Mike Yung performed Joe Cocker’s “Don’t Give Up On Me” on America’s Got Talent. Simon Cowell said last week and he thought something got lost in the mix. But now, Simon felt that Mike came back and he was raw and authentic. Simon said that Mike deserves his shot in the final.
Heidi Klum said that she is not giving up on him especially when he sings like that. Mel B said that she has not understood what people get about him. However, Mel B said that this was his best performance of the competition. Howie Mandel said that the song was an amazing closer.
Yung is a 56-year-old subway singer from Brownsville, New York, a neighborhood in Brooklyn. As a teenager, he was discovered and signed as an artist to RCA and CBS and eventually landed at T-Electric, the same label as Etta James and Luther Vandross. Yung was gearing up to be a household name when the label suddenly went bankrupt; his debut album was never released.
After being forced to find a way to make a living to support his family, he took his talent underground and began busking in the subway. For the past 37 years, Yung’s voice has been reverberating throughout the walls of the NYC subway system. Earning a living has become more and more difficult, but Yung continues to enjoy what he does. He hopes being on “America’s Got Talent” will give him the opportunity to get out of the subway, move his family out of the projects and finally, at 56 years old, have a chance to put out his long-overdue debut album.
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America’s Got Talent Social Media Reactions
Man I love to hear this guy sing! @MIKEYUNG #AGT
— Jase Rosenburg (@JaseR75) September 6, 2017
#AGT @MIKEYUNG dude put his heart and soul into that song. nice job
— kmbas (@kmbas) September 6, 2017
I adore @MIKEYUNG such a humble man #AGT
— Michelle Witzki (@istolethecatspj) September 6, 2017
@MIKEYUNG Never give up on this guy he deserves to be in the Final.#AGT
— Michael Kirk 🙏🏀💯 (@UnAshamed116_MK) September 6, 2017
On the heels of the most viewed season in five years, the 12th season of “America’s Got Talent” is back with creator and judge Simon Cowell, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel. Supermodel, entrepreneur and CEO, Tyra Banks, joins the team as host and the series returns to Los Angeles this summer with live shows from the famed Dolby Theatre.
With the search open to acts of all ages and talents, “America’s Got Talent” has brought the variety format back to the forefront of American culture by showcasing unique performers from across the country. The series is a true celebration of creativity and talent, featuring a colorful array of singers, dancers, comedians, contortionists, impressionists, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists and hopeful stars, all vying to win America’s hearts and the $1 million prize.
The “Got Talent” format, created by Simon Cowell and co-owned by Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia globally, holds the Guinness World Record as the most successful reality TV format of all time, airing in 186 countries and having been commissioned in 68 territories worldwide. Around the world more than 500 million people watch “Got Talent” every year. “Britain’s Got Talent” has remained the U.K.’s #1 entertainment show since it first launched in 2007 and discovered global singing sensational Susan Boyle, who has sold 23 million records to date.
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