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WHEN I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD.
I JUST STARTED TO LOVE IT.
HEY. WHOO!
OH, I SING ALL THE TIME.
MY MOM AND DAD GO, "DO YOU HAVE TO SING ALL THE TIME?"
LIKE, YEAH!
- ♪ AND IT BEATS LIKE A DRUM ♪
♪ DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS ♪
♪ SINGS LIKE A MOTOWN MELODY ♪
- I'M NOT SUCH A GIRLY GIRL, KIND OF.
LIKE, I DON'T LIKE GETTING MY HAIR DONE AND MAKEUP ON.
I WOULD RATHER GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY AND HUNT.
- YOU GOT IT. GOOD LUCK.
- ♪ IT SCARS ♪
- THERE'S FOUR BIG STARS OUT THERE,
AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE.
- ARE YOU READY? - YEAH.
- WELL, GO GET 'EM.
- ♪ AN AMERICAN HEART ♪
- I JUST WANT TO SEE PEOPLE SMILE WHEN I'M SINGING.
THAT'S ALL I CAN ASK FOR.
- HI.
[cheers and applause]
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
- I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
- I'M VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.
NOW, HOW OLD ARE YOU?
- I'M 11. - YOU'RE 11 YEARS OLD.
NOW, HAVE YOU PERFORMED BEFORE IN FRONT OF AUDIENCES?
- I SING EVERYWHERE.
- WHAT ARE YOU GONNA BE SINGING FOR US TODAY?
- ALL-AMERICAN GIRL BY CARRIE UNDERWOOD.
- YOU GUYS NERVOUS? - YEAH, I AM.
- NOW, IF YOU WAS TO WIN THE $1 MILLION,
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH IT?
- WELL, I'D GET A NEW HUNTING CAMP.
[laughter]
- A HUNTING CAMP?
EXPLAIN TO US WHAT A HUNTING CAMP IS.
- IT'S WHERE, LIKE, YOU GET BIG BUCKS
AND YOU CAN HANG THEM.
- THE ANIMAL? - MM-HMM.
BUT YOU CAN'T SHOOT, LIKE, BABIES, LIKE, BAMBI BABIES.
YOU HAVE TO SHOOT BIG OLD BUCKS.
- OH. - SO, YOU'RE INTO HUNTING.
- THAT'S ADORABLE. THAT IS ADORABLE.
- YOU'RE INTO HUNTING. [laughs]
- I'M A BIG OLD BUCK.
- HAVE YOU EVER SHOT A BIG OLD BUCK?
- NOT YET, BUT I WILL.
[cheers and applause]
- SHE WILL. YOU BETCHA.
- [laughs]
OKAY, CHLOE, WELL,
I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOU SING,
AND I'M SURE EVERYBODY ELSE CAN'T WAIT,
SO YOU DO YOUR THING AND ENJOY YOURSELF, GIRL.
[cheers and applause] - HIT IT.
[All-American Girl by Carrie Underwood]
♪ ♪
- ♪ SINCE THE DAY THEY GOT MARRIED ♪
♪ HE'D BEEN PRAYING ♪
♪ FOR A LITTLE BABY BOY ♪
♪ ♪
♪ BUT WHEN THE NURSE CAME IN ♪
♪ WITH A LITTLE PINK BLANKET ♪
♪ ALL THOSE BIG DREAMS CHANGED ♪
♪ 'CAUSE NOW HE'S WRAPPED AROUND HER FINGER ♪
♪ SHE'S THE CENTER OF HIS WHOLE WORLD ♪
♪ AND HIS HEART BELONGS ♪
♪ TO THAT SWEET, LITTLE, BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL ♪
♪ PERFECT, ALL-AMERICAN ♪
♪ AND WHEN THEY GOT MARRIED ♪
♪ AND DECIDED TO HAVE ONE OF THEIR OWN ♪
♪ SHE SAID, "BE HONEST, TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT" ♪
♪ HE SAID, HONEY, YOU OUGHT TO KNOW ♪
♪ A BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL, PERFECT, ALL-AMERICAN ♪
♪ GIRL ♪
[cheers and applause]
THANK YOU.
- CHLOE.
[audience chanting "Vegas"]
- VEGAS!
[audience chanting "Vegas"]
- CHLOE, I HAD TO ACTUALLY--I HAD TO ACTUALLY
REMIND MYSELF THAT YOU'RE ONLY 11 YEARS OLD.
- THANKS. - AND GIRL, YOU CAN SING.
YOU CAN REALLY SING. - THANK YOU.
- I BELIEVE THAT YOU, YOUNG LADY,
HAVE A CAREER AHEAD OF YOU.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD GUNS AND TENTS,
AND THERE'S GONNA BE ALL THE DEAD ANIMALS
ANY LITTLE GIRL COULD EVER HOPE FOR.
- THANK YOU. - HOWARD, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- YOU KNOW, I'M KNOWN AS THE MEAN JUDGE.
I TALK HONESTLY TO KIDS LIKE YOU,
SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE.
WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER LONG ENOUGH
THAT I CAN TALK TO YOU.
[laughter]
AND, UH, YOU KNOW,
I DO SOMETIMES THINK THAT SOMEONE STARTS OUT
A LITTLE TOO YOUNG,
THAT THEY NEED TIME TO MATURE,
TO SIT HOME AND REALLY THINK ABOUT THEIR ACT.
[audience booing]
AND I HAVE--I'VE-- I'VE SEEN CHILDREN CRY
WHEN THEY HEAR "NO."
- SHE'S NOT GONNA CRY.
[audience booing]
- IN YOUR CASE, WE DON'T HAVE TO FIND OUT.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE TERRIFIC.
I-I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
[cheers and applause]
- THANK YOU.
[cheers and applause]
- AND HEIDI, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- WHAT I WONDER, HAS A CHILD EVER WON
ON AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, YES OR NO?
- SEASON ONE. - SEASON ONE?
- SEASON ONE. - THAT'S A LONG TIME AGO.
SO, I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME AGAIN, RIGHT?
DON'T YOU THINK?
[cheers and applause]
- FOR ME, IT'S A YES.
- I'M GONNA SAY YES.
[cheers and applause]
- AND FOR ME, IT'S A YES.
- THANK YOU. - HOWARD.
- FOR ME, ON BEHALF OF MY WHOLE FAMILY, IT'S A YES.
- THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
- OH, YES! WE'RE GOING TO VEGAS!
- ♪ IT DREAMS LIKE CALIFORNIA ♪
♪ BIGGER THAN THE TEXAS SKY ♪