AGT: Simon Calls One Act The 'Definition of Courage' After They Perform an Awe-Inspiring Routine Despite Injury

Mar. 15, 2025

Simon Cowell.Photo:Trae Patton/NBC

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America’s Got Talenthas been graced with another inspiring golden buzzer moment!

During the Sept. 3 episode of the hit talent show, Sebastián and Sonia, an aerial duo from Barcelona, Spain, proved that the show must go on after Sonia injured her arm during rehearsals. Despite the set back, Sebastián performed a solo routine toShawn Mendes' “In My Blood.”

As he twirled, spun and performed gravity defying stunts with aerial silks, the crowd gave Sebastián a standing ovation as they looked on with awe. When he finished his routine, Sonia joined him on stage and the pair shared a kiss before getting praise from judgesSimon Cowell,Sofia Vergara,Heidi KlumandHowie Mandel.

Sebastian on “America’s Got Talent”.Trae Patton/NBC

“A lot of people would have given up,” Simon said before asking rhetorically, “How do you do this act with two people with one person and then make it incredible?”

“Honestly, I think most people would have just said, you know what, we’ve had an accident and therefore we can’t continue, but you did the opposite, you continued,” he added.

As fans began to cheer louder and louder, Simon prefaced that the Sebastián deserved special mention not “just because” of Sonia’s accident but because his performance was the “best reaction we’ve had so far” before pushing the coveted golden buzzer of the night.

Golden confetti began to fall and Simon made his way on stage to hug the ecstatic duo and congratulate them on Sebastián’s performance.

Sonia and Sebastian on “America’s Got Talent”.Trae Patton/NBC

When hostTerry Crewsasked Sebastián how he was feeling, he replied, “Right now we feel like everything was worth it. It was a really hard day, I only had three days to [put together] this act and I just [wanted to do] the best as I could.”

Terry then moved on to Simon who offered an explanation as to why he believed the duo deserved the highest honor of the night.

With the Live Show Golden Buzzer under their belt, Sebastián and Sonia will go straight to theAmerica’s Got Talentfinals. They joinAIRFOOTWORKS' who received Howie’s Live Show Golden Buzzer in last week’s episode.

After the quarterfinals wrap, 12 acts will move on to the semifinals, where they will compete for the top six spots based on viewers' votes. Those six acts will then join the four Live Show Golden Buzzers in the two-night finale, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 17 and concluding Tuesday, Sept 24.

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America’s Got Talentairs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

source: people.com