[dramatic music]
* *
- The acts who are nominated by America.
And the judges picks their dream team.
- My squad is better than your squad.
[cheers and applause]
- Billy and Emily are going right to the finals!
Mel B has taken you from Simon's dream team.
Going into the semifinal is
V.Unbeatable, Kodi Lee,
Shadow Ace, Kseniya Simonova,
Kristy Sellars.
- What a night I've had!
- [screams]
- I think you could actually win this whole show.
- Oh, oh!
- You are the best of the best!
- I really want to be able to see it and feel it.
- How are we going to top them?
- We're going even higher.
- Ah!
- This is bad mentoring.
- Don't be jealous, now, don't be nasty.
[laughter]
- Oh, my God. - Whoa!
- We're gonna win it, Heidi! - Yeah!
- I love you!
- I'm here to take over.
- I don't think they'll go through.
- I love you, buddy!
[cheers and applause]
* *
- Ah! - Ah!
[Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger"]
* *
- Please welcome your judges.
Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum,
Mel B, and Simon Cowell.
[cheers and applause]
- And tonight, you are going to see
ten more acts selected to compete
against the best in the world.
- Yes!
- Now, Howie, all your acts went through
to the semifinals last week.
- I know why. Still a long way to go.
- And, Howie, you have the Golden Buzzer tonight.
- Yes!
- The act you pick will skip the semis
and go straight into the finals.
- I have the Golden Buzzer.
- Our audience voters will also be having a say tonight.
They are here representing the people of America,
and their votes will put five acts into the next round,
just one step away from the finals.
The pressure is real tonight.
Here we go. It is on.
It's "AGT Fantasy League."
- * The eye *
* Of the tiger *
audience: We love you, Mel B!
- I love you too.
- Are you guys ready for the first act
of the night, everybody?
[cheers and applause]
- The winner. - Winner.
- Stiff competition. - Yeah, I know.
- We have a winner in the house.
- [barking]
- So for anyone who doesn't know,
this is our winner last year, Adrian and Hurricane.
I would say, the most incredible feeling
watching that moment when Adrian and Hurricane won.
- [barking]
Hurricane, are you excited?
- [barks] - Yes, you are.
- Very excited. - She's very excited.
Can I ask you a question?
What is more nerve-wracking,
being on the main show or this show?
- I think this show, because this is
very hard competition, because this is
the best of the best.
[cheers and applause]
When I got Hurricane, I never dreamed
about performing in the best talent show
in the world--crazy.
- She should be in a movie or a musical,
because she's a star.
- When they say our name...
- Adrian and Hurricane!
[cheers and applause]
- It was the best moment in my life because, two things,
winning and winning with Hurricane.
We come to "America's Got Talent"
to chase our dream together, and that's what we did.
- I hope so.
She's a million-dollar dog. Look.
- * She is magic *
- Now, after winning, Hurricane's next dream
is to be in a movie.
The title is "How to Stop a Hurricane."
Yeah.
- We've seen a lot of dog acts over the years.
Don't tell anyone, Hurricane, but you are my favorite.
- * I see the magic *
- How do you better what you did before?
- I want to create, like, a sequel of the audition.
I think it will be very funny.
- To do something we've never seen before,
that's really important.
- To be the winner of "Fantasy League,"
that would be amazing.
We can't wait to go back on that stage.
Okay, Hurri, bark. - [barks]
- Yeah, she's ready.
Now a licking.
[cheers and applause]
- Come on, Piff.
This is who you're up against.
[cheers and applause]
[DNCE's "Cake by the Ocean"]
[audience clapping rhythmically]
- * Oh, no *
* See you walking round like it's a funeral *
* Not so serious, girl, why those feet cold? *
* We just getting started *
* Don't you tiptoe *
* Tiptoe, ah *
* Waste time with a masterpiece *
* Don't waste time with a masterpiece *
* You should be rolling with me *
* You should be rolling with me, ah *
[laughter]
* Talk to me, baby *
* I'm going blind from this sweet-sweet cravin', whoa *
* Let's lose our minds and go crazy, crazy *
- * We'll eat cake by the ocean *
[cheers and applause]
* *
[laughter]
* Hot damn *
* See you licking frosting from your own hand *
* Dry land, oh *
* You're a real-life fantasy *
* You're a real-life fantasy, huh! *
* But you're moving so carefully *
* Let's start living dangerously *
* Whoa, talk to me baby *
* I'm going blind from this sweet-sweet cravin', whoa *
* Ooh, ah *
* I-I-I-I-I keep on hoping we'll eat cake by the ocean *
* Ooh, ah *
* I-I-I-I keep on hoping we'll eat cake by the ocean *
* Funfetti, I'm ready, I need it every night *
* Red velvet, vanilla, chocolate in my life *
* I-I-I-I keep on hoping we'll eat cake by the ocean *
- Aw!
[cheers and applause]
- Brilliant.
[Queen's "You're My Best Friend"]
- That was Hurricane!
- * Ooh, you make me live *
* Whatever this world can give to me *
* It's you, you're all I see *
* Ooh, you make me live now *
- Howie, we've seen a lot of animal acts.
We've seen a lot of dog acts.
We've never seen one like Hurricane,
where it seems like Hurricane has trained you.
- Yes. - Yes. Always, always.
- Simon's very lucky to have you in his squad.
- Yeah.
- You are such a dynamic duo.
And it's quite a long act for a dog to remember.
And it's just really incredible what you do.
- Thank you.
Thank you very much. - Thank you.
- Mel, first time.
- Yeah, this is the first time that I'm seeing this.
And it's just adorable.
You are a great example of what
the "Fantasy League" is all about.
- Thank you.
- I want a Hurricane.
- * Ooh, you make me live *
- Since the day we've met you, you have just got better
and better and better.
And I really think the fact that you put your title
on the line to come back to compete again,
it says so much about you as well.
- Thank you very much. - Yeah. Yeah.
- I really, really hope the audience votes you through.
- Thank you. Thank you very much.
[cheers and applause]
- Well done. - Thank you.
- Well done.
[cheers and applause]
* *
- I want to tell you a small secret.
- What's going on?
- They're whispering stuff.
- Oh, my God. - [laughs]
- It's so serious. - Oh, my God.
- Simon, what is all this whispering?
- Hello? Hello?
Just when I thought things were going so well,
Adrian just said to me,
"I had a big crush on Mel B."
[laughter]
And can I have a picture with her?
- Of course, you can.
[cheers and applause]
You see, he wanted to be on my team.
I'm sorry you had Simon's team.
[laughter]
- When I was a teenager, I have a picture on the wall.
- You were very, very young, weren't you?
- Yeah. - Stop.
- Coming up.
- This stage is hosting the best of the best.
- This time, I'm here to take over!
- Definitely.
- Eat it, Howie. Eat it.
- I would love to have you. - Yeah?
Well, you don't. - Ah!
[buzzer]
- Ooh!
- The votes are in.
- There's going to be a surprise at home.
- The act going into the semifinal is...
[dramatic music]
[cheers and applause]
- Heidi, who is your next draft pick?
She picked Piff the Magic Dragon.
- I love Piff. - Oh, wow. He is amazing.
- And I know what I'm going to do already.
- He'll be thrilled.
- Hello, Hurricane.
- Oh, man. - Oh, my God.
Hurricane is looking at Mr. Piffles like he is a snack.
- She's in love. - No.
- Oh, she's not? - She's hungry.
- Next up is a fan favorite, Piff.
- Team Heidi.
- Is this your mentoring? - Yes.
[cheers and applause]
- I love this so much!
[upbeat music]
* *
- Piff the Magic Dragon.
- Hello!
- And Mr. Piffles.
- Mr. Piffles.
- It's so good to see you.
- Obviously, he's on my team, the dream team.
Heidi.
- Eat it, Howie. Eat it.
- I know.
I would love to have you. - Yeah?
Well, you don't.
And that's why you're going down, son.
You're going down. - Yeah!
- Tell him! Tell him!
- I just recently became American.
- Oh. - Wow.
[cheers and applause]
- And as an American, it's my duty to win.
Yeah! - Exactly.
- That's it.
[soft wondrous music]
When I first moved to America,
no one knew who I was.
I'd walk down the street, nobody cared.
"America's Got Talent" changed my life.
[cheers and applause]
The audience, they love dragons.
You know the one thing dragons love more than gold?
Golden Buzzers.
[cheers and applause]
I got the Golden Buzzer
from Neil Patrick Harris himself.
So I got all the way to the finals,
and I'm thinking, have I won the heart of America?
- Taking the last spot in the top five...
Paul Zerdin!
- It turns out, the answer was no.
But thankfully, good things happen
on "America's Got Talent," even when you lose.
I got my very own show at the Flamingo Hotel.
There are billboards of us all over the city.
Pff!
Piff the Magic Dragon,
the loser of "America's Got Talent."
Mr. Piffles and I, now we're American.
We want that billboard that says
Piff the Magic Dragon, the winner
of "America's Got Talent: Fantasy League."
Oh, hello.
- [speaking German]
- I am. [speaking German]
When I found out Heidi Klum, supermodel,
queen of the catwalk, Victoria's Secret model,
she drafted me?
I'm like, yeah, it's a good match.
- I feel like, look-wise, we need to, like,
step it up a notch.
- I'm ready.
Heidi is planning to up my performance.
It's mostly cosmetic.
So I'm pretty offended about that.
But maybe she's on to something.
Maybe this is the way to win it.
- * Papa's got a brand-new bag *
[cheers and applause]
- Judges, join me on stage.
- Oh.
[mysterious music]
[laughter]
- People remember me getting a Golden Buzzer
from Neil Patrick Harris.
To thank him, I gave him a bite of my sandwich.
[laughter]
Tonight, I'm here to tell you, we're going to make
the greatest sandwich ever.
Who's with me? [cheers and applause]
- Wow.
- We're starting with you, Howie.
12 toasters fully loaded, son.
You're going to pick up those dice.
You can use one or two.
Which one do you want? - I'll do one.
- Do one? All right. - One.
- Roll those dice to choose a slice.
Off you go. That's it. Where is it going to land on?
Dunk, dunk, dunk, dunk, dunk, dunk, dunk, dunk.
Number one.
Pshew! Oh!
Bang, number one.
- Right. - Boom, boom, boom.
Howie, back to your seat. - Okay.
- We got white bread to start off with.
Now we need a meat to go with the white bread, please.
Simon, you're going to spin this wheel of meat.
I hope you're not a vegan. This is quite heavy.
Off we go. There you go, son.
Chuga, chuga, chuga, chuga, chuga, chuga.
Come on.
Now--oh, look, you've broken it.
- Oh, my gosh. - You literally broke it.
I'll just be the little flappy thing.
Okay, Simon, are you happy with tuna, or do you want bacon?
- Tuna.
- Tuna?
- Tuna. - I would do bacon.
- Give it up for Simon.
Simon, back to the seat.
Heidi.
- Yes.
- Do you have a pen? - No.
- Ping!
Pow, pow, pow.
You're going to take the pen, please.
Heidi. - Yes.
- You're going to write your name, Heidi,
on me little stickers that say Heidi.
- Got it. - Okay? That's it.
Heidi, please. Now, Heidi. - Yes.
- I'm also going to need a hair,
the longest hair you can find, yeah?
Just... - Yeah.
- Pull it out, please, Heidi. Yeah.
[audience groans] Pull it out.
Let's have a look at it. - Oh!
- Yeah. - Does that work?
- Oh, you got a clump of them. Yeah, that's--
- Yeah. - Oh, my God.
- Is that okay? - This is gross.
You got a few little straggly ones there, didn't you.
[laughter]
Now let's get back to the sandwich
and this cheese board.
All right, pick up the darts.
Give me your best shot, Heidi.
- Oh, my God.
- Whoa.
- Okay. Here's something, Colby Jack.
Give it up for Heidi.
[cheers and applause]
- Back to your seat, Heidi.
Pick up those rings, Mel B. Face those vegetables.
All right, if you like one, put a ring on it.
[laughter]
Oh, oh, oh, we got--
no, no, it's not going to bounce on the onion.
- I-- - Oh!
- Chili. - A chili. [laughs]
Give it up for Mel B as Mel B returns to her seat.
And to choose our final topping,
please welcome the only Mr. Piffles.
[cheers and applause]
Oh!
[dramatic music]
Look at them.
He's still going.
Jade, spin that turntable of toppings.
Off you go.
Mr. Piffles, stop one with the power of your mind.
Any one you want.
Any one you want, buddy, with the power of your mind.
It looks like ketchup.
We're going ketchup. That's it.
Perfect. Oh, lovely.
We've got the tomato ketchup.
We've got the chili. We've got the Colby Jack.
We've got the white bread.
And, of course, we have the tuna, correct?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
Is it just me, or is there something missing?
[soft piano music]
- Hi, Piff. It's me.
- What?
- Inside the safe is my gift to you,
the greatest sandwich of all time.
[laughter]
- I hope you enjoy it.
You've earned it.
With much admiration, Neil, the Sandwich King.
My dragons.
[cheers and applause]
- Neil Patrick Harris put a sandwich in that safe.
Terry? - Yes, sir.
- Get out here. - Yes, sir.
- Give it up for Terry. - Yes, sir.
[cheers and applause]
- Terry, we're going to lower that safe down.
Judges, do not take your eyes off of that safe.
- We're not taking it off. - Terry, now, you'll notice,
it's locked with a combination lock.
I believe the first number to be zero.
- All right.
- Try a second zero.
[laughter]
Third zero.
- Oh. - Zero, zero, zero...
zero.
Oh!
- Oh! - Bang!
Got it first time.
Terry, open up the safe.
- Oh.
- Is there a sandwich bag for me?
- Yes.
- You're going to reach into the bag.
You're going to remove the sandwich
that I'm praying is there.
- Okay.
- Oh! - There it is.
[audience ohs]
- Oh, wow.
- Place this over here on my hand.
On my hand. - Here it is.
- All right. Give it up for Terry.
- [laughs]
[cheers and applause]
- I'm going to open up the sandwich.
Is it me, Heidi, is that white bread, like Howie chose?
- Yes. - It is?
- It is. - Okay.
Simon, do you remember what you chose, the meat?
- Oh, tuna. - Tuna.
Is that tuna there?
- Yes. Yeah. - Heidi?
What kind of cheese is that?
- The cheese that I picked. - Colby.
- Colby Jack. - Colby.
- Yes. - Mel B, look.
What's that? What's that just there?
- Chilies. - Chilies?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- What?
- Heidi, you're going to stick a finger in that.
- Mm, I don't know about that. - Come on, Heidi.
You stick a finger in there.
- Okay, it's all for you. - Yeah.
Lick it. Lick it.
That's it. - Oh!
- Lick it.
- Oh! - Is that ketchup?
- It is ketchup. - Yeah!
But wait.
I've got to test the sandwich.
- Oh!
- No. - Yes.
- Oh.
- Yes.
- Oh. - What is it? What is it?
- Uh, I think there's a missing ingredient.
- [gasps]
- With the hair!
- No way!
[cheers and applause]
- How did he do that?
* *
- My name's Piff the Magic Dragon.
Good night!
[Smash Mouth's "I'm A Believer"]
- * I thought love was only true in fairy tales *
[cheers and applause]
- Standing ovation!
- That's amazing.
- How the hell did he do that?
- No idea.
- * Disappointment haunted all my dreams *
- Honestly, I have never seen Simon Cowell this gobsmacked.
You were gobsmacked, yes or yes?
[laughter]
- Seriously, yes.
- [laughs]
- You delivered, I think, the best overall performance
I've seen from you.
- Yeah!
[cheers and applause]
- And you know what?
Maybe this is the year you are going to win.
[cheers and applause]
- You didn't just say you want to win,
you came with a winning performance.
You really did.
- * Now I'm a believer *
- I believe in magic. - So do I.
- So I'm trying to--
I don't even want to know
how you did it, because it's magic.
- Yeah, I'm not going to tell you, Mel.
[laughter]
- I wish you good luck.
I hope you will win it this time.
- We're going to win it, Heidi!
- You're going to win it!
- * Now I'm a believer *
* Not a trace *
- That--that was the best performance he's ever done.
- I totally agree.
- You should have used your buzzer.
- It's a strategy. I know what I'm doing.
- It's a bad strategy, Howie. [laughs]
- * Then I saw her face *
* Now I'm a believer *
- Are you guys ready for your next act?
- This is my act.
- I can't wait for this, guys.
[dramatic music]
Ladies, ladies.
These are the MerseyGirls.
Tell us a little bit about you.
- We've all been dancing together
since we were literally tiny.
It's what we all wanted to do as a career.
That didn't end up happening for me.
I was diagnosed with a condition called scoliosis,
which is a curvature of the spine.
And I was told that my dance career would end
after I get surgery to fix that.
So we were like, let's go out with a bang before my surgery,
and we applied for "Britain's Got Talent."
That's when we ended up getting on the show and I met Simon.
And that's when he completely changed my life.
- Aww. - Wow.
[cheers and applause]
[Rachel Platten's "Fight Song"]
- * This is my fight song *
* Take back my life song *
- We had the time of our lives dancing on that stage.
And the next thing we see...
- * My power's turned on *
* Starting right now, I'll be strong *
- Every performance, you've given it 100%.
You might be in with a shot tonight after that song.
You know that?
- The only dance act in the final,
and you say you've got a shot!
- Once you get that far, you go, oh,
maybe we actually can do it.
- In ninth place is MerseyGirls.
[cheers and applause]
- So there was a surgery here in America that meant
I would be able to dance after,
but it was over in America, where I'm from the UK.
So Simon said he's going to help me get that surgery.
So he flew me out.
- That's so nice.
[cheers and applause]
[heartfelt music]
- My dream was taken away from me,
and in a split second,
Simon just gave that dream back to me.
- Love you.
I can dance now for the rest of my life.
[all cheering]
- When we found out that we were on Mel B's dream team,
we were just ecstatic.
- I drafted you because your story on "BGT" really moved me.
So can you incorporate that in your routine?
- All of our dreams from a very young age
has been to come to Hollywood and get to dance.
- Director?
She needs to have, like, a lower back,
so you see the surgeries that she's had.
- This is our first time back dancing.
[cheers and applause]
And I think we've got this.
- Wow, buddy.
This is not your child, and you took care of her.
- Well, he is nice sometimes.
He's really nice. - I'm really impressed.
- Yeah.
- When I want to give up, will you be by my side?
If I fall, will I fall alone,
or will you be there to catch me?
[P!nk's "Trustfall"]
- * Picture a place where it all doesn't hurt *
* Where everything's safe, and it doesn't get worse *
* Oh, my *
* We see through bloodshot eyes *
* *
* Are we're running out of time? *
* Are we hiding from the light? *
* Are we just too scared to fight *
* For what we want tonight? *
* Close your eyes and leave it all behind *
* Go where love is on our side *
* It's a trust fall, baby *
* What if we just fall? *
* 'Cause you know when you know *
* *
- Aw.
- * Close your eyes and leave it all behind *
* Go where love is on our side *
* It's a trust fall, baby *
* *
* It's a trust fall, baby *
* What if we just fall? *
* What if we just *
* *
[cheers and applause]
- * Oh, darling, dry your eyes *
- So good!
- * It'll be all right, just look to the sky now *
* I'll handle your fears for you *
* Cry your tears for you *
* When the rain keeps falling down *
* I'm standing right here *
- Aw, MerseyGirls.
- * When the rain keeps falling *
* *
- Howie.
- You know, I thought when I watched, it's very good.
And it is a beautiful story.
And I'm really moved.
But this stage is kind of hosting the best of the best.
And I don't know if it's great.
- I do have two metal rods in my spine.
- Uh, yes.
- I--[laughs] I try my best. - Yes.
- Okay. Well, you were fantastic.
And I'm very proud of you, young lady.
- Thank you.
- I feel like you dance, all of you,
you dance like a well-oiled machine,
but do I have to also be honest.
You know, I find it a little bit snoozy.
I do. You know? [audience boos]
Because we do have dance acts on the stage that are really,
like, flying through the air, and they do just wild--
- Yeah, but you don't care about them.
You don't know them.
And, you know, in other dance groups,
they just get replaced.
These girls all stuck together
and were like, no. You are coming back here.
- No, I love that about you guys.
[cheers and applause]
- Simon?
What do you think?
- * The mountain that I wouldn't climb for you *
- I like acts who want to win,
who put the hours in and get better.
And that's what you did tonight.
[cheers and applause]
And Mel's right.
A lot of other people would have just said goodbye
and carried on without you.
But they didn't. They stuck by you.
And stories are important.
- Yes.
- I think you're going to inspire a lot of people.
And I think the audience will vote you through
to the next round, because you deserve it.
- Thank you so much.
- Well done, MerseyGirls.
[singer vocalizing]
- * Baby, I'll be there for you *
- Come here, guys.
How did that feel? - Amazing.
- Yeah?
- So good. - Yeah.
- I feel like you got the best out of them
you possibly could.
- Coming up.
[cheers and applause]
- You are one of the best contestants
we've ever, ever had. - Yeah!
- Mel's dream team, the Vardanyan Brothers,
we have to be way better than them.
- I just got the other two brothers.
I think our team's better.
- We rate even higher than them.
- Yeah!
- It's more dangerous what we do.
[audience shrieks]
- Ah!
[screaming]
- Clearing stage.
- Drake Milligan, you are the only singer
that Howie picked to be on his dream team.
How does that make you feel? - I didn't know this.
I'm so honored.
I'm really so honored. That's amazing.
- So now I want to go with--
- No. - Yeah, Drake.
- Oh! Drake Milligan. - Country star.
- I wanted him!
- Wow, look at Simon.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
* *
- Howdy, y'all.
- Howdy.
The writing's on the wall.
- [laughs] - Howie's dream team.
- That's it. That's it.
- Drake, you're probably one of the most successful
acts in "AGT" history.
[cheers and applause]
And the songs that you played on the stage
went to number one. Am I correct?
- Absolutely.
You are correct, and you called it.
- I know I called it.
And that's why I called you to be on the dream team.
[upbeat country music]
- When I was about seven, I discovered who Elvis was.
And, immediately, I really fell in love with music.
And that's when I decided this is what I want to do.
* I never had a reason, girl *
* To go round looking for a fire to walk through *
- That's an original, right?
- Yes, sir, it is. - I think that song's a hit.
I think you're going to break out
from this particular moment.
- Whoo!
And, actually, Howie turned out to be right.
Next day, it was number one on iTunes.
My world just absolutely changed.
- You are the one to beat!
- I remember thinking, my gosh, I could win this thing.
- Finishing in third place,
Drake Milligan.
- And I was disappointed.
There is part of me that wonders
what would have happened if I would have won.
But since "AGT,"
I've gotten to live out a lot of my dreams.
I got to release my debut album
and play all over the world.
When I got the call for "Fantasy League,"
and to know that America wanted me
to have another chance,
that's everything to me.
- Every song you sang on our show went to number one.
But you came in third on "AGT."
- You learn from that.
And you get and you go, okay, what can I do better?
Being on "America's Got Talent,"
I feel like I only got to show really one side of my music.
So this is a great opportunity
to do something a little different.
- And this is something you wrote?
- This is one of the first songs I've done
that I haven't written.
You're not too excited.
- Oh, I'm--aren't you scared?
I am. I'll be honest with you. Yes.
- Yeah, a little bit. But I believe in this song.
- In my career, when I've been scared,
those are the moments, they either totally crushed me
or shot me to the stratosphere.
So you're taking a big swing.
But you can't hit a home run without taking a big swing.
- I want to show that I'm not just a one-trick pony.
I want to prove that I deserve a spot in the finals
and that I can go all the way.
* *
- I think this guy genuinely has star quality.
- We'll see.
[applause]
[soft country music]
- * Heard it from a friend you're leavin' town *
* And ain't coming back *
* Your heart was always running *
* Hate that it's come to that *
* It's barely even over *
* Hardly had time to cry *
* Girl, don't you think you owe me *
* At least a bad goodbye? *
* Might be too much to ask, I know *
* But baby, before you go *
* *
* Come leave me hurt *
* Come leave me there *
* Come leave my heart broken in half *
* Make all those heart-broke teardrops fall *
* If you ever cared at all *
* Come leave me hurt *
* Come leave me there *
* Come leave my heart broken in half *
* Treat me like someone I never knew *
* Hatin' the hell you put me through *
* Do whatever you've gotta do *
* Just don't leave me *
- Whoo!
- * Lovin' you *
[cheers and applause]
- That was very good.
- Yeah!
[Dean Lewis' "Falling Up"]
- * Things were happening *
* I felt the weight of the expectation *
* On my chest *
- Elvis has not left the building.
Simon, what did you think?
- Well, I love Drake, and I love Drake
as an artist and also as a person,
and I said this a lot about Drake.
However, that wasn't
my favorite song you've ever done.
[audience boos]
And I think as a writer,
I believe that you're better than that.
[audience boos]
- Okay, well, he didn't write that.
- Okay.
- The songs he sang on "AGT," he wrote.
This is one he decided to take a chance.
- Ah. Okay. Well, this is bad mentoring.
- Oh!
- Because you are a great writer,
and I didn't feel that there was a connection with you
and that song, weirdly.
And now you've told me why.
- No, it did connect with him, and he said it.
Were you connected-- the audience,
did you like the song?
[cheers and applause]
They're the ones that are going to vote.
- I like you a lot.
I think that you're authentic, you're polished,
your voice is amazing.
I also--I like the song, to be honest with you.
- He decided to take a chance, Simon,
and this is something we talked about in the mentoring.
- So this is your decision?
- Yes.
- Is it, Howie?
- You're amazing. - Thank you.
- I think you made a good choice.
- Thank you very much. Thank you.
- * 'Cause I'm feeling down, but I'm falling up *
* And I'm breaking out *
- You know what I think?
He'll wake up tomorrow morning and go,
I wish I hadn't done that.
- I hope not.
- But you could have used your buzzer to save him
if you really believed in him. - Yeah, if you believed in him.
- I know, why didn't you use that buzzer?
- I thought he didn't need it.
I thought the audience responded.
- * I wanted everything *
* But nothing's ever good enough *
- Are you ready for the next act, everybody?
[cheers and applause]
- Hey, guys.
- No, you keep walking. - You guys are great.
- Keep walking.
- You guys are my favorite. - Keep walking.
- Here we go, folks. Here we go.
- I got the Golden Buzzer tonight.
- Good luck.
Go away, Howie Mandel.
I know that you have your eyes on my Ramadhani Brothers.
- Are you ready?
[cheers and applause]
- We are the Ramadhani Brothers.
And we were finalists on season 18.
- Oh, my God!
- It was, from start to finish,
about as close to perfection I've seen.
- Each round we went bigger... - And bigger.
- You kidding me?
You truly are the best in the world.
You truly are a million dollar act.
- On our final performance,
we push the limit, we push the danger.
- [yelling]
- This was unbelievable.
- We start to think that maybe we will win this competition.
- The act finishing in fifth place is
Ramadhani Brothers.
[audience groans]
- We risk our life,
but we didn't make even top two.
- You didn't win.
I thought you had this.
- That night, it's really broke our heart.
- I fall in love with you.
So many people around the world have fallen in love with you.
And I know this is not the end.
This is only the beginning, I'm sure of it.
Everyone who I talk to,
everyone who I saw on the street,
they were all talking about you two,
the Ramadhani Brothers.
The Ramadhani Brothers.
- We have your word this is not the end.
This is just beginning. - This is just the beginning.
- We keep it in our heart.
- All right. We pick ourselves back up.
- Yes.
- And now we're going to get this.
[dramatic music]
- Coming to "Fantasy League" is a challenge,
because we've already shown the American our best.
But we know how important it is to raise the bar again.
- Today are also the Vardanyan Brothers,
Mel's dream team, another strength act.
But we have to be way better than them.
- We going even higher than them.
- Much higher?
- Much higher! - Yes! Yes.
- We want to win this competition.
- Not just for us.
both: For Haiti!
[cheers and applause]
- Thank you.
- They're really good.
- I mean, yes.
Here are the Ramadhani Brothers.
And I mean, I'm already so excited
because you can see already,
everyone is so excited to see you.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- I wish you guys luck.
[cheers and applause]
Okay, can we just talk about this contraption?
Look at this contraption.
- Is this your mentoring? - Yes.
[2WEI's "Pushin On"]
- * On Judgement Day *
* I won't fade away *
* I'll be pushin' on *
* *
* Till my dying day *
* I will give it all away *
* I'll be pushin' on *
* *
* Till the rivers run dry *
* I've got to try, try, try *
- Look at that.
- * I'll keep pushin' on *
* Hey, hey, hey *
* I'll keep pushin' on *
* Oh, keep pushin' on *
[vocalizing]
* I'll keep pushin' on *
* Oh, yeah *
* I'll keep pushin' on *
* Oh, yeah *
* I'll keep pushin' on *
* *
* On Judgement Day *
* I won't fade away *
* I'll be pushin' on *
- Do not try this at home.
[cheers and applause]
* *
* Go! *
* *
- Oh, no.
He's blindfolding before?
No!
- * Pushin' on, pushin' on *
- Watch.
- How does he even know? - Watch. Watch this.
Oh, watch this.
Oh, my gosh.
* *
- * Tell me *
* Ooh *
- Oh!
- There are no nets.
[cheers and applause]
- * Tell me *
* *
* I'll be pushin' on *
* *
* I'll be pushin' on *
* *
- Ah!
- * I'll be pushin' on *
* Oh! *
* I'll be pushin' on *
- Ah!
[cheers and applause]
- Oh!
- * Tell me *
* Ooh, ooh *
* Ooh *
* *
* Tell me *
* Ooh, ooh *
* *
- Ah! - Oh!
- * Ooh, ooh *
* Ooh, ooh *
[audience shouting]
- Oh!
[dramatic music]
- Oh! Oh! Oh!
- * Ooh, ooh *
* Ooh, ooh *
- I can't watch this.
- * Tell me *
* Ooh, ooh *
* Ooh, ooh, ooh *
- Ah!
- He's looking real shaky!
[cheers and applause]
[Paloma Faith's "Warrior"]
* *
My heart stopped at least three times!
- * And I am a wounded warrior *
- Wow. I'm really tempted.
- That was-- [stammering]
not your buzzer.
- * Now that the enemy's closing in *
- I mean, you are incredible.
The best. The best of the best. - Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
- Now, why would you do that?
Like, you are unbelievable.
There's not-- there's not enough words.
There's not enough words, honestly.
- Simon?
- For me, I like to feel that we're judging this show
based on what we've seen each act do before.
And I thought there must be a ceiling.
And you've just broken through the ceiling.
- Yeah!
- Howie?
- I still think you can do better.
- What? - What?
- I'm going to be honest.
I think you can do better. [audience boos]
- Howie! - You can.
No! - They're amazing.
[audience booing]
- Hey!
Hey! Hey!
You can do better.
You can be better.
- Howie!
- You can do so much better.
Wait. Wait.
With the right-- with the right--
[cheers and applause]
- * Looking for someone to let me in *
[cheers and applause]
* Take me in *
* Black and blue *
* But if I'm with you *
* If I'm with you *
[laughter]
* Black and blue *
* I'm begging you *
* If I'm with you *
- Oh! Look at this!
- I would be mad. I would be really mad.
- Howie has taken the Ramadhani Brothers
from Heidi's dream team.
- Look! Look!
- What do you want to say, Howie?
- You'll never have to wear lamé pants again.
- You're not happy, are you?
[cheers and applause]
- Oh! Oh, wow.
Wow, man.
Golden pants for Golden Buzzers.
Welcome to Team Howie, man.
- Team Howie! - Hey.
- Dream team. - Let's do it together.
On three, should have got the Golden Buzzer.
One, two, three--
all: Yeah!
- I don't know why Howie gave it to you.
I'm so mad.
My name is Preacher Lawson, and I was a finalist
on season 12 of "America's Got Talent."
And let the blessings rain down.
- I think you are unbelievably talented.
And I think this could be your time.
- Thank you so much.
Comedy was my number one focus for so many years.
Any job I ever had was just to support my comedy addiction.
And I mean, I was broke, man.
I remember eating out of a trash can.
Right before I got on "America's Got Talent,"
I definitely regretted doing comedy.
I was like, this was a mistake.
I should have stayed in school.
But thank God for "America's Got Talent."
[yelling]
- You are going to get everything
you ever dreamed of.
- I never thought I'd even get as far as I did.
So when I got to the finale, I was like,
well, maybe I can win this thing.
- Darci Lynne!
- And I couldn't. I didn't win it.
But that was seven years ago.
I'm a little more experienced.
All right?
After "America's Got Talent,"
that's when things started changing for me.
I performed in every single state of America.
I did a tour in Europe.
I did two specials.
I was on a show called "America's Got Talent."
I was on there.
I lost to a 12-year-old ventriloquist, y'all.
I've done a lot of things.
But, you know, with comedy,
the finish line is always moving.
My goal is to sell out Madison Square Garden.
- Wow. - That'd be awesome.
- He has a magnetism that makes people like him.
I think the key to this one is to make sure
that it's crazy relatable,
doing things that everybody in that audience has done.
You want them to not only laugh at it,
but you want them to say, that's what I do.
- Knowing that Howie believes in me,
and him being a fellow comedian, it feels amazing.
I'm not here to get second place.
I'm not here to participate.
I'm going to win the whole thing.
All right, rolling credits, because it's the end.
It's the end.
[dramatic music]
- Go out there, make it happen. - I'm gonna go out there now?
- Let's go! Go! - Oh, okay.
- Go! Go!
[cheers and applause]
- Oh!
- Oh, I remember this guy before.
- He's always funny.
- I love you. I love this guy.
- Preacher Lawson.
- Hey, what's up, Howie Mandel?
- Are you happy that he picked you?
- I am so--I feel like it's a golden opportunity--
well, it could have been a golden opportunity.
- Oh. Yeah. Yes.
- Yes. - I can't believe--
- Actually-- - I can't believe that.
- I'm a comedian, Howie. - Yes!
- Howie, you did know that Preacher
was coming on tonight, right?
But you gave your Golden Buzzer to another act.
- Yeah, in the moment, I got caught up in emotion.
- To be fair, they look like me with my shirt off, so that's--
[laughter]
Every time I've been on "America's Got Talent,"
I've been losing.
And this time, I'm here to take over, okay?
- Definitely. - Yeah!
- Show them the laugh. - All right.
[cheers and applause]
What's up, y'all?
Good to be back on "America's Got Talent."
This is great, man.
Changed my life, got to tour everywhere.
Got to tour. I was in England.
In England! Sorry, that was weird.
I'm sorry. England!
I like doing that. I know.
I know it's bad.
I like doing it, though.
England.
But it's bad.
But, like, you know who else does really bad impressions?
English people when they do American accents,
it's bad too.
They always do the same accent.
[in exaggerated accent] I'm from America!
[speaking normally] Every time.
They do that one, or they do, like...
[exaggerated California accent] I'm American! Right?
- Yes, they do.
- Or the third one is...
[as DMX] Yo, yo, yo, my man!
I'm like, I wonder what race he is.
You know, they just assume all Black people in America
sound like DMX for some reason.
"America is better where my dawg's heard."
- Whoo!
- I gotta pee, all right?
I don't know how to transition, I'm just letting you know,
I gotta pee. I gotta pee.
You ever have to pee, like, real bad,
like, you know, real bad?
You at a public restroom, right? Right?
And instead of just saying, like, men and women,
they try to be creative.
It's, like, a boat and a fish.
You're like, which one?
Everyone's walking to the wrong restroom.
Every woman in here has walked in and been like,
when they put urinals inside the restroom?
And every dude has walked in like,
is that a couch?
They got a couch? Is that a vending machine?
What kind of candy is that? That's some weird candy.
They got lotion?
Why they got lotion inside the restroom?
Can't have lotion in the men's restroom.
- Oh! Oh!
- Yeah. You know?
Because we're not going to use it.
It's a waste of lotion. What are y'all laughing at?
What are y'all laughing?
Funny, because women are cleaner than men
until it comes to your restroom.
I went into a woman's restroom, I seen pee on the toilet.
Like, I expect that in the men's restroom.
Fellas, how many times have you walked in the restroom
and you seen pee on the ground immediately?
Right? Who's that guy walking in?
Oh, man, I was so close.
There's always some old dude peeing
three feet from the toilet.
It's like, come on, man.
We all know you don't got that much horsepower.
But women are funny.
Women are the only people that go to the restroom in groups.
You rarely see dudes-- "I got to pee, Brandon."
Let's roll, brother.
Should've said something earlier.
Let's get out of here, man. Where's Tyler at?
Tyler here? Yeah.
All three of us, we can go together, you know?
Hopefully--hopefully they got a couch.
You know, we can, uh, take selfies.
That'd be awesome.
That'd be nice.
Is that lotion? [laughs]
My name is Preacher Lawson. Thank you so much.
Y'all are awesome. Thank you so much.
Thank you.
- Oh, my God!
[funky music]
- Standing O.
- You've got jokes, you've got charisma.
I don't have a Golden Buzzer anymore.
- You don't!
- But I got a feeling you're not going to need it.
I got a feeling that you're going to be one of the six
that go through tonight.
- I feel like this was the funniest set ever,
not even just from you, from anyone ever doing a set.
- Oh, wow. Oh, come on.
You better stop, girl. What?
[cheers and applause]
- The only way you can judge this is,
did we laugh more?
And the answer is yes.
- Yes!
[cheers and applause]
- That is what I would call a winning performance.
- Whoo!
[cheers and applause]
- And I really like you.
- Howie's my hype man. I appreciate that.
- I love you, buddy. - Get down, Howie.
- Appreciate you, man. Thank you so much.
- Absolutely brilliant.
That was so good. He is so good.
- Look, man, I want to win it.
I did all I could do.
And hopefully that's enough, and then they vote me through.
- Coming up.
- This is the Super Bowl of all competition.
- Yes!
- The world's greatest talent!
- That took it to a whole new level.
- I just wasted four minutes of my life.
[dramatic music]
- Oh, my God.
- They're both--
- I want both.
- This is like "Sophie's Choice."
[cheers and applause]
- To our next act, ladies and gentlemen, about to join us.
[cheers and applause]
- We got it. - I know.
- We got it. - This is it.
- We got it.
- My name is Grace Good.
I am a hula hooping entertainer.
[upbeat music]
- We've seen a lot of people do hula hooping,
but never like this.
- Ah!
- Four yeses.
[cheers and applause]
- Performing for the Semis was definitely, like,
a nervousness that I've never felt before.
- You dropped the baton.
- No! - Yes, she did.
- I think it was more hurt than anything,
especially because I really like Howie. [laughs]
- I think the pressure got to you.
- America has voted.
Eduardo Antonio Trevino!
* *
- It was really disappointing
to not make it through to the next round.
But the fact that America wanted to get me back
for "AGT Fantasy League,"
that really, like, lifted my spirits.
- Oh! - It's Grace.
- Oh, my goodness.
- Hi! - No way.
I want to fly. Ah!
- You good? - [laughs] Yes.
This is what you do?
I mean, I'm, like, hanging here like a potato bag.
- The fact that Heidi chose me means so much to me,
because I see her as such a badass female.
- Tell me what you want to do.
- Aerial, I have hula hoops, fire tricks.
I have some new things. - Yeah.
- So I'm kind of, like, overwhelmed,
almost, to like figure out what I want to put in.
- What I love about you is that I feel like
you can do all of it.
You're not limited on one thing.
I know that she said her last performance,
you know, her nerves might-- might have run away
with her a little bit.
But this is life, and things happen.
I feel like if Howie would have not pointed it out,
no one would have ever known.
- Tonight is extremely important to me.
My dream is to have my own show in Vegas,
and it's so scary to be up against people
that actually are living that dream already.
- All right. Here we go, folks.
- "Fantasy League," you got it. - Go now.
- All right.
[cheers and applause]
- I know what it's like to go home,
but this is redemption.
And with Heidi's help, we are going all the way.
[cheers and applause]
[Sam Ryder's "Space Man"]
- * If I was an astronaut *
* I'd be floating in mid-air *
* And a broken heart would just belong *
* To someone else down there *
* I would be the center of my lonely universe *
* But I'm only human *
* And I'm crashing down to Earth *
[cheers and applause]
* *
* I'm up in space, man *
* Up in space, man *
- Whoa!
- * I've searched around the universe *
* Been down some black holes *
* There's nothing but space, man *
- Oh! My God, there's fire.
- * If I was an astronaut *
* I'd speak to satellites *
* My navigation systems would search for other life *
- Oh!
- * Gravity keeps pulling me down *
* As long as you're on the ground *
* I'll stick around *
* Stick around *
* *
* I'll stick around *
* I'm up in space, man *
* Up in space, man *
* I've searched around the universe *
* Been down some black holes *
* There's nothing but space, man *
[cheers and applause]
- Yes!
[soft music]
* *
[cheers and applause]
- What did you think about this act?
- You're really, really, really talented at everything,
but I'm trying to work out what your unique selling point is.
When I go out for dinner, the worst thing is,
is when someone orders a starter,
because it's like, I just want the main course.
And I think with your act tonight,
the main course was the end,
and the starter was the stuff on the ball.
- You didn't like the ball at all?
- No.
[audience booing]
- Did you guys like the ball?
[cheers and applause]
- Yes!
- * No, I'm not afraid to do whatever it takes *
- You showcased everything.
It's really, really hard what she's just done.
- Yeah, I know.
- And she's crammed it all in. - I know.
- And I think, good on you.
- Howie, what about you?
- On "AGT," you got mad at me
for pointing out that you slipped.
- I wasn't mad at you.
- But how about today?
- That was fantastic. - Yes.
- She was hanging in the air. She was lighting on fire.
- Yes. - She was stepping on balls.
You've done it all, young lady. - Thank you.
Thank you, Howie. - But it's not up to us.
It's up to the audience.
- Mwah. - Thank you, guys.
[cheers and applause]
I feel like I gave everything that I could
in this performance, so I really hope
it gets me to the next round.
* *
- To our next act, ladies and gentlemen, about to join us.
- This is my team. - You mentored them.
- Just watch.
- What exactly did you say to them?
- I did a lot of tweaks.
I should--see--I did that.
- There you go. [laughter]
- All right. Here we go, folks.
Here we go.
[cheers and applause]
- Vardanyan Brothers, welcome, welcome.
- I know who you are.
It's so nice to see you again.
- Hello. - Hello.
- English is not their first language.
- Oh. - Yeah.
- And so they're originally from Armenia.
- Yes. - Yes?
both: We are from Armenia.
- And they're brothers.
What you do is incredible.
both: Thank you.
[dramatic music]
- We were semifinalists in "Britain's Got Talent."
- It was absolutely thrilling.
I don't know how you do it.
- It was like, it needed to be a bit
more dangerous, actually.
[audience boos]
- We didn't go to the finals.
But we learn from our mistakes.
We start to improve our tricks.
"America Got Talent," it's a very big show.
- Aw.
- We are so happy Mel B is our mentor.
- I had to have them on my dream team,
because I know they've captured audiences.
And I think America is going to be really excited
to finally see them on the "AGT" stage.
Yeah, look mean, like you're going to--argh!
- Well, I want you to look even meaner.
- She wants us to be sexy.
- Yeah, like, rip it off. - Okay.
All right. Let's try it.
- [exhales]
[laughter]
- Heidi's got the other two brothers on her team.
But I think our team's better,
because it's more dangerous what you do.
- This performance, we have something special planned.
- It's very dangerous.
It could be our last performance.
* *
[cheers and applause]
[Zayde Wolf's "Born Ready"]
[cheers and applause]
- I did that.
- Oh, snap.
- [laughs]
- * Whoa, whoa, whoa *
* Whoa, whoa, whoa *
* I've been the last one standing *
* *
* When all the giants fell *
* Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa *
* Start me up, open my eyes *
* Turn me loose, and you'll se why *
* I was born, born ready *
* Staring at the pressure now *
* I won't quit, not backing down *
- Do not try this at home, y'all, please.
* *
[cheers and applause]
What is going on?
[audience screams]
- Oh, my God.
* *
[cheers and applause]
- Oh!
[cheers and applause]
[The Score's "Glory"]
- God!
- * This is not another story *
- Howie, what did you think?
- What you did, I thought it was okay
up until you took the sword on sword.
If you fall, your entire face is impaled.
- Exactly. - Yeah.
- That took it to a whole new level.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Simon?
- I think, you know, because we had
a not-dissimilar act earlier on,
who just had more levels.
- But it's very different, this act.
- It is different. - I know.
- Very different.
They didn't balance on swords.
- Look, I think you are really, really, really talented.
However, I think, in this show,
you got to step it up from where you were before.
I saw you on "Britain's Got Talent,"
and I don't think that was a step up.
[audience boos]
But it's not down to me.
- You won't see that anywhere else
apart from on my team with those guys.
So make sure you vote for them, because they deserve it.
[cheers and applause]
Thank you so much.
- Thank you very much.
- I don't think they'll go through.
- Oh, don't be jealous, now.
Don't be nasty.
It was great.
- Coming up.
- * No, I don't care about them all *
- Yeah!
- He did something wonderful for the world.
- This could be in the final.
- Rawr.
- And then our voting fans
will put five acts in the semifinals.
The next act going through is...
[dramatic music]
- I will be so mad.
[cheers and applause]
- All right, so here we go, folks.
- Now, just to be clear, I haven't
given any of you a hard time.
- Oh, that is BS.
- Where's this all of a sudden coming from?
- Because he's worried about his next act.
- This is Wes-P. He's from Tokyo, Japan,
and he performs tablecloth tricks.
[whimsical music]
[buzzer]
- What the bloody hell was that?
- When he got X's from the judges,
he was really disappointed.
But "America's Got Talent" changed his life.
He's got 12 million followers on TikTok,
2.5 million on YouTube,
and 2 million on Instagram.
And he has achieved eight World Records.
So when he heard about the
"America's Got Talent Fantasy League,"
he was really excited.
And this time, he doesn't want to leave any regrets.
- Okay, Simon.
This is your last pick.
You literally only have one choice left.
- I'm not doing this. - Really?
- You have no choice. - [laughs]
- Simon Cowell has Wes-P on his team.
- Whoopie. - [laughs]
- I will turn this around.
- I'll make him win.
Are you excited?
- Very excited.
- Okay.
- [speaking Japanese]
- I never dreamed that you would choose me.
- [speaking Japanese] - Thank you.
Thank you so much.
- Well, I think, you know, I think--
well, the great thing is, first of all,
America chose the contestants.
So I know people love watching you perform.
However, I don't think people know how much
you would want to win this.
- [speaking Japanese]
- I prepared this so that I can win this.
- You really believe that?
- [speaking Japanese] - Yes. Yes, I do.
- Good.
- It's probably the most important thing in my life.
[dramatic music]
He came to "America's Got Talent Fantasy League"
hoping to make Simon like him.
And now he's on Simon's dream team.
He wants Simon to be proud of him.
- Trust me, this is worth watching.
[cheers and applause]
- Wes.
- Thank you. Thank you. - Okay.
- Hi, Wes.
Welcome. - Hi.
- How are you?
- Hi. I'm good.
- Good. - Okay.
- Well, the first thing I want to say is...
- Okay.
- Wes is very nervous.
- Oh, very nervous. Yeah.
I'm very nervous.
- Well, look, I don't want to give anything away.
So good luck.
[cheers and applause]
- Oh. - He's sweating.
Simon, he's sweating. - Well, he's nervous.
- But why is he nervous? He's not...
- Because he wants to win. - Balancing on a sword.
- Well, you'll see.
It's very dangerous, this act. - Ten seconds.
- Let's see what your mentoring has done.
- Okay, here we go.
- Come on, Wes. Come on, Wes.
[LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It"]
[cheers and applause]
* *
- * Girl, look at that body *
* I-I-I work out *
* When I walk in the spot *
* This is what I see *
* Everybody stops and is staring at me *
* I got passion in my pants *
* And I ain't afraid to show it *
* Show it, show it *
[cheers and applause]
* I'm sexy and I know it *
[buzzer]
- Oh, wow. - She buzzed him!
* *
- * Girl, look at that body *
* Girl, look at that body *
* I-I-I work out *
* Girl, look at that body *
* I-I-I work out *
* *
[cheers and applause]
[laughter]
- Stop it.
- * I'm sexy and I know it *
- Now the big finale.
* *
- * I'm sexy and I know it *
- These are your ideas?
- Yep.
* *
- [laughs]
- * Girl, look at that body *
* Girl, look at that body *
* I-I-I work out *
* I'm sexy and I know it *
[cheers and applause]
- Yeah!
That's how you do it, Wes!
- * Tonight, I'm gonna have myself *
- Mel B is disgusted by it.
- [laughs] - Yes.
* I feel ali-i-i-i-i-i-ve *
- I actually got quite emotional.
[laughter and cheers]
Listen, I think Mel is just being over-competitive.
Didn't need to buzz you.
So why didn't you like that? - I did.
I did mean to buzz, because I've just wasted,
what, four minutes of my life
that I'm never going to get back.
- Really? - I didn't--yes, really.
- Really?
[audience booing]
- Really. Really.
So you would pay to go and watch it?
You know what? - People love him.
[cheers and applause]
- Yeah.
- Thank you.
- At the end of the day, you know,
we just had two guys balancing on swords.
- And you don't think that was dangerous at the end?
- That--none of it was dangerous.
[audience booing]
- Really?
- Really, yeah.
- Okay. All right.
Well, just because you didn't get him on your team.
Howie.
- Simon obviously worked with you on the nipple tug.
- Trust me, when you see this back on TV,
it's going to look a lot better.
- Yeah, but I-- - And you know what?
- But this is the voting audience.
- Yeah, true. - Well, yes.
But these ones are going to love this show.
- I don't know about that.
We have audience right here,
and they're not sure about it.
- These don't like it. - They did.
- No, they did not.
- Well, these ones loved it.
- No, they just-- they shook their head.
- Can I just say something?
- There's nothing that you can say to make people vote.
- Shh.
He has spent two years preparing
for this performance.
He's flown a long, long time to be here.
He's emotional. He wants to win.
And, yes, it might not be your cup of tea,
but we look for things that are different.
You're unique. You're funny.
And I really like you.
[cheers and applause]
- I love you, America.
Yeah.
This is true. This is true.
America, I love you.
- Thank you! Bye!
Thank you!
Arigato.
- * Just give me a call *
- That was better than the two guys
with the sword and the girl with the rings.
- Different levels, different levels.
- No way.
- People nearly killing themselves, and then that.
* *
- Get ready to vote.
Only five going through, people.
[cheers and applause]
[dramatic music]
* *
- Sheldon, Sheldon. - Yes.
- Hello, hello, hello.
- I am so excited for this performance
that you're about to do.
- Thank you, ma'am.
- Your voice is just incredible.
But the story is what gets me.
Like, it makes me fall in love with you even more.
- My entire life,
I've struggled with self-acceptance.
I've always had a passion for music and performing,
but I hated the way that I look.
This whole concept of the mask happened.
I would masquerade my face.
But I would still be able to love what I do.
* But if teardrops could be bottled *
"America's Got Talent" was the first time
that I really felt validated.
They just said they loved me. They loved my voice.
* *
Then live shows came, and...
it kind of just crumbled a little bit.
I had to perform from Australia,
which was so hard.
- Going into the semifinals,
Cristina Rae!
- It was so heartbreaking.
I think 'cause I was on such a roll,
I felt like I was finding myself through this show,
and it just kind of just halted.
- Who is your next draft pick, Mel?
- I'm going with the emotion.
- Oh, I like this guy. - Yes.
Sheldon Riley. - It's a good one.
- Wow. - That's a good one.
- He's really good. - Yes, he is.
- Oh, my gosh. You look so good.
- I'm so happy to meet you. - Oh, can I give you a hug?
"AGT" completely changed my life.
I was a grand finalist at the Eurovision Song Contest.
I've appeared in "Vogue," "Rolling Stone," "Billboard."
That's kind of why I wanted to come back as well.
I think the whole world has seen me in these masks
for years now.
- Are you saying you wanna--
I don't know, well, this is what I want your help with,
'cause I'm just like--
- I'd love to see your face.
So if you feel like you want to maybe take it off
halfway through or at the end-- - [laughs]
- Either way, I'm gonna be excited
to hear your voice anyway. - I'm glad you're excited.
I'm nervous as hell. - Yes!
- [laughs] - No, don't be nervous.
I chose him because I think people will
really identify with his struggles
and what he's been through.
- I just spent so much time trying to visually
be enough for people that maybe the talent
that I have is enough.
[dramatic music]
* *
[sighs]
- Okay?
[Loreen's "Tattoo"]
[cheers and applause]
* *
- * I don't wanna go *
* But baby, we both know *
* This is not our time *
* It's time to say goodbye *
* Violins playing and the angels crying *
* When the stars align *
* Then I'll be there *
- Whoo!
- * No, I don't care about them all *
* 'Cause all I want is to be loved *
* And all I care about is you *
* You're stuck on me like a tattoo *
* No, I don't care about the pain *
* I'll walk through fire and through rain *
* Just to get closer to you *
* You're stuck on me like a tattoo *
* *
- Whoa!
[cheers and applause]
- Yes! - Oh!
- Wow!
- Oh, I'm so happy. I'm so happy!
- * No, I don't care about them all *
* 'Cause all I want is to be loved *
* And all I care about is you *
* You're stuck on me like a tattoo *
* I don't care about the pain *
- Yes!
- * I'll walk through fire and through rain *
- So good. - * Just to get closer to you *
* You're stuck on me like a tattoo *
* Oh! *
* All I care about is love *
* You're stuck on me like a tattoo *
* You're stuck on me like a ta- *
* Too *
- Yes! Yes!
[cheers and applause]
[Lauren Daigle's "Rescue"]
- Yes!
- Thank you so much.
- * You are not hidden *
- Yes!
- * There's never been a moment *
* You were forgotten *
- That's amazing.
- Wow, Mel.
- Incredible.
- Wow, Sheldon, how did that feel?
- So good. So good. - It did?
Yes!
- So good.
[cheers and applause]
- I have to say, and you're gorgeous, by the way.
- You are! I just wanted to say that.
- You are gorgeous. - Thank you.
- And I'm not just saying that.
Heidi.
- You do look gorgeous, and you did
a very beautiful rendition with that song.
I mean, you nailed it. You belt it out. I loved it.
- Thank you. - Well done.
- Thank you, Heidi. - I'm blown away. Howie?
- Yeah, I am blown away. I got to tell you.
My soapbox in life is mental health.
And the biggest hurdles that we have in life
are the hurdles that we have inside ourselves.
Not only did you step it up from anything
you've ever done on "AGT" before,
but I think you did something wonderful for the world.
- Thank you, Howie. - Yeah.
- You really did. - Thank you.
- * I hear the whisper underneath *
- I always felt with Sheldon, this was unfinished business.
- Mm-hmm.
- And your voice is so distinct.
And you are a proper, what I would call, frontman singer.
You know? - Thank you.
- So congratulations, and welcome back.
- Thank you so much.
- * I will never stop marching *
* To reach you *
- Taking the mask off in front of everyone,
what a beautiful performance.
- Still can't believe I did it, but I did it.
- You think five sounds like a lot of people to go through.
It's not. - No, it's not.
- Because they're all-- - I mean--
- No, but tonight was really, really, really good.
- * Oh, I will rescue you *
- Okay, we've seen all of the acts.
Howie used the Golden Buzzer
to take the Ramadhani Brothers from Heidi's dream team
and put them straight into the finals.
Now we're going to find out which five acts
our audience voters have put into the semifinals.
The votes are in.
- I do hope that I made Heidi proud.
I would love to be one of the five acts that go through.
- It was definitely a risk coming here
with a different song.
- That wasn't my favorite song you've ever done.
- I'm not ready to give up on that dream of winning yet.
- Being the loser already changed my life.
So I want to see what happens if we become the winner.
[dramatic music]
- I'm from America!
I feel like that was one of my best performances.
I'm hoping that the audience feels the same way.
- Make sure you vote for them, because they deserve it.
- * Tattoo *
- You're just a great singer.
- I grew up hiding.
So winning would completely change my life.
- Here we go.
Let's see who's taking the first spot in the semifinals.
Vardanyan Brothers...
And Wes-P, please step forward.
- Oh, my God.
- The act going into the semifinals is...
audience: [chanting] Wes-P, Wes-P, Wes-P.
- There's going to be a surprise result.
- It's gonna be Wes-P.
- Better not be. I will be so mad.
- Vardanyan Brothers!
- Ah!
- Big thanks to Wes-P. You were amazing.
Congratulations, guys.
One more time for the Vardanyan Brothers.
[cheers and applause]
Four spots left.
MerseyGirls...
And Sheldon Riley.
- Both my acts.
- The next act going into the semifinal is...
[audience shouting]
* *
Sheldon Riley!
[cheers and applause]
- Oh, I'm happy, but I'm so sad.
- Big thanks to the MerseyGirls.
It's been awesome watching you.
One more time for Sheldon Riley.
[cheers and applause]
Just three spots left.
Piff the Magic Dragon...
And Grace Good.
- Oh. - Please step forward.
- Both! - Close your eyes.
- I want both!
- The third act going into the semifinals is...
* *
Grace Good!
[cheers and applause]
- That really is a surprise.
- Thank you, Piff.
You were amazing.
- Oh!
Love you!
- Good luck in the semis!
One more time for Grace Good!
- Yes!
- We are down to the last two spots in the semifinal.
- Oh, wow.
- That's two of his acts.
Preacher Lawson.
Adrian Stoica and Hurricane.
And Drake Milligan.
Please, step forward.
- Oh, wow.
- The next act going into the semifinals is...
[audience shouting]
- Oh, my God.
* *
- Adrian Stoica and Hurricane!
[cheers and applause]
- Congratulations.
- Now you're happy.
- Amazing job.
One more time for Adrian Stoica and Hurricane.
[cheers and applause]
- There's one spot left.
- I think Drake is going home.
- Yeah.
- Preacher and Drake, you're both on Howie's team.
- Oh. - Oh.
- The votes are in.
- This is like "Sophie's Choice."
- The act taking the last spot in the semifinals is...
[audience shouting]
* *
Preacher Lawson!
- Yes!
[cheers and applause]
- I'm happy.
- Solid choice.
- Thank you, Drake.
One more time for Drake Milligan, y'all.
- Oh, my gosh!
- Preacher, you are in the semis!
- Yeah!
- And, people, let's give it up for your semifinalists,
Adrian and Hurricane, Sheldon Riley,
Vardanyan Brothers, Grace Good,
Preacher Lawson,
and tonight's Golden Buzzer, the Ramadhani Brothers.
- Yes!
- We're back next week
with more sensational performances
from the world's greatest talent.
I am Terry Crews.
Good night, America!
- Well done!
[cheers and applause]