The finals are in two weeks.
Tonight, we reveal the first acts to take a spot in that epic battle.
This is America's Got Talent, the semifinal results.
[audience cheering]
[theme music playing]
[Terry] Last night, these 11 acts came to fight for a place in the finals.
It was one tough challenge, so much was at stake.
We had stunning performances.
We had cheering, we had booing, and we had a guest judge.
Here's how the first fight for the finals went down.
[audience] Three, two, one!
The semifinals, go big or go home.
Say hello to your AGT judges.
Howie Mandel.
Who cares?
[Terry] Gabrielle Union.
Not interested.
[Terry] Julianne Hough.
Irrelevant.
And the Simon Cowell.
The one that matters.
For the first time in a semifinal, we have a guest judge,
give it up for Sean Hayes.
[dramatic music playing]
-Welcome. -I'm a psycho fan of Sean Hayes.
And I'm just gonna have to try to keep it together.
♪ Bring me a higher... ♪
[Julianne shrieks]
[Simon] The pressure on the semifinal is enormous,
and this performance was in a way higher league
than anything you've done.
I don't know how you're not going to the finals.
I just thought it was amazing.
[audience cheering]
[Ralf] I'm so proud of each and--
-[choir members] Aw! Hey. -[Ralf stammers]
That's how you start a show.
[holding note]
The song may have overpowered you a little bit,
but at the same time, I'm proud of you, girl.
♪ When things get ugly... ♪
You were America's underdog.
You let out that big voice and hopefully America responds.
[holding note]
You did good. You did awesome.
Don't be upset, you sounded great.
I love having all you guys here.
All these kids from Ronald McDonald House.
[uptempo music playing]
[Simon] You showed what a brilliant musician you are.
What a great showman you are.
I think that's gonna put you in the finals.
Uh, that was, like, a different level.
Wasn't he amazing?
To hear the audience chanting my name, I felt like a rock star.
[chanting] Tyler, Tyler!
It's about to get hot. Aah!
["Pony" by Ginuwine playing]
[Howie laughs]
Oh, not me.
[Julianne screams]
Fantastic! I felt like I was in Magic Mike.
This could be uncomfortable with your husband tonight.
Actually, he's in the audience.
♪ Are you ready? I'm cold blooded ♪
-[Julianne] Oh, my God! -[Sean] Oh!
-[Julianne screams]
Oh!
Just sit down.
Calm down.
I like the Messoudi Brothers.
Oh, hey, babe.
[imitating Bugs Bunny] Eh, what's up doc?
[imitating Scooby-Doo]
That is so impressive. I can't even barely do this voice that I'm speaking with.
[as SpongeBob] I am ready!
-I'm ready, I'm ready! -[Simon] Who was that?
-I'm ready, I'm ready! -I love SpongeBob.
[as Bobby] My name is Bobby.
Whoa! That's me.
I really have been a fan of you throughout the competition,
until tonight--
That's because you just didn't know who they were.
[In British accent] Is it because he's British?
[Julianne imitating Bobby]
-[as Bobby] That's good. -[as Bobby] Was it?
-[as Bobby] That's pretty good. -[as Bobby] Is it pretty good?
[man] Let's all stand up...
-Here's Kodi. -Is that your--?
-Oh, my God, baby -[Kodi] Oh, my God!
There's definitely 20 cameras on you. Ready?
-Yeah. Boom! -Boom.
♪ There goes my heartbeat ♪
♪ 'Cause you are the reason ♪
[Gabrielle] You just keep changing the world.
Every breath you take, every note you hit.
You make the world a thousand percent better.
[Simon] My breath was taken away.
[Sean] I had tears in my eyes.
I can't believe I'm so lucky to witness, uh, this close.
Actually, nothing short of extraordinary.
Well, you nailed that one.
The best part of this gig is the seats.
Like, who gets to sit this close?
-I love you so much. -I love you.
-Give me a hug, buddy. -Ah!
I'm all ready for my Sean Hayes hello.
Wanna hear it? I'm gonna go, "Hey, Sean Hayes."
When I get auditions in my e-mail, it always says,
"We want somebody who's older, average looking, and overweight."
I'm not older, I'm experienced.
Average looking, clearly.
And overweight, this is called "voluptuous moccachino."
Not only do I find you funny, I find you authentic.
And that's beautiful, 'cause you're real.
You want a piece of this, come get it now.
For me, you didn't bring that energy or confidence with you tonight.
Whatever it is I didn't do this time, I wanna do it times 11 for the finals.
♪ My age don't mean a thing... ♪
I would give anything to be half as hip and cool as you.
[Simon] I absolutely love you, Robert.
But it wasn't quite the moment I needed from you tonight.
Mr. Finley is the blues.
And he embodies the blues, I'm here for all of it.
♪ Age don't mean a thing ♪
[Terry] Tonight, he needs to wow the whole country
to make it to the finals.
He's Eric Chien.
[dramatic music playing]
I didn't quite get that.
I thought something ginormous was gonna come out.
I thought you're one of the best close up magicians
I've ever seen in my life.
I thought it was gonna be big.
-Well, you want a whole city? -Yes.
Oh, Simon.
Simon, why you gotta be so mean?
Sorry. [sobs]
I didn't mean to cry.
[somber music playing]
-[Simon] Darling. -[Terry] We're gonna see
their take on modern superheroes.
Here's Light Balance Kids.
-Wow. -What do I do with this?
["Living on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi]
[Howie] Look.
[Simon] Thank you for your hard work, imagination, creativity.
I don't wanna be a Debbie Downer here,
but I have to be honest
that I have enjoyed your performances better
in the previous rounds.
[audience booing]
She's wrong. She's wrong.
[somber music playing]
It's too late, darling, for that. People already hate you.
We don't wanna go home. We wanna-- We wanna keep going.
We want our journey to continue.
-[producer] Here we go-- -[Benicio] Today was my first day.
-Take your seats, please. -But I'd rather be here.
[laughs]
Please sing a good song. Come on, kid.
♪ Underneath it all, we’re scared to... ♪
I'm completely obsessed with you and your talent,
I just think you're phenomenal.
♪ Sometimes we gotta let it fall... ♪
You're the biggest star that could come out of this season.
[holding note]
[Simon] That was pretty outstanding. I'm gonna be honest with you.
I'm gonna be seeing you in the final in two weeks time.
[audience cheering]
-Was this the best? -It was the best!
-What did you love about it? -Uh, I love you, I loved the experience.
-You see what came first? Working with me. -That's right.
-That's all. -Always, I loved it.
[audience cheering]
[Terry] America, give it up for your semifinalists.
There are 11 acts up here, but only five can go into the finals.
This is gonna be one tough night for them,
and it's all down to how you voted.
First, meet the four people who caused a lot of the cheering
and booing last night, the AGT judges.
[audience cheering]
Okay, first, as usual,
you get the chance to save one act in danger of getting sent home.
This is a big decision,
'cause whoever you save will be going into the finals.
Here's the deal,
the top three acts in last night's vote will go straight through.
The next three acts in fourth, fifth, and sixth all face being sent home.
But one of them will be saved with the Dunkin' Save vote.
Here are the three acts in danger.
Light Balance Kids.
[audience groaning]
Ndlovu Youth Choir.
[audience groaning]
And Robert Finley.
[audience groaning]
Please step forward.
[suspenseful music playing]
[breathes deeply] Simon, what's your reaction
to seeing these three in danger?
Tough competition last night, Terry, um.
I'm not gonna lie, I'm surprised.
But America controls the vote now.
Okay, the Dunkin' Save result will be coming up later, so, keep voting.
It's all up to you.
On top of that, AGT champion Darci Lynne will be here.
And so, will the sensational Preacher Lawson.
-[theme music playing] -[audience cheering]
[Terry] Welcome back to AGT, the semifinal results.
We have the Dunkin' Save vote going on right now.
Remember, one of these acts will go through to the finals.
Okay, there is so much at stake this week.
There was a lot of tension, nerves, anxiety
and stress on the stage last night.
But after the show, the acts got to let it all out
up in the Dunkin' Lounge.
Check it out.
-[party music playing] -[cheering & clamoring]
[all chanting] Terry! Terry! Terry! Terry!
Kodi, how does it feel to have so many people chanting your name?
-[audience chanting] Kodi, Kodi, Kodi. -It was so awesome.
Oh, God, let's do it again. Kodi!
[all chanting] Kodi! Kodi! Kodi!
Messoudi Brothers.
Simon actually took credit for your performance.
I think the advice I gave you last time gave you the inspiration.
Give me the donut.
-[grunting] -[laughing]
Greg Morton, you actually did Howie, the voice, Bobby's World.
-[imitating Bobby] My name is Bobby. -[Terry] Can you teach me how to do that?
You gotta put your hand out.
[imitating Bobby] Hello, my name is Bobby.
[all cheering]
[audience cheering]
All right, let's get serious.
The finals are in two weeks.
Make it through,
and you're just one performance away from winning $1 million.
Let's see who's gonna be in that battle.
Here's the first result.
Kodi Lee.
[audience cheering]
[Terry] And Greg Morton.
[audience cheering]
Please step forward.
[audience member] Kodi!
[suspenseful music playing]
This is for a spot in the finals. America has voted.
The first act going through to the finals is...
[audience shouting]
[audience chanting] Kodi! Kodi! Kodi!
[Terry] Kodi Lee!
[audience cheering]
Thank you so much, Greg.
Thank you, sir.
Thank you. Kodi!
[laughing]
How do you feel?
I feel so amazing!
[audience chanting] Kodi! Kodi! Kodi!
[Kodi laughing]
Gabrielle, he's your golden buzzer, and he's right on track. Talk to him.
Kodi, you are going to the finals
for doing exactly what you were put on this Earth to do,
and that is be exactly who you are.
-You are a shining star. -Thank you. [laughs]
Just do more, we've only seen the tip of the iceberg of--
Of your talent.
You got this, kid. You got it.
All right, Kodi, we will see you in the finals.
Wow.
[theme music playing]
All right.
Okay, imagine this:
It's two years ago, it's the finale,
the top two acts are waiting to hear who's won.
One of them ended up celebrating, the other one, not so much.
Take a look.
[Tyra] America has voted.
Darci Lynne!
[interviewer] Preacher.
You were saying how it felt to be one of the runner-ups
to the Season 12 AGT winner, Darci Lynne.
[pensive music playing]
Oh, yeah. Yeah. It was great, man.
Now, didn't she beat you again in AGT: Champions just this year?
How did that feel?
I mean, Shin-- Shin Lim won. You know, she got second place, you know.
So, you're not upset about getting beat by someone half your age?
Can I get some water or something? 'Cause I--
-Do you need a minute? -Yeah. I just-- Yeah.
Preacher, do-- Do you need a minute?
-Preacher, do you need a minute? -[Darci] Do you need a minute?
Do you need a minute?
-Do you need a minute? -Preacher, do you need a minute?
Do you need a minute?
[panting & gasping]
Make it stop. Make--
-Do you need a minute? -Make it stop.
No, I'm-- I'm-- I'm ready to order.
I got to, you know, get across the street,
you know, for America's Got Talent rehearsal.
With Darci Lynne, that amazing ventriloquist?
-Yeah, I'll take vegan burger. -[chuckles]
-She is so talented. Oh, my gosh. -With fries.
Can you get me tickets to see her?
-I'm in a rush. -Okay.
-Preacher. -No, no, no. No, get--
Ah, no! Get away. Stop, make it stop.
Ah! [pants]
Make it--
[choking, panting, gasping]
[panting] Wait, is it really you?
It's really me.
What are you doing here?
Well, AGT called me and said they might need someone to perform.
[sighs] Yeah, me, too.
Well, me and my family are bowling up here if you want to catch up.
I'll have my people get in touch with your people.
My manager, which is my mom.
-My mom will call you later. -Okay.
[lively music playing]
-Preacher, did you see that? -Yeah.
That's four in a row.
Woo!
All right, Preacher, right this way.
-What's this? -This is your dressing room.
This is my-- This is my room?
You don't have a room with, uh, less chemicals?
[audience laughing]
[ominous music playing]
-Hi, Preacher. -Hey.
-What are you doing? -I was just checking the door.
I was just-- Oh, okay, all right.
Okay, let me see. Okay, it's working, but--
Okay, just got to check the hinge. Maybe if it's-- Okay. Move a-- Okay.
Yep, all right.
I was just looking for the bathroom.
Do you want to use one of mine?
It sounded like you said, "One of mine." You said, "One of mine"? Multiple?
You got--? You got a few of them?
No. No, I'm-- I'm fine. I'm fine.
Okay, bye.
Went the wrong way. This way.
Who's that guy?
[Terry & Howie laughing]
Yo, Terry, Howie.
[Terry & Howie laughing]
Oh, my God, I'm crying. I'm actually crying.
-Who's funnier? Nobody. -Makeup. I'm gonna need some makeup.
[sighs]
[laughing]
[laughing slowing down, echoing]
[joyful music playing]
[slow motion] Amazing!
[Howie] Oh, my gosh.
[laughing continues]
-Julianne? -Oh, there you are.
[chuckles] Julianne!
-Hi! -[Darci speaks indistinctly]
[Julianne] Oh, it is so good to see you.
-Thank you. -I cannot wait to see you perform.
I'm so excited to be here.
-I'm so excited. -[Julianne] Oh, my gosh, I'm such a fan.
-Hey, Preacher. -Hey.
-How you doing? -I'm doing amazing.
Well, I just cannot wait to perform with you tonight.
Me neither.
All right, see you there.
All right, it's gonna be great.
Preacher, do you need a minute?
[audience laughing]
Two years ago on AGT,
there was a performer who lit up the Dolby every time he took the stage,
and he finished in the Top 5 of AGT's: The Champions.
People, make some noise for Preacher Lawson.
[audience cheering]
["Juice" by Lizzo playing]
Ooh. What? What's up?
Yeah. Yeah! Yeah.
Thank you.
I have this James Brown shirt, I had to do some dancing. I had to do it.
Uh... So glad to be here.
If you recognize me,
you might recognize me off of Season 12 of America's Got Talent!
Yeah. All right.
Who voted for me, though? Who voted for me? Where you at?
Yeah. All right, all right, yeah. Not enough times!
[audience laughs]
Because I lost to a 12-year-old ventriloquist, y'all.
[audience laughs]
She didn't open her mouth the whole time!
[audience laughs]
You never know what it feels like to lose $1 million
to somebody that still has chores, you'll never know that feeling.
[audience laughs]
She believes in cooties now. I can't stand Darci.
I don't know why, Darci's an angel. So was the devil, okay?
She beat me. She's already a kid, she won. All right?
When you're a kid, naptime is a punishment, all right?
Could you imagine going into work late and your boss is like,
"Uh, you're late for work, go to bed."
You'd be like, "For real? Because that's actually why I was late, I was in bed.
You want me to go back?"
Naptime's a punishment. Who are you kidding? Naptime?
There's no bills, you win $1 million,
you know, it's just great being a kid, all right?
When I was a kid, my mom was strict though,
she was real strict, all right?
Real strict. We couldn't celebrate Halloween
because it was the devil's birthday. We couldn't watch Batman, right?
My mom used to wash our mouth out with soap for saying cuss words
in the house, right?
You know cuss words, like "shut up," "dang it," you know?
Not even cuss words.
Let me say a cuss word, I wish I would say a cuss word, all right?
I got three siblings, used to be four. I am not crazy, all right?
That's an automatic beat down in my house.
You don't have to be related to my mom to get whupped for cussing on the house.
My best friend growing up, his name was Red, like the color.
His name used to be Fred, he cussed in front of my mom,
she beat the F out of him. And then-- [chuckles]
I replaced the letter.
My name is Preacher Lawson, thank you so much, I love y'all,
I missed y'all. I'm hugging all of you. Thank you.
[Terry] The great Preacher Lawson!
Oh! My man.
Good to see you, man.
Dude, this is one of the funniest people in America right now.
How is life going for you right now?
My life is amazing, it's amazing, it's because of all of you.
Thank you so much, you have no idea how much you changed my life.
It's great. I'm great. I'm happy, yes.
[audience cheering]
Oh, standing O.
Okay, heads up football fans,
AGT magician and ex-NFL star Jon Dorenbos
went to spread some love it the LA Rams.
Check it out.
[rock music playing]
[Jon] The Los Angeles Rams have been so kind enough
to actually invite us here at training camp,
and it's a trip to actually watch this
knowing that I was in these guys' shoes for 14 years.
[laughs] These dudes are huge.
One of the things I'm most proud of in my career
is I have transitioned out of the NFL and I've been able to show the world
that it's not just a bunch of meatheads running around hitting each other.
There's a lot of guys I played with that are finance gurus,
that are some of the best musicians I've ever heard.
-Me and Jared, right there. -That is good.
There's guys that write children's books. Look at Terry Crews.
So you guys can see this at home, we got a deck of cards
and it's got every team logo.
All I want you to do-- I'm gonna riffle, and all I want you to do
-is yell out the word stop. -Stop.
All right, take it. Don't look at it yet, just hold onto it.
All right, you got it? My man, you ready? All you're gonna do is say stop.
-Stop. -Okay, take it.
Don't look at it yet, just hold onto it.
-My man, you ready? Just say stop. -Stop.
Okay, right here? Don't look at it, hold onto it.
You guys each have a team. Here's what I'm hoping,
that whatever team you picked I'm gonna predict this.
What team did you pick? Let's see it, show the camera.
We got the Green Bay Packers. Hey, stand up real quick, come over here.
You've been sitting on this barstool the whole time,
I thought I'd make a prediction, and guess what,
we got a barstool right here with the Green Bay Packers.
What team did you pick?
Ooh, Chicago Bears. Stand up, my man, come over here.
I thought we'd make a little prediction, and sure enough,
I got a barstool with the Chicago Bears right there.
Now hold up, what team did you pick?
No team.
What?
No team, Joe.
It's blank, are you serious?
The one card I had in there blank, you picked it. Okay, um...
Actually if you think about it this is the team I currently play for. Nobody.
Get it?
I tell you what, just stand up.
So I guess if there's a team that's nothing,
I guess then that means I have nothing, so as predicted,
ladies and gentlemen, there is your team,
there is nothing right there.
Boom, boom, gone.
Yo, what's up? I'm Jon Dorenbos, baby,
we here with the LA Rams at the practice facility.
This has been sick.
If you wanna be on America's Got Talent, man,
take a chance on yourself and let it roll, baby. Peace out.
Thank you, Rams.
[audience cheering]
Big thanks to Jon Dorenbos.
Hey, Simon, catch! You ready?
-Are you serious? -[Terry] You-- You ready? Okay.
Look-- Okay, you know what? There you go.
Listen, I'm not killing my boss, I just got this job.
[chuckles] Okay,
here's one of the greatest champions the show has ever had.
She won AGT when she was just 12 years old,
and that was only two years ago.
Tonight she's here with her friend Petunia.
Please welcome back the sensational Darci Lynne.
[audience cheering]
Hi. I'm back. Did you miss me?
You know what, I'm back and I have the one name star status now.
One name star?
Yeah. You know, there's Beyoncé, Adele, and now Petunia.
Oh, and there's Preacher.
Preacher?
Yeah, I had to throw his name in there. He needs some love.
He's still bitter. You know what? This song is dedicated to him.
-What song? -Hit it.
♪ This is a man's world ♪
♪ But it don't mean nothing ♪
♪ Nothing, yeah ♪
♪ Without a woman or a girl ♪
♪ You see, man made the cars ♪
♪ To take us over the road ♪
♪ Man made the train, oh, yeah ♪
♪ To carry the heavy load ♪
♪ Man made electric lights ♪
♪ To take us out of the dark ♪
♪ Man made the boat for the water ♪
♪ Like Noah made the ark ♪
♪ This is a man's world ♪
♪ But it don't mean nothing ♪
♪ Without a woman or a girl ♪
♪ Oh! Oh... ♪
♪ He's lost in the wilderness ♪
♪ He's lost in bitterness ♪
♪ He's lost ♪
♪ Oh, this is a man's ♪
♪ A man's, a man's world ♪
♪ But it don't mean nothing ♪
♪ Nothing... ♪
♪ Without a woman or a girl ♪
[audience cheering]
-[Petunia] Thank you. -[Terry] The sensational Darci Lynne,
and Petunia.
Now Darci, you know what the acts are going through,
waiting to find out if they're in the finals.
What do you remember about that?
I remember almost feeling like I was gonna puke, like, every time.
Every time. So nerve-racking.
Oh, does Petunia remember anything?
Oh, the nerves, Terry. The nerves, the nerves.
[Terry laughs]
The vote right now for the Dunkin' Save
has been closed, all right?
So far, Kodi Lee has been put through to the finals.
Who's going to be next? Let's do it.
Benicio Bryant.
[audience cheers]
[Terry] Eric Chien.
[audience cheers]
[Terry] And Ansley Burns.
[audience cheers]
[Terry] Please step forward.
[suspenseful music playing]
[audience shouting]
America has voted.
The next act going into the finals is...
[audience shouting]
[Terry] Benicio Bryant!
Thank you, Eric and Ansley, thank you.
Benicio!
[audience cheering]
How do you feel?
Oh my God. I don't know. [chuckles]
All right, Julianne, you loved him last night.
What does he have to do to win?
I loved you last night, I've loved you from the beginning.
I think that you can turn those nerves that you feel
into excitement, because you are it,
you are a star, you can step into your power now.
[Benicio] Thank you.
And just continue being you, because you are not just enough,
you are a star.
[audience cheers]
[Terry] Simon, what do you wanna say?
Uh, I would say that you are one of the contestants
since we've hit the live shows who has made a dramatic, dramatic increase
in where you first started.
Um, now, like we said last night, you've given yourself a shot
of really being one of the contenders to possibly win this whole show now.
[audience cheers]
All right Benicio, we will see you in the finals.
Go join Kodi Lee.
[audience cheering]
Okay. Now there are just three acts left up on stage.
Let's see who's going into the finals. Here we go.
Messoudi Brothers.
[audience cheers]
[Terry] Tyler Butler-Figueroa.
[audience cheers]
[Terry] And Jackie Fabulous.
[audience cheers]
[Terry] Please step forward.
[suspenseful music playing]
[audience shouting]
[Terry] America has voted.
The next act going into the finals is...
[audience shouting & cheering]
[Terry] Tyler Butler-Figueroa!
Thank you, Messoudi Brothers and Jackie Fabulous!
[audience cheering]
Wow!
Tyler, talk to us.
I'm just grateful to be here right now and going to the finals.
Simon, he's your golden buzzer, he's in the finals.
-What do you wanna say? -You know,
you got to this place tonight because of your talent last night, young man.
-Thank you. -[Simon] I could not...
Look at the guys who've already gone through tonight,
and you're joining these fantastic contestants
all building up to what could be the most mega, mega final.
-Congratulations. -[Tyler] Thank you.
[Terry] Congratulations, Tyler. Go join Kodi and Benicio.
Listen,
that leaves us with just the three Dunkin' Save acts out in the green room.
It's been a long night for them, but the wait is almost over.
[audience cheering]
[Terry] Kodi Lee, Benicio Bryant,
and Tyler Butler-Figueroa are already through to the finals,
and one more act is about to join them.
The live Dunkin' Save vote has been running throughout the show.
That vote is now closed, and the result is in.
Let's see who's made it.
We have Light Balance Kids.
[audience cheers]
[Terry] Ndlovu Youth Choir.
[audience cheers]
[Terry] And Robert Finley.
[audience cheers]
[Terry] Based on tonight's live vote, the act you've put into the finals is...
[audience shouting & cheering]
[suspenseful music playing]
[Terry] Light Balance Kids!
-[audience cheering] -[Terry laughs]
[Terry] Now, Robert Finley, Ndlovu, stay right there.
Light Balance Kids, you made it.
America has voted.
Woo!
Wow!
Howie?
Wow. You know, last night I was so impressed.
I've been impressed from the minute I saw you on this stage this entire season,
and I said I would invest in you
because I believe there's a great future and you are a show,
and I think that I'm not the only one.
America invested in you, and they voted for you,
and you're worthy of the finals, you're worthy of a career.
I love you kids, I love what it means to you, I wish you the best of luck.
This is going to be, as Simon said, a mega final.
[Girl] Thank you.
All right, Light Balance Kids, we will see you in the finals.
Go over there and join the other finalists right now.
All right.
So, we started this semifinal with 11 acts.
We are down to the last two.
Ndlovu Youth Choir and Robert Finley.
Only one of them can go into the finals,
and this time the judges will decide who gets that spot.
To help them, here's another look at last night's performances.
♪ Bring me a higher love ♪
You guys asked for a higher love, and you delivered it to all of us.
It's the message of today's times, that love always conquers hate,
and we wanted to show that to the world today.
[singing in foreign language]
♪ Age don't mean a thing ♪
Robert, you are so cool, so classy.
I waited so long to get here, and the finals is really where I need to be.
[audience cheers]
Judges, the heat is on.
You can only put one act through to the finals, so get thinking.
[Terry] Next week, the semifinals continue.
Detroit Youth Choir.
Ryan Niemiller.
Chris Kläfford.
Alex Dowis.
Luke Islam.
Dom Chambers.
Marcin Petrzalek.
Lukas & Falco.
Voices of Service.
Emanne Beasha.
And V.Unbeatable.
The best performance I have ever witnessed.
[Terry, voice over] Don't miss it.
[audience cheering]
So far, Kodi Lee, Benico Bryant, Tyler Butler-Figueroa,
and Light Balance Kids are through.
There is one spot left for tonight's acts, and there are two waiting.
Ndlovu Youth Choir, and Robert Finley.
It's all up to the judges now. Let's get the news.
Gabrielle, who do you wanna put through to the finals?
[audience shouting]
Ndlovu Youth Choir, you are the pride of the world.
Mr. Finley, both of you acts are an epitome of overcoming adversity,
dreams not only deferred but destined to happen,
but I can only choose one.
I love you both.
Ndlovu Youth Choir. [whimpers]
[Terry] Ndlovu Youth Choir, one vote.
Julianne.
-[Gabrielle sighs] -[Julianne] Whoo!
Uh, Robert, I didn't get to speak last night,
but I just wanted to say that I wanted to be, like,
with a bottle of wine on the grass just hanging out with my love,
because what you do is just bring soul and wisdom and everything
to what music should be.
So I love that.
-[suspenseful music playing] -[audience cheers]
Ndlovu Youth Choir, you represent global inclusion
and freedom of love and celebration and joy,
and I'm going to have to go with Ndlovu Youth Choir.
[Terry] Two votes. Howie.
[Howie] Yeah, this is really hard for me.
Ndlovu Youth Choir, you are great, you opened up a world, you're beautiful.
Robert Finley, you schooled me on the blues.
I gotta say this is about dreams. I want your dream to come true. Robert.
[Terry] One vote for Robert. Simon. Simon.
[audience cheers]
Ten seconds.
Uh, I'm going to make this very simple, based on who I believe...
Based on last night, who deserve a place in the final,
that place is going to the Youth Choir.
[Terry] Ndlovu Youth Choir! Congratulations!
I'm so sorry, Robert Finley, you've been great.
I'm Terry Crews. Good night, America!