- Hi. - Hi.
- Hello.
And who are you?
- I am Kristen Cruz.
- Hello, Kristen Cruz.
- Nice to meet y'all.
- Very nice to meet you.
And where are you from, Kristen?
- I am from Crowley, Texas.
- Okay.
How old are you? - I'm 19 years old.
- And who are you here with?
- I'm here with my parents, my mom and my dad.
- Yeah? [cheers and applause]
Tell us about you.
- So I sing. - Yes.
- And I make drinks and videos of me singing.
- At the same time? - Yes.
Yeah. - Okay, that's interesting.
- I just really kind of just share my life--
- What kind of drinks?
- Like, matcha, coffee, protein shakes.
- Yeah. - Yeah!
- Those kind of drinks. - Yeah.
[cheers and applause]
- Why have you decided
to come from there to here now?
- I tried getting a job at Home Depot,
and I was like, "You know what? I want to sing," you know?
[cheers and applause]
I don't want to not believe in myself and not try, you know?
- What's the big dream?
- To inspire people,
to make them feel that
you don't have to be anything else but yourself.
I don't have to be the industry standard, you know?
- I like that.
- Well, I don't think the industry
have got any idea what the standard is,
if I'm being honest with you. - Yes.
- All right, Kristen. Best of luck.
We're all rooting for you. - Thank you so much.
Thank you.
[applause]
[Everybody Loves an Outlaw's "I See Red"]
♪
- ♪ Did you really think
♪ I'd just forgive and forget? ♪
♪
♪ No, after catching you with her ♪
♪ Your blood should run cold
♪ So cold
♪ You know, you
♪
♪ You two-timing, cheap, lying wannabe ♪
♪ You're a fool
♪ If you thought
♪ That I'd just let this go - Wow!
- ♪ I see red
♪ Red
♪ Oh, red
- Whoo! - ♪ A gun to your head
♪ Head
♪ To your head - Wow!
- ♪ Oh, executioner style
♪
♪ Red
♪
♪ Oh, no, no
- Yeah!
- ♪ You're so - Sing it, Kristen!
- ♪ Dead
♪ You better sleep with one eye open tonight ♪
♪ I see red
♪ Red
♪ Oh, red
- Whoo! - ♪ A gun to your head
♪ Head
♪ To your head
♪ Oh, executioner style
♪ And there won't be no trial
♪ Don't you know that you're better off dead? ♪
♪ All I see is red
♪ Red
♪ Oh, red
♪ All I see is
♪ Red
[wild cheering]
- Pow!
- Thank you.
♪
- That was unbelievable. - Unbelievable.
- Was that really you singing?
- Yeah. - Aw.
- You open your mouth, and you just--
you're on fire.
♪
- I want your voice. - Me too.
- I want it! [laughter]
You were like... [growls]
I love everything about you.
You are a star already in the making.
I mean, you just have a real gift.
You just have it!
♪
- The moment you started singing,
you became so powerful,
so confident.
It was unexpected,
and it was sexy.
[laughs] It was like...
[cheers and applause]
- Thank you.
- I was surprised also
because we have a lot of overconfident singers
who come out here, and they're dreadful.
And then you come out, and your voice--
I mean, it is
what I would call seasoned, you know?
You're not like, you know, someone just starting.
I mean, your range, your tone...
You have great taste, by the way,
'cause it was a great, great choice of song.
You don't need smoothies when you sing.
Trust me. - Thank you.
- We're gonna vote now. We'll start with Howie.
- I like her a latte. Yes!
[cheers and applause]
- Definite yes from me.
- Yes! - Thank you.
- You got four yeses.
- Thank you. - Whoo-hoo! Yes!
- Thank you so much. Thank you.
- Yes! Thank you! - Bravo!
- So good! So good!
- That was amazing. - That was great.
- So good. - That was, like...
- Wow!
- Kristen Cruz, come here! Give me a hug.
You are awesome! - Thank you.
- I wish I could sing like-- - I know.
- I mean, I wish.