America's Got Talent
Chase Varnes, from Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia, risked it all to fulfill his dreams on the competition show.
“America is gonna love you,” comic and “AGT” judge Howie Mandel once told him.
The contestant and her Los Osos High School dance teammates were lauded by the tough-to-please judge.
Maya Neelakantan strummed her guitar at first, then wailed away into the hearts of viewers.
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It's the second time that the subject of Vergara's recent split from Joe Manganiello has come up on "AGT."
"I was not expecting that," Simon Cowell said.
“We don’t know what’s wrong,” said his wife Lucie Zolcerva-Grimm. “My priority right now is to stand by Michael.”
The "AGT" judge shed bittersweet tears after a South African choir covered the late Nightbirde's "It's OK."
The baller-rapper thrived under the pressure on "America's Got Talent: All-Stars."
A family-focused routine earned Mike E. Winfield historic praise from the persnickety judge on "All-Stars."