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There was a moment after nine-year-old Victory Brinker sang that left everyone in the hall stunned. Her peformance was exceptional, and all the judges had given her praise. However, in a surprise moment, Simon Cowell asked host Terry Crews to come from backstage for a confab with the judges.
Both Victory, still on stage, and her mother, in the wings, looked stricken. Her appearance had gone so well. A Pennsylvania native, the little girl took the stage on Tuesday night's episode in front of celebrity judges Howie Mandell, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara and of course, Simon Cowell. Cowell also executive produces the show and is renowned for his candid opinions and eye for talent.
When asked if she was nervous, Victory replied that she was "exnervous" -- nervous and excited -- which garnered laughs from the audience.
She got even more laughs when she teased Cowell after he asked what she would do if she won the $1 million prize, replying: "Buy Simon a rainbow shirt that has glitter on it0." The banter continued until it was time for the young singer to perform.
When Brinker finished her operatic performance, the energy in the room was electric -- both in the audience and the judges' panel.
Mandell, Klum and Vergara praised the young singer, calling her voice "angelic" and "incredible." When Cowell called Crews over and asked to deliberate with them, they looked confused.
"How would you feel if we were to do something different?" Cowell whispered. The other judges appeared to agree with murmurs of "yes" and "100 percent" barely audible.
After a few moments that felt endless, the verdict finally came from Cowell as he told Victory she would not be receiving a "yes."
Instead, he continued: "We're going to do something else we've never, ever, ever done on the show before... We are all going to give you something special."
With that, the judges counted down from five. On one, all four judges -- and Crews -- hit the Golden Buzzer, sending a flurry of gold confetti across the stage. The audience cheered as the shocked little girl made her away across the stage to hug her mother.
Cowell and the other judges joined them onstage to celebrate. Keep an eye out as Victory competes for the grand prize in the next few weeks. ~Cassandra Coleman
AGT is an amazing show. Resisted watching it for years but now I'm hooked!
This talent competition show ranks #1 with me. Always has.
Yes I love the show and the judges. I'm with the angelic girl . Simon should wear nicer clothes . I'm tired of seeing him in plain tops dress up abit you have the money spend it on a new wardrobe .Get rid of those hideous shorts. Great show Great cast . No to Simon's Wardrobe..
We've watched AGT since the beginning and enjoy the variety, the superlative acts and, of course, the deeply awful ones, as well. On the money about Simon's sartorial sloppiness. I must say, though, his other shows, BGT and X Factor are far funnier, less stringent, and often crazy-fun. David Walliams should be added to AGT if they are ever in need of another judge. He is hilarious and drives Simon's eye-rolling to new heights. BGT just seems to have a great sense of humor from the judges to the backstage hosts, who are just wonderfull. Watch BGT on YouTube, sometime: you'll see what I mean. The contestants are often so weird as to be indescribable. You cringe at some but you can't NOT watch.