Terry] Gabrielle.
Listen, I have a production company, I am making movies,
and I want you to be a star in one of my movies.
That's how good you are.
You heard it, you heard it. She said it on television, you heard it.
You are a star, you are a star.
-[Simon] That took three seconds. -When your mom spoke it took me out,
-you are everything, Ryan. -Gabrielle, that took three seconds.
-That's it. He's a star. -It just happened.
-That's it. -[Ryan] Thanks Simon.
[Ryan laughs]
-Julianne. -[Julianne] I'll make it quick.
You are a star, I love you, it's been an honor to watch you
from the very beginning to this moment right here,
and I love what your mom said,
that I'm happy that you are where you wanna be,
because it absolutely shows.
This is where you're meant to be.
[Terry] Now Ryan, on top of all those movie roles,
what would you do if you won the million dollars?
Well, the trailer park never came out of me, so maybe a double wide.
We can make this work.
I'll buy the whole park, we'll have a party.
[Terry laughs]
Well, good luck tonight, Ryan.
[audience cheering]
Up next tonight our four singers on a mission,
to help people who sometimes struggle to be heard.
And it's working.
They are Voices of Service.
[audience cheering]
[Woman] "Dear Voices of Service,
I've just seen your performance on America's Got Talent.
[somber music playing]
I lost three of my close battle buddies,
one of which was our platoon leader.
I have been in a hard struggle with PTSD.
Also I had a strong sense of worthlessness,
and a huge, prevailing feeling of failure.
[man] I am reaching out because I saw your story on America's Got Talent.
My dad suffered from PTSD after he came back from Iraq,
and he passed away...
And he passed away two years ago.
It took me up until my 18th year in the Army
to confront the demons that haunted me.
I was diagnosed with PTSD three years ago.
Watching your performance...
While watching your performance I broke down...
I broke down in tears, and I felt the weight lifted off of me.
To see you out there getting the message out
fills me with intense pride.
So please know that y'all have been a light in the darkness
for at least one soldier."
[audience cheers]
["Footprints in the Sand" by Leona Lewis]
♪ You walked with me ♪
♪ Footprints in the sand ♪
♪ And helped me understand ♪
♪ Where I'm going ♪
♪ You walked with me when I was alone ♪
♪ With so much unknown along the way ♪
♪ Then I heard you say ♪
♪ I promise you ♪
♪ I'm always there ♪
♪ When your heart is filled with sorrow and despair ♪
♪ And I'll carry you ♪
♪ When you need a friend ♪
♪ You will find my footprints ♪
♪ In the sand ♪
♪ When I'm weary ♪
♪ I know you'll hear me ♪
♪ And I can feel you ♪
♪ When you say ♪
♪ I promise you ♪
♪ I'm always there ♪
♪ When your heart is for love sadness And despair ♪
♪ Despair ♪
♪ And I'll carry you ♪
♪ When you need a friend ♪
♪ You will find my footprints ♪
♪ In the sand ♪
♪ I promise you ♪
♪ I'm always there ♪
♪ When your heart is filled with sadness ♪
♪ And despair ♪
♪ I'll carry you ♪
♪ When you need a friend ♪
♪ A friend ♪
♪ You'll find my footprints ♪
♪ In the sand ♪
[audience cheering]
[judges applauding]
[audience applauding]
[Terry] Voices of Service!
Oh!
Howie?
[Howie] You know, I...
I...
just harkening back to what Simon said at the opening of the show
when you asked him what tonight means,
and he talked about acts that not only are inspired but they inspire others,
you are changing lives.
And if you look at that video at the beginning,
and you can tell those are the people you're moving,
it is so important and so wonderful and so powerful, congratulations.
I hope America votes. Only one can go through.
America, vote them through, we need you.
-[Terry] Gabrielle? -Performance, perfection.
I wanna go back to last week when I spoke to you on the stage,
in your moment of success
you took that time to hug Luke Islam in his moment,
and he recognized, and that's what you guys do,
is you recognize those heroes that walk among us
whose voices have been silenced, who need the resources and the attention.
And that's what you guys do.
You are instruments of healing, and you are beyond this stage.
And brilliant, absolutely brilliant.
[cheers & applause]
[Terry] Julianne.
One of the biggest questions I think people ask themselves is
what is life about, right?
And we have an opportunity as artists who perform,
[voice cracking] whether it's through music, entertainment, film, acting,
whatever it is, to bring people joy and hope, and that is what you guys do.
[cheers & applause]
So, [laughs] thank you for using your talent to--
As an outlet for people to feel seen.
[cheers & applause]
[Terry] Simon.
I think you've had two incredible weeks, last week and this week.
You defined the words...
sincerity, decency, and talent.
And you know what?
I wouldn't have said this three weeks ago
you could--
You've just given yourselves a chance of winning this whole competition.
[Gabrielle whoops & laughs]
[cheers & applause]
[Terry] Now, Voices of Service,
when you receive messages from veterans and Americans all over,
and how you helped them, how does that make you feel?
It just makes us feel glorious
because it lets us know that we're spreading the message
that we wanna spread, and we're giving hope to some folks who may not have hope.
And that's wonderful. Wonderful.
Good luck tonight, Voices of Service.
-[theme music playing] -[audience cheering]
This young act seems to thrive on setting themselves
tougher and tougher challenges every week,
but this is the big one.
They're here to win.
Here's Light Balance Kids.
[girl] Getting to the finals on America's Got Talent
has been our biggest achievement,
but also our greatest challenge.
When we dance, we have to work together as a team.
But imagine that you're dancing, and someone turns out the lights.
You can't see anyone else.
You're running, and it's hard to find your way.
If you're one step out of position, everything is ruined.
And it's easy to get lost.
[epic music playing]
But then, you see a flash.
We use each other's light suits to help us find our way,
and if one person is missing, we are all lost.
But while we were rehearsing for the first audition,
one of our members, Dennis, got sick.
He had to go to the hospital and everyone was really worried.
But whatever the pain, he still practiced every day.
I practiced in the hospital because I didn't want to let the group down.
With all of the team's support, he got well.
It was a very happy moment.
When we're together, we can do anything.
America's Got Talent is lighting the way to our dreams,
and now that we're in the finals we're not going to let that light die.
[cheers & applause]
[electro dance music playing]
["Kiss the Sky" by Jason Derulo]
♪ Don't know when we going home But your friend could come along ♪
♪ I'm thinking why, baby, why not? ♪
♪ Oh, do your dance, do your dance now Sing it loud with me right now ♪
♪ Say ah, say ah, say ah, say ah ♪
♪ 'Cause I believe we can fly now ♪
♪ Spread your wings and kiss the sky Spread your wings and kiss the sky ♪
♪ Yeah babe, we can fly now ♪
♪ Spread your wings, we're miles high ♪
♪ But we can kiss the sky ♪
♪ Na, na, na... ♪
♪ We can kiss the sky ♪
[cheers & applause]
["Cake by the Ocean" DNCE]
♪ Talk to me, go Talk to me, baby ♪
♪ I'm going blind From this sweet-sweet craving ♪
♪ Whoa-oh ♪
♪ Let's lose our minds And go crazy crazy ♪
♪ Ah, ya, ya, ya, ya ♪
♪ I keep on hoping We'll eat cake by the ocean ♪
♪ Walk for me, baby ♪
♪ I'll be Diddy, you'll be Naomi Whoa-oh ♪
♪ Let's lose our minds And go crazy crazy ♪
♪ Ah, ya, ya, ya, ya ♪
♪ I keep on hoping We'll eat cake by the ocean ♪
♪ Red velvet, vanilla, Chocolate in my life ♪
♪ Confetti, I'm ready, I need it every night ♪
♪ Red velvet, vanilla, Chocolate in my life ♪
♪ I keep on hoping We'll eat cake by the ocean ♪
[cheers & applause]
[Terry] Light Balance Kids!
[Terry laughs]
Whoo!
Julianne.
Last week I made a comment about you guys
not needing to do anything other than be yourselves,
and that, my friends, was you being creative and innovative
-and totally and absolutely you. -[audience cheers]
Thank you.
It was amazing. Well, well done. You knocked it out of the park.
[girl] Thank you.
Gabrielle.
I mean, what I loved in the package, we saw little Dennis,
none of us knew that he was-- That he had gotten sick,
he's in the hospital with his hospital gown on just getting it,
that just goes to show the world how committed you guys are
and how focused you guys are.
Great job.
Thank you.
Simon.
I'm going to be really honest with you guys,
I haven't been really supportive
the entire way through the competition, as you know.
However, when it mattered, which is tonight,
you pulled out the best performance you've done in this competition.
Thank you.
[Simon] And let me tell you why. -Thank you.
Because this is the first time I felt like it was you guys,
not some older people in the background,
doing the creative, coming up with the ideas,
doing something which you believe in, and it was fun,
it was cool, it was relevant.
Dennis, we've missed you, welcome back. Amazing, guys.
That was amazing.
[Terry] Howie.
Yeah, I always have one word for you, and that is wow.
And I still believe it. Now with all the wands in the audience,
-this is an immersive, fun Vegas act, -[cheers & applause]
it was a wonderful, delicious snack of talent,
and nobody's mentioning, the entire act was gluten free.
-[laughs] -Thank you, thank you so much.
[cheers & applause]
Light Balance Kids, how do you feel about what Simon just told you right now?
We are so glad for--
And first of all we want to say thank you, America, for your support and votes
-that's very important for us. -[cheers & applause]
-Thank you. -All right, good luck tonight everybody.
[audience cheering]
Here's a young singer who's always had AGT in his life, ever since he can remember.
Well, this is his chance to become part of AGT history.
He is Benicio Bryant.
[cheering & applauding]
[static]
-Hey, buddy. -Hey, dude.
-Happy birthday. -Thank you.
I can't believe I'm not there. I'm so sorry.
It's okay.
Dude, you've grown up watching AGT.
I know. Now I'm at the finals.
I'm freaking out.
[Laughs]
[Benicio] I was just 1
when America's Got Talent started,
and ever since I can remember, me and my family always watched.
I grew up with it.
Host [on TV] The winner of America's Got Talent, Bianca Ryan!
[cheering & applauding]
And I remember one day, I made a wish that I would win it.
-Hi. -[Dad] Hi, baby.
[audience cheering]
When I was little, I always bugged my parents to get me a drum set,
and when I was 6, that's when they finally got me one.
That was the year that Michael Grimm won AGT.
[Dad] Wait! Ugh!
[Benicio] When I was 9, that's when Kenichi won,
and that's also the same year that my dad started taking guitar lessons.
I borrowed his guitar all the time,
so for my 10th birthday, my parents got me my own.
That was the best birthday present ever.
[vocalizing]
When I was 11, Grace VanderWaal was on the show.
Seeing someone as young as she was writing her own songs
and performing them on AGT, I thought it was so cool.
At that moment, I knew that that's what I wanted to do.
[Terry] Benicio Bryant!
[Benicio] This week I turn 15, and I'm in the finals of AGT.
Happy birthday!
Through all of my birthdays and all of the seasons of the show,
you know, I never really thought that I would be here.
I actually have a chance to win, and maybe my wish will come true.
[cheering & applauding]
[guitar playing]
♪ Lately it's been hard To sleep at night ♪
♪ Thoughts of you Been creeping in my mind ♪
♪ Dreaming wide awake I don't know why ♪
♪ Wondering if you feel the same Don't lie ♪
♪ Could this be all the stories Mama used to tell me ♪
♪ 'Cause when I hear your name I choke up, then, I can't breathe ♪
♪ Could this be all the things My father used to warn me about ♪
♪ I'm not backing out No, I won't back out ♪
♪ Only got six strings Promise you I won't play them wrong ♪
♪ There's only 26 letters To make you sing along ♪
♪ How've I been loving All these heartbreaking songs ♪
♪ Well, if it's gonna bruise I hope it's because of you ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ I hope it's because of you ♪
♪ Please I'm just really trying to make it easy ♪
♪ Meet me in the middle Leave the rest up to me ♪
♪ So, if you stay, I'll believe ♪
♪ But if you go just take a piece ♪
♪ So, my heart can rest at ease ♪
♪ Six strings Promise you I won't play them wrong ♪
♪ There's only 26 letters To make you sing along ♪
♪ How have I been loving All these heartbreaking songs ♪
♪ Well, if it's gonna bruise ♪
♪ Whoa If I'm gonna choose ♪
♪ I hope it's because of you ♪
♪ Oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪ I hope it's because of you ♪
[applauding & cheering]
[Terry] Benicio Bryant!
[Terry laughs]
-Julianne. -[Julianne] Wow.
Wow, wow, wow.
All I have to say is, it takes a lot for one person to stand on this stage
and be able to hold a stage without bells and whistles
and a band, and all these things to fill it up.
It was just you, your voice, and a guitar.
That is when you know you are a star. And I have to say--
[cheering & applauding]
[Julianne] You made a wish.
In your package, you made a wish that you would win AGT.
It could just happen.
[cheering & applauding]
[Benicio] Thank you.
[Terry] Simon.
Well, first of all, happy birthday.
Yeah, woo!
-[Benicio] Thank you. -Listen, I'll make this quick,
but you have my absolute respect, picking up on what Julianne just said.
All you did was, you brought yourself onto the final tonight.
The way that you styled yourself, your choice of song.
You wrote the song, no gimmicks, nothing other than who you are,
which means you have gained my absolute respect
and given yourself a real shot after that.
-[Benicio] Thank you. -Brilliant.
[cheering & applauding]
-[Terry] Howie. -[Howie] I'll be short.
Listen, I love you, Benicio. You know that.
And all this week, people in the press have been coming up to us saying:
"Who do you think is gonna win?"
And this is what I've been saying.
I think Benicio could win this if he doesn't sing a cover.
If he sings a cover, I don't know.
And that's up to America to vote.
I think you just took a big gamble, but it may pay off.
[buzz]
[laughing]
[theme music playing]
[applauding]
All right.
Benicio, what do you think about what just happened here?
Oh, boy. I...
You know what, I am just so thankful that I'm here right now.
-[Julianne] Woo! -And I, you know--
[cheering & applauding]
I-- Yeah, I feel so blessed.
This is just such an amazing moment, so thank you, guys.
[theme music playing]
You did great, Benicio. Good luck, my man.
The crew is working very hard to put the show together tonight,
but tomorrow night, one of the top ten will become number one.
Before the big result, the finalists will be performing duets and mashups
with some of the biggest stars in the world.
We've got Macklemore, Kaigo, Billy Ray Cyrus, Leona Lewis,
Lay Lay, Ozuna.
We've got the legendary Cher and some surprises I'm not gonna tell you about.
Okay.
Up next tonight is Simon's golden buzzer.
He's only 11 years old. He's a cancer survivor.
And he's an inspiration to other kids with cancer all over America.
He is Tyler Butler-Figueroa.
[cheering & applauding]
You know what?
We're so proud of you.
Thank you.
Yeah. I have a little surprise for you.
-What is it? -You wanna see?
-Yeah. -Watch.
Hi, Tyler.
My name is Grace. I am 9 years old.
I had leukemia just like you did.
Hi, Tyler. I'm Zane.
I'm a cancer survivor, too. I actually fought it four times.
Hi, Tyler, my name's Michaela,
and I'm 11 years old.
I'm Kayden, and I am 14 years old.
Hi, Tyler.
I'm Emma, and I'm 7 years old.
Oh.
Never, ever give up, and always be strong.
I'm so proud of you.
You just took the best out of what was bad.
I'm proud that you're representing kids with cancer, like me.
Knowing someone that had
the same cancer as me, you inspire me to achieve my own goals.
You inspired me to start playing piano.
Thank you for showing us that anything's possible.
Go, Tyler! Yay!
Look. Did you see the sign?
Go, Tyler.
[all] You got this, Tyler! Woo-hoo!
[Tyler's mom chuckles]
Congratulations, Tyler.
You got this, buddy.
[girl] [on video] Good luck.
-I wish you luck. -Good luck.
[Zane] Stay strong.
Fight on.
[Tyler's Mom] See how you inspired all those people?
Your brother and I are so proud of you.
[cheering & applauding]
[playing "Survivor" by Destiny's Child on violin]
[cheering]
[pop beats join the violin]
♪ I'm a survivor I'm not gon' give up ♪
♪ I'm not gon' stop I'm gon' work harder ♪
♪ I'm a survivor I'm gon' make it ♪
♪ I will survive Keep on survivin' ♪
♪ I'm better than that ♪
♪ 'Cause my momma thought me Better than that ♪
♪ I'm a survivor I'm not gon' give up ♪
♪ I'm not gon' stop I'm gon' work harder ♪
♪ I'm a survivor I'm gon' make it ♪
♪ I will survive Keep on survivin' ♪
♪ Woah ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Oh-woah-woah ♪
♪ Woah-ooo Woah-ooo ♪
♪ After all of the darkness and sadness ♪
♪ Soon comes happiness ♪
♪ If I surround myself With positive things ♪
♪ I'll gain prosperity ♪
♪ I'm a survivor I'm not gon' give up ♪
♪ I'm not gon' stop I'm gon' work harder ♪
♪ I'm a survivor I'm gon' make it ♪
♪ I will survive Keep on survivin' ♪
♪ I'm a survivor I'm not gon' give up ♪
♪ I'm not gon' stop I'm gon' work harder ♪
♪ I'm a survivor I'm gon' make it ♪
♪ I will survive Keep on survivin' ♪
[audience cheering]
[Terry] Tyler Butler-Figueroa!
Whoa!
[cheering continues]
Simon.
Tyler, I am bursting with pride for you right now,
and that film just says way more than I could ever say, the impact you've had.
And I also wanna thank somebody.
You may not know this,
but Beyoncé personally cleared that song for you to sing.
And that is so gracious, and thank you so much
for helping make one of the most special contestant's dreams come true
on the most important night of his life.
Tyler, you've got a shot here.
[Terry] Howie?
Well, there isn't anything I can say to add to that
except the word pride, I am so proud and so inspired
to be here witnessing this.
America is gonna have a tough choice. You are worthy of being here.
You're worthy of winning, and you are winning in life.
And you said some things to me during the--
I'll let you say it because I was gonna-- No, you say it.
She's next anyway. Let her say it.
I said, listen, that was the best performance.
He saved the best for last. You were absolutely unbe-- Incredible!
And the fact that Queen B, Beyoncé, blessed you...
I mean, listen, Tyler, you did it, kid. You really did it.
[theme song playing]
[Terry] Good luck tonight, Tyler.
Up next is Gabrielle's golden buzzer.
This young man finally found a way to express himself through music,
and since then, he's soared higher and higher every week on AGT.
He's Kodi Lee.
[cheering]
[Kodi] Oh, my gosh.
Ooh! Interview.
[Interviewer] So, Kodi, I'm gonna ask a few questions.
-You're okay with that? -[Kodi] Heck yeah.
-Wow. -[Interviewer] I heard auditioning
for America's Got Talent was your idea.
This show was meant for me.
I love performing.
[giggles]
I have music in my head
and showed my talent in the world.
[Interviewer] Do you ever feel like you have difficulty communicating?
I feel frustrated.
[Interviewer] Do you feel like music helps you?
Oh, yeah. Music helps. Music makes me feel better.
[giggles]
I tell people I love them through my songs.
I speak to them.
[Interviewer] I'm gonna play something on the speakers for you, okay?
Yeah.
[Gabrielle] [over speakers] And tonight, I'm gonna give you something special.
Boom! [giggling]
They gave me the golden buzzer.
[laughing with joy]
[Interviewer] Kodi, you are in the finals
of America's Got Talent.
I can't believe it.
[Interviewer] Are you nervous?
[giggling] No. I'm happy nervous.
And my family's always there for me. [giggling]
My mom always there for me. [chuckles]
Thank you, Mom, for all the help.
My dreams are coming true.
[laughing softly]
Wow.
[cheers & applause]
♪ Standing on the platform ♪
♪ Watching you go ♪
♪ It's like no other pain ♪
♪ That I've ever known ♪
♪ To love someone so much ♪
♪ To have no control ♪
♪ I said I wanna see the world ♪
♪ And you said let's go ♪
♪ I think I'm lost without you ♪
♪ I just feel crushed without you ♪
♪ 'Cause I've been strong for so long ♪
♪ I never thought how much I needed you ♪
♪ I think I'm lost without you ♪
♪ Strangers rushing past ♪
♪ Just trying to get home ♪
♪ This pain inside me ♪
♪ My world is crumbling ♪
♪ And I should never have let you go ♪
♪ I think I'm lost without you ♪
♪ I think I'm lost ♪
♪ Lost ♪
♪ Without you, yeah ♪
♪ I think I'm lost ♪
♪ Without you ♪
♪ Standing on the platform ♪
♪ Watching you go ♪
[cheers & applause]
[audience] Kodi! Kodi! Kodi! Kodi!
[Terry] Kodi Lee!
[Terry] Gabrielle.
[Gabrielle] Having Kodi Lee be my golden buzzer,
Kodi has changed the world, he changes every room he enters,
and when he said I think I'd be lost without you,
I think the whole world would be lost if we had not found Kodi Lee.
Thank you.
[Gabrielle] Thank you for blessing us all, Kodi. Thank you so much.
[Kodi] Thank you.
-[Terry] Howie. -Two words come to mind.
-Heck yeah! -[Kodi] Heck yeah!
[Howie] Heck yeah. I think Season 14 is the season of Kodi Lee,
and if I had to predict, you're worth much more than a million,
but I think you're going to walk out of here with a million.
Thank you. [laughs]
[Terry] Julianne.
Kodi Lee, when you get on that stage
and you open your mouth
and you sing, time stops.
And you impact us in a way that we get to share this moment
collectively together forever,
and you create that moment for us.
-[Julianne] So thank you. -Thank you so much.
[Terry] Simon.
One of the most beautiful things I've ever, ever heard.
-I'm going to be really honest with you. -[Howie] Absolutely.
Genuinely, Kodi, your film, and that song, and that lyric, and you,
everything about it was, like I very first said about you,
it's like being in a movie.
And look, I'm going to say this about you and everybody else,
it's so easy to assume that, you know, it's a shoo-in,
everybody needs the vote, but after that,
that was as good as I've ever heard. I'm gonna be honest.
[Kodi] Thank you.
Kodi, everyone in this room is standing for you right now.
They love you. They're chanting your name.
[Terry] How does that make you feel, sir?
[audience chanting] Kodi! Kodi! Kodi!
Good luck tonight, Kodi.
Here's our last performance of the finals,
a group of kids whose talent and spirit have had an impact around the world.
Here's Ndlovu Youth Choir.
[man] These kids come from a difficult background,
and have been through massive hardships.
But when a child first comes to the choir, the most beautiful thing happens.
They lift their head, they fill their lungs with air,
and they shout out to the world.
And here they are not only uniting an entire nation,
but shouting out a message that if you can dream it,
you can do it.
The accomplishments of this choir
are making a huge impact in their community.
It gives them hope for a better future.
[boy 1] We may be far, far away from home,
but our community is with us.
We did this together, as a family.
[girl 1] I feel like we are putting Limpopo on the map.
[boy 1] Being on America's Got Talent has been a life-changing experience.
[man 1] I am beyond proud. How could you not be?
This is who we are. This is-- This is...
This is who South Africa is.
This might be our last performance on the AGT stage,
but it's not the end of our journey.
It's just the beginning.
[singing in foreign language]
♪ I hear the drums echoing tonight ♪
♪ But she hears only whispers Of some quiet conversation ♪
♪ He turned to me as if to say ♪
♪ Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you ♪
♪ Gonna take a lot to drag me Away from you ♪
♪ There's nothing that 100 men or more Could ever do ♪
♪ I bless the rains down in Africa ♪
♪ Gonna take some time to do The things we never had ♪
♪ Oh Africa ♪
[singing in foreign language]
♪ Gonna take a lot to drag me Away from you ♪
♪ There's nothing that 100 men or more Could ever do ♪
♪ I bless the rains down in Africa ♪
♪ I bless the rains down Africa ♪
♪ Oh Africa ♪
♪ I bless the rains down Africa ♪
♪ Oh Africa ♪
♪ I bless the rains down Africa ♪
♪ Gonna take some time to do The things we never had ♪
[singing in foreign language]
[cheers & applause]
[Terry] Ndlovu Youth Choir!
Simon.
I pray for one thing only on these shows,
and I pray the show can change people's lives.
I think that performance may just have done it.
And you have ended,
with that performance, and I really mean this,
the best final I have ever sat on in my life.
And that was your best performance, by a clear mile.
-[Howie] Yeah. -[Simon] Amazing.
-[boy] Thank you, sir. -[Terry] Julianne.
This is my first season on AGT,
and first of all, just thank you for giving me this opportunity
to be in front of you, in front of everybody.
This is, like, I am so blessed to watch you guys,
and the joy that you bring to us, to everybody watching all over the world,
if you can dream it, you can do it.
Thank you.
Gabrielle.
Oh, I'm so proud.
This whole audience was along for the journey with you guys,
you are the pride of Africa, you are the pride of--
of America.
You have literally changed your entire trajectory with one performance.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
-Howie? -You know, you're right.
You are not only the pride of Africa, and youth, and the world.
You make us so proud to be part of this world,
and to have you on this planet.
This has been the most emotional, inspirational, wonderful,
talent-filled final that I have ever been part of.
I'm fascinated that Neil Patrick Harris is your choir leader.
[Julianne laughs]
[Howie] I didn't know that, but that's great.
Anyway, what a finale! Vote!
-[Terry] Yeah. -[boy] Thank you.
[Terry] All right. Good luck, Ndlovu Youth Choir.
All right, that's it, the acts are done.
Now it's over to you.
Tomorrow night, we get the results.
Your votes will decide who has won.
Keep voting, it's never been more important.