[dramatic music]
- We're from Harlem, USA. - Ukraine, Kyiv.
- Minneapolis, Minnesota.
[wild cheering]
- To leave New Zealand to come here
to perform is huge.
I want this so badly.
- Being here is a dream come true.
- I believe this is gonna be life changing.
- Tonight when I walk out on that stage,
I'm going to take a deep breath,
and do what I was meant to do.
- It just gets better, and better, and better.
I'm gonna remember this audition.
[audience screaming]
- Whoa!
- It was exciting.
It was sexy.
- Ah!
- We really, really, weren't expecting that.
- Ahh!
* *
- You were fantastic.
- This is amazing.
- Thank you, America!
- Please welcome your host...
Terry Crews!
- * I need a hero *
* Holding out for a hero... *
- Give it up for Howie Mandel!
Heidi Klum!
Sofía Vergara!
And Simon Cowell!
* *
You guys ready to get this show started?
[cheers and applause]
Well, then let's do it!
* *
[tapping]
[whooshing]
[cards snapping]
[clacking]
* *
All right, let's go on out there, Bayley.
- Thank you. - Make it happen, sir.
* *
- Hello.
How are you? - I'm good, I'm good.
- So tell me your name, age, where you're from.
- I'm Bayley Graham. I'm a tap dancer.
I'm 22, all the way from Christchurch, New Zealand.
- Wow. - Wow, that's far.
- Do you have a day job?
- Um, I try to do this, so, please, someone hire me.
[chuckles]
- Why haven't you been hired so far?
- Um, I'm 22?
[laughter]
- Right. - Yeah.
- Okay, and what's the big dream?
Tell me.
- Honestly, like, my own show in Vegas is the goal.
I'm from New Zealand.
We don't get a lot of opportunity, sadly.
And, um, now I'm in, you know, this big place.
Hopefully this is, you know, where I could start.
- Well, good luck. - Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
Are you guys ready?
- Yes. - Ready.
- He looks nervous.
All over the place.
- Hit it!
[cymbal clanging softly]
Ha!
- * Ladies and gents *
* This is the moment you've waited for *
- * Whoa *
- Good evening. - That was good.
- Thanks, Howie.
Let's go!
- * And buried in your bones *
* There's an ache that you can't ignore *
* Taking your breath, stealing your mind *
* And all that was real is left behind *
- You like that? [laughs]
[cheering]
- * This is the greatest show *
* Where it's covered in all the colored lights *
* Where the runaways are running the night *
* Impossible comes true, it's taking over you *
* Oh, this is the greatest show *
* *
- Whoa!
- "AGT", make some noise!
- * We light it up, we won't come down *
* And the walls can't stop us now *
* Watching it come true, it's taking over you *
* Oh *
* This is the greatest show *
* Oh *
* This is the greatest show *
* Oh *
* This is the greatest show *
[cheers and applause]
- Whew!
Come on, all right, all right, all right.
Let's do it again...
faster.
- Yes! - Whoo-hoo!
- * This is the greatest show *
* Oh *
* This is the greatest show *
* Oh *
* This is the greatest show *
- Come on, let's go!
- * This is the greatest show *
* Oh *
* This is the greatest show! *
[wild cheering]
- * You know I want you *
["Rewrite the Stars"]
* It's not a secret I tried to hide *
- Thank you.
- * You know you want me *
- Whoo!
- * So don't keep saying our hands are tied *
- When you said you were gonna tap dance,
I think that everybody said, "Oh, we know what to expect."
We have not seen anything like you.
You are more than just a dancer,
you are an entertainer, you please the crowd.
You're a show. I loved it.
- Wow, Heidi?
- I loved it too. I love your dancing.
I think you have an amazing personality.
I could watch you all day. I had the best time.
- You deserve to be performing somewhere professionally.
You soon gonna be where you want to be in your career.
- Thank you.
* *
- I know absolutely zero about tap dancing.
All I do know, it's quite interesting,
is that you really undersold yourself.
It was like, "Yeah, yeah, I got on a flight."
- You guys scared me. [laughs]
* *
- Is this really something you really want?
- As I said, there's not many opportunities in New Zealand.
I just want to tap dance like this for people like you guys.
You know, like, this is a dream.
I just want to do this.
- Okay, all right, we're gonna vote.
Howie? - Yes.
* *
- Thank you. - Heidi?
- You get a yes from me.
* *
- You have three yeses - Thank you.
- Bayley...
you got four yeses, congratulations.
- * How do we rewrite the stars? *
* Say you were made to be mine? *
* Nothing can keep us apart *
- Thank you so much. Thank you.
- * 'Cause you are the one I was meant to find *
* It's up to you *
* And it's up to me *
- Bayley Graham,
all the way from Christchurch, New Zealand.
- That was amazing. - He was so fast.
- He entertained.
He was so much more than just a dancer,
He's an entertainer. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Coming up...
[dramatic music]
- You surprised us. You are original.
- No! - This ain't no playground!
- Absolutely brilliant.
- That was unbelievable.
It was perfection.
It was sexy.
* *
- Ah!
- For me, this is one of those auditions I'll never forget.
- These acts are fighting to get one step closer
to headlining "AGT" Las Vegas Live at Luxor,
and $1 million.
- Thank you, America! - Whoo!
* *
[alarm clock ringing]
[upbeat music]
- * Say, yo *
* Give me, give me your lovin' *
* I know you got it, baby *
* Come and you give me your lovin' *
* You get me going crazy *
* You got me waiting *
* You bettin' if I should leave you *
* Because that feeling you give me is unbelievable *
* But, baby, why you gotta make it so hard? *
* It ain't as easy as one, two, three *
* Because I love you, and you love me *
- Hello.
I'm Terry Crews. What's your name?
- I'm Freckled Zelda. It's great to meet you, Terry.
- What does it mean to you to be here on "AGT"?
- It means the world to me.
I have been trying out for "AGT"
for the past seven years,
and to finally have my shot, this is incredible, Terry.
- Well, go out there and make it happen.
It's time. - It's time.
- All right.
- * What's up when I come around *
- Whoa.
- * On my own, shake it till you make it *
* Shake it till you make it, break it *
* *
- Hi. - Hello, Howie.
- Welcome to "America's Got Talent."
What is your name? - I'm Freckled Zelda.
- Okay. - I'm a music fairy.
- You're a music fairy. - I'm a music fairy.
- Wow. - Really?
- Indeed I am, Simon. - Okay.
- And where are you from?
- I'm from the Freckled Forest.
- Okay. - Of course.
- Simon, have you noticed
this crazy instrument around my neck?
- No, tell me about it. - It's an ocarina.
It's a very unique instrument.
Not a lot of people know about it.
- Never heard of it. - It looks like a heart.
- I'd say it's more of the shape of a potato.
- Okay. - Oh.
- It's also known as a sweet potato flute.
- Great.
Well, you're interesting. Good luck.
- Thank you, Simon.
- [laughing]
[cheers and applause]
- What is going on?
["Colors of the Wind"]
[ocarina plays]
* *
- * You think you own whatever land you land on *
* The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim *
* But I know every rock and tree and creature *
* Has a life, has a spirit, has a name *
* Have you ever heard the wolf cry *
* To the blue corn moon *
* Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned *
* Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain *
* Can you paint with all the colors of the wind *
* Can you paint with all the colors *
* Of the wind *
* How high does the sycamore grow? *
* If you cut it down *
* Then you'll never know *
[ocarina plays]
* *
* You can own the Earth and still *
* All you'll own is Earth until *
* You can paint with all the colors *
* Of the wind *
* *
[cheers and applause]]
[Elton John's "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"]
- It was beautiful.
* *
- [sobbing]
* *
- * I can't light *
- Wow.
Simon, what did you think?
- I tell you what, when you walked out, I thought,
this really is going to be terrible.
- Aw. - I did.
[audience booing]
And actually, you've got a really good voice.
* *
- [crying] Thank you, Simon.
- I mean, you know, I don't like the instrument,
don't think it's necessary.
Carry on looking like that if you want
because you're interesting.
- Thank you so much.
- Sofía, what did you think?
- I actually thought when you started singing
that beautiful song, it was really unexpected.
And your voice is beautiful too.
- Thank you. - Can I ask something?
Do you want to sing always with the outfit?
- Yes. - Good for you.
- I'm 100% a fairy.
- Okay, so you are-- this is who you are?
- This is me. - You're never gonna change.
- Never ever.
- You don't have to.
- A fairy for the rest of my life.
- I love that.
- Heidi? - You nailed that.
I loved it. - Thank you, Heidi.
- You have an amazing voice,
and I thought the potato flute was really cool too.
And I love that you are unique and different.
"America's Got Talent" is a variety show...
- Yes.
- And we don't all have to look the same.
I think you're great. - Thank you.
- I liked it too.
You showed us who you are
through your voice, and your being.
So I would like to start off with the first yes.
- [squeals]
Sofía? - Yes.
- [squeals]
- Heidi? - It's a big fat yes from me.
- Yes, Heidi!
- Simon?
- Yes.
- * Don't let the sun go down on me *
- Yeah, good for you!
Yes!
- * It's always someone else I see *
- Thank you guys so much.
- * I'd just allow a fragment of your life *
- That was interesting. - Different.
- We as human beings sometimes judge books by their covers.
- Yeah. - It's true.
* *
- * But losin' everything *
* Is like the sun goin' down on me *
* *
- Hey, y'all got this. Y'all got this.
- Can we just do self- affirmations in the mirror?
- Yes.
- Look in the mirror.
Do you think we look good?
- Let's do this.
both: Brrr, brrr, brrr, mah!
- Yes, you can do it. - You look great.
- [clears throat] Hello, Simon--no.
- You got this, Debbii. You got this, Debbii.
- Hey, Howie. - Sofía, you're looking lovely.
- Heidi laughing-- I get 'em all.
- Let's go.
- Hello, Simon, hello. [chuckles]
- What's your name?
- My name is Max. - Max.
And what are you gonna do today?
- Magic. - Magic!
Well, listen, it's a pleasure to meet you.
All right, go right ahead.
[upbeat music]
* *
- Good evening!
- Hello. - Hi.
- How are you? What's your name?
- My name is Maxence. - Hi, Maxence.
That's French. - Maxence.
- Yes, I'm French from Paris. - Oh, wow.
- [mouthing]
[laughter]
And how old are you?
- 32 years old. - And what do you do?
What do you... - Magic.
- Oh, magic.
- Hey, we love magic.
- How long have you been doing magic?
- I started when I was ten years old.
I saw a magician in Chambéry make amazing trick
with my hands.
My brain is, "Boom".
And I say, I would like to be a magician, and I'm here.
- This is the dream, right?
To be here in America, to do well,
and maybe win this thing, and then...
- Magic is my life - Aww.
- Go ahead, show us the magic. - Of course.
[cheers and applause]
Okay, today, America, I will show you three things.
One prediction, one appearance, and a final impossible.
But to begin, I need your credit card, please, Howie.
[laughter] - Credit card?
- Sofía, could you sign this envelope for me?
Do you have a marker?
It's okay. I have one.
- Oh, eww. - I have another one.
- Okay, that's clean? - Please sign on it, please.
- A sign of what? - Whatever you want.
- A heart? - Yes, of course.
- It's beautiful, huh? - Beautiful.
Now it's a unique envelope, yes?
- Yes.
- And your credit, please.
- Oh, my credit card? - Yes.
- Well... [laughter]
- Thank you. I put it inside the envelope.
It's okay for you? - Yes, it's okay for me.
[laughter]
- And I close it.
* *
Oh, stupid. - Oh.
- Simon, could you grab it with two finger like that?
Did you feel it inside?
The card, of course. [laughter]
- Oui.
- Thank you. Don't worry.
In case of trouble with your credit card,
I propose to you a compensation,
a just in case box.
But please don't open it unless I ask you.
- Okay, just in case. - Yes, sir.
Deck of cards, yes? - Yeah.
- This deck is little bit special.
We have 50 to drink on it, like for example,
coffee, red wine, beer, lemonade, tea,
of course, all the card are different,
blah, blah, blah, okay?
Touch any one card, but don't watch it for this moment.
- Touch it, but don't look.
- Perfect, take it. Thank you.
My friend, let me introduce my mini-theater.
Behind the curtain on the mini-stage,
I made a prediction.
Suspense. [laughter]
Ladies and gentlemen, my prediction is,
eee-ooh, a can of cola.
Heidi, for the first time,
tell me exactly what is your card?
It's...
[drumroll]
- It's not cola.
- It's what? - It's milk.
- Dammit.
- [laughs] - Uh-oh.
- You know what, let me show you a thing.
No, no, it's better. Let me show you this thing.
I have some paper, numbered from one to seven.
Behind each number we have something.
You will choose any number between one and seven,
and I'll try to make appear the object
which is behind your selection.
Tell me one number. - Three.
- Are you sure? You can do change if you want.
- No.
- If you tell me another number,
we have different object, yes?
- Yes. - Yes.
But you told me number three, and it's a mini-helicopter.
- Okay. - I try to make appear.
- Okay, all right. - I can do it.
I hope so.
By the way, ladies...
- Yes? - This is for you.
- Thank you.
- Music maestro!
[epic music]
- [laughs]
* *
Yes!
Exactly a mini-helicopter for you ladies.
- Wow. How did he do that?
- But wait, wait! I'm not finished.
Wait!
Simon, you always have the card inside, yes?
- Always had the card.
- Let me introduce the magic machine.
Listen to me.
Actually, will you put the envelope
inside the magic machine.
- No, no.
- And the credit card will be disappear.
It's amazing trick. - No, no.
- Yes. - No!
No. - One.
Suspense--two, three.
- No, that's real. It's real.
- Yes, he did it!
Give me five, Simon.
Don't worry, you remember in case
of trouble we have the just in case box.
- Oh, yeah. - Open the box.
Watch inside and show it to everyone because--
- Okay, you pull it down? - Yes, of course.
Inside we have...
- Scissors.
- I never said it will be your card.
[laughter]
- Scissor is here for one reason.
Since the beginning of the act we have
can of cola completely sealed, yes?
- Yes.
- Could you open the can for me, please?
- Be careful with your nail.
- You don't believe me, but inside it's not cola.
- [gasps]
- It's milk!
Exactly like your choice.
My prediction is true!
But listen, listen...
Take it and shake, shake.
You hear inside, we have something inside.
We need to cut the can because it's sealed.
Scissor, please. [laughter]
- I like the way you say that.
- Yes, I do very slowly for you.
Dramaturgy.
[laughter]
Oh, my God.
Inside, we have something-- I don't want to touch...
- Watch you don't cut yourself. - Anything, but watch.
- Oh, that's my card.
- The card. - That's your card?
- Could you confirm--yes. - It's got milk all over.
- Exactly your credit card. - That's my card.
- That's--it's impossible. - Yes.
- Wow.
[wild cheering]
- Thank you, America!
- * She said, every time I close my eyes *
* I feel like I could disappear *
- Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- * But that's just how it feels *
* And I just wanna be wanted *
- Thank you!
- * I could use a little love sometimes *
* I just need to be needed *
- Wow. - Sofía?
- I thought the whole thing was brilliant.
You're so funny. The magic was also fantastic.
I loved how you interacted with us.
I really loved this act.
- [mouthing]
- Okay, Heidi?
- It was so much fun listening to you.
I mean, you tick all the boxes.
Funny, charming, you can do all the magic.
Tick, tick, tick, tick.
Loved what you just did. - Thank you.
- You're not only a great magician, you are very funny,
and you've got some great energy.
We didn't know where it was going,
so it made it more surprising and fun,
and can I have a cloth to wipe off my card?
- Just use your pants. - No.
Simon, what did you think?
- At times, annoying...
- [gasps]
- No! - Unusual...
[audience booing]
- What?
- Well, yeah.
However, the audience loved you.
And the magic was très bien.
- Yeah. - [mouthing]
- Well, let's vote. We're gonna vote.
I'll start with Sofía.
- Yes. - Heidi?
- Yes! - Simon?
- Well, I think all things considered...
[drumroll]
Yes.
- * I just want to be wanted *
* Oh, yeah *
- I love him. - I love him too.
- Bye!
- He made a helicopter. - That was crazy.
- Thanks, judges. Thanks, America!
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
[humming]
[grunting]
I'm fine, I'm fine.
- My dream is to create my own completely unique show
up in the air, singing opera, twirling around upside down...
[dramatic music]
Making magic onstage.
* *
- We've been able to attain high heights,
but there's still something else that we're striving for.
- To get a show in Vegas, that would be amazing, crazy.
I don't think you even dream about that, you know,
unfathomable.
- You surprised us. You are original.
- It was beautiful.
- Mesmerizing.
It was so elegant.
- Absolutely brilliant.
You're through to the next round.
Congratulations.
* *
- We are here on "America's Got Talent."
It's a big opportunity.
It's so important for us because it's always our dreams
to perform in Vegas and have our own show.
We're gonna bring everything we have.
Let's do this for Aruba.
Come on! RCC Aruba!
- This season has been amazing.
Can you get, like, a more complicated snack to eat?
Because, like, next time what is it gonna be,
like a sushi with the chopsticks?
- It's a tangerine.
- RCC Aruba, you're up next for stage.
Are you ready? - Yes, we are ready!
Let's do this, guys. Let's do this!
[cheers and applause]
- Good evening. How are you?
- Hello, hello, good evening. - Fine.
- And who are you?
- We are RCC Aruba.
[cheers and applause]
- What does RCC Aruba means?
- Rhythm Circus Company. - And what is it?
- We're gonna do a teeterboard act
that you guys never see before.
- Oh, really? - Yeah.
- I hear an accent. Where are you from?
- We are originally from Colombia and Cuba, but we...
[cheers and applause]
- Why didn't you say that first?
- Why didn't you say it?
- Why--then why are you called Aruba?
- Because we made Aruba our home 20 years ago.
- Okay, okay. - Oh.
- But when we came here, it was a complete chaos for us
because we have too many problems with our props.
Everything was, like, loosened in Atlanta.
And just one hour ago, we find our teeterboard,
and we have to borrow mats and so many things
with the production, they help us.
For a moment, we thought that we cannot perform
because what we're gonna do is very dangerous.
- See, this is why--two words, carry-on.
[laughter]
- [chuckling] You're right, you're right.
- Do you guys make a living out of this act?
- Yes, we have the best show on the island,
and now we--that's why we came here,
because we're gonna have the best show in the world,
and everybody see it.
[cheers and applause]
- I really hope so.
Good luck tonight. - Thank you so much.
Thank you for this opportunity. - Thank you, thank you.
- I mean that must make you feel really nervous
when you don't have your own things, you know?
- Oh, man.
- [shouts]
- Whoa!
[cheers and applause]
- * On Judgment Day, I won't fade away *
[audience screaming]
- What?
[2WEI's "Pushin On"]
* *
[audience screaming]
- This ain't no playground!
* *
- [shouts]
[wild cheering]
* *
[all shout]
* *
- Fire. - Oh, no.
* *
- * I'll keep pushing on *
* *
* Till the rivers run dry, I've got to try, try, try *
* I'll keep pushing on *
- He's going to do it blindfolded.
Uh-oh.
- Oh, man.
Do not try this at home, please.
* *
- Oh, no.
* *
- * I'll keep pushing on *
* *
* I'll keep pushing on, I'll keep pushing on *
* *
[heartbeat thumping]
[performers shouting]
[wild cheering]
- Oh! - What?
- He did it! - Ahh!
Bravo!
- * I'll keep pushing on *
[soft music]
* *
- Now that's a Vegas act.
- Bravo!
* *
That was unbelievable. It was perfection.
It was exciting. It was sexy.
- Thank you, thank you. Thank you so much.
- And it's so amazing that you guys went
from not having your stuff an hour before a performance.
I am so proud of you guys. - Thank you so much.
- Howie?
- The fact is that even if you had your own equipment here,
it was thrilling, it was exciting, it was edgy,
and you guys blew my mind with this.
Unbelievable. - Thank you.
- Heidi? - You have to go through.
You were fantastic.
Fantastic, fantastic. I loved it.
- Simon?
- Look, before you started, I was kind of thinking,
oh, God, there's a plank and a bouncy castle there.
This isn't gonna be great.
But actually the fact that it kind of felt less kind of,
like, polished than we normally see,
I really enjoyed that, I thought it was really cool.
And I actually could tell how much it means to you.
- Thank you so much. Thank you.
- Okay, so let's vote.
- I'm gonna say yes.
- Howie? - Yes.
- Yes!
- Heidi? - I'm giving you a third yes.
- Ahh! - Whoo!
- I'm gonna say yes. You already passed it.
You're going.
[wild cheering]
* *
- The added pressure of not having your own stuff
when you're doing something...
- That's crazy. - Dangerous is crazy.
- Really. - Yeah.
- Celebrate tonight, guys.
You got through to the next round!
[all cheering]
- RCC Aruba!
* *
- * I only want good vibes 'round me tonight *
- I think it'll be interesting to like,
see how the judges react.
- Definitely.
- The hard thing about comedy is it's subjective.
- Sometimes, you will do a show and the audience is not
remotely interested in anything that I have to talk about.
- You know me, I'm the comic.
I focus on the one person who doesn't like me.
- It's so hard to go two, three minutes
and have an audience respond to you.
You know, anything can happen.
- * I only want good vibes 'round me tonight *
- Gonna be a comedian.
- Hello, hello. - What is your name?
- My name is Gina. I am 40 wonderful years old.
I'm from Novato, California, and I am a comedian.
- Very nice.
Well, we're ready for you.
- So I have three wonderful children,
I do love them very much, but I want to be real with you.
My body changed pretty dramatically after I had kids.
How do I put this?
You know when the power goes out,
and the popsicles in your freezer start to melt,
and then they re-freeze
but, like, in a totally different formation, you know?
[laughter]
- That's exactly how it is.
[HRVY and Matoma's "Good Vibes"]
- I felt you were a little bit robotic.
- I disagree with you.
I think that you are absolutely memorable,
wonderful, funny.
- I'm giving you a yes.
- I give you a yes. - Thank you.
- Third yes. - Ah!
- * I only want good vibes 'round me tonight *
* No negativity in my life *
- That would be okay.
That kind of comedy just doesn't make me laugh.
- * A little optimism could be so nice *
* *
- My name is Kim Evey from Los Angeles.
- What will you be doing for us today?
- I'm gonna be doing some stand-up comedy.
- Oh, God. [cheering]
Oh, no.
- I told my mom that I was auditioning
for "America's Got Talent," and she said, "Oh, well,
I'm sure you will bring great shame to our family."
[laughter]
This is what I've been hearing my whole life.
I finally said, "Mom, you have to stop talking
"to me like that, okay?
You're not Asian."
[laughter]
"I'm adopted. You're white."
* *
- That was funny. - Um, I don't know.
Something didn't quite click for me, I'm afraid.
- What's Simon talking about?
- Okay.
- I liked it.
I thought it was funny, relatable.
- I liked it a lot too,
so I'm gonna give you your first yes.
- Thank you, Heidi. - Yes.
- I'm gonna give her the third yes,
so it doesn't matter.
- * Good vibes, that's what I like *
* So I don't need you *
- Thank you.
- It was just like chatting with a friend.
But Mr. Grumpy in his room.
- How's--how was I grumpy? I was being happy.
- I'm doing a little stand-up comedy tonight,
but it's got a twist on it.
- * Good vibes 'round me tonight *
* Good vibes 'round me tonight *
- Please not a comedian. Please.
- Hey, guys.
- Hi. - Hi.
- Hello. - Who are you?
- My name is Don McMillan.
I am 62 years old,
and I'm from Santa Clarita, California.
- Yippee!
And tell us, what do you do for a living?
- I am a stand-up comedian. - Ooh.
- Did you bring anyone special with you today?
- Just my screen. I use my screen.
- All right, well, then you and your screen,
and all of us,
let's have a great time together.
- All right.
[cheers and applause]
So I have kind of an interesting background,
I was an engineer for many years.
And I know what you're thinking,
"Engineer, this guy's gonna be really funny."
[scattered laughs]
Somebody called me a geek the other day.
I'm not a geek. I am not a geek.
I'm a nerd.
And what's the difference you ask?
I actually have a Venn diagram
to show you the difference.
[laughter]
Takes three things to be a nerd.
You have to be smart, socially awkward, and obsessed.
Smart, socially awkward, and obsessed,
and you are a nerd.
Geeks, on the other hand, are really just smart and obsessed.
They're "Star Trek" geeks, comic book geeks.
You guys get dressed up, you go to conventions.
No nerd goes to a convention
unless I'm working IT support-- only reason I'm there.
[laughter]
At the top here, if you're smart
and socially awkward, you're a dork.
And if you're socially awkward and obsessed, uh,
you're a stalker.
That's how that works.
- Oh!
- Because I'm a nerd, I love charts.
I love a chart that explains a whole thing in one chart.
Here's what's gonna happen
if you're making microwave popcorn.
Here's the number of edible pieces on the Y-axis,
and on the X-axis is the time.
You're at one minutes, two minutes,
no pieces have popped, very quiet in the microwave.
At some point above two minutes,
you don't know where, all pieces are popped,
all pieces are burnt.
- [laughs] It is so weird.
- Right?
The bag is on fire, the smoke alarm is blaring,
and your house will stink for at least a week,
at least a week.
- That's so true.
- Some of my charts I can't explain why they're true.
I just know from experience this is what's gonna happen.
Here's the locker room at my gym.
I am the blue dot.
I walk in. I start to get changed.
The minute I get all my clothes off,
12 guys walk in,
and this is where their lockers are.
- That is so true.
- It defies statistics.
Sometimes, statistics sounds scary,
but it's not when you look at it from a different angle.
When I first got married,
I heard 44% of marriages end in divorce.
That's a scary number. Think about that.
40--my wife and I are like, do we stand a chance?
Think of the other side.
If 44% of marriages end in divorce,
you know what that means?
56% of marriages end in death.
- [laughing] Till death do us part.
- Those are the two ways that marriages end, folks.
If you're married, enjoy it now.
It does not end well.
And that's it for me.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
- * You might think I'm crazy *
* But I don't even care *
* Because I can tell what's going on *
- I love him.
- That was fantastic.
- Thank you.
* *
- The uniqueness--you're going to be remembered as the guy
who presents his act as a PowerPoint presentation.
- Yeah.
- And to deliver it that way is kind of very now
because I think this is amazing.
* *
- Thank you.
That means a lot coming from you, Howie.
It really does. - I know.
[laughter]
- I mean, that was definitely different.
I love that you came with your TV and all your charts,
and I mean, you had me in stitches.
- Thank you.
- I thought it was brilliant, your charts, you, your energy.
- Thank you.
- I had the best time. - Oh, good.
* *
- Simon?
- I didn't get it.
[audience booing]
Well, everyone else did.
- You laughed a little bit.
- Anyway, and I don't like PowerPoints,
so that put me off.
Look, it's subjective.
You don't have to like every act.
- Why don't we vote?
I'm gonna give you your first yes.
- Thank you.
- Howie?
- I don't know if you can see the chart I drew.
You can either go to the bottom--no,
I'm not going there.
You get a yes. - Oh, thank you, Howie.
* *
- Simon?
- No.
[audience booing]
- I'll get you next time.
- So it's all up to Sofía Vergara.
- I...
- [audience chanting] Sofía, Sofía, Sofía!
- I really don't need all this pressure.
I was just gonna say yes.
- Thank you, Sofía.
- Three yeses. You're moving on.
* *
- Thank you.
Next time, Simon.
Bye-bye.
* *
- Aww.
- Let me give you a statistic. - Yes.
- You needed three yeses to advance.
- That's all I needed. - That's all you need.
- All right.
- Coming up...
- Hey, how's everybody doing tonight?
- You gave me goosebumps.
- No. Oh!
- This is one of those auditions I'll never forget.
- Let's hear it if you got some talent.
[cheering]
- Where you guys from? - Wichita, Kansas.
- North Carolina.
- I'm from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Are you ready? - Oh, goodness.
- * In the moments when I hear my voice *
- But we here now, doing big things around here.
- And where are you from? - I'm from Oxford, Michigan.
- I'm from Michigan. Oh, my goodness.
- Hi, bro. - Hi.
- I'm about to go on stage. - Oh, really?
- Yeah, I'm really excited. I'm a little nervous, though.
- You'll be okay, though. - You got this.
You're gonna do great. - Thank you, Mom.
- * When the night is over *
* Out of all the places I could choose *
- All right, here we go, folks.
Here we go.
- * Only you, feel you just below the surface, darling *
- Hello. - Hi.
- And what's your name?
- My name is Ava Swiss.
- That's a great name, Ava Swiss.
Is that your real name?
- My full name is actually Ava Swieczkowski,
but Swieczkowski is way too long, you know?
- Got it. And where are you from, Ava?
- I'm from Oxford, Michigan. - Okay.
How old are you?
- I'm 18.
I'm a senior at Oxford High School.
- Okay, now I'm gonna guess--
I've been pretty good today--singer?
- Yes. - Okay.
- And what is the song you've chosen and why?
- So I chose the song "Remember" by Lauren Daigle.
- I chose the song because...
Uh, back on November 30th, my brother and I
were a part of the Oxford school shooting,
and we've lost four of our students,
and seven others were injured, one of which was a teacher.
Um...
- And how are you coping with everything,
with life itself after that?
- It's been hard.
I mean, I remember my brother and I,
we were talking to each other,
and we said there's no way we were ever stepping foot
back in a school,
but we've actually been in person in school
for about two months now, so things are getting better.
- Wow, so...
are you telling me that music in some form
has been kind of like a therapy for you?
- Yeah, um, it definitely has been.
When I sing it, I remember the good.
I remember my community, my family,
just the love, and I remember
that it's all there for me, and...
it'll help me get to where I need to be.
And so that's why I'm so grateful I'm able
to be here today, and I can share it
with more people than I ever thought I could.
- Well, you're a very special person, Ava.
- Thank you. - Yeah.
Do you want some water or anything before you start?
- I'll be good, I think. - You sure?
- Yeah.
- We're rooting for you. Good luck.
[cheers and applause]
- She's gonna do great. She's gonna do great.
[Lauren Daigle's "Remember"]
- * In the darkest hour *
* When I cannot breathe *
* Fear is on my chest *
* The weight of the world on me *
* Everything's crashing down *
* Everything I had known *
* When I wonder if I'm all alone *
* I remember *
* You have always been faithful to me *
* I remember *
* Even when my own eyes *
* Could not see *
* You were there, always there *
* *
* I can't stop thinking about *
* Your goodness *
* Goodness *
[wild cheering]
* I remember *
* You have always been faithful to me *
* I remember *
* Even when my own eyes *
* Could not see *
* You were there *
* Always there *
* With me *
* *
- Wow.
[wild cheering]
[Calum Scott's "You Are The Reason"]
* *
- Yes, whoo!
* *
- Wow. - [chuckles]
- How does that feel?
- Amazing. [laughs]
- Yeah, good for you. - I mean, it was amazing.
Even more amazing over here.
- Yes. - Wow.
* *
- You know, in life, it's tough to show up,
especially after going through incredible trauma.
The fact that you can break through that
and shine the way you did today
is so inspirational for every human being.
So you really, you really shine.
That was wonderful. - Thank you, thank you.
* *
- I mean, you are incredible.
Wow, you have pipes, and that's just so special.
- Thank you.
* *
- I mean, you took my breath away.
You sound beautiful.
I thought the song that you picked was perfect.
You were not just singing,
you were, like, showing us your feelings,
and it gave me goosebumps.
[cheering] - Yes, yes, look at that.
- All right, listen, I think you are gutsy.
I really, really do.
I mean, for me, this is one of those auditions
I'll never forget.
I really have so much respect for you.
And on top of that,
you've got a great voice.
You're somebody who I'm so happy to have met.
I mean, that's the one thing over the years on this show.
We've just met the most extraordinary people
every single year, and now we've just met you.
Amazing. - Thank you, thank you.
- * And swim every ocean *
- You know what comes next, the next part?
Okay, let's start with Howie.
- Yes.
- Heidi?
- Definite, definite, definite, definite big yes.
- Thank you.
- Can't wait to see you again. Yes.
- I think you got about 4,500 yeses over here.
- Thank you.
[wild cheering]
- * Come back, I need you to hold me *
* You are the reason *
- Thank you so much.
- * Come a little closer *
* I need you to hold me tonight *
- What a great person. - She is amazing.
* *
Aww.
- * I'd climb every mountain *
- She was good.
[gasps] Very good.
- I'm so proud of her voice, but just of who she's become.
- Yes. - She's a beautiful person.
- * 'Cause I need you *
* To see *
* That you are the reason *
- Welcome to "AGT".
Who came today with their bestie?
- "AGT"!
- I love it.
[both giggling]
- What are you most nervous for?
- Probably seeing Simon Cowell. - [laughs]
- My name is Trey. - My name is Sierra.
And we're a dancing duo. - That are best friends.
- * You're my best friend *
- Who would have thought little Trey who came into--
- Little 4'5" Trey. - [laughing]
- Yes. - Yes.
- Who would have thought
you would end up being my best friend?
[both laughing]
- I got a picture of that too.
- You did? - Yeah.
- Are you guys ready for another act?
- Do you think we'll get a standing ovation?
- I hope so.
- Remember that one competition your dad stood up,
and he was like, "Hey!"
It was so cute. - Yeah.
I wish he was here in the audience to see it.
- I know.
- My dad was one of my biggest supporters.
We used to always watch "America's Got Talent,"
and he would say like, "I definitely could see you
on there, and one day you'll get there."
- We're so close.
We're literally backstage. - Right.
- We're here for fun... - Yeah, we are.
- But we are here to win too. - Yeah.
- And a standing ovation would nice.
- Oh, yeah, that would be nice too.
- And yeah... - Oh, not maybe.
[laughs]
- * You're my best friend *
- Love you, bestie.
[cheers and applause]
[Queen's "You're My Best Friend"]
- Hello, hello.
- Hello.
- Who are you? - My name is Trey.
- And my name is Sierra. - Where are you guys from?
- We're from Maryland. - And you're here to...
- Dance. [laughter]
- How do you know each other?
- We dance at the same dance studio.
- And how old are you?
- I'm 16. - And I'm 17.
- If you were a fruit...
what would you be?
No, I ask this question all the time.
both: Um...
- I'm kidding.
- You guys seem like you guys are very good friends.
- Oh, yes. - We're best friends.
- Aw, that's amazing.
Do you think that you can win "America's Got Talent"?
- Yes. - Maybe.
both: We hope so.
- Okay, this is very exciting.
You guys look great. Go ahead.
- Thank you.
- All right, it's time.
Aww.
- 16 and 17, I would have not have guessed.
[Calum Scott's "Heaven"]
* *
- * I used to count the stars in the sky *
* Now I count the ones in your eyes *
* I used to think that my paradise *
* Was somewhere waiting on the other side *
* But you, ooh, ooh *
* Take me higher than I've been *
* Got me questioning everything *
* I knew, ooh, ooh *
* 'Cause nothing compares to you *
* So tell me why, what good is life *
* If we're all just waiting to dance in the sky? *
* I'm already there, here in your eyes *
* We climb the gates every time *
* That you lie down next to me *
* I rest in peace *
* They say it's better, but how could that be? *
* If everyone had a love like us *
* They wouldn't call that place above "Heaven" *
* Nothing comes, nothing comes close to this *
* Lookin' up, lookin' up even if it exists *
* My heaven is on your lips *
* So tell me why, what good is life *
* If we're all just waiting to dance in the sky? *
* I'm already there, here in your eyes *
* We climb the gates every time *
* That you lie down next to me *
* I rest in peace *
* They say it's better, but how could that be? *
* If everyone had a love like us *
* They wouldn't call that place above *
* Heaven *
[wild cheering]
[Rachel Platten's "Stand By You"]
- * Hands, put your empty hands in mine *
* And scars, show me all the scars you hide *
* And hey, if your wings are broken *
* Please take mine till yours can open too *
- Thank you!
- * 'Cause I'm gonna stand by you *
- Sierra, Trey, that was amazing.
I thought it was so beautiful.
It was all about your bodies together
doing this amazing dance.
I loved it.
* *
- There's so many dance couples that come onto the stage,
and it's kind of the same, the same, the same.
I feel like you guys really brought some new moves.
I loved it.
* *
- I'm gonna be totally honest with you.
I love the coordination, your synchronicity,
but I just think it was lacking crispness for me.
It was a little loosey-goosey at times.
[audience booing]
- I really like you two, but what I want to know,
was the dance a story, or am I missing something?
* *
- It was a story, yeah.
* *
- In 2018, my dad passed away unexpectedly
from a massive heart attack.
- It's okay.
* *
- The love that I felt from Trey the day I came back
in the studio after my dad passed away is the same amount
of love and support I feel now, if not even more.
[cheering]
- That's the thing, we always try to be there for each other,
so in this dance, we tried to represent that.
But it's not just the boy lifting the girl,
it's us catching each other.
We're always there for each other.
- Oh, you can tell.
I think it shows how close you are when you're dancing.
You can see it. You can feel it.
- Yeah, exactly, but I felt more than that.
I felt this wasn't just two people
kind of like thrown together.
They really do--I mean, you are close friends,
You can see it. It's amazing.
I love that. - Beautiful.
- I love friendship. I don't have many friends.
Would you be my friends? - Yes, of course.
- Yes, we will be your friends. - Yes.
[laughter]
- So we're gonna vote for you now.
What did you think, Heidi?
- It's a yes from me, of course.
both: Yes!
- I love you guys. I love you.
- Yes, thank you.
- I am gonna have to say yes.
* *
Howie, what did you think?
- You're really good,
and there's obviously something here,
but I don't think you're ready for this stage.
It's got to be a no from me.
- Okay. [audience booing]
- Simon?
- I have two new friends for life.
Yes.
[wild cheering]
* *
- * I'm gonna stand by you *
* *
- Thank you so much, bye.
* *
- Ah. I really like them together.
I like them together a lot.
- Go celebrate tonight! all: Yeah!
- Coming up...
- Let's see what's gonna happen.
- No, no!
- Eww!
- Oh!
- Ah!
[all screaming]
- Oh, my God!
- * I am not a stranger to the dark *
* "Hide away," they say *
* "No one'll love you as you are" *
* When the sharpest words wanna cut me down *
- Back when I was in high school, you know,
I just felt so, so different than a lot of the other people.
- * I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out *
- And, you know, they've tried to fit me
into that cookie cutter category
of a specific type of performer.
But "America's Got Talent," it's not like that,
so it's really cool to be here,
where I get to express myself to the fullest,
so I'm very thankful to be able
to be myself here in "America's Got Talent."
- * This is me *
- Walk in. You got this, my man.
- * Oh-oh-oh-oh *
* Oh-oh-oh-oh *
- Oh, my God. - Wow.
- What's your name? - My name is Auzzy Blood.
- Really? - Yeah.
- Are you from Australia?
- No, I'm not from Australia. I'm from Las Vegas.
- Oh. - [laughs]
- Tell me about you.
You look very interesting, Auzzy.
- Well, thanks. That means a lot.
I'm a sideshow freak. - Good.
- I basically like to endanger my life
for other people's entertainment
to show other people
you can truly accomplish anything you put your mind to.
[cheers and applause]
- Inspirational and dangerous.
- Okay, what got you into this, Auzzy?
- Living in Las Vegas, you see Fremont Street,
all the people going out in costumes,
dressing up, doing all the different acts,
and it was kind of like, "I could do this."
And I love sideshow, "Ripley's Believe It or Not!"
"Guinness Book of World Records."
That's just something I grew in love with.
- But you want to be main show not sideshow, I presume.
- Yeah. - And you think you could win?
- I think I have the potential to win just because I push
my limits farther than a lot of other people do,
and hopefully you'll enjoy a lot of that today.
- Let's see what's gonna happen.
- All right, let's have some fun.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat swing music]
- No, no.
- What is going on?
- Oh.
[audience screaming]
- Ah!
* *
- Oh! Do not try this at home!
* *
- Oh, my God!
* *
- Hah!
* *
- Oh, no, it's a curved one.
- No, no.
- Where is this going?
[all screaming]
* *
Eww! - Oh!
* *
- Whew!
- Oh.
That can't be good.
[suspenseful music]
No, don't do it.
- What are you doing?
- He's showing us that it's real.
- It is real. - But he's just showing us.
* *
[audience groaning]
* *
- Oh, no!
[all screaming]
* *
- Whoo!
* *
[wild cheering]
- I'm gonna need a volunteer to come up.
- Not me.
- [crowd chanting] Howie, Howie, Howie!
- Howie.
Come on.
- That's not a volunteer-- - Come on.
- Oh, I don't want to.
* *
- Howie, Howie! - Oh, my God.
- I wouldn't wanna go now, you?
- No.
- Come close. Don't be shy.
- I won't. - Don't do it.
- Let's go. What you gon' do?
- I'm gonna get down, all right?
You're gonna come real close. - All right.
- I'm gonna position the sword just like this.
- All right.
- You're gonna hold on to the end.
- Don't push harder than that, okay?
- Okay, all right.
- If you push harder than that,
we're probably perforating something.
- Okay, what--what-- - Ay, no.
- So here we go.
Now you're gonna do it all yourself.
- No! - Oh, man.
He's gonna freak Howie out, huh?
- No. - Yes!
- Oh, no! - Put it up to my lips.
- Okay.
- Ready? - Yeah.
- Ah! - I'm gonna throw up.
- No, just, Howie, concentrate.
- Oh, it's stuck. Something's stuck.
- Oh, it's stuck.
- [laughs]
- I feel like I'm touching things.
[audience exclaiming]
* *
I can feel it.
- [strained laugh]
- Up, Howie! - Out, out.
- Whoo!
He did it, ladies and gentlemen!
- I'm gonna throw up.
- Ta-da!
[upbeat music]
- I could feel the-- I could feel stuff.
- How's everybody feeling? - Sick.
[laughter]
- I was touching the things
that I shouldn't have been touching.
- You were feeling maybe, like, the chicken he had for lunch.
[laughter]
- I don't eat meat, so not chicken.
- Let me ask you a question.
If you were to go into the next round,
what would we see next?
Because I have seen that before.
- How about next time,
we break a world record on television?
- Yes.
- I can definitely make that happen.
- Okay.
Howie?
- I actually, besides being disgusted,
I'm disgusted and entertained.
- Yeah.
- You are like the Beetlejuice of sideshows.
- Yes!
- And for that, I'm gonna give you a yes.
- That means so much. Thank you!
- Heidi?
- I love you.
- Thank you, Heidi. - You're a real showman.
Definite yes. - Thank you.
- Sofía.
- I feel like I wasn't supposed to be looking at this act.
But it was fun. - Thank you.
- And I thought it was very dangerous,
so I'm gonna say yes.
- Congratulations.
You are through to the next round.
- Whoo!
- * How you like me now? *
* How you like me now? *
- Thank you.
- * How you like me now? *
- I mean, we've never seen one that's curved.
Imagine that thing going--like, where does it poke on the side?
- Auzzy Blood, you did it, man. - Ahhh!
- Oh, my God. - Was that real?
- Imagine living with someone like that.
- * How you like me now? *
* *
- Oh, here we go, folks.
- Yeah! You guys look amazing!
Now, Simon, if you were a fruit,
what fruit would you be and why?
- A plum. - A plum?
- Why a plum?
- They're underrated and juicy.
[laughter]
- Ooh, ooh, ooh.
- He said before that he wanted to be a mango.
He wanted to be tropical like me.
- I can change. - Well, I would be a grape.
I feel very, you know, like several grapes
all tied together.
You know what I mean? [laughter]
All right, are you guys ready?
[cheers and applause]
Whoo!
- [laughs]
- Oh, look at-- a basket of Simons.
- Let's have some of your plums.
- Who'd like a plum?
- * Tutti frutti, oh, rooty *
* Tutti frutti, oh, rooty *
- Thanks, Simon.
- All right, here we go. Three, two...
- They're all gone. - One.
- * Tutti frutti, oh rooty *
* A wop bop b-luma b-lop bam bom *
- Hello, who are you two?
- My name is Caroline. - And I'm Max.
- And where are you from?
- I'm from Boston, Massachusetts.
- And I'm from Montreal, Canada.
[cheers and applause]
- And what will you be doing for us today?
- We're actually performing a duo aerial straps act.
And actually, I don't know if you guys remember,
but I already know you guys from Season 12.
- I remember you, yeah.
- I was assisting my husband with his roller ball act.
- I am giving you your fourth yes.
- And now he's assisting us on the winch.
- Hi.
- Jonathan and I have swapped roles essentially.
For me, it's a way for me to prove
that I'm able to perform as my own act with Max.
- So you'll be flying around with him,
and your husband is operating the winch.
- Yeah. - Sounds dangerous.
- We like to think that it's a calculated risk.
I mean-- [laughs]
- And what is the dream for you?
- So if we win, we would open our own show.
We want to be able to promote our art to the world.
So that's the act that we're presenting today.
- We have seen a lot of these kinds of acts before.
Why is your one different?
- We've spent an entire year creating all
of our own original sequences,
and also, the way that we will perform this act,
I think you will find it different
than ones you've seen before.
- Good.
- Good luck to you.
- Thank you so much. - Thank you.
- Yay!
[Klergy's "Will You Fight?"]
* *
- * Your time has come *
* Oh *
- Whoa.
* *
* Oh *
* Don't let it bring you to your knees *
- They're not hooked into anything!
- * Oh *
* When nothing's as it seems *
* Oh *
* Will you run *
* Or will you fight *
* When the war comes *
* *
* Oh, oh, oh *
* Oh, oh, oh, oh *
* Who will you become *
* When the war comes *
* *
* Oh *
* Will you run *
* Or will you fight *
* *
[tense music]
* *
[audience screaming]
- * Will you run or will you fight *
[wild cheering]
- I've never seen that before. - Bravo!
- * Oh, I've been shaking *
- That's incredible.
- * You take all my inhibitions*
* Baby, there's nothing holdin' me back *
- Sofía?
- That was, like, sexy, and mysterious.
I wanna see more.
- Thank you so much. - Incredible.
- You were two stories in the air
without a net, just hanging on with your life.
That was so dangerous, so exciting.
That was amazing.
- I loved it too.
It was like a fighting scene in a movie.
The music, the two of you--I loved it.
Bravo. - Yes.
- What did you think of the act, Simon?
- Well, yeah, I mean, look, I like the act,
but I find their story really interesting as well.
I just want to clear this up.
So you auditioned before with your husband?
- Correct.
- He's the one now pulling the rope.
Did you effectively dump your husband for a new partner?
- [laughs] No, it's nothing like that.
We're really, really, good friends
and my husband is amazing at winch operating.
- But he's not really part of it, is he?
- Uh... [laughs]
- What can he do that your husband cannot do?
- Oh, my God.
- Ooh!
- That's where I was sort of getting to.
- My husband's specialty is not aerial.
- Oh, right.
- Yeah.
- Can we meet your husband?
- * You take me places that tear up my reputation *
- He's so cute.
- * Baby, there's nothing holdin' me back *
- Well, they're both good-looking.
- Very good-looking too. - Very good-looking.
- She's married to a guy
with the same hair as you, Simon.
- That's what I mean, very good-looking.
[laughs]
- Well, I'm gonna give you your first yes.
- Thank you. - Simon?
- It's a yes. - Thank you.
- What about you, Sofía? - Yes.
- Thank you, thank you. - You have three yeses.
- You have four yeses!
- * Baby, there's nothing holdin' me back *
* *
* Oh, whoa *
* *
- Thank you.
- Thank you guys - Thanks.
- * Oh, whoa *
- That was great.
- That was amazing.
- That's the best aerial-- - I think so too.
Since I've been here, that's the best.
- * Baby, there's nothing holdin' me back *
- Coming up...
- You guys want to see some talent?
- What is going on? - Watch the camera.
- You're gonna hurt yourself. - Terry!
- No, no, no! - Stop, stop, hey!
- Hi, Mom. - Hi.
- Hello. - Hi, mama!
- Freaking out. - I'm excited.
I'm so, so excited. - Don't worry, you're good.
Okay?
[upbeat music]
- Unh, mm!
- Unh, unh, unh. Oh, you keep hitting me.
- Hi, how are you doing? - Hi.
I'm Terry. What's your name?
- Debbii. - Debbii.
- Okay, here we go. Stand by for the next act.
- Is Eric coming by tomorrow?
- Not tomorrow, probably next week.
- I bet you he's taller. I haven't seen him in a year.
- He now gets the show as well,
so he gets a kick out of it, yeah.
- So what's the ultimate goal?
- Win "America's Got Talent,"
and finally come out of my shell,
and show the world this is what I like to do.
- I'm with you.
If you need me for anything, just holler.
- All right, thank you. - All right, thank you so much.
Go out there and make it happen.
* *
- Hi.
- Hello, how are you?
- I'm good. How are you?
- You look very confident.
- Really? I'm so nervous.
- What's your name, please? - Debbii Dawson.
- And where are you from Debbii Dawson?
- I live here in LA.
- Okay, now...
[cheers and applause]
Are you going to sing tonight? - Yeah.
- How did you know? - Been doing this a while.
- Tell me about you, Debbii. I want to get to know you.
- Basically, music is just, like, everything to me.
It's more than like a hobby. It's my legacy.
- What do you mean by that?
- My grandfather, actually, in India,
he taught himself how to play the organ
by drawing on the concrete with charcoal like a keyboard,
you know, taught himself, and that's how
he taught my dad, and my dad taught me so...
- Interesting.
So they were professional musicians?
Yeah, so my dad immigrated here from India.
Went to college here. - Yeah.
- One of the practice rooms,
he heard someone playing piano,
and it was my mom...
- Cool. - On the piano, so yeah.
They fell in love... - Are they here today?
- No, they're not. They couldn't make it.
- That's not a good sign.
- They're in Minne-- [laughs]
- Don't say that!
- If the parents don't turn up, that's not a good sign.
- Don't listen to him.
- It's a good sign.
- Well, it is.
Okay.
Would you say this is one of the most important nights
of your life?
- Definitely yeah. - And they're not here.
- [laughs]
- Oh, no. - Oh, my God.
- Okay, Debbii, what is the dream?
- The dream would for this not to be a dream
and for it to just be my reality.
- Okay. - Oh, wow.
- That's beautiful.
[cheers and applause]
- Okay, well look, this is for mom and dad
who aren't here and for you Debbii.
Good luck. - Thank you.
- * Friday night and the lights are low *
["Dancing Queen"]
* Looking out for a place to go *
* *
* Where they play the right music *
* Getting in the swing *
* You come to look for a king *
* And when you get the chance *
* *
* You are the dancing queen *
* Young and sweet *
* Only seventeen *
* You can dance *
* You can jive *
* Having the time of your life *
* Ooh, see that girl *
* Watch that scene *
* Digging the dancing queen *
* Looking out for another *
* Anyone will do *
* You're in the mood for a dance *
* Oh *
* And when you get the chance *
* *
* You are the dancing queen *
* Young and sweet only *
* Seventeen *
* See that girl *
* *
* Watch that scene *
* Yeah *
* Digging the dancing queen *
[wild cheering]
- Wow, beautiful.
[upbeat music]
* *
- Debbii Dawson.
- Oh, too bad your mom and dad were not here.
- Yeah, well, they really missed out today, trust me.
- You know, the way you sound, it's so sweet and soothing.
You really do have a star quality.
- Yeah.
- There's something about you.
I wouldn't mind listening to your voice all day long.
I mean, it's amazing. I love it.
* *
- It was beautiful, what you just did.
I wish sometimes you would look up a little more
because I want to see you.
I mean, you're gorgeous,
and your voice is as gorgeous as you are.
- Thank you.
* *
- I'm with what everybody else said.
I really liked the fact that you've taken one
of the most well-known pop songs of all time
and literally made it your version.
I'm gonna remember this audition,
and I'm really, really, really happy
that you've auditioned on this show.
* *
We're gonna vote. Howie, let's start with you.
- Yes!
[ABBA's "Dancing Queen"]
- Heidi! - Ahh--yes!
- Sofía. - Yes.
- Thank you. - You now have four yeses.
Congratulations.
- Thank you. Thank you guys.
- * Having the time of your life *
* Ooh, see that girl *
- Are you gonna phone your mum and dad?
- Yeah. - Can we phone them with you?
- Yeah, they would love that.
* *
- Come down here.
- They better answer.
- Get 'em on FaceTime.
- What are their names, Debbii?
- David and Sharon.
- Hello? Dad, I'm FaceTiming.
Can you turn your video on?
[laughter]
- Here, hand me the phone.
Look, I'm gonna put it right up my mic.
- No, they wanna see you.
- Call you back. - Hi.
No, don't call back, hi.
[laughter]
David, this is Howie.
Your daughter just sang.
She blew the roof off the place here.
- Why are you not here?
- [laughs] She told me not to come.
[laughter]
- Debbii! You didn't tell us that.
My gosh.
Just send her mom and dad under the bus.
- Yeah, totally.
- [laughs]
[upbeat music]
- A special thanks to our partners at Sonic
for providing another year of the backstage oasis
we all know and love
as the Sonic Glowasis.
Here's more of our favorite moments.
- Boom, that's it. I have four yes.
It's amazing.
- It went better than I could have expected.
- I love you, bestie. - I love you more.
- I feel like that didn't just happen.
- It was so nice to get amazing feedback
on something that you've worked so hard on.
- It's like a one breath act.
You go-- [inhales] - Yeah.
And then you go-- [exhales] when it's over.
- This is just awesome,
a dream come true for us.
- Yes, it's magic.
- So, so incredible and so surreal.
- I completely found my oasis as a performer.
- I did it.
- Be yourself, and who knows,
maybe you'll end up on "America's Got Talent."
[ocarina plays]
- We got one act left. How we feeling?
- These are very juicy. - More tangerine?
- Yeah.
- Where are you?
- He's, like, the most complicated man.
Put the peel in a plate.
- Wow, here I am.
Ha-ha!
- * Baby, you're so delicious *
- My name is the Big Apple,
and I'm a stand-up comedian from New York City.
You know me, you love me, you can't live without me.
Hey, what's up? How's it going?
That's right.
I've been doing stand-up comedy my whole life.
I mean, it's who I am.
It's down to my core.
You're looking red, and you're looking delicious.
I think that I can win this entire competition
because I am an apple.
And who doesn't like
a beautiful Red Delicious apple?
You've lived your whole life for this moment, Big Apple.
You got this.
Honestly, this performance could
really change my life forever.
If I won a million dollars, I would donate it to charity
because that's what people always say on this show.
But honestly, I would just keep it.
- Here we go, here we go.
- * Baby, you're so delicious *
- That a cherry? - It's an apple.
- Hello.
- Hey, how's everybody doing tonight?
It's me, the Big Apple. Hey!
- Okay, so you are the...
- Big Apple! Come on, Simon.
What do you think I am?
- Okay, why are you here, Big Apple?
- I'm here to prove that "AGT" stands
for Apple's Got Talent, Simon.
Come on now. Hey, yeah.
- Simon, ask him that question you ask a lot of the acts.
- Okay, if you were a fruit...
[laughter]
What would you be?
- Honestly, Simon, if I had to answer you that
truthfully, I would rather be a pineapple.
- Aww.
- It's like the sexier version
of an apple, you know?
- Yeah. - Right.
Okay, I'm not gonna say anything else.
Good luck.
- Aw, thank you, Simon.
[cheers and applause]
- Yeah, yeah. Hello, hello, everybody!
My name's Big Apple!
At least, that's what they call me.
But I think that it's a little insensitive,
don't you think?
I mean how would you like it
if they called you fat Howie?
[audience groans]
You know what I mean?
It doesn't feel too good, does it?
- No. - But you know what?
It doesn't matter.
I'm a bad apple. You know what I mean?
You see me in the club?
Yeah, that's what they call a forbidden fruit.
[chuckles]
[buzzers]
- Hey, don't be a crab apple. Come on now.
Hey, you know what they say...
[audience booing]
An apple a day
keeps the doctor away, hey?
Well, I don't think that's too fair for us apples, you know.
What if I, you know, need to see a doctor?
[buzzer]
They're all away. They're always away.
- Get him off of there!
- Was wondering if you guys-- is there a doctor in the house?
- Hit it, Simon! - Simon?
- No, seriously, I don't feel so good.
[audience booing]
- Here we go. Here we go.
- Simon, make it stop!
[buzzer]
- I don't feel so good.
Oh, God, please. - Aww.
- What is this?
- I just need to see a doctor.
I don't feel good.
- Really?
- [groaning] - What is happening?
- Uh-oh.
- [groaning]
- Oh, my God.
- It's a worm. - It's a worm with a--
- Ahh!
[all shouting]
- Sethward!
- It's me, Sethward the worm.
- No!
[cheering]
- What are you doing here?
- Hey, it's me! - What is wrong with you?
- Watch the camera. - I'm a worm.
- Watch the camera. - No, no, no.
- Watch the camera. - No, no, no, no.
You're gonna hurt yourself.
- Thank goodness I got out of there alive, am I right?
[laughs]
So you guys, uh, you guys want to see some talent?
- Yes, yes. - What is going on?
- I'm actually quite an accomplished dancer.
You want to see? - Yeah, we want to see.
- No. - Okay.
Let me get up.
It's kind of hard for worms to get up.
I don't know if you know this,
but they don't have any arms or legs.
- Help him. - Okay, all right.
- [grunts]
- You okay? All right?
- Help him. He's losing stuff!
- [laughs] So funny.
- [grunting]
- Wait, wait, wait, ho-- - Wait!
- He's gonna lose his worm. - Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- There he goes. - Terry, do you wanna dance?
- Why not?
- I know how to do the worm. - Yeah.
- Ah! [grunts]
- Oh! - [grunting]
- I'm not like that. I don't know how to do that.
- [babbling] - Okay, I think it's time.
I think it's time to go.
I think we gotta get out of here.
All right, come on. - Terry, Terry!
- No, no!
[all screaming]
- Oh, no.
[laughter]
- * Dancing in the moonlight *
- Stop, stop, stop!
Hey!
- Sick! You're sick!
[laughter]
- * Everybody's dancing in the moonlight *
* Dancing in the moonlight *
* Everybody's feelin' warm and bright *
* It's such a fine... *
- Oh, my God.
- * Everybody's dancing *
* In the moonlight *
- Oh, my God.
That was the best end.
- Yeah, literally.
Oh, God, I mean, what am I saying?
Sorry. Hope you had a good time.
Thank you so much. Bye, everyone.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
* *