Christian Guardino brushed off his nerves and blew audiences away with his powerful performance!
The 16-year-old boy from Long Island, New York earned the coveted Golden Buzzer from judge Howie Mandel on Tuesdays Americas Got Talent with a soulful rendition ofThe Jackson 5s 1969 single Whos Lovin You.
You were like a little mouse that turned into a lion. You are one of my favorite contestants Ive seen this year. Not only in terms of your voice. I just like you. Theres something about you, and its just the best possible feeling when we meet someone like you, Simon Cowell told Christian, who teared up on stage.
And when Mandell asked the singer if he could make one wish come true, Christian said: Probably the golden buzzer.
The Golden Buzzer puts Christian directly through to the hit NBC talent competitions upcoming live rounds.
On Tuesdays episode, Christian and his mother, Elizabeth, opened up about his journey of being blind for most of his life before an experimental treatment gave him back his sight.
Christian was diagnosed with a retinal disease called Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), according to his September 2016 profile in National Geographic. He was cured of blindness after receivinggene therapy treatment andnow can see well enough to read enlarged notes on sheet music.
Christian has plenty of singing experience.He has previously performed four times at theApollo Theater in Harlem, New York.
Mandels Golden Buzzer recipient is the third one this season, following Mel Bs 12-year-old singing ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer and Cowells 29-year-old deaf singer Mandy Harvey. Judge Heidi Klum still has yet to select her Golden Buzzer contestant.
Americas Got Talent airs Tuesdays (8 p.m. ET) on NBC.
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