On night four of the America’s Got Talent Season 21 auditions, 15 more acts took the stage to perform for Simon Cowell, Mel B, Sofia Vergara, and Howie Mandel. They included the return of Mr. Hammerhand, two impressive international acts that earn Golden Buzzers, a 17-year old dog trainer, married mentalists, a musical throat-slapper, and one performer that brought together aerial ribbons, sword-swallowing, and underwater danger.
This season, each of the judges and Terry Crews have two Golden Buzzers to hand out. The 10 acts chosen in that way earn a ticket straight to the live shows. Acts not originally chosen to advance, but who earned yes votes from three or more judges, would participate in an all-new Judges’ Callbacks round for another chance to earn their spot through judges’ deliberations.
On previous nights, Howie used both of his Golden Buzzers on South Korean magic act Hundred Fingers and Cuban rapper Luke Taleno. Sofia gave one to Australian vocalist Lara D, Simon hit one for singer Lai Noelle, Terry gave one to the dance crew-dog act Acro Crew, and Mel delivered her first to singer Isaac Atkins.
Read on for our “Auditions 4” recap of the performances on America’s Got Talent Season 21, Episode 4, which aired June 23 on NBC.
Olivia Befus
Talent: Dog act
Votes Yes/No: Yes — Sofia, Mel, Howie, Simon
Buzzers: None
Sofia’s comments: “You’re so young and so good … you did a great job.”
Howie’s comments: “I think that’s the most inspiring spot in the world and the fact that you’re inspired and then you come here and inspire millions more … that was beautiful.”
Mel’s comments: “You know what I like about this act is that the dogs are clearly really enjoying themselves… and that melts my heart.”
Simon’s comments: “Those are not easy dogs to train. … I actually think you have a real gift for this.”
James & Marina
Talent: Mentalists
Votes Yes/No: Yes — Simon, Howie, Sofia, Mel
Buzzers: None
Mel’s comments: “What just happened?! I mean I was right next to you, Marina. There was nothing in your ears. This is one of my favorite acts of this season by far. It was incredible.”
Howie’s comments: “It was amazing. Well done, well performed.”
Simon’s comments: “Everyone like us is going to be watching this going how did you do that? Seriously, it’s more than magic. It was brilliant.”
Brook Lynn
Talent: Singing
Hometown: The Netherlands
Votes Yes/No: Yes — Simon, Sofia, Mel, Howie
Buzzers: None
Sofia’s comments: “I loved it. I love you, I love your song, I love the feeling that you were putting in… I can feel that you’re very, very nervous and you shouldn’t be coz you have it all.”
Mel’s comments: “I closed my eyes and I wouldn’t have heard your nervousness or anxiety coz it just sounded like you were in your happy place.”
Howie’s comments: “It was haunting … when you start singing you’re like a flower and you bloom.”
Simon’s comments: “You were very nervous, I could hear that in your voice, but I really hope that this boosts your confidence because you really have got great range, fantastic presence on stage.”
Kyle Johnson
Talent: Dancing puppeteer
Votes Yes/No: No — Simon, Sofia
Buzzers: X — Simon, Sofia, Howie
Sofia’s comments: “We usually love surprises here on AGT, but this wasn’t a good surprise for me. Whatever this is, it’s not for AGT.”
Mel’s comments: “I thought that was really original.”
Simon’s comments: “It was funny for about 30 seconds.”
Grant Parsons
Talent: Throat slapping
Votes Yes/No: No — Sofia, Howie
Buzzers: X — Mel, Howie, Sofia
Simon’s comments: “Do you have a second slap?”
Micah Bean
Talent: Growling/singing
Hometown: Chattanooga, Tenn.
Votes Yes/No: No — Simon, Mel, Sofia
Buzzers: X — Mel, Simon, Sofia
Simon’s comments: “Somebody has just literally passed out in the audience and I’m not surprised, it was like a nightmare.”
Sofia’s comments: “Thought you were gonna be like a nice boy country music guy and then the devil came out of your mouth.”
Herwan Legaillard
Talent: Aerial and sword-swallowing
Hometown: France
Votes Yes/No: Yes — Howie, Mel, Sofia, Simon
Buzzers: None
Simon’s comments: “We weren’t expecting that … that made me really nervous. Normally I sometimes say can you make it a little bit more scary the next time — I’m actually gonna ask you to do the opposite.”
Mel’s comments: “What was that?! There was water, there was sword-swallowing, there was aerial stuff… it was great.”
Sofia’s comments: “It was difficult, you make it look so easy. It was a lot but I couldn’t keep my eyes away from you.”
Madelyn Tallent & Malachi Martin
Talent: Musicians
Hometown: Benton, Tenn.
Votes Yes/No: Yes — Sofia, Simon, Mel; No — Howie
Buzzers: None
Simon’s comments: “I thought you were so authentic and real. Your voice is fantastic. You’ve got a great chemistry together. I loved the song choice.”
Howie’s comments: “I love your voice, but you’ve only been doing it six months. And because it was new, it didn’t seem ready.”
Mel’s comments: “You’re very talented so I’m in two minds with you two right now. I want to tell you off because you’re so talented you could have done better.”
Rubén Roldán Bustos
Talent: One-legged parkour
Hometown: Spain
Votes Yes/No: N/A
Buzzers: Simon’s second Golden Buzzer
Sofia’s comments: “That was amazing. Spectacular.”
Simon’s comments: “That was bloody fantastic. I have so much respect for your talent and your courage and I’m gonna do that.” [hits Golden Buzzer]
The Hissy Kits
Talent: Masked musicians
Votes Yes/No: No — Mel
Buzzers: X — Mel
Simon’s comments: “Oh god, OK.”
Bird and Byron
Talent: Musical duo
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Votes Yes/No: Yes — Mel, Howie, Sofia, Simon
Buzzers: None
Mel’s comments: “I really felt that.”
Howie’s comments: “I thought that was absolutely beautiful and haunting. It’s like you’re crying and you’re singing.”
Sofia’s comments: “That was the most perfect audition I’ve seen this season.”
Simon’s comments: “How come we haven’t heard of you? Your voice is sensational and also the way the two of you are together.”
Mr. Hammerhand
Talent: Aspiring world record breaker in “most baseball bats broken by hand in 30 seconds”
Hometown: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Votes Yes/No: Yes — Howie, Mel, Sofia, Simon
Buzzers: None
Howie’s comments: “He redeemed himself, it’s a yes for me I wanna see another record.”
Mackenzie Sol
Talent: Singing
Hometown: England
Votes Yes/No: n/a
Buzzers: Mel’s second Golden Buzzer
Mel’s comments: “I think you are absolutely extraordinarily fabulous and I’m glad I got to speak first because I’m gonna do this.” [hits Golden Buzzer]
Hagino Lizardman
Talent: Variety
Votes Yes/No: No — Mel, Sofia, Howie
Buzzers: X — Mel
Simon’s comments: “No. No.”
Patrox
Talent: Dancing in reverse
Hometown: Germany
Votes Yes/No: Yes — Simon, Sofia, Mel, Howie
Howie’s comments: “I love that. That’s what we’re waiting for.”
Mel’s comments: “What you’ve just done, I don’t think I’ve ever, ever seen. No wonder you were so excited, you had a big secret to show us all. That was brilliant.”
Sofia’s comments: “It was special, it was perfect for AGT.”
Simon’s comments: “One of the most original things we’ve ever seen. None of us had a clue what you were gonna do. That was absolutely genius.”
Howie’s comments: “That was the most viral moment we’re gonna have this season.”
