[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪ IT'S JUST A NEW THING ♪
♪ A WHAT ♪ ♪ A NEW THING ♪
♪
♪ SHIMMY SHIMMY SHIMMY ♪
♪
♪ COME AND GET SOME ♪ ♪ COME ON ♪
♪
AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME.
NOW, YOU GUYS HAVE A NEW ALBUM COMING OUT.
WHAT CAN THE FANS EXPECT? >> OKAY.
WELL, IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE OUR ALBUM CAME OUT LAST.
AND I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME, SO I HOPE
YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
WE REALLY WORKED HARD ON THIS ONE.
LOOK FORWARD TO IT. LET'S GO.
>> Terry: THANKS, GUY. THEIR NEW ALBUM, "BLING," IS OUT
AUGUST 24th. SO, DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO AND
GET IT. ONE MORE TIME NCC 127.
ALL RIGHT. WELCOME, AMERICA.
IT'S WEDNESDAY. IT'S "$AGT," WHICH MEANS WE'VE
GOT RESULTS. ONLY THREE OF THIS WEEK'S ACTS
WILL MAKE IT TO THE SEMIFINAL TONIGHT.
THERE THEY ARE, ALL IN THE CONTESTANTS' LOUNGE.
IT'S SUCH A BIG NIGHT FOR THEM. THE ADRENALINE FOR LAST NIGHT
HAS NOW GIVEN WAY TO THE TENSION OF WAITING FOR THE RESULTS.
AND RIGHT NOW, SAY HELLO TO OUR JUDGES.
WHAT'S UP, JUDGES? HAVE YOU GUYS RECOVERED FROM
LAST NIGHT? >> EXCITED.
>> Terry: NOW, LAST NIGHT, HOWIE WAS IN CHARGE OF THE LIVE GOLDEN
BUZZER. WHICHEVER ACT HE PICKED WOULD
SKIP THE SEMIFINAL AND GO STRAIGHT INTO THE FINAL.
THE ACT HE CHOSE WAS HUNDRED FINGERS.
AND MAN, DID IT GO CRAZY IN HERE.
CHECK IT OUT. >> HUNDRED FINGERS
!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> HOWIE MANDEL GAVE US THE
GOLDEN BUZZER. AND WHEN WE FINISHED OUR ACT, HE
HAD -- AGAIN. SO, I WAS LIKE, IS THIS REAL?
I FOLLOWED BY TEAM. WE JUST BELIEVED OURSELVES,
BELIEVED IN EACH OTHER. AGT FINAL, THIS IS JUST ONE STEP
TO WIN. WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
>> Howie: I DIDN'T EXPECT TO GIVE ANOTHER GOLDEN BUZZER TO A
GOLDEN BUZZER. BECAUSE SHARING IS CARING.
BUT ONCE I SAW YOUR ACT, I DIDN'T CARE.
>> Terry: MAKE SOME NOISE FOR HUNDRED FINGERS.
NOW, YOU WERE UP AGAINST TEN OTHER ACTS FOR THE GOLDEN
BUZZER. HOW DID IT FEEL WHEN HOWIE HIT
THE BUZZER FOR YOU? >> WELL, IT FITS LIKE A DREAM.
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE TEN OF US. AND THEN -- BUT WE ARE HERE
BELIEVING IN ONE DREAM. AND IF IT'S LIKE THAT, DREAM IS
COMING TRUE. >> Terry: NOW, YOU ARE IN THE
FINAL. WHAT HAVE YOU GUYS GOT PLANNED?
>> WE ARE GOING TO CREATE SOMETHING MORE IMPOSSIBLE THAN
ANYTHING WE'VE SHOWN BEFORE. >> Terry: HOWIE, HOW GOOD DID IT
FEEL TO HIT THE GOLDEN BUZZER TWICE FOR THESE GUYS?
>> Howie: IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. HOW DID IT FEEL?
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW HOW I DID IT.
THE FEELING OF LINT BEING RIPPED OUT OF MY BELLY BUTTON.
IT WAS ALL LEFT ON THE GOLDEN BUZZER RIGHT THERE.
YOU DESERVE IT. YOU DESERVE 100 GOLDEN BUZZERS.
TAKE THIS ALL THE WAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Terry: WELL, WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN IN THE FINAL.
ONE MORE TIME FOR HUNDRED FINGERS.
OKAY. THAT LEAVES US WITH TEN ACTS FOR
JUST THREE SPOTS IN THE SEMIFINAL.
THIS IS GOING TO GET INTENSE.
WE'LL BE RIGHT B [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Terry: WELCOME BACK TO "AGT."
BEFORE WE CONTINUE, THERE'S A TRAGEDY UNFOLDING IN COLOMBIA,
WITH THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE. AND SOFIA, I KNOW YOU WANT TO
SEND A MESSAGE TO EVERYBODY THERE.
>> Sofia: THANK YOU, TERRY. WELL, YES.
I JUST WANTED TO BRING SOME AWARENESS TO SOMETHING VERY BAD
THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK, JUST LAST WEEK, IN COLOMBIA.
IT WAS A 7.4 EARTHQUAKE THAT DEVASTATED THE LIVES OF MANY,
MANY COLOMBIAN PEOPLE. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING.
AND I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU TWO NAMES OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT
ARE VERY DEAR TO MY HEART THAT ARE HELPING AND ACCEPTING
DONATIONS. AND THEY'RE UNICEF AND THEY ARE
THE WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN. >> Simon: THAT'S RIGHT.
UNICEF, USA, WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN.
>> Sofia: THANK YOU. >> Simon: WE'RE SENDING OUR
LOVE, PRAYERS, AND HOPEFULLY DONATIONS BECAUSE THEY NEED
MONEY. >> Terry: YOU GOT IT.
THANK YOU SIMON AND SOFIA. >> Sofia: THANK YOU.
>> Terry: OKAY. THIS IS "AGT: THE RESULTS."
11 ACTS TOOK THE STAGE LAST NIGHT.
SOME LEFT US ON A TOTAL HIGH, AS IN HOWIE, WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF
THE GOLDEN BUZZER. AND WE HAD OUR FIRST EVER LIVE
TIKTOK STREAM WITH TRISHA. CHECK IT OUT.
>> LOOK WHO'S HERE. >> OH, MY GOSH.
>> YOU WEREN'T EXPECTING ME?
>> COME ON.
WHY IS HE TAKING SO LONG? >> HE ALWAYS TAKES LONG.
>> Terry: 11 ACTS ARE COMING UP. IT'S A BIG NIGHT.
LET'S GO! >> Sofia: IT'S THE PERFECT WAY
TO START THE LIVE SHOWS. YOU BRING JOY.
>> Mel: SO MUCH FUN AND ENERGY. WOWZA.
>> Simon: A BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE.
I JUST WISH YOU'D CHOSEN A BETTER SONG.
>> Mel: THAT SONG WAS SO GOOD. >> Simon: YOU ARE AMAZING.
>> Mel: YOU NEED TO READ THE LYRICS.
IT'S A GOOD SONG. >> Simon: I THINK YOU'RE HERE
FOR A LONG TIME. >> I'M HERE WITH "AMERICA'S GOT
TALENT" LIVE. 11 ACTS TONIGHT AND THEY'RE
GOING TO BE RIGHT HERE AFTER THEY'RE DONE PERFORMING.
HOW DO YOU GUYS FEEL? >> SO GRATEFUL.
JUST SO EXCITED ABOUT EVERYTHING.
>> TERRY, GO INTO THE AUDIENCE. -- ANYWHERE YOU LIKE.
THIS IS RANDOM. >> YOU ARE A GEMINI.
YOU ARE A SCORPIO. AND YOU ARE AN AQUARIUS.
>> GEMINI, SCORPIO, AND AQUARIUS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. >> Simon: THE PROBLEM IS YOU
LOST ME. >> Mel: ARE YOU SERIOUS?
>> CAN YOU JOIN ME ON THE STAGE? >> Mel: I THOUGHT THIS WAS
INCREDIBLE. I ONLY DECIDED TO DO MY HAIR
LIKE THIS HALF AN HOUR AGO, AND I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO
IT. EITHER WAY, I THOUGHT IT WAS
GREAT. WHAT A PRODUCED, WHAT THEY DID
IS -- >> ALWAYS PROMISE TO AIM HIGH,
NEVER LOOK DOWN. >> Simon: I LOVED YOUR FIRST
AUDITION. I WAS THINKING, CAN THEY MAKE IT
BETTER ON THE LIVE SHOW? IT WAS BETTER.
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO THAT YOUNG MAN AT THE END FOR STARTING IT
ALL. >> Reporter: LIK
>> I LIKED THE ACT BEFORE. ♪ FIND SOMETHING YOU CAN HOLD
ONTO ♪ >> Mel: IT'S GOOD TO GET TO KNOW
YOU, AND FROM WHAT I KNOW SO FAR, YOU ARE A FIGHTER.
>> Sofia: I THINK YOU'RE ADORABLE, FIRST OF ALL, YOUR
PERSONALITY. THE SONG IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES
RIGHT NOW. >> Mel: I LOVED IT.
>> AUDIENCE WAS ON FIRE TONIGHT. I WAS LIKE, WOAH.
♪ EVERYBODY DANCE NOW ♪ >> Howie: I LIKE THAT.
IT'S GREAT. I LIKE THEM.
>> Howie: THAT'S RIGHT. >> Mel: I JUST DON'T GET IT.
>> Simon: YOU'RE TOO OLD. >> I'M GLAD THAT I MADE THE
AUDIENCE PROUD AND THEY FELT ENJOYING IT.
>> Mel: I LIKED THE MUSIC.
♪
>> OH, MY GOD!
GOLDEN BUZZER AGAIN. >> THAT'S THE BEST THING I'VE
SEEN. >> THAT WAS UNNECESSARY.
WHO WAS GOING TAKE IT FROM YOU? >> Howie: I WAS SAVING TIME.
>> OH, MY GOD. THE JUDGES ARE FIGHTING LIVE.
PLACE YOUR BETS. WHO'S GOING TO WIN?
♪ >> Sofia: THAT WAS AMAZING.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. >> Mel: I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING
TO BE SOME HAPPY CHAPPY SONG. THIS SONG REALLY CONNECTED.
IT CONNECTED WITH ME AND I'M SURE IT CONNECTED WITH A LOT OF
PEOPLE. >> Simon: IT WAS LIKE A JAMES
BOND SOUNDTRACK. GOOD FOR YOU.
>> Terry: IT FEELS SO GOOD TO BE BACK.
I FEEL LIKE I'M RIGHT BACK IN THE HOUSE.
HERE'S MY GOLDEN BUZZER, ROYAL LASERS.
>> Howie: I THOUGHT YOU WERE SPECTACULAR WHEN TERRY GAVE YOU
THE GOLDEN BUZZER. I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS
BETTER. >> Mel: IT IS.
>> Simon: IT WAS BREATHTAKING. REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
>> Mel: I CAN IMAGINE ME TAKING MY KIDS TO GO SEE THIS LIVE.
>> Terry: INCREDIBLE. >> SO HAPPY TO MAKE YOU PROUD.
>> Simon: HOW DID YOU GET UP THERE?
>> Terry: I KNOW. >> Sofia: NOTHING IS GOOD ENOUGH
FOR HIM SOMETIMES. MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOU IS
THAT YOU HAVE TAUGHT YOURSELF AND YOU'RE, LIKE, THE PERFECT
PERSON TO BE HERE BECAUSE YOU'RE SOMEBODY THAT IS GOING AFTER
YOUR DREAM. >> Simon: ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.
>> I WANT THAT DOG. >> Simon: I SAW FOUR DOGS.
I CAN'T EVEN GET THEM TO SIT, AND I'M BEING SERIOUS.
I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT A REAL GIFT. >> I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
>> I HOPE THIS IS FUNNY. >> MY PARENTS ARE HERE.
MY MOM IS OVER HERE, AND MY DAD IS OVER HERE.
THEY'RE DIVORCED. IT'S SAFER THAT WAY.
I JUST WANT TO BE LIKE MY DAD. HE WAS A PROFESSIONAL BOXER,
AMAZING FIGHTER. NOW HE WORKS AT FEDEX.
TO CONTINUE HIS BOXING CAREER. SO, I START AT FEDEX NEXT WEEK.
>> Simon: YOU HAVE NATURALLY GOT IT.
I THINK AMERICA'S GOING TO REALLY LIKE YOU.
I LOVE THE RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE WITH YOUR MOM AND DAD.
>> THANK YOU. >> Simon: I WAS WATCHING THEM
THE WHOLE TIME. >> REALLY?
>> Simon: THEY WERE SO INTO IT. IT WAS BRILLIANT.
YOU DID GOOD. >> THANK YOU, MAN.
>> HE'S A REALLY GOOD COMIC. I HOPE THIS AUDIENCE VOTES HIM
THROUGH. >> Terry: HERE'S OUR LAST ACT.
>> HERE WE GO, FOLKS. >> I WANT THIS FOR MY FAMILY
VERY BAD. >> A YEAR AGO, YOU WERE SITTING
IN THE AUDIENCE, AND YOU'VE COME BACK.
♪ FIGHT FOR RESPECT, FIGHT TO BE SEEN ♪
>> Simon: YOU HAVE A VERY SPECIAL TALENT.
♪ DESTINED TO WIN ♪
>> Sofia: I THINK AMERICA'S GOING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU.
>> Howie: THAT WAS AMAZING. WHAT A NIGHT.
>> Simon: HE WAS SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE A YEAR AGO.
AND HE SAID, I CAN GO ON THE SHOW.
YEAH. >> I WANT THIS FOR MY FAMILY,
FOR MY SON, VERY BAD. >> Mel: I'VE GOT THAT STUCK IN
MY HEAD. YOU'VE GOT TO FIGHT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Terry: WHAT A NIGHT, AND WE
WERE STREAMING LIVE ON TIKTOK WITH INTERNET PERSONALITY AND
ACTOR TRISHA PAYTON. NOW, TRISHA, YOU WERE SO BUSY
LAST NIGHT. HOW WAS IT?
>> IT WAS SO BUSY. IF YOU THOUGHT WHAT YOU SAW ON
STAGE WAS CRAZY, AS SOON AS THEY CAME BACK, ADRENALINE IS HIGH.
EVERYONE WENT BACK. THEY'RE SO EXCITED.
THERE'S TEARS. THERE'S CLAPPING.
THERE'S JUMPING. THERE'S FALLING.
IT WAS SO EXCITING. IT WAS LIKE ADRENALINE.
IT WAS EVERYTHING. AND IT WAS SO COOL JUST TO SEE
PEOPLE'S REAL LIFE DREAMS COMING TRUE IN REAL TIME.
IT WAS REALLY EXCITING. >> Terry: WHAT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT
OF THE WHOLE THING FOR YOU? >> IT'S HARD TO PICK ONE ACT.
IT WAS FOUND SEE THE CHAT ON TIKTOK LIVE, WHICH IS REALLY
COOL. BUT WHAT WAS REALLY EXCITING IS
IT WAS LIVE, RIGHT? IT WAS A LIVE SHOW.
MEL B COMES AND SURPRISES US, GRACES US WITH HER PRESENCE ON
TIKTOK LIVE. EVERYONE GOES CRAZY.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, HOWIE COMES. AND EVERYONE IS LIKE, HOWIE WHAT
ARE YOU DOING THERE? AND THEN THEY'RE WRESTLING.
THEY'RE ON THE GROUND. AM I GETTING BUZZED AGAIN?
>> Simon: YOU'RE TALKING REALLY FAST.
>> THAT'S WHY WE LOVE HER. >> Terry: THAT'S THE KIND OF
SHOW WE HAVE, MAN. THAT'S OUR SHOW.
NOW, SIMON, IT WAS A ROLLERCOASTER NIGHT.
>> Sofia: SHE'S NERVOUS. >> Simon: YOU ARE REALLY GOOD,
BY THE WAY. >> Terry: SHE'S AWESOME.
>> Simon: I REALLY LIKE YOU. >> OH, MY GOD, SIMON.
I MADE IT, I MADE IT. >> Terry: SIMON, IT WAS A
ROLLERCOASTER NIGHT, MAN. THE FIRST LIVE SHOW.
HOW WAS IT FOR YOU, SIMON? >> Simon: WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
FIRST OF ALL, IT'S LIVE. THEN I GO HOME AND I WATCH IT.
AND THEN SOME OF THE ACTS DO LOOK BETTER AT HOME, LIKE THE
ACT I BUZZED. I FELT BAD BECAUSE THEY ARE A
VEGAS ACT. THEY WEREN'T AS GOOD AS I'VE
SEEN THEM BEFORE, BUT MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT.
I THOUGHT I SHOULD HAVE -- I JUST SAID SORRY, ALL RIGHT?
I ACTUALLY THOUGHT THE CHOIR, I DIDN'T GIVE THEM ENOUGH PRAISE.
SO, IT'S INTERESTING. OVERALL, I THINK THE BEST ACT
DID GET THE GOLDEN BUZZER. >> Howie: YEAH.
>> Terry: NOW, SOFIA, DO YOU THINK THE ACTS STEPPED IT UP FOR
THE LIVE SHOWS? >> Sofia: OH, DEFINITELY.
I HAD A GREAT TIME LAST NIGHT. IT WAS AMAZING.
I THINK EVERYBODY DID WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO AND MORE.
MAYBE THERE WAS ONE THAT GOT THE ENERGY A LITTLE BIT LOW, BUT I
THINK THE REST, IT WAS AMAZING. AND HIS GOLDEN BUZZER, I MEAN --
I WAS, KIND OF, JEALOUS. I WAS JEALOUS.
>> Terry: NOW, MEL, FIRST OF ALL, HOWIE'S BEEN JUMPING AND
CLIMBING ALL OVER THE DESK. IS HE INVADING YOUR SPACE RIGHT
NOW? >> Mel: HE ALWAYS INVADES MY
SPACE. YEAH.
>> Simon: THAT'S NOT NICE. >> Terry: HOWIE, WHY ARE YOU
CLIMBING ALL OVER THE DESK NOW? >> Howie: I'M A GERMAPHOBE.
I DON'T WANT TO TOUCH ANYTHING WITH MY HANDS.
I USED MY BELLY BUTTON. AND THEY WERE WORTH IT.
THEY WERE A WHOLE BODY FULL OF TALENT, AND I'LL GIVE THEM EVEN
MORE. >> Terry: I'LL TAKE IT.
OKAY. THANK YOU, JUDGES.
AND TRISHA, BIG THANKS TO YOU FOR LAST NIGHT.
TRISHA'S MEMOIR, "CRYING ON ITHE KITCHEN FLOOR" IS PUBLISHING
THIS FALL AND AVAILABLE TO FREQUENT
PRE-ORDER. SO MAKE SURE YOU GRAB A COPY.
ONE MORE TIME FOR TRISHA PAYTON. YOU KNOW, HAVING A BIG SOCIAL
MEDIA FOLLOWING IS SO IMPORTANT. JUST ASK TRISHA, WHICH WE DID.
CHECK THIS OUT. >> TO GO VIRAL, YOU NEED THE
TALENT. YOU NEED THE CHARISMA.
AND YOU NEED THE AUDIENCE TO LIKE YOU.
ACROSS ALL THE "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" PLATFORMS --
>> 4 BILLION? >> Simon: 4.
>> OKAY. >> Simon: YOU HAD A GOOD
AUDITION WITHIN 24 HOURS, YOU CAN GO ABOVE 100 MILLION VIEWS.
>> FIVE YEARS AGO, I WAS JUST WORKING FOR FEDEX POSTING
VIDEOS. AND THEN BECAUSE OF SOCIAL
MEDIA, I'M HERE NOW. >> LISTEN, YOU'VE GOT TO SEE ME
TONIGHT. >> SO, I'M HEARING FROM PEOPLE
FROM JAPAN. YOU TOUCHED BY SOUL, SENDING ME
LOVE FROM SPAIN. WHAT?
>> I HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE WANTING TO TAKE PICTURES, BUT IT'S NOT
ME THEY WANT TO TAKE THE PICTURES WITH.
IT'S THE DOG. >> I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU
FOR SHOWING ALL OF US THAT WE CAN DO ANYTHING.
>> GOLDEN BUZZER. YOU GOT ME?
>> I GOT IT. I GOT IT.
>> REACHED OUT TO ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THEY ASKED ME, DO YOU
WANT TO THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH?
>> THE SOCIAL MEDIA RESPONSE HAS BEEN PRETTY MAGICAL.
SIA REPOSTED ONE OF OUR VIDEOS. >> DO YOU HEAR THEM?
>> I DO. >> WE INTRODUCED OURSELVES ON
SOCIAL MEDIA, KIND OF, RIGHT BEFORE THE AUDITION.
>> WE WENT FROM ZERO TO 250,000 ON INSTAGRAM.
>> DEFINITELY -- VIRAL. BEEN A PART OF "AGT," OUR LIFE
WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. >> RECENTLY I GOT A DM FROM A
MOM WHERE SHE SENT ME A VIDEO OF HER SON REENACTING MY SET.
IT MEANT THE WORLD TO ME BECAUSE I REMEMBER HOW I FELT WHEN I
FIRST SAW A COMEDIAN ON TV AND I'M CRYING LAUGHING AS A KID.
DEFINITELY A FULL-CIRCLE MOMENT. >> I LOVE THIS GUY.
>> Terry: BACK TO TONIGHT, OUT IN THE CONTESTANT LOUNGE ARE TEN
ACTS ALL DESPERATE TO KNOW IF YOU VOTED THEM INTO THE
SEMIFINAL. HOW'S EVERYBODY FEELING?
WELL, THEY ARE LIVELY BACK THERE.
AND IT'S NOT LONG NOW. TEN ACTS, THREE SEMIFINAL SPOTS.
WE GET THE FIRST RESULTS OF THE
TEN ACTS, THREE SEMIFINAL SPOTS.
WE GET THE FIRST RESULTS OF THE ♪
CHAUZ. >> Terry: OKAY.
ARE YOU READY? I HOPE SO.
TEN ACTS ARE WAITING. THREE WILL MAKE THE SEMIFINAL
BASED ON YOUR VOTES. WILL YOUR FAVORITE SURVIVE?
LET'S DO IT. WE START BY REVEALING YOUR TOP
FIVE. LATER TONIGHT, WE'LL FIND OUT
WHICH THREE ACTS HAVE MADE IT TO OUR SEMIFINAL.
HERE WE GO. OLIVIA BEFUS AND JAMES AND
MARINA, PLEASE COME AND JOIN ME ON THE STAGE.
>>. >> Sofia: MY FAVORITE THING
ABOUT YOU IS THAT YOU HAVE TAUGHT YOURSELF.
THAT MAKES YOUR ACT FEEL MORE AUTHENTIC.
YOU'RE THE PERFECT PERSON TO BE HERE BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING AFTER
YOUR DREAMS. >> IF THIS JOURNEY COULD
CONTINUE, IT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST DREAM COME TRUE EVER.
WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE WE WANT TO SHOW.
I REALLY, REALLY HOPE WE DID ENOUGH TO MAKE IT THROUGH.
THE DOGS DID SO AMAZING. THEY TRIED THEIR ABSOLUTE
HARDEST, SO I HOPE IT WAS ENOUGH.
>> WELL, THIS IS US. >> NO WAY.
>> RIGHT NOW. >> Mel: I ONLY DECIDED TO DO MY
HAIR LIKE THIS, LIKE, HALF AN HOUR AGO.
SO, THE FACT THAT THEY KNEW, IT WAS AMAZING.
>> YOU ARE A SCORPIO, AND YOU ARE AN AQUARIUS.
>> WE'RE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT WE DO.
IT'S UP TO AMERICA. AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.
>> Terry: OLIVIA BEFUS AND JAMES AND MARINA, ONE OF YOU IS
THROUGH TO THE TOP FIVE. ONE OF YOU IS HEADING HOME.
AMERICA HAS VOTED. THE FIRST ACT IN THIS WEEK'S TOP
FIVE IS --
-- OLIVIA BEFUS!
THANK YOU, JAMES AND MARINA. ONE MORE TIME FOR JAMES AND
MARINA, GUYS. ALL RIGHT.
OLIVIA, WE WILL SEE YOU LATER IN THE TOP FIVE.
GIVE IT UP FOR OLIVIA BEFUS.
LET'S KEEP IT GOING.
THE COMMUNITY ATL AND LIKE TALENO, PLEASE COME AND JOIN ME
ON THE STAGE.
♪
>> YOU SAID THEY WANTED TO NOT BE REGULAR PEOPLE AND THEY WANT
TO DO THIS WHOLE TIME. I THINK THAT PERFORMANCE WILL
LAUNCH THEM INTO A FULL-TIME JOB.
>> JUST BEING HERE, THE OPPORTUNITY ITSELF, IT'S A DREAM
COME TRUE. >> WE WORKED SO HARD.
I'VE WATCHED THEM GROW. WE REALLY HOPE THAT WE DID
ENOUGH FOR AMERICA TO TAKE US THROUGH.
>> I USED TO GROW UP WATCHING "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."
TO NOW BE ABLE TO LIVE IT, IT'S INSANE, MAN.
>> Mel: I UNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID.
AND YOUR PASSION AND YOUR EVERYTHING WAS JUST --
>> I JUST WANT TO TAKE IT HOME AND I WANT TO WIN IT ALL AND
SHOW MY SON THAT EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
>> COME ON. WE DID IT, HOMEY.
>> Terry: THE COMMUNITY ATL AND LUKE TALENO, ONE OF YOU IS SAFE.
ONE OF YOU IS LEAVING THE COMPETITION.
AMERICA HAS VOTED. THE NEXT ACT IN THE TOP FIVE
IS --
LUKE TALENO!
THANK YOU, COMMUNITY ATL. YOU'VE BEEN AWESOME.
YOU'RE TERRIFIC. ONE MORE TIME FOR COMMUNITY ATL.
ALL RIGHT. WE WILL SEE YOU LATER IN THE
SHOW. GIVE IT UP FOR LUKE TALENO.
OKAY. THERE ARE NOW THREE SPOTS LEFT.
LET'S KEEP IT GOING. ROYAL LASERS AND ASHFORD
SANDERS, PLEASE COME AND JOIN ME ON THE STAGE.
>> Simon: IT WAS BREATHTAKING. WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS SHOW,
YOU SOUND LIKE A MAN AND A CAT, AND THAT WAS ABOUT IT.
AND NOW IT EVOLVED TO THIS. >> MY HEART IS BEATING OUT OF MY
CHEST. I FEEL LIKE WE STEPPED IT UP IN
EVERY WAY. IF AMERICA PUTS US THROUGH TO
THE SEMIFINALS, WE'RE READY TO TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE OF ADDING
EVEN MORE. ♪ LEARNING HOW TO LEAD ♪
>> Sofia: I DID GET NERVOUS FOR YOU AT THE BEGINNING.
♪ YOU CAN HOLD ON ♪ >> Sofia: BUT THEN YOU MADE IT
YOURS AND IT WAS SUPER-EMOTIONAL.
>> I'VE HAD A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN TO ME OVER THE YEARS, AND
TO BE STANDING HERE AT "AGT" TODAY IS ABSOLUTELY LIFE
CHANGING. GIVING UP FOR ME IS NEVER AN
OPTION. >> Terry: ROYAL LASERS AND
ASHFORD SANDERS, ONLY ONE OF YOU IS SAFE.
AMERICA HAS VOTED. THE NEXT ACT IN THE TOP FIVE
IS --
ROYAL LASERS, MY GOLDEN BUZZER.
THANK YOU, ASHFORD. ONE MORE TIME FOR ASHFORD
SANDERS, Y'ALL. WELL DONE, GUYS.
SO, THREE ACTS ARE THROUGH TO THE TOP FIVE.
THERE ARE ONLY TWO SPOTS LEFT.
THOSE RESULTS ARE NEXT AFTER THE
THERE ARE ONLY TWO SPOTS LEFT.
THOSE RESULTS ARE NEXT AFTER THE ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Terry: OKAY.
THERE ARE NOW JUST FOUR ACTS OUT IN THE CONTESTANT LOUNGE, AND
THERE ARE TWO SPOTS LEFT IN THE TOP FIVE.
LET'S DO IT. HERE'S THE NEXT RESULT.
BROOK LYNN AND CRIS SOSA, PLEASE COME AND JOIN ME ON THE STAGE.
>> Simon: YOU WROTE THAT SONG, YEAH?
IT WAS LIKE A JAMES BOND SOUNDTRACK.
YOU DID REALLY, REALLY GOOD THERE.
>> SIX MONTHS AGO I WOULD HAVE NEVER BELIEVED I WOULD HAVE DONE
ANYTHING LIKE THIS ON LIVE TELEVISION.
I'M DEFINITELY NOT READY FOR THIS TO BE THE END.
>> MY MOM IS OVER THERE, AND MY DAD IS OVER HERE.
THEY ARGUED IN SPANISH SO THAT WE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THEM.
>> YOU CHECK A LOT OF BOXES. YOU'VE GOT THE PHYSICALITY.
YOU'VE GOT THE SOUND EFFECTS. YOU'VE GOT THE LIKABILITY.
YOU'RE MEMORABLE. >> I KNOW AMERICA WILL GIVE ME
MORE VOTES. I KNOW THEY GOT ME.
I KNOW THEY WANT TO SEE MORE, AND I'VE GOT MORE.
COME ON. WHATEVER Y'ALL WANT TO SEE, I'VE
GOT IT. COME ON.
>> Terry: BROOK LYNN AND CRIS SOSA, ONLY ONE OF YOU IS SAFE
AND IN THE TOP FIVE. AMERICA HAS VOTED.
THE ACT TAKING THE NEXT SPOT IS --
CRIS SOSA!
THANK YOU, BROOK LYNN. YOU WERE AWESOME.
ONE MORE TIME FOR BROOK LYNN. CRIS.
CRIS IS IN THE TOP FIVE, BUT WILL HE GO ON TO THE SEMIFINAL?
WE WILL FIND OUT LATER. ONE MORE TIME FOR CRIS SOSA.
WE STARTED WITH TEN ACTS. NOW WE HAVE JUST TWO LEFT FOR
THE LAST SPOT IN THE TOP FIVE. JESSE WHITE TUMBLING TEAM AND
SANDO, PLEASE COME AND JOIN ME ON THE STAGE.
>> PERFORMING LIVE WAS NERVE-RACKING.
I MEAN THIS HAS BEEN THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER MADE IT THIS BIG.
>> Sofia: IT WAS LIKE A BUNCH OF CRABS DANCING NOW.
IT'S VERY DIFFERENT TO DO SOMETHING GOOD 15, 20 SECONDS ON
TIKTOK AND TO CREATE SOMETHING FOR THIS STAGE THAT IS FUN AND
ENTERTAINING. GOOD FOR YOU.
>> I WANT TO CONTINUE THIS JOURNEY SO BAD BECAUSE I'M
CAPABLE OF BRINGING MORE. >> EVERY TIME I SEE, I'M
LITERALLY LIKE THIS. OOH, AAH.
BECAUSE YOU MAKE IT LOOK GOOD TERRIFYING.
YOU ALL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I LOVED IT. >> ALL THE WAY, ALL THE WAY.
WE WANT TO REPRESENT CHICAGO. >> THIS IS OUR DREAM.
>> WE'RE GOING TO WIN. THAT'S WHAT WE CAME TO DO.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE CAME TO DO. >> Terry: JESSE WHITE TUMBLING
TEAM AND SANDO. ONE OF YOU IS STILL IN THE
COMPETITION. ONE OF YOU IS LEAVING.
AMERICA HAS VOTED. THE ACT TAKING THE LAST SPOT IN
THE TOP FIVE IS -- JESSE WHITE TUMBLING TEAM!
THANK YOU, SANDO. ONE MORE TIME FOR SANDO.
JESSE WHITE, CONGRATS TO JESSE WHITE TUMBLING TEAM.
SO, WE HAVE YOUR TOP FIVE. BUT WHICH THREE MADE THE
SEMIFINALS?
BUT WHICH THREE MADE THE
SEMIFINALS? ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Terry: SO, WE HAVE YOUR TOP
FIVE. IT WAS A WILD SHOW LAST NIGHT,
AND THEY'VE DONE SO WELL TO WIN YOUR VOTES.
BUT ONLY THREE CAN MOVE ON TO THE SEMIFINAL.
AMERICA, MAKE SOME NOISE FOR THIS WEEK'S TOP FIVE.
THEY ARE JESSE WHITE TUMBLING TEAM, OLIVIA BEFUS, LUKE TALENO,
ROYAL LASERS, AND CRIS SOSA. THE SEMIFINAL IS WAITING.
IT'S THREE ACTS FROM FIVE. HERE WE GO.
AMERICA HAS VOTED. THE FIRST ACT GOING INTO THE
SEMIFINAL IS -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
-- OLIVIA BEFUS! OLIVIA!
THE PEOPLE VOTED FOR YOU. HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?
>> THANK YOU SO, SO, SO MUCH. THAT MEANS THE ABSOLUTE WORLD TO
ME, ALL THE SUPPORT. I'M SO READY FOR THE SEMIFINALS.
>> Terry: MEL B, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO HER?
>> Mel: I MEAN, I LOVED YOU FROM THE FIRST SECOND I SAW YOU.
YOUR DOGS, THE WAY THAT YOU DO EVERYTHING WITH THEM, IT JUST
BRINGS SO MUCH JOIN. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
YOUR DOGS ARE SUPER-HAPPY, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Terry: SHE IS IN THE
SEMIFINAL. ONE MORE TIME FOR OLIVIA BEFUS!
TWO SPOTS LEFT. LET'S SEE WHO ELSE MADE IT.
AMERICA HAS VOTED. THE NEXT ACT GOING INTO THE
SEMIFINAL IS -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
-- ROYAL LASERS! HA HA!
MY GOLDEN BUZZER IS GOING TO THE SEMIFINAL.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO THE PEOPLE AT HOME?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR VOTES.
WE WORKED SO HARD TO PUT THAT ACT TOGETHER.
BUT WE'RE READY FOR THE CHALLENGE TO BRING TO THE
SEMIFINALS. WE WON'T DISAPPOINT.
>> Terry: SOFIA, WHAT ADVICE DO YOU FEEL FOR ROYAL LASERS?
>> Sofia: I MEAN, I JUST WISH YOU GOOD LUCK.
IT WAS, YOU KNOW, AN AMAZING SHOW.
YOUR AUDITION WAS GREAT. YESTERDAY WAS GREAT.
I THINK YOU GUYS DESERVE TO BE HERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Terry: NEXT TIME WE SEE THEM,
IT'LL BE THE SEMIFINAL. ONE MORE TIME FOR ROYAL LASERS.
SO, WHO IS GOING TO TAKE THE LAST SPOT SEMIFINAL?
WHO'S STAYING? WHO'S GOING?
THE ANSWER IS COMING UP RIGHT
WHO'S GOING?
THE ANSWER IS COMING UP RIGHT [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
INCREDIBLE WEEK.
WHAT A WAY TO START THE LIVE SHOW.
AND WE ARE NOT DONE YET. BUT BEFORE WE GET THE LAST
RESULT, CHECK OUT THE ACTS IN NEXT WEEK'S QUARTERFINAL.
NEXT WEEK -- >> WE ALWAYS SAY TWO MINUTES CAN
CHANGE YOUR LIFE. >> YOU SOUND READY.
>> I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE HERE.
>> WHAT IS HAPPENING? >> Howie: REAL AMERICANA.
>> Sofia: I DON'T THINK WE'VE GOT ANYTHING CLOSE TO WHAT YOU
GUYS HAVE DONE. >> AGT.
>> I WANT MORE. >> I WANT TO DO THIS.
>> YOU ARE A ROCK STAR, YOUNG LADY.
YOU REALLY ARE. >> IF YOU'VE GOT TALENT, YOU'VE
GOT TALENT. >> I'M GOING TO DO THIS RIGHT
NOW. >> Terry: DON'T MISS IT.
THAT'S NEXT TUESDAY. BUT THERE IS STILL ONE SPOT LEFT
IN THE SEMIFINAL. AND UP ON STAGE ARE THE LAST
THREE ACTS. IT'S BETWEEN JESSE WHITE
TUMBLING TEAM, LUKE TALENO, AND CRIS SOSA.
HERE WE GO. AMERICA HAS VOTED.
THE ACT TAKING THE LAST SPOT IN THE SEMIFINAL IS --
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] -- LUKE TALENO!
THANK YOU, JESSE WHITE TUMBLING TEAM.
THANK YOU, CRIS SOSA. ONE MORE TIME FOR THESE GUYS.
YOU WERE AWESOME. LUKE, OH, MY GOODNESS, YOU MADE
THE "AGT" SEMIFINAL. HOW DOES THAT FEEL?
>> ALL GLORY GOES TO GOD. THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR VOTING.
THERE'S MORE TO FIGHT FOR, BABY. LET'S GO.
>> Terry: SIMON, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY TO LUKE?
>> Simon: FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY MY KMIZ RATIONS TO
THE OTHERS WHO GOT SO CLOSE. COME BACK AGAIN.
BY THE WAY, WE MET A YEAR AGO. YOU WERE SITTING IN THE
AUDIENCE, AND YOU SAID TO ME, SIMON, DO YOU THINK I COULD
APPLY? AND I WENT, GIVE IT A GO.
AND GUESS WHAT? YOU'RE HERE NOW.
>> Terry: BIG CONGRATS, LUKE. BUT WE HAVE OUR FIRST THREE
SEMIFINALISTS. AND OF COURSE HUNDRED FINGERS IS
ALREADY THROUGH TO THE FINAL THANKS TO HOWIE'S GOLDEN BUZZER.
NEXT TUESDAY, MORE TENSION, MORE NERVES, MORE TALENT.
11 NEW ACTS WILL BE GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD FOR A SPOT IN THE
SEMIFINAL. I AM TERRY CREWS.
GOOD NIGHT, AMERICA.