11-Year-Old Vocalist Receives Second AGT Season 17 Golden Buzzer
Eleven-year-old America's Got Talent season 17 singer Madison Baez received the second Golden Buzzer, from judge Howie Mandel, in the second episode of auditions. In her introduction, Baez explains to production that she has been a fan of America's Got Talent for her entire life and that competing on the show has always been a dream of hers. Baez's audition had a bit of an unusual start, which began with her singing in the audience during a commercial break. When Simon Cowell walked back out to his seat, he heard Baez's voice and asked her to come on stage for a formal audition.
Baez is the second contestant to receive the Golden Buzzer so far in AGT season 17, with the first being 21-year old saxophonist Avery Dixon. Dixon received the golden buzzer from host Terry Crews in the final moments of the AGT season 17 premiere, after giving an incredible performance and explaining how the saxophone helped him get through being bullied in school. The Golden Buzzer is given to select contestants whose auditions really have an impact on the judges and allows those contestants to go straight to the live shows.
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When Baez walked onstage for her formal audition, she continued her rendition of «Amazing Grace» that she had begun in the audience. Although she is only 11 years old, Baez has an incredible powerhouse voice that sounds like it could be the voice of an adult. While all of the America's Got Talent judges were very impressed with Baez, her performance seemed to have a particularly notable impact on Howie Mandel. As Hollywood Life reports, Mandel told Baez, "Everybody's going to know your name now," right after her audition. It impacted the judge so much that
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