Putri Ariani Wins Golden Buzzer on ‘AGT’: Watch

It’s shaping up as a golden season of America’s Got Talent, if the early action is anything to go by. big blast!!!

The 17-year-old is blind, an obstacle she overcomes when she’s performing. “When I’m singing I feel like a superstar,” she said in the preamble.

As the second week of auditions began Tuesday night (June 6), viewers around the world were introduced to Putri Ariani, a talented teenager from Indonesia. It was less of an introduction and more of a lesson in raw talent.

Putri chose the right reason and timing for his first trip to America. “My dream is to become the biggest diva in the world like Whitney Houston and win a Grammy Award,” she told the audience. “I hope to win America’s Got Talent to make my dream come true.”

With her parents watching on in the wings, the youngster kept the dream alive with a mind bloing performance of an original song. Playing the piano, Putri melted hearts with her ballad, which she balanced with perfect-pop tones, vocal maturity and unreal control.

To cheers from the crowd, Simon Cowell jumped out of his chair and took the stage, introducing himself to Putri. At his request, “because he liked Putri’s voice so much”, he sang the second song: “Sorry seems to be the most difficult word”. The contestant dedicated a classic by Elton John and Bernie Taupin to Cowell.

There could be no doubt: the angel has got it.

“oh My god,” is how Cowell summed it up. He spoke for everyone, as the crowd stood as one and applaude amazing.

There were tears on stage, and off it, as Sofia Vergara remarked “we were all mesmerized by you. Your voice, you’re an angel.”

Heidi Klum remarked “You sounded so beautiful tonight,”.

As usual, Cowell let his thoughts last. “I think we’re all the same,” she explained. “You’re 17, you write songs, you have an amazing and distinctive voice and I mean really, really good. You have a bit of brilliance in you.”

The chevrons also lit up when Cowell activated the golden buzzer. This is the second brilliant award in as many weeks, following the South African Mzansi Youth Choir’s inspiring tribute to AGT’s latest album Nightbirde.