Angelica Hale rocked the AGT world in 2017 when, at just 9 years old she won a golden buzzer. That golden buzzer performance went viral, quickly gaining well over 100 million views. She finished the season at 10 years old and she became the youngest runner up in the history of America’s Got Talent.
Below you’ll see some of the reasons why the world fell in love with this young lady.

First Audition – AGT (2017)
Angelica’s first America’s Got Talent performance shocked the judges and the crowd went crazy. Here is that amazing first audition.
Original Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1NVOsatpF0
Golden Buzzer – AGT (2017)
Original Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7A9WncZ9WY
Then came Angelica’s Golden Buzzer performance. After this performance she had the crowd screaming, pounding the floor, and chanting, “Golden Buzzer, Golden Buzzer.” The Golden Buzzer pushed Angelica through to the live shows in Los Angeles, CA.
And this Golden Buzzer performance received well over 100 million views on YouTube. Not bad for a 9 year old little girl 😉
Quarter Finals – AGT (2017)
Clarity – with insane high notes
Original Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5be9lHL5T0Q
Just when we thought it couldn’t get any better she does this. 😍 Notice how, as amazing as they were, she held back on her early performances to leave room to show the judges new aspects of her incredible voice that no one expected to come out of that tiny little girl.
As she said in her pre-show interview, “the judges haven’t seen anything yet!” Talk about confidence.
Semifinals – AGT (2017)
Original Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWTkPPq1Cps
In this semi-finals performance Angelica turns an ordinary song into an incredible power ballad and the crowd goes crazy. And listen to Simon’s great comments.
Angelica Hale with Kelly Clarkson and Kechi
Original Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzjEDPMRhTs
This was a fun and unique opportunity to sing with a star – Kelly Clarkson.
Amazing Finals Performance – AGT (2017)
Original Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyvmR7BYNTo
And then she did this amazing finals performance – a rendition of Symphony by Clean Bandit. It was flawless and amazing. It had the crowd on their feet. Even Simon couldn’t hold back comparing Angelica to Brittany Spears, Christina Agulara and Justin Timberlake, as he said, “we may look back on this performance as the moment your career started.”
Wow. At 10 years old! As Heidi Klum said, Angelica Hale, “you’re a phenomenon!”

If you’d like to see Angelica Hale on AGT The Champions visit Angelica Hale – AGT The Champions.
If you’d like to learn the incredible story behind Angelica Hale, you should start with our Angelica Hale Story – The Beginning