A.M. ON
A.M. ON "LIVE IN THE D."
>> Jason: MUSICIANS, MAGICIANS
AND DOGS.
AND DOGS. >> Tati: AND DETROIT IS A HOT
BED OF TALENT AND WE KNOW THE
DETROIT YOUTH CHOIR CAME IN AS
RUNNER-UP.
RUNNER-UP. AND MICHELLE OLIVER IS LIVE AT
SUBURBAN COLLECTION SHOWPLACE IN
NOVI WHERE THE DOORS JUST OPENED
TWO HOURS AGO.
MICHELLE, WHAT’S THE ATMOSPHERE
LIKE OUT THERE?
>> Michelle: SO, I THOUGHT I
WOULD LET THEM TELL YOU.
HEY, GUYS, WHAT’S THE ATMOSPHERE
LIKE HERE?
LIKE HERE? [CHEERING]
[CHEERING] [LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >> Michelle: AS YOU CAN TELL,
IT’S EXCITING, FUN.
THIS PLACE KEEPS FILLING UP WITH
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. AND LIKE YOU GUYS MENTIONED, I
HAVE SOMEONE SPECIAL HERE WITH
US, LAST SEASON’S RUNNER-UP.
THE DIRECTOR OF ONE OF THE BEST
CHOIRS IN THE COUNTRY, ANTHONY
WHITE WITH THE DETROIT YOUTH
CHOIR.
CHOIR. >> HEY, HOW IS EVERYBODY?
WASSUP?
WASSUP? >> Michelle: WHEN THEY WALKED
IN, IT WAS LIKE CELEBRITIES
ENTERED THE BUILDING.
MORE PEOPLE ASKED FOR YOUR
AUTOGRAPH THAN MINE.
BUT I’M COOL WITH IT.
YOU WERE IN THIS POSITION ABOUT
A YEAR AGO
SO HOW DID YOU HANDLE THAT?
WHAT DID YOU DO TO PREPARE?
>> FIRST OF ALL, WE KNEW WE PUT
THE WORK IN.
WE KNEW IT WAS ALL ABOUT HEART
WORK AND DEDICATION.
WHEN WE GOT HERE, IT WAS A SIGH
OF RELIEF BECAUSE WE AUDITIONED
BEFORE THE TIME WE WENT THROUGH.
I TOLD MY YOUNG PEOPLE, RELAX,
KEEP CALM.
KEEP CALM. LEAVE IT ALL ON THE STAGE.
AND FROM THEN ON, IT WAS
SUCCESS.
SUCCESS. >> Michelle: AND THEY’RE THE
ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS.
SO WERE THE NERVES AN ISSUE?
YOU DID A LOT OF WORK TO KEEP
THE NERVES UNDER CONTROL.
>> I TEACH THE CHOIR, NO FEAR,
JUST GO IN AND HANDLE BUSINESS
AND BE NICE TO EVERYBODY.
BE CORDIAL, WAVE, SMILE.
JUST BE AN UPSTANDING PERSON,
AND THAT WILL LEAD TO SUCCESS.
>> Michelle: AND THEY HAVE MET
WITH SUCCESS.
WITH SUCCESS. AND THE CHOIR MEMBERS HERE,
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. >> DENISE, TONY, KENNEDY,
SIMONE.
SIMONE. AND JESSICA.
AND JESSICA. >> Michelle: AND IT’S ONE THING
TO SEE WE’RE GOOD, WE’RE CHILL.
WHAT WAS IT REALLY LIKE?
>> FOR ME, IT WAS NERVE-RACKING.
WE HAD A LOT OF PRACTICE AND WE
WERE CONFIDENT BUT IT WAS
LIKE -- IT WAS KIND OF SCARY.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE WERE
LIKE, WE’VE GOT THIS.
BUT YOU’RE BATTLING YOURSELF A
LITTLE BIT.
LITTLE BIT. >> Michelle: SO THE OTHER
QUESTION I HAVE IS, WHAT WOULD
YOU RECOMMEND?
YOU RECOMMEND? THESE ARE ALL HOPEFULS AND THEY
WANT TO BE WHERE YOU WERE.
SO WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE?
>> STAY HUMBLE AND REMAIN
FOCUSED.
FOCUSED. >> I WOULD SAY STAY HUMBLE AND
LEAVE IT ALL ON THE STAGE AND DO
WHAT YOU DO.
>> I WOULD SAY ONCE YOU DO IT,
BE CONFIDENT, AND ONCE IT’S OVER
DON’T SAY YOU COULD HAVE DONE
THIS BETTER, YOU DID YOUR BEST
AND DON’T BE ASHAMED.
>> Michelle: I THINK THEY HAVE A
SECOND CAREER AS MOTIVATIONAL
SPEAKERS.
SPEAKERS. AND WE HAVE SO MANY MORE ACTS.
THERE’S A GIRL TWIRLING A FLAG,
DANCE GROUPS, SINGERS.
[CHEERING]
[CHEERING] >> Michelle: SO I’M GONNA HAVE
SOME SPECIAL ACTS FOR YOU LATER
TODAY, SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT.
C’MON DOWN, THEY’LL AUDITION
PEOPLE UNTIL 7:00 P.M. TODAY.
BACK TO YOU.
>> Tati: THANK YOU, MICH
>> Tati: "AMERICA’S GOT TALENT" IS GOING ACROSS THE COUNTRY
LOOKING FOR ACTS FOR THE SHOW.
>> Jason: IT’S GOING TO 9 CITIES
AND TODAY IT’S DETROIT.
THEY’RE LOOKING FOR ALL KINDS OF
ACTS.
ACTS. >> Tati: FROM VIOLINISTS TO FLAG
TWIRLERS, THE PRESSURE IS ON,
AND YOU’RE NOT ONLY COMPETING
WITH EVERYONE HERE BUT ACROSS
THE CITY.
THE CITY. >> Jason: I WOULD ASSUME THEY’RE
EXCITED, ANXIOUS, EAGER, ALL OF
THE ABOVE?
THE ABOVE? >> Michelle: YES, YOU’VE GOT IT.
EVERYONE IS VERY EXCITED HERE.
AND YOU CAN -- IF YOU WANNA DO A
QUICK PAN, YOU CAN SEE IT’S FULL
OF PEOPLE.
OF PEOPLE. BUT LET’S START OFF WITH A BANG.
LET’S START OFF WITH A DANCE.
CAN YOU GUYS HIT IT?
♪
♪ >> Michelle: SO THESE GIRLS CAME
ALL THE WAY FROM VIRGINIA.
SO THEY’RE COMING FROM LONG
DISTANCES.
DISTANCES. I TALKED TO SOMEONE WHO CAME
FROM NEW YORK AS WELL.
♪
♪ ♪
♪ >> Michelle: AWESOME!
GREAT JOB!
GREAT JOB! THIS IS LINDA, SHE IS OUT OF
BREATH.
BREATH. [LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] .
. SO LINDA, TELL ME THE NAME OF
YOUR GROUP.
YOUR GROUP. >> WRECKIN’ ROSES.
>> Michelle: AND TELL ME ABOUT
IT.
IT. >> WE’RE THE BEST TEAM IN
VIRGINIA.
VIRGINIA. WE DO IT ALL, ALL TYPES OF
DANCING, HIP-HOP, YOU NAME IT.
>> Michelle: AWESOME.
SO WE HAVE MANY LOCAL TALENTS
HERE, AS WELL.
COME OVER THIS WAY.
HI, THEY’RE PRACTICING OVER
HERE.
HERE. SO WHY DON’T YOU INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES.
YOURSELVES. WHAT’S YOUR NAME?
>> JIM CORY, FROM PLYMOUTH,
MICHIGAN.
MICHIGAN. >> I’M DARRYL EDWARDS, AND I’M
FROM INKSTER, MICHIGAN, A SMALL
CITY.
CITY. AND I -- YOU KNOW, I’VE BEEN
SINGING MICHAEL JACKSON SINCE 3
YEARS OLD, AND THIS IS LIKE A
DREAM COME TRUE FOR ME TO BE ON
AGT.
AGT. >> Michelle: AND THEY HAVE THE
DANCE SKILLS.
DANCE SKILLS. CAN YOU TREAT US A LITTLE BIT?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. ♪
♪ ♪[SINGING]♪
♪[SINGING]♪ ♪
♪ >> Michelle: AWESOME.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE
FLAG-TWILLER THAT YOU --
FLAG-TWIRLER.
FLAG-TWIRLER. AND WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE BEHIND
THE SCENES?
THE SCENES? >> IT’S AWESOME, I LOVE IT!
>> I’M SARA.
>> Jason: FROM STERLING HEIGHTS,
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >> YES.
>> YES. >> Michelle: AND WE’LL END THIS
WITH SOME TWIRLS.
CAN YOU SHOW THEM WHAT YOU DO?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> Michelle: AWESOME.
>> WHOA!
>> WHOA! >> Michelle: NICE, VERY GOOD!
.
. SO I’VE GOTTA ASK, HOW ARE YOU
FEELING NERVE-WISE.
FEELING NERVE-WISE. ARE YOU NERVOUS?
>> A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS, YEAH.
>> Michelle: WHAT’S IT LIKE
SEEING ALL THESE PEOPLE?
>> I HAVE A LOT OF COMPETITION.
>> Michelle: BUT I THINK YOU
HAVE A GOOD CHANCE.
>> I HOPE SO.
>> Michelle: I HOPE SO.
TOO.
TOO. THERE ARE TWO DANCE ROUTINES
READY TO TAKE THE STAGE.
THE DOORS ARE OPEN UNTIL 7:00
P.M.
P.M. AS LONG AS YOU’RE HERE BY THEN,