This is America's Got Talent - the semi finals
And here are four singers who have all overcome a lot of tough obstacles.
Can they keep the dream alive and make it till the finals?
From Louisville Kentucky, they are Linkin' Bridge
[Crowd Cheering]
when you're a kid you think you're a vessel
you dream big. The possibilities was endless
The sky was the limit like there was nothing that you couldn't do
but I grew up in a city Louisville you find quickly that that's not reality
when I was seven I was in foster care
and my mother was in prison
I was allowed a weekly visit with my mother at this facility
and she brought a radio
it was a blue radio i'll never forget
she gave it to me and that's what I would listen to
I remember just using music to escape
I have a sense of accomplishment right now
if I could talk to the six year old me, I would tell him that one day all of this would be in the past
and you'll look back on this and it would help you
if I could tell that six year old that they would be something, something special
we chose the song that we're singing tonight because it's about the innocence of the childhood
fighting with the harsh edges of life
sometimes even when you're a grown man you still have that kid in you that dreams
To be here now, at this point in this competition
if i'm dreaming I wanna badly pinch me to wake me up
(Crowd Cheering)
once I was seven years old my mama told me go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
once I was seven years old
I always had that dream like my daddy before me
so I started writing songs I started writing stories
something about that glory that always seemed to bore me
but only those I really love will ever really know me
Once I was 20 years old my story got told
before the morning sun when life was lonely. Once I was 20 years old
I only see my goals I don't believe in failure
cause I know the smallest voices they can make it major
I got my boys with me, at least those in favor
and if we don't leave before I go, I hope I'll see you later
Soon we'll be 30 years old
our songs have been sold. We've travelled around the world and still we're roaming
Soon we'll be 30 years old
I'm still learning about life, my woman brought children for me
so I can sing them all my songs and I can tell them stories
most of my boys are with me some are still out seeking glory
and those I had to leave my Brother I'm still sorry
soon I'll be 60 years old. My daddy got 61. Remember life and then your life becomes a better one
I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once
I hope my children come and visit once or twice a month
Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold or will I have a lot of children who can warm me
soon I'll be 60 years old
once I was 7 years old
[crowd cheering]
Linkin' Bridge!
standing ovation
Wow! Mr. Simon Cowell, talk to these gentlemen
That was a stunning performance
a stunning song choice. Make a difference between where you were before
with the kind of a karaoke record now a record I think... a song that I think would actually make as a record. Perfect
Great lyric. Everything you've done so far ,for me, means you deserve a place in the Finals next week
[crowd cheering]
wow impressive!
Mr. Mendel
You know in the package it said you were talking to your 6 year old selves. I wanna talk to your 6 year old selves, all of you guys
and I wanna be the one to tell you kids
You made it!
You made it. You should be proud
I'm proud of you
You're inspirational, wonderful, talented, always surprising.
I agree with Simon. You gotta vote people. They've gotta be in the finals
[crowd cheering]
Melanie
I mean let me just tell ya. From the first note you were in it to win it just now
and I thought to myself where can you go from here? You started off so big
And it just got bigger and more beautiful. You put boys to men to shame. You are amazing!
Amazing!
Heidi
I really really like you guys. You always come prepared. You can feel that
You work, you rehearse, you rehearse, you rehearse. Your song also is always a surprise which I love
Well done yet again, you guys
Simon said they deserve a spot in the Finals. America do you agree?
Voting is already open so get to it
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