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Randy has a new video out … quite apropos.
Thanks for keeping us kinda sane with these videos during this endless fuckery that Drumpf’s presidency is.
Amanda Mena, a 15-year-old who had been bullied at school for not knowing English as a child, soared on Tuesday night’s, June 19, “America’s Got Talent.”
Mena belted a version of Aretha Franklin’s classic “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” that brought the house down and left the celebrity judges searching for words.
“My gosh, where do I start? That was just incredible,” said judge Mel B. “I got goose pimples all over. I love you, I love your voice, and this is what I’m going to say to all those bullies.”
Mel B then pressed the show’s Golden Buzzer, sending Mena directly on to the show’s live rounds.
“Do you know what you have, Amanda?” asked judge Simon Cowell.
“You have genuinely natural soul. You really, really do. I mean, that’s not an easy song to sing. This is an audition we’re going to remember for a long time, Amanda.”
More than 29 million viewers in the U.S. alone tuned in to watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding at Windsor Castle on May 19 – but not every moment was perfectly broadcast for us to hear at home.
Enter the “lip reading.”
In this “Bad Lip Reading” satire video, the team of jokesters at the Bad Lip Reading account imagines just what’s going down in the dialogue that we missed, from Prince Harry and Prince William‘s head-scratching exchange to an alternative sermon delivered by the Bishop Michael Curry.
Prepare for some prime reaction shots, too, from audience members like the Duchess of Cambridge, Sir Elton John and soccer star David Beckham.
When an AGT judge hits the button, an act is sent straight through to the live shows, skipping a judge vote and more rounds of competition.
Here are two amazing acts that won this distinction.
~Austrian Acrobatic Dance Troupe Zurcaroh~
America’s Got Talent host Tyra Banks didn’t waste any time picking a favorite act during the auditions round. After the final performance of the season 13 premiere, she used her one chance to press the sought-after Golden Buzzer.
The group that caught Banks’ attention is Austrian acrobatic dance troupe Zurcaroh. The dancers – who ranged in age from young children to adults – took the stage to show off their breathtaking display of gymnastic abilities.
The impressive routine featured a death-defying mix of balancing tricks, synchronized dancing, and aerial acrobatics. Audience members and judges alike were left biting their nails as performers were flung high into the air and caught by their fellow troupe members.
Zurcaroh: Golden Buzzer Worthy Aerial Dance Group Impresses Tyra Banks
America’s Got Talent 2018
~~Published on May 29, 2018~~
The acrobatic dance troupe from Austria perform a stunning routine. This incredibly entertaining act earns a golden buzzer from Tyra Banks.
~Nurse Michael Ketterer Earns Golden Buzzer~
When he’s not at his day-job as a pediatric mental health nurse, Michael Ketterer, is a devoted husband and father of six. Five of Ketterer’s children were adopted from foster care and one has cerebral palsy. The Tennessee native who now resides in Orange County California is also a worship leader.
If you think his story is already amazing wait until you hear Michael Ketterer’s voice.
“Because my children come out of foster care and when you’re surviving, you can’t dream. That has been one of the most rewarding things is providing them [my kids] with a home where they are free to dream. So I’m here to show my kids that if their dad can live out his dreams, then nothing is impossible for them.”
He soulfully sang the cover of, “To Love Somebody” by the Bee Gees.
~~Michael Ketterer: Father Of 6 Scores Golden Buzzer From Simon Cowell~~
America’s Got Talent 2018
~~Published on Jun 5, 2018~~
The pediatric mental health nurse from East Tennessee currently resides in Orange County, CA with his wife and six kids. Watch his dreams come true as Simon Cowell gives him the golden buzzer.
The Voice has crowned Brynn Cartelli its fourteenth-season champion
Brynn, a 15-year-old from Longmeadow, MA, competed on Kelly Clarkson’s team all season long and was declared champion of Season 14 of The Voice during Tuesday night’s live finale broadcast on NBC.
Not only was Brynn the youngest person in the competition this season, but she also made history by becoming the youngest The Voice finalist ever. (Brynn was only 14-years-old at the time of her Blind Audition).
Brynn had several solid performances over this week’s two-night finale event, but the poised artist’s catchy original song “Walk My Way” – written by Julia Michaels – probably pushed her over the edge when it came to home viewer voting.
“I am so lucky … I am literally just a cheerleader. Coaching this girl is a joke,” Kelly told Brynn during Monday night’s Top 4 performance show.
“Everything you have seen this girl do was her idea … It’s insane and I’m just so proud of you, not only because you’re the youngest ever to make it this far but because of the fact you are doing what you love and you do it so well and so effortlessly. It’s so captivating and inspiring to watch.”
Kelly will have some bragging rights on the show going forward, as she won her very first season serving as a coach on The Voice.
Per her own admission, the song is perfect for her as it expresses her personal feelings. In the live show, Kyla spoke of a comment in her social media:
“Kyla has an amazing voice but I don’t know if I can watch her in a concert.”
Very painful for her because she’s has feelings of poor self esteem and her personal experiences haven’t all been rosy.
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