[dramatic music]
[cheers and applause]
- It's an honor to have you on the stage again.
- Oh-ho!
This looked like a finished Broadway show.
* *
- It's not working.
What am I missing? Come on.
* *
- [singing] - [singing]
- I wish I had a Platinum Buzzer.
* *
- Aidan McCann and Power Duo,
you are going straight to the finals!
- * Choking in the crowd *
* Building my rain up in the cloud *
* Falling like ashes to the ground *
* Hoping my feelings they would drown... *
* *
- I love you, America. Take care.
- It's just really, really exciting
when you see the best of the best
compete with each other.
- * Pain *
* Oh let the bullets fly oh let them rain... *
- You made it impossible for the superfans.
They can only choose one act tonight.
both: Shh.
[rapid pattering]
- Up, down. - More!
- * Ah *
- * You made me a, you made me a... *
- I wish you could hear
how beautiful you sound.
- You're ready! You're ready!
* *
- All righty. We're ready
for the show to begin.
- It's time to introduce our judges.
Are you ready?
- Simon, here we go.
- Howie Mandel!
- * Pain, you made me a... *
- Heidi Klum!
And Simon Cowell!
- * Oh let the bullets fly oh let them rain... *
- And now for the host of the show,
Terry Crews!
- * You break me down you build me up *
* Believer, believer *
* Pain *
* Oh let the bullets fly oh let them rain *
* My life, my love, my drive... *
- Oh, ho, ho!
This is "America's Got Talent: All-Stars."
Tonight, only two acts
will make it through to the finals.
One will be chosen by our superfans
from all over the country.
The other will be decided
by the power of the Golden Buzzer.
It's a special night because this evening,
there is just one Golden Buzzer left:
the group Golden Buzzer.
- * Pain... *
- Yes! That's right.
Myself and the judges must all agree
on which act deserves a spot in the finals.
Howie, it's gonna be tough, man.
How will we all agree?
- Well, I'd say-- - Ooh, we have to have signs.
- Eye signals.
- You see how we're acting as one right now?
- I see already-- - It's like we're in--
so it's easy to come together...
[overlapping chatter] - And come up with a decision.
Does that answer your question?
- Yes, it does, thank you. - All right.
- Yes, it does. - We are one!
- Okay, it's time to get this show started.
Are y'all ready?
Let's do it. "All-Stars" starts now.
Let's go!
* *
- All right, here we go.
Sound check.
- Howie, I think I have a knot. Howie, what is this?
- Yeah. - What is it?
- If you have something
that you don't want in your hair,
why would I be the one to touch it?
Simon, take the--she's got
a goop of something in her hair.
- What is it? - Look at that.
Right there. I don't wanna touch it.
- Here we go.
- Peter Rosalita, so good to see you again.
You look fantastic. - Thank you.
- My name is Peter Rosalita,
I'm 11 years old,
and I sang in "America's Got Talent,"
season 16.
[sings high note]
- There were parts during that audition
which literally gave me goosebumps.
- Yes.
- This audition got over 15 million views,
and then Celine Dion tweeted about me.
I was like, "Oh, my God, it's Celine Dion!"
I got far to the semifinals,
and I got very nervous,
and there was that hiccup.
[emotional music playing]
- Hello? Wait, can you repeat, please?
* *
Sorry. Sorry, guys.
I told myself, "Keep it together,"
and I just asked them to repeat the song again.
* I can't... *
Heidi said, "I would have run..."
- Off the stage, but you held it together.
Well done. - Thank you.
- The act going into the finals is...
Dustin Tavella!
* *
- Being on "America's Got Talent"
changed my life.
Now that I'm back, I feel more confident,
and I grew a little.
[uplifting music]
This is my second chance.
I'm gonna make sure that there'll be no hiccups.
[cheers and applause]
[dramatic music]
* *
[cheers and applause]
- Peter, good to see you again. - Hello.
- Still one of the best-dressed men
in show biz.
- Oh, thank you!
- Peter, let me ask you a question.
You've come back here to compete again.
So what's the dream, Peter?
- My dream is to become an international singer
and to have my own album.
[cheers and applause] - Yeah.
[giggles]
- Yeah, you're nervous, aren't you, Peter?
- Yes, very nervous. - Okay.
Well, look, you're very talented.
- Thank you.
- All right, good luck, Peter.
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
- Oh, he's nervous. Look.
- Handsome-nervous.
["Go the Distance" begins]
[soft piano music]
- * I have often dreamed *
* Of a far-off place *
* Where a hero's welcome *
* Will be waiting for me *
* And the crowds will cheer *
* When they see my face *
* And a voice keeps saying *
* This is where I'm meant to be *
- Whoo! - * When I go the distance *
* And my journey is *
* Complete *
* Oh-oh *
* *
* Oh-oh-oh *
* Yeah *
* Like a shooting star *
* I can go the distance *
* I don't care how far *
* I can go the distance *
* Till I find my hero's welcome *
* Wait *
* Ing *
* In your *
* Arms *
["Flashlight" by Jessie J playing]
- Yes!
- The judges are on their feet.
* *
- Peter, you were belting this out.
- Thank you.
- So, a lot of things probably happened for you
since the last time we saw you, right?
- Um, after I performed "AGT,"
I was able to get a dog.
Um, Simon, do you want to see?
- You wanna see? - Do you want to see it, Simon?
- Yes, I do.
- Aww, he got a new puppy.
- Her name is Cookie.
- Cookie. Oh, she's gorgeous.
- Thank you. - Is that a dog or a cat?
- [laughs]
- So is it still nerve-racking to come here, or is it...
- Yeah, it's very nerve-racking.
- Are you more nervous about this
or when you were on "AGT"?
- More nervous here. - Why?
- Like, right now, I have sort of like a sore throat.
- Oh.
[laughter]
- It's okay, Howie. It's okay.
[laughter]
- * It's time for me to step out... *
- Go--go there. Go that--
go, go back. Go back.
- Peter, you are a star in the making.
You really came here to fight,
and I love that about you.
- Thank you. - Nice.
- Thank you so much.
- You said that you were really nervous.
You also said you have a really sore throat.
That was amazing without knowing all that...
- Thank you so much.
- But knowing all that and your age,
well done, young man. Really well done.
- What about you, Simon?
- Uh, look. Peter,
you are very old-fashioned,
you know, even in terms of what you wear,
the kind of songs you sing.
However, your voice has actually got better.
- Thank you.
* *
- Now, I know there's still a lot of people to come.
Having said that, that might be enough
to put you through to the final.
- Thank you so much.
* *
- Well done!
- Thank you so much.
- Bye!
- [sighs]
- He's very charming, isn't he?
- And he can sing.
- Make some noise!
- Only two acts will make it to the finals.
- I wish you could hear how beautiful you sound.
- That was really stupid. - What?
- We've got our panel of superfans and...
[audience clamoring]
The group Golden Buzzer!
- All right, folks. We are back.
Have a seat, guys. Have a seat.
Cameras are rolling.
- He loves it like-- - Do I have coffee breath?
- No, no. - Do you prefer
when I have coffee breath or garlic breath?
- Ugh, why are those my only two choices?
- All right, folks, here we go.
[cheers and applause]
- Hello, Axel.
- Hello, Simon. You all right?
- How are you? - I'm not too bad.
- It's nice to see you.
- Nice to see you too.
- Okay.
Can we share our story?
- Well, I--I was Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer...
[cheers and applause]
Yes.
And you know Simon doesn't really like comedy
sometimes--very ruthless-- but he said, "Yes, I like you,"
and then I went on to win "Britain's Got Talent."
[cheers and applause]
I know, I know!
- The winner of "Britain's Got Talent"
is...
Axel Blake!
[upbeat music]
- Before "Britain's Got Talent,"
I was in construction, and that was my 9-to-5.
I remember one time, I went to a comedy show,
and I couldn't believe the energy
that the comedian brought to the stage.
And I decided, "I wanna do that."
Kept trying and going to comedy shows, open mics,
and just kept working on it, working on it.
I decided to audition for "Britain's Got Talent"
for myself and also for my family,
most importantly.
And I said, "Listen, you put your mind to something,
you can do it. Let me show you."
- Come on up, Nyron.
- There you are. There's his son.
- Here comes Simon. - And I won.
[uplifting music]
There is a huge difference
between British comedy
and American comedy.
My difficulties here is the vocab.
We call it "wardrobe." You call it "closet."
Usually, I think about the punchline,
but now I've gotta think about what I'm actually saying.
* *
The biggest thing I think
apart from representing "Britain's Got Talent"
is that I'm Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer.
* *
I feel like I owe it to him
to take it up a notch.
Has any comedian won "America's Got Talent" before?
- Never?
Well, I'm a big believer of "anything's possible"
after winning "Britain's Got Talent,"
so anything's possible.
[cheers and applause]
How we doing, "America's Got Talent"?
Make some noise!
Yeah!
My name is Axel, Axel Blake.
34 years old.
I know I don't look it. Calm down, calm down.
- [laughs]
- First time in LA. Loving LA.
I'm not gonna lie. You lot rubbing off on me.
I'm detoxing right now, currently detoxing.
Oat milk for myself, cucumber water for my dog.
I came here with my family and fiancée as well.
Packing--packing was a drama,
'cause she packs so far in advance.
She packs so far in advance, she forgot she packed.
Me, I'm last minute. I pack the day of.
Sometimes, I don't even know what I pack.
Put my arm halfway in the closet
and then boom!
In the suitcase it goes.
I let the closet gods decide my fate.
Get to the destination, I realize, "Damn,
eight shirts, no pants."
I also don't know
what my favorite seat on the plane is.
That's the difficult one for me,
'cause there's three seats.
You've got the window, the middle, and the aisle.
The aisle seat I don't like,
'cause when I fall asleep, my big head falls out the side.
Cabin crew with their trolley-- they don't like me.
It's like a target. They're like,
"Pssh, there you go."
- [laughs]
- The middle seat,
I feel like a piece of meat in a sandwich.
Have you ever fought someone for the armrest,
and they're stronger than you?
It's just like...
This old lady's strong, yeah? Okay.
Ey, have it, Mildred. Have it.
Probably your last flight anyways.
Have it.
- Ooh.
- It's the window seat.
The window seat is probably the best seat.
You sit next to two types of people.
You got the people that get up...
And let you out,
and you've got the other people--
the leg turners.
I'm a leg turner.
I'm not getting out of my seat.
I'll take the abuse as you go past.
[laughter]
But don't complain when it's my time to go past as well.
What, 'cause I've got a shirt on and no pants?
So what?
My name's Axel Blake.
I love you, America! Take care.
[upbeat music]
* *
- We've got a standing ovation!
- Axel, welcome to America.
[cheers and applause]
What a great way to open the door here for you
and let this country see who you are
and what you do.
I think that you hit it out of the park.
It wasn't material you've been doing for 20 years.
You were talking about the moment.
"What is happening now?" - Yes.
- And people don't realize how tough that is,
how real that is... - Yeah!
- How authentic that is.
- Well, and we all know what it's like
when you are in the airplane
and someone is squishing by your face.
I loved it. I love you.
- Thank you.
- With comedy--I'm stating the obvious here--
if people don't laugh, it's over.
- Yes. - And I could hear the reaction
behind me.
They were laughing. - Yeah.
- They loved you.
[cheers and applause]
You're gonna do really well.
I am absolutely thrilled for you, Axel.
I can't tell you. - Thank you, Simon.
Thank you.
[upbeat music]
Thank you.
* *
I wasn't sure if they was gonna understand me,
if it was gonna-- the jokes was gonna hit.
- Listen, the only person
that probably didn't understand was Simon,
'cause he's on his private jets.
[both laughing]
- Oh, he was funny. - Yeah.
The only problem is, is that certain people,
when they don't get the Golden Buzzer,
they're like, if they've had it before,
it's that kind of...
- I'll tell you something: the superfans
are gonna go crazy.
Let them have the opportunity to vote.
They're gonna love them.
* *
- Audience, get ready for our next act.
- Here we go, guys. Clearing stage.
- Okay, you're doing Mandy Harvey,
who was back in season 12.
- She was my Golden Buzzer.
- Need anything else?
- No, I think I should be okay.
- It's so amazing
that the thing that she's excelling at
is an audible talent
from somebody who has no ability to hear.
- Growing up, the only thing I wanted to do was sing.
[distant echoing]
After I lost my hearing at 18,
I thought that pursuing dreams
was something that was never going to happen again.
I gave up, but I want to do more with my life
than just give up.
So I figured out how to get back into singing
with muscle memory and trusting my pitch.
I was just petrified.
But I was-- I was daring to dream.
* I try... *
[cheers and applause]
- I don't think you're gonna need
a translator for this.
- It's just this crazy moment in time
that I will remember for the rest of my life.
You wake up in the morning,
and you say, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa."
You blinked, and it was 10 million.
Blinked again, it was 100 million.
Blinked again, it was 600-plus million views
collectively.
Lady Gaga was tweeting about me.
It was unreal.
But mostly, I was feeling very overwhelmed.
When they called my name for fourth...
- Mandy Harvey.
[audience exclaims]
- And I knew that that was the end,
I felt...relief.
[soft music]
[sighs] Oh.
Sorry.
Looking back on that competition,
I didn't really believe in myself.
Simon was always really encouraging me
to be confident.
I hope that you
are proud of your choice, of your Golden Buzzer.
- Are you kidding? I would never take it back.
- After "AGT," I finished two albums,
and I've gotten to perform all over the world.
For the first time, I feel like I can represent myself
the way that I want to.
In the audience for this performance,
I have my dad
and I have my four-month-old beautiful baby boy.
* *
I would really... I would really love to win.
I wanna prove that I can do it for me.
[dramatic music]
[cheers and applause]
- Wow.
- You're so beautiful.
- Mandy!
- Hello.
- So nice to see you again.
How are you?
- I'm amazing! I'm freaking out.
- Look, we've invited back people who've won the show
from all over the world,
people like yourself
who just needed that second opportunity.
- Yeah. - Yeah?
- I'm here for it.
I mean, everybody wants to win,
but I feel like then, I wasn't ready,
and I feel like now I'm ready, I'm ready to go.
- Yeah!
- Whoo!
- And the song you're gonna sing is...
- It's an original song called "Something I Can Feel."
- Right, Mandy Harvey. Best of luck.
- Thank you.
- She looks very confident.
Remember the first time we met her?
She was really nervous.
In my opinion, her songs were good,
but she needs amazing.
[upbeat melancholy music]
* *
- * Wait *
* It's so hard when I'm underwater *
* *
* Struggling not to just breathe in *
* And every second it gets darker *
* *
* It's time *
* It's time to pick up all the pieces *
* *
* I know they'll never fit the way they always did *
* But maybe that's what growing is *
* Oh *
* I've held my breath so long I'm spinning 'round *
* Wish I could kick off the ground *
* Oh oh oh *
* My heart is beating out my chest so loud *
* No one else can hear the sounds *
* Oh oh oh *
* Give me something to hold on *
* Something I can feel *
* Let me crash to the floor *
* At least I'll know that it's real *
* The bottom is scary *
* If you've never been before *
* *
* Ooh-ooh-ooh *
* 'Cause it's easy to lose yourself *
* All the way down *
* Let me get to the bottom where I hit solid ground *
* If I know where I am *
* Then I can start to heal *
* *
* Give me something I can feel *
[cheers and applause]
- * When the best of me is *
* Barely breathin' *
* *
* When I'm not somebody *
* I believe in... *
- Okay. I think they like you.
- Yeah, I think they really do.
- It's okay. I like them back.
- I mean, what is not to like?
You do have the most angelic voice.
It is so beautiful.
It is so sweet, and--I don't know.
I feel happy. It's just positive.
Just positivity is oozing out of you,
and I love that about you.
You just sound great.
- Thank you.
* *
- What you do is so inspirational,
so beautiful,
and I wish you could hear how beautiful you sound.
[cheers and applause]
- You know what, Mandy?
I said before you came on
the one thing I really hope you come back with
is a great song, Mandy.
And I don't think that was a good song.
[audience exclaims]
I don't.
I think it was a great song.
[cheers and applause]
- Yes, thank you!
- * My pretending *
* Hold on to me... *
- Mandy, look, I'm not gonna lie.
I think this was better than your first audition,
um, and, you know, I think what you do
and the way you do it
is unbelievable.
- * Hold on to me when it's too dark... *
- Let's see what happens at the end of the evening.
- * When I am sure I have reached the end... *
- It's up to the superfans right now,
because they're gonna pick one act to go through tonight,
and I pray that it's you.
You are awesome.
- I love her.
I hope the superfans vote for her.
- * Hold on to me *
- For me, this is the best performance
I've seen all series.
[audience chanting "Golden Buzzer"]
- Hey, hey, guys! - Something's happening.
- So here we go, folks.
Our next act is waiting right backstage.
* *
Okay, here we go.
- Thank you, thank you!
- Oh!
- Arigatou!
I am glad to see you again!
- Arigatou! - Wow-whoo-hoo!
- Wow. We're very excited to see you.
Yumbo Dumbo.
You guys are amazing. You went viral.
- I loved--I love-- - It's not "Dumbo."
- What? - It's not "Dumbo."
It's "Dump."
- I'm Yumbo.
- And I'm Dump.
- Yeah. - Dump.
- Yumbo Dump. - Oh!
- Yumbo Dump. - Yes!
- Yumbo Dump.
- Yes.
- Arigatou. - Yumbo Dump.
- Okay.
You were on "AGT." Why did you not win?
- Uh, Heidi.
[audience exclaims]
- Oh! Oh ho ho!
- What? - Mm.
- Yeah.
[soft music]
both: We are Yumbo Dump.
- From Japan.
As kids, we wanted to be sumo wrestlers.
- One day, our bellies touched.
- We fell in love with the sound it made.
- Our dream was born.
- To entertain the world.
[popping sound]
[laughter]
both: Oh, feels so good.
- This is one of the funniest things
I've seen on this show.
- We made it to quarter final.
[squeaking noises]
- But sadly, not everybody liked us.
["Night on Bald Mountain" playing]
- Heidi gave us a red buzzer.
[buzzer sounds]
- No! - Take it back.
Take it back. - No, no, stop it, Simon.
No. This is the live show.
I feel like you didn't step it up.
[overlapping shouting] - Stop it!
- We were eliminated.
- Buzzer!
both: Oh, feels so sad.
[dramatic chords]
- But we didn't stop.
- After "America's Got Talent,"
we performed all over the world.
But we've never won.
So this time, we have to step it up.
- We have to make Heidi happy.
[cheers and applause]
[dramatic music]
* *
- Whoo! - Whoo!
- Arigatou! - Arigatou!
- Yeah!
[cheers and applause]
[heavy drum music]
* *
- Shh.
[pop]
- [laughs] both: Oh, feels so good!
- Arigatou! - Thank you.
* *
- [laughs]
- Lollipop?
- Shh.
- * Lollipop, lollipop *
* Oh, lolli-lolli-lolli *
* Lollipop, lollipop *
* Oh, lolli-lolli-lolli *
* Lollipop, lollipop, oh, lolli-lolli-lolli *
- Shh!
- * Lollipop *
[pop]
- * Ba-bum-bum-bum *
both: Feels so good!
- Lollipop!
Arigatou!
[drum music]
* *
- Duck love story. - A duck love story.
* *
[romantic music]
[squeaking]
* *
- [laughs]
* *
- * I've got nowhere left to hide *
* It looks like love has finally found me *
* *
* I wanna go where love is *
[squeaking continues]
* I want you to show me *
- Oh! - Oh.
- [laughs] - Feels so good!
Yay!
- And... - Arigatou.
- Heidi? - Yes.
- Come on.
- Come up for this. - Aww.
- On stage! - Yay!
Come up for this. - Heidi.
both: Heidi! Heidi! Heidi!
[all chanting "Heidi"]
- This way. - Heidi, here, okay?
- Hi! - Okay? Okay?
- How are you? - Band. See?
- Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
- Shh.
[rapid pattering]
- Okay? - Okay.
- You try. - You try.
- Heidi, I pat it up, down, up, down, up, down.
Up, down, huh?
- Okay? - Yeah!
Okay?
- Okay, okay. Good, good.
Okay, okay.
[laughter]
- Is this a good spot for you?
- Shh!
- Go. [rapid pattering]
- Up, down, up, down. - More! More!
[all shouting]
- More, more, more, more! - Okay, more, more, more, more.
Are you gonna say with us?
all: Oh, feels so
good!
[cheers and applause]
[all cheering]
- Arigatou.
- * I feel good *
* I knew that I would, now... *
* *
- This is what the show is all about.
- It really is.
- Being really stupid...
[laughter]
But really funny,
and I actually think you got funnier.
- Heidi, what did you think?
- I mean, I...
* *
I don't know what I was thinking the last time,
when I buzzed you. - Oh, thank you.
- Yeah, what were you thinking?
- I don't know what happened to me that day.
Maybe because I wasn't on the stage with you guys,
I don't know, but I do-- I love you guys.
- They won Heidi over.
- And you-- laughing the whole time.
- Yumbo Dump.
You come back as an all-star,
and I think that this stuff is even funnier.
- Yeah.
- Wow. Yeah!
- I think the superfans
need to make this
appear in the final.
- * Wow! *
- Wow, wow. Wow!
Arigatou! Arigatou. - Arigatou!
- It would feel so...
- Good. - Good.
- Feels so good.
- Thank you!
- You are amazing.
How does it feel?
- So good! - So good!
[laughter]
- If someone was just
tuning in at that moment
where you were standing behind him--
it was brilliant. [laughs]
- Auditions for next season are officially open.
Go to AGTauditions.com.
[dramatic music]
- So our next act, ladies and gentlemen,
about to join us. - What is that?
Let's see what they are. Is it microphones?
- It's like, you know, what you put your notes on.
- Is it? - It's a note stand.
Or do you think it's the small little teleprompters?
- I have no idea.
It's fun to guess.
- All right, guys, here we go. Here we go.
- All right, Mervant, go out there
and make it happen, baby, it's all you.
- Mervant!
[upbeat music]
Mervant in the house.
- Mervant.
They remember you.
I remember you.
Mervant. - I remember you.
- For the odd person watching at home,
remind people who you are. - Hey.
I'm Mervant, the rapping magician.
- Yeah! - Yes!
- I've been writing raps for a long time.
As a kid, I was always hanging out with buddies
in the car, listening to music, just freestyling.
I remember watching a TV special
of, like, some famous magicians,
and I was just so curious.
I had to learn for myself.
- * Here goes one for the magic *
* Two for illusion *
- One day, I decided,
"I love magic. I love music.
Why not do them together?
- * So I'ma be the only one performer *
* Who would do this *
- Doing magic and writing music
has been a journey for me,
one that was not always
glamorous or simple.
I've done catering, I've been an Uber driver,
I've been a waiter,
and every single job I had, someone would say,
"Man, like, you gotta give this magic a try."
I knew that if I wanted to push my career further,
I knew that "AGT" was the biggest stage to walk on.
* Whether you were born a jack, a queen, or an ace *
* Or raised as a diamond joker, spade, or an eight *
I saw everyone's reaction, and I realized
that something good was happening.
- That was honestly incredible.
- Thank you.
Being on that stage for elimination
was a crazy experience, 'cause, man, I was so close.
- Two acts left for one spot
in the finals.
Kristy Sellars!
- It's a weird feeling to be that close,
but, you know, everyone wishes that they were in the finals.
[dramatic music]
Well, since being on the show,
I've gotten to do magic full time.
Even though I didn't win, it feels like I did win.
I feel like this is a second chance at "AGT."
At my last performance, Simon said
he could feel I was nervous.
- I could hear tonight how nervous you were.
- But this time, I'ma go out there
and make sure Simon doesn't feel
any nervous energy.
- Here we go. Ten seconds.
- I'm bringing my best.
[dramatic music]
* *
[cheers and applause]
Tonight, I'm gonna use magic and music
to create the impossible.
In the audience, all of you have envelopes.
They look like this. And, judges, you have Frisbees.
We're gonna toss these Frisbees out into the audience.
If you catch a Frisbee, hold your envelope
and give it a wave
so we can see you nice and tall, okay?
So here we go.
* *
All right.
If you caught a Frisbee, hold your envelope up,
and we're gonna get some ushers
to find you and grab your envelopes.
And, Terry, could you help me out?
- I got you. I got you, man.
- Terry, I need you
to choose someone in the audience.
* *
- This young lady with the hat.
- Miss with the hat,
you are gonna hug your envelope.
You're not gonna open yours.
All right, great.
And, uh, Terry, if you could grab the envelopes...
And we got some-- let's see.
Some papers in here.
I wanna take these out,
and Terry, you can take all the envelopes.
Thank you so much.
Terry! Amazing with paper.
All right, so we have a bunch of random words here.
We have--what is this-- "television."
We have "powerful," "energy," and, audience,
I want you guys to open up your envelopes.
You guys can see all your words are different.
So what we're gonna do is,
we are going to make a rap out of these words.
All we need...
is a beat.
[moody instrumental music]
* *
* I may be the most magical rapper *
* Who's ever touched a microphone *
* It's like I'm home on the stage *
* And sometimes I just like to zone out *
* If magic's the question, I got the answers like Yoda *
* Mental flexibility *
* You probably think I practice yoga *
* I used to wonder what it's like *
* To be Spider-Man *
* Now the best Mervant is all I desire and *
* Artistically, I am just such a rule-breaker *
* Doing things you might hear about in your newspaper *
* Magic and music is something I could do for hours *
* Mixing multiple arts is my superpower *
* My energy is powerful, you can tell he's different *
* That's why I conjure these rhymes *
* On your television *
* Television's promoting powerful things *
* Energy Co sending those into sensory overload *
* Superpowerful messages in the newspaper *
* Breath of fresh air, gust of wind *
* That diffuse vapor *
* Power to people who practice preaching positive *
* Empowering messages is my only prerogative *
* Desires and dreams of moving up in social status *
* They say leave, nah, I'ma stay *
* Like yoga classes *
* We all been through things they never spoke of *
* I meditate and take a deep breath like yoga *
* Television's desires of a larger life *
* 'Cause having powerful dreams is a part of life *
* From working as a food maker *
* To doing magic front page of the newspaper *
* So I guess that this is what I do for now *
* 'Cause bringing this type of energy's a superpower *
[cheers and applause]
- Wow!
- But wait, all of you have
hundreds and hundreds of random words tonight.
We threw out Frisbees. We found random words
from you guys in the audience, and we chose one person.
Miss, you been standing there.
Can you take your word out,
hold it up, and show it around?
Let's see what it is.
That is "destiny." Here's the crazy thing.
When I first decided to audition
for "America's Got Talent,"
I didn't know it was gonna change my life,
and today, it now feels almost like that,
like destiny.
Hundreds of words to choose from.
These words came from you.
But there are letters on the back,
and sometimes,
you're living life every day
and you're thinking about that dream
that's been sitting on your mind.
- Oh, no!
- This is your message today.
That dream that you're looking for
is also looking for you.
It's destiny!
My name's Mervant. Good night.
- Mervant!
- That was amazing!
- Yeah!
[tender music]
- I loved it, Mervant.
You know what I love the most
is that everyone actually showed
what was on their piece of paper,
because a lot of the times, people, like--
are they in on it?
You know, people come to me all the time.
They're like, "Did you help this or that?"
You know, and I love that you showed
that, really, every person here
had a different something
written on their piece of paper.
I mean, it was genius.
It's so good.
You're very, very talented.
It was very entertaining.
- Thank you.
- Your freestyle rapping is really good.
Your magic is amazing.
It's gonna be hard for the superfans
not to pick somebody like you,
because you do it all,
and I think you just hit it out of the park.
- Wow.
- I really like you,
and I like your message.
I can tell how much, really, this does mean to you,
and the more people know how much you want it,
trust me, the more people will support you,
'cause you're unbelievably talented.
- Thank you.
- I really hope the superfans support you,
and thank you so much for coming back.
- Wow. Fantastic.
- Incredible.
* *
- Thank you guys! All right.
[cheers and applause]
- I mean, incredible.
- I love his magic.
- The group Golden Buzzer
is still in play.
[audience chanting "Golden Buzzer"]
[dramatic music]
* *
[cheers and applause]
- Let's do a quick five-minute break, folks,
what do you say?
- All right. - Bye, guys.
I don't know where you're going, but see you later.
[mellow music]
- Hello, Axel.
You were nervous, weren't you? - You could tell?
- Of course, yeah, bloody nerve-wracking.
You did great, by the way. - Thank you, thank you.
- The audience really liked you.
- Yeah, I wasn't expecting that.
- I'm Tom Ball, I'm 24,
and I'm a secondary school teacher,
or I suppose in America, you call it high school.
I have always wanted to be a singer,
but I decided to become a teacher.
It's something I was really passionate about.
A lot of your job is trying to inspire kids,
to really kind of give them a good role model.
And so going onto "Britain's Got Talent"
was an opportunity to inspire them.
I'm here with my fiancée and my dad.
- Fiancée?
- Yeah. Hello!
The kids don't know I'm here.
- Are you serious? - Ah, yeah.
I wanted it to be a surprise and...
- Aw, but what if it goes badly?
- I'm not gonna lie, that moment,
I hadn't even thought about that.
And then suddenly, my life kind of
flashed before my eyes.
[vocalizing]
- I think you've got about 4,000 yeses.
[cheers and applause]
- Walking into school straight after the audition
was the craziest day.
Like, I suddenly became the most popular teacher at school.
- Oh, you've definitely given yourself
a shot after that,
and I think we will be seeing you in the final.
- It seemed that I--
there was a chance that I might win.
- The winner is...
- So did you win?
- No, Axel did.
- Axel Blake!
- Axel Blake, the comedian,
won "Britain's Got Talent" this year.
And so being here is my second chance.
I want to win this.
- Audience, are you ready?
- Going up against winners,
I think is nerve-wracking, of course,
but it does push me further.
You know, it makes me want to win it as well.
I wanna do this for me, for my fiancée, Hannah.
You know, we're getting married in five days.
- Wait, you are about to get married in five days...
- Five days. Yes.
- And you're here? - Yeah.
The reason I wanted to come
to "America's Got Talent: All-Stars"
is another opportunity to inspire,
to show my students that I've achieved this dream,
but I can reach higher heights.
I would really, really love to win.
I really would. It would be an honor.
[cheers and applause]
- All good. Let's go! - Thank you, Terry.
[light music]
- He's from "BGT."
Hello.
- Hello, Simon. Nice to see you again.
- So Tom--actually, no, Tom, introduce yourself
to Heidi and Howie and everyone else here, please.
- My name's Tom Ball. I'm 24 years old.
I'm a secondary school teacher.
I went on "Britain's Got Talent,"
had a most amazing time.
[cheers and applause] Thank you very much.
[laughs]
- A lot of people thought Tom was gonna win,
and he didn't.
- It's my first time in LA. I can win this one.
- Is it your first time in America?
- First time in America, yeah.
I haven't actually seen any of the sights yet.
I'm--tomorrow, my plan is to go see the Hollywood sign,
go see the Hollywood Walk of Fame,
see your name there, Simon.
- My name's al-- my name's also there.
- Well, I'll-- I'll make sure I see it.
- Yours is on a side street.
[laughter]
Good luck. - Thank you so much.
- All right, here we go.
[cheers and applause]
- I hope he does well.
- Aw, he's nervous.
- He seems lovable. - Yeah.
- Did they love him? Did they--
- What do you think?
- UK, yes. - Yes, yes.
- Axel the Comedian won "Britain's Got Talent."
[Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence"]
- * Hello, darkness, my old friend *
* *
* I've come to talk with you again *
* *
* Because a vision softly creeping *
[cheers and applause]
* Left its seeds while I was sleeping *
* *
* And the vision *
* That was planted in my brain *
* Still remains *
* Within the sound of silence *
* *
* And in the naked light, I saw *
* 10,000 people, maybe more *
* People talking without speaking *
- Oh, yeah!
- * People hearing without listening *
* People writing songs *
* That voices never shared *
* No one dared *
* Disturb the sound *
* Of silence *
* And the people bowed and prayed *
* To the neon god they made *
* And the sign flashed out its warning *
* In the words that it was forming *
* And the sign said, "The words of the prophets *
* "Are written on the subway walls *
* And tenement halls" *
* And whispered the sound *
* Of silence *
[wild cheering]
[Tom Halperin's "You Make My Dreams"]
- This place is on its feet!
- * What I want, you've got *
* Might be hard to handle *
* Like a flame burns the candle... *
- Okay, Tom.
I'm--I'm actually angry about something.
- What is it?
- I wish this was the first time
I'd ever heard Tom, in a weird way.
You're like Susan Boyle's grandson.
[laughter]
What you do is not what we expect.
For me, this is the best performance
I've seen all series.
- * Make my dreams come... *
- Absolutely.
- You're surprising in so many ways.
You're only 24 years old,
and Simon & Garfunkel are a lot older than...that.
[laughter] But you do it so right.
It really was...
you're really amazing.
- Thank you.
- It was outstanding, it was larger than life.
I mean, you have all the--
you can hit all the notes, you have the pipes for it.
I thought it was amazing.
- Thank you. Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
- Tom.
This is the song, if you'd done this,
I believe you would've won the show that year.
'Cause that was incredible. - Thank you.
[crowd chanting "Golden Buzzer"]
- * Make my dreams come true... *
- Hey, hey, you guys!
- Something's happening.
- * I'm down on the daydream... *
- Here we go!
- Are you ready?
- Let's do this!
- Are you ready?
- Go! - Are you ready? Are you ready?
- Five, four, three, two, one.
- * What I want, you've got *
* Might be hard to handle *
* Like a flame burns the candle *
* The candle feeds the flame *
- Thank you so much.
- * Yeah yeah... *
- That was incredible.
- Thank you so much, Simon. - That was incredible.
- One more time for Tom Ball!
[cheers and applause]
- * Well, well you... *
- I really can't talk.
I'm a little bit--little bit lost for words.
I mean, it's-- [laughs]
It's amazing.
- That was amazing.
That was amazing. Beyond sensational.
- Hello, Hannah.
Um, I've got a little something to tell you.
I got the Golden Buzzer.
- [shrieks] - [laughs] Yeah.
- I'm so, so proud of you, Tom.
I love you so, so much.
- * Make my dreams come true *
- Everyone I've spoken to backstage
I think is way more nervous than they were the first time.
- I would be, because they've achieved
a level of success just by being here.
And maybe if they don't rise to that occasion,
they could lose, don't you think?
- Yeah. - 100%.
- All right, here we go.
- World Taekwondo Demonstration Team.
You are my Golden Buzzer.
Are you ready to go out on "All-Stars"?
Because this is the best of the best.
all: Yeah!
- Now go out there and make it happen!
[cheers and applause]
- Oh!
Hello. - Hello.
We are World Taekwondo Demonstration Team.
- Yes!
We love you! - We love you!
Tell the people-- you were here--
what year were you-- you were on "AGT"?
- Season 16.
- Yes.
- I love you, you're one of my favorite acts ever.
You really are.
- Me too. Love you.
- We love each other.
[cheers and applause]
[dramatic music]
- Our first audition was definitely
the biggest performance we ever have done.
- I have never, ever seen
anything like this in my life.
* *
- We feel like our dreams come true.
Every round, we try to impress more and more.
- That was bloody brilliant!
[cheers and applause]
- Our dream was to win,
but our journey cut short.
- The act taking the third spot is...
Aidan Bryant!
- We were very disappointed.
- After "AGT," we went home to Korea.
- We have much success,
and we perform all over the world.
[all chanting in language]
- For us, this is second chance.
We are back to win.
* *
[cheers and applause]
[intense music]
* *
- Whoa! - Oh!
- Aah!
* *
[cheering]
- Whoa! You see how many spins?
[tiger roaring]
- Whoa.
* *
- Whoa! - Oh!
- Ooh! - Whoa!
Are you okay there? [laughs]
[cheers and applause]
- Look at them!
Ow!
They're so in sync, it's crazy!
You guys, look at this!
So good!
Yeah!
Whoa! - Oh!
[wild cheering]
- Whoa!
- Oh!
[intense music]
* *
- Oh!
[tiger roars]
Wow!
[screams]
[laughing]
* *
- Whoa!
[tiger roars]
[wild cheering]
Incredible!
[James Blunt's "Champions"]
That was sick!
[uplifting piano music]
- * Get a little nervous *
* Then I stumble and I hesitate... *
- Twice I got hit in the face.
- Twice? - Twice.
[cheers and applause]
- Wow.
Wow.
Simon, what did you think?
- Um, did I ever say anything to upset you previously?
- [speaking Korean]
- 'Cause I got hit twice in the face.
- Oh, sorry!
- Uh, just when I thought we'd seen it all...
this is unbelievable.
- * We can be champions, we can own the night... *
- Honestly, this was just on another level, I think,
from what you did before.
- * Get a little closer now *
* And I can feel it in my blood... *
- It is so amazing to watch all of you.
You're real athletes,
but also dancers at the same time.
You're so in sync, it's insane.
I mean, it is unbelievable what you do,
and I'm so happy that I got to
see you guys again live.
So good!
Yes! - You know...
How do you say "wow" in... - Daebak.
- Kay-bok. - Daebak. Daebak.
- Daebak. - Daebak.
- Daebak, daebak, daebak!
- Daebak, daebak, daebak, daebak, daebak!
- Everything!
I love you. You deserve to be here.
You should be in the finals. - Thank you!
- I love you too.
- Thank you, thank you!
- Thank you for coming back.
- * It's time to let the whole world know *
* We can be the champions, we can own the night *
* Yeah, it might destroy us, but we gotta try... *
- Fire.
Bang. Pow. Bang.
Who'd like some wood?
Anyone want some wood?
[cheers and applause]
There you go. Be careful with it.
It's sharp, okay?
- So here we go, folks.
We're gonna be moving on to our next act
in just a few moments.
- What is that?
[cheering]
[laughter]
- That's fantastic.
- I almost died for my show. You know that.
- We are ready. Here we go!
[cheers and applause]
- Oh!
Hello. - Hello!
- I know who you are,
but introduce yourself to everybody here.
- I'm Jasper Cherry, I'm 16 years old,
and I'm from Lancashire in England.
- Yes!
- Jasper, how many years ago was it you were on "BGT"?
- Two years ago. - Two years ago.
- Yeah. - Okay, and you got how far?
- I made it all the way to the finals.
[cheers and applause]
When I first discovered magic, I was nine years old.
As a child, I was quite shy, so magic really helped.
I was just mesmerized,
and I learned as much as possible
and then started showing my family, my friends,
and then I decided, "Do you know what?
Why not go and audition for "Britain's Got Talent"?
The moment that I stepped onto that stage,
I didn't know what to think.
I was literally stood there
in front of some of the most famous people in the world.
I'm simply taking a red handkerchief
and pushing it into my fist.
I'm then gonna snap my fingers and show, look,
it's turned into an egg.
- You, young man,
have got a huge future ahead of you, I think.
- Thank you.
Hearing that comment,
it was literally my biggest dreams ever.
- But you didn't win.
- I didn't win, no.
- Why are you rubbing it in?
- No, because I just wanna know
what you think you can maybe do differently today
so that you will win.
- Well, I think I'm a much more confident performer.
[dramatic music]
After "Britain's Got Talent," my life completely changed.
I got so many opportunities,
like to perform at the Blackpool Magic Convention.
That is the biggest magic convention in the world.
I've been in magazines, I've been in newspapers
all across the UK.
So I'm definitely a better performer.
"America's Got Talent" has had some of the best magicians on,
so I'm feeling quite nervous.
But I'm walking onto the stage this time
with a lot more confidence.
I am ready.
* *
[cheers and applause]
Now, tonight, I'm gonna try and prove to you all
that time travel really does exist,
which I know is a crazy thing.
And Heidi, please, can you come and join me up on stage
and make sure you've got your cell phone with you too?
Round of applause for Heidi.
[cheers and applause]
Come on, guys, keep it going.
- Hello.
- Heidi, you can take a seat. Thank you so much.
- Yeah.
- I've got a deck of cards here...
- Okay. - And I need a favor from you.
I want you to tell me when to stop.
- Stop. - Right there?
- Yep. - Okay.
I want you to take that card... - Yep.
- Show it round, and it doesn't matter
if I see this card as well,
because this is not a card trick.
[laughter]
The five of spades.
Make sure it's face up.
Place it somewhere around the middle.
There we go. Okay.
Now, everyone,
I want you to remember this moment right here,
where all the cards were facedown apart from one,
and that is your card, the five of spades.
- Yes. - Now we'll do this again.
I'm gonna take about half the cards faceup
and half the cards facedown,
and I'm gonna mix them together.
There's a technical term for this, Heidi.
It's called a mess. - A mess.
- Now, Heidi, I want you to take the five of spades...
- Yeah.
- And turn it facedown. - Mm-hmm.
- And then place it once again
somewhere around the middle.
Okay.
Now, you've got your phone there,
and I'm gonna take a picture of you.
Is that okay? - Sure.
- Perfect.
I also want you to hold on to these cards.
Okay, maybe use both hands, make sure you don't drop them.
Okay.
And I want you to give me your best model face.
So here we go.
[laughter]
Perfect.
I'll take the cards from you.
All right, audience, are you ready
to prove that time travel really does exist?
[cheers and applause]
Okay. Here we go then.
I'm gonna use my phone for this.
So here we go. I want you to watch closely,
as you will see the time start ticking back.
One, two, three, four, five.
Heidi, we've just gone back in time five minutes.
I want you to look at your phone
and show me the time on your phone as well.
- Yeah, 6:44.
- We've both gone back in time five minutes.
But that's not it. Audience.
I want you to take your phones out right now.
You have all just gone back in time five minutes.
[cheering]
- Oh, my God!
[dramatic music]
- Really?
Really?
- If we really have gone back in time...
- Yeah.
- Then this deck of cards that was a mess
should now have returned
to the point that I asked you all to remember
when they were all facedown,
apart from the five of spades.
- Oh, my God.
[cheers and applause]
- Yes, there it is!
- There it is.
Now, Heidi. - Yes.
- A few minutes ago, we took a picture on your phone.
- Yes. - So because we went
back in time five minutes,
and the deck of cards has changed,
that picture has also changed.
So I want you to go to that picture...
- Mm-hmm.
- You can see that Heidi, you were, in fact,
holding a deck of cards that is all facing one way.
- Yes.
- Apart from your card, the five of spades.
- Wow! - Wow.
- But Heidi, if I really could time travel,
then why not go back more than five minutes?
Why not go back before I even left my home in England?
Then I'd know what your card was,
the five of spades... and I did.
[cheering]
And if you don't believe me, watch this.
I'm leaving home right now to come to you guys in America.
I am super excited to come... - Five!
- It's currently 5:00 in the morning.
I'm just looking for the [murmuring].
So there it is.
I'm on the plane now, and I'm about to take my seat.
I'm finally here at the airport,
and I'm gonna go to the hotel, and I'll see you very soon.
[wild cheering]
- Wow!
- Wow.
Look at that.
- Heidi, thank you so much.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- * In the middle of the night *
* I can dream away... *
- Thank you.
- * Change what I like *
* And go back to the future again... *
- Thank you.
- * In the middle of the night... *
- Wow.
So you proved that you can go back in time, right?
Is there any way that I can be 37 again?
- [laughs]
- You know what?
You're doing the kind of act that superfans love.
- Yeah. - That was amazing.
I'm just blown away.
- Thank you. Thank you.
- Heidi. - It was incredible.
And it's amazing when you're, like, right there up close
and you can see it all happen right in front of your eyes.
And you do make me believe
that the impossible is possible.
- Thank you.
- And the truth is, you turned back time
literally, because I was watching in the audience.
Everyone's phones went backwards.
I mean, that's not a trick.
That is a magic power. - It's magic!
- I mean, genuinely.
You did do the impossible,
and I hope that the superfans
are gonna love you. - Thank you.
- * Uh, take me back to the future... *
- Good luck to you!
- Thank you.
- * Take me back to the future *
* Uh, take me back to the future... *
- You made time stop and go backwards.
- I know, I know. - I mean, that was amazing.
- I cannot believe you just started doing this.
- * Away... *
- You've come back better.
- Today feels like a finale.
- The act going into the finals is...
[cheers and applause]
- Okay, folks, we're ready to go.
Our next act's coming out here in just a few moments.
[cheers and applause]
- Is it just me, or there seems to be
a plethora of young people competing?
- Yeah. Well, you see what happened
in lockdown--they all taught themselves something.
- Yeah. Yeah. - You know, which is cool.
- Have a seat, have a seat. We are ready. Let's do it.
[cheers and applause]
[exciting music]
- Hello.
- Hello! - Hi.
Very nice to meet you. Who are you?
Tell us all about you.
My name is Ana-Maria Margean. I am 13 years old.
I come from Romania, and I am the winner
of "Romania's Got Talent" season 11.
- Oh, wow! Congratulations!
[cheers and applause]
- Two years ago, in the lockdown at home,
I can say I was pretty bored
and really had nothing to do.
So I discovered a video of Terry Fator,
and I was really impressed.
I was like, "Oh, my God, he's so good."
- And the winner is...
Terry Fator!
- And I was really curious of how it worked.
On my 11th birthday,
my parents surprised me with a puppet.
* *
And I named her Elize,
and we're basically best friends now.
I also have other puppets.
They're like my sisters, my brothers.
Ventriloquism in my country is really not that popular.
[vocalizing]
So when I got the Golden Buzzer,
I was like, "Is this really happening?"
In the finals, I was nervous, of course.
both: Ana-Maria Margean!
[cheers and applause]
- I tried to pinch myself to see if it's real.
I just couldn't believe it.
After the show, my life changed completely.
TV shows, interviews for newspapers.
Before I went on "RGT,"
me and my family lived in a small apartment.
Now we are living in a house, and it's just so good
being able to live in the house you built.
Every time I saw someone on "AGT," I was thinking,
"What if I got to be there someday?"
And now I'm here, and I feel really special.
It would be amazing to have my own Vegas show like Terry.
That would be my dream.
* *
[cheers and applause]
- A lot of pressure.
Crazy pressure.
- This is Waldo, my rescue dog.
Yeah. I rescued her. [sneezes]
Um...I rescued you.
The shelter told me on Instagram.
And TikTok?
I hate ticks.
He is so difficult.
She's my personal assistant.
Um, Waldo, I'm in charge.
Yeah, but Ana, listen.
[Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me" begins]
* You don't own me *
* I'm not just one of your many toys *
* You don't own me *
I kinda do.
* Don't tie me down 'cause I'd never stay *
- That's good.
- You can't even sit.
She's still in training.
Muttley, I'm trying to sing here.
* *
* I don't tell you what to say *
* And I don't tell you what to do, oh *
* So just let me be myself *
* That's all I ask of you *
* 'Cause I'm young *
* And I love to be young *
* Oh, I'm free *
* And I love to be free *
* To live my life the way that I want *
* To say and do whatever I please *
* But you don't own me, no, no *
* You don't own me *
* No, you don't own *
* Me-e-e *
[vocalizing]
* *
[barks]
[slurps]
[wild cheering]
- * Would you believe me now *
* If I told you... *
- Wow.
[Maggie Rogers' "Light On"]
Wow.
- Incredible.
- * Would you hear me out *
* If I told you... *
- Wow.
I mean, no wonder you won.
I mean, you are incredible.
I mean, you're gorgeous, you can sing so beautifully.
I love your furry friend.
You were like-- and it was funny too.
I love all the banter and the jokes.
- Thank you. - You were laughing.
- I was laughing, and I cannot believe your story
that you just started doing this during lockdown.
Like, this is--you don't even have two years under your belt.
- That's right. - That is amazing.
And how did you get the puppet?
Did your parents buy it for you?
- Well, my mom actually made it for me.
- She made that? - He is particularly cute.
- It's not a real dog?
- She is a ventriloquist.
- Oh!
- Simon doesn't understand how these things work.
The fact that this was something
that you looked up online,
the fact that you were inspired by people you saw
on "America's Got Talent"--
you are an "AGT" all-star.
The superfans are gonna love you.
- Absolutely.
- * That I'm still dancing at the end of the day... *
- Now that you know that this is not a real dog,
what did you think?
- Still like it.
- [laughs]
- I love today--all of you,
because you're all so competitive,
and for me, I love seeing someone
who's won from another country
come to America to compete again.
It's just really, really exciting
when you see the best of the best
compete with each other.
And you are really funny,
and I really like your dog.
- Well, thank you.
- No, I really do.
- Have your mother make Simon one.
- I will ask her, but I'm sure she'll say yes.
[laughter]
- Wow.
- Oh, look how he's begging so nicely.
- Begging. He's begging.
Thank you very much.
Best of luck to you. Thank you.
- Thank you.
- * I am finding out *
* There's just no other way *
* That I'm still dancing at the end of the day... *
- Aww.
- She's good. - Yeah.
- She was really good.
- Thank you so much! Oh! Ah!
[laughs]
- * If you leave the light on *
* Then I'll leave the light on *
- Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,
are you ready for our final performance of the night?
[cheers and applause]
[dramatic music]
- What do you think?
- There's an excitement in the room.
- You know, today feels like a finale, actually.
- I know. It's gonna be tough
to decide who's gonna go through.
- How hard is it to pick just one?
[cheers and applause]
- We're already up for you.
We're already standing.
- Thank you.
- Hello, Archie. - Hello there.
- We're all so happy to see you and welcome you back.
- Thank you.
- You had quite a story to tell us.
So let's pick up from where we left off.
- Well, I was walking down the streets
one night in 1982,
and the police just threw down on me
and arrested me for, uh...
a crime someone else committed.
I was arrested for aggravated rape,
then first-degree murder, aggravated burglary.
And, uh, as years went on,
I filed for DNA testing
once it became available in the United States,
and, uh,
it took me all this time, 36 years,
to gain my freedom.
- Yeah.
[applause]
[solemn piano music]
- Five seconds, Archie. Three, two...
- When I first came to "AGT," I was so nervous,
'cause I used to watch
"America Got Talent" in prison,
and I would always visualize myself being there.
Many times when I was in prison,
I felt like giving up.
Music was really what got me through to freedom.
* Don't let the sun go down on me... *
- Oh, my gosh. [laughs]
I will never, ever listen to that song
in the same way ever again.
- That's the greatest thing that ever happened to me.
- This is, uh, an audition I will never forget
for the whole of my life, Archie.
- That was one of the best feelings I ever had.
* To wander free... *
After that first audition there,
I seemed to become a celebrity overnight.
- Please welcome Archie Williams.
- Elton John called me.
- [laughs] Thank you.
- And Stevie Wonder's writing a song for me and him.
All the way to the end, I was looking to win, really.
- The act taking the last spot in the top five is...
Brandon Leake!
- I felt all right. I was--I was satisfied.
I'll never forget this whole experience.
Since then, I've been doing a lot of positive things,
traveling around the world with the Innocence Project
to help innocent guys with situations like mine.
But I always wondered what it would have felt like to win.
This is a second chance. I'm--I'm grateful for it.
- He's super nervous, isn't he?
- Yeah, I can see his hand is, like...
- I'm so grateful to be here.
I'm just gonna give it my all.
* *
[cheers and applause]
- It's amazing that he's feeling stronger
and that life didn't break him.
I don't know that I would be able to...
- That's a long time. - Withstand 36 years
locked up wrongly. - Ten seconds.
[cheers and applause]
[Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine"]
- When I was 12 years old, I met the love of my life.
* *
And her name is "Music."
[cheers and applause]
They tried to take away my life,
but I wouldn't let 'em take away my sound.
* *
* Ain't no sunshine when she's gone *
* *
* It's not warm when she is away *
* *
* Ain't no sunshine when she's gone *
* And she's always gone too long *
* Anytime she goes away *
* *
* And I know, I know, I know, I know *
* I know, I know, I know, I know *
* Now, I know, I know, I know, I know *
* I know, I know, I know, I know *
* I'm gonna leave that young thing alone *
* 'Cause ain't no sunshine when she's gone *
[cheers and applause]
* Only darkness when she is away *
* *
* Ain't no sunshine when she's gone *
* And this house just ain't no home *
* Anytime she goes away *
* *
* Anytime she goes away *
* *
* One more time *
* Anytime she goes away *
Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
- Absolutely amazing.
[solemn piano music]
[Seinabo Sey's "Burial"]
* *
- Wow. - Archie.
- You are probably one of the most
deserving human beings I know
because of the predicament that you were in,
because it can't be separated from anything you do,
and as I hear your voice, I feel your life.
You have everything it takes
to make it all the way on this stage.
- Thank you.
- * That I'm happy you're free... *
- You always have a special spot in my heart.
- Thank you.
- And you touch my heart every time
when you are on that stage.
That voice can't hide anywhere
because it's just you, it's honest, it's raw,
it's Archie, and I'm so happy
that you're here on that stage today.
You're a true all-star.
- Thank you, Heidi. - Yeah.
- * I hear you speak to me as you spoke to me *
* Saying come down, let it be *
* Grains of sand we'll never be *
* Strong enough to... *
- Archie Williams.
Well, you know, I remember this first audition
like it was yesterday.
You've come back better, in my opinion.
I think that was such... - Thank you.
- An incredibly strong,
creative performance, and I'm looking around.
You could hear a pin drop.
I think, for me, this was the best vocal performance
you've done ever since you've been on our show.
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
- Thank you so much.
- * As you spoke to me *
* Saying come down, let it be *
* Grains of sand we'll never be... *
- I mean, incredible.
- You know, they locked him away,
they took away 36 years of sunshine.
You know, that song was so poignant,
such an amazing choice, but so heartbreaking.
- You do hear the sadness in his voice, it's crazy.
- It was just bare, and it was him.
Very powerful. - Yeah.
- God bless you, sir. God bless you.
Thank you, thank you so much for coming back.
- What do you think? - Of what?
- Today. - I love it.
- Really good. - You like it?
- Each day gets better and better and better.
Everybody rose to the occasion and beyond.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- We've seen ten performances
from ten of the world's top acts.
It's all down to the panel of superfans
from all across America.
Let's find out who they put into the final.
[dramatic music]
- Okay, we've seen all of the acts.
Tom Ball has already gone straight through
thanks to the group Golden Buzzer.
- Yes!
That leaves just nine acts for one spot in the finals.
It's all down to how the superfans vote.
[dramatic music]
- I've been dreaming big,
and this is the first time that I actually feel confident.
- I won "Britain's Got Talent."
Let's go up a notch.
- You made me believe that the impossible is possible.
- Being here is definitely a dream come true.
- This is what the show is all about.
- I see this in Vegas.
- I want to win this competition.
I came so close last time.
I'm not going home this time.
- You really came here to fight.
I love that about you.
- The presentation, the culture, the flags--
you deserve to be in the final.
- I just put forward my best, you know.
I'm looking to win.
- Here we go.
The superfans have watched, and the superfans have voted.
- Oh, no. - In no particular order,
the first act in the top three is...
[audience shouting]
* *
Peter Rosalita!
- Ah!
Good for you!
[cheers and applause]
The next act in the top three is...
* *
Ana-Maria Margean!
- Oh!
[cheers and applause]
- Whoo!
- The third and final act in the top three is...
* *
Mandy Harvey!
[cheers and applause]
- Yeah!
- Wow. - Surprising.
- The rest of you, thank you,
and good luck to all of you.
- We lost some good people. - I'm surprised.
I thought that they might go for Archie.
- Yeah, me too.
- Simon, what do you wanna say to the top three?
- Congratulations.
I mean, just look at who you beat to get here.
It says so much about how good you are
and the fact that you're standing here.
I mean, one of you is about to make the finals.
[cheers and applause]
- So this is the top three first.
Let's find out who finished in third place.
* *
The superfans have voted.
The act finishing in third place
and leaving the competition is...
Mandy Harvey!
Mandy, thank you so much.
Give it up for Mandy Harvey!
[cheers and applause]
So we are down to the top two.
Peter Rosalita and Ana-Maria Margean.
- The kids!
- Can you imagine the pressure?
- The act going into the finals is...
- I think it's gonna be the ventriloquist.
- I don't know. - No, I think it's Peter.
- I think it's him.
* *
- Ana-Maria Margean!
[cheers and applause]
* *
One more time for Peter Rosalita!
- Always a surprise on this show.
- Big surprise.
- So Ana-Maria Margean is through
and will be back to compete one more time in the finals.
I am Terry Crews.
Good night, America!
- Good night! - [laughs]
[cheers and applause]
* *