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A supermodel, a Spice Girl, a comic cut-up, and the self-proclaimed King of all Media criss-cross the country in search of million-dollar talent.

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Host Nick Cannon
Judges Melanie "Mel B" Brown
Heidi Klum
Howie Mandel
Howard Stern
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EP Simon Cowell
Trish Kinane
Sam Donnelly
Jason Raff
Richard Wallace
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Auditions 4
June 17

(C-Note: some of the acts that you are about to read involve real danger in front of a live television audience. They were designed, practiced, and supervised by professionals, taking the contestants' safety into full account. They are extremely dangerous and should NEVER be attempted anywhere, by anyone, at any time.)

It's a long way to go from the street to the stage on America's Got Talent. Who has what it takes to survive the crowd?

Taking the long journey first is Emily West, a singer/songwriter from Nashville. She'll be singing "Sea of Love" with a little bit of Patsy Cline flavor if Patsy was Marilyn Monroe. She receives a standing O from the two male judges, who call him "an original" and "the real deal". Mel says she looks like Old Hollywood. She gets four yeses.

Joining her: Duo Trapeze, Carly Jo Jackson (singer), and Orlene (table juggler)

Johana, Daniel, and Nicole are collectively known as Baila Conmigo, who are, of course, dancers. They've never seen Colombian salsa dancing in the US before. They hope to be the first. They also have a secret weapon that Johana is calling "a surprise". The surprising... seems to be more dancers. In this case, more means better. Mel's never seen salsa done like that. Howie thought it was "salsa on fast forward". It was all in sync, and so is the vote. Four more yeses.

From Jersey we head to LA and a tour of Howie's star on the Walk of Fame... Okay, that was lame. Here we go with Rachel Butera, an impressionist from New Jersey. Howard recuses himself, because she's been on his radio show. She does Wanda Sykes, Rosie O'Donnell, Whoopi Goldberg, and Joan Rivers... and all of them are spot-on. Everyone enjoyed hearing her. She sweeps the voting panel.

Next up, a group of tech experts known collectively as Legaci. They're... singing. Good, because they're rubbish at speaking. They harmonize on J5's "Who's Loving You". It becomes a bit cacophonous, but leave it to a little bit of stage magic to get them through. Howard says that the four most boring people in the world open their mouths and were god-like. Four more yeses.

Mat Franco wanted to turn a childhood with a magic kit to a stint on this stage. His biggest fan: his grandmother. He's going to use his magic and a standard deck of cards to tell a story about his time on AGT. Mel is not a fan of card tricks, but she loved the presentation. Four yeses.

Paul Ieti (soldier in the US Army; Savannah, GA by way of American Samoa) grew up singing in the church, and music means a lot to him, especially during deployments. He sings "Stay" by Rihanna... to a standing ovation. After Mel gives him a big hug... and Heidi gives him one... and Howard gives him one... and Howie restrains from one.. the whole touching thing. It's a sweep!

Time to kick off the second half with Christian Stoinev, a fifth-generation circus performer who can do with his hands what most of us can do with our feet. If he looks familiar, he should. He was on season 2.  Since then, he's been to college. He'll try for the headlining show in Vegas again by balancing on a mixer and a bottle of champagne. And then one single pommel. And then two. Howard says that he's representing his entire generations before him. He sweeps the panel.

Joining them, Evgeny (slack wire), Bad Boys of Ballet, and Kieran & Finian Makepeace (band).

We have a lot of singers next, but the one that will take the stage first is Grace Ann Gregorio (all of 11 years old!), who gets a sweep on her operatic tone of "Think of Me". What about Maggie Lane? From Columbus, she too is an operatic singer who is also a personal trainer. And she shows her dedication to her art... by taking her dress off. And there's one guy in the audience who's recording it on his phone. All things aside, she's got a real pure tone to her. Howie says she's got perfect pitch.... Mel says she's got a beautiful body. Howard says she's a good singer, but missed the connection to the song when she took her dress off. She almost blew the yes from Howard, but got three more besides.

We're heading back to Madison Square Garden with Dr. Benji McAllister, a surgeon, barber & cosmetologist by day, a keyboardist by night. He says he's a $10 million act. He performs "Dancing in the Streets". And he gets... four Xes.

Elena Zoubareva is another type of doctor, a magical voice doctor. With the help of a few doctors from Harvard, she developed her own method, and her talent... is going to be teaching Howard how to sing. This... (Mel buzz) doesn't end well.

A lot of younguns have been getting through to the next round. Will Josh Orlian (12-year-old from White Plains, NY) join them? He's a stand-up comedian who's never performed in front of an audience before. He's a bit of a raunch for a 12-year-old, not the sweet innocent Jewish ginger he looks like. But everyone loves him, and he's through... and he has material for his bar mitzvah in September.

And we're closing up shop tonight with Laura Dasi, a 43-year-old aerialist from San Diego. She's been doing this for three years. Six years ago, she was diagnosed with alopecia. She started taking classes in the aerial arts and is starting to feel a little beautiful, even with wigs on. She has phenomenal physical strength on her. All of the judges give her a pass, not wanting this to end.

But alas, it must. But we'll be back on Sunday with a special edition so full of talent... Tuesday couldn't hold it.

To see tonight's episode in its entirety, or to apply to be a contestant on the next season, go to www.nbc.com/gottalent.