(FERRY HORN TOOTS)
DAVID: Is he always late?
He's known for being late. No!
Really? We're not gonna get to the auditions unless he turns up.
Oh, yeah.
Hopefully it's a lovely comfortable car.
A nice Rolls-Royce.
Yes. A Rolls-Royce Phantom.
Yes. Like Simon Cowell has.
Yeah.
# Born to be wild... # (LAUGHS)
Oh, yes.
Where is he?
You'll know when he gets here. (LAUGHS)
I'm intrigued.
(COMICAL CAR HORN TUNE) That's the way to arrive.
Oh, yeah. Hello. What is that?
Oh, my gosh. Oh, yes. (CRANKS HANDBRAKE)
This is a Commodore.
1979 Holden VB Commodore.
This is class.
Is this our ride? Oh, yeah.
This isn't just for you? No, no, no.
This is... For all of us?
This is Australia's car of choice. OK.
Alright. Yeah. Come on.
I haven't got all day. We're already late, thanks to you.
It's a bit different, this Australia's Got Talent.
(LAUGHS) Yes.
('WOMAN' BY WOLFMOTHER PLAYS)
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
I love you.
Oh!
# Woman, you got to be a woman I got the feeling of love
# When you're You're talking to me... #
Oh!
(SCREAMS)
We have to see more of this.
Whoa!
(LAUGHS)
It was hot. It was strong. It was amazing.
Thank you.
AUDIENCE MEMBERS: (CHANT) AGT! AGT!
You deserve that more than anybody, so well done, Brianna. You're a star.
Do you often pop up on stage, Shane, with the acts?
Only if asked. Isn't it a bit self-indulgent?
To get up on stage? Somebody to be running...
A judge to be running... Oh, yeah.
..up to the stage all the time? That's me.
(LAUGHS) Self-indulgent. (LAUGHS)
The police are up here, Shane.
Slow down. Say hi to the police.
Australia's Got Talent. Hello, Mr Officer.
MAN: You look good. Oh, thank you.
(DAVID LAUGHS) Oh, my gosh.
What did he say? He said "You're looking good."
(WOMEN LAUGH) I think he was talking to me.
# On the road again... #
Right. Are we heading towards the harbour?
Right, we're just going round and round a roundabout.
Are you lost? Yeah.
# The life I love is making music with my friends... #
Oh, I recognise this.
I must say, this speed is gonna take us...
It would actually be quicker to walk. (LAUGHS)
AUDIENCE MEMBERS: (CHANT) AGT! AGT!
# This is the part when I say I don't want you
# I'm stronger than I've been before
# This is the part where I say I don't want you
# 'Cause I can't resist it no more... #
('JUMP' BY VAN HALEN PLAYS)
I've never seen anything like that before.
(SCREAMING)
# I get up... # Ohhhh!
(LAUGHS) Oh, my god. He's looking right at me.
# Might as well jump Jump! #
(SCREAMS) # Might as well jump... #
Tell me, what would winning $100,000 mean to you guys?
# I'm unstoppable today... #
SHANE: Every now and then, there's those moments
and they happen on shows like this, where you see someone and go,
how do we not know about this person?
We do now.
(GENTLE CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS)
Are you nervous? Yeah.
Are you feeling nervous at all?
Uh, a little bit but I think I should just... # Shake it off... #
(GENTLE CLASSICAL MUSIC CONTINUES)
How are you? Yeah, I'm really good.
A little bit nervous but excited. Yeah?
What's your name? I'm Warren.
Warren. And what are you gonna be doing?
So I'm gonna be performing on the wheel of death tonight.
The wheel of what? The wheel of death.
Yes, you heard that right.
WARREN: This is one of the most dangerous acts you can do.
As far as performing goes, we're 11m in the air.
There is no safety net, there's no safety wires
and the cage I'm walking on is only 60cm wide.
I think I'm risking a lot here
and I really hope the judges will appreciate that.
SHANE: So, what on earth is it? This is...
I think it's a wheel.
(WHISPERS) It's a long way up. Absolutely.
RICKI-LEE: Just between you and me,
one would hope that the death part is not, you know...
(LAUGHS) We always hope so. Yeah.
People have had accidents during this performance
and have unfortunately passed away from it.
Is there any crash mats? No.
Why is there no crash mats?
WARREN: It's called wheel of death for a reason.
So this is your family. Yes.
Hello, beautiful girl. Say hello.
Can I have a high-five? Yeah!
What's your name? Sophie.
I'm Carmen. I am Warren's wife.
And he is Santiago. He's our son. He's four years old.
We're ready, you're ready, everyone's ready. OK.
Leave... That he leaves my children without a father.
That's the worst fear.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) JUDGES: Oh!
Like this.
WARREN: Hello.
Come down the front where we can see you.
Hey, mate. How you going? Welcome. Hey, guys. How are we doing?
Great. What's your name? My name's Warren Brophy.
I'm a 30-year-old circus performer. Fantastic.
Whereabouts are you from? From the Gold Coast.
What on earth made you want to get into this,
'cause it looks terrifying.
So this is the wheel of death. Yeah.
I am a circus... (BUZZ!)
DAVID: I don't like... No. Not...
No. (LAUGHTER)
SHANE: Before we go any further, have you got anyone here with you?
Have you got a support team? Yeah.
My beautiful wife and both my kids are backstage...
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) ..and they're gonna be watching us.
You brought your wife and your two children
to watch you on the wheel of death?
Definitely having kids definitely changes your mind
when you do something like this
'cause it is, it's very real and it's very dangerous
and, you know, it has earned its name.
I don't want to say good luck.
I want to say good skill, because we don't want to rely on luck, yeah?
Alright. Thank you very much. Good skill, mate.
And good luck. Take care.
Be safe, yeah?
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Oh. It's gonna be terrifying.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
SHANE: Oh, my god.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(SCREAMING)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(AUDIENCE MEMBERS EXCLAIM)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
RICKI-LEE: Yay! Say "Go, Dad!"
SHANE: Well, um, I thought you were gonna die.
(LAUGHTER) Uh...
Mate, that was... That was...
Seeing it that close is something else.
Looked utterly terrifying and as a result, fantastic.
Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you.
Aren't human beings just crazy? Like, the things that we do...
What about you, Kate? What did you think?
Warren, I thought you were absolutely incredible.
Thank you, thank you.
So glad that you're going home with your kids tonight.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. (LAUGHS)
What are your thoughts, David?
DAVID: Yeah, I mean, your showmanship really shined through
because obviously you're incredibly skilled
but you made it so thrilling to watch every moment
and you risked your life to entertain us, which is an incredible thing.
So let me start this off with a massive yes!
Whoo!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Thank you.
Oh, absolutely. I can't wait to see what you're going to do next.
Thank you very much. It's a yes from me.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Of course it's a yes. Oh, thank you.
Well done. (LAUGHS)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
SHANE: Can your kids come out on stage for a moment?
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) There they are.
Hey, kids, guess what. (LAUGHS)
Dad just got four yeses.
Whoo! Is that good news?
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Four yeses.
Wow!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
DAVID: They're not his real children. But it worked well.
RICKI-LEE: Wow! Four yeses!
DAVID: Never met that woman before in his life
but it created a lovely ending for us.
RICKI-LEE: Congratulations on getting through.
That was amazing.
# The last man standing... #
(SINGS OPERATICALLY)
(FRENCH ACCENT) I'm very successful in the art of seduction.
(SINGS OPERATICALLY)
No! (SCREAMING)
WOMAN: I don't even touch the cards, to make it even more impossible.
I hated it. Oh!
(MEN CHEER)
(HOLDS SOULFUL NOTE)
The impossible is not impossible.
(DAVID SCREAMS)
SHANE: On shows like this, you see someone and go,
how do we not know about this person?
We do now.
ALESHA: I'm delirious. I don't know where I am or what's going on.
RICKI-LEE: You may be the most beautiful person
I've ever seen in my whole entire life.
That was like watching a piece of art.
Thank you so much.
SHANE: Well, his milkshake brings all the girls to the yard, doesn't it?
(LAUGHS)
(ELECTRICS FIZZ)
('BABY DID A BAD, BAD THING' BY CHRIS ISAAK PLAYS)
MAN: What an interesting shirt, right?
I reckon should we give her a taste of what she might expect in our act?
Yes. Yeah. Please do.
What is it?
Oh, my goodness! Oh!
# Baby did a bad, bad thing... #
Hello, Christmas. G'day.
How's it going? I'm good now.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
DAVID: It's a yes from me!
# Evil on your mind Trouble at your feet
# Living by the gun The devil's got you beat
# Evil on your mind... #
So you are the... Sydney's Hotshots.
OK. Do you do private shows or...? (LAUGHTER)
Depends on the money.
# The devil's got you beat... #
I mean, I'm delirious.
I don't know where I am or what's going on. This is a yes.
(LAUGHS)
# The devil's got you beat... #
Hello there. Hello.
Oh, wow. Hi. How are you? I'm good. You?
Sorry, I just... I think...
Wow. I think you may...
You may be the most beautiful person I've ever seen
in my whole entire life.
Wow. You are.
(LAUGHS) Stop it!
# Never know how much I love you... #
My name is Oleg. I'm 33 years old and I'm an aerialist.
How I describe myself...
I think I'm a very shy guy, a shy person.
# You give me fever... #
But at the same time, I'm very determined.
# When you kiss me Fever when you... #
My act is not just sharing exercises or dancing.
In my act, I'm talking with my body.
Alright. Let's go.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
OK. Off you go. They're ready for you. Good luck.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Hi. Hello.
Welcome to Australia's Got Talent.
(LAUGHS) Thank you.
What's your name? Oleg.
And where are you from, Oleg?
I'm Ukrainian but currently I live in Spain.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
And what about your family? Are they still there? Are they OK?
Well, my mum and my sister, they are safe.
They are with me in Spain now
and the rest of the family, unfortunately,
they're still in Ukraine.
When I first saw the news about what happened in my country,
I thought it was like a nightmare and I just need to wake up.
There is so many family members still in Ukraine.
Like, it's only the women who can go out of the country.
Men is not allowed to go, so my father is there.
I feel... I feel homeless now.
In Australia's Got Talent, I'm proud to represent my country here.
It's not safe there, you know. Yeah.
It's heartbreaking. Oh, of course it is.
None of us, I'm sure, can imagine how hard that must be for you.
Thank you for being here today. Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)
We can't wait to see what you are going to do.
Thank you.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Quite hot, isn't he? God Almighty. That body. Jeez.
It puts mine in the shade, even.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# Mount Everest ain't got sh-- on me
# Because I'm on top of the world
# I'm on top of the world, yeah... #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
('MOUNT EVEREST' BY LABRINTH PLAYS)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# Tell them I burn down my house
# And build it up again
# Tell them
# Burn it down twice just for the fun of it
# Tell them
# So much money I don't know what to do with it... #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Thank you so much.
Oleg, it was so incredibly beautiful.
The music was spectacular. You were spectacular.
It was kind of dancing and gymnastics
and, well, we couldn't take our eyes off you.
Thank you.
You're telling me, girlfriend. (LAUGHS)
Well done. What a wonderful performance.
Thank you so much.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Alesha.
That was like watching a piece of art.
Like, you are so beautiful
and that came across whilst you were performing.
The strength, the grace... It was really poetic.
I've never seen anything quite like that. It was wonderful.
Thank you. Brilliant, brilliant audition.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Congratulations.
SHANE: You know what, the same word's gonna keep coming up
and it's 'strong' again
because you displayed the kind of strength we're seeing at home
with your loved ones in Ukraine, mate,
so you're a great example of what your people are
and what they're doing.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
DAVID: For me, it's like looking in a mirror.
Um... (LAUGHTER)
No, I mean, it was extraordinary.
It was very powerful, what you did. Never seen that exactly before.
(APPLAUSE)
It was a really, really special moment.
I'm gonna kick this off with a yes.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Thank you.
It's a yes from me, Oleg. Well done.
I'm saying yes.
Mate, congratulations. You just got four yeses.
Thank you.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# Would you let me see beneath your beautiful?
# Would you let me see beneath your perfect?
# Take it off now, boy Take it off now, boy... #
That was great. Thank you so much. Thank you.
Thank you.
Well, his milkshake brings all the girls to the yard, doesn't it?
(LAUGHS)
Thank you. (LAUGHS) RICKI-LEE: OK. Let's go.
OK.
Ciao. (LAUGHS) Bye, guys.
('ABRACADABRA' BY STEVE MILLER BAND PLAYS)
Now, you're a magician. I'm a magician, yes.
Yeah!
DAVID: Hello. Hello.
My name's Ash Vegas and I'm a master magician.
Very high standard of magic on this show,
so we're wishing you all the best.
Alesha, can you put your hand out?
Make a tight fist. Open it up. Ready? Circle.
Goes in that hand there. The square. Hold the square tight.
Close your hand. Turn it over.
Watching from this hand to this hand.
Did you feel that go in? No.
The girls tell me they never feel it going in.
(BUZZ!) (LAUGHTER)
You obviously got those magic tricks for Christmas from your mum.
(LAUGHTER) Yeah...nah.
Well done.
Is that how you use it? Yeah. Fantastic.
I'm learning.
SHANE: I'm gonna try and teach you how to say 'yeah, nah'.
Yeah, nah. And it's just a nah from me.
Thanks very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
DAVID: I mean, that's a pretty pitiful trick, isn't it?
I'm Stu Robinson. I'm an illusionist.
I'd say my act is captivating...
(AUDIENCE MEMBERS EXCLAIM)
..surprising...
(AUDIENCE MEMBERS EXCLAIM)
It's unique.
(APPLAUSE)
(BUZZ!)
I was a bit bored, you know,
and it was a lot of time just looking at a sheet.
Yeah, it took too long to get into it.
Even though it was impressive, I didn't enjoy it.
I'm sorry, Stu. It didn't work out.
Alright. Keep going.
Thank you. Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)
That was so boring.
We are a two-man magician team who also happen to be best friends...
And father and son. What?
Everybody, watch Johnny show kids across the planet,
if they put in the work, they can do anything!
Awesome.
(BUZZ!)
It's very corny. Very cheesy. Overperformed.
(LAUGHS) Oh!
It's a no from me today. I'm sorry.
I hated it.
(AUDIENCE MEMBERS EXCLAIM) Oh!
The computer says no.
Yeah, it does. It does in this case.
Thank you very much.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
DAVID: Where's all the great magic?
We just haven't seen a great magician yet.
I'm Anna de Guzman.
I'm 23 years old and I'm a magician from the USA.
# How you like that... #
I started doing cardistry when I was about, like, 15 or 16.
Cardistry is like fancy shuffling,
basically intricate displays in packet cards,
isolations, which are my favourite.
('HOW YOU LIKE THAT' BY BLACKPINK PLAYS)
Cardistry enhances magic in an elegant way.
I'm self-taught from the internet
and I was in school and I saw it on YouTube videos
and I thought it was the coolest thing ever,
way cooler than any magic trick I've ever seen.
And I was, like, "I can do that," so then I started to figure out
how to do moves myself and eventually started creating my own.
SHANE: Oh. Alright. Let's go.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) RICKI-LEE: Good luck! Good luck!
Hi. Hi. Nice to meet you.
DAVID: Nice to meet you. What's your name?
My name is Anna de Guzman.
And is what you're gonna do, is it your day job?
Yeah. I'm a magician.
Magician! OK.
How long have you been doing magic for?
I've been doing it for a couple of years now.
Like, five. OK.
Yeah, I've wanted to do magic all over the world. That's my dream.
And I felt like Australia was a good place to start.
It is. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Anna, the stage is yours.
Well, thank you for being so welcoming.
Judges, may I please join you? Yes.
Of course, yeah.
(APPLAUSE) Clap her going down some stairs?
That's not the trick. Hi.
I actually have a gift for this cutie right here.
Kate, could you hold onto that for me, please?
(LAUGHTER)
Oh, I like you, Anna.
Oh, thank you so much.
Now, it's truly an honour to be here in Australia.
I know you've seen a lot of magic before on AGT,
so I wanted to create something just for you.
Well, I don't even touch the cards, to make it even more impossible.
Do any of you know how to shuffle?
Do you want to... Well, I'm not...
I mean, I can try but I'm not particularly good at it.
You got this. I believe in you. Keep mixing those up.
And while he does that, Alesha,
can you think of a person close to you that I couldn't have known?
Yeah. OK.
Do you know their birthday?
Yes.
Are you sure? Yes, I'm just... Yes.
You hesitated, so I was, like, "How close could you be to them
"if you don't know their birthday?" No, no, no...
(LAUGHTER)
No, I've got the number. You've got it?
Yeah. OK. Not the day, just the month.
OK.
Do you have the number of the month in mind?
Yes. And just send it to me.
Sent.
(EXHALES)
OK. Got it.
Just so that everyone here knows, you can say the number out loud.
Ten. Ten.
(APPLAUSE) (LAUGHS) Yeah.
This is when you... I mean...
Do you want to change the person? Change the number?
It's completely up to you. No, I'm gonna stick.
OK. OK.
Everyone, keep in mind this moment right here
where I gave Alesha the option to change her mind
and she didn't want to.
David, you've been shuffling those cards.
Yeah, I know. I've been shuffling for quite a long time now, actually.
It's getting actually quite tiring. (LAUGHTER)
But they're well and truly shuffled. OK. I'll take them.
OK. Thank you.
Wow, you even bent some of them. Thank you.
Oh... (LAUGHTER)
You did a good job.
You haven't helped me out yet, Shane.
SHANE: No, I haven't. Hi. Nice to meet you.
Pleasure. Thank you.
I know it's nice to meet me as well. (LAUGHTER)
Shane, we're gonna riffle through the side of the cards.
Just say stop whenever it feels right to you.
Stop. Right there.
Lock the card in your brain. Do not forget it.
Alright.
And I'm gonna show the rest of the audience
so they can help you memorise it.
Now, the reason I had you shuffle, David,
is because a lot of people think my shuffling is suspicious,
even though I think it's pretty fair.
You can actually see each card, one by one, intertwined.
DAVID: Wow. (AUDIENCE MEMBERS EXCLAIM)
SHANE: Oh, that's cool.
(APPLAUSE)
Hey, yeah!
(APPLAUSE)
Now, a lot of people think I'm showing off...
(LAUGHTER) ..which I am.
(LAUGHTER)
But what I'm actually doing
is estimating approximately where you said stop...
Done.
Your card is now ten down in the deck.
Thank you.
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
Do we get to see?
Any other questions?
(LAUGHTER)
I'll prove it to you.
Let's count together. OK.
One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
This is the tenth card.
Had you shuffled any differently, David,
Shane would've said stop at a completely different card.
I asked you to change your mind multiple times.
You didn't want to. I didn't change it, no.
It could've been any of these. They're all different.
Mm-hm. But you said you wanted ten.
For the very first time, what was the card?
SHANE: It was the two of spades.
But the thing is, I touched these cards, right?
Mm-hm. I told you I wouldn't do that.
I very well could've read your mind,
figured out the card was the two of spades
and used sleight of hand to find it, right?
That's totally probable.
So, what would be impossible
is if it was ten down in a deck that I haven't even touched.
(AUDIENCE MEMBERS EXCLAIM) Oh, my god.
Like the one you've been holding onto this whole time, Kate.
Go out and take the cards out of the box carefully.
Perfect.
Go ahead and deal ten cards into my hand face up.
OK.
One, two, three, four, five, six...
(GASPS) ..seven, eight, nine...
Stop! Stop, stop, stop. Keep the card face down.
Don't show anybody. I'll take the rest from you.
Perfect.
Kate...
show everybody the two of spades!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Oh, my god!
DAVID: Well done, Anna.
You know what, regardless of whether I know what to say
about magic tricks or not, they always leave me bewildered
and feeling a little bit childlike, so that was just...
That was just great. Thank you. Thank you.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
OK, so I have seen so many card tricks over the last decade
and I'm not particularly a fan of card tricks.
However, you are adorable. Oh! (LAUGHS)
Real charm, real witty humour and a fantastic pay-off at the end.
You worked really hard... You did it!
..and you got your result.
Well done. Thank you.
SHANE: I've got to be honest, once you asked me to remember that card,
I don't remember anything else.
I was working so hard. (LAUGHTER)
I thought you were fantastic. Well done.
(APPLAUSE)
DAVID: Yes. I was really impressed.
It's a shame you're so unattractive, but other than that...
(LAUGHTER) ..I think you've got potential.
So, Anna, let me kick this off with a yes!
(SQUEALS) (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Anna, it's another yes from me. Thank you so much, Kate!
I just also want to say, so refreshing to see a female magician.
We need more of you! It's a yes! Thank you! Yes, Alesha!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Oh, my god! OK.
SHANE: Anna... Yes?
..you just got four yeses. Yes!
That's crazy! Thank you so much!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) RICKI-LEE: Come on, girlfriend!
(SQUEALS) Oh, my god!
Oh, my god! Oh, my god!
I was freaking out! That was so good!
When I swallow a sword, I'm risking my life.
Oh, my god, he's looking right at me!
That was just so incredibly beautiful.
MAN: Our aim is to bring joy through song.
SHANE: Mission accomplished.
I'm a stand-up comedian, yeah. Yeah!
(LAUGHS) Dreams can come true.
I see this as a second chance to show other people you can do it.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) You were born to do that.
(SINGS OPERATICALLY)
(CHEERING)
(SQUEALS) (LAUGHTER)
You're a very naughty boy.
You deserve a spank on your bottom, don't you?
(ALESHA LAUGHS)
(FRENCH-LANGUAGE SONG PLAYS)
(SCAT-SINGS)
(COUNTS IN FRENCH)
(FRENCH ACCENT) My name is Ben Noir.
I'm 42 and I'm from France
and I'm going to be singing for you.
I love Australia.
I've always wanted to come here
because, you know, I've heard about your beautiful beaches,
I've heard the wine is good.
Hello there. Bonsoir, mademoiselle.
Bonsoir.
Parles francais? I can say bonjour.
Bon-JOUR. Oh, so it's not bogan.
It's not 'bonjore'.
I'm very successful in, how you say,
l'art de seduction - the art of seduction.
Are you ready? One thing.
Just for having the favourite songs...
Oh...
Au revoir. Au devoir.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Bonsoir.
Good evening, sir. Bonsoir.
Comment ca va?
Ca va bien.
(CONTINUES IN FRENCH)
Do we need to have a little French lesson?
Oui, but nah. OK.
(LAUGHTER) Oui, nah.
It's fine. We'll move on.
(LAUGHTER)
Oui, nah. Sorry. You're from...? It's OK.
So you're from France? I'm from France.
Lovely. And your name is...?
Ben Noir. Ben Noir.
Mm-hm. Oooh, very nice.
And if you were to win Australia's Got Talent,
how would that change your life?
Oooh... I don't know.
Maybe I would have to stop being a waiter
and I could sing more for a living.
So you're a waiter? That's your day job?
Oui. Exactement. OK.
Do you want to tell us about the act or would you...?
Oh, I just want to sing a little bit of opera
because I love the French opera.
OK. We wish you the best of luck. Two minutes to change your life.
Merci beaucoup. Good luck.
Well done, mate. Good luck. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(SINGS OPERATICALLY IN FRENCH)
(APPLAUSE) RICKI-LEE: Wow.
Is that him singing?
Is that his voice?
I think so.
(SINGS OPERATICALLY IN FRENCH)
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
(CONTINUES SINGING OPERATICALLY)
(LAUGHTER)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Oi!
(CONTINUES SINGING OPERATICALLY IN FRENCH)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(ROUSING CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS)
(SQUEALS)
(SINGS 'TOREADOR SONG' FROM 'CARMEN')
(LAUGHTER)
(SQUEALS)
(CONTINUES SINGING 'TOREADOR SONG' FROM 'CARMEN')
(SQUEALS) (LAUGHTER)
(LAUGHS)
(CONTINUES SINGING 'TOREADOR SONG' FROM 'CARMEN')
(LAUGHS)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(SINGS AND HOLDS HIGH NOTE)
Whoo!
(HOLDS NOTE)
(LAUGHS)
(LAUGHTER) (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(SHANE LAUGHS)
I'm glad... I'm glad we didn't see your French baguette.
Oh!
DAVID: It was more of a croissant.
(LAUGHTER)
Ricki had the best seat in the house.
RICKI-LEE: I had the side view. I got to see ALL of it.
(LAUGHTER)
Mais non.
The real question everybody wants to know is
was that you really singing?
Uh...oui.
Wow! Your voice is actually amazing!
Thank you very much. I appreciate it.
But I must tell you one more thing. I'm not actually French.
(BROAD AUSTRALIAN ACCENT) I'm Aussie.
No! No! (LAUGHTER)
Oh, yeah.
No. I am.
Well, I grew up in Perth... (LAUGHTER)
(APPLAUSE)
SHANE: On Australia's Got Talent,
we're always looking for something we haven't seen
and we haven't seen your arse before.
(LAUGHTER) You liked it?
Gee, I was just thinking how lucky that towel was.
(LAUGHTER) I think you're great.
Thank you. Thanks, Kate.
David, dare we ask you what you thought?
DAVID: On the British show, we're looking for an act
who can perform at the Royal Variety performance in front of the Queen.
(LAUGHTER) Now, what I'm saying is...
Why not?
..I'm so glad we're not in Britain right now.
(LAUGHTER)
You're a very naughty boy.
You deserve a spank on your bottom, don't you?
(LAUGHTER) Shall we vote?
Yes. Shane?
I hate to say this. Uh, I want to see more of you.
Well... That came out wrong.
It's a yes from me. Thank you.
It's a big yes from me! Merci.
It's a bigger yes from me! Thank you.
It's a big, fat, juicy yes from me.
Merci beaucoup.
Au revoir.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
So cheeky.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Alright, Dan. Are you ready? I'm ready.
Good luck. Have fun. Thank you.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Whoo!
Wow! Wow.
SHANE: G'day, mate. What's your name? Where are you from?
G'day. My name's Dan Meyer.
And I'm from Phoenix, Arizona, in the United States.
Oh, fantastic. Welcome. Thank you.
Welcome to Australia's Got Talent.
The reason I'm here is my mum grew up here in Sydney
and it's been a lifetime dream of mine to come to Australia
and see where Mum grew up.
The first 20 years of my life, I grew up in extreme fear...
so I was a scrawny, scared, shy, skinny, wimpy kid.
My mum said, "You can be whatever you want to be.
"You can do whatever you want to do."
I'm here today to prove the impossible is not impossible.
(APPLAUSE) Well said, mate.
The stage is yours. Thank you. Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
That's a knife.
And this is a sword.
30-inch sword with 24-inch-long blade.
And I'm gonna stick it down under where the sun don't shine.
(AUDIENCE MEMBERS EXCLAIM)
I really don't think I can watch this.
Now, this is extremely dangerous. It could kill me.
I hope you enjoy it.
So I started sword-swallowing in 1997.
I practised ten to 12 times a day every day for four years,
about 14,000 unsuccessful attempts
before I got my first sword down in 2001.
What I have to do is I slide it into my oral cavity, over my tongue.
When I get to the back of the throat,
navigate a 90-degree turn down the cervical oesophagus,
through the hiatal ring, through the cricopharyngeal,
or upper oesophageal sphincter, and down into the chest cavity.
When the blade goes between the lungs, it runs past the heart,
past my liver and kidneys, down into the stomach.
It takes a crazy amount of training.
It's both mental and physical and for me, it's even spiritual.
When I swallow a sword, I'm risking my life
but what I'm doing today is gonna be ten times bigger.
I'm gonna attempt some things that are a little bit heavier
and a little bit more crazy than I've ever done before.
I don't even know if these are gonna work.
This is for you, Mum. (EXHALES)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Wow.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(SCREAMING)
Argh!
(APPLAUSE)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Now, Shane... SHANE: Oh...
..I understand you like cars, right?
Oh, don't put a car down your throat.
(LAUGHTER) I... I do...
I love cars. So, Shane, do you know what this is?
I'm gonna bring it up to you here.
Do you know what this is? Yeah, it's...
Go take a look at it.
It's a car axle. It is a car axle.
I'm gonna try and swallow the car axle.
(TENSE MUSIC)
And, Alesha, you've got a wand up here, I believe.
Oh, yeah, yeah. So I'm gonna ask you to wand me.
I want you to wand me. I can't even look at you.
How am I supposed to wand you?
(LAUGHTER)
Kate, are you right-handed or left-handed?
Right. Perfect. Excellent.
So, as soon as she gets done wanding me,
you get to grab it with your right hand
and pull the car axle out of me. Out of your mouth?
Out of my mouth, out of my throat, very, very quickly.
Don't take this personal. (BUZZ!)
Oh...
(APPLAUSE)
I like you but I can't take it.
Ladies and gentlemen, the car axle.
Ready? RICKI-LEE: No.
(SCREAMING) Oh!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(WAND SQUEALS)
Holy sh... Oh, god. It's in there.
Argh...
(EXCLAIMS) Oh, my god! He's looking right at me!
(SCREAMING) (EXCLAIMS)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Thank you. Thank you.
Whew!
You know, they say go big or go home, right?
This is only part of a car. How about we do an entire car?
Shane, can you tell me what kind of car this is
that they're gonna be pulling out here?
Is it a Triumph? It's a Triumph Spitfire.
It's a '64. Yeah.
If you could come on up, get in the car.
We're gonna try and pull that car.
Alright. With Shane in it.
That's alright. Oooh, I don't know if this is gonna work.
Crikey, mate, you're a bit bigger Australian bloke
than I expected there, mate.
What I've got here is a 20-inch-long sword.
A couple of little straps here on places here.
We're gonna attach the straps to it.
This is like trying to put marshmallow into a money box.
(LAUGHTER)
Kate? Yes?
I think I'm gonna need your help up here.
Now? Yeah. Come on up here.
If we can get Kate up here. Give her a round of applause, everyone.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Kate, you're gonna get in with Shane.
So, this act is professionally trained.
We have our medic on standby.
But, please, do not try this at home.
Let's see if we can do the impossible right here.
Oh...
(EXHALES)
(SCREAMING)
Oh!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(APPLAUSE)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# Whatever it takes... #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Yeah!
# 'Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins... #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) # Whatever it takes... #
Mate, that was crazy.
# I do what it takes... #
(EXHALES)
I can't tell you how weird it is to sit in a car,
looking out the front windscreen
and seeing a human with a sword in their throat drag you down the road.
I haven't had that happen to me for weeks.
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
David, what did you make of all that?
DAVID: When did you find out
you were good at sticking things down your throat?
I mean... (LAUGHTER)
I ask that because it's a kind of odd thing to start doing, isn't it?
Well, it's not about the swords.
It's about inspiring you to do the impossible in your life.
If this scared, shy, skinny, wimpy kid can do the impossible,
then so can you.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Well, you're a very inspirational person
and, um...
Where does one get a leather waistcoat?
Just... I'm just asking for a friend. (LAUGHTER)
You're obviously a great showman.
I really enjoyed it and... Did you?
Well, I did because I was...
Well, I must have because I was glued.
And I don't know if that was out of fear.
It was certainly something. I'm sure your mum would be very proud.
Thank you. Thank you.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
SHANE: Alesha. I really like you.
However, this, for me, is not entertaining
because I physically felt sick throughout the whole act.
It's OK.
But congratulations on achieving
what you wanted to personally achieve.
Thank you.
Like, not often do things turn up on an entertainment stage
that terrify you like that,
so if you came here to show people that you can do anything,
that nothing's impossible, then mission accomplished.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
DAVID: OK.
Well, look, Dan, I think you're wildly entertaining
and I'm gonna give you a yes!
Yeah!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
And it's a yes from me, Dan.
Yes!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Alesha?
Sorry, Dan. But it's a no from me today.
I love you. That's OK.
Dan, you know the rules of this show, yeah?
You just need three yeses to get through.
Now you and that car share one thing in common.
You're both a Triumph. You just got three yeses.
We'll see you soon. Yeah!
Whoo-hoo!
Thank you!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
RICKI-LEE: Oh, my goodness!
SHANE: Why did we have to be a part of that?
(LAUGHS) Well, YOU had to.
David's done a lot of work up there in the past.
You have. The head judge has been very busy.
A few sessions.
(SPEAKS IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE)
No, I'm messing around. I speak English, man.
(LAUGHTER)
I'm a stand-up comedian, yeah. Yeah!
(LAUGHS)
Who would've thought the kid that survived two refugee camps
would be on TV?
What's a better way to live your life
than do something that you love?
WOMAN: I see this as a second chance for me to prove that I can do it.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
SHANE: You were born to do that.
ALESHA: Honestly, you took my breath away.
MAN: 36 voices together in harmony, it's a sound that you won't forget.
(MEN SING)
I feel like my ears just had a glass of wine
and my heart had a Guinness pie.
(MEN CHEER)
Action! Action!
('ALRIGHT' BY SUPERGRASS PLAYS)
# We are young... #
How old are you? Six.
Six? You look older.
(KIDS LAUGH)
I'm, like, this much excited but then this much nervous.
I can't wait. It's the biggest show in Australia.
GIRL: I know. It's gonna be awesome.
So much better than school.
(GIRL LAUGHS)
Looking at the talent in the room,
this is gonna be the best year of Australia's Got Talent yet.
(WHISTLE BLOWS)
We can do it. Mm-hm. Definitely.
# But we are young... #
Let's do it. Young power. (BOTH LAUGH)
# See our friends, see the sights Feel alright... #
(MEN CHEER)
MAN: The Sydney Male Choir's one of the oldest choirs in Australia.
We've been around since 1913.
(VOCALISES) Two, three and...
We're set up to bring guys together so there could be some friendship
and we're just all one big family.
(MAN LAUGHS)
Our aim is to bring joy through song.
MAN: Can you have a big smile on your faces, please?
Thank you, gentlemen.
That's what it's all about, the joy of singing.
(MEN SING NOTE)
The Sydney Male Choir is a family
and the song we're seeing tonight is called 'You Are So Beautiful'.
On the screens that are gonna be on stage tonight when we're singing
are going to have photos of our family,
our grandkids, our partners.
And collectively, we have 72 children, 101 grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
So when you get 36 voices together in harmony, it's a beautiful sound.
It's a sound that you won't forget.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Can you just grab the hand of the bloke next to you, please,
and we're gonna go...
(MEN CHEER) A big round of applause.
Oh, I love me an older gentleman.
This is gonna be amazing.
Have fun, gents.
Loving it. Have a great time.
My heart! Have awesome fun, everyone.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) DAVID: Whoo!
SHANE: I reckon they're gonna breakdance.
Well, they'll break something if they dance. (LAUGHS)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Yeah, I think this is a police line-up.
I've got to guess who my dad is.
(LAUGHTER) Well, they're definitely not mine.
(LAUGHTER)
Welcome to Australia's Got Talent. Thank you.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
So you're gonna be singing for us today.
Is there a name for the choir?
Yes, we're the Sydney Male Choir. (CHEERING)
We've been around since 1913, so 109 years.
Oh. SHANE: Wow.
Wow!
And how did it come about all those years ago?
It started off as the Petersham Glee Club
when a group of men way back in 1913 got together
because they loved singing.
(APPLAUSE) And it just blossomed from there.
Now, we don't need to go through all the ages, obviously,
but do we have a youngest age and an oldest?
Sure. Anderson, new to the choir... Anderson is 42.
Hands right up.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Hey!
And Michael, who is 85.
Hands up, Michael.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Michael!
Wow.
DAVID: He had to go up all the stairs.
You could've put him in the front. He is very agile.
(LAUGHTER)
As a young lad,
I had a really sad accident
and it left me with a speech stutter.
And I don't know whether anybody knows
but anyone that sings never stutters
because you're breathing properly
and you just don't think about it, you know.
In order to help me throughout my life,
I was singing even when I was learning the speech therapy,
so this was an opportunity to sort of get back into it.
There are a lot of lonely people out there
who really don't know what to do to overcome their loneliness.
You know, they've retired, there's nothing to keep them active.
This gives them the opportunity to get out, meet like-minded guys,
have a laugh and sing.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
If you happen to take away the $100,000,
what is it that you would do with it?
That would be very helpful
for maintaining the viability of the choir
but we would also make a fairly large donation
to a men's health scheme.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
That's beautiful.
Whenever you're ready. We can't wait to hear you.
Thank you.
(PLAYS GENTLE PIANO MELODY)
# You are so beautiful... #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# To me
# You are so beautiful
# To me
# Can't you see... # (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# You're everything I hoped for
# You're everything I need
# You are so beautiful
# To me
# Such joy and happiness
# You bring
# Such joy and happiness
# You bring Just like a dream... #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# You're like the guiding light Shining in the night
# You're heaven still to me
# You are so beautiful
# To me
# Just like a dream... # (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# You're like the guiding light Shining in the night
# You're heaven still to me
# You are so beautiful
# To me. #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
That was amazing. (CRIES)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Well, that was just lovely. (LAUGHS) Thank you. Thank you very much.
It was so nice to see all those beautiful images
up there on the screen.
Then we knew exactly who you were talking about
and who all of the special people are that you have in your life.
I just hope that you know how valued you are, obviously, as dads
or grandfathers or uncles or brothers, so a round of applause.
(APPLAUSE)
I really enjoyed the performance
and thank goodness for the Sydney Male Choir.
Yeah, it was really touching watching all of the photographs
and I was trying to place you all with your pictures of your family
and your loved ones, you know.
Life... Life isn't worth living without love
and so, watching that, it was a breath of fresh air.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
And the singing and the song choice was absolutely beautiful.
DAVID: Yes.
The great thing about any choir
is it's always gonna be more than the sum of its parts, right,
so when you come together, you make something really beautiful.
And it was very memorable as a performance.
(APPLAUSE)
SHANE: You should rename yourself 50 Shades of Grey.
(LAUGHTER)
I feel like my ears just had a glass of wine
and my heart had a Guinness pie
and if people at home just felt what we felt in this room,
then you've just done Australia a favour, so thank you.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Oh, it's a yes from me.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) (MOUTHS WORDS)
It's a yes from me!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
DAVID: It's very easy. I'm gonna say yes.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
You have four yeses. It's a yes from me.
Whoo-hoo!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Grab the hands, guys. Big one, two, three.
(MEN CHEER)
('I WILL SURVIVE' BY GLORIA GAYNOR PLAYS)
# At first I was afraid, I was petrified
# Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side
# But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong
# And I grew strong
# And I learned how to get along And so you're back... #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Whoa!
# From outer space... # Hi.
DAVID: Hello. Hello.
Welcome to Australia's Got Talent. Whew!
What's your name? Gabe Hogan.
I'm sorry, I have to be very clear when I say my name
'cause if I say Gabe Hogan too fast, it sounds a bit like...
Gay Bogan. ..Gay Bogan, yeah.
Hi. Yes.
(LAUGHTER) I'm not a bogan, by the way.
(LAUGHTER) So, Gay Bogan...
Yes. (LAUGHTER)
..why have you come onto Australia's Got Talent?
I am a stand-up, I'm a comedian
and I'm sick of doing stand-up by myself in my living room.
Alright. Look, we are all rooting for you, Gabe.
Yes! So, whenever you're ready.
Alright. Take it away.
OK. Thank you. I'm ready.
Oh, now? OK. Yes.
Uh, I was watching TV.
It was a streaming service.
Comedy, horror, documentary...
And I was, like, "I don't know."
And then I saw a button and it just said 'Surprise me'.
So I pressed it
and a finger came out of the couch and poked me on the bum. (LAUGHS)
(SCATTERED LAUGHTER) You got me?
Do you get me?
Wow. Uh...
For me, the jokes were just slightly under par.
So, less jokes? No. Better jokes.
Better jokes. OK.
I don't think anyone should have a permanent job.
The only person that should have a permanent job
is Will Smith's therapist.
(GASPING)
I don't have to tell you, it's the toughest gig on the planet.
It's practice makes perfect. Yep.
And the great thing is, you got a chance to have another practice.
No worries. Good luck, mate.
Cheers. Thank you. Thanks, everyone. (APPLAUSE)
To be a great comedian, you need to have three things.
You need to be lucky...
And I can't remember what the other two were.
(LAUGHTER) (BUZZ!)
I went to the hairdresser the other day
and he sat me down and I asked for a number one and he wee'd on me.
(BUZZ!)
Choose the cheesy cheese that triple cheese lovers choose
when they choose the cheese, cheese, cheese, the triple cheese...
(BUZZ!) ..at McDonald's...
and you can win a free Coke... (BUZZ!)
Stephen, four noes. Congratulations.
You're probably not gonna hit the golden buzzer, though.
Well, you know, anything can happen on this show. You never know.
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE) Thank you very much.
MAN: My name is Emo Majok.
I'm 33 years old and I'm a comedian from Perth.
I was 28 years old when I discovered comedy.
I hated working in warehousing and sweating for my money,
breaking my back for it
and I was always good at making people laugh
and when I found out that you could make a living from it,
what's a better way to live your life
than do something that you love?
And if you love it, why not?
Tell me a little bit about your act. What's it about?
I speak about things that people want to talk about
but don't have the guts to talk about.
Alright. Here we go. Here we go. Here we go.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Hey, mate. Welcome to the Australia's Got Talent stage.
Tell us your name and where you're from.
(SPEAKS IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE)
No, I'm messing around. I speak English, man.
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
Oh, I hope you're not a dancer. I hope you're a comedian.
What are you here to do?
I'm a stand-up comedian, yeah. Yes!
(APPLAUSE) You're in luck.
(LAUGHS) So, mate, tell us about yourself.
My name is Emo Majok.
I'm from Perth, Western Australia. I am of South Sudanese background.
So, I was born in a refugee camp.
My family fled Sudan at the time because there was a war going on,
went to a nearby country, Ethiopia,
where my mum eventually gave birth to me.
And then another civil war broke out, so they fled to Kenya,
where I lived in a refugee camp again for another three years
and then we eventually got sponsored to Australia.
I'm auditioning for Australia's Got Talent today
because representation is everything.
Like, I want young Sudanese youths to see that dreams can come true.
Like, I'm chasing mine, so, yeah. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Well, mate, this whole stage is for you.
This audience is here for you and we're on your side.
Good luck, mate. Oh, amazing. It's great to be here.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
It is good to see you guys out, man. I was talking to the producers.
They were, like, "Hey, Emo, we're very excited
"to have you here on the show.
"We just have a question. Have you booked your accommodation yet?"
I said, "No, I haven't.
"I'm just looking for somewhere close by, cultured."
As soon as I said 'cultured', they said, "We've got the perfect place."
He said Blacktown.
(SOME LAUGHTER)
Is that actually a town here? It is a town.
I was, like, "Oooh, that sounds nice."
(LAUGHTER)
As soon as I got there, I was, like, "Oooh, this ain't nice."
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE) So I moved areas.
I thought this area was nice. It was called Penrith.
Have you heard of this? (CHEERING)
Yeah. It's rough. (LAUGHTER)
But it is a massive upgrade from Blacktown, though,
because I went from living around poor black people
to now living around poor white people.
Oh... (LAUGHTER)
And I love it. Mwah! (LAUGHTER)
Every now and then, I've been getting, like, a random white guy
come up and ask me for, like, loose change.
And I give it to him.
(LAUGHTER)
But I do it for the wrong reasons, though, ladies and gentlemen.
I do it because I kind of feel like I'm rewriting history.
(LAUGHTER)
Every time I give him change, I'm, like, "Here you go, my man.
"Just don't spend it all on drugs." (LAUGHTER)
If only my mum could see me now.
Oh, she's not dead. She's just not here.
(LAUGHTER)
I was speaking to her on FaceTime this morning.
She's like, "Hey, how's Penrith going?"
I'm, like, "Ma, it's so beautiful. Very multicultural.
"You should see it. The white people ask me for money."
And she was so proud. She's, like, "Oh, my god.
"You're doing very well, my son."
And then she calls my father into the FaceTime.
She's, like, Michael, "Come and have a look at your son.
"He has become the king of the whites."
(LAUGHTER) (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(LAUGHS) I'm gonna get buzzed off soon.
(LAUGHS)
Oh, can I get some water? Sorry... Just one moment.
My mouth, it's so dry.
Here we go, here we go. Oooh.
Oh... How unprofessional. I'm so sorry.
Water's very hard for black people to find.
Uh... (LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
There's been a lot of tension between white and black people
over the last couple of years
but I think it's because we don't understand each other
because of our differences in culture
and for us to ever move forward,
I feel like we all have to do our part.
Would you agree? OTHERS: Yes.
Yes, I think, white people, you need to stop assuming
that all black people are out to steal things that are not theirs.
And black people, man, we need to stop trying to steal back
our stuff from white people, man.
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
I think it's important, if we're ever gonna make a change,
we have to start educating the younger generation.
Like, for example, white people, you need to stop lying to your kids.
This is my personal favourite lie.
"Make sure you finish off all your dinner
"because somewhere in Africa..."
(LAUGHTER)
"..there's a child that would love to eat it."
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE) Nonsense.
What you guys don't realise
is African parents tell their kids a similar thing.
Like, I remember my mum used to tell me,
"Son, make sure you finish up all your dinner
"because somewhere in Australia..." (LAUGHTER)
"..there's a child eating food without seasoning, son."
(LAUGHTER)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
This is sick. Australia Got Talent.
Who would've thought, like, a kid that survived two refugee camps
would be on TV?
Ladies and gentlemen, I've been Emo Majok. Thank you.
Yeah!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
He was very, very good.
('HIGH HOPES' BY KODALINE PLAYS)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# But I've got high hopes
# It takes me back to when we started
# High hopes, when you let it go Go out and start again
# High hopes When it all comes to an end... #
Oh, my god! That's amazing!
SHANE: That was fantastic. Thank you, man.
Fantastic. This is yours. It's yours.
Alright!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Oh, amazing! That's so good!
SHANE: You know, every now and then, there's those moments
and they happen on shows like this where you see someone and go,
"How do we not know about this person?" We do now.
Thank you. Thank you.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Congratulations. Honestly, you took my breath away.
I think the best thing for me about comedy
is when you are so unafraid to be so on the edge
that it makes people so uncomfortable
that we can find humour in the things
that we find difficult to discuss.
It's how you connect to people and it's how we all unite.
See you in the semifinals, my friend.
Yeah! Smashed it!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) (LAUGHS)
Emo, I will think of you every time
I try and get my daughter to eat her dinner.
(LAUGHS)
And we can't wait to see you in the semifinal. Well done.
DAVID: It was brilliant.
You know, comedy just flows through you like water.
And you just have got this wonderful gift
and I'm so glad you've come to see us today
and you're gonna share this gift with the world.
Thank you. Well done.
Thank you. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# Oh, high hopes, it takes me back to where we started... #
RICKI-LEE: Oh, my god. Oh, congratulations!
It was so edgy.
We were, like, "Oooh, oooh, oooh. Did he say that? Did he say that?"
It was so funny. Yeah...
So happy. Oh, my god. My cheeks are so sore.
I'm glad you enjoyed that. Oh, I loved it so much.
And Australia's gonna love you. Thank you so much.
Alright. Thank you, Australia, for having me.
Oh, it's amazing. Congratulations.
See youse in the semifinals. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
DAVID: What kind of things did you do in London?
WOMAN: Stand on stage... If I was asked to sing, I knew I couldn't.
I was extremely lucky to have a second chance.
I'm hoping my performance will be an inspiration to others.
(HOLDS NOTE)
SHANE: You were born to do that.
I mean, it was just extraordinary. Thank you.
ALESHA: This moment now is the beginning of the rest of your life.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(BRIGHT MUSIC PLAYS)
I'm really happy I'm here with you guys.
I wouldn't want to do this with anyone else.
Aw!
# This will be an everlasting love... #
Whatever the outcome, I'm really proud of the fact that I had a go.
And I'm proud that you did too.
# The first time anyone has loved me... #
I'm so proud of you, mate. Good work.
(KISSES) Good luck today, eh?
# This will be an everlasting... #
Oh. Good luck. Thank you, thank you.
Alright. Well, give me a cuddle. Good luck.
(KISSES) Good luck.
Mummy. Good luck.
My name is Lucy Williamson. I'm 43 and I am a singer from Perth.
(VOCALISES)
I first realised I could sing probably from a very young age.
I went to dance school and was told by all the lovely mummies
and the dance teachers in the audience
what a lovely voice I had
and probably took that on board and ran with it. (LAUGHS)
I am hoping my performance will be an inspiration to others.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Hi. Hi.
Hi. (LAUGHS) What's your name?
My name is Lucy Williamson.
Welcome to Australia's Got Talent. Thank you for having me.
OK. Where are you from?
I was originally in the UK
and then my family and I relocated to Perth, Western Australia,
nearly three years ago.
Oh, wow.
Did you move to Australia to take part in Australia's Got Talent?
No, I didn't. No.
I was lucky enough to perform a few years ago in London's West End...
DAVID: What kind of things did you do in London?
So, 'Fame', 'Les Mis'... Oh, yeah.
'We Will Rock You', 'Mamma Mia!'... Oh, of course. Wow.
Wow. I did some lovely stuff.
Wow, wow, wow.
And I'm extremely grateful and lucky to be able to have done that.
(APPLAUSE)
And I then had some trauma, some domestic abuse,
which left me kind of unable to stay.
I had to just get away.
I was playing leading ladies in the biggest shows on London's West End
before my whole world came crashing down.
I was living my absolute dream, doing these West End shows,
what I'd wanted to do as a child, genuinely.
So, during that time was when I started suffering domestic abuse
and it got to the point within that relationship
where I physically and mentally could not get myself to a place
to either go to an audition to even get a job
or stand on stage if I was asked to sing.
I knew I couldn't.
# I excused you for a while
# Well, I'm wide-eyed and I'm so damn caught in the middle... #
Finally told my parents what was going on.
I'd kept it from them.
And my mum - thank you, Mum -
she helped me get out of the relationship.
# Yeah, I might seem so strong... #
Eventually, I was extremely lucky to have a second chance
and meet my now husband, Dan.
He is, I can honestly say, the best thing that's ever happened to me.
I see this as a second chance for me to prove to myself that I can do it
and to show other people you can do it.
(APPLAUSE)
My reasoning for this today
is more that I want to be able to show
any child, woman, man
that there's life after an abusive relationship and to get out.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Go, Lucy.
Thank you for sharing your story with us.
We can't wait to see you doing what you obviously do best,
so whenever you're ready... Thank you. Thank you so much.
Good luck. Thank you... Thank you.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(GENTLE GUITAR MELODY PLAYS)
# Somewhere... #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# Over the rainbow
# Way up
# High
# There's a
# Land that I heard of
# Once in a lullaby
# Some day I'll wash away my tears
# And go where
# No-one else can find me
# But troubles melt like lemon drops
# Way above the chimney tops
# That's where you'll
# Find me... #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# Somewhere... # (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# Over the rainbow
# Bluebirds Bluebirds fly
# If birds fly
# Over the rainbow
# Why, then Oh, why
# Can't I?
# If happy little bluebirds fly
# Beyond the rainbow
# Why, oh, why
# Can't I? #
(HOLDS NOTE)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Oh!
Thank you.
You've got me crying.
(LAUGHS)
SHANE: Are you right, Kate? Do you want me to take this? I'll take this.
You were born to do that. Thank you so much.
Welcome back. (LAUGHS)
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
That was just so incredibly beautiful
and I'm sure the path that you have been on
has meant that you lost your sense of self.
Hugely. Low self-confidence, yeah.
You should be so proud that you have found yourself again
and you are back where you belong.
Thank you so much. Well done.
Thank you very, very much. Thank you. Thank you.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
I mean, it was just extraordinary. Thank you so much.
I mean, I'm still actually sort of shaking a little bit from...
from that performance.
It seems like you've got a happy ending to this story
and I'm so, so thrilled for you.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Thank you so much, Lucy,
for being so vulnerable and sharing your story.
This moment is the beginning of the rest of your life
and we are thrilled that you came on to Australia Got Talent.
Thank you so much for having me. Well done.
Thank you.
So it gives me great pleasure to say it's a yes from me.
(LAUGHS) Thank you. (LAUGHS) (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Shane?
It's a yes from me. Ah!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
DAVID: It's a yes from me.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(LAUGHS)
Congratulations, Lucy. It is four yeses.
(SQUEALS, LAUGHS) (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Thank you so much!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Thank you. Thanks for having me.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) (LAUGHS)
Oh, that was scary. (LAUGHS)
Mummy, you did it! I did.
# This is me! #