After criticising Britain's Got Talent's voting system, Simon Cowell is back as
a judge on America's Got Talent 2017. The judge was impressed with Mandy
Harvey, a deaf singer who mesmerised the audience with her powerful singing.
Soon after her
inspirational performance, an awestruck Cowell hit the golden buzzer.
"Mandy, I don't think you're going to need a translator for this," he
told Harvey who received a standing ovation from the audience.
After entering the glittery stage, Mandy revealed how she
lost her hearing due to a connective tissue disorder when she was 18. "I
left music after I lost my hearing, and then figured out how to get back into
singing with muscle memory using visual tuners and trusting my pitch," Mandy,
who is now 29, told the judges. She also explained how she is able to rhythm
her singing with the music by "feeling the tempo, the beat, through the
floor."
Mandy sang an
inspiring song "Try" which she wrote summarising her battle.
"After I lost my hearing I gave up, but I want to do more with my life
than just give up," she added.
The lyrics of the
song read: "If I would try, if I would try, there is no one for me to
blame cause I know the only thing in my way is me." The English reality
television judge was emotional after listening to the song that highlighted
Harvey's battle with the rare disorder. "That was one of the most amazing
things I've ever seen and heard," Cowell said.
"Honestly I
never think I'm going to be surprised or amazed by people, and then you turn
up. Not just the fact that you are you, but it was your voice, your tone, the
song was beautiful. Congratulations, you are straight through to the live
shows. Mandy, you know what, we found each other!"
There wasn't a
single dry eye in the audience when Cowell hit the golden buzzer for Harvey.
Fans who watched the show on Tuesday, 6 June on NBC, hailed the singer as an
inspiration to the world. "She was absolutely delightful. What a wonderful
song to inspire people with. Keep your chin up and never give up just keep
moving forward with your life," one viewer wrote on AGT's
Facebook page.
"Manda
Harvey, you are absolutely amazing! I am partially deaf and have always worried
about how I would sing when I go completely deaf (because they think I will)!!
You are my new hero and an inspiration to me!! Thank you for a new way to look
at life and it's obstacles!! God bless you," added another.
America's Got
Talent season 12 airs every Tuesday night on NBC.
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