[tense music]
* *
- "America's Got Talent" Season 16 starts right now.
- I have chills.
- It was perfection.
- We need you.
The world needs you.
- You know why I want to stand for you?
So that I can do this.
[Huey Lewis and the News' "Power Of Love"]
* *
- Wow, look at that, Whiskers. Golden Buzzer.
[cat meows]
* *
- * The power of love is a curious thing *
* Make a-one man weep, make another man sing *
* Change a hawk to a little white dove *
* More than a feeling, that's the power of love *
* Don't need money, don't take fame *
* Don't need no credit card to ride this train *
* Tougher than diamonds and stronger than steel *
- Get up! Get up!
Ahh!
- I loved it.
- * It's strong and it's sudden *
- So good.
- I loved you.
- * That's the power of love *
* *
* Can you feel it? *
- Welcome the host of "America's Got Talent,"
Terry Crews. - Ahh!
* *
- Are you ready to meet your "AGT" judges?
- * To ride this train *
* Tougher than diamonds and stronger than steel *
* *
- Wow.
Man, the energy in here is electric right now.
Yes.
Now, Simon... - Yes.
- There have been amazing acts right here on this stage
that have actually taken over Las Vegas.
- Yeah. You go down that strip now,
it's like every billboard is someone, you know,
from this show now. It's unbelievable.
- Yes. - Yeah.
And in addition to that, in November,
"America's Got Talent"
opens in Vegas at the Luxor Theater. Yeah.
- Whoo. - Yes.
- "AGT" takes over The Strip at Luxor.
It's for real.
- Wow. Do you have coupons?
- I can get you a discount.
- Are you guys ready to get this show started?
- Yes. Let's do it.
- Welcome to "America's Got Talent" Season 16.
- * You feel the power *
* Just feel the power of love *
- We should go.
Really, Simon, we should all go one night.
- Oh, yeah. - Yes.
- It would be fun.
- What is happening here?
- * You feel the power of love *
* Feel the power of love *
- Ooh.
- Oh, fabulous. - Oh, look at the little one.
* *
- Hi. - Oh, they're adorable.
- Hello, beautiful ladies. How is it going?
[together] Good. - Good. Where are you all from?
- Mesquite, Texas. [applause]
- From Texas. Welcome.
So tell me, who came up with this routine
that you guys will be doing for us?
- Our fearless, fabulous teacher and director, Justin.
He's over there. Come on out. Come on out.
- Oh, Justin's here too?
- Oh.
[cheers and applause]
- Whoa.
- Justin? - Hello, hello.
- It's so fabulous. You're Justin?
- I am Justin, also known as Alyssa Edwards.
- I was going to say, you don't look like a Justin.
- Heidi said, "Where is Justin at?" Exactly.
- Is there a big drag scene in your town in Texas?
- There actually is, and, you know,
I'm very fortunate to have so many moms and dads
and families in Mesquite, Texas,
that not only support me but they celebrate me.
- Very good. - Absolutely.
- As a very shy, young, little boy,
dance was the only way I could find the words
to express myself,
and I teach that each and every day to these kids.
So I'm so very proud of you all and so very honored
to be standing on the stage with you guys.
- Aw. [applause]
- Wow. Alyssa, I mean, you are incredible.
Are you responsible for them all looking so fabulous?
- What do you guys think? - Oh, yeah.
- Yeah. - Oh, yeah.
- Thank you so much for being here today.
Thank you, Alyssa. Good luck, girls.
- Thank you. - I can't wait to see this.
- Good luck, you guys. - Thank you.
- Wow. - Come on, Let's do it.
[all shouting]
- Get it, get it, get it.
- Mm-hmm.
[cheers and applause]
- Okay, dolls, y'all know what time it is.
Come on.
[upbeat music]
* *
- * Nails, hair, hips, heels, face done, lips real *
* Purse full, big bills, yes, I'm a big deal *
* Legs, legs, face, eyes, thin waist, thick thighs *
* You, me, you wish, new phone, who this? *
* Patty-pat-pat [indistinct] *
* Mama yes God when you pop that tongue *
* This whole club is my runway, run *
* Y'all five, four, three, twos, I'm a one *
* Girl, what did that girl just say, girl?
* Girl, I don't dance, I work *
* I don't play, I slay *
* I don't walk, I strut, strut, strut *
* And then sashay * - * Okay *
- * But I don't work for free *
* No, that's not the tea, hunty *
- * No ma'am * - * So make it rain on me *
* And I might let you see *
- * What you gonna let them see? *
- * My nails, hair, hips, heels *
* Nails, hair, hips, heels *
* Nails, hair, hips, heels, heels, heels *
- Yes! Yeah!
- * Stretch out those legs *
* Stretch out that wrist, stretch out that weave *
* I don't want to see you dance *
* I want to see you work, come on *
* Snap for me, snap for me, snap *
* Now clap for me, clap for me, clap *
* Clap for me, clap for me, clap *
- Ahh! Ohh!
- * Pose, pose, pose, pose *
* That's all *
[laughs]
[cheers and applause]
- See that little one, the little one is a superstar.
- What in the world? That was incredible.
[cheers and applause]
[gentle piano music]
* *
- Ladies, whoo.
I'm going to start with Simon. What did you think, Simon?
- I think this act was sensational.
Absolutely sensational.
[cheers and applause]
I really loved you.
- Thank you.
- You know, you win a million dollars.
What do you do with the money if you win?
- I would probably have to pay medical bills,
because I have spina bifida,
and I was born with a tumor on my spine,
and it's, you know, given me lots of complications.
- I know a little bit about this.
Obviously, it's very restricting
in terms of normal things,
let alone dance, so how do you deal with that?
- There's always days where, you know, I'm weaker,
but Justin has really helped me to find my motivation.
He always keeps me going.
No matter, like, how many times the spina bifida tries
to knock me down, he's always, like,
"Come on, girl. You've got this."
Like, and my teammates, like, they're my number
one supporters. and, like...
- Aww.
[cheers and applause]
- You've got good friends up there, haven't you?
- Yes, they're great. - Yeah, I can sense that.
- I thought it was out of this world.
It was perfect. I wish the song was longer,
because I tried to focus on each one of you.
Each one of you was doing their own thing, different faces.
I mean, I couldn't get enough of you guys.
I loved it.
[applause] - Thank you.
- Howie? - You were fierce.
Your faces.
The little one there, you are a superstar.
You really are. I mean, you all are.
What are you thinking? I see tears.
- I'm excited.
- [laughs]
- Well, I'm excited to meet you.
- This was absolutely incredible.
You could have not done it better.
I mean, even down to the nails.
I see everyone has different color nails.
- Yeah, everyone has the-- - I'm so a stickler for detail.
I mean, it was perfection,
so you're going to get your first yes from me.
- Whoo - Two yeses.
- Whoo.
- What are you going to give them?
- Yes. - Exciting.
- And now you have four yeses.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
* *
- Thank you. Thank you. Thanks.
- So good.
* *
- Group hug. Group hug.
- You show this anywhere in the world,
I mean, it's a show, you know?
- You guys are on your way. It's so wonderful.
Coming up...
- You're funny. We have never seen anything like that before.
- * Ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh *
- Yes.
[buzzer]
- Ohh. - I'm not gonna give you a yes.
- I have to escape the straitjacket.
If I don't, I'm literally going to be cut in two.
- Ahh!
- Get up! Get up!
- Something brought us together,
and here we are, meant to be.
- Remember, all those long nights, hard work,
it's all going to pay off.
- They're going to see our brotherhood and our connection
on that stage.
- * I got love for you *
- All right. Let's go. Let's make it happen, y'all.
* *
- * I got love for you * - * Nice to meet you *
- Hello. I'm Terry.
And can you introduce the group you have here?
- I love working with you.
- [speaking Japanese]
This is "UniCircle."
- That's what I really want to find this year,
like, an amazing group, something new.
That would be my dream.
- Go out and make it happen, all right?
Thank you so much. America is waiting for you.
- * I got love for you *
* I got love for you * - * To a drink *
- * I got love for you * - * Nice to meet you *
- Oh, wow.
This looks very exciting, very different.
Who are you guys?
- We are "UniCircle Flow." - "UniCircle Flow."
- And you guys are from where? - From Japan.
- Oh, wow. - From Japan.
[cheers and applause]
- I just want to add that this is
just only four members today,
but UniCircle is bigger than them,
and they're representing in whole 12 people today.
[cheers and applause]
- Whoa. - Well, good luck tonight.
Thank you for coming all the way from Japan.
You look great.
- Yeah. - Let's see.
- Thank you. [cheers and applause]
Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
- Does this scare you, Simon, when you see people on bikes?
- Well, now you mentioned it--
[upbeat music]
* *
- Whoo!
* *
- Wow.
* *
Wow.
- I love this. Whoa!
- Yes!
Wow.
* *
Wow.
* *
- Wow.
* *
- The speed. They're so fast.
* *
Whoo! Bravo. - Yes!
[cheers and applause] Oh, my goodness!
- Wow.
[CHVRCHES "Never Ending Circles]
* *
Wow.
- Oh, my.
Can you hear them, how excited they are?
This was amazing. - Yes.
[cheers and applause] - Oh, wow.
- The energy, the music. It all worked together.
It was so exciting. And Howie was loving you.
- I was. You know, traditionally,
we see somebody on a unicycle,
they're usually a clown or a juggler.
For you to bring beautiful dance,
we have never seen anything like that before.
And what a great example for Simon Cowell to see
even with one wheel you're able to balance.
I don't know if you know what happened to him
with two wheels. There was no dancing.
- Don't ask. - Okay.
- I loved it too. I loved the choreography.
You were all so in sync and so fast too.
It was absolutely incredible.
[cheers and applause]
Great. - But, yeah, I mean,
as they were saying, this is normally 12 people.
It was amazing with just four.
You can only imagine what it's going to look like with 12.
- Oh, my gosh. - Let me tell you.
This is one of the most unique, amazing acts we've seen
on "America's Got Talent" over the years.
- Very good. - Absolutely.
- Yeah. I am absolutely
blown away by this. It was sensational.
- Perfection. - Thank you.
- So we're going to start voting. Simon?
- Oh, 100% yes. - Howie?
- Yes. - Heidi?
- Yes. - Yes.
- * Here's to taking what you came for *
* And here's to running off the pain *
* And here's to just another no man *
* If you want another, say you need another *
* Here's to never ending circles *
* And building them on top of me *
- That was amazing in every way.
- I hope you can understand me like this.
Yeah!
- * Say you need another *
- Let's see. Do you guys know this song?
- What?
- Do you guys know the moves to this song?
I've been working on this. Listen to it, and...
- * I-I-I'm in the start tonight *
- Of course.
- I love that song.
- * So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight *
- We're nonstop on the way to the top. Let's go. Let's go.
- This is K-pop. You like K-pop?
- Yes. - I do too.
- Where are all my dancers at? Dancers, make some noise.
- * This is getting heavy *
* Can you hear the bass boom, I'm ready *
- Are you ready?
- * Life is sweet as honey *
* Yeah this beat cha-ching like money huh *
- One, two, three...
all: LTF!
[together] One, two, three, go.
- [laughs] - We are...
We are Korean.. - We are--
You say we are... - We are...
[together] Korean Soul.
- Okay. - Sorry.
- We are...
all: Korean Soul.
- We are a boy band.
- * Whoa-oh-oh *
- And we are...
all: * Larger Than Life *
- We first met ten years ago in a community choir in Seoul.
- I always wanted to be in a boy band.
I felt like it was a calling,
so I said I'm going to build my own boy band.
We've been a boy band for about four years now,
and we've done so many, like, awesome, amazing things.
One of those things was performing with Joey Fatone
and Lance Bass from 'NSYNC.
- Yeah. - In Cancun.
- Yes.
- * Disco overload *
* I'm to that, I'm good to go *
- We'd really love to be famous like, you know, BTS.
- * Let's go *
- * 'Cause I-I-I'm *
- We had a great opportunity to sign
with an agency in Korea, but it didn't really go well.
We gave up musical career and just settled in a normal life.
- So our fans like to be known as the LTL Army.
And They have their merch.
They have our faces on their shirts.
Some of them have tattoos.
- Yeah, don't forget about that tattoos.
- Some of them literally have our signatures
tattooed on their bodies. - Yeah.
- Yeah, that's wild. - So, it's wild.
- I was working at a convenience store.
He's a, like, a kindergarten teacher
and painter, and he went into military service.
He was really sad and devastating.
- This is our last chance, so...
[speaks in Korean]
We desperate.
- We're finally here in "America's Got Talent,"
the biggest stage, the biggest competition in the world.
- Hello. - It's your time right now.
Yeah. - Yeah.
- America, if you guys are having a good time,
let me hear you scream.
- Yes, bring the energy.
Yes. - Hello.
And who are you?
- My name is Edvin. - Okay.
Hello, Edvin. And you are?
- I'm Chris. - Yeah.
- I'm Price. - Price.
- And I'm Dan.
- And we are...
all: Larger Than Life.
- Yeah. Larger Than Life.
- How old are you all? - I'm the vintage one.
I'm a little old.
- How old are you? - 39.
- Okay. [cheers and applause]
- And you are?
- I'm 33. - Yeah.
- 33.
- And I'm 30. - Okay.
And what's been your inspiration?
- Well, I always just wanted to be in a boy band,
and I could never be in a boy band,
so I found these guys and made a boy band of our own.
- Okay. And tell me what--
I mean, you must talk about this a lot.
So what is the big dream?
Where do you see yourself in five years' time?
- To be here is, like,
the crux of everything that we've worked for.
I mean, honestly,
getting something like a Golden Buzzer tonight
would mean so much to us.
It would be so cool to see our names in lights
in, like, a residency in Vegas.
Like, I could just see us being there walking down The Strip
and just walking into our theater.
- We want to play bigger venues and stadiums,
and we want to do it all.
- Okay. And do you think-- presumably,
you believe you can win the show, yeah?
- Yes. - 100%.
- Simon Cowell is out there.
Did you hear his voice out there?
- Oh, my God.
- And what are you going to sing?
- We're going to sing a mash-up of "Larger Than Life"
and "Tearin' Up My Heart"
by Backstreet Boys and 'NSYNC.
- Of course. Okay. Good luck.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
all: * All you people can't you see, can't you see *
* How your love's affecting our reality *
* Every time we're down *
* You can make it right *
* That makes you larger than life *
[buzzer]
- Let me hear y'all scream.
* *
- Okay.
* *
all: * That makes you larger than life *
* *
[Indistinct].
Now you may get down.
* It's tearin' up my heart when I'm with you *
* But when we are apart I feel it too *
* And no matter what I do *
[buzzer]
* I feel the pain with our without you *
- * Baby I don't understand *
* Just why we can't be lovers *
* Things are getting out of hand *
- * Everybody, let's go *
- * Tryin' too much but *
all: * Baby we can win *
* Let it go *
* If you want me, girl, let me know *
- Oh, oh, there's no way. This--I have to.
[buzzer] - Ohh.
- * I can't take it anymore *
- Let's go. Let's go.
all: * It's tearin' up my *
- Let me hear y'all scream.
- Whoo.
[cheers and applause]
- They hung in there. They hung in there.
[somber music]
- Was that serious?
- That was our party. Yes.
[tense music]
- Okay. Heidi?
- I mean, I was so rooting for you guys.
When you came in here, I love your energy.
I love you guys all bought the same shoes.
You bedazzled your jackets.
And then it didn't sound so great.
- Yes. - And I wanted it
to sound great for you guys,
but it didn't really, and I'm sorry.
- Sofia? - Yes, unfortunately,
it was, like, a little bit, like, forced,
so that was, like, a big problem.
But I didn't want to give you an X or anything.
They are too drastic. It wasn't that horrific.
- Thank you so much. - I would just stop right now.
Honestly, there--it's just-- - Aww.
- No, without being rude, it was...
[laughter]
- Without being rude.
- Look, it's hard enough when you're good.
When you're terrible, it's just...
I'm saying this to be kind, right?
I would just give it up.
- Wow.
- * It ain't no lie *
- Do you not want to hear another song?
- No. - Okay.
- Ooh. - Oof.
- * Baby bye bye bye * - * Bye bye *
- Let's vote. - Okay. Howie?
- No. - Heidi?
- I really like you guys, but it's a no. I'm sorry.
- Sofia? - I don't think you guys
should stop, because if that makes you happy...
[applause] - Thank you so much.
- Keep doing it for yourself but not for "AGT," so no.
- In other words, not in front of other people.
- No, in front of friends and family.
- I wouldn't even do it for my friends.
Okay. Thank you for coming, guys.
- No, thank you. - Thank you, guys.
- Have a great day, guys. - Bye, y'all.
- Oh, you're sweating. Oh, oh.
- I feel nervous. - And at the end of the day,
it's four opinions out of how many?
- Right. - That's what I'm saying.
- I mean, we've been touring nationally
for four or five years.
We bring the party five nights a week,
and our audiences of thousands love us.
- They're ready for you. - Cool.
- Well, thank you, guys. - Thank you for having us.
- You guys are Larger Than Life.
- That's right.
- God, I love you guys. - Thank you.
- Thank you. Thank you.
- I like when you say,
"You should just quit altogether,
but I don't mean that in a bad way."
- No.
- I think we've seen more horrible things than that.
- No.
- All right, Korean Soul.
Go out there and show America what you've got, all right?
- Let's go. - Here we go.
- * And it ain't no lie *
* Bye bye *
- Yep, go on.
- * Just another player in your game for two *
- Hello.
- * But it ain't no lie *
* Bye bye bye * - * Bye bye *
all: * That makes you larger *
[buzzer]
- Aww.
- Was that serious?
- Okay, look. I would just give it up.
- Oof. - Thank you for coming, guys.
- Thank you.
- I think we've seen more horrible things than that.
- No. - I thought genuinely
that was a joke.
[cheers and applause]
- Hello. - Hi.
- Hi.
- Very nice to meet you. And who are you?
- I'm Soo-yong. - I'm Yong-jae.
- I'm Sean. - And I'm Chi-won.
- And we are...
all: Korean Soul.
- Cool. - Whoo.
- From South Korea. - When did you arrive here?
- Ten days ago. - Yeah.
- Okay. Are you well-known in Korea?
- No. - No.
So this is your opportunity?
- Right. This is our big opportunity.
- And what's the dream, guys?
- We really want to be pop star.
[cheers and applause]
- Okay. Good luck, guys.
[together] Thank you.
- All right. Here we go.
[gentle piano music]
* *
- * I will never find another lover *
* Sweeter than you, sweeter than you *
* And I will never find another lover *
* More precious than you *
* Girl, you are *
Close to me you're like my mother.
[together] * Close to me you're like my father *
* Close to me, you're like my sister *
* Close to me, you're like my brother *
- * Close to me *
* You are the only one, my everything *
* For you this song I sing *
[together] * All my life *
* I prayed for someone like you *
* And I thank God *
* That I *
all: * That I finally found you *
* All my life *
- Oh.
all: * I prayed for someone like you *
* And I hope that you feel the same way too *
- * Ooh *
all: * Yes I pray that you do love me *
* You're all I I've ever, ever know *
* When you smile all my face always seems to glow *
- Whoo!
all: * You're all that I've ever known *
- * When you smile my face glows *
* You picked me up when I was down *
* And I hope that you feel the same way *
* Pray that you do love me *
* All my life *
* I prayed for someone like you *
* And I thank *
- * God *
[together] * That I finally found you *
- * Finally found you *
all: * All my life *
* I prayed for someone like you *
* And I hope that you feel the same way *
* Pray that you do *
[together] * Love me *
all: * Too *
- Wow!
Wow! - Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
[cheers and applause]
[uplifting music]
- Bravo.
* *
- Howie? - Oh, amazing.
Can I ask a question?
What is it in the Korean culture
that makes so many talented people?
- Yeah.
- You guys really check a lot of the boxes that you need
to check to make it.
And you sounded great. I loved it.
- Thank you. - Thank you so much.
- Heidi, what did you think? - It sounded great.
Super silky smooth.
The harmonies were beautiful. You guys look great.
I love all the color arrangements
that you guys have on.
Very nicely put together. Why you looked at him?
Were you responsible for all of you all looking so good?
- He's our fashion kid, fashion freak.
- Yeah. Thumbs-up for the fashion kid, yeah.
I like it.
- Sofia, what did you think?
- You guys make a great group together.
I think it's perfect. You have all the talent.
Everything. I thought it was spectacular.
[cheers and applause]
- Um...
* *
[cheers]
- Probably one of the best auditions
we've had today, right?
- * The story of my life, I'll take her home *
* I drive all night *
- Absolutely.
- You know, every lead was great.
The harmonies were great. The song choice was great.
Good for you. Okay, we're going to vote.
- Can I do the first one? - Do it.
Yes. - Okay. Heidi?
- I give you a yes. - Yes.
- You got four yeses. Congratulations.
- * Until she's broke inside *
* The story of my life *
* *
- No, thank you.
* *
No, thank you.
* *
- That was beautiful. - That was very nice. Yeah.
- Great song.
all: Yeah!
- We did it.
[indistinct chatter]
- * The story of my life *
- Coming up...
- You are amazing. - It was brilliant.
- This is crazy. - Get up!
- Come on. Come on. - Get up.
- Ahh!
[birds chirping]
- We've seen extraordinary things happen over the years.
2 minutes literally can change your life on this show.
[tense orchestral music]
- I know how steep the competition is.
- We've been training our whole life for this.
- Today could change my life.
- And I'll tell you what, I am here to win.
- I'm actually just about to go onstage.
- So when I think about what you're about to do,
it just drives me a bit crazy.
Ah, but that's why I love you, though, because you're you.
- It all comes down to this.
[cheers and applause]
- Whoa. Hello. What is your name?
- My name is Matt Johnson. - How old are you?
- I'm 47 years old. - And where are you from, Matt?
- I'm originally from England, but I've lived in Vancouver,
Canada, for 23 years. [applause]
- What do you do for a living in Vancouver?
- I'm an escape artist.
- Oh. - Oh.
- I'm looking at the thing behind you.
It already looks, like, crazy.
- Thank you.
[laughter]
- Wow. Are you married?
- Are you asking? No, no, sorry, yeah.
- You mean am I proposing? - Well, we have the same hair.
- No, because I always wonder
when people are escape artists,
it can be very dangerous, right?
- My wife actually asked me to stop doing it
because of something that happened just a year ago.
She asked me to not do it anymore.
- Oh, and you didn't listen? - I have not done it since.
This is the first time.
- Okay. - What happened?
- I was working on a dangerous escape,
and I actually hung myself and drowned at the same time,
and I ended up in the ER.
- No.
- And so then after that happened,
I just got knocked off my saddle.
I didn't do it anymore,
but I found it really hard, because it's my life.
It's--you know what?
And this sounds so ridiculous, but I'm here to face my fears.
I have something to prove, that I can do it again.
- You're scaring me. - I know.
- You're scaring me more, like, this thing,
I see, like, a lot of sharpness and things--
- Oh, this; I've never done this before ever.
- Ever? - Ever.
- What about rehearsing for this opportunity?
- Yesterday. - Once?
- Yep.
- I didn't pay attention at school,
so this is what I do for a living.
[laughter]
- Well, I hope we have EMTs ready in the back,
and I'm really scared. Good luck.
- Thank you. [cheers and applause]
- This is crazy.
- Fingers and toes crossed.
- Whew.
So, judges,
I'm going to be strapped into a regulation straitjacket.
I will then be locked by my ankles to the board
on this device and flipped upside down.
I'll have to escape the straitjacket in order
to use my arms to flip myself the right way up.
That becomes dangerous when you realize that hanging above me
are two circular saws that spin at 2,000 revolutions a minute.
They're attached to that counterweight.
When the escape starts,
the clear box will begin to fill with water.
When the water reaches one of those two pink lines--
we're not sure exactly which-- it will trip those saws
to fall into the exact spot where I'm hanging.
- You're not sure which line?
- We haven't done it enough.
- Ahh. - I have to get myself out
the right way up and get my ankles free
and escape before the saw falls.
If I don't, I'm literally going to be cut in two.
Wish me luck.
- Do not try this at home.
[tense music]
- Ohh. This is crazy.
* *
- [gasping]
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
[gasping]
Okay, start the saws.
* *
- Oh, my God.
Look how fast that water is going up?
- And he doesn't know if it's the first or the second line?
[audience gasping]
- Ahh!
- Oh, man. He looks like he's in trouble.
* *
- [groaning]
- Hurry up!
- Okay, he's got his arm over.
He's got his arm over.
- It's about to hit--look. - Hurry up!
It's almost at the first line.
[audience screaming]
-Ahh!
Hurry up!
- Go!
Hurry! Hurry!
* *
- It's at the pink. It's at the pink line.
- Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
- Oh, my God. - It's at the pink line.
- I can't.
* *
- Stop! - Go! Go!
No! Stop it!
- Ahh! - Stop it!
* *
- Get up! Get up!
[audience gasps]
[cheers and applause]
- I can't believe it.
Crazy. Crazy.
[cheers and applause]
- Oh, my God.
My heart.
[triumphant music]
* *
- Simon, what did you think?
- I mean, anyone who puts himself in this position,
you know, because the trouble is, things go wrong,
and that could have been catastrophic,
but you are brilliant, brilliant.
- Thank you very much. - Respect.
[cheers and applause]
- I mean, that was insane.
That looked so dangerous.
I mean, my stomach still hurts,
because I was, like, so nervous for you.
- I mean, it was so close, because,
you know, it came down, and it almost, like,
knocked you off the chair. You're crazy,
and you should possibly listen to your wife a little bit more.
- I should actually.
- I'm just-- I'm actually speechless,
because I've never been more scared
than I was looking at this contraption,
listening to the amount of time that you haven't rehearsed.
It's just crazy, but I want to start the voting by saying yes.
[cheers and applause]
- It's a yes. - It's a yes.
[cheers and applause]
- Your wife is going to hate me,
but I want to see you again, four yeses.
* *
- Thank you so much, guys.
* *
- Right on, Matt.
- I've never seen anything like that.
- Good news is I'm alive.
- Dude, I have been freaking out.
- We got four yeses. - That's amazing.
* *
- Having my show in Vegas,
it's what every magician dreams of.
- If you drive the Las Vegas strip of billboards,
there's Mat Franco, Piff, Shin Lim.
- Is your dream having your own show in Vegas?
- Yes. - Yes.
- Good luck.
- [Indistinct]
[mystical music]
* *
[cheers and applause]
- What do you think this can do for you?
- I would really like to get
residency straight out of high school.
- Good for you. - Yeah.
- I think should
straight out of school to Vegas.
- My name is Patrick Hyung, and I'm a magician.
For as long as I can remember,
it has always been my dream to have
my own show in Las Vegas.
- * Who cares if we hit the right stars *
[Indistinct] put the cap into my pocket.
- * That's who we are, we got a story to tell *
- So my parents weren't the biggest fan in magic.
They wanted me to go to school, get good grades.
So what I did was, I would order something online.
It would be shipped to my friend's house.
I would pick it up during lunchtime,
go to my room, lock the door,
and I would practice in my room every single day.
My wife hates that I love watching magic all day.
I would walk with a deck of cards
in my hand, and she would hate it,
because I'm not holding her hand.
- * Who cares if we hit the right stars *
- I'm nervous - I wish you luck.
[Indistinct] - Okay, I love you. Bye.
- * We got a story to tell *
- My dream is to do magic the rest of my life.
- Make magic out there tonight for America.
- "America's Got Talent" I think will change my life.
* *
Hello. - Hello.
How are you?
- I'm good. How are you?
- Great. What's your name? - My name is Patrick Hyung.
- Patrick, and where you from Patrick?
- I'm from Pittsburgh.
- Wow, Pittsburgh.
- My husband is from Pittsburgh.
He loves Pittsburgh. Do you love the Steelers?
- Of course. - Okay.
- All right. We got that out of the way.
And what do you do for a living?
- I do magic. - That's great.
- Were you born with magical powers?
- Well, I sold my soul a long time ago.
- Good, good, good. Then you're very welcome here.
- And are you married? - I am married, yes.
- Okay. - Actually, last year.
- Is she a fan or your assistant or...
- She liked magic before,
and now I think she's a little bit--
- Tired of it?
- Wait, she liked magic-- the magic is gone already
after one year?
- She think I love magic more than her, so yeah.
I love both, I will not be able to pick.
- Well, if you do well and win the million dollars,
she'll love you regardless.
- Of course, yes.
[laughter]
- Go for it. - So would you mind
if I joined you guys downstage?
- Please, join us. - Awesome.
[cheers and applause]
- So I know this may sound a little bit strange,
but the end is the beginning.
I brought with me a deck of cards,
and this will makes sense in just a few moments.
Simon, a brand-new deck of cards,
can you please unwrap the deck for me?
- Yeah.
- Just pull this little seal out.
Perfect, and I'm gonna take this out.
A brand-new deck of cards come factory sealed with sticker,
and as you can see, every deck of cards
come in brand-new deck orders.
Jokers and the ad cards, we don't need those.
All the cards, Simon, your shuffle, please.
Give the deck a nice mix and shuffle.
- He's almost as good as Sofia with the shuffling.
- He's almost as good as me.
[laughter]
- Good? Perfect. Now, watch closely.
The first one, the ace of spades from shuffled deck...
The ace of spades.
And the rest in just a few seconds.
Each one of the ace is for each of you,
the spade, the diamond, the clubs, and the hearts.
You can see there's markers on the table.
I want you to sign on the card nice and big,
so we know that these are the only aces
that exist in this world with your name on it
- Sign our name? - Yes,
and make it nice and big.
Perfect, I'm going to take the cards. Show the camera.
The hearts, the clubs, the diamonds, and the spades.
You know why most people don't believe magic?
It's because they haven't seen real magic.
Watch closely.
As the first one travel invisibly.
From invisible card become visible.
- Aye. - You're kidding me.
- I'll do it one more time. - Do it again.
[mystical music]
* *
- From here, watch.
- [indistinct].
- What? - We're shocked. We're shocked.
- Look, one last one; check this out.
- You're amazing.
- Can you please hold out your hands?
- Hold my hand out? - Put your hand on top.
- Okay. - I'm going to take the deck.
Watch closely.
Ace of hearts, this time in slow motion,
one, two.
Do you feel it? Lift up your hand.
- Lift up my hand? - Yes. Open your hands.
The ace of hearts.
- What? [applause]
- It traveled back.
- Wow. How did that happen? - Check this out.
Tonight I want to leave you with a piece of mystery.
All the aces has your name on it,
and I'll do it one more time and this time in reverse.
So watch closely.
Sofia and Heidi, I want you to please lift up your hands,
hold out your hands,
and I want you to hold both your hands out like this,
extend them out, facedown, both hands, both hands.
Yes, perfect. I want you to cover on top,
cover on top like this.
Perfect. Hold it nice and tight.
You know, this may sound a little bit strange.
The end is the beginning.
The beginning is the end.
Ladies, slowly lift up your hands.
We made it back.
- Ohh!
- Brand-new sealed deck of cards.
- He is really good.
- Wait, we've been here before.
Simon, you know what to do.
- I know what to do. - That's your job.
Take out the cellophane. Look, every brand-new deck
of cards come factory sealed with a sticker.
I'm going to take out all the cards out.
- No. And we're in there. You're kidding me. No.
- Brand-new cards. Ace to king, ace to king,
ace to king except for one difference,
the ace of spade has your name on it.
Wait not just that, look, the ace of clubs
with your name on it, the ace of diamonds
with Sofia's name on it, and the last but not least,
Howie, your ace of hearts.
Thank you so much. Hope you guys enjoyed the ride.
- Amazing. - Whoa!
[upbeat music]
- Dang it.
- That was amazing. - Wow.
- [indistinct].
- How did you get us back in the deck?
- That was amazing.
- Wow. - That is so crazy.
- That was-- - It was incredible.
- Thank you. - I mean, it was happening
right in front of our eyes, like, this close.
How on Earth did you do this?
- Sold my soul a long time ago. - You're good.
- That was special. That was, like, mind-blowing.
You were, like, right in front of us. You are amazing.
- Thank you so much. - Very good.
- Simon?
- There are certain things that can't be explained,
which means it's magic.
People laugh at me for saying that, but I do believe in it.
And I liked your whole presentation.
It was very cool.
- Yes. - It was a really, really,
really good audition. Well done. Howie?
- First of all, I hope you win, because I want you
to love your life. - Of course.
- I want to bring the magic back.
- More than magic. - Yes, equal at least.
Anyway, let's vote. Heidi?
- I'm going to start it with a yes.
- Thank you so much.
- Sofia? - Yes.
- Thank you. - Simon?
- You've got your third yes.
- Four yeses. - Yes.
- Very good. - He was so good.
- How did he get us back in the deck?
- It's one thing to watch magic,
but when it's happening against your own flesh,
like, it's under your hand,
and you don't feel anything changing...
- Then it's so strange. - That proves magic.
- Yeah.
- Coming up....
- Finally someone came dressed for the party.
- Ohh!
- What a great addition to the 16th season
of "America's Got Talent."
[light music]
* *
[Curtis Mayfield's "Superfly"]
- My name is Johnny Showcase, and I'm 40 years old.
I'm an entertainer, singer, songwriter, mover, shaker,
music maker, part-time lover,
full-time parent.
* *
This is my spiritual advisor, Rumi Kitchen, and my singers,
The Truth.
We've been performing for 15 years.
We've done everything you could do.
I've got enough sweat in the game
to fill up a swimming pool.
* *
It's good. A lot of the feedback
that I get that I'm sort of a cross
between Prince, Prince Harry...
- Let's go, Johnny.
- And a minotaur, like, a man-horse.
You know, for instance me if I'm nervous?
- Are you nervous?
- Neigh.
- * Superfly *
- Let's go.
They say fake it till you make it.
Well, I've been faking it for a long time,
and this time I think I'm going to make it.
- Okay, big applause, folks.
- * Ooh Superfly *
* You're going to make your fortune by and by *
- Hi, everybody.
- Finally someone came dressed to the party.
- Hello, Sofia.
- Hola, como estas?
- Hello.
[laughter]
- Who are you guys?
- Oh, my name is Johnny Showcase.
This is my spiritual advisor, Rumi Kitchen,
and they're collectively known as The Truth.
- Ah, hello, ladies. - That makes sense.
- So what are you advising him on?
- Cosmic spirals, centers in your body,
centers outside of your body.
[laughter]
- Uh-huh. So what got you into this?
- Well, I've been listening and loving music
from the time that I was,
you know, just a little kid with a radio and a microphone,
and I listened to all the greats, you know,
Steve Wonders and Cindy Laupers and, of course, the legendary,
Paula Abdul, one of my favorites.
- Uh-huh, uh-huh. - You know, I used to envision
that I was in the "Opposites Attract" video,
and I was the cat.
Um...
- All right. Well, good luck.
[cheers and applause]
- I need a spiritual advisor. - Well, get him.
I don't think he's that busy, to be honest with you.
[laughter]
[microphone feedback]
- Wait, oh, wait.
[laughter]
[funky guitar music]
* *
* Girl, I've been watching you *
* All night, girl *
* You know it ain't right *
* You got your leopard-print skirt *
* And your alligator shoes *
- Whoo!
- * I walked up with my Sonic soda cup *
both: * And a fever for you *
- * But I got the situation at home, girl *
* It makes me blue *
* I legally bound to it, baby *
* So this is what we got to do *
- Yeah!
- * We got to be * all: * Sensual but not sexual *
- * Because I'm married *
* We've got to be *
all: * Sensual but not sexual *
- * Because I'm married *
- [laughs]
- * You do the Electric Slide so pretty baby *
* And I've been looking at your thing *
- * That's right *
- * But I can surmise by the look in your eyes *
* That you've been looking at my ring *
* Of course we could touch *
[together] * Touch *
- * But we can't do all that much *
- * Why? * - * Because I'm married *
- Don't hurt 'em, Johnny Showcase.
- * That's right, I'm married *
both: * Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo *
* Girl, if you like what you see *
* Come and look in my fridge *
both: * Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo *
- Oh, my God.
- * I want to take it to the bridge *
* Oh, girl you're so attractive *
* You're so chic, you're my queen *
* Oh she wears the crown *
* And though we 'bout to 7-10 split *
* I'm not gonna bowl you down *
* Ooh *
- * We got to be * all: * Sensual but not sexual *
- * Because I'm married *
* We've got to be *
all: * Sensual but not sexual *
all: * Because I'm married *
- Ohh!
[cheers and applause]
- Yes, yes.
[Sylvester's "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"]
* *
- There we no fakin' the funk.
* *
- Simon, what did you think?
I'm gonna be honest with you, this is not your real name,
Johnny Showcase.
You were so annoying,
and then the act started, and it was brilliant.
- Brilliant. - One of my favorite acts--
I've got to be honest with you--this year.
[cheers and applause] - Yes, by far.
- Thank you. - Sofia?
- I really enjoyed it. It was a really big surprise,
because all that you were talking, I really like--
- Just rubbish.
- And then you, like, transform yourself in this,
like, fantastic thing.
It was great. I loved it.
- Means a lot coming from you. - What did you think, Howie?
- Oh, there aren't even words. I got to say,
I've said this before to many people who've been on the show,
but the key for me is when you move an audience
and when you can transport us.
I think you're funny. I think it's kitschy,
and it makes you smile, makes you want to sing along.
I love it. - Yeah.
- It was so much fun.
I also, girls, love the hairy armpits.
- We are a body positive group. We are body positive.
- That's right, nothing wrong with that, natural.
- All right. Let's vote.
I'm going to kick it off with a big fat yes.
- Yes! - Howie?
- Yes! - Sofia?
- Yes! - Simon?
- A ginormous yes.
- * You make me feel *
- Thank you.
We'll do you proud.
- We needed you guys; thank you.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- * You make me feel *
* Mighty real *
- Johnny Showcase!
- All right! - Johnny Showcase!
- Yes - They were great.
- Mwah! Mwah! Mwah! Mwah! - That was amazing.
- Tell me how you're feeling, Johnny.
- I feel--I feel like I'm-- I'm levitating right now.
* *
I think they liked us.
I think they liked us!
[echoing] I think they liked us!
- * I feel you in my bones *
[The Sylvers' "Boogie Fever]
- All right, "AGT" bound, honey. You ready?
- Ready. Y'all ready? - Is everybody good?
[together] "AGT," here we come.
* *
- * Boogie fever *
- We are the Curtis Family C Notes,
and we are a rockin' family band.
- We're coming for you, "AGT."
- Both my wife and I are music teachers.
These guys were kind of born into this.
In every room in the house there are instruments
on the walls, behind doors, in the bathroom.
- We didn't have the intention of, like, being musicians.
We just saw instruments in the house and were like,
"Oh, what's this? What does this do?"
- Our parents, how they would wake us up,
is that they would play a cymbal or something.
- Welcome to "AGT."
- * We did the bump bump bump *
- * Yes we did, yes we did *
* Yes we did, yeah *
- I've been a fan of, like The Sylvers,
The Jacksons. What is your flow?
- The golden age of music was '50s through '70s,
and we just kind of vibe with that.
- What is the best thing
about performing together as a family?
- Being a family band
really builds a stronger connection with our family.
all: * AGT!" - Ow!
- I think America needs you right now.
- Okay, folks, here we go. We are back. Here we go.
- When we go out on stage, you know, for movies,
when, like, you walk out,
and that sound effect goes...
* Ahh *
[laughter]
- All right.
'70s. - Oh, wow.
- Oh, that's a family.
- They look like they're related.
- Hi.
- It's so great to be here.
- You look fantastic. - Fantastic.
- Oh, thank you. - Really fantastic.
Come on, who are you?
- We're the Curtis Family C Notes.
- And where are you from?
- We're from San Francisco. - Okay.
And do you all like the same kind of music?
- Yes, sir. - Simon.
[laughter] Okay.
- Sorry.
- Tell me something interesting about the kids' personalities.
- Well, you know, it's interesting, Phoenix,
she loves the universe.
She named her instrument Neptune,
because it's the color of the planet.
- Planet, yeah. - And she named
Zahara's guitar Raya, which is one of Saturn's moons.
Kiki has a question for Simon, though.
- Okay. - I...
- Yes.
- Don't have a name for my guitar,
so I was wondering if you could name my guitar.
- Yes. I'm going to call it...
Moon.
- Aww. - Okay.
- Yeah. - Moon.
- That's really cool.
- That's beautiful. That is beautiful.
Oh, my God. That is-- - Thank you, Simon, you know...
- We need a tissue. - That's beautiful, Simon.
Well, think about it, Moon; he just came out with that.
- Moon. Simon, that was...
- I'll tell you why, because I can see it every day.
- I love that. - All right.
No more questions, just enjoy yourself, have fun.
I think it's going to be amazing.
I've got a good feeling.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- They look fantastic. - Yeah.
I hope they're good. - I hope they're good too.
I mean, that will be a real stunner.
If they sound as good as they look,
that would be really-- - Yeah, right.
[drumsticks clicking]
[upbeat funky music]
* *
- * Whoo-ooh *
* Whoo-ooh-ooh *
* Yeah, yeah, yeah *
* He was born in Little Rock *
* Had a childhood sweetheart *
* They were always hand-in-hand *
- Ohh, that's hot!
- * [indistinct] *
- * Mama wore pigtails *
- My dawg, yeah!
- * [indistinct] *
* And they told them time and time again *
* He said I was made for lovin' *
* [indistinct] *
all: * Yeah, yeah, yeah *
- * She said I was made for lovin' *
- Whoo!
all: * Yeah, yeah, yeah *
- * All through thick and thin *
* Love just won it *
- * I love my baby, love my baby *
- Yeah, Mama's good.
- * Ohh my baby *
all: * Yeah, yeah, yeah *
- * [indistinct] *
* Just about to crumble *
* [indistinct] *
all: * Yeah, yeah, yeah *
* *
- Come on, y'all. - Let's go, [indistinct].
- [indistinct].
all: * Ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh *
* Ahh *
- [laughs]
* *
[cheers and applause]
- That's what we need right now, a little family.
[cheers and applause]
- I loved them so much.
- Yes, yes.
[Earth, Wind & Fire's "September"]
They kicked the house down.
- Wow, wow, wow... - Thank you.
- Wow, wow, wow, wow. Howie?
- You're a beautiful family; it's gorgeous,
and I loved their performance,
and I think you guys are superstars,
and you inspired me. Heidi?
- Before you started, I said,
"I hope they sound as good as they look."
And to me you did.
I loved it, and boy, Mama knows how to sing.
- Yeah, she's got a voice.
- I mean, everything was perfect.
I would love to see you again.
You know, I think you guys are on the right track.
[cheers and applause]
- Thank you so much.
- Let me ask Mom and Dad a question.
Were you in the music business, because I mean,
you have an amazing voice, by the way, Mom?
- Thank you. Papa C comes from a musical family.
He was one of the youngest piano players
for the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
He was signed by Earth, Wind & Fire.
He doesn't like to brag on himself,
but he plays all the instruments.
That's why they're able to play all of theirs.
- Yeah. - He was their first teacher.
- Is that right? Wow.
- He's amazing.
- There are times, you know, where we see these families,
and you can see the kids having the worst time, you know,
because they're kind of being forced into it.
This was the opposite.
Every one of you looked like you were having a great time,
but there's so much more to come.
I can just feel it.
I'm so happy that you've come on our show, genuinely.
Let's start with Howie.
- Yes!
- Thank you. - Heidi.
- Of course I'm going to give you a yes! Of course!
- Sofia.
- I am going to have to say yes too.
- You've got four yeses.
- * Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember? *
- Thank you so much.
- * Ba-dee-ya, dancing in September *
- Love you, guys.
- * Ba-dee-ya, golden dreams were shiny days *
- I love them too.
- I just started crying,
and it wasn't because the judges were--
I'm just so proud.
And for the yeses, it was just icing on the cake.
- Yes. - I'm so proud.
- Oh, to see the love that you have for each other,
I'm even getting choked up now, because it's so special.
What you guys are is what we need.
* Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya *
[Scandal's "Goodbye to You"]
- [trills tongue]
- The stage is right there.
- If you had one word that would describe
what you expect to see, what word would that be?
- Surprises. I like being surprised.
- I want to see the unexpected. - That's the same thing.
- All right. But in another word.
- Heidi, what do you want to see?
- Vow.
- What is that? - German for wow.
- Vow. I want to be vowed. I want to go, "Wow!"
- I vant to be vowed. - I vant to be vowed.
Okay. Let's make it happen, y'all.
- Yes! - Whoo!
- * Those times I waited for you seem so long ago *
- Hi, welcome. How are you?
- Good. I'm doing good. Thanks.
I'm excited to be here.
- What's your name, please? - Danny Detri.
- And where are you from, Danny?
- San Francisco.
- And, Danny, what's your job? What's your day job?
- I'm a contractor at an HR department.
- Okay.
And do your friends at work know you're doing this today?
- No. - All right, Danny.
No more questions. Good luck. Hope it goes well.
- Okay. Thanks.
[clears throat]
[popping melody]
* *
[buzzers]
[audience jeering]
[buzzers]
See, I wanted to, like, give you the chance.
I thought there was something else.
- I want wow. Then it went wah-wah-wah-wah.
- Yeah, actually, I can do an hour worth of comedy.
- Okay, on the way home.
- Thank you so much. Have a great day.
- All right. - Thank you.
- * Goodbye to you *
* Oh oh oh *
- Vow.
- That's it. It's over.
We had--we've had a great run.
Thanks a lot, Sofia.
Brought us so much good-- - It was a great season.
- You brought us so much good luck.
- * Goodbye to you *
- Guys, give it your best shot.
[cheers and applause]
- Hello. - Welcome to "AGT."
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- What's your name? - I'm Yohann
- And I'm Raphael. - We are Les Beaux Frères.
- Oh, French.
- French-Canadian. - Yeah.
- Oh, I'm Canadian. - Hey!
- What do you do?
- We are circus artists,
and tonight we will present a little surprise.
- Well, best of luck. - See you later.
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
- Where'd they go? - Where did they go?
- They just walk off like that?
Whoa! - Oh! Wait, what?
What the heck?
[orchestral music]
- [laughs]
* *
- Whoa.
* *
- Oh! - [laughs]
- Did you see something? - She did!
- Oh!
- Whoa!
- [laughs]
* *
- Whoa.
[laughter]
* *
- Oh!
- Look at Terry's face! - Whoa!
[laughter]
- [laughs]
- Whoa.
[laughter]
* *
- Aww. - Oh, no.
both: Ah!
[laughter]
- That is brilliant.
- I kind of want to do this with you, Sofia.
* *
- Whoa!
* *
- [laughs]
* *
- Ohh. - [laughs]
- Yeah.
- Whoa! - Oh.
Oh! - [laughs]
- Yo. - Oh, no.
[laughter]
- You can do it.
- Yeah! - Oh, my...
[applause]
[laughter]
[cheers and applause]
[laughter]
[cheers and applause]
- * Splish splash I was taking a bath *
- Brilliant!
- * Long about a Saturday night *
That was amazing!
- Terry's face. - I saw everything.
- You saw everything?
- Poor Terry.
- * Put my feet on the floor *
* I wrapped the towel around me *
- Wow.
Congratulations. That was fantastic.
You know, here we see so many cockamamie things, but this...
- [laughs] What?
- I loved this. It's funny, and I want you to keep going.
I don't want you to throw in the towels.
- Oh, Howie. - What'd you think, Heidi?
- What'd I think? That is my cup of tea.
It really is.
- That's a vow. - It was a vow for me.
I loved it.
That's my kind of humor, and my boys at home,
they're just laughing right now at you guys.
- Sofia.
- Yeah, I thought it was fantastic.
I can't wait to see what else are you going to take off?
- That's what talk about surprises, right?
- Yeah.
- That was very, very, very fun.
I don't know where you go next with this,
but that was hilarious. Howie, yes or no?
- Yes. - Heidi?
- Yes! - Sofia?
- Yes. - You have four ouis.
* *
Yes is oui. Yes. Four yeses.
[cheers and applause]
- Thank you.
- * I was a rollin' and a-strollin' *
* Yeah I was a-movin' and a-groovin' *
- Merci!
- That was absolutely fully entertaining.
Man, I saw way too much. [laughter]
- Did you see Terry's face?
- Because Terry had another angle.
- The angle. That was great.
- * I was a-splishin' and a-splashin' *
- Yes! - Whoo-ee!
- Whoo!
* And a-groovin', yeah *
- Coming up...
- * Ohh *
- Absolutely stunning.
- Whenever I say I have an identical twin,
without fail, someone will go, "Do you guys look alike?"
[laughter]
Don't, don't, don't.
- Are you guys ready to show off your talents?
[together] Yes!
both: Guess where we're at. "AGT!"
- I'm about to go on stage. - You're going to do great.
Do good. I'll talk to you soon.
- All right. - Okay, love you.
- We all get to live that dream on the stage today.
- I'm nervous. I want--I'm scared.
- They're going to love you. - I'm Gina Brillon.
I'm 41 years old, and I'm a stand-up comedian.
I was and raised in the South Bronx in New York.
There is five of us kids,
and so my parents spent most of the time
working two or three jobs to take care of us.
And I did whatever odd jobs came my way
so that I could help pay the bills.
I was a barista. I worked at a cell phone store.
I babysat for a couple of families,
a temp at a law office.
I just didn't know what I'm meant to do in life,
and then I discovered comedy, and it was like that moment
in "Cinderella" where the shoe fits.
As you can see, it's a packed house in there.
I didn't really know how to do it.
I didn't know how to start it.
I just knew I had to get out on the stage.
I got that work ethic from my parents,
so I didn't mind having to work every job
under the sun during the day
so that I could pay the bills and do stand-up at night.
I never thought I could love anything more
than I love comedy.
- [raspberries] - [laughs]
But becoming a mom just changed everything for me.
Aw, hi, bug.
I have to show him that you can live your dreams,
and being able to be on such an epic stage,
this means the world to me.
One day my son will see I made it there.
I am here to win for my son.
I am here to win for my family.
Whew.
- Good evening. - Hi.
- What is your name? - Gina.
- Where are you from, Gina? - I'm from the Bronx, New York.
- Oh, wow. - Yeah!
- The Bronx.
- Yeah!
- What are you going to do here tonight?
- I'm here to do some comedy for you guys.
- Okay. Thank you for being here.
- Thank you for having me. This is crazy.
Y'all are so real.
- Are you nervous?
- I'm excited more than anything else,
because this is epic.
- Yes. - This is the dream
that I'm here. That's crazy to me.
- Okay. So let's go. Let's see what you can do.
[cheers and applause]
- My husband's a great guy. I love him. I got a good one.
I got me a 1978 Caucasian.
[laughter]
That's a good model, good year.
That's right.
He's not just regular white either.
He's Midwest white, which that's organic.
[laughter]
That is farm-to-table white, you guys, like...
[laughter]
I went to the source to get my white man.
Like, I was not playing. I was like,
"I'ma go where they make y'all."
[laughter]
I was so nervous to get married,
because my husband wanted us to write our own vows,
and I grew up a tomboy.
I'm a little Puerto Rican girl from the South Bronx, man.
I got a thick skin, and I was so afraid that my vows
were going to be the most New York gangster vows.
I was so afraid that I was going to get up there
and be like, "Yo, I dead-ass love you, son."
[laughter]
"On God, I love you, man."
[laughter]
And my husband is so excited
that he's married a sassy Latina.
[laughter]
He loves it, and I get it. I get it.
I'm the only Latin woman he's ever been with,
so I'm his first.
[laughter]
Yeah, he's not my first white guy.
[laughter]
I've been with white guys before,
mainly to gather information, bring it back to my people.
[laughter]
Luckily on my wedding day,
I actually had somebody to turn to to help me with my vows,
because I was, like, super nervous,
so I went to a better adult than me,
my sister, and me and my sister are tight.
We're identical twins. I have a twin sister,
and I actually don't talk a lot about being a twin,
because people ask really stupid twin questions.
Like, whenever I say I have an identical twin,
without fail, someone will go, "Do you guys look alike?"
[laughter]
We are very different personality wise,
me and my sister. I'm very silly and playful.
My sister is very dark and sarcastic,
and she has low self-esteem,
which is weird, because she has my face.
[laughter]
Do you know what it's look when someone that looks
exactly like you calls you up and goes, "I feel so ugly"?
[laughter]
- That's good. - That is our face.
[laughter]
Thank you so much, guys. That's my time.
Thank you. - No.
[cheers and applause]
- Don't, don't, don't.
- Gina is a star.
- Whoo.
[uplifting music]
- Oh, my God, Gina! What a great surprise.
That was amazing. I laughed at every single joke you made.
- Thank you so much.
- Your energy, everything, you look amazing,
and you were so funny; I loved it.
So I want to know what the other guys think.
- You know how I felt.
I felt that you were just having a conversation with us.
- Right? - Thank you.
- It wasn't like a routine.
It was like, "Yes, and my name is Gina,"
and off you went, and...
- That's why you my boo.
[laughter]
That's why you my boo, Simon. That's why you my boo.
- I wish your husband was standing right here when
you were talking about him. Like, I wanted to see--
- Oh, my God. He actually loves it.
- You were hilarious. - Thank you.
- You're funny. I don't want to talk.
I don't want to interrupt you. You are just on a roll.
You're beautiful. You're funny. You're natural.
- Oh, my God. - You checked every box
a comedian could check, and what a great addition
to the 16th season of "America's Got Talent."
- Shut up. - That's right.
- That felt so effortless.
I am going to give you your first yes.
- Number two. - Yes.
- Three yeses! - What?
- Number four! - What?
[cheers and applause]
- Thank you. Thank you so much.
- That was so good. - She's very natural.
- It was so good. - Yeah, she's funny.
- No nerves, or you didn't see it.
- Yeah.
- I want to know what just happened.
- What just happened?
- You just got four yeses on "America's Got Talent,"
the world's biggest talent show.
- You're her boo. - I'm her boo.
I always wanted to be a boo.
- [laughs]
- This season, our partners at Sonic
created a place for contestants backstage
where they really get to be themselves
amidst all the chaos.
Check out our favorite moments from the Sonic Glowasis.
- Oh, my gosh. - Yes!
- I'm on "America's Got Talent."
- We made it.
- Yeah.
- We did it. - Yeah!
- Woo-hoo! - We got four yes.
- It feels like I'm still dreaming.
- That was my first time performing that act,
and, you know, it was crazy.
- It was, like, so much fun just seeing that big stage
that you normally see on TV.
- My butt kept falling off, but you know what?
Sometimes your butt falls off. That's just what happens.
- I am so proud of you.
I am your number one supporter.
- Can you image on our name in lights?
Like, that's insane.
- You're going to do great, honey.
- It's all come down to this.
- So proud of you.
This is your dream.
- [laughs]
- And where are you from? - I'm from Ohio.
- Okay. Well, you know, I'm from Michigan,
so I'm a Midwesterner. - Oh. the state up north.
We don't say Michigan. - [laughs] Okay.
Oh, no, that's true.
- That's what we call it, the state up north.
- Yeah, yeah, you're for real. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Yeah, yeah, you're for real.
[gentle piano music]
[cheers and applause]
- Hi. - Hello.
- Hi. How are you?
- I'm awesome. I'm so happy to be here.
- Well, we're happy you are. What's your name?
- My name is Jane. When I sing, I go by Nightbirde.
- Aw, that's nice. - Nightbirde?
- That's right. - Do you sing for a living?
- Not recently, but-- - Where are you from?
- I'm from Zanesville, Ohio.
- Okay. How old are you?
- I'm 30. - 30 years old,
and the dream is to be a singer?
What are you going to be singing for us tonight?
- I'm singing an original song
called "It's OK." - "It's OK."
- Yeah. - It is.
- Yeah. - It's okay.
- What is "It's OK" about?
- "It's OK" is the story of the last year of my life.
- All right. And who you here with?
- I'm here by myself.
- It's okay. [laughter]
And what do you do for a living?
- I have not been working for quite a few years.
I've been dealing with cancer.
- Oh, sorry. - [laughs]
No, it's okay. - Okay.
- Yeah. I'm okay. - All right.
[applause]
- Can I ask you a question?
How are you now?
- Last time I checked, I had some cancer in my lungs
and my spine and my liver.
- Wow. - So you're not okay?
- Well, not in every way, no.
- You've got a beautiful smile and a beautiful glow.
- Mm-hmm. You do.
- And nobody would know. - I appreciate it. Thank you.
It's important that everyone knows I'm so much more
than the bad things that happen to me.
- Yes. - Yes.
- All right. Sing for us.
- Good luck, Nightbirde.
[applause]
[gentle piano music]
* *
- * I moved to California in the summertime *
* *
* I changed my name thinking that it would change my mind *
* *
* I thought that all my problems *
* They would stay behind *
* I was a stick of dynamite and it just was *
* A matter of time, yeah *
* Oh, dang, oh, my, now I can't hide *
* Said I knew myself but I guess I lied *
* It's okay, it's okay it's okay, it's okay *
* If you're lost *
* We're all a little lost, and it's all right *
* It's okay, it's okay it's okay, it's okay *
* If you're lost *
* We're all a little lost, and it's all right *
* *
* It's all right, it's all right *
* It's all right *
* *
* I wrote a hundred pages, but I burned them all *
* Yeah, I burned them all *
* I blow through yellow lights and don't look back at all *
* I don't look back at all *
* Oh, dang, oh, my, now I can't hide *
* Said I knew what I wanted but I guess I lied *
* It's okay, it's okay it's okay, it's okay *
* If you're lost *
* We're all a little lost, and it's all right *
* It's okay, it's okay it's okay, it's okay *
* If you're lost *
* We're all a little lost, and it's all right *
* Oh-oh-oh-oh, it's all right *
* To be lost sometimes *
* *
- Wow.
[cheers and applause]
[uplifting music]
* *
- You know, it's funny, because singers come on,
and I think about authenticity, you know, when you feel it,
when it moves you. That felt like
the most authentic thing I've heard this season.
[cheers and applause]
- That was surprisingly beautiful.
It was powerful.
It was heartfelt, and I think you're amazing.
[cheers and applause]
- You gave me chills.
I mean, your voice is so beautiful to listen to.
It was beautiful all the way around.
- Your voice is stunning. - Mm-hmm. It is.
- Absolutely stunning, and I totally agree with what
Howie said, you know, about authenticity.
There was something about that song after the way
you just almost casually told us
what you're going through, and, oh, you know...
- You can't wait until life isn't hard anymore
before you decide to be happy.
* *
[applause]
* *
- Um...
* *
there are, however ...
there have been some great singers this year.
* *
Um...and I'm not going to give you a yes.
[audience groans]
I'm going to give you something else.
[drumroll]
- * Follow me down where the waters run deep *
* I'll let you drown in the worst of me *
* Though my heart is in my hands *
* I won't break, give me faith to bend *
* *
* Am I looking for revival *
- Everything about that was really special.
Good for you. Good for you. - Thank you so much.
- * Will I ever breathe again *
* Again *
- I have a 2% chance of survival,
but 2% is not zero percent.
2% is something,
and I wish people knew how amazing it is.
- You blew us all away.
You are the voice we all need to hear this year.
- That was way more than okay. - That was amazing!
- That was beautiful. That was beautiful.
- God, that really got to me.
- It pushes all the heart string buttons, right?
- And yet she's still so strong.
- * Will I ever breathe again *
- I did it!
- * Will I ever breathe again *