Yahoo News Heidi Klum makes a grandma cry with her “America's Got Talent” Golden Buzzer
Klum said she didn't want to hear what her fellow judges — Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara — had to say.
America's Got Talent is always good for a story that gives you all the feels.
The audience got that Tuesday when 9-year-old Pranysqa Mishra from Tampa, Fla., walked onto the stage and told the judges that her grandmother had inspired her to sing like her favorites ladies of music: Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, and Tina Turner.
"My grandma always tells me to sing my heart out and that one day I'll be on the big stage," she said, explaining that she would call her grandmother if she won
Pranysqa then shocked the judges and audience with the huge voice that came out of her on Turner's song "River Deep — Mountain High," which the late artist originally sang with her partner Ike Turner.
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Judges Heidi Klum, Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara were elated.
"Oh my gosh!" Klum gushed. "I mean, I did not expect that. We expect a lot of things, but I did not expect that."
And then, she did it, made the move that the judges can only do once — well, now twice — a season, but not before teasing it.
"And you know what I'm gonna do now, because I honestly don't want to hear what Howie, Simon, or Sofia has to say," Klum said. "I want you to call your grandmother and say that Heidi Klum pushed the Golden Buzzer for you."
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With Klum by her side, Pranysqa video-called her grandmother, who broke into tears with the good news that the young contestant will go straight to the next round of competition.
While Klum was the one was buzzed for Pranysqa, the other judges were fans, too. Even Cowell, who's known for being tough to please, called the little girl's performance "really, really good."
Earlier in the show, the judges were wowed — make that terrified — by a completely different act, Sebastian and Sonia, a couple that danced and also performed aerial stunts. They went so high that they hit the signs that hang over the stage with the names of the four judges.
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"Your act is so spectacular, so flawless, so sexy, and ambitious," Vergara said. "I mean, the way that you complement each other up there was perfection." She called it "the perfect audition."
There was also what could have been a very big moment on the show, when a boy band performed in front of Cowell, the man who put together the fame former group One Direction. The young group explained that their manager purchased the legendary name "Menudo," the group in which superstar Ricky Martin got his start, for their use. The singers appeared to have blown their opportunity when Cowell stopped them in the middle of their first song and asked if they had anything else. Menudo's second attempt was more successful, but still not great, according to the judges.
Mandel voted no on a return, while Klum said yes.
Vergara said the guys "still have a lot to do," but she voted in their favor. "I think you're gonna come back better, so I'm gonna say yes."
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Cowell ended up saying yes, but it hinged on making some changes.
"I actually preferred talking to you backstage, where you were yourselves, and we were just having a fun conversation," he said. "If you are the next generation [of Menudo], you've got to radically, radically change this."
Auditions will continue on Tuesday nights through July 23 on NBC, streaming the next day on Peacock. Live shows will air every Tuesday and Wednesday beginning Aug. 13.
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