Paulette Cohn
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Talent from around the world continued to take the America’s Got Talent stage on the seventh night of auditions for judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara. Each act hopes that its two minutes in front of the judges will change their lives.
The 13 acts taking the stage on Tuesday night have their hearts set on winning the $1 million prize and the chance to headline the AGT show in Las Vegas. They will include incredible performances from acts including singers, acrobats, a contortionist and even a marshmallow catcher.
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Last week, the Golden Buzzer went to 14-year-old Reid Wilson, a singer from Alabama, who won over the judges and the audience with his surprising performance of Lesley Gore’s 1963 hit “You Don’t Own Me.” Howie awarded Reid his second Golden Buzzer for the season saying, “I was bowled over because I was surprised.”
The previous week, the Golden Buzzer went to 9-year-old singer Pranysqa Mishra from Tampa, Fla. She won Heidi with her performance of Tina Turner’s “River Deep Mountain High.” “Oh, my gosh, I did not expect that,” Heidi said. “We expect a lot of things but I did not expect that. I want you to call your grandmother and say that Heidi Klum pushed the Golden Buzzer for you.”
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On week 5, Howie presented his Golden Buzzer to Australian dance troupe Brent Street, simply saying, “I thought everything you did was amazing. It was a surprise.” With Simon adding, “Apart from what they were doing with their bodies, it was what they were doing with their brains, because this was such a well-thought out, creative original.”
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The prior week, Sofia awarded her first Golden Buzzer to Legion, an Argentinian Malambo dance troupe, who literally set their feet on fire. “We needed that. That was epic,” Simon said as the audience and the judges gave the men a standing ovation.
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Week two, two lucky acts were awarded the Golden Buzzer, putting them straight through to the Live Shows. The first artist bestowed the Golden Buzzer was Chicago rock-soul-R&B singer Liv Warfield, who won Simon's AGT Golden Buzzer with the original song “Stare.” Simon said, “It was like in a good way being punched in the face by your energy…” The second act to earn a Golden Buzzer was Sky Elements. The Dallas-based company programed 1,000 drones—combining technology with art—to make a dazzling light display unlike anything ever seen on AGT before. And Simon broke the rule book, awarding Sky Elements his second Golden Buzzer of the season.
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The first night, two lucky acts were also awarded the Golden Buzzer. The first was Terry Crews’ selection of 31-year-old Learnmore from Zimbabwe, who now lives in Pittsburgh. He demonstrated that he may be the first comedian to win the title with his act, which compared life in his small village in Zimbabwe to life in America. Simon called him “one of the funniest people ever.” The second was Heidi’s pick. She awarded her Golden Buzzer to 55-year-old Richard Goodall, a janitor from Terra Haute, Ind., who sang “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey and was as big of a vocal surprise as Susan Boyle was on Britain’s Got Talent.
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America’s Got Talent 2024 night 7 performers:
Aleksandr Batuev: Contortionist from Russia who now lives in Germany
Dian Rene: 33-year-old Cuban singer
Forest of Haunts: Creepy magic act
Illya & Anastasiia: Married couple; Las Vegas street performers
Insane Shane: Shane Boyle, 24, from Fort Mills, SC, is a marshmallow catcher
Jabu and Cornelio: Drum and tap dance act. Jabu is 24 from North Carolina, Cornelio is 31 from Brooklyn, NY
Jerusalem Youth Choir: Combined Palestinian and Israeli chorale group
Joey & Jordan: Blue grass musicians from Wyoming and Texas
Mervin Mayo: Police officer from Richmond, VA, who sings and plays keyboard
Mia Soleil Sanchez: 13-year-old singer from Franklin, NJ
Nasty: Horace, a Parkour gym owner from Harrisburg, PA, 37
Reuben Solo: Australian comedian
Schumacher: Japanese comedy act
America’s Got Talent airs Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. Streams next day on Peaco*ck.
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