(DOG BARKING)
(ROARING)
(WHINNING)
(ROARING)
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
(ROARING)
(HOWLING)
(ROARING)
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
(CHILDREN SCREAMING)
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
(CHILDREN SCREAMING)
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
(FAST PACED MUSIC)
(GROWLING)
(ROARING)
(CROWD CHEERING)
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
ALESHA: Your showmanship is absolutely fantastic.
It's the biggest, juiciest, yes, I've ever given in my life!
SHANE: Oh!
Beautiful and magical.
Just extraordinary.
You came here to win!
And I love that!
Couldn't wait to discover whether Australia had talent.
Well tonight, you showed me you do.
# Off off off off off
# With your head. #
Holy cow.
I mean, I think you guys are real contenders.
# Can't do it. #
# Something. #
Absolutely outstanding.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
And I thought I was camp.
It's a stunning act. Once seen, never forgotten.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
(BOAT HONKING)
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
So, we're gonna play celebrity Twister.
RICKY: Alright. We ready? Left foot...
..yellow.
Hey!
Been wanting to do that for years, haven't you?
What?
# Making good conversation... #
Hang on, this bodice is quite tight.
# Just right
# You know what I me... #
I thought it was better not to wear undies today.
Are you OK? SHANE: Yeah, good. This is...
It actually helps somehow.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
OK, I'm going back to England.
I've had enough, I'm sorry.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
Right, should we do some auditions?
Yes. Here we go.
Are you ready to see some talent?
Are you sure?
Make some noise for Shane Jacobson!
The beautiful Alesha Dixon!
Kate Ritchie!
David Walliams!
Yes.
Let's do it.
(AUDIENCE CLAPPING AND CHEERING)
Alright, here we go.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
How you going? What's your name
and where are you from?
My name is Papi Flexer.
I'm from West Africa, Guinea,
but I live in Belgium.
And this gentleman here, are you part of the act?
I'm just an interpreter, no one important.
Oh, OK.
He's here but my English is not very good.
Oh, no, your English is fantastic.
Thank you.
And what are you here to do?
It's a surprise.
What was that one?
It's a surprise.
A surprise! Oh.
I understand your purpose now.
Why Australia's Got Talent?
Because every time I look in the video
the Australia's Got Talent on YouTube,
my dream is, I want to perform here.
Fantastic.
Mate, the stage is yours. Good luck.
Thank you very much.
Oh, I'm intrigued. I wonder what he's gonna do.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(AUDIENCE SCREAMING)
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(AUDIENCE CHEERING AND CLAPPING)
(AUDIENCE SCREAMING)
So good.
Oh, my god!
(AUDIENCE SCREAMING)
Oh, no. No, no, no.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(ALESHA SCREAMING)
(AUDIENCE SCREAMING)
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Oh, no, no, no.
(AUDIENCE SCREAMING)
What?
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(AUDIENCE SCREAMING)
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(AUDIENCE SCREAMING)
No, no, no.
No!
(HEARTBEAT) Oh!
(HEARTBEAT)
(AUDIENCE SCREAMING)
I don't like this!
# You the hottest thing around
# 'Bout to make it light up
light up
# 'Cause you're the hottest thing around
# 'Bout to make it light up
light up
# 'Cause you're the hottest thing around
# 'Bout to make it light up
light up
# 'Cause you're the hottest thing around... #
My goodness.
if I was that bendy, I wouldn't leave the house.
I mean, I would be keeping myself busy all day.
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
Did you arrive in your carry on luggage?
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
When did you discover you could do this?
In Africa...
(SPEAKING IN FRENCH)
So, basically he discovered his talent at school.
During recess and lunch
there would be people who would do gymnastics,
they would play soccer, there were football players.
But his talent was bending his arms and showing his flexibility.
I've had the pleasure of seeing Papi Flex perform before.
We did see you on Britain's Got Talent.
And actually,
I think you've really, really moved the act along,
and you did things today that I haven't seen you do before,
and I just love when you crawl along the floor
like a human spider.
It's so freaky. I loved it.
Brilliant audition. Well done.
(SPEAKING IN FRENCH)
I just thought that was absolutely mind-blowing
and one question, though, is it painful?
No.
No?
There's so many amazing images in that, isn't there?
It's like your head, and your bum,
and then your legs are there like that, you know.
You have to search the internet for a long time
to find stuff like that, and...
..no, look, it's a stunning act, once seen, never forgotten.
Thank you very much.
(SPEAKING IN FRENCH)
OK, so he said that he's really happy to be here,
honoured to be here for his performance.
Alesha, he really looks up to you
and he was really nervous before coming on to perform.
And so he hopes to see it through to the final.
Sorry, my name was mentioned, and there was no translation.
He definitely said "David"
and you've just skipped over that.
What did he say about me?
Did he say, "But I think David is a bit of a wanker.
"I'm not talking on him."
What did he say?
Come on, Mr translator, what did he say?
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
He said that you're...
..I don't know, you look like James Bond.
Yeah, yeah right.
Yeah, right.
I am going to kick this off with a yes!
Thank you.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
Absolute yes.
Thank you very much.
Oui, oui.
(SPEAKING IN FRENCH)
This is all I've got, but it comes with a yes.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
Thank you very much.
Well done.
Two minutes to change your lives.
Let's go! Let's do this!
SHANE: It's like I've had 18 bowls of Fruit Loops.
What?
So, I'm gonna do something
that hopefully you've never seen before.
(AUDIENCE SCREAMING)
KATE: You've still got that fire in your belly.
That was a real trip down memory lane.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
I'm doing a balancing act.
MEDIC: Have you had any accidents previously?
Unfortunately, yes.
I hate it when they bring out knives.
No!
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT ONE: OK, standby.
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT TWO: OK, shutting down the wings please.
(RADIO COMMUNICATION)
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT THREE: Is the medic on standby?
(RADIO COMMUNICATION)
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT FOUR: We need a safety check over here.
I'm doing a balancing act.
I balance on some objects
like glass, and bottles, and swords.
MEDIC: Have you had any accidents previously?
Unfortunately yes.
I had like cut my hands and fingers.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
My act is very high risk and dangerous.
Some of the trick I do, there is no escape from it,
because I use everyday objects.
It's not designed to actually help me
and make my act easier.
Actually, I'm going up with it.
I try to make my act harder.
WOMAN: We're ready.
RICKY: How are you? I am very nervous.
OK. I'm not gonna lie.
This is next level stuff, so... OK.
Wow. Alright, well they're ready for you.
Good luck.
Off you go.
You're gonna be amazing.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
(AUDIENCE CHEERING AND CLAPPING)
Welcome to Australia's Got Talent.
And what's your name and where are you from?
My name is Hussein.
I'm originally from Iran
but since 2008, a proud Australian.
Oh!
I migrated to Australia from Iran,
and I went to NICA.
It stands for National Institute of Circus Art.
I take my career to the next level.
So, basically, Australia gave me wings to fly,
and now I live and work in Vegas.
Oh! And this is a homecoming for me.
This is a homage to beautiful Australia,
and amazing Australian people,
and I'm very excited to be here.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
Well mate, the stage is yours. Thank you.
Do you wanna take an extra breath?
I actually...
If it's OK, I would like to drink some water.
I'm very nervous.
Yeah, of course. Yeah, drink some water.
Although it looks like there's something better to drink
behind you. But anyway, you choose.
Thank you.
I like his suit.
KATE: It's very suave.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Cheers.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)
(AUDIENCE SCREAMS)
SHANE: Oh, no, no, no.
(AUDIENCE SCREAMS)
(AUDIENCE CHEERING AND CLAPPING)
Oh, that has to be glued.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
How does he do that?
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
(AUDIENCE EXCLAIMS)
Absolutely not.
No.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
(AUDIENCE CHEERING AND CLAPPING)
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
(AUDIENCE SCREAMS)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(AUDIENCE CHEERING AND CLAPPING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
I hate it when they bring out knives.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
No!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(AUDIENCE SCREAMING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(AUDIENCE SCREAMING)
No.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(AUDIENCE SCREAMING)
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no!
(AUDIENCE SCREAMING)
Oh!
(AUDIENCE SCREAMING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(HEARTBEAT)
No!
(HEARTBEAT)
(AUDIENCE CHEERING AND CLAPPING)
# We are down for the thrill of it
# Thrill of it
# Wave goodbye to the enemy
# This is what I know
# Oh oh
# I gotta learn to let you go
# Oh oh oh
# Oh oh oh. #
Why would you do that to us?
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
I said to Alesha halfway through,
"I hate it when they bring out the knives"
but I've never seen that kind of balancing.
I mean, I've spent a night on a bottle, but not like that.
That's a very different thing.
Mate, I thought the bottles were incredible,
but what you did with the swords was terrifying.
I'm still nervous.
This doesn't just take physical strength.
This is a mental discipline and you have that in abundance.
It was very impressive,
and I've never seen anyone do that before.
It was literally on the edge... Yes!
..and I loved it.
Congratulations. Thank you.
It was just really entertaining and scary,
and it kind of had everything.
So, thank you so much.
It was awesome.
Yeah. Thank you.
That's a big compliment for me. Thank you.
You've done that before, haven't you, hey?
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
Well, I'm so glad
you have come to share your incredible talent with us,
and it is my privilege to give you your first yes!
Thank you.
It's a yes from me.
Thank you.
It's a yes from me.
Thank you so much.
And with a finger almost as strong as yours,
you've got four yeses.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
# Gonna take you to the top. #
I liked him.
I really liked him.
I wonder what the stats are
on those that tried the sword-on-sword and got it wrong.
'Cause you'd know quickly... Don't.
..once you'd failed. Don't.
What's he gonna do when he comes back?
I really wanna see some good dance routines.
Yeah. Take us on a journey.
Yeah.
Like blow our minds with your imagination.
Like get creative.
# Shake it shake it shake it
# You can shake it you thing yeah yeah
# Show me how to do it now. #
Oh, look at these little costumes!
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
Hello!
We are the Dare To Be Dare Army.
You guys think you can win?
ALL: Yeah!
# Hit me with your best shot
# Shot shot shot shot shot shot shot shot. #
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
# Hit me with your best shot
# Shot shot shot shot shot shot shot shot. #
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
You did exactly what you promised.
You hit us with your best shot.
(LAUGHING)
You got four yeses, guys.
Thank you!
(INDISTINCT CHANTING)
These outfits are spectacular!
# Yeah yeah yeah
# Let's go
# Self. #
Sisters, that was fierce.
Thank you.
Wow, dance classes for young women have changed a lot
since I did them when I was a teenager.
Congratulations, you've just got four yeses.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
Hi, guys. We're so excited to be here.
Terrified, but excited.
OK, what's the name of this lovely group on stage?
We are Ultimate Twirling.
# These wheels keep on turning
# Turning
# Cry baby keep on burning
# Burning
# Rolling # Rolling
# Rolling on the river
# Whoo yeah yeah. #
Yes, ladies, that's how you do it!
It was fantastically entertaining,
'cause it's just so much more than just a dance act, isn't it?
It's a yes from me. You've got four yeses!
Oh, wow, hello everybody! Group: Hey.
How are you?
Good. You look amazing!
Alright, let's go.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
Whoa!
Yes, to that energy!
Hello, welcome to AGT. How are you all doing?
Good!
Whoo! I love this vibe.
Right, tell me the name of this group.
Girls, who are we?
DTB!
Whoo! We're Down To Bhangra,
a Bhangra academy.
Down to Bhangra.
Love it. Where you from?
We are from Sydney.
We're basically here to set the stage on fire!
Are we ready? Yes!
Not literally, though?
You'll see.
We are Bhangra!
Bhangra is a traditional Punjabi folk dance.
It's all about being happy and celebrating.
A long time ago,
Punjabi farmers would celebrate when their crops grew.
They would dance,
and that's how bhangra dancing started.
I'm Juslein,
and this is Mambir.
We are the founders of Down To Bhangra.
(LAUGHING)
We founded Down To Bhangra in 2015
to be able to pass on our Punjabi culture
to the younger generation.
We started off with 20 kids,
and now we have over 500 people in DTB.
MAMBIR: Anyone is welcome.
Doesn't matter if you're four-year-old,
or you're six. You're sitting in the car
and you're listening to Punjabi music
and the whole family's just, you know, bouncing
and having a smile on their face, that's what Bhangra's all about.
# Oh come and do the bhangra. #
Fantastic.
And what would you guys do with the money if you were to win?
I think if we were to win, we'd really set some roots down.
So, we basically rent out a studio.
We don't really have, I guess, at the moment a place to call home.
So for us to be really able to share that
with the Australian community,
that would be a huge and proud moment.
OK. Well listen,
you've got two minutes to change your lives.
Are you ready? GROUP: Yes!
Let's go!
Let's do this!
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
She's like, "Yeah!"
# You're now tuned to DJ JSG. #
(PUNJAB MUSIC)
(PUNJAB MUSIC CONTINUES)
Whoa!
What?
(PUNJAB MUSIC)
# Shake that. #
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
KATE: Yeah!
Here we go!
(PUNJAB MUSIC)
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
(PUNJAB MUSIC)
GROUP: Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
Wow!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Whoo-hoo!
Hello, hello, hello!
What a lovely surprise!
Oh!
And you are?
I'm Haleen.
I speak on behalf of the whole of Down To Bhangra team.
That would save some time, yes.
But more importantly,
on behalf of all the Punjabis in Australia and in the world!
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
Honestly, that was such a lovely treat.
It was an act that just kept building
and getting bigger and better.
It was colourful, it was full of energy.
What is there not to love about this?
Thank you so much... Thank you.
..for a gorgeous, colourful, vibrant performance.
I just felt as though that performance was full of joy.
Thank you so much for introducing me to this form of dance.
I loved every moment of it.
I could watch that for hours.
Watching all these incredible people dancing
was just absolute magic.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
It's like I've had 18 bowls of Fruit Loops.
I'm buzzing!
It was fantastic.
It was like a freight train of colourful entertainment.
I loved it.
Like instead of Dad just doing the sprinkler
at home in Australia, like why are we doing that?
There's only one thing left to do. I think we should vote!
I think we should vote, yes.
I just wanna kick it off. Yes!
David?
It's a yes from me!
Kate? It's a yes from me.
Down To Bhangra, you've got four yeses!
# It feels like we're on fire
# Yeah yeah. #
Whoo-hoo!
# It feels like we're on fire
# Yeah yeah. #
Congratulations!
I love it when they chant whilst they're dancing, as well.
Oh, yeah.
Hey! Hey! Hey! I love all of that.
103!
1,004!
(CHEERING)
Whoo!
I'm gonna need a break!
Something a bit dangerous? Oh!
I do some balancing, but different kind of balancing.
This is prime time entertainment in Australia?
Yeah.
On ya, Steve!
I'm about to do Australia's Got Talent.
My dream is to play guitar.
Why does he need two? Oh.
I've never seen anything like that before.
Take this to the world.
Thank you so much. That means a lot.
I'd like to introduce you to Beven Addinsall.
# Don... #
I started on a TV show called 'Young Talent Time'
when I was 12. That's how people would know me.
I may even have your autograph in an autograph book.
I've still got so much more to give.
It was singing to your life there. You just put everything into it.
Listen, I grew up watching Kate.
I used to get home from school and watch 'Home And Away.'
You did not.
Well, I was supposed to be doing my homework,
but I'd be eating my dinner, watching 'Home And Away.'
# Home and away
# Closer each day... #
Oh, I loved it. She'd be so...
..I was telling her earlier, she'd be so adorable...
SHANE: Yeah!
..when you were younger. Oh, you're still adorable now.
Oh, she's amazing. (MUMBLES) yeah.
She's like the golden girl of Australia.
Yeah.
# I want to stay forever... #
Your tune!
# Home and away
# Closer each day... #
Who you out to impress?
All the judges, especially Kate Ritchie.
Kate Ritchie? Sally.
Sally, yeah.
Did you get to keep the uniform?
(KATE LAUGHING) I loved that school uniform.
SHANE: You'd still fit it. KATE: No, I don't have the uniform.
So cute. Yeah.
Sally from 'Home And Away.'
Oh, my god, Nan is gonna be so happy about that.
She's gonna be screaming from the crowd. "I love you, Sally!"
KATE: I worked on 'Home And Away' for so many years,
but I wanted to grow up and be on 'Young Talent Time.'
And I would go to the concerts
and sit in front of the television, I think on a Saturday evening,
early evening, and just think, "Oh, my goodness."
How long have you been playing for?
Music?
Well, I started when I was 12...
Oh, nice.
..on TV, 1,000 years ago.
I'm Beven Addinsall, I'm 51, and I'm a singer from Victoria.
Well I started on a TV show called 'Young Talent Time'
when I was 12.
That's how people would know me, I guess.
I'd like to introduce you to Beven Addinsall.
# Oh Lord my God... #
It was such a huge show.
We used to do concerts, too, you know.
Up to 50,000 people at times.
# If you make your move I won't hesitate
# If it takes too long
# You can be too late. #
You know, it was huge and it was a lot of work,
but everything stopped.
# When the road gets dark... #
Since 'Young Talent Time,'
I've been basically singing on cruise ships,
which I absolutely love.
But I've been hoping to get back into the industry.
It's been such a hard couple of years and I have...
..you know, I've been...
..had depression, so my wife, Wendy and my kids
have been the thing that's kept me going
after the last couple of years.
I've still got so much more to give
so for me, it's a great way to show Australia
that I'm still here,
and to kickstart and get back out there
and get the confidence to do what I do again.
So, I am kind of throwing myself in the deep end,
I think, a little bit.
And I need to be able to know that if I give it everything
and it doesn't work out...
..that's OK.
Alright, they're ready for you.
Good luck. Thank you.
Go out there and kill it. Thank you.
(AUDIENCE CLAPPING AND CHEERING)
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)
Hello. Hey.
Hey, mate.
I was going to ask you your name, but Beven, that's you.
It is.
Hey mate, how are you doing? Hey, Shane, how are you?
Really well, thank you, yourself? I'm...
..I'm great.
This is Beven. OK.
Ah, now I know who you are, Beven. Beven was...
..from 'Young Talent Time.'
AUDIENCE MEMBER: 'Young Talent Time!'
From the what?
I remember you so clearly because when I...
..I think I may even have your autograph
in an autograph book.
This is my point!
Yeah, when I started 'Home And Away'
and one of the first appearances at a Telethon we ever did,
there were members of YTT there,
and so there's like Vince Deltito and Natalie Miller...
That's right. ..and you and Joey Dee.
It's such a pleasure to see you.
Well, it's lovely to be here and I really do appreciate it.
Well, I was a fan of yours well before anyone cared who I was,
so great to see you again.
Thank you.
Mate, I'll do my job and say,
can you tell us what you're here to do today?
Well, I'm here to sing a song and play the piano.
Yeah.
I've been a headliner on some of the biggest cruise ships,
doing my show,
but it means I haven't been home.
And having an opportunity
to sing on the biggest stage in Australia, I'm very grateful.
Beven,
what are you gonna be singing for us tonight?
'Burn For You.'
Oh! The great John Farnham song.
Oh. Beautiful song.
Yeah, yeah. Yeah, an Australian song.
Mate, I'll get out of your road and let you do what you do, mate.
You're no stranger to a stage,
so sit at that piano and let's hear your magic, mate.
Good luck. Thank you, Shane. Thank you.
He was a massive star?
In 'Young Talent Time,' yeah.
Between 12 and now, what's he been doing?
Cruise ships. Really?
# I got myself into some trouble tonight
# Guess I'm just feeling blue
# It's been so long
# Since I've seen your face
# This distance between me and you
# That voice you showed me is not the one I know
# I must be strung out on what I do
# Don't hang up again
# There's nothing else
# I know how to do
# I burn for you
# What am I going
# Gonna do
# I burn for you
# Burn for you
# Took my trouble to a bar tonight
# For another point of view
# But there's nothing new
# I'm missing you
# I burn for you
# Burn for you
# Burn
# For
# You. #
(AUDIENCE CHEERING AND CLAPPING)
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Whoo!
Thank you.
Alesha, what'd you think?
Well, what's lovely about meeting you
and seeing the audience reaction,
it feels like an old friend who's coming home.
Yeah, yeah. Which is really, really nice
and I'm quite interested to know, you know.
Obviously you said you've been doing the cruise ships
and things like that,
but the fact that at this point in your life
you've decided to come on AGT,
you've still got that fire in your belly.
You've still got that desire to take it to the next level,
which is outstanding. Absolutely.
You've been performing since the age of 12.
It's what I was born to do.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
Kate.
I just thought that was lovely, Beven,
and it was so nice,
I guess for myself and probably for so many people in the audience,
that was a real trip down memory lane,
not only to hear 'Burn For You,'
but also to see you up there on the stage,
doing what you love
and what you've been so brilliant at from such a young age.
So, thank you so much for coming to say hi.
It's so good to be here. I appreciate it. Thank you.
David.
Well Beven, I'm gonna have a good Google of you
when I get back to the hotel tonight.
You'll see some really, really long mullets.
Yes, you will. Hideous.
Great hair. Great hair.
No, I'm a big fan of mullets. No, it was wonderful.
I sort of felt like, you know,
you were sort of singing for your life there, huh?
It just kind of...
..you just kind of put everything into it, you know.
Every beat of emotion was there.
Thank you very much. I appreciate that.
And it is a pleasure, because we've got to vote.
We've gotta vote. You know how it works, Beven.
And it's a real pleasure to say yes.
Thank you.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING)
Yeah, it's a real pleasure to see you, Beven,
and well done tonight. It's a yes from me.
Thank you.
It's a yes from me. Thank you.
(AUDIENCE CHEERING AND CLAPPING)
Four yeses, mate. Thank you.
Welcome back.
Thank you. (CHEERING)
Thank you. OK.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
Oh, no, you're not! No, you're not!
This is your moment.
It was such a big show.
It was such... (INDISTINCT CHATTER)
So, Dannii Minogue was on it. Well, Dannii Minogue...
that's where Dannii Minogue started. Oh, really?
Yeah.
CROWD: (CHANTING) AGT! AGT! AGT!
(CHEERING)
# Turn it up turn it up turn it upside down
# Turn the beat around... #
My name is Steven Robinson.
I'm 65, and I'm the Balancing Man.
# Turn it upside down... #
My name's Charlie, I'm 19, and I spin things on my finger.
My name's Johnny Balance.
I'm 38 years old.
I do some balancing, but different kind of balancing.
What's the name of your act?
I'm the Balancing Man.
OK, over to you.
(BUZZER SOUND)
At least wait for the toilet seat.
Alright, come on, Steve. Let's get this going.
(BUZZER SOUND) Thank you.
(BUZZER SOUND) No!
(BUZZER SOUND)
I loved that, you know,
all of the things you were using, you know...
Did you?
This is prime-time entertainment in Australia?
Yeah!
Steve, just before you go,
everyone would give anything to look like you at 65.
(CHEERING) # Turn the beat around... #
What you're doing today,
do you think it's good enough to win this whole show?
I think it could win, yeah.
Good luck. Go for it. CHARLIE: Thank you.
(CHEERING)
Oh!
Whoo-hoo!
Well, you've got a very powerful finger.
(LAUGHS)
Well, we do love to be surprised on this show.
I mean, you did that, you did that.
So, you got four yeses. Well, done.
Thank you.
Well, you stole my look.
I mean, I was going to do the one-shoulder jacket...
Well, I'm glad you didn't. Yeah.
That would have been embarrassing.
(CHEERS)
You look great.
They're ready for you. Thank you.
Good luck!
Ooh! Hi.
Hi, mate, what's your name and where are you from?
My name's Johnny Balance, and I'm from Melbourne.
Johnny Balance.
What are you going to do for us, Johnny?
So, I'm going to do something that hopefully you've never seen before,
something a bit crazy, something a bit stupid,
and something a bit dangerous?
(CHEERS)
Ooh.
Like if we were to hit a buzzer, would that put you off?
No, you know, you do whatever you want.
We're just gonna, we're gonna have fun today.
That's all it's about, having a good time.
Fantastic. (CHEERS)
Well, if there's ever a place
for seeing something we haven't seen before,
that's probably the perfect spot, right there on the AGT stage, mate.
Amazing. So, take it away.
It's all yours. Cool. Thank you.
Alright, here we go.
Wow! (CHEERS)
I could barely even balance a 20-cent piece on here.
Ooh, I wonder how much bigger he's going to get.
(CHEERS)
Strong jaw.
(CHEERS)
Wow.
(GRUNTS)
(CHEERS)
Wow.
Is he going to do a ladder?
(CHEERS)
(GRUNTS)
This'd hurt, wouldn't it?
(CHEERS)
That's insane.
Thank you!
But wait, there's more!
SHANE: Oh, yeah, we wanna see it. (CHEERS)
Oh, my goodness!
That's almost touching the roof!
(CHEERS)
Yes!
(CHEERS)
ALESHA: Oh, brilliant. Thank you!
Alesha! Well, I'm interested in your chin.
(LAUGHS)
What was there not to love?
You could just keep going and going with this, couldn't you?
It's fantastic. Thank you.
ALESHA: Well, done.
(CHEERS)
Kate, what'd you think?
Oh, it was such great fun,
and I kind of like the way you threw things down,
so we knew that they were actually really the objects
and they really did weigh what they actually do.
You have such lovely stage presence.
You were smiling, and I just wanted to smile.
Thank you so much. Oh, thank you.
(CHEERS)
Yes, I loved your presentation,
because you make it funny, and exciting,
and you were sort of sending yourself up a little bit
as you were doing it, so that really worked a treat.
It was really entertaining.
(LAUGHS)
Have you got enough of that paper in your pocket for every answer?
(LAUGHS)
Shall we start the voting?
Yes. Yes.
Yeah, I'd like to go first.
It's a yes from me.
(CHEERS)
It's a yes from me.
(CHEERS) Oh, my god, thank you!
I'm going to give you a yes.
(CHEERS)
And I thought I was camp.
It's a yes from me. Oh!
(CHEERS)
You did it! We did it!
Oh! It was the outfit.
Look at it. Look, it is the outfit.
Unusual person to be doing a balancing act, somehow.
I know!
You normally expect somebody to be doing it
sort of in a really blokey kinda way, you know.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
"I'm gonna balance this really heavy trolley on my chin."
It wasn't like that. He made it really fun.
We train out of a little tin cow shed.
You train where?
In a little tin cow shed.
One time we did have one of our students
get bitten by a snake out there.
Oh!
(CHEERS)
What you just did was remarkable.
You are absolutely amazing.
Some people know me as, "Magic Mike."
I'm not a stripper, I'm a magician.
Oh, you can't say, "Magic Mike." You'll get everybody's hopes up.
Wow.
(PIANO PLAYING)
And with your toes, please.
If you could do it with your toes, not your hands.
(GUITAR PLAYING) Oh, he's going to play two.
Oh, wow.
I could watch you do that all day.
(CHEERS)
The stage is yours!
(PLAYS PIANO)
My name is Felix.
I'm eight years old.
Music is like magic.
I want to perform this
to show people more happiness and caring, through music.
(CHEERS)
There's one more thing.
Oh, you're going to play blindfolded?
FELIX: Yes. Oh, OK.
And with your toes, please,
if you could do it with your toes, not your hands,
that would be... I'm joking with you, Felix!
You go for it. You do what you want to do.
(PLAYS PIANO)
(CHEERS)
Felix, you are just gorgeous, and such a delight.
Do you know what a special talent that is?
I think a special talent means like, "Very talented."
(LAUGHS) Sort of.
Felix, there's 1,000 people in here,
so I think that's 1,004 yeses.
Well, done! Whoo-hoo!
(CHEERS) Yeah!
(PLAYS GUITAR)
My name is John Buttigieg.
And I'm a 24-year-old student from Queensland
and I play the guitar.
(CHEERS)
I love to play the guitar
because it makes me feel very alive and very much in the moment.
I'm auditioning for Australia's Got Talent
because it's always been a very big dream for me,
since I started learning the guitar when I was a kid.
As a teenager, I was quite quiet at times,
and I used to resort to playing music.
Really helped me through my teenage years.
Hey, guys. Hey Nanny and Nonno.
How are you? (VIA PHONE) Yes, good, good.
I'm... Yeah good, thanks.
I'm about to do Australia's Got Talent, my audition.
Oh, lovely!
Well, I hope someone notices your talent.
Oh, thank you.
Wish you all the best. Yeah, thank you.
I feel very privileged to be able to have the opportunity
to play in front of Australia.
I really hope they like it.
Alright, well, they're ready for you,
if you're ready. I'm ready.
Yeah? Yeah.
Alright, good luck! Thanks.
(APPLAUSE)
Hello.
DAVID: What's your name?
My name's John Buttigieg.
And how old are you, John?
I'm 24 years old.
OK, what do you do with your time?
I study IT and I do all sorts of things on the side.
I work on farms and do mowing and... Yeah.
But mowing is not the dream, is it?
Ah, no, it's really fun, with my cousin,
we work together, but it's not really my dream.
My dream is to play guitar.
OK. And tell us a bit about you.
Are you single, have you, in a relationship?
What? I'm single, yeah.
(GIRLS SCREAMING)
Why do you think that is, John?
I don't know. I just do my thing and...
Yeah, happy to be by myself.
So, I... Yeah, I don't mind.
And, so, is this a piece you've written,
or is it a cover of a piece?
Yes, this is an original song.
(CHEERING) What's it called?
It's called, "Dream."
Alright, John, the stage is yours. Good luck.
Thank you.
He's very handsome.
He is very handsome.
Why does he need two? Oh, he's going to play two.
Oh.
(PLAYS GUITAR)
Oh, wow.
(CHEERING)
It's like doing this.
(CHEERING)
Yeah!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Oh, John, you tricked us!
You never told us you had two.
(LAUGHS)
That's very unusual.
When did you learn to play two guitars at once?
Probably about three years ago.
I used to carry my guitars to gigs
and people would crack a joke,
"Are you going to play two at the same time?"
and I just gave it a go and it worked, so...
Well, it was amazing.
What did the rest of the panel think?
I think this is gonna catch on.
I think it was absolutely fantastic.
I've never seen anything like that before.
An original song, honestly I was fully involved.
I loved everything about it.
Doesn't hurt that you're very good-looking as well.
I think you've got it all going on.
Thank you so much.
It's so nice to see this lovely, tall, dark and handsome,
proudly single, highly-talented, passionate man on the stage.
I really hope we can help support your dream
so you can take this to the world.
Thank you so much. That means a lot.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Mate, I hope to hear really soon
that you no longer have to mow people's lawns,
that you are just doing that, because it is extraordinary.
I could watch you do that all day.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
I think the only thing left to do is vote,
and I'm going to kick it off.
It's a yes from me.
Thank you.
It's a yes from me.
PERFORMER: Thank you so much.
And it's a yes from me.
Thank you so much.
And because you have two guitars
that actually doubles the yeses, so it's actually eight yeses.
Well, done. Thank you.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
Awesome. Thank you so much.
Thank you.
He's got really good hair, hasn't he?
Like a really nice defined curl.
And I think that should be the name of his first album, "Defined Curl."
"Defined Curl!"
# Reinvent yourself. #
We are... ALL: Acromazing!
Yes, you've got this!
Acromazing are auditioning for Australia's Got Talent
because we really want to showcase
what a great sport acrobatic gymnastics is.
Hi, I'm Shelby
and I'm an acrobatic gymnastics coach.
And I'm Kim, I'm Shelby's Mum.
Arms over the to, pull them down, stretching our shoulders.
Gymnastics has become quite a big business-type sport.
We're really trying to make it affordable to all the kids.
So, when the girls go to a World Championships
or any sort of competition, we have to fundraise.
We've sold lots of chocolates,
we've sold lots of pies,
and if we can win that $100,000,
we can help the families, we can help the kids.
Alright, they're ready for you.
Good luck!
(CHEERING)
They're gonna shine. I know they're gonna shine.
ALESHA: Hello, ladies, how are you?
Hello, how are you?
I'm good, thank you.
What's the name of the group?
We are Acromazing.
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERS)
Where're you from?
So, we're from a small little town
on the south coast of New South Wales,
we're an acrobatic gymnastics group
and we train out of a little tin cow shed.
You train where?
In a little tin cow shed.
So, we run the gymnastics out of an old shed,
and it's affectionately known around the area as the Cow Shed.
So, in the cow shed,
we don't actually have a full-size floor.
We have quite a low roof.
We've had children hit the roof sometimes.
Due to a lack of space on the inside,
sometimes we've taken the training outside to choreograph routines,
and one time we did have one of our students
get bitten by a snake out there, so...
You don't hear that every day, coming from a gymnastics hall.
It gets really hot in the summers and really, really cold in winter,
but the kids train through it and I think it makes them stronger.
You look absolutely beautiful.
I hope this is a magic moment for you guys.
PERFORMER: Thank you so much. ALESHA: Good luck.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
(SOFT MUSIC)
(SCREAMS)
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
That was like a piece of art.
Yes! It was breathtaking.
Thank you so much.
As a woman, I just feel so proud
to see all these incredibly strong female warriors on this stage.
What you just did was remarkable,
and now I can see why you're called, "Acromazing."
I mean, it was just beautiful.
I was just so blown away by the strength and grace and beauty
on that stage.
It was lovely. Thank you so much.
Thank you. ALESHA: Well, done.
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERS) Shane?
When you said you trained in a tin cow shed,
we weren't expecting that because holy cow, wow!
(LAUGHS)
The thing is, somehow you made it look like
you were painting with dance and movement,
because from the front, literally shapes kept appearing.
And strong is the word. Some of the stuff you were doing,
I have no idea how you have the strength to do that.
Well, done.
Your parents are proud, you should be proud.
I'm proud of you and I've only just met you.
Well, done.
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERS)
Well, no doubt you're all incredibly beautiful,
but also incredibly strong and powerful.
Look, for you guys to take $100,000 home would be amazing,
and maybe you wouldn't have to train in that cow shed anymore.
So, thank you so much, girls.
It was beautiful.
It would be life-changing. It would be life-changing.
As a woman myself... (LAUGHS)
I kind of... I mean, you know, I did think,
"Well, they've called themselves amazing in the name.
"You know, it's quite presumptuous,"
but actually, you are absolutely amazing.
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERS) And it was just so classy.
I mean the choice of music, the costumes, everything you did.
It could not have gone any better, ladies.
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERS)
PERFORMER: So, our coach and choreographer,
she's in the wings over there. ALESHA: Could we wave to her?
What's her name? Of course, Shelby.
ALESHA: Shelby, come say hi.
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERS)
Well, done, Shelby.
What a great job you've done.
We just wanted to give a proper shout-out
to our head coach, Kim.
At the start of 2020,
a lot of these athletes you see here
were training for the World Championships
to go to Switzerland,
and during that time, we were a month out from that trial,
Kim was actually diagnosed with breast cancer.
Kim's my Aunty.
She's Maddy's mum.
She's Shelby's Mum, Mackenna's aunty and Kelsie's Aunty.
So, it's a real family affair here,
but Kim's also a mum
to every single girl that you see up here.
She acts in that way, she's a real motherly figure
and because she was so strong through that time,
it has gotten us past these two years of absolute chaos,
to not only us, the world.
And without her,
there would not be an Acromazing that you see today.
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERS) Here we go then.
There we go.
(INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC)
Oh, that's so lovely.
We still need to vote.
I mean, I think you guys are real contenders,
so I'm kicking this off with a massive yes!
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERS)
Listen, if I had a golden buzzer left,
I would have given it to you today. Thank you. Thank you.
You got two yeses.
Three yeses.
You have got some good news to go home and tell those cows.
It's four yeses.
# This girl is on fire
# She's walking on fire
# This girl is on fire... #
Wow, four yeses. Congratulations!
That was amazing!
I'm Michael Webb
and I'm using magic in a way that I think's never been used before.
I really want to share a story that means a lot to me,
about a guy I know named, "Jack."
They thought he showed true heart to talk about his feelings.
Wow.
By sharing this story,
I hope I can help at least one person get their head straight.
You are magic, because you will have changed people's lives.
The perfect act.
# Whoo-hoo
# Make you a believer... #
I'm Michael Webb, I'm 32 years old and I'm a magician from Canberra.
# Time to testify because you know I... #
With me here today is my mum and dad.
They're probably my biggest fans.
We were just joking that you're our favourite son but we...
Joking?
Choose one here.
I used to work in finance as a trader,
and on Friday night, Saturday night go to a wedding and perform.
I told my mum, "I'm gonna quit my job
"and do magic full-time. That's what I'm meant to be doing"
and finally I did that.
I was horrified when he threw in his job,
because I spent all my life in finance
and six of our sons are also in finance.
And then when he turned around and he said,
"I'm going to quit and I'm going to go into cards,"
I thought, "Mick, you're mad."
# Whoo-hoo... #
If I take the Jack
and just take the corner off and go...
..it's gone.
It's in your hand. Have a look.
To the rest of the card. Does it fit?
You owe me a $1.29 'cause you ruined my deck.
It was a big sacrifice
but four years later, at least now I'm super happy I've made that call.
Is it hard to perfect what you're doing,
to get all of the little... There's a lot going on.
I'm using magic in a way that I think's never been used before.
So, my performance tonight
has a message behind it that's very important.
It's really why I'm here today
'cause I've wanted to share this story
and I think this is the perfect place to do that.
And you walk out to the star. Good luck.
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERS)
Hello. MICHAEL: Hello.
How are you? I'm great.
What's your name? My name is, "Mike Webb."
Some people know me as "Magic Mike."
(CHEERING)
ALESHA: Magic Mike? Not a stripper, I'm a magician.
Oh, you can't say, "Magic Mike."
You'll get everybody's hopes up. Sorry to get your hopes up. No.
(LAUGHS)
So, what you're doing today, is this your day job, or...
About four years ago I quit my job to do this full-time.
And you want to take this now to the next level.
I came here on AGT
because I really want to share a story that means a lot to me,
and I knew this is the biggest platform in Australia to do it.
Well, look, whenever you're ready, the stage is yours.
I'm going to come and join you on the stage.
Is that alright? Yeah.
Hey, well, well, here we go. He's off.
(WHISPERS) He's off. (APPLAUSE AND CHEERS)
He usually doesn't do stories,
he usually just does tricks. Yeah.
Hello. Hi.
I have a deck of cards to help me tell a story.
Alesha, can you help me out? Can you give them a little shuffle?
Give them a little mix-up? Beautiful.
Oh, this is... Don't judge me.
They're a new pack of cards.
Oh, wow. You're upstaging me now.
I don't like it. There you go. That will do.
That will do, Magic Mike. Perfect.
You have shuffled the hell out of it.
Shane, can you help me? Yeah, of course.
I'm going to get you to say, "Stop," whenever you like.
Stop. Have a look.
Don't let me see it, actually.
Can you sign it, on the face of the card,
and nice and big, alright, Shane?
You can show the other judges,
you can hold it up and show the team if you trust them.
There it is there. Perfect. Thank you.
Throw it in the middle here.
Copy that. Lovely. Thank you.
David, I've actually got the biggest man crush on you,
so, I want to start here.
Is that alright? The feeling's mutual.
Oh, shit!
And if you do want to take off your clothes, Magic Mike,
feel free.
(LAUGHS)
Everyone has their price, David.
We can sort this out.
But honestly, I've come here to tell you all a story.
OK. It means a lot to me
and I hope you like it.
It's actually a story about a guy I know named, "Jack."
And if you met Jack,
you'd probably think he's the luckiest guy in the world.
I mean, he's got a loving family and plenty of mates.
And they think he's kind of funny.
They always think of him as a bit of a joker.
And when he's out on the town with his mates,
they really get around him.
They call him, "The King,"
which is kind of ironic,
because whenever the night ends up at the karaoke bar,
he's the one always singing 'Queen'.
Wow.
But even on the most joyous of occasions,
like Christmas or even his birthday,
he'd often look around
at the full house of family and friends,
having such a good time,
and he'd stop and think, "What's wrong with me?
"Like why can't I have fun?"
And the more he thought about this, the worse he felt.
And the worse he felt, the more guilty he felt.
And all of a sudden, he'd have shame
and he'd become flush with emotion.
So, what would Jack do?
He'd find a nice, quiet room in the house and cry.
You see, Jack was a 28-year-old man.
In his mind, 28-year-old males, they needed to be strong.
They don't talk about their feelings.
And it wasn't until he learnt that
one in ten Australians
actually seek professional help
that he realised he wasn't alone,
and that's what gave him the courage to talk to his friends.
And when he did,
they thought it showed true heart, to talk about his feelings.
So, he started to do some research,
and he was shocked to learn that in the most recent year,
3,318 Australians took their own lives.
That's 63 people every single week.
63.
And for every person that did, another 20 attempted to.
In Australia, suicide is the leading cause of death
of people aged between 15 to 44,
and he didn't want to become another statistic.
But do you know what really helped Jack?
It was hearing other people's stories,
and not just stories from his friends and family,
but stories from Australian royalty.
Australians in politics, Australians in fashion and business,
even some Australian sporting legends.
Hearing these people share their own personal stories
about their struggles
helped Jack recognise his fears, and made him realise he's not alone.
So, you know what Jack decided to do?
Jack decided to share his story on Australia's Got Talent.
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERS)
And by sharing this story today,
I hope I can make just at least one person
get their head straight.
So, now more than ever do we need people
to have the courage to reach out.
There's a trained professional just a phone call away,
24/7.
(SNIFFLES)
You're doing great, mate. Thank you.
I want all Australians, genuinely,
who are struggling with their mental health,
to remember that without the rain,
there can be no rainbow.
So, I want all Australian to shine bright like a diamond.
Thank you.
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERS)
How are you feeling, Dad?
He's emotional, too.
You OK, buddy? You good?
I'm not sure if you know, mate,
I've kick-started a thing called, "Cut The Silence," recently.
You and I both know that R U OK Day is not one day of the year,
it's every day you're on earth as a human.
And you've just told an incredible story that's incredibly personal,
and the thing I know through some work I'm doing
is that letting other people know they're not alone
is the most important thing.
But what a beautiful way
for you to come here and demonstrate it
with a skill that you've got that's a card trick,
but told from the heart.
I've never seen it done like that.
So, you, my friend, are incredibly brave.
Know that.
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING) Thank you.
I think what was most amazing about that
was that we really wanted to see what this trick was all about.
And it led into a story that is so important to tell.
Thank you so much for sharing your story,
and making people aware that they are not alone.
Well, done.
MICHAEL: Thanks, Kate.
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERS) David?
Well, I've never heard an audience so quiet before,
and even before you got into the very sort of personal details
of the story,
it was still sort of mesmerising.
You are magic, because you'll have changed people's lives.
So, well done.
MICHAEL: Thanks, David.
For me, it was just the perfect act.
It was so moving, really, really moving.
I've been doing the show for a long, long time,
and to see something like that was truly, truly special.
So, thank you so, so much and well, well done.
That's such a big call.
Thank you. That's...
She's like the longest-standing judge on the panel, right?
So, it gives me great pleasure to say it's a yes from me.
Thank you.
Oh, mate, it's a yes from me. Get out there.
Kate?
Oh, it's a yes from me. An easy one.
Thank you.
David?
And I'm sure everyone in the room, and the millions of people watching
want to give you a yes too,
so you have millions and millions of yeses.
Oh, all yeses. (APPLAUSE AND CHEERS)
Thanks so much.
Oh, you didn't mean to get so emotional, did you?
Just two sort of incredible things at once.
Yeah.
And they were just sort of totally hand in hand.
# Waste a minute without you. #
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