>>> THE CHALLENGE IS OFF THE CHARTS AS THE ACTS FIGHT FOR A
SPOT IN THE FINALE HERE WE GO
>> NEVER BEEN MORE MOVED IN MY LIFE ON THIS SHOW FROM ANY OTHER
ACT. >> YOU ARE THE BEST WE HAVE EVER
HAD. >> AMERICA KNOWS THAT YOU
DESERVED THIS. >> YOU ARE MY FAVORITE OF THE
SEASON IT'S BIGGER AND BETTER THAN
ANYTHING I'VE EVER SEEN ON THIS SHOW
>> THIS IS WHERE WE REALLY SEE THAT SOMEONE HAS STAR POTENTIAL.
>> THIS STAGE MAKES YOU OR BREAKS YOU
>> IT'S LIKE EXPLOSIVE >> SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR.
>> YOU'RE ALREADY A STAR >> YOU'VE PREPARED YOUR WHOLE
LIFETIME FOR THIS PERFORMANCE. >> IT WAS BREATHTAKING
IT WAS EXCITING. IT WAS PERFECTION.
>> THEY'RE GOING TO REMEMBER YOU.
>> HANDS DOWN THE BEST EVER. >> IN MY HEART, YOU JUST WON THE
WHOLE NIGHT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Announcer: LIVE FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD,
IT'S "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT: THE SEMIFINALS!"
HERE'S YOUR HOST, TERRY CREWS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪ >> Terry: WHOO
♪ >> Terry: YES, WELCOME TO
SEMIFINAL NUMBER ONE SINCE THE END OF LAST SEASON,
ACTS ALL ACROSS AMERICA AND AROUND THE WHOLE WORLD HAVE BEEN
PRACTICING, REHEARSING, PUSHING AND DEVELOPING THEIR TALENT,
WHATEVER IT IS, DREAMING OF MAKING IT RIGHT HERE ON "AGT."
FOR THE 11 ACTS COMING UP TONIGHT, THAT DREAM IS IN SIGHT.
THEY ARE NOW JUST ONE AWESOME PERFORMANCE AWAY FROM THE
FINALS SO WHAT DOES ALL THAT MEAN FOR
YOU AND ME IT MEANS WE ARE IN FOR ONE
SENSATIONAL NIGHT. AND A BIG PART OF THAT WILL BE
DOWN TO OUR THREE "AGT" JUDGES GIVE IT UP FOR HEIDI KLUM!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HOWIE MANDEL
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND SOFIA VERGARA!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HOWIE, 11 ACTS
ONLY FIVE GO THROUGH WHAT DO THESE ACTS HAVE TO DO
TONIGHT TO GET AMERICA TO VOTE FOR THEM
>> Howie: SAME THING I ALWAYS SAY.
STEP IT UP YOU'VE GOT TO EITHER GO BIG OR
GO HOME. IT HAS TO BE BIGGER AND MORE
SPECTACULAR THAN IT EVER WAS THIS WILL EVENTUALLY IN THE
FINALS COME DOWN TO ONE ACT. THAT ONE ACT COULD BE YOU.
DOING WHAT YOU DID GOT YOU HERE BUT YOU HAVE TO DO MORE THAN YOU
DID TO MOVE ON >> Terry: I AGREE, I AGREE
THANK YOU. OKAY
YOU'LL SEE 11 ACTS TONIGHT, INCLUDING 2 WILD
CARDS ‐‐ MORE ON THAT LATER. THE FINALS ARE IN JUST TWO
WEEKS. WHAT IS GOING TO MAKE YOU VOTE
TONIGHT? YOU HAVE TO PICK FIVE ACTS TO GO
THROUGH. LET'S DO IT!
AND BRACE YOURSELVES THESE TWO SISTERS ALWAYS START
THEIR PERFORMANCES AT 100% MAX ENERGY ‐ ‐ AND THEN THEY TAKE IT
UP FROM THERE. HERE'S DOUBLE DRAGON
>> WE ARE DOWN TO THIS WEEK'S LAST TWO ACTS.
>> SORRY, LET'S DO THAT AGAIN. >> Terry: THERE'S ONLY ONE SPOT
LEFT IN THE SEMIFINALS >> WHEN WE'RE IN ‐‐ WHAT IS ‐‐
SOMETHING'S HAPPENING. >> Terry: JUDGES, OVER TO YOU.
>> YOU HAVE TO WANT IT SO BADLY BECAUSE ‐‐ HOW DO THEY RECORD
MOVIES HERE? >> LIKE I SAID, DOUBLE DRAGON.
>> OH, MY GOD! >> [ BLEEP ]
>> GROWING UP IN PERU, WE ALWAYS DREAMED TO BE A SINGER, TO BE A
STAR [ CAR HORN ]
WE HAD A BLACK AND WHITE TV. WE WOULD TELL OUR FRIENDS, MAYBE
WE CAN GO TO "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."
THEY WERE LIKE, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, YOU'RE NOT GOOD
ENOUGH >> YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO MAKE
IT >> THE ONLY PERSON TO TRUST IN
US WAS OUR DAD >> HE WAS THE REASON WHY WE
BECAME PERFORMERS. >> MY DAD WAS A PERSON WHO WAS
ALWAYS HAPPY THAT WAS HIS TALENT.
AND I GUESS HE GAVE THAT TO US >> HE WOULD SAY, "ALWAYS WITH A
SMILE. >> WE'RE FINALLY HERE, DADDY
>> IN THIS PERFORMANCEFIESTA, PA >> WE'RE MAKING OUR AMERICAN
DREAM COME TRUE. >> I CAN SEE YOU NOW
I HOPE THIS IS IMPORTANT >> WE'LL HAVE TO REPEAT
EVERYTHING >> FROM THE VERY BEGINNING
>> HI, MY NAME IS IRENE, THIS IS ANDREA
[ APPLAUSE ]
♪ MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL ♪ ♪
>> "AGT," ARE YOU READY? >> LET'S GO!
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Terry: DOUBLE DRAGON! WOW.
THAT'S HOW YOU START A SEMIFINAL.
WE ARE UP AND RUNNING AND WE'LL HEAR FROM THE JUDGES ON THAT
PERFORMANCE, RIGHT AFTER THIS BREAK.
>> Announcer: COMING UP ‐‐ >> THAT WAS PERFECTION
>> IT WAS SO ON FIRE, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
>> YOU MAKE THE DIABLO LOOK SO EASY AND YOU MAKE JUDGING LOOK
SO DANGEROUS >> THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL
PERFORMANCE. >> SPECTACULAR
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Terry: BEFORE THE BREAK, DOUBLE DRAGON WERE TEARING IT UP
OUT ON THE UNIVERSAL LOT SO DID ALL THAT ENERGY GET TO
THE JUDGES LET'S FIND OUT
SOFIA. >> Sofia: YOU GUYS MAKE ME HAVE
SUCH A GOOD TIME EVERY TIME THAT YOU PERFORM.
I AM OBSESSED WITH YOU I MEAN, YOU GUYS WERE NOT LIP
SYNCING. AND YOU HAVE ENERGY TO SING,
DANCE, PERFORM I'M CONCENTRATING ON THIS.
PICK IT UP, PLEASE SO YOU GUYS ARE UNBELIEVABLE
EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE, I THINK YOU'VE GOTTEN BETTER AND
BETTER MORE SPANISH, WHICH IS SUPER
IMPORTANT FOR ME AND THESE OUTFITS, YOU REALLY,
REALLY ‐‐ I MEAN, I WISH I COULD WEAR ONE OF THESE TONIGHT.
OH, I CAN HANDLE IT, BELIEVE ME. >> Terry: HEIDI.
>> Heidi: I LOVE YOU GUYS TOO, YOU HAVE THE CONFIDENCE OF REAL
DIVAS. I LOOK AT THE TWO OF YOU AND I
SEE JENNIFER LOPEZ AND SHAKIRA AT THE SUPER BOWL.
EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO, OWNING THE STAGE, THE UNIVERSAL LOT
I LOVE YOU GIRLS MOST IMPORTANTLY, I LOVE YOUR
PERSONALITY, I THINK THIS IS ALL ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY AND THAT
SHINES >> THANK YOU SO MUCH
>> Heidi: GOOD LUCK! >> Terry: HOWIE.
>> Howie: I AGREE, I LOVE THEM, I LOVE THEIR PERSONALITY
YOU'RE NOT THE BEST SINGERS, YOU'RE NOT THE BEST DANCERS.
>> Sofia: WHAT >> Howie: LAST WEEK THEY BOOED
ME DON'T BOO ME, VOTE FOR THEM.
I'M JUST BEING HONEST. IS IT A MILLION DOLLAR ACT
>> Heidi: YES. I WOULD GO AND WATCH THEM IN LAS
VEGAS AND THEY WERE IN LAS VEGAS AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE
WOULD. >> Terry: IT'S UP TO AMERICA
>> THANK YOU >> Terry: DOUBLE DRAGON, FIRST
OF ALL, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE THIS CLOSE TO THE FINALS
>> OUR EMOTIONS ARE LIKE A ROLLER COASTER
RIGHT NOW WE REALLY WANT THIS TO BE REAL.
WE WANT TO BE IN THE FINALS. WE WANT TO REPRESENT MY COUNTRY,
I WANT TO LIVE AN AMERICAN DREAM.
>> Terry: YOU DESERVE IT >> WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> Terry: YOU DESERVE IT, DOUBLE DRAGON, GOOD LUCK TONIGHT,
LADIES THIS IS FOR THE FINALS
VOTING IS OPEN NOW, AND STAYS OPEN UNTIL 7:00 A. M. EASTERN
TOMORROW GET I DON'T KNOW THE ON NBC.CO
OR YOU CAN USE THE OFFICIAL "AGT" APP.
AS ALWAYS, YOU CAN VOTE UP TO TEN TIMES FOR EACH ACT WITH EACH
VOTING METHOD. OKAY, MOVING RIGHT ALONG, COMING
UP NOW IS TONIGHT'S FIRST WILD CARD ‐ ‐ AN ACT THAT'S BEING
GIVEN A SECOND SHOT AT MAKING THE FINALS BY THE JUDGES
HEIDI, WHAT MADE YOU GUYS PICK THIS ACT
>> Heidi: BECAUSE THEY WON OUR HEARTS BY DANCING INTO OUR
HEARTS WE LOVED THEM SO MUCH THAT WE
WANTED TO GIVE THEM A SECOND CHANCE, AND HERE THEY ARE.
>> Terry: ALL RIGHT. LET'S CATCH UP
WITH DANCE TOWN FAMILY >> HI, GUYS, I'M DOING A CALL
WITH YOU TODAY TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE JUDGES DECIDED THAT
DANCE TOWN FAMILY WILL BE ONE OF THE WILD CARDS IN THIS WEEK'S
SEMIFINAL. [ CHEERING ]
>> WHEN WE GOT THAT CALL, MY DAD, YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO SEE
MY DAD >> WE ARE ON FIRE!
>> THE DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER OF DANCE TOWN
FAMILY IS MANNY CASTRO BUT ALSO OUR DAD.
>> MY DAD WAS BORN IN SANTIAGO, CHILE.
HE IS THE OLDEST OF FIVE SIBLINGS
>> HE LOVES DANCE SO MUCH BUT KNEW IN CHILE IT WOULDN'T BE A
CAREER FOR HIM SO CAME TO AMERICA AND STARTED
WORKING AT A DANCE STUDIO BUT NOT AS A DANCE TEACHER
HE WAS A JANITOR THAT'S WHY I THINK DANCE TOWN
FAMILY MEANS SO MUCH TO HIM BECAUSE HAVING A STUDIO IS WHAT
HE WANTED TO DO HIS WHOLE LIFE AND FINALLY WORKED HIS WAY UP TO
DOING. >> FROM SUCH A YOUNG AGE, MY DAD
WAS SO DISCIPLINED, HARD WORK, AND ESPECIALLY PASSION
AND NOW THAT WE'RE TEACHERS AT THE STUDIO, I FEEL LIKE IT'S OUR
JOB TO INSTILL THAT INTO THE NEXT GENERATION, BECAUSE DANCE
TOWN IS WAY MORE THAN JUST A STUDIO
WE TRULY ARE A FAMILY. >> SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
THINGS THAT MY DAD HAS TAUGHT US IS THAT IF YOU TRULY WANT
SOMETHING, YOU HAVE TO GO AND GET IT
AND NOW WE ARE IN THE SEMIFINALS OF "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."
>> I'M EXCITED JUST SAYING THAT. >> I COULDN'T IMAGINE THIS IN MY
WILDEST DREAMS >> DAD, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU
[ APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Terry: DANCE TOWN FAMILY OVER
IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
THE JUDGES BROUGHT THEM BACK LET'S SEE WHAT THEY THINK NOW.
HEIDI. >> Heidi: I AM SO HAPPY THAT WE
BROUGHT YOU GUYS BACK, BECAUSE YOU'RE SO GOOD
AND YOU NEEDED TO HAVE THAT NEXT CHANCE, THAT ONE MORE CHANCE
I MEAN, IT'S HARD TO COMPARE YOU GUYS TO OTHERS BECAUSE IT'S LIKE
APPLES AND ORANGES BUT AS DANCERS, THE COMMITMENT
I'VE DANCED 15 YEARS, THREE TIMES A WEEK
REHEARSAL, REHEARSAL, YOUR OUTFITS, EVERYTHING.
THERE IS SO MUCH YOU HAVE TO DO TO PUT TOGETHER WHAT YOU GUYS
DID. I THINK PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW
MUCH WORK THIS ACTUALLY ENTAILS. SO I LOVE YOU GUYS
I HOPE I'M GOING TO SEE YOU IN THE FINALS
>> Terry: SOFIA. >> Sofia: IT WAS DEFINITELY THE
RIGHT DECISION FOR US TO BRING THEM BACK.
THEY DESERVE IT. YOUR DANCING IS ON POINT, THE
ENERGY YOU KNOW, YOU BRING JOY TO ALL
OF US. I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC WHAT YOU
DO TO PICK FT. LAUDERDALE, THE
OCEAN BEHIND YOU, PERFECTION I'M HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS
>> Terry: HOWIE. >> Howie: I AGREE, WE ALL AGREE
THEY SHOULD COME BACK. AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE
THAT WAS, FOR ME, A STEP UP. AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY.
I LOVE THAT ‐‐ YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF DANCE GROUPS.
THERE IS ONE STYLE, THERE WAS RAGTIME DANCING, THERE WAS TAP,
THERE WAS ACROBATICS, THERE'S A RANGE IN THE AGE
THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE THE ONLY THING SURPRISING IS
THAT SHE TAKES DANCE LESSONS THREE TIMES A WEEK
I HAD NO IDEA. >> Heidi: I DID WHEN I WAS
YOUNG, IN MY PAST LIFE >> Terry: DANCE TOWN FAMILY,
SORRY FOR MESSING UP YOUR NAME EARLIER.
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT. DID THEY LOOK LIKE FINALISTS TO
YOU? THEN YOU GOTTA VOTE.
XFINITY CUSTOMERS, YOU CAN VOTE XFINITY VOICE REMOTE USING YOUR
XFINITY VOICE REMOTE JUST SAY "VOTE FOR 'AGT.'"
COMING UP UP LATER, A A SINGER WHO HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT
RECENTLY, THOMAS DAY AND AFTER THE BREAK, TWO GUYS
WHO THEMSELVES GOT A SECOND CHANCE IN THE QUARTER‐FINALS
NOW THEY ARE JUST ONE STELLAR PERFORMANCE AWAY FROM MAKING THE
FINALS. THE PRESSURE'S ON FOR
BROKEN ROOTS, RIGHT AFTER THIS BREAK.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Terry: THIS IS THE BIGGEST
NIGHT OF THE SEASON SO FAR FOR THE ACTS, FOR THE JUDGES, FOR
ME AND FOR YOU.
SO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, OR FACEBOOK @AGT AND
DIG DEEP INTO THE MOJO OF AN "AGT" SEMIFINAL.
NOW, LAST WEEK, THIS ACT WAS A LATE ARRIVAL INTO THE
QUARTER‐FINALS, BUT MAN ‐‐ THEY MADE THE MOST OF THEIR
OPPORTUNITY. HERE'S BROKEN ROOTS.
>> GOT IT. >> READY
>> DAMN READY. >> MY KIDS THINK THAT I'M
FAMOUS WHEN THEY TALK TO THEIR FRIENDS,
THEY'RE LIKE, MY DAD'S FAMOUS. I'M LIKE, I'M NOT FAMOUS, I'M
JUST SOME DUDE IT'S A REALLY GOOD FEELING THAT
YOU KNOW YOUR FAMILY IS PROUD OF YOU FOR DOING SOMETHING THAT'S
REALLY TOUGH >> I'M PROUD OF YOU TOO.
THANKS, DAD. >> HAVING THE CHANCE TO PERFORM
LIVE WAS AMAZING DON'T FORGET, WE LOST OUR
OPPORTUNITY, WE GOT SENT HOME. AND HAVING A SECOND CHANCE TO
WIN AMERICA OVER WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING WAS AMAZING IN ITSELF.
BEFORE OUR NAME WAS CALLED, I HAD THIS EMOTION I HAVEN'T HAD
SINCE MY CHILDREN WERE BEING BORN
>> Terry: BROKEN ROOTS >> I WAS FLOORED
IT MADE ME FEEL SO HAPPY >> PEOPLE LOOK AT JOEY AND I AS
GUYS THEY WOULD NEVER SEE. IT'S ACTUALLY THE OPPOSITE,
EMOTION SHOWS YOU CARE, IT SHOWS THAT YOU GIVE A CRAP
IF YOU HIDE THEM, YOU'RE LYING >> YOU'RE LYING TO YOURSELF.
AFTER MY MOM PASSED, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH IT
I SHUT MYSELF OUT. I KNEW WHEN MY KIDS CLOSE THEIR
DOOR, I NEED TO KNOCK ON IT. I DON'T WANT MY KIDS TO FEEL
LIKE THEY HAVE TO HIDE THEIR FEELINGS
>> WE'VE ALWAYS TAUGHT OUR CHILDREN TO FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS,
NO MATTER WHAT THAT WAS ALL TALK UNTIL NOW.
NOW THEY SEE THEIR DADDIES FIGHTING AND NEVER GIVING UP,
WHICH IS WHY WE'RE GOING FOR THE BIG DREAM THIS TIME.
>> AWESOME [ APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
♪ SAVED BY THE SOUND OF THE BEE FOUND ♪
♪ DIXIE WHISTLED IN THE WIND, THAT WILL GET YOU HEAVEN BOUND ♪
♪ THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGI BUT HE DIDN'T STICK AROUND ♪
♪ THIS IS GOD'S COUNTRY ♪ ♪ WE TURNED THE DIRT AND WORKED
UNTIL THE WEEK'S DONE ♪ ♪ AND WE TAKE A BREAK AND BREAK
BREAD ON SUNDAY ♪ ♪ AND THEN DO IT ALL AGAIN ♪
♪ BECAUSE WE'RE PROUD TO BE FRO GOD'S COUNTRY ♪
♪ I SAW THE LIGHT IN THE SUNRISE, SITTING BACK IN A 40 ON
THE MUDDY RIVERSIDE ♪ ♪ GETTING BAPTIZED IN HOLY WATE
AND SHINE WITH THE DOGS RUNNIN' ♪
♪ SAVED BY THE SOUND OF THE BEE FOUND, DIXIE WHISTLED IN THE
WIND, THAT WILL GET YOU HEAVEN BOUND ♪
♪ THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGI BUT HE DIDN'T STICK AROUND ♪
♪ THIS IS GOD'S COUNTRY ♪ ♪ OH, WHOA ♪
♪ IT'S GOD'S COUNTRY ♪♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Terry: BROKEN ROOTS, OUT BY HITCHCOCK'S INFAMOUS
"BATES MOTEL" SET, HERE AT UNIVERSAL
WE'LL HEAR FROM THE JUDGES IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES
AND AFTER THE BREAK, WE'VE GOT TWO BROTHERS WHO HAVE ALREADY
EXPLODED WHAT YOU THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE WITH THE DIABLO
BUT CAN THEY TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL AGAIN TONIGHT?
FIND OUT, WHEN WE COME BACK.
>> Terry: BEFORE THE BREAK, WE
SAW BROKEN ROOTS OUT ON THE LOT, GIVING IT EVERYTHING
LET'S SEE IF IT IMPRESSED THE JUDGES
HOWIE. >> Howie: BROKEN ROOTS, YOU'RE
DOING IT RIGHT AS SOFIA SAID LAST WEEK, YOU'RE
THE ALL AMERICAN MEN YOU GRACED US WITH BON JOVI AND
NOW COUNTRY, BLAKE SHELTON YOU'RE CHECKING EVERY BOX.
MORE THAN HALF THE ACTS ARE GOING HOME TONIGHT
IF I WAS A BETTING MAN, AND I'M GOING TO BE A BETTING MAN, I
THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE VOTED THROUGH, I THINK YOU'LL BE IN
THE FINALS >> Terry: SOFIA.
>> Sofia: I HOPE SO BECAUSE YOU GUYS DESERVE TO BE HERE.
IT WAS AMAZING, I THINK THIS WAS YOUR BEST PERFORMANCE SINCE THE
WHOLE COMPETITION STARTED. I LOVED IT
THE VOCALS WERE AMAZING. YOU GUYS, YOUR OUTFIT.
>> Howie: THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID TO ME IN THE BREAK, THESE GUYS
ARE YOUR ‐‐ SO FAR TONIGHT >> Sofia: MY FAVORITE.
>> Howie: YES. >> Terry: HEIDI.
>> Heidi: I LIKE YOU MORE EVERY TIME WE SEE YOU, I ALSO FEEL
LIKE YOU'RE GETTING BETTER EVERY TIME, MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU GET
TO REHEARSE HERE LIVE IN FRONT OF EVERYONE, I DON'T KNOW.
YOU GUYS ARE A HUGE INSPIRATION. THERE ARE SO MANY MUSICIANS OUT
THERE WHO PLAY IN THEIR BASEMENTS OR BARS.
YOU GUYS HAVE SHOWED UP, AND LOOK, MAYBE YOU'RE GOING TO BE
IN THE FINALE, MAYBE YOU'LL MAKE THE MILLION DOLLARS, YOU NEVER
KNOW NEVER GIVE UP OR YOUR DREAM.
>> Howie: YOU'RE DEFINITELY FAMOUS
>> Terry: NOW, BROKEN ROOTS, YOU HAVE BEATEN ALL THE ODDS TO GET
HERE RIGHT NOW HOW DOES IT FEEL BEING SO CLOSE
TO THE FINALS? >> IT IS ABSOLUTELY SURREAL.
IT IS A FEELING THAT IS IMMEASURABLE
I COULDN'T GIVE YOU A MEASUREMENT OF HOW I FEEL.
WE'RE ELATED, WE'RE THANKFUL TO BE BACK.
THANK YOU, AMERICA THANK YOU.
>> Terry: THIS IS GREAT, THIS IS GREAT.
BROKEN ROOTS, THANK YOU, GOOD LUCK TONIGHT
WHETHER OR NOT THESE TWO MAKE THE FINALS ALL DEPENDS ON YOU.
SO VOTE. VOTING IS OPEN NOW AND CLOSES AT
7:00 A. M. EASTERN TOMORROW YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE FIND
THEIR LIVES CHANGE WHEN THEY DISCOVER THEIR TALENT, BUT NONE
MORE SO THAN THESE TWO BROTHERS. IT CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR THEM
HERE ARE SPYROS BROS >> MY NAME IS ALBERTO AND I AM
THE FATHER OF MARK AND MARCO, THE SPYROS BROS.
THEY'RE ONE WEEK AWAY FROM THE FINALS AND IT'S A DREAM COME
TRUE HE WAS
HE STARTED DEVELOPING A PROBLEM IN SCHOOL.
OTHER KIDS DON'T UNDERSTAND, START NAME CALLING, BULLYING
WE SEE HIM SUFFERING AND YOU COULDN'T HELP HIM.
WATCHING YOUR CHILD BEING HELPLESS, ALONE, THAT'S THE
HARDEST PART ESPECIALLY SINCE HE HAD A
DELAYED LANGUAGE PROBLEM HE HAD LANGUAGE THERAPY, SOCIAL
THERAPY. AND MARK TOOK ON THE ROLE OF
BEING THE PROTECTIVE BROTHER, ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOL
I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE SPECIAL BONDING THAT THEY HAVE
AND THEN WHEN MARCO DISCOVERED THE DIABLO, IT WAS LIKE AN
EUREKA MOMENT. IT COMPLETELY CHANGED HIS LIFE
HE FOUND HIMSELF, HE FOUND HIS GIFT
EVENTUALLY MARK JOINED IN. AND THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF
THE SPYROS BROS. AND NOW THEY'RE HERE AT THE
SEMIFINALS TOGETHER. AS A FATHER, I CAN'T EXPRESS IT,
IT'S AMAZING THE SKY IS THE LIMIT TO MY BOYS.
AND I'M SO UNBELIEVABLY PROUD OF THEM
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪♪
>> BLINDFOLDED >> THIS WILL NOT WORK.
♪♪
>> WHOA! >> WHOA!
♪♪
>> WHOA. THAT HURTS
>> THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT HURTS.
♪♪
>> HE DROPPED IT AGAIN HE'S GOING TO BE MAD
♪♪
>> THAT IS SO PRETTY >> WOW
>> YES [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Terry: INCREDIBLE, GUYS I KNOW WHAT I THINK, BUT WE'LL
FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH THE MINDS OF THE JUDGES IN JUST
A COUPLE OF MINUTES. AND LATER, WE'VE GOT THOMAS DAY
AND BRANDON LEAKE, TWO ACTS, ONE GOAL, TO GET TO THE FINALS
WILL THEY GET THERE? WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> Terry: BEFORE THE BREAK, THE SPYROS BROS PERFORMED AT THE
WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, IN FRONT
OF HOGWARTS CASTLE LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO THE
JUDGING. SO FAR I CAN'T SOFIA
>> Sofia: WE ALWAYS LOVE YOUR PERFORMANCES, WE SEE THE PASSION
OF IT, THE DANGER. YOU GUYS KEEP PUSHING YOURSELVES
TO ANOTHER LEVEL, WHICH IS AMAZING.
THIS TIME MAYBE IT WAS TOO RISKY AND THAT'S WHY IT WASN'T THAT
FLUID LIKE THE OTHER PERFORMANCES
BUT I HOPE THAT AMERICA LIKES IT ANYWAY AND THEY KEEP VOTING FOR
YOU GUYS BECAUSE YOU GUYS DESERVE IT
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, SOFIA. >> Terry: HEIDI.
>> Heidi: YEAH, I MEAN, YOU GUYS DID STRUGGLE A LITTLE BIT.
I COUNTED IT TWICE, WHERE IT FELL
BUT TO ME, HONESTLY, IT DID NOT TAKE AWAY THE WOW EFFECT FROM
YOUR ACT, BECAUSE IT IS SUPER DIFFICULT WHAT YOU GUYS DO
IT SHOWS THAT THIS IS LIVE, THAT THIS IS REAL
THERE IS NO TRICK. THEY'RE NOT ATTACHED
SO THINGS CAN HAPPEN BUT I STILL ADMIRE WHAT YOU DO
AND I THINK YOU GUYS ARE GREAT >> LUCKILY IT DIDN'T HIT YOU
>> Heidi: EXACTLY. >> Terry: THAT'S THE TRUTH
HOWIE. >> Howie: I THINK AMERICA AND
EVERYBODY AT THIS TABLE WILL AGREE THAT WE LOVE YOU AND WE
LOVE HEARING FROM YOU AND WE LOVE YOUR PASSION FOR THE SHOW
AND WANTING TO BE ON AND GETTING TO SEE YOUR FATHER AND HOW JUST
THE BOND BETWEEN BROTHERS IS AMAZING.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS GO BIG OTHER GO HOME.
YOU WENT MUCH BIGGER THAN LAST TIME
BUT YOU DROPPED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES.
BUT IF YOU DON'T TRY, YOU CAN'T FAIL
AND MAYBE THOSE LITTLE FAILURES, THOSE TWO LITTLE FAILURES,
PEOPLE STILL MAY VOTE YOU THROUGH.
IT'S NOT UP TOUS, IT'S UP TO THEM
AMERICA, MORE THAN HALF ARE GOING THROUGH.
IF YOU LOVE THEM, VOTE >> EXACTLY RIGHT, HOWIE, THANK
YOU SO MUCH. >> Terry: SPYROS BROS.
I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND, THAT WAS REAL FATHER YOU WERE
USING IN THOSE DIABLOS HOW DANGEROUS WAS THAT
>> IT WAS SO DANGEROUS AND RISKY, JUST TO DEAL WITH THE
WIND AND, YOU KNOW, ME TO TUMBLE
THROUGH A FLAME OF FIRE, AND FOR ME TO HAVE SPARKS JUMPING OUT OF
THE DIABLO IN THE AIR, ANYTHING COULD HAVE HAPPENED.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I AM SO THANKFUL, WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO
DO THIS BECAUSE WE ACCOMPLISHED IT
WE'RE NOT HURT, WE'RE NOT BURNED UP, WE'RE NOT HURT
THE POINT IS, THIS IS JUST A TASTE WHAT HAVE WE CAN DO WITH
FIRE HOPEFULLY IF AMERICA VOTES US
THROUGH THE FINALE, WE'LL DO MORE WITH FIRE AND IT WILL BE
THROWN ACROSS THE JUDGING PANEL, WHO KNOWS?
>> Terry: OH, WOW, THAT IS AWESOME.
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, SPYROS BROS DO YOU WANT TO SEE MORE DIABLO
IN THE FINALS? THEN VOTE.
YOU CAN GET THE OFFICIAL "AGT" APP BY DOWNLOADING IT FROM
THE APP STORE OR GOOGLE PLAY OKAY, RIGHT NOW, HERE'S OUR
ACT BROUGHT BACK BY THE JUDGES SOFIA, WHY DID YOU ALL DECIDE TO
GIVE THIS GUY A SHOT >> Sofia: WELL, BECAUSE THOMAS
WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT WASN'T ABLE TO PERFORM IN THE
QUARTERFINALS. SO WE THOUGHT THAT WE NEEDED TO
GIVE AMERICA THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HIM AND VOTE FOR HIM
AND HE'S GOING TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW WHY HE COULDN'T DO IT.
>> Terry: THIS IS HI CHANCE TO MAKE THE FINALS.
HERE'S THOMAS DAY. >> WHAT ARE YOU BE DOING FOR US
TODAY? >> I WILL BE SINGING FOR YOU
>> YOU'VE GOT YOUR THIRD YEAR. YOU WILL BE JOINING US ON THE
LIVE SHOWS >> YES
THAT'S AWESOME >> PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING WHY I
DID NOT PERFORM AT THE LIVE SHOWS.
ME AND MY MOM WERE IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, I'M REHEARSING, I'M
SINGING MY SONGS, AND THEN MY MOM CAME IN HER ROOM FROM A CALL
AND TOLD ME THAT SHE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID‐19.
>> AND I'M LIKE, OH, GOD, NO, PLEASE DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO
HIM. >> A LOT OF THINGS WENT THROUGH
MY HEAD, LIKE WAS SHE GOING TO BE OKAY.
IT WAS VERY SCARY FOR ME >> IT WAS JUST LIKE A BOMB
DROPPING >> THEY HAD TO SEPARATE ME FROM
HER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, I COULDN'T CHECK IN ON MY MOM EVEN
THOUGH SHE WAS RIGHT DOWN THE HALL
>> HE WAS GETTING TESTED EVERY OTHER DAY, NEGATIVE.
AND THEN POSITIVE. >> I WAS SCARED FOR MY HEALTH.
BUT MY MOM AND I WERE FORTUNATE, WE GOT THROUGH IT.
I'VE WATCHED THE SHOW, I'VE SEEN ALL THE PEOPLE GO THROUGH.
AND I MEAN, I KNOW MY DREAM IS OVER, I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE
FLIGHT TO GO BACK HOME AND OUT OF NOWHERE, ON THE LAST
DAY OF QUARANTINE, THAT'S WHEN I GOT THE CALL
THEY TOLD ME I WAS BEING BROUGHT BACK ON THE SHOW AS A WILD CARD.
>> JUST, WHAT? >> I FEEL SO BLESSED AND
THANKFUL >> THIS ISN'T THE END.
THIS IS THE BEGINNING. >> WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE'RE
ON THIS EARTH FOR. >> READY TO GO HOME?
>> NO, I'M READY TO PERFORM. >> NOW THAT I HAVE THIS "AGT"
DREAM IN MY HANDS I'M NOT GOING TO LET IT SLIP OUT
♪♪ ♪ DON'T YOU KNOW I'M NO GOOD FO
YOU ♪ ♪ I'VE LEARNED TO LOSE YOU,
CAN'T AFFORD TO ♪ ♪ TORE MY SHIRT TO STOP YOU
BLEEDIN' ♪ ♪ BUT NOTHING EVER STOPS YOU
LEAVIN' ♪ ♪ I'M QUIET WHEN I'M COMING HOM
AND I'M ON MY OWN ♪ ♪ I COULD LIE AND SAY I LIKE IT
LIKE THAT, LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪ ♪ I COULD LIE AND SAY I LIKE IT
LIKE THAT, LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪ ♪ NOTHING IS BETTER SOMETIMES,
ONCE WE'VE BOTH SAID OUR GOODBYES ♪
♪ LET'S JUST LET IT GO, LET ME LET YOU GO ♪
♪ I'M QUIET WHEN I'M COMING HOM AND I'M ON MY OWN ♪
♪ I COULD LIE AND SAY I LIKE IT LIKE THAT, LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪
♪ I COULD LIE AND SAY I LIKE IT LIKE THAT, LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Terry: THOMAS DAY
THE JUDGES ARE ON THEIR FEET HEIDI.
>> Heidi: THOMAS DAY >> HEIDI
>> Heidi: I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU >> THANK YOU
>> Heidi: FIRST OF ALL, I'M HAPPY THAT YOU'RE BETTER NOW,
GOING THROUGH THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A NIGHTMARE, I'M SO HAPPY
YOU'RE HERE, I'M SO HAPPY WE HAD THE CHANCE, FOR AMERICA TO HAVE
THE CHANCE TO HEAR YOU AGAIN IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH, THE
COMPETITION IS SO TOUGH TONIGHT ESPECIALLY WITH THE SINGERS.
I WISH YOU LUCK. ULCER A REALLY GOOD JOB JUST
NOW. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH
>> Terry: HOWIE. >> Howie: YOU'RE A YOUNG MAN
WHO'S GONE THROUGH A REALLY TOUGH JOURNEY.
AS TOUGH AS THAT WAS, WELL WORTH IT
NO, TONIGHT, YOU JUST SHONE. TONIGHT I THINK YOU GAVE AMERICA
WHAT THEY NEED I THINK TONIGHT YOU'VE PAVED A
PATH FOR YOURSELF TO THE FINALS, I REALLY, TRULY BELIEVE THAT
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, IT MEAN THE WORLD.
>> Terry: SOFIA. >> Sofia: WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH,
IT MAKES IT SPECIAL THAT YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT, BECAUSE YOU
DESERVE TO BE HERE YOU'RE SO HANDSOME, YOUR VOICE
IS BEAUTIFUL I THINK THE GIRLS WILL GO CRAZY
WITH YOU AND IT WAS AMAZING, THE SONG WAS
PERFECT FOR YOU. I AM SO HAPPY THAT YOU GOT
BETTER AND THAT YOU MADE IT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THAT MEANS
THE WORLD FOR ME >> Terry: THOMAS DAY, WE'RE SO
HAPPY FOR YOU. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, THOMAS.
YOU KNOW THE SCORE, THERE'S A BUNCH OF WAYS FOR YOU TO VOTE
AND XFINITY CUSTOMERS, YOU CAN VOTE USING YOUR XFINITY VOICE
REMOTE HOWEVER YOU DO IT, MAKE SURE YOU
DO IT. COMING UP, AN ACT WHO HAS REALLY
BATTLED TO BE WHERE HE IS NOW. THE QUESTION IS, CAN HE MOVE
THINGS FORWARD TONIGHT AND MAKE IT TO THE FINALS
AERIALIST, ALAN SILVA IS NEXT, AFTER THIS BREAK
>> Terry: WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSAL PLAZA.
WE'RE HERE FOR ONE OF THE MOST GRACEFUL AND BREATHTAKING ACTS
WE'VE SEEN ALL SEASON. HE'S A MAN WHO STUCK TO HIS
DREAM NO MATTER WHAT IF HE NAILS THIS PERFORMANCE, HE
COULD BE THROUGH TO THE FINAL. HERE, ALAN SILVA
>> THE MOMENT THAT I BECAME A DAD WAS THE HAPPIEST MOMENT OF
MY ENTIRE LIFE AND IT'S CRAZY BECAUSE I DIDN'T
WANT TO HAVE A FAMILY. GROWING UP, I WOULD GO TO SCHOOL
AND KIDS WOULD COME AND HARASS ME
THEY WOULD PUSH ME, THROW STONES AT ME.
I DID NOT WANT TO HAVE KIDS BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO BE
LIKE ME. I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO SUFFER
LIKE I DID REJECTED NOT JUST BY MY FAMILY
BUT BY SOCIETY, MY ENTIRE LIFE [ CRYING ]
AND I MET MY WIFE, EVERYTHING CHANGED BECAUSE SHE JUST SHOWED
ME LOVE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE
HOLDS. I'M JUST GLAD I TOOK THE PATH
THAT I TOOK TO MEET MY WIFE AND TO HAVE MY FAMILY.
I DO WANT TO BE A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR MY KIDS.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE THEM PROUD >> I WANTED TO FLY ON THE SILK
>> MY DAD IS AMAZING >> HE IS STRONGER THAN A
SUPERHERO. I WANT TO FLY LIKE A BIRD.
>> LOOKS LIKE HE HAS WINGS >> MY DAD CAN FLY TO THE MOON
AND BACK I WANT MY DAD TO MAKE THE FINALS
SO MUCH. I LOVE YOU, DAD.
♪♪
>> A CHAIN THIS TIME OH, MY GOD
>> OH, MY GOSH
♪♪
>> WOW, LOOK AT THE SPLIT.
♪♪
>> I'VE GOT SWEATY PALMS
♪♪
>> HE'S GOING TO GIVE ME A HEADACHE
♪♪
>> THAT'S CRAZY.
♪♪
>> THERE'S NO NET. >> WAIT A MINUTE
ONE FOOT
♪♪
>> THAT'S CRAZY.
>> WHAT IS THAT?
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Terry: I AM BLOWN AWAY, THAT WAS AMAZING.
UP NEXT, WE'LL HAVE THOUGHTS AND REACTIONS FROM THE JUDGES.
YOU STAY RIGHT THERE >> Announcer: COMING UP.
>> I THINK YOU ARE AMAZING IF THERE WAS AN AUDIENCE, THEY
WOULD ALL STAND UP FOR YOU >> WHO SAID THAT IT CAN'T BE THE
>> Terry: ALAN SILVA GOT HIS CHANCE TO MAKE THE FINALS BEFORE
THE BREAK. LET'S SEE IF THE JUDGES THINK HE
DID ENOUGH SOFIA.
>> Sofia: ALAN, I DON'T THINK I CAN TAKE IT, WATCHING YOU AGAIN.
NEXT TIME I'M JUST GOING TO COVER MY EYES THE WHOLE TIME,
IT'S TOO MUCH. AND THESE CHAINS, IT GAVE
ANOTHER LOOK OF DANGER IT WAS, LIKE, AMAZING.
THIS WAS MY FAVORITE TIME. I LOVED THE SILKS.
>> Howie: YOU THOUGHT THCHSIS WA BETTER THAN THE LAST ONE
I DON'T AGREE. I LOVE YOU, ALAN, BUT THE LAST
TIME YOU CAME YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO DO A TRICK WHERE YOU
BROKE YOUR NECK THE LAST TIME. >> Sofia: SO YOU WANTED HIM TO
BREAK HIS NECK >> Howie: NO, BUT THERE WAS MORE
DANGER THIS SEEMED LIKE MORE OF THE
SAME >> Heidi: I'M WITH SOFIA TOO,
BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE LIKE WRAPPED UP IN THE SILK, WE DON'T REALLY
SEE YOU THAT WELL. WHEN YOU'RE IN THE CHAINS, IT IS
SO HIGH UP THERE, ALREADY I'M AFRAID OF HEIGHTS, I HAD THE
SWEATIEST OF PALMS >> Sofia: WE WERE DYING.
>> Heidi: IT WENT SO FAST, THEN YOU WERE ON ONE FOOT
>> Howie: THE POINT IS EVERYBODY AGREES WITH ME
>> Terry: FIRST OF ALL, FIRST OF ALL, NEVER MIND WHAT HOWIE SAYS.
WHEN YOU ARE UP THERE, HUNDREDS OF FEET IN THE AIR, DANGLING BY
ONE FOOT WITH YOUR FAMILY WATCHING, WHAT'S GOING THROUGH
YOUR MIND, ALAN? >> I FELT I STEPPED IT UP, I
FELT I WAS DOING MORE DANGEROUS THINGS
I FELT THAT I WAS LIKE TWISTING FROM MY NECK AFTER BREAKING MY
NECK, I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH
>> Sofia: NOT ENOUGH FOR HIM >> Heidi: YOU WERE GOING SO FAST
BY YOUR NECK, AROUND AND AROUND. >> IF I CAN JUST INSPIRE PEOPLE
TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS AND TO DO SOMETHING AMAZING WITH THEIR
LIFE, THAT'S WHAT I WANT AND, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO MAKE MY
FAMILY AND MY SON PROUD. LOOK AT MY JACKET.
I HAVE THEIR HAND PRINTS >> Terry: YOU GOOD IT, ALAN.
LISTEN, IT IS UP TO AMERICA. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.
TO VOTE ONLINE, GO TO NBC.COM OR USE THE "AGT" APP ON YOUR PHONE.
OKAY, THIS NEXT SINGER SAYS SHE WANTS TO REACH PEOPLE "HURTING,
HOPELESS, AND IN NEED OF INSPIRATION.
BUT WHO INSPIRES HER CHECK OUT SHAQUIRA McGRATH
>> BEING ON "AGT" IS A DREAM COME TRUE.
HONESTLY, I WOULD NOT BE SITTING HERE TODAY IF IT WEREN'T FOR MY
MOM. AND I KNOW THAT ALL MOMS ARE
AMAZING. BUT MY MOM, SHE'S A SUPER WOMAN.
WITH HER SACRIFICING AS MUCH AS SHE DID, SHE TAUGHT ME TO NEVER
GIVE UP. >> I WAS 16 IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN
I FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD AND
LONELY AFTER I HAD SHAQUIRA, I HAD TO
LEAVE FOSTER CARE. I STAYED IN A HOTEL.
I WAS EXTREMELY SCARED I WOULD CRY BECAUSE I WANTED TO
GIVE HER THE LIFE THAT I NEVER HAD.
BUT WITH NO JOB, I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE TO PUT HER UP FOR
ADOPTION I FELT LIKE A FAILURE AS A MOM
I WAS DOWN TO MY LAST DIME BUT I WAS DETERMINED TO FIGHT.
EVENTUALLY I FOUND A DAY‐CARE THAT WATCHED HER FOR FREE.
THEY GAVE ME TWO WEEKS TO FIND A JOB AND SOMEONE WHO WOULD HIRE
ME AND MY LIFE STARTED TO CHANGE.
SEEING SHAQUIRA ON "AGT" HAVING THE COURAGE TO FIGHT FOR HER
DREAMS I'VE ALWAYS BEEN DETERMINED NOT
TO GIVE UP I SEE THAT FIGHT IN HER.
SO YOU GO OUT THERE AND YOU GIVE IT YOUR ALL.
GIVE IT 100% [ APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
♪ LISTEN TO THE WIND BLOW, WATC THE SUN RISE ♪
♪ RUNNING IN THE SHADOWS, DAMN YOUR LOVE, DAMN YOUR LIES ♪
♪ AND IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME NOW, YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ME AGAIN ♪
♪ I CAN STILL HEAR YOU SAYING YOU WILL NEVER BREAK THE CHAIN ♪
♪ AND IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME NOW, YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ME AGAIN ♪
♪ I CAN STILL HEAR YOU SAYING YOU WOULD NEVER BREAK THE
CHAIN ♪ ♪ LISTEN TO THE WIND BLOW, DOWN
GOES THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ WHOA, RUNNING IN THE SHADOWS,
DAMN YOUR LOVE, DAMN YOUR LIES ♪ ♪ AND IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME NOW,
YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ME AGAIN ♪ ♪ I CAN STILL HEAR YOU SAYING
YOU WILL NEVER BREAK, NEVER BREAK THE CHAIN ♪
♪ CHAIN KEEP US TOGETHER, RUNNING IN THE SHADOW ♪
♪ YOU BETTER KEEP RUNNING, RUNNING ♪
♪ WHOA, CHAIN KEEP US TOGETHER ♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Terry: SHAQUIRA McGRATH, WOW! SOFIA.
>> Sofia: I THINK THIS IS YOUR NIGHT AND DAY, FROM YOUR LAST
PERFORMANCE. YOU WERE SO CONFIDENT TODAY.
THE SONG WAS PERFECT FOR YOU, THE WAY YOU LOOK, EVERYTHING, I
LOVE IT. AND I LOVE YOUR STORY WITH YOUR
MOM. SEND HER A BIG KISS.
>> I WILL. >> Terry: HEIDI, WHAT DID YOU
THINK? >> Heidi: I LOVE YOU, YOU ARE SO
AMAZING. YOU ARE AN ALL‐AROUND TALENT
YOU CAN DO IT ALL. YOU'RE LIKE A SINGING CHAMELEON.
YOU'VE DONE POP, YOU'VE DONE COUNTRY, NOW YOU DO ROCK
THIS IS SUCH A TRICKY, HARD, DIFFICULT SONG TO SING
STEVIE NICKS YOU JUST SANG THE ROOF OFF
IT WAS IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH >> Howie: I AGREE WITH
EVERYBODY. YOU OWNED IT
IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE YOU WERE NERVOUS.
I SAID PEOPLE NEED TO STEP IT UP AND TONIGHT MEANS MORE THAN ANY
OTHER NIGHT PREVIOUSLY AND YOU OWNED IT
YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NEED TO JUDGE YOU.
AMERICA IS GOING TO VOTE FOR YOU.
YOU WERE THERE WE SAID YOUR STRONGEST LANE WAS
COUNTRY. EVEN THE FLEETWOOD MAC SONG, YOU
GAVE IT A LITTLE COUNTRY FLAIR YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO.
STAY IN THIS LANE AND I BELIEVE WE'LL SEE MORE OF YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, HOWIE. >> Terry: SHAQUIRA, FROM GEORGIA
TO HOLLYWOOD, TO ONE STEP AWAY FROM THE FINALS.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO STAY TO YOUR INSPIRATION, YOUR MOM?
>> MOMMY, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING
YOU'VE DONE. EVERY CHILD DESERVES THE WORLD
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME YOUR WORLD AND MAKING ME
REALIZE THAT THIS IS MY DREAM AND I'M HERE TO DO THIS FOR US
>> Terry: THANK YOU, SHAQUIRA, GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.
REMEMBER, ONLY FIVE ACTS CAN GO INTO THE FINALS.
IF YOU WANT SHAQUIRA TO BE ONE OF THEM, YOU HAVE TO VOTE FOR
HER. YOU CAN VOTE UP TO TEN TIMES FOR
EACH ACT WITH ALL OF THE VOTING METHODS.
STILL TO COME, AMERICA'S HOTTEST NEW POET, BRANDON LEAKE, GETS
HIS SHOT AT THE FINALS, AND OUR SENSATIONAL DRUMMER MALIK DOPE
TAKES HIS TALENT TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
STAY RIGHT THERE
>> Terry: TOMORROW NIGHT, WE'LL FIND
OUT WHICH ACTS WILL BE TAKING THAT HUGE LEAP FORWARD, TO THE
BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF THEIR LIVES.
AND, ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST MAGICIANS WILL BE HERE WITH THE
WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS MAGIC DRAGON ‐
‐‐ YES, WE'VE GOT DAVID COPPERFIELD AND
PIFF THE MAGIC DRAGON TOGETHER. AND LAST YEAR'S FINALISTS THE
NDLOVU YOUTH CHOIR WILL HAVE A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FOR US
FROM AFRICA. THAT ALL STARTS AT 8:00,
7:00 CENTRAL TOMORROW! NOW, ALL OF THIS SEASON'S GOLDEN
BUZZER ACTS HAVE MADE IT TO THROUGH THE SEMIFINALS, AND TWO
ARE COMING UP TONIGHT. HERE'S THE FIRST
IT'S HOWIE'S PICK. AND THIS GUY IS A UNIQUE POET
WHOSE WORDS HAVE GOT THE WHOLE WORLD TALKING.
HE IS BRANDON LEAKE. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THERE IS MOST CERTAINLY POWER IN WORDS
WORDS, THEY DEFINE WHAT LIES IN OUR HEART AND MIND AND WHO WE
ARE. THEY'RE A WINDOW TO YOUR SOUL.
THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS THAT DEFINE ME ARE FAMILY, DREAMER,
BLACK, AND PERSEVERING I REMEMBER GETTING MY COLLEGE
ACCEPTANCE LETTER. THE ONLY THING I HAD WAS MOM
I HELD UP THE LETTER AND THAT WAS ALL I NEEDED TO SAY.
I WILL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST WORDS I SHARED WITH MY DAUGHTER,
WERE HEY, POOH POOH. I TOLD HER I LOVED HER AND I
WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE. WHEN I FIRST BECAME AN ENGLISH
TEACHER THE FIRST LESSON I TAUGHT MY STUDENTS WAS TO MAKE
SURE THEY LEARNED AND UNDERSTOOD THEIR OWN VALUES
CALLING MY STUDENTS INTELLIGENT, CALLING MY STUDENTS WISE
AS A SPOKEN WORD ARTIST, I WANT MY WORDS TO BRING JOY, TRUTH,
AND PEACE. WORDS CAN DESTROY FEAR AND HATE.
I BELIEVE THAT IN THESE TIMES, RESTORATION AND HEALING IS
POSSIBLE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS WORDS ARE
WHAT BROUGHT ME HERE TO "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT," ALL
THOSE NIGHTS THAT I WAS PRACTICING THESE POEMS, ALL THE
NIGHT I WAS PRAYING FOR THIS DREAM.
AND IT'S HERE, HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF MY EYES
I SEE THE PRIDE THAT MY FAMILY HAS IN ME.
FOR MY DAUGHTER TO LOOK AT HER FATHER AND MY WIFE TO LOOK AT
HER HUSBAND AND SAY, HE CHASED THIS
WINNING IS PART OF THE VOCABULARY
I WOULD BE LYING IF I DID NOT SAY THAT I ALREADY WON ON THE
ROAD TO THIS SLOT. AND SO I'M GRATIFIED, JUST NOT
SATISFIED.
>> HEY, DAD. MY FIFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY IS
COMING UP AND THIS YEAR I THINK I'M GETTING AN ICE CREAM CAKE.
DO YOU LIKE ICE CREAM CAKES? I'LL SAVE YOU A SLICE.
LOVE YOU BRANDON.
HEY, DAD MY TENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY IS NEXT
WEEK AND WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING,
THE FIRST THING MOM SAID WAS, DANG, YOU LOOK JUST LIKE YOUR
DADDY. MAYBE THAT'S WHY MY REFLECTION
IS SO UNFAMILY FAMILYUNFAMILIAR ANYWAY, I HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT
TO THE PARTY I MISS YOU A LOT
I'LL SEE YOU AT THE PARTY. HOPEFULLY.
SINCERELY, BRANDON HEY, TYRONE.
I JUST TURNED 16 YEARS OLD TODAY.
AND ABOUT A WEEK AGO I THOUGHT ABOUT INVITING YOU TO MY
BIRTHDAY PARTY THIS YEAR BECAUSE ALL THE KIDS AT SCHOOL ALWAYS
ASK, ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE IT? YOU
I ALWAYS END UP TELLING THEM YOU'RE OUT OF TOWN
MAMA TOLD ME TO STOP LYING SO MUCH BUT TECHNICALLY YOU ARE OUT
OF TOWN SO IT SHOULDN'T BE I WASN'T LYING
WHAT'S A LITTLE HALF TRUTH WHEN YOU'VE ONLY EVER KNOWN HALF YOUR
ROOTS? I'M TIRED OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS,
COMING UP WITH EXCUSES FOR YOUR ABSENCE.
I'M TRYING TO REFORM MY SELF‐IMAGE INTO SOMETHING YOU
WOULD CONSIDER TO BE BEAUTIFUL I'M TIRED OF TRYING TO EARN THE
TITLE OF BEING CALLED YOUR SON AS IF IT WASN'T MY BIRTHRIGHT.
YOU KNOW WHAT, DAD OR TYRONE OR WHATEVER THE HELL YOU ARE, I'M
DONE BECAUSE ALL I EVER WANTED WAS
FOR YOU TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY EXISTENCE.
BUT DESPITE MY PERSISTENCE, I'VE MET WITH RESISTANCE, AND
ABSENCE. AND THE FACT THAT I STILL WANT
YOU HERE BUT I'M DONE BEING CAUGHT IN
THIS DELUSION. THE IDEA THAT YOU, A MIRAGE, CAN
ALEVELEVIATE MY CONFUSION I DON'T NEED YOU
I NEVER DID. THIS IS MY LAST LETTER TO YOU,
TYRONE GOODBYE.
DEAR TYRONE. FOR 25 YEARS I CRIED IN THE
PILLOW SHEETS, WONDERING WHY YOU LEFT ME, WONDERING WHAT I COULD
HAVE DONE TO HAVE EARNED YOUR LOVE OR HOW I PUSHED YOU SO FAR
AWAY, YOUR ABSENCE LIKE A FLAME FOUND HOME IN THE KINDLING OF MY
INSECURITIES AND MY MIND BECAME A WILDFIRE
AND AS I ASCENDED IN AGE, I TURNED TO RAGE
I WANTED TO MOVE ON BUT SIMPLY COULDN'T TURN THE PAGE
I DIDN'T WANT TO, BECAUSE SOMEHOW BEING ANGRY WITH YOU
STILL MADE ME FEEL CLOSE TO YOU. AND DESPITE OUR LACK OF HISTORY,
TYRONE, I'VE COME TO LEARN THAT PAIN, LIKE SECRETS, CAN ONLY
CONTROL YOU IF YOU HOLD THEM WITHIN
I'VE LAID DOWN THESE WORDS AT THE ALTAR OF CHRIST SO I CAN
TELL YOU THIS. I FORGIVE YOU.
I FORGIVE YOU SO I CAN FINALLY
BE FREE. NO LONGER SHACKLED TO MY MISERY
BECAUSE THIS SITUATION IS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN YOU AND ME.
THIS RIGHT HERE IS GENERATIONAL HEALING.
BECAUSE I'M GETTING MARRIED SOON
AND I WANT OUR FIRST CHAPTER TOGETHER TO BE STARTED OFF ON
THE RIGHT PAGE WITH YOU BY MY SIDE AS I MARRY MY BRIDE,
BECAUSE, TYRONE, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, I CAN HONESTLY SAY I
LOVE YOU AND I ACTUALLY MEAN IT. SO WILL YOU BE THERE
FOR MY BIGGEST DAY EVER. SINCERELY, YOUR SON.
BRANDON. [ TELEPHONE RINGING
HELLO? HEY, TYRONE.
I, UH ‐‐ I GOT SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO READ TO YOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Terry: BRANDON LEAKE. HOWIE.
>> Howie: BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING, IS HE IN YOUR LIFE
>> UH, YES, HE IS. I ACTUALLY TALKED TO HIM TODAY
AND TOLD HIM TO TUNE IN. SO THIS IS ALSO HIS FIRST TIME
HEARING. >> Howie: YOU SAID IN YOUR PIECE
YOU'RE A TEACHER, AND YOU ARE A TEACHER.
YOU'RE AN EDUCATOR THIS WAS MORE THAN A
PERFORMANCE. THESE WORDS TEACH, THEY'RE REAL,
THEY'RE HUMAN. I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO SAY,
THOSE ARE ALL THE WORDS, THEY SHOULD BE YOURS, NOT MINE.
>> Terry: HEIDI. >> Heidi: DEAR BRANDON, I THINK
YOU JUST EARNED YOURSELF A SPOT INTO THE FINALS.
XOXO, HEIDI. P. S., I KNOW YOU THINK THAT
HOWIE IS YOUR BIGGEST FAN, BUT I THINK I AM TOO
[ APPLAUSE ] >> Terry: SOFIA.
>> Sofia: I LOVED THE THEMES THAT YOU PICK.
LIKE YOU SAID, YOUR WORDS ARE DEFINITELY THE WINDOW TO YOUR
SOUL, BECAUSE WE SIT HERE AND WE DEFINITELY GET YOU
WE FEEL WHAT YOU'RE FEELING. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
IT'S SUCH A SPECIAL TALENT THAT YOU HAVE AND I HOPE THAT AMERICA
LOVES WHAT YOU'RE DOING AS MUCH AS WE ALL LOVE IT.
>> THANK YOU ALL >> Terry: BRANDON, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR GIFT. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.
OKAY, LISTEN UP. YOU CAN PUT BRANDON INTO THE
FINALS VOTING IS ALREADY OPEN AND IT'LL
STAY OPEN UNTIL 7:00 A. M. EASTERN TOMORROW
AFTER THE BREAK, AN ACT WITH A SINGLE‐MINDED PASSION.
MALIK DOPE GETS HIS CHANCE TO GRAB A SPOT IN THE FINALS.
WILL IT BE ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU VOTE FOR HIM
HE'S UP, WHEN WE COME BACK >> Terry: OKAY
HERE'S OUR NEXT ACT HOPING TO MAKE THIS YEAR'S FINALS.
HE STARTED DRUMMING WHEN HE WAS ONLY 5
HIS PASSION GOT STRONGER AND STRONGER
HE IS MALIK DOPE >> DRUMMING IS HOW I EXPRESS
MYSELF IT'S LIKE THE WORLD STOPS.
AND IT'S FOLLOWING MY TEMPO. I'M CONSTANTLY PUSHING MY BODY
TO THE LIMIT, I'M TALKING ABOUT DRUMMING FOR HOURS NONSTOP UNTIL
MY HANDS ARE BLEEDING. BUT I HAVE TO KEEP GOING
THIS IS MY PASSION I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO BREAK THE
BARRIERS OF WHAT I THINK I CAN DO
GOING OUT FOR A STREET PERFORMANCE IS MY LIFELINE, HOW
I FEED MYSELF, HOW I CLOTHE MYSELF
THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOME HARD DAYS
BEING ON "AGT" IS THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.
>> WHO SAYS DRUMS CAN'T BE THE MAIN EVENT
>> I COULD BE GOING HOME >> THE DECISION IS NOW IN THE
HANDS OF THE JUDGES. >> BEING ON THAT STAGE, WAITING
FOR THE RESULTS, WAS LIKE SEEING A BASKETBALL IN SLOW MOTION,
FIVE SECONDS BEFORE THE BUZZER, IT'S LIKE, IS THE SHOT GOING TO
MAKE IT, IS IT GOING TO MISS >> MALIK
>> MALIK, I'M LIKE, WHOO, LET'S
GO YES, I'M BACK IN, LET'S GET IT
AND NOW I'M IN THE SEMIFINALS. I'VE GOT TO TURN IT UP
WHEN YOU'RE KNOCKED DOWN, YOU HAVE TO GET RIGHT BACK TO THAT
GRIND. THE BLOOD, THE SWEAT, THE TEARS.
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS MOMENT RIGHT HERE
SO TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO BRING THE HOUSE DOWN
[ APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Terry: MALIK DOPE
SENSATIONAL! BUT WHAT DID YOU THINK
WE'LL GET REACTION FROM THE JUDGES, RIGHT AFTER THIS BREAK
>> Announcer: COMING UP. >> YOUR STORY, YOUR VOICE.
I CAN FEEL ALL THE PAIN THAT YOU'VE GONE THROUGH.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE >> OH, MY GOSH
I THINK THE WORLD IS GOING TO OPEN UP FOR YOU, AFTER THIS
EXPERIENCE [ APPLAUSE ]
>> Terry: OKAY, NOW IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT WHAT THE JUDGES THOUGHT
OF OUR INSANE DRUMMER, MALIK DOPE
HOWIE. >> Howie: OH, IT WAS INSANE, IT
WAS DOPE, IT WAS YOU, MALIK, EVERYTHING THAT ‐‐ YOU KNOW, YOU
SAID LAST WEEK, WHO SAYS THE DRUMMER CAN'T BE THE MAIN EVENT.
YOU ARE THE SHOW, YOU'RE A VEGAS SHOW
YOU'RE SOMEPLACE BETWEEN THE BLUE MAN GROUP ‐‐ BUT IT'S FUN,
IT'S DANCERS, YOU COULD HAVE SINGERS AND DANCERS THERE.
YOU COULD EVEN WORK WITH BRANDON LEAKE.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THEY COULD DO IN THAT ROOM.
I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO A MALIK DOPE VEGAS SHOW.
>> Terry: SOFIA. >> Sofia: I THOUGHT THIS
PERFORMANCE WAS SO MUCH MORE AMAZING THAN THE LAST TIME WE
SAW YOU. YOU PUSHED YOURSELF.
YOU WENT TO A COMPLETELY OTHER LEVEL.
YOU'RE A SHOWMAN, YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING
>> Terry: HEIDI. >> Heidi: YOU THINK LIKE A
SHOWMAN, LIKE A REAL ENTERTAINER, IT'S NOT JUST
MUSIC. YOU GIVE US SO MUCH MORE, YOU'RE
DRUMMING BACKWARDS, COMING DOWN THE FIRE HOSE ‐‐ POLE.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS YOU DID IN THAT ACT.
YOU MAKE IT EXTRA SPECIAL, EXTRA ENTERTAINING
YOU'RE VERY UNIQUE, MR. DOPE >> THANK YOU
>> Terry: MALIK, HOW DO YOU KEEP TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL,
MAN? >> IT'S JUST PURE DOPENESS, IT
JUST COMES OUT, I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT, I JUST
GO >> Terry: YOU ARE INCREDIBLE
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, MALIK IF YOU WANT TO GIVE MALIK A SHOT
AT WINNING THE WHOLE COMPETITION, VOTE FOR HIM
TONIGHT. VOTE ONLINE AT NBC.COM OR USE
THE OFFICIAL "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" APP.
XFINITY CUSTOMERS, YOU CAN VOTE USING YOUR XFINITY VOICE REMOTE.
OKAY NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO, THI
SINGER HAD NOT JUST HIS DREAM TAKEN AWAY, BUT HIS WHOLE
FUTURE NOW HE'S STARTING TO GET HIS
LIFE BACK, AND IF HE CAN NAIL THIS PERFORMANCE, HE COULD TAKE
THE NEXT STEP TOWARDS HIS DREAM AND MAKE THE "AGT" FINALS.
HE IS ARCHIE WILLIAMS. >> MUSIC ACTUALLY JUST RUNS
THROUGH MY VEINS WHEN I WAS 7 YEARS OLD, I WAS
STANDING ON THE PORCH WITH MY SISTERS, WE WAS ALL SINGING, I
OPENED MY MOUTH AND STARTED SINGING AND THEY STOPPED AND
LOOKED AT ME, THEY WERE LIKE, WOW, HE CAN SING
AND EVER SINCE THEN, I WAS THE SINGER OF THE HOUSE.
THAT WAS MY DREAM, TO GROW UP AND BE ON A BIG STAGE WITH MY
FAMILY MANY TIMES WHEN I WAS IN PRISON,
I FELT LIKE GIVING UP. MUSIC WAS REALLY WHAT GOT ME
THROUGH TO FREEDOM WHEN I GOT OUT OF PRISON, 37
YEARS, THAT'S WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT I HAVE A DAUGHTER.
I NEVER KNEW THAT SHE EXISTED. I WASN'T ABLE TO BE A PART OF
HER LIFE BUT WHEN WE MET, I KNEW THAT
THAT WAS MY CHILD. AFTER SO MANY YEARS APART, WE'RE
DEFINITELY NOT LETTING ONE MORE MOMENT PASS US BY.
MY FIRST PERFORMANCE, SHE WAS ON MY PHONE LISTENING, SHE WAS IN
MY POCKET ON MY PHONE, LISTENING.
>> HEY, DAD. >> YOU ENJOYED IT?
>> YES, I STARTED CRYING THEN. >> AWW
>> I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, YOU'RE THE BEST THING THAT EVER
HAPPENED TO ME >> I LOVE YOU, BABE.
>> THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW LIFE, OF A REAL LIFE
THE SONG I'M GOING TO BE SINGING TONIGHT, I'M SINGING IT FOR MY
DAUGHTER I WANT TO MAKE HER PROUD
[ APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
♪ EVERYBODY'S LOOKING FOR THAT SOMETHING, ONE THING THAT MAJORS
IT ALL COMPLETE ♪ ♪ YOU FIND IT IN THE STRAINEST
PLACES, PLACES YOU NEVER KNEW IT COULD BE ♪
♪ SOME FIND IT IN THE FACE OF THEIR CHILDREN, SOME FIND IT IN
THEIR LOVER'S EYES ♪ ♪ WHO CAN DENY THE JOY IT
BRINGS, WHEN YOU FOUND THAT SPECIAL THING ♪
♪ YOU'RE FLYING WITHOUT WINGS ♪ ♪ SO IMPOSSIBLE AS IT MAY SEEM,
YOU'VE GOT TO FIGHT FOR EVERY DREAM ♪
♪ CAUSE WHO'S TO KNOW WHICH ONE YOU LET GO ♪
♪ WOULD HAVE MADE YOU COMPLETE ♪ ♪ IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT I
KNOW ♪ ♪ THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAK
YOU MINE ♪ ♪ AND IT'S LIKE FLYING WITHOUT
WINGS ♪ ♪ CAUSE YOU'RE MY SPECIAL THING
I'M FLYING WITHOUT WINGS ♪ ♪ OH, YOU'RE THE PLACE MY LIFE
BEGINS, AND YOU'LL BE THERE WHERE IT ENDS ♪
♪ I'M FLYING WITHOUT WING SS ♪♪ >> THANK YOU
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Terry: ARCHIE WILLIAMS!
HEIDI, YOU'RE ON YOUR FEET >> Heidi: I'M ALWAYS ON MY FEET
FOR YOU, ARCHIE. >> THANK YOU
>> Heidi: YOU DO IT TO ME EVERY TIME
YOU KNOW, ARCHIE, WE SEE SO MANY ACTS, WE HEAR SO MANY STORIES,
HEART‐WRENCHING STORIES, SO MANY
AND MOST OF THE TIME I CAN FORGET ABOUT THEIR STORIES AND
JUST FOCUS ON THE ACTS AND I ALWAYS TRY WITH YOU, AND I
ALWAYS FAIL. I JUST CAN'T, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE
I ALWAYS HAVE TO THINK MORE ABOUT YOU THAN THE ACT
AND I JUST KIND OF GO INTO MY OWN LITTLE WORLD WHEN I HEAR YOU
SING AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL VOICE, A
BEAUTIFUL TONE I HEAR YOUR STORY, I HEAR ALL
THE LAYERS IN YOUR VOICE AND I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK IN THIS
COMPETITION. AND I HOPE WE SEE YOU ONE MORE
TIME IN THE FINALE >> Terry: SOFIA.
>> Sofia: SO HAPPY AND EXCITED THAT YOU'RE HERE TODAY, BECAUSE
IT'S AMAZING IT'S A TREAT EVERY TIME THAT YOU
COME TO THE STAGE. I THINK WHEN I HEAR YOU, IT'S
NOT AS IMPORTANT, YOUR VOICE, BUT IT'S THE CONNECTION THAT YOU
MAKE WITH THE AUDIENCE, WHAT YOU MAKE US FEEL IS INCREDIBLE
I HAVE TO SAY THAT YOU'RE THE ONE PERFORMER THAT EVERYBODY,
WHEN I AM IN MY HOUSE, AND MY FRIEND
FRIENDS, THEY ALWAYS ASK ME ABOUT YOU AND HOW GREAT YOU ARE.
>> Terry: HOWIE. >> Howie: YOUR IMPERFECTION IS
PERFECTION TONIGHT WAS A GREAT STORY THAT
YOU ENDED WITH A HAPPY ENDING, YOU'LL LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER,
AND WE ALL WILL. VOTE, EVERYONE
>> Terry: ARCHIE, ON TOP OF HAVING TO REBUILD YOUR LIFE,
WHAT IS IT LIKE HAVING TO REGAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR LOVED
ONES LIKE YOUR DAUGHTER? >> EVERY DAY, JOY.
EVERY DAY, JOY IT'S THE MOST PROFOUNDEST
EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. >> Terry: THANK YOU, ARCHIE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.
SO, DO YOU THINK ARCHIE SHOULD BE IN THE FINALS
IF YOU DO, VOTE. YOU'VE GOT UP TO TEN VOTES FOR
EACH ACT WITH EACH OF THE VOTING METHODS.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO HIS LIFE
AFTER THE BREAK, IT'S OUR LAST ACT OF THIS SEMIFINAL, AND IT'S
SOFIA'S GOLDEN BUZZER. SO CAN ROBERTA BATTAGLIA DELIVER
FOR A SPOT IN THE FINALS WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> Terry: IN JUST TWO WEEKS, WE WILL HAVE A CHAMPION
AND THEN, NEXT STOP ‐‐ VEGAS THE WINNER WILL BE HEADLINING AN
AMAZING SHOW AT THE FAMOUS LUXOR LAS VEGAS, AND YOU CAN
CHECK THAT OUT AT NBC.COM/AGTLIVE.
UP NEXT TONIGHT, IT'S SOFIA' GOLDEN BUZZER.
SHE'S BEEN SINGING SINCE SHE WAS 3 YEARS OLD.
SHE'S STILL ONLY 11 NOW, BUT MAN, DOES SHE KNOW HOW TO
DELIVER A PERFORMANCE. SHE IS ROBERTA BATTAGLIA
>> I JUST TURNED 11 YEARS OLD SO BEING HERE IS A TOTAL DREAM COME
TRUE >> ROBERTA BATTAGLIA
>> NOW THAT MILLION DOLLARS IS CLOSER THAN EVER
FIRST THINGS FIRST I WOULD LOVE TO GO ON A TROPICAL
VACATION >> I'M SO PROUD OF YOU
>> IT WOULD BE SO FUN TO SPEND MY TIME ON THE BEACH WITH THE
PEOPLE THAT I LOVE, MY PARENTS >> GUYS, THIS IS ONLY A FAKE
BEACH FROM THE SET OF "JAWS. [ SCREAMING
THE NEXT THING I WOULD DO, MY DOG HAPPY NEEDS A FURRY FRIEND
ARE YOU THE MATCH FOR HAPPY? I LOVE DOGS JUST SO, SO, SO
MUCH COME ON.
NO, COME BACK! >> I HAVE TO RETHINK THAT ONE.
I LOVE GOING TO CONCERTS AND I WOULD DEFINITELY BUY SO MANY
TICKETS TO SEE MY FAVORITE ARTISTS.
I WOULD LAYOFF TO SEE KELLY CLARKSON, ARIANA GRANDE, KATY
PERRY, LADY GAGA, ALL OF THEM. BEING IN THE FRONT ROW, THAT
WOULD BE AMAZING AND MAYBE I COULD EVEN COME BACK
TO "AGT" AS A JUDGE. WOW, THAT IS SOME AMAZING
TALENT THANK YOU, AMERICA
THERE IS A LOT THAT AN 11‐YEAR‐OLD CAN DO WITH $1
MILLION. [ APPLAUSE ]
♪ ♪ WE ARE PROBLEMS THAT WANT TO
BE SOLVED ♪ ♪ ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ♪
♪ WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT ALL THE TIMES YOU SAID YOU HAD THE
ANSWERS? WHAT ABOUT US?
WHAT ABOUT ALL THE BROKEN HAPPY EVER AFTERS ♪
♪ WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT ALL THE PLANS THAT ENDED IN
DISASTER ♪ ♪ WHAT ABOUT LOVE, WHAT ABOUT
TRUST, WHAT ABOUT US ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT CONTROL, I WANT
TO LET GO ♪ ♪ CAUSE NOW IT'S TIME TO LET
THEM KNOW ♪ ♪ WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT ALL
THE TIMES YOU SAID YOU HAD THE ANSWERS ♪
♪ SO WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT ALL THE BROKEN HAPPY EVER
AFTERS ♪ ♪ OH, WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT
ALL THE PLANS THAT ENDED IN DISASTER ♪
♪ WHAT ABOUT LOVE, WHAT ABOUT TRUST, WHAT ABOUT US ♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Terry: ROBERTA BATTAGLIA, WOW!
SOFIA. >> Sofia: I MEAN, WHAT AM I
GOING TO SAY IT'S SPECTACULAR, IT'S
PERFECTION DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING.
YOU LOOK AMAZING I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU ARE 11
YEARS OLD WITH THAT VOICE. AND YOU SOUND LIKE ALREADY YOU
HAVE RECORDED MANY, MANY RECORDS ALREADY.
I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU WIN >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, SOFIA.
>> Terry: HEIDI. >> Heidi: I MEAN, THIS VOICE
DOES NOT FIT YOUR 11‐YEAR‐OLD YOU.
IT REALLY DOESN'T. THERE'S SO MUCH MATURITY IN YOUR
VOICE AND SO MUCH CONTROL IN YOUR VOICE, AND POISE.
YOU'RE JUST INCREDIBLE FOR 11 YEARS OLD OR ANY AGE
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, HEIDI. >> Terry: HOWIE.
>> Howie: I AM SO PROUD OF YOU FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT REASONS.
NOT ONLY BECAUSE I THINK THAT YOU'RE GREAT AND I AGREE WITH
EVERYTHING MY CO‐JUDGES SAID BUT YOU'RE FROM TORONTO.
AND IF YOU DO WIN MONEY, YOU KNOW, WITH THE EXCHANGE, IT WILL
BE WORTH $1.25 MILLION SO YOU CAN GET AN EXTRA PUPPY THERE
BUT I THINK THAT YOU'RE AMAZING. AND IT'S NOT ONLY HOW GOOD ‐‐
BECAUSE WE KNOW, YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE IF YOU WEREN'T GREAT, BUT
HOW UNDER THIS KIND OF PRESSURE YOU'RE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT
LEVEL. I DON'T SENSE ANY NERVES
I DON'T SENSE THAT YOU'RE TRULY A PROFESSIONAL
AND WHAT A GREAT TOPPER TO ONE OF THE BEST SEMIFINALS I'VE EVER
BEEN PART OF >> Terry: ROBERTA, GOLDEN
BUZZER, ONE STEP FROM THE FINALS
WHAT ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW >> ONE STEP.
I'M FEELING SO GRATEFUL AND SO THANKFUL FOR ALL OF MY
SUPPORTERS THANK YOU, EVERYBODY
THANK YOU TO ALL THE AMERICANS, THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE
AROUND THE WORLD I'M JUST FEELING SO THANKFUL
>> Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, ROBERTA.
OKAY, 11 ACTS HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND
NOW IT'S UP TO YOU ONLY FIVE CAN GO THROUGH TO THE
FINALS I'M TERRY CREWS.
GOOD NIGHT, AMERICA.