1 00:00:14,781 --> 00:00:16,616 Terry: AMERICA, GOING INTO 2 00:00:16,616 --> 00:00:37,404 TH SEMI-FINALS -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 3 00:00:37,404 --> 00:00:43,510 Terry: TONIGHT IT'S ON. THIS COMPETITION IS TOUGH. 4 00:00:43,510 --> 00:00:56,756 HERE WE GO Heidi: BIGGER TALENT. 5 00:00:56,756 --> 00:01:03,730 Sofia: GOOSE BUMPS. Terry: THE CHANCE TO WIN $1 6 00:01:03,730 --> 00:01:08,234 MILLION AND A STARRING ROLE IN LAS VEGAS. 7 00:01:08,234 --> 00:01:13,640 Simon: YOU HAVE TO BRING YOUR "A" GAME. 8 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:21,114 Terry: ARE YOU READY? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 9 00:01:21,114 --> 00:01:23,216 Announcer: LIVE FROM HOLLYWOOD, IT'S 10 00:01:23,216 --> 00:01:27,654 "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT," THE SEMI-FINALS. 11 00:01:27,654 --> 00:01:51,678 HERE'S YOUR HOST, TERRY CREWS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 12 00:01:51,678 --> 00:01:55,515 Terry: WELCOME TO "AGT. WELCOME TO THE DOLBY 13 00:01:55,515 --> 00:02:00,220 AND WELCOME TO THE FIRST SEMI-FINAL 14 00:02:00,220 --> 00:02:06,493 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE OKAY, BUCKLE UP, PEOPLE. 15 00:02:06,493 --> 00:02:08,561 THE ACTS ARE NOW JUST ONE PERFORMANCE AWAY FROM MAKING THE 16 00:02:08,561 --> 00:02:14,367 FINALS OF THE BIGGEST TALENT COMPETITION ON EARTH 17 00:02:14,367 --> 00:02:19,973 11 ARE COMING UP BUT CHECK THIS, ONLY 5 CAN GO 18 00:02:19,973 --> 00:02:20,840 THROUGH. THIS IS THE TOUGHEST COMPETITION 19 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:26,112 IN THE WORLD, BUT IT DOES HAVE THE WORLD'S BEST PRIZE -- 20 00:02:26,112 --> 00:02:31,951 $1 MILLION AND A HEADLINE SHOW AT LUXOR, LAS VEGAS. 21 00:02:31,951 --> 00:02:38,358 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THIS IS GONNA BE A TENSE, 22 00:02:38,358 --> 00:02:40,527 NAIL-BAITING, NERVE-SHREDDING ROLLERCOASTER OF A NIGHT 23 00:02:40,527 --> 00:02:44,164 AND YOU'RE INVOLVED TOO. THE ACTS CAN ONLY GO THROUGH IF 24 00:02:44,164 --> 00:02:47,233 YOU VOTE FOR THEM, SO IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. 25 00:02:47,233 --> 00:02:54,107 VOTE, VOTE, VOTE LET'S GET TO IT. 26 00:02:54,107 --> 00:02:59,446 GIVE IT UP FOR YOUR "AGT" JUDGES 27 00:02:59,446 --> 00:03:02,048 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Terry: OKAY 28 00:03:02,048 --> 00:03:09,856 IT'S 11 ACTS ONLY FIVE CAN GO THROUGH 29 00:03:09,856 --> 00:03:14,394 FIRST, EVERY ACT WIN DREAMS OF WINNING "AGT." 30 00:03:14,394 --> 00:03:19,399 THIS YOUNG SINGER HAS HIS DREAM NAILED DOWN TO 31 00:03:19,399 --> 00:03:23,269 HE IS PETER ROSALITA EVERYONE IS WATCHING ME, I 32 00:03:23,269 --> 00:03:28,742 WAS VERY NERVOUS NOW THAT I'M IN THE SEMI-FINALS, 33 00:03:28,742 --> 00:03:34,247 I STARTED THINKING WHAT IF I WON AND GOT THE $1 MILLION 34 00:03:34,247 --> 00:03:42,088 I WANT THIS SUIT I NEED TO LOOK LIKE A SUPERSTAR. 35 00:03:42,088 --> 00:03:47,394 THE FIRST THING I WOULD DO IS TO BUY IS SPARKLY BLUE SUIT 36 00:03:47,394 --> 00:03:51,364 I'LL TAKE IT AFTER THAT, I WILL DEFINITELY 37 00:03:51,364 --> 00:03:57,437 GET MYSELF A DOG SO I CAN CUDDLE WITH IT. 38 00:03:57,437 --> 00:04:05,879 GIVE IT LITTLE PETS. AND PLAY FETCH 39 00:04:05,879 --> 00:04:10,950 THIS IS THE LIFE I WANT A MANSION FOR MY WHOLE 40 00:04:10,950 --> 00:04:12,886 FAMILY HI, AUNTIE 41 00:04:12,886 --> 00:04:19,092 NO MATTER HOW BIG I GET, I'LL ALWAYS HAVE TIME FOR FUN 42 00:04:19,092 --> 00:04:23,730 I WOULD PLAY THE BIGGEST STAGES IN THE WORLD 43 00:04:23,730 --> 00:04:30,870 EVERYONE WILL COME TO MY SHOW FOR ME 44 00:04:30,870 --> 00:04:36,576 I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT AND TONIGHT I'M READY TO MAKE THIS 45 00:04:36,576 --> 00:04:49,189 DREAM HAPPEN HELLO? 46 00:04:49,189 --> 00:04:52,292 CAN YOU REPEAT PLEASE? SORRY. 47 00:04:52,292 --> 00:05:02,035 SORRY, GUYS. * 48 00:05:02,035 --> 00:05:07,040 * NO, I CAN'T FORGET THAT FEELING OR YOUR FACE AS YOU WERE 49 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:12,479 LEAVING * * BUT I GUESS THAT'S JUST THE 50 00:05:12,479 --> 00:05:19,753 WAY THE STORY GOES * * YOU ALWAYS SMILE BUT IN YOUR 51 00:05:19,753 --> 00:05:33,166 EYES YOUR SORROW SHOWS * * YES, IT SHOWS * 52 00:05:33,166 --> 00:05:40,306 * CAN'T LIVE IF LIVIN' IS WITHOUT YOU * 53 00:05:40,306 --> 00:05:49,516 * CAN'T LIVE, I CAN'T GIVE ANYMORE * 54 00:05:49,516 --> 00:05:55,288 * CAN'T LIVE IF LIVIN' IS WITHOUT YOU * 55 00:05:55,288 --> 00:06:08,401 * CAN'T GIVE, I CAN'T GIVE ANYMORE * 56 00:06:08,401 --> 00:06:13,740 * NO, I CAN'T FORGET THAT FEELING OR YOUR FACE AS YOU WERE 57 00:06:13,740 --> 00:06:17,811 LEAVING * * BUT I GUESS THAT'S JUST THE 58 00:06:17,811 --> 00:06:23,950 WAY THE STORY GOES * * YOU ALWAYS SMILE, BUT IN YOUR 59 00:06:23,950 --> 00:06:39,432 EYES YOUR SORROW SHOWS * * YES, IT SHOWS * 60 00:06:39,432 --> 00:06:46,206 * CAN'T LIVE IF LIVIN' IS WITHOUT YOU * 61 00:06:46,206 --> 00:06:55,215 * CAN'T LIVE, I CAN'T GIVE ANYMORE * 62 00:06:55,215 --> 00:07:02,589 * I CAN'T LIVE IF LIVIN' IS WITHOUT YOU * 63 00:07:02,589 --> 00:07:13,500 * CAN'T GIVE, I CAN'T GIVE ANYMORE * 64 00:07:13,500 --> 00:07:30,216 * NO, NO, NO * * NO, I CAN'T LIVE * 65 00:07:30,216 --> 00:07:38,058 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE THANK YOU 66 00:07:38,058 --> 00:07:44,364 Terry: PETER ROSALITA THAT'S HOW YOU RECOVER LIKE A 67 00:07:44,364 --> 00:07:47,600 CHAMPION HEIDI, YOU'RE ON YOUR FEET. 68 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:52,472 Heidi: I MEAN, YOUR VOICE IS AS POWERFUL AS YOU WERE 69 00:07:52,472 --> 00:07:55,608 ADORABLE YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT LITTLE 70 00:07:55,608 --> 00:07:59,179 HICCUP IN THE VERY BEGINNING, YOU'RE SO YOUNG. 71 00:07:59,179 --> 00:08:01,448 I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE RAN OFF THE STAGE. 72 00:08:01,448 --> 00:08:04,084 YOU HELD IT TOGETHER YOU STARTED AGAIN. 73 00:08:04,084 --> 00:08:10,857 YOU SOUNDED AMAZING. WELL DONE. 74 00:08:10,857 --> 00:08:13,593 Terry: SOFIA? Sofia: WHAT HAPPENED AT THE 75 00:08:13,593 --> 00:08:17,597 BEGINNING WAS AMAZING. TO ME IT SHOWED THE COMMAND YOU 76 00:08:17,597 --> 00:08:20,133 HAVE ON THE STAGE. YOU DIDN'T MISS A BEAT 77 00:08:20,133 --> 00:08:28,341 YOU KNEW WHAT YOU NIEEDED TO DO. YOU'RE A LITTLE BOY WITH THIS 78 00:08:28,341 --> 00:08:32,912 DIVA VOICE FOR GOD SAKE YOU JUST OPENED THE 79 00:08:32,912 --> 00:08:40,787 SEMI-FINAL OF "AGT.." Terry: SIMON? 80 00:08:40,787 --> 00:08:43,256 Simon: EXACTLY WHAT THE GIRLS SAID 81 00:08:43,256 --> 00:08:49,095 YOU KNEW YOU MISSED THE INTRO. YOU TOOK CONTROL ON A LIVE SHOW. 82 00:08:49,095 --> 00:08:50,397 YOU KNOW WHAT, LET'S START AGAIN. 83 00:08:50,397 --> 00:08:53,767 I'M THINKING GOOD FOR YOU. THEN YOU DELIVERED THAT AMAZING 84 00:08:53,767 --> 00:08:55,735 VOCAL. THEN I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE 85 00:08:55,735 --> 00:09:01,741 LYRIC ABOUT THE SONG I WAS THINKING ABOUT MY LITTLE 86 00:09:01,741 --> 00:09:05,311 BOY, I CAN'T LIVE IF LIVING IS WITHOUT YOU. 87 00:09:05,311 --> 00:09:08,915 I GOT ALL EMOTIONAL. I REALLY LIKE YOU, PETER 88 00:09:08,915 --> 00:09:14,020 I THINK AMERICA IS GOING TO LOVE YOU AND THAT PERFORMANCE. 89 00:09:14,020 --> 00:09:18,191 Terry: HOWIE? Howie: I CAN'T THINK OF A 90 00:09:18,191 --> 00:09:21,461 BETTER WAY TO START THE SEMI-FINALS THAN WITHOUT YOU 91 00:09:21,461 --> 00:09:26,366 WHEN YOU WATCH A TRUE PROFESSIONAL, IT'S ABOUT HOW DO 92 00:09:26,366 --> 00:09:31,237 THEY DEAL WITH ADVERSITY THAT WASN'T EVEN YOUR FAULT. 93 00:09:31,237 --> 00:09:35,342 THE CROWD WAS SCREAMING. YOU COULDN'T HEAR THE MUSIC. 94 00:09:35,342 --> 00:09:39,279 YOU DID BETTER THAN SOMEBODY TEN TIMES YOUR AGE. 95 00:09:39,279 --> 00:09:44,050 Terry: PETER, HOW DO YOU FEEL YOU'RE THIS CLOSE TO GETTING 96 00:09:44,050 --> 00:09:46,286 THAT $1 MILLION? NERVOUS 97 00:09:46,286 --> 00:09:49,456 Terry: THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, PETER 98 00:09:49,456 --> 00:09:51,758 THIS IS FOR A PLACE IN THE FINALS 99 00:09:51,758 --> 00:09:55,128 VOTING IS OPEN NOW YOU CAN VOTE ONLINE AT NBC.COM 100 00:09:55,128 --> 00:09:58,765 OR USE THE "AGT" APP AND VOTING WILL STAY OPEN UNTIL 101 00:09:58,765 --> 00:10:03,870 7:00 A.M. EASTERN TOMORROW SO DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO. 102 00:10:03,870 --> 00:10:07,707 * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 103 00:10:07,707 --> 00:10:13,747 Terry: COMING UP -- Howie: YOU'RE A TRUE TALENT 104 00:10:13,747 --> 00:10:19,285 YOU DESERVE TO GO THROUGH. Sofia: THAT WAS SPECTACULAR 105 00:10:19,285 --> 00:10:24,090 I DON'T HAVE WORDS TO EXPLAIN WHAT YOU MAKE ME FEEL. 106 00:10:24,090 --> 00:10:26,292 WHAT YOU MAKE ME FEEL. Simon: THIS IS WHAT 107 00:10:41,174 --> 00:10:45,412 HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN PERFORMING THE NERVES CAN STILL GET TO YOU 108 00:10:45,412 --> 00:10:51,685 EVEN IF YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN A BIG STAR LIKE OUR NEXT ACT 109 00:10:51,685 --> 00:10:55,388 FROM ORLANDO, FLORIDA, HERE'S MICHAEL WINSLOW. 110 00:10:55,388 --> 00:10:58,425 I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME AMAZING THINGS 111 00:10:58,425 --> 00:11:02,962 NO MATTER HOW MANY YEARS OR HOW MANY TIMES I'VE DONE THIS I'M 112 00:11:02,962 --> 00:11:07,434 ALWAYS TERRIFIED EVEN NOW, THAT FEAR IS STILL 113 00:11:07,434 --> 00:11:09,869 THERE. IT'S LIKE AN IMAGINARY FRIEND 114 00:11:09,869 --> 00:11:14,240 THAT CAN GET YOU IN TROUBLE IF YOU DON'T WATCH HIM. 115 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:19,546 WHEN I FIRST STEPPED ON THE STAGE LIVE, MY MIND WENT BLANK 116 00:11:19,546 --> 00:11:21,181 NOTHING. I COULDN'T EVEN REMEMBER MY 117 00:11:21,181 --> 00:11:23,216 NAME THE ONLY THING I COULD HEAR WAS 118 00:11:23,216 --> 00:11:28,088 MY HEART BEAT. THE LIQUID IN MY EARS. 119 00:11:28,088 --> 00:11:40,800 I COULD HEAR THE CROWD COMING IN 120 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:44,938 MY FIRST THOUGHT IS I'LL DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO 121 00:11:44,938 --> 00:11:47,874 I STEPPED OFF THE EDGE I DON'T REMEMBER ANY OF IT 122 00:11:47,874 --> 00:11:50,677 I FELT LIKE I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER 123 00:11:50,677 --> 00:11:54,848 I FELT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WAS BETTER THAN ME AND I SHOULD MAKE 124 00:11:54,848 --> 00:11:57,584 PREPARATIONS TO GO HOME. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. 125 00:11:57,584 --> 00:12:02,555 THE SEMIS HAVE GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM AGAIN 126 00:12:02,555 --> 00:12:06,393 I CAN'T WORRY ABOUT HOW TERRIFIED I AM 127 00:12:06,393 --> 00:12:10,063 I'M IN A DEFICIT I BETTER CATCH UP. 128 00:12:10,063 --> 00:12:15,235 I HOPE I CAN DIG DEEP ENOUGH AND GIVE A PERFORMANCE THAT'S GOOD 129 00:12:15,235 --> 00:12:21,775 ENOUGH TO BE IN THE FINALS * LET'S GO OUT WITH A BANG * 130 00:12:21,775 --> 00:12:29,582 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HEY, I'M MICHAEL WINSLOW, 131 00:12:29,582 --> 00:12:32,886 NOISY MAN. HOW YOU ALL DOING? 132 00:12:32,886 --> 00:12:33,687 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WOW. 133 00:12:33,687 --> 00:12:35,288 THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 134 00:12:35,288 --> 00:12:37,390 THANK YOU. THANK YOU TIMES 3,000. 135 00:12:37,390 --> 00:12:40,627 LET'S PLAY A GAME TONIGHT, SHALL WE 136 00:12:40,627 --> 00:12:44,264 HOW MANY NOISES CAN I MAKE IN TWO MINUTES? 137 00:12:44,264 --> 00:12:48,835 THE JUDGES WILL PICK THE CATEGORY AND THE TIME WILL BEGIN 138 00:12:48,835 --> 00:12:53,606 WITH THE FIRST CHOICE. SIMON, PICK A CATEGORY. 139 00:12:53,606 --> 00:13:18,598 Simon: ANIMALS PLEASE. HERE WEO. 140 00:13:18,598 --> 00:13:22,435 LOOK OUT TIGER ALERT. 141 00:13:22,435 --> 00:13:26,840 TIGER. ELEPHANT 142 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:32,078 NEXT CATEGORY, SOFIA. Sofia: MY GOD 143 00:13:32,078 --> 00:13:38,251 I WAS SO FASCINATED. I FORGOT 144 00:13:38,251 --> 00:13:49,763 OCEAN. OCEAN. 145 00:13:49,763 --> 00:14:05,545 P PUT THE DIVERS IN THE WATER 146 00:14:05,545 --> 00:14:10,283 NEXT CATEGORY, HEIDI. Heidi: VIDEO GAMES. 147 00:14:10,283 --> 00:14:30,103 FIRST, DIALOGUE NEXT CATEGORY, HOWIE. 148 00:14:30,103 --> 00:14:49,756 Howie: HARDWARE YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN. 149 00:14:49,756 --> 00:14:55,528 CAPPUCCINO [ BUZZER ] 150 00:14:55,528 --> 00:14:58,331 THAT'S ME [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 151 00:14:58,331 --> 00:15:03,603 Terry: MICHAEL WINSLOW. SOFIA. 152 00:15:03,603 --> 00:15:07,574 Sofia: I MEAN, I WAS LIKE MESMERIZED 153 00:15:07,574 --> 00:15:10,577 YOU'RE SO GOOD AT THESE. I LOVE YOU'RE HERE 154 00:15:10,577 --> 00:15:14,280 I LOVE YOU MADE IT TO THE SEMI-FINALS. 155 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:18,818 TO KNOW YOU'RE SO NERVOUS EVEN AFTER SO MANY YEARS OF DOING 156 00:15:18,818 --> 00:15:24,624 THIS, IT MEANS YOU CARE SO MUCH. I'M GLAD THAT AMERICA WANTS YOU 157 00:15:24,624 --> 00:15:27,193 TO STAY. Terry: SIMON? 158 00:15:27,193 --> 00:15:30,497 Simon: MICHAEL, I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR YOU FOR THE 159 00:15:30,497 --> 00:15:32,365 FACT YOU ENTERED THIS COMPETITION. 160 00:15:32,365 --> 00:15:36,169 THE FACT YOU WERE SO NERVOUS LAST WEEK, IT SHOWED 161 00:15:36,169 --> 00:15:40,073 I'M NOT GOING TO LIE TONIGHT, YOU WERE JUST FUNNIER 162 00:15:40,073 --> 00:15:49,849 YOU WERE MORE RELAXED. THAT MEANT A LOT OBVIOUSLY TO 163 00:15:49,849 --> 00:15:52,152 YOU AND TO EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE 164 00:15:52,152 --> 00:15:54,754 YOU COULD FEEL THERE WAS MUCH BETTER FEEDBACK FROM THE 165 00:15:54,754 --> 00:15:57,691 AUDIENCE TONIGHT IT WAS MORE CLEVER WHAT YOU DID 166 00:15:57,691 --> 00:16:03,129 WITH ALL THE CATEGORIES. WELL DONE. 167 00:16:03,129 --> 00:16:06,066 Terry: HOWIE? Howie: I AGREE WITH WHAT 168 00:16:06,066 --> 00:16:08,702 SIMON SAID I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU WERE 169 00:16:08,702 --> 00:16:10,470 BRILLIANT. I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR YEARS 170 00:16:10,470 --> 00:16:12,739 I'M A FAN AND CONTINUE TO GROW AS A FAN 171 00:16:12,739 --> 00:16:18,912 I LOVE THAT YOU CHOSE INTERACTIVE WITH US. 172 00:16:18,912 --> 00:16:23,049 YOU ENGAGED THIS AUDIENCE. YOU ENGAGED AMERICA. 173 00:16:23,049 --> 00:16:28,388 IT'S UP TO AMERICA TO ENGAGE IN VOTING 174 00:16:28,388 --> 00:16:32,525 ONLY FIVE ARE GOING THROUGH. YOU DESERVE TO GO THROUGH. 175 00:16:32,525 --> 00:16:36,496 Heidi: I LOVE WATCHING YOU. I LOVE TO LAUGH. 176 00:16:36,496 --> 00:16:39,532 I LOVE WATCHING THE AUDIENCE LAUGH. 177 00:16:39,532 --> 00:16:42,402 WELL DONE. Terry: MICHAEL, AMERICA VOTED 178 00:16:42,402 --> 00:16:45,071 YOU THROUGH LAST TIME. WHAT CAN YOU SAY TO AMERICA TO 179 00:16:45,071 --> 00:16:50,276 CONVINCE THEM TO GET YOU INTO THE FINALS 180 00:16:50,276 --> 00:16:54,614 IF I GET INTO THE FINALS, I'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO MAKE YOUR 181 00:16:54,614 --> 00:16:57,584 OWN NOISES Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, 182 00:16:57,584 --> 00:17:02,389 MICHAEL. TO GET MICHAEL INTO THE FINALS 183 00:17:02,389 --> 00:17:07,327 YOU HAVE TO VOTE GO TO NBC.COM OR USE THE "AGT" 184 00:17:07,327 --> 00:17:11,231 APP. COMING UP, IT'S THE JUDGES' WILD 185 00:17:11,231 --> 00:17:16,569 CARD PICK. IT'S A YOUNG DANCE CREW WHO 186 00:17:16,569 --> 00:17:33,787 THOUGHT THEIR CHANCE HAD GONE, AND A YOUN 187 00:17:33,787 --> 00:17:34,621 * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 188 00:17:34,621 --> 00:17:38,124 Terry: AS WE GO THROUGH THE SHOW, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU 189 00:17:38,124 --> 00:17:41,227 WHO DO YOU LIKE? ARE THE JUDGES TALKING SENSE 190 00:17:41,227 --> 00:17:47,067 WHATEVER YOU WANT TO SAY FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM AND 191 00:17:47,067 --> 00:17:57,277 FACEBOOK @AGT. FIRST, FOR THESE SEMIFINALS, THE 192 00:17:57,277 --> 00:17:59,846 JUDGES GOT TO PICK ONE WILDCARD -- AN ACT THAT DIDN'T 193 00:17:59,846 --> 00:18:01,014 MAKE IT THROUGH FIRST TIME ROUND, BUT WHICH THEY BELIEVE 194 00:18:01,014 --> 00:18:03,917 DESERVES A CHANCE AT MAKING THE FINALS 195 00:18:03,917 --> 00:18:07,187 FROM MESQUITE, TEXAS, HERE'S BEYOND BELIEF DANCE COMPANY. 196 00:18:07,187 --> 00:18:13,093 WHEN WE FOUND OUT WE DIDN'T MAKE IT THROUGH, WE WERE REALLY, 197 00:18:13,093 --> 00:18:19,032 REALLY DISPOIAPPOINTEDDISAPPOINT WHEN WE GOT BACK TO THE 198 00:18:19,032 --> 00:18:21,501 STUDIO, MY PHONE STARTED RINGING. 199 00:18:21,501 --> 00:18:26,406 PACK YOUR BAGS. YOU'RE COMING BACK AS THE WILD 200 00:18:26,406 --> 00:18:28,274 CARD. WHEN WE HEARD WE WERE THE 201 00:18:28,274 --> 00:18:30,610 WILD CARD, IT WAS THE BEST MOMENT IN OUR LIVES. 202 00:18:30,610 --> 00:18:34,080 I TOLD THE GIRLS YOU EARNED THE WILD CARD SPOT 203 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:39,386 WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TO RUN WITH IT? 204 00:18:39,386 --> 00:18:40,787 COLORFUL VIB 205 00:18:40,787 --> 00:18:41,321 VIBRANT. LET'S DO IT. 206 00:18:41,321 --> 00:18:45,458 WE'RE REALLY STEPPING THINGS UP 207 00:18:45,458 --> 00:18:48,661 WE'RE GOING TO BE SKATING ACROSS THE STAGE 208 00:18:48,661 --> 00:18:54,868 EVERY COSTUME NEEDS TO BE GORGEOUS 209 00:18:54,868 --> 00:18:59,272 WE'VE TAKEN THIS ACT BEYOND DANCING. 210 00:18:59,272 --> 00:19:02,275 TO BE A BEYOND BELIEF GIRL YOU HAVE TO BE SASSY 211 00:19:02,275 --> 00:19:07,013 YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BIG PERSO 212 00:19:07,013 --> 00:19:08,748 PERSONALITY. A LOT OF PASSION, A LOT OF 213 00:19:08,748 --> 00:19:11,084 HEART. IT HAS TO BE WAY MORE 214 00:19:11,084 --> 00:19:13,853 FABULOUS. MOST PEOPLE DON'T GET SECOND 215 00:19:13,853 --> 00:19:16,656 CHANCES. WE'RE NOT GOING TO WASTE IT 216 00:19:16,656 --> 00:19:29,336 TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO SLAY ON THAT STAGE 217 00:19:29,336 --> 00:19:40,146 * * 218 00:19:40,146 --> 00:19:59,833 * * 219 00:19:59,833 --> 00:20:20,086 * * 220 00:20:20,086 --> 00:20:38,705 * * 221 00:20:38,705 --> 00:21:01,127 * * 222 00:21:01,127 --> 00:21:21,648 * * 223 00:21:21,648 --> 00:21:26,252 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Terry: BEYOND BELIEF DANCE 224 00:21:26,252 --> 00:21:29,556 COMPANY. HEIDI, THEY ARE ADORABLE. 225 00:21:29,556 --> 00:21:31,891 Heidi: I LOVE YOU GIRLS SO MUCH 226 00:21:31,891 --> 00:21:36,363 I HAVE TO TELL YOU I WAS SO SAD THE LAST TIME YOU WERE VOTED 227 00:21:36,363 --> 00:21:39,833 OFF. I'M SO HAPPY WE BROUGHT YOU BACK 228 00:21:39,833 --> 00:21:45,305 BECAUSE YOU DESERVE TO BE HERE I SEE YOU AT THE FINALE. 229 00:21:45,305 --> 00:21:47,674 PLEASE, AMERICA, VOTE FOR THESE GIRLS. 230 00:21:47,674 --> 00:21:50,944 LET'S NOT HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. 231 00:21:50,944 --> 00:21:53,346 Terry: HOWIE. Howie: WE WERE TALKING ABOUT 232 00:21:53,346 --> 00:21:55,215 THIS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHOW 233 00:21:55,215 --> 00:21:58,251 YOU CAMEWITH PETER HE SUFFERED SOME ADVERSITY 234 00:21:58,251 --> 00:22:02,856 AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHOW YOU GOT TURNED DOWN AND NOW YOU'RE 235 00:22:02,856 --> 00:22:06,693 BACK THAT'S GOT TO MAKE YOU DOUBLY 236 00:22:06,693 --> 00:22:08,828 NERVOUS. YOU ROSE TO THE OCCASION 237 00:22:08,828 --> 00:22:12,098 YOU DELIVERED. I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK. 238 00:22:12,098 --> 00:22:15,769 AMERICA HAS TO VOTE. Sofia: YOU DESERVE TO BE 239 00:22:15,769 --> 00:22:18,772 HERE I WAS DISAPPOINTED LIKE HEIDI 240 00:22:18,772 --> 00:22:20,840 BECAUSE WE THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO MAKE IT 241 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,276 YOU DID MAKE IT. THAT'S WHAT COUNTS 242 00:22:23,276 --> 00:22:29,416 GOOD JOB TONIGHT Terry: SIMON, YOUR WILD CARD. 243 00:22:29,416 --> 00:22:32,419 Simon: IT WAS OUR WILD CARD IT WAS A DIFFICULT DECISION. 244 00:22:32,419 --> 00:22:35,455 THERE WERE A LOT OF ACTS WE COULD HAVE PUT FORWARD 245 00:22:35,455 --> 00:22:36,690 THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THIS GLUP 246 00:22:36,690 --> 00:22:40,393 THERE'S A SENSE OF OPTIMISM ABOUT YOU. 247 00:22:40,393 --> 00:22:44,130 IT'S FUN RIGHT NOW THE WHOLE WORLD NEEDS 248 00:22:44,130 --> 00:22:48,935 THAT OPTIMISM AND FUN AND THAT'S WHAT YOU STAND FOR. 249 00:22:48,935 --> 00:22:53,340 Heidi: AND SPARKLE. Simon: BY THE WAY, TONIGHT 250 00:22:53,340 --> 00:22:59,245 WAS BETTER THAN THE PERFORMANCE YOU DID BEFORE 251 00:22:59,245 --> 00:23:02,215 GOOD FOR YOU. Terry: BEYOND BELIEF DANCE 252 00:23:02,215 --> 00:23:05,185 COMPANY YOU WERE THE JUDGES' WILD CARD. 253 00:23:05,185 --> 00:23:08,121 HOW DO YOU FEEL BEING ONE STEP AWAY FROM THE FINALS 254 00:23:08,121 --> 00:23:13,793 IT'S SUCH A DREAM COME TRUE THIS IS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY 255 00:23:13,793 --> 00:23:16,496 EVER Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, 256 00:23:16,496 --> 00:23:19,766 LADIES A SPOT IN THE FINALS IS AT STAKE 257 00:23:19,766 --> 00:23:24,070 HERE YOU CAN VOTE UP TO TEN TIMES FOR 258 00:23:24,070 --> 00:23:26,373 EACH ACT WITH EACH VOTING METHOD 259 00:23:26,373 --> 00:23:30,510 GET TO IT. AFTER THE BREAK, THIS AERIALIST 260 00:23:30,510 --> 00:23:44,190 HAS Terry: ON THIS SHOW, 261 00:23:44,190 --> 00:23:47,160 CONTESTANTS HAVE TO OVERCOME NERVES AND PRESSURE, EVEN 262 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:53,400 TERROR THIS YOUNG AERIALIST HAS MET THE 263 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,870 CHALLENGE AT EVERY STAGE, BUT THIS IS FOR THE FINALS 264 00:23:56,870 --> 00:24:01,441 FROM PRINCE GEORGE, VIRGINIA, HERE'S AIDAN BRYANT. 265 00:24:01,441 --> 00:24:05,512 WHEN I AUDITIONED FOR "AGT," I WAS NERVOUS. 266 00:24:05,512 --> 00:24:10,050 PERFORMING AT THE LIVE SHOWS AT THE DOLBY THEATER IS COMPLETELY 267 00:24:10,050 --> 00:24:13,319 DIFFERENT. IT IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING. 268 00:24:13,319 --> 00:24:18,191 THE WHOLE NIGHT LEADING UP TO MY PERFORMANCE, ALL THESE ACTS WERE 269 00:24:18,191 --> 00:24:26,232 GETTING TOUGH FEEDBACK. Sofia: I'M A LITTLE 270 00:24:26,232 --> 00:24:28,535 UNDEUNDER WHELMED. 271 00:24:28,535 --> 00:24:30,337 Simon: YOU COULD HAVE HAD A FANTASTIC MOMENT 272 00:24:30,337 --> 00:24:33,807 I THINK YOU BLEW IT. THERE WAS SO MUCH PRESSURE IN 273 00:24:33,807 --> 00:24:36,509 MY HEAD. IT WAS TOUGH 274 00:24:36,509 --> 00:24:48,755 I WANTED THIS TO BE PERFECT. Simon: THIS IS THE BEST LIVE 275 00:24:48,755 --> 00:24:52,892 PERFORMANCE WE'VE HAD BY A MILE. YOU ARE THE ONE TO BEAT. 276 00:24:52,892 --> 00:24:59,199 Terry: YOU'RE A SEMI-FINALIST, AIDAN BRYANT. 277 00:24:59,199 --> 00:25:03,703 I WAS SO HAPPY. I'VE ALWAYS STRUGGLED FINDING 278 00:25:03,703 --> 00:25:09,376 WHERE I BELONG BECAUSE I COME FROM A VERY SMALL TOWN AND I HAD 279 00:25:09,376 --> 00:25:13,580 VERY DIFFERENT INTERESTS THEY LIKE TO HUNT AND FISH 280 00:25:13,580 --> 00:25:16,216 "AGT" HAS SHOWN ME I BELONG ON STAGE. 281 00:25:16,216 --> 00:25:19,452 NOW THAT I MADE IT THIS FAR, THE PRESSURE TO BE PERFECT COULDN'T 282 00:25:19,452 --> 00:25:24,491 BE HIGHER, BUT MY DREAM COULDN'T BE CLOSER. 283 00:25:24,491 --> 00:25:40,306 I WANT TO WIN. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 284 00:25:43,743 --> 00:26:03,396 * * 285 00:26:03,396 --> 00:26:23,683 * * 286 00:26:23,683 --> 00:26:43,169 * * 287 00:26:43,169 --> 00:27:03,023 * * 288 00:27:03,023 --> 00:27:22,108 * * 289 00:27:22,108 --> 00:27:41,661 * * 290 00:27:41,661 --> 00:28:03,016 * * 291 00:28:03,016 --> 00:28:16,696 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Terry: AIDAN BRYANT 292 00:28:16,696 --> 00:28:24,270 SOFIA, DO YOU BELIEVE THAT Sofia: WHAT IS GOING ON 293 00:28:24,270 --> 00:28:35,048 YOU GETBETTER AND BETTER I MEAN, LOOK, I CAN'T TALK 294 00:28:35,048 --> 00:28:40,587 THEY'RE CRAZY FOR YOU. IT WAS LIKE WATCHING A VEGAS 295 00:28:40,587 --> 00:28:42,856 SHOW I'M SO AMAZED BY WHAT YOU DO 296 00:28:42,856 --> 00:28:50,063 YOU LOOK LIKE A PROFESSIONAL THIS TIME WAS SO SHMOOTH. 297 00:28:50,063 --> 00:28:52,866 Terry: SIMON, YOU WERE ON YOUR FEET. 298 00:28:52,866 --> 00:28:56,536 Simon: HOW COULD YOU NOT? LET'S REMIND OURSELVES 299 00:28:56,536 --> 00:29:00,206 HOW OLD ARE YOU? 16. 300 00:29:00,206 --> 00:29:03,543 Simon: YOU'RE SELF-TAUGHT THERE WERE NO SAFETY NET 301 00:29:03,543 --> 00:29:07,447 WE LOOK FOR A STEP UP IN THIS COMPETITION AS YOU WOULD IN THE 302 00:29:07,447 --> 00:29:10,316 OLYMPICS OR ANYTHING ELSE. IN MY OPINION THIS WAS A GOLD 303 00:29:10,316 --> 00:29:15,188 MEDAL PERFORMANCE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 304 00:29:15,188 --> 00:29:17,924 Simon: GOOD FOR YOU AMAZING. 305 00:29:17,924 --> 00:29:20,527 Terry: HOWIE, WERE YOU IMPRESSED? 306 00:29:20,527 --> 00:29:26,032 Howie: BEYOND IMPRESSED I WAS A LITTLE CRITICAL THE LAST 307 00:29:26,032 --> 00:29:30,637 TIME BECAUSE OF THE PRESETS IN BETWEEN. 308 00:29:30,637 --> 00:29:34,841 THIS WAS SO SMOOTH. Simon: HOWIE, I WANT TO SAY 309 00:29:34,841 --> 00:29:37,043 SOMETHING. EVEN WITH THE CRITICISM, YOU 310 00:29:37,043 --> 00:29:42,349 TOOK IT AS A MAN WHEN WE CRITICIZE, PEOPLE WHINE 311 00:29:42,349 --> 00:29:44,718 AFTERWARDS THAT'S THE REAL WORLD. 312 00:29:44,718 --> 00:29:49,356 Howie: IT'S AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO POSITIVELY CRITICIZE 313 00:29:49,356 --> 00:29:52,592 SOMEBODY AND THEY TAKE IT AND DO IT 314 00:29:52,592 --> 00:29:53,727 I DON'T MEAN IT WAS BECAUSE OF ME 315 00:29:53,727 --> 00:29:57,597 THAT WAS A WOW MOMENT. Terry: HEIDI, WHAT DID YOU 316 00:29:57,597 --> 00:29:58,832 THINK? Heidi: I LOVE YOU 317 00:29:58,832 --> 00:30:01,868 YOU CONTINUE TO IMPRESS ME, IMPRESS ALL OF US. 318 00:30:01,868 --> 00:30:05,438 I THINK THIS WAS YOUR BEST CHOREOGRAPHY TODAY 319 00:30:05,438 --> 00:30:09,609 HANDS DOWN WELL DONE THANK YOU SO MUCH. 320 00:30:09,609 --> 00:30:16,416 Terry: AIDAN, FROM YOUR BACKYARD TO ONE STEP FOR THE 321 00:30:16,416 --> 00:30:18,718 "AGT" FINALS WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? 322 00:30:18,718 --> 00:30:22,155 I WORKED ON THIS SO HARD. I WANT THIS SO BAD 323 00:30:22,155 --> 00:30:25,225 YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW. I WANT IT. 324 00:30:25,225 --> 00:30:29,729 Terry: I SEE IT GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, AIDAN 325 00:30:29,729 --> 00:30:31,765 TONIGHT IS ALL ABOUT YOUR VOTES. IF YOU WANT TO SEE AIDAN IN THE 326 00:30:31,765 --> 00:30:32,899 FINALS, YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN TO VOTE ONLINE, HEAD OVER 327 00:30:32,899 --> 00:30:39,939 TO NBC.COM [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 328 00:30:39,939 --> 00:30:42,842 Terry: COMING UP -- Heidi: YOU HAVE A CRYSTAL 329 00:30:42,842 --> 00:30:46,846 CLEAR VOICE. YOU'RE LIKE A PRINCESS COME TO 330 00:30:46,846 --> 00:30:48,515 LIFE Sofia: I FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE 331 00:30:48,515 --> 00:31:01,528 YOUR OWN SPECIAL KIND OFAG * 332 00:31:01,528 --> 00:31:10,070 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Terry: JUDGES, HOW CYOU GUYS 333 00:31:10,070 --> 00:31:14,374 DOING? YOU LOOK GREAT 334 00:31:14,374 --> 00:31:19,813 THERE'S JUST ONE MORE STEP TO TAKE TO GO INTO THE FINALS 335 00:31:19,813 --> 00:31:23,883 FROM FLORIDA, HERE'S TORY VAGASY 336 00:31:23,883 --> 00:31:27,921 GROWING UP I HAD THE BROADWAY DREAM. 337 00:31:27,921 --> 00:31:33,460 WHEN I WAS YOUNG MY TWIN SISTER AND I WOULD RUN AROUND THE HOUSE 338 00:31:33,460 --> 00:31:35,628 SINGING TOGETHER SHE WAS MORE OF THE OUTGOING 339 00:31:35,628 --> 00:31:37,097 TWIN I WAS MORE SHY 340 00:31:37,097 --> 00:31:41,234 I LOVE SINGING IN HIGH SCHOOL MY SISTER WANTED 341 00:31:41,234 --> 00:31:45,205 TO AUDITION FOR A MUSICAL ABOUT A PAIR OF TWINS. 342 00:31:45,205 --> 00:31:49,642 I HAD REALLY BAD STAGE FRIGHT, BUT SHE CONVINCED ME TO DO IT. 343 00:31:49,642 --> 00:31:54,848 THEY CAST MY SISTER AND ANOTHER GIRL TO PLAY HER TWIN BECAUSE I 344 00:31:54,848 --> 00:32:03,757 WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH THAT REALLY IGNITED ME TO WORK 345 00:32:03,757 --> 00:32:11,064 HARDER NOW I TAKE THAT ENERGY AND 346 00:32:11,064 --> 00:32:14,100 CHANNEL IT EVERY TIME SOMEONE TELLS ME I 347 00:32:14,100 --> 00:32:20,073 CAN'T DO IT, THAT CHALLENGES ME. Howie: I THINK OF SOFIA'S 348 00:32:20,073 --> 00:32:23,443 GOLDEN BUZZER AND I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE A CHANCE AGAINST THAT. 349 00:32:23,443 --> 00:32:30,083 I THANK HOWIE THAT LIGHTS A FIRE IN ME 350 00:32:30,083 --> 00:32:33,486 NOW I HAVE TO WORK HARDER TO PROVE TO MYSELF I CAN DO IT. 351 00:32:33,486 --> 00:32:37,457 I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU TONIGHT I BELONG IN THE FINALS 352 00:32:37,457 --> 00:32:51,204 * INTO THE UNKNOWN * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 353 00:32:51,204 --> 00:32:59,212 * TO THE RUSH OF FATE * * WHEN THE HEAT OF ROLLING WIND 354 00:32:59,212 --> 00:33:07,554 CAN'T BE TURNED AWAY * * THAT ENCHANTED MOMENT AND IT 355 00:33:07,554 --> 00:33:15,562 SEES ME THROUGH * * IT'S ENOUGH FOR THIS RESTLESS 356 00:33:15,562 --> 00:33:22,268 WARRIOR JUST TO BE WITH YOU * * CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE 357 00:33:22,268 --> 00:33:38,084 TONIGHT * * IT IS WHERE WE ARE * 358 00:33:38,084 --> 00:33:46,126 * IT'S ENOUGH FOR WIDE-EYED WANDERER THAT WE'VE GOT THIS 359 00:33:46,126 --> 00:33:55,935 FAR * * THERE'S A RHYME AND REASON TO 360 00:33:55,935 --> 00:34:03,610 THE WILD OUTDOORS * * WHEN THE HEART OF THIS 361 00:34:03,610 --> 00:34:12,752 STAR-CROSSED VOYAGER BEATS IN TIME WITH YOURS * 362 00:34:12,752 --> 00:34:20,593 * CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT * 363 00:34:20,593 --> 00:34:39,579 * IT IS WHERE WE ARE * * IT'S ENOUGH THAT WE'VE GOT 364 00:34:39,579 --> 00:34:52,692 THIS FAR * * IT'S ENOUGH FOR THIS WIDE-EYE 365 00:34:52,692 --> 00:35:00,700 WANDERER THAT WE'VE GOT THIS FAR * 366 00:35:00,700 --> 00:35:18,885 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Terry: TORY VAGASY! 367 00:35:18,885 --> 00:35:21,321 SIMON? Simon: TORY, TORY, WELL, YOU 368 00:35:21,321 --> 00:35:26,826 MADE IT TO THE SEMI-FINAL. I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU SAID 369 00:35:26,826 --> 00:35:29,429 WHO YOU RECOGNIZE AS YOUR COMPETITION. 370 00:35:29,429 --> 00:35:35,969 I THINK IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR YOU JUST NOW FOLLOWING AIDAN 371 00:35:35,969 --> 00:35:38,672 WHO DID SOMETHING TRULY SPECTACULAR. 372 00:35:38,672 --> 00:35:44,944 YOU DID SOMETHING GOOD, BUT I THINK IT WAS TOO SAFE FOR THE 373 00:35:44,944 --> 00:35:48,515 SEMI-FINALS. [ AUDIENCE BOOS 374 00:35:48,515 --> 00:35:54,254 USING JIMMIE AS AN EXAMPLE, HE DOES THINGS WE'RE NOT USED TO 375 00:35:54,254 --> 00:35:56,556 DOING, NEW INTERPRETATIONS OF SONGS. 376 00:35:56,556 --> 00:36:00,326 I PREFER PEOPLE WHO TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A RISK, DO 377 00:36:00,326 --> 00:36:02,862 SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T HEARD BEFORE 378 00:36:02,862 --> 00:36:06,766 HAVING SAID THAT, YOU WERE VERY, VERY, VERY GOOD. 379 00:36:06,766 --> 00:36:11,471 LIKE I SAID, YOU MADE IT TO THE SEMI-F 380 00:36:11,471 --> 00:36:12,472 SEMI- SEMI-FINALS. 381 00:36:12,472 --> 00:36:19,479 WHO KNOWS? Sofia: YOU'RE BEING GRUMPY. 382 00:36:19,479 --> 00:36:21,748 Simon: I'M NOT. Howie: THAT HAS BEEN MY 383 00:36:21,748 --> 00:36:24,050 COMMENT THROUGHOUT YOU ARE AN AMAZING SINGER. 384 00:36:24,050 --> 00:36:27,921 YOU HAVE AN AMAZING VOICE. THAT BEING SAID, I THINK THIS 385 00:36:27,921 --> 00:36:31,491 SHOW NEEDS MORE. YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU'RE A GREAT 386 00:36:31,491 --> 00:36:35,061 TALENT ON THE WRONG SHOW YOU KNOW, I'M JUST SAYING THAT 387 00:36:35,061 --> 00:36:40,400 OUR SHOW IS ABOUT VARIETY. THIS ISN'T SHOWING ME VARIETY. 388 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:44,671 I LIKE THE LASERS. I LIKE THE PYRO. 389 00:36:44,671 --> 00:36:48,508 IT'S NOT YOU IT'S ME. 390 00:36:48,508 --> 00:36:50,710 I DON'T BREAK UP WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE 391 00:36:50,710 --> 00:36:55,782 I'M NOT BREAKING UP. I WON'T TAG IT PERSONALLY. 392 00:36:55,782 --> 00:37:00,420 Heidi: ANY BROADWAY STAGE WOULD BE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU 393 00:37:00,420 --> 00:37:05,158 YOU KNOW WHAT, WE HERE ON "AGT" WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU RIGHT 394 00:37:05,158 --> 00:37:08,194 HERE IF YOU ASK ME, THIS WAS ANOTHER 395 00:37:08,194 --> 00:37:09,662 FLAWLESS PERFORMANCE. THANK YOU 396 00:37:09,662 --> 00:37:14,601 I'M HONORED TO BE HERE. Terry: SOFIA. 397 00:37:14,601 --> 00:37:16,336 Sofia: YOU BELONG ON BROADWAY 398 00:37:16,336 --> 00:37:19,739 I THINK YOU DID STEP IT UP TONIGHT. 399 00:37:19,739 --> 00:37:23,877 I THOUGHT IT WAS SPECTACULAR ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS OF ALL 400 00:37:23,877 --> 00:37:29,649 TIME I THINK YOU'RE PERFECT 401 00:37:29,649 --> 00:37:31,785 THANK YOU. Terry: SOTORY, WHAT DO YOU 402 00:37:31,785 --> 00:37:35,055 THINK ABOUT WHAT SIMON SAID THAT YOU WERE TOO SAFE? 403 00:37:35,055 --> 00:37:37,390 I THINK I DID A GREAT JOB TONIGHT. 404 00:37:37,390 --> 00:37:40,593 I'M REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF I APPRECIATE IT. 405 00:37:40,593 --> 00:37:44,330 Terry: I DO TOO GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, TORY. 406 00:37:44,330 --> 00:37:45,699 ONLY FIVE ACTS CAN GO INTO THE FINALS 407 00:37:45,699 --> 00:37:47,067 IF YOU WANT TORY TO MAKE IT, VOTE 408 00:37:47,067 --> 00:37:51,071 YOU HAVE UNTIL 7:00 A.M. EASTERN TOMORROW MORNING 409 00:37:51,071 --> 00:37:54,407 IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES, MY GOLDEN BUZZER IS GONNA BE 410 00:37:54,407 --> 00:37:57,477 SPINNING, LEAPING, FLYING, AND KICKING FOR A SPOT IN THE 411 00:37:57,477 --> 00:38:03,016 FINALS IT'S THE WORLD TAEKWONDO 412 00:38:16,196 --> 00:38:16,830 * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 413 00:38:16,830 --> 00:38:22,168 Terry: FROM THE MOMENT I SAW THESE GUYS AT THE AUDITION, I 414 00:38:22,168 --> 00:38:28,241 BELIEVED IN THEM IT'S MY GOLDEN BUZZER, AND THEY 415 00:38:28,241 --> 00:38:31,077 ARE ON A MISSION, AND NOT JUST TO WIN 416 00:38:31,077 --> 00:38:35,081 HERE'S THE WORLD TAEKWONDO DEMONSTRATION TEAM 417 00:38:35,081 --> 00:38:38,184 TAEKWONDO ISN'T JUST ABOUT THE FIGHTING. 418 00:38:38,184 --> 00:38:44,124 AT THE END OF OUR PERFORMANCE WE BRING OUT A BANNER THAT SAYS 419 00:38:44,124 --> 00:38:49,596 PEACE IS MORE PRECIOUS THAN TRI 420 00:38:49,596 --> 00:38:52,332 TRIUMPH. IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE JUST 421 00:38:52,332 --> 00:38:53,833 SAY. WE LIVE IT EVERY DAY. 422 00:38:53,833 --> 00:39:07,147 WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AT HOME AND ABROAD TO PROMOTE KAI 423 00:39:07,147 --> 00:39:07,847 K PROMOTETAEKWONDO 424 00:39:07,847 --> 00:39:12,218 THESE KIDS ARE MENTALLY GETTING STRONGER 425 00:39:12,218 --> 00:39:14,721 THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO FACE TOMORROW. 426 00:39:14,721 --> 00:39:17,557 WE LIKE TO SEE THAT HAPPY FACE 427 00:39:17,557 --> 00:39:23,296 THAT IS OUR HAPPY AS WELL. FOR THIS NEXT ROUND, WE'RE 428 00:39:23,296 --> 00:39:25,832 GOING TO KICK IT UP ANOTHER NOTCH. 429 00:39:25,832 --> 00:39:28,635 WE'RE GOING UP AGAINST TOUGH COMPETITION. 430 00:39:28,635 --> 00:39:33,239 WE KNOW WE'LL BRING IT ALL TO MAKE IT TO THE FINALS. 431 00:39:33,239 --> 00:39:35,275 "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" IS OUR OLYMPICS 432 00:39:35,275 --> 00:39:39,112 WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT GOLD MEDAL HAS OUR NAME ON IT 433 00:39:39,112 --> 00:39:46,453 IT'S NOT JUST A VICTORY FOR US IT'S A VICTORY FOR TAEKWONDO TO 434 00:39:46,453 --> 00:39:58,398 IT'S A VICTORY FOR TAEKWONDO TO PROMOTE A MORE PEACEFUL WORLD. 435 00:40:05,572 --> 00:40:26,126 * * 436 00:40:26,126 --> 00:40:51,017 * * 437 00:40:51,017 --> 00:41:10,270 * * 438 00:41:10,270 --> 00:41:30,423 * * 439 00:41:30,423 --> 00:41:56,583 * * 440 00:41:56,583 --> 00:42:17,137 * * 441 00:42:17,137 --> 00:42:45,131 * * 442 00:42:45,131 --> 00:43:10,390 * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 443 00:43:10,390 --> 00:43:19,099 Terry: MY GOLDEN BUZZER, THE WORLD TAEKWONDO DEMONSTRATION. 444 00:43:19,099 --> 00:43:23,770 HOWIE. Howie: TERRY, YOUR CHOICE, 445 00:43:23,770 --> 00:43:27,841 HONESTLY YOU ARE MY FAVORITE ACT SO FAR TONIGHT 446 00:43:27,841 --> 00:43:30,677 THIS WAS THE BEST ACT OF THE NIGHT. 447 00:43:30,677 --> 00:43:33,613 THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT I COULD WATCH FOR TWO HOURS STRAIGHT 448 00:43:33,613 --> 00:43:37,083 I'M SORRY THAT THE PEOPLE AT HOME HAVE TO WATCH IT LIKE THIS. 449 00:43:37,083 --> 00:43:41,955 IT DESERVES TO BE WATCHED IN SLOW MOTION AGAIN AND AGAIN. 450 00:43:41,955 --> 00:43:44,724 YOU ARE DANCERS. YOU ARE ATHLETES 451 00:43:44,724 --> 00:43:49,129 YOU ARE ACROBATS YOU ARE ENTERTAINERS 452 00:43:49,129 --> 00:44:01,508 YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. Terry: HEIDI. 453 00:44:01,508 --> 00:44:07,814 Howie: Heidi: I LOVED IT EVERYONE AT HOME IS GOING TO 454 00:44:07,814 --> 00:44:10,183 WANT TO GET OFF THEIR COUCH AND LEARN WHAT YOU DO. 455 00:44:10,183 --> 00:44:15,822 IT'S THE COOLEST THING EVER. YOU'RE LIKELY ACTION FIGURES 456 00:44:15,822 --> 00:44:18,658 CAN IT GET REPETITIVE? NO 457 00:44:18,658 --> 00:44:22,062 YOU ALWAYS TOP IT. THIS TIME YOU BROUGHT THE BLIND 458 00:44:22,062 --> 00:44:25,198 FOLDS. IT WAS INCREDIBLE. 459 00:44:25,198 --> 00:44:27,233 Terry: SOFIA. Sofia: THE PERFORMANCE WAS 460 00:44:27,233 --> 00:44:30,670 MORE DRAMATIC. EVERYTHING WENT HIGHER, HARDER 461 00:44:30,670 --> 00:44:36,276 IT WAS SPECTACULAR YOU LOOKED LIKE SYNCHRONIZED 462 00:44:36,276 --> 00:44:43,516 ANTS WORKING HARD. Howie: SYNCHRONIZED ANTS? 463 00:44:43,516 --> 00:44:49,589 Heidi: LIKE ROCKETTES Sofia: I DON'T KNOW 464 00:44:49,589 --> 00:44:53,893 IT'S MESMERIZING. Simon: THEY WORK AS A TEAM. 465 00:44:53,893 --> 00:44:57,230 I UNDERSTAND WHEN WE FIRST SAW YOU, I THOUGHT 466 00:44:57,230 --> 00:45:01,501 YOU WERE SPECTACULAR WHEN I WAS IN THE THEATER LAST 467 00:45:01,501 --> 00:45:06,439 WEEK, I LOVED YOU. THEN I WATCHED IT BACK AND 468 00:45:06,439 --> 00:45:08,742 THOUGHT YOUR FIRST AUDITION WAS BETTER 469 00:45:08,742 --> 00:45:11,878 IT'S TRUE. NOW, YOU'VE COME BACK AND I 470 00:45:11,878 --> 00:45:18,351 THINK EVEN YOU KNEW THAT BECAUSE TONIGHT WAS THE BEST PERFORMANCE 471 00:45:18,351 --> 00:45:21,454 YOU'VE GIVEN Terry: GUYS, THE DANGER LEVEL 472 00:45:21,454 --> 00:45:25,058 IS OFF THE CHARTS. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP THAT 473 00:45:25,058 --> 00:45:27,761 LEVEL GOING ALL THE WAY INTO THE FINALS 474 00:45:27,761 --> 00:45:37,804 IT SEEMS DANGEROUS, BUT AS MARSHAL ARTISTS IT'S OUR 475 00:45:37,804 --> 00:45:40,273 ROUTINE. IF WE MAKE THE FINALS, MAYBE 476 00:45:40,273 --> 00:45:46,079 THERE WILL BE MORE URPRISES. Terry: I'M SURE THERE WILL 477 00:45:46,079 --> 00:45:51,251 BE GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, GUYS. 478 00:45:51,251 --> 00:45:52,252 WAS THAT WORTH A SPOT IN THE FINALS 479 00:45:52,252 --> 00:45:56,423 IF YOU THINK IT WAS, YOU GOTTA VOTE AND KEEP VOTING 480 00:45:56,423 --> 00:45:57,590 YOU CAN VOTE UP TO TEN TIMES FOR EACH ACT WITH EACH VOTING 481 00:45:57,590 --> 00:46:03,863 METHOD [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 482 00:46:03,863 --> 00:46:05,799 Simon: THAT SOUNDED LIKE A RECORD 483 00:46:05,799 --> 00:46:13,406 I THOUGHT IT WAS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. 484 00:46:25,919 --> 00:46:28,388 MARTIAL ARTS.DIFFERENT STORY ABO GOT STARTED. 485 00:46:28,388 --> 00:46:33,660 THIS NEXT SINGER BEGAN BY POSTING VIDEOS ONLINE AND NOW 486 00:46:33,660 --> 00:46:39,065 SHE'S JUST ONE STEP AWAY FROM THE "AGT" FINALS 487 00:46:39,065 --> 00:46:42,802 FROM WISCONSIN, SHE IS MADILYN BAILEY. 488 00:46:42,802 --> 00:46:44,604 I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A SINGER 489 00:46:44,604 --> 00:46:48,775 WHEN I STARTED MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL TEN YEARS AGO, I HOPED 490 00:46:48,775 --> 00:46:52,479 THAT MY LIFE WOULD CHANGE, AND IT DID 491 00:46:52,479 --> 00:46:56,483 Terry: MADILYN BAILEY. I'M SO EXCITED TO BE IN THE 492 00:46:56,483 --> 00:47:00,787 SEMI-FINALS. I REALLY WANT TO SHOW WHO I AM 493 00:47:00,787 --> 00:47:06,459 BEFORE I UPLOADED MY FIRST VIDEO TO THE INTERNET I GREW UP ON 80 494 00:47:06,459 --> 00:47:11,197 ACRES OF FARMLAND IN WISCONSIN IT WAS THE PERFECT SETTING TO BE 495 00:47:11,197 --> 00:47:13,833 CREATIVE I WAS PRETTY SHY ABOUT SINGING 496 00:47:13,833 --> 00:47:17,737 THEN MY FIRST REAL AUDIENCE WAS MY GRANDMA 497 00:47:17,737 --> 00:47:21,908 SHE WAS MY NUMBER ONE FAN. SHE WAS SO PROUD OF ME 498 00:47:21,908 --> 00:47:25,545 WHEN SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER, WE WERE TOLD SHE HAD 499 00:47:25,545 --> 00:47:28,948 ABOUT THREE YEARS LEFT SHE PASSED AWAY WITHIN A MONTH 500 00:47:28,948 --> 00:47:32,318 IT WAS HARD TO SING AFTER MY GRANDMA PASSED AWAY. 501 00:47:32,318 --> 00:47:38,058 THEN I WROTE A SONG CALLED "RED RIBBON" ABOUT THE LOSS AND HOW 502 00:47:38,058 --> 00:47:41,294 TO ENJOY THE THINGS WE ENJOYED TOGETHER 503 00:47:41,294 --> 00:47:43,063 TONIGHT I'LL BE SINGING THAT SONG 504 00:47:43,063 --> 00:47:47,701 I FEEL LIKE EVERY TIME I GET TO SING I KEEP HER MEMORY ALIVE 505 00:47:47,701 --> 00:47:50,537 SHE WOULD BE SO PROUD TO SEE ME ON "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT." 506 00:47:50,537 --> 00:47:53,940 I'M SO EXCITED TO SING THIS SONG TONIGHT FOR AMERICA. 507 00:47:53,940 --> 00:47:59,479 IT MEANS EVERYTHING. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 508 00:48:04,551 --> 00:48:13,493 * I TOOK A RED RIBBON STITCHED TOGETHER * 509 00:48:13,493 --> 00:48:21,034 * I'LL STILL GO ON LIVING WHEN DON'T GET IT RIGHT * 510 00:48:21,034 --> 00:48:25,538 * DON'T BEAT MYSELF UP ABOUT TH THINGS THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT * 511 00:48:25,538 --> 00:48:31,177 * AT LEAST I CAN SAY I TRIED * * I'LL TAKE THIS RED RIBBON AND 512 00:48:31,177 --> 00:48:39,719 STITCH MY HEART TOGETHER * * I'LL BE FINE * 513 00:48:39,719 --> 00:48:42,455 * REMEMBER WHEN IT'S ALL TOO MUCH * 514 00:48:42,455 --> 00:48:47,293 * REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE TOUCHED * 515 00:48:47,293 --> 00:48:54,067 * I'LL STAY TOGETHER * * I'LL HAVE THIS RED RIBBON * 516 00:48:54,067 --> 00:49:09,516 * RED, RED, RED * * RED RIBBON * 517 00:49:09,516 --> 00:49:15,288 * I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO GIVE * * SO I'LL GIVE AGAIN AND AGAIN * 518 00:49:15,288 --> 00:49:34,374 * I'LL TAKE THIS RED RIBBON AND STITCH MY HEART TOGETHER * 519 00:49:34,374 --> 00:49:56,363 * I'LL NEVER GIVE UP * * I'LL HAVE THIS RED RIBBON * 520 00:49:56,363 --> 00:50:04,637 * OH, RED, RED, RED * * RED, RED, RED * 521 00:50:04,637 --> 00:50:13,580 * RED, RED, RED * * RIBBON, RED RIBBON * 522 00:50:21,454 --> 00:50:26,359 Terry: MADILYN BAILEY HOWIE. 523 00:50:26,359 --> 00:50:28,428 Howie: ME Terry: YES, SIR. 524 00:50:28,428 --> 00:50:31,731 Howie: MADILYN, LISTEN, YOU'RE VERY GOOD 525 00:50:31,731 --> 00:50:35,035 THAT WAS KIND OF TOUCHING. I'M GOING TO BE TOTALLY HONEST 526 00:50:35,035 --> 00:50:41,641 YOU'RE A LUCKY GIRL, LADY, WOMAN, PERSON THAT AMERICA -- 527 00:50:41,641 --> 00:50:46,413 I'M THROWN THAT AMERICA IS VOTING 528 00:50:46,413 --> 00:50:47,647 I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS ANYTHING 529 00:50:47,647 --> 00:50:51,284 I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN THE SAME LANE AS TORY 530 00:50:51,284 --> 00:50:55,188 I DON'T -- [ AUDIENCE BOOS 531 00:50:55,188 --> 00:51:00,794 I RESPONDED TO YOU I'M INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED. 532 00:51:00,794 --> 00:51:06,933 WHEN YOU SANG THOSE MEAN TWEETS, I THOUGHT THAT WAS QUIRKY AND 533 00:51:06,933 --> 00:51:08,835 INVENTIVE. I DON'T THINK THIS WAS ANYTHING. 534 00:51:08,835 --> 00:51:11,304 Heidi: I BELIEVE THIS WAS A HARD SONG TO SING. 535 00:51:11,304 --> 00:51:17,677 I THINK YOU NAILED IT. I THINK THIS WAS YOUR BEST 536 00:51:17,677 --> 00:51:21,147 PERFORMANCE THIS FAR YOU FINALLY WON ME OVER. 537 00:51:21,147 --> 00:51:27,620 THANK YOU, HEIDI. Terry: SIMON. 538 00:51:27,620 --> 00:51:33,226 Simon: AM I ALLOWED TO SAY ASS ON AMERICAN TV 539 00:51:33,226 --> 00:51:34,427 YES. GOOD 540 00:51:34,427 --> 00:51:37,964 HOWIE, YOU'RE TALKING OUT OF IT. MADILYN, GOOD FOR YOU. 541 00:51:37,964 --> 00:51:41,868 THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT PEOPLE TO DO IN A SEMI-FINAL 542 00:51:41,868 --> 00:51:45,105 BE TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE YOU ARE SOMEONE WHO WRITES THEIR 543 00:51:45,105 --> 00:51:48,375 OWN MATERIAL YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU TOOK THE 544 00:51:48,375 --> 00:51:51,878 CRITICISM SOWELL AND SO GRACIOUSLY THROUGH THIS 545 00:51:51,878 --> 00:51:55,382 COMPETITION AND REALIZED THE OPPORTUNITY IT'S GIVEN YOU 546 00:51:55,382 --> 00:51:58,852 NOW ON THE BIGGEST SHOW ON AMERICAN TV ON A LIVE SHOW IN 547 00:51:58,852 --> 00:52:02,489 THE SEMI-FINALS YOU GOT THE CHANCE TO SING YOUR OWN SONG 548 00:52:02,489 --> 00:52:06,393 WHICH WAS BEAUTIFUL WITH THAT BEAUTIFUL PACKAGE. 549 00:52:06,393 --> 00:52:10,096 I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR YOU 550 00:52:10,096 --> 00:52:18,138 DO NOT LISTEN TO A SINGLE WORD HOWIE MANDEL SAID. 551 00:52:18,138 --> 00:52:21,074 Sofia: I WAS SUPPOSED TO SAY SOMETHING. 552 00:52:21,074 --> 00:52:26,579 Terry: MADILYN, I HAVE TO ASK, IN YOUR FILM YOU SAID THIS 553 00:52:26,579 --> 00:52:29,783 SONG WAS FOR YOUR GRANDMA. WHAT'S THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE 554 00:52:29,783 --> 00:52:31,451 SONG THIS WAS A SONG I WROTE AT 555 00:52:31,451 --> 00:52:35,321 THE LOWEST POINT MY GRANDMA WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 556 00:52:35,321 --> 00:52:40,326 CANCER AND PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY. SHE WAS MY NUMBER ONE FAN. 557 00:52:40,326 --> 00:52:45,098 THIS SONG HEALED ME. I HOPE THIS GIVES YOU PERMISSION 558 00:52:45,098 --> 00:52:48,868 TO FEEL THE PAIN YOU'RE FEELING IN YOUR LIFE AND LET IT 559 00:52:48,868 --> 00:52:51,404 TRANSFORM YOU. Terry: THANK YOU, MADILYN 560 00:52:51,404 --> 00:52:53,106 GOOD LUCK TONIGHT. DO YOU WANT TO SEE MADILYN HAVE 561 00:52:53,106 --> 00:52:54,974 A SHOT AT WINNING A MILLION DOLLARS? 562 00:52:54,974 --> 00:52:58,111 THEN YOU GOTTA VOTE! TO USE THE "AGT" APP, DOWNLOAD 563 00:52:58,111 --> 00:53:04,584 IT FROM THE APP STORE OR GOOGLE PLAY. 564 00:53:04,584 --> 00:53:07,520 GOOGLE PLAY. NEXT UP, THIS MAGICIAN FACES THE 565 00:53:22,502 --> 00:53:26,639 SUPPORT FOLLOWING THEIR DREAMS BUT THIS MAGICIAN'S BIGGEST FAN 566 00:53:26,639 --> 00:53:29,175 IS ALSO HIS SOULMATE AND THE INSPIRATION FOR EVERYTHING HE 567 00:53:29,175 --> 00:53:31,978 DOES FROM STOWE, PENNSYLVANIA, HERE'S 568 00:53:31,978 --> 00:53:38,218 DUSTIN TAVELLA HEY, GUYS 569 00:53:38,218 --> 00:53:41,821 DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE THIS IS WHERE ME AND MOMMY GOT 570 00:53:41,821 --> 00:53:43,423 MARRIED. WOW 571 00:53:43,423 --> 00:53:46,292 WOW I LITERALLY WOULD NOT BE HERE 572 00:53:46,292 --> 00:53:50,263 RIGHT NOW IF IT WASN'T FOR MY WIFE CARRIE. 573 00:53:50,263 --> 00:53:54,367 BEFORE WE GOT MARRIED, I DIDN'T HAVE A TON OF MONEY. 574 00:53:54,367 --> 00:54:00,306 DO I KEEP PURSUING MY DREAM? CARRIE MADE ME FEEL NO MATTER 575 00:54:00,306 --> 00:54:04,444 WHAT SACRIFICES IT TOOK I NEEDED TO KEEP PURSUING THE THINGS IN 576 00:54:04,444 --> 00:54:06,780 MY HEART. I PROMISE TO ALWAYS BELIEVE 577 00:54:06,780 --> 00:54:10,283 IN YOU AND YOUR DREAMS. TO KNOW YOU HAVE SOMEBODY 578 00:54:10,283 --> 00:54:13,920 LIKE THAT, IT MEANT EVERYTHING TO ME. 579 00:54:13,920 --> 00:54:20,493 AS LONG AS THERE'S BREATH IN MY LUNGS, I'LL LOVE YOU FOREVER, 580 00:54:20,493 --> 00:54:22,529 CARRIE SHE'S THE REASON I DREAM BIG 581 00:54:22,529 --> 00:54:25,231 SHE'S THE REASON I BELIEVE IN MYSELF. 582 00:54:25,231 --> 00:54:31,538 YOU MAY NOW KISS YOUR BRIDE. SHE IS MY REASON. 583 00:54:31,538 --> 00:54:35,308 THERE'S NOTHING GREATER THAN AMERICA GETTING TO SEE WHAT I 584 00:54:35,308 --> 00:54:39,079 SEE EVERY DAY. DUSTIN IS TEACHING OUR KIDS THEY 585 00:54:39,079 --> 00:54:47,187 CAN CHASE THEIR DREAMS ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE 586 00:54:47,187 --> 00:54:48,355 FINALS. LET'S GET DADDY. 587 00:54:48,355 --> 00:54:54,094 THIS COMPETITION MEANS MORE TO ME. 588 00:54:54,094 --> 00:54:58,398 MY PERFORMANCE IS FOR MY WIFE. HAVING HER WITH ME ON THIS 589 00:54:58,398 --> 00:55:03,303 JOURNEY MAKES IT THE MOST MAGICAL THING OF ALL 590 00:55:03,303 --> 00:55:07,674 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE WHAT'S UP, GUYS 591 00:55:07,674 --> 00:55:09,909 HOW YOU GUYS DOING SO GOOD TO BE BACK 592 00:55:09,909 --> 00:55:13,513 WHEN MY WIFE AND I STARTED DATING, I WAS GOING THROUGH SOME 593 00:55:13,513 --> 00:55:18,385 PRETTY TOUGH TIMES CARRIE ALWAYS MADE IT A POINT TO 594 00:55:18,385 --> 00:55:21,554 REMIND ME WHY SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH ME. 595 00:55:21,554 --> 00:55:24,891 SHE WOULD SEND CARDS AND LEAVE NOTE TOTS LET ME KNOW SHE 596 00:55:24,891 --> 00:55:30,130 BELIEVED IN ME NO MATTER WHAT. JUDGES, THINK OF SOMEONE IN YOUR 597 00:55:30,130 --> 00:55:35,935 LIFE WHO MAKES YOU FEEL SEEN COULD BE A SPOUSE, A FRIEND, 598 00:55:35,935 --> 00:55:40,907 MENTOR, CHILD. YOU HAVE SOMEONE IN MIND 599 00:55:40,907 --> 00:55:43,376 GOT SOMEONE? COOL 600 00:55:43,376 --> 00:55:47,380 SIMON, OF ALL THOSE MARKERS IN FRONT OF YOU WHAT COLOR DO YOU 601 00:55:47,380 --> 00:55:51,084 FEEL BEST REPRESENTS THE PERSON YOU'RE THINKING OF 602 00:55:51,084 --> 00:55:54,721 WHAT COLOR IS THAT Simon: PURPLE. 603 00:55:54,721 --> 00:55:58,792 PASS THAT OVER TO SOFIA THANK YOU, SIR 604 00:55:58,792 --> 00:56:02,128 SOFIA, IN FRONT OF YOU ARE POST CARDS FROM PLACES AROUND THE 605 00:56:02,128 --> 00:56:05,365 WORLD THAT ARE ON A BUCKET LIST. I WANT YOU TO SELECT THE ONE 606 00:56:05,365 --> 00:56:10,603 THAT YOU THINK MAY CONNECT BEST WITH THE PERSON YOU HAVE IN YOUR 607 00:56:10,603 --> 00:56:12,806 MIND Sofia: DO I WRITE SOMETHING 608 00:56:12,806 --> 00:56:14,507 ON IT? NO. 609 00:56:14,507 --> 00:56:16,643 THAT'S FOR HEIDI YOU'RE THE MAGICIAN. 610 00:56:16,643 --> 00:56:24,351 YOU KNOW WHAT'S COMING YOU CAN PICK THE POSTCARD. 611 00:56:24,351 --> 00:56:29,556 WHICH ONE DID YOU PICK Sofia: VENICE. 612 00:56:29,556 --> 00:56:34,494 PASS THAT OVER TO HEIDI YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING 613 00:56:34,494 --> 00:56:38,231 HEIDI, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THIS PERSON IN YOUR LIFE, WHAT'S THE 614 00:56:38,231 --> 00:56:47,774 WORD THAT COMES TO MIND? Heidi: I WRITE IT ON HERE 615 00:56:47,774 --> 00:56:51,945 WHAT'S THE WORD Heidi: CURIOUS. 616 00:56:51,945 --> 00:56:54,581 WRITE IT ON THE BACK. PERFECT. 617 00:56:54,581 --> 00:56:58,151 BEAUTIFUL. I'M GOING TO TAKE THAT FROM YOU. 618 00:56:58,151 --> 00:57:01,855 HOWIE, OF ALL THESE ENVELOPES WHICH ONE DO YOU FEEL BEST 619 00:57:01,855 --> 00:57:05,658 REPRESENTS THE PERSON YOU'RE THINKING OF? 620 00:57:05,658 --> 00:57:11,664 Howie: I'M COLOR BLIND. ARE YOU 621 00:57:11,664 --> 00:57:15,035 TERRIBLE IDEA. THIS ONE 622 00:57:15,035 --> 00:57:21,474 Howie: WHY NOT? HOWIE MANDEL, EVERYBODY. 623 00:57:21,474 --> 00:57:23,777 [ APPLAUSE ] BEFORE I PUT THIS POSTCARD 624 00:57:23,777 --> 00:57:28,448 INTO THIS ENVELOPE, TERRY CREWS, CAN YOU JOIN ME ON STAGE 625 00:57:28,448 --> 00:57:33,086 GIVE IT UP FOR TERRY CREWS [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 626 00:57:33,086 --> 00:57:36,890 WHAT'S GOING ON, TERRY I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU TEAR OFF A 627 00:57:36,890 --> 00:57:40,193 CORNER OF THIS POSTCARD. DON'T MAKE IT A STRAIGHT TEAR. 628 00:57:40,193 --> 00:57:44,464 MAKE IT SOMEWHAT UNIQUE. WE'LL USE THAT CORNER IN A 629 00:57:44,464 --> 00:57:47,367 MOMENT AS SOMETHING LIKE A RECEIPT. 630 00:57:47,367 --> 00:57:50,070 HE'S GETTING IT. PERFECT. 631 00:57:50,070 --> 00:57:55,575 I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS HOLD ON TO THAT CORNER FOR NOW 632 00:57:55,575 --> 00:57:59,679 JUDGES, LOOK, YOU GUYS COLLECTIVELY MADE SOMETHING 633 00:57:59,679 --> 00:58:05,552 SUPER UNIQUE THAT REPRESENTS THE PEOPLE WHO IMPACTED EACH OF YOUR 634 00:58:05,552 --> 00:58:08,121 LIVES. UNFORTUNATELY SOMETIMES WE CAN 635 00:58:08,121 --> 00:58:14,127 BECOME SO CONSUMED WITH LIFE THAT WE CAN START TO TAKE FOR 636 00:58:14,127 --> 00:58:19,799 GRANTED THE PEOPLE WHO IMPACTED US THE MOST. 637 00:58:19,799 --> 00:58:30,543 WE CAN START TO FUNCTION AS IF THEY'RE NOT EVEN THERE 638 00:58:30,543 --> 00:58:34,848 TERRY, COULD YOU NAME ONE OF THE JUDGES FOR ME? 639 00:58:34,848 --> 00:58:39,652 Terry: HEIDI. CAN WE DO SOMETHING WE'VE 640 00:58:39,652 --> 00:58:49,662 NEVER DONE BEFORE? CAN WE BRING DOWN HEIDI'S "X"? 641 00:58:49,662 --> 00:58:53,967 Sofia: I THOUGHT YOUR EX-HUSBAND 642 00:58:53,967 --> 00:59:02,509 I WAS LIKE WHY HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE 643 00:59:02,509 --> 00:59:05,245 TWO. TWO EXES. 644 00:59:05,245 --> 00:59:07,681 Heidi: ONLY TWO. HAVING PEOPLE LIKE THIS IN 645 00:59:07,681 --> 00:59:12,318 OUR LIVES IS SUPER VALUABLE. THESE PEOPLE SEE WHO WE ARE AND 646 00:59:12,318 --> 00:59:14,254 THEY GIVE US GRACE WHEN WE NEED IT 647 00:59:14,254 --> 00:59:17,424 THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT CARRIE HAS BEEN TO ME 648 00:59:17,424 --> 00:59:23,596 SHE LOVES ME SHE FORGIVES AND MAKES ME 649 00:59:23,596 --> 00:59:25,031 BETTER WHEN WE HAVE SOMEONE LIKE THIS 650 00:59:25,031 --> 00:59:29,102 IN OUR LIVES, WHEN IT'S REAL, THEIR WORDS AND IMPACT BECOME A 651 00:59:29,102 --> 00:59:36,643 PART OF US BECAUSE THEY BECOME A PART OF 652 00:59:36,643 --> 00:59:45,185 US, THEY'RE ALWAYS THERE WITH US 653 00:59:45,185 --> 00:59:49,055 EVEN WHEN WE SEEMINGLY FORGOT ABOUT THEM 654 00:59:49,055 --> 00:59:53,493 THIS IS ONLY IMPRESSIVE IF THIS REALLY IS THE POST CARD YOU GUYS 655 00:59:53,493 --> 01:00:04,304 JUST MADE A MOMENT AGO THE POST CARD THAT SOFIA I CAN'T 656 01:00:04,304 --> 01:00:08,141 CHOSE. Sofia: NO WITH HEIDI'S WORD 657 01:00:08,141 --> 01:00:12,479 ON THE BACK WRITTEN IN SIMON'S MARKER 658 01:00:12,479 --> 01:00:16,282 TERRY, CAN YOU COME HERE THIS BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE IF THAT 659 01:00:16,282 --> 01:00:20,353 CORNER YOU'RE HOLDING IS THE MISSING PIECE OF THIS POST CARD. 660 01:00:20,353 --> 01:00:24,124 TERRY, COULD YOU MAKE SURE THAT'S AN EXACT MATCH? 661 01:00:24,124 --> 01:00:31,865 Terry: THAT'S EXACT LOOK AT THAT 662 01:00:31,865 --> 01:00:36,536 Sofia: WOW. LOOK, TERRY'S WORDS HAVE 663 01:00:36,536 --> 01:00:41,274 BECOME A PART OF WHO I AM. EVEN THOUGH SHE AND THE BOYS 664 01:00:41,274 --> 01:00:45,378 CAN'T BE HERE TONIGHT SHE LEFT ME A NOTE TO LET ME KNOW SHE 665 01:00:45,378 --> 01:00:52,852 BELIEVES IN ME IT SAYS HEY, BABE, I LOVE YOU 666 01:00:52,852 --> 01:00:57,590 AND BELIEVE IN YOU PLEASE JUST KNOW THAT EVEN IF 667 01:00:57,590 --> 01:01:06,566 SIMON DOESN'T PICK THE PURPLE MARKER AND EVEN IF SOFIA DOESN'T 668 01:01:06,566 --> 01:01:15,075 CHOOSE VENICE AND EVEN IF HEIDI DOESN'T SAY CURIOUS AND EVEN IF 669 01:01:15,075 --> 01:01:18,878 HOWIE DOESN'T PICK THE GREEN ENVELOPE -- 670 01:01:18,878 --> 01:01:23,583 Howie: IT WAS GREEN IT WAS GREEN. 671 01:01:23,583 --> 01:01:29,389 WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE EACH OTHER AND SO WE'VE ALREADY WON 672 01:01:29,389 --> 01:01:33,693 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M DUSTIN TAVELLA. 673 01:01:33,693 --> 01:01:36,096 THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 674 01:01:36,096 --> 01:01:41,101 THANK YOU, GUYS. Terry: SOFIA. 675 01:01:41,101 --> 01:01:47,340 Sofia: I MEAN, I THINK THIS IS THE TIME THAT I'VE SEEN YOU 676 01:01:47,340 --> 01:01:49,809 MORE NERVOUS I MEAN, THERE'S SOMETHING GOING 677 01:01:49,809 --> 01:01:52,679 ON TODAY WITH YOU. I THINK YOU KNOW THIS IS SO 678 01:01:52,679 --> 01:01:56,216 IMPORTANT THAT YOU MADE IT HERE. PEOPLE ARE LOVING YOU. 679 01:01:56,216 --> 01:02:04,891 I THINK YOU PERFORMED TODAY EVEN BETTER EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE MORE 680 01:02:04,891 --> 01:02:07,927 NERVOUS THAN EVER. Terry: SIMON. 681 01:02:07,927 --> 01:02:12,298 Simon: WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON THESE LIVE 682 01:02:12,298 --> 01:02:14,968 SHOWS, GENUINELY I THINK WHAT IS SO SPECIAL 683 01:02:14,968 --> 01:02:18,872 ABOUT -- I SAID THIS BEFORE. APART FROM THE MAGIC THAT YOU 684 01:02:18,872 --> 01:02:26,179 DO, YOU ARE A BORN STORY TELLER. THAT'S WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE 685 01:02:26,179 --> 01:02:30,083 YOU MAKE US FEEL HAPPY AND EMOTIONAL AS WELL. 686 01:02:30,083 --> 01:02:32,252 THAT'S WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT YOU. 687 01:02:32,252 --> 01:02:36,523 DUSTIN, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE FINALS 688 01:02:36,523 --> 01:02:38,191 Terry: HOWIE, WHAT DO YOU THINK? 689 01:02:38,191 --> 01:02:40,927 WHAT DO I THINK I LOVE YOU 690 01:02:40,927 --> 01:02:44,631 I THINK THAT IS AMAZING. YOU'RE VERY EMOTIONAL AND 691 01:02:44,631 --> 01:02:47,834 MAGICAL. MY FAVORITE DESSERT IS ORANGE 692 01:02:47,834 --> 01:02:51,971 YOGURT YOU'RE THE ORANGE YOGURT OF 693 01:02:51,971 --> 01:02:52,839 ENTERTAINERS Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, 694 01:02:52,839 --> 01:02:53,873 DUSTIN 11 ACTS ARE GOING HEAD TO HEAD 695 01:02:53,873 --> 01:02:56,743 TONIGHT. WHICH FIVE DO YOU WANT TO SEE IN 696 01:02:56,743 --> 01:03:01,147 THE FINALS YES, IT'S UP TO YOU. 697 01:03:01,147 --> 01:03:04,784 YOU CAN VOTE ONLINE AT NBC.COM OR USE THE "AGT" APP 698 01:03:04,784 --> 01:03:08,488 HOWEVER YOU DO IT, MAKE SURE YOUR FAVORITES GO THROUGH. 699 01:03:08,488 --> 01:03:10,690 AND IF YOU LIKE BOY BANDS AND COMEDIANS, YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE 700 01:03:10,690 --> 01:03:14,361 WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT. IT'S KOREAN SOUL AND 701 01:03:14,361 --> 01:03:18,932 IT'S KOREAN SOUL AND GINA BRILLON, WHEN WE COME BACK. 702 01:03:34,414 --> 01:03:35,715 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Terry: WITH THE GREATEST BOY 703 01:03:35,715 --> 01:03:37,250 BANDS, IT'S THE COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT VOICES AND 704 01:03:37,250 --> 01:03:39,319 PERSONALITIES THAT MAKES THE WHOLE THING WORK 705 01:03:39,319 --> 01:03:40,887 HAVE THESE GUYS GOT THE PERFECT MIX TO MAKE IT TO THE FINALS 706 01:03:40,887 --> 01:03:48,094 IT'S KOREAN SOUL WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER TEN 707 01:03:48,094 --> 01:03:51,765 YEARS. WE STARTED KOREAN SOUL TEN YEARS 708 01:03:51,765 --> 01:03:54,401 AGO. WE HAVE VERY DIFFERENT 709 01:03:54,401 --> 01:03:56,269 PERSONALITY. HE IS ALWAYS UP TO DATE AND 710 01:03:56,269 --> 01:03:59,339 TRENDY. LOOK AT HIS STYLE 711 01:03:59,339 --> 01:04:01,408 HE'S ALWAYS WATCHING HIS PHONE. 712 01:04:01,408 --> 01:04:08,114 I COULD BE A FOOTBALL PLAYER. I DON'T THINK SO. 713 01:04:08,114 --> 01:04:11,184 HE KNOWS HOW TO FIX EVERYTHING 714 01:04:11,184 --> 01:04:15,588 YOUR PHONE, LAPTOP, CARS EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 715 01:04:15,588 --> 01:04:19,592 A DRIVER'S LICENSE I REALLY LIKE TO WORK OUT. 716 01:04:19,592 --> 01:04:26,066 LOOK AT HIS GUNS. ALWAYS LIFTING SOMETHING. 717 01:04:26,066 --> 01:04:30,503 AT THE END OF THE DAY WHAT BROUGHT US TOGETHER IS MUSIC 718 01:04:30,503 --> 01:04:33,340 MOST PEOPLE EXPECT US TO SING K-POP MUSIC. 719 01:04:33,340 --> 01:04:38,445 I WANTED TO SHOW PEOPLE WE CAN SING R&B 720 01:04:38,445 --> 01:04:45,852 THAT'S WHY OUR NAME IS KOREAN SOUL 721 01:04:45,852 --> 01:04:49,856 Simon: I THOUGHT THE SONG WAS A BIT PREDICTABLE. 722 01:04:49,856 --> 01:04:53,326 WE LISTENED TO SIMON. WE CHOSE A SONG TO CONNECT WITH 723 01:04:53,326 --> 01:04:57,197 PEOPLE MORE. WE ALL QUIT OUR JOBS TO BE HERE. 724 01:04:57,197 --> 01:05:00,700 THIS IS A LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITY FOR US 725 01:05:00,700 --> 01:05:03,403 WE'RE UP AGAINST INCREDIBLE SINGERS. 726 01:05:03,403 --> 01:05:17,884 WE HAVE SOMETHING DIFFERENT. WE GOT TO BRING IT 727 01:05:17,884 --> 01:05:25,058 * THERE ARE VOICES IN MY MIND THAT SAY I'M NOT ENOUGH * 728 01:05:25,058 --> 01:05:36,803 * EVERY SINGLE LIE THAT TELLS M I WON'T MAKE IT * 729 01:05:36,803 --> 01:05:49,249 * AM I MORE THAN JUST THE SUM O EVERY HIGH AND EVERY LOW * 730 01:05:49,249 --> 01:05:56,723 * TELL ME ONCE AGAIN JUST WHO I AM BECAUSE I NEED TO KNOW * 731 01:05:56,723 --> 01:06:03,730 * NEED TO KNOW * * YOU SAY I'M ENOUGH * 732 01:06:03,730 --> 01:06:10,737 * I CAN FEEL IT * * YOU SAY I AM STRONG WHEN I 733 01:06:10,737 --> 01:06:23,049 THINK I AM WEAK * * WHEN I DON'T BELONG, YOU SAY 734 01:06:23,049 --> 01:06:32,826 AM YOURS * * AND I BELIEVE * 735 01:06:32,826 --> 01:06:37,731 * NOW WITH EVERYTHING YOU THINK OF ME * 736 01:06:37,731 --> 01:06:49,376 * EVERYTHING YOU THINK OF ME * * YOU HAVE FOUND MY IDENTITY * 737 01:06:49,376 --> 01:06:58,952 * MY IDENTITY * * YOU SAY I AM LOVED WHEN I CAN 738 01:06:58,952 --> 01:07:03,890 FEEL THE PAIN * * YOU SAY I AM STRONG AND I 739 01:07:03,890 --> 01:07:15,235 THINK I AM WEAK * * WHEN I DON'T BELONG, YOU SAY 740 01:07:15,235 --> 01:07:24,711 AM YOURS * * I BELIEVE * 741 01:07:24,711 --> 01:07:28,448 * I BELIEVE * * WHOA * 742 01:07:28,448 --> 01:07:41,494 * WHOA, WHOA, WHOA * * I BELIEVE IT * 743 01:07:41,494 --> 01:07:48,902 * YES, I DO * * I BELIEVE * 744 01:07:53,573 --> 01:07:58,078 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Terry: KOREAN SOUL. 745 01:07:58,078 --> 01:08:02,716 SIMON, WHAT DO YOU THINK Simon: LET ME START WITH A 746 01:08:02,716 --> 01:08:06,052 POSITIVE THE SONG CHOICE WAS A MILLION, 747 01:08:06,052 --> 01:08:08,455 BILLION TIMES BETTER THAN THE ONE BEFORE 748 01:08:08,455 --> 01:08:15,595 NOW, THIS COULD BE FROM WHERE I'M SITTING, SOME OF THE SONG 749 01:08:15,595 --> 01:08:18,598 FOR ME REALLY SOUNDED OUT OF TUNE 750 01:08:18,598 --> 01:08:22,035 IT DID I'M NOT GOING TO LIE 751 01:08:22,035 --> 01:08:25,505 I HOPE I'M WRONG SOMETIMES WHEN YOU WATCH IT 752 01:08:25,505 --> 01:08:28,875 BACK, IT DOES SOUND DIFFERENT FROM BEING HERE. 753 01:08:28,875 --> 01:08:32,445 TOO MUCH OF IT TO ME DID SOUND OUT OF TUNE. 754 01:08:32,445 --> 01:08:36,082 I'M NOT GOING TO LIE. Terry: SOFIA. 755 01:08:36,082 --> 01:08:41,321 Sofia: I DON'T KNOW AS MUCH ABOUT MUSIC LIKE SIMON, BUT TO 756 01:08:41,321 --> 01:08:44,524 MY UNTRAINED EARS IT SOUNDED AMAZING. 757 01:08:44,524 --> 01:08:46,760 IT SOUNDED BETTER THAN THE LAST TIME 758 01:08:46,760 --> 01:08:49,662 I THINK YOU GUYS ARE GETTING BETTER 759 01:08:49,662 --> 01:08:55,201 I THINK YOU GUYS TOOK THE JUDGES' COMMENTS AND APPLIED IT. 760 01:08:55,201 --> 01:08:59,806 IT SHOWED TONIGHT. Terry: HOWIE. 761 01:08:59,806 --> 01:09:02,676 Howie: I THINK YOU GUYS ARE GREAT. 762 01:09:02,676 --> 01:09:05,912 YOU KNOW I'M A FAN OF YOURS. I LIKED LAST TIME BETTER 763 01:09:05,912 --> 01:09:10,216 I LIKED THE LAST SONG CHOICE BETTER BECAUSE THEY MADE IT 764 01:09:10,216 --> 01:09:11,751 THEIR OWN. Simon: REALLY 765 01:09:11,751 --> 01:09:17,424 Howie: I DID. Sofia: YOU'RE COLOR BLIND 766 01:09:17,424 --> 01:09:19,759 WHAT DO YOU KNOW Heidi: I LIKED YOU GUYS 767 01:09:19,759 --> 01:09:24,397 BETTER THIS TIME AROUND. EVERY ONE HAD A MOMENT TO SHINE. 768 01:09:24,397 --> 01:09:27,901 THAT'S WHAT I REALLY LIKE. I THINK YOU STEPPED IT UP. 769 01:09:27,901 --> 01:09:30,603 Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, GUYS 770 01:09:30,603 --> 01:09:33,373 LISTEN, ONLY YOU CAN PUT THEM INTO THE FINALS. 771 01:09:33,373 --> 01:09:37,344 VOTE AT NBC.COM OR USE THE "AGT" APP. 772 01:09:37,344 --> 01:09:38,611 YOU CAN VOTE UP TO TEN TIMES FOR EACH ACT WITH EACH VOTING 773 01:09:38,611 --> 01:09:43,450 METHOD [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 774 01:09:43,450 --> 01:09:48,755 * Terry: COMING UP -- 775 01:09:48,755 --> 01:09:54,761 I WAS THE CHUBBY KID. THEY USED TO CALL ME PORK CHOP 776 01:09:54,761 --> 01:09:58,665 I WOULD HAVE GOT MADE, BUT EACH TIME THEY SAID IT I WAS LIKE 777 01:09:58,665 --> 01:10:12,412 THAT SOUNDS * 778 01:10:12,412 --> 01:10:13,780 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE Terry: REMEMBER, JUST FIVE 779 01:10:13,780 --> 01:10:16,716 ACTS WILL MAKE THE FINALS THIS WEEK, PUTTING THEM JUST ONE 780 01:10:16,716 --> 01:10:19,252 PERFORMANCE AWAY FROM WINNING A MILLION DOLLARS AND A SHOW 781 01:10:19,252 --> 01:10:22,389 IN VEGAS SO TOMORROW'S RESULTS SHOW IS 782 01:10:22,389 --> 01:10:28,962 GOING TO BE INTENSE. WE'VE ALSO GOT A SENSATIONAL 783 01:10:28,962 --> 01:10:29,929 PERFORMANCE FROM HIT MUSICAL "DEAR EVAN HANSEN. 784 01:10:29,929 --> 01:10:33,400 AND ONE OF THE FUNNIEST COMEDIANS EVER TO TAKE THE 785 01:10:33,400 --> 01:10:35,368 "AGT" STAGE -- PREACHER LAWSON! 786 01:10:35,368 --> 01:10:38,238 THAT'S AT 8:00, 7:00 CENTRAL TOMORROW 787 01:10:38,238 --> 01:10:40,740 FIND OUT IF YOUR FAVORITE ACTS HAVE MADE IT INTO THE FINALS 788 01:10:40,740 --> 01:10:47,747 OKAY TO BE AT THE VERY TOP, YOU HAVE 789 01:10:47,747 --> 01:10:50,617 TO PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. 790 01:10:50,617 --> 01:10:54,654 THIS COMEDIAN HAS DEFINITELY PUT IN THE TIME AND, NOW SHE'S JUST 791 01:10:54,654 --> 01:10:57,791 ONE PERFORMANCE AWAY FROM A SHOT AT A MILLION DOLLARS 792 01:10:57,791 --> 01:11:03,096 FROM THE BRONX, NEW YORK SHE IS GINA BRILLON. 793 01:11:03,096 --> 01:11:08,668 WHEN I THINK BACK TO MY EARLY YEARS IN COMEDY, I WAS A FULL 794 01:11:08,668 --> 01:11:15,075 TIME COLLEGE STUDENT, I HAD THREE WAITRESSING JOBS AND I 795 01:11:15,075 --> 01:11:19,512 WORKED COMEDY EVERY NIGHT. I'VE BEEN IN THIS GAME NOW 24 796 01:11:19,512 --> 01:11:21,748 YEARS. I WAS A CHUBBY KID 797 01:11:21,748 --> 01:11:25,952 THEY USED TO CALL ME PORK CHOP I PUSH MYSELF BECAUSE EVERY SET 798 01:11:25,952 --> 01:11:32,359 HAS TO OUT DO THE LAST EVERY TIME THEY SAID IT I WAS 799 01:11:32,359 --> 01:11:38,198 LIKE THAT SOUNDS DELICIOUS TO BE A FEMALE IN A MALE 800 01:11:38,198 --> 01:11:42,168 INDUSTRY, THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO DELIVER. 801 01:11:42,168 --> 01:11:46,239 I BELIEVE YOU JUST CALLED ME A SNAP 802 01:11:46,239 --> 01:11:51,244 Howie: I CAN SEE YOU AT THE CLUBS PUTTING IN THE WORK AND I 803 01:11:51,244 --> 01:11:57,117 THINK THE TIME PAID OFF. NOW GETTING TO THE SEMIS AND 804 01:11:57,117 --> 01:12:00,720 SHOWING PEOPLE IN MY CULTURE THAT THIS IS POSSIBLE MEANS MORE 805 01:12:00,720 --> 01:12:06,726 TO ME THAN YOU CAN UNDERSTAND. I'M UP AGAINST HEAVY HITTERS 806 01:12:06,726 --> 01:12:10,063 MICHAEL WINSLOW, THAT MAN IS A LEGEND 807 01:12:10,063 --> 01:12:12,599 I CAN'T STOP WORKING BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT STOPPING 808 01:12:12,599 --> 01:12:16,236 THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE AN 809 01:12:16,236 --> 01:12:21,741 INCREDIBLE LIFE FOR MY FAMILY. I'M NOT GOING TO LET THIS JUST 810 01:12:21,741 --> 01:12:24,077 PASS BY. * I GOT YOU * 811 01:12:24,077 --> 01:12:32,085 * MOONLIGHT * * STARLIGHT * 812 01:12:32,085 --> 01:12:37,123 * I NEED YOU * YES, YES. 813 01:12:37,123 --> 01:12:39,325 THANK YOU. I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE 814 01:12:39,325 --> 01:12:45,398 I'M SO HAPPY TO BE BACK. I'M BACK WITH MY SON 815 01:12:45,398 --> 01:12:49,769 MY SON IS WITH ME. HE'S OFFICIALLY 1 YEAR OLD NOW 816 01:12:49,769 --> 01:12:53,106 YEAH HE'S SAYING WORDS WHICH -- HE'S 817 01:12:53,106 --> 01:12:56,309 GOING TO BE INSULTING ME ANY MINUTE NOW 818 01:12:56,309 --> 01:13:00,714 KIDS DON'T HAVE A FILTER UNTIL YOU AS THE GROWN UP PUT IT IN. 819 01:13:00,714 --> 01:13:02,949 THEY SAY WHATEVER COMES TO THEIR MIND 820 01:13:02,949 --> 01:13:05,418 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN INSULTED BY A KID? 821 01:13:05,418 --> 01:13:09,255 IT LEGIT HURTS YOUR FEELINGS THEY'LL JUST WALK RIGHT UP TO 822 01:13:09,255 --> 01:13:16,463 YOU AND BE LIKE YOU'RE UGLY AND THEN WALK AWAY 823 01:13:16,463 --> 01:13:21,534 YOU'RE LEFT STANDING THERE AS A GROWN UP LIKE ISN'T HE ADORABLE? 824 01:13:21,534 --> 01:13:25,405 WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THAT KID ISN'T TRYING TO MESS WITH 825 01:13:25,405 --> 01:13:28,908 YOU. IF THAT KID SAID YOU'RE UGLY, 826 01:13:28,908 --> 01:13:31,644 IT'S BECAUSE HE THINKS YOU'RE UGLY 827 01:13:31,644 --> 01:13:40,587 SO UGLY HE HAD TO STOP WHAT HE WAS DOING AND INFORM YOU OF THE 828 01:13:40,587 --> 01:13:41,921 SITUATION. [ APPLAUSE ] 829 01:13:41,921 --> 01:13:48,194 HE'S DOING SOMETHING AND LOOKED UP AND WAS LIKE, GOD, WHAT IS 830 01:13:48,194 --> 01:13:48,928 THAT NO 831 01:13:48,928 --> 01:13:53,733 PUT THE LEGOS AWAY BEFORE HAVING A BABY, THE MOST 832 01:13:53,733 --> 01:13:56,169 STRESSFUL THING I DID WAS PLAN MY WEDDING 833 01:13:56,169 --> 01:14:01,574 IT WAS STRESSFUL FROM THE START. ONE OF MY GIRLFRIENDS SAID ARE 834 01:14:01,574 --> 01:14:05,245 YOU GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT FOR YOUR WEDDING 835 01:14:05,245 --> 01:14:09,349 NO, I KNOW I'M LIKE, NO, BUT I'M GOING TO 836 01:14:09,349 --> 01:14:14,554 LOSE GIRLFRIENDS LET 'EM KNOW 837 01:14:14,554 --> 01:14:16,623 [ APPLAUSE ] I WASN'T GOING TO TORTURE MYSELF 838 01:14:16,623 --> 01:14:18,558 FOR MY WEDDING NO 839 01:14:18,558 --> 01:14:24,831 I WORE SPANX LIKE A GROWN UP THAT'S RIGHT 840 01:14:24,831 --> 01:14:27,701 SPANX ARE AMAZING. THEY ARE UNTIL YOU GOT TO TAKE 841 01:14:27,701 --> 01:14:30,904 THEM OFF THAT'S THE SAD PART. 842 01:14:30,904 --> 01:14:33,840 YOU PUT THEM ON AND FEEL INVINCIBLE 843 01:14:33,840 --> 01:14:39,112 THEN THE END OF THE NIGHT COMES AND IT'S LIKE -- ALL YOU HAVE TO 844 01:14:39,112 --> 01:14:44,617 SHOW FOR YOUR HARD WORK IS A ROAD MAP OF PAIN EMBEDDED INTO 845 01:14:44,617 --> 01:14:48,154 YOUR SKIN. YOU TOUCH IT, IT'S LIKE BRAILLE. 846 01:14:48,154 --> 01:14:52,425 IT'S LIKE HELP ME. I LOVE WHEN I SEE WOMEN LAUGHING 847 01:14:52,425 --> 01:14:56,830 AT THAT. THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M 848 01:14:56,830 --> 01:14:58,398 TALKING ABOUT. [ APPLAUSE ] 849 01:14:58,398 --> 01:15:02,736 IT'S EVEN BETTER WHEN YOU'RE SITTING NEXT TO A WOMAN WHO HAS 850 01:15:02,736 --> 01:15:06,139 NO IDEA WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT SHE LOOKS HORRIFIED. 851 01:15:06,139 --> 01:15:09,309 I WAS AT A SHOW AND TALKING ABOUT SPANX. 852 01:15:09,309 --> 01:15:14,848 THIS WOMAN UP FRONT SAID THAT SOUNDS AWFUL 853 01:15:14,848 --> 01:15:17,117 WHY DON'T YOU JUST DIET AND EXERCISE 854 01:15:17,117 --> 01:15:21,755 I WAS LIKE THAT SOUNDS AWFUL MY THING'S WAY BETTER. 855 01:15:21,755 --> 01:15:24,190 YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT THANK YOU. 856 01:15:24,190 --> 01:15:37,771 THAT'S MY TIME [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 857 01:15:37,771 --> 01:15:42,075 Howie: I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW PROUD I AM OF YOU GINA 858 01:15:42,075 --> 01:15:45,345 THIS IS THE FIRST SEASON WHERE FOUR COMICS HAVE MADE IT INTO 859 01:15:45,345 --> 01:15:48,081 THE SEMI-FINALS. IT'S THE YEAR OF COMEDY. 860 01:15:48,081 --> 01:15:51,885 I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. I'M SUCH A FAN 861 01:15:51,885 --> 01:15:55,221 YOU'RE MY WIFE'S FAVORITE. SHE WAS QUOTING YOUR ACT 862 01:15:55,221 --> 01:16:00,060 YOU'RE A SUPERSTAR YOUNG LADY. Terry: HEIDI, YOU WERE 863 01:16:00,060 --> 01:16:01,261 LAUGHING. Heidi: I WAS. 864 01:16:01,261 --> 01:16:06,266 WITH OR WITHOUT SPANX I THINK YOU'RE FABULOUS. 865 01:16:06,266 --> 01:16:09,269 YOU'RE LIKE A FIRECRACKER. YOU MAKE ME LAUGH. 866 01:16:09,269 --> 01:16:13,306 YOU MAKE US ALL LAUGH. YOU DESERVE A SPOT AT THE 867 01:16:13,306 --> 01:16:16,776 FINALE THANK YOU 868 01:16:16,776 --> 01:16:19,312 Terry: SOFIA. Sofia: GINA, YOU ARE FUNNY. 869 01:16:19,312 --> 01:16:23,583 YOU'RE RELATABLE YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU'RE LATINA 870 01:16:23,583 --> 01:16:27,087 YOU'RE MY CUP OF TEA THANK YOU. 871 01:16:27,087 --> 01:16:29,556 Terry: SIMON, DID YOU ENJOY THAT 872 01:16:29,556 --> 01:16:33,460 Simon: I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU ACKNOWLEDGED YOUR 873 01:16:33,460 --> 01:16:35,395 COMPETITION. I THINK IT MAKES EVERYTHING SO 874 01:16:35,395 --> 01:16:39,065 MUCH MORE EXCITING I WAS A BIT CRITICAL OF YOU LAST 875 01:16:39,065 --> 01:16:41,935 TIME I'M GOING TO BE THE FIRST TO 876 01:16:41,935 --> 01:16:46,639 ADMIT I WAS TALKING OUT OF MY ASS. 877 01:16:46,639 --> 01:16:50,143 Terry: GINA, HOW DOES YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND EVERYBODY IN 878 01:16:50,143 --> 01:16:54,247 THE BRONX FEEL ABOUT YOU BEING ONE STEP AWAY FROM THE FINALS? 879 01:16:54,247 --> 01:16:58,585 EVERYBODY IN THE BRONX, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT 880 01:16:58,585 --> 01:17:01,287 BX, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THEY'RE SUPPORTIVE 881 01:17:01,287 --> 01:17:05,025 THEY'RE SO PROUD OF ME I WANT TO KEEP MAKING THEM 882 01:17:05,025 --> 01:17:05,925 PROUD. Terry: YOU ARE. 883 01:17:05,925 --> 01:17:11,898 GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, GINA. REMEMBER, EVERY VOTE COUNTS. 884 01:17:11,898 --> 01:17:13,366 VOTING WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 7:00 A.M. EASTERN TOMORROW, SO 885 01:17:13,366 --> 01:17:14,567 GET TO IT. PUT YOUR FAVORITES INTO THE 886 01:17:14,567 --> 01:17:20,306 FINALS AFTER THE BREAK, IT'S OUR LAST 887 01:17:20,306 --> 01:17:21,875 ACT, AND IT'S SOFIA'S GOLDEN BUZZER. 888 01:17:21,875 --> 01:17:51,671 IT'S ONE SONG FOR A SPOT IN THE FINALS FOR JIMMIE HERROD WHEN WE 889 01:17:51,671 --> 01:17:53,573 * [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE 890 01:17:53,573 --> 01:17:55,442 Terry: SOMETIMES BEING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT CAN BE THE 891 01:17:55,442 --> 01:17:59,512 GREATEST GIFT. LIKE FOR THIS SINGER 892 01:17:59,512 --> 01:18:03,016 CAN HIS UNIQUE VOICE CARRY HIM ALL THE WAY TO THE FINALS? 893 01:18:03,016 --> 01:18:10,023 HERE'S SOFIA'S GOLDEN BUZZER -- FROM PORTLAND, OREGON, IT'S 894 01:18:10,023 --> 01:18:13,793 JIMMIE HERROD. AS A KID EVERY DAY I WOULD GO 895 01:18:13,793 --> 01:18:17,864 HOME AND GO TO MY BEDROOM, OPEN MY WINDOW AND SING AT THE TOP OF 896 01:18:17,864 --> 01:18:20,133 MY LUNGS I LOVED SINGING. 897 01:18:20,133 --> 01:18:22,836 IN MIDDLE SCHOOL I JOINED THE CHOIR. 898 01:18:22,836 --> 01:18:26,873 I WAS ALSO REALLY SHY. I THOUGHT I COULD HIDE AMONG 899 01:18:26,873 --> 01:18:29,042 EVERYONE MY CHOIR TEACHER NUDGED ME TO 900 01:18:29,042 --> 01:18:33,413 THE FRONT. SHE INSPIRED ME TO KEEP GOING 901 01:18:33,413 --> 01:18:38,385 AND OPENED THE DOOR SLOWLY TO ME BUILDING CONFIDENCE. 902 01:18:38,385 --> 01:18:42,288 AT THE END OF HIGH SCHOOL I WAS VOTED BEST SINGER AND MOST 903 01:18:42,288 --> 01:18:45,925 LIKELY TO BE A PERFORMER I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENED 904 01:18:45,925 --> 01:18:50,397 MY CLASSMATES HELPED ME REALIZE MUSIC IS WHAT I WANTED TO DO 905 01:18:50,397 --> 01:18:54,167 WITH MY LIFE HERE I AM TODAY ON THE BIGGEST 906 01:18:54,167 --> 01:19:03,643 STAGE I COULD EVER BE ON THE COMPETITION IS MUCH TOUGHER 907 01:19:03,643 --> 01:19:06,880 NOW. I'M GOING UP AGAINST TORY, 908 01:19:06,880 --> 01:19:12,218 KOREAN SOUL AND MADILYN AND PETER ROSALITA 909 01:19:12,218 --> 01:19:15,722 MAN, THAT KID CAN SING IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT 910 01:19:15,722 --> 01:19:22,529 AFTER GROWING UP WITH SO MANY DOUBTS, IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME 911 01:19:22,529 --> 01:19:28,234 DOUBTS, IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME TO BE HERE 912 01:19:44,250 --> 01:20:07,007 * CLOSE YOUR EYES AND TRUST IT * * HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE GLITTE 913 01:20:07,007 --> 01:20:15,181 IN THE AIR * * IT'S THE POINT OF NO RETURN * 914 01:20:15,181 --> 01:20:21,788 * THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG * * THE SUN BEFORE THE BURN * 915 01:20:21,788 --> 01:20:25,592 * THE THUNDER BEFORE THE LIGHTNING * 916 01:20:25,592 --> 01:20:47,580 * HAVE YOU EVER FELT THIS WAY * * HAVE YOU EVER HATED YOURSELF * 917 01:20:47,580 --> 01:21:00,226 * YOUR WHOLE LIFE WAITING * * YOU'RE NOT ALONE * 918 01:21:00,226 --> 01:21:09,469 * IT'S ONLY THE POINT OF OBLIVION * 919 01:21:09,469 --> 01:21:14,307 * THE BREATH BEFORE THE KISS * * THE FEAR BEFORE THE FLAME * 920 01:21:14,307 --> 01:21:32,559 * HAVE YOU EVER FELT THIS WAY * * THERE YOU ARE SITTING IN THE 921 01:21:32,559 --> 01:21:42,936 GARDEN * * YOU CALLED ME SUGAR * 922 01:21:42,936 --> 01:22:06,493 * YOU CALLED ME SUGAR * * WILL THIS EVER BE BETTER THAN 923 01:22:06,493 --> 01:22:10,497 * WILL THIS EVER BE BETTER THAN TRUE LIFE * 924 01:22:17,737 --> 01:22:23,209 Terry: JIMMIE HERROD. SOFIA, YOUR GOLDEN BUZZER. 925 01:22:23,209 --> 01:22:29,082 Sofia: BRAVO, JIMMIE. YOU ARE A SHOW STOPPER 926 01:22:29,082 --> 01:22:34,087 I MEAN, I DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD GET BETTER THAN WHAT YOU DID THE 927 01:22:34,087 --> 01:22:36,089 OTHER DAY. YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE 928 01:22:36,089 --> 01:22:41,895 YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS HOW A SEMI-FINAL PERFORMANCE SHOULD 929 01:22:41,895 --> 01:22:45,598 BE OH MY GOODNESS. 930 01:22:45,598 --> 01:22:48,902 THANK YOU. Simon: JIMMIE, THAT WAS A 931 01:22:48,902 --> 01:22:52,706 MASTER CLASS WHAT AN AMAZING, AMAZING SINGER 932 01:22:52,706 --> 01:22:58,111 YOU ARE. THE PRIZE, NOT JUST THE MONEY, 933 01:22:58,111 --> 01:23:06,753 THE LUXOR, IT'S THE STRIP, THE VEGAS STRIP. 934 01:23:06,753 --> 01:23:10,357 THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU WERE INCREDIBLE. 935 01:23:10,357 --> 01:23:14,761 THANK YOU. Heidi: I KNOW WE WERE ALL 936 01:23:14,761 --> 01:23:20,100 WAITING FOR TORY'S ALBUM TO DROP 937 01:23:20,100 --> 01:23:24,070 I'M WAITING FOR YOUR ALBUM TO DROP 938 01:23:24,070 --> 01:23:27,974 GOOD THAT YOU WERE SINGING LAST. I DON'T KNOW WHO COULD FOLLOW 939 01:23:27,974 --> 01:23:31,244 WHAT YOU DID THANK YOU SO MUCH. 940 01:23:31,244 --> 01:23:37,517 Howie: I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU OUT OF MY MOUTH. 941 01:23:37,517 --> 01:23:39,786 GOOD CHOICE. Howie: THANK YOU. 942 01:23:39,786 --> 01:23:43,123 Sofia: WE'RE OUT OF TIME. Howie: WE'RE NOT OUT OF TIME. 943 01:23:43,123 --> 01:23:48,728 I WANT TO SAY YOU'RE BY FAR THE BEST SINGER IN THIS COMPETITION. 944 01:23:48,728 --> 01:23:52,999 WHAT YOU DO IS PERFECTION. WHEN I WATCH YOU SING AND I 945 01:23:52,999 --> 01:23:55,902 WATCH YOU HIT THOSE NOTES IT'S EFFORTLESS 946 01:23:55,902 --> 01:23:59,105 I COULD LISTEN TO YOU DAY OR NIGHT. 947 01:23:59,105 --> 01:24:01,441 AMERICA, YOU'VE GOT TO VOTE FOR HIM. 948 01:24:01,441 --> 01:24:06,079 YOU COULD WIN THIS WHOLE THING Sofia: BRAVO. 949 01:24:06,079 --> 01:24:10,350 Howie: I CAN'T IMAGINE A BETTER WAY TO END THE SHOW THAN 950 01:24:10,350 --> 01:24:14,521 WITH YOU STANDING "O". 951 01:24:14,521 --> 01:24:19,359 Terry: JIMMIE, DO YOU FEEL EXTRA PRESSURE BEING A GOLDEN 952 01:24:19,359 --> 01:24:21,961 BUZZER I DON'T KNOW HOW I COULD NOT. 953 01:24:21,961 --> 01:24:29,836 IT'S AN AMAZING SHOW TO DGET THIS PRAISE, I APPRECIAT 954 01:24:29,836 --> 01:24:34,274 IT THANK YOU. 955 01:24:34,274 --> 01:24:36,076 Terry: TOMORROW, PRESSURER LAWSON 956 01:24:36,076 --> 01:24:37,077 8:00, 7:00 CENTRAL TOMORROW. I'M TERRY CREWS.