Watch This 49-Year-Old Singer Whose Bad 'AGT' Audition Turned into an 'Amazing' Golden Buzzer
Night three of Season 20 of America's Got Talent continued its auditions with a series of memorable performances. One notable one was from 49-year-old Charity Lockhart, who failed at first try, but, by the grace of Simon Cowell, became Mel B's Golden Buzzer.
'I absolutely love to sing, I love music. But I also love my children,' the mother of two said. She joked, 'I have two children. They're little. One is 27 and the other one is 21.'
Before she sang, Charity related a heart-touching story of early struggles when she and her two children were living in a car after a divorce.
'All I had was my voice. So I went to clubs and bars and I asked live bands if I could sing with them,' she related. 'They would give me a little money at the end of the night, so I entered vocal competitions. Not this big. It was a local competition, and we won a monetary award. And that gave us our first apartment.'
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Now, Charity is at AGT hoping to win an even bigger prize.
'You have definitely earned your place here,' Simon told her. 'After everything you've gone through, what would be the dream now?'
'I want to keep singing and collect a Grammy along the way,' she boldly said.
Mel B turned to Howie Mandel and said, 'Me, too.'
Simon continued, 'Charity, what I've learned over the years is, if you've got talent, I believe anything is possible now. Seriously, I do. We are all honestly rooting for you right now.'
Mel B said, 'I hope this is good.'
Simon agreed, 'I hope so, too.'
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Charity began with an a capella version of 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow,' but it wasn't good. Simon cut her off and said, 'I stopped you because I like you. But it just wasn't working for me. Have you got another song? Anything? I really want this to work for you, and this is a lot of pressure. But come on, you've got it in you. Let's hear the other song.'
'I will do my best, I promise,' Charity said, and she performed The Beatles' 'Golden Slumbers.'
Mel B was the first judge to stand for Charity. But Simon, Sofia Vergara and Howie quickly followed.
Simon said, 'This is what a great audition is all about, you know, when they're going to talk about you the following day. That was one of those auditions. It was that good.'
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Mel B said, 'Oh, man. You know what? Every once in a while, you see somebody, you connect with them, and they just bring more and more to the table. I think you're amazing, and I want to give you this.'
Mel B pressed the Golden Buzzer, sending Charity straight through to the Live Shows. Then she ran on stage and hugged Charity, saying, 'Incredible. Incredible.'
America's Got Talent airs Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. Streams next day on Peacock.Watch This 49-Year-Old Singer Whose Bad 'AGT' Audition Turned into an 'Amazing' Golden Buzzer first appeared on Parade on Jun 11, 2025
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