- Some of my favorite acts have come back.
And now, there are no rules at this point.
[light piano music]
You have made it through to the live shows.
- ♪ I'd be safe and warm ♪
- I'm taking you through.
- ♪ If I was in LA ♪
- You made it.
- [sobbing]
- I'm going to the lives.
- ♪ California dreamin' ♪
- Welcome.
- Come in, please.
I brought some friends.
- Get down here.
- There she is.
- Just put your best foot forward, always.
- Whoever I put in the lives, it's somebody
that I think could win it.
Are you nervous?
- Yes, sir.
- ♪ I went for a walk ♪
- Oh my god.
- Everything is red.
- ♪ On such a winter's day ♪
- Oh!
- Hand like this.
I laid it all out there.
- [beatboxing]
- [laughs]
- [screeches] Oh, man.
- What happened to you?
We don't have space for everyone.
This is your last chance.
[dramatic music]
[horn honks]
- We were talking earlier on the podcast about this season.
We have had more talent than we've ever--
you were on a great year.
- Yeah, thank you.
- There's a lot more people of your level this year.
- Oh.
- Now, there was a time ♪
- "AGT" contestants, wake up.
- All the judges have invited about six acts
to decide who is going to the live shows.
- Wow.
- And I asked them to come here.
- Get down here.
We got judges to meet.
We got Howies to meet.
Only one Howie.
- And I have a special guy bringing them here.
You might know this guy.
- All right.
- Knock, knock, who's there?
Your boy.
Get down here.
I see you looking out that window.
- Hi. What's your name?
- Chris Sosa.
I skipped the whole Spanish and went
straight to talking like this.
- Now, get on the bus.
On the bus you go.
Good to see you. Good to see you.
- This is a competition.
Of course, we have to defend our art.
- I didn't get it.
- I get it 100%.
Yes.
- It's about time. It's about time.
- ♪ How you like me now? ♪
♪ How you like me now? ♪
- Bird and Byron.
Come on, I know y'all hear me.
- Say it, oh, I-- ♪
- Feel like right after we finished up,
I was a bit of a deer in headlights.
- How come we haven't heard of you?
- Yes.
- He has brought these contestants.
He is heading this way.
- Right now, we're at the Sunset Strip.
[cheers and applause]
- Walk of Fame, everybody's on here if you're famous.
- So this is how Christina Aguilera would stub her toe.
♪ Ahh ♪
- I'm going to say no because I--
I'm not convinced. I'm saying no.
- Don't worry about it.
I'm giving you your third yes.
- It's the Hollywood Bowl, y'all.
Over here is the Magic Castle.
And over here, we have plenty of traffic.
- ♪ How you like me now? ♪
- What do you do for a living?
- I do Uber, but standup comedy is the dream.
In my first audition, I was pretty nervous.
How mad would you guys be if I just got up and
walked out of here right now?
There is another comic that I'm competing against,
so I gotta find a way to stand out,
literally and figuratively?
I don't know.
- People, we just arrived at Howie's.
- Oh, I hear somebody coming in now.
- We're driving a tour bus into a building
and finding out that this is Howie Mandel's Fun Warehouse.
- OK, everybody, welcome in to my funhouse.
I want everybody to sit down.
I want you to relax.
And I want you to start thinking outside the box.
See what I did there?
All right, let's go.
- I like that.
- It's cool.
I was like, are we about to get judged by six Howies right now?
- OK, everybody.
No, no, no, no, no.
Please remain seated.
Does anybody recognize this face?
- Mr. Beast himself is on the phone.
- This is The Beast.
- Mr. Beast. - This is Mr. Beast.
- Mr. Beast, I was like, is that-- is that fake?
- OK, Jimmy, you are an international star.
If you had words of advice for these people, what would it be?
- If you really wanted to resonate with people,
let your passion shine through.
People can tell when you love something.
And so be vulnerable up there and show people that this
is what you really care about.
And I think that's going to be your best shot.
Don't be fake.
Be who you are.
[cheers and applause]
- Thanks a lot, buddy.
Listen, you wouldn't be here if I didn't think that every one
of you was deserving, OK?
But we don't send and can't send everyone through.
You're all going to perform for me, right?
The thing is, we need an audience,
right, Learnmore and Preacher?
Yes, it's not the same without an audience.
- Yeah.
- So the good news is that I called my buddies
at the Laugh Factory, which is a club in Hollywood,
and they said that we could perform
there in front of an audience.
- Yeah. Come on.
- So that's how I'm going to get to see.
Isn't that great?
[cheers and applause] Yeah.
Here's the weird news, but you'll have to deal with it.
Tonight.
- What?
- I want to give you whatever I can give you to get you
to that next level, so that I can say,
hey, you're going to the live show.
You ready?
Doesn't matter; that's what's going to happen.
Good luck, everybody.
- What?
I was ready to get some sleep, get some rest,
and, like, prep, pray.
I got to pray, like, right now.
- I know as much as you want it,
I want a comedian to go all the way.
- I appreciate it. - And I'm telling you,
two words, hard work and to be memorable.
- It's showtime, baby.
- My brain is-- [imitates explosion].
[Chappel Roan's "Pink Pony Club"]
♪ ♪
- Does say "AGT"?
Wait, hold on.
- ♪ I know you wanted me to stay ♪
♪ But I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in LA ♪
- I'm one performance away from making it to the lives.
And it's at the world famous Laugh Factory.
Some of the greats have performed here,
so it makes it that much more exciting.
- It's home, baby. It's home.
There's so many legends that came
through here, Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence,
Jamie Foxx, Dave Chappelle.
- Did Jim Carrey's butt touch this seat?
I hope it did.
- So this is high stakes.
This is a performance of a lifetime.
- All right, everybody, we're here.
This is a big one.
You know, this is a big one.
And I wanted some help.
So I called one of my friends.
She is a writer, a comedian.
She is the host of the Golden Globes.
She is Nikki Glaser.
- ♪ Pink Pony Club ♪
- Nikki.
- ♪ I'm gonna keep on dancing ♪
- What's up, guys?
Hey, I'm Nikki.
- Nikki Glaser is an icon in the comedy world.
- She knows how to roast people.
So I love that.
- You look great.
And-- [laughs]
I wonder what I'd get if I scanned that.
[laughter]
This room is incredible.
We've performed here so many times.
It's one of the best rooms in the country.
It can also be pretty rough.
Just put your best foot forward always.
Don't save your best stuff for the finale,
because this might be your last chance.
And you'll be kicking yourself.
- Do you feel ready?
They're loading in. See ya down there.
- Good luck, you guys.
Kill it.
Bye.
- ♪ I'm gonna keep on dancing at the Pink Pony Club ♪
♪ The Pink Pony Club ♪
[tense piano music]
- Wow. - It's exciting.
- It's kind of weird being here and not there.
- I know, usually, you're watching
your friends do stand-up and like,
thinking about your own set.
- Yeah, this is all about going to the next level,
all about being chosen to go to the live shows
and being able to perform in front of all of America.
- Yes.
- This setting can sometimes be a little bit
more intimidating-- - You think so?
- --than 4,000 people.
Because they can just seem like a giant mass where like,
you can't really see individual faces.
This feels more intimate and sometimes can bring out
the nerves in a different way.
- Let's go take our seats.
- All right. Let's do it. - We'll head down.
- Yes, sir, we're here.
- Oh, yeah, we doing it.
- Ready to go. Ready to go.
- All right. All right.
- Hey.
- Ne, you ready? You're up.
- Now?
- To the stage. - Ho-ho.
Let's go.
My parents think career in music is a bit hard.
Maybe you should do like, business.
But then after "America's Got Talent," my parents,
they say, like, I'm very proud of you.
[cheers and applause]
I'm very nervous, a little bit.
But, like, it's my dream to be "AGT."
Sing with me, come on.
♪ What's in your head? ♪
♪ In your head? ♪
♪ Ahh ♪
- You are great.
You're amazing.
But if I'm going to put somebody into the lives,
I want to put you in because I think you could win it.
You have the talent.
Because the thing that moves you into the next round,
it's showmanship.
So I want you to find moments, moments where the audience
is just going to scream.
- All right, folks, here we go.
- I feel a little bit nervous.
The other acts, they're all good.
- And first to the stage is Nene.
[cheers and applause]
- I really don't want to go home.
- This is the guitarist?
- And singer all the way from Thailand.
[cheers and applause]
[tense music]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
[monitor feedback]
[rock guitar music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ Yeah ♪
♪ ♪
Make some noise, come on!
♪ ♪
♪ It's bugging me, grating me ♪
♪ And twisting me around ♪
♪ Yeah, I'm endlessly ♪
♪ Caving in ♪
♪ And turning inside out ♪
♪ 'Cause I want it now ♪
♪ I want it now ♪
♪ Give me your heart and your soul ♪
♪ And I'm breaking out ♪
♪ I'm breaking out ♪
♪ Last chance to lose control ♪
♪ ♪
♪ And I want you now ♪
♪ I want you now ♪
♪ I feel my heart implode ♪
♪ And I'm breaking out ♪
♪ Escaping now ♪
♪ Feeling my faith erode ♪
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
[Katy Perry's "Electric"]
- ♪ In the dark when you feel lost ♪
♪ Wanna be the best, but at what cost? ♪
- Nene!
- Oh my god.
- Thank you.
- Nene, tell me about what you're thinking.
- I think I played perfect, right?
- Yes. - We agree.
- You know, it seemed like you have even more confidence
than you had originally.
It seems like you're having more fun.
- Yeah, lots of audience is very-- makes me more confident.
And also it makes me more energy.
- Yes!
You got us all, like, really amped up.
You didn't have an opening.
You weren't following anything, and so to have that much energy
and to get us all feeling like--
I mean, I want more.
- That's amazing.
- I want to go see the show.
I will see the show.
Whether you move her on or not, I'm getting a ticket.
I'm going to find you, 'cause you're incredible.
- That's amazing. - Thank you. Thank you so much.
- OK, young lady, thank you so much for working as hard as you
are and just being here.
That was wonderful. - Thank you.
- All right.
[cheers and applause]
- Thank you.
- How do you follow that, you know?
- Hello?
- ♪ They'll try to bring you down ♪
♪ Oh you're electric right now ♪
- I mean, voice alone, I would go see that,
but then-- and guitar alone.
- I feel so happy.
It's so amazing.
- Do you play guitar?
- Yeah, but I started during COVID, so I started late.
- So you've been playing for like six or seven years?
She's probably been playing the same time.
- Oh, don't tell me that.
- ♪ You've got the power now ♪
- ♪ Ohh baby ♪
- I will say that you are just so talented.
- Tension is growing.
- It's kind of a letdown.
- Ahh! - I wouldn't want to be next.
- I feel like we're missing someone.
- He might have just left.
- This is the only time I've hated my job.
- I can't send you through to the lives.
- Wow.
[dramatic music]
[upbeat music]
- Comedians should kill in this room.
This is made for comedians. - It's our home room.
Exactly.
- And I hate to put more pressure
on them in this situation, but I just feel like--
- All the pressure.
- If a comedian does OK, I'm going to be upset.
You got to-- you got to, like--
- Let's get it.
This path has been 13-plus years now.
I was absolutely waiting for a big opportunity like this.
- Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready to keep the show going?
- Yeah! [cheers and applause]
- Give it up for comedian Cris Sosa!
- This is what I'm here for.
This is what I do.
This could really change my life.
- Appreciate y'all. Appreciate y'all, man.
Show some love, yo.
[cheers and applause] - Yeah, Cris!
- You know, I was raised in a Latin household in Texas.
I was taught words in my house that I thought everybody
in the world was using.
Not true. [laughter]
Yeah, in preschool, every morning, it was breakfast call.
So the kids will raise their hand for the cereal
that they want.
Ooh, Fruit Loops. Ooh, Apple Jacks.
[with Latin accent] Corn Flakes.
Yeah, they laughed at me just like that.
Nobody in my class knew that every cereal,
every brand in a Latino household is...
[with Latin accent] Corn Flakes.
[laughter]
- Yeah, we had Fruity Corn Flakes,
Cinnamon Toast Corn Flakes, Lucky Corn Flakes.
And above the fridge, in that little cabinet,
you open up that little cabinet,
we had the original Cornflake Corn Flakes.
And by the way, they never came in a box either.
No, no, no, no.
Our Corn Flakes came in these off-brand dog
food pedigree bags that you had to pour like this.
[laughter]
And if you wanted more to come out,
you had to do your hand like this.
And you stop it.
[laughter]
I appreciate this love, man.
It's actually a dream job for me.
This has been a dream for me.
But at the same time, this was not my first initial dream.
A dream job that I've always wanted,
I've always wanted to be a bartender.
I'm for real.
Has anybody bartended?
The closest I've ever gotten to being a bartender
was being a barback.
Which is pretty much the sidekick to the bartender.
You know what I mean?
I was the Corn Flakes of bartending.
And y'all always try to order a drink with the barback too.
Every time you be like, "Can I get a rum and Coke?"
And every time, they're like, "I can't do nothing."
- Yes.
- Even when I got the job, I got the accent.
I was like, "I can't do nothing, I can't do nothing.
"Why am I talking like this?
"What happened?
"Que?"
I can give you water.
That's all day.
I can get your water.
And I could cut a lime, yo, straight up.
Nikki, you throw me a lime right now,
I'll ninja it.
You know what I mean?
I did get my opportunity, though.
I got my opportunity to be a bartender.
I did, because my bartender had to go use the restroom.
And it was a big order too.
It was four drinks.
I put the four glasses down.
I put the ice in there.
Clink, clink, clink, right?
And then I hit my shake, yo.
Throw my time, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake, shake,
shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,
shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake.
I'll get you in a second.
Ah!
Clashed it, poured it.
I say, here go your waters.
Thank y'all so much, man.
Appreciate y'all.
[cheers and applause]
- You've done such great observations, the cereal
bag, like it's a dog food bag.
And then when you're squeezing it at the bottom,
and you're just--
- We've all done it. We've all done it.
- That is a great motion. - Yeah.
- The only thing that I would say for you,
you don't need to ask who has done bartending.
Those are crutches that you use when
you're coming up in comedy.
You don't need them anymore. You're good.
- I received that. Thank you, Nikki.
Thank you, Howie. I appreciate that.
- Congratulations. Well done.
- You're welcome.
- You can tell everybody ♪
- That was great advice. You're right.
Those are crutches.
- Those are just--
- It took him so long to get to jokes.
- Exactly.
- When he got into his material, he's so good.
- Just get to the joke.
- Cris! - Oh, Cris.
What's up, man? - Whoo.
- Oh, OK. - Wow.
OK, OK.
[orchestral music]
- [singing operatically]
- I'm confused because you've actually
got really good voices.
- [singing operatically]
- But I didn't get it.
- I don't know what it is, but I loved it.
I loved what you did.
And I thought it was so original.
My advice would be not doing opera, because you
want everybody to get it.
You don't want, like, a 15-year-old kid at home going,
I don't even know what that song is.
- The idea of not performing opera music,
yeah, it's a huge challenge.
- Have you been thinking at all about what
we talked about on the phone?
- It's quite hard, because we struggle,
so we choose the middle way between pop and opera.
- I don't know that their choices are the choices
that people will glom on to.
I love them because they're quirky and different,
but that's also what makes it dangerous.
- We are nervous.
- But we are ready.
[dramatic music]
For good fortune.
[cheers and applause]
- Are you ready, Belinda?
- Yes, I'm ready.
- Sweet.
- [clears throat]
[coughs heavily]
- Oh my gosh.
- Musica, maestro.
[gentle piano music]
♪ Let the songs begin ♪
♪ Dejalo nacer ♪
♪ Let the music play ♪
- ♪ Ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh ♪
- ♪ Let the voices sing ♪
- Nace un gram amor ♪
- ♪ Start the celebration ♪
- ♪ Ven a mi ♪
- ♪ And cry ♪
- ♪ Grita ♪
- ♪ Come alive ♪
- ♪ Vive ♪
- ♪ And shake the foundations from the sky ♪
- Huh? Huh?
- ♪ Suenan las campanas Barcelona ♪
♪ Abre tus puertas al mundo ♪
- ♪ If God is willing ♪
both: ♪ If God is willing ♪
♪ Friends until the end ♪
♪ Viva ♪
- ♪ Ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh ♪
- [bleats]
- ♪ Ahh ♪
- Prima Donna, eh?
- Ooh!
both: ♪ Ahh ahh ahh ahh ♪
[cheers and applause]
- Thank you.
- [screeches]
[laughter]
- You're very talented.
- [screeches]
- You were wonderful.
I don't know that you veered from opera,
but you were really memorable.
And "AGT" is the only show where you
could see something like this.
This would never be on any of the other shows.
- I believe so.
- Thank you so much.
- Whoo-hoo. - Thank you so much.
- Thank you!
- Where the kids collide ♪
- What was that?
- I don't know.
- I like it, though.
- [bleats]
- Yes, I'm coming home too ♪
- Ready?
- Feel like you're ready?
- Yeah, yeah, I feel like I've been putting in the work.
I feel like I'm ready. - That's good, man.
And how long have you been doing it for?
- 4 1/2 years.
I started a little bit late.
I started at 35.
- It's never too late.
That's the thing.
- I got shot at a Halloween party.
And there's nothing funny about that,
except for the fact that I was dressed as Spider-Man.
I showed up as Spider-Man.
And I left as Latin Professor X.
[laughter]
Being a victim of gun violence
and being in a chair for 18 years, one of the things
that helped me was humor.
I remember being in the hospital
and making the nurses laugh.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- That's just Howie.
That's--
- Am I in the shot?
- We're in an interview, Howie.
- You're in an interview? - Yeah.
- Who are you interviewing?
- Your Mexican twin.
- Are you?
Do you have a shaved head?
- Yeah.
- What?
Hello.
- Canadian cousin.
- That's it.
You are probably the most authentic comic
that I have seen.
And that's because your material
is about what you go through. - Yeah.
Right now, I'm doing Uber as a side job,
because comedy's paying, but not enough yet.
"AGT" is just a huge step to making
my ultimate dream a reality.
- Give it up for Daniel Alvarez.
- And it really comes down to this.
It's now or never.
[cheers and applause]
- I got hit by a car.
But I was already in the chair.
- Oh, my god. [laughter]
- Yeah, I went flying.
I was like, ah.
And when I landed, the comic in me
was like, should I be like, ah, my legs.
[laughter]
I'm like, nah, that'd be mean, you know?
Yeah, people ask me interesting questions all the time.
Like a friend of mine recently was like, hey,
do you walk in your dreams?
And I was like, actually, I'm out here skipping in my dreams.
You know, I'm, like, just...
and then I just wake up mad as hell, you know?
[laughter]
Hey, if there's an earthquake, y'all better not leave
me up here, I swear to God.
- Oh, we got you, bro.
We've got you.
- I don't know. I don't know if I trust you.
I don't know.
I realize that I don't know if I
could date Latinas anymore, because they could be toxic,
you know?
Yeah, my last girl, she used to lock up my chair at night.
You know, she-- [laughter]
She used to put the boot on my chair, just brrrat!
She used to throw my keys on top of the 'frigerator.
She'd be like, you can go out, but your chair's going to stay.
People have been talking about AI
and robots are taking our jobs.
I'm like, not on my watch.
Yeah, I've been applying to be a food delivery robot.
[laughter]
Yeah, you just throw a cooler on me.
I'll get the job done.
I hit it out the park.
So you guys have been amazing.
That's my time.
Daniel Alvarez.
[cheers and applause]
- I like it.
I really do.
[cheers and applause]
- You're just so likable.
You know what I miss, though, which you left it hanging, when
your girlfriend throws the keys up on the refrigerator
up there with the Corn Flakes.
With the Corn Flakes. [laughter]
- If you move on, listen to the other comedians' sets
and have a tag back to someone else's set.
It will buy you a laugh. - Yeah, with the Corn Flakes.
- Yeah. - Yeah, for sure.
- Thank you, buddy.
- ♪ I'm not a soldier ♪
- Thank you, guys.
[cheers and applause]
- I feel like I came off like I'm not ready.
Compared to Cris, I mean, he's been doing it,
I think he said 14 years.
I'm still like, new. - No, bro.
You were good. - Yeah?
- You're good.
I was genuinely laughing.
- Yeah? - I was like, screaming.
I'm at the Laugh Factory in LA.
And I'm doing this, so I just want to make sure that I can
be in this space and fit in.
- I'm used to just performing on my phone.
So that's making me nervous, because it is real.
It's not just a comment or a like.
This is how Ariana Grande would stub her toe.
- ♪ Ohh baby ♪
Performing on a stage is kind of new to me.
I don't have tons of experience with that.
This is how Lady Gaga would stub her toe.
♪ Oww whoa-oww ♪
- It was funny, but it could have been funnier.
I think it could have been a little bit more showmanshipish.
- What Mel said to you, did that throw you?
- I actually fully expected one of the judges
to say that, because I knew my act would probably
come off as repetitive.
- The first thing that I got known for?
You know how I bought my first house?
- How?
- This is my album. - [laughs]
- The first time I was on stage,
I didn't know what to do.
I had rubber gloves in my pocket.
I just pulled it over my head.
That became my signature act.
The fact that you did something so simple
and the fact that you committed to it with repetitiveness
is what made it stand out.
- Thank you.
- You need to stick to that.
And then you find ways to make it even more surprising.
- And next up to the stage is Rynia Kando.
- I want to take it to the next level.
I want to be, eventually, a household name.
- Oh, yes.
Is she the one that did the stub your toe?
- Yes.
- OK, OK, I love that.
- OK.
- Hello, everyone.
Today, I will be reading you a children's book.
It's titled my experience as a celebrity assistant
at the awards show.
Let's begin.
Working backstage at an award show
sounds so sweet until you meet celebrities
who cannot handle heat.
Every single one had a meltdown on cue.
So let me tell you exactly what I went through.
[whimsical music]
First was Ariana Grande, hair up so high.
Her ponytail got caught in a zipper, and she started to cry.
♪ Ohh baby ♪
♪ Ohh ohh ohh ohh ♪
- That is awesome.
[laughter]
- After glam, Sofía Vergara tried to unlock her phone,
but face ID said girl, you are unknown.
[laughter]
I am too pretty,
no, the phone is not working.
[laughter]
- Britney Spears sprayed hairspray
way too high, straight into her face and right into her eye.
♪ Oh baby ♪
♪ Mmm yeah ♪
♪ Ohh ohh ohh ♪
- Oh my gosh.
That was great.
- Kourtney Kardashian checked for some Wi-Fi and disappeared.
And she almost waved for selfies bye bye.
[whimsical music]
♪ ♪
Oh, how rude.
Wait, if nobody sees my story,
am I still at the event?
[laughter]
- That's Kourtney? - Yeah.
- Kourtney Kardashian.
- And finally, Celine Dion backstage with the team
burned her tongue on tea before she hit the scene.
♪ No-ohh no ♪
The end.
[cheers and applause]
Thank you.
- I will say that you are just so talented.
I remember Melissa Villasenor got her start doing impressions
on "America's Got Talent."
And I see a future much like she has had for you.
- Thank you.
- I see that in you completely.
So great job tonight. - Thank you.
- Great job.
- ♪ Hold tight, you're slowly coming back to life ♪
- She is great.
- Yeah.
- She's got some tools that other people don't have.
I think music, impressions, and comedy.
- Hey, thank you.
I'm not sure how well that resonated with the judges,
but I didn't want to go into another round
doing something too similar.
I actually wanted to take it a step above.
- Do you do any impressions?
- Jennifer Aniston.
Oh, oh, oh, well, Howie, oh, look at you.
Oh.
My Jennifer Aniston.
Everyone sit down.
[laughter]
- So many talented people, it's like--
- I know.
- --how are they going to decide?
- How are you feeling? Nervous?
- A little bit.
- We both come from a small town in Ohio.
This is a huge venue here in Hollywood.
All these cameras and people, it's a bit overwhelming.
- We're a little out of our element.
- But we came out of "America's Got Talent"
because we both feel like we're kind of born to be doing music.
And we've been trying for the past six or seven years.
That's why we're here.
♪ Oh, I-- ♪
- I think we were both pretty nervous.
- I think my eyes were closed.
- Bravo!
- And I opened my eyes to a standing ovation,
which was mind-blowing.
- Your voice is sensational.
How come we haven't heard of you?
- Yes!
- We've been trying, for sure.
- When you were playing, the music was beautiful.
But if I think you can add something, it's showmanship.
Closing down and closing yourself off, there's no show.
- Right now, we're feeling a little nervous.
As we see the competition, we understand what's going on,
but we really want to be on that live show.
- Oh, Lord.
- All right, ladies and gentlemen, Bird and Byron.
[cheers and applause]
- Making it to the live rounds will help us make music
for the rest of our lives.
- I think we just need to leave it all
out on the stage tonight, you know.
[light guitar music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ You got to stay right by my side ♪
♪ I won't run ♪
♪ I won't hide ♪
[music accelerates]
♪ On my mind ♪
♪ Almost all the time ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Holding me ♪
♪ Is where you need to be ♪
♪ You gotta stay right by my side ♪
♪ I won't run, I won't hide ♪
♪ Sweet baby ♪
♪ My soul, you saved ♪
♪ All the games I played ♪
♪ I won't play again, no, no, no, no, no ♪
♪ You gotta stay right by my side ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I won't run ♪
♪ I won't hide ♪
♪ I won't run ♪
♪ I won't hide ♪
♪ ♪
♪ You gotta stay right by my side ♪
♪ I won't run ♪
♪ I won't hide ♪
♪ You gotta stay right by my side, baby ♪
♪ I won't run ♪
♪ I won't hide ♪
[cheering]
- Yes!
[cheers and applause]
- You're so relieved it's over.
- Yeah, I'm very nervous. Yeah.
- That was an original? - Yes, it is, sir.
- I think you're great.
And your voice and the music is so distinctive.
But we're talking about the showmanship.
Tell me what you said right in the middle of this?
- I said, you know, you're the front man.
I saw you close your eyes.
You didn't open them again.
And I was thinking, man, if he opened his eyes, he'd see,
we're all just grooving so hard right now.
And you're scared of seeing something
that wasn't even happening.
Be the front man.
- I agree.
You're closing us off.
Share the vibe.
Share the vibe with America.
- Yeah.
[cheers and applause]
- You feel OK?
- Oh, I don't know.
I could have been more of a showman, I guess.
Hopefully the closed eyes thing isn't a killer.
- There was a part of me that was
just really nervous for him.
And it made me feel anxious.
- We really want to be on that live show.
Just hopefully he says yes.
[gentle music]
- So what do you think?
Do you think you saw a lot of good?
- The thing is, I think that a lot of these people
are extremely talented, but we're
not catching them at this time where they're ready.
- I agree with you. - Yes.
- I can't thank you enough.
You have no idea.
Not only do I--
I'm a huge fan of yours.
I have to stay and--
- Oh, yeah, you--
- --share the news.
- I had nothing to do with it, by the way.
- Really?
- Bye.
I'm coming back here like, three hours to do a set.
[laughs]
- Of course, I want to advance.
I want to go to the live shows.
I feel great about my performance.
But you just never know.
- ♪ I won't just survive ♪
- How do you feel?
- I feel very nervous.
My dream is like, I really want to go to the live show
and also become a superstar.
- ♪ Can't write my story ♪
- Hello. - Hi.
- Hello.
- Have a seat.
You were amazing.
You're a great musician.
You're a great performer.
But this is a tough year, a lot of acts, you know?
And then we got to narrow it down to the best.
[tense music]
You're the best.
You're going to the live shows.
- ♪ Don't doubt it ♪
- Wow.
Thank you so much.
- No, thank you.
Keep surprising.
Keep playing.
You have what it takes to be a superstar.
- ♪ I'll fight it ♪
♪ I will transform ♪
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
- I did it.
- ♪ When the fire's at my feet again ♪
♪ And the vultures all start circling ♪
♪ They're whispering ♪
♪ You're out of time ♪
- What you do is so interesting and different.
It was also, honestly, a little confusing.
[tense music]
I'm so sorry, but I can't send you through to the lives.
Do you understand? - We understand. Of course.
- Yes. - Thank you.
We loved having you.
- OK.
- ♪ They say, oh ye of so little faith ♪
♪ Don't doubt it, don't doubt it ♪
♪ Victory is in your veins ♪
- Word. - Oh! Oh!
- If I made it to the live shows, I'd able to show
the world what I'm capable of.
And it'd just mean the world to me.
- Guys, where's Daniele and Naimana?
- They should be coming up.
- And the vultures all start circling ♪
- Hey, Cris.
I got to be totally honest, I think the audience loved you.
And it was crazy relatable.
That's why you're here.
But I think you could do better.
I really do.
And a lot of competition.
I want to put you in the best position.
[tense music]
But it's worth a shot.
You're going to the lives.
- Man, come on, bro.
Don't do that to me.
Oh, my gosh, man.
Thank you.
- See you at the lives.
- Man, thank you so much.
Ooh!
- ♪ 'Cause when, when the fire ♪
[cheers and applause]
- Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Yo, come on, yo.
- ♪ You're out of time, but still ♪
- Say what you want.
I'm going to the live shows.
And America's going to see, the world's going to see.
- Ooh! - Good luck.
- I believe that your audition set was better than this set.
The fact that I heard two of the same impressions
disappointed me.
I think you need to develop more voices.
- I got voices.
I got way more.
- You should have done them.
You need more.
And what you need more of is time.
So you're not going to the lives.
But I hope this is not the last time we see you.
Do not give up. - I won't.
Thank you. - All right.
- I'm a little sad, because I did throw in some new voices.
And I thought that would make me safe.
- ♪ I'll admit, I'm just the same as I was ♪
- But when the stakes are high like in this middle round--
- ♪ Now, don't you understand? ♪
- --safe is not the option.
- I'm never changing who I am ♪
- How's it going? - Hey, Daniel.
How do you feel that went?
- I feel like my pacing was a little off.
- Slow.
Your pacing was off.
You were low-energy.
I don't know if that's nerves because you
know how important it is.
- Mm-hmm.
- Even the way you ended.
"And so that's it."
It's a punch line.
You got to punch, punch, punch.
Knock them out.
- Right. - That's what you got to do.
But you didn't.
- I don't ever wanna let you down ♪
- Every single night, work that act.
You don't take a night off.
Are you willing to do that?
- I'll be here.
I'll be here every night.
- You will?
- I will.
Yes, sir.
- Then I'm here to tell you, you will be at the live show.
- Really? - Yeah.
I'll be here.
- The work starts now, buddy.
- Appreciate it. - You're welcome, buddy.
- Yes!
- Bro, let's go.
- We're going to the live show.
- Let's go, bro.
- We're going to the live show.
- Yes, sir, bro.
Come on. Let's get it.
Yo, come on.
- We're the last act to know
if we've made it through or not, so--
- This is definitely the most nervous I've done all day.
- Back home for me is working in a burger restaurant.
So it's a lot on the line here.
- Your singing is so good.
Your playing is so haunting.
It's really original.
I think that you guys, regardless of what happens
here are already a success.
If it was up to me, I would let you go to the live show.
- ♪ It's time to begin, isn't it? ♪
♪ I get a little bit ♪
- Isn't it up to you?
- Yeah.
Yes, then you're going to the live shows.
- We're going to live show.
- You're going to live show. - All right.
- Oh my gosh.
Congratulations.
- ♪ I'm never changing who I am ♪
- Nice.
Wow.
- Let's go, oh, yes.
- Yes, bro.
Yes, bro.
[indistinct chatter]
- ♪ I'm never changing who I am ♪
- I brought some friends.
[cheers and applause]
- This show is the place to accomplish my dreams.
- My heart is bam, bam, boom, boom.
- That was amazing.
- Oh my god.
- This competition is so tough.
[upbeat music]
- Just landed in LA.
- It means the world that Sofía gave me another chance.
- I'm really excited, actually.
I'm so happy to be back in LA.
This is such a dream city.
- I'm excited.
We're on day one, and we're going to go to Sofía's house.
Are you ready?
- What is your name?
- I'm Olivia, and this is Zeke.
"AGT" was like, a huge part of my family.
And I wanted to be on this show
before I even had a talent to do.
- You're so young and so good.
- Here we go. It's real now.
- Who are you?
- My name is Kameron Marshall.
I'm a close-up magician.
And ere, the entire set I did was full of risk.
Like, you might not know it, but any magicians
watching, they would be like, oh, my gosh, this guy
was just risking everything.
No way, Darrell, bro, what's up, bro?
- Yo, what's up, man?
- They got two magicians here, man.
- Yeah, man.
- What if I told you that the conversation we just had
wasn't even real?
That audition was the first time I ever
brought my magic to a stage.
- You probably do need a lot more stage experience,
I'm going to be honest with you.
- Hello.
- Your act was amazing, bro.
It was so good.
- Oh, thank you.
- ♪ Whoa Black Betty ♪
♪ Whoa Black Betty ♪
- We've seen this kind of stuff, but never this good.
- Yeah! Yes, I'm famous.
[laughs]
- How's it been doing online?
- What?
- Oh, you're the translator
- ♪ Symphony ♪
- Zeke, you like California?
It's a little different than Michigan, isn't it?
- It's so pretty out here.
Like, those mountains, we don't have
anything like that at home.
- And where are you from, Brook Lynn?
- I'm from the Netherlands.
- Ahh.
- ♪ Never mind, I cried out ♪
I really hope I can get one of those spots in the live shows.
I have no plan B.
Like, this is what I want to do.
This is it.
- I can feel that you're very, very nervous.
And you shouldn't be, because you have it all.
- Thank you so much.
- Wow. - This is crazy.
- Massive. - Wow, this is Sofía's house?
- This place feels surreal.
- The house is beautiful.
Everything here is beautiful.
- Welcome, everybody.
So nice to see you all again.
Come in, please.
- Like looking at someone on your screen, like, forever,
and then seeing her in front of you, it's insane.
- Listen, everyone, this season has been crazy.
And we actually have more yeses than actual spots
on the live shows.
So that's why you guys are here again.
Tomorrow, you'll perform for me again.
And I have to be honest, not all of you
are going to make it to the live shows.
So this performance, your next performance
is your last chance.
- A little bit scary knowing that, you know,
there's probably not going to be spots for all of us.
- Kameron is so talented.
Knowing that that's my competition
is very, very scary.
- So, Kameron, I chose to bring you here because I was blown
away by your first audition.
- Well, that means a lot.
- Tell me a little bit about your family.
What happened after the performance aired.
Are they going crazy for you?
- They could not believe it.
And now my mom, she's like, she's
really supporting the magic.
Because before that, she was like, magic is cool, but like,
you still got to get like a real job, you know?
But now she's like, oh, it could be a real job.
- It could. It could.
So we have to talk about tomorrow because I
brought two magicians back.
But I really, really think that there's only room for one.
You need to, like, take it to another level.
- After getting that feedback, I am so nervous.
I've seen Darrell's stuff on the internet many times.
I need to take it to a whole other level now.
- I went into this middle round,
like, with so many ideas in my head.
But everything that I planned for
was for like a stage performance.
It really, like, took me by surprise that
we're just chilling at a house.
- Do you think tomorrow you can make it bigger and better?
- Possibly, I don't know, because I am--
I'm still working it out.
- You're performing tomorrow.
That doesn't seem like you're very sure that you're
prepared to make it bigger.
- I'll figure something out.
- But don't forget that we don't have space for everyone.
I mean, this is your last chance.
- Doing it on a stage was already
a whole other challenge for me.
So now, just doing it at someone's place is crazy.
Just looking around here, I realized what I had in mind
just isn't going to work.
- If Darrell doesn't pull out something amazing tomorrow,
I think he's going to miss the opportunity.
- I think I just need to go back to the drawing board.
[tense music]
- Thank you so much.
- Thank you, brother.
- Restarting everything? - Yeah.
Yeah, I everything from start.
I have to spend the whole night trying to figure out
what my act is going to be. - Damn.
It's going to be a super-long night.
I'm not going to sleep at all.
- Can't lie, magic's not really,
like, something you just think of overnight.
I don't know how he's going to do that.
[dramatic music]
- The stakes are definitely high.
Competition here is unbelievably tough.
[knock at door]
- Good morning. - Good morning.
♪ Don't want anyone else ♪
What is-- - It's time to go, man.
- I've watched the show since I was six years old.
The live shows would be the biggest dream.
I can't even believe I'm here.
And I'm ready for it today.
- Not really great.
I had a lot of voice cracking going on during rehearsals.
It's just something that you don't
want to worry about when you're already nervous and anxious.
- You guys talk to Darrell yet?
- Darrell was MIA.
- I'm going to check one more time.
- I think it's because he had to make
the whole thing overnight.
He had to remake everything from scratch.
[knocking]
- He might have just left, dude.
- Darrell's not here.
We have to go without them.
Otherwise, you're all going to be late.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Hello, everyone. - What's up?
- I mean, I'm so excited that you guys are here today.
And I feel like we're missing someone.
Where is Darrell?
- What do you mean, he didn't make it?
- I don't know.
He had, like, a rough night yesterday.
He was trying to, like, remake his act.
- Anyways, well, you guys are here.
So now, it's who can separate themselves from everyone else?
This is going to be very difficult for me to do.
So I think I might need a little bit help.
I brought some friends.
Guys, come in.
[Latin-tinged music]
[cheers and applause]
- [singing in Spanish]
♪ ♪
- Please welcome my good friends, Lele Pons,
who has built a global empire from the ground up,
and fellow Colombian Sebastian Yatra, who is a global music
star with billions of streams.
These people know what already it is to become
an international superstar.
OK, so are you guys ready?
- Yeah, let's do it. - Let's go, everyone.
- Lele Pons and Sebastian Yatra.
- Let's go.
- It's crazy to see them right here in front of me.
I'm excited.
- OK, here we go.
Are we rolling, everybody?
- OK, stand by.
Here we go.
- Yo, good luck, bro.
You got this.
- Thank you.
- "America's Got Talent."
- We have to see if this performance is really going
to upstage the other ones.
Big nerve for me.
- Here we go, roll, record if we haven't already.
[beatboxing]
- Your audition was one of my favorite ones.
And you surprised everyone.
- For me, this chance, it's the last chance.
Time has come.
- Tomorrow, you need to really give all you have
and show me that fire.
You have to show it tomorrow.
- I perform outside.
Oh my god.
Outside the sound is--
- Sound doesn't reflect.
[beatboxing]
- Yeah.
- Vahtang! - Hey, Vahtang.
- I'm here. - Thank you for being here.
How are you feeling? - I'm fine.
But I'm nervous.
My heart is bam, bam, boom, boom.
- Nerves are good.
Nerves are good.
OK, we're ready for you.
- OK.
- Ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪
[vocalizing]
♪ And no sunshine when she's gone ♪
♪ And she's always gone too long ♪
♪ Anytime she goes away ♪
[vocalizing]
♪ I know, I know, I know, I know, I know ♪
♪ I know, I know, I know, I know ♪
[beatboxing]
♪ ♪
♪ Ain't no sunshine when she's ♪
[beatboxing]
♪ ♪
♪ Ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪
♪ Anytime she goes away ♪
♪ Ain't no sunshine when she's gone ♪
♪ Anytime she goes away ♪
[cheers and applause] - Bravo!
- [laughs]
- Whoo! - Whoa.
- What?
- Oh my god.
- Thank you so much.
That was amazing. - Thank you so much.
- Thank you.
- Thank you, Vahtang.
It's one of those things you see on TV that you're
like, no, this can't be true until you
see it live in person.
And you're like, wait, no, this is actually real.
- No and imagine, here this, it's in the backyard.
But when he's on stage with the lighting and the sound and
everything, it's spectacular.
Definitely one of my favorite acts.
I do have to say that his first song that he performed for
us was--
was more amazing.
- My guy.
- ♪ I'm not afraid of the sun ♪
- Good job.
Good luck, brothers.
Good luck, sisters.
Thank you. I love you.
- That is so crazy, dude.
- I wouldn't want to be the person that's next.
- Yeah, me either.
- ♪ I'm unstoppable ♪
[dramatic music]
- I've been doing magic for 14 years now, over half my life.
I want to have my own show.
I want to perform around the world.
That was really cool.
- Kameron, we're ready for you.
- Oh, cool.
- OK, we're all on record all around, please.
- And I know this show is the place to accomplish my dreams.
♪ ♪
- How are you guys doing? - My guy. How are you?
- Good to see you. Good to see you.
And good to see you again.
- So you ready? - I'm ready.
Are you guys ready? - Ready.
- So let's start us off.
Could you reach in, Sofía?
Touch any card.
And we won't look at it.
We're just going to set it down for now.
Lele, I'm going to go-- hey, don't-- no cheating.
I'm going to go like this.
Lele, you say stop whenever you like.
- Stop.
- OK, and we'll set that down as well.
And then for you, could you use your intuition?
I go like this, you say stop when you want.
- Stop. - Right here?
Nah, there. - Here?
- Yeah. - OK, pick it up.
That's your card.
We're not going to look at it.
But the rest of the cards, we could take them,
throw them back in the deck.
And now, before we get to those,
we're going to play a game.
Remember, I said this was all about intuition.
So we're going to play a game using
your intuition to try and guess if the cards are red or black.
So, for example, let's say I go to, I don't know,
this card, Lele, black or red?
- I like red. - Red?
Wow. One for one.
Very good. - OK.
- And then maybe we go to this card, Sebastian, what
do you feel, red or black?
- Black.
- Ooh, two for two.
Pretty good. - Nice, nice.
- Now, maybe this is lucky, but the idea
is to go through the entire deck,
red, black, red, black, red, black.
So what do you want to start with, Sebastian?
- Red.
- Red, OK, just say stop when you'd like.
- Stop. - Right here?
- We set them on red.
Lele, let's go for black.
Touch wherever you'd like.
Here. And grab a few from there.
Sure.
- Like this? - Right there, yeah.
And just put them on top of the black, just like so.
Now, Sofía, remember, you have the amazing intuition.
So you tell me where to deal.
You say black, black, red, red, black,
any combination you want. - Black.
- Red.
- Black, red.
- As much as you want.
- Black, black, black.
- Red, black.
- OK, wait, let's--
let's confuse you a bit.
Now, let's confuse you a bit.
We'll take the cards, what used to be the black pile
now becomes the red pile.
What used to be the red pile now becomes the black pile.
So if you feel it's red, we deal red.
If you feel black, we deal black.
What do you want to start with?
- Black.
- Touch anywhere you like.
Grab a few.
Set them on black.
And what's next?
- Red.
- Whatever you want, take a few.
And set them on red.
And now, Sofía, could you just take the cards right here?
And deal whatever you feel, red, black, red, black,
black, red.
Now, look, she's making every decision.
This is true? - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- All the way to the last card, all the way.
Set it down, whatever.
Think about this, you guys made every single decision.
Here, we started with a black card.
Let's see how we did.
One black, oh my gosh,
two, three, four, five.
Every single card is completely black.
But then we switched to red.
And you guys pulled cards.
You dealt cards.
Again, let's see how we did.
Red, red, red, red, red.
Every single thing is red.
- It's magic. - It's magic.
- It is magic.
And then over here, obviously, we did it in reverse.
So didn't start with the black.
We started over here with the red.
True?
Red, red, red, don't tell me, every single card that you
guys chose is completely red.
And then we switched to black, which
means every card in my hand should be completely black.
That's good? - Yeah.
Oh, it's not completely black. - Oh, no. Oh, no.
That would have been good, though.
But how many is that?
That's one, two, three, four, that's four cards out of 52.
I mean, that's very good to only get four wrong.
But sometimes, Sofía, when your intuition is so strong,
your subconscious mind takes over.
Look, do these numbers mean anything to you 7, 10, 7, 2?
- That's the day of my birthday.
- That's your birthday. - Ahh!
- So you're telling me the only four cards that we
got wrong was your birthday?
- Oh my God.
- Look, I wrote a prediction.
You chose the 10 of clubs.
This is crazy, because remember before all this,
before the reds and the blacks, you picked one card, Sofía.
Can you see if it is, in fact, the 10 of clubs?
- No way. - It'd be good, right?
Yeah, have a look.
- Wow.
- It's not bad.
- Crazy.
- But, but, but what's your birthday?
- June 25, 1996.
- June 25, '96.
So, 62596.
That's five digits.
But we only have four cards here.
- Yeah.
- Look, with a little shake, we now have five cards.
- OK.
- And these should be exactly your birthday, June 25, '96.
- What?
- It's crazy, but what's even crazier
is if the faces of the cards changed,
then maybe the prediction changed.
You chose the 9 of spades,
and hopefully you do,
in fact, have the 9 of spades.
Let's see.
- A 2.
- Oh, we were close though, because it's like 2 and 9.
No, no, I think I know what happened.
Maybe you picked the 9 of spades.
Nothing?
Sometimes when they print cards, they forget the print.
So we just go like this.
Look, nine spades.
See that?
So now we have the 9 of spades. - Oh, that's true.
- That's good? - I guess.
- But you guys aren't buying it.
So look, you just take the 9, you give it a shake.
And now, we actually get the 9 of spades.
But this still leaves us wondering,
what happened here with the 2?
Look, do me a favor.
Feel that.
You feel anything in there?
Look, turn it like this.
Turn it like this and rip it down the middle.
- Rip it down the middle?
- Yeah, rip it, rip it, all the way, and look, see,
did we get anything?
Look, we really open that up.
Really rip that card up, look, one card
is inside, the 9 of spades.
- It's a tiny little card.
- Very good intuition.
- What?
- Oh my god.
- Wow, amazing, Kameron.
- Freaks me out too.
- That's crazy. - Good job.
- Well, appreciate it, guys. Thank you.
Very good intuition. - Good job, my friend.
- Very good intuition. - Amazing, amazing magician.
- Amazing intuition.
Thank you, guys.
- All right, have a good one, guys.
- Thank you so much. - God bless you, Kameron.
- Thank you.
- Gracias.
- He's so good. - Yeah.
- I loved him.
You know, the way he does it, it's
so natural and interactive, like we're part of it.
You're not just watching something happen,
you're actually helping him.
- But is there a lot of magicians?
How many magicians?
- There's too many magicians.
That's the problem.
And they're all really good.
So Kameron is good, but it's going to be difficult.
- At this point, I've done all I could.
I think I was able to really connect with them.
And I think that might put me a little bit
higher on the rankings.
So fingers crossed.
- OK, guys, stand by.
- Olivia, they're ready for you.
- Oh, you're next.
- Shh!
- Nah, you're going to kill it.
- I don't have my dogs ready.
Better go get them ready.
- Go get 'em.
Go get 'em.
- Are you ready?
I'm from Midland, Michigan.
It's about a 36-hour drive.
Oh, Zeke, you think you're driving.
- 'Cause everybody loves an underdog ♪
- Adopting Zeke completely changed my life.
I used to be absolutely terrified
of talking to people,
but Zeke gives me so much confidence.
- Have you taught yourself to do all this?
- Yes, pretty much just honestly,
from watching this show.
- It's going to be all right ♪
- Normally a routine for us, putting it
together will take anywhere from six months to a year,
but this one was put together in a little less than a week.
- Ready, and go.
- I'm a little bit nervous right now.
But my dog will cover me if I mess up.
- Hi. - Hi.
- Hello.
Welcome. - Thank you.
- I saw you on TV.
And it's my first time seeing a dog act live,
so I'm very excited.
Good luck.
- Thank you.
- You know, the amazing thing about Olivia
is that she's self-taught. - Wow.
- What? - Like, it's pretty amazing.
- What a badass.
- She loves dogs. - Loves dogs.
- OK, and anytime on track.
[Shakira's "Waka Waka"]
♪ ♪
- Hey, hey. - Ohh!
♪ ♪
- Oh my god.
- ♪ You're a good soldier choosing your battles ♪
♪ Pick yourself up and dust yourself off ♪
♪ Get back in the saddle ♪
♪ The pressure's on, you feel it ♪
♪ But you got it all, believe it ♪
♪ Even when you fall, get up oh ♪
- ♪ 'Cause this is Africa ♪
[together] Oh!
- Bravo!
- ♪ Whenever, wherever, we're meant to be together ♪
I'll be there and you'll be near
♪ And that's the deal, my dear ♪
♪ There over, here under ♪
♪ You'll never have to wonder ♪
♪ We can always play by ear ♪
♪ But that's the deal, my dear ♪
- I can't.
- [speaking Spanish]
I'm like, hypnotized.
[together] Hey!
- Ohh!
- It's very good.
- Good boy!
- ♪ Whenever, wherever, we're meant to be together ♪
♪ I'll be there, and you'll be near ♪
[dog barking]
♪ ♪
♪ Whenever, wherever, we're meant to be together ♪
♪ I'll be there and you'll be near ♪
♪ And that's the deal, my dear ♪
[both speaking Spanish]
- ♪ Listen to your God, this is our motto ♪
♪ Your time to shine, don't wait in line ♪
[cheers and applause]
- ♪ If you get down, get up, oh, oh ♪
♪ When you get down, get up, hey, hey ♪
♪ Zamina mina zangalewa, this time for Africa ♪
♪ Zamina-mina eh ey ♪
♪ Waka, waka, hey hey ♪
♪ Zamina-mina zangalewa, ah ♪
- ♪ Waka, waka, hey, hey ♪
♪ Zamina-mina zangalewa, this time for Africa ♪
- That was amazing.
- Thank you so much.
Good job. - Thank you so much.
- You've got a special bond with them.
- Good job, goodbye. - Thank you.
- Thank you so much. Bye. - Great job.
- How do you think she did?
- She's so good.
- That was the most amazing experience
I could have ever asked for.
It'd be a really big bummer to not be able to move on.
- Yeah, she had a little bit of trouble at the end there.
There was one of the dogs that wanted to get on top.
- But she did it by herself.
She's the one that did all this.
- It's hard, yeah. - I don't know.
I don't know. - But you're right.
But you're right.
- I just love her so much.
- It's true.
- Everybody loves an underdog ♪
- Felix, come.
Good job.
- You did so great.
- Good boy.
- I knew she'd love your dogs.
So you think you're next?
- I think so.
I come from a small village inside of the Netherlands,
in the middle of the woods, actually, pretty
isolated from everything.
I struggled a lot with social anxiety to the point
that I couldn't even come outside.
Wow, it's insane.
I always loved singing.
- Were you like a shower singer, like,
always sings in the shower?
- Yeah, you could say something like that, yeah.
My parents didn't even know that I could sing.
My dad just like, heard me sing from another room.
He actually really encouraged me to pursue singing.
It's just been a really big journey from where I came from
and where I am right now.
♪ For you to want me naked ♪
♪ I made it all look painless ♪
♪ Man, am I the greatest? ♪
- I love the feeling that you were putting into it.
You have a beautiful voice.
- This is like, such a different world over here.
But this is like what I wanted.
This has been like the dream.
- I loved your first audition.
You were very nervous, though.
- Yeah, I really was.
I never stood in front of a crowd before.
I just kept doing this, like, shaking.
- I really want you to show us a different side tomorrow.
Forget about the nerves and try to be the amazing Brook
that I know that you can be. - Yeah.
- [vocalizing]
[voice cracks]
- Are you nervous?
- Yeah, so it might be in my head.
- It might be in your head.
- Can you try it one more time?
- [voice cracking]
Oh, man.
♪ Ahh ♪
[bleep].
- It's OK.
- It's all in her head.
- I'm sorry.
Why does it keep happening?
It just keeps happening.
Chest voice is normally my strong point,
so I'm like, super annoyed that it's not working.
- You need to rest.
Sleep, steam, and don't talk. - Yeah.
I'm not really great.
A lot of voice cracking happening.
Yeah.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- She's saving her vocal cords.
- Yes, she's struggling.
- Yeah.
- I love her.
- One of the best voices.
- You're going to do amazing. - Thank you.
- Good luck.
- But the nerves take over all the time.
So I am a little worried about her
that she's not going to be able to control it.
- Hi, Brook. - Hey, Brook.
- Hi, Brook.
- How are you guys?
- We're ready for you.
[gentle piano music]
♪ ♪
♪ How can you see into my eyes ♪
♪ Like open doors? ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Without a soul ♪
♪ My spirits sleeping somewhere cold ♪
♪ Until you find it there ♪
♪ And lead it ♪
♪ Back home ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Wake me up inside ♪
♪ Call my name and save me from the dark ♪
♪ Bid my blood to run ♪
♪ Before I come undone ♪
♪ Save me from the nothing I've become ♪
♪ Only you ♪
♪ Are the life among ♪
♪ The dead ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Wake me up inside ♪
♪ Call my name and save me from the dark ♪
♪ Bid my blood to run ♪
♪ Before I come undone ♪
♪ Save me from the nothing I've become ♪
♪ Bring me ♪
♪ To life ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Bring me ♪
♪ To life ♪
♪ ♪
[applause]
- Bravo, Brook.
- Amazing. - Crazy.
- Good job.
- Lots of heart.
- Yep.
- Oh, and she is nervous.
But she's so talented.
- Super nervous.
- I'm just shaking.
- The live shows are different than here.
And if she cannot control the nerves,
she's going to be in trouble. - Yeah, of course.
- Yeah, I can tell you're feeling the emotions right now.
- Yeah.
- Definitely, but you killed it, so--
- She has what it takes to be like a global superstar.
- Yeah, but I think she has to see it.
- I think she has to see it. - She has to see it first.
I think she doesn't see it yet.
- Yeah, she has to believe it.
- This is my dream.
This is what I came here to do.
I really hope I can get one of those spots in the live shows.
- Thank you, guys. Thank you so much.
It really means a lot to me that you guys came and helped
me, because it was so hard.
- You have a really tough job.
- I know. - I have my favorite.
- You have your favorite?
- Yeah.
- Sorry, someone wants to speak to you, Sofía.
- What's happening?
- Oh, wait. - Oh, what happened to you?
- Oh!
Darrell's on the iPad.
- Oh my god, really?
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Someone wants to speak to you, Sofía.
- What's happening?
- Oh, wait. - Oh.
what happened to you?
- Darrell's on the iPad.
- Oh my god, really?
- I knew he was coming back.
I had a feeling.
- I'm so sorry I couldn't be there.
I really just didn't want to embarrass myself.
And I-- but I couldn't pass up on an opportunity like
this, though.
So is it possible to do my act here, like on Zoom
in front of you guys right now?
- I mean, I guess.
It's not ideal, but, OK, if you want to.
- So let me figure something out.
Here, Sofía, and Lele,
give me two completely random numbers.
- 17. - 3.
- 17 and 3?
- Yeah. - Yes.
- Pay attention carefully, because how did you know?
♪ ♪
OK, now, Sebastian, months ago, when
I decided I wanted to do "AGT,"
I made a list of 100 things
I'd spend the $1 million on.
Now, with these two numbers, 17 and 3, pick one of them.
- 17.
- Perfect.
I had a private jet, trips around the world, my own
yacht, whatever.
But you said number 17.
And number 17 is a yellow Lamborghini.
- Oh, wow.
- So if--
I--
What if I told you that wasn't even a live Zoom with me?
- What?
- It is a pre-recorded video from
days ago where I guessed everything
you guys were going to say.
- What?
- Sofía, you might want to go to your front door
and check your driveway.
- OK.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[engine revving]
- Whoa!
- ♪ Are you ready? ♪
♪ Are you ready? ♪
- What is going on?
- Wow. - What's up?
- You said the yellow Lamborghini, right?
- Is that for me?
We thought that you had bailed out.
- Whoa.
- But also, if you look at the front,
you chose the number 17, right? - What?
Yeah.
That's badass.
- Thank you.
- Whoa, that's insane.
- That was amazing.
- I was very scared in the beginning.
And I'm so glad that everything worked out.
- I mean, that was a surprise.
- Whoa.
- This guy does magic tricks, bro.
Yo, you had us worried.
- A magician never tells his secrets.
- I like that. - I never tell the secrets.
- Bro.
- What do you guys think?
- You have a hard job.
- The only part I don't like about my job
is having to say no.
But thank you so much, guys.
- Oh thank you for having us. - Oh, thank you.
Thank you so much for having us.
- Bye-bye. Thank you.
I'll keep you posted.
- Yeah, let me know.
- How do you feel?
- I feel a little nervous.
Everyone has some serious skill here.
- Yeah.
- You are not hidden ♪
♪ There's never been a moment ♪
- This has been such a roller coaster of emotions.
We don't know how many people Sofía is going
to bring to the live shows.
So it's a scary thing.
- It's been a long time to get here.
I need this.
Now, it's all in Sofía's hands.
Sofía, please.
[gentle piano music]
- Vahtang.
This has been a very difficult day for me.
All the acts are so special for me.
That's why you guys are here.
And I see the talent that you have.
I think something happened, it was more
special during the audition.
And unfortunately, it's going to be a no from me today.
- ♪ I will send out ♪
- I'm so sorry.
- Thank you so much, Sofía.
Thank you so much.
- I'm sorry.
- Thank you.
- Yes?
- No.
- No?
- Say no, yes. - Are you serious?
You were so good. - Thank you, thank you.
- I'm sorry, man.
- Thank you.
For me, this is very hard time,
because I know I can do more.
But I want to continue fighting on my dreams 100%.
Oh my god.
- Damn.
It's getting scary now.
At this point, I've done all I can.
I hope it was the right call doing the close-up magic here.
[exhales]
- I am so terrified.
Hopefully my magic wasn't enough.
Hi, hey.
- Hello, Darrell.
- Hey.
- You know, I'm only allowed to pick some of you, as you know.
- Of course.
- It's hard, because all of you are talented.
All of you did a great job today.
You definitely showed us a different style of magic.
But it got a little confusing.
And I think you have, like, a great future in front of you.
But I'm going to have to say no to you today.
- I will send out ♪
- I'm sorry.
You OK?
- Mm-hmm.
- I wish you the best.
- Thank you for the opportunity.
- Thank you. - I really mean it.
- ♪ It's true, I will rescue you ♪
- I think to myself, was your act today
better than the audition?
I'm going to have to say that yes.
- Yes? - Yes.
- Oh my god.
Serious?
- You are going to live shows.
- Wow.
- Good luck.
- Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- Yes.
- ♪ In the middle of the darkness ♪
- Damn.
Yes. - Congrats, man.
- Oh, congratulations.
- Congratulations, man.
- This is unreal.
This is-- this is literally what I dreamed about.
- Congratulations, bro.
- It's crazy.
- I feel honestly so sad for Darrell.
- Congrats, man. - Appreciate you, man.
- On to the live shows.
- But I'm so grateful.
This is-- this is literally a dream come true.
- Oh, my god. I'm so happy for you.
- Of course, but it's a big deal.
[upbeat music]
- Hello, Olivia.
- Hello.
- Hello, baby.
Well, I have to say that today, your act was amazing.
And I wish I could put all of you through,
but unfortunately, I can't.
♪ ♪
I think you're incredible.
And I see so much potential in you.
For today, I'm going to have to say
you are going to the live shows.
- Oh my gosh.
Thank you so much.
- ♪ I will stay ♪
- It's good. - Congratulations.
- ♪ I will stay ♪
- Oh, congratulations.
- Thank you.
- You deserve it. You deserve it.
- I'm freaking out right now.
I can't even believe it.
I almost started crying.
I'm like, oh--
I've watched this show since I was six years old.
And to make it to the live shows, I'm just so thankful.
And I'm so proud of these dogs.
- Good luck.
- I have a lot more to show.
And I just really hope that I get a chance
to do that in the live shows.
- You were very nervous today, no?
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.
And this competition is so tough.
- Yeah.
- I want you to know that you have
everything going on for you.
Once you get over this nervousness,
I think the world is going to open up for you.
But unfortunately, I can't say yes to everyone.
♪ ♪
But I want to say yes to you.
- Oh my god.
- You are going to the live shows.
- Oh, thank you so much.
Oh my god.
Thank you.
- You have to, you know--
- Definitely understand.
Thank you so much.
- Good luck.
- ♪ So don't give up ♪
- Yay!
- I've been just doubting myself so much
that getting this yes is just a confirmation for me
that I am good enough and that I am on the right path.
- Bring it in.
- I'm just so happy.
I made through to the live show.
- Honestly, I mean, this is the only time I've hated my job.
I hate telling them no, but I picked these acts
because I really believe that they have
what it takes to win "AGT."
- ♪ My heart is black and blue ♪