Statesville, North Carolina Woman Gets Standing Ovation On ‘America’s Got Talent’
Dani Kerr got four yeses and a standing ovation on Tuesday night’s episode of “America’s Got Talent” according to WCNC Charlotte. She is a singer and a Statesville native who made this achievement while auditioning for the show.
A short time after Kerr initially began performing, Simon Cowell stopped her, which made the audience boo at him. He then told her that she seemed nervous and asked her if she had another song to sing.
She then began singing a song she wrote called “November.” After she finished this song, she received a standing ovation from the audience.
After the excitement calmed down, Howie Mandel compared Kerr to Stevie Nicks. Sofía Vergara stated that sounded “real” and amazing. Heidi Klum said that Kerr reminded her of Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton. Simon Cowell even went as far as to say that she has “one of my favorite voices this year” and said she was authentic.
Kerr ended up crying tears of joy as she got a yes from all four judges and received a second standing ovation.
Top Five Country Stars From TV Talent Shows
5 - Kacey Musgraves - USA's Nashville Star - 2007
Rusty Russell/Getty ImagesKacey followed her Texan friend Miranda Lambert in competing on the USA network’s Nashville Star in 2007 and did not win the competition but came in seventh place. Twelve years later, in 2019, she won the Grammy for Album of the Year for her Golden Hour. Blake Shelton was a judge on the popular show when Kacey competed.
4 - Chris Young - USA's Nashville Star - 2006
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This native Tennessean returned to his home state to compete in Nashville Star in 2006, from where he played club gigs in Texas. Chris did actually win the competition and was signed to RCA Records in Nashville as a result. Young still records for RCA (Sony Nashville ) and has charted eleven number-one songs to date.3 - Morgan Wallen - NBC's The Voice - 2014
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Morgan is the most successful artist to compete on The Voice. On the show in 2014, Wallen made the top 20 in the blind auditions, where he sang a pop song by Howie Day even though he wanted to sing a country song. He later said the producers made him sing the pop song.2 - Miranda Lambert - USA's Nashville Star - 2003
Brad Barket/Getty ImagesMiranda competed in Nashville Star when she was just 19 years old. She did not win the competition but came in third place. In 2003, the winner of Nashville Star was a guy named Buddy Jewel.
1 - Carrie Underwood - American Idol - 2005
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesCarrie is one of the biggest stars to win American Idol next to Kelly Clarkson. Underwood was 22 years old when she won the competition and later shared her diary entry from the night she won. She wrote in part, “Big moment. I took one more look at the amazing crowd and let it sink in for a few seconds. Ryan (Seacrest) said something like ‘And your 2005 American Idol is…’ My heart beat fast, and I closed my eyes. CARRIE UNDERWOOD!!!”
