'America's Got Talent' Kicks Off With an Emotional Golden Buzzer That Brings Simon Cowell to Tears -- Watch!

fell multiple times from dangerous heights on the “America’s Got Talent” stage, famously OCD judge Howie Mandel nearly had a nervous breakdown. “The tension in the room and the fear … I remember saying, ‘I can’t watch this,'” he told The Post of the balancing act from the female troupe, who call themselves Three G.“These are three young people who have left a war-torn country where their life is in jeopardy and their family’s life and their future.”The women — who appeared on “AGT’s” Season 18 premiere last week — kept picking themselves back up and trying again — which was an inspiration to Mandel.“They will risk everything and you feel it through tears and pain and injury just to make a better life maybe in a different place for themselves and you sense that on the stage,” he said.The audacious acrobats are still in the running — after Mandel and fellow judges Simon Cowell, Sofia Vergara, and Heidi Klum voted to keep them in the competition.The 67-year-old Canadian native — who made his debut on “AGT” in 2009 — said contestants take the plunge, knowing they can benefit from the exposure they gain through the NBC series.“It’s not just a silly talent show.

 returned on Tuesday for the second night of season 18 auditions, and the show kept the impressive display of skill going with a whole slew of new, jaw-dropping performances.The show's stalwart stars -- including judges Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Sofia Vergara and Heidi Klum, as well as host Terry Crews -- returned to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium as another group of hopefuls hit the stage to show off their skills.However, there were a few that clearly stood out — and one that inspired Simon to hand out his coveted Golden Buzzer in only the second week.The episode felt special from the moment 17-Year-Old Indonesian singer/songwriter Putri Ariani took the stage and explained how much just competing on meant to her.«My biggest challenge is that people look at me as a blind person, not as a musician,» she shared with the cameras. «But when I'm singing, I feel like a superstar.»When introducing herself to the judges, Putri explained her ultimate dream, sharing that she's hoping to go to Juilliard after having just graduated, and added, «My dream is being the biggest diva in the world like Whitney Houston and win a Grammy award.»Putri began her audition seated behind a piano and belted out an original tune that left the judges and the audience in awe.

Britain's Got Talent is now in its 16th series and continuing to showcase some of the best acts from around the world. Featuring judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli, the show gives people a platform to launch their careers and they compete for a chance to take to the stage in the Royal Variety Performance. Acts include singers, dancers, impressionists and comedians and there is always a sprinkle of chaos in the auditions and beyond when some of the more wacky people perform.

Nearly 15 years after Susan Boyle first performed "I Dreamed a Dream" on the "Britain's Got Talent" stage, the Scottish singer returned and revealed her past health struggles. The 62-year-old was joined by the West End cast of "Les Misérables" and performed the song she is known for, while also revealing she had recently suffered and was recovering from a stroke. Acknowledging that her return to the competition show "feels great," Boyle announced the significance of the homecoming.  "It's extra special for me, actually.

Britain's Got Talent has revealed its wildcard for the highly-anticipated 2023 final on Sunday 4 June - and it is Tonikaku. The news was announced at the start of Sunday's show, where comedian Tonikaku appeared on stage as a surprise in the opening moments.

She dreamed a dream — again! After facing a health scare last year, Susan Boyle returned to the stage that launched her career.

Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon suffered an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction on Sunday night's 2023 final. During the final episode of the current series, it was announced that Tonikaku was returning as a wildcard act. And later on the show, comedian Tonikaku, who pulls a series of poses pretending to be nude while wearing pants, left the judges in hysterics.

Stephanie Bennett and Casey Deidrick enjoy some rare downtime in between three weddings in this pic from their new Hallmark Channel movie, Wedding Season.

Some Britain's Got Talent viewers have issued a demand for the show to be 'cancelled' after the winner of the latest series was crowned. The 2023 run of the ITV talent show came to an end on Sunday night (June 4) with Viggo Venn emerging victorious.

The winner of Britain's Got Talent 2023 has been announced as Viggo Venn, with Lillianna Clifton coming in second place and Cillian O'Connor in third.The champion, who was crowned in tonight's live TV final on ITV will go on to perform in front of King Charles, and other members of the royal family at the Royal Variety Performance on November 30 2023. Tonight's show saw the final ten acts; Musa Motha, Amy Lou, Viggo Venn, Olivia Lynes, Ghetto Kids, Travis George, Malakai Bayoh, Duo Odyssey, Cillian O'Connor, and Lillianna Clifton, go head-to-head to be crowned series champ.

Britain’s Got Talent is no longer the ratings banker it once was.

The Britain's Got Talent final descended into chaos after Simon Cowell was momentarily silenced after appearing to get something stuck in his throat. Following Amy Lou Smith's performance, which saw her sing the song Reflection from Mulan, show hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly went to Simon for feedback, when he appeared to have something stuck in his throat and could barely speak.

There was a rather awkward moment in tonight's Britain's Got Talent final when judge Simon Cowell was left apologising to finalist Cillian O'Connor after appearing to ruin his magic trick. As the young magician performed a number of magic tricks, he asked Simon to pick a card, with the music mogul opting for the three of diamonds.

Britain's Got Talent viewers were left scratching their heads during tonight's (June 2) semi-finals as judge Simon Cowell made some rather 'strange' noises. The music mogul began letting out some 'weird' cat sounds while fellow judges Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon were giving feedback to dance performers Romeo and Icy.

Britain’s Got Talent legend Paul Potts has hit out at new judge Bruno Tonioli for his choice of colourful language, after Bruno turned the airwaves red with his swearing during this weeks semi-finals. Paul, who famously won the very first series of the show as an opera singer back in 2007, took issue with Bruno’s swearing, as he insisted the former Strictly Come Dancing star needed to “ring it in.” The swearing furore first kicked off on Tuesday, when 67 year old Bruno accidentally swore live on air as the judges were watching daredevil Andrew Stanton perform a series of gruesome tasks.

Many Britain's Got Talent viewers were left commenting on the same thing as Simon Cowell debuted a 'new look' during tonight's (June 1) live semi-final. Just minutes into the start of the fourth show of the week, fans headed onto social media to question the music mogul's choice of accessories.

There wasn’t a dry eye in the audience.

Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell was blasted by viewers for his critique of young singer Tina Connolly's performance. After 15-year-old Tia belted out Katy Perry's hit Firework in the second live semi-final on Tuesday (May 30), Simon bluntly told her she was put through from the audition stage "not because you're the best singer in the competition, but because you've got guts."

Amanda Holden was a proud judge after awarding 11-year-old singer Olivia Lynes the coveted Golden Buzzer in the Britain's Got Talent auditions. Amanda was emotional as Olivia returned to the stage after the buzzer sent her straight through to the live semi-finals.

Britain’s Got Talent judge Simon Cowell had fans distracted during a cringe-inducing moment on Monday’s show. The awkward blunder happened as Musa Motha and Amy Lou became the first confirmed finalists.