1 00:00:02,069 --> 00:00:12,623 >>> THE CHALLENGE IS OFF THE CHARTS AS THE ACTS FIGHT FOR A 2 00:00:12,623 --> 00:00:14,425 SPOT IN THE FINALE HERE WE GO 3 00:00:14,425 --> 00:00:15,659 >> NEVER BEEN MORE MOVED IN MY LIFE ON THIS SHOW FROM ANY OTHER 4 00:00:15,659 --> 00:00:21,799 ACT. >> YOU ARE THE BEST WE HAVE EVER 5 00:00:21,799 --> 00:00:23,534 HAD. >> AMERICA KNOWS THAT YOU 6 00:00:23,534 --> 00:00:26,237 DESERVED THIS. >> YOU ARE MY FAVORITE OF THE 7 00:00:26,237 --> 00:00:28,305 SEASON IT'S BIGGER AND BETTER THAN 8 00:00:28,305 --> 00:00:36,513 ANYTHING I'VE EVER SEEN ON THIS SHOW 9 00:00:36,513 --> 00:00:41,685 >> THIS IS WHERE WE REALLY SEE THAT SOMEONE HAS STAR POTENTIAL. 10 00:00:41,685 --> 00:00:44,455 >> THIS STAGE MAKES YOU OR BREAKS YOU 11 00:00:44,455 --> 00:00:50,928 >> IT'S LIKE EXPLOSIVE >> SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR. 12 00:00:50,928 --> 00:00:57,501 >> YOU'RE ALREADY A STAR >> YOU'VE PREPARED YOUR WHOLE 13 00:00:57,501 --> 00:01:02,273 LIFETIME FOR THIS PERFORMANCE. >> IT WAS BREATHTAKING 14 00:01:02,273 --> 00:01:04,942 IT WAS EXCITING. IT WAS PERFECTION. 15 00:01:04,942 --> 00:01:07,044 >> THEY'RE GOING TO REMEMBER YOU. 16 00:01:07,044 --> 00:01:12,416 >> HANDS DOWN THE BEST EVER. >> IN MY HEART, YOU JUST WON THE 17 00:01:12,416 --> 00:01:19,924 WHOLE NIGHT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 18 00:01:19,924 --> 00:01:23,093 >> Announcer: LIVE FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD, 19 00:01:23,093 --> 00:01:27,331 IT'S "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT: THE SEMIFINALS!" 20 00:01:27,331 --> 00:01:35,773 HERE'S YOUR HOST, TERRY CREWS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 21 00:01:35,773 --> 00:01:44,748 ♪ >> Terry: WHOO 22 00:01:44,748 --> 00:01:51,221 ♪ >> Terry: YES, WELCOME TO 23 00:01:51,221 --> 00:01:54,925 SEMIFINAL NUMBER ONE SINCE THE END OF LAST SEASON, 24 00:01:54,925 --> 00:01:59,697 ACTS ALL ACROSS AMERICA AND AROUND THE WHOLE WORLD HAVE BEEN 25 00:01:59,697 --> 00:02:03,934 PRACTICING, REHEARSING, PUSHING AND DEVELOPING THEIR TALENT, 26 00:02:03,934 --> 00:02:08,706 WHATEVER IT IS, DREAMING OF MAKING IT RIGHT HERE ON "AGT." 27 00:02:08,706 --> 00:02:12,943 FOR THE 11 ACTS COMING UP TONIGHT, THAT DREAM IS IN SIGHT. 28 00:02:12,943 --> 00:02:16,080 THEY ARE NOW JUST ONE AWESOME PERFORMANCE AWAY FROM THE 29 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,283 FINALS SO WHAT DOES ALL THAT MEAN FOR 30 00:02:19,283 --> 00:02:21,885 YOU AND ME IT MEANS WE ARE IN FOR ONE 31 00:02:21,885 --> 00:02:27,157 SENSATIONAL NIGHT. AND A BIG PART OF THAT WILL BE 32 00:02:27,157 --> 00:02:32,563 DOWN TO OUR THREE "AGT" JUDGES GIVE IT UP FOR HEIDI KLUM! 33 00:02:32,563 --> 00:02:36,333 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HOWIE MANDEL 34 00:02:36,333 --> 00:02:41,472 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND SOFIA VERGARA! 35 00:02:41,472 --> 00:02:47,611 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HOWIE, 11 ACTS 36 00:02:47,611 --> 00:02:54,018 ONLY FIVE GO THROUGH WHAT DO THESE ACTS HAVE TO DO 37 00:02:54,018 --> 00:02:56,854 TONIGHT TO GET AMERICA TO VOTE FOR THEM 38 00:02:56,854 --> 00:02:58,555 >> Howie: SAME THING I ALWAYS SAY. 39 00:02:58,555 --> 00:03:01,859 STEP IT UP YOU'VE GOT TO EITHER GO BIG OR 40 00:03:01,859 --> 00:03:05,029 GO HOME. IT HAS TO BE BIGGER AND MORE 41 00:03:05,029 --> 00:03:08,298 SPECTACULAR THAN IT EVER WAS THIS WILL EVENTUALLY IN THE 42 00:03:08,298 --> 00:03:11,635 FINALS COME DOWN TO ONE ACT. THAT ONE ACT COULD BE YOU. 43 00:03:11,635 --> 00:03:16,073 DOING WHAT YOU DID GOT YOU HERE BUT YOU HAVE TO DO MORE THAN YOU 44 00:03:16,073 --> 00:03:18,342 DID TO MOVE ON >> Terry: I AGREE, I AGREE 45 00:03:18,342 --> 00:03:20,911 THANK YOU. OKAY 46 00:03:20,911 --> 00:03:22,980 YOU'LL SEE 11 ACTS TONIGHT, INCLUDING 2 WILD 47 00:03:22,980 --> 00:03:24,615 CARDS ‐‐ MORE ON THAT LATER. THE FINALS ARE IN JUST TWO 48 00:03:24,615 --> 00:03:27,885 WEEKS. WHAT IS GOING TO MAKE YOU VOTE 49 00:03:27,885 --> 00:03:29,119 TONIGHT? YOU HAVE TO PICK FIVE ACTS TO GO 50 00:03:29,119 --> 00:03:31,121 THROUGH. LET'S DO IT! 51 00:03:31,121 --> 00:03:36,927 AND BRACE YOURSELVES THESE TWO SISTERS ALWAYS START 52 00:03:36,927 --> 00:03:39,063 THEIR PERFORMANCES AT 100% MAX ENERGY ‐ ‐ AND THEN THEY TAKE IT 53 00:03:39,063 --> 00:03:47,805 UP FROM THERE. HERE'S DOUBLE DRAGON 54 00:03:47,805 --> 00:03:52,810 >> WE ARE DOWN TO THIS WEEK'S LAST TWO ACTS. 55 00:03:52,810 --> 00:03:57,748 >> SORRY, LET'S DO THAT AGAIN. >> Terry: THERE'S ONLY ONE SPOT 56 00:03:57,748 --> 00:04:04,822 LEFT IN THE SEMIFINALS >> WHEN WE'RE IN ‐‐ WHAT IS ‐‐ 57 00:04:04,822 --> 00:04:08,325 SOMETHING'S HAPPENING. >> Terry: JUDGES, OVER TO YOU. 58 00:04:08,325 --> 00:04:14,665 >> YOU HAVE TO WANT IT SO BADLY BECAUSE ‐‐ HOW DO THEY RECORD 59 00:04:14,665 --> 00:04:19,937 MOVIES HERE? >> LIKE I SAID, DOUBLE DRAGON. 60 00:04:19,937 --> 00:04:25,609 >> OH, MY GOD! >> [ BLEEP ] 61 00:04:25,609 --> 00:04:32,282 >> GROWING UP IN PERU, WE ALWAYS DREAMED TO BE A SINGER, TO BE A 62 00:04:32,282 --> 00:04:35,786 STAR [ CAR HORN ] 63 00:04:35,786 --> 00:04:41,358 WE HAD A BLACK AND WHITE TV. WE WOULD TELL OUR FRIENDS, MAYBE 64 00:04:41,358 --> 00:04:42,893 WE CAN GO TO "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT." 65 00:04:42,893 --> 00:04:46,530 THEY WERE LIKE, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, YOU'RE NOT GOOD 66 00:04:46,530 --> 00:04:48,098 ENOUGH >> YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO MAKE 67 00:04:48,098 --> 00:04:50,234 IT >> THE ONLY PERSON TO TRUST IN 68 00:04:50,234 --> 00:04:54,204 US WAS OUR DAD >> HE WAS THE REASON WHY WE 69 00:04:54,204 --> 00:04:57,941 BECAME PERFORMERS. >> MY DAD WAS A PERSON WHO WAS 70 00:04:57,941 --> 00:05:01,278 ALWAYS HAPPY THAT WAS HIS TALENT. 71 00:05:01,278 --> 00:05:06,750 AND I GUESS HE GAVE THAT TO US >> HE WOULD SAY, "ALWAYS WITH A 72 00:05:06,750 --> 00:05:12,890 SMILE. >> WE'RE FINALLY HERE, DADDY 73 00:05:12,890 --> 00:05:22,966 >> IN THIS PERFORMANCEFIESTA, PA >> WE'RE MAKING OUR AMERICAN 74 00:05:22,966 --> 00:05:26,236 DREAM COME TRUE. >> I CAN SEE YOU NOW 75 00:05:26,236 --> 00:05:29,039 I HOPE THIS IS IMPORTANT >> WE'LL HAVE TO REPEAT 76 00:05:29,039 --> 00:05:30,807 EVERYTHING >> FROM THE VERY BEGINNING 77 00:05:30,807 --> 00:05:37,047 >> HI, MY NAME IS IRENE, THIS IS ANDREA 78 00:05:37,047 --> 00:05:41,251 [ APPLAUSE ] 79 00:05:44,555 --> 00:05:56,800 ♪ MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL ♪ ♪ 80 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:06,043 ♪ 81 00:06:11,014 --> 00:06:21,091 ♪ 82 00:06:26,263 --> 00:06:37,174 ♪ 83 00:06:43,780 --> 00:06:45,215 ♪ 84 00:06:47,884 --> 00:06:52,556 >> "AGT," ARE YOU READY? >> LET'S GO! 85 00:06:52,556 --> 00:07:02,299 ♪ 86 00:07:07,704 --> 00:07:15,712 ♪ 87 00:07:19,950 --> 00:07:30,627 ♪ 88 00:07:34,898 --> 00:07:40,637 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 89 00:07:41,972 --> 00:07:44,107 >> Terry: DOUBLE DRAGON! WOW. 90 00:07:44,107 --> 00:07:47,244 THAT'S HOW YOU START A SEMIFINAL. 91 00:07:47,244 --> 00:07:49,379 WE ARE UP AND RUNNING AND WE'LL HEAR FROM THE JUDGES ON THAT 92 00:07:49,379 --> 00:07:58,026 PERFORMANCE, RIGHT AFTER THIS BREAK. 93 00:07:58,955 --> 00:08:01,024 >> Announcer: COMING UP ‐‐ >> THAT WAS PERFECTION 94 00:08:01,024 --> 00:08:05,896 >> IT WAS SO ON FIRE, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. 95 00:08:05,896 --> 00:08:08,965 >> YOU MAKE THE DIABLO LOOK SO EASY AND YOU MAKE JUDGING LOOK 96 00:08:08,965 --> 00:08:13,270 SO DANGEROUS >> THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL 97 00:08:13,270 --> 00:08:14,371 PERFORMANCE. >> SPECTACULAR 98 00:08:14,371 --> 00:08:21,298 >> SPECTACULAR [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 99 00:08:34,192 --> 00:08:37,362 >> Terry: BEFORE THE BREAK, DOUBLE DRAGON WERE TEARING IT UP 100 00:08:37,362 --> 00:08:41,099 OUT ON THE UNIVERSAL LOT SO DID ALL THAT ENERGY GET TO 101 00:08:41,099 --> 00:08:46,871 THE JUDGES LET'S FIND OUT 102 00:08:46,871 --> 00:08:49,307 SOFIA. >> Sofia: YOU GUYS MAKE ME HAVE 103 00:08:49,307 --> 00:08:51,876 SUCH A GOOD TIME EVERY TIME THAT YOU PERFORM. 104 00:08:51,876 --> 00:08:56,581 I AM OBSESSED WITH YOU I MEAN, YOU GUYS WERE NOT LIP 105 00:08:56,581 --> 00:08:59,884 SYNCING. AND YOU HAVE ENERGY TO SING, 106 00:08:59,884 --> 00:09:03,288 DANCE, PERFORM I'M CONCENTRATING ON THIS. 107 00:09:03,288 --> 00:09:07,192 PICK IT UP, PLEASE SO YOU GUYS ARE UNBELIEVABLE 108 00:09:07,192 --> 00:09:10,128 EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE, I THINK YOU'VE GOTTEN BETTER AND 109 00:09:10,128 --> 00:09:11,630 BETTER MORE SPANISH, WHICH IS SUPER 110 00:09:11,630 --> 00:09:15,533 IMPORTANT FOR ME AND THESE OUTFITS, YOU REALLY, 111 00:09:15,533 --> 00:09:22,574 REALLY ‐‐ I MEAN, I WISH I COULD WEAR ONE OF THESE TONIGHT. 112 00:09:22,574 --> 00:09:29,180 OH, I CAN HANDLE IT, BELIEVE ME. >> Terry: HEIDI. 113 00:09:29,180 --> 00:09:32,517 >> Heidi: I LOVE YOU GUYS TOO, YOU HAVE THE CONFIDENCE OF REAL 114 00:09:32,517 --> 00:09:34,719 DIVAS. I LOOK AT THE TWO OF YOU AND I 115 00:09:34,719 --> 00:09:39,424 SEE JENNIFER LOPEZ AND SHAKIRA AT THE SUPER BOWL. 116 00:09:39,424 --> 00:09:42,827 EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO, OWNING THE STAGE, THE UNIVERSAL LOT 117 00:09:42,827 --> 00:09:47,198 I LOVE YOU GIRLS MOST IMPORTANTLY, I LOVE YOUR 118 00:09:47,198 --> 00:09:50,935 PERSONALITY, I THINK THIS IS ALL ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY AND THAT 119 00:09:50,935 --> 00:09:57,275 SHINES >> THANK YOU SO MUCH 120 00:09:57,275 --> 00:09:59,811 >> Heidi: GOOD LUCK! >> Terry: HOWIE. 121 00:09:59,811 --> 00:10:04,683 >> Howie: I AGREE, I LOVE THEM, I LOVE THEIR PERSONALITY 122 00:10:04,683 --> 00:10:12,324 YOU'RE NOT THE BEST SINGERS, YOU'RE NOT THE BEST DANCERS. 123 00:10:12,324 --> 00:10:15,393 >> Sofia: WHAT >> Howie: LAST WEEK THEY BOOED 124 00:10:15,393 --> 00:10:18,196 ME DON'T BOO ME, VOTE FOR THEM. 125 00:10:18,196 --> 00:10:22,901 I'M JUST BEING HONEST. IS IT A MILLION DOLLAR ACT 126 00:10:22,901 --> 00:10:25,036 >> Heidi: YES. I WOULD GO AND WATCH THEM IN LAS 127 00:10:25,036 --> 00:10:28,139 VEGAS AND THEY WERE IN LAS VEGAS AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE 128 00:10:28,139 --> 00:10:34,045 WOULD. >> Terry: IT'S UP TO AMERICA 129 00:10:34,045 --> 00:10:36,014 >> THANK YOU >> Terry: DOUBLE DRAGON, FIRST 130 00:10:36,014 --> 00:10:39,918 OF ALL, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE THIS CLOSE TO THE FINALS 131 00:10:39,918 --> 00:10:42,954 >> OUR EMOTIONS ARE LIKE A ROLLER COASTER 132 00:10:42,954 --> 00:10:46,624 RIGHT NOW WE REALLY WANT THIS TO BE REAL. 133 00:10:46,624 --> 00:10:50,929 WE WANT TO BE IN THE FINALS. WE WANT TO REPRESENT MY COUNTRY, 134 00:10:50,929 --> 00:10:53,031 I WANT TO LIVE AN AMERICAN DREAM. 135 00:10:53,031 --> 00:10:55,967 >> Terry: YOU DESERVE IT >> WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE. 136 00:10:55,967 --> 00:11:00,004 >> Terry: YOU DESERVE IT, DOUBLE DRAGON, GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, 137 00:11:00,004 --> 00:11:02,607 LADIES THIS IS FOR THE FINALS 138 00:11:02,607 --> 00:11:04,676 VOTING IS OPEN NOW, AND STAYS OPEN UNTIL 7:00 A. M. EASTERN 139 00:11:04,676 --> 00:11:10,882 TOMORROW GET I DON'T KNOW THE ON NBC.CO 140 00:11:10,882 --> 00:11:12,484 OR YOU CAN USE THE OFFICIAL "AGT" APP. 141 00:11:12,484 --> 00:11:15,086 AS ALWAYS, YOU CAN VOTE UP TO TEN TIMES FOR EACH ACT WITH EACH 142 00:11:15,086 --> 00:11:18,790 VOTING METHOD. OKAY, MOVING RIGHT ALONG, COMING 143 00:11:18,790 --> 00:11:20,925 UP NOW IS TONIGHT'S FIRST WILD CARD ‐ ‐ AN ACT THAT'S BEING 144 00:11:20,925 --> 00:11:27,165 GIVEN A SECOND SHOT AT MAKING THE FINALS BY THE JUDGES 145 00:11:27,165 --> 00:11:30,368 HEIDI, WHAT MADE YOU GUYS PICK THIS ACT 146 00:11:30,368 --> 00:11:33,772 >> Heidi: BECAUSE THEY WON OUR HEARTS BY DANCING INTO OUR 147 00:11:33,772 --> 00:11:36,708 HEARTS WE LOVED THEM SO MUCH THAT WE 148 00:11:36,708 --> 00:11:39,511 WANTED TO GIVE THEM A SECOND CHANCE, AND HERE THEY ARE. 149 00:11:39,511 --> 00:11:41,780 >> Terry: ALL RIGHT. LET'S CATCH UP 150 00:11:41,780 --> 00:11:48,586 WITH DANCE TOWN FAMILY >> HI, GUYS, I'M DOING A CALL 151 00:11:48,586 --> 00:11:53,625 WITH YOU TODAY TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE JUDGES DECIDED THAT 152 00:11:53,625 --> 00:11:58,630 DANCE TOWN FAMILY WILL BE ONE OF THE WILD CARDS IN THIS WEEK'S 153 00:11:58,630 --> 00:12:00,432 SEMIFINAL. [ CHEERING ] 154 00:12:00,432 --> 00:12:05,270 >> WHEN WE GOT THAT CALL, MY DAD, YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO SEE 155 00:12:05,270 --> 00:12:10,542 MY DAD >> WE ARE ON FIRE! 156 00:12:10,542 --> 00:12:15,079 >> THE DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER OF DANCE TOWN 157 00:12:15,079 --> 00:12:17,749 FAMILY IS MANNY CASTRO BUT ALSO OUR DAD. 158 00:12:17,749 --> 00:12:21,152 >> MY DAD WAS BORN IN SANTIAGO, CHILE. 159 00:12:21,152 --> 00:12:24,088 HE IS THE OLDEST OF FIVE SIBLINGS 160 00:12:24,088 --> 00:12:27,992 >> HE LOVES DANCE SO MUCH BUT KNEW IN CHILE IT WOULDN'T BE A 161 00:12:27,992 --> 00:12:30,462 CAREER FOR HIM SO CAME TO AMERICA AND STARTED 162 00:12:30,462 --> 00:12:33,965 WORKING AT A DANCE STUDIO BUT NOT AS A DANCE TEACHER 163 00:12:33,965 --> 00:12:36,901 HE WAS A JANITOR THAT'S WHY I THINK DANCE TOWN 164 00:12:36,901 --> 00:12:40,338 FAMILY MEANS SO MUCH TO HIM BECAUSE HAVING A STUDIO IS WHAT 165 00:12:40,338 --> 00:12:42,507 HE WANTED TO DO HIS WHOLE LIFE AND FINALLY WORKED HIS WAY UP TO 166 00:12:42,507 --> 00:12:48,680 DOING. >> FROM SUCH A YOUNG AGE, MY DAD 167 00:12:48,680 --> 00:12:52,717 WAS SO DISCIPLINED, HARD WORK, AND ESPECIALLY PASSION 168 00:12:52,717 --> 00:12:55,820 AND NOW THAT WE'RE TEACHERS AT THE STUDIO, I FEEL LIKE IT'S OUR 169 00:12:55,820 --> 00:12:59,290 JOB TO INSTILL THAT INTO THE NEXT GENERATION, BECAUSE DANCE 170 00:12:59,290 --> 00:13:01,359 TOWN IS WAY MORE THAN JUST A STUDIO 171 00:13:01,359 --> 00:13:05,063 WE TRULY ARE A FAMILY. >> SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT 172 00:13:05,063 --> 00:13:08,766 THINGS THAT MY DAD HAS TAUGHT US IS THAT IF YOU TRULY WANT 173 00:13:08,766 --> 00:13:10,535 SOMETHING, YOU HAVE TO GO AND GET IT 174 00:13:10,535 --> 00:13:16,641 AND NOW WE ARE IN THE SEMIFINALS OF "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT." 175 00:13:16,641 --> 00:13:22,647 >> I'M EXCITED JUST SAYING THAT. >> I COULDN'T IMAGINE THIS IN MY 176 00:13:22,647 --> 00:13:26,718 WILDEST DREAMS >> DAD, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU 177 00:13:26,718 --> 00:13:30,989 [ APPLAUSE ] 178 00:13:32,023 --> 00:13:40,999 ♪♪ 179 00:13:45,303 --> 00:13:52,877 ♪♪ 180 00:13:57,315 --> 00:14:05,156 ♪♪ 181 00:14:09,427 --> 00:14:22,473 ♪♪ 182 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:41,392 ♪♪ 183 00:14:46,130 --> 00:14:54,672 ♪♪ 184 00:14:59,677 --> 00:15:11,956 ♪♪ 185 00:15:18,262 --> 00:15:28,506 ♪♪ 186 00:15:30,375 --> 00:15:37,782 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Terry: DANCE TOWN FAMILY OVER 187 00:15:37,782 --> 00:15:40,485 IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 188 00:15:40,485 --> 00:15:47,191 THE JUDGES BROUGHT THEM BACK LET'S SEE WHAT THEY THINK NOW. 189 00:15:47,191 --> 00:15:49,694 HEIDI. >> Heidi: I AM SO HAPPY THAT WE 190 00:15:49,694 --> 00:15:53,364 BROUGHT YOU GUYS BACK, BECAUSE YOU'RE SO GOOD 191 00:15:53,364 --> 00:15:56,768 AND YOU NEEDED TO HAVE THAT NEXT CHANCE, THAT ONE MORE CHANCE 192 00:15:56,768 --> 00:16:00,238 I MEAN, IT'S HARD TO COMPARE YOU GUYS TO OTHERS BECAUSE IT'S LIKE 193 00:16:00,238 --> 00:16:04,609 APPLES AND ORANGES BUT AS DANCERS, THE COMMITMENT 194 00:16:04,609 --> 00:16:07,345 I'VE DANCED 15 YEARS, THREE TIMES A WEEK 195 00:16:07,345 --> 00:16:09,580 REHEARSAL, REHEARSAL, YOUR OUTFITS, EVERYTHING. 196 00:16:09,580 --> 00:16:12,350 THERE IS SO MUCH YOU HAVE TO DO TO PUT TOGETHER WHAT YOU GUYS 197 00:16:12,350 --> 00:16:15,453 DID. I THINK PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW 198 00:16:15,453 --> 00:16:19,390 MUCH WORK THIS ACTUALLY ENTAILS. SO I LOVE YOU GUYS 199 00:16:19,390 --> 00:16:22,994 I HOPE I'M GOING TO SEE YOU IN THE FINALS 200 00:16:22,994 --> 00:16:25,263 >> Terry: SOFIA. >> Sofia: IT WAS DEFINITELY THE 201 00:16:25,263 --> 00:16:27,665 RIGHT DECISION FOR US TO BRING THEM BACK. 202 00:16:27,665 --> 00:16:30,902 THEY DESERVE IT. YOUR DANCING IS ON POINT, THE 203 00:16:30,902 --> 00:16:34,272 ENERGY YOU KNOW, YOU BRING JOY TO ALL 204 00:16:34,272 --> 00:16:37,842 OF US. I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC WHAT YOU 205 00:16:37,842 --> 00:16:40,178 DO TO PICK FT. LAUDERDALE, THE 206 00:16:40,178 --> 00:16:44,649 OCEAN BEHIND YOU, PERFECTION I'M HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS 207 00:16:44,649 --> 00:16:47,318 >> Terry: HOWIE. >> Howie: I AGREE, WE ALL AGREE 208 00:16:47,318 --> 00:16:50,154 THEY SHOULD COME BACK. AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE 209 00:16:50,154 --> 00:16:53,658 THAT WAS, FOR ME, A STEP UP. AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY. 210 00:16:53,658 --> 00:16:56,561 I LOVE THAT ‐‐ YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF DANCE GROUPS. 211 00:16:56,561 --> 00:17:00,298 THERE IS ONE STYLE, THERE WAS RAGTIME DANCING, THERE WAS TAP, 212 00:17:00,298 --> 00:17:05,470 THERE WAS ACROBATICS, THERE'S A RANGE IN THE AGE 213 00:17:05,470 --> 00:17:07,905 THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE THE ONLY THING SURPRISING IS 214 00:17:07,905 --> 00:17:12,310 THAT SHE TAKES DANCE LESSONS THREE TIMES A WEEK 215 00:17:12,310 --> 00:17:14,178 I HAD NO IDEA. >> Heidi: I DID WHEN I WAS 216 00:17:14,178 --> 00:17:18,783 YOUNG, IN MY PAST LIFE >> Terry: DANCE TOWN FAMILY, 217 00:17:18,783 --> 00:17:23,454 SORRY FOR MESSING UP YOUR NAME EARLIER. 218 00:17:23,454 --> 00:17:26,023 GOOD LUCK TONIGHT. DID THEY LOOK LIKE FINALISTS TO 219 00:17:26,023 --> 00:17:27,625 YOU? THEN YOU GOTTA VOTE. 220 00:17:27,625 --> 00:17:29,727 XFINITY CUSTOMERS, YOU CAN VOTE XFINITY VOICE REMOTE USING YOUR 221 00:17:29,727 --> 00:17:33,998 XFINITY VOICE REMOTE JUST SAY "VOTE FOR 'AGT.'" 222 00:17:33,998 --> 00:17:39,070 COMING UP UP LATER, A A SINGER WHO HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT 223 00:17:39,070 --> 00:17:42,406 RECENTLY, THOMAS DAY AND AFTER THE BREAK, TWO GUYS 224 00:17:42,406 --> 00:17:44,041 WHO THEMSELVES GOT A SECOND CHANCE IN THE QUARTER‐FINALS 225 00:17:44,041 --> 00:17:46,110 NOW THEY ARE JUST ONE STELLAR PERFORMANCE AWAY FROM MAKING THE 226 00:17:46,110 --> 00:17:47,712 FINALS. THE PRESSURE'S ON FOR 227 00:17:47,712 --> 00:17:49,164 BROKEN ROOTS, RIGHT AFTER THIS BREAK. 228 00:18:04,529 --> 00:18:06,731 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Terry: THIS IS THE BIGGEST 229 00:18:06,731 --> 00:18:08,833 NIGHT OF THE SEASON SO FAR FOR THE ACTS, FOR THE JUDGES, FOR 230 00:18:08,833 --> 00:18:11,469 ME AND FOR YOU. 231 00:18:11,469 --> 00:18:16,274 SO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, OR FACEBOOK @AGT AND 232 00:18:16,274 --> 00:18:21,512 DIG DEEP INTO THE MOJO OF AN "AGT" SEMIFINAL. 233 00:18:21,512 --> 00:18:25,249 NOW, LAST WEEK, THIS ACT WAS A LATE ARRIVAL INTO THE 234 00:18:25,249 --> 00:18:27,351 QUARTER‐FINALS, BUT MAN ‐‐ THEY MADE THE MOST OF THEIR 235 00:18:27,351 --> 00:18:34,192 OPPORTUNITY. HERE'S BROKEN ROOTS. 236 00:18:34,192 --> 00:18:35,560 >> GOT IT. >> READY 237 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:42,500 >> DAMN READY. >> MY KIDS THINK THAT I'M 238 00:18:42,500 --> 00:18:44,302 FAMOUS WHEN THEY TALK TO THEIR FRIENDS, 239 00:18:44,302 --> 00:18:49,006 THEY'RE LIKE, MY DAD'S FAMOUS. I'M LIKE, I'M NOT FAMOUS, I'M 240 00:18:49,006 --> 00:18:51,442 JUST SOME DUDE IT'S A REALLY GOOD FEELING THAT 241 00:18:51,442 --> 00:18:54,278 YOU KNOW YOUR FAMILY IS PROUD OF YOU FOR DOING SOMETHING THAT'S 242 00:18:54,278 --> 00:18:56,781 REALLY TOUGH >> I'M PROUD OF YOU TOO. 243 00:18:56,781 --> 00:18:59,083 THANKS, DAD. >> HAVING THE CHANCE TO PERFORM 244 00:18:59,083 --> 00:19:02,086 LIVE WAS AMAZING DON'T FORGET, WE LOST OUR 245 00:19:02,086 --> 00:19:04,822 OPPORTUNITY, WE GOT SENT HOME. AND HAVING A SECOND CHANCE TO 246 00:19:04,822 --> 00:19:08,526 WIN AMERICA OVER WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING WAS AMAZING IN ITSELF. 247 00:19:08,526 --> 00:19:11,729 BEFORE OUR NAME WAS CALLED, I HAD THIS EMOTION I HAVEN'T HAD 248 00:19:11,729 --> 00:19:15,800 SINCE MY CHILDREN WERE BEING BORN 249 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:17,735 >> Terry: BROKEN ROOTS >> I WAS FLOORED 250 00:19:17,735 --> 00:19:25,943 IT MADE ME FEEL SO HAPPY >> PEOPLE LOOK AT JOEY AND I AS 251 00:19:25,943 --> 00:19:32,450 GUYS THEY WOULD NEVER SEE. IT'S ACTUALLY THE OPPOSITE, 252 00:19:32,450 --> 00:19:35,086 EMOTION SHOWS YOU CARE, IT SHOWS THAT YOU GIVE A CRAP 253 00:19:35,086 --> 00:19:38,923 IF YOU HIDE THEM, YOU'RE LYING >> YOU'RE LYING TO YOURSELF. 254 00:19:38,923 --> 00:19:44,328 AFTER MY MOM PASSED, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH IT 255 00:19:44,328 --> 00:19:48,633 I SHUT MYSELF OUT. I KNEW WHEN MY KIDS CLOSE THEIR 256 00:19:48,633 --> 00:19:51,802 DOOR, I NEED TO KNOCK ON IT. I DON'T WANT MY KIDS TO FEEL 257 00:19:51,802 --> 00:19:53,671 LIKE THEY HAVE TO HIDE THEIR FEELINGS 258 00:19:53,671 --> 00:19:56,674 >> WE'VE ALWAYS TAUGHT OUR CHILDREN TO FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS, 259 00:19:56,674 --> 00:20:00,411 NO MATTER WHAT THAT WAS ALL TALK UNTIL NOW. 260 00:20:00,411 --> 00:20:05,816 NOW THEY SEE THEIR DADDIES FIGHTING AND NEVER GIVING UP, 261 00:20:05,816 --> 00:20:08,452 WHICH IS WHY WE'RE GOING FOR THE BIG DREAM THIS TIME. 262 00:20:08,452 --> 00:20:25,002 >> AWESOME [ APPLAUSE ] 263 00:20:25,002 --> 00:20:29,974 ♪♪ 264 00:20:35,012 --> 00:20:40,885 ♪♪ 265 00:20:50,695 --> 00:21:02,206 ♪♪ 266 00:21:11,115 --> 00:21:14,919 ♪ SAVED BY THE SOUND OF THE BEE FOUND ♪ 267 00:21:14,919 --> 00:21:20,825 ♪ DIXIE WHISTLED IN THE WIND, THAT WILL GET YOU HEAVEN BOUND ♪ 268 00:21:20,825 --> 00:21:25,062 ♪ THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGI BUT HE DIDN'T STICK AROUND ♪ 269 00:21:25,062 --> 00:21:30,501 ♪ THIS IS GOD'S COUNTRY ♪ ♪ WE TURNED THE DIRT AND WORKED 270 00:21:30,501 --> 00:21:35,706 UNTIL THE WEEK'S DONE ♪ ♪ AND WE TAKE A BREAK AND BREAK 271 00:21:35,706 --> 00:21:39,076 BREAD ON SUNDAY ♪ ♪ AND THEN DO IT ALL AGAIN ♪ 272 00:21:39,076 --> 00:21:43,647 ♪ BECAUSE WE'RE PROUD TO BE FRO GOD'S COUNTRY ♪ 273 00:21:43,647 --> 00:21:49,553 ♪ I SAW THE LIGHT IN THE SUNRISE, SITTING BACK IN A 40 ON 274 00:21:49,553 --> 00:21:55,526 THE MUDDY RIVERSIDE ♪ ♪ GETTING BAPTIZED IN HOLY WATE 275 00:21:55,526 --> 00:21:59,163 AND SHINE WITH THE DOGS RUNNIN' ♪ 276 00:21:59,163 --> 00:22:05,302 ♪ SAVED BY THE SOUND OF THE BEE FOUND, DIXIE WHISTLED IN THE 277 00:22:05,302 --> 00:22:07,171 WIND, THAT WILL GET YOU HEAVEN BOUND ♪ 278 00:22:07,171 --> 00:22:12,143 ♪ THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGI BUT HE DIDN'T STICK AROUND ♪ 279 00:22:12,143 --> 00:22:23,454 ♪ THIS IS GOD'S COUNTRY ♪ ♪ OH, WHOA ♪ 280 00:22:23,454 --> 00:22:33,364 ♪ IT'S GOD'S COUNTRY ♪♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 281 00:22:33,364 --> 00:22:36,033 >> Terry: BROKEN ROOTS, OUT BY HITCHCOCK'S INFAMOUS 282 00:22:36,033 --> 00:22:38,669 "BATES MOTEL" SET, HERE AT UNIVERSAL 283 00:22:38,669 --> 00:22:41,872 WE'LL HEAR FROM THE JUDGES IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES 284 00:22:41,872 --> 00:22:48,145 AND AFTER THE BREAK, WE'VE GOT TWO BROTHERS WHO HAVE ALREADY 285 00:22:48,145 --> 00:22:50,815 EXPLODED WHAT YOU THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE WITH THE DIABLO 286 00:22:50,815 --> 00:22:52,917 BUT CAN THEY TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL AGAIN TONIGHT? 287 00:22:52,917 --> 00:22:53,563 FIND OUT, WHEN WE COME BACK. 288 00:23:08,608 --> 00:23:11,635 >> Terry: BEFORE THE BREAK, WE 289 00:23:11,635 --> 00:23:16,440 SAW BROKEN ROOTS OUT ON THE LOT, GIVING IT EVERYTHING 290 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:24,081 LET'S SEE IF IT IMPRESSED THE JUDGES 291 00:23:24,081 --> 00:23:25,282 HOWIE. >> Howie: BROKEN ROOTS, YOU'RE 292 00:23:25,282 --> 00:23:28,185 DOING IT RIGHT AS SOFIA SAID LAST WEEK, YOU'RE 293 00:23:28,185 --> 00:23:32,523 THE ALL AMERICAN MEN YOU GRACED US WITH BON JOVI AND 294 00:23:32,523 --> 00:23:35,893 NOW COUNTRY, BLAKE SHELTON YOU'RE CHECKING EVERY BOX. 295 00:23:35,893 --> 00:23:38,362 MORE THAN HALF THE ACTS ARE GOING HOME TONIGHT 296 00:23:38,362 --> 00:23:42,600 IF I WAS A BETTING MAN, AND I'M GOING TO BE A BETTING MAN, I 297 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:46,770 THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE VOTED THROUGH, I THINK YOU'LL BE IN 298 00:23:46,770 --> 00:23:49,507 THE FINALS >> Terry: SOFIA. 299 00:23:49,507 --> 00:23:52,643 >> Sofia: I HOPE SO BECAUSE YOU GUYS DESERVE TO BE HERE. 300 00:23:52,643 --> 00:23:56,280 IT WAS AMAZING, I THINK THIS WAS YOUR BEST PERFORMANCE SINCE THE 301 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:59,116 WHOLE COMPETITION STARTED. I LOVED IT 302 00:23:59,116 --> 00:24:03,721 THE VOCALS WERE AMAZING. YOU GUYS, YOUR OUTFIT. 303 00:24:03,721 --> 00:24:09,326 >> Howie: THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID TO ME IN THE BREAK, THESE GUYS 304 00:24:09,326 --> 00:24:15,566 ARE YOUR ‐‐ SO FAR TONIGHT >> Sofia: MY FAVORITE. 305 00:24:15,566 --> 00:24:17,401 >> Howie: YES. >> Terry: HEIDI. 306 00:24:17,401 --> 00:24:21,472 >> Heidi: I LIKE YOU MORE EVERY TIME WE SEE YOU, I ALSO FEEL 307 00:24:21,472 --> 00:24:24,341 LIKE YOU'RE GETTING BETTER EVERY TIME, MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU GET 308 00:24:24,341 --> 00:24:26,877 TO REHEARSE HERE LIVE IN FRONT OF EVERYONE, I DON'T KNOW. 309 00:24:26,877 --> 00:24:30,581 YOU GUYS ARE A HUGE INSPIRATION. THERE ARE SO MANY MUSICIANS OUT 310 00:24:30,581 --> 00:24:33,517 THERE WHO PLAY IN THEIR BASEMENTS OR BARS. 311 00:24:33,517 --> 00:24:36,554 YOU GUYS HAVE SHOWED UP, AND LOOK, MAYBE YOU'RE GOING TO BE 312 00:24:36,554 --> 00:24:40,424 IN THE FINALE, MAYBE YOU'LL MAKE THE MILLION DOLLARS, YOU NEVER 313 00:24:40,424 --> 00:24:44,261 KNOW NEVER GIVE UP OR YOUR DREAM. 314 00:24:44,261 --> 00:24:45,930 >> Howie: YOU'RE DEFINITELY FAMOUS 315 00:24:45,930 --> 00:24:50,501 >> Terry: NOW, BROKEN ROOTS, YOU HAVE BEATEN ALL THE ODDS TO GET 316 00:24:50,501 --> 00:24:53,837 HERE RIGHT NOW HOW DOES IT FEEL BEING SO CLOSE 317 00:24:53,837 --> 00:24:56,240 TO THE FINALS? >> IT IS ABSOLUTELY SURREAL. 318 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:59,944 IT IS A FEELING THAT IS IMMEASURABLE 319 00:24:59,944 --> 00:25:02,446 I COULDN'T GIVE YOU A MEASUREMENT OF HOW I FEEL. 320 00:25:02,446 --> 00:25:06,217 WE'RE ELATED, WE'RE THANKFUL TO BE BACK. 321 00:25:06,217 --> 00:25:08,819 THANK YOU, AMERICA THANK YOU. 322 00:25:08,819 --> 00:25:10,754 >> Terry: THIS IS GREAT, THIS IS GREAT. 323 00:25:10,754 --> 00:25:13,057 BROKEN ROOTS, THANK YOU, GOOD LUCK TONIGHT 324 00:25:13,057 --> 00:25:15,726 WHETHER OR NOT THESE TWO MAKE THE FINALS ALL DEPENDS ON YOU. 325 00:25:15,726 --> 00:25:20,497 SO VOTE. VOTING IS OPEN NOW AND CLOSES AT 326 00:25:20,497 --> 00:25:26,337 7:00 A. M. EASTERN TOMORROW YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE FIND 327 00:25:26,337 --> 00:25:28,439 THEIR LIVES CHANGE WHEN THEY DISCOVER THEIR TALENT, BUT NONE 328 00:25:28,439 --> 00:25:33,711 MORE SO THAN THESE TWO BROTHERS. IT CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR THEM 329 00:25:33,711 --> 00:25:40,517 HERE ARE SPYROS BROS >> MY NAME IS ALBERTO AND I AM 330 00:25:40,517 --> 00:25:54,632 THE FATHER OF MARK AND MARCO, THE SPYROS BROS. 331 00:25:54,632 --> 00:26:02,773 THEY'RE ONE WEEK AWAY FROM THE FINALS AND IT'S A DREAM COME 332 00:26:02,773 --> 00:26:08,412 TRUE HE WAS 333 00:26:08,412 --> 00:26:10,748 HE STARTED DEVELOPING A PROBLEM IN SCHOOL. 334 00:26:10,748 --> 00:26:14,718 OTHER KIDS DON'T UNDERSTAND, START NAME CALLING, BULLYING 335 00:26:14,718 --> 00:26:16,920 WE SEE HIM SUFFERING AND YOU COULDN'T HELP HIM. 336 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:22,092 WATCHING YOUR CHILD BEING HELPLESS, ALONE, THAT'S THE 337 00:26:22,092 --> 00:26:25,696 HARDEST PART ESPECIALLY SINCE HE HAD A 338 00:26:25,696 --> 00:26:31,902 DELAYED LANGUAGE PROBLEM HE HAD LANGUAGE THERAPY, SOCIAL 339 00:26:31,902 --> 00:26:34,004 THERAPY. AND MARK TOOK ON THE ROLE OF 340 00:26:34,004 --> 00:26:37,041 BEING THE PROTECTIVE BROTHER, ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOL 341 00:26:37,041 --> 00:26:40,544 I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE SPECIAL BONDING THAT THEY HAVE 342 00:26:40,544 --> 00:26:46,583 AND THEN WHEN MARCO DISCOVERED THE DIABLO, IT WAS LIKE AN 343 00:26:46,583 --> 00:26:49,486 EUREKA MOMENT. IT COMPLETELY CHANGED HIS LIFE 344 00:26:49,486 --> 00:26:53,957 HE FOUND HIMSELF, HE FOUND HIS GIFT 345 00:26:53,957 --> 00:26:58,262 EVENTUALLY MARK JOINED IN. AND THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF 346 00:26:58,262 --> 00:27:04,034 THE SPYROS BROS. AND NOW THEY'RE HERE AT THE 347 00:27:04,034 --> 00:27:10,207 SEMIFINALS TOGETHER. AS A FATHER, I CAN'T EXPRESS IT, 348 00:27:10,207 --> 00:27:14,645 IT'S AMAZING THE SKY IS THE LIMIT TO MY BOYS. 349 00:27:14,645 --> 00:27:21,352 AND I'M SO UNBELIEVABLY PROUD OF THEM 350 00:27:21,352 --> 00:27:26,023 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 351 00:27:27,057 --> 00:27:36,066 ♪♪ 352 00:27:40,537 --> 00:27:48,979 ♪♪ 353 00:27:54,385 --> 00:28:03,761 ♪♪ 354 00:28:06,130 --> 00:28:15,572 >> BLINDFOLDED >> THIS WILL NOT WORK. 355 00:28:15,572 --> 00:28:25,482 ♪♪ 356 00:28:30,154 --> 00:28:34,324 ♪♪ 357 00:28:37,194 --> 00:28:44,768 >> WHOA! >> WHOA! 358 00:28:44,768 --> 00:28:54,378 ♪♪ 359 00:28:59,249 --> 00:29:02,419 >> WHOA. THAT HURTS 360 00:29:02,419 --> 00:29:07,624 >> THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT HURTS. 361 00:29:08,692 --> 00:29:17,401 ♪♪ 362 00:29:24,174 --> 00:29:32,616 >> HE DROPPED IT AGAIN HE'S GOING TO BE MAD 363 00:29:32,616 --> 00:29:34,718 ♪♪ 364 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:44,261 >> THAT IS SO PRETTY >> WOW 365 00:29:44,261 --> 00:29:48,365 >> YES [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 366 00:29:48,365 --> 00:29:51,335 >> Terry: INCREDIBLE, GUYS I KNOW WHAT I THINK, BUT WE'LL 367 00:29:51,335 --> 00:29:54,404 FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH THE MINDS OF THE JUDGES IN JUST 368 00:29:54,404 --> 00:29:58,742 A COUPLE OF MINUTES. AND LATER, WE'VE GOT THOMAS DAY 369 00:29:58,742 --> 00:30:03,013 AND BRANDON LEAKE, TWO ACTS, ONE GOAL, TO GET TO THE FINALS 370 00:30:03,013 --> 00:30:04,338 WILL THEY GET THERE? WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. 371 00:30:19,794 --> 00:30:28,438 >> Terry: BEFORE THE BREAK, THE SPYROS BROS PERFORMED AT THE 372 00:30:28,438 --> 00:30:30,140 WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, IN FRONT 373 00:30:30,140 --> 00:30:32,175 OF HOGWARTS CASTLE LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO THE 374 00:30:32,175 --> 00:30:40,350 JUDGING. SO FAR I CAN'T SOFIA 375 00:30:40,350 --> 00:30:43,120 >> Sofia: WE ALWAYS LOVE YOUR PERFORMANCES, WE SEE THE PASSION 376 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:47,224 OF IT, THE DANGER. YOU GUYS KEEP PUSHING YOURSELVES 377 00:30:47,224 --> 00:30:48,659 TO ANOTHER LEVEL, WHICH IS AMAZING. 378 00:30:48,659 --> 00:30:51,662 THIS TIME MAYBE IT WAS TOO RISKY AND THAT'S WHY IT WASN'T THAT 379 00:30:51,662 --> 00:30:54,898 FLUID LIKE THE OTHER PERFORMANCES 380 00:30:54,898 --> 00:30:59,570 BUT I HOPE THAT AMERICA LIKES IT ANYWAY AND THEY KEEP VOTING FOR 381 00:30:59,570 --> 00:31:01,972 YOU GUYS BECAUSE YOU GUYS DESERVE IT 382 00:31:01,972 --> 00:31:05,909 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, SOFIA. >> Terry: HEIDI. 383 00:31:05,909 --> 00:31:08,812 >> Heidi: YEAH, I MEAN, YOU GUYS DID STRUGGLE A LITTLE BIT. 384 00:31:08,812 --> 00:31:10,614 I COUNTED IT TWICE, WHERE IT FELL 385 00:31:10,614 --> 00:31:14,651 BUT TO ME, HONESTLY, IT DID NOT TAKE AWAY THE WOW EFFECT FROM 386 00:31:14,651 --> 00:31:17,321 YOUR ACT, BECAUSE IT IS SUPER DIFFICULT WHAT YOU GUYS DO 387 00:31:17,321 --> 00:31:19,890 IT SHOWS THAT THIS IS LIVE, THAT THIS IS REAL 388 00:31:19,890 --> 00:31:22,726 THERE IS NO TRICK. THEY'RE NOT ATTACHED 389 00:31:22,726 --> 00:31:26,263 SO THINGS CAN HAPPEN BUT I STILL ADMIRE WHAT YOU DO 390 00:31:26,263 --> 00:31:31,101 AND I THINK YOU GUYS ARE GREAT >> LUCKILY IT DIDN'T HIT YOU 391 00:31:31,101 --> 00:31:34,237 >> Heidi: EXACTLY. >> Terry: THAT'S THE TRUTH 392 00:31:34,237 --> 00:31:35,539 HOWIE. >> Howie: I THINK AMERICA AND 393 00:31:35,539 --> 00:31:38,475 EVERYBODY AT THIS TABLE WILL AGREE THAT WE LOVE YOU AND WE 394 00:31:38,475 --> 00:31:41,178 LOVE HEARING FROM YOU AND WE LOVE YOUR PASSION FOR THE SHOW 395 00:31:41,178 --> 00:31:45,282 AND WANTING TO BE ON AND GETTING TO SEE YOUR FATHER AND HOW JUST 396 00:31:45,282 --> 00:31:47,084 THE BOND BETWEEN BROTHERS IS AMAZING. 397 00:31:47,084 --> 00:31:49,219 YOU KNOW, THIS IS GO BIG OTHER GO HOME. 398 00:31:49,219 --> 00:31:51,688 YOU WENT MUCH BIGGER THAN LAST TIME 399 00:31:51,688 --> 00:31:54,758 BUT YOU DROPPED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES. 400 00:31:54,758 --> 00:31:57,928 BUT IF YOU DON'T TRY, YOU CAN'T FAIL 401 00:31:57,928 --> 00:32:01,898 AND MAYBE THOSE LITTLE FAILURES, THOSE TWO LITTLE FAILURES, 402 00:32:01,898 --> 00:32:03,400 PEOPLE STILL MAY VOTE YOU THROUGH. 403 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:06,570 IT'S NOT UP TOUS, IT'S UP TO THEM 404 00:32:06,570 --> 00:32:08,005 AMERICA, MORE THAN HALF ARE GOING THROUGH. 405 00:32:08,005 --> 00:32:14,478 IF YOU LOVE THEM, VOTE >> EXACTLY RIGHT, HOWIE, THANK 406 00:32:14,478 --> 00:32:16,780 YOU SO MUCH. >> Terry: SPYROS BROS. 407 00:32:16,780 --> 00:32:19,783 I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND, THAT WAS REAL FATHER YOU WERE 408 00:32:19,783 --> 00:32:23,453 USING IN THOSE DIABLOS HOW DANGEROUS WAS THAT 409 00:32:23,453 --> 00:32:26,490 >> IT WAS SO DANGEROUS AND RISKY, JUST TO DEAL WITH THE 410 00:32:26,490 --> 00:32:28,191 WIND AND, YOU KNOW, ME TO TUMBLE 411 00:32:28,191 --> 00:32:32,329 THROUGH A FLAME OF FIRE, AND FOR ME TO HAVE SPARKS JUMPING OUT OF 412 00:32:32,329 --> 00:32:35,399 THE DIABLO IN THE AIR, ANYTHING COULD HAVE HAPPENED. 413 00:32:35,399 --> 00:32:38,869 AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I AM SO THANKFUL, WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO 414 00:32:38,869 --> 00:32:41,605 DO THIS BECAUSE WE ACCOMPLISHED IT 415 00:32:41,605 --> 00:32:45,409 WE'RE NOT HURT, WE'RE NOT BURNED UP, WE'RE NOT HURT 416 00:32:45,409 --> 00:32:48,645 THE POINT IS, THIS IS JUST A TASTE WHAT HAVE WE CAN DO WITH 417 00:32:48,645 --> 00:32:50,814 FIRE HOPEFULLY IF AMERICA VOTES US 418 00:32:50,814 --> 00:32:54,551 THROUGH THE FINALE, WE'LL DO MORE WITH FIRE AND IT WILL BE 419 00:32:54,551 --> 00:32:59,289 THROWN ACROSS THE JUDGING PANEL, WHO KNOWS? 420 00:32:59,289 --> 00:33:06,096 >> Terry: OH, WOW, THAT IS AWESOME. 421 00:33:06,096 --> 00:33:08,331 GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, SPYROS BROS DO YOU WANT TO SEE MORE DIABLO 422 00:33:08,331 --> 00:33:10,367 IN THE FINALS? THEN VOTE. 423 00:33:10,367 --> 00:33:13,036 YOU CAN GET THE OFFICIAL "AGT" APP BY DOWNLOADING IT FROM 424 00:33:13,036 --> 00:33:19,209 THE APP STORE OR GOOGLE PLAY OKAY, RIGHT NOW, HERE'S OUR 425 00:33:19,209 --> 00:33:23,547 ACT BROUGHT BACK BY THE JUDGES SOFIA, WHY DID YOU ALL DECIDE TO 426 00:33:23,547 --> 00:33:28,218 GIVE THIS GUY A SHOT >> Sofia: WELL, BECAUSE THOMAS 427 00:33:28,218 --> 00:33:32,422 WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT WASN'T ABLE TO PERFORM IN THE 428 00:33:32,422 --> 00:33:35,425 QUARTERFINALS. SO WE THOUGHT THAT WE NEEDED TO 429 00:33:35,425 --> 00:33:40,197 GIVE AMERICA THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HIM AND VOTE FOR HIM 430 00:33:40,197 --> 00:33:43,700 AND HE'S GOING TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW WHY HE COULDN'T DO IT. 431 00:33:43,700 --> 00:33:45,936 >> Terry: THIS IS HI CHANCE TO MAKE THE FINALS. 432 00:33:45,936 --> 00:33:52,809 HERE'S THOMAS DAY. >> WHAT ARE YOU BE DOING FOR US 433 00:33:52,809 --> 00:33:59,116 TODAY? >> I WILL BE SINGING FOR YOU 434 00:33:59,116 --> 00:34:04,054 >> YOU'VE GOT YOUR THIRD YEAR. YOU WILL BE JOINING US ON THE 435 00:34:04,054 --> 00:34:08,125 LIVE SHOWS >> YES 436 00:34:08,125 --> 00:34:14,097 THAT'S AWESOME >> PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING WHY I 437 00:34:14,097 --> 00:34:16,233 DID NOT PERFORM AT THE LIVE SHOWS. 438 00:34:16,233 --> 00:34:20,737 ME AND MY MOM WERE IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, I'M REHEARSING, I'M 439 00:34:20,737 --> 00:34:25,175 SINGING MY SONGS, AND THEN MY MOM CAME IN HER ROOM FROM A CALL 440 00:34:25,175 --> 00:34:29,346 AND TOLD ME THAT SHE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID‐19. 441 00:34:29,346 --> 00:34:31,748 >> AND I'M LIKE, OH, GOD, NO, PLEASE DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO 442 00:34:31,748 --> 00:34:35,352 HIM. >> A LOT OF THINGS WENT THROUGH 443 00:34:35,352 --> 00:34:37,754 MY HEAD, LIKE WAS SHE GOING TO BE OKAY. 444 00:34:37,754 --> 00:34:42,759 IT WAS VERY SCARY FOR ME >> IT WAS JUST LIKE A BOMB 445 00:34:42,759 --> 00:34:44,227 DROPPING >> THEY HAD TO SEPARATE ME FROM 446 00:34:44,227 --> 00:34:48,231 HER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, I COULDN'T CHECK IN ON MY MOM EVEN 447 00:34:48,231 --> 00:34:49,533 THOUGH SHE WAS RIGHT DOWN THE HALL 448 00:34:49,533 --> 00:34:51,101 >> HE WAS GETTING TESTED EVERY OTHER DAY, NEGATIVE. 449 00:34:51,101 --> 00:34:55,272 AND THEN POSITIVE. >> I WAS SCARED FOR MY HEALTH. 450 00:34:55,272 --> 00:34:58,608 BUT MY MOM AND I WERE FORTUNATE, WE GOT THROUGH IT. 451 00:34:58,608 --> 00:35:01,678 I'VE WATCHED THE SHOW, I'VE SEEN ALL THE PEOPLE GO THROUGH. 452 00:35:01,678 --> 00:35:05,749 AND I MEAN, I KNOW MY DREAM IS OVER, I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE 453 00:35:05,749 --> 00:35:09,286 FLIGHT TO GO BACK HOME AND OUT OF NOWHERE, ON THE LAST 454 00:35:09,286 --> 00:35:11,755 DAY OF QUARANTINE, THAT'S WHEN I GOT THE CALL 455 00:35:11,755 --> 00:35:15,792 THEY TOLD ME I WAS BEING BROUGHT BACK ON THE SHOW AS A WILD CARD. 456 00:35:15,792 --> 00:35:18,962 >> JUST, WHAT? >> I FEEL SO BLESSED AND 457 00:35:18,962 --> 00:35:21,064 THANKFUL >> THIS ISN'T THE END. 458 00:35:21,064 --> 00:35:25,435 THIS IS THE BEGINNING. >> WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE'RE 459 00:35:25,435 --> 00:35:28,438 ON THIS EARTH FOR. >> READY TO GO HOME? 460 00:35:28,438 --> 00:35:31,908 >> NO, I'M READY TO PERFORM. >> NOW THAT I HAVE THIS "AGT" 461 00:35:31,908 --> 00:35:38,715 DREAM IN MY HANDS I'M NOT GOING TO LET IT SLIP OUT 462 00:35:38,715 --> 00:36:03,506 ♪♪ ♪ DON'T YOU KNOW I'M NO GOOD FO 463 00:36:03,506 --> 00:36:06,009 YOU ♪ ♪ I'VE LEARNED TO LOSE YOU, 464 00:36:06,009 --> 00:36:11,348 CAN'T AFFORD TO ♪ ♪ TORE MY SHIRT TO STOP YOU 465 00:36:11,348 --> 00:36:15,652 BLEEDIN' ♪ ♪ BUT NOTHING EVER STOPS YOU 466 00:36:15,652 --> 00:36:22,926 LEAVIN' ♪ ♪ I'M QUIET WHEN I'M COMING HOM 467 00:36:22,926 --> 00:36:28,131 AND I'M ON MY OWN ♪ ♪ I COULD LIE AND SAY I LIKE IT 468 00:36:28,131 --> 00:36:34,771 LIKE THAT, LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪ ♪ I COULD LIE AND SAY I LIKE IT 469 00:36:34,771 --> 00:36:48,752 LIKE THAT, LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪ ♪ NOTHING IS BETTER SOMETIMES, 470 00:36:48,752 --> 00:36:55,492 ONCE WE'VE BOTH SAID OUR GOODBYES ♪ 471 00:36:55,492 --> 00:37:10,340 ♪ LET'S JUST LET IT GO, LET ME LET YOU GO ♪ 472 00:37:10,340 --> 00:37:16,446 ♪ I'M QUIET WHEN I'M COMING HOM AND I'M ON MY OWN ♪ 473 00:37:16,446 --> 00:37:24,654 ♪ I COULD LIE AND SAY I LIKE IT LIKE THAT, LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪ 474 00:37:24,654 --> 00:37:34,130 ♪ I COULD LIE AND SAY I LIKE IT LIKE THAT, LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪♪ 475 00:37:34,130 --> 00:37:45,675 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Terry: THOMAS DAY 476 00:37:45,675 --> 00:37:52,148 THE JUDGES ARE ON THEIR FEET HEIDI. 477 00:37:52,148 --> 00:37:55,218 >> Heidi: THOMAS DAY >> HEIDI 478 00:37:55,218 --> 00:37:58,254 >> Heidi: I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU >> THANK YOU 479 00:37:58,254 --> 00:38:01,257 >> Heidi: FIRST OF ALL, I'M HAPPY THAT YOU'RE BETTER NOW, 480 00:38:01,257 --> 00:38:05,228 GOING THROUGH THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A NIGHTMARE, I'M SO HAPPY 481 00:38:05,228 --> 00:38:09,933 YOU'RE HERE, I'M SO HAPPY WE HAD THE CHANCE, FOR AMERICA TO HAVE 482 00:38:09,933 --> 00:38:15,805 THE CHANCE TO HEAR YOU AGAIN IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH, THE 483 00:38:15,805 --> 00:38:18,608 COMPETITION IS SO TOUGH TONIGHT ESPECIALLY WITH THE SINGERS. 484 00:38:18,608 --> 00:38:22,445 I WISH YOU LUCK. ULCER A REALLY GOOD JOB JUST 485 00:38:22,445 --> 00:38:23,747 NOW. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH 486 00:38:23,747 --> 00:38:26,649 >> Terry: HOWIE. >> Howie: YOU'RE A YOUNG MAN 487 00:38:26,649 --> 00:38:29,219 WHO'S GONE THROUGH A REALLY TOUGH JOURNEY. 488 00:38:29,219 --> 00:38:32,222 AS TOUGH AS THAT WAS, WELL WORTH IT 489 00:38:32,222 --> 00:38:38,895 NO, TONIGHT, YOU JUST SHONE. TONIGHT I THINK YOU GAVE AMERICA 490 00:38:38,895 --> 00:38:42,132 WHAT THEY NEED I THINK TONIGHT YOU'VE PAVED A 491 00:38:42,132 --> 00:38:45,535 PATH FOR YOURSELF TO THE FINALS, I REALLY, TRULY BELIEVE THAT 492 00:38:45,535 --> 00:38:48,004 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, IT MEAN THE WORLD. 493 00:38:48,004 --> 00:38:51,107 >> Terry: SOFIA. >> Sofia: WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH, 494 00:38:51,107 --> 00:38:54,244 IT MAKES IT SPECIAL THAT YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT, BECAUSE YOU 495 00:38:54,244 --> 00:38:56,846 DESERVE TO BE HERE YOU'RE SO HANDSOME, YOUR VOICE 496 00:38:56,846 --> 00:38:58,982 IS BEAUTIFUL I THINK THE GIRLS WILL GO CRAZY 497 00:38:58,982 --> 00:39:02,886 WITH YOU AND IT WAS AMAZING, THE SONG WAS 498 00:39:02,886 --> 00:39:04,788 PERFECT FOR YOU. I AM SO HAPPY THAT YOU GOT 499 00:39:04,788 --> 00:39:09,459 BETTER AND THAT YOU MADE IT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THAT MEANS 500 00:39:09,459 --> 00:39:12,095 THE WORLD FOR ME >> Terry: THOMAS DAY, WE'RE SO 501 00:39:12,095 --> 00:39:13,296 HAPPY FOR YOU. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, THOMAS. 502 00:39:13,296 --> 00:39:15,932 YOU KNOW THE SCORE, THERE'S A BUNCH OF WAYS FOR YOU TO VOTE 503 00:39:15,932 --> 00:39:22,172 AND XFINITY CUSTOMERS, YOU CAN VOTE USING YOUR XFINITY VOICE 504 00:39:22,172 --> 00:39:24,374 REMOTE HOWEVER YOU DO IT, MAKE SURE YOU 505 00:39:24,374 --> 00:39:26,376 DO IT. COMING UP, AN ACT WHO HAS REALLY 506 00:39:26,376 --> 00:39:28,478 BATTLED TO BE WHERE HE IS NOW. THE QUESTION IS, CAN HE MOVE 507 00:39:28,478 --> 00:39:31,681 THINGS FORWARD TONIGHT AND MAKE IT TO THE FINALS 508 00:39:31,681 --> 00:39:35,539 AERIALIST, ALAN SILVA IS NEXT, AFTER THIS BREAK 509 00:39:45,545 --> 00:39:49,738 >> Terry: WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSAL PLAZA. 510 00:39:49,738 --> 00:39:51,940 WE'RE HERE FOR ONE OF THE MOST GRACEFUL AND BREATHTAKING ACTS 511 00:39:51,940 --> 00:39:55,043 WE'VE SEEN ALL SEASON. HE'S A MAN WHO STUCK TO HIS 512 00:39:55,043 --> 00:39:57,813 DREAM NO MATTER WHAT IF HE NAILS THIS PERFORMANCE, HE 513 00:39:57,813 --> 00:40:02,417 COULD BE THROUGH TO THE FINAL. HERE, ALAN SILVA 514 00:40:02,417 --> 00:40:06,455 >> THE MOMENT THAT I BECAME A DAD WAS THE HAPPIEST MOMENT OF 515 00:40:06,455 --> 00:40:08,357 MY ENTIRE LIFE AND IT'S CRAZY BECAUSE I DIDN'T 516 00:40:08,357 --> 00:40:13,262 WANT TO HAVE A FAMILY. GROWING UP, I WOULD GO TO SCHOOL 517 00:40:13,262 --> 00:40:16,899 AND KIDS WOULD COME AND HARASS ME 518 00:40:16,899 --> 00:40:20,202 THEY WOULD PUSH ME, THROW STONES AT ME. 519 00:40:20,202 --> 00:40:24,506 I DID NOT WANT TO HAVE KIDS BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO BE 520 00:40:24,506 --> 00:40:28,277 LIKE ME. I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO SUFFER 521 00:40:28,277 --> 00:40:31,713 LIKE I DID REJECTED NOT JUST BY MY FAMILY 522 00:40:31,713 --> 00:40:39,354 BUT BY SOCIETY, MY ENTIRE LIFE [ CRYING ] 523 00:40:39,354 --> 00:40:45,994 AND I MET MY WIFE, EVERYTHING CHANGED BECAUSE SHE JUST SHOWED 524 00:40:45,994 --> 00:40:50,065 ME LOVE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE 525 00:40:50,065 --> 00:40:51,500 HOLDS. I'M JUST GLAD I TOOK THE PATH 526 00:40:51,500 --> 00:40:54,937 THAT I TOOK TO MEET MY WIFE AND TO HAVE MY FAMILY. 527 00:40:54,937 --> 00:40:58,273 I DO WANT TO BE A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR MY KIDS. 528 00:40:58,273 --> 00:41:12,588 I JUST WANT TO MAKE THEM PROUD >> I WANTED TO FLY ON THE SILK 529 00:41:12,588 --> 00:41:23,165 >> MY DAD IS AMAZING >> HE IS STRONGER THAN A 530 00:41:23,165 --> 00:41:29,638 SUPERHERO. I WANT TO FLY LIKE A BIRD. 531 00:41:29,638 --> 00:41:40,649 >> LOOKS LIKE HE HAS WINGS >> MY DAD CAN FLY TO THE MOON 532 00:41:40,649 --> 00:41:42,150 AND BACK I WANT MY DAD TO MAKE THE FINALS 533 00:41:42,150 --> 00:41:51,693 SO MUCH. I LOVE YOU, DAD. 534 00:41:51,693 --> 00:42:00,135 ♪♪ 535 00:42:02,704 --> 00:42:10,679 >> A CHAIN THIS TIME OH, MY GOD 536 00:42:10,679 --> 00:42:16,585 >> OH, MY GOSH 537 00:42:17,486 --> 00:42:29,431 ♪♪ 538 00:42:33,802 --> 00:42:36,071 ♪♪ 539 00:42:38,407 --> 00:42:42,444 >> WOW, LOOK AT THE SPLIT. 540 00:42:43,378 --> 00:42:52,020 ♪♪ 541 00:42:56,325 --> 00:42:59,728 ♪♪ 542 00:43:02,564 --> 00:43:06,802 >> I'VE GOT SWEATY PALMS 543 00:43:07,903 --> 00:43:11,473 ♪♪ 544 00:43:14,476 --> 00:43:20,182 >> HE'S GOING TO GIVE ME A HEADACHE 545 00:43:20,182 --> 00:43:27,122 ♪♪ 546 00:43:28,924 --> 00:43:34,096 >> THAT'S CRAZY. 547 00:43:35,063 --> 00:43:45,040 ♪♪ 548 00:43:48,844 --> 00:43:55,684 ♪♪ 549 00:44:00,055 --> 00:44:10,065 ♪♪ 550 00:44:12,100 --> 00:44:20,375 >> THERE'S NO NET. >> WAIT A MINUTE 551 00:44:20,375 --> 00:44:24,913 ONE FOOT 552 00:44:26,481 --> 00:44:31,753 ♪♪ 553 00:44:34,623 --> 00:44:41,129 >> THAT'S CRAZY. 554 00:44:43,598 --> 00:44:50,472 >> WHAT IS THAT? 555 00:44:51,573 --> 00:45:08,089 ♪♪ 556 00:45:12,427 --> 00:45:18,934 ♪♪ 557 00:45:21,203 --> 00:45:25,273 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 558 00:45:28,677 --> 00:45:31,112 >> Terry: I AM BLOWN AWAY, THAT WAS AMAZING. 559 00:45:31,112 --> 00:45:34,149 UP NEXT, WE'LL HAVE THOUGHTS AND REACTIONS FROM THE JUDGES. 560 00:45:34,149 --> 00:45:41,723 YOU STAY RIGHT THERE >> Announcer: COMING UP. 561 00:45:41,723 --> 00:45:44,092 >> I THINK YOU ARE AMAZING IF THERE WAS AN AUDIENCE, THEY 562 00:45:44,092 --> 00:45:47,858 WOULD ALL STAND UP FOR YOU >> WHO SAID THAT IT CAN'T BE THE 563 00:46:07,516 --> 00:46:09,518 >> Terry: ALAN SILVA GOT HIS CHANCE TO MAKE THE FINALS BEFORE 564 00:46:09,518 --> 00:46:15,078 THE BREAK. LET'S SEE IF THE JUDGES THINK HE 565 00:46:15,078 --> 00:46:17,158 DID ENOUGH SOFIA. 566 00:46:17,158 --> 00:46:24,399 >> Sofia: ALAN, I DON'T THINK I CAN TAKE IT, WATCHING YOU AGAIN. 567 00:46:24,399 --> 00:46:26,935 NEXT TIME I'M JUST GOING TO COVER MY EYES THE WHOLE TIME, 568 00:46:26,935 --> 00:46:29,137 IT'S TOO MUCH. AND THESE CHAINS, IT GAVE 569 00:46:29,137 --> 00:46:34,142 ANOTHER LOOK OF DANGER IT WAS, LIKE, AMAZING. 570 00:46:34,142 --> 00:46:42,918 THIS WAS MY FAVORITE TIME. I LOVED THE SILKS. 571 00:46:42,918 --> 00:46:48,690 >> Howie: YOU THOUGHT THCHSIS WA BETTER THAN THE LAST ONE 572 00:46:48,690 --> 00:46:51,226 I DON'T AGREE. I LOVE YOU, ALAN, BUT THE LAST 573 00:46:51,226 --> 00:46:54,029 TIME YOU CAME YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO DO A TRICK WHERE YOU 574 00:46:54,029 --> 00:46:57,032 BROKE YOUR NECK THE LAST TIME. >> Sofia: SO YOU WANTED HIM TO 575 00:46:57,032 --> 00:47:00,902 BREAK HIS NECK >> Howie: NO, BUT THERE WAS MORE 576 00:47:00,902 --> 00:47:02,971 DANGER THIS SEEMED LIKE MORE OF THE 577 00:47:02,971 --> 00:47:09,644 SAME >> Heidi: I'M WITH SOFIA TOO, 578 00:47:09,644 --> 00:47:13,682 BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE LIKE WRAPPED UP IN THE SILK, WE DON'T REALLY 579 00:47:13,682 --> 00:47:17,919 SEE YOU THAT WELL. WHEN YOU'RE IN THE CHAINS, IT IS 580 00:47:17,919 --> 00:47:23,725 SO HIGH UP THERE, ALREADY I'M AFRAID OF HEIGHTS, I HAD THE 581 00:47:23,725 --> 00:47:27,162 SWEATIEST OF PALMS >> Sofia: WE WERE DYING. 582 00:47:27,162 --> 00:47:31,833 >> Heidi: IT WENT SO FAST, THEN YOU WERE ON ONE FOOT 583 00:47:31,833 --> 00:47:37,806 >> Howie: THE POINT IS EVERYBODY AGREES WITH ME 584 00:47:37,806 --> 00:47:40,842 >> Terry: FIRST OF ALL, FIRST OF ALL, NEVER MIND WHAT HOWIE SAYS. 585 00:47:40,842 --> 00:47:44,579 WHEN YOU ARE UP THERE, HUNDREDS OF FEET IN THE AIR, DANGLING BY 586 00:47:44,579 --> 00:47:46,881 ONE FOOT WITH YOUR FAMILY WATCHING, WHAT'S GOING THROUGH 587 00:47:46,881 --> 00:47:51,052 YOUR MIND, ALAN? >> I FELT I STEPPED IT UP, I 588 00:47:51,052 --> 00:47:52,821 FELT I WAS DOING MORE DANGEROUS THINGS 589 00:47:52,821 --> 00:47:57,092 I FELT THAT I WAS LIKE TWISTING FROM MY NECK AFTER BREAKING MY 590 00:47:57,092 --> 00:47:59,527 NECK, I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH 591 00:47:59,527 --> 00:48:04,366 >> Sofia: NOT ENOUGH FOR HIM >> Heidi: YOU WERE GOING SO FAST 592 00:48:04,366 --> 00:48:08,103 BY YOUR NECK, AROUND AND AROUND. >> IF I CAN JUST INSPIRE PEOPLE 593 00:48:08,103 --> 00:48:11,806 TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS AND TO DO SOMETHING AMAZING WITH THEIR 594 00:48:11,806 --> 00:48:15,310 LIFE, THAT'S WHAT I WANT AND, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO MAKE MY 595 00:48:15,310 --> 00:48:18,713 FAMILY AND MY SON PROUD. LOOK AT MY JACKET. 596 00:48:18,713 --> 00:48:23,118 I HAVE THEIR HAND PRINTS >> Terry: YOU GOOD IT, ALAN. 597 00:48:23,118 --> 00:48:26,221 LISTEN, IT IS UP TO AMERICA. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT. 598 00:48:26,221 --> 00:48:31,660 TO VOTE ONLINE, GO TO NBC.COM OR USE THE "AGT" APP ON YOUR PHONE. 599 00:48:31,660 --> 00:48:34,829 OKAY, THIS NEXT SINGER SAYS SHE WANTS TO REACH PEOPLE "HURTING, 600 00:48:34,829 --> 00:48:40,235 HOPELESS, AND IN NEED OF INSPIRATION. 601 00:48:40,235 --> 00:48:44,673 BUT WHO INSPIRES HER CHECK OUT SHAQUIRA McGRATH 602 00:48:44,673 --> 00:48:50,278 >> BEING ON "AGT" IS A DREAM COME TRUE. 603 00:48:50,278 --> 00:48:53,348 HONESTLY, I WOULD NOT BE SITTING HERE TODAY IF IT WEREN'T FOR MY 604 00:48:53,348 --> 00:48:55,417 MOM. AND I KNOW THAT ALL MOMS ARE 605 00:48:55,417 --> 00:49:01,089 AMAZING. BUT MY MOM, SHE'S A SUPER WOMAN. 606 00:49:01,089 --> 00:49:08,496 WITH HER SACRIFICING AS MUCH AS SHE DID, SHE TAUGHT ME TO NEVER 607 00:49:08,496 --> 00:49:11,232 GIVE UP. >> I WAS 16 IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN 608 00:49:11,232 --> 00:49:16,304 I FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD AND 609 00:49:16,304 --> 00:49:19,007 LONELY AFTER I HAD SHAQUIRA, I HAD TO 610 00:49:19,007 --> 00:49:23,611 LEAVE FOSTER CARE. I STAYED IN A HOTEL. 611 00:49:23,611 --> 00:49:26,081 I WAS EXTREMELY SCARED I WOULD CRY BECAUSE I WANTED TO 612 00:49:26,081 --> 00:49:30,218 GIVE HER THE LIFE THAT I NEVER HAD. 613 00:49:30,218 --> 00:49:34,923 BUT WITH NO JOB, I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE TO PUT HER UP FOR 614 00:49:34,923 --> 00:49:41,029 ADOPTION I FELT LIKE A FAILURE AS A MOM 615 00:49:41,029 --> 00:49:47,168 I WAS DOWN TO MY LAST DIME BUT I WAS DETERMINED TO FIGHT. 616 00:49:47,168 --> 00:49:51,639 EVENTUALLY I FOUND A DAY‐CARE THAT WATCHED HER FOR FREE. 617 00:49:51,639 --> 00:49:57,112 THEY GAVE ME TWO WEEKS TO FIND A JOB AND SOMEONE WHO WOULD HIRE 618 00:49:57,112 --> 00:49:59,714 ME AND MY LIFE STARTED TO CHANGE. 619 00:49:59,714 --> 00:50:06,121 SEEING SHAQUIRA ON "AGT" HAVING THE COURAGE TO FIGHT FOR HER 620 00:50:06,121 --> 00:50:17,899 DREAMS I'VE ALWAYS BEEN DETERMINED NOT 621 00:50:17,899 --> 00:50:20,235 TO GIVE UP I SEE THAT FIGHT IN HER. 622 00:50:20,235 --> 00:50:23,037 SO YOU GO OUT THERE AND YOU GIVE IT YOUR ALL. 623 00:50:23,037 --> 00:50:39,387 GIVE IT 100% [ APPLAUSE ] 624 00:50:39,387 --> 00:50:50,598 ♪♪ 625 00:50:53,835 --> 00:50:58,273 ♪ LISTEN TO THE WIND BLOW, WATC THE SUN RISE ♪ 626 00:50:58,273 --> 00:51:03,778 ♪ RUNNING IN THE SHADOWS, DAMN YOUR LOVE, DAMN YOUR LIES ♪ 627 00:51:03,778 --> 00:51:09,484 ♪ AND IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME NOW, YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ME AGAIN ♪ 628 00:51:09,484 --> 00:51:15,023 ♪ I CAN STILL HEAR YOU SAYING YOU WILL NEVER BREAK THE CHAIN ♪ 629 00:51:15,023 --> 00:51:20,395 ♪ AND IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME NOW, YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ME AGAIN ♪ 630 00:51:20,395 --> 00:51:24,666 ♪ I CAN STILL HEAR YOU SAYING YOU WOULD NEVER BREAK THE 631 00:51:24,666 --> 00:51:38,980 CHAIN ♪ ♪ LISTEN TO THE WIND BLOW, DOWN 632 00:51:38,980 --> 00:51:48,089 GOES THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ WHOA, RUNNING IN THE SHADOWS, 633 00:51:48,089 --> 00:51:58,533 DAMN YOUR LOVE, DAMN YOUR LIES ♪ ♪ AND IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME NOW, 634 00:51:58,533 --> 00:52:06,274 YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ME AGAIN ♪ ♪ I CAN STILL HEAR YOU SAYING 635 00:52:06,274 --> 00:52:19,220 YOU WILL NEVER BREAK, NEVER BREAK THE CHAIN ♪ 636 00:52:19,220 --> 00:52:24,726 ♪ CHAIN KEEP US TOGETHER, RUNNING IN THE SHADOW ♪ 637 00:52:24,726 --> 00:52:33,968 ♪ YOU BETTER KEEP RUNNING, RUNNING ♪ 638 00:52:33,968 --> 00:52:40,675 ♪ WHOA, CHAIN KEEP US TOGETHER ♪♪ 639 00:52:40,675 --> 00:52:49,517 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 640 00:52:54,155 --> 00:53:02,230 >> Terry: SHAQUIRA McGRATH, WOW! SOFIA. 641 00:53:02,230 --> 00:53:08,069 >> Sofia: I THINK THIS IS YOUR NIGHT AND DAY, FROM YOUR LAST 642 00:53:08,069 --> 00:53:09,537 PERFORMANCE. YOU WERE SO CONFIDENT TODAY. 643 00:53:09,537 --> 00:53:12,573 THE SONG WAS PERFECT FOR YOU, THE WAY YOU LOOK, EVERYTHING, I 644 00:53:12,573 --> 00:53:15,343 LOVE IT. AND I LOVE YOUR STORY WITH YOUR 645 00:53:15,343 --> 00:53:16,144 MOM. SEND HER A BIG KISS. 646 00:53:16,144 --> 00:53:22,717 >> I WILL. >> Terry: HEIDI, WHAT DID YOU 647 00:53:22,717 --> 00:53:24,552 THINK? >> Heidi: I LOVE YOU, YOU ARE SO 648 00:53:24,552 --> 00:53:26,454 AMAZING. YOU ARE AN ALL‐AROUND TALENT 649 00:53:26,454 --> 00:53:30,658 YOU CAN DO IT ALL. YOU'RE LIKE A SINGING CHAMELEON. 650 00:53:30,658 --> 00:53:35,129 YOU'VE DONE POP, YOU'VE DONE COUNTRY, NOW YOU DO ROCK 651 00:53:35,129 --> 00:53:40,902 THIS IS SUCH A TRICKY, HARD, DIFFICULT SONG TO SING 652 00:53:40,902 --> 00:53:46,808 STEVIE NICKS YOU JUST SANG THE ROOF OFF 653 00:53:46,808 --> 00:53:48,977 IT WAS IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. 654 00:53:48,977 --> 00:53:50,378 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH >> Howie: I AGREE WITH 655 00:53:50,378 --> 00:53:51,612 EVERYBODY. YOU OWNED IT 656 00:53:51,612 --> 00:53:52,914 IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE YOU WERE NERVOUS. 657 00:53:52,914 --> 00:53:57,285 I SAID PEOPLE NEED TO STEP IT UP AND TONIGHT MEANS MORE THAN ANY 658 00:53:57,285 --> 00:53:58,720 OTHER NIGHT PREVIOUSLY AND YOU OWNED IT 659 00:53:58,720 --> 00:54:00,755 YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NEED TO JUDGE YOU. 660 00:54:00,755 --> 00:54:03,491 AMERICA IS GOING TO VOTE FOR YOU. 661 00:54:03,491 --> 00:54:06,294 YOU WERE THERE WE SAID YOUR STRONGEST LANE WAS 662 00:54:06,294 --> 00:54:09,464 COUNTRY. EVEN THE FLEETWOOD MAC SONG, YOU 663 00:54:09,464 --> 00:54:12,066 GAVE IT A LITTLE COUNTRY FLAIR YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO. 664 00:54:12,066 --> 00:54:15,103 STAY IN THIS LANE AND I BELIEVE WE'LL SEE MORE OF YOU. 665 00:54:15,103 --> 00:54:19,207 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, HOWIE. >> Terry: SHAQUIRA, FROM GEORGIA 666 00:54:19,207 --> 00:54:21,743 TO HOLLYWOOD, TO ONE STEP AWAY FROM THE FINALS. 667 00:54:21,743 --> 00:54:25,480 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO STAY TO YOUR INSPIRATION, YOUR MOM? 668 00:54:25,480 --> 00:54:30,218 >> MOMMY, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING 669 00:54:30,218 --> 00:54:32,754 YOU'VE DONE. EVERY CHILD DESERVES THE WORLD 670 00:54:32,754 --> 00:54:35,490 I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME YOUR WORLD AND MAKING ME 671 00:54:35,490 --> 00:54:40,028 REALIZE THAT THIS IS MY DREAM AND I'M HERE TO DO THIS FOR US 672 00:54:40,028 --> 00:54:43,364 >> Terry: THANK YOU, SHAQUIRA, GOOD LUCK TONIGHT. 673 00:54:43,364 --> 00:54:45,466 REMEMBER, ONLY FIVE ACTS CAN GO INTO THE FINALS. 674 00:54:45,466 --> 00:54:48,136 IF YOU WANT SHAQUIRA TO BE ONE OF THEM, YOU HAVE TO VOTE FOR 675 00:54:48,136 --> 00:54:51,806 HER. YOU CAN VOTE UP TO TEN TIMES FOR 676 00:54:51,806 --> 00:54:53,908 EACH ACT WITH ALL OF THE VOTING METHODS. 677 00:54:53,908 --> 00:54:58,679 STILL TO COME, AMERICA'S HOTTEST NEW POET, BRANDON LEAKE, GETS 678 00:54:58,679 --> 00:55:02,884 HIS SHOT AT THE FINALS, AND OUR SENSATIONAL DRUMMER MALIK DOPE 679 00:55:02,884 --> 00:55:04,485 TAKES HIS TALENT TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. 680 00:55:04,485 --> 00:55:07,555 STAY RIGHT THERE 681 00:55:25,506 --> 00:55:27,675 >> Terry: TOMORROW NIGHT, WE'LL FIND 682 00:55:27,675 --> 00:55:29,844 OUT WHICH ACTS WILL BE TAKING THAT HUGE LEAP FORWARD, TO THE 683 00:55:29,844 --> 00:55:35,583 BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF THEIR LIVES. 684 00:55:35,583 --> 00:55:37,718 AND, ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST MAGICIANS WILL BE HERE WITH THE 685 00:55:37,718 --> 00:55:39,821 WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS MAGIC DRAGON ‐ 686 00:55:39,821 --> 00:55:41,923 ‐‐ YES, WE'VE GOT DAVID COPPERFIELD AND 687 00:55:41,923 --> 00:55:44,592 PIFF THE MAGIC DRAGON TOGETHER. AND LAST YEAR'S FINALISTS THE 688 00:55:44,592 --> 00:55:46,661 NDLOVU YOUTH CHOIR WILL HAVE A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FOR US 689 00:55:46,661 --> 00:55:48,796 FROM AFRICA. THAT ALL STARTS AT 8:00, 690 00:55:48,796 --> 00:55:53,034 7:00 CENTRAL TOMORROW! NOW, ALL OF THIS SEASON'S GOLDEN 691 00:55:53,034 --> 00:55:55,703 BUZZER ACTS HAVE MADE IT TO THROUGH THE SEMIFINALS, AND TWO 692 00:55:55,703 --> 00:55:58,339 ARE COMING UP TONIGHT. HERE'S THE FIRST 693 00:55:58,339 --> 00:56:02,076 IT'S HOWIE'S PICK. AND THIS GUY IS A UNIQUE POET 694 00:56:02,076 --> 00:56:04,178 WHOSE WORDS HAVE GOT THE WHOLE WORLD TALKING. 695 00:56:04,178 --> 00:56:10,118 HE IS BRANDON LEAKE. [ APPLAUSE ] 696 00:56:10,118 --> 00:56:15,323 >> THERE IS MOST CERTAINLY POWER IN WORDS 697 00:56:15,323 --> 00:56:20,061 WORDS, THEY DEFINE WHAT LIES IN OUR HEART AND MIND AND WHO WE 698 00:56:20,061 --> 00:56:22,330 ARE. THEY'RE A WINDOW TO YOUR SOUL. 699 00:56:22,330 --> 00:56:27,168 THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS THAT DEFINE ME ARE FAMILY, DREAMER, 700 00:56:27,168 --> 00:56:31,906 BLACK, AND PERSEVERING I REMEMBER GETTING MY COLLEGE 701 00:56:31,906 --> 00:56:38,246 ACCEPTANCE LETTER. THE ONLY THING I HAD WAS MOM 702 00:56:38,246 --> 00:56:41,616 I HELD UP THE LETTER AND THAT WAS ALL I NEEDED TO SAY. 703 00:56:41,616 --> 00:56:47,288 I WILL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST WORDS I SHARED WITH MY DAUGHTER, 704 00:56:47,288 --> 00:56:50,491 WERE HEY, POOH POOH. I TOLD HER I LOVED HER AND I 705 00:56:50,491 --> 00:56:53,227 WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE. WHEN I FIRST BECAME AN ENGLISH 706 00:56:53,227 --> 00:56:58,366 TEACHER THE FIRST LESSON I TAUGHT MY STUDENTS WAS TO MAKE 707 00:56:58,366 --> 00:57:01,302 SURE THEY LEARNED AND UNDERSTOOD THEIR OWN VALUES 708 00:57:01,302 --> 00:57:05,273 CALLING MY STUDENTS INTELLIGENT, CALLING MY STUDENTS WISE 709 00:57:05,273 --> 00:57:09,677 AS A SPOKEN WORD ARTIST, I WANT MY WORDS TO BRING JOY, TRUTH, 710 00:57:09,677 --> 00:57:17,451 AND PEACE. WORDS CAN DESTROY FEAR AND HATE. 711 00:57:17,451 --> 00:57:21,222 I BELIEVE THAT IN THESE TIMES, RESTORATION AND HEALING IS 712 00:57:21,222 --> 00:57:22,957 POSSIBLE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS WORDS ARE 713 00:57:22,957 --> 00:57:27,361 WHAT BROUGHT ME HERE TO "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT," ALL 714 00:57:27,361 --> 00:57:30,031 THOSE NIGHTS THAT I WAS PRACTICING THESE POEMS, ALL THE 715 00:57:30,031 --> 00:57:33,401 NIGHT I WAS PRAYING FOR THIS DREAM. 716 00:57:33,401 --> 00:57:39,674 AND IT'S HERE, HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF MY EYES 717 00:57:39,674 --> 00:57:44,212 I SEE THE PRIDE THAT MY FAMILY HAS IN ME. 718 00:57:44,212 --> 00:57:47,248 FOR MY DAUGHTER TO LOOK AT HER FATHER AND MY WIFE TO LOOK AT 719 00:57:47,248 --> 00:57:49,784 HER HUSBAND AND SAY, HE CHASED THIS 720 00:57:49,784 --> 00:57:50,885 WINNING IS PART OF THE VOCABULARY 721 00:57:50,885 --> 00:57:55,923 I WOULD BE LYING IF I DID NOT SAY THAT I ALREADY WON ON THE 722 00:57:55,923 --> 00:57:58,726 ROAD TO THIS SLOT. AND SO I'M GRATIFIED, JUST NOT 723 00:57:58,726 --> 00:58:06,667 SATISFIED. 724 00:58:09,103 --> 00:58:12,673 >> HEY, DAD. MY FIFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY IS 725 00:58:12,673 --> 00:58:15,977 COMING UP AND THIS YEAR I THINK I'M GETTING AN ICE CREAM CAKE. 726 00:58:15,977 --> 00:58:18,813 DO YOU LIKE ICE CREAM CAKES? I'LL SAVE YOU A SLICE. 727 00:58:18,813 --> 00:58:23,851 LOVE YOU BRANDON. 728 00:58:23,851 --> 00:58:26,921 HEY, DAD MY TENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY IS NEXT 729 00:58:26,921 --> 00:58:29,090 WEEK AND WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING, 730 00:58:29,090 --> 00:58:37,365 THE FIRST THING MOM SAID WAS, DANG, YOU LOOK JUST LIKE YOUR 731 00:58:37,365 --> 00:58:40,468 DADDY. MAYBE THAT'S WHY MY REFLECTION 732 00:58:40,468 --> 00:58:48,809 IS SO UNFAMILY FAMILYUNFAMILIAR ANYWAY, I HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT 733 00:58:48,809 --> 00:58:50,011 TO THE PARTY I MISS YOU A LOT 734 00:58:50,011 --> 00:58:51,212 I'LL SEE YOU AT THE PARTY. HOPEFULLY. 735 00:58:51,212 --> 00:58:57,285 SINCERELY, BRANDON HEY, TYRONE. 736 00:58:57,285 --> 00:58:59,353 I JUST TURNED 16 YEARS OLD TODAY. 737 00:58:59,353 --> 00:59:02,356 AND ABOUT A WEEK AGO I THOUGHT ABOUT INVITING YOU TO MY 738 00:59:02,356 --> 00:59:04,692 BIRTHDAY PARTY THIS YEAR BECAUSE ALL THE KIDS AT SCHOOL ALWAYS 739 00:59:04,692 --> 00:59:08,095 ASK, ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE IT? YOU 740 00:59:08,095 --> 00:59:10,531 I ALWAYS END UP TELLING THEM YOU'RE OUT OF TOWN 741 00:59:10,531 --> 00:59:13,634 MAMA TOLD ME TO STOP LYING SO MUCH BUT TECHNICALLY YOU ARE OUT 742 00:59:13,634 --> 00:59:16,070 OF TOWN SO IT SHOULDN'T BE I WASN'T LYING 743 00:59:16,070 --> 00:59:22,076 WHAT'S A LITTLE HALF TRUTH WHEN YOU'VE ONLY EVER KNOWN HALF YOUR 744 00:59:22,076 --> 00:59:24,645 ROOTS? I'M TIRED OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, 745 00:59:24,645 --> 00:59:26,080 COMING UP WITH EXCUSES FOR YOUR ABSENCE. 746 00:59:26,080 --> 00:59:28,616 I'M TRYING TO REFORM MY SELF‐IMAGE INTO SOMETHING YOU 747 00:59:28,616 --> 00:59:31,519 WOULD CONSIDER TO BE BEAUTIFUL I'M TIRED OF TRYING TO EARN THE 748 00:59:31,519 --> 00:59:36,424 TITLE OF BEING CALLED YOUR SON AS IF IT WASN'T MY BIRTHRIGHT. 749 00:59:36,424 --> 00:59:40,628 YOU KNOW WHAT, DAD OR TYRONE OR WHATEVER THE HELL YOU ARE, I'M 750 00:59:40,628 --> 00:59:42,663 DONE BECAUSE ALL I EVER WANTED WAS 751 00:59:42,663 --> 00:59:45,666 FOR YOU TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY EXISTENCE. 752 00:59:45,666 --> 00:59:50,771 BUT DESPITE MY PERSISTENCE, I'VE MET WITH RESISTANCE, AND 753 00:59:50,771 --> 00:59:52,039 ABSENCE. AND THE FACT THAT I STILL WANT 754 00:59:52,039 --> 00:59:56,310 YOU HERE BUT I'M DONE BEING CAUGHT IN 755 00:59:56,310 --> 01:00:00,348 THIS DELUSION. THE IDEA THAT YOU, A MIRAGE, CAN 756 01:00:00,348 --> 01:00:05,653 ALEVELEVIATE MY CONFUSION I DON'T NEED YOU 757 01:00:05,653 --> 01:00:07,088 I NEVER DID. THIS IS MY LAST LETTER TO YOU, 758 01:00:07,088 --> 01:00:18,666 TYRONE GOODBYE. 759 01:00:18,666 --> 01:00:26,173 DEAR TYRONE. FOR 25 YEARS I CRIED IN THE 760 01:00:26,173 --> 01:00:29,377 PILLOW SHEETS, WONDERING WHY YOU LEFT ME, WONDERING WHAT I COULD 761 01:00:29,377 --> 01:00:33,147 HAVE DONE TO HAVE EARNED YOUR LOVE OR HOW I PUSHED YOU SO FAR 762 01:00:33,147 --> 01:00:37,318 AWAY, YOUR ABSENCE LIKE A FLAME FOUND HOME IN THE KINDLING OF MY 763 01:00:37,318 --> 01:00:41,489 INSECURITIES AND MY MIND BECAME A WILDFIRE 764 01:00:41,489 --> 01:00:45,826 AND AS I ASCENDED IN AGE, I TURNED TO RAGE 765 01:00:45,826 --> 01:00:49,330 I WANTED TO MOVE ON BUT SIMPLY COULDN'T TURN THE PAGE 766 01:00:49,330 --> 01:00:52,700 I DIDN'T WANT TO, BECAUSE SOMEHOW BEING ANGRY WITH YOU 767 01:00:52,700 --> 01:00:57,037 STILL MADE ME FEEL CLOSE TO YOU. AND DESPITE OUR LACK OF HISTORY, 768 01:00:57,037 --> 01:01:02,143 TYRONE, I'VE COME TO LEARN THAT PAIN, LIKE SECRETS, CAN ONLY 769 01:01:02,143 --> 01:01:05,179 CONTROL YOU IF YOU HOLD THEM WITHIN 770 01:01:05,179 --> 01:01:07,915 I'VE LAID DOWN THESE WORDS AT THE ALTAR OF CHRIST SO I CAN 771 01:01:07,915 --> 01:01:11,051 TELL YOU THIS. I FORGIVE YOU. 772 01:01:11,051 --> 01:01:14,488 I FORGIVE YOU. I FORGIVE YOU SO I CAN FINALLY 773 01:01:14,488 --> 01:01:17,491 BE FREE. NO LONGER SHACKLED TO MY MISERY 774 01:01:17,491 --> 01:01:20,294 BECAUSE THIS SITUATION IS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN YOU AND ME. 775 01:01:20,294 --> 01:01:22,997 THIS RIGHT HERE IS GENERATIONAL HEALING. 776 01:01:22,997 --> 01:01:24,999 BECAUSE I'M GETTING MARRIED SOON 777 01:01:24,999 --> 01:01:27,835 AND I WANT OUR FIRST CHAPTER TOGETHER TO BE STARTED OFF ON 778 01:01:27,835 --> 01:01:31,839 THE RIGHT PAGE WITH YOU BY MY SIDE AS I MARRY MY BRIDE, 779 01:01:31,839 --> 01:01:36,210 BECAUSE, TYRONE, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, I CAN HONESTLY SAY I 780 01:01:36,210 --> 01:01:40,915 LOVE YOU AND I ACTUALLY MEAN IT. SO WILL YOU BE THERE 781 01:01:40,915 --> 01:01:45,586 FOR MY BIGGEST DAY EVER. SINCERELY, YOUR SON. 782 01:01:45,586 --> 01:01:54,061 BRANDON. [ TELEPHONE RINGING 783 01:01:54,061 --> 01:02:06,006 HELLO? HEY, TYRONE. 784 01:02:06,006 --> 01:02:13,514 I, UH ‐‐ I GOT SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO READ TO YOU. 785 01:02:13,514 --> 01:02:18,018 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 786 01:02:23,290 --> 01:02:28,762 >> Terry: BRANDON LEAKE. HOWIE. 787 01:02:28,762 --> 01:02:32,933 >> Howie: BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING, IS HE IN YOUR LIFE 788 01:02:32,933 --> 01:02:36,737 >> UH, YES, HE IS. I ACTUALLY TALKED TO HIM TODAY 789 01:02:36,737 --> 01:02:42,476 AND TOLD HIM TO TUNE IN. SO THIS IS ALSO HIS FIRST TIME 790 01:02:42,476 --> 01:02:45,412 HEARING. >> Howie: YOU SAID IN YOUR PIECE 791 01:02:45,412 --> 01:02:48,115 YOU'RE A TEACHER, AND YOU ARE A TEACHER. 792 01:02:48,115 --> 01:02:50,618 YOU'RE AN EDUCATOR THIS WAS MORE THAN A 793 01:02:50,618 --> 01:02:52,520 PERFORMANCE. THESE WORDS TEACH, THEY'RE REAL, 794 01:02:52,520 --> 01:02:54,455 THEY'RE HUMAN. I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO SAY, 795 01:02:54,455 --> 01:02:58,926 THOSE ARE ALL THE WORDS, THEY SHOULD BE YOURS, NOT MINE. 796 01:02:58,926 --> 01:03:04,031 >> Terry: HEIDI. >> Heidi: DEAR BRANDON, I THINK 797 01:03:04,031 --> 01:03:07,835 YOU JUST EARNED YOURSELF A SPOT INTO THE FINALS. 798 01:03:07,835 --> 01:03:10,738 XOXO, HEIDI. P. S., I KNOW YOU THINK THAT 799 01:03:10,738 --> 01:03:13,841 HOWIE IS YOUR BIGGEST FAN, BUT I THINK I AM TOO 800 01:03:13,841 --> 01:03:20,614 [ APPLAUSE ] >> Terry: SOFIA. 801 01:03:20,614 --> 01:03:22,983 >> Sofia: I LOVED THE THEMES THAT YOU PICK. 802 01:03:22,983 --> 01:03:25,886 LIKE YOU SAID, YOUR WORDS ARE DEFINITELY THE WINDOW TO YOUR 803 01:03:25,886 --> 01:03:29,857 SOUL, BECAUSE WE SIT HERE AND WE DEFINITELY GET YOU 804 01:03:29,857 --> 01:03:33,827 WE FEEL WHAT YOU'RE FEELING. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. 805 01:03:33,827 --> 01:03:36,096 IT'S SUCH A SPECIAL TALENT THAT YOU HAVE AND I HOPE THAT AMERICA 806 01:03:36,096 --> 01:03:40,067 LOVES WHAT YOU'RE DOING AS MUCH AS WE ALL LOVE IT. 807 01:03:40,067 --> 01:03:42,670 >> THANK YOU ALL >> Terry: BRANDON, THANK YOU FOR 808 01:03:42,670 --> 01:03:44,271 YOUR GIFT. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT. 809 01:03:44,271 --> 01:03:46,907 OKAY, LISTEN UP. YOU CAN PUT BRANDON INTO THE 810 01:03:46,907 --> 01:03:50,110 FINALS VOTING IS ALREADY OPEN AND IT'LL 811 01:03:50,110 --> 01:03:53,247 STAY OPEN UNTIL 7:00 A. M. EASTERN TOMORROW 812 01:03:53,247 --> 01:03:59,553 AFTER THE BREAK, AN ACT WITH A SINGLE‐MINDED PASSION. 813 01:03:59,553 --> 01:04:02,723 MALIK DOPE GETS HIS CHANCE TO GRAB A SPOT IN THE FINALS. 814 01:04:02,723 --> 01:04:04,692 WILL IT BE ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU VOTE FOR HIM 815 01:04:04,692 --> 01:04:07,606 HE'S UP, WHEN WE COME BACK >> Terry: OKAY 816 01:04:20,544 --> 01:04:23,345 HERE'S OUR NEXT ACT HOPING TO MAKE THIS YEAR'S FINALS. 817 01:04:23,345 --> 01:04:27,315 HE STARTED DRUMMING WHEN HE WAS ONLY 5 818 01:04:27,315 --> 01:04:28,984 HIS PASSION GOT STRONGER AND STRONGER 819 01:04:28,984 --> 01:04:38,193 HE IS MALIK DOPE >> DRUMMING IS HOW I EXPRESS 820 01:04:38,193 --> 01:04:43,898 MYSELF IT'S LIKE THE WORLD STOPS. 821 01:04:43,898 --> 01:04:48,970 AND IT'S FOLLOWING MY TEMPO. I'M CONSTANTLY PUSHING MY BODY 822 01:04:48,970 --> 01:04:53,775 TO THE LIMIT, I'M TALKING ABOUT DRUMMING FOR HOURS NONSTOP UNTIL 823 01:04:53,775 --> 01:04:55,744 MY HANDS ARE BLEEDING. BUT I HAVE TO KEEP GOING 824 01:04:55,744 --> 01:04:58,213 THIS IS MY PASSION I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO BREAK THE 825 01:04:58,213 --> 01:05:03,184 BARRIERS OF WHAT I THINK I CAN DO 826 01:05:03,184 --> 01:05:07,756 GOING OUT FOR A STREET PERFORMANCE IS MY LIFELINE, HOW 827 01:05:07,756 --> 01:05:10,725 I FEED MYSELF, HOW I CLOTHE MYSELF 828 01:05:10,725 --> 01:05:11,860 THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOME HARD DAYS 829 01:05:11,860 --> 01:05:16,698 BEING ON "AGT" IS THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME. 830 01:05:16,698 --> 01:05:21,469 >> WHO SAYS DRUMS CAN'T BE THE MAIN EVENT 831 01:05:21,469 --> 01:05:24,105 >> I COULD BE GOING HOME >> THE DECISION IS NOW IN THE 832 01:05:24,105 --> 01:05:27,008 HANDS OF THE JUDGES. >> BEING ON THAT STAGE, WAITING 833 01:05:27,008 --> 01:05:32,447 FOR THE RESULTS, WAS LIKE SEEING A BASKETBALL IN SLOW MOTION, 834 01:05:32,447 --> 01:05:35,817 FIVE SECONDS BEFORE THE BUZZER, IT'S LIKE, IS THE SHOT GOING TO 835 01:05:35,817 --> 01:05:38,687 MAKE IT, IS IT GOING TO MISS >> MALIK 836 01:05:38,687 --> 01:05:43,625 >> MALIK >> MALIK, I'M LIKE, WHOO, LET'S 837 01:05:43,625 --> 01:05:45,827 GO YES, I'M BACK IN, LET'S GET IT 838 01:05:45,827 --> 01:05:50,765 AND NOW I'M IN THE SEMIFINALS. I'VE GOT TO TURN IT UP 839 01:05:50,765 --> 01:05:53,568 WHEN YOU'RE KNOCKED DOWN, YOU HAVE TO GET RIGHT BACK TO THAT 840 01:05:53,568 --> 01:05:56,738 GRIND. THE BLOOD, THE SWEAT, THE TEARS. 841 01:05:56,738 --> 01:05:59,741 IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS MOMENT RIGHT HERE 842 01:05:59,741 --> 01:06:06,748 SO TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO BRING THE HOUSE DOWN 843 01:06:06,748 --> 01:06:10,752 [ APPLAUSE ] 844 01:06:11,820 --> 01:06:21,196 ♪♪ 845 01:06:26,901 --> 01:06:37,779 ♪♪ 846 01:06:42,450 --> 01:06:52,494 ♪♪ 847 01:06:57,132 --> 01:07:07,375 ♪♪ 848 01:07:24,993 --> 01:07:35,870 ♪♪ 849 01:07:43,778 --> 01:07:50,552 ♪♪ 850 01:07:56,057 --> 01:08:04,098 ♪♪ 851 01:08:08,203 --> 01:08:18,046 ♪♪ 852 01:08:22,116 --> 01:08:23,585 ♪♪ 853 01:08:25,620 --> 01:08:28,957 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Terry: MALIK DOPE 854 01:08:28,957 --> 01:08:33,728 SENSATIONAL! BUT WHAT DID YOU THINK 855 01:08:33,728 --> 01:08:37,765 WE'LL GET REACTION FROM THE JUDGES, RIGHT AFTER THIS BREAK 856 01:08:37,765 --> 01:08:44,606 >> Announcer: COMING UP. >> YOUR STORY, YOUR VOICE. 857 01:08:44,606 --> 01:08:46,407 I CAN FEEL ALL THE PAIN THAT YOU'VE GONE THROUGH. 858 01:08:46,407 --> 01:08:50,678 THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE >> OH, MY GOSH 859 01:08:50,678 --> 01:08:52,847 I THINK THE WORLD IS GOING TO OPEN UP FOR YOU, AFTER THIS 860 01:08:52,847 --> 01:08:53,875 EXPERIENCE [ APPLAUSE ] 861 01:09:12,054 --> 01:09:16,051 >> Terry: OKAY, NOW IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT WHAT THE JUDGES THOUGHT 862 01:09:16,051 --> 01:09:19,510 OF OUR INSANE DRUMMER, MALIK DOPE 863 01:09:19,510 --> 01:09:21,946 HOWIE. >> Howie: OH, IT WAS INSANE, IT 864 01:09:21,946 --> 01:09:26,317 WAS DOPE, IT WAS YOU, MALIK, EVERYTHING THAT ‐‐ YOU KNOW, YOU 865 01:09:26,317 --> 01:09:29,687 SAID LAST WEEK, WHO SAYS THE DRUMMER CAN'T BE THE MAIN EVENT. 866 01:09:29,687 --> 01:09:33,457 YOU ARE THE SHOW, YOU'RE A VEGAS SHOW 867 01:09:33,457 --> 01:09:37,762 YOU'RE SOMEPLACE BETWEEN THE BLUE MAN GROUP ‐‐ BUT IT'S FUN, 868 01:09:37,762 --> 01:09:41,565 IT'S DANCERS, YOU COULD HAVE SINGERS AND DANCERS THERE. 869 01:09:41,565 --> 01:09:43,467 YOU COULD EVEN WORK WITH BRANDON LEAKE. 870 01:09:43,467 --> 01:09:46,404 THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THEY COULD DO IN THAT ROOM. 871 01:09:46,404 --> 01:09:51,542 I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO A MALIK DOPE VEGAS SHOW. 872 01:09:51,542 --> 01:09:53,577 >> Terry: SOFIA. >> Sofia: I THOUGHT THIS 873 01:09:53,577 --> 01:09:57,281 PERFORMANCE WAS SO MUCH MORE AMAZING THAN THE LAST TIME WE 874 01:09:57,281 --> 01:10:02,320 SAW YOU. YOU PUSHED YOURSELF. 875 01:10:02,320 --> 01:10:03,487 YOU WENT TO A COMPLETELY OTHER LEVEL. 876 01:10:03,487 --> 01:10:10,027 YOU'RE A SHOWMAN, YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING 877 01:10:10,027 --> 01:10:12,763 >> Terry: HEIDI. >> Heidi: YOU THINK LIKE A 878 01:10:12,763 --> 01:10:15,766 SHOWMAN, LIKE A REAL ENTERTAINER, IT'S NOT JUST 879 01:10:15,766 --> 01:10:18,669 MUSIC. YOU GIVE US SO MUCH MORE, YOU'RE 880 01:10:18,669 --> 01:10:23,307 DRUMMING BACKWARDS, COMING DOWN THE FIRE HOSE ‐‐ POLE. 881 01:10:23,307 --> 01:10:25,343 THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS YOU DID IN THAT ACT. 882 01:10:25,343 --> 01:10:28,879 YOU MAKE IT EXTRA SPECIAL, EXTRA ENTERTAINING 883 01:10:28,879 --> 01:10:33,417 YOU'RE VERY UNIQUE, MR. DOPE >> THANK YOU 884 01:10:33,417 --> 01:10:39,223 >> Terry: MALIK, HOW DO YOU KEEP TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL, 885 01:10:39,223 --> 01:10:41,759 MAN? >> IT'S JUST PURE DOPENESS, IT 886 01:10:41,759 --> 01:10:47,164 JUST COMES OUT, I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT, I JUST 887 01:10:47,164 --> 01:10:48,032 GO >> Terry: YOU ARE INCREDIBLE 888 01:10:48,032 --> 01:10:51,135 GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, MALIK IF YOU WANT TO GIVE MALIK A SHOT 889 01:10:51,135 --> 01:10:52,737 AT WINNING THE WHOLE COMPETITION, VOTE FOR HIM 890 01:10:52,737 --> 01:10:54,839 TONIGHT. VOTE ONLINE AT NBC.COM OR USE 891 01:10:54,839 --> 01:10:57,475 THE OFFICIAL "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" APP. 892 01:10:57,475 --> 01:11:03,714 XFINITY CUSTOMERS, YOU CAN VOTE USING YOUR XFINITY VOICE REMOTE. 893 01:11:03,714 --> 01:11:05,950 OKAY NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO, THI 894 01:11:05,950 --> 01:11:08,052 SINGER HAD NOT JUST HIS DREAM TAKEN AWAY, BUT HIS WHOLE 895 01:11:08,052 --> 01:11:11,756 FUTURE NOW HE'S STARTING TO GET HIS 896 01:11:11,756 --> 01:11:14,425 LIFE BACK, AND IF HE CAN NAIL THIS PERFORMANCE, HE COULD TAKE 897 01:11:14,425 --> 01:11:19,697 THE NEXT STEP TOWARDS HIS DREAM AND MAKE THE "AGT" FINALS. 898 01:11:19,697 --> 01:11:30,775 HE IS ARCHIE WILLIAMS. >> MUSIC ACTUALLY JUST RUNS 899 01:11:30,775 --> 01:11:36,747 THROUGH MY VEINS WHEN I WAS 7 YEARS OLD, I WAS 900 01:11:36,747 --> 01:11:40,251 STANDING ON THE PORCH WITH MY SISTERS, WE WAS ALL SINGING, I 901 01:11:40,251 --> 01:11:42,453 OPENED MY MOUTH AND STARTED SINGING AND THEY STOPPED AND 902 01:11:42,453 --> 01:11:45,790 LOOKED AT ME, THEY WERE LIKE, WOW, HE CAN SING 903 01:11:45,790 --> 01:11:53,064 AND EVER SINCE THEN, I WAS THE SINGER OF THE HOUSE. 904 01:11:53,064 --> 01:11:57,468 THAT WAS MY DREAM, TO GROW UP AND BE ON A BIG STAGE WITH MY 905 01:11:57,468 --> 01:12:02,339 FAMILY MANY TIMES WHEN I WAS IN PRISON, 906 01:12:02,339 --> 01:12:07,011 I FELT LIKE GIVING UP. MUSIC WAS REALLY WHAT GOT ME 907 01:12:07,011 --> 01:12:13,951 THROUGH TO FREEDOM WHEN I GOT OUT OF PRISON, 37 908 01:12:13,951 --> 01:12:17,888 YEARS, THAT'S WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT I HAVE A DAUGHTER. 909 01:12:17,888 --> 01:12:22,059 I NEVER KNEW THAT SHE EXISTED. I WASN'T ABLE TO BE A PART OF 910 01:12:22,059 --> 01:12:24,695 HER LIFE BUT WHEN WE MET, I KNEW THAT 911 01:12:24,695 --> 01:12:31,802 THAT WAS MY CHILD. AFTER SO MANY YEARS APART, WE'RE 912 01:12:31,802 --> 01:12:37,908 DEFINITELY NOT LETTING ONE MORE MOMENT PASS US BY. 913 01:12:37,908 --> 01:12:45,316 MY FIRST PERFORMANCE, SHE WAS ON MY PHONE LISTENING, SHE WAS IN 914 01:12:45,316 --> 01:12:54,525 MY POCKET ON MY PHONE, LISTENING. 915 01:12:54,525 --> 01:12:56,760 >> HEY, DAD. >> YOU ENJOYED IT? 916 01:12:56,760 --> 01:13:01,332 >> YES, I STARTED CRYING THEN. >> AWW 917 01:13:01,332 --> 01:13:04,034 >> I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, YOU'RE THE BEST THING THAT EVER 918 01:13:04,034 --> 01:13:09,273 HAPPENED TO ME >> I LOVE YOU, BABE. 919 01:13:09,273 --> 01:13:14,945 >> THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW LIFE, OF A REAL LIFE 920 01:13:14,945 --> 01:13:18,549 THE SONG I'M GOING TO BE SINGING TONIGHT, I'M SINGING IT FOR MY 921 01:13:18,549 --> 01:13:22,553 DAUGHTER I WANT TO MAKE HER PROUD 922 01:13:22,553 --> 01:13:34,865 [ APPLAUSE ] 923 01:13:35,533 --> 01:13:48,612 ♪♪ 924 01:13:53,651 --> 01:13:58,522 ♪ EVERYBODY'S LOOKING FOR THAT SOMETHING, ONE THING THAT MAJORS 925 01:13:58,522 --> 01:14:02,693 IT ALL COMPLETE ♪ ♪ YOU FIND IT IN THE STRAINEST 926 01:14:02,693 --> 01:14:04,862 PLACES, PLACES YOU NEVER KNEW IT COULD BE ♪ 927 01:14:04,862 --> 01:14:10,701 ♪ SOME FIND IT IN THE FACE OF THEIR CHILDREN, SOME FIND IT IN 928 01:14:10,701 --> 01:14:15,206 THEIR LOVER'S EYES ♪ ♪ WHO CAN DENY THE JOY IT 929 01:14:15,206 --> 01:14:18,842 BRINGS, WHEN YOU FOUND THAT SPECIAL THING ♪ 930 01:14:18,842 --> 01:14:34,258 ♪ YOU'RE FLYING WITHOUT WINGS ♪ ♪ SO IMPOSSIBLE AS IT MAY SEEM, 931 01:14:34,258 --> 01:14:43,867 YOU'VE GOT TO FIGHT FOR EVERY DREAM ♪ 932 01:14:43,867 --> 01:14:47,004 ♪ CAUSE WHO'S TO KNOW WHICH ONE YOU LET GO ♪ 933 01:14:47,004 --> 01:15:00,951 ♪ WOULD HAVE MADE YOU COMPLETE ♪ ♪ IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT I 934 01:15:00,951 --> 01:15:05,389 KNOW ♪ ♪ THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAK 935 01:15:05,389 --> 01:15:10,828 YOU MINE ♪ ♪ AND IT'S LIKE FLYING WITHOUT 936 01:15:10,828 --> 01:15:14,064 WINGS ♪ ♪ CAUSE YOU'RE MY SPECIAL THING 937 01:15:14,064 --> 01:15:30,447 I'M FLYING WITHOUT WINGS ♪ ♪ OH, YOU'RE THE PLACE MY LIFE 938 01:15:30,447 --> 01:15:33,217 BEGINS, AND YOU'LL BE THERE WHERE IT ENDS ♪ 939 01:15:33,217 --> 01:15:41,091 ♪ I'M FLYING WITHOUT WING SS ♪♪ >> THANK YOU 940 01:15:41,091 --> 01:15:53,370 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Terry: ARCHIE WILLIAMS! 941 01:15:53,370 --> 01:15:58,942 HEIDI, YOU'RE ON YOUR FEET >> Heidi: I'M ALWAYS ON MY FEET 942 01:15:58,942 --> 01:16:02,413 FOR YOU, ARCHIE. >> THANK YOU 943 01:16:02,413 --> 01:16:03,981 >> Heidi: YOU DO IT TO ME EVERY TIME 944 01:16:03,981 --> 01:16:09,653 YOU KNOW, ARCHIE, WE SEE SO MANY ACTS, WE HEAR SO MANY STORIES, 945 01:16:09,653 --> 01:16:11,422 HEART‐WRENCHING STORIES, SO MANY 946 01:16:11,422 --> 01:16:13,824 AND MOST OF THE TIME I CAN FORGET ABOUT THEIR STORIES AND 947 01:16:13,824 --> 01:16:17,561 JUST FOCUS ON THE ACTS AND I ALWAYS TRY WITH YOU, AND I 948 01:16:17,561 --> 01:16:19,830 ALWAYS FAIL. I JUST CAN'T, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE 949 01:16:19,830 --> 01:16:22,733 I ALWAYS HAVE TO THINK MORE ABOUT YOU THAN THE ACT 950 01:16:22,733 --> 01:16:26,170 AND I JUST KIND OF GO INTO MY OWN LITTLE WORLD WHEN I HEAR YOU 951 01:16:26,170 --> 01:16:28,072 SING AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL VOICE, A 952 01:16:28,072 --> 01:16:31,942 BEAUTIFUL TONE I HEAR YOUR STORY, I HEAR ALL 953 01:16:31,942 --> 01:16:34,778 THE LAYERS IN YOUR VOICE AND I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK IN THIS 954 01:16:34,778 --> 01:16:37,348 COMPETITION. AND I HOPE WE SEE YOU ONE MORE 955 01:16:37,348 --> 01:16:41,218 TIME IN THE FINALE >> Terry: SOFIA. 956 01:16:41,218 --> 01:16:44,888 >> Sofia: SO HAPPY AND EXCITED THAT YOU'RE HERE TODAY, BECAUSE 957 01:16:44,888 --> 01:16:47,691 IT'S AMAZING IT'S A TREAT EVERY TIME THAT YOU 958 01:16:47,691 --> 01:16:51,261 COME TO THE STAGE. I THINK WHEN I HEAR YOU, IT'S 959 01:16:51,261 --> 01:16:55,632 NOT AS IMPORTANT, YOUR VOICE, BUT IT'S THE CONNECTION THAT YOU 960 01:16:55,632 --> 01:16:59,570 MAKE WITH THE AUDIENCE, WHAT YOU MAKE US FEEL IS INCREDIBLE 961 01:16:59,570 --> 01:17:02,873 I HAVE TO SAY THAT YOU'RE THE ONE PERFORMER THAT EVERYBODY, 962 01:17:02,873 --> 01:17:08,078 WHEN I AM IN MY HOUSE, AND MY FRIEND 963 01:17:08,078 --> 01:17:11,115 FRIENDS, THEY ALWAYS ASK ME ABOUT YOU AND HOW GREAT YOU ARE. 964 01:17:11,115 --> 01:17:15,886 >> Terry: HOWIE. >> Howie: YOUR IMPERFECTION IS 965 01:17:15,886 --> 01:17:17,287 PERFECTION TONIGHT WAS A GREAT STORY THAT 966 01:17:17,287 --> 01:17:21,358 YOU ENDED WITH A HAPPY ENDING, YOU'LL LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER, 967 01:17:21,358 --> 01:17:25,028 AND WE ALL WILL. VOTE, EVERYONE 968 01:17:25,028 --> 01:17:28,298 >> Terry: ARCHIE, ON TOP OF HAVING TO REBUILD YOUR LIFE, 969 01:17:28,298 --> 01:17:34,738 WHAT IS IT LIKE HAVING TO REGAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR LOVED 970 01:17:34,738 --> 01:17:37,775 ONES LIKE YOUR DAUGHTER? >> EVERY DAY, JOY. 971 01:17:37,775 --> 01:17:43,947 EVERY DAY, JOY IT'S THE MOST PROFOUNDEST 972 01:17:43,947 --> 01:17:50,220 EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. >> Terry: THANK YOU, ARCHIE. 973 01:17:50,220 --> 01:17:53,023 THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT. 974 01:17:53,023 --> 01:17:54,625 SO, DO YOU THINK ARCHIE SHOULD BE IN THE FINALS 975 01:17:54,625 --> 01:17:56,760 IF YOU DO, VOTE. YOU'VE GOT UP TO TEN VOTES FOR 976 01:17:56,760 --> 01:17:59,396 EACH ACT WITH EACH OF THE VOTING METHODS. 977 01:17:59,396 --> 01:18:02,533 YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO HIS LIFE 978 01:18:02,533 --> 01:18:06,770 AFTER THE BREAK, IT'S OUR LAST ACT OF THIS SEMIFINAL, AND IT'S 979 01:18:06,770 --> 01:18:11,508 SOFIA'S GOLDEN BUZZER. SO CAN ROBERTA BATTAGLIA DELIVER 980 01:18:11,508 --> 01:18:16,895 FOR A SPOT IN THE FINALS WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. 981 01:18:31,297 --> 01:18:35,374 >> Terry: IN JUST TWO WEEKS, WE WILL HAVE A CHAMPION 982 01:18:35,374 --> 01:18:39,578 AND THEN, NEXT STOP ‐‐ VEGAS THE WINNER WILL BE HEADLINING AN 983 01:18:39,578 --> 01:18:47,619 AMAZING SHOW AT THE FAMOUS LUXOR LAS VEGAS, AND YOU CAN 984 01:18:47,619 --> 01:18:55,527 CHECK THAT OUT AT NBC.COM/AGTLIVE. 985 01:18:55,527 --> 01:18:58,130 UP NEXT TONIGHT, IT'S SOFIA' GOLDEN BUZZER. 986 01:18:58,130 --> 01:18:59,932 SHE'S BEEN SINGING SINCE SHE WAS 3 YEARS OLD. 987 01:18:59,932 --> 01:19:02,568 SHE'S STILL ONLY 11 NOW, BUT MAN, DOES SHE KNOW HOW TO 988 01:19:02,568 --> 01:19:06,004 DELIVER A PERFORMANCE. SHE IS ROBERTA BATTAGLIA 989 01:19:06,004 --> 01:19:11,510 >> I JUST TURNED 11 YEARS OLD SO BEING HERE IS A TOTAL DREAM COME 990 01:19:11,510 --> 01:19:15,214 TRUE >> ROBERTA BATTAGLIA 991 01:19:15,214 --> 01:19:18,183 >> NOW THAT MILLION DOLLARS IS CLOSER THAN EVER 992 01:19:18,183 --> 01:19:22,087 FIRST THINGS FIRST I WOULD LOVE TO GO ON A TROPICAL 993 01:19:22,087 --> 01:19:24,590 VACATION >> I'M SO PROUD OF YOU 994 01:19:24,590 --> 01:19:27,793 >> IT WOULD BE SO FUN TO SPEND MY TIME ON THE BEACH WITH THE 995 01:19:27,793 --> 01:19:32,097 PEOPLE THAT I LOVE, MY PARENTS >> GUYS, THIS IS ONLY A FAKE 996 01:19:32,097 --> 01:19:41,106 BEACH FROM THE SET OF "JAWS. [ SCREAMING 997 01:19:41,106 --> 01:19:47,679 THE NEXT THING I WOULD DO, MY DOG HAPPY NEEDS A FURRY FRIEND 998 01:19:47,679 --> 01:19:52,651 ARE YOU THE MATCH FOR HAPPY? I LOVE DOGS JUST SO, SO, SO 999 01:19:52,651 --> 01:19:53,051 MUCH COME ON. 1000 01:19:53,051 --> 01:19:59,124 NO, COME BACK! >> I HAVE TO RETHINK THAT ONE. 1001 01:19:59,124 --> 01:20:04,096 I LOVE GOING TO CONCERTS AND I WOULD DEFINITELY BUY SO MANY 1002 01:20:04,096 --> 01:20:05,764 TICKETS TO SEE MY FAVORITE ARTISTS. 1003 01:20:05,764 --> 01:20:13,605 I WOULD LAYOFF TO SEE KELLY CLARKSON, ARIANA GRANDE, KATY 1004 01:20:13,605 --> 01:20:16,608 PERRY, LADY GAGA, ALL OF THEM. BEING IN THE FRONT ROW, THAT 1005 01:20:16,608 --> 01:20:19,445 WOULD BE AMAZING AND MAYBE I COULD EVEN COME BACK 1006 01:20:19,445 --> 01:20:25,517 TO "AGT" AS A JUDGE. WOW, THAT IS SOME AMAZING 1007 01:20:25,517 --> 01:20:29,154 TALENT THANK YOU, AMERICA 1008 01:20:29,154 --> 01:20:31,657 THERE IS A LOT THAT AN 11‐YEAR‐OLD CAN DO WITH $1 1009 01:20:31,657 --> 01:20:43,502 MILLION. [ APPLAUSE ] 1010 01:20:43,502 --> 01:21:10,829 ♪ ♪ WE ARE PROBLEMS THAT WANT TO 1011 01:21:10,829 --> 01:21:35,254 BE SOLVED ♪ ♪ ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ♪ 1012 01:21:35,254 --> 01:21:40,025 ♪ WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT ALL THE TIMES YOU SAID YOU HAD THE 1013 01:21:40,025 --> 01:21:41,260 ANSWERS? WHAT ABOUT US? 1014 01:21:41,260 --> 01:21:45,931 WHAT ABOUT ALL THE BROKEN HAPPY EVER AFTERS ♪ 1015 01:21:45,931 --> 01:21:54,106 ♪ WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT ALL THE PLANS THAT ENDED IN 1016 01:21:54,106 --> 01:21:58,043 DISASTER ♪ ♪ WHAT ABOUT LOVE, WHAT ABOUT 1017 01:21:58,043 --> 01:22:19,932 TRUST, WHAT ABOUT US ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT CONTROL, I WANT 1018 01:22:19,932 --> 01:22:23,902 TO LET GO ♪ ♪ CAUSE NOW IT'S TIME TO LET 1019 01:22:23,902 --> 01:22:26,338 THEM KNOW ♪ ♪ WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT ALL 1020 01:22:26,338 --> 01:22:32,110 THE TIMES YOU SAID YOU HAD THE ANSWERS ♪ 1021 01:22:32,110 --> 01:22:39,918 ♪ SO WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT ALL THE BROKEN HAPPY EVER 1022 01:22:39,918 --> 01:22:44,056 AFTERS ♪ ♪ OH, WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT 1023 01:22:44,056 --> 01:22:51,063 ALL THE PLANS THAT ENDED IN DISASTER ♪ 1024 01:22:51,063 --> 01:23:02,708 ♪ WHAT ABOUT LOVE, WHAT ABOUT TRUST, WHAT ABOUT US ♪ 1025 01:23:02,708 --> 01:23:09,281 [ APPLAUSE ] 1026 01:23:12,951 --> 01:23:15,687 >> Terry: ROBERTA BATTAGLIA, WOW! 1027 01:23:15,687 --> 01:23:20,592 SOFIA. >> Sofia: I MEAN, WHAT AM I 1028 01:23:20,592 --> 01:23:25,297 GOING TO SAY IT'S SPECTACULAR, IT'S 1029 01:23:25,297 --> 01:23:26,298 PERFECTION DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING. 1030 01:23:26,298 --> 01:23:28,367 YOU LOOK AMAZING I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU ARE 11 1031 01:23:28,367 --> 01:23:32,504 YEARS OLD WITH THAT VOICE. AND YOU SOUND LIKE ALREADY YOU 1032 01:23:32,504 --> 01:23:35,173 HAVE RECORDED MANY, MANY RECORDS ALREADY. 1033 01:23:35,173 --> 01:23:40,112 I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU WIN >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, SOFIA. 1034 01:23:40,112 --> 01:23:44,182 >> Terry: HEIDI. >> Heidi: I MEAN, THIS VOICE 1035 01:23:44,182 --> 01:23:47,252 DOES NOT FIT YOUR 11‐YEAR‐OLD YOU. 1036 01:23:47,252 --> 01:23:50,088 IT REALLY DOESN'T. THERE'S SO MUCH MATURITY IN YOUR 1037 01:23:50,088 --> 01:23:53,058 VOICE AND SO MUCH CONTROL IN YOUR VOICE, AND POISE. 1038 01:23:53,058 --> 01:23:58,230 YOU'RE JUST INCREDIBLE FOR 11 YEARS OLD OR ANY AGE 1039 01:23:58,230 --> 01:24:01,266 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, HEIDI. >> Terry: HOWIE. 1040 01:24:01,266 --> 01:24:04,403 >> Howie: I AM SO PROUD OF YOU FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT REASONS. 1041 01:24:04,403 --> 01:24:07,372 NOT ONLY BECAUSE I THINK THAT YOU'RE GREAT AND I AGREE WITH 1042 01:24:07,372 --> 01:24:09,975 EVERYTHING MY CO‐JUDGES SAID BUT YOU'RE FROM TORONTO. 1043 01:24:09,975 --> 01:24:13,645 AND IF YOU DO WIN MONEY, YOU KNOW, WITH THE EXCHANGE, IT WILL 1044 01:24:13,645 --> 01:24:17,983 BE WORTH $1.25 MILLION SO YOU CAN GET AN EXTRA PUPPY THERE 1045 01:24:17,983 --> 01:24:20,852 BUT I THINK THAT YOU'RE AMAZING. AND IT'S NOT ONLY HOW GOOD ‐‐ 1046 01:24:20,852 --> 01:24:24,523 BECAUSE WE KNOW, YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE IF YOU WEREN'T GREAT, BUT 1047 01:24:24,523 --> 01:24:27,359 HOW UNDER THIS KIND OF PRESSURE YOU'RE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT 1048 01:24:27,359 --> 01:24:29,161 LEVEL. I DON'T SENSE ANY NERVES 1049 01:24:29,161 --> 01:24:31,630 I DON'T SENSE THAT YOU'RE TRULY A PROFESSIONAL 1050 01:24:31,630 --> 01:24:35,834 AND WHAT A GREAT TOPPER TO ONE OF THE BEST SEMIFINALS I'VE EVER 1051 01:24:35,834 --> 01:24:39,438 BEEN PART OF >> Terry: ROBERTA, GOLDEN 1052 01:24:39,438 --> 01:24:41,406 BUZZER, ONE STEP FROM THE FINALS 1053 01:24:41,406 --> 01:24:43,675 WHAT ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW >> ONE STEP. 1054 01:24:43,675 --> 01:24:47,012 I'M FEELING SO GRATEFUL AND SO THANKFUL FOR ALL OF MY 1055 01:24:47,012 --> 01:24:48,213 SUPPORTERS THANK YOU, EVERYBODY 1056 01:24:48,213 --> 01:24:52,250 THANK YOU TO ALL THE AMERICANS, THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE 1057 01:24:52,250 --> 01:24:54,386 AROUND THE WORLD I'M JUST FEELING SO THANKFUL 1058 01:24:54,386 --> 01:24:56,021 >> Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, ROBERTA. 1059 01:24:56,021 --> 01:24:57,589 OKAY, 11 ACTS HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND 1060 01:24:57,589 --> 01:25:02,427 NOW IT'S UP TO YOU ONLY FIVE CAN GO THROUGH TO THE 1061 01:25:02,427 --> 01:25:02,994 FINALS I'M TERRY CREWS. 1062 01:25:02,994 --> 01:25:04,596 GOOD NIGHT, AMERICA.