‘AGT’ Recap: Cristina Rae Wows With ‘Flawless’ Performance Of ‘Hallelujah’

The third round of quarterfinals on 'AGT' featured some amazing musical performances, one jaw-dropping acrobatic act, and so much more.

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Thereā€™s no guest judge this week on Americaā€™s Got Talent, so itā€™s only Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara, and Howie Mandel as the judges for the third week of quarterfinals. Host Terry Crews reveals that Simon Cowell is still at home recovering after breaking his back. Howie sends Simon his love and hopes heā€™ll be back soon.

The first performance of the night is from Dance Town Family from Ft. Lauderdale. They all perform with masks on and wow with fierce partner work. They all have insane rhythm. Sofia calls the performance ā€œperfection,ā€ and Heidi says it was ā€œso beautiful.ā€

Cristina Rae
Cristina Rae sings ā€˜Hallelujahā€™ during the Aug. 25 episode. (NBC)

Singer Nolan Neal takes the stage to sing a gorgeous original song called ā€œSend Me A Butterfly.ā€ Sofia says this performance was ā€œbetter than the last time.ā€ Heidi tells Nolan his song was ā€œbeautiful.ā€ Stand-up comedian Usama Siddiqui tries to bring the laughs, but he doesnā€™t have much luck with Heidi and Sofia. Heidi admits she was not a fan of a joke that involved Usama calling her a ā€œtramp.ā€

The last few months for W.A.F.F.L.E. Crew, Simonā€™s Golden Buzzer, have not been easy. They lost 3 good friends because of COVID-19. But theyā€™ve persevered and have come to Hollywood. They bring so much energy with their latest performance. Thereā€™s never a dull moment. Sofia says the performance was the ā€œcoolest thing I have seen in a long time.ā€ Howie calls this group a ā€œshining light.ā€

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Alan Silva during his performance on ā€˜AGT.ā€™ (NBC)

Annie Jones takes on Lady Gaga and Ariana Grandeā€™s ā€œRain on Me.ā€ Howie thinks sheā€™s a ā€œsuperstarā€ but thought her last performance was better. Drummer Malik DOPE wows with his latest performance, with Heidi calling it a ā€œmusical obstacle course.ā€ Max Major manages to knock our socks off with some virtual mentalism. Bonebreakers bring it with another fantastic performance as well.

Sheldon Riley, complete with a jeweled mask, makes jaws drop with his rendition of Kylie Minogueā€™s ā€œCanā€™t Get You Out of My Head.ā€ Alan Silva takes a huge risk with his latest acrobat act. In the final minutes, he puts spikes underneath him and does a death drop! The final performance of the night is singer Cristina Rae, Heidiā€™s Golden Buzzer. She sings a stunning and perfect rendition of ā€œHallelujah.ā€ Heidi is floored and tells her that she ā€œsang this flawlessly.ā€ Howie has only one word for this performance: ā€œflawless.ā€