Amazing, 10-year-old Angelica Hale just gave me goose bumps.
She's earned high praise and a golden buzzer from the "America's Got Talent" judges.
She wowed all the viewers with this incredible performance.
Her personal journey has tugged at everyone's heartstrings at the age of 4, she was diagnosed
with kidney disease.
And her mother gave her her kidney to save her life!
Angelica is here with us Hi!
I want to hug you.
So cute.
I'm loving your nails, Angelica.
I love your shoes, they're rose gold and they light up apparently.
So pretty.
To get out there and perform like that, so the last song,
"Clarity," already 5 million views on YouTube.
What does it feel like when you come out on stage?
It feels amazing, I was super nervous on stage.
The most important thing afterwards, I got through it, and I did good.
When I heard the judges, Tyra helped me get through that.
She gave me a boost in confidence before.
What did she say to you?
She said, I was like, oh, my gosh, I'm so scared.
She said, don't worry, nervousness turns into excitement.
What are you nervous about?
It's a live show so anything can go wrong.
We saw that.
There's a lot of technical issues.
I was so scared and when I got through it I started singing, I'm like -- whew, you can
do it, it's just the live shows.
You are so confident, I don't see nerves at all in this performance.
How do you choose the songs you want to sing?
Well, first of all, when we choose the songs, it has to be -- have a meaning to me, this
song had a meaning to me, because it had a connection with the audience, and also, with
Mel B, I had no idea I was so happy when I found out.
When I chose the song, I thought, this song is amazing, it had such a good meaning to
it, I started singing it, I love this.
That's one of the reasons -- You sure you're 10 over there, I don't know
about that.
I am.
She's a very mature ten, you've been through a lot.
At four years old, you were in the ICU, you had a viral infection that became almost--
it was life-threatening, right?
What do you remember about that time?
So what I remember is that when I was in the hospital I was really scared and I didn't
know what was going to happen to me.
Everything was painful.
I had needles stuck in me all the time.
I know.
I got surgeries all the time, but great thing was that when I got my kidney transplant,
it came from my mom, she was a match, which is one of the grateful things I am for, it's
amazing how that happens, because just because you came from your mom and your dad doesn't
mean they're going to be a match.
It's really hard to find a match, there's tons of people waiting to get organ donations
and it's really hard.
When I got it, I was like, oh, my gosh, when I did -- I started getting out of the hospital,
and I finally saw my home again, and I started traveling around the world, raising money
for children's miracle network hospitals and children's healthcare of Atlanta.
I love it.
Now, another gift is coming your way.
Your mom is pregnant.
Yes.
When is the baby coming?
The baby is due September 9th.
We think she's going to come earlier.
It's a girl?
It's a girl.
I named the middle name.
Her middle name is Abigail Madeline Hale.
You are going to be the best big sister.
I bet you can't wait to change diapers and all that stuff.
The only thing I want to do for her is change her diapers.
What about your home life, like at school?
Are you the coolest kid at school?
Actually, I'm home schooled, because of all the things going on, I need to keep up with
everything, and home school is the best thing, I'm on an online private school, which is
really good.
You're good at math?
Yeah, I think that's one of my favorite subjects.
What about -- I see when they go backstage, you get to meet a lot of the other acts.
Is there anyone you bonded with?
I really love everybody, but the people I hang out most with are Christian Guardino
and Darci Lynne.
That's great.
The sad cloud.
Angelica stay away from him.
He's really nice, I saw him without make-up.
What does he look like?
I can't tell you, it's a secret.
He's normal, though?
It's like him with normal skin.
So many good singers, what will you do if you win the million dollar prize?
If I win the million dollar prize, I will use some of the money to donate to children's
miracle networks hospitals and children's healthcare of Atlanta, and I will use some
of the money to help my singing career, to help me make my own songs and I would travel
around the world, singing songs for all my fans, it would be amazing.
And I want to bring a little puppy along with me.
A little puppy.
Mom and dad, get her a puppy.
She's unbelievable.
What kind of puppy do you want?
I want one of those that look like they're running marshmallows.
Like a Pomeranian puppy.
There's one named boo.
The ones that look like the little lions.
The Pompeo family.
I also met them too.
I saw the puppies, I'm like, oh, my gosh.
We're getting you a puppy.
Having a puppy is hard.
It's work.
They want to spend time with you all the time, and when I travel, I can't spend time with
them.
No, we're going to get you the carrying case, we got this.
They go with you everywhere.
Like your little babies.
I think Howie said it best when he said, this one is probably going to win it.
Good luck to you.
We are rooting you on.
"America's Got Talent" airs live Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 8 on NBC.