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♪[SINGING]♪ >> Karen: HE’S THE MAN BEHIND
THE MAGICAL VOICES.
>> MR. WHITE, ALL IT TAKES IS
ONE PERSON TO BELIEVE IN A YOUNG
MAN OR WOMAN FOR THEM TO REACH
THEIR DREAMS, AND YOU ARE THAT
MAN, SIR.
MAN, SIR. >> Karen: TONIGHT, WE’RE
INTRODUCING YOU TO THE DIRECTOR
OF THE DETROIT YOUTH CHOIR AND
HIS MESSAGE WILL INSPIRE YOU.
IN ONE SINGULAR PERFORMANCE ON
"AMERICA’S GOT TALENT," THE
DETROIT YOUTH CHOIR CAPTURED OUR
HEARTS.
HEARTS. >> Jason: EVERY TIME, I LOVE TO
SEE THE SLO-MO OF HIM HITTING
THAT BUZZER.
THAT BUZZER. AND KIMBERLY GILL IS BACK.
AND THIS IS A SPECIAL GUY.
>> Kim: HE REALLY S AND WAIT
UNTIL YOU HEAR HOW HIS STUDENTS
SPEAK ABOUT HIM.
HE GROUP IN THE CITY OF DETROIT
AND STUDIED MUSIC AT MARYGROVE
COLLEGE.
COLLEGE. IT’S HIS TEACHERS WHO MADE A
DIFFERENCE IN HIS LIFE AND
THAT’S ONE OF THE REASONS HE
SAYS IT’S SO IMPORTANT FOR HIM
TO GIVE BACK.
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♪[SINGING]♪ >> Kim: THEY ARE MORE THAN JUST
A GROUP OF KIDS WHO GET TOGETHER
TO SING.
TO SING. DETROIT YOUTH CHOIR GIVES MANY
OF ITS MEMBERS WHO COME FROM
TOUGH CIRCUMSTANCES AN OUTLET,
SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
THE BIG REASON IS DIRECTOR
ANTHONY WHITE.
ANTHONY WHITE. HE’S BEEN THE LEADER FOR 21
YEARS.
YEARS. >> THEY TALK ABOUT ME, I’M SO
HARD ON THEM.
I BRING IT.
I GO HARD.
YOU SAW ME.
>> Kim: HE MAY BE TOUGH BUT IT’S
SOMETHING MOST PREACH.
MANY ADMIT HE HAS MADE THEIR
LIVES BETTER.
LIVES BETTER. >> TO ME, THIS CHOIR MAKES ME
HAPPY.
HAPPY. A LONG TIME AGO, I’VE BEEN BAD,
BAD, AND MR. WHITE SPOKE TO MY
MOM AND THEN MY DAD AND HE
HELPED ME FIND MY VOICE AND
HELPED ME.
HELPED ME. AND THAT MADE ME BECOME PART OF
THE CHOIR.
THE CHOIR. THAT’S WHAT I WANT TO DO, SING.
>> ONCE I JOINED, IT MADE ME
BETTER AND BRUNG A BETTER PERSON
OUT IN ME THAT I KNEW WAS THERE.
BUT IT WOULDN’T HAVE COME OUT IF
IT WEREN’T FOR MR. WHITE.
>> Kim: HE AND OTHER STAFF
MEMBERS DON’T GET PAID FOR THIS.
THEY ALL HAVE REGULAR 9-TO-5
JOBS BEFORE THEY REHEARSE FOUR
TIMES A WEEK, FOUR HOURS A DAY.
HE HAS HELPED THEM FIND THEIR
VOICE THROUGH MUSIC.
>> I DO IT BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I
HAVE TO GIVE BACK.
SO MANY YOUNG MEN THAT TO ME ARE
NOT GIVING BACK TO THE YOUNG
PEOPLE OUT HERE IN DETROIT.
IT MAKES ME FEEL WHOLE, LIKE I
ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING IN MY
LIFE, YOU KNOW, ONE DAY WHEN I’M
NOT HERE, I WANT SOMEBODY TO SAY
THAT THIS MAN CHANGED MY LIFE.
AND IF I CAN DO IT WITH MUSIC,
LET’S DO IT.
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♪[SINGING]♪ >> Kim: I GET CHILLS EVERY TIME
I HEAR THEM SING.
WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK TO SEE THE
LIVE PERFORMANCE.
LIVE PERFORMANCE. AND WE CANNOT WAIT!
IN THE MEANTIME, WE NEED TO GET
YOU READY BECAUSE THE DETROIT
YOUTH CHOIR NEEDS YOU TO VOTE.
AND LET’S START CHATTING ONLINE
AND GET THE FAN CLUB GOING.
I’LL BE RIGHT THERE ALONG WITH
YOU.
YOU. SO A GREAT BUNCH OF KIDS.
>> Karen: HE IS CHANGING LIVES.
>> Kim: REREALLY S AND THE KIDS,
ALL OF THEM TALK SO FAVORABLY
ABOUT HIM EVEN THOUGH THEY’RE
REHEARSING ALL THAT TIME.
>> Jason: HOW MANY TIMES HAVE
YOU OFFERED TO JOIN THE CHOIR?
>> Kim: YOU KNOW I LOVE TO SING.