[soft music]
- Everyone is behind you.
We all love you, and we're so proud of you.
- Welcome back to "AGT."
- Y'all have been working super hard.
- You're gonna be so good.
- Earlier today, I met 11-year-old Maddie
who was here to audition.
- This has been her dream
since she was four years old watching "AGT."
And every year she would grow older, she was like,
"Dad, when am I going to be on that show?"
I go, "Someday. Someday, you'll be on the show."
- I am the biggest fan there can be
of "America's Got Talent," and here I am.
- Without the judges knowing, we asked Maddie
to sit in the audience.
Let's see if they notice her.
- Yeah, we're coming back from break in one minute.
[to Simon] -If you need to go and get some air or something
We’ve got a minute. So I’m going to try and find some singers.
In the audience.
- Don't you have him come over here.
Don't you have him come over here.
- Oh, they pointing at you, bruh.
All right. You going to sing for us?
♪ Oh, when the Saints
♪ Come marching in...
- I mean, the crowd is extra today.
- I know. They're like--
but they're having fun because it's been a great...
[crowd whooping] Are you guys having fun?
- Yeah! The crowd is so good.
- ♪ When the Saints go marching in ♪
- I like it!
- We're setting up for the next act.
- One last one.
Last one.
Last one...
You. Come here, stand up.
How you doing?
What are you gonna sing for us?
I don't care. Just do it. [laughter]
Are you ready for me? You ready for me?
Here we go.
- You better sing, honey.
- [belting it out] ♪ Amaz-ing Grace
♪ How sweet
♪ The sound
- Wow, look at that. The little girl.
- ♪ That saved a wretch
♪ Like me
[loud cheers and applause]
- What's your name? What's your name?
- Madison Taylor Baez.
- Madison. How old are you?
- I'm 11. - What?
- On the stage! On the stage.
[all chanting] On the stage, on the stage!
On the stage, on the stage!
- Why don't you come sing up on the stage?
- I know! She's good.
- Can you do that? Who are you with?
- My dad.
- On the stage!
On the stage.
[cheers and applause]
- Yeah!
[chanting, cheering continue]
- Whoa!
- People always ask what happens in the commercial breaks.
- Yeah. - And amazing things
happen in the commercial breaks, don't they?
- You sounded so good!
[cheers and applause]
- We do ask people in the breaks
if they'd like to sing a song.
And I was literally just coming back in,
and I heard this voice, thinking,
"Who the hell is that?" - Yeah!
- We all were.
- And then I see this little thing in the audience,
And it's you.
[laughter]
How old are you? - 11 years old.
- That's amazing.
- And your name is?
- Madison Taylor Baez.
- And where are you from?
- Yorba Linda, California.
[cheers and applause]
- Is this the first time you've been at a taping?
- No, I've been to many tapings,
and ever since I was four years old,
I would always try and sing for the commercial breaks.
And it's always been my dream to be on the show.
And I'm finally here.
Sorry, I'm just kind of freaking out right now.
- Aww. That's so cute.
- Aww, look at her, yes!
[cheers and applause]
- Um, well, look,
why not have you audition?
- Yes!
[cheers and applause] Yes!
- Wow.
Wow. - Why not?
Madison.
I mean, you don't need a track or anything.
Why don't you just do what you just did?
Is that okay?
Do you want some water or anything?
- I'm okay. - You sure?
- She's ready. Look at her.
She's ready. - Yeah. Just do it.
[audience cheering]
- It's okay, baby. - Yeah!
[applause]
- ♪ Ama-zing Grace
♪ How sweet
♪ The sound
♪ That saved
♪ A wre-etch
♪ Like me
- Whoo! [audience cheering]
- ♪ Eeee
♪ I once
♪ Was lost
♪ But now I'm found
♪ Was blind
♪ But now
♪ I see
- [chuckles]
- ♪ Twas Grace
♪ That taught
♪ My heart
♪ To fear
♪ And Grace
♪ My fears
♪ Relieved
[audience cheering]
♪ How precious
♪ Did that
♪ Grace appear
♪ The hour
♪ I first
♪ Believed
[loud cheers and applause]
[soft music plays]
♪
- Incredible. Incredible.
- Wow.
I can't--I'm not kidding.
In all the years we've ever done this,
this has never actually happened before.
♪
I mean, I normally leave during the break
because people do sing.
[laughter] So...
so this is actually the opposite.
It actually brought me back into the room.
- This is what you wanted.
This is your dream.
To be on the stage, not just to watch.
- Yes, so good!
- Yes!
- You're 11 years old.
Do you sing in school?
- I sing for some of the school events, but--
- Everybody's going to know your name now, young lady.
Your life has just changed.
[soft, emotional music]
What would you do with a million dollars?
- I don't even know. I mean, I would--
[sniffles]
Um, I would help my dad with, uh, cancer research.
Um...he has
stage four colon cancer for the past nine years.
So I would help him with that.
[applause]
- Oh, my God.
- We should just vote. - What are we doing?
We're voting? - Well, yeah.
I mean, look, I think I know which way this is gonna go.
We're just got to vote and--
- We're gonna vote. - Yeah, over there. Howie.
audience: Golden Buzzer. Golden Buzzer.
Golden Buzzer. Golden Buzzer.
Golden Buzzer, Golden Buzzer.
Golden Buzzer. - All right.
I'm gonna do something.
- Golden Buzzer.
Golden Buzzer. Golden Buzzer.
[loud cheers and applause]
- From the audience seat right to the live show.
You ready?
[Michelle Williams' "A Million Dreams" plays]
- ♪ 'Cause every night I lie in bed ♪
♪ The brightest colors fill my head ♪
♪ A million dreams are keeping me awake ♪
♪ I think of what the world could be...♪
You're going right to the finals.
Oh, you're amazing.
You're amazing!
Oh my God. Where's your dad?
- My dad's right there.
- Get up, come here!
♪
Oh my God!
- All right!
Madi, you just got the Golden Buzzer
from Howie Mandel.
♪
- Unbelievable.
♪
- I think this is just the start for you.
- I agree.
I mean, that was magic.
And good for you.
You're gutsy.
And you got a great, great, great voice.
- Thank you. - And what's your dad's name?
- Chris. - How are you feeling, Chris?
- Doing good, doing good.
I just want, you know, I've been battling cancer
for the last nine years,
and that's how she learned to sing.
She would sing to me at the hospital
throughout my surgeries, throughout my chemo treatments.
- Wow. - She'd sing to me
and helping me get better, and I'm doing very well.
- Amazing.
And now you're standing there with your wonderful dad,
and you are a little star.
- One more time for Madi, everybody.
- ♪ Every night I lie in bed
♪ The brightest colors fill my head ♪
- Wow! - ♪ A million dreams
- Wow! - ♪ Are keeping me awake
- Wow!
- Magic.
- ♪ Every night I lie in bed... ♪
- I've been to a bunch of shows,
and I've always planned on auditioning.
Now I'm here, and to get the Golden Buzzer
is amazing.
- I'm so proud of you.
- ♪ I think of what the world could be... ♪
- Okay. Who's next?
Come on. There must be someone else.
- ♪ Is all it's gonna take
♪ For the world we're gonna make ♪