[cheers and applause]
- Wow.
- Hello. - Good evening.
- I can't believe it. Wow.
- Welcome to "America's Got Talent."
What is your name? - My name is Mervant.
- And where are you from, Mervant?
- I'm from Philadelphia, PA. [cheers and applause]
Philly in the house, baby. Philly in the house.
- And, uh, what do you do?
- I'm a magician. - You're magician.
[cheers and applause] - A magician.
- How old are you? - I am 33 years old.
- You make a living doing magic then?
- I do my best. [laughter]
- What got you into magic?
- You know, watching magic, it kind of made me feel like,
you have a real superpower, you know, like growing up.
And I always loved comics and stuff,
and that's the closest thing, right?
Being a magician. So...yeah.
[cheers and applause]
- What does this mean to you?
Why "AGT"?
- You know, if you can do it on this stage,
you could do it anywhere. - Yeah.
- I've been watching this on television for years,
and to possibly have a Vegas show
to tour the world, it would be a dream come true.
It really would. [cheers and applause]
- And do you have any support?
Your family support this? - My family does.
They've been absolutely wonderful.
You know, this past year, I lost my grandmother.
She was one of my biggest supporters in magic.
I remember a couple of years ago, I wanted to quit magic,
and she said, "Don't you dare ever do that."
And even at times when I wasn't performing
a lot of shows, I always practiced.
And this is a testament to stick-to-itiveness,
and I'm happy to be here.
- Good for you.
[cheers and applause]
- The stage is yours.
- Let's do it.
[cheers and applause]
- He is nervous as can be.
- [sighs]
[laid-back music]
"America's Got Talent."
My name is Mervant.
And I know you've seen a lot of magic on this show,
but I want to show you something you've never seen
with a deck of cards.
I want you to watch each and every card closely.
♪
'Cause I have a little story for you.
♪
And it goes like this.
♪
52 cards.
♪
Check it out.
♪ It goes one for the magic, two for illusion ♪
♪ Three for the fact I can mix them both with a fusion ♪
♪ Four for the suits of the playing cards that I'm using ♪
♪ So I'ma be the only one performer who would do this ♪
♪ Five finger discounts led me a decent sleight of hand ♪
♪ I got a sixth sense for this, it's like I'm Spider-man ♪
♪ Seven different wonders of the world ♪
♪ There's some great ones
♪ Magic, music, illusion
♪ I'm trying to be the eighth one ♪
♪ We make classics
♪ It's the fly version of Dai Vernon ♪
♪ Look close, I'm talking eyes burning ♪
♪ This is just another lesson
♪ I'm lucky like number seven
♪ Wouldn't believe this rap had five versions ♪
♪ But the sixth set may be the best yet, you know why? ♪
♪ 'Cause I wear a king suit, no tie ♪
♪ Blindfolds on, I put 'em down with no eyes ♪
♪ Cards disappear like in front of your nose ♪
♪ I got one heart for two arts ♪
♪ So I have to grind
♪ Otherwise, I'll be sitting around feeling asinine ♪
♪ Jack of all trades, gold thoughts that I have to mine ♪
♪ Always trying to change my two tens ♪
♪ That's a paradigm
♪ A pair of dimes, I'd probably go see ya ♪
♪ Pair of dimes, like Heidi and Sofía ♪
[cheers and applause]
♪ I'ma show 'em if they'll allow me ♪
♪ To show you how I'm good with the jokes, like Howie ♪
♪ Doing this for Simon so the world might hear me ♪
♪ Crews to the tavern, get jacked like Terry ♪
♪ So whether you were born a jack, a queen, or an ace ♪
♪ Or raised as a diamond, joker, spade, or a eight ♪
♪ There's 7 billion people in the world ♪
♪ And we're all connected
♪ The different colors of the globe as the cards reflected ♪
♪ They're all from the same box when the cards' collected ♪
♪ So if the deck is incomplete, then we're all affected ♪
♪ Be like the seven to the Q and the A3 ♪
♪ To be like playing cards and spread L-O-V-E ♪
Thank you. [cheers and applause]
[uplifting pop music]
Wow.
♪
Thank you. Oh, my God. [chuckles]