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Maryland Singer Tricked Into 'AGT' Audition, Then Simon Cowell Calls Her Song 'Boring' Maryland Singer Tricked Into 'AGT' Audition, Then Simon Cowell Calls Her Song 'Boring'
Maryland Singer Tricked Into 'AGT' Audition, Then Simon Cowell Calls Her Song 'Boring' An aspiring Maryland singer got the surprise of a lifetime during what she thought was a VIP tour at "America’s Got Talent." Gaithersburg native Anna Wilson, 21, had her world turned upside down by her mother, who pulled a fast one on her in front of a raucous audience during auditions for the popular show. Wilson thought she and her mother were in for a special VIP experience out in California — but her mother had something a little bigger in mind before they even boarded the plane out west. During the latest round of auditions aired on NBC, Wilson's mother Carrie took to the stage, spark…

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by Zak Failla
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Meet Chuck Adams, The CT Singer Going Viral After Blowing Away 'AGT' Judges Meet Chuck Adams, The CT Singer Going Viral After Blowing Away 'AGT' Judges
Meet Chuck Adams, The CT Singer Going Viral After Blowing Away 'AGT' Judges Chuck Adams refused to let broken record deals or long odds silence his voice.  The 40-year-old singer from Connecticut stepped onto the “America’s Got Talent” stage with only an acoustic guitar, but he carried years of hard lessons and one unstoppable supporter: his mother, Betty. “I’ve been singing my whole adult life," he said. "Have I let my dream go, as far as, being an artist? Maybe. That’s what this opportunity is about for me.”  It was Betty who nudged him for a decade to try out for "AGT," and she was right to have pushed him all along, judging by the standing ovation he…

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by Josh Lanier
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VIDEO: Former NYC Subway Conductor Leaves 'AGT' Judges Reeling With Wild Twist VIDEO: Former NYC Subway Conductor Leaves 'AGT' Judges Reeling With Wild Twist
Video: Former NYC Subway Conductor Leaves 'AGT' Judges Reeling With Wild Twist New Yorker Eric "Badlands" Booker has got talent. Just not enough of it.  The retired NYC subway conductor kept the judges on their toes during his audition on "America's Got Talent" before flooring them with a wild twist. Booker, who hails from Long Island, was among the most popular acts to show off his talents with an unexpected display that none of the judge's saw coming. After taking the stage, armed with a microphone, Booker, a record-holding competitive eater who has dabbled in rapping, was asked if he needed a sip of water as the judge's continued to muse about what the act was goi…

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by Zak Failla