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>>> THE CHALLENGE IS OFF THE CHARTS AS THE ACTS FIGHT FOR A

SPOT IN THE FINALE HERE WE GO

>> NEVER BEEN MORE MOVED IN MY LIFE ON THIS SHOW FROM ANY OTHER

ACT. >> YOU ARE THE BEST WE HAVE EVER

HAD. >> AMERICA KNOWS THAT YOU

DESERVED THIS. >> YOU ARE MY FAVORITE OF THE

SEASON IT'S BIGGER AND BETTER THAN

ANYTHING I'VE EVER SEEN ON THIS SHOW

>> THIS IS WHERE WE REALLY SEE THAT SOMEONE HAS STAR POTENTIAL.

>> THIS STAGE MAKES YOU OR BREAKS YOU

>> IT'S LIKE EXPLOSIVE >> SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR.

>> YOU'RE ALREADY A STAR >> YOU'VE PREPARED YOUR WHOLE

LIFETIME FOR THIS PERFORMANCE. >> IT WAS BREATHTAKING

IT WAS EXCITING. IT WAS PERFECTION.

>> THEY'RE GOING TO REMEMBER YOU.

>> HANDS DOWN THE BEST EVER. >> IN MY HEART, YOU JUST WON THE

WHOLE NIGHT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

>> Announcer: LIVE FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD,

IT'S "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT: THE SEMIFINALS!"

HERE'S YOUR HOST, TERRY CREWS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

♪ >> Terry: WHOO

♪ >> Terry: YES, WELCOME TO

SEMIFINAL NUMBER ONE SINCE THE END OF LAST SEASON,

ACTS ALL ACROSS AMERICA AND AROUND THE WHOLE WORLD HAVE BEEN

PRACTICING, REHEARSING, PUSHING AND DEVELOPING THEIR TALENT,

WHATEVER IT IS, DREAMING OF MAKING IT RIGHT HERE ON "AGT."

FOR THE 11 ACTS COMING UP TONIGHT, THAT DREAM IS IN SIGHT.

THEY ARE NOW JUST ONE AWESOME PERFORMANCE AWAY FROM THE

FINALS SO WHAT DOES ALL THAT MEAN FOR

YOU AND ME IT MEANS WE ARE IN FOR ONE

SENSATIONAL NIGHT. AND A BIG PART OF THAT WILL BE

DOWN TO OUR THREE "AGT" JUDGES GIVE IT UP FOR HEIDI KLUM!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HOWIE MANDEL

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE AND SOFIA VERGARA!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE HOWIE, 11 ACTS

ONLY FIVE GO THROUGH WHAT DO THESE ACTS HAVE TO DO

TONIGHT TO GET AMERICA TO VOTE FOR THEM

>> Howie: SAME THING I ALWAYS SAY.

STEP IT UP YOU'VE GOT TO EITHER GO BIG OR

GO HOME. IT HAS TO BE BIGGER AND MORE

SPECTACULAR THAN IT EVER WAS THIS WILL EVENTUALLY IN THE

FINALS COME DOWN TO ONE ACT. THAT ONE ACT COULD BE YOU.

DOING WHAT YOU DID GOT YOU HERE BUT YOU HAVE TO DO MORE THAN YOU

DID TO MOVE ON >> Terry: I AGREE, I AGREE

THANK YOU. OKAY

YOU'LL SEE 11 ACTS TONIGHT, INCLUDING 2 WILD

CARDS ‐‐ MORE ON THAT LATER. THE FINALS ARE IN JUST TWO

WEEKS. WHAT IS GOING TO MAKE YOU VOTE

TONIGHT? YOU HAVE TO PICK FIVE ACTS TO GO

THROUGH. LET'S DO IT!

AND BRACE YOURSELVES THESE TWO SISTERS ALWAYS START

THEIR PERFORMANCES AT 100% MAX ENERGY ‐ ‐ AND THEN THEY TAKE IT

UP FROM THERE. HERE'S DOUBLE DRAGON

>> WE ARE DOWN TO THIS WEEK'S LAST TWO ACTS.

>> SORRY, LET'S DO THAT AGAIN. >> Terry: THERE'S ONLY ONE SPOT

LEFT IN THE SEMIFINALS >> WHEN WE'RE IN ‐‐ WHAT IS ‐‐

SOMETHING'S HAPPENING. >> Terry: JUDGES, OVER TO YOU.

>> YOU HAVE TO WANT IT SO BADLY BECAUSE ‐‐ HOW DO THEY RECORD

MOVIES HERE? >> LIKE I SAID, DOUBLE DRAGON.

>> OH, MY GOD! >> [ BLEEP ]

>> GROWING UP IN PERU, WE ALWAYS DREAMED TO BE A SINGER, TO BE A

STAR [ CAR HORN ]

WE HAD A BLACK AND WHITE TV. WE WOULD TELL OUR FRIENDS, MAYBE

WE CAN GO TO "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."

THEY WERE LIKE, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, YOU'RE NOT GOOD

ENOUGH >> YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO MAKE

IT >> THE ONLY PERSON TO TRUST IN

US WAS OUR DAD >> HE WAS THE REASON WHY WE

BECAME PERFORMERS. >> MY DAD WAS A PERSON WHO WAS

ALWAYS HAPPY THAT WAS HIS TALENT.

AND I GUESS HE GAVE THAT TO US >> HE WOULD SAY, "ALWAYS WITH A

SMILE. >> WE'RE FINALLY HERE, DADDY

>> IN THIS PERFORMANCEFIESTA, PA >> WE'RE MAKING OUR AMERICAN

DREAM COME TRUE. >> I CAN SEE YOU NOW

I HOPE THIS IS IMPORTANT >> WE'LL HAVE TO REPEAT

EVERYTHING >> FROM THE VERY BEGINNING

>> HI, MY NAME IS IRENE, THIS IS ANDREA

[ APPLAUSE ]

♪ MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL ♪ ♪

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>> "AGT," ARE YOU READY? >> LET'S GO!

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>> Terry: DOUBLE DRAGON! WOW.

THAT'S HOW YOU START A SEMIFINAL.

WE ARE UP AND RUNNING AND WE'LL HEAR FROM THE JUDGES ON THAT

PERFORMANCE, RIGHT AFTER THIS BREAK.

>> Announcer: COMING UP ‐‐ >> THAT WAS PERFECTION

>> IT WAS SO ON FIRE, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

>> YOU MAKE THE DIABLO LOOK SO EASY AND YOU MAKE JUDGING LOOK

SO DANGEROUS >> THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL

PERFORMANCE. >> SPECTACULAR

>> SPECTACULAR [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

>> Terry: BEFORE THE BREAK, DOUBLE DRAGON WERE TEARING IT UP

OUT ON THE UNIVERSAL LOT SO DID ALL THAT ENERGY GET TO

THE JUDGES LET'S FIND OUT

SOFIA. >> Sofia: YOU GUYS MAKE ME HAVE

SUCH A GOOD TIME EVERY TIME THAT YOU PERFORM.

I AM OBSESSED WITH YOU I MEAN, YOU GUYS WERE NOT LIP

SYNCING. AND YOU HAVE ENERGY TO SING,

DANCE, PERFORM I'M CONCENTRATING ON THIS.

PICK IT UP, PLEASE SO YOU GUYS ARE UNBELIEVABLE

EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE, I THINK YOU'VE GOTTEN BETTER AND

BETTER MORE SPANISH, WHICH IS SUPER

IMPORTANT FOR ME AND THESE OUTFITS, YOU REALLY,

REALLY ‐‐ I MEAN, I WISH I COULD WEAR ONE OF THESE TONIGHT.

OH, I CAN HANDLE IT, BELIEVE ME. >> Terry: HEIDI.

>> Heidi: I LOVE YOU GUYS TOO, YOU HAVE THE CONFIDENCE OF REAL

DIVAS. I LOOK AT THE TWO OF YOU AND I

SEE JENNIFER LOPEZ AND SHAKIRA AT THE SUPER BOWL.

EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO, OWNING THE STAGE, THE UNIVERSAL LOT

I LOVE YOU GIRLS MOST IMPORTANTLY, I LOVE YOUR

PERSONALITY, I THINK THIS IS ALL ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY AND THAT

SHINES >> THANK YOU SO MUCH

>> Heidi: GOOD LUCK! >> Terry: HOWIE.

>> Howie: I AGREE, I LOVE THEM, I LOVE THEIR PERSONALITY

YOU'RE NOT THE BEST SINGERS, YOU'RE NOT THE BEST DANCERS.

>> Sofia: WHAT >> Howie: LAST WEEK THEY BOOED

ME DON'T BOO ME, VOTE FOR THEM.

I'M JUST BEING HONEST. IS IT A MILLION DOLLAR ACT

>> Heidi: YES. I WOULD GO AND WATCH THEM IN LAS

VEGAS AND THEY WERE IN LAS VEGAS AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE

WOULD. >> Terry: IT'S UP TO AMERICA

>> THANK YOU >> Terry: DOUBLE DRAGON, FIRST

OF ALL, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE THIS CLOSE TO THE FINALS

>> OUR EMOTIONS ARE LIKE A ROLLER COASTER

RIGHT NOW WE REALLY WANT THIS TO BE REAL.

WE WANT TO BE IN THE FINALS. WE WANT TO REPRESENT MY COUNTRY,

I WANT TO LIVE AN AMERICAN DREAM.

>> Terry: YOU DESERVE IT >> WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE.

>> Terry: YOU DESERVE IT, DOUBLE DRAGON, GOOD LUCK TONIGHT,

LADIES THIS IS FOR THE FINALS

VOTING IS OPEN NOW, AND STAYS OPEN UNTIL 7:00 A. M. EASTERN

TOMORROW GET I DON'T KNOW THE ON NBC.CO

OR YOU CAN USE THE OFFICIAL "AGT" APP.

AS ALWAYS, YOU CAN VOTE UP TO TEN TIMES FOR EACH ACT WITH EACH

VOTING METHOD. OKAY, MOVING RIGHT ALONG, COMING

UP NOW IS TONIGHT'S FIRST WILD CARD ‐ ‐ AN ACT THAT'S BEING

GIVEN A SECOND SHOT AT MAKING THE FINALS BY THE JUDGES

HEIDI, WHAT MADE YOU GUYS PICK THIS ACT

>> Heidi: BECAUSE THEY WON OUR HEARTS BY DANCING INTO OUR

HEARTS WE LOVED THEM SO MUCH THAT WE

WANTED TO GIVE THEM A SECOND CHANCE, AND HERE THEY ARE.

>> Terry: ALL RIGHT. LET'S CATCH UP

WITH DANCE TOWN FAMILY >> HI, GUYS, I'M DOING A CALL

WITH YOU TODAY TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE JUDGES DECIDED THAT

DANCE TOWN FAMILY WILL BE ONE OF THE WILD CARDS IN THIS WEEK'S

SEMIFINAL. [ CHEERING ]

>> WHEN WE GOT THAT CALL, MY DAD, YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO SEE

MY DAD >> WE ARE ON FIRE!

>> THE DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER OF DANCE TOWN

FAMILY IS MANNY CASTRO BUT ALSO OUR DAD.

>> MY DAD WAS BORN IN SANTIAGO, CHILE.

HE IS THE OLDEST OF FIVE SIBLINGS

>> HE LOVES DANCE SO MUCH BUT KNEW IN CHILE IT WOULDN'T BE A

CAREER FOR HIM SO CAME TO AMERICA AND STARTED

WORKING AT A DANCE STUDIO BUT NOT AS A DANCE TEACHER

HE WAS A JANITOR THAT'S WHY I THINK DANCE TOWN

FAMILY MEANS SO MUCH TO HIM BECAUSE HAVING A STUDIO IS WHAT

HE WANTED TO DO HIS WHOLE LIFE AND FINALLY WORKED HIS WAY UP TO

DOING. >> FROM SUCH A YOUNG AGE, MY DAD

WAS SO DISCIPLINED, HARD WORK, AND ESPECIALLY PASSION

AND NOW THAT WE'RE TEACHERS AT THE STUDIO, I FEEL LIKE IT'S OUR

JOB TO INSTILL THAT INTO THE NEXT GENERATION, BECAUSE DANCE

TOWN IS WAY MORE THAN JUST A STUDIO

WE TRULY ARE A FAMILY. >> SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT

THINGS THAT MY DAD HAS TAUGHT US IS THAT IF YOU TRULY WANT

SOMETHING, YOU HAVE TO GO AND GET IT

AND NOW WE ARE IN THE SEMIFINALS OF "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."

>> I'M EXCITED JUST SAYING THAT. >> I COULDN'T IMAGINE THIS IN MY

WILDEST DREAMS >> DAD, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU

[ APPLAUSE ]

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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Terry: DANCE TOWN FAMILY OVER

IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA

THE JUDGES BROUGHT THEM BACK LET'S SEE WHAT THEY THINK NOW.

HEIDI. >> Heidi: I AM SO HAPPY THAT WE

BROUGHT YOU GUYS BACK, BECAUSE YOU'RE SO GOOD

AND YOU NEEDED TO HAVE THAT NEXT CHANCE, THAT ONE MORE CHANCE

I MEAN, IT'S HARD TO COMPARE YOU GUYS TO OTHERS BECAUSE IT'S LIKE

APPLES AND ORANGES BUT AS DANCERS, THE COMMITMENT

I'VE DANCED 15 YEARS, THREE TIMES A WEEK

REHEARSAL, REHEARSAL, YOUR OUTFITS, EVERYTHING.

THERE IS SO MUCH YOU HAVE TO DO TO PUT TOGETHER WHAT YOU GUYS

DID. I THINK PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW

MUCH WORK THIS ACTUALLY ENTAILS. SO I LOVE YOU GUYS

I HOPE I'M GOING TO SEE YOU IN THE FINALS

>> Terry: SOFIA. >> Sofia: IT WAS DEFINITELY THE

RIGHT DECISION FOR US TO BRING THEM BACK.

THEY DESERVE IT. YOUR DANCING IS ON POINT, THE

ENERGY YOU KNOW, YOU BRING JOY TO ALL

OF US. I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC WHAT YOU

DO TO PICK FT. LAUDERDALE, THE

OCEAN BEHIND YOU, PERFECTION I'M HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS

>> Terry: HOWIE. >> Howie: I AGREE, WE ALL AGREE

THEY SHOULD COME BACK. AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE

THAT WAS, FOR ME, A STEP UP. AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY.

I LOVE THAT ‐‐ YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF DANCE GROUPS.

THERE IS ONE STYLE, THERE WAS RAGTIME DANCING, THERE WAS TAP,

THERE WAS ACROBATICS, THERE'S A RANGE IN THE AGE

THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE THE ONLY THING SURPRISING IS

THAT SHE TAKES DANCE LESSONS THREE TIMES A WEEK

I HAD NO IDEA. >> Heidi: I DID WHEN I WAS

YOUNG, IN MY PAST LIFE >> Terry: DANCE TOWN FAMILY,

SORRY FOR MESSING UP YOUR NAME EARLIER.

GOOD LUCK TONIGHT. DID THEY LOOK LIKE FINALISTS TO

YOU? THEN YOU GOTTA VOTE.

XFINITY CUSTOMERS, YOU CAN VOTE XFINITY VOICE REMOTE USING YOUR

XFINITY VOICE REMOTE JUST SAY "VOTE FOR 'AGT.'"

COMING UP UP LATER, A A SINGER WHO HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT

RECENTLY, THOMAS DAY AND AFTER THE BREAK, TWO GUYS

WHO THEMSELVES GOT A SECOND CHANCE IN THE QUARTER‐FINALS

NOW THEY ARE JUST ONE STELLAR PERFORMANCE AWAY FROM MAKING THE

FINALS. THE PRESSURE'S ON FOR

BROKEN ROOTS, RIGHT AFTER THIS BREAK.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Terry: THIS IS THE BIGGEST

NIGHT OF THE SEASON SO FAR FOR THE ACTS, FOR THE JUDGES, FOR

ME AND FOR YOU.

SO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, OR FACEBOOK @AGT AND

DIG DEEP INTO THE MOJO OF AN "AGT" SEMIFINAL.

NOW, LAST WEEK, THIS ACT WAS A LATE ARRIVAL INTO THE

QUARTER‐FINALS, BUT MAN ‐‐ THEY MADE THE MOST OF THEIR

OPPORTUNITY. HERE'S BROKEN ROOTS.

>> GOT IT. >> READY

>> DAMN READY. >> MY KIDS THINK THAT I'M

FAMOUS WHEN THEY TALK TO THEIR FRIENDS,

THEY'RE LIKE, MY DAD'S FAMOUS. I'M LIKE, I'M NOT FAMOUS, I'M

JUST SOME DUDE IT'S A REALLY GOOD FEELING THAT

YOU KNOW YOUR FAMILY IS PROUD OF YOU FOR DOING SOMETHING THAT'S

REALLY TOUGH >> I'M PROUD OF YOU TOO.

THANKS, DAD. >> HAVING THE CHANCE TO PERFORM

LIVE WAS AMAZING DON'T FORGET, WE LOST OUR

OPPORTUNITY, WE GOT SENT HOME. AND HAVING A SECOND CHANCE TO

WIN AMERICA OVER WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING WAS AMAZING IN ITSELF.

BEFORE OUR NAME WAS CALLED, I HAD THIS EMOTION I HAVEN'T HAD

SINCE MY CHILDREN WERE BEING BORN

>> Terry: BROKEN ROOTS >> I WAS FLOORED

IT MADE ME FEEL SO HAPPY >> PEOPLE LOOK AT JOEY AND I AS

GUYS THEY WOULD NEVER SEE. IT'S ACTUALLY THE OPPOSITE,

EMOTION SHOWS YOU CARE, IT SHOWS THAT YOU GIVE A CRAP

IF YOU HIDE THEM, YOU'RE LYING >> YOU'RE LYING TO YOURSELF.

AFTER MY MOM PASSED, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH IT

I SHUT MYSELF OUT. I KNEW WHEN MY KIDS CLOSE THEIR

DOOR, I NEED TO KNOCK ON IT. I DON'T WANT MY KIDS TO FEEL

LIKE THEY HAVE TO HIDE THEIR FEELINGS

>> WE'VE ALWAYS TAUGHT OUR CHILDREN TO FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS,

NO MATTER WHAT THAT WAS ALL TALK UNTIL NOW.

NOW THEY SEE THEIR DADDIES FIGHTING AND NEVER GIVING UP,

WHICH IS WHY WE'RE GOING FOR THE BIG DREAM THIS TIME.

>> AWESOME [ APPLAUSE ]

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♪ SAVED BY THE SOUND OF THE BEE FOUND ♪

♪ DIXIE WHISTLED IN THE WIND, THAT WILL GET YOU HEAVEN BOUND ♪

♪ THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGI BUT HE DIDN'T STICK AROUND ♪

♪ THIS IS GOD'S COUNTRY ♪ ♪ WE TURNED THE DIRT AND WORKED

UNTIL THE WEEK'S DONE ♪ ♪ AND WE TAKE A BREAK AND BREAK

BREAD ON SUNDAY ♪ ♪ AND THEN DO IT ALL AGAIN ♪

♪ BECAUSE WE'RE PROUD TO BE FRO GOD'S COUNTRY ♪

♪ I SAW THE LIGHT IN THE SUNRISE, SITTING BACK IN A 40 ON

THE MUDDY RIVERSIDE ♪ ♪ GETTING BAPTIZED IN HOLY WATE

AND SHINE WITH THE DOGS RUNNIN' ♪

♪ SAVED BY THE SOUND OF THE BEE FOUND, DIXIE WHISTLED IN THE

WIND, THAT WILL GET YOU HEAVEN BOUND ♪

♪ THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGI BUT HE DIDN'T STICK AROUND ♪

♪ THIS IS GOD'S COUNTRY ♪ ♪ OH, WHOA ♪

♪ IT'S GOD'S COUNTRY ♪♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

>> Terry: BROKEN ROOTS, OUT BY HITCHCOCK'S INFAMOUS

"BATES MOTEL" SET, HERE AT UNIVERSAL

WE'LL HEAR FROM THE JUDGES IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES

AND AFTER THE BREAK, WE'VE GOT TWO BROTHERS WHO HAVE ALREADY

EXPLODED WHAT YOU THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE WITH THE DIABLO

BUT CAN THEY TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL AGAIN TONIGHT?

FIND OUT, WHEN WE COME BACK.

>> Terry: BEFORE THE BREAK, WE

SAW BROKEN ROOTS OUT ON THE LOT, GIVING IT EVERYTHING

LET'S SEE IF IT IMPRESSED THE JUDGES

HOWIE. >> Howie: BROKEN ROOTS, YOU'RE

DOING IT RIGHT AS SOFIA SAID LAST WEEK, YOU'RE

THE ALL AMERICAN MEN YOU GRACED US WITH BON JOVI AND

NOW COUNTRY, BLAKE SHELTON YOU'RE CHECKING EVERY BOX.

MORE THAN HALF THE ACTS ARE GOING HOME TONIGHT

IF I WAS A BETTING MAN, AND I'M GOING TO BE A BETTING MAN, I

THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE VOTED THROUGH, I THINK YOU'LL BE IN

THE FINALS >> Terry: SOFIA.

>> Sofia: I HOPE SO BECAUSE YOU GUYS DESERVE TO BE HERE.

IT WAS AMAZING, I THINK THIS WAS YOUR BEST PERFORMANCE SINCE THE

WHOLE COMPETITION STARTED. I LOVED IT

THE VOCALS WERE AMAZING. YOU GUYS, YOUR OUTFIT.

>> Howie: THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID TO ME IN THE BREAK, THESE GUYS

ARE YOUR ‐‐ SO FAR TONIGHT >> Sofia: MY FAVORITE.

>> Howie: YES. >> Terry: HEIDI.

>> Heidi: I LIKE YOU MORE EVERY TIME WE SEE YOU, I ALSO FEEL

LIKE YOU'RE GETTING BETTER EVERY TIME, MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU GET

TO REHEARSE HERE LIVE IN FRONT OF EVERYONE, I DON'T KNOW.

YOU GUYS ARE A HUGE INSPIRATION. THERE ARE SO MANY MUSICIANS OUT

THERE WHO PLAY IN THEIR BASEMENTS OR BARS.

YOU GUYS HAVE SHOWED UP, AND LOOK, MAYBE YOU'RE GOING TO BE

IN THE FINALE, MAYBE YOU'LL MAKE THE MILLION DOLLARS, YOU NEVER

KNOW NEVER GIVE UP OR YOUR DREAM.

>> Howie: YOU'RE DEFINITELY FAMOUS

>> Terry: NOW, BROKEN ROOTS, YOU HAVE BEATEN ALL THE ODDS TO GET

HERE RIGHT NOW HOW DOES IT FEEL BEING SO CLOSE

TO THE FINALS? >> IT IS ABSOLUTELY SURREAL.

IT IS A FEELING THAT IS IMMEASURABLE

I COULDN'T GIVE YOU A MEASUREMENT OF HOW I FEEL.

WE'RE ELATED, WE'RE THANKFUL TO BE BACK.

THANK YOU, AMERICA THANK YOU.

>> Terry: THIS IS GREAT, THIS IS GREAT.

BROKEN ROOTS, THANK YOU, GOOD LUCK TONIGHT

WHETHER OR NOT THESE TWO MAKE THE FINALS ALL DEPENDS ON YOU.

SO VOTE. VOTING IS OPEN NOW AND CLOSES AT

7:00 A. M. EASTERN TOMORROW YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE FIND

THEIR LIVES CHANGE WHEN THEY DISCOVER THEIR TALENT, BUT NONE

MORE SO THAN THESE TWO BROTHERS. IT CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR THEM

HERE ARE SPYROS BROS >> MY NAME IS ALBERTO AND I AM

THE FATHER OF MARK AND MARCO, THE SPYROS BROS.

THEY'RE ONE WEEK AWAY FROM THE FINALS AND IT'S A DREAM COME

TRUE HE WAS

HE STARTED DEVELOPING A PROBLEM IN SCHOOL.

OTHER KIDS DON'T UNDERSTAND, START NAME CALLING, BULLYING

WE SEE HIM SUFFERING AND YOU COULDN'T HELP HIM.

WATCHING YOUR CHILD BEING HELPLESS, ALONE, THAT'S THE

HARDEST PART ESPECIALLY SINCE HE HAD A

DELAYED LANGUAGE PROBLEM HE HAD LANGUAGE THERAPY, SOCIAL

THERAPY. AND MARK TOOK ON THE ROLE OF

BEING THE PROTECTIVE BROTHER, ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOL

I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE SPECIAL BONDING THAT THEY HAVE

AND THEN WHEN MARCO DISCOVERED THE DIABLO, IT WAS LIKE AN

EUREKA MOMENT. IT COMPLETELY CHANGED HIS LIFE

HE FOUND HIMSELF, HE FOUND HIS GIFT

EVENTUALLY MARK JOINED IN. AND THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF

THE SPYROS BROS. AND NOW THEY'RE HERE AT THE

SEMIFINALS TOGETHER. AS A FATHER, I CAN'T EXPRESS IT,

IT'S AMAZING THE SKY IS THE LIMIT TO MY BOYS.

AND I'M SO UNBELIEVABLY PROUD OF THEM

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

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>> BLINDFOLDED >> THIS WILL NOT WORK.

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>> WHOA! >> WHOA!

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>> WHOA. THAT HURTS

>> THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT HURTS.

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>> HE DROPPED IT AGAIN HE'S GOING TO BE MAD

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>> THAT IS SO PRETTY >> WOW

>> YES [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

>> Terry: INCREDIBLE, GUYS I KNOW WHAT I THINK, BUT WE'LL

FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH THE MINDS OF THE JUDGES IN JUST

A COUPLE OF MINUTES. AND LATER, WE'VE GOT THOMAS DAY

AND BRANDON LEAKE, TWO ACTS, ONE GOAL, TO GET TO THE FINALS

WILL THEY GET THERE? WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

>> Terry: BEFORE THE BREAK, THE SPYROS BROS PERFORMED AT THE

WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, IN FRONT

OF HOGWARTS CASTLE LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO THE

JUDGING. SO FAR I CAN'T SOFIA

>> Sofia: WE ALWAYS LOVE YOUR PERFORMANCES, WE SEE THE PASSION

OF IT, THE DANGER. YOU GUYS KEEP PUSHING YOURSELVES

TO ANOTHER LEVEL, WHICH IS AMAZING.

THIS TIME MAYBE IT WAS TOO RISKY AND THAT'S WHY IT WASN'T THAT

FLUID LIKE THE OTHER PERFORMANCES

BUT I HOPE THAT AMERICA LIKES IT ANYWAY AND THEY KEEP VOTING FOR

YOU GUYS BECAUSE YOU GUYS DESERVE IT

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, SOFIA. >> Terry: HEIDI.

>> Heidi: YEAH, I MEAN, YOU GUYS DID STRUGGLE A LITTLE BIT.

I COUNTED IT TWICE, WHERE IT FELL

BUT TO ME, HONESTLY, IT DID NOT TAKE AWAY THE WOW EFFECT FROM

YOUR ACT, BECAUSE IT IS SUPER DIFFICULT WHAT YOU GUYS DO

IT SHOWS THAT THIS IS LIVE, THAT THIS IS REAL

THERE IS NO TRICK. THEY'RE NOT ATTACHED

SO THINGS CAN HAPPEN BUT I STILL ADMIRE WHAT YOU DO

AND I THINK YOU GUYS ARE GREAT >> LUCKILY IT DIDN'T HIT YOU

>> Heidi: EXACTLY. >> Terry: THAT'S THE TRUTH

HOWIE. >> Howie: I THINK AMERICA AND

EVERYBODY AT THIS TABLE WILL AGREE THAT WE LOVE YOU AND WE

LOVE HEARING FROM YOU AND WE LOVE YOUR PASSION FOR THE SHOW

AND WANTING TO BE ON AND GETTING TO SEE YOUR FATHER AND HOW JUST

THE BOND BETWEEN BROTHERS IS AMAZING.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS GO BIG OTHER GO HOME.

YOU WENT MUCH BIGGER THAN LAST TIME

BUT YOU DROPPED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES.

BUT IF YOU DON'T TRY, YOU CAN'T FAIL

AND MAYBE THOSE LITTLE FAILURES, THOSE TWO LITTLE FAILURES,

PEOPLE STILL MAY VOTE YOU THROUGH.

IT'S NOT UP TOUS, IT'S UP TO THEM

AMERICA, MORE THAN HALF ARE GOING THROUGH.

IF YOU LOVE THEM, VOTE >> EXACTLY RIGHT, HOWIE, THANK

YOU SO MUCH. >> Terry: SPYROS BROS.

I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND, THAT WAS REAL FATHER YOU WERE

USING IN THOSE DIABLOS HOW DANGEROUS WAS THAT

>> IT WAS SO DANGEROUS AND RISKY, JUST TO DEAL WITH THE

WIND AND, YOU KNOW, ME TO TUMBLE

THROUGH A FLAME OF FIRE, AND FOR ME TO HAVE SPARKS JUMPING OUT OF

THE DIABLO IN THE AIR, ANYTHING COULD HAVE HAPPENED.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I AM SO THANKFUL, WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO

DO THIS BECAUSE WE ACCOMPLISHED IT

WE'RE NOT HURT, WE'RE NOT BURNED UP, WE'RE NOT HURT

THE POINT IS, THIS IS JUST A TASTE WHAT HAVE WE CAN DO WITH

FIRE HOPEFULLY IF AMERICA VOTES US

THROUGH THE FINALE, WE'LL DO MORE WITH FIRE AND IT WILL BE

THROWN ACROSS THE JUDGING PANEL, WHO KNOWS?

>> Terry: OH, WOW, THAT IS AWESOME.

GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, SPYROS BROS DO YOU WANT TO SEE MORE DIABLO

IN THE FINALS? THEN VOTE.

YOU CAN GET THE OFFICIAL "AGT" APP BY DOWNLOADING IT FROM

THE APP STORE OR GOOGLE PLAY OKAY, RIGHT NOW, HERE'S OUR

ACT BROUGHT BACK BY THE JUDGES SOFIA, WHY DID YOU ALL DECIDE TO

GIVE THIS GUY A SHOT >> Sofia: WELL, BECAUSE THOMAS

WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT WASN'T ABLE TO PERFORM IN THE

QUARTERFINALS. SO WE THOUGHT THAT WE NEEDED TO

GIVE AMERICA THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HIM AND VOTE FOR HIM

AND HE'S GOING TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW WHY HE COULDN'T DO IT.

>> Terry: THIS IS HI CHANCE TO MAKE THE FINALS.

HERE'S THOMAS DAY. >> WHAT ARE YOU BE DOING FOR US

TODAY? >> I WILL BE SINGING FOR YOU

>> YOU'VE GOT YOUR THIRD YEAR. YOU WILL BE JOINING US ON THE

LIVE SHOWS >> YES

THAT'S AWESOME >> PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING WHY I

DID NOT PERFORM AT THE LIVE SHOWS.

ME AND MY MOM WERE IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, I'M REHEARSING, I'M

SINGING MY SONGS, AND THEN MY MOM CAME IN HER ROOM FROM A CALL

AND TOLD ME THAT SHE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID‐19.

>> AND I'M LIKE, OH, GOD, NO, PLEASE DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO

HIM. >> A LOT OF THINGS WENT THROUGH

MY HEAD, LIKE WAS SHE GOING TO BE OKAY.

IT WAS VERY SCARY FOR ME >> IT WAS JUST LIKE A BOMB

DROPPING >> THEY HAD TO SEPARATE ME FROM

HER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, I COULDN'T CHECK IN ON MY MOM EVEN

THOUGH SHE WAS RIGHT DOWN THE HALL

>> HE WAS GETTING TESTED EVERY OTHER DAY, NEGATIVE.

AND THEN POSITIVE. >> I WAS SCARED FOR MY HEALTH.

BUT MY MOM AND I WERE FORTUNATE, WE GOT THROUGH IT.

I'VE WATCHED THE SHOW, I'VE SEEN ALL THE PEOPLE GO THROUGH.

AND I MEAN, I KNOW MY DREAM IS OVER, I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE

FLIGHT TO GO BACK HOME AND OUT OF NOWHERE, ON THE LAST

DAY OF QUARANTINE, THAT'S WHEN I GOT THE CALL

THEY TOLD ME I WAS BEING BROUGHT BACK ON THE SHOW AS A WILD CARD.

>> JUST, WHAT? >> I FEEL SO BLESSED AND

THANKFUL >> THIS ISN'T THE END.

THIS IS THE BEGINNING. >> WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE'RE

ON THIS EARTH FOR. >> READY TO GO HOME?

>> NO, I'M READY TO PERFORM. >> NOW THAT I HAVE THIS "AGT"

DREAM IN MY HANDS I'M NOT GOING TO LET IT SLIP OUT

♪♪ ♪ DON'T YOU KNOW I'M NO GOOD FO

YOU ♪ ♪ I'VE LEARNED TO LOSE YOU,

CAN'T AFFORD TO ♪ ♪ TORE MY SHIRT TO STOP YOU

BLEEDIN' ♪ ♪ BUT NOTHING EVER STOPS YOU

LEAVIN' ♪ ♪ I'M QUIET WHEN I'M COMING HOM

AND I'M ON MY OWN ♪ ♪ I COULD LIE AND SAY I LIKE IT

LIKE THAT, LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪ ♪ I COULD LIE AND SAY I LIKE IT

LIKE THAT, LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪ ♪ NOTHING IS BETTER SOMETIMES,

ONCE WE'VE BOTH SAID OUR GOODBYES ♪

♪ LET'S JUST LET IT GO, LET ME LET YOU GO ♪

♪ I'M QUIET WHEN I'M COMING HOM AND I'M ON MY OWN ♪

♪ I COULD LIE AND SAY I LIKE IT LIKE THAT, LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪

♪ I COULD LIE AND SAY I LIKE IT LIKE THAT, LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Terry: THOMAS DAY

THE JUDGES ARE ON THEIR FEET HEIDI.

>> Heidi: THOMAS DAY >> HEIDI

>> Heidi: I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU >> THANK YOU

>> Heidi: FIRST OF ALL, I'M HAPPY THAT YOU'RE BETTER NOW,

GOING THROUGH THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A NIGHTMARE, I'M SO HAPPY

YOU'RE HERE, I'M SO HAPPY WE HAD THE CHANCE, FOR AMERICA TO HAVE

THE CHANCE TO HEAR YOU AGAIN IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH, THE

COMPETITION IS SO TOUGH TONIGHT ESPECIALLY WITH THE SINGERS.

I WISH YOU LUCK. ULCER A REALLY GOOD JOB JUST

NOW. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH

>> Terry: HOWIE. >> Howie: YOU'RE A YOUNG MAN

WHO'S GONE THROUGH A REALLY TOUGH JOURNEY.

AS TOUGH AS THAT WAS, WELL WORTH IT

NO, TONIGHT, YOU JUST SHONE. TONIGHT I THINK YOU GAVE AMERICA

WHAT THEY NEED I THINK TONIGHT YOU'VE PAVED A

PATH FOR YOURSELF TO THE FINALS, I REALLY, TRULY BELIEVE THAT

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, IT MEAN THE WORLD.

>> Terry: SOFIA. >> Sofia: WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH,

IT MAKES IT SPECIAL THAT YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT, BECAUSE YOU

DESERVE TO BE HERE YOU'RE SO HANDSOME, YOUR VOICE

IS BEAUTIFUL I THINK THE GIRLS WILL GO CRAZY

WITH YOU AND IT WAS AMAZING, THE SONG WAS

PERFECT FOR YOU. I AM SO HAPPY THAT YOU GOT

BETTER AND THAT YOU MADE IT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THAT MEANS

THE WORLD FOR ME >> Terry: THOMAS DAY, WE'RE SO

HAPPY FOR YOU. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, THOMAS.

YOU KNOW THE SCORE, THERE'S A BUNCH OF WAYS FOR YOU TO VOTE

AND XFINITY CUSTOMERS, YOU CAN VOTE USING YOUR XFINITY VOICE

REMOTE HOWEVER YOU DO IT, MAKE SURE YOU

DO IT. COMING UP, AN ACT WHO HAS REALLY

BATTLED TO BE WHERE HE IS NOW. THE QUESTION IS, CAN HE MOVE

THINGS FORWARD TONIGHT AND MAKE IT TO THE FINALS

AERIALIST, ALAN SILVA IS NEXT, AFTER THIS BREAK

>> Terry: WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSAL PLAZA.

WE'RE HERE FOR ONE OF THE MOST GRACEFUL AND BREATHTAKING ACTS

WE'VE SEEN ALL SEASON. HE'S A MAN WHO STUCK TO HIS

DREAM NO MATTER WHAT IF HE NAILS THIS PERFORMANCE, HE

COULD BE THROUGH TO THE FINAL. HERE, ALAN SILVA

>> THE MOMENT THAT I BECAME A DAD WAS THE HAPPIEST MOMENT OF

MY ENTIRE LIFE AND IT'S CRAZY BECAUSE I DIDN'T

WANT TO HAVE A FAMILY. GROWING UP, I WOULD GO TO SCHOOL

AND KIDS WOULD COME AND HARASS ME

THEY WOULD PUSH ME, THROW STONES AT ME.

I DID NOT WANT TO HAVE KIDS BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO BE

LIKE ME. I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO SUFFER

LIKE I DID REJECTED NOT JUST BY MY FAMILY

BUT BY SOCIETY, MY ENTIRE LIFE [ CRYING ]

AND I MET MY WIFE, EVERYTHING CHANGED BECAUSE SHE JUST SHOWED

ME LOVE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE

HOLDS. I'M JUST GLAD I TOOK THE PATH

THAT I TOOK TO MEET MY WIFE AND TO HAVE MY FAMILY.

I DO WANT TO BE A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR MY KIDS.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE THEM PROUD >> I WANTED TO FLY ON THE SILK

>> MY DAD IS AMAZING >> HE IS STRONGER THAN A

SUPERHERO. I WANT TO FLY LIKE A BIRD.

>> LOOKS LIKE HE HAS WINGS >> MY DAD CAN FLY TO THE MOON

AND BACK I WANT MY DAD TO MAKE THE FINALS

SO MUCH. I LOVE YOU, DAD.

♪♪

>> A CHAIN THIS TIME OH, MY GOD

>> OH, MY GOSH

♪♪

♪♪

>> WOW, LOOK AT THE SPLIT.

♪♪

♪♪

>> I'VE GOT SWEATY PALMS

♪♪

>> HE'S GOING TO GIVE ME A HEADACHE

♪♪

>> THAT'S CRAZY.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

>> THERE'S NO NET. >> WAIT A MINUTE

ONE FOOT

♪♪

>> THAT'S CRAZY.

>> WHAT IS THAT?

♪♪

♪♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

>> Terry: I AM BLOWN AWAY, THAT WAS AMAZING.

UP NEXT, WE'LL HAVE THOUGHTS AND REACTIONS FROM THE JUDGES.

YOU STAY RIGHT THERE >> Announcer: COMING UP.

>> I THINK YOU ARE AMAZING IF THERE WAS AN AUDIENCE, THEY

WOULD ALL STAND UP FOR YOU >> WHO SAID THAT IT CAN'T BE THE

>> Terry: ALAN SILVA GOT HIS CHANCE TO MAKE THE FINALS BEFORE

THE BREAK. LET'S SEE IF THE JUDGES THINK HE

DID ENOUGH SOFIA.

>> Sofia: ALAN, I DON'T THINK I CAN TAKE IT, WATCHING YOU AGAIN.

NEXT TIME I'M JUST GOING TO COVER MY EYES THE WHOLE TIME,

IT'S TOO MUCH. AND THESE CHAINS, IT GAVE

ANOTHER LOOK OF DANGER IT WAS, LIKE, AMAZING.

THIS WAS MY FAVORITE TIME. I LOVED THE SILKS.

>> Howie: YOU THOUGHT THCHSIS WA BETTER THAN THE LAST ONE

I DON'T AGREE. I LOVE YOU, ALAN, BUT THE LAST

TIME YOU CAME YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO DO A TRICK WHERE YOU

BROKE YOUR NECK THE LAST TIME. >> Sofia: SO YOU WANTED HIM TO

BREAK HIS NECK >> Howie: NO, BUT THERE WAS MORE

DANGER THIS SEEMED LIKE MORE OF THE

SAME >> Heidi: I'M WITH SOFIA TOO,

BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE LIKE WRAPPED UP IN THE SILK, WE DON'T REALLY

SEE YOU THAT WELL. WHEN YOU'RE IN THE CHAINS, IT IS

SO HIGH UP THERE, ALREADY I'M AFRAID OF HEIGHTS, I HAD THE

SWEATIEST OF PALMS >> Sofia: WE WERE DYING.

>> Heidi: IT WENT SO FAST, THEN YOU WERE ON ONE FOOT

>> Howie: THE POINT IS EVERYBODY AGREES WITH ME

>> Terry: FIRST OF ALL, FIRST OF ALL, NEVER MIND WHAT HOWIE SAYS.

WHEN YOU ARE UP THERE, HUNDREDS OF FEET IN THE AIR, DANGLING BY

ONE FOOT WITH YOUR FAMILY WATCHING, WHAT'S GOING THROUGH

YOUR MIND, ALAN? >> I FELT I STEPPED IT UP, I

FELT I WAS DOING MORE DANGEROUS THINGS

I FELT THAT I WAS LIKE TWISTING FROM MY NECK AFTER BREAKING MY

NECK, I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH

>> Sofia: NOT ENOUGH FOR HIM >> Heidi: YOU WERE GOING SO FAST

BY YOUR NECK, AROUND AND AROUND. >> IF I CAN JUST INSPIRE PEOPLE

TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS AND TO DO SOMETHING AMAZING WITH THEIR

LIFE, THAT'S WHAT I WANT AND, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO MAKE MY

FAMILY AND MY SON PROUD. LOOK AT MY JACKET.

I HAVE THEIR HAND PRINTS >> Terry: YOU GOOD IT, ALAN.

LISTEN, IT IS UP TO AMERICA. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.

TO VOTE ONLINE, GO TO NBC.COM OR USE THE "AGT" APP ON YOUR PHONE.

OKAY, THIS NEXT SINGER SAYS SHE WANTS TO REACH PEOPLE "HURTING,

HOPELESS, AND IN NEED OF INSPIRATION.

BUT WHO INSPIRES HER CHECK OUT SHAQUIRA McGRATH

>> BEING ON "AGT" IS A DREAM COME TRUE.

HONESTLY, I WOULD NOT BE SITTING HERE TODAY IF IT WEREN'T FOR MY

MOM. AND I KNOW THAT ALL MOMS ARE

AMAZING. BUT MY MOM, SHE'S A SUPER WOMAN.

WITH HER SACRIFICING AS MUCH AS SHE DID, SHE TAUGHT ME TO NEVER

GIVE UP. >> I WAS 16 IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN

I FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD AND

LONELY AFTER I HAD SHAQUIRA, I HAD TO

LEAVE FOSTER CARE. I STAYED IN A HOTEL.

I WAS EXTREMELY SCARED I WOULD CRY BECAUSE I WANTED TO

GIVE HER THE LIFE THAT I NEVER HAD.

BUT WITH NO JOB, I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE TO PUT HER UP FOR

ADOPTION I FELT LIKE A FAILURE AS A MOM

I WAS DOWN TO MY LAST DIME BUT I WAS DETERMINED TO FIGHT.

EVENTUALLY I FOUND A DAY‐CARE THAT WATCHED HER FOR FREE.

THEY GAVE ME TWO WEEKS TO FIND A JOB AND SOMEONE WHO WOULD HIRE

ME AND MY LIFE STARTED TO CHANGE.

SEEING SHAQUIRA ON "AGT" HAVING THE COURAGE TO FIGHT FOR HER

DREAMS I'VE ALWAYS BEEN DETERMINED NOT

TO GIVE UP I SEE THAT FIGHT IN HER.

SO YOU GO OUT THERE AND YOU GIVE IT YOUR ALL.

GIVE IT 100% [ APPLAUSE ]

♪♪

♪ LISTEN TO THE WIND BLOW, WATC THE SUN RISE ♪

♪ RUNNING IN THE SHADOWS, DAMN YOUR LOVE, DAMN YOUR LIES ♪

♪ AND IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME NOW, YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ME AGAIN ♪

♪ I CAN STILL HEAR YOU SAYING YOU WILL NEVER BREAK THE CHAIN ♪

♪ AND IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME NOW, YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ME AGAIN ♪

♪ I CAN STILL HEAR YOU SAYING YOU WOULD NEVER BREAK THE

CHAIN ♪ ♪ LISTEN TO THE WIND BLOW, DOWN

GOES THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ WHOA, RUNNING IN THE SHADOWS,

DAMN YOUR LOVE, DAMN YOUR LIES ♪ ♪ AND IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME NOW,

YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ME AGAIN ♪ ♪ I CAN STILL HEAR YOU SAYING

YOU WILL NEVER BREAK, NEVER BREAK THE CHAIN ♪

♪ CHAIN KEEP US TOGETHER, RUNNING IN THE SHADOW ♪

♪ YOU BETTER KEEP RUNNING, RUNNING ♪

♪ WHOA, CHAIN KEEP US TOGETHER ♪♪

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

>> Terry: SHAQUIRA McGRATH, WOW! SOFIA.

>> Sofia: I THINK THIS IS YOUR NIGHT AND DAY, FROM YOUR LAST

PERFORMANCE. YOU WERE SO CONFIDENT TODAY.

THE SONG WAS PERFECT FOR YOU, THE WAY YOU LOOK, EVERYTHING, I

LOVE IT. AND I LOVE YOUR STORY WITH YOUR

MOM. SEND HER A BIG KISS.

>> I WILL. >> Terry: HEIDI, WHAT DID YOU

THINK? >> Heidi: I LOVE YOU, YOU ARE SO

AMAZING. YOU ARE AN ALL‐AROUND TALENT

YOU CAN DO IT ALL. YOU'RE LIKE A SINGING CHAMELEON.

YOU'VE DONE POP, YOU'VE DONE COUNTRY, NOW YOU DO ROCK

THIS IS SUCH A TRICKY, HARD, DIFFICULT SONG TO SING

STEVIE NICKS YOU JUST SANG THE ROOF OFF

IT WAS IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH >> Howie: I AGREE WITH

EVERYBODY. YOU OWNED IT

IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE YOU WERE NERVOUS.

I SAID PEOPLE NEED TO STEP IT UP AND TONIGHT MEANS MORE THAN ANY

OTHER NIGHT PREVIOUSLY AND YOU OWNED IT

YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NEED TO JUDGE YOU.

AMERICA IS GOING TO VOTE FOR YOU.

YOU WERE THERE WE SAID YOUR STRONGEST LANE WAS

COUNTRY. EVEN THE FLEETWOOD MAC SONG, YOU

GAVE IT A LITTLE COUNTRY FLAIR YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO.

STAY IN THIS LANE AND I BELIEVE WE'LL SEE MORE OF YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, HOWIE. >> Terry: SHAQUIRA, FROM GEORGIA

TO HOLLYWOOD, TO ONE STEP AWAY FROM THE FINALS.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO STAY TO YOUR INSPIRATION, YOUR MOM?

>> MOMMY, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING

YOU'VE DONE. EVERY CHILD DESERVES THE WORLD

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME YOUR WORLD AND MAKING ME

REALIZE THAT THIS IS MY DREAM AND I'M HERE TO DO THIS FOR US

>> Terry: THANK YOU, SHAQUIRA, GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.

REMEMBER, ONLY FIVE ACTS CAN GO INTO THE FINALS.

IF YOU WANT SHAQUIRA TO BE ONE OF THEM, YOU HAVE TO VOTE FOR

HER. YOU CAN VOTE UP TO TEN TIMES FOR

EACH ACT WITH ALL OF THE VOTING METHODS.

STILL TO COME, AMERICA'S HOTTEST NEW POET, BRANDON LEAKE, GETS

HIS SHOT AT THE FINALS, AND OUR SENSATIONAL DRUMMER MALIK DOPE

TAKES HIS TALENT TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.

STAY RIGHT THERE

>> Terry: TOMORROW NIGHT, WE'LL FIND

OUT WHICH ACTS WILL BE TAKING THAT HUGE LEAP FORWARD, TO THE

BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF THEIR LIVES.

AND, ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST MAGICIANS WILL BE HERE WITH THE

WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS MAGIC DRAGON ‐

‐‐ YES, WE'VE GOT DAVID COPPERFIELD AND

PIFF THE MAGIC DRAGON TOGETHER. AND LAST YEAR'S FINALISTS THE

NDLOVU YOUTH CHOIR WILL HAVE A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FOR US

FROM AFRICA. THAT ALL STARTS AT 8:00,

7:00 CENTRAL TOMORROW! NOW, ALL OF THIS SEASON'S GOLDEN

BUZZER ACTS HAVE MADE IT TO THROUGH THE SEMIFINALS, AND TWO

ARE COMING UP TONIGHT. HERE'S THE FIRST

IT'S HOWIE'S PICK. AND THIS GUY IS A UNIQUE POET

WHOSE WORDS HAVE GOT THE WHOLE WORLD TALKING.

HE IS BRANDON LEAKE. [ APPLAUSE ]

>> THERE IS MOST CERTAINLY POWER IN WORDS

WORDS, THEY DEFINE WHAT LIES IN OUR HEART AND MIND AND WHO WE

ARE. THEY'RE A WINDOW TO YOUR SOUL.

THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS THAT DEFINE ME ARE FAMILY, DREAMER,

BLACK, AND PERSEVERING I REMEMBER GETTING MY COLLEGE

ACCEPTANCE LETTER. THE ONLY THING I HAD WAS MOM

I HELD UP THE LETTER AND THAT WAS ALL I NEEDED TO SAY.

I WILL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST WORDS I SHARED WITH MY DAUGHTER,

WERE HEY, POOH POOH. I TOLD HER I LOVED HER AND I

WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE. WHEN I FIRST BECAME AN ENGLISH

TEACHER THE FIRST LESSON I TAUGHT MY STUDENTS WAS TO MAKE

SURE THEY LEARNED AND UNDERSTOOD THEIR OWN VALUES

CALLING MY STUDENTS INTELLIGENT, CALLING MY STUDENTS WISE

AS A SPOKEN WORD ARTIST, I WANT MY WORDS TO BRING JOY, TRUTH,

AND PEACE. WORDS CAN DESTROY FEAR AND HATE.

I BELIEVE THAT IN THESE TIMES, RESTORATION AND HEALING IS

POSSIBLE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS WORDS ARE

WHAT BROUGHT ME HERE TO "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT," ALL

THOSE NIGHTS THAT I WAS PRACTICING THESE POEMS, ALL THE

NIGHT I WAS PRAYING FOR THIS DREAM.

AND IT'S HERE, HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF MY EYES

I SEE THE PRIDE THAT MY FAMILY HAS IN ME.

FOR MY DAUGHTER TO LOOK AT HER FATHER AND MY WIFE TO LOOK AT

HER HUSBAND AND SAY, HE CHASED THIS

WINNING IS PART OF THE VOCABULARY

I WOULD BE LYING IF I DID NOT SAY THAT I ALREADY WON ON THE

ROAD TO THIS SLOT. AND SO I'M GRATIFIED, JUST NOT

SATISFIED.

>> HEY, DAD. MY FIFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY IS

COMING UP AND THIS YEAR I THINK I'M GETTING AN ICE CREAM CAKE.

DO YOU LIKE ICE CREAM CAKES? I'LL SAVE YOU A SLICE.

LOVE YOU BRANDON.

HEY, DAD MY TENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY IS NEXT

WEEK AND WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING,

THE FIRST THING MOM SAID WAS, DANG, YOU LOOK JUST LIKE YOUR

DADDY. MAYBE THAT'S WHY MY REFLECTION

IS SO UNFAMILY FAMILYUNFAMILIAR ANYWAY, I HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT

TO THE PARTY I MISS YOU A LOT

I'LL SEE YOU AT THE PARTY. HOPEFULLY.

SINCERELY, BRANDON HEY, TYRONE.

I JUST TURNED 16 YEARS OLD TODAY.

AND ABOUT A WEEK AGO I THOUGHT ABOUT INVITING YOU TO MY

BIRTHDAY PARTY THIS YEAR BECAUSE ALL THE KIDS AT SCHOOL ALWAYS

ASK, ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE IT? YOU

I ALWAYS END UP TELLING THEM YOU'RE OUT OF TOWN

MAMA TOLD ME TO STOP LYING SO MUCH BUT TECHNICALLY YOU ARE OUT

OF TOWN SO IT SHOULDN'T BE I WASN'T LYING

WHAT'S A LITTLE HALF TRUTH WHEN YOU'VE ONLY EVER KNOWN HALF YOUR

ROOTS? I'M TIRED OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS,

COMING UP WITH EXCUSES FOR YOUR ABSENCE.

I'M TRYING TO REFORM MY SELF‐IMAGE INTO SOMETHING YOU

WOULD CONSIDER TO BE BEAUTIFUL I'M TIRED OF TRYING TO EARN THE

TITLE OF BEING CALLED YOUR SON AS IF IT WASN'T MY BIRTHRIGHT.

YOU KNOW WHAT, DAD OR TYRONE OR WHATEVER THE HELL YOU ARE, I'M

DONE BECAUSE ALL I EVER WANTED WAS

FOR YOU TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY EXISTENCE.

BUT DESPITE MY PERSISTENCE, I'VE MET WITH RESISTANCE, AND

ABSENCE. AND THE FACT THAT I STILL WANT

YOU HERE BUT I'M DONE BEING CAUGHT IN

THIS DELUSION. THE IDEA THAT YOU, A MIRAGE, CAN

ALEVELEVIATE MY CONFUSION I DON'T NEED YOU

I NEVER DID. THIS IS MY LAST LETTER TO YOU,

TYRONE GOODBYE.

DEAR TYRONE. FOR 25 YEARS I CRIED IN THE

PILLOW SHEETS, WONDERING WHY YOU LEFT ME, WONDERING WHAT I COULD

HAVE DONE TO HAVE EARNED YOUR LOVE OR HOW I PUSHED YOU SO FAR

AWAY, YOUR ABSENCE LIKE A FLAME FOUND HOME IN THE KINDLING OF MY

INSECURITIES AND MY MIND BECAME A WILDFIRE

AND AS I ASCENDED IN AGE, I TURNED TO RAGE

I WANTED TO MOVE ON BUT SIMPLY COULDN'T TURN THE PAGE

I DIDN'T WANT TO, BECAUSE SOMEHOW BEING ANGRY WITH YOU

STILL MADE ME FEEL CLOSE TO YOU. AND DESPITE OUR LACK OF HISTORY,

TYRONE, I'VE COME TO LEARN THAT PAIN, LIKE SECRETS, CAN ONLY

CONTROL YOU IF YOU HOLD THEM WITHIN

I'VE LAID DOWN THESE WORDS AT THE ALTAR OF CHRIST SO I CAN

TELL YOU THIS. I FORGIVE YOU.

I FORGIVE YOU. I FORGIVE YOU SO I CAN FINALLY

BE FREE. NO LONGER SHACKLED TO MY MISERY

BECAUSE THIS SITUATION IS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN YOU AND ME.

THIS RIGHT HERE IS GENERATIONAL HEALING.

BECAUSE I'M GETTING MARRIED SOON

AND I WANT OUR FIRST CHAPTER TOGETHER TO BE STARTED OFF ON

THE RIGHT PAGE WITH YOU BY MY SIDE AS I MARRY MY BRIDE,

BECAUSE, TYRONE, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, I CAN HONESTLY SAY I

LOVE YOU AND I ACTUALLY MEAN IT. SO WILL YOU BE THERE

FOR MY BIGGEST DAY EVER. SINCERELY, YOUR SON.

BRANDON. [ TELEPHONE RINGING

HELLO? HEY, TYRONE.

I, UH ‐‐ I GOT SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO READ TO YOU.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

>> Terry: BRANDON LEAKE. HOWIE.

>> Howie: BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING, IS HE IN YOUR LIFE

>> UH, YES, HE IS. I ACTUALLY TALKED TO HIM TODAY

AND TOLD HIM TO TUNE IN. SO THIS IS ALSO HIS FIRST TIME

HEARING. >> Howie: YOU SAID IN YOUR PIECE

YOU'RE A TEACHER, AND YOU ARE A TEACHER.

YOU'RE AN EDUCATOR THIS WAS MORE THAN A

PERFORMANCE. THESE WORDS TEACH, THEY'RE REAL,

THEY'RE HUMAN. I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO SAY,

THOSE ARE ALL THE WORDS, THEY SHOULD BE YOURS, NOT MINE.

>> Terry: HEIDI. >> Heidi: DEAR BRANDON, I THINK

YOU JUST EARNED YOURSELF A SPOT INTO THE FINALS.

XOXO, HEIDI. P. S., I KNOW YOU THINK THAT

HOWIE IS YOUR BIGGEST FAN, BUT I THINK I AM TOO

[ APPLAUSE ] >> Terry: SOFIA.

>> Sofia: I LOVED THE THEMES THAT YOU PICK.

LIKE YOU SAID, YOUR WORDS ARE DEFINITELY THE WINDOW TO YOUR

SOUL, BECAUSE WE SIT HERE AND WE DEFINITELY GET YOU

WE FEEL WHAT YOU'RE FEELING. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

IT'S SUCH A SPECIAL TALENT THAT YOU HAVE AND I HOPE THAT AMERICA

LOVES WHAT YOU'RE DOING AS MUCH AS WE ALL LOVE IT.

>> THANK YOU ALL >> Terry: BRANDON, THANK YOU FOR

YOUR GIFT. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.

OKAY, LISTEN UP. YOU CAN PUT BRANDON INTO THE

FINALS VOTING IS ALREADY OPEN AND IT'LL

STAY OPEN UNTIL 7:00 A. M. EASTERN TOMORROW

AFTER THE BREAK, AN ACT WITH A SINGLE‐MINDED PASSION.

MALIK DOPE GETS HIS CHANCE TO GRAB A SPOT IN THE FINALS.

WILL IT BE ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU VOTE FOR HIM

HE'S UP, WHEN WE COME BACK >> Terry: OKAY

HERE'S OUR NEXT ACT HOPING TO MAKE THIS YEAR'S FINALS.

HE STARTED DRUMMING WHEN HE WAS ONLY 5

HIS PASSION GOT STRONGER AND STRONGER

HE IS MALIK DOPE >> DRUMMING IS HOW I EXPRESS

MYSELF IT'S LIKE THE WORLD STOPS.

AND IT'S FOLLOWING MY TEMPO. I'M CONSTANTLY PUSHING MY BODY

TO THE LIMIT, I'M TALKING ABOUT DRUMMING FOR HOURS NONSTOP UNTIL

MY HANDS ARE BLEEDING. BUT I HAVE TO KEEP GOING

THIS IS MY PASSION I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO BREAK THE

BARRIERS OF WHAT I THINK I CAN DO

GOING OUT FOR A STREET PERFORMANCE IS MY LIFELINE, HOW

I FEED MYSELF, HOW I CLOTHE MYSELF

THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOME HARD DAYS

BEING ON "AGT" IS THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.

>> WHO SAYS DRUMS CAN'T BE THE MAIN EVENT

>> I COULD BE GOING HOME >> THE DECISION IS NOW IN THE

HANDS OF THE JUDGES. >> BEING ON THAT STAGE, WAITING

FOR THE RESULTS, WAS LIKE SEEING A BASKETBALL IN SLOW MOTION,

FIVE SECONDS BEFORE THE BUZZER, IT'S LIKE, IS THE SHOT GOING TO

MAKE IT, IS IT GOING TO MISS >> MALIK

>> MALIK >> MALIK, I'M LIKE, WHOO, LET'S

GO YES, I'M BACK IN, LET'S GET IT

AND NOW I'M IN THE SEMIFINALS. I'VE GOT TO TURN IT UP

WHEN YOU'RE KNOCKED DOWN, YOU HAVE TO GET RIGHT BACK TO THAT

GRIND. THE BLOOD, THE SWEAT, THE TEARS.

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS MOMENT RIGHT HERE

SO TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO BRING THE HOUSE DOWN

[ APPLAUSE ]

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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Terry: MALIK DOPE

SENSATIONAL! BUT WHAT DID YOU THINK

WE'LL GET REACTION FROM THE JUDGES, RIGHT AFTER THIS BREAK

>> Announcer: COMING UP. >> YOUR STORY, YOUR VOICE.

I CAN FEEL ALL THE PAIN THAT YOU'VE GONE THROUGH.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE >> OH, MY GOSH

I THINK THE WORLD IS GOING TO OPEN UP FOR YOU, AFTER THIS

EXPERIENCE [ APPLAUSE ]

>> Terry: OKAY, NOW IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT WHAT THE JUDGES THOUGHT

OF OUR INSANE DRUMMER, MALIK DOPE

HOWIE. >> Howie: OH, IT WAS INSANE, IT

WAS DOPE, IT WAS YOU, MALIK, EVERYTHING THAT ‐‐ YOU KNOW, YOU

SAID LAST WEEK, WHO SAYS THE DRUMMER CAN'T BE THE MAIN EVENT.

YOU ARE THE SHOW, YOU'RE A VEGAS SHOW

YOU'RE SOMEPLACE BETWEEN THE BLUE MAN GROUP ‐‐ BUT IT'S FUN,

IT'S DANCERS, YOU COULD HAVE SINGERS AND DANCERS THERE.

YOU COULD EVEN WORK WITH BRANDON LEAKE.

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THEY COULD DO IN THAT ROOM.

I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO A MALIK DOPE VEGAS SHOW.

>> Terry: SOFIA. >> Sofia: I THOUGHT THIS

PERFORMANCE WAS SO MUCH MORE AMAZING THAN THE LAST TIME WE

SAW YOU. YOU PUSHED YOURSELF.

YOU WENT TO A COMPLETELY OTHER LEVEL.

YOU'RE A SHOWMAN, YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING

>> Terry: HEIDI. >> Heidi: YOU THINK LIKE A

SHOWMAN, LIKE A REAL ENTERTAINER, IT'S NOT JUST

MUSIC. YOU GIVE US SO MUCH MORE, YOU'RE

DRUMMING BACKWARDS, COMING DOWN THE FIRE HOSE ‐‐ POLE.

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS YOU DID IN THAT ACT.

YOU MAKE IT EXTRA SPECIAL, EXTRA ENTERTAINING

YOU'RE VERY UNIQUE, MR. DOPE >> THANK YOU

>> Terry: MALIK, HOW DO YOU KEEP TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL,

MAN? >> IT'S JUST PURE DOPENESS, IT

JUST COMES OUT, I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT, I JUST

GO >> Terry: YOU ARE INCREDIBLE

GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, MALIK IF YOU WANT TO GIVE MALIK A SHOT

AT WINNING THE WHOLE COMPETITION, VOTE FOR HIM

TONIGHT. VOTE ONLINE AT NBC.COM OR USE

THE OFFICIAL "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" APP.

XFINITY CUSTOMERS, YOU CAN VOTE USING YOUR XFINITY VOICE REMOTE.

OKAY NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO, THI

SINGER HAD NOT JUST HIS DREAM TAKEN AWAY, BUT HIS WHOLE

FUTURE NOW HE'S STARTING TO GET HIS

LIFE BACK, AND IF HE CAN NAIL THIS PERFORMANCE, HE COULD TAKE

THE NEXT STEP TOWARDS HIS DREAM AND MAKE THE "AGT" FINALS.

HE IS ARCHIE WILLIAMS. >> MUSIC ACTUALLY JUST RUNS

THROUGH MY VEINS WHEN I WAS 7 YEARS OLD, I WAS

STANDING ON THE PORCH WITH MY SISTERS, WE WAS ALL SINGING, I

OPENED MY MOUTH AND STARTED SINGING AND THEY STOPPED AND

LOOKED AT ME, THEY WERE LIKE, WOW, HE CAN SING

AND EVER SINCE THEN, I WAS THE SINGER OF THE HOUSE.

THAT WAS MY DREAM, TO GROW UP AND BE ON A BIG STAGE WITH MY

FAMILY MANY TIMES WHEN I WAS IN PRISON,

I FELT LIKE GIVING UP. MUSIC WAS REALLY WHAT GOT ME

THROUGH TO FREEDOM WHEN I GOT OUT OF PRISON, 37

YEARS, THAT'S WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT I HAVE A DAUGHTER.

I NEVER KNEW THAT SHE EXISTED. I WASN'T ABLE TO BE A PART OF

HER LIFE BUT WHEN WE MET, I KNEW THAT

THAT WAS MY CHILD. AFTER SO MANY YEARS APART, WE'RE

DEFINITELY NOT LETTING ONE MORE MOMENT PASS US BY.

MY FIRST PERFORMANCE, SHE WAS ON MY PHONE LISTENING, SHE WAS IN

MY POCKET ON MY PHONE, LISTENING.

>> HEY, DAD. >> YOU ENJOYED IT?

>> YES, I STARTED CRYING THEN. >> AWW

>> I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, YOU'RE THE BEST THING THAT EVER

HAPPENED TO ME >> I LOVE YOU, BABE.

>> THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW LIFE, OF A REAL LIFE

THE SONG I'M GOING TO BE SINGING TONIGHT, I'M SINGING IT FOR MY

DAUGHTER I WANT TO MAKE HER PROUD

[ APPLAUSE ]

♪♪

♪ EVERYBODY'S LOOKING FOR THAT SOMETHING, ONE THING THAT MAJORS

IT ALL COMPLETE ♪ ♪ YOU FIND IT IN THE STRAINEST

PLACES, PLACES YOU NEVER KNEW IT COULD BE ♪

♪ SOME FIND IT IN THE FACE OF THEIR CHILDREN, SOME FIND IT IN

THEIR LOVER'S EYES ♪ ♪ WHO CAN DENY THE JOY IT

BRINGS, WHEN YOU FOUND THAT SPECIAL THING ♪

♪ YOU'RE FLYING WITHOUT WINGS ♪ ♪ SO IMPOSSIBLE AS IT MAY SEEM,

YOU'VE GOT TO FIGHT FOR EVERY DREAM ♪

♪ CAUSE WHO'S TO KNOW WHICH ONE YOU LET GO ♪

♪ WOULD HAVE MADE YOU COMPLETE ♪ ♪ IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT I

KNOW ♪ ♪ THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAK

YOU MINE ♪ ♪ AND IT'S LIKE FLYING WITHOUT

WINGS ♪ ♪ CAUSE YOU'RE MY SPECIAL THING

I'M FLYING WITHOUT WINGS ♪ ♪ OH, YOU'RE THE PLACE MY LIFE

BEGINS, AND YOU'LL BE THERE WHERE IT ENDS ♪

♪ I'M FLYING WITHOUT WING SS ♪♪ >> THANK YOU

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE >> Terry: ARCHIE WILLIAMS!

HEIDI, YOU'RE ON YOUR FEET >> Heidi: I'M ALWAYS ON MY FEET

FOR YOU, ARCHIE. >> THANK YOU

>> Heidi: YOU DO IT TO ME EVERY TIME

YOU KNOW, ARCHIE, WE SEE SO MANY ACTS, WE HEAR SO MANY STORIES,

HEART‐WRENCHING STORIES, SO MANY

AND MOST OF THE TIME I CAN FORGET ABOUT THEIR STORIES AND

JUST FOCUS ON THE ACTS AND I ALWAYS TRY WITH YOU, AND I

ALWAYS FAIL. I JUST CAN'T, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE

I ALWAYS HAVE TO THINK MORE ABOUT YOU THAN THE ACT

AND I JUST KIND OF GO INTO MY OWN LITTLE WORLD WHEN I HEAR YOU

SING AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL VOICE, A

BEAUTIFUL TONE I HEAR YOUR STORY, I HEAR ALL

THE LAYERS IN YOUR VOICE AND I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK IN THIS

COMPETITION. AND I HOPE WE SEE YOU ONE MORE

TIME IN THE FINALE >> Terry: SOFIA.

>> Sofia: SO HAPPY AND EXCITED THAT YOU'RE HERE TODAY, BECAUSE

IT'S AMAZING IT'S A TREAT EVERY TIME THAT YOU

COME TO THE STAGE. I THINK WHEN I HEAR YOU, IT'S

NOT AS IMPORTANT, YOUR VOICE, BUT IT'S THE CONNECTION THAT YOU

MAKE WITH THE AUDIENCE, WHAT YOU MAKE US FEEL IS INCREDIBLE

I HAVE TO SAY THAT YOU'RE THE ONE PERFORMER THAT EVERYBODY,

WHEN I AM IN MY HOUSE, AND MY FRIEND

FRIENDS, THEY ALWAYS ASK ME ABOUT YOU AND HOW GREAT YOU ARE.

>> Terry: HOWIE. >> Howie: YOUR IMPERFECTION IS

PERFECTION TONIGHT WAS A GREAT STORY THAT

YOU ENDED WITH A HAPPY ENDING, YOU'LL LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER,

AND WE ALL WILL. VOTE, EVERYONE

>> Terry: ARCHIE, ON TOP OF HAVING TO REBUILD YOUR LIFE,

WHAT IS IT LIKE HAVING TO REGAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR LOVED

ONES LIKE YOUR DAUGHTER? >> EVERY DAY, JOY.

EVERY DAY, JOY IT'S THE MOST PROFOUNDEST

EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. >> Terry: THANK YOU, ARCHIE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.

SO, DO YOU THINK ARCHIE SHOULD BE IN THE FINALS

IF YOU DO, VOTE. YOU'VE GOT UP TO TEN VOTES FOR

EACH ACT WITH EACH OF THE VOTING METHODS.

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO HIS LIFE

AFTER THE BREAK, IT'S OUR LAST ACT OF THIS SEMIFINAL, AND IT'S

SOFIA'S GOLDEN BUZZER. SO CAN ROBERTA BATTAGLIA DELIVER

FOR A SPOT IN THE FINALS WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

>> Terry: IN JUST TWO WEEKS, WE WILL HAVE A CHAMPION

AND THEN, NEXT STOP ‐‐ VEGAS THE WINNER WILL BE HEADLINING AN

AMAZING SHOW AT THE FAMOUS LUXOR LAS VEGAS, AND YOU CAN

CHECK THAT OUT AT NBC.COM/AGTLIVE.

UP NEXT TONIGHT, IT'S SOFIA' GOLDEN BUZZER.

SHE'S BEEN SINGING SINCE SHE WAS 3 YEARS OLD.

SHE'S STILL ONLY 11 NOW, BUT MAN, DOES SHE KNOW HOW TO

DELIVER A PERFORMANCE. SHE IS ROBERTA BATTAGLIA

>> I JUST TURNED 11 YEARS OLD SO BEING HERE IS A TOTAL DREAM COME

TRUE >> ROBERTA BATTAGLIA

>> NOW THAT MILLION DOLLARS IS CLOSER THAN EVER

FIRST THINGS FIRST I WOULD LOVE TO GO ON A TROPICAL

VACATION >> I'M SO PROUD OF YOU

>> IT WOULD BE SO FUN TO SPEND MY TIME ON THE BEACH WITH THE

PEOPLE THAT I LOVE, MY PARENTS >> GUYS, THIS IS ONLY A FAKE

BEACH FROM THE SET OF "JAWS. [ SCREAMING

THE NEXT THING I WOULD DO, MY DOG HAPPY NEEDS A FURRY FRIEND

ARE YOU THE MATCH FOR HAPPY? I LOVE DOGS JUST SO, SO, SO

MUCH COME ON.

NO, COME BACK! >> I HAVE TO RETHINK THAT ONE.

I LOVE GOING TO CONCERTS AND I WOULD DEFINITELY BUY SO MANY

TICKETS TO SEE MY FAVORITE ARTISTS.

I WOULD LAYOFF TO SEE KELLY CLARKSON, ARIANA GRANDE, KATY

PERRY, LADY GAGA, ALL OF THEM. BEING IN THE FRONT ROW, THAT

WOULD BE AMAZING AND MAYBE I COULD EVEN COME BACK

TO "AGT" AS A JUDGE. WOW, THAT IS SOME AMAZING

TALENT THANK YOU, AMERICA

THERE IS A LOT THAT AN 11‐YEAR‐OLD CAN DO WITH $1

MILLION. [ APPLAUSE ]

♪ ♪ WE ARE PROBLEMS THAT WANT TO

BE SOLVED ♪ ♪ ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ♪

♪ WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT ALL THE TIMES YOU SAID YOU HAD THE

ANSWERS? WHAT ABOUT US?

WHAT ABOUT ALL THE BROKEN HAPPY EVER AFTERS ♪

♪ WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT ALL THE PLANS THAT ENDED IN

DISASTER ♪ ♪ WHAT ABOUT LOVE, WHAT ABOUT

TRUST, WHAT ABOUT US ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT CONTROL, I WANT

TO LET GO ♪ ♪ CAUSE NOW IT'S TIME TO LET

THEM KNOW ♪ ♪ WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT ALL

THE TIMES YOU SAID YOU HAD THE ANSWERS ♪

♪ SO WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT ALL THE BROKEN HAPPY EVER

AFTERS ♪ ♪ OH, WHAT ABOUT US, WHAT ABOUT

ALL THE PLANS THAT ENDED IN DISASTER ♪

♪ WHAT ABOUT LOVE, WHAT ABOUT TRUST, WHAT ABOUT US ♪

[ APPLAUSE ]

>> Terry: ROBERTA BATTAGLIA, WOW!

SOFIA. >> Sofia: I MEAN, WHAT AM I

GOING TO SAY IT'S SPECTACULAR, IT'S

PERFECTION DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING.

YOU LOOK AMAZING I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU ARE 11

YEARS OLD WITH THAT VOICE. AND YOU SOUND LIKE ALREADY YOU

HAVE RECORDED MANY, MANY RECORDS ALREADY.

I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU WIN >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, SOFIA.

>> Terry: HEIDI. >> Heidi: I MEAN, THIS VOICE

DOES NOT FIT YOUR 11‐YEAR‐OLD YOU.

IT REALLY DOESN'T. THERE'S SO MUCH MATURITY IN YOUR

VOICE AND SO MUCH CONTROL IN YOUR VOICE, AND POISE.

YOU'RE JUST INCREDIBLE FOR 11 YEARS OLD OR ANY AGE

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, HEIDI. >> Terry: HOWIE.

>> Howie: I AM SO PROUD OF YOU FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT REASONS.

NOT ONLY BECAUSE I THINK THAT YOU'RE GREAT AND I AGREE WITH

EVERYTHING MY CO‐JUDGES SAID BUT YOU'RE FROM TORONTO.

AND IF YOU DO WIN MONEY, YOU KNOW, WITH THE EXCHANGE, IT WILL

BE WORTH $1.25 MILLION SO YOU CAN GET AN EXTRA PUPPY THERE

BUT I THINK THAT YOU'RE AMAZING. AND IT'S NOT ONLY HOW GOOD ‐‐

BECAUSE WE KNOW, YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE IF YOU WEREN'T GREAT, BUT

HOW UNDER THIS KIND OF PRESSURE YOU'RE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT

LEVEL. I DON'T SENSE ANY NERVES

I DON'T SENSE THAT YOU'RE TRULY A PROFESSIONAL

AND WHAT A GREAT TOPPER TO ONE OF THE BEST SEMIFINALS I'VE EVER

BEEN PART OF >> Terry: ROBERTA, GOLDEN

BUZZER, ONE STEP FROM THE FINALS

WHAT ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW >> ONE STEP.

I'M FEELING SO GRATEFUL AND SO THANKFUL FOR ALL OF MY

SUPPORTERS THANK YOU, EVERYBODY

THANK YOU TO ALL THE AMERICANS, THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE

AROUND THE WORLD I'M JUST FEELING SO THANKFUL

>> Terry: GOOD LUCK TONIGHT, ROBERTA.

OKAY, 11 ACTS HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND

NOW IT'S UP TO YOU ONLY FIVE CAN GO THROUGH TO THE

FINALS I'M TERRY CREWS.

GOOD NIGHT, AMERICA.