[MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This"]
- 4,000 yeses.
* *
- Yeah!
* *
- * Yeah *
* *
- Spectacular.
- I love you!
- * Break it down *
- Avery Dixon!
Maddie!
Sara!
Ryan!
Lindsey!
You are going straight to the live show!
- Stop.
[tense music]
Hammer time. * Music hits me so hard *
- Ahh!
- * Makes me say * - Oh, my God.
- * Thank you for blessin' me *
- No, no, no!
- * And two hype feet *
- Ahh!
- * And this is a beat, uh, you can't touch *
- Oh!
- * I told you, homeboy, break it down *
- This was amazing.
- Wow.
- Perfection. - Trust me, I needed you today.
* *
Three, two, one.
- Stop, Hammer time.
[cheers and applause]
* *
- Welcome to "America's Got Talent" season 17!
Howie is not here today. - Oh, no.
- But listen, we wish him the best,
and we hope he gets well soon
and is right back in that chair.
All right, let's get it going! Here we go, y'all!
- * You can't touch this *
- Next act on standby.
- * You defy the impossible *
- Here we go, folks. Here we go.
[Auli'i Cravalho's "Live Your Story"]
- * You are more than ready *
- Welcome to "America's Got Talent."
- Thank you.
- * Yeah, not just a fighter *
- I'm the best me I could possibly be.
- * Amazing creator *
- What's the big dream? - To change people's lives.
- * In who I am and what I got inside *
- You, me, and a dream.
* *
- * Dream, see *
- You gotta keep believing in yourself.
- Yeah.
- We're gonna take what we've been doing in our hometown
and show it to everybody else.
- What are you gonna do on "AGT"?
- We're going to show you guys something special.
You guys have never seen this thing here.
- We're striking the floor.
- Everybody want to be on this stage,
"America's Got Talent."
- That's good luck. Good luck.
- [chanting indistinctly]
- We are acrobat group. We grew up together.
I trust them with all my heart.
- All right, now, is she part of the act?
- She's-- - She will be.
- Oh, she will be? - She will be soon.
- One day. - Oh, this is so good.
- * Oh *
* Make it your own *
* The power *
- Wow!
- * Dream, see, write, live your story *
- Hello.
- * Dream big and live your story *
- So much excitement!
- That was quite the walk on. - Yeah.
- Or run, I should say, actually.
Now, can we have your name, please?
- The name of the group is Amoukanama.
We're from West Africa, Guinea.
- Okay.
Nice to meet you all.
Okay, so tell me why you've come on the show this year.
- So, the first, we came from West Africa.
Living life there is, like, very difficult to live,
and it's very, very difficult to have something to eat.
Like, for us to be here, for one day,
we can help our family because they're suffering,
and we can have good life too.
- Okay, and what's your name?
- My name is Mamady. - Okay.
- Mamady! - Yeah, yeah!
- You know, the prize is a million dollars.
There's a residency in Vegas.
Can I ask what is kind of the dream here?
- Do you mean if we win? - Yeah.
- Like, it's big dream for us first to be here,
and it's gonna be big dream for us if we win this.
We want to build a school
because we don't have space to train.
We just went straight to train by ourself.
We don't have any teacher here.
- Amazing. - You see.
- All right, yeah!
- I don't want to ask too many questions
because I love being surprised,
so just do it, please.
- All right, let's do this. - Okay.
- Just give us second. We back.
[cheers and applause]
- I wonder, what are they gonna do?
[all yelling]
- Danger them is, while some call them Major Lazer.
[Major Lazer's "Light It Up"]
- * Stand up like a soldier, baby *
* Yeah, I know you're built like that *
* Gun it like a holster, baby *
* Show dem say you're wicked like that *
* We live where the war is raging *
* Chasing our crazy dreams *
* Hoping that the bridge won't cave in *
* Tonight we let it all go free *
* Gimme the ting *
* And make me rock in a dance *
* Gimme the ting *
* And make me rock in a dance *
* Mash it up, hot step in a dance *
* Gimme the ting and make me rock, rock, rock, rock *
* Gimme the ting *
* And make me rock in a dance *
* Gimme the ting *
* And make me rock in a dance *
* Mash it up, hot step in a dance *
* Gimme the ting and make me light it up *
* *
- Oh!
* *
- Oh, look at that!
* *
- * Light it up *
* *
* Light it up, light it up, light it up *
- Oh, what is happening?
[tense music]
Oh! - Ahh!
* *
[wild cheering]
- * We will rise up like giants stand tall *
* Mountains will move and towers will fall *
* Oh, change is gonna come *
[Summer Kennedy's "Change Is Gonna Come"]
* *
- Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.
- Visually, visually, having you guys in these outfits,
hopping around, was, like, wow.
I loved it, and when there were three
on top of each other, falling,
I mean, it looked crazy insane.
I loved it.
* *
- That was spectacular. It was super fun.
There was also a little bit of suspense.
* *
I'm so happy that you got together to come to "AGT"
because this is the place perfect for you guys.
People are gonna go crazy with you.
* *
- We have one issue, which is,
we've seen so many incredible acts.
This is gonna be a nightmare
deciding who's gonna be in the final.
Having said that,
you've really given yourselves a shot in my opinion.
It was an amazing audition.
Really amazing.
* *
I'm gonna remember this for a long time.
Now we have to vote.
Heidi?
- It's a yes from me.
- Yeah!
- Sofía.
- Spectacular, yes.
- That's two.
I'm gonna work out,
based on the people here, you got about 3,000 yeses.
- * Change is gonna come *
* Whoa-oh-oh *
* Whoa-oh-oh-oh *
* Whoa-oh-oh *
* Whoa-oh-oh-oh *
* Whoa-oh-oh *
* Change is gonna come *
- Thank you! - Thank you, thank you so much.
- Wow.
* *
- The fact that they trained in the streets.
- They have to be in the lifeboat.
- They don't need another trainer.
- Bye! - That's amazing.
- Dream come true now! - I love you guys!
All right! Thank you so much!
- * Change is gonna come *
- Ahh!
* *
- * Change is gonna come *
[dramatic music]
- You really have the pipes, and it sounds beautiful.
- I think this is your moment.
- We are just witnessing
somebody's career about to skyrocket.
* *
- Making his triumphant return,
Howie Mandel!
- You can never get enough me.
- Oh, my God! - No, no, no!
- This is really special.
* *
- Vegas is the most incredible place in the world.
- All of the biggest names go to Vegas.
- My biggest dream is to have a Vegas residency.
- You compete to headline
the "AGT" Las Vegas Live at Luxor Hotel!
- It is the biggest prize in the world.
There's a lot at stake.
- If we get to perform at the Luxor Hotel,
that is beyond iconic.
Oh, my God, they're like, I'm so loud right now.
[dramatic music]
- Performing at the Luxor Hotel
would be life-changing.
- That's where you go to see
the greatest entertainers in the world.
- I bet you want to get the next seat
on that Strip in Las Vegas.
* *
- "America's Got Talent" Las Vegas Live is...
all: Epic! - Whoo!
[cheers and applause]
- It would be incredible to have my own spot
at the Luxor, you know.
This could completely change my life.
- Hello. - Hello, how are you?
- So what's your name? - Sam Cieri.
My name is Sam Cieri.
I put music out as Nicotine Dolls.
- Where are you from? - I live in New Jersey.
- Tell me why you've come on the show, Sam, please.
- I came here because I've been making music my entire life.
And like a month ago was the first month
that I ever actually paid my bills
or anything with making music, and that's really cool, and--
[cheers and applause] Thank you.
- Good. - Thank you.
- It's hard.
And did you have a normal job before you were making music?
- Before this job,
I cleaned houses and I painted houses.
- Yep.
- And I wasn't very good at the second one.
I'm fantastic at cleaning houses.
But the second one-- if you're watching,
I'm sorry that I did that to your house.
- Okay.
What's the big dream?
- The dream is to be a musician,
and that's my job,
and that's what I do every day, and it self-sustains.
Like, I'm gonna be creative,
and that's gonna be my job, you know?
- Okay. The good news is you're here.
- I'm happy to be here. Thank you guys.
- And this is hopefully gonna be your moment.
- Thank you, thank you.
- I love the fact he's in a band,
but it's only him.
He's the star.
[soft piano music]
* *
- * Talk to me *
* She wants to know what's stuffed inside *
* That's tearing me *
* I've been through the pieces on the floor, you see *
* I don't have an answer for you now *
* Stick around, I'll find a reason *
* Tell me what makes, tell me what makes you sad *
* Tell me what makes *
* Tell me what makes you sad *
- Amazing!
- * Tell me what makes, tell me what makes you sad *
* Oh, tell me what makes, tell me what makes you sad *
* I wouldn't break your heart, if I was you *
* I'd fall apart next to this beating, bruising art *
* On a wall in a room no one wants to walk in *
- Yeah!
- * You leave me hanging and hoping *
* Whoa *
* Tell me what makes you sad *
* Tell me what makes, tell me what makes you sad *
* You said tell me what makes, tell me what makes you sad *
* Tell me what makes you sad *
* *
- Whoo! - I love it!
[BANNERS' "Someone to You"]
* *
- * I really need somebody to call my own *
* I wanna be somebody to someone *
* Someone to you *
- Wow. Heidi.
- I mean, if Rod Stewart and John Mayer had a baby...
[laughter]
- Those are my parents. - It's like, what?
I mean, special, very, very special voice.
- Thank you very much. Thank you.
- It was so different and sexy.
And you know what, I think this is your moment, Sam.
- Thank you. Thank you very much.
* *
- You know what's great, Sam,
is that it was really authentic.
You were very honest with us, as well.
We got to know you really quickly.
And it was like you swallowed a great singer
because, you know, the way you talk,
it's like there's somebody else in you.
- Totally.
- Thank you very much. Thank you.
- Okay, I know how this is gonna go,
but we gotta do it--Heidi.
- I mean, you're really special.
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
- Thank you. - Sofía.
- Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
- You guy three yeses.
You're through to the next round.
- Thank you guys. Thank you guys so much.
- * I wanna be somebody to someone *
* Someone to you *
- What was that? That was adorable.
- That's a big moment. - That was brilliant.
Thank you so much, Sam. - Thank you for everything.
- Congratulations. - Thank you.
- * Someone to you *
[instruments playing and vocal warm-ups]
- Wa-wa-wa-wah!
- Heidi, your weird noises are just annoying.
[laughter]
[cheers and applause]
- Okay. This is gonna be interesting.
- It looks like an accident. - What is your name?
- I'm the Traffic Cone Saxophone Man.
And my real name is Wenzl McGowen.
- Where are you from? - New York.
- Oh, and what is stuck in your saxophone?
- I actually put this is in to create more bass.
- Okay, let's see what you have for us.
Oh, Lord.
[bassy saxophone music]
- Oh!
* *
[buzzer]
* *
[cheers and applause]
- Wenzl, Simon hated it.
- I didn't hate it.
- Okay, so then what is that?
- That is I didn't like it very much.
- Boo!
- But it did sound good,
especially these really low ones.
Bu-bu-bu-bu-bu-buh!
It was very cool.
So I'm gonna give Wenzl a yes.
- And I'm gonna give you a yes too.
- [plays rumbling note]
You hated it, really?
- I never said hate.
[vocal warm-ups]
- Hello. - Hello.
- How are you?
- We're good.
- Now, what's the name of the group?
- We are MayTree. - Okay.
And where are you from?
- We are from South Korea. - Welcome.
- Yeah!
[laughs]
- Tell me, what do you do? What is the act?
- We're going to sing a cappella.
- Who's idea was it to form the group?
- [speaking Korean]
- Well, I created this group
because I was in another group before,
which I created, but I was kicked out.
- They told me-- - Hang on.
You got what? Say that again.
- They told me I was a bad singer.
- So you were in a group,
got thrown out for being a bad singer,
and then you've now created--
- MayTree. - You created MayTree.
- This completes my revenge.
[laughter]
- Love that.
- Yes, because I'm here. - This is brilliant.
I love this story. Okay, good luck.
- Yep.
- That's hilarious.
- Look, is that an instrument, that iPad?
No, what is she doing? It's a TV.
Hmm. What on earth is happening?
- We're gonna find out, Heidi.
- [beatboxes]
- * Ah *
- * "The Simpsons" *
[vocalizing "The Simpsons" theme]
* *
- Ahh!
* *
[vocalizing "Modern Family" theme]
- Hey, hey!
* *
Hey, hey!
* *
Hey, hey!
* *
Hey, hey!
Hey!
* *
- * Making your way in the world today *
* Takes everything you've got *
* Taking a break from all your worries *
* Sure would help a lot *
* Wouldn't you like to get away? *
* *
* Sometimes you want to go *
all: * Where everybody knows your name *
* *
* And they're always glad you came *
* *
- * You wanna be where you can see *
* Our troubles are all the same *
* You wanna be where *
all: * Everybody knows your name *
* *
[wild cheering]
[Matthew West's "Never Ever Give Up"]
- * If I could I would *
* I'd put your picture in a dictionary *
* And they'd see your face if ever they tried *
* To spell extraordinary *
- That was brilliant. - Brilliant.
We really, really weren't expecting that.
At all.
Heidi. - I loved it.
You harmonized beautifully together.
And what I do like about all of you is that we have not
had an act like you before, so it was very cool.
* *
- Sofía.
- I really thought they were coming
to sing something very serious
because look how they're dressed.
I thought it was something super creative and clever.
* *
- We love being surprised.
And actually, I think this is a great audition.
People are gonna remember this.
And you've done something very clever.
Congrats.
- * You're in Chicago, Oklahoma, California *
- Now we're going to vote. Heidi?
- It's a yes from me.
- Yes from me.
- * You're every fighter *
* That doesn't know how to back down *
- You got three yeses.
- Whoo! - Whoo!
- * You hold on no matter what *
* You show the world the face of brave *
- Revenge!
- * You never ever give up, you *
- Did you recognize your song?
- Yeah, it was exactly like the "Modern Family" song.
- I'm a little jealous.
- One, two , three, four.
[vocalizing "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" theme]
* *
- Coming up...
[dramatic music]
[buzzer]
- I was going to use Howie for this trick.
But now, Simon, if you could.
- Ahh!
- We here, y'all. - We are here.
- This is a big deal.
- You guys have worked incredibly hard,
and I'm very proud of all of you.
Y'all got this.
- Are you guys ready to go out and meet the judges?
- That's what we're here for. - All right, go on out there.
[Kesha's "Praying"]
- Hi, everyone.
What is the name of your group?
- We're Ballet After Dark. - Okay.
- We're trauma survivors and dancers
that use performance to reclaim relationships with their bodies
and lives using the healing power of dance.
- Yeah.
* *
- This is your idea, putting this group together?
- Yes, I founded this organization.
I needed a home.
I needed a community to heal with.
And if you build it, they'll come.
* *
- Aww.
- Good for you. And good luck to all of you.
- Thank you.
- * You brought the flames, and you put me through hell *
* I had to learn how to fight for myself *
* And we both know all the truth I could tell *
* I'll just say this is I wish you farewell *
* I hope you're somewhere prayin' *
* Prayin' *
* I hope your soul is changin' *
* Changin' *
- Wow.
One of my favorite things is ballet,
so I really enjoy it.
- Thank you.
- We meet the most incredible people on this show,
who luckily trust the show to share their message with,
which you've done today
in a very, very, very powerful way.
- Thank you.
- I can see how proud everyone is dancing on that stage.
It was joyful. I was entertained.
I love you. All of you.
- Oh, wow.
- I would love to give you your first yes.
- Thank you. - Sofía.
- Yes.
- Three yeses.
- * I hope you're somewhere prayin' *
* Prayin' *
- Thank you.
- * Changin' *
* Changin' *
- What is that? - I don't know.
* *
- * Prayin' *
* *
- Hello. - Hi.
- Tell us your name, where you're from.
- My name is Svitlana Rohozhyna.
I am 26 years old.
I am an aerial performer from the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv.
- Wow, wow.
- I know that all of our hearts
and our love are with Ukraine.
- Thank you. I really appreciate that.
- Where do you live right now?
- I currently living in Las Vegas,
and following my American dream.
And I was very lucky,
and I managed to bring my mom and sister,
and we're here in United States last week.
- Aw.
- My dad, he's serving in the front line.
So tonight's performance,
I would love to dedicate to him.
- We're all rooting for you.
We can't wait to see what you're about to do.
- Thank you.
- Good luck.
- She is literally shaking.
[Lauren Daigle's "Rescue"]
* *
- * You are not hidden *
* There's never been a moment you were forgotten *
* You are not hopeless *
- Oh!
- * Though you have been broken *
- Ahh!
- * Your innocence stolen *
* I hear you whisper *
* Underneath your breath *
* *
* I will send out an army *
* To find you *
* In the middle of the darkest night *
- Look how strong she is.
- * It's true, I will rescue you *
* *
* I will send out an army *
* To find you in the middle of the darkest night *
* It's true, I will rescue you *
* *
* I will never stop marching *
* To reach you in the middle of the hardest fight *
* It's true, I will rescue you *
* Oh, I will rescue you *
- Oh, wow!
[London Grammar's "Strong"]
* *
- She's unbelievable.
* *
- * Excuse me for a while *
* While I'm wide-eyed and I'm so damn caught in the middle *
* *
- Thank you.
- Well, one thing I know for sure,
your family is super proud.
Your country is super proud.
What you've just done is beautiful.
You are beautiful. You're so strong.
You're so elegant. You're also very sexy.
And you're doing this with heels on.
You are incredible.
* *
- It was spectacular, stunning.
- Thank you very much.
- You didn't miss a beat. It was perfection.
- Thank you. - Simon.
- I think obviously, with, you know,
what your family have gone through recently,
that additional pressure, with an act like this,
it was actually quite incredible to watch.
The level of perfection, it was absolutely stunning.
And you have, honest, genuine star quality.
I'd love to start. You got your first yes.
- Thank you.
- Sofía.
- Of course, yes.
- Thank you so much.
- And I'm gonna give you your third yes!
- * Yeah and man seem so strong *
- Thank you. - Thank you so much.
- * Man never been so wrong *
* *
* And man seem so strong *
- [speaking Russian]
- * Deep down you're caught in the middle *
- Folks, are you ready for "America's Got Talent"?
- * Make you a believer *
- Are you guys ready for another act?
- Ready, kind of.
- [laughs]
- * Ooh, make you a believer, you *
- First of all, I must give you the biggest compliment of all.
That is awesome. - Thank you.
- I see you're holding a whip. Where are you from, sir?
- I'm from Boston. - From Boston.
And how long have you been doing your act?
- About 25 years.
Being here on "AGT" today,
it's a chance for me to reach more people
than I have ever reached in my entire life.
- Hello.
- I'm really scared.
- Go out there and make it happen.
Thank you.
- * Believer, I'll make you a believer *
* Don't let the world leave her, believer *
* Have some faith, I'll make you a believer *
- Hello, hello, you look very elegant.
- Well, you know,
I try to accentuate the form a little bit.
- You're like the handsome guy
in, you know, "Beauty and the Beast."
- Yeah, he looks like a prince in that movie.
- Yes. - What is your name?
- My name is Jack the Whipper.
- Oh.
[laughter]
Well.
And how old are you?
- I'm 33. - Where are you from?
- I live in Boston.
- So what is your act?
- So we're gonna do some whip cracking.
- Yes!
- And we're gonna try and not let the nerves
take advantage of us,
and we're gonna try and have a good time.
- That's right.
- Jack, who taught you how to do this?
- I grew up in the circus. My dad taught me.
- So this is your day job?
- I am a news anchor
for Boston's NPR news station.
- Oh, do they know that you're here with your whip?
- Yes, they're very well aware of what's happening.
- Jack, go ahead. - Thank you.
So I've been cracking whips
since I was about seven years old.
And over the last 25, 26 years,
I've learned all the different whip cracks you can do.
The front crack. The back crack.
The over-the-head crack. The side crack.
The flip crack.
Even the super fast crack.
[wild cheering]
- Whoo!
- Ahh! - Whoa!
- What I think a lot of people don't understand
is just how accurate a whip can be.
[dramatic music]
And you can do that all over the place.
You can do that in front.
You can do that just behind the back, no-look.
But the very important thing about that trick
is you gotta pop the hip.
* *
- Oh no! - Whoa!
He took the tip off of that sucker.
- Now, hold on a second.
We did not get that entire target,
so we're gonna do this.
We're gonna shorten this target just a tad.
We're gonna put it on top of the head like so.
- Ooh!
- And we're gonna go just like so.
- Ahh! - Oh!
- Now, I have one more trick for you.
I was going-- [buzzer]
[audience booing]
- No!
- I was going--I was going to use Howie for this trick.
But Howie's not here, so we're gonna do it on myself.
- Use Simon! Use Simon!
- [laughs] - No, Simon scares me.
- No, no, but he just buzzed!
[audience chanting] Simon, Simon, Simon, Simon!
- I'm serious.
[audience chanting] Simon, Simon, Simon, Simon!
* *
- Look how he strolls up there. He's like, doo-doo-doo-doo.
- You're gonna be fine. - That was clear.
- Simon, I'm gonna take this target,
and we are gonna put that right in between your knees.
- Oh!
- It was Sofía who pushed the buzzer.
- No, it wasn't.
- Yes, it was. - That is not true.
- Now you're just worried... - Yes, she did.
- Because he has the whip. - It's on camera.
- And if you would, Simon,
can you get into a little bit of a squat position for me?
Perfect. A little bit closer together.
No, no, no, closer--knees closer together.
Perfect. Now, Simon.
- Can we make this quick? - Yes.
- I want my phone. I want to take a picture.
- I'm not gonna make you hold a squat position for long.
- Oh!
- [laughing]
- Do not move.
* *
- Oh, thank you.
* *
[wild cheering]
- [bleep]. - Yeah!
- Ahh!
- * 'Cause I, I, I'm in the stars tonight *
- Let's hear it for Simon!
- Yes!
- * Set the night alight *
- Yes!
- Oh, my God, that was the best thing
I've seen in a long time.
- I am gonna take my X away, actually.
- Yeah, take it away. - Yeah!
[BTS' "Dynamite"]
- I mean, seeing Simon in the sitting down position
with the stick--I mean, you have to be very precise,
otherwise a lot of things can go wrong.
- Tell me. - I mean, you were amazing.
I loved it. I was laughing.
- So why don't we vote for him already?
What did you think, Simon?
- [weakly] Yes, I think he's great.
- Okay, good.
Heidi. - Yes!
- Yes, three yeses.
- * In the stars tonight, so watch me *
- That could have gone wrong. - Oh, tell me.
- If you would have hit Simon...
- I saw my career flash before my eyes, Terry.
- Yes!
- You are gonna die when you see yourself.
[laughing]
- * Light it up like dynamite, whoa-oh-oh *
[soft music]
- Look at all these people.
Like, I remember the first time when I did this.
All these people, like, they all stare at you.
I was like... [gulps]
- Why? - It's scary.
- What is the name of your act?
all: Sing Harlem!
- Oh, I love Harlem! So who started this?
- Myself and my daughter, Knoelle.
- And what is your name, ma'am?
- My name is Vy, Vy Higginson. Sometimes they call me Momma.
- All right. [all cheering]
- We wanted to make sure that we pass the music on
from generation to generation,
so the music never dies.
- All right, I want you guys to go out there
and show them what Harlem is all about!
[all cheering]
[upbeat music]
- Yeah! - Oh, my God!
* *
- Hi!
- Okay.
- Hi, everyone. - Hello.
You're crying already.
- Yeah. - Who are you, please?
- We are Sing Harlem, and we're from Harlem, USA.
[all cheering]
- Great, a choir? - We're a choir.
- Are you well-known where you live?
- Yes, and we sing all over our community
and all over the five boroughs of New York,
whenever we get a chance.
- Okay, what makes you different
from a traditional choir?
I'm curious.
- This group,
I've trained them since the ages of 11.
- Wow. - And they've all grown up.
And now they range from 12 to 20.
So we know each other in and out,
and we love each other so much.
- I love that. - Yeah!
- So you're like the boss. - Yes, I direct the choir.
[laughs]
- And what's your name?
- My name is Knoelle.
- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
- So you look very excited, all of you.
all: Yes!
- We're so excited.
- Okay, let's do it.
[percussive music]
* *
- * I like rap music *
* Wear hip-hop clothes *
* It doesn't mean that I'm out selling dope *
* No, no, no *
* Oh my, forgive me for having straight hair *
* It doesn't mean there's another blood in my heir *
* Free your mind, and the rest will follow *
* Be color-blind, don't be so shallow *
* Free your mind, and the rest will follow *
* Be color-blind, don't be so shallow *
* Free your mind *
* *
* Ooh, da-da, da-da, da-da, ooh, da-da, da-da, da-da *
- * Why, oh, why must it be that way? *
- * Ooh *
- * I said, before you can read me *
* You got to learn how to see me *
- * You gotta learn how to see me, yeah *
- Oh!
- * Free your mind, and the rest will follow *
* Be color-blind, don't be so shallow *
* Free your mind, and the rest will follow *
* Be color-blind, don't be so shallow *
* Free your mind *
- Yeah!
[wild cheering]
- Knoelle, are you kind of up for doing something
a little bit unprepared?
- Yes.
- Because I'm slightly on the fence with you right now.
[audience booing]
- I'll tell you why.
Because for me, that felt less like a choir
and more like I'm watching, like, a musical,
which might be a good thing.
So I'm kind of curious whether you can do an audition
as a choir with your second song, please.
- Okay, thank you.
- You got this!
- This second song has a track.
- Can we do it without the track?
- Yes. - Okay.
- "Amazing Grace." Yes, sections.
- Go ahead. Go ahead, Moses.
Start without the music. Thank you.
- * Amazing grace *
* How sweet the sound *
* That saved a wretch *
* Like me *
- One, two, ready.
all: * Amazing grace, how sweet the sound *
* That saved a soul like me *
* I once was lost * - Whoo!
all: * But now I'm found *
* Was blind but now I see *
* So amazing, so amazing *
- * God's grace is amazing * - * So amazing, so amazing *
- * Amazing grace *
- * God's grace is amazing *
all: * God's grace has brought me this far *
* God's grace *
* God's grace has brought me this far *
* God's amazing grace *
[wild cheering]
[Emeli Sandé's "Breathing Underwater"]
- * I believe in miracles *
* 'Cause it's a miracle I'm here *
* *
- What's your name? - Moses Matos.
- How old are you, Moses? - I am 14 years old.
- You're a little star.
* *
Good for you. Good for you.
* *
Okay, let's start with Heidi. - I really like you guys.
I mean, what is not to like? Especially you.
You have such an amazing energy.
You harmonize beautiful together.
I love the dance.
And it's also not easy to do what Simon,
you know, just asked you guys to do.
You just went for it. You sounded great.
- Thank you. - So kudos to you!
* *
- There was too much going on at the beginning,
so it was a little bit distracting.
But you guys had it all to shine.
- Thank you.
- And you have her supporting you guys, obviously.
So that was very beautiful to watch.
- Thank you so much. all: Thank you.
* *
- I think--you want my honest opinion?
We've got to find that sweet spot
between what you want to do,
which is different, which I applaud you for,
but at the same time don't take the songs
so far apart that we can't recognize them.
- Yeah.
- How do you think it went, Knoelle?
- I felt that we really worked hard on this,
and that we can continue to work hard
spreading the music with joy to the world.
So that's what we want to do. We just love to sing.
* *
- Okay, we're gonna vote.
Heidi. - It's a yes from me.
- Yes, yes.
* *
- That's one.
- Yes. - Thank you.
* *
- You got one yes. You got two yes.
* *
And now you've got three yeses. Congratulations.
- * Something like flying *
* Hard to describe it *
* My God, I'm breathing underwater *
- Now she's calmed down. - Yeah.
- Oh, you did it! You did it!
- Ahh!
- I think it's because she wants it for them so bad,
so she had such nervous energy.
both: Yeah. - They have talent.
- And now she's gonna be cool like a cucumber.
- Listen, it's extremely, extremely hard
to do what you guys did today.
- Yeah! - Whoo!
- Not everybody can do it!
You did it! - Ahh!
- * Like flying *
* Hard to describe it *
* My God, I'm breathing underwater *
- Thank you.
- So far, we've had a lot
of feel-good moments this season.
- The timing is unbelievable.
- This is your moment.
- And there are still more inspiring moments to come.
- Howie Mandel!
We missed you!
- You are the perfect package.
- That was the British equivalent of the ballet.
[dramatic music]
- Wow.
- We don't have anyone like this.
* *
- Hey! [laughs]
[dramatic music]
All right!
Making his triumphant return,
Howie Mandel!
- * Hey, reunited and it feels so good *
* *
* Reunited 'cause we understood *
* There's one perfect fit, and, sugar, this one is it *
* We both are so excited 'cause we're reunited *
* Hey, hey *
- Very emotional right now.
- So emotional. - We missed you!
- By the way, Howie, I have had days of misery without you.
- That is so sweet.
- Are you feeling better, Howie?
- I'm feeling 1,000% better.
- You look amazing. - I am so thrilled to be here.
- We love you. - I love you too.
- All right, let's get this show on the road!
- All kidding aside,
I can't tell you how much I missed you.
- Oh, you've no idea. - I love you guys.
- We love you too.
- All right, guys, the judges are ready for on the stage.
- Is there any judge
that you're looking forward to seeing?
- Howie, of course.
- He's just really nice. - It's the shiny head.
I want to see my reflection in it.
- * There's one perfect fit *
* And, sugar, this one is it *
* We both are so excited 'cause we're reunited *
[distorted] * Hey, hey *
- Is that me? - I think yes!
- Oh, my God.
[laughter]
I've already given a Golden Buzzer.
- Hi, everyone.
- Who is your favorite judge?
- Can you guess?
- Oh, my gosh. You can never get enough me.
- Here you go.
- Who are you guys, and where are you from?
- We're from Bay City, Michigan.
- Yes.
- And we're John Glenn High School Dance Team.
- Okay, and why Howie Mandel? It is Howdie Mandel.
- It's dance. I think it makes sense.
- Why? - Oh, yeah.
Now it makes sense. - Why him?
- We know he's not very fond of dance teams,
so we're hoping we can change his mind a little.
- Ah! - I love you already.
[cheers and applause]
- Will you also tell me the age range?
- 14 to 19. - 14 to 19, okay.
I wish you all good luck.
- Thank you, thank you.
- This is so weird. This is so weird.
[Pitbull's "Fireball"]
- * Mr. Worldwide to infinity *
* You know the roof on fire *
* We gon' boogie-oogie-oogie, jiggle, wiggle, and dance *
* Like the roof on fire *
* We gon' drink drinks and take shots until we fall out *
* Like the roof on fire *
* Now, baby, give a booty naked *
* Take off all your clothes and light the roof on fire *
* Tell her, tell her, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby *
* Baby, baby, I'm on fire *
* I tell her, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby *
- Ahh!
[The Champs' "Tequila"]
* *
* Ooh, fireball *
* It feels good to see the world getting loose *
* Mr. Worldwide, feels good to see *
* The world getting loose, let's ride *
* I don't know about you, Sak Noel *
* I don't know about you, Phenom *
* I don't know about you, White Shadow *
* I don't know about you, but I feel good *
* *
* I don't know about you, but I feel good *
* *
* I don't know about you, but I feel good *
* I'm two plus two, I'm fo' sho *
* You down, I'm down, baby, let's go *
* You stop, you drop, baby, then roll *
* You twerk, you pop, booty so swole *
- This is amazing!
- * So live life, don't let it live you *
- * I got a pocket full *
* Of hundred dollar bills *
* Ooh, up to something *
- Look at me. I'm amazing.
- You are amazing!
- * All right *
- * Yeah, yeah, I don't know about you, but I feel good *
* *
* I don't know about you, but I feel good *
* I don't know about you, Sak Noel *
* I don't know about you, Phenom *
* I don't know about you, White Shadow *
* I don't know about you, but I feel good *
[wild cheering]
- It's perfect!
[soft music]
- I was great. That was amazing.
* *
That was amazing. Oh, my God.
I've spent many hours in a fun house alone dancing
and looking at all of my reflections.
And this--and I have fun-- listen, it's fun.
It's funny.
The skill was there. I can't get enough of me.
This was amazing.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Simon.
- I would be really curious
to see where this could go in the next round.
- Simon, were you upset
that they were not trying to be you?
- That could always happen if you go forward, right?
- Yeah, we got something planned for the next round.
- You know, step up as you go forward.
And that, I think, could be a step up.
- Uh-huh. - Sofía.
- Well, I loved the music. I love your energy.
I had a lot of fun watching it.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- So I'm gonna start it with your first yes.
* *
Sofía. - I'm gonna say yes.
- Yes! - Thank you.
- Simon. - Thank you.
- I'm gonna say yes.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- And I'm gonna tell you,
you have four yeses!
Let's dance!
- They got it! They got it!
Get up here, Howie! Go up there.
- Hit the music!
- Music, please.
* *
- Let's dance!
- Howie!
- * Mr. Worldwide to infinity *
* You know the roof on fire *
* We gon' boogie-oogie-oogie, jiggle, wiggle, and dance *
* Like the roof on fire *
* Tell her, tell her baby, baby, baby, baby, baby *
* Baby, baby, baby, I'm on fire *
I tell her baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby *
* Baby, baby, I'm on fireball *
* *
- It's me and everyone else.
- Howie, come back!
* Ooh, fireball *
[soft music]
- Let's keep it moving. One minute, one minute.
- All right, here we go, gang.
- * La la la la la la *
- You guys are gonna stand up and go audition.
- Keep up the pace. Keep up the pace.
- Clear the way. Hot points coming through.
- This is the opportunity.
So once you get in, show them your thing.
- Aim for the sky. Just be you.
Forget the rest.
- Do you think you have what it takes to win?
- Yes. - Definitely.
- Do me a favor.
Don't look at me while I'm standing
with Terry because I'm probably gonna be
an absolute blubbering mess.
[buzzer]
- Make sure the buzzers are turned back up again,
Jason, please. - Here we go.
Turn up the buzzers, please.
- Dad. - Terry, thanks, bro.
- You can stand with me... - All right, great.
- Back off to the side. - Thank you.
- And we'll make it happen.
Go right out on there. - Thank you so much.
- Thank you, come on.
* *
- Hello.
* *
Good evening. What is your name?
- Um...
My name's Amanda.
- Hi, Amanda. And how old are you, Amanda?
- Um...
Uh...
I'm 19 years old.
- Where are you from?
- I'm from Connecticut.
- Okay, and what are you gonna be doing for us tonight?
- As you could probably tell,
I have a bit of a...
Speech impediment.
And it was definitely something
that caused me to...
To shy away and to hide.
But I found that I--
that I don't stutter...
When I sing.
- Oh, wow.
Is it going to be a song we know?
Is it an original?
- I will be singing a song that I wrote.
And it's just about some
hard times.
And if I could go back and...
Change those things, I wouldn't
because they made me me.
[cheers and applause]
- Wow. Well, I cannot wait to hear.
Good luck.
I hope she's good.
- Come on.
- Uh-oh. - It's okay.
[soft guitar music]
* *
- * I still remember that kid afraid to open the door *
* *
* And now she's grown *
* And she doesn't keep that fear anymore *
* *
* It was kept in a box, and then locked *
* She held the key *
* *
* But now the box is locked *
* And the key is nowhere to be seen *
- Oh, my gosh.
* *
- * But what if I *
* Could go back in time *
* And change the way *
* I felt about my life? *
* Oh, but then would I *
* Still have inside *
* Everything *
* That brought me back to life? *
* *
* I still remember that kid wanting to be more *
* *
* But now she knows that she's worth more *
* Than what she's been told *
* She tried her best to be best and just forget the rest *
* *
* But the rest is her best, and it's what you get *
* So just let go *
* *
* But what if I could go back in time *
* *
* And change the way I felt about my life? *
* Oh, but then would I still have inside *
* *
* Everything that brought me to life? *
* *
[wild cheering]
- Oh, my God!
That's incredible!
[soft music]
* *
- I see you're really emotional.
What are you thinking?
- It's just crazy. I couldn't--
there were times when I was a kid where I was like...
* *
"I can never do anything like this.
Like, I'm not good enough."
* *
- You are good enough! - Yes!
* *
- Good enough doesn't explain what we just heard.
It's not only good, it's great.
And look how you're moving this audience.
And I believe you're moving millions of people
right now at home.
I just want to say thank you. What did you think, Heidi?
- You have a really, really beautiful voice.
I love your voice.
There's a fire inside of you, and I want to see more of it.
* *
- I loved it. I thought it was so authentic.
Thank you for having the guts to follow your heart.
* *
- Thank you.
- Amazing, Amanda. I mean, come on.
I mean, look, it's--I mean, you spoke to us very honestly
about the issues you have with your speech.
And it's terrifying auditioning
when you don't have an issue like that.
And then you were amazing.
I mean, your voice is so pure, so beautiful.
And also, you're a good songwriter.
And I think you're an incredible person.
I'm so happy you came here.
* *
- That's Simon. That's Simon Cowell.
- Oh, my God.
- I would love to give you your first yes.
- * Every single wish she made *
* From shooting stars to birthday cakes *
- Sofía. - Of course, yes.
[Lucy Spraggan's "Why Don't We Start from Here"]
- It's a definite yes.
- Tonight, you eloquently spoke to all of us,
and that's why you are going away with four yeses.
- * Why don't we start from here? *
- Bravo!
- * Why don't we start from here? *
- Whoo!
- * Ooh *
- Hi.
* *
- * She caught a falling leaf and held it in her palms *
* And waited for the sun to shine *
- We do meet amazing people on this show, don't we?
- Yeah.
- You are now out there for the world.
Thank you. Thank you, Amanda.
- Coming up...
- Tell me why you've decided to come on the American show.
- "Britain's Got Talent" would only let us dance around
with ice in our pants.
We create sports with a bit of a twist.
- Do not try this at home!
[buzzer]
[dramatic music]
[The Proclaimer's "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"]
- "AGT," yes, let's go!
- * When I wake up, well, I know I'm gonna be *
- Right this way to your audition.
- * The man who wakes up next to you *
- * But I would walk 500 miles *
- It's pretty exciting.
U.S. is so different to New Zealand.
- I'm from Brazil. - You're from Brazil?
- Yeah.
- Did you fly out here for this?
- Yep.
- * Who's coming home with you *
* But I would walk 500 miles *
- Oh no, what is going on?
- * 500 more just to be the man *
[buzzer]
* 5,000 miles to fall *
[buzzer]
* At your door, da-da-da-da *
* Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da *
[buzzer]
- It's clever but pointless.
- Thank you. That's four nos.
- * Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da *
- California fresh.
Of course you're from LA, right?
- No. - Where are you from?
- From London, in England. - What's the name of your act?
- We're called the Lazy Generation.
- The Lazy Generation. What does that mean?
- It means that we--our kind of approach to life is,
like, we don't want to do normal stuff.
- And what's your day jobs? - We work over at the airport.
But we'd love to do this full-time.
- Let's wrestle, Sofía.
- I'm ready to see some sports.
I'm ready to see some stunts. - Yeah.
- I'm ready to see some sandals flying.
- Whoo! - Come on, baby, let's go!
- * And I would walk 500 more *
- Oh, my word.
- * Be the man who walked 1,000 miles to fall down *
- Well, you've made the effort, haven't you?
[laughter] How are you?
- Very well, thank you. - Good, who are you, please?
- We're called The Lazy Generation,
and we're a group of athletes.
We create sports with a bit of a twist.
We're from London, in England.
- I was just about to say. You're British!
So you've flown in from London to do this.
- Yeah. - How was the flight?
- Long. - Yeah, it is.
And tell me why you've decided to come on the American show.
- Truthfully,
because "Britain's Got Talent"
would only let us dance around with ice in our pants.
- [laughs]
Okay, so you didn't want to do that.
- No.
- So that's why you came to America.
- Exactly. - Got it.
- It's more classy here? - Yes.
- Yes.
- Understood.
Okay, right.
So I'm not gonna ask you any more questions.
Good luck.
[cheers and applause]
- Warm up first.
[dramatic music]
* *
[laughter]
* *
- Covering themselves.
- Are you boys ready? Is everyone else ready?
* *
- Shimmy, shimmy up, shimmy up, boys.
* *
- Ahh! [all screaming]
* *
- Oh!
[laughter]
- Oh.
[upbeat music]
- [laughs] What the--
- And for the next event!
Some say, it's the most wild,
the most crazy, the most insane,
a pillow fight.
[laughter]
- To spice things up a little bit,
hot pepper spray.
* *
- Ahh! - Ahh!
* *
- Ahh!
* *
- Ahh!
- And tacks.
One, two, three.
[bell rings]
* *
- Do not try this home!
[all screaming]
- Those are little tacks.
* *
[all screaming]
* *
[buzzer]
[electricity zapping]
- [screaming]
- Whoa. [laughs]
- What is that?
* *
[bell rings]
- Mate!
[wild cheering]
- They have thumbtacks in their feet.
- Oh, my God! - Yes.
- Do you need help?
- Ay, Dios.
- Oh, my God, they're stuck right in--look,
it's right in his knee.
- Ah!
- Howie.
- This is the English version of "Jackass."
- Yeah. - You know?
And I'm a big fan of "Jackass."
- Heidi.
- It was such a hot mess
that it was kind of good at the same time.
Like, it was so bad that it was good.
- I didn't know what was going on.
- But you were laughing, were you not?
- No, I was not!
I knew that it was a mess
and that they were hurting themselves.
- That was the British equivalent of the ballet.
It was different.
There is an audience-- trust me--
who like this kind of thing, and I am one of them.
[The Proclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"]
And look, they've come a long way to entertain you.
* *
Anyway, we're going to vote. Let's start with Howie.
- I love it, so I'm giving you your first yes.
* *
- Heidi.
- It was entertaining, and I want to know
if this can get even worse,
so I'm gonna give you your second yes.
Why not? [laughs]
- Sofía.
- You all seem very nice and handsome,
but I already made my decision.
* *
- I think sometimes
you've gotta listen to the audience.
[audience booing]
* *
- I think that's unanimous. That is three yeses.
Thank you very much.
- * I would walk 500 miles *
* And I would walk 500 more *
* Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles *
- That was brilliant.
- * Fall down at your door *
- You're going to the next round!
[all cheering]
- Coming up...
[dramatic music]
* *
- We don't have anyone like this.
* *
- Are you ready to keep the show going?
Can you feel that "America's Got Talent" energy right now?
[cheers and applause]
Season 17, y'all!
- Terry, I have a gift for Heidi.
- Oh, you do?
- Yeah, here, look. - Okay.
- I just, it's one of these things,
so you don't have to do that anymore.
- [laughs]
- Fabulous.
- Hi, Heidi.
- Oh, my God! That's what you look like!
- Am I clear? - I love it.
- You're welcome.
- Well, let's keep it going, y'all!
Let's do this!
[upbeat music]
- Ready for the stage? - We are ready to go.
* *
- [laughs] - Really?
- How are we gonna see this thing?
- * I can tell you all about it *
* *
- Welcome.
- Hi. - Who are you?
- My name is Professor Murat.
- Professor, what are you doing tonight?
- I am doing a flea circus.
- Okay, so I think we're ready for this.
I can't wait.
* *
- Ladies and gentlemen, welcome.
It's the Flea Circus Show.
- Oh, my God, here they are. - Where?
- You see them? - Yes!
- Focus your attention now to the high dive.
As Max climbs the ladder.
He's putting on his bathing cap now.
Max, are you ready?
- Come on, you can do it! - Here we go.
Count of three, one! - One!
- Two! - Two!
- Three! - Three!
[diving board thuds]
[air whistling]
- And he made it.
[buzzers] - Oh!
- I think one of them got loose.
- It's a no. Nice to meet you, thank you.
- Yeah.
- They can't see anything is the problem.
- No one liked that. Don't lie.
[upbeat music]
* *
[upbeat accordion music]
* *
[buzzer]
* *
[buzzer]
* *
[buzzers]
* *
- Oh.
- What? - Yeah!
- Ah, oh, my God! You have nice legs.
- Thank you.
- It looked like you guys were more fighting than dancing.
- Yeah.
- I'm saying no to the three of you.
Thank you.
[Earth, Wind & Fire's "Shining Star"]
- My God.
- * Shining star for you to see *
* What your life can truly be *
- Hi. - Hi.
- Hello. - Aww.
- Hello. What's your name?
- My name is Yu Ho-Jin, and I'm from South Korea.
- So you live in Korea now?
- Yeah, I came from Seoul.
- Wow. - Oh, wow.
- How old are you? - I'm 29 years old.
- What made you come here?
Like, why "America's Got Talent"?
- Well, I have been to Army for the last two years.
And then I was thinking
what I really want to do in the future,
and I want the world know me and remember my name.
- Aww. - Wow.
- Good answer. - I love that.
Now, I'm just guessing, because I see
you have something behind you, is magic your thing?
- Yeah.
- How long have you been doing magic?
- I started magic since when I was eight.
- Are you parents supportive of that?
- Ooh, actually--
- That's a no. - Yeah.
- My daddy didn't like I do magic.
- Aww.
- I was doing magic secretly in bathroom.
[laughter]
- Do they know you're here tonight doing this?
- Yeah, so my daddy, after five years,
he found out my passion of magic,
and he asked me,
"Hey, if I accept you do magic, can you be the best?"
And I said, "Yeah."
- Wow, wow.
[cheers and applause]
- So that's why I'm here.
- Well, welcome to our bathroom.
- Thank you so much. - Good luck.
- So cute.
[Emeli Sandé's "Read All About It, Pt. III"]
* *
- * You've got the words to change a nation *
* But you're biting your tongue *
* You've spent a lifetime stuck in silence *
* Afraid you'll say something wrong *
* If no one ever hears it *
* How we gonna learn your song? *
* So come on, come on *
* I wanna sing *
* I wanna shout *
* I wanna scream till the words dry out *
* So put it in all of the papers *
* I'm not afraid *
* They can read all about it *
* Read all about it *
* Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh *
* Oh, oh, oh, oh *
* Yeah, we're all wonderful *
* Wonderful people *
* So when did we all get so fearful? *
- Whoo!
That's amazing, right? - Beautiful.
- * Just take a chance *
* Come help me sing this *
* I wanna sing *
* I wanna shout *
* I wanna scream till the words dry out *
* So put it in all of the papers *
* I'm not afraid *
* They can read all about it *
* Read all about it *
* Oh *
* *
[wild cheering]
- Wow.
- Bravo, bravo!
[Gryffin's "Best Is Yet to Come"]
- * Been following signs on the road *
* Pretendin' to know where to go *
* Now were bending and breaking the mold *
* Searching for hope *
- This was one of the most original, beautiful...
- Beautiful. - Graceful...
- Yeah.
- Magical acts I have ever seen in my life.
- Thank you.
- I thought it was mesmerizing. I loved it.
- Thank you so much.
* *
- Normally, you know, when you have a magician,
they go, like, razzle, dazzle, and pah, here it is.
And yours was very calm. I loved it.
- Thank you.
* *
- Am I missing something?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- What do you mean yes? - I agree, I agree.
- You know what, Yu, I love the fact
that you have come over all this way to be on our show.
I mean, honestly, that, for me, is a massive big deal.
However, I genuinely thought an ostrich
was gonna appear at the end, or something...
[audience booing] - Something huge.
And it didn't.
And I'm really upset,
because I'm probably looking really stupid right now,
aren't I?
- Yes.
* *
- For me, the real magic is people's imagination.
[upbeat music]
- Exactly.
* *
- Okay, look, I don't mind being stupid.
* *
I've got to go with what I saw,
and I'm gonna say no.
* *
- Oh, come on. - What?
* *
- Sofía. - Yes, of course, yes.
- Thank you.
* *
- For me, it's gonna be a yes.
- Thank you.
- I will make your third yes appear.
- Thank you very much.
* *
- * Best is yet to come *
* Best is yet to come *
* *
- Did anyone agree with me? - No.
[audience booing]
- Well, look, it could have been a big bird.
[laughter]
- * Best is yet to come *
[goat bleating]
- You can tighten them a little in the back.
- So, what of me is showing? Just, like, here up?
[upbeat music]
- And--sorry, what was the question?
both: Slim Shady!
[laughter]
* *
- Well, how are you? - Well.
- Good, how are you? - Good.
- Welcome. Where are you from?
all: Mississippi.
- And you're a group? - Yes.
Our name is Chapel Hart.
- Okay. And what does that mean?
- We grew up in a small community called Harts Chapel.
It's the name--it's named after our family
'cause there's way too many of us.
- Okay, so how do you know each other?
- So Danica and I are sisters, and Trea is our first cousin.
- And 'cause I used to love
American girl bands, you know,
from around about the '90s.
- Mm-hmm. - Yes, the best era!
- You want to bring that back? all: Yes!
- [laughs] - I hope so.
And tell me where you see yourselves in five years' time
if you do well on this show.
- World domination. - World domination.
I like that.
Okay. Who is the biggest diva?
- Danica. - Okay.
- There is no question. - No hesitation on that one.
- She's the most dramatic. - Yeah.
- Oh, yeah, well, you've gotta have a diva in a group.
You have to.
So tell me what you're gonna sing and why you chose it.
- So we're gonna sing-- it's an original song.
It's called "You Can Have Him, Jolene."
And we've always been country music fans,
and Dolly is by far our favorite.
- Dolly for President!
- Dolly for President, y'all. - Yes.
- We were so inspired by the song "Jolene,"
and we just love the storyline.
And we figured, though, from 1973 to 2022,
we could not still be fighting over the same man.
- Uh-uh. - Absolutely not.
- So we decided to tell her,
"You can just have him, Jolene."
- I like that. - I love that.
Okay, well look, two, three minutes
literally can change your lives on this show.
Let's see what's gonna happen.
[cheers and applause]
- I like them already.
[upbeat country music]
* *
- * Well, since the last song *
* I've had time to think it over *
all: * A lot of tears, a lot of beer, a lot of wine *
- * I spent so much time believing *
* That that midnight phone'd stop ringing *
* But he'd leave the room and answer every time *
* Well, it didn't seem so easy *
* With that broken glass in pieces *
* You holding me and saying you were wrong *
* Well, I'm tired of second chances *
* These sad, sad circumstances *
* He's your problem, good luck keeping him home *
all: * Oh, Jolene, you can have him *
* 'Cause he don't mean much to me *
- * Well, I've cried so much two rivers turned to seas *
all: * Oh, Jolene, when you think that he's in love *
* He'll surely leave *
- * Like he did me *
all: * Well, you can have him, Jolene *
- Somebody get out your seat tonight!
* *
- Crowd's on their feet!
- * And those wedding bells stop ringing *
* I took my keys and threw them at his door *
* 'Cause I found a man who loves me *
* And who'll give me all I need *
* What woman could ask for any more? *
all: * Oh, Jolene, you can have him *
* 'Cause he don't mean much to me *
- * Well, I've cried so much two rivers turned to seas *
all: * Oh, Jolene, when you think *
* That he's in love, he'll surely leave *
- * Like he did me *
all: * You can have him, Jolene *
* You can have him *
- * Jolene *
Yeah!
* *
- Yeah!
* *
[wild cheering]
- Oh, my God.
[audience chanting] Golden Buzzer, Golden Buzzer!
- The energy in here is amazing.
- Trust me, I needed you today.
[Dolly Parton's "Here I Am"]
I mean, that was fantastic.
- Amazing. - I love you.
* *
And I loved the choreography going on around you.
I mean, it was just brilliant. Let me ask you a question.
Have you been trying to get a record deal,
or a big break, or-- I mean, tell me.
- We've been trying to break into Nashville
for the last couple years, but it's been kind of hard,
when I think country music doesn't always look like us.
And so...
* *
- You know what we've gotta do sometimes?
You've just got to break down that door.
And you may have just broken down the door
with that performance, trust me.
* *
Howie, I was looking at your face.
You were loving it.
- First of all, I believe you broke down the door.
I loved the song.
I love the energy. I love the look.
You say country music doesn't look like you.
That is your win because you are going to be the original.
* *
- Heidi. - Your joy is infectious.
And everything that you're giving, like,
it's received over here.
And I loved it. - Sofía.
- Everything was perfect. The song, the energy.
You guys look like you've been doing this for a long time,
and I'm so proud of you guys.
- * Here I am, I'm reaching out *
- You know what?
Trust me, if I hadn't used my Golden Buzzer,
I would give you a Golden Buzzer.
* *
- Me too.
* *
- You can give it a try, if you want.
[audience chanting] Golden Buzzer, Golden Buzzer!
* *
- I have an idea. Do you like them?
- Huh? - Do you like them?
- I like them, yes.
- I think they're totally unique.
We haven't seen a girl group like this in a long time.
- We don't have anyone like this.
- I like them.
- This is really special.
- I like them. - Really special.
- Okay, all right. Let's do it.
- Five, four, three, two, one.
[dramatic music]
* *
- * Here I am, here I am *
* Here I am *
* *
- [crying]
* *
- Chapel Hart, you have
just received a group Golden Buzzer!
You are going straight to the live show!
- * Here I am * - * Here I am *
- * Oh, here I am *
- Thank you so much. Oh, my God.
- Loved that. My God, we needed you.
- * Oh, here I am *
- Thank you. - I love you.
- * Here I am *
- You guys are amazing.
- * Here I am, here I am *
- One more time for Chapel Hart!
- * Here I am *
- Follow your dream. - Yes!
- It doesn't matter how crazy they are,
how outlandish it is.
If they say that's not a real job,
you just show them that it is.
- There are little girls in Poplarville, Mississippi...
- Yes, yes.
- Who think that this isn't possible.
- Yes.
- But we're doing it, you know?
* *
Ahh! - Yes, oh, my God!
- [laughing] - Oh!
Gold Buzzer, Gold Buzzer, Gold Buzzer.
[upbeat music]
* *