America's Got Talent: Simon Cowell hits Golden Buzzer for singer Nightbirde amid her cancer battle
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America's Got Talent: Simon Cowell hits Golden Buzzer for singer Nightbirde amid her cancer battle

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Simon Cowell pressed the Golden Buzzer for singer Nightbirde who revealed she had cancer and only a small chance of survival on Tuesday's America's Got Talent. Original song: Nightbirde, who told the judges her real name was Jane, sang an original song called It's Okay during the season 16 episode Shocked reaction: Nightbirde covered her face in shock and disbelief and fell to her knees on stage when she realized that she was advancing directly to the live shows to compete for America's vote She started crying as Simon went on the stage to hug and told her everything about her performance was 'really special.' Really special: She started crying as Simon went on the stage to hug and told her everything about her performance was 'really special' Big hug: The judge and franchise creator hugged Nightbirde after giving her the major endorsement Standing ovation: Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergar stood and clapped for the cancer survivor Two percent: Nightbirde shared that she only had a two percent chance of survival, but noted that it was 'not zero percent' before adding, 'Two percent is something and I wish people knew how amazing it is' Sofia Vergara, 48, told her that the song was 'powerful, heartfelt and I think you are amazing as Heidi Klum, 48, said her singing 'gave her chills.' Unicycle dancers: A Japanese four-person unicycle dance group called Unicircle Flow brought the entire audience to their feet for a standing ovation Boy band: Korean boy band Korean Soul sang a cover of All My Life after telling the judges they wanted to be pop stars High praise: Simon told them it was 'probably one of the best auditions we have had today' and the group hugged each other when they learned they got four yeses Matt Johnson, a 47-year-old Canadian 'escape artist', had the judges on edge with his act of getting out of a straight jacket before two saws could potentially cut him in two. Pencil music: Danny Dechi, who played music with a pencil against his cheek, barely started when all the judge's pushed their X button to end it Towel dancers: Another hilarious performance was by French-Canadian duo called Les Beaux Feres who shocked the judges when they appeared on stage covering themselves only with white towels Stand-up comedian Gina Brillon also impressed the judges with her routine.

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