Singing
“Susan Boyle’s grandson” earns golden buzzer with chilling rendition of ‘The Sound of Silence’
Did the judges make the right call?
Jaclyn Abergas
02.09.23

Simon Cowell referred to him as “Susan Boyle’s grandson.” Who is Tom Ball really?

Tom Ball first competed in Britain’s Got Talent Series 15 in 2022 and won 3rd place.

Even if he didn’t win, Tom Ball become unforgettable.

In fact, the Got Talent franchise remembered him so much, Tom was given a second chance.

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Tom was invited to compete at America’s Got Talent All-Stars 2023.

He will be competing with winners and talents from Got Talent shows all over the world, including the US, UK, Philippines, Germany, Israel, and even India.

Competing with a lot of great talent, Tom needed to give it his all and more if he wanted to win this competition.

First, he has to pass the audition masterarbeit schreiben lassen, the votes of the judges, and the superfans.

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That’s how AGT All-Stars work.

The judges, Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandell, plus Terri Crewes, the host, decide who will be the group’s Golden Buzzer at every preliminary.

The Golden Buzzer contestant moves on to the finals. As for the other contestant, it’s up to the results of the Super Fans’ votes.

There will be six preliminary rounds with two contestants from each round moving forward.

That’s a total of 12 contestants competing in the finals.

It’s a tough show this time because the stakes got so much higher.

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Tom knew that and that’s why he brought his A-game.

Tom is a 24-year-old secondary school (high school) teacher from West Sussex and he was days from getting married when he sang on the AGT stage.

This time, on AGT All-Stars 2023, he wanted to redeem himself and win the whole thing.

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Will he win it? Judging from his audition and with the right songs, he could definitely win it all.

When Tom walked out on stage, Simon was like a proud papa and told Heidi and Howie that Tom was from BGT, ghostwriter erfahrungen where he was also a judge.

With Simon’s build-up, Heidi, Howie, and the audience were curious to know how Tom will do in his audition.

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For this audition, Tom decided to sing Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence.”

With a quartet accompanying his performance, Tom delivered his performance with a controlled but powerful voice.

Whatever nerves he had before he started singing were now long gone.

Or at least, he’s hidden it very well.

Although teaching is his passion, singing, and music is very much his greatest talent.

Because although the song is originally a folk rock song, Tom created an operatic performance that could have rocked any stage all over the world.

The audience was moving to the sound of Tom’s voice and the judges allowed themselves to be mesmerized by his performance.

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Needless to say, Tom received a standing ovation after his magical performance.

“This is the song, I believe if you had done this, you would have won the show that year,” Simon said. “You’re like Susan Boyle’s grandson because what you do is not what we expect.”

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Heidi and Howie both agree that it was an amazing and unforgettable performance.

All of them knew they had their Golden Buzzer performance on stage and the four of them all pressed that golden button.

Tom was speechless and all he could say was ‘Thank you so much.’

Tom really deserved that golden buzzer but there were still some people who thought other acts deserved it more.

Some viewers even proposed that the Golden Buzzer should be given after the judges have all watched the performances.

They believe that Tom’s performance was good but not Golden Buzzer-worthy.

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YouTube Screenshot - America's Got Talent

However, there are still viewers who believe the judges made the right call.

Besides, the judges most likely saw something in Tom, that audiences could not see, which made Tom deserve that Golden Buzzer.

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YouTube Screenshot - America's Got Talent

Want to see Tom’s Golden Buzzer-worthy performance? Watch the video below.

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