GOING INTO THE FINALS TO FIGHT
FOR $1 MILLION --
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] **
Terry: ONE ACT WILL WIN $1 MILLION AN A STARRING ROLE AT
LUXOR LAS VEGAS. LAS VEGAS.
LAS VEGAS.
** [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Announcer: LIVE, IT'S "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."
HERE'S YOUR HOST, TERRY CREWS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: TONIGHT, IT'S THE LAST BATTLE FOR THE FINALS.
THAT'S WHY THIS IS THE BIGGEST NIGHT THE ACTS HAVE EVER HAD.
THE STAKES COULD NOT BE HIGHER. THINK ABOUT IT.
THE TWO ACTS THAT MAKE IT THROUGH THIS WEEK WILL BE JUST
ONE PERFORMANCE AWAY FROM THE LIFE THEY'VE ALWAYS WANTED.
THEY ALL STARTED WITH A DREAM. NOW THAT DREAM IS RIGHT THERE.
THEY JUST HAVE TO REACH OUT AND GRAB IT.
LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS. FIRST, GIVE IT UP FOR YOUR "AGT"
JUDGES. HOWIE MANDEL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] HEIDI KLUM.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] SOFIA VERGARA.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] AND SIMON COWELL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] OKAY, 11 ACTS ARE COMING UP.
ONLY TWO WILL MAKE THE FINALS. AMERICA, ARE YOU READY?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] FIRST UP IS A SINGER WHO MADE A
NAME FOR HERSELF ONLINE FOR SINGING WHILE SHE MADE
SMOOTHIES. THAT'S MY KIND OF ARTIST.
WHEN SHE AUDITIONED HEIDI AND SOFIA SAID THEY WANTED HER
VOICE. FROM CRAWLEY, TEXAS, SHE'S
KRISTIN CRUZ. I WAS 5 YEARS OLD WHEN I
WANTED TO BE A SECRET. I USED TO SING INTO THE VACUUM
CLEANER. THAT WAS MY FIRST PERFORMANCE.
GROWING UP I WAS ALWAYS GETTING IN TROUBLE.
MY TEACHERS WOULD CONTACT MY PARENTS.
KRISTEN IS SINGING AND DISRUPTING CLASS.
IN 2021 I STARTED POSTING ON TIKTOK.
IT WAS KIND OF MY THING. WHEN THE EPISODE AIRED, ALL MY
FRIENDS AND FAMILY CAME. WATCHING IT BACK WAS SUPER
WEIRD. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
IT WAS SO COOL. GOING TO PERFORMING FROM MY
KITCHEN TO THE BIGGEST STAGE IN THE WORLD IT'S MIND BLOWING.
FOR A LONG TIME I DID SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT I REALIZED I LOVED
BEING ON STAGE. GOING INTO THE NEXT PERFORMANCE
I'M GOING TO BE SINGING "NOTHING BREAKS MY HEART" BY MILEY CYRUS.
I KNOW I HAVE TO BRING IT. I'VE BEEN SINGING ON THE
TREADMILL AND SINGING LIFTING WEIGHTS.
EVERYWHERE I GO I'M LISTENING TO THAT SONG.
THIS TIME I'M LEAVING THE NERVES BEHIND AND I'LL BE MOVING AROUND
ON THE STAGE MORE, EXPRESS MYSELF, BE DRAMATIC AND GO FOR
IT. THIS GIRL FROM CRAWLEY, TEXAS,
IS GOING TO BE ON THE BIG STAGE, GIVING IT ALL I'VE GOT.
* I HEARD YOU ON THE PHONE LAST NIGHT *
* YOU FILLED A BOWL WITH CIGARETTES, IT'S BURNING THE
HOUSE, THERE'S NOTHING LEFT, IT'S SMOKING *
* WE'VE GOT A NIGHT TO FALL IN LOVE, BUT JUST LIKE THAT WE FALL
APART * * WE'RE BROKEN *
* NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING
GONNA SAVE US NOW * * NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING
GONNA SAFE US NOW * * THIS BROKEN SILENCE CRASHING
IN THE DARK * * THIS BROKEN RECORD SPINNING
ENDLESS CIRCLES * * THIS BROKEN HEART, NOTHING
BREAKS LIKE A HEART * * NO, NO, NO *
* NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART. *
* OH, NO, NO, NO * * IT'S BROKEN *
* CRASHING IN THE DARK * * IT'S BROKEN *
* OH, THIS BROKEN HEART IT CUTS YOU DEEP *
* NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART * * NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: KRISTIN CRUZ! SOFIA?
Sofia: KRISTIN, I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU YOU GOT OUT OF YOUR
COMFORT ZONE OF TIKTOK AND DECIDED "AGT" WAS THE NEXT STEP
FOR YOU. THAT WAS THE RIGHT THING FOR
YOU. THANK YOU.
Terry: SIMON? Simon: I'M CURIOUS.
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE SINGER? I LOVE ADELE.
I LOVE AMY WINE HOUSE. I STARTED TO SING ADELE SONGS
WHEN I WAS YOUNG. Simon: LISTENING TO YOUR
VOICE THERE, I WAS THINKING YOU HAVE A GREAT COUNTRY VOICE.
IN MY OPINION YOU CHOSE THE WRONG SONG TONIGHT.
Heidi: NO, NO, NO. Simon: IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU
WERE SCREAMING THE SONG. YOUR VOICE IS AMAZING.
I JUST DON'T THINK YOU CONNECTED WITH THE SONG TONIGHT FOR SOME
REASON. Terry: HEIDI, YOU DISAGREE.
Heidi: I TOTALLY DISAGREE. YOUR VOICE IS FEROCIOUS.
WHEN I CLOSED MY EYES, I HEAR MILEY CYRUS.
YOU'RE INCREDIBLE. Terry: HOWIE, WHERE ARE YOU
ON THIS? Howie: I DON'T AGREE WITH
SIMON THE WORD THAT COMES TO MIND IS POWERFUL.
I LIKE THOSE POWER BALLADS. AMERICA ONLY HAS TWO TO CHOOSE.
HOPEFULLY YOU'RE ONE OF THEM. Terry: KRISTIN YOU'RE USED TO
SINGING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. HOW DOES IT FEEL SINGING IN THE
BIGGEST STAGE IN THE WORLD? IT'S DIFFERENT THAN MY
KITCHEN AND BEDROOM. I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU ALL FOR
SUPPORTING ME. Terry: GOOD LUCK, KRISTIN.
OKAY, THE FINALS ARE NEXT WEEK. YOUR VOTES TONIGHT WILL PUT TWO
ACTS THROUGH. YES, JUST TWO.
VOTING IS OPEN UNTIL 7:00 A.M. EASTERN TOMORROW, SO GET ONLINE
AT NBC.COM OR U THE ACTS HAVE THE DREAMS, BUT
THEY NEED YOU TO MAKE THEM COME TRUE, SO KEEP VOTING.
PLENTY MORE UNBELIEVABLE ACTS TO COME TONIGHT.
STAY RIGHT THERE. **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Terry: COMING UP --
MAGIC, MUSIC, ILLUSION. Simon: HOW THE HELL DID YOU
DO THAT? Howie: YOU BLEW MY MIND WITH
THAT. THAT WAS A VEGAS SHOW RIGHT
THERE. Sofia: I WOULD BE SO HONORED
TO EMPOWER YOU EVEN MORE. **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Terry: AS YOU KNOW, MAGIC IS
A BIG DEAL HERE ON "AGT." THINK MAT FRANCO, SHIN LIM, AND
DUSTIN TAVELLA. BUT WE'VE NEVER SEEN AN ACT LIKE
THIS BEFORE. HE'S A MAGICIAN AND A RAPPER.
FROM PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, HE'S MERVANT VERA.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] WHAT DO YOU GIVE THE PERSON
WHO HAS EVERYTHING? YOU GIVE THEM A MOMENT THEY
CAN'T PURCHASE. MAGIC IS THE ANSWER TO THAT
QUESTION. GROWING UP IN PHILLY MAGIC
WASN'T SOMETHING A LOT OF PEOPLE DID.
THEY DIDN'T THINK MAGIC WAS COOL.
MAGIC TO ME FELT SO SPECIAL AND DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE.
* ONE FOR THE MAGIC * I WOULD PERFORM ON THE STREET
AND GET KICKED OUT. IT WAS DISCOURAGING.
MY GRANDMOTHER TOLD ME NEVER STOP.
I'VE BEEN WRITING RAPS FOR A LONG TIME.
I LOVE MAGIC. I LOVE MUSIC.
MAYBE I CAN PUT THEM TOGETHER AND CREATE SOMETHING NEW.
* GREAT ONES * * MAGIC, MUSIC, ILLUSION *
Simon: THAT WAS HONESTLY INCREDIBLE.
HEARING THAT WAS VALIDATION THAT DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT
WORKS. DOING THIS FOR SIMON.
MAGIC HAS BEEN BIG ON "AGT." I THINK I HAVE SOMETHING
DIFFERENT TO OFFER. TONIGHT I'M DOING SOMETHING VERY
RISKY. IT CAN GO IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT
DIRECTIONS. EVEN I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN. I'M MORE THAN A MAGICIAN, MORE
THAN A RAPPER. I'M AN ENTERTAINER AND I'M
CHANGING MAGIC, ONE RHYME AT A TIME.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] AMERICA, THANK YOU FOR HAVING
ME BACK. TERRY, THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME.
MUSIC IS SO POWERFUL AND IN MANY WAYS BECOMES A SOUNDTRACK TO OUR
LIVES. THIS IS MY RHYME BOOK WHERE I
KEEP ABOUT 50 DIFFERENT SONGS I'VE WRITTEN.
HEIDI, COULD YOU GIVE ME A NUMBER BETWEEN ONE AND 50?
Heidi: 49. ON PAGE 49 THE SONG IS
CALLED -- LET'S SEE -- THE SONG IS CALLED "INSPIRE."
GREAT CHOICE. TERRY, I ALSO HAVE A BUNCH OF
FLASH CARDS HERE WITH DIFFERENT WORDS ON THEM.
MIX THEM UP AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. GO CRAZY.
MAKE SURE THE ORDER IS AS RANDOM AS CAN BE.
I'LL TAKE THOSE BACK WHEN YOU'RE READY.
NICE. NICE.
TERRY, YOU SHUFFLED THESE CARDS. THERE'S LITERALLY MILLIONS OF
DIFFERENT WAYS THESE WORDS COULD BE MIXED UP.
ALL WE NEED IS A BEAT BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A FREE STYLE
RAP OUT OF THE WORDS THAT TERRY JUST MIXED UP.
IT STARTS WITH DREAMS. * I USED TODAY DREAM *
* NOW TODAY'S A DREAM * * HALF MAGIC AND A HALF MUSIC I
GOT BALANCE * * LET ME SHOW YOU WHY "AMERICA'S
GOT TALENT" * * NOT MANY BLACK KIDS WERE DOING
MAGIC * * I HAD TO DO SHOWS AND THEATERS
FULL OF MCC * * WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I
TURNED UP ON NBC * * NO WAITING *
* JUST DECIDED TO DO IT NOW * * CHANCES ARE YOU HAVEN'T FOUND
ME * * YOU'LL DISCOVER REGIONS BEYOND
YOUR BOUNDARIES * * MOVE FORWARD *
* NEVER QUIT * * KEEP GOING UNTIL THE ENDING *
* WE'RE LIVE ON STAGE * * IT'S AMAZING *
* YOU YOURSELF HAVE THE POWER TO MEET YOUR OBSTACLES *
* KEEP GOING * * BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND LIFT
UP ONE ANOTHER * * THE JOURNEY ITSELF IS
BEAUTIFUL * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
BUT WAIT. WHEN YOU FREE STYLE WORDS FLOW
TOGETHER PERFECTLY. TERRY, YOU SHUFFLED THESE CARDS.
YOU CREATED THE ORDER OF THIS DECK AND YOU CREATED A MESSAGE.
IT'S TELLING US WHATEVER YOUR DREAM IS START NOW.
WORK HARD. DREAM BIG.
TAKE CHANCES. THERE ARE NO BOUNDARIES.
IN TIMES OF ADVERSITY, MOVE FORWARD AND NEVER QUIT.
IF YOU TRUST YOURSELF, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] HEIDI, OUT OF ALL THE DIFFERENT
SONG TITLES IN THIS BOOK, YOU CHOSE THE ONE CALLED "INSPIRE."
INSPIRATION IS LIKE MUSIC. IT'S BEST ENJOYED TOGETHER.
I HAD A FEELING, HEIDI, YOU WOULD PICK THAT SONG.
I PUT A LITTLE INSPIRATION TO ALL OF YOU TONIGHT.
LOOK UNDER YOUR SEATS. WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
HOLD IT UP. WHAT DOES IT SAY?
INSPIRE. STAY INSPIRED, AMERICA.
MY NAME IS MERVANT. GOOD NIGHT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Terry: MERVANT VERA!
WOW. HEIDI?
Heidi: YES. I MEAN, WOW.
IF YOU REALLY JUST CAME UP WITH THAT, YOU ARE A GENIUS.
I HAVE TO SAY WOW. THAT WAS INCREDIBLE.
ALSO, I LOVE THE NEW MIXTURE. IT'S NEW.
WE'VE NOT HAD THAT BEFORE OF SINGING AND MAGIC TOGETHER.
IT'S NEW AND SEPARATES YOU FROM THE OTHERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. Terry: SOFIA?
Sofia: YOU MAKE MAGIC SO COOL.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD THIS ON "AGT," RAPPING AND MAGIC
TOGETHER. YOU DESERVE TO BE HERE.
I HOPE THAT AMERICA VOTES FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Terry: SIMON? Simon: I REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY LIKED YOUR FIRST AUDITION.
I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE LIVE SHOW, AND I CAN HEAR
TONIGHT HOW NERVOUS YOU WERE. YOU KNOW WHAT, IT MADE ME LIKE
YOU EVEN MORE. TO DO THIS LIVE, SO MUCH
PRESSURE AND I CAN FEEL HOW MUCH YOU REALLY WANTED IT TO WORK FOR
YOU. THIS SHOW IS INTENDED TO CHANGE
PEOPLE'S LIVES AND FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
YOU'RE SUPER LIKABLE, INCREDIBLY TALENTED.
NEVER SEEN AN ACT LIKE THIS BEFORE.
YOU HAVE A REAL SHOT OF MAKING IT TO THE FINALS.
Terry: HOWIE? Howie: YOU'RE THE MAGICAL
HIP-HOP VERSION OF TONY ROBBINS. YOU'RE INSPIRATIONAL, UNIQUE,
AUTHENTIC. THIS IS THE YEAR OF MAGIC AND
YOU DESERVE TO BE HERE. Terry: MERVANT, YOU ARE SO
UNIQUE. WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO MAKE THIS
COMBINATION OF MAGIC AND MUSIC? I HAD A PASSION FOR MUSIC AND
MAGIC. I DIDN'T WANT TO SACRIFICE ONE
FOR THE OTHER. THAT'S WHAT ARTISTS DO.
I WANT TO BE A PIONEER FOR A NEW AGE OF MAGIC.
Terry: I LOVE IT. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, MERVANT.
LISTEN, MERVANT IS ONE WEEK AWAY FROM MAYBE WINNING IT ALL, BUT
HE MIGHT AS WELL BE A MILLION MILES AWAY IF YOU DON'T VOTE HIM
INTO THE FINALS. IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE IT,
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE "AGT" APP FROM THE APP STORE OR GOOGLE
PLAY AND THEN IT REALLY IS ALL UP TO YOU.
AFTER THE BREAK, THE HOTTEST BOY BAND EVER TO COME OUT OF JAPAN.
LATER, WE HAVE A COMEDIAN VOTED INTO THE LIVE SHOW BY YOU
AMERICA. IT'S JORDAN CONLEY.
STAY RIGHT THERE. **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Terry: NEXT IS A BOY BAND
FROM JAPAN AND THEIR DREAM IS QUITE STRAIGHT FORWARD.
IT'S TO BE THE BIGGEST STARS IN THE WORLD.
I THINK THEY SHOULD AIM HIGHER, BUT FIRST, THEY HAVE TO MAKE THE
F HERE'S TRAVIS JAPAN.
WE'RE -- All: TRAVIS JAPAN.
I'M CHAKA. I'M SPORTSMAN.
I'M GENTA. I'M NOEL.
I'M THE ACROBAT. I'M SHIME.
I'M MACHU, THE HANDSOME ONE. WE'RE NOT JUST FRIENDS.
WE ARE FAMILY. TRAVIS JAPAN IS NOT YOUR
AVERAGE BOY BAND. WE DON'T SING JUST ONE THING.
WE WANT TO PERFORM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THAT'S WHY WE CAME ALL THE WAY TO AMERICA.
Simon: EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T LOVE THE SONG, I LISTENED TO THE
AUDIENCE AND THE AUDIENCE LOVED YOU.
SIMON, WE WANT HIM TO REALLY LIKE US.
HE DISCOVERS PEOPLE. WE'VE DECIDED TO SING AN
ORIGINAL SONG TONIGHT. IT'S A BOY BAND SONG WITH A
TWIST OF A JAPANESE CLASSIC. IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE.
OUR DREAM IS NOT ONLY TO BE ON "AGT."
OUR DREAM IS TO WIN "AGT." [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
** **
* OH, YEAH * **
[ BUZZER ]
* IT'S A PARTY NOW * * PARTY LIKE CRAZY *
* HEY * * 24/7 COME AND JOIN US *
* PARTY LIKE CRAZY * [ SINGING IN NON-ENGLISH ]
* PARTY LIKE CRAZY * * PARTY ON *
* PARTY LIKE CRAZY * * KEEP DANCING CRAZY THROUGH THE
NIGHT * * 24/7 YOU MAKE IT HOT *
* PARTY LIKE CRAZY * * PARTY ON *
* PARTY ON LIKE CRAZY * * KEEP DANCING *
* 24/7 YOU MAKE IT HOT * * PARTY LIKE CRAZY *
* PARTY ON LIKE CRAZY * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: TRAVIS JAPAN. HOWIE, WHAT'S THE BUZZ ABOUT,
MAN? Howie: WELL, YOU KNOW,
LISTEN, I'M A BIG BOY BAND FAN. I AM.
MY BUDDY HERE CREATED ONE OF THE BIGGEST ONES, ONE DIRECTION.
I LOVE BTS. I KNOW THIS IS J-POP.
YOU GOT TO HIT SOME OF THE NOTES WHEN YOU WERE SINGING THE SOLOS.
THEY WERE REALLY OFF. IT SEEMED LIKE A PARODY.
IT WAS LIKE A "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" SKETCH.
IF LIZA MINNELLI GOES TO JAPAN AND PUTS TOGETHER A BOY BAND,
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. Terry: SIMON, DO YOU AGREE?
Simon: LOOK, IT'S QUITE DIFFICULT SINGING LIVE.
IF YOU WERE TO REWIND THE PERFORMANCE AND TURN THE VOLUME
OFF, IT WOULD BE GREAT. YOU'RE GREAT.
THE PERSONALITIES ARE FANTASTIC. LOVE THE CHOREOGRAPHY.
THE SONG WAS DREADFUL. YOUR NERVES GOT TO YOU.
IT WAS ACTUALLY JUST THE WRONG SONG FULL STOP.
HOWEVER, I LOVE YOU. I JUST REALLY, REALLY LOVE YOU.
YOU MADE ME LAUGH. YOU'RE REALLY ENTERTAINING.
YOU'RE FUN. I JUST WISH YOU HAD CHOSEN A
BETTER SONG. WHY DIDN'T YOU ASK ME?
Terry: HEIDI? Heidi: I LOVE THE GLILTZ AND
DANCING AND CHOREOGRAPHY. THE SINGING NEEDED SOMETHING.
Terry: SOFIA? Sofia: THE VOCALS TODAY WERE
A LITTLE BIT BAD. THE DANCING WAS GREAT.
IT'S HARD TO DANCE WITH THAT MICROPHONE AND SOUND GREAT.
I DON'T THINK TONIGHT WAS YOUR TIGHT.
Terry: TRAVIS JAPAN, HOW DOES PERFORMING HERE ON "AGT" COMPARE
TO ALL THE BIG STAGES YOU PERFORMED ON IN JAPAN?
WE LOVE TO PERFORM IN FRONT OF OUR FANS.
ALSO, "AGT" IS THE BEST STAGE FOR US.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THANK YOU.
Terry: THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, GENTLEMEN.
YOU CAN VOTE TEN TIMES PER ACT PER VOTING METHOD.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF VOTES YOU CAN USE TONIGHT.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE TRAVIS JAPAN IN THE FINALS, GET BUSY.
STILL TO COME A DANCER WHO HAS TRAVELLED HALFWAY AROUND THE
WORLD TO BE HERE. LATER, ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS
KNIFE-THROWING ACTS WE'VE EVER SEEN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Terry: THIS YOUNG DANCER HAS
DREAMED OF APPEARING ON "AGT" SINCE HE WAS ABOUT THIS HIGH.
HE'S TRAVELLED OVER 7,000 MILES AROUND THE WORD TO TRY AND
ACHIEVE HIS DREAM ON "AGT". FROM SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, HERE'S
MAX OSTLER. WHEN I WAS LITTLE I USED TO
WATCH "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" ON TV.
JUST SEEING WHAT THEY WERE DOING ON THAT STAGE, IT WAS REALLY
INCREDIBLE TO WATCH. I REMEMBER A DISTINCT MOMENT
THAT I FELL IN LOVE WITH DANCE, GIVING MY PARENTS EXCLUSIVE
PERFORMANCES IN MY LIVING ROOM. WHEN I WAS 13, I WENT TO A DANCE
CLASS AND THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THAT DANCE IS IN MY BLOOD.
IT'S WHAT I WAS BORN TO DO. CURRENTLY I HAVE A JOB AT AN
OFFICE SUPPLY STORE IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A JOB DOING WHAT I LOVE.
Heidi: TELL US YOUR DREAM. I WOULD LOVE TO BE THE MOST
SOUGHT OUT CHOREOGRAPHER IN THE WORLD.
IN THE ROUNDS FOR THE SEMI-FINALS BOUNDARIES HAD BEEN
PUSHED WITH SOME OF THE ACTS. I REALIZE WHEN YOU'RE IN A SHOW
LIKE THIS, DANCE ISN'T GOING TO BE ENOUGH.
YOU HAVE TO FURTHER YOUR ROUTINE.
IN THIS PERFORMANCE I HAVE ENCOMPASSED MY ACRO SKILLS AND
THERE'S A LOT HARDER TRICKS. I'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY, REALLY
HARD AND I'M READY. GROWING UP WATCHING THE SHOW TO
NOW BEING ON THE SHOW, IT'S A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT.
IF YOUNGER ME WAS ABLE TO WATCH THIS, I HOPE I'M MAKING HIM VERY
PROUD.
** **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: MAX OSTLER. HEIDI, YOU'RE ON YOUR FEET.
Heidi: IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. IT WAS POETRY IN MOTION.
I CAN SEE HOW MUCH YOU ENJOY THIS.
I HOPE YOU GET DISCOVERED FROM THIS.
I LOVE THAT YOU'RE 19 YEARS OLD AND YOU HAVE SUCH DEDICATION TO
WHAT YOU DO. IT WAS GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. Terry: SOFIA?
Sofia: I LOVED YOU DURING THE AUDITION AND I LOVED YOU
TONIGHT. THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT YOU THAT
MAKES PEOPLE LOVE YOU. THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. Simon: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT
IS, SOFIA, IT'S HIS TALENT. THAT'S WHY PEOPLE LOVE HIM.
YOU KNOW WHAT, MAX, I WAS SAYING THIS A COUPLE DAYS AGO.
FOR THE NONSINGERS THE MUSIC YOU BRING IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART
OF THE DECISION WE MAKE AND I THINK THE AUDIENCE AS WELL.
THE SONG CHOICE WAS IMMACULATE. THE CHOREOGRAPHY WAS INCREDIBLE.
YOU'RE DYNAMIC. YOU FLOWN IN HALFWAY AROUND THE
WORLD TO LIVE YOUR DREAM. FOR ME THIS WAS BETTER THAN YOUR
FIRST AUDITION. I REALLY LIKE YOU.
THANK YOU. Terry: HOWIE?
Howie: REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS TONIGHT I THINK ED
SHEERAN SHOULD GIVE YOU A CALL AND YOU SHOULD DO THAT LIVE ON
STAGE WITH HIM. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. Terry: MAX, OUT OF ALL THE
ACTS THIS SEASON, I HEAR YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE WHO ACTUALLY
BROKE THE VIDEO FLOOR. YEAH.
IN MY STAGE BLOCK I ENDED UP SHATTERING I BELIEVE THAT ONE
RIGHT THERE. Terry: THAT'S POWER.
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, MAX. 11 ACTS ARE PERFORMING TONIGHT,
BUT ONLY 2 CAN GO THROUGH. TO HAVE YOUR SAY, GET ONLINE AT
NBC.COM OR USE THE "AGT" APP AND VOTE.
MAX WANTS TO BE IN THE FINALS. YOU CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
COMING UP, THE ACT YOU PUT INTO THE LIVE SHOWS.
JORDAN CONLEY WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE AMERICA LAUGH.
AND LATER, WE'VE GOT SENSATIONAL ACROBATICS FROM URBANCREW.
STAY RIGHT THERE. **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Terry: HERE'S A COMEDIAN WHO
WAS PUT THROUGH TO THE LIVE SHOWS BY YOU AT HOME IN A
VOTE EARLIER THIS SEASON. SO WE ALREADY KNOW HE'S AN
AUDIENCE FAVORITE. CAN HE GET YOU LAUGHING SO MUCH
YOU PUT HIM INTO THE FINALS? LET'S FIND OUT.
HERE'S JORDAN CONLEY. GROWING UP I MOVED A LOT
BECAUSE BOTH MY PARENTS WERE IN THE MILITARY.
MY DAD SAID IT WOULD BE SO COOL IF MY OLDEST SON COULD JOIN
THE MILITARY. I WAS LIKE DAD, IT WOULD BE SO
COOL IF YOU ADOPTED SOMEBODY OLDER THAN ME.
I WAS CLASS CLOWN IN EVERY SCHOOL I WENT TO.
ME DOING THAT ALLOWED ME TO MAKE FRIENDS.
TO GO TO SCHOOL AND MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH I WAS LIKE I WANT TO DO
THIS. Simon: YOU ARE SUPER, SUPER
TALENTED. WHEN I FOUND OUT I DIDN'T
MAKE IT, THAT WAS DEVASTATION. ASK ME WHAT MY PLAN B IS.
I DON'T HAVE ONE. STAND-UP IS MY LIFE.
WHEN WE GET TO THE WILD CARD SPOT, MY PARENTS CALLED
EVERYONE. I MEAN THEY BUSTED OUT OLD
BEEPERS. WHEN I GOT THAT CALL FROM TERRY
CREWS -- AMERICA PICKED YOU, MY MAN!
PUT THAT IN SUBTITLES. I WANT TO SEE HOW YOU SPELL THAT
OUT. IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
IT WAS LIKE A VALIDATION OF THIS IS WHAT YOUR HARD WORK CAN DO.
I WON THE WILD CARD. NOW I'LL WIN THE WHOLE SHOW.
TO WIN WILL CHANGE MY LIFE FOREVER.
I WANT TO SELL OUT STASTADIUMS. I NEED TO CONVINCE AMERICA THEY
MADE THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT DECISION VOTING JORDAN CONLEY.
Announcer: HE PUTS THE WILD IN WILDCARD, JORDAN CONLEY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] * IT'S TRICKY TO ROCK AROUND TO
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK * * TRICKY, TRICKY *
YO, WHAT IS UP? HEY, OKAY, LET'S JUST GET THIS
GOING, ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT A TOUGH GUY AND I'M NOT
A FIGHTER. YOU CAN PROBABLY HEAR IT IN MY
VOICE. THIS GUY TOLD ME I SOUND LIKE
CAT WILLIAMS BUT I LOOK LIKE I WOULD NAME MY CAT WILLIAM.
HERE'S THE THING, I MAY NOT BE A FIGHTER, BUT I'VE NEVER LOST A
FIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
I'VE NEVER LOST A FIGHT. I'VE JUST NEVER BEEN IN ONE.
I'M UNDEFEATED. THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
I'LL BE A PROTECTOR IF I NEED TO.
I'M MARRIED. IF MY WIFE NEEDED ME TO PROTECT
HER I'LL DO IT, WHEN I FEEL SAFE.
I'LL PROTECT HER WHEN THE ODDS ARE STACKED IN MY FAVOR.
IF YOU WERE BORN AFTER 2020, SQUARE UP.
I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE A BABY. IF YOU'RE OVER SIX FEET TALL AND
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU NEVER SKIPPED LEG DAY AND YOU'RE LIKE, HEY, IS
THAT YOUR GIRL? NOT IF YOU WANT HER.
IF YOU'RE BIGGER THAN ME, I'M KEEPING THIS RING WARM FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO BE A THUG WHEN YOU WERE BORN AND
RAISED DOWN THE STREET FROM DISNEYLAND?
YOU CAN'T BE A THUG AND HAVE A THEME PARK BRAIN.
I CAN'T CRY OVER MUFASA'S DEATH AND ROB A LIQUOR STORE.
I FEEL LIKE MY THUG PHRASES WOULD HAVE THEME PARK
REFERENCES. I'M IN MY HOOD I'M BE LIKE HEY,
FAM, GET OUT OF MY HOOD OR I'LL KNOCK THAT GLASS SLIPPER OFF
YOUR FOOT. HE'S LIKE, WHAT DID YOU SAY?
I SAID YOU HEARD ME STREET RAT. KEEP TALKING.
I'M GOING TO RUB YOU LEFT, BUT YOU AIN'T GOING TO LIKE MY THREE
WISHES. MY SPACE RANGERS ARE GOING TO
KNOCK YOU INTO INFINITY AND BEYOND.
YOU THINK SOMEBODY'S WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
AHKUNA MATATA.
WE WERE WATCHING DRACULA ONE TIME.
IN THE MOVIE THIS GUY SEES DRACULA AND TAKES OFF RUNNING.
I SAY GOOD FOR HIM. HE'S A SURVIVOR.
MY WIFE SAYS I HOPE YOU NEVER LEAVE ME LIKE THAT.
I'M LIKE I WON'T, IF YOU KEEP UP.
THAT'S DRACULA. I DON'T FIGHT VAMPIRES.
IF IN REAL LIFE I SEE DRACULA AND I RUN AWAY AND GET TO
SAFETY. I TURN AROUND AND MY LADY IS NOT
WITH ME. IN MY MIND THAT'S JESUS TELLING
ME SHE'S NOT THE ONE FOR ME. IT MIGHT SOUND MEAN, BUT I SERVE
HIM FIRST. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS JORDAN CONLEY. Terry: JORDAN CONLEY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HOWIE? Howie: LOOK AT THAT.
THEY'RE SAYING IT ALL. I WOULD IMAGINE THE PEOPLE AT
HOME ARE SAYING IT ALL. YOU'RE JUST LOVEABLE.
YOU'RE LIKABLE AND RELATABLE. THAT'S ALL YOU NEED.
YOU HAVE THE ENERGY. YOU HAVE THE SPIRIT.
PEOPLE JUST WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU.
YOU KNOW WHAT, TONIGHT THEY GOT TO SPEND TIME -- THEY WANT TO
SPEND MORE TIME, THERE'S ONLY TWO TO GO THROUGH.
I GOT A FEELING YOU CONNECTED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Terry: HEIDI? I THINK YOU'RE VERY FUNNY.
MY FAVORITE PART IS YOUR PHYSICAL COMEDY.
I THINK YOU'RE GREAT. Terry: SOFIA?
Sofia: YOU'RE AMERICA'S WILD CARD.
YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT FOR A REASON.
I WISH YOU THE BEST. Terry: SIMON?
Simon: IT'S SO INTERESTING JUST THE LUCK OF THE DRAW.
TONIGHT THERE ARE -- I KNOW WHO'S IN THE SHOW TONIGHT.
THERE ARE ABOUT FIVE PEOPLE WHO SHOULD MAKE IT THROUGH TO THE
FINALS. ACTUALLY, JORDAN, YOU DID
BRILLIANT TONIGHT. YOU REALLY, REALLY DID BECAUSE
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT YOU IS YOUR COMEDY IS ORIGINAL TO YOU.
IT SOUNDS LIKE I WAS WATCHING THE OLYMPICS.
AT THE END I WAS EXHAUSTED, AND YOU WERE.
BECAUSE, AGAIN, IT MEANS A LOT TO YOU, I THINK OUR AUDIENCE IS
GOING TO LOVE YOU AFTER THIS PERFORMANCE.
I REALLY DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Terry: JORDAN, HOW DOES IT FEEL KNOWING YOU ARE AMERICA'S
CHOICE ON THIS SHOW? WHOO.
WELL, TO BE HONEST I FEEL LIKE $1 MILLION.
HA HA HA HA. Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT,
EVIL JORDAN. ONLY THE TOP TWO ACTS WILL MAKE
THE FINALS. MAKE SURE YOUR FAVORITES HAVE A
SHOT BY VOTING FOR THEM NOW TONIGHT.
VOTING WILL STAY OPEN UNTIL 7:00 A.M. EASTERN TOMORROW.
** [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: COMING UP -- Heidi: YOU BROUGHT POLE
DANCING TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. Simon: WE ARE WITNESSING
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Terry: TO SAY THIS ACT IS A
ACROBATIC DOESN'T COME CLOSE TO THE INCREDIBLE LEVEL OF
ARTISTRY AND MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE SHE DELIVERS.
AT THE AUDITION HOWIE SAID, THAT IS A VEGAS SHOW RIGHT HERE.
FROM BALLARAT, IN AUSTRALIA, HERE'S KRISTY SELLARS.
WHEN I TELL PEOPLE MY ACT IS POLE DANCING --
Heidi: POLE DANCING. YES.
SOMETIMES THEY'RE UNINTERESTED.
I HAVE AN AMAZING ANIMATOR. Howie: YOU BLEW MY MIND WITH
THIS. OVER 70 MILLION PEOPLE
WATCHED THAT VIDEO. I WAS LIKE, OH, MY GOD THEY LIKE
MY ACT. EVERY DETAIL IS ME.
IT'S AN OBSESSION. ON THE OTHER HAND I STILL GO
HOME AND AM WITH MY FAMILY AND LIVE MY EVERY DAY LIFE AND
CHANGE NAPPIES. I HAVE AN 11-YEAR-OLD.
I HAVE A 4-YEAR-OLD WHO IS ABOUT TO START SCHOOL.
I HAVE A 3-YEAR-OLD WHO IS AUTISTIC.
HE NEEDS SO MUCH HELP. IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND CHAOTIC AND
MESSY. I LOVE IT THOUGH.
I WANT MY KIDS TO SEE THAT YOU CAN PURSUE YOUR OWN DREAMS AND
STILL BE THERE FOR YOUR FAMILY. I'VE BEEN TO VEGAS.
I'VE WATCHED SHOWS AND CRIED BECAUSE I WANT TO DO THAT, BUT
THERE'S ONLY TWO SPOTS. THE PRESSURE IS HUGE.
YOU'VE GOT TO DO BETTER IN EVERY WAY -- COSTUMES, MUSIC, TRICKS,
THE DANCE. SO MANY THINGS HAVE TO LINEUP
PERFECTLY. IT'S MY VISION.
IT CAN COME TOGETHER AND MAKE MAGIC.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
** **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: KRISTY SELLARS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HEIDI? Heidi: WOW.
I LOVED IT. AS YOU CAN SEE, EVERYONE ELSE
LOVED IT. I'M VERY, VERY IMPRESSED.
YOU'RE SUCH A MULTI-VERSE ARTIST.
YOU DO IT ALL. YOU COME UP WITH EVERYTHING.
YOU ACT. YOU PERFORM.
YOUR IMAGINATION IS AMAZING. YOU HAVE A GIANT L.E.D. IN YOUR
BACKYARD? HOW DO YOU TRAIN AT HOME?
I USE A VERY LOW BUDGET PROJECTOR.
Terry: SOFIA? Sofia: THIS IS SO
FASCINATING. THE PRECISION YOU NEED TO HAVE
TO MAKE YOUR ACT WORK, YOU NEED TO BE AT THE RIGHT TIME AT THE
RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT MOMENT TO CREATE YOUR MAGIC.
I REALLY THINK THIS WAS BETTER THAN THE AUDITION.
THANK YOU. Terry: SIMON?
Simon: I KNEW, KRISTY, THE FIRST TIME WE MET YOU WERE GOING
TO BE GREAT. Sofia: NO, YOU DIDN'T.
Simon: NO, I DIDN'T. ACTUALLY, I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE.
NORMALLY WHEN PEOPLE SAY THEY'RE GOING TO POLE DANCE, THEY GO UP
A VERY SHORT POLE. STAND THERE LIKE THAT AND STARE
AT US AND THAT'S IT. HONESTLY.
THIS WAS UNBELIEVABLE. HONEST TO GOD IN ALL MY YEARS I
DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN -- THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST -- BEARING IN
MIND YOU MADE THE GRAPHICS AND EVERYTHING ELSE -- ONE OF THE
MOST ASTONISHINGLY, BRILLIANT, CREATIVE ACTS WE'VE SEEN.
YOU MIGHT BE THE ONE WHO IS GOING TO SURPRISE US ALL AT THE
END OF THIS YEAR. Terry: HOWIE?
Howie: AS A GROWN MAN WHO HAS SPENT MANY HOURS WATCHING POLE
DANCERS, FINALLY, FINALLY A POLE DANCER I CAN BRING THE ENTIRE
FAMILY TO SEE. Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT,
KRISTY. IS THIS ACT WORTH A MILLION
DOLLARS? WOULD YOU GO AND SEE KRISTY IN
VEGAS? IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO THOSE
QUESTIONS, VOTE FOR HER. PUT HER INTO THE FINALS.
YOU CAN VOTE AT NBC.COM AND ON THE "AGT" APP.
ONLY TWO ACTS ARE GOING THROUGH. MAKE SURE YOUR FAVORITE IS ONE
OF THEM.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Terry: COMING UP --
Sofia: HOW DANGEROUS IS THIS? Howie: YOU'RE THROWING THINGS
AT EACH OTHER. Heidi: BEST YO YOING WE'VE
** [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO THE PRIZE ON "AGT," AND BOTH ARE
LIFE CHANGERS. THERE'S $1 MILLION, AND YOU GET
TO STAR IN A SHOW IN VEGAS. IT'S CALLED "AGT LAS VEGAS
LIVE." IT'S AT THE LUXOR RIGHT NOW, AND
YOU CAN GET YOUR TICKETS AT NBC.COM/AGTVEGASLIVE.
GO AND SEE THE ACTS YOU LOVE AND VOTED FOR.
NOW, SOMETIMES A TALENT RUNS THROUGH AN ENTIRE FAMILY, DOWN
THROUGH THE GENERATIONS. THAT'S THE CASE WITH THIS ACT.
DANGER TRULY RUNS IN THEIR BLOOD.
PLEASE DO NOT TRY ANYTHING YOU SEE IN THEIR PERFORMANCE.
FROM PALMA de MALLORCA, SPAIN, HERE'S BLADE 2 BLADE.
OUR ENTIRE FAMILY LOVES DANGER.
IT'S IN OUR BLOOD. MY FATHER, HE WAS A KNIFE
THROWER. MY MOM WAS DOING ACROBATICS
PERFORMING WITH OUR GRANDFATHER. WE ARE THE THIRD GENERATION
RISKING OUR LIVES. WE'RE BROTHERS.
WE'RE CONNECTED. IT'S LIKE WE HAVE TELL KI
KNEE SIS. HE CAN UNDERSTAND WHEN SOMETHING
IS GOING WRONG AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO CONNECT.
WE WANT TO PRESENT A DIFFERENT WAY TO DO A KNIFE THROWING ACT.
IT'S MORE DANGEROUS, MORE SPECTACULAR.
WE'RE BLADE 2 BLADE. I WANT ONE TO PASS VERY CLOSE
TO HIS FACE. SIMON THREW CLOSE TO YOUR
FACE, NOT ME. NOW WE'RE MOVING TO THE LIVE
SHOWS. WE'RE THE ONLY DANGER ACT IN THE
COMPETITION. WE'LL BRING SOMETHING THAT WAS
NEVER PERFORMED ON STAGE BEFORE. WE'LL BRING FIRE AND HAVE AN
ACROBAT. HER LIFE IS LITERALLY IN OUR
HANDS. OUR DREAM IS TO PERFORM IN
VEGAS. IT'S OUR CONNECTION THAT'S GOING
TO PUSH US TO THE TOP. THERE'S NOBODY ELSE I TRUST MORE
THAN MY BROTHER TO THROW A KNIFE TO MY FACE.
** **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Terry: BLADE 2 BLADE.
SOFIA, YOU'RE ON YOUR FEET. WOW.
Sofia: THIS IS SO MUCH DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE FIRE
AND I THINK IT'S SO UNIQUE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, A DUAL DOING
THIS KNIFE THING ON THE STAGE. I MEAN I REALLY LOVE THIS ACT
BECAUSE I HATE IT AT THE SAME TIME.
IT WAS GREAT. Terry: SIMON, YOU WERE ON
YOUR FEET. Simon: YEAH, BECAUSE I WAS
GOING TO RUN OUT OF THE BUILDING AT ONE POINT.
IT'S LIKE WATCHING A HORROR MOVIE.
YOU SHOULDN'T LIKE IT, BUT YOU DO.
IN TERMS OF THE ATMOSPHERE OR THE AUDIENCE REACTION, YOU'VE
HAD THE BIGGEST REACTION FROM THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT.
MAYBE FOR THE SAME REASON. I THINK THEY LOVE EVERYTHING
ABOUT IT. THE DANGER LEVEL, THIS IS A
VEGAS ACT, NO QUESTION. THIS IS WHAT THE SHOW IS ABOUT.
Terry: HOWIE? Howie: THIS IS A POLE DANCING
ABOUT THAT YOU DON'T BRING THE KIDS TO.
I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING AND YOU'RE THE ONLY
DANGER ACT. "AGT" IS KNOWN FOR VARIETY AND
MORE THAN JUST SINGING AND DANCING.
YOU BRING SOMETHING WE NEED. I HOPE AMERICA RESPONDS AND
GIVES YOU THE CHANCE TO MOVE ON. APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
Terry: HEIDI? Heidi: IT WAS INTENSE,
EXCITING AND TERRIFYING. KUDOS TO THE LADY FOR STANDING
ON THE STAGE ON THAT SPINNING THING.
I MEAN, IT WAS CRAZY. Terry: BLADE 2 BLADE, YOU
GUYS ARE BROTHERS THROWING KNIVES AT EACH OTHER.
DO YOU HAVE GUYS EVER GET INTO ARGUMENTS?
LITTLE ONES, BUT NOT SOMETHING VERY BAD.
Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT. LISTEN, VOTE ONLINE AT NBC.COM.
VOTE ON THE "AGT" APP. YOU CAN VOTE UP TO TEN TIMES PER
ACT, PER VOTING METHOD. SO IF YOU WANT BLADE 2 BLADE TO
HAVE A SHOT AT THE TITLE NEXT WEEK, VOTE.
STILL TO COME, AN ACRO CREW IS BRINGING THEIR SKILLS FROM THE
STREETS OF THE PHILIPPINES TO AMERICA'S BIGGEST STAGE.
IT'S URBANCREW. AND LATER, ONE OF THE MOST
UNFORGETTABLE DANCE TROOPS THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN WILL BE
HERE. **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Terry: IF ONE OF YOUR
FAVORITES FROM THE LIVE SHOWS HASN'T MADE IT TO THE FINALS BY
TOMORROW NIGHT, DO NOT GIVE UP HOPE.
ON THAT RESULTS SHOW, THERE WILL BE AN INSTANT SAVE VOTE.
THE JUDGES WILL EACH PUT FORWARD AN ACT THEY THINK DESERVES A
SHOT IN THE FINALS, AND YOU AT HOME WILL VOTE LIVE TO PUT ONE
OF THEM THROUGH. IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE
EASTERN OR CENTRAL TIME ZONES, FOLLOW US @AGT ON TWITTER,
FACEBOOK, OR INSTAGRAM WHERE WE'LL ANNOUNCE WHEN THE VOTE
OPENS. OR SUBSCRIBE TO PUSH
NOTIFICATIONS VIA THE "AGT" APP. IT'S MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW, ONE APPEARANCE ON "AGT" CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE, LET
ALONE WINNING THE WHOLE COM
BUT SUCCESS HAS NOT COME EASILY. HERE'S URBANCREW.
WE'RE URBANCREW. WE'RE A FAMILY BORN IN THE
STREETS OF MANILLA. WE'RE BROTHERS NOT BY BLOOD, BUT
BY HEART. WE TRAIN EVERY DAY.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE A LIVING
STREET DANCING. AFTER OUR AUDITION, EVERYBODY IN
THE PHILIPPINES WENT CRAZY. OUR AUDITION HAS OVER 11 MILLION
VIEWS. EVERYONE ON THIS STAGE HAS
THE SAME PURPOSE. WE'RE WANTING TO HAVE OUR OWN
STUDIO. WINNING $1 MILLION WILL GIVE
URBANCREW A CHANCE TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILY.
WE KNOW WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO WIN.
WE'LL HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN THE AIR.
WE'LL BE FLYING HIGHER THAN THE FIRST AUDITION.
WHAT WE DO IS DANGEROUS. WE HAVE TO MAKE ONE ANOTHER BE
GREAT. THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ERROR.
WE TRAVEL ALL THE WAY FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO BE ON THIS
STAGE. IT'S OUR ONE CHANCE TO GET
INTO THE FINALS. WE HOPE AMERICA WILL SEE WE
BELONG THERE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
** **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Terry: URBANCREW, WOW.
YES. SIMON, YOU LOVED IT.
Simon: TERRY, I'M SO HAPPY. I'M SO HAPPY FOR THIS ACT.
I'M ALSO LAUGHING BECAUSE I'M THINKING HALFWAY THROUGH WHAT DO
WE ACTUALLY KNOW ABOUT THIS? THE ANSWER IS NOTHING REALLY,
BUT WHAT WE CAN DO IS JUDGE HOW THE ACT MAKES US FEEL.
THIS MADE ME FEEL AMAZING. I COULD SEE HOW MUCH
PREPARATIONS WENT INTO IT, THE DISCIPLINE, THE TIMING, HOW MUCH
YOU WANT THIS FOR YOURSELVES. THAT'S WHAT I CALL A TEN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
Terry: HOW DID THIS MAKE YOU FEEL?
IT MEANS SO MUCH TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.
WE BELIEVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US CAN BRING THE ACT TO A HIGHER
LEVEL. Terry: HOWIE, WHAT DO YOU
THINK? Howie: I AGREE WITH HIM.
THAT'S HOW WE JUDGE. EACH OF THESE PEOPLE BRING ME TO
THE HIGHEST LEVEL. THAT WAS THE MOST ENTERTAINING
ACT OF THE NIGHT. Terry: HEIDI?
Heidi: YOU HAVE A JOLT OF ADRENALINE, FUN, JOY,
EVERYTHING. MY FAVORITE ACT OF THE NIGHT SO
FAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Terry: SOFIA? Sofia: YOU WENT ALL OUT
TONIGHT. THE ENERGY, THE DANGER, IT WAS
PERFECT. Terry: URBANCREW, YOU GUYS
WENT THROUGH A TON OF CHALLENGES TO GET HERE.
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE ON THIS STAGE AND GET ALL THIS KIND OF
LOVE? I LOVE THE ENERGY OF EVERY
ONE OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE JUDGES. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, GUYS.
OKAY, VEGAS IS WAITING FOR THE WINNER.
AND SO IS $1 MILLION. BUT THESE GUYS CAN'T WIN IF THEY
AREN'T IN THE FINALS, SO GET VOTING AND KEEP VOTING.
YOU HAVE UNTIL 7:00 A.M. EASTERN TOMORROW.
AFTER THE BREAK, A SINGER WHO'S BEEN PRACTICING IN THE BATHROOMS
AT WORK GETS HER CHANCE TO WOW THE WHOLE
** [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WITH A REAL TALENT, TELL THEM TO
AUDITION FOR "AGT." WE'RE STARTING VIRTUAL AUDITIONS
IN NOVEMBER FOR NEXT YEAR'S SHOW, AND YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT AN
AUDITION ON VIDEO. GO TO AGTAUDITIONS.COM FOR ALL
THE INFO YOU COULD POSSIBLY NEED.
OF COURSE, ON "AGT," IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE, WHERE YOU
LIVE, OR WHAT YOU DO FOR A LIVING.
ON THIS SHOW, YOU GET A SHOT AT YOUR DREAM LIFE.
THIS SINGER WORKS IN A ALWAYS DREAMED OF A LIFE IN
MUSIC. FROM PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA,
HERE'S AUBREY BURCHELL. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YOUR GIRL WORKS AT TARGET. ON MY BREAKS I GO TO THE
BATHROOM AND SIT ON THE FLOOR AND SET UP MY CAMERA AND DO SOME
SINGING. FOR MY AUDITION I WAS
TERRIFIED. I SANG THE WHOLE SONG WITH MY
EYES CLOSED. THEN I OPENED THEM AND THE WHOLE
ROOM LIFTED ME. MADE ME EMOTIONAL.
Sofia: I THINK AMERICA IS GOING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU.
I THINK YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN THIS COMPETITION.
AFTER MY AUDITION, I DID GO BACK TO WORK AT TARGET AND HAD
SOME SHOPPERS BE LIKE, OH, MY GOSH ARE YOU THE TARGET GIRL ON
"AGT"? IS THAT YOU?
I WAS LIKE YEAH. I WOULD SAY I HAD PLENTY OF
DOUBT. BEING ON THAT STAGE MADE ME
REALIZE MY POTENTIAL AS A PERFORMER.
I CHOSE "LOVE BITES" BECAUSE IT'S SO EMOTIONALLY CHARGED.
IT'S SHOWING A MORE TENDER SIDE OF ME.
I'VE BEEN SINGING THIS SONG SINCE I WAS 16.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GROWTH SINCE MY AUDITION.
THE AUBREY YOU SAW IS NOT HERE. I'M A WHOLE NEW AUBREY READY TO
GO OUT THERE AND MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE.
* BLESS MY SOUL I'VE BEEN ALONE TOO LONG *
* A BODY WITHOUT SOMEONE IS NO ONE AT ALL *
* BABY ALL THESE NIGHTS I STRUGGLE AND SWALLOW MY PRIDE *
* YOU COULDN'T SEE PAST MY FLAWS *
* I HAVEN'T BEEN EASY TO GET TO *
* I COULD BE RIGHT NEXT TO YOU * * I GOT A FEELING HOW IT FEELS
TO BE LOVED BY YOU * * I NEED TO SEE IF I MATTER AT
ALL * * THE CLOSEST I'LL GET WILL BE
RIGHT NEXT TO YOU * * BABY *
* WHAT IT IS TO BE LOVED BY YOU *
* I'VE GOT A FEELING WHAT IT IS TO BE LOVED BY YOU *
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Terry: AUBREY BURCHELL.
HOWIE, ON YOUR FEET. Howie: YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT
WE UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW NOW FIRST OF ALL, AS I SAID
THE FIRST TIME, YOU'RE SUCH A BRAVE YOUNG LADY AND YOU SHARED
YOUR STRUGGLES. YOU HAVE RISEN.
YOU AREN'T THE PERSON YOU WERE. I'M WONDERING IF THAT CHOICE IN
SONG WAS A LITTLE MORE KA BA RAY FOR THE PEOPLE AT HOME.
IT'S NOT ME. I MIGHT HAVE CHOSEN SOMETHING
BIGGER. Terry: HEIDI?
Heidi: I LOVED THE SONG BECAUSE YOU COULD SHOW THE RANGE
YOU HAVE. BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT YOU WORK AT
TARGET, THEY BETTER PUT A HELP WANTED SALE ON THE DOOR BECAUSE
I THINK YOU WON'T BE WORKING THERE MUCH LONGER.
I HOPE. Heidi: NOT THAT THERE'S
ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT, BUT I THINK YOUR CAREER AS A SINGER IS
STARTING. Terry: SOFIA?
Sofia: THERE WAS NOTHING NERVOUS ABOUT YOU TONIGHT.
IT WAS NOTHING LIKE YOUR AUDITION.
THIS SOUNDED LIKE YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOREVER ON A STAGE
LIKE THIS, NOT IN THE BATHROOM AT TARGET.
YOU SOUNDED AMAZING. FOR ME IT WAS PERFECTION.
Terry: SIMON, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU ENJOYED THIS.
Simon: I LOVED YOU FROM THE MINUTE WE MET, AUBREY.
I THINK YOU'RE REALLY COOL AND INTERESTING.
YOU HAVE GREAT TASTE. YOU HAVE A GREAT VOICE.
I KNOW WHAT HOWIE IS SAYING. YOU COULD HAVE MADE IT EASIER ON
YOURSELF WITH A SONG WE ALL KNOW.
HAVING DISCOVERING SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME, LIKE IT WAS FOR
ME, I LOVE THOSE MOMENTS. YOU HAVE TO LIVE BY YOUR OWN
DECISION. WHETHER THE SONG WAS KNOWN OR
NOT, I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS BECAUSE YOU DID BRILLIANT, LIKE
I SAID, TONIGHT. YOU'VE GOT LIKE A STAR GLOW
ABOUT YOU, AUBREY. THE PERFORMANCE WASN'T PERFECT,
BUT THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT YOU.
THANK YOU, SIMON. Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT,
AUBREY. TO VOTE FOR AUBREY, GO TO
NBC.COM OR GET ON THE APP. YOUR VOTES COULD BE THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HER MAKING THE FINALS AND GOING BACK TO
SINGING IN THE BATHROOMS AT WORK.
SO GET VOTING. **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Terry: COMING UP --
Howie: YOU'RE A GREAT PERFORMING.
YOU'RE A DANCER. YOU MADE YO YO COOL.
Sofia: IT WAS THE MOST CREATIVE DANCING I'VE EVER SEEN.
** [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE THE BIGGEST RESULTS SHOW OF THE
SEASON SO FAR. YOUR VOTES WILL PUT TWO OF
TONIGHT'S ACTS STRAIGHT INTO THE FINALS, AND WE'LL HAVE THE
INSTANT SAVE VOTE, WHERE ONE MORE ACT WILL GO THROUGH.
WE WE'LL HAVE THE LINEUP FOR NEXT WEEK'S FINALS.
TO RELIEVE THE TENSION, WE'LL ALSO HAVE AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE
FROM THE BRAND-NEW MUSICAL "& JULIET."
WE START AT 8:00 EASTERN. DO NOT MISS IT.
NOW, AT THE AUDITIONS, SIMON SAID THAT IN THE PAST, YO-YO
ACTS HAVE ALL BEEN A BIT BORING. THEN THIS GUY PROCEEDED TO
TOTALLY REWRITE THE BOOK ON WHAT'S POSSIBLE WITH A YO-YO.
Simon: THAT WAS GOOD BY THE WAY.
Terry: TONIGHT HE'S HOPING TO RAISE THE BAR EVEN FURTHER.
FROM YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, HERE'S SHU TAKADA.
WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I WAS A REALLY SHY KID.
YO YO CHANGED MY LIFE. MY DAD PLAYED THE YO YO AS A
HOBBY. THAT'S WHY I PLAYED THE YO YO.
MY FAMILY TOOK ME TO YO YO COMPETITIONS.
I WAS GETTING TO BE A MORE OUTGOING PERSON.
NOW I'M A SIX-TIME YO YO CHAMPION.
AS LONG AS I HAVE THE YO YO, I FEEL LIKE I'M THE BEST ONE IN
THE WORLD. WHEN I STARTED YO YO, I NEVER
THOUGHT IT WOULD BRING ME TO "AGT."
I WAS REALLY NERVOUS, BUT IT WAS MY BEST MOMENT IN MY LIFE EVER.
Howie: YOU MADE YO YO COOL. Heidi: THE BEST YO YOing
WE'VE EVER SEEN. I HAVE TO HONE MY SKILLS FOR
THIS STAGE. THAT'S WHY I TRIED TO MAKE A LOT
OF NEW TRICKS, MORE BIG MOVES. I HAVE 1,500 YO YOs.
I'M GOING TO USE A L.E.D. YO YO. WHAT I DO IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
I'M HERE TO WIN THE ENTIRE COMPETITION.
I WANT TO BE A YO YO SUPERHERO ON THE STAGE.
** **
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Terry: SHU TAKADA.
SIMON? Simon: WELL, I'M LOOKING OVER
TO MY 8-YEAR-OLD SON ERIC AND HE JUST GAVE YOU TWO THUMBS UP.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Simon: FROM THE COWELL FAMILY
WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU FOUR THUMBS UP.
YOU'RE A TRUE WORLD CHAMPION. IT'S BRILLIANT WHAT YOU DO.
IT'S ALSO VERY COOL. THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG CLIP
ONLINE. YOU'VE GIVEN YOURSELF A SHOT TO
BE IN THE FINALS NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Terry: HEIDI? Heidi: YOU WERE SAYING YOU
WANTED TO BE A YO-YO SUPERHERO, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED YOU ARE
THAT ALREADY. YOU ARE.
IT WAS AMAZING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Terry: SOFIA? Sofia: YOU DEFINITELY MADE
YO-YO COOL. YOU AND YOUR YO-YO.
THANK YOU. Sofia: YOU REALLY KNOW HOW TO
PUT ON A SHOW WITH YOUR YO-YO. I LOVE IT.
THANK YOU. Terry: HOWIE?
Howie: IT IS AMAZING. WE HAVE NEVER SEEN YO-YO DONE TO
THE LEVEL YOU'RE DOING IT. YOU ALSO I THINK REDEEMED YOUR
COUNTRY TONIGHT. JAPAN HAS TO BE PROUD.
I AM SO PROUD THAT YOU'RE ON THE SHOW.
I CAN'T IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF HOURS --
Simon: HOWIE IS ONLY SAYING THAT BECAUSE I SAW HIS TWITTER
PAGE. VERY RUDE REMARKS.
Howie: KUDOS TO THE AMOUNT OF HOURS YOU SPEND PLAYING WITH
YOUR YO-YO. Terry: SHU, HOW DO YOU FEEL
YOU DID TONIGHT? I REALLY ENJOYED IT.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING MY PERFORMANCE.
I HOPE YOU LIKE MY SHOW AND MY PERFORMANCE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT,
SHU. THE NEXT STOP FOR SHU IS THE
FINALS. BUT YOU ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO
CAN GET HIM THERE. USE THE "AGT" APP, GET ONLINE,
AND VOTE, VOTE, VOTE. AFTER THE BREAK, IT'S OUR LAST
ACT OF THE NIGHT. SOFIA'S GOLDEN BUZZER, THE
MAYYAS, BRING THEIR UNFORGETTABLE PRECISION AND
** [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terry: HERE'S OUR LAST ACT OF THE NIGHT.
WHEN THEY AUDITIONED, SIMON SAID THEY ARE THE BEST DANCE ACT WE
ARE EVER LIKELY TO SEE, AND SOFIA HIT THE GOLDEN BUZZER.
SOFIA, WHAT MADE YOU HIT THE MAGIC BUTTON?
Sofia: 36 WOMEN DANCING AT ONCE.
IT'S MAGIC. Terry: OKAY, THANK YOU.
AND JUDGES, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO SQUISH CLOSER TOGETHER TO GET
THE FULL EFFECT OF THE PERFORMANCE.
HERE MORE ABOUT THE MAYYAS. THE MAYYAS ARE 36 GIRLS FROM
DIFFERENT REGION. WE COME FROM A COUNTRY WHERE WE
FACE A LOT OF CHALLENGES. WE FOUND OUR POWER IN THE LOVE
OF OUR SISTERHOOD. BEING HERE IS OUR CHANCE TO
PROVE TO THE WORLD WHAT AN ARAB WOMAN CAN DO.
IF YOU FIND SOMETHING YOU LOVE, YOU WILL SUCCEED NO MATTER
WHAT. Sofia: I WOULD BE SO HONORED
TO EMPOWER YOU EVEN MORE. IT WAS VERY OVERWHELMING.
GAVE US A LOT OF HOPE THAT IT'S POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CAREER
IN DANCE. I WANT YOU TO KNOW I'M REALLY
PROUD OF YOU. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, ALL OF YOU.
FOR THIS PERFORMANCE WE'RE STANDING ON THE BIGGEST STAGE OF
THE WORLD, COMPETING AGAINST AMAZING TALENT.
WE KNOW WE HAVE TO TAKE IT UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
HAVING OUR OWN SHOW IN LAS VEGAS, THAT WOULD BE THE DREAM.
FOR THE AUDITIONS WE WANTED TO HYPNOTIZE THE JUDGES.
FOR THIS PERFORMANCE WE WANT TO MAKE EVERYONE BELIEVE IN MAGIC.
WE ARE SO READY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Terry: THE MAYYAS.
SOFIA'S GOLDEN BUZZER. LOOK AT THIS.
SIMON? YOU CAN STAY RIGHT HERE.
YOU CAN STAY HERE. Simon: TERRY, YOU KNOW WHAT,
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US IN THIS ROOM, I PROMISE YOU, WILL
REMEMBER THIS MOMENT. THIS IS NOT JUST GOING TO CHANGE
YOUR LIVES. IT'S GOING TO SOUND VERY
DRAMATIC. THIS IS A PERFORMANCE THAT
CHANGES THE WORLD. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THAT IS "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT." THAT'S THE WORLD'S GOT TALENT.
RESPECT. Terry: SOFIA, WHAT DID YOU
THINK? Sofia: I'M NOT THINKING.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING. IF I COULD I WOULD GIVE THEM
ANOTHER GOLDEN BUZZER. Terry: HEIDI?
Heidi: I THOUGHT THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY -- NO, I REALLY THINK
YOU'RE VEGAS READY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING
ELSE. YOU'RE READY FOR VEGAS.
Terry: HOWIE? Howie: YOU UP THERE -- IT'S
NOT A DANCE TROOP. IT'S NOT A DANCE CREW.
YOU CREATE ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, SINGULARLY, MOST
BEAUTIFUL, POWERFUL CREATURE. YOU WERE ALTOGETHER AND BECOME
ONE CREATURE. I GOT TO TELL YOU THIS VISUALLY,
AUDIBLY AND IN EVERY WAY IS THE BEST MOMENT I HAVE SEEN IN "AGT"
HISTORY. Terry: WOW.
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, LADIES. OKAY, NOW IT'S ALL UP TO YOU.
WE'VE SEEN 11 ACTS, WHO DO YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE FINALS?
VOTING WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 7:00 A.M. EASTERN TOMORROW.
AND NOW OUR ATTENTION TURNS TO THE RESULTS.
TWO ACTS WILL GO THROUGH, BASED ON TONIGHT'S VOTE.
AND ONE MORE ACT WILL GO THROUGH FROM THE LIVE INSTANT SAVE
TOMORROW. THAT'S AT 8:00 EASTERN.
I AM TERRY CREWS. GOOD NIGHT, AMERICA!